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WHILE USING A SLATE-BAR TO REMOVE ROCKS OFF THE DECK OF A CONTINUOUS MINER, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BAKC. THE EMPLOYEE VISITED WVU ER AFTER HIS VISITED AND RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON 7- 16-90.
WHILE POUNDING WITH A HAMMER A SPLINTER OF METAL LODGED INTO THE EMPLOYEES R HAND THE EMPLOYEE VISITED A PHYSICIAN AT THE COMPLETION OF HIS SHIFT & HAD THE SPLINTER REMOVED 3 SUTUERS WERE ADMI NISTERED THE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT I NAME WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 092889
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL GROUND BED EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 8' LONG GROUND RODS INTO THE GROUND USING A TAMPER TOOL WHILE DRIVING GROUND RODS INTO THE GROUND THE GUIDE FOR THE TAMPER CAME OFF OF THE GROUND ROD AND CLAIMANT SMASSHED HANDS BETWEEN TAMPER AND GROUND ROD "SMASHED THUMBS ON BOTH HANDS"
I NAME STATE T2AT AS HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE A BEARING CUP FROM A BEARING CONE,THE HEAD OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING CAME OFF OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER HAND LE STRIKING I N5ME IN THE LEFT HAND FINGERS.
CLAIMANT STATES THAT WHILE HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USING A SAW CUTTING POST TO SET UP IN MINE SAW JUMPED OUT OF CUT GROVE OTHER PERSON DID NOT STOP SAWING & SAW CUT CLAIMANTS LEFT INDEX FIN GER INCLUDING TENDONS IN FINGER