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CUTTING WIRE TIES ON FILTER PRESS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
WHILE EE WAS PULLING WIRE TO MOTOR HIS CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED, HIS HAND STRUCK SHEET METAL RESULTING IN 2 CENTIMETER INCISION ON BACK OF R THUMB.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING AWG #2 WIRE THE UTILITY KNIFE THAT WAS BEING UTILIZED SLIPPED RESULTING IN A 4CM INCISION ON LEFT RING FINGER.
WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH AT BOTTOM OF COLUMN, EE SHUT OFF TORCH & USED HAMMER TO BOTTOM OF COLUMN. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW UP INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
BEAM PINCHED IN BETWEEN TWO COLUMNS, EE ATTEMPTED TO USE SLEEVER BAR INTO THE STRONG SIDE OF THE IRON, SPUD WRENCH WAS IN BOLT HOLE, ONCER SLEEVER BAR FORKED INTO END OF BEAM, KINETIC ENERGY I N BEAM RELEASED, STRIKING EE IN SHOULDER & LEFT FOREARM. BEAM HIT SHOULDER WITH SPUD END STRIKING LEFT FOREARM.