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Employee was splicing conveyor belt, while preparing splice employee nicked themselves on the left thigh area with utility knife, resulting in 3 sutures
Employee was using a wrench to loosen nut, when nut broke free it caused a sudden shift in weight. Employee rolled lower left leg
Employees was breaking up chunks of material with a rock bar, employee reached in to grab and roll chunk that broke up while other employee was still trying to bust it up...this resulted in employee getting finger struck with the bar resulting to laceration and break of ring finger.
Miner was attempting to cut a hole in conveyor belt with a utility knife in preparation for a belt splice when they let knife slip and cut themselves in forearm area resulting in 5 sutures.
Employee's was sliding off the top section of bin dust collector. Silicone sealant and come-a-long tension created stored energy. Silicone broke free suddenly and caused employee to be struck in head area knocking hard hat off.
Employee was sliding off the top section of bin dust collector. Silicone sealant and come-a-long tension created stored energy. Silicone sealant broke free suddenly and caused employee to be struck in head area knocking EE's hard hat off.