VigoCoal

Employee was cutting belting using a Razor knife; knife slipped and he received a cut to the left thumb.

EE dislodging object in beltline using pry bar. Pry bar contacted moving part, pinning EE's thumb & hand against frame of machinery, causing severe laceration to right thumb & minor laceration to ring finger. While trying to remove trapped right hand, left hand became injured by pry bar; minor lacerations to left middle & ring fingers, with dislocation to left middle finger.

Opening a bag of caustic soda, a puff of dust from the bag caused a small particle to blow under safety glasses into right eye. Flushed out, went to emergency room to be checked. Other than redness and sore, there was no damage or impairment.

Employee was unloading asphalt truck. Believed truck to be empty. Took hose off without shutting valve on truck. Truck was not empty which resulted in asphalt flowing from valve onto employee.

Supervisor removing pinion shaft of Dodge Gear Reducer. He applied heat via torch, gear released under force striking his right forearm. Received laceration. He also received 1st degree burn to hand when the grease ignited. It was determined the accident occurred due to the employee inadvertently placing his arm in front of the shaft and gear while he applied heat to gear shaft

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF 'FLOOR TILE. KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED CUTTING THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. GIVEN FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. TOOK EE TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SUTURES WERE APPLIED TO CLOSE THE WOUNDS. 5 SUTURES TO THE THUMB AND 6 SUTURES TO THE INDEX FINGER