Two maintenance employees were working to replace broken bolts on the longwall stage loader chain flights. One employee was swinging a hammer to free the flight and the other employee was pulling the chain and was struck by the hammer requiring 13 stitches.
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Showing all 8Employee was hammering on a crossover and injured EE's shoulder. Employee was fully released back to work that day. Employee saw another medical provider that put EE off work on 5/9/23.
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Employee was cutting cable jacket, cut forearm requiring 5 sutures.
Employee was beating in a pin with a hammer, pin fragmented and metal sliver went into arm.
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EE was prying on a drag chain, pry bar slipped and EE's elbow contacted a sprocket requiring 4 sutures.