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Employee was removing a bolt overhead when the tool slipped and EE received a small laceration which could have healed itself by location, but the employee requested sutures. EE did not receive any work restrictions.
Employee was replacing a belt when EE cut EE's hand. The utility knife slipped while cutting the belt and cut through EE's glove requiring sutures. Employee returned to full duty without missing any days of work and without restrictions.
Employee was replacing plastic PEX tubing on a conveyor. EE cut index finger and was treated with sutures. Employee returned to full duty, without missing any days of work and without work restrictions.
Employee was changing teeth on excavator bucket and small fragment broke off and was embedded in side. Employee was evaluated by physician, and after attempting to remove object, physician opted to leave object in place as it was determined not to be harmful. Employee was given preemptive antibiotics and tetanus shot, and returned to work without restrictions or lost time.
Operator was lowering "Y" pipe with a come-a-long. Chain of come-a-long encountered safety latch, releasing pipe. Pipe fell 1 foot coming in contact with other pipe. Operator's leg was pinched in between the two pipes.
The miner was changing a cutting edge on a John Deere 3230 skid steer. When trying to remove a worn bolt, the pliers slipped off the bolt cutting through the miners glove and cutting the pad of his right pointer finger. The injury resulted in five stitches to the right pointer finger.
A maintenance employee was lowering the tail pulley & bearing on to an adjuster with a lever chain hoist. Using his left index finger to hold the bolt in place he was lowering the unit when the reverse braking on the chain hoist failed.
Miners were removing ice built up in belt feeder 2. The miner was using a long handled scrapper. When it became hung up on a shaft. When it finally came loose, the handle struck employee in the scrotum area.
While changing a screen in Rotexes, the wrench slipped off the holding clip and cut his knuckle on his right hand.
Two Miners were shoveling under C-21 splitter gate, located at the north east side of the Wet Plant. One miner shoveled in the direction of the other miner and hit the second miner on accident in the upper lip, busting it open.