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WHILE USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF REPLACEMENT CHEMICAL FEED HOSE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE'S FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE ELEVATOR CHAIN ON THE JIG WASHER. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEND A 3/8" STAINLESS PIN THAT RETAINS A LARGER PIN. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER FLEW AND TRU CK ANDEMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. THE PIECE OF METAL HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY ON AN OUTPATIENT SCHEDULE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURSTING LUMPS OF COAL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPL REMOVING BOLTS THAT SECURED 150 HP PUMP MOTOR TO FRAME.ANOTHER EMPL WAS USING WRENCH TO HOLD NUT WHILE INJ TURNED BOLT WITH RATCHET SOCKET.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING RATCHET TO COME O FF BOLT.STRUCK EMPL EMPL ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING SMALL LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING A TRAM REDUCER OFF A MINING MACHINE WITH A HOIST, THE HOIST BAR SLIPPED AND TRAPPED THE LATCHING DEVICE ON THE HOIST, THE LATCHING DEVICE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.
SLIDING BELT HEAD OVER WITH LIFTING JACK, WAS USING LIFTING JACK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
I,NAME SAID HE WAS USING PRY BAR TO PULL BROKEN TRACK TOGETHER SO IT COULD BE PINNED. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING A MECHANIC REMOVED A PIN FROM A SEIZED BUSHING OF A CRANE CLAM BUCKET WHILE USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE PIN A METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF OF THE HAMMER AND EMBEDDED IN THE EMPLOY9ES LEFT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS DI1GING OUT CHUTS ON TOP OF SILO,MASHED THUMB AND PULLED BACK.FROZEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND HIT SHOVEL WHICH IN TURN PULLED EMPLOYEE TO THE SIDE.
THE NO.2 BELT T5ILPIECE HAD GOBBED OFF WITH COAL, I,NAME WAS SHOVELING THE COAL AND PUTTING THE CAOL ON THE NO.2 BELT. AS I,NAME WAS LOADING THE COAL ON THE BELT HE STRUCK THE NO.3 BELT BOOM F RAME WITH HIS S2OULDER. I,NAME SUFFERED A BRUISED SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING RAILROAD CARS AND CLOSING DOORS-USING SLATE BAR.PUT BAR LATCH TO CLOSE DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.WAS NOT STRAINING OR PULLING HARD AT TIME OF INJURY. HAD BEEN CLOSING DO ORS.PAIN IN LOW9R BACK AND RIGHT GOIN(WITH SWELLING)ALSO PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.EMPLOYEE TREATED IN HOSPITAL FOR PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ROOF BOLT THE #3 HEADING WHEN THE BELT PULLEY CAME LOOSE ON THE LONG AIRDOX ROOF DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING THE PULLEY BACK ON THE MOTOR SHAFT WHEN THE BAR KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYE9 IN THE MOUTH