While trying to cut conveyor belt, employees hand slipped and utility knife cut hand requiring three stitches
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Showing all 4Employee was cleaning under the lateral 2 head drive with a shovel when a clump of mud slid down and hit him in the knee. The mud caused a bruise on his knee. The injury is a sprained or bruised knee. He was given a brace and took 3 days off.
While cutting a piece of shot wire, employee cut left thumb with knife.
Injury was barring the feeder when he missed the mud he was barring. The bar hit his right pinky finger up against the feeder. He had four stitches and tore the nail off.