Employee was cutting interior flooring of dump truck installing new ones and cutting to size. The blade slipped out of flooring and cut into left wrist which was holding flooring up to cut flooring easier. 911 was called and employee was transported to hospital where they received stitches in left wrist as well as prescribed 600mg of Motrin and 500mg of Tylenol.
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Showing all 14Employee was cutting liner material with a utility blade, the blade slipped from the cutting path and cut the employee's hand.
Employee was cutting vegetation with lopping sheers. Employee twisted their body and strained their left ankle.
Was dislodging a rock with pry bar, rock dislodged and pushed bar and hit hands on feeder box.
While attempting to dislodge rock from feeder, the rock shifted and pushed the pry bar into the handrail pinching left pinky finger between bar and rail.
Employee was attempting to cut a hole in conveyor belt, using a box cutter type knife. Employee accidentally cut the tip of employee's right middle finger.
Miner was using pry bar to free up a chain on a sprocket. When miner pulled back on bar it slipped off the sprocket, hit a steel plate pinching finger between bar and plate.
While cutting a belt with a razor knife. Employee cut his left 2nd finger when the magnet above where he was working pulled at the razor knife, causing the knife to veer from its intended path.
Miner was making repair. He was turning a wrench in upward direction when he injured his back.
Employee was attempting to cut a belt with a cutting tool. Employee cut toward himself. The tool slipped from what he was cutting and stuck his finger.
Moving a come along on the cone crusher. A small piece of metal stuck up and caught his right thumb.
Employee was zipp tying a loose hose to water truck. While cutting off the excess hose he cut towards his body instead of away from his body and he cut the palm of his left hand.
Cutting a piece of angle steel, piece swung down and cut his right leg. He was given a tetanus shot and that made the injury a recordable accdient.
Using a shaft to tighten cone crusher feed plate. Missed feed palte, finger got caught.