Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belting. Knife slipped off of belting and struck right upper leg, resulting in laceration that required stitches.
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HE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OFF OF A PAIL AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG.