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Employee was using a pry-bar to dislodge a rock at the chute at CO5. The pry-bar slipped and smashed EE's little left finger between the pry-bar and another rock. After employee was evaluated by a physician it has been determined EE's finger is fractured.

Employee was attempting to bend light back out after it had been bent previously by someone else. Pipe wrench slipped and hit other hand that was on the boom injuring EE's finger.

Employee wrote that they were cutting a belt with the utility knife when it slipped off of the belt and punctured leg. Employee went to St. Elizabeth Health care and received four stiches, returned back to work Monday when scheduled. No lost time occurred. Accident occurred at 9:10 pm employee started work at 2:00pm.

While using a spud bar to clean out the syntron at Plant #1, the spud bar slipped causing the injured worker's left index finger to be pinched between the bar and the roof.

Cutting a belt.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER'S FEEDER FLOOR UTILIZING A SHORT SPUD BAR AND A 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. HOLDING BAR WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HOLDING THE HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, EE WOULD STRIKE BAR WITH HAMMER TO DISLODGE MATERIAL. EE MISSED BAR WITH HAMMER HEAD AND INSTEAD PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN END OFBAR AND HAMMER.