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EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A LOADED SKID BACK ON TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING AJEEP ON TRACK, WHEN THE JACK BAR SLIPPED, INJURING THE EMPLOYEE'S WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING METAL BANDS THAT WERE SECURING BUNDLE OF BOLTS WHEN THE BAND FLEW UP CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER LIP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A LINK OF A CHAIN WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE LINK HE WAS HOLDING AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
THE EMPL WAS PRYING A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF BELT TRANSFER CHUTE WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND THE MEPL TWISTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL BARGE INTO PLACE. HE HAD A LINE ATTACHED FROM EMPTY BARGE TO THE BARGE BEING LOADED. WHEN THE EMPTY BARGE WAS GIVEN TENSION THE ROPE THE VICTIM WAS HOLDING UNWRA PPED FROM THE TIMBERHEAD OF THE BARGE STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG.
THE EMPLYEE WAS USING HAND STRIPPER, TO ROLL EDGEW OF BELT BACK FAR ENOUGH TO ATTACH BELT GRABBER FOR PULLING WITH COMEALONGS. WHILE ROLLING EDGE OF BELT BACK HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGH T ARM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A CLOGGED CHUTE AT A BELT DRIVE AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING LEFT FOREARM ON BELT CHUTE STRUCTURE.
JACKING WAGON ON TRACK AN D JACK SLIPPED OUT STIRIKING EMP ON L. FT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LUG-ALL TO PULL A BELT DRIVE INTO PLACE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING UP TENSION, THE HOOK STRAIGHTENED OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE AND LEFT EAR. LACERATION OF NOSE AND CHEEK REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO MOVE A PIECE OF EQUIMPENT OVER THAT WAS SITTING ON A DOLLY. THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE & HELP9R WERE TIGHTENING TENSION JACK ON BELT TAIL PIECE. THEY THOUGHT RATCHET ON JACK HAD CAUGHT IN LOCING POSITION. JACK HAD NOT CAUGH IN LOCING POSITION & WHEN RELEASED IT STRU CK EMPLOYEE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS LO2SENING BOLTS ON A TORKAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 LAID OUT A BELT VULCANIZING SPLICE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING OFF THE SCRAP END OF THE LAY OUT WHEN THE BLADE CAME OUT OF KNIFE HE WAS USING AND STUCK UPRIGHT IN THE BE LT. UNAWARE TH5T THE BLADE HAD STUCK IN THE BELT, THE EMPLOYEE DREW HIS RIGHT HAND ACROSS THE PROTRUDING CUTTING EDGE, LACERATING HIS RIGHT PALM.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A "COFFIN HOIST" TO HELP MECHANICS RAISE A LEG JACK OUT OF THE PANLINE WHEN THE LEG JACK STRUCK A FLOURESCENT LIGHT INSTALLED ON A SHIELD.THE LIGHT BULB BROKE AND A PIE CE OF BROKEN GL5SS STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 SETTING UP A TAILPIECE FOR A SECION'S BELT LINE. AS HE WAS PULLING THE TAILPIECE INTO PLACE WITH A TENSION JACK, THE JACK SLIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWAR DS, STRIKING HI8 BACK ON THE MINE FLOOR.
WHILE LAYING TR5CK, THE EMPLOYEE USED A LIFTING JACK TO RAISE A RAIL. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE A TIE ON THE RAIL, IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE JACK & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE & FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING AN ELECTRICIAN REPAIR A POWER CONDUCTOR BY CUTTING AWAY THE CABLE 'S INSULATION WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. AS THE EMPLOYEE SLICED THE OUTER JACKET OF THE CABLE, THE BLADE S IPPED AND HE CU7 HIS FINGER.
A LONGWALL UTIL3TYMAN WAS BUILDING A CRIB NEAR THE STAGELOADER. AS HE WAS POUNDING A WEDGE WITH AN AXE TO TIGHTEN THE CRIB THE EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABCK. %@%*@%*@ PAIN I3 HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO MOVE AN EMPTY BARGE BY PULLING IT WITH A ROPE AS HE PULLED HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED THE BARGE TO DRIFT BACK AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION IN WHICH IT W AS BEING MOVED 5S THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED TO RETAIN HIS HOLD ON THE ROPE H E FELT PAIN IN THE RT SIDE OF HIS GROIN
INJ EMPLOYEE AND SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES HAD LIFTED PUMP WITH CRANE AND WERE PREPARING TO MANUVER PUMP ONTO A WAGON.WHEN PUMPS HOISTING CONNECTOR CRACKED THE I-BOLT BROKE LOOSE DROPPING PUMP O NTO EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LOCOMOTIVE OR TRANSPORTATION WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE STOPPED RUNNING HE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT BY STRIKING THE CONTACTOR CARE.
INJURED WAS USING A BOLT WRENCH ON BOTTOM OF THE AUGER THE AUGER BROKE THE BOLT WRENCH CAME OUT OF THE CHUCK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE CAUSING LACERATIONS REQUIRING 9 SUTURES
CUTTING OPEN A 12 CM CONTINOUS MINER CABLE, KNIFE SLIPPED, HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.
TIGHTENING UP A CRIB USING AN AXE - AXE BOUNCED OFF WEDGE CATCHING LITTLE FINGER AGAINST WEDGE
CHANGING BITS ON 12CM WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BIT IN CUTTING HEAD WITH AN AXE HIT HIS FINGER WITH AXE.
SHOVELING RIB VENTILATION TUBE FELL STRIKING HIM ON NECK AND SHOULDERS.
HELPING TO PULL 30FT RAIL HOOK SLIPPED MAN FELL BACKWARDS TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT WRIST
HOLDING CHISEL TO BREAK TRAM CHAIN HIS BUDDY HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER THE CHISEL FLEW STRIKING MAN IN RT EYE MAN WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES RECEIVED LACERATION ABOVE RT EYE 9 SUTURES
SPLICING CONT MINER CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES