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EE was using a utility knife to cut down boxes for recycling - thicker box required more force. Knife slipped at overlap point resulting in cut to abdomen. Cut required stitches and lifting restrictions.

EE was attempting to loosen a bolt with a wrench. When putting force/pressure on the wrench, it slipped off the bolt causing the EE to lose balance and fall backwards onto a railing. EE had strain/bruising as a result of the incident.

Millwright cut knee while cutting a conveyor belt. The belt knife slipped and cut through millwright's overalls and into knee. Received 5 stitches at ER.

While closing slide Gate in # 8 tunnel, Ratchet slipped off the shaft causing EE to fall backwards striking lower back.

Employee was removing sump pump using overhead hoist and side pull chain and shackle. Side pull chain became slack and shackle slid down overhead hoist chain pinching employees hand between thumb and pointer finger causing laceration requiring two stitches.

Swinging a hammer knocking rust off of steel.

Employee was cutting a box when the knife slipped out of his hand. He reached for the knife handle but his hand went past the handle and came into contact with the knife blade cutting his finger. Employee said he had blasting agent on his hand which made his hand slippery he did not have gloves on but the agent would have made the gloves also slippery.

An employee was holding an idler set on a work bench. Another employee was swinging a 4# hammer to straighten out a bent part of the foot. The hammer glanced off the idler set striking the employees finger.

Employee was removing copper shielding from 5kv 4-0 wire with retractable blade utility knife. The knife slipped and cut his Left thumb requiring 6 sutures.

Come-a-long used to direct conveyor belt over hand rail. Belt snagged on hand rail and sprang free causing come-a-long to lurch and strike employee on left face.

After cutting the end of a bolt off with a torch, the employee was hammering out the bolt, when a fragment fell into his eye. He was wearing safety glasses, the wrap around type (shide shields). The bolt was overhead.

Employee was using an 8 foot pole with a hook on the end, poking and prodding at material stuck in chute. Material broke free causing employee to jerk - causing pain in both shoulders and back.

The machinist was tightening the bolt on the dozer part that was in the boring machine. He was using a pin wrench to turn the bolt with his right arm when he felt pain and a burning sensation near the shoulder joint. Employee was not restricted and did not miss work until today, 12/2/2009, when he was scheduled for surgery.

Two millwrights were removing a gear from the shaft of a brake. The gear was heated up and one millwright held a B&O hammer next to the gear while the injured employee was hitting the B&O hammer with a 12 pound sledge hammer. As the injured swung the sledge, he felt pain in is lower right groin area, causing a double hernia.

While welding at jaw crusher, chipped slag from weld and slag flew in behind safety glasses into right eye.

WHILE POUNDING OUT BOLTS ON TUBE COVER FOR SCN-50-102 AT DOLOMITE PRIMARY GRIZZLY, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK EE IN TOOTH, CHIPPING THE TOOTH.

THE DOCK LEADER STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE CLEANED THE FLUME WITH A HOE IN THE SOUTH DOCK FINAL SCREENING BUILDING.

THE INJURED WAS TAKING THE COVER PLATE OFF THE APRON SHAFT. AS HE DID THIS, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND HIS ELBOW STRUCK A STEEL COLUMN. HIS ELBOW WAS DRAINED ON 09/24/03, TO REMO VE THE SWELLING.

THE MILLWRIGHT WAS WELDING A CRACKED SKID PLATE ON A LOADER BUCKET. A RAM WAS USED TO PUSH THE STEEL INTO PLACE SO IT COULD BE WELDED. THE WELD ON THE STEEL STRAP THAT HELD THE RAM IN PLACE BR OKE CAUSING THE STRAP TO FLY AND STRIKE THE MILLWRIGHT IN THE FACE. HIS FOREHEAD WAS CUT AND NEEDED 6 SUTURES.

THE REPAIRMAN WAS SPLICING L-6 CONVEYER BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

WHILE HAMMERING WITH 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMER GLANCED OFF OBJECT AND STRUCK INSIDE EDGE OF RIGHT KNEE.

THE INJURED WAS CLEANING A KNIFE IN THE LUNCHROOM. AS HE WIPED THE KNIFE OFF WITH A PAPER TOWEL HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

THE INJURED STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE WORKING ON RC-9 CONVEYOR BELT. THIS INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 12/19/01.

THE INJURED HAD CUT THE OLD BOLTS OFF THE IDLER BRACKET & WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BOLTS OUT. WHEN HE HIT THE BOLT THE WASHER FLEW UP ANDHIT HIM IN THE MOUTH WHICH CHIPPED HIS TOOTH.

WHILE SHOVELING DEBRIES INTO THE BUCKET OF THE BOBCAT, THE TWIDTING ACTION ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSED PAIN AND SWELLING.

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING A 54 INCH CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SECOND CUT WITH THE KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

INJURED WAS CUTTING E-4 CONVEYOR BELT WITH A KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

WHILE FLOPPING DAMPERS ON FINE SCREEN BONNETS, THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT & HE TWISTED HISLOWER BACK

INJURED WAS IN THE MILL CUTTING THE BELTING STRIPS OFF H-4 CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY SHAFT WITH A KNIFE. AS HE DID THIS, HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE CRUSHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. BECAME LOST TIME ON 6/2/00.