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Employee had top cover off motor on vertical turbine pump turning it by hand to check for noise in bearings. His finger caught on a stationary bolt and the inertia of the motor pulled his hand around, dislocating the small finger on his right hand.
Pulling steel rods out of hole - when the drill head was screwing to the rod to tighten he put his hand on the metal stop that the wrench hits against and it smashed his finger between the wrench and the metal shop.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE BACKING MATERIAL FROM AROUND ANCHOR BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER BOWL ASSEMBLY. A PIECE OF MATERIALCAME UNDER GLASSES AND GOT IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS USING A MIG WELDER ON IT. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD BEEN EXPOSED UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. HE HAD RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH BURN.
HE WAS ROTATING THE PIN MIXER BY HAND IN ORDER TO FINISH CLEANING OUT AFTER IT PLUGGED UP. IT ROTATED TOO FAR PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PIN HIS HAND WAS ON. EDGE OF PIN CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND ABOUT 1 1/4" LONG AND DEEPENOUGH TO REQUIRE 3 SUTURES.