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USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF BELTING,KNIFE SLIPPED, LACERATING HIS RIGHT THUMB.
USING A SLEDGE HAMMER/ WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT IN S/C WHEEL UNIT HAMMER BOUNCED OFF WRENCH AND STRUCK FINGER. COMPLIAINCE WITH RULES/ REGS NOT A FACTOR. AWARENESS, WRONG TOOL A FACTOR.
CUTTING NEOPRENE BELT SCRAPER WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
SPLICING MINER CABLE, STRUCK SPLICING ANVIL WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL FROM ANVIL BECAME IMBEDDED IN LEFT THUMB. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES, REG NOT A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP, SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR, A TTITUDE COULD BE A FACTOR.
USING HAMMER , SHISEL TO REPAIR MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN (EYE PROTECTION BEING USED). AS HE SWUNG HAMMER, SAFETY GLASSES SLIPPED DOWN AND HEAD OF PIN STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE. COMPLIANCE WITH REGS NOT A FACTOR, PROFIENCY NOT A FACTOR. DIFFERENT TYPE OF EYE PROTECTION COULD BE USED. POSSIBLE FACTOR.