THE INJURED PERSON RECEIVED A FRACTURE OF RING FINGER LEFT HAND AND ALSO A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES. THE PERSON WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR CHAIN IN THE MINER. WH EN PUTTING ON THE STRAP. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH AND THE OTHER PERSON WAS HITTING IT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HE MISSED AND STRUCK PERSON ON HAND.
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Showing all 10MAKING A BELT S1LICE, WHEN CUTTING THE BELT WITH A KNIFE THE PERSON HAD HIS LEG UP AGAINST THE BELT AND THE KNIFE WHEN MADE THE LAST OF THE CUT ON THE BELT HE CUT HIS LEG ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIR ING HIM TO GET 8TITCHES.
WHEN USING A PL5STIC PAGO STICK TO MEASURE POST WITH POGO STICK HAD A BAD OR DAMAGED END ON IT THE PERSON HIT IT WITH A HAMMER TO BREAK THE END OFF A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE PERSON IN THE EYE ACCIDENT OC7URRED AT 730AM &HE CEASED WORK AT 1130AM
A 3/4" RATCHET 7AUSED THE ACCIDENT THE INJURED PERSON WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHILE PULLING ON THE RATCHET IT SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO S TRIKE HIS SELF IN THE HEAD. IT REQUIRED 5 STITC HES TO REPAIR T2E WOUND
CUTTING TAPE OFF ROCK DUST HOSE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING THE PERSON TO CUT HIS KNEE
SCOOP WAS CHANGING BATTERIES. WHEN HE WAS NOT IN LINE WITH BATTERIES THEY TURNED SIDE WAYS AND SLIDE IN TO THE SCOOP IN THE WRONG POSITION WHE USING A CHAIN TO TURN THE BATTERIES IN TO T HE CORRECT POISTION CHAIN BROKE AND LINK HIT PERSON ABOVE THE EYEBROW. RESULTING IN LACERATION APPROX. 1 INCH LONG PERSON WAS 5 TO 6 FT FROM THE CHAIN.
WAS KNOCKING OUT PILLAR BLOCK BEARING ON DRAGLINE - FRAGMENT OF BEARING PENETRATED A RIGHT ARM
WHILE SETTING A PROP THE MINER STRUCK HISLEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
MINER WAS POUNDING ON A ROCK CAUGHT IN MINER BOOM & A FRAGMENT OF THAT ROCK STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE & LODGED THERE.
CUTTING TORKAR CABLE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CABLE WENT INTO RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE KNEE