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Employee was trying to cut a hole through plastic siding of the prep plant. EE removed EE's gloves to open the knife and forgot to put EE's gloves back on. The knife slipped and cut a finger on EE's other hand. EE was taken to the ER and received 4 stiches to hold the wound closed. EE returned to work the next day.

The mine foreman was assisting in getting the belt drive in the pit unclogged. The belt had somehow become tangled in the drive rollers. They were trying to pull slack in the top belt when the hook failed on the chain hoist (come-a-long). The hoist struck the foreman in the shoulder and the side of the head. EE had a cut that had to have staples and perforated ear drum.

Employee was using a chain hoist to pull (align) the "low-low" belt structure when the chain hoist broke loose from the anchor point and struck EE in the side of the head.

Employee was tightening the conveyor chain on the MBC, and the grease fitting on the jack blew out, striking EE's left hand.

Employee was using a 10 lb. hammer to remove a pin on steering jack on scoop when handle of hammer slipped out of hand striking employee on left thumb breaking bone in thumb.

Employee was cutting a piece of belt to make a skirt rubber for the stacker belt in a confined space, when the belt slipped and struck his right palm. The laceration require sutures.

EE was changing teeth on trackhoe. He was hitting the tooth with a hammer to knock off when a piece of metal chipped off and went into right arm.

Injured was holding wrench and was removing a fitting on a hose when wrench slipped striking his index finger on Lt hand causing cut to finger.

Employee was hammering on tooth on a machine bucket. Chip came off and entered his stomach.

Hitting a pen on a track hoe with a sledge hammer. A piece of the pen broke off and lodged in left shoulder