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EE was sweeping in truck shop. The broom handle broke and pinched finger resulting in 2 stitches
An employee was using the spanner wrench to change a disk on a handheld grinder. When the nut came loose, employee felt pain in right hand. Employee reported it at the beginning of the next shift and was taken to the clinic. EE was not released to full duty.
Contracted to install belting onto the overland conveyor. The belt tech was cutting the splicing material on the flatbed of the work truck when the blade slipped from the straight edge and skid across the employee's middle finger, pointer finger, and thumb on EE's left hand. Employee received a total of 17 stitches. Cut through skin only, no tendons. No PT required.
Working on loader felt wrist pain down to elbow taken to medical facility released to full duty had follow up on 8/21 also had leg pain got chiropractic treatment with restrictions could not return to work
Employee was loosening a fitting to install an air motor. Felt a sharp pain in right elbow. Muscle strain diagnosis by physician.
An employee was replacing teeth on an excavator bucket. EE was tapping on the tooth with a 3 pound hammer and a piece of metal hit EE in the right cheek. The employee was taken to the clinic and had the sliver of metal removed. The employee received 2 stitches.
An employee received a sliver of metal in right hand through a glove from a sledgehammer, changing out teeth on a drag line bucket. The employee was taken off work by the clinic on 04/15/2019 until the sliver can be removed on 04/23/2019.
A miner was working in the Longwall Tailgate, removing Backflow ventilation structures. As EE was cutting the ties holding the top rails, EE reached up to cut off the brace and when EE cut the tie, the rail had tension on it, causing it to spring back toward the miner, striking EE in the lip, resulting in EE's teeth being pushed through EE's lip.