Cutting screen side & knocked bolt out, screen moved/shifted & pull chain wrapped around hand.
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Showing all 3EE was cutting belt width with a stanley knife and cut right thigh.
Worker was changing discharge lip on #1 raw coal screen. He was pushing on a 6"x3/4 carriage bolt while another worker was using an impact wrench to tighten bolt. The bolt had a sharp edge. As they were tightening the bolt, it spun cutting through worker's glove causing a cut to the right index finger. Six stitches to close wound.