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INSTALLLING CAP WEDGE USING HAMMMER HIT L HAND INDEX FINGER LACERATIO;N
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BELT SCRAPER USING HAMMER AND NAIL ON BOARD. THE NAIL CAME OUT OF BOARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CONCRETE MIXER INTO THE SCOOP, USING A CHAIN, THE CHAIN HOOKED A WIRE ROPE THAT WAS UNDER WATER, THE WIRE ROPE WAS AROUND A 4" STEEL WATER LINE, THAT WAS PULLED AROUND A ND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN THE LINE AND A SUPPLY CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MINE OFFICE CUTTING TOP FROM A CARD BOARD BOX, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIMSELF ON THE LEFT FOREARM, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, FOUR STITCHES WAS TAKEN. NO TIME WAS LOST DUE T O THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE MINE ELECTRICIAN IN MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SPLICE,WHILE HOLDING THE CABLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND,THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THREE STITCHES WERE TAKEN IN FINGER.