Employee was using screwdriver as a leverage tool while working on an wheeled loader while applying pressure to the screwdriver, the shaft of the screwdriver broke, and a section of the broken shaft flew up and struck the employee in the face (lip)
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February 13, 2014
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Comstock Mining LLC · Struck by flying object
The Plum Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE was cutting zip ties from stake with a utility knife and cut his left hand between thumb and forefinger.
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