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Employee was trying to loosen a fitting on a brake accumulator. When fitting broke loose, employee's hand contacted the work bench, and the finger was lacerated by the wrench on the inside of EE's finger. Employee was wearing gloves. Laceration required 3 stitches.

EE was cutting rubber skirting with a box cutter style knife. The knife slipped and cut through the welding gloves they were wearing. EE received 5 sutures to close a laceration on the back of their left hand above the thumb.

Employee was cutting some gasket material with a utility knife towards self. The knife slipped on the material and lacerated EE's left palm below the pinky. Employee found the supervisor who called MRT's and met MRT's at the safety building who cleaned and bandaged the wound.

EE was tightening a nut on the a frame of a haul truck with a high torque gun, when the torque gun came of the nut and struck EE's finger between the gun and the truck frame.

Employee was using jaw pliers to pull off the jacket from a high voltage cable. pliers slipped and struck employee on nose causing a laceration requiring 4 stitches.

Operator of haul truck noticed the GPS/Dispatch unit was not fastened securely. The employee decided to cut the zip tie to prevent damage to the unit, then call maintenance. The employee used a pocket knife to cut the zip tie, the knife went through the zip tie then into the thumb side of the palm of employee's left hand.

Employee was using a ground stake pounder to pound a stake in the ground. Employee got right ring finger in between the stake and the pounder, resulting in a laceration on the top of finger. Employee was taken to a local hospital and received 9 stitches.

Employee was attempting to cut a plastic zip tie with a pocket knife. The knife slipped causing a laceration to the employees left pinky and ring fingers. Sutures were required to close the wound.