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MINER WAS CUTTI3G A PIECE OF RUBBER TO PATCH LEAK IN PIPE LINE. POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.
I NAME WAS TAKI3G PETRIFIED STUMP OUT OF WELL WITH CHAIN AND HOIST. THE CHAIN CAUSED