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Employee was striking a chain link on a belt drive, when it flew back and hit him in the upper lip. He had to have 6 stitches put in his lip.
Employee was cutting a piece of tie wire with a belt knife and the knife slipped causing him to cut his arm.(10 sutures)
Employee was in the process of splicing a belt together when a piece of metal broke loose as he hit the splice pin with a hammer lodging in his eye.
Employee was using a belt knife to cut a piece of curtain, when the knife slipped, causing him to cut his left thumb.(4sutures)
Unloading a speed reducer off of pallet and while removing the metal band holding the reducer, his channel locks slipped and mashed his right thumb.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CABLE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEG,RESULTING IN SUTURES.
Trimming power leads back so a light on M-1 miner could be repaired when his knife slipped causing a cut on his finger requiring sutures.
Employee was cutting a metal band off of a bundle of roof bolts. When the band cut thru it flew backwards and cut his left hand requiring 6 sutures.
Employee was cutting belt with a knife, when the knife slipped, cutting his hand.
Employee was cutting a plastic curtain with a box knife. The knife slipped causing him to cut his arm. (3 sutures)
Employee was cutting a metal band wrapped around a load of roof bolts, when the sharp edge of the band hit him on the arm, causing a laceration needing 7 sutures.
Employee was changing out a pan jack on a miner and while trying to line it up with a screwdriver, it slipped and caught his finger between the jack and bracket, cutting his left index finger that required 3 sutures.
Employee was removing an old belt pin with two hammers and when he hit the two hammers together, a small piece of one of the hammers broke off, striking him in the arm.
Employee was using a belt knife to cut a hole in the belt pull pad when the knife slipped causing him to cut his left thumb requiring 3 sutures.
Cutting a metal band off of a bundle of roof bolts, when the band came up and hit him on the rt. arm, causing a cut requiring 7 sutures.
Before shift started, employee was cutting a rope in the warehouse and the utility knife slipped, cutting his left index and left middle fingers (8 sutures).
Employee using a 1/2 in. drive and cheater pipe to tighten bolts on the pot of a continuous miner when he felt a pain in his back.
While helping to change a tram motor on a battery scoop, he was using a pry bar to help guide the motor in place and felt a severe pain in his groin area. He did not start missing work until 4-3-08.
Tightening a conveyor chain on a shuttle car with a come-along, the hook came loose hitting him in the head.
While employee was trying to get a rock out of the belt chute he slipped and fell on the other beltline causing contusions to side.
Employee was cutting a water hose with a utility knife, the knife slipped cutting him on the right arm. Eleven sutures were required.
EE was splicing cable and knife slipped, resulting in a cut on left thigh, which required five stitches.
Employee was using a belt knife to cut open a cable, when the knife slipped, cutting his left thumb.
Employee was cutting a car cable with a belt knife and the knife slipped causing him to cut his left thumb.
Helping to cut off old tape on miner cable and knife slipped cutting his right thumb resulting in 3 sutures.
He had cut open a bag of rockdust with a belt knife and forgot to close the blade. As he spread the dust with one hand he had the knife in the other hand and it came into contact with his right arm causing a cut that required 8 sutures.
He was using a track jack and bar to move a head roller when the bar slipped, hitting his right thumb.
Employee was splicing a bolter cable and his knife slipped cutting him on the left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE & AS THE KNIFE NEARED THE EDGE OF THE BELT IT CUT EASIER & WITH THE PRESSURE HE WAS APPLYING IT CONTINUED TO CUT HIS KNEE ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EE was helping mechanic splice his car cable. He had layed the cable across his knee to cut outer jacket and accidently cut his right knee.
Employee was helping thread belt through a tailpiece. He was pulling on belt with pair of channel locks when they slipped off of belt and struck him in the ribs.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW PRIOR TO THIS DATE. AFTER USING A COME-ALONG HIS ELBOW BECAME PAINFUL. HE WORKED HIS NEXT SHIFT BUT STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/20/05.
Person was cutting off metal bands from concrete block pallet and band struck the back of his arm.
Employee was working on left miner in #7 entry. He was trying to change a hose that went from conversion value to pump motor. When doing so he pulled and tugged, hurting his lower back using a pair of channel locks to break the fitting.
EE was helping splice #11 belt and when he trimmed the belt using a utility knife he cut his right thight which required 3 stitches.
EE WAS CUTTING ON BLASTIC BOTTLE WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING 12 STITCHES
INJURED PARTY WAS KNOCKING A SLEEVE OUT OF AN INSERT ON THE CUTTING DRUM WHEN A PIECE OF METAL POPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED PARTY HAD JUST SNAPPED THE BAND ON THE UBUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS AND HE TURNED AND GRABBED THE METAL BAND HE HAD JUST CUT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO BEND IT BACK WHEN HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEF T HAND.
INJURED PARTY WAS KNOCKING BLOCK OUT OF A RET BRATTICE FOR A BELT REGULATOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE OUTSIDE GETTING BELTREADY TO GO UNDERGROUND WHEN THE BELT KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED
INJ PARTY WAS LAPPING BELT ONTO A SUPPLY TRAILEROUTSIDE WHEN HIS PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED OFF THE BELT HE WAS PULLING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER