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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SIDE BELTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE,S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER, REQUIRING 5 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WEDGING A BOULDER INTO JAW CRUSHER WITH THE USE OF A 40 LB STEEL WEDGE WEDGE PINCHED AND FLEW INTO THE AIR AND CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL PLATE IN THE SHOE SMASHING THE FOOT AT IMPACT FRACTURING DISTAL AND PROXIMAL LEFT FIRST TOE
WAS USING BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER. ROCK MOVED FORCING BAR ACROSS EMPLOYEE'S CHEST.
EMP WAS HELPING3RELINE CONE CRUSHER HE WAS BEATING ON LINERS AND WEDGES WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND MUST HAVE TWISTED WORNG
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ADJUST 41/4IN CONE ON SECONDARY CRUSHER-USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE HOLD DOWN WEDGES IN PLACE-CAUGHT FINGER (MIDDLE) OF RT HAND ON GUARD OVER CONE CRUSHER
WAS PULLING ON PRYBAR WHILE REPLACING PIN IN FEEDER CHAIN AND PULLED OUT BACK AND SOME MUSCLESA.