Employee was attempting to open a gate over a feeder with come-a-long when the come-a-long came unhooked under tension hitting employee in left arm resulting in lacerations. Employee received 5 stitches and returned to work on his next regularly scheduled shift. This is a medical only injury.
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Mostrando 50 de 97While putting cutter back on miner, the jack slipped and caught the employee's right index finger between the jack and the CLA.
EE was cutting belt out of the head drive while injured EE was holding the belt when the belt knife cut through the belt and cut EE's right thumb.
Employee was cutting a piece of metal. A small fragment hit him it the right eye under his safety glasses.
The individual was using a chain ratchet to work on a tail piece. The hook slipped hitting him in the forehead. The individual received stitches and saw doctor on following day. (10-1-09). This is medical only.
EE was plastering on overcast wall outby section of Rt. Mains. EE had to adjust safety glasses and slid them down on the nose to un-fog. EE was putting plaster on underside when the B-bond plaster splattered into the employee's eyes. The employee was brought to the surface, eyes flushed out. Taken to the hospital, eyes examined, Lt. eye scratched, dialated eyes & medication.
EE was at the section power center installing a new cat head or plug on the continuous mining machine cable, when he cut his left hand, requiring 6 stitches.
EE was cleaning out material from under chain lid on coal feeder. While replacing the lid, the slate bar slipped, causing the lid to slide and mashed and cut the EE's right hand between the lid and the coal feeder. This resulted in having 4 stitches to the top of the EE's right hand.
The employee was working with another person who was using a box cutter to open bags of rock dust. The other person accidentally struck the injured's left thumb resulting in a laceration which required sutures.
Employee was cutting on a piece of cable when his belt knife slipped cutting his upper right leg. Required gluing cut back together. Employee was on 003 section when injured.
EE was making a splice in #8 belt. He was cutting belt against a belt square, when he accidentally cut his right index finger.
Was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when steel stopped up. He hit steel with a drill wrench trying to unstop it. Wrench ricocheted back striking him in the right cheek.
The employee was changing the operator's side feed cylinder on a roof bolting machine. A come-a-long hoist was hooked to the machine's boom and a roof support plate. The hook came loose from the roof support plate and the boom fell catching his arm.
Employee was changing out a piece of chain on the pick breaker on the feeder. When he hit the chain with a hammer, a piece broke off striking him in the left arm (bicep area).
The individual was hanging and securing a 6" water line. He was putting a hanger around the waterline when the come-a-long that was supporting the water line slipped and caught his thumb in the hanger. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
The individual was working on a continuous miner machine conveyor chain. He struck the chain with a ball-pen hammer and a piece of metal from the hammer entered his right index finger. A physician removed the metal and sutured the wound.
The employee was working on a miner and was using a 3/4" ratchet wrench and bar to break loose bolts. When the bolt broke loose suddenly, he fell and strained his neck and shoulder. He worked his regular job and did not miss any work until 4/13/09.
The person was closing a knife and cut his leg with the blade.
Employee was cutting brattice cloth that was wrapped around head of continuous miner when utility knife slipped cutting his left index finger.
EE was jacking up 33 tail piece, when jack handle slipped, striking him on his right cheek on his face.
The employee was repairing a broken shuttle car conveyor chain. He was using a shop hammer to dislodge the chain and struck his left thumb with the hammer.
The injured was using a floor jack to lower an electric motor and differential from battery powered personnel carrier. The motor slipped and caught his finger against the frame of the machine. This resulted in a laceration which required 2 sutures.
While working on a minitrak employee was leaning over the equipment and was pulling on a ratchet when he felt something pop.
EE was making a hammer splice in the belt. He hit the splicing tool with a 41 lb shop hammer and a piece of the hammer broke off, striking him on the right arm, above the elbow.
The employee was using a 3-wheeled rubber tired personnel carrier to pull up extra cable for the roof bolting machine. When he cut the rope loose from the 3-wheeled machine, he cut his left pointer finger. The laceration required sutures.
While tightening top of drill pot, the wrench slipped, causing EE to strike pot with his right hand.
The injured was putting roof bolting supplies on the roof bolting machine. He cut the band on a bundle of roof bolts. The band sprung loose and struck him on the left hand. This resulted in a laceration which required sutures.
Employee was opening a bag of rock dust with a utility knife when he cut the top of his left hand with the blade
The employee was tightening the bolts on a new chemical pump. The wrench he was using slipped causing his right hand to strike a shim that was under an adjacent bolt. This resulted in a laceration to the back of his right thumb which required sutures.
EE was taping out drilled hole when the tap pin broke. EE's right hand fell on broke tap, resulting in laceration.
Employee was using a knife to cut a cathead out of a box. The knife slipped and cut employee's right leg.
Employee was cutting mesh with razor knife. He was pulling knife down, knife slipped and he cut into his left forearm.
The individual was preparing to install the 1st row of roof bolts in 2 left face of unit 3. He was visually examining the mine roof as he set the floor jack on the roof bolting machine. The floor jack contacted his right little toe, causing a fracture and laceration. He was positioned on his knees at the time of the injury.
EE was shoveling headdrive, when he took his foot to push the shovel into much, he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. Did not start missing work due to injury until 12/19/07, having hernia surgery.
Employee was putting a pin in low-trac bucket. While swinging the hammer, he missed the pin hitting his left index finger.
The employee was working on the section conveyor belt tailpiece when his wrench slipped. When the wrench slipped it caused him to strike his elbow against the tailpiece. He worked his regular job until 2-26-08. He did not miss work or receive medical treatment until 2-26-08.
The EE was welding a piece of equipment and was blowing slag from the weld with an air nozzle, when a foreign object entered his right eye. The small partical imbedded and was removed by a physician.
The belt drive take-up was fouled on a shieve. The injured was attempting to free the rope by striking a hammer held against the rope with another hammer. A metal fragment hit his right eye above his cheek and below his lower eyelash.
The employee was replacing a coupling on the feeder. He was tightening a bolt with a socket & ratchet when the ratchet slipped off the bolt head causing his right index finger to strike the bed plate resulting in a fracture to the end of his finger.
EE was knocking a lock off with a hammer when a piece of metal from the hammer went into his thumb.
EE was making a splice on shuttle car cable when knife slipped & cut left leg (knee area). Rec'd 8 stitches.
Employee was using a sledge hammer to bust rock off miner when he smashed his little finger on his left hand-received 10 stitches.
The injured was using a bar to pry a rock out of a belt conveyor drive and strained his left arm. He continued working his normal job until 8-7-07, when he started missing work due to the injury.
EE was trying to extract a miner bit when his hammer splintered causing a piece of the hammer to became lodged in his right hand index finger.
Employee was using a hammer & chisel to remove right rear drive axle on roof bolter when dirt & rock fell into his right eye.
Employee was beating a bit insert back in the miner when the handle came out of the hammer causing him to hit his left hand on the bit lug.
Employee was pulling miner boom with scoop, when the chain broke, striking him on the right side of his jaw.
The injured was using a knocker-type splice connecting tool. He was using a hammer to strike the knocker, when he missed the knocker and struck his left thumb. This resulted in a fracture to his left thumb.
Employee was repairing the headjack of a miner when he lifted up on a jack and strained his back.
While building a brattice, employee was chopping on a cinder block when a piece of block flew up and went into his right eye. Employee had his eye flushed out and was given prescription for antibiotic.