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Cutting wheel liner with razor blade knife, cut through to left thumb
Miner was breaking a wedge with a sledgehammer and hit it off center and received a laceration to left leg from piece of wedge.
Hit forefinger with sledgehammer while closing clamp on hose
Knife slipped, lacerating knee while cutting wire
Employee was opening a skid of plaster. He was using a knife, when he missed the plastic wrap over the plaster, and ran the knife into his lower right from of leg, resulting in stitches.
Knife laceration to bottom of left index finger, required sutures. Was cutting wire. Had safety gloves on. Returned to work at 2:00pm same day
Breaking granite with shims and wedges, when a piece of wedge broke off, and embedded in left forearm. Had to go to Urgent Care clinic to remove object, and get stitches. Could not lift 20 lbs for 5 working days. Had sutures removed after 7 days, and is now not limited.
Employee was swinging a sledge hammer to hit a wedge, missed the wedge, and hit his left pointer finger, resulting in a fractured finger.
Cutting diamond wire with utility knife, hand slipped and cut index finger, resulting in stitches.
As employee was splitting a piece of granite with plugs and feathers he felt pain in his abdominal area.