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In preparation of a dragline cable move, injured employee cut the top of EE's left hand with a "retractable" blade utility knife while cutting a plastic zip-tie that was securing the cable ends. The resulting cut required medical attention and six stitches to close the wound.

Employee was cutting a water pump discharge hose with a safety razor knife. He was cutting toward himself. The knife slipped and lacerated his left forearm.

The contractor employee was swinging a hammer with his right hand at the 3rd Intermediate brass bushing. The hammer glanced off the bushing, lacerating the top-side of the employee's fingers on a sharp edge of the brass bushing. The employee was not wearing gloves at the time of the injury.

Operator was using utility knife and cut his thumb

THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND THE DOZER OPERATOR WERE INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE WEAR CAP ADAPTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE KEEPERS THE ADAPTER WOULD NOT COME OFF. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT BY STRIKING IT WITH A #12 SLEDGE HAMMER. AFTER HITTING SVERAL TIMES BOTH WORKERS RECEIVED SMALL STEEL SLIVERS IMBEDDED IN THEIR LEGS. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THE DRAGLINE OPERATOR AND THE DOZER OPERATOR WERE INVOLVED IN REMOVING THE WEAR CAP ADAPTERS. AFTER REMOVING THE KEEPERS THE ADAPTER WOULD NOT COME OFF. COWORKER THEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN IT BY STRIKING IT WITH A #12 SLEDGE HAMMER. AFTER HITTING SVERAL TIMES BOTH WORKERS RECEIVED SMALL STEEL SLIVERS IMBEDDED IN THEIR LEGS. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

WELDER WAS LATER SENT TO #14 DRAGLINE TO FINISH REMOVING BUCKET TEETH BY CUTTING THEM OFF. AFTER AIR ARCING EVERYTHING OFF THAT WAS HOLDING A TOOTH, HE DECIDED TO HIT THE TOOTH ON THE SIDE WIT H A SLEDGEHAMMER TO FINISH REMOVING IT. AFTER STIKING IT A SMALL STEEL SLIVER IMBEDDED IN HIS LEG. THE STEEL WAS REMOVED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

HITTING SHROUDS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LEG.

THE WRENCH USED TO HOLD A BOLT SLIPPED CAUSING THE WRENCH TO BE SUCKED INTO A TIGHT AREA, CRUSHING THE PERSON'S THUMB & FOREFINGER.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE INVOLVED IN REPLACING THE TRUNION CAP ON THE WALKING CAM AND SHOE. THE TRUNION CAP WAS HELD UP AND BEING MANEUVERED BY EE WITH A PRY BAR. EE HAD HOLD OF THE TRUNION CAP W ITH HIS HANDS. ONCE THE TRUNION CAP WAS IN PLACEEE PULLED THE PRY BAR OUT CAUSING THE TRUNION CAP TO DROP.

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO FREE A FROZEN BRAKE ON A SCRAPER. HE WAS UNDERNEATH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. WHEN THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE SHAFT AND HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS, INJURING H IS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK ON 4-17-97 WHILE ASSEMBLING A FITTING ON A LARGE HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON A LARGE WRENCH. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 4-21-97.

EE WAS INVOLVED IN DRIVING OUT A DUMP WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A METAL CHIP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM JUST BELOW THE RIGHT EAR. HE RECEIVED ONE STITCHES.

WHEN ROLLING OUT A 100 TON DUFF-NORTON JACK TO LIFT A 170 TON TRUCK, THE JACKS WHEELS BECAME OBSTRUCTED (SMALL ROCKS) CAUSING JACK TO STOP ROLLING. WHEN JACK CAME OVER CENTER THE EMPLOYEES FI NGER WAS THEN PINCHED BETWEN JACK HANDLE AND TRUCK.

HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY UP A LIGHT BRACKET WHILE STANDING ON A SCAFFOLD AT #29 DRAGLINE. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO DROP DOWN, PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS USING HIS HAND STO TURN THE UPPERNUT ON A THREADED STUD. AS HE WAS TURNING THE NUT, IT SLID OFF THE PRY BAR THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO HOLD IT UP. HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS C UT WHEN THE 75 POUND STUD FELL. HE RECEIVED THREE STITCHES.

EE WAS REPAIRING A 100 TON AIR JACK WHEN HE SET THE JACK IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION THE RAM FELL PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE T OP PLATE & THE JACK BASE

85061S LOOSENING A LARGE NUT OFF OF THE HOIST RETAINER CAP. THE BOLT DROPPED APPROX. 6" CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN NUT AND BEARING CAP RETAINER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A WATER CAN SEAL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE SHE CUT HER FOREARM.SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPTIAL AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

EE CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THRUMB AND FOREFINGER SEVERING ARTERY WHILE CUTTING DUCT TAPE WITH A POCKET KNIFE.

DRIVING PIN IN DOZER

REPAIRING SCRAPER DRIVING PIN IN PLACE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER INJ BACK

MILLING HOOK RAIL ON DRAGLINE, SHAVING FROM MILLING LANDED ON EMPLOYEE'S LAP, WENT TO REMOVE SHAVING AND CUT THUMB & INDEX FINGER.

HOLDING PIN THUMB WAS STRUCK BY SLEDGE HAMMER.

I.NAME WAS CUTTING RADIATOR HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATIED HIS FINGER

MAN WAS REMOVIN1 A BROKEN NIPPLE ROM FITTING ON A LUBE LINE TO THE HOIST BEARING OF A COAL SHOVEL USING AN EASY OUT TOOL AND CRESCENT WRENCH. THE TOOL SLIPPED LOOSE AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WR9NCH AND AN ADJACENT FITTING.

CUT CONVEYOR BE5T FOR REPLACEMENT STEPS ON END DUMP WITH KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING RIGHT THUMB.LACERATION RESULTED IN SEVERING HIS FLEXOR TENDON WHICH REQ SURGERY.

MAN WAS USING A3PRY BAR ON AN ENGINE ALTERNATOR TO APPLY TENSION TO THE BELT THE PRY BAR SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LACERATION ABOVE THE LEFT EYE

THEY REMOVED THE WHEEL MOTOR FROM THE END DUMP AND ST THE DOLLY ON THE SHOP FLOOR. THE WEIGHT OF THE DOLLY AND MOTOR WAS OFF THE FORKS. THE FORKS THEREFORE PLACED ADDED TENSION ON THE TIE DO WN CHAIN. AS ONE MECHANIC WENT AFTER AN WVER HEAD CRANE TO MOVE THE UNIT, THE INJURED MAN PROCCEEDED TO REMOVE THE CHAIN AND BOOMER. DUE TO THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN AND BOOMER THE INJURED USE

MINER WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE WHILE CUTTING HEAT SHRINK ELECTRICAL INSULATION. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE MAN ON THE LEFT LEG IN THE CALF AREA. THE CUT WAS APPROX 1 1/2" WIDE & 1" DEEP.

WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE A BEARING RACE OUT OF THE SWING PINION BORE ON THE 295-B COAL SHOVEL, THE RACE BRKOKE WITH A PIECE OF IT FLYING UP STRIKING FOREMANS SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A BUCKET TOOTH. WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFFAND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

CUTTING RADIATOR HOSE WITH KNIFE.DRAWING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB.