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While repairing a bent mud flap bracket on the HM400 Articulated Truck, the Miner attempted to cut the rubber mud flap away from the tire. The utility knife that the Miner was using slipped and struck the right pointer finger causing a cut that required three stitches to close.
While removing the oil drain plug from the rear axle of a Caterpillar 777D haul truck with a breaker bar and socket, the Miner struck EE's left hand on the trucks strut bracket when the plug broke free. The Miner cut EE's middle finger below the knuckle on the bracket. The Miner was taken to the hospital where EE received stitches to close the laceration.
While opening a bag of flocculant with a utility knife, dust particles of the flocculant blew under the miner's glasses and into the miners eye. The eye was immediately flushed as per the instructions of the MSDS and the miner was taken to an eye specialist for examination.
While aligning the track linkage on a Komatsu D375 dozer with a pry bar as the pin was being pressed out with a hydraulic press, the Miner's hand was punctured by the pry bar when the pin released.