EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ADJUSTING THE SHAKER SCREEN AT THE OUTSIDE DUMPING POINT AND OVER-EXERTED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN A BOLT. SAW A DR ON 7-26-94, WEN TOF RTESET ON 8-2-94 BUT DIDN'T START RECEIVING TREATMENT UNTIL 8-17-94.
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Showing all 9EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BIT OUT OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTER HEAD WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-11-94 WHEN THE FINGER STARTED TO SWELL AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A BUCKET JACK PIN TO ATTACH THE FORKS TO A SCOOP CAR WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING THE JACK TO PINCH THE TIP OF THE RT MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLIGN A 4" PLASTIC WAER LINE TOGETHER FOR A PUMP. HE PLACED A 6"X12" WOODEN BLOCKA GAINST A 4" ELBOW TO POUND IT ON THE END OFA 4" 20' LONG SECTION OF THE PIPE AND INADVERTENL Y HIT HIS THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING ICE AWAY FROM TEH SLIP ROLLER OF THEOUTSIDE BLET WITH A ROCK BAR WHEN THE ROCK BAR ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WHIHC WAS RESTINGON THE 5/8" STEEL CABLE S USPENDING THE BELT STRUCTURE.
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL OUT BEHIND THE SECTION TAIL AND UNDER FEEDER WHEN HIS SHOVEL STRUCK SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRIKED HIS HAND AGAINST THE TAIL ROLLER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SPINDLE ROD FOR A BELT SPLICE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER I NAME HAD STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN A HYDRAULIC FITTING ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL.
INJURED PARTY W5S TAMPING DOWN COAL INTO A BIN WHEN A LUMP OF COAL STRUCK HIS LEG FROM THE SIDE STRAINING HIS KNEE.