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While removing insulation from a cable, EE was using improper cutting procedures. The knife he was using slipped from the insulation and struck him on the left palm causing a laceration.
While cutting plastic shrink wrap from a pallet of rock dust. Injury was holding the plastic wrap with his left hand and cutting with his right hand. In doing so he cut his left hand.
Employee was cutting plastic wrap from around a new bolt starter box and he struck his right leg with the knife.
While trimming a piece of conveyor belt, the knife slipped from the belt and struck EE on the right thigh causing a small laceration.
Raw Coal Area Plant - Outside upper part of yard. Employee was working on a dozer transmission when he placed a wrench on a slate bar to line the wrench up on the transmission. When he grabbed the slate bar pieces of metal were on the bar. The metal pieces went into his left hand middle finger.
Employee was making a cable splice using a cable anvil and a piece of the anvil chipped off cutting his right hand.
While putting a new sprocket on feeder the sprocket was being hit with a hammer. A piece of metal broke off (chip) and hit employee in the left cheek.