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Employee was cutting rock on the front splitter. A rock fell in between belt and splitter teeth. When he grabbed the rock the belt hit it and the rock turned and smashed his right thumb between rock and belt.
IN EE'S WORDS; HE WAS WORKING ON BACK SPLITTER TABLE & A ROCK CAUGHT ON VENEER GAUGE & RAISED END OF SPLITTER TABLE UP. HE WAS REACHING OVER TABLE TO GET STONE AS THE TABLE RAISED UP & WHEN TH E TABLE CAME DOWN IT HIT HIS KNEE (LEFT KNEE).
PER EE, "I WAS RUNNING ROCK SPLITTER, I TURNED AROUND TO CHECK ROCKS BEING DUMPED ON TABLE. WENT TO TURN ON CONVEYOR TO MOVE ROCKS AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN 2 ROCKS, ONE STABBED THE KNUCKLE." FINGER STARTED TO BOTHER HIM SAT WHEN HE WENT TO DOCTOR.
PER EE WORKING ON SPLITTING ROCK AT SPLITTER TABLE. WENT TO SPLIT GREY STONE A PIECE OF ROCK APPROXIMATELY 6" IN DIA NOT THICK FLEW OFF OF SPLITTER TABLE AND ROCK BEING SPLIT. IT HIT HIS SAFET Y GLASSES, AND THEN HIS FOREHEAD UNDER HARD HAT.