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Subject was holding a drill steel for another person. The other person swung a hammer and missed the steel and hit the subjects left hand.
Subject was cutting open calcium chloride bags and cut his leg.
Subject was making a splice on a shuttle car cable. While cutting the cable his knife slipped and cut his right leg approximately 1 inch long.
Subject was repairing a splice on a shuttle car cable. While cutting the cable with a razor knife, the knife slipped and cut his right leg.
EE WAS CUTTING BRATTICE CLOTH WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH.
EE WAS HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF STEEL CABLE TO CUT IT AND MAKE A MOLLEY. A SMALL PIECE OF WIRE BROKE LOOSE AND PENETRATED THE OUTER SIDE OF EE'S LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 20' PIECE OF BELT WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS; PLIERS SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND TWIST HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN REPAIR THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED THROUGH THE OUTER JACKET OF THE CABLE AND CUT EE'S LEFT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. (He drove himself to helper clinic for the stitches. No claim was made by him to the industrial insurance.)-220060690037 DCN
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BATTERY SCOOP DRIVELINE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT CAUSING RT. HAND TO BE PUSHED AGAINST BOLT AND BOLT WENT THROUGH FINGER WEB OF 1ST & 2ND FINGER.
CUTTING BELT MATERIAL WITH RAZOR KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE ON RIGHT KNEE.