Pocahontas Central Shop: 11 reportable incidents Coal

HE WAS TAKING OFF FACE PLATE FOR CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN DISC TURNED. CAUGHT RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DISC AND PLATE CAUSING FRACTURE OF LITTLE FINGER.

TURNING PC OF SHEET METAL ON WORK TABLE. THEY STOOD THE METAL UP ON ONE END AS IT WAS LOWERED IT KICKED OUT AND FELL MASHING HIS L RING FINGER.

I NAME WAS HOOKING A CHAIN TO THE REAR ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO REMOVE THE COVER AND FELL OFF THE GRADALL

I.NAME WAS REPL5CING A BULB IN A MINING CONTROL INC. HEADLIGHT FOR A C/M WHEN HIS CREW DRIVER SLIPPED. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. 3 SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A PIN INTO A BIT LUG BLOCK.AS HE SWING AT THE PIN THE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF THE HANDELS & STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO UNLOAD HYDRALIC JACK PARTS FROM A TRUCK AND CAUGHT TWO FINGERS BETWEEN THE INSIDE CYLINDER WALL AND THE PLUNGER OF A JACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A WELDING POSITIONER FROM ONE BAY TO ANOTHER AS I.NAME WAS PUSHING POSITIONER IT SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO KNOCK HIS HARD HAT OFF AND THE PULLEY BLOCK CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC JACK AND A SHARP EDGE ON THE JACK CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE JACK

TOOL BOX LID FELL ON EMPLOYEE LEFT THUMB, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 14 SUTURES.

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