Putting hostings together using pipe wrenches, felt pop/tightness in R chest area. Strained of muscle and tendon of front wall of thorax
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Showing all 9Loosening a tight nut when the "adjustable" wrench slipped off, striking the miner in EE's own lip.
Cutting through a hose. Cutting tool cut through gloves and into thumb pad. Got 9 stitches.
cutting away material
Cutting conveyor belt to use as skirting when the razor knife slipped and cut left hand/thumb pad
Attempting to remove a head nut from a crusher using a hammer.
Strained left Shoulder, while tightening a comealong to frame of 722 screen tower leg
Employee was holding a wrench while another employee was tightening the nut. The wrench came up and pinched his finger.
EE WAS USING HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF FROZEN MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR AT GROUND & HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH HAMMER.