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Employee was cutting a slab of rubber with a dirty box cutter at Separator 2 area when EE cut self "on the last bit (end)" Employee was taken to emergency room where EE received wound cleaning and closure with staples to EE's right thigh.
While using EE's pocketknife in EE's right hand to remove zip ties from a frame used to hold video sheet, EE accidentally slipped and cut EE's left hand near EE's thumb. EE received 1 stitch and a TDAT shot.
A large slab of rock had lodged itself inside the hopper at Separator #2. Plant was shut down and employee was using a pry bar to dislodge it when the rock came free. Other rocks followed causing him to lose control of the pry bar. The bar smashed his right hand into the side of the hopper, injuring his right middle finger.
A drill steel got stuck when EE was drilling down holes. He used a sledgehammer to free the steel. Once the steel came out, he bent over to pick up some drill lubricant and his back went out.