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A hydraulic cylinder slipped and fell, breaking a worker's right pinky finger.

Two workers were trying to offload a cylinder (153 kg) from a service vehicle at a repair site. Because it had become slippery in the rain, it suddenly slipped, crushing the right hand of the worker standing below against the ground and breaking his right pinky finger.



Corrective Action
1. Use machine power to raise and lower heavy objects.

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