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Employee was cutting a rubber hose with a razor knife. Knife slipped cutting right upper leg just above knee.
Changing a rear idler on the dozer, idler was stuck in place so employee tried striking it with a sledgehammer. Piece of metal flew off and embedded into the right side of employees chest. Foreign body removed and wound was sutured.
The injured Miner was cutting a broken piece of conveyor belt material that had been tangled into a tail pulley. In doing so, the miner cut his left index finger with a utility knife.