EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT AT THE ROCK PLANT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM.
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Showing all 6EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A 623B SCRAPER, HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A PLUG. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THE FORCE HE WAS APPLYING ON THE WRENCH PROPELLED HIM TO HIT HIS FORHE AD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCRAPER.
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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB-IS KNOWN HE CUTA BLOOD VESSEL AND TENDON BUT NOT HOW SERIOUSLY AT THIS POINT.