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TAKING T-BAR LOOSE ON FLETCHER BOLTER, KNOCKED PINS, T-BAR SLIPPED OFF OF CRIBS AND STRUCK EE ACROSS TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE CLAMP FELL OFF FROM THE OFF SIDE, AND THE EE WAS STANDING BELOW EWHERE THE SPLICE AND BEING MADE AND THE CLAMP HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND WHICH BROKE THE BONE TO THE INDEX FINGER AND BRUISED THE THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER WITH HIS FREE HAND NEAR THE OBJECT HE WAS HAMMERING. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE OBJECT AND HIT HIS LEFT POINTER FINGER, CHIPPING THE BONE AT THE TIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS TEARING OUT AN OVERCAST. HE KNOCKED OUT A BOLT CAUSING THE BEAM TO FALL AND HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.
CUTTING 3" PUMP HOSE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND MADE A SMALL CUT ON THE RIGHT THIGH. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF RATHER THAN CUTTING AWAY.
SUBJECT WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT UP IN ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD, WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE LIP. THE SUBJECT SUFFERED A CUT LIP, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS BUILDING STOPPING WITH OMEGO BLOCKS. WHILE SAWING A BLOCK, ANOTHER BLOCK FROMTHE TOP ROW FELL10' & STRUCK EE ON THE BACK.
EE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION TO PREPARE A CABLE FOR A SPLICE. HE HAD THE KNIFE SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND & CUT HIS OTHER HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.
WHILE DOING DOTSEL CARS CHECK, THE TUBE BREAKER WAS ACTIVIATED WITH A POOR TOOL CAUSING THE CAUSE TO SLIP AND PUNCTURE THE EE S HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.
PULLED OUT A NAIL WHEN SIDE CUTTERS SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LIP. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11/15/95, EE WAS HOLDING ANALLEN PLUG WITH CHANNELOCKS & MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, PLUG SPLINTERED OFF & HIT EE IN R PALM [SMALL CUT]. HE DIDN'T GO TO DR [1ST AID RECEIVED][ HE DID NOT THINK METAL WAS IN HIS HAND HE DISCOVERED BUMP IN PALM. HE WENT TO DRON 1/16/95 & THE REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL 3 STITCHES NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CUT NET OFF A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE. WAS NOT USING PROBLEM EQUIPMENT FOR THE TOB. MISSED CHISEL & HIT HAND WITH A HAMMER.
EE WAS TIGHTENING LUGS ON SHUTTLE CAR WRENCH SLIPPED & HE FELL BACK OVER CRIB THAT WAS BLOCKING; CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH A RED DEVIL, BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN CHEST WITH END OF BAR AND HIS HANDS.
EE WAS WEDGING A TIMBER HOLDING TIMBER WITH LEFT HAND AND HIT HIS THUMB WITH AN AXE, TRYING TO HIT WEDGE AT TOP OF TIMBER.
TRAM CHAIN ON FEEDER BROKE, MAN WAS TRYING OT BREAK THE LINK APART WHEN SCREW DRIVER FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. (THE SCREWDRIVER WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES).
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A GUARD ON THE ROOF BOLTE WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND PINTCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BOOM.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON BOTTOM FLOOR OF CRUSHER BUILDING WHEN AN EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP FLOOR DROPPED A HAMMER, STRIKING INJURED EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF THE HEAD. HE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON CRUSHER STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HLEPING TO INSTALL SKIRT RUBBER ON LO-1 BELT LINE WHILE USING A 4 LB. SHOP HMMER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE WHEN ANOTHER EE HIT #1 EE'S RT. HAND WITH A HAMMER.
SETTING BITS IN MINER, PIECE OF COAL; FELW WHILE REMOVING OLD BITS , HIT IN RIGHT EYE.
HE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN CUT JACKET FROM DAMAGED CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND. THIS REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, FELT PAIN IN BACK AFTER FINISHING BELT SPLICE.
SAWING TIMBER WITH SAW, LET IT SLIP AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE.
CUTTING TIMBER WITH BOW SAW BOW JAW SLIPPED & CUT FINGER ON RT HAND
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING ROPES UP FOR BELT MOVE THE RED-DEVIL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON HIS HIP, CAUSING A BRUISE.
ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTIN GOPEN A CABLE SPLICE AND THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF CABLE AND CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT THIGH.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
OUTSIDE--CONDITIONS DIDN'T PERTAIN TO ACCIDENT.
HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO TOPNE A DOOR AND HTE BAR SLIPPED.
HE WAS CUTTING BAND OFF OF A PALLET OF BELT ROLLERS. WHEN BAND BROKE, A ROLLER CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS LETTING THE RED DEVIL OFF, THE RED DEVIL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND.
WHILE OPENING AN OIL CAN CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED & CUT HIS HAND ON OIL CAN CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND
MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR SPLICE ON #2 21SC HAD CABLE LAYING ACROSS LEG TO STAY OUT OF MUD.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT KNEE.
WE WERE MAKING A BELT MOVE AND WAS SPLICING THE BELT WHEN EE DROPPED A NAIL BOARD AND HIT EE LEFT HAND AND WRIST.
HE WAS LIFTING ACOUNTER WEIGHT ON A BELT WITH A CHAIN HOIST. THE CHAIN HOIST BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD JUST OVER HIS RIGHT EYE.
HE SAID WHEN HE TURN[ED] AROUND SHOVELING HIS RIGHT RIBS POP.
SAWING A BAND OFF A WATERLINE, CUT LEFT HAND JUST ABOVE THUMB.
MAN WAS RAISING BELT STRUCTURE WITH A RAIL ROAD JACK. THE BAR HE WAS USING FLEW OUT STRIKING THE MAN'S LEFT EAR CUTTING IT. MAN WAS PRESSING THE BAR DOWN WITH HIS KNEE WHEN IT FLEW OUT.
WHILE PUTTING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER BACK TOGETHER, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE, IN THE EYE LID.
HE SAID HE HIT HIS SELF IN TESTICALS WITH BAR GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE.
SETTING BREAKER TIMBERS WHILE PILLARING, CUT HAND WITH BOW-SAW.
CHANGING BITS IN MINER, KNOCKING BIT OUT AND PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN BACK OF HAND CAUGHT PIECE OF METAL.
MECHANIC WAS PUTTING WEAK STRIPS IN PLACE WITH HYD. JACK WEAR STRIPS SLIPPED OFF STRIKING RIGHT HAND OF VICTIM (13 STITCHES IN 3 FINGERS).
EE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE HE WAS REMINING PUNCH AND FINGER WAS TOP WHEN AREA CAME DOWN HITTING FINGER.S
RED DEVIL BROKE & PINCHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND. BROKE RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING CABLE SPLICE PLACE CABLE ON LEG TOOK KNIFE & CUT CABLE IN TURN CUTTING LEG
PULLING TOO HARD ON STEEL ROPE.
BREAKING LUG NUTS LOOSE ON WHEEL OF ROOF BOLTER.