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October 22, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cinderlite Trucking Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was preforming a conveyor belt patch when EE's knife/razor blade slipped off and cut EE's left arm. Cut area was thumb/wrist area and miner was taken to hospital due to bleeding. There EE was bandaged, stitched and stapled and released at approximately 4:30 on that same day. Miner was instructed to come back for reevaluation on 10/28/2020.

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