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Sawing a mine post with a bow saw and cut into his finger which he was holding the post with.
CUTTING COVER OFF ELECTRICAL CABLE AND KNIFE SLIPPED STABBING HIMSELF IN ARM.
CUTTING PIECE OF PVC PIPE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER.
BEATING ON A CONNECTING LINK (CONVEYOR CHAIN) A SMALL PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS ARM. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT REMOVED UNTIL 11/4/03.
BEATING ON A BUSHING IN HEAD JACK OF ROOF BOLTER AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
SCRIBING BELT TO MAKE SPLICE ON MINE CONVEYOR BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.
MAN WAS STRIKING THE HEAD OF ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD FLEW OFF HITTING HIM ON THE HAND. HE WENT TO ER AND GOT 6 STITCHES.
THE EE WAS CUTTING A CABLE TO MAKE A SPLICE WHENHE CUT HIS FINGERS
THE EE WAS HELPING TO LOOSEN THE COMALONG FROM THE BELT CLAMPS WHEN THE SUDENLY LET GO AND PINCHED HIS THUMB.
THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.
THEY WERE SPLICING THE BELT AND THE EMPLOYEE WASHOLDING THE KNOCKER FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HESTARTED TO REMOVE THE KNOCKER AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED TO HIT IT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE KNOCKER WITH AN AX.
THE EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SCREEN THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP TO THE ROOF AND CUT HIS HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER ON A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BUGGY. THE WRENCH HAD SLIPPED OFF ONCE OR TWICE AND HE WAS HOLDING THE WRENCH WITH ONE HAND AND SWUNG HIS HAMMER AND CUT HIS HAN D.