While using a utility knife to cut conveyor belt on the Primary Feed Conveyor the employee was cutting towards themselves, the knife slipped cutting through their glove and cutting the left thumb.
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August 7, 2018
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mine Service Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
February 6, 2009
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mine Service LTD · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was helping another employee pry a hopper into place. The bar slipped causing employee to twist his body. His body shifted but his lower right leg did not. This caused the injury to his right knee.
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