EE suffered a severe finger inury at 2:30 pm while operating a barrel trimming machine. He wipe away debris from the machine was operating to wipe the tile clean of debris. He failed to turn the rotary blade off. Blade struck his left ring and middle fingers. removal of approx. half inch of the left ring finger and approx. one inch of the left middle finger.
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November 7, 2005
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Quarry Slate Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 30, 2002
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quarry Slate Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HIT FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
August 2, 2001
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Quarry Slate Industries · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CLEAVING A STONE, THE HAND HELD HAMMER FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEES LEG. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THE LEG WAS BROKE.
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