Employee was repairing an electric motor and hoisting it when his right pinky finger got caught between a cable and the motor. He had to get six stitches.
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May 3, 2012
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
October 4, 2002
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BULLDOZER WHEN THE GROUND GAVE WAY CAUSING BULLDOZER TO ROLL ON IT'S SIDE CAUSING CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO EMPLOYEE (FIVE STITCHES TO THE HEAD).
December 14, 2000
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Wade Sand & Gravel Co., Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE GRINDING ON A PIECE OF ALL-THREAD ROD, EE LACERATED AND BROKE THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE ROD BECAME HUNG IN THE GRINDER.
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