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EE WAS MOVING ON A DAMASCUS LIL MAC IN REVERSE WHEN HIS RIGHT EAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN ESCAPEWAY SIGN HANGING FROM THE ROOF, CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR WHERE IT ATTACHES TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING TW O SUTURES.
WHEN POSITIONING CONVEYOR BELT INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND RIGID STRUCTURE.
EE WAS TRAMMING A 3 WHEELER OUT INTAKE ADJACENT TO #2 HEAD WHEN THE FRONT TIRE FELL INTO A HOLE. THE STEERING KNIB RAPIDLY SPUN AROUND STRIKING TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHEN REMOVING CONVEYOR FROM THE HIGHWALL, THE CUTTING HEAD PUSHED THE CONVEYOR UP IN THE AIR. EE TRIED TO HOLD THE CONVEYOR DOWN AND HIS LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOIST ON THE AUGER MACHINE AND THE CONVEYOR CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
EE WAS DRIVING HIS 3 WHEELED JEEP UNDER A J-CHANNEL BEAM THAT WAS BOLTED TO THE ROOF. EE'S HEAD STRUCK THE BEAM, TWISTING HIS HEAD AND NECK SIDEWAYS.