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Employee went to grind on a piece of pipe, when the cord got entangled, went across employee's hand causing a laceration requiring 9 sutures.
While prepping a pipe penetration another employee was grinding on a piece of stainless pipe in the immediate area. Employee immediately felt something in eye.
Employee was blowing out drag conveyor and got dirt in their eye that caused irritation. EE was given a prescription.
EE was hydroblasting a heat exchanger in the bicarbonate unit. At approximately 15:08, the barrel of the shotgun failed and broke at the mfg weld. This caused EE's hands to rise and hit EE's faceshield with the shotgun trigger assembly. This action caused EE's faceshield and hard hat to strike EE's glasses causing a cut to EE's face that required stitches.
Employee was working on a crusher insert, when employee cut a piece of metal, it folded in on employee's hand, causing a 3rd degree burn to employee's wrist.
Employee was using a die grinder and a foreign object got in EE's eye. Employee didn't report the incident until 9/21/22.
Employee was using a floor drill when EE's glove caught on the chuck causing an injury to EE's left thumb.
An employee was operating a miner when EE's foot was smashed between two pieces of metal in the cab. The miner sustained a fracture in their foot.
Roof bolting drill steel fell out of roof and contacted right ring finger.
EE was respooling port winch cable when cable strand caught glove and pulled finger into winch.