December 9, 2025
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arcosa Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The injured employee and another employee were attempting to clear out a plugged jaw discharge chute. While hitting the chute with a sledge hammer in order to dislodge the plug, the injured employee hit the edge of the chute, pinching a finger between the chute and the handle of the hammer, fracturing the tip of their finger.