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Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife when it slipped and cut his hand requiring stitches.
Employee was cutting a bag of bulk dust open with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut his forearm.
Employee was attempting to clear a drain pipe that was plugged with a rock, when the rock shifted causing the shovel handle to fly up striking his right hand on apiece of sharp metal of the pipe causing a laceration to his right thumb.
Employee was cutting a piece of the suction hose off on the bottom of the drill pot when the knife slipped cutting his left arm requiring stitches.
He was helping to move the rail bender from one rail to the next when moved the bender down to clamp it in place his finger was between the rail and bender causing the accident.
While making a splice on a buggy cable, employee was holding the knocker in his left hand. He then swung to hit the knocker and missed it, hitting his left thumb. He received several stitches and a broken thumb.
Employee was attempting to make ends on a belt splice. Before he could begin, he noticed that one end was trapped beneath the rest of the belt. The employee tried to free the end by pulling with channel locks when he began to experience pain in his back.
Employee was attempting to change skirt rubber on tailpiece when the chain ratchet slipped causing the apron to fall on employee's hand fracturing two of his fingers.
Employee was cutting a zip tie with a utility knife when it slipped and cut his left hand requiring stitches.
Employee was taking preventative measures by inspecting roof bolter canopy for broken center pins. While inspecting they had trouble getting the canopy to free and the canopy came loose and swung on the chain ratchet it was secured by and hit him on the face.
Employee was hanging curtain when he smashed his thumb between flyboard and hammer.
EE was installing air lock doors when the jack slid down the rail and cut EE's hand.
Employee was cleaning a piece of metal with a pick hammer when it struck and hit his hand.
EE was tightening up motor mount on belt head when ratchet slipped and he hit his elbow on the corner of a I-Beam. EE completed the rest of shift. He never missed work until 6/19/12.
EE was cutting rope hanger off MRS cable when he cut his wrist during retreat mining.
Employee reached into pocket to pull out his knife when blade was loose and cut employees finger causing him to receive 3 stitches.
EE was tightening center drum bolts with 3/4" ratchet on miner. Ratchet slipped and fell to the ground straining EE's upper left leg.
Employee was working on water spray when he cut his arm with a knife.
Employee was making a splice on feeder when hand slipped off knife and blade cut his hand requiring stitches.
Employee was cutting rope hangers with a utility knife when knife slipped and cut his arm.
EE dropped utility knife and tried to catch it while falling with blade being open receiving a fracture.
Employee was breaking band on a pallet of blocks when band kicked up and cut his hand on his right thumb near the base.
Employee was making a splice to a water line with a banding tool when the tool slipped and cut his finger.
EE stated he was driving a bit insert with a jack pin and missed and hit his middle finger.
Employee was cutting a bag of plaster open when a shuttle car accidentally turned towards him startling him. He jumped up quickly causing the knife to slip from the bag cutting the employees arm.
EE was working on shuttle car conveyor. The ee had gotten the conveyor back in place and upon attempting to drive the pin strap over the pins he struck his left pinky finger with a ball peen hammer.
The employee was sitting on the ground cutting a power lead with a utility knife. The lead was lying on employee's thigh. As he was cutting, the knife slipped cutting the employee's leg.
While trying to knock a pin out of the push arm on a dozer, a piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in the employee's leg.
EE suffered a deep laceration to his left index finger when he got his finger pinched between a threading machine and a pipe wrench while threading pipe.