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Beltman was cleaning gob out at tail area, had piece of drill steel prying on rock - hit bar against eye - resulting in laceration to head over right eye - went to hospital & got 5 sutures. Returned to work 6-12-06.
Employee was helping make a belt move, lifting belt with a bar & putting structure in belt when he felt pain in lower right side of back. Went to dr had strain. He came back to work on 2-20-06, worked 4 hours and left again - will be off a few days.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut plastic tape off a belt chain when he cut his right index finger. He went to the doctor & got 4 sutures. Returned to work next scheduled shift - no lost time.
EE ELECTRICIAN TRAINEE, WAS HELPING DO MAINTAINENCE WORK ON CONTINOUS MINER. WHIEL PRYING WITH SLATE BAR TO REMOVE POT ON MINER, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO HOSPITAL AND GIVEN MUSC LE RELAXER MEDICATION AND TOLD TO REST FOR A FEW DAYS.
BELTMAN EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPOLICE WHILE CUTTING BELT-HE ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE-FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT TO DR AND RECEIVED 6 SUTURES. RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.
ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A SHUTTLE CAR, THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BROKE, HE WAS TRYING TO PULL CHAIN BACK TOGETHER WITH A COME-A-LONG, USING A SMALL CHAIN ON FLIGHTS. THE CHAIN BROKE & THE HOOK CAM E BACK & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A PIECE OF WATER LINE. WAS HITTING HALF HEADER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER & HALF HEADER BROKE IN TWO. HE HIT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND & CAUSED A LACERATION TO FINGER. WENT TO HOSPITAL. RECEIVED 6 SUTURES.
EE REPORTED ON 9-14 THAT HE HURT HIS ARM ON 8-21. HAS A PULLED TENDON IN RIGHT ARM. HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 9-3 & DID NOT REPORT THIS TO MGMT. TILL NOW. SAID HE WAS PULLING ON RATCHET & PULLED TENDON IN ARM. MGMT. HAS POSTED SAFETY RULES TO REPORT ALL ACCIDENT WITHIN 24 HRS. WE PROTEST THIS REPORT.
EE WAS WORKING ON SCOOP-PUT NEW BUSHINGS AND PINS IN SCOOP BUCKET. WHILE TRYING TO HOLD PIN IN PLATE WITH LEFT FOOT-HE STRUCK IT WITH A 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER HAD FOOT X RAYED NOTHING BROKE BUT W AS BRUISED BAD AT HEEL.
EE WAS MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR SPLICE ON A NON-PRODUCING SHIFT, WHEN HE STRUCK THE KNOCKER, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT THUMB.