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RELEASING A COME ALONG IT DID NOT LATCH & HANDLE STRUCK RIGHT THUMB CAUSING NAIL TO TEAR OFF.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS PRYING ON A TRACK RAIL WITH A ROCK BAR IN ORDER TO CLIP A TIE. THE BAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED FORWARD PULLING LEFT SHOULDER. HE SUSTAINED A SHOULDER STRAIN WHICH REQUIRES PHYS ICAL THERAPY, REST & MEDICATION. THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK FROM THIS INJURY WAS 10/30/97.
WHILE PULLING ON ROCK BAR, ROCK BAR SLIPPED STRKING EE ON RIGHT EAR, CAUSING CUT & CONTUSION RESULTING IN THE NEED FOR 11 STITCHES.
INJURED PERSON WAS POSITIONED ON BACK UNDERNEATHE THE SECTION FEEDER. WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT IN BASE OF SPEED REDUCER WITH A RATHCET WRENCH. AS HE JERKED VIGOROUSLY ON RATCHET HE FEL SUDDEN SEVERE PAIN IN BACK. SUSTAINED A SPRAIN.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS STRIKING THE FOOT SHAFT ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM. THE PIECE OF STEEL MEASURING APPROX 3/16X3/16X1/16 BECAME IMBEDDED IN THE FOREARM AND REQUIRED SURGICAL REMOVAL.
WHILE DRIVING PIN ON MASTER LINK ON ROOF BOLTER CHAIN EE WAS POUNDING METAL AGAINST METAL WHEN PIECE OF STEEL SPALLED OFF STRIKING EE IN NECK. EE WENT TO HOSPITAL TO HAVE SLIVER REMOVED. DR DI D NOT REMOVE SLIVER, BUT ENLARGED WOUND TO NEED THREE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PUMP CLAIMED HAND INJURIY SEVERAL DAYS LATER. EMPLOYEE KNEW OF ACCIDENT ONLY FROM HOSPITAL BILLS.
INJURED PERSON WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO SDJUST THE POSITION OF BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS ON RAIL SUPPLY CAR. DOG IN JACK MECHANISM DIDN'T CATCH CAUSING HANDLE TO FLY UP STRIKING HIM ON THE RT CH EEK. FOUND SMALL PIECE OF ICE IN JACK MECHANISM.SUSTAINED A BLUNT FORCE LACERATION REQUIRING 20 STITCHES TO RT CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CABLE ON LEGGING, WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HAMMER IN CABLE IN SLEAVE GROVE AND STRCK FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CUT MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING METAL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT TO COMPANY ACCIDENT IN A REASONABLE TIME TO FILE 7000-1.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM CENTER STRAP OF ROW COAL SCREEN WHEN THE HAND TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED
EE WAS ADJUSTING FRICTION BEND ON 7400 DRAGLINE WHEN TOOL SLIPPED AND HIS EE ABOVE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A PIN FROM BUCKET OF DEMAG WHWN PIN CAME THROUGH OTHER OUTLET STRIKING EMPLOYEE AT RIGHT SIDE OF EAR & HEAD AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVED A DEFECTIVE MINER BIT USING A PICK HAMMER. A PIECE OF HAMMER STEEL SPALLED OFF AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB. WHEN STEEL WAS REMOVED, EMPLOYEE REQ UIRED 2 STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SLEDGING A PIN FROM BUCKET OF MACHINE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM FRAME ON SET UP OF A COAL SCREEN-SCREEN WAS UNDER SOME PRESSURE WHEN EE REMOVED PIN UNIT SLID FORWARD CAUSING PINCH POINT AND CUTTING HAND.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS USING TWO HAMMERS TO PICKSOME COAL AWAY FROM AN AREA WHERE A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WAS BETWEEN THE CAR AND COAL RIB. AS HE STRUCK ONE HAMMER WITH THE OTHER A SMALL PIECE FLE W OFF ONE HAMMER. THE PIECE OF METAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. IT WAS REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN AND ONE STITCH WAS USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
INJURED PERSON WAS HELPING MAKE A SPLICE IN A BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE HE SUSTAINED A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE
THE INJURED PERSON WAS LIFTING A BAR WITH A PIECE OF BELT CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE BAR THE END OF THE BELT CHAIN CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF LINE BRATTICE WHICH CAUSED HIS RT ARM & WAIST TO BE TWISTED H E SUSTAINED SOME INFLAMMATION OF TENDONS IN RT ELBOW & ALSO STRETCHED TENDONS
WHILE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM EDGE OFBELT TO SPLICE IT. EMPLOYEE PULLED KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIMNSELF IN LEFT LEG REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
WHEN OBSERVING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRIKING TWO HAMMERS TOGETHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN NECK BY DISLODGED PIECE OF METAL HE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR
THE INJURED PERSON WAS DRIVING A STEEL PIN INTO A COAL CHAIN WITH A HAMMER. AS HE STRUCK TH EPIN A SMALL CHHIP OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN. THIS CHIP WAS IMBEDDED I N HIS CHIN AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TURBO WITH A PIPE & FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED PERSON WAS POUNDING ON A HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT OT REMOVE A NAIL FROM A SET OF STEPS. A SMALL PARTICLE BROKE OFF THE FIRST HAMMER AND THIS FYLING PARTICLE ENTERED HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND AND CUT TENDON. THIS PERSON WAS WEARING GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE...BUMPED LEFT KNEE. KNEE STARTED SWELLING OFF & ON. EMPLOYEE WENT INTO HOSPITAL 1/14/94 TO HAVE KNEE OPERATED ON FOR BURSITIS.
EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP WHEN HE STRUCK A HAMMER WITH A CHISEL THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE CHISEL WHICH CAUSED A PIECE OF THE HAMMER HEAD TO ENTER HIS RIGHT THUMB AND THE HAMMER TO STRIKE HIS L EFT HAND HE SUSTRAINED A CUT TO LEFT HAND AND SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT THUMB.
MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING MAST PIVOT MOUNTING BOLTUSING 3/4" RATCHET AND CHEADER BAR AND OVER-EXERTION CAUSING A TEAR IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN MUSCLE.
WHILE RAISING BELT WITH RACHET JACK REACHED IN WITH LEFT HAND TO THROW UP-DOWN TOGGLE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT PINCHING HAND REQUIRING 10 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CROSS BAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE TRYING TO TIGHTEN HYDRAULIC FITTING ON BELT STORAGE UNIT FITTING BROKE OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT CHECK SPLITTING LIP & BREAKING FACIAL BONE & CHEEK
EMPL PRESSING A PIN OUT OF STEERING THAT PREVIOUSLY BEEN HEATED TO ALLOW PIN TO GO INTO CYLINDER. HOT GREASE CAME OUT OF CYLINDER ONTO EMPL LEFT HAND.
68935 RELEASING CATCH ON COME-A-LONG, THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 10 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF MINE BELT WHEN KNIFE CUT THROUGH BELT EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG.
2 MECHANICS TAKING COAL CHAIN APART ON CONT.MINER IN 3 RIGHT SECTION.ONE WAS POUNDING ON THE CAOL CHAIN LINK WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER.THE OTHER WAS STEADYING THE CHAIN.PIECE OF THE LINK BEING S TRUCK SPALLED OFF STRIKING MECH.STEADYING THE CAHAIN ON INNER RIGHT WRIST.INJURY WAS A LACERATION AND SWELLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING AN AXLE WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK CHIN.
EE WAS USING A HYDRAULIC MANRIEL PUMP TO HOIST AND RAISE THE TUB OF A 7400 MARION DRAGLINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
LOOSENING BOLTS,WRENCH SLIPPED OFF ALLOWING MECHANICS HAND TO STRIKE AGAINST MACHINE.
EMPL WAS ADJUSTING SWING BRAKE ON 7820 WHEN HE SMASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPL WAS PUTTING PIN IN TRACK OF DOZER. WHILE HOLDING LINK PIECE BUSTED OFF & FLEW IN HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PINCH BAR WHILE MOVING RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.DIDN'T KNOW HE RECEIVED SUTURES UNTIL WE GOT THE BILL IN THE OFFICE ON 10-06-89.
EE WAS SWINGING HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BRAKES ON DRAGLINE WITH A WRENCH. WRENCH CLIPPED AND LEFT HAND HIT WALL ON DRAGLINE. LEFT HAND THUMB WAS CUT AND SMASHED. TENDONS WAS DAMAGED.
EMPLOYEE HAD A CROWBAR ON THE REAR END OF PAYLOADER TRYING TO ROLL IT WHEN HE PULLED DOWN ON THE BAR IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT CHEEK BONE WITH A HAMMER
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTER ON D-11 WHEN THE FILTER NUT GAVE WAY ALL AT ONCE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HAND ON BRACE. EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT HAND OVER KNUCKLE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EMPL REPLACING TOOTH ON BUCKET WHEN HE WAS HIT ON LEFT LEG WITH STEEL WEDGE.
EMPL CUTTING PI9CE OF BELT FOR GASKET FOR DOOR IN CHUTE UNDER CMI DRYER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED OFF END OF BELT AND CUT EMPL RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE REQ 4 SUTURES.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS RAKING DRYING CHAMBER BED A SHARP PAIN FLEW NECK AND BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON DRYER WHEN PIECE CHIPPED OFF STRIKING HIS NOSE THUS PUNCTURING IT
FIGHTING BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.