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THE EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED A CHAIN AROUND THE 450 H.P. MOTOR ON THE TAILGATE END OF LONGWALL AND WHILE PICKING UP THE MOTOR THE ADAPTOR FALLING WHICH WAS LOOSE ON THE MOTOR FELL AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN PAIN.
WHILE MOVING TRACK RAIL WITH BARS BAR SLIPPED HITTING CHIN MADE CUT IN CHIN
004-0 SECTION #2 ENTRY. HANGING FLY PAD IN #2 ENTRY WHEN THE EMPLOYEE HIT THE NAIL IT FLEW OUT AND WENT OVER GLASSES HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE. HE SAID HIS GLASSES HAD SLID DOWN HIS NOSE BECAUS E OF SWEATING ALLOWING THE NAIL TO GO OVER TOP OF THEM.
USING A BAR ON THE TAIL SPROCKET, IT SLIPPED AND CAUSED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND TO BE CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TORQUING ROD BEARING CAPS ON A D348 ENGINE THE SOCKET AND TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND PINNED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE ENGINE FRAME, MASHING FINGER AND ALMOST C UTTING OFF TIP OF FINGER.
WHILE PUTTING A WRECKED CAR BACK ON TRACK, RELEASING JACK CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SMALL FINGER, CUTTING TIP OF FINGER OFF.
INJURED WAS TAKING TRACK OFF DOZER. HE HAD A CHAIN HOOKED TO THE TRACK TO CENTER THE TRACK SO IT COULD BE LIFTED EVENLY. HE GRABBED THE CHAIN TO CENTER IT, AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT ON A BU RR ON THE CHAIN. THE BURR CUT TWO OF HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING METAL CHIPS FROM THE BORING BAR WHEN A CHIP APPARENTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER AND CUT HIS FINGER WHEN THE EMPLOEYE PULLED HIS HAND BACK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLIERS AN D WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.
EMPL MAKING BELT SPLICE AND CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF,THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELT CUTTING EMPL AND REQUIRING STITCHES.
55061S TIGHTENING A FLANGE PLATE ON A PUMP BOX WHEN THE SOCKET AND RATCHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE EDGE OF BOX METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RELEASE A RED DEVIL-HE DID NOT HAVE A HANDLE SO HE TOOK HIS HAMMER AND STRUCK THE RED DEVIL; IT RELEASED AND THREW THE HAMMER UP STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
WORKING ON TRACK SLIDING RAIL WITH BAR, BAR SLIPPED & HURT LOW IN BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RACHET WITH A PIPE ON IT TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CONTINUOUS MINER EMPLOYEE PUSHED UP WITH RACHET & FELT PAIN IN BAK WITH BURNING SENSATION
CHANGING DRILL BIT TRIED TO RELEASE SLACK DRILL BIT FELL FRACT L FINGER
APPLYING PRESSURE TO RED DEVIL AND CHAIN BROKE IT CAME BACK STRUCK HIM ON TEMPLE AREA
WIRE ROPE CHOKER WAS HOOKED TO DOZER TO PULL OUT OF MUD. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY THE CHOKER AS SHE WAS UNHOOKING IT FROM HER MACHINE. THE CHOKER WAS HANGING IN A SLIGHT BIND WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT OF THE HITCH. EMPLOYEE'S NOSE WAS FRACTURED AND LACERATED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT BUT SURGERY WAS RECOMMED TO SET THE FRACTURE
SHOVELING COAL ON OUTSIDE BELT LINE AND CUTTING HAND ON SCREENED-IN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT STRINGS OFF OF THE BEARINGS AT THE #2 BELT HEAD; HIS KNIFE STOPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH ABOUT 1/2" LONG 1/4" DEEP.
INJURED HAD STOPPED TO HELP ANOTHER PERSON RECONNECT A SHEAR CYCLINDER FOR THE CUTTER HEAD OF A CONTINUOUS MINER.WHILE GUIDING THE CYL ROD WITH HIS HAND WHILE THE OTHER PERSON USED A PRYBAR.TH E PRYBAR SLIPPED OFF THE JACK ALLLOWING THE JACK TO PINCH OR SMASH INJUREDS SMALL FINGER BETWEEN IT AND A SUPPLY CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PIPE ON RACKET TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON FLUID COUPLING,AND BOLT BROKE,A ND PIPE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG,BELOW KNEE,RESULTING IN FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC CURTAINS FOR USE UNDERGROUND AND WHILE HOLDING CURTAIN WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT THE END OF CURTAIN CUTTING LEFT HAND ABO VE THE THUMB, RESULTING IN SIX STITCHES.
HE WAS CUTTING BRUSH & A VINE OUT OF ANOTHER TREE SWANG OUT & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD & SHOULDERS
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE END OF TRACK ON 003-0 SECTION. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BAND OFF OF SUPPLY WITH A CLAW HAMMER. CLAW HAMMER SLIPPED AND CUT 1ST FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PUT CLIP IN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE SCREWDRIVER IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO SLIDE DOWN OVER THE CLIP CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.
