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Employee was using a 1/2" ratchet to take out 5/8 bolts on continuous miner ratchet slipped causing EE to fall. Was complaining of lower back hurting. Employee has worked up till 3/24/2020 and EE's back started hurting again.
While putting wheel unit on left rear of a 777F truck had the wheel group hanging in the air from a crane- employee was using a bar to line the brake disc up when the bar slipped coming back and hitting EE on the left check causing a laceration
Employee was closing car doors on train cars using a pry bar when the pry bar slipped causing them to fall
Employee was filling the continuous miner up with oil and when ee was opening up another can hand slipped cutting left index finger. The metal can had a rigid place where ee cut with a knife.
Employee was working on 003 section opening a box of rags with a utility knife and cut left thumb. EE received 11 stiches in the thumb.
Striking a roof jack and hit left index finger between jack and hammer.
Was using a hammer and it slipped and hit the employee over the right eye
Employee was making a cable splice and cut right leg
Ratchet slipped causing to strike elbow on loader differential. Employee started missing work on 09/15/2017.
Employee was working on belt line. Employee was prying on a belt stand and strained left shoulder.
Employee was changing a cat head on a roof battery. While cutting the cable the utility knife slipped and cut left index finger.
Employee was working on a belt move. Using a utility knife to cut belt. The utility knife slipped and it cut right knee. Employee received 3 stitches.
Employee was using a sledge hammer breaking apart a miner chain when a piece of metal sheared off & hit employee on right pointer finger knuckle.
Employee was using a pry bar to change a roller. When employee pushed up on the bar they felt pain in their back.
Employee was using an insert puller to remove an insert on the miner. Part of the puller broke and came back and struck employee on the left ear. Employee received 20 stitches on the left ear.
Employee was hooking up chain and pull rope to pull conveyor chain back in place when the chain mashed middle finger on left hand. Employee received 2 stitches.
Employee was using a knife to cut a piece of belt line. The utility knife slipped and cut the top of EE's hand. EE received 4 stitches on top of hand.
Employee was unhooking a supply car on the bottom of the slope. EE was using a slate bar to unhook the coupler when the bar slipped and EE hit pinky finger on a miner nut on the end of the supply car. Cutting EE's finger, EE received 7 stitches.
Employee was using a pry bar to move a rock off the top of the miner. When the rock fell off, it glanced off EE's right leg bruising it.
Employee was breaking a metal band loose from a new roll of belt line. When the band was cut it flew back sticking EE in the left forearm, cutting it 8 staples
Employee was using a utility knife to trim a belt splice when knife slipped and cut the side of EE's right wrist. EE received 7 stitches.
Employee was using a chain ratchet while repairing a broke belt when EE felt pain in EE's back.
Employee was helping remove drive pulley on effluent pump. They had a chain hoist pulling on the pulley and using pusher bolts when it let loose from taper lock and hit employee in back and right leg.
Employee was changing a hydraulic hose. He was using a knife to cut a zip tie to loosen the hose when the knife slipped causing him to cut his left hand.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a belt line. He was pulling it towards himself when cutting the belt line. The knife hit his right leg. He received 14 stitches on his upper leg.
The employee was helping making a belt move using a red devil hand operated ratchet when he releasing the ratchet the handle slipped and caught his right thumb between handle and the latch. It fracture his thumb.
Employee was helping make a belt splice. When he picked up a belt roller he felt pain in his right shoulder.
Employee was shoveling Gob out from under stacker belt when he felt pan in his back.
Employee was using a chain ratchet to pull chain together and pulled muscle in his back.
Employee was using a slate bar to lift belt line up and pulled muscle in his back.
Employee was using a sledgehammer to replace a metal plate on highwall miner. When he hit the plate it came loose striking him on the left side of face and forehead.
Employee was making a belt splice at 002 Section Head Drive when he cut his left hand with a utility knife while he was cutting belt line. He received 5 stitches.
Employee was working on grader blade trying to put it back on. Blade kicked out from jack and hit his foot.
Employee was cutting a band off a pallet on blocks and cut his left hand with a utility knife. He received 7 stitches.
EE was changing the bucket teeth on a 992 Loader while using a hammer to knock the teeth off a piece of metal flew from the tooth and hit him in the left side of his stomach.
EE was pullling a wheel off of a Shuttle car using a slat bar and strained his lower back.
Employee was shoveling belt and bruised hand with shovel.
Hit his finger with a slate bar while working on the belts.
Refuse bin gate was frozen. While using a hammer to free the gate, he struck the ring finger on his left hand.
EE was taking conveyor chain apart on miner with a hammer when he struck the miner frame with the hammer and left pinky finger between miner and handle of hammer. It fractured his little finger. Came back to work the next day.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conduit when he felt something pop in his right wrist. Employee did not go off work until 11-22-12.
Employee was prying with a pry bar when he got his thumb pinched between pry bar and pin on the miner. Accident was not reported until 9/19/12.
Employee stated that while cutting a piece of suction hose, the knife slipped and he cut his thumb.
Employee stated that while using a slate bar to unlatch a beam, the bar slipped out and struck him on the arm.
Putting insert in miner and a piece of hammer broke off and went into knuckle on right hand.
Employee was cutting a piece of belt line with a utility knife when the utility knife slipped and cut his left thumb. He received 3 stitches and came back to work the next day.
Employee was working on a tail shaft using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and the bar hit him on his left shoulder.
EE was using a torque wrench torquing head mounting bolts when he strained his lower back.
Employee was working on a shuttle car using a chain ratchet. The ratchet slipped and the employee fell back against the shuttle car hurting his lower back.
Shoveling belt EE hit the belt with shovel and the shovel kick back into shoulder and arm.