While cutting crown rubber for the installation of a shaker deck, they accidentally cut their right thigh. Cut required 3 stitches.
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Showing all 7Employee was working at the wash plant removing bolts when the wrench slipped striking employee's right eyebrow
While swinging sledge hammer, grip slipped, causing thumb on right hand to make contact with chain from chain hoist.
Cutting a thick piece of rubber with a utility knife and lost EE's grip. Knife slipped cutting the underside of EE's forearm
While chipping a weld, a piece of slag ricocheted off employee's forehead went behind their safety glasses and struck their left eye.
Right index finger was fractured while tighting bolt on a crusher. Swinging a 15 lb. sledge hammer and caught finger between handle and crusher bolt.
Employee was breaking rock with a sledge hammer on top of the load hopper and slipped through rails hurting his leg.