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Employee was cutting a piece of belting for a skirt rubber with a razor knife and slipped and cut EE's left thumb requiring two stitches.
EE was cutting crown rubber on screen plant and cut his finger on his left hand. This resulted in 5 stitches to his finger.
Employee was trying to cut off a frozen water hose to repair a frozen valve and slipped with the razor knife and cut his thumb. Employee received 6 stitches.
WAS UNPLUGGING A CHUTE WITH A SPUD BAR AND IT CAME BACK AND PINCHED MY LEFT HAND AGAINST AN I-BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING DRIVE BELTS ON CONVEYER.RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN END WRENCH BROKE FINGER JUST ABOVE THE KNUCKLE.
A TRACK CAME OFF THE EXCAVATOR & 1 GUY WAS IN THE EXCAVATOR LIFTING THAT SIDE UP W/BUCKET. INJURED EE WAS USING SPUD BAR TO LIFT TRACK BACK UP INTO PLACE. WHEN TRACK WENT ON, THE BAR SLIPPED O FF & BOUNCED UP HITTING EE IN THE JAW & FRACTURED LEFT JAW.
WRENCHING ON PUMP HOUSING AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EMPLOYEE CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER, RESULTING IN TWENTY STITCHES.
MINER WAS FEEDING A PUGMILL WITH FEL. MATERIAL WAS WET AND PLUGGED FEED BIN OPENING. MINER STRUCK SIDES OF BIN WITH A SLEDGE TRYING TO LOOSEN MATERIAL. APPARENTLY STRAINED BACK. REPORTED IT TO FOREMAN AT END OF SHIFT. EXTENT OF INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4-9-01.