Employee using cutters punctured themselves in the hand with the cutters leading to a laceration of their left index finger.
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Showing all 3Miner was replacing drill bit on production drill when a metal piece chipped off a hammer they were using. The miner was treated with first aid. Later miner decided to have the metal flake removed from their leg and underwent removal procedure on 08/04/2025.This is being reported as a removal of the object.
Employee was cutting a stringer off a conveyor belt and was cutting towards self and the knife slipped and went into left forearm causing a 1 1/2 inch cut about 1 inch deep causing about 6 stitches.