Miner was using a grinder on a wash plant screen deck when the grinder kicked back and hit the miner's hand. Miner suffered a laceration on L ring finger.
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November 10, 2020
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
High Grade Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 21, 2020
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
High Grade Materials Co · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was cutting plastic with a box cutter, and the box cutter slipped out/off of the plastic, hitting the miner's hand and causing a cut on the knuckle of a finger. Miner went to Urgent Care for treatment.
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