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SPLICING BLET WHEN A BELT NAIL HEAD FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON #1 RAW COAL SILO WITH A #10LB SLEDGE TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE STUCK COAL. HE NOTICED A BURNING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, LOWER STOMACH. IT GOT WORSE AS THE NIGHT WENT BY. HE HAD TO HAVE HERNIA SURGERY & WENT OFF WORK 9-8-03.
USING A BOX CUTTER TO OPEN A BUCKET OF PLASTER &THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.
HOLDING PIN WITH PLIERS WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PIN WITH HAMMER. CO-WORKER MISSED PIN & HIT EE'S RIGHT WRIST (EE WENT BACK TO WORK SAME DAY, DR SAID WRIST BRUISED.) HIS WRIST KEPT H URTING AND ON 3-17-03 TOOK BACK TO DR AND WRIST WAS FRACTURED.
EE WAS CUTTING CAPS OFF OF BATTERY WHEN HIS KNIFE FOLDED, CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.
PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELTS.
PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT BELT SLIPPED IN CLAMP AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER UNDER CHAIN CUTTING END OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING BELT WHEN A BELT CLAMP BROKE THE CHAIN RATCHET CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST.
SPLICING BELT WHEN BELT CLAMP CAME LOOSE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE FRACTURE OF ONE RIB ON RIGHT SIDE.