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EE stated he was replacing conveyor chain on a joy 21sc shuttle car using a com-a-long. Chain broke on the com-a-long causing ee to fall backward, causing a possible strain to ee back and neck. EE started missing work on 4/14/11.
Employee stated he was using a belt knife. Knife slipped while cutting curtain causing laceration to right leg. Nine stitches - no lost work days.
EE stated he was using a pry bar to change out belt rollers, prying down on belt and felt pain in his lower back, started missing work on 11/3/07.
EE stated he was placing a conveyor belt tail roll in place. Come-a-long chain came loose- caught both hands between tail roller & steel plate. Fracture to little finger left hand, ring finger, r. hand, both fingers required stitches from lacerations. Started missing work 6/8/07.
Employee stated he was using a sledge hammer to remove a pin holding boom onto roof bolting machine. A piece of steel from pin struck him in upper left arm. He missed one shift. Returned to work on 5-16-07.
Employee stated he was using a hammer to drive a nail into a curtain board, missed nail, struck left thumb with hammer. Mashed finger. Started missing work on 7-13-06.
Employee stated he was changing bits on the continuous miner drum, when employee struck bit wrench with a hammer a small piece of steel off the bit wrench struck employee just above his knee, possibly lodging in his femur bone, started missing work on 7-15-05.
Employee stated he was using a belt knife to cut a piece of 42 inch conveyor belt---knife slipped of belt---struck employee's right thigh causing a laceration requiring five stitches.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING A BELT PIN WITH A PAIR OF SIDE CUTTERS. HAND SLIPPED OFF SIDE CUTTERS STRIKING SIDE OF BELT FRAMING AND ROLLER CAUSING LACERATION TO INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.