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October 22, 2020 NV · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cinderlite Trucking Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was preforming a conveyor belt patch when EE's knife/razor blade slipped off and cut EE's left arm. Cut area was thumb/wrist area and miner was taken to hospital due to bleeding. There EE was bandaged, stitched and stapled and released at approximately 4:30 on that same day. Miner was instructed to come back for reevaluation on 10/28/2020.

September 2, 2005 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cinderlite Trucking Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR PUSHING DIRT GOT TO CLOSE TO EDGE. EDGE GAVE WAY, DOZER SLIDE DOWN THEN ROLLED ON SIDE. OPERATOR WAS TAKEN TO URGENT CARE WHERE HE HAD STICHES IN A CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD. RTW ON TUESDAY, ASK TO TAKE DAY OFF TO REMOVE STITCHES

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