Employee was in the process of cutting belt rubber with a knife and while cutting the belt the knife slipped, causing them to cut their left thumb. This resulted in a laceration that required 5 stitches to close the wound.
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Mostrando los 16Employee was on knees cutting plastic bands off of a new joint of miner waterline for replacement. EE lost balance causing EE's weight to shift. As EE tried to regain balance, EE cut left thumb.
I.E. was assisting in changing belt rollers in the slope. As I.E. released the come-a-long, left middle finger was caught in the chain. It cut the tip of the left middle finger off. I.E. went to Dr. & was treated. I.E. came back to work on next scheduled shift & has not missed any work due to this accident.
Employee was struck in the right hand by a piece of belt structure while replacing another piece of damaged belt structure along the 8 Haulage #1 Conveyor Belt. The employee was removed from work on 06/18/2018 by EE's doctor.
Face chain had broken & they were trying to put it back together. They had a com-a-long holding the tensioner motor down. The operator engaged the tensioner but put too much pressure on it & the com-a-long chain broke & hit the I.E. in the nose & right side of face. It fractured their nose & safety glasses pushed up & got stitches above the eye.
We have contracted GMS to help with set-up of our new longwall. One of their employees went to the return to use the bathroom & didn't have any toilet paper so they used a knife to cut a shirt to use instead. They cut the left thumb trying to cut the shirt to use for toilet paper & got 3 stitches. They returned to work their next shift & missed no time.
Ee was installing front drive line axle on 988 machine. Used a wobble socket to tighten bolts on the yoke, socket slipped and struck ee in mouth, causing laceration to upper lip and fractured 2 front teeth.
Employee was using a pole ax to loosen track ties from the rail at the end of 9M track. The employee started to feel a pain in lower back while bending over and striking the track ties with the pole ax.
Employee was removing a rock from the top of a continuous miner using a slate bar when employee's hand was caught between the slate bar and the continuous miner causing a laceration to employee's right little finger.
Employee was attempting to use the quick release to let down a 10 ton Simplex Jack. The plunger on the jack quickly came down and caught the employee's left middle and ring fingers between the jack base and plunger causing lacerations to both fingers.
Employee was cleaning on the slope belt when struck in the left hand by a rock causing a laceration to the left ring finger.
EE was assisting with realigning the bearings on the slope belt with a come-a-long, when EE felt a strain in EE's lower back and abdomen.
Employee struck their left index finger with a sledge hammer while holding a chisel.
Injured employee and two other employees were changing the cable reel on a shuttle car. They were using a 3/4 ton chain ratchet to pull the cable reel out. Injured employee was using left hand to operate the chain ratchet and had right hand resting on the chain the chain ratchet was hanging on. The cable reel shifted causing the chain ratchet to slide down the chain.
Employee was struck in the left hand by a piece of metal that broke off of the pick hammer employee was using while installing a 6" hugger onto a main water line.
Employee was adjusting rub-rail on miner with rock bar to insert bolt in top. When employee lifted upon rail causing a pain in lower back.