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AS THE EE WAS HOLDING UP THE ATRS PAD ONT HE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A PRY BAR TO ELEVATE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHEN THE ATRS SLIPPED RESULTING IN HIS HAND BEING STRUCK.
WHILE SLIDING A CANADIAN HEAD JACK IN A HEITZMANN PROP, EMP CAUGHT FINGER IN A PINCH POINT THEREBY INCURRING INJURY.
INJURED EMP WAS STRIKING A METAL COUPLIN WITH A HAMMER IN AN EFFORT TO REMOVE THE COUPLIN FROM THE SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL DISLODGED FROM THE COUPLING AND STRUCK THE EMP.
EMP WAS RELEASING A COME A LONG WHEN THE JACK BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE UNIT AND THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS HAND IN THE COME A LONG.
EMP WAS CUTTING THE POWER CABLE FOR A WATER PUMPWHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH, REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.,
THE INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT THE TOP DECK SCREEN ON THE 5 X 12 TYLER SCREENIN THE CRUSHER HOUSE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER. INJURY REQUIRED ONE STITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY WITH WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING WATER LINE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS WRIST ON A RESTRAINING BAND AROUND OF ROOFBOLT PLATES.
WHILE PRYING WITH BAR ON ROCK TRUCK, HE HIT HIS HAND ON TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIMSELF WHILE SPLICING A #6 CABLE
EE WAS ALLEGEDLY INJURED WHEN THE JACK HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INDUCING THE INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT SPLICE.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIMSELF HWLE REMOVING INSULATION FROM A CO MONITOR CONDUCTOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS LEFT LEG, WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF ROPE "IN HALF".
EE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS THUMB WITH A KNIFE AS HE WAS PREPARING TO SPLICE A CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BELT SPLICE. A PIECE OFMETAL FLEW OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS FINGERMETAL WAS REMOVED BY DR. REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG WHILE SPLICING BELT.
EE CUT HIS RT LEG INSTALLING CONDUIT ON CARRIER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE SPLITTING 3" WATER LINE.
YEMPLOYE EWAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS HUNG INT HE TAILPIECE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ON THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE CUT HIS LEG WHILE SPLICING A BELT.
MR. NOBLE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND, WHILE TRYING TO CUT A NYLON ROPE WITH A KNIFE.
EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELTLINES WHEN THE SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT BY A SPLICE. CAUSING HIM TO BE JERKED TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER OT POP AND INFLICTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON STEERING CLUTCHES OF A DOZER. HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND STRAINING WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT SHOULDER POP. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER,WHICH HAS CONTINUED.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HAND, RESULTING IN A CUT RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A HYDRALIC HOSE WHEN E DROPPED THE WRENCH ON HIS FOREHEAD AND CUT JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WIRE COMEALONG TO PULL SLACK OUT FO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ROPE BROKE HE WAS STRUCK ON HIS RT HAND BY A PIECE OF METAL THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN INFORMED HIM HIS HAND WAS ONLY BRUISED HOWEVER HE LATER WAS DIAGNOSEDAS HAVING FRACTURED HIS HAND
EE STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE INSTALLING A DISCHARGE SPROCKET ON A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER.
WHILE USING A RAILROAD JACK, HE SUFFERED A BROKEN MIDDLE FINGER WHEN THE JACK HIT HIS FINGER AS IT FLEW OUT UNDER LOAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNTANGLE PULL DOWN CHAIN ON A DK40 REED DRILL. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER HIT THE SPROCKET AND WAS CUT. IT TOOK 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS UPPER LEG
EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A PRY BAR WHILE CHARGING OUT A TAILPIECE BEARING.
AS INJURED WAS JACKING UP A LOCOMOTIVE, HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEG WHILE TRIMMING A BELT SPLICE.
EE WAS SHOVELING ALONGSIDE A COWORKER WHEN THE COWORKER HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD WI TH HIS SHOVEL CAUSING A SMALL CUT THAT TOOK 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT BY THE SAW.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND A STEEL DRIFT PIN TO DRIVE OUT A BEARING RACE WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A PUNCTURE WOUND.
INJURED WAS USING KNIFE TO TRIM A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND,IT TOOK TEN STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TURN A FILTER HOUSING. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, KNOCKING LOOSE 3 TEETH THAT HAD TO BE PULLED BY A DENTIST.
HE WAS USING A 4' PRY BAR TO PRY A FILTER FROM A HOUSING WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT THAT NEEDED 12 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SPLICING THE MAINLINE BELT.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE BUILDING A BRATTICE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STRUCK BY A 3/4" NYLON ROPE WHILE PULLING CABLES FOR BELT SETUP.
EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF METAL FROM A CHISEL IN HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING THE TRACK PAD TO INSTLAL THE PIN WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER.
EE SAID THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SET A TIMBER, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, HE PULLED THE KNIFE INTO HIS RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN A CUT LEG.
EMPL CHANGING OUT THE MINER BITS -HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.