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WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A RAIL RUNNER BACK ON TRACK THE RAIL RUNNER CREELED OVER & CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACK BAR & RAIL MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
VICTIM WAS DRIVING A GEAR ON SHAFT ON MINER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE CHEST THE METAL CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER THE VICTIM WAS USING REQUIRING REMOVEABLE OF METAL & 2 STITCH ES BY A PHYSICIAN
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A DERAILED TRACK RAIL RUNNER, LOCATED AT #4 BELT DRIVE 150 FT INBY SPAD #5087, USING A 8 TON JACK & BAR THE BAR SLIP OUT OF THE HANDLE OF THE JACK & STRICKING THE VICT IM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF NOSE & HITTING RIGHT EYE & CUTTING THE EYE. THE VICTIM HAS A FRACTURE NOSE & UNKNOW DAMAGE TO RT. EYE.
MAN WAS PULLING PIECE OF BELT TOGETHER TO MAKE A SPLICE WITH HAND TOOL HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK TO A MAN THAT HE WAS WORKING WITH HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY UNTIL 3PM HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE MINE FOOCE UNTIL AFTER HE WAS HOSPITALIZED LATE THAT NIGHT
STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER AND PIECE FLEW OFF AND WENT IN LEG
EE WAS CRAWLING UP THE BELTLINE & CRAWLED UP BESIDE ANOTHER EE WHO WAS REPAIRING THE MINER. WHEN THE EE CAME BACK WITH THE HAMMER TO KNOCK A BOLT IN PLACE HE HIT THE INJURED EE I N THE MOUT H KNOCKING LOOSE 2 TEETH & BREAKING OFF ONE TOOTH.