The employee was using a grinder when the employee set the grinder on a tripod, the grinder fell off the tripod, striking their gloved hand, resulting in a laceration to their right index finger. The laceration required sutures.
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Origin Mining Company, LLC. · Struck by falling object
Origin Mining Company, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee received fracture to middle and ring fingertips of the right hand, when the fingers were pinched between the faceplate and the hydraulic ram.
Origin Mining Company, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employees left hand received laceration during a rigging operation. Treatment beyond first aid.
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