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Miner was unplugging a chute in the secondary finishing plant when a rock fell and hit the top of EE's right hand, causing swelling and bruising.
While holding bearing race. A piece of the material broke and flew in left hand while another employee punched the race out.
Miner was using an impact drill and hand wrench to loosen bolts on a side guard rail when EE's finger got trapped between the steel frame and wrench.
Miner was using a 2 ton chain come-a-long to jack up a shaker and change a motor mount spring, when the come-a-long chain broke. The chain struck left elbow and the block (housing) struck right forearm and right leg.
While working on Tower 10, my left hand got smashed between 4' crow bar and guard rail.