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While cutting plastic wire tie the knife slipped and cut left finger.
EE was removing teeth to be replaced on WA600 loader unit 216. After removing the pin he was hitting the tooth with a hammer when a piece of the tooth came off and hit him in the left arm, just above the bend below the bicep, embedded below the skin.
Trying to drive a pin out of a loader tooth, the mechanic was hitting a ball pin hammer with a larger hammer. A piece of metal sheared off of one of the hammers and went into the mechanic's upper arm.
Cutting zip ties with knife, when tie cut/stabbed leg.
Working on crusher using a slate bar, prying on roller to put bearing on. Slate bar slipped causing employee to pull left shoulder chest muscle.
EE was hammering a pin in the track on hoe, piece of metal came off pin, hitting his in rt eyebrow.
EE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS RT.LEG. TOOK EE TO CLINIC & HAD 6 STITCHES PUT IN HIS LEG.