PULLING ON CONE-A-LONG TO ALIGN PIN ON A BATTERY SCOPP CENTER SECTION.THIS WAS PART OF A REBUILD ON SCOOP UNDERGROUND.WHILE PULLING ON COME-ALONG FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK INJURED WAS STANDING F LAT FOOTED AND UP RIGHT NEXT TO SCOOP AT THE TIM OF ACCIDENT.
003-0 SECTION END OF TRACK EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES TAKING A NUT OFF A BOLT IN A TIE, WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING, HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE VERY WELL ON HIS OWN.
WELDER WAS HELPING CHANGE A REAR BOGIE ON A D10 DOZER TRACKFRAME HE WAS HOLDING A 2IN BAR AGAINST THE BOGIE PIN WITH HIS HANDS WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC STRUCK THE 2IN BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WH EN THE BOGIE PIN DROVE OUT 2IN BAR PINCHED THE PALM OF HAND AGAINST FRAME LACERATING HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 19 GATE SPLICING ROOF BOLTER CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CABLE AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPL USING RED DEVIL RATCHET THIS WAS HOOK TO SCOOP AND BATTERIES. TRYING TO PULL BATTERIES INTO SCOOP WHEN HOOK BROKE ON RED DEVIL CAUSING SLIP AND FALL.
EE WAS WORKING ON A HUB THAT WAS PLACED IN A VISE, THE HUB FELL OUT EE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BENCH THE VISE WAS MOUNTED ON AND THE HUB. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO T HE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
WAS TIGH TENING A CENTER SECTION ON A RAM CARA USING A 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET SOCKET SLIPPED OF BOLT ALLOWING I NAME TO FALL FORWARD SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET & RAM CAR CANOPY THIS RESULT ED IN A FX OF THE END OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAN
HE WAS HITTING A BEARING HOUSING WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS ADBOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CABLE FOR WATER PUMP AND GOT IN A HURRY AND KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ALIGN CUTTER CHAIN ON A MINER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT PIN IN CHAIN, CAUSING A PIECE OF STEEL TO CHIP OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN TEMPLE. THE INJURED SUSTAINED AN IMBEDDED FOREIG N BODY TO LEFT TEMPLE.
EMPL CUTTING UP ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN IN PANLINE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP OVER HANDRAIL STRIKING EMPL IN THE FACE KNOCKING EMPL DOWN ON RAM JACK.EMPL STARTED OFF WORK 6-3-92.
DISCHARGE GATE WAS BEING REPAIRED. JACK WAS INSTALLED. GATE RETRACTED AND EMPLOYEE'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN GATE AND SUPPORT FRAME.
I.NAME MOVING RAIL WITH SLATE BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND I.NAME FELL STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON MINE FLOOR.HAPPENED AT BK 185 ON TRACK AT 3RD NW MAINS #4 ENTRY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDER AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND WITH HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
MAKING BELT SPLICE, PULLING BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH COME-A-LONG. EE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS THE BELT CAUSING THE BELT BLOCK TO BREAK AT THE CHAIN CONNECTION. THIS ACTION FLIPPED HIM IN THE AIR LAND ING MAOUNG. THE BELT STRUCTURE. THE SOCKET OF THE KNEE JOINT.
INJ USED HAMMER TO RELEASE EMULSION OUT OF SINGLE PROP THAT WAS SUPPORTING 4" I BEAM & BEAM SWUNG SIDEWAYS & STRUCK HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD CUTTING HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MANILA ROPE WITH POCKET KNIFE AND PULLED KNIFE THRU ROPE AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, RESULTING IN (5) STITCHES TO FINGER.
INJ USING TAIL PIECE ANCHOR TO BUST UP COAL IN TAILPIECE DRIVE.AS HE SWUNG HE MISSED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ANCHOR AND WATERLINE.
CONTRACTOR WAS USING A BOLT TO PUNCH A SHAFT OFF A GEAR SPROCKET WHEN HE STRUCK THE BOLT WITH A 2# HAMMER THE SHAFT PUSHED THRU THE GEAR & H IS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN GEAR & HEAD OF THE BOL T H IS THUMB WAS LACERATED & REQUIRED 12 STITCHES
CUTTING BELT WITH KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING LEG RESULTIN IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPL WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN LEG SLIPPED UNDER BELT & HE CUT RIGHT LEG WITH KNIFE.
SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE WHEN SHOVEL BECAME CAUGHT IN BELT CAUSING RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE NEAR BY BRIDGE BOARD THIS CAUSED SWELLING OF HAND.
EE WAS SETTING BITS IN MINER AND HE USED A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN NEW BUCKET OF BITS AND WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIS SELF CUTTING RIGHT ABOVE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FEEDER GATE ON CHUTE @E5CONVEYOR.HE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND WHEN THE GATE OPENED,HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS MOUTH ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE THAT WAS INSTALLED IVE R THE GATE,THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER LIP REQUIRING SUTURES AND CHIPPED A FRONT TOOTH THAT WILL REQUIRE REPAIR.
LOOSENING BOLT THAT HOLDS AUGER SECTIONS TOGETHER.THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT.THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER STRUCK AUGER,CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RATCHE THOIST, HANDLE SLIPPED, HE FLEL BACKWARDS, STRICKING HEAD ON STEEL FRAME.