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EE was cutting water hose with personal pocket knife when knife closed on right index finger.
Blaster helper cut meaty part of hand with razor knife while cutting tubes.
Employee was in the process of cutting blast hole tubes in half to tube the blast holes that EE had drilled. EE's knife slipped while cutting the tube and cut EE's leg above the knee.
EE was installing a rubber snout on the discharge hopper of C33 to C34. He was using a box knife to trim the rubber when the knife slipped and cut his lower left arm.
Employee was assisting in removing the bushings from the bucket of the excavator (changing over to the hammer) and he cut his right index finger requiring 5 stitches.
Employee was cleaning a dust chute that was clogged. He was poking the buildup with a shovel from the top. When the material gave way, the employee's right wrist came down and hit a piece of angle iron on top of the box. Employee has been instructed to use proper tool in the proper manner for the job.
THE INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING A CO-WORKER IN TRYING TO LOOSEN A TIGHT BOLT ON A 4248 JAW CRUSHER. THEY WERE USING A LONG PUNCH & A HAMMER TO TRY TO DRIVE THE BOLT OUT. THE EE'S HAND SLIPPED JUST AS THE OTHER EE SWUNG THE HAMMER TO HIT THE PUNCH. THE HAMMER STRUCK THE EE'S RT.RING FINGER.
THE CRUSHER TOP HAD BEEN SET ON THE GROUND BECAUSE WE WERE DOING SOME MAINTENANCE INSIDE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF THE BUILD-UP ON THE CRUSHER TOP WHEN THE CRUSHER TOP SLIPPED INTO TW O PIECES. (WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS 2 PIECES) AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING 24 STITCHES & A HIARLINE FRACTURE IN RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER AND THE BLADE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BELT SKIRT TO PUT IT BACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER, HOLDING THE HEAD AND USING THE HANDLE TO HIT BELT SKIRT. HE DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE HIS HAND WAS AND STRUCK HIS 4TH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE ROLLER FRAMEWORK REQUIRING 9 SUTURES.
WHILE CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON PRIMARY CRUSHER (PRYBAR USED TO DISLODGE ROCK), A ROCK DISLODGED ANDEMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND MASHED BETWEEN PRY BAR & CHUTE, REQUIRING 3-4 STITCHES.