Miner was cutting a conveyor belt with a utility knife when the blade slipped and lacerated EE's right knee.
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Showing all 3Miner was standing at the tailgate of EE's personal pickup truck while taking a lunch break and using EE's own knife to cut an apple when the knife cut EE's left pinky finger, requiring stitches to close the wound.
TRYING TO REPLACE A GUARD THAT WAS LLOSE USING A PRYBAR. PRYBAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER. LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. FRACTURE TO LEFT RING FINGER.