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Trimming belt splice knife slipped and cut left palm.
Employee was installing a bearing race in a 777 wheel loader using a chisel and hammer. When he struck the chisel, a piece of metal came off and lodged in lower arm.
HE WAS TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE GOT 4 OR 5 STAPLES TO CLOSE THE CUT.
EE WAS HOLDING A ROD AGAINST A PIN WHEN ANOTHER EE HIT THE ROD THE HAMMER GLANCED AND HIT THE FIRST EE ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND. EE'S WERE WORKING ON THE ROLLER FRAME OF A CAT. DOZER.
EE WAS PUTTING A SECTION OF A BELLY BACK ON A DOZER. THE SECTION WAS HANGING FROM A CHAIN. EE WAS LYING UNDER THE DOZER. THE SECTION FELL AND CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT ARM. EE JUMPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT CHEEK BONE ON THE SECTION OF BELLY PAN AND CUT HIS CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CUTTING CHAIN ON A HIGH WALL MINER HEAD AND WHEN HE HIT A PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS PRYING PAD OFF A DOZER CAT AND THE SLATE BAR THAT HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF AND HE INJUREDHIS RT. SHOULDER.
EE WAS CHANGING A TRANSMISSION OUT ON A HAUL TRUCK AND AS HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN ABOLT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST.