Employee was using chainsaw to cut logs into firewood for the miners to burn and keep warm. While making a cut, the log rolled and the employee jumped out of the way and the chainsaw cut his knee.
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Showing all 5EE WAS DRILLING DOG HOLE IN STONE WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT PANT LEG, TWISTING HIS PANTS CAUSING THE ABRASION
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EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN BLOCK, THE DRILL BIT BROKE AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS TAKING DRILL BIT OFF OF DRILL WHEN THE DRILL BIT ROLLED AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.