EE STATED HE WAS SPLICING A BELT WHEN A TACK FLEW LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 3EE WAS CRIMBING A SPLICE ON THE MINER CABLE WHEN THE CRIMPING TOOL BROKE AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT THUMB. EE CONSULTED A DR. AND HAD THE PIECE OF METAL REMOVED. EE CONTINUED TO W ORK AND DID NOT LOSE TIME.
EE WAS SAWING THRU A WATER LINE WITH A HACKSAW WHEN THE SAW SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, RSULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES. EE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME AS A RESULT OF THIS IN CIDENT.