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The employee was opening a vent hole in a stopping for a scoop charger, when he scraped the back of his hand across a sharp corner of Kennedy panel.
Two employees were trying to take a link out of a drive chain, when a piece of metal broke off the chain link, striking an employee in the right eye, causing a deep cut on the top of the eyelid. Employee was taken to the emergency room, where he underwent surgery on his eye, and then was released from the hospital the next day.
Was drawing canopy back over load. Placed rt hand up where canopy cylinder was, pinching midddle finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY, SO WHILE MOVING A MINER CABLE HE RAN HIS HEAD INTO THE RIB. THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND RESULTED IN A MILD CONCUSSION AND NECK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SHACKER SCREEN AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12/3/02.
CLEANING FACES IN & OUT OF SCOOP AND HANGING CURTAINS. STARTED HAVING SEVERE PAIN IN GROIN AND RIGHT TESTICLE. PAIN HAD BEEN OCCURING OFF AND ON FOR 2 WEEKS OR SO BUT NOT THIS BAD. CONTINUED W ORKING UNTIL SURGERY ON 11-25-02.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER TRACKS AND A METAL BAR FELL ONTO HIS LT. ARM.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING TOUNGE ON ROCK DUSTER TRAILER TO HOOK UP TO HITCH ON GOLD CART WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER WHEN IT GOT THERE BUT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON MANTRIPS AND GOLF CARTS PRIOR TO THIS. HE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 9/7/0 1 ALTHOUGH HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9/4/01.
EMPLOYEE WALKED BENEATH SUPPORT ARM OF ROOF BOLTER. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON SUPPORT ARM CAUSING HIM TO CHANGE POSITION SUDDENLY, STRAINING HIS BACK.
THE MECHANICS WERE CHANGING A BEARING RACE ON A CONTINOUS MINER WHEN EE APPROACHED THE SCENE TO OFFER ASSISTANCE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE. EE WEARS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING COVER FROM MANTRIP BATTERY. COVER STUCK WHEN HE LIFTED CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REPORTED 11-29-00.