CUT FINGER WHILE SAWING TIMBERS WITH BOW SAW. 4 STITCHES LEFT INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 12EE WAS SAWING TIMBERS AND WAS HOLDING TIMBER DOWN WITH LEFT HAND AND SAW CAME OUT AND SAW TOP OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND WAS USING RATCHET TO TIGHTEN BOLT AND OVER EXTENDED HIS ARM.
MINER WAS HELPING TO REPAIR MINER. TAKING A SHAFT BAR AND LIFTING A MOTOR INTO PLACE WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACK LANDING ON A PIECE OF ROCK JUST BELOW BACK BONE.
EE WAS SHOVELING TAILPIECE AND WHILE DOING THIS, HIS SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT, SENDING IT BACK INTO THE MOUTH AREA.
EE WAS USING HAMMER WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN RIPPERHEAD, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING HIMIN THE FACE.
A BAR WAS LAYING IN THE COMPARTMENT OF THE FEEDER & SOMEHOW IT ROLLED OVER TO THE STAB JACK & WHEN STAB JACK WAS RAISED IT THREW THE BAR OUT & STRUCK HIM OVER HIS LEFT EYE - REQUIRING STITCHES .
EE WAS CUTING A PEACE OF WIRE WITH A HAMMER TO TIE MINER CABLE UP WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST FINGER CAUSING A CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STRAP OFF PALLET OF BELT STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOPOF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONDUIT; KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS MAKING A SPLCE ON A CAR CABLE WHEN HE HITHIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER
A ROCK GOT FOULED IN CONVEYER AND WHILE SWINGINGA SLEDGE HAMMER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.