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Employee was using a chain "come-along" to raise a pipe into position to bolt it onto the collar of another pipe. The chain slipped off the pipe and cut right middle finger. Five stitches.
A group of employees were using bars to get rocks unstuck from a cone-shaped bin. A rock fell on employee's bar. Employee's hand flew up against the bin and employee's finger was cut. Six stitches.
Employee and a coworker were going to splice two ends of a power cord for a hand grinder together. They were stripping the wire when the coworker's knife slipped and poked into the employee's forearm. Three stitches.
Employee was cutting a 2" hose with a utility knife. The hose slipped. The knife slipped and he cut his left little finger. Four stitches.
EE was cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut his right little and middle fingers. Stitches required.
THE EMPLOYEE INVOLVED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON A DRILL AT THE QUARRY SHOP. THEY WERE USING A 48" PIPE WRENCH, WHICH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT KNEE. IT REQUIRED (2) STITCHES.
EE WAS HOLDING A PIPE THAT ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE SLEDGE MISSED THE MARK AND HIT THE EE'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THIGH, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.