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DRILLING PILLS OUT OF A CHAIN DRIVE WITH A PUNCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF STEEL BROKE OFF OF THE PUNCH AND ENTERED THE EMPLOYEES LEG. FRAGMENT WAS REMOVED BY EMERGENCY ROOM DR ON 12-7- 98.
WHILE WORKING ON A BULLDOZER, THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND & BOUNCED BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE CHIN
WHILE JACKING A BELT TOGETHER THE JACK BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE MAN IN HIS RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SLACK OUT OF CAT PADS ON CONTINUOUS MINER, THE SLATE BAR HE WAS HOLDING JERKED, STRAINING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WA HOOKING UP BELT CLAMPS. HE PUT CHAINTHROUGH CLAMP "DOGS". WHEN TIGHTENED, CHAIN CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON SHUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A PULL ROPE AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS SAWING A TIMBER. THE SAW SLIPPED OUT AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE KNOCK PIN OUT OF RUB RAIL, RAIL FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS HAMMERING STRAPS TOGETHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LOWER LIP, 1/2" CUT THROUGH LOWER LIP.
WORKING ON MINER. HAMMERING APIECE OF METAL MISSE DMETAL AND HIT HIS FINGER.
WORKING ON SCOOP IN SHOP, I,NAME WAS HOLDING PART IN PLACE WHEN FINGER GOT STRUCK BY DRIVING DIVIE, MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.