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Injured employee was cutting conveyor belting with a box cutter towards EE's body and punctured just under right knee.
Injured worker was using a hand held shovel and as they stepped on it to dig they strained their left calf muscle.
Injured worker was cutting a belt for a conveyor system when the utility knife slipped and cut left wrist/lower arm.
Injured employee was utilizing a sledge hammer to remove teeth from the excavator bucket when a piece of metal broke off striking and puncturing employee right above the left knee.
Injured employee was cutting leggings when EE cut left hand below the thumb. Employee was wearing gloves when this accident happened.
Injured worker was cutting a cleated conveyor belt using a utility knife when the blade reached the thicker part of the belt, the blade skipped causing the blade to cut worker's right leg above knee
Injured worker was using a wrench and hammer trying to remove a nut. When the nut gave way, the worker's hand was smashed between the wrench and the bearing housing EE was working on. Injured worker received three stitches between thumb and index finger of left hand.
While helping to clean up build up around return belt pulley, as EE pulled up on the pry bar injured worker felt a shooting pain in groin area. Injured worker has an internal hernia as diagnosed by physician.
Injured worker was using a sledge hammer to break a lodged rock very close to a handrail, as EE swung the hammer the hammer hit the metal handrail bouncing the sledge back hitting worker in the head. Worker received stitches in head, no loss of consciousness was reported.