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An employee was trying to remove a skid steer bucket from the machine. The employee was using a hammer to tap the top latches to release the bucket. When the employee tapped the last latch, the bucket popped off and landed on EE's right foot causing two fractures in the 3rd metatarsal bone of the right foot.
Two employees were replacing I beams on the scale. The employee in front was aligning the cross beam with a sledgehammer. When the employee struck the beam, it bounced off of the beam and struck the second employee in the upper lip. Employee received 8 sutures to the upper lip.
While performing maintenance on the dewatering wheel, miner struck his left thumb with a hammer.
EE was removing electric wiring from a conveyor. EE was using a pocket knife to remove a zip tie that was holding the wire to the conveyor. The knife slipped and struck ee on the left bicep resulting in a puncture wound that required 1 stitch to close.