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INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO PRY ON POT BEING REMOVED FROM JOY MINER. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SHIFT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE LEFT LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL. THIS RESULTED IN BROKEN LEFT LEG JU ST ABOVE THE ANKLE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON MINER HEAD.THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP WHILE BATTERY WAS SUSPENDED ON HOIST IT TURNED STRIKING INDIVIDUAL IN SIDE.
MAN WAS SQUATTING TIGHTENING BOLTS ON BELT HEAD AND INJURED CARTILAGE LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.
WAS HANGING FLY3PADS & HIT INDEX FINGER OF LFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
PUTTING PULL DO4N CHAIN ON HE PULLING ON A BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE WHEN PUTTING BRACE IN.
INJURED PERSON 4AS HAMMERING ON OBJECT AND MISSED OBJECT HITTING THUMB
DRIVING PINION SHAFT OUT WITH HAMMER
INJURED WAS MAKING S.C. SPLICE AND PULLED CRIMPERS AGAINST RIBS PUTTING PRESSURE ON RIBS WITH CRIMPERS BRUSING RIBS.
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND HIT HALF HEADER WITH HAMMER, HE CLAIMS PIECE OF WOOD FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT IN TIGHT QUATERS ALONG #4 BELT CARELESSLY STRUCK WRIST ON BELT ROPE.
TRUCK DRIVER DUMPED TRUCK LOAD OF COAL ON BEN GRIGGLY AND WAS BUSTING LARGE LUMPS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WERDING A STOPPING AND WOOD HIT HIM ON RIGHT EYE.
MAN PULLING ON WRENCH AND PULLS MUSCLE.