Miner was moving a piece of steel with a come along when the come along unexpectedly released and the miner struck their hand on the steel fracturing a finger.
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Showing all 12Miner was removing an internal piece of a rotary crusher. Miner was swinging a sledge hammer to loosen the part, missed the target and slammed right index finger on the crusher rotor.
Miner was using a scraping tool to remove a gasket from a piece of equipment and ran the tool across their own hand incurring a laceration.
Employee was cutting belting used to guard a conveyor with a box cutter knife. The knife slipped and EE lacerated EE's right hand.
Employee was lowering jack stand tube into base and finger was pinched.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THROUGH INSULATION ON A CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GRATES FROM A CRUSHER WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH, AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE PUNCH AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB KNUCKLE.
EE WAS HOLDING A PRY BAR IN MASTER LINK WHILE CO-WORKER WAS TAKING THE SLACK OUT TO MATCH UP THE OTHER END OF THE LINK. THE TRACK WENT TOO FAR AND CAME DOWN ON END OF THE PRY BAR THAT HE WAS HOLDING ON HIS SHOULDER AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING THE LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
CUTTING HOLES IN PLASTIC SKIRTING.
DRIVING PIN OUT OF THE HAMMER ON THE ROCK BREAKER, HOLDING THE DRIFT PUNCH IN RIGHT HAND, THE PIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE PIN HOLE.
POUNDING ON A PLUGGED CHUTE WITH A HAMMER & OVEREXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM