Employee was performing maintenance on the belt press. He attempted to lift the end of a roll with a come-a-long when he felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. The pain persisted the rest of the shift with some tingling in his right arm and hand. He went to the chiropractic doctor the next day.
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Showing all 31Mechanic was hammering on a drill bit on a Drill Tech DK45 highwall drill with a sledge hammer when a metal fragment struck the mechanic and lodged in the left side of his jaw. Employee went to the hospital and the object was removed. Employee reported to work the next day.
EE WAS PLASTERING A WALL WITH B-BOND AND GOT B-BOND ON HIS ARMS AND LEGS, CAUSING BURNS TO ARMS AND LEGS.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CRIMPING SPLICE WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF OF HAMMER AND STRUCK EE'S LEFT HAND, ENTERING KNUCKLE AREA ON INDEX FINGER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/8/05.
Individual was preparing a rusty metal surface for welding by using a chipping hammer when rust flew into his eye
SPLICING 13 BELT, EE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE CUT THRU THE BELT, WITH THE KNIFE BLADE CUTTING HIS LEFT ARM, RESULTING IN A LACERATION. THIS IS A LTA.
Injured was trouble shooting a cm with a field rep. As they were reattaching the rubrail on the side of the cm, using a slate bar for leverage, he felt pain in his lower back and hip.
The injured employee was using a wrench to tighten bolts on the end of T&T pump. Wrench slipped off of bolt causing employee to fall back and pulled lower back muscle.
Injured was assisting in installing a new splice on conhveyor belt when he reach in to move the multi-driver over in the driver blocks. As he grabbed the driver to move it, he was struck on the hand by the 4 lb. hammer used to set the rivets.
Miner was using cable lug-all to line a chute. Tool slipped & struck miner in mouth and chipped a tooth.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK USING A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING SUDDEN JERK ON ARM & SHOULDER.
While trimming a rubber skirt at #10 belt driver, injured was cutting away from himself. The knife cut through the rubber, cutting the bottom of his finger.
WHILE TRIMMING A BOOT WITH A KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING INJURED IN THE RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN A LACERATION. REQUIRE 5 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME
EE WAS BREAKING BOLTS ON A REDUCING FLANG USING A 3/4"DRIVE SOCKET RATCHET AND CHEATER PIPE. DURING WORK THE EE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN OF LOWER BACK. INCIDENT OCCURRED 2/4/04 AND WENT TO DR. ON 2/9/04. THE 1ST DAY LOST WAS 2/9/04.
THE INJURED WAS CUTTING INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT AWITH A UTILITY/RAZOR KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE WOUND THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES IN THE SURFACE SHOP USING A UTILITY RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. THI S RESULTED IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 4 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME.
INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A BUCKET OF MINE SEALANT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE LID, STRIKING HIS LEFT THIGH CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.
THE INJURED WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A SUSPENTION SPRING BACK INTO PLACE ON THE TRACKS OF A RAIL MANTRIP. WHEN THE SPRING WENT BACK INTO PLACE THE MANTRIP DROPPED DOWN CAUSING HIS RIGHT IN DEX FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED 5 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME.
THE INJURED WAS USING THE HOIST IN THE SHOP TO LIFT PART OF THE REAR END OUT OF A SCOOP. THE PIECE BEING RAISED BECAME FOULED, THE INJURED USED A BAR TO FREE IT, WHEN HE DISLODGED IT THE SPIND LE SPUN AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THERIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT.
THE INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER TO SPLIT WOODEN WEDGES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LT. SHOULDER. HE, ALONG WITH 2 OTHERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A PERMANENT STOPPING. THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT DATE WAS 7/18/03, THE INJURED DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 8/5/03.
THE INJURED WAS STRUCK IN THE CHEST WITH A BELT CLAMP AS THE SCISSOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE BELT CLAMP. *THE ORIGINAL DATE OF THE INJURY WAS 4/24/03. IT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 5/3/03 WH EN THE INJURED STARTED MISSING WORK.
MINER STRUCK SPROCKET SEGMENT ON DOZER TRACK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF, FLEW UP AND LODGED IN HIS CHIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE THE METAL WAS REMOVED.
THE INJURED WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE HANDLE OF A TAILPIECE JACK WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS WET AND MUDDY HAND. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A BROKEN NOSE AND A LACERATION REQUIRING 8 ST ITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING OUT STOPPING WITH SLEGE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS HAND BETWEEN HAMMER AND BLOCKS. RESULT WAS A BROKEN BONE IN THE 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE BONES WERE IN THE TIPS OF THESE FINGERS. NO LOST TIME NO RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT HOLES IN A PIECE OF MINING BELT TO MAKE A SPILL SKIRT AT A BELT TRANSFER WHEN HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQU IRED 4 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A CHAIN COME-A-LONG TO TIGHTEN THE BELT, WHEN THE ANCHOR BOLT THE COME-A-LONG BROKE. THIS ALLOWED THE COME-A-LONG TO STRIKE HIM ON THE LT. ARM.
UTILITYMAN WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE AT NO. 14 BELT DRIVE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & HE RECEIVED A 3/4INCH INCISION ON THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND AT TH E THIRD KNUCKLE WHICH REQUIRED 8 SUTURES. NO DAYS WERE LOST. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/23/01. THIS IS TO REPORT MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.
INJURED WAS DRIVING BITS INTO CM HEAD A HANGING THRU USING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW, STRIKING HIS EYE.
WHILE INSTALLING CHUTEWORK, EMPLOYEE REACHED THROUGH STEEL WHERE ANOTHER WAS DRIVING AN ALIGNMENT PIN IN A HOLE WITH A HAMMER STRIKING THE INJURED EE'S FINGER.
WHILE USING A SLATE BAR TO ROTATE A SCREEN MECHANISM TO REMOVE TIMING PINS, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SWING BACK. THE PIN SNAGGED THE VICTIM'S GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN T HE PIN AND MECHANISM RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE 2ND FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
WHILE USING A BAR TO CLOSE A GATE ON A COAL CAR,THE VICTIM SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.