The miner was running out shot wire from a metal spool when the lip of the spool sliced the bottom of EE's right, middle finger.
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Installing a front belly pan on a Caterpillar D11N bulldozer when the chain attached to the truck mounted crane holding the belly pan in position broke, allowing the belly pan to fall.