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Hanging a chute to a rotary breaker and finger got mashed between chute and breaker.
While loading supplies on the roof bolter a very sharp edge on a roof plate cut thru the glove and cut the right thumb.
Employee was getting tools out of tool box, when tool box lid fell, hitting employee on the left hand.
Employee was in the process of positioning power screen guard when his right index finger was caught between the guard and the support member. Laceration to index finger requiring 3 sutures.
While removing rock from a tail piece with a 2 X 4 the rock caught the 2 x 4 mashing his finger against the roof.
While replacing rub rail on the continuous miner the victum lost his grip and dropped the rail on his foot.
While installinga 165 hp ripper motor in the joy miner the roof plate that was supporting a chain broke allowing the motor to swing out striking the lower leg of the victim causing a fracture of the lower left leg.
WHILE SETTING TIMBER IN BREAK 16 A TIMBER FELL STRIKING INJURED IN THE FACE.
WHILE BLOCKING FRONT END OF ROOF BOLTER WITH A BUNDLE OF 6 BY 16 ROOF PLATES THE PLATES CAME LOOSE AND CUT THE SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
WHEN REMOVING METAL BAND FROM ROOF BOLTS THE BAND SPRUNG BACK STRIKING EE ON THE SMALL FINGER, CAUSING A CUT.
INJURED HAD COMPLETED ERECTING AN OMEGA BLOCK STOPPING. AS HE WALKED TOWARD THE MATRIP FOR SHIFT CHANGE HE FELT IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. AS TIME PASSED HE HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO HAVE A PIECE OF FIBERGLASS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. HE HAD RUBBED HIS EYE FREQUENTLY AFTER IT HAD BECOME IRRITATED.
EE WAS CARRYING 50# BAG OF ROCK DUST THROUGH A MANDOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 3/5/02.
INDIVIDUAL WAS DOING TORCH WORK IN THE BAG OF THE FEEDER. ON TWO OCCASSION SPARKS WENT DOWN HIS CLOTHING CAUSING HIM TO JUMP OR EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED HE STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON THE FEEDER. THE KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN AND PAINFUL OVER THE NEXT DAY. HE WORKED ON 1-18-02 BEGAN MISSING ON 1-21-02.
INJURED STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE UNLOAIDNG ROOF BOLTER BITS FROM BED OF PICK UP TRUCK. BEGAN MISSING 1-22-02.
INDIVIDUAL HAD PLACED PUSHER STEEL ON FINISHED AND WAS RAISING HEAD UP ONTO STERIS. PUSHER FOUNED IN CHUCK CAUSING STEELS TO FLEX BOW THEN THE PUSHER SPRANG INTO BOTTOM OF THE CHUCK. INDIVIDUA L HAND WAS HOLDING STEEL WHEN IT FLEXED BACK STRAIGHT STIRKING THUMB.
WHILE POSITIONING FEEDER ONTO TAILPIECE, THE FEEDER STRUCK TAILPIECE KNOCKING IT ONTO HIS FOOT.
SETTING TIMBER - ONE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN LEFT TEMPLE. SUBMITTED NOW AS A RESULT OF AN AUDIT.