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Doing service work on Dozer. Oil filter on extremely tight. Was using 1/2" ratchet. Would not budge. Hit ratchet with 4 lb. hammer. On the 5th swing, he missed the handle and hit his thumb.

While opening the door on a rail car, used slate bar to open door. Stuck slate bar in door release to turn open and release, skipped a tooth causing employee to slip down to knees and bar hitting track rail with right thumb between rail and bar mashing right thumb.

Injured was holding a bundle of resin glue cartridges in his left hand and was using a razor knife in his right hand to cut off the plastic wrapping when the knife slipped and cut the index finger on his left hand. The laceration required 6 stitches.

Employee was removing lip saver from bucket of 340 excavator with sledge hammer. A small piece of metal struck his lower right leg. The piece of metal was removed and four stitches were required. The employee returned to regular job at full capacity the same day.

INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING A SPEED REDUCER FROM THE END OF A MAGNETITE AUGER. AS THEY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE REDUCER USING A CHAIN HOIST, THE REDUCER BECAME STUCK. THE INJURED USED A SLATE BAR TO PRY LOOSE, IT SWUNG & HIT HIS RT. KNEE CAUSING DAMAGE TO A LIGAMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE STRESS CONES ON A HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE. HE WAS TRIMMING THE EDGE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 SUTURES AND RETURNED TO REGULAR JOB AT FULL CAPACITY.

SPRAINED BACK WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN IN A ROLLER FRAME. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 02/09/05.

TRUCK DRIVER SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE TIGHTENING A WHEEL ON TRUCK WITH 3/4"RACKET & SOCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER TUBING WITH RAZOR BLADE KNIFE (UTILITY KNIFE) AND CUT THE END OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND. THE LACERATION RQUIRED FOUR STITCHES

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING WHEEL ON COAL TRUCK, THE WHEEL WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.

EE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE A WHEEL FROM A TIRE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS HAND/FINGER ON THE WHEEL.

Employee stated that he was tightening wheel lugs on truck-wrench slipped, causing him to fall on hand.

Emplyee stated that while fixing a tire he hit his right index finger with a hammer.

Ee was installing a tire on a wheel rim & caught his finger between tire & wheel rim. This incident resulted in a minor injury to the ee's left middle finger. Ee may have temporary loss of fingernail.

THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE HIGHWALL MINER HAD BROKEN. THE INJURED & A CO-WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE CHAIN & WHEN THE CO-WORKER HIT A CHAIN LINK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE CHAIN FLEW OFF BECOMING EMBEDDED IN THE INJURED'S LEFT CHEST JUST BELOW THE COLLAR BONE. INJURED WENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY TO HAVE METAL REMOVED & RECEIVED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS WELDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A GRINDER BEING USED BY ANOTHER WELDER STRUCK THE INJURED EE ON LEFT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. EE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS WORKED.

EE WAS MAKING A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE ON CABLE. THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB. MEDICAL ATTENTION ONLY, NO WORK DAYS LOST, LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.

INJURED WAS REMOVING IDLER PULLEY FROM ENGINE OF LOADER. HE REMOVED BELTS HOLDING PULLEY AND USED A BAR TO DISLODGE THE PULLEY. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON PRY BAR WITH BOTH HANDS AND WHEN PULLEY C AME LOOSE HE LUNGED FORWARD INJURING HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS USING 6 POUND HAMMER TO POUND A DRIVE SHAFT INTO POSITION ON A MACK WATERTRUCK. THE END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED AND WHEN INJURED SWUNG HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER CAUSING A INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THUMB, EMPLOYEE IS A CONTRACTOR WORKING FOR AJM CORP.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A MOUNT FOR A CITIZEN BAND TWO WAY RADIO. HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE FOR A SCREW DRIVER. THE BLADE ON THE KNIFE CLOSED AND CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGE R. THREE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED, NO WORK DAYS WERE LOST.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET A LADDER OUT OF THE BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, HE COULD NOT GET IT OFF THE RACK BECAUSE THE WELDING MACHINE WAS SLID OVER TOO CLOSE, HE WAS USING A PIECE OF PIPE TO PRY IT OVER. LOW BACK STRESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MAINT AREA HELPING INSTALL A TORQUE PUMP IN A 994D CAT FRONT END LOADER. HEWAS USING A BINDER TO TURN THE UNIT IN PLACE. WHEN HE RELEASED THE BINDER, THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE.

EE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE ASSEMBLING A 777A REAR WHEEL UNIT IN THE SHOP AT THE WAREHOUSE. THEY WERE DRIVING THE BEARING IN PLACE WITH HAMMERS. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND LODGED IN THE RETINA OF EE S LEFT EYE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLATE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING A SUDDEN JAR TO LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

EE STATES HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING SHOULDER PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A KERSEY TRACTOR TO HOOK UP TO A SMALL TRAILER. HE SAID THE TRAM STUCK IN ON THE KERSEY. THE PULL BAR ON THE TRAILER CAME IN THE DECK OF THE KERSEY TRACTOR HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS ASSISINT A CO-WORKER INT HE RE-RAILING A RAIL MOTOR. AS THEY JACKED THE RAIL MOTOR UP, THE LIFTING JACK SLIPPED, STRKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT JAW.

HE DE-RAILED HIS MOTOR. HE JACKED IT UP AND REACHED UNDER TO PULL THE BLOCKING OUT WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT. THE MOTOR CAM DOWN AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BUCKE TOF SEALANT MATERIAL WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, RQUIRING 3 SUTURS TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS NEARBY WHIL A REPAIRMAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BEARING RACE. WHEN THE REPAIRMAN STRUCK A CHISEL WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EE IN HIS RIGHT EYE. RESULTED IN CORNEAL ABRAS ION, WHICH OF COURSE RESULTED IN USE OF PRESCRIPTION ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT, AS WITH EVERY EYE INJURY.

STRIPPING THE INSULATION AWAY FROM A CABLE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE LEFT HAND THUMB. EE WAS TAKEN TO MONTGOMERY GENL HOSP WHERE HE HAD APPROX 45 STITCHES

EE WAS HELPING RERAIL A WRECKED MANTRIP VEHICLE WITH A LIFTING JACK WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK.

CLOSING VALVE WITH WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT EYE. SMALL CUT REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.

WORKING ON DRILL & HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER [LEFT INDEX FINGER].

USING A RADIAL ROD WITH A CLAMP ATTACHED TO STRIKE A PUNCH PLATE TO CAUSE MATERIAL TO FALL THROUGH THE HOLES IN THE PLATE. THE CLAMP PINCHED EE'S RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRIN G SUTURES.

PULLING ON WRENCH, BOLT FREED SUDDENLY, CAUSING HAND TO STIRKE CORNER OF PIECE OF METAL LACERATION TO 4TH FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

EE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A 6" WATERLINE THAT WAS BLOCKING THE MAIN LINE TRACK BY PRYING ON IT WITH A SLATE BAR. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ON SURFACE IN SHOP HELPLING TO UNLOAD A MOTOR USING A PRY BAR. THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF PRY BAR CATCHING HIS HAND. FRACTURED RIGHT HAND DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 7/30/96.

EE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO TAMP A RAG INTO THE END OF A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO PREVENT LOSS OF OIL DURING REPAIRS TO A ROOF BOLTER. THE SCREWDRIVE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TH UMB AND FOREFINGER. HE SUFFERED A PUNCTURE REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

CHANGING CUTTER BITS ON CONTINUOUS MINER, STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM BIT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP CONVEYOR MOTOR AND BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE RAILROAD CAR DOORS. AS HE PUSHED DOWN ON THE PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL AGAINST THE CAR. LACERATION TO LEFT EYEBROW REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BAD BEARING FROM A SHAFT. WHE HE STRUCK BEARING WITH A HAMER, A PIECE OF METAL FROMT EH BEARING WAS PROJECTED INTO HIS RIGHT THIGH. (EMPLOYEE WAS BACK TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY HIS NEXT REGULARLY-SCHEDULED SHIFT). METAL WAS REMOVED BY PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHISELING A COUPLING OUT OF A PUMP MOTOR WHEN A PIECE FLEW OFF OF IT STRIKING HIM IN THE UPPER LIP.

#5 ENTRY, NEAR SPAD #1660. EE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF MINE SEALANT WITH A BELT KNIFE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE TABS TO REMOVE THE LID, THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND. IT REQUIRED 8 STITCHE S.

EE WAS HOISTING A METAL CHUTE WITH A CHAIN FALL HOIST IN ORDER TO BOLT IT BACK IN POSITION OVER A CENTRIFRAD DRYER. HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN CHAIN HOOK AND CHUTE. NO BROKEN BONES NO STITC HES REQUESTED.

#4 ENTRY ON 2ND LEFT OFF O NE MAINS, SPAD #1291.EMP WAS LAYING TRACK, USING A RAILROAD JACK AND A TRACK WRENCH TO JACK WITH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF JACK & STRUCK HIM IN THE RT SIDE OF THE N OSE & CHEEK, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FACE & CONTUSION. THIS REQUIRED 5 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING WITH SLATE BAR AND IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN END OF SLATE BAR AND SIDE OF KERSY TRACTOR.

EE WAS WORKING IN SHAKER BLDG IN PICKING ROOM ON A WATER PIPE. HE WAS USING A 24 PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN PIPE. AS HE WAS PULLING UP ON THE PIPE WRENCH HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PAIN IN HIS BACK.

USING A LIFTING JACK TO ADJUST BELT TAILPIECE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT HIP RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES AT HIS CHOOSING ON 07-10-95