The associate was cutting a piece of rubber for a rock shaker when the knife that he was using slipped and cut the back of his left hand. The cut was approximately 1/2". It does not appear that any damage was done beyond a soft tissue flesh wound.
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October 9, 2014
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 24, 2001
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE.
May 2, 2000
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Superior Products, Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO ENLARGE A BOLT HOLE IN A WEAR LINER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A STAB WOUND IN THE LEFT HAND.
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