Employee was cutting a water with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut his right forearm.
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Showing all 5Employee was using a hammer to hit the metal bucket of the dozer, he was replacing the dozers bucket tip and a piece of metal chipped off and hit his left forearm.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A 3-1/4" NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE NUT TURNED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR BELT ON COAL CRUSHER USING A PAIR OF COMEALONGS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE COMEALONGS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE HIT EE AB OVE RT EYE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.