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EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A STANDARD UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
SUBJECT WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. EMPLOYEE'S LIP WAS CUT AND FRONT-UPPER TOOTH WAS CHIPPED.
SUBJECT WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT TO REPLACE SKIRTING UNDER DUMP POINT AT DRIVE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE. CUT REQUIRED SIX STICHES.
SUBJECT WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN WITH SHUTTLE CAR TRAILING CABLE REPAIR. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING INTO PALM OF LEFT HAND.
2 MECHANICS WORKING ON WHEEL UNIT OF MANTRIP CARRIER.DRIVING LUG BOLTS OUT.PERSON INJURED WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF CAR.NOT INVOLVED INTHE WORK AT ALL.LUG BOLT FLEW ACROSS CAR AND STRUCK EMPL AC ROSS LEFT EYE.
SUBJECT WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE A GLOBE WHICH IS PART OF A LUMINARIE FIXTURE ATTACHED TO THE BOLTER THE WRENCH SLIPPED & I NAME STRAINED HIS BACK
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO BE USED AS A GUIDE FOR COAL BEING DUMPED ON THE BLET TAILPIECE. HE SLIPPED AND STABBED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT ARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. I.NAME WAS TRANSPORTED TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER WHERE THE WOUND WAS CLEANED AND STITCHED.
W NAME AND I NAME WERE SPLICING A 36" CONVEYOR BELT W NAME WAS PULLING BACK ON THE PULL HANDLE WHICH OPERATES THE BELT CUTTING TOOL I NAME WAS NKNEELING BEHIND HIM W NAME PULLED BACK ON THE BE LT CUTTER HANDLE STRIKING I NAME IN THE JAW WWITH HIS ELBOW DISLIDGING I NAME DENTURES
I.NAME WAS OPENING A 5 GALLON PLASTIC CELTITE BUCKET WITH A UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS RT KNEE