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HE WAS PSUHING 9OCKDUST INTO THE HOPPER OF A BANTAM ROCKDUSTER USING A SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE THE HANDLE CAUGHT IN THE DUSTER AUGER WHICH PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE ROCKDUST HOPPER 3
HE WAS MOVING A3ROLL OF BELT USING A PIECE OF PIPE WHILE PULLING ON THE PIPE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE
WHILE TIGHTENIN1 BOLT WITH 12'' CRESCENT WRENCH,WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING HIM TO HIT SHARP EDGE OF WELDING ROD CAN WITH LEFT HAND.LACERATION REQ 5-6 STITCHES.
THE INJURED PER8ON WAS ASSISTING TWO MECHANICS IN SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT ONE OF THE BELT SPLICE CLIPS WOULD NOT MESH BECAUSE IT WAS BENT HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN IT BY PRYING ON IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER TH9 SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF OF THE CLIP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE PUNCTURING THE EYE BALL
MECHANICS WERE REMOVING AN INTERMEDIATE AUGER FROM A 120-L MINER HEAD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE INJURED WAS STANDING ABOUT 10 FT AWAY A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF THE AUGER AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN HI S RIGHT FOREARM.
PERSON WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT CABLE. THE BLADE CAME OUT OF THE KNIFE & CUT HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & INDEX FINGER.
USING BREAKER BAR AND 7/8 INCH SOCKET TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON THE MINER BOOM. THE POCKET BROKE AND HE JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE SIDE OF THE BOOM.
A LARGE PIECE OF SANDSTONE HAD BEEN LOUDED INTOCE CAR THE DUMPER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE STONE WITH BAR WHILE PUSHING ON THE BAR HE STRAINED/SPRAINED HIS BACK.
TAKING CANOPY OFF OF SCOOP CAR. JACK HANDLE SLIPPED. HIT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND ON A 5X7 BLOCK.
TIGHTENING BOLT WITH PIPE WRENCH WITH A CHEATER PIPE ON IT PIPE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON RT SIDE OF THE HEAD 16 STITCHES
ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A SOCKET AND RATCHET WITH A 15IN CRESCENT WRENCH ON THE HANDLE WRENCH SLIPPED AND H IT HIM ON RIGHT WRIST
JACKING SCOOP CAR UP TO CHANGE A TIRE JACK HANDLE FLEW OUT OF THE JACK AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RT EYE 18 TO 20 STITCHES
PERSON WAS JACKING A COAL CAR BACK ONTO TRACK CAR JAMMED AGAINST LOAD LIMIT PADDLE PADDLE KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIS RT HAND
JACKING A COAL CAR BACK ONTO TRACK AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOW BACK.