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The employee was assigned to work near the head gate of the 12 Right longwall. The employee was recovering a joint of rock dust hose by cutting it off with a razor knife. The employee was holding the hose with left hand and cutting it with right and the blade lacerated left forearm. The employee finished the shift. Later had 3 stitches placed in the arm.

The employee was installing track rail on the 13 Right section. As employee pried a rail into place with a slate bar, they felt a sharp pain in the lower back. Employee completed the shift but called off on the next scheduled shift.

Employee was observing motormen attempting to put a derailed car back on track with inflatable lift bags. While inflating the bags, the middle bag in a stack of 3, flew out and struck the employee. Employee was knocked backward and landed on backside on the mine rail. Employee finished shift and worked the next day. Went to the doctor on the second day.

Employee was using a slate bar to pry when the slate bar slipped and caused the employee to step backwards onto rock and gob causing injury to left foot.

While using a utility knife to make a splice on a shuttle car, the utility knife slipped off of the cable and struck the employees left index finger causing a laceration.

Employee was using a wrench to connect discharge line when the wrench slipped and the employee struck left elbow against the pump.

Injured was operating scoop, assisting in putting cat tracks on the miner. A come-a-long was being used to pull the cat track. The come-a-long gave way and struck injured in the head requiring stitches.

Injured was assisting make repairs on CM 22 when a piece of small flake of chisel impaled in the injured's left arm.

Injured was prying on a cutter shaft when the rock bar being used slipped, striking injured in the face. Injured required 10 stitches just above lip.

Employee was attempting to remove a piece of belting from underneath a belt tail roller with a set of come-a-longs. As EE tightened the come-a-long, the belt dog slipped. The sudden release of tension caused right arm to move suddenly. EE reports feeling a "pull" in the shoulder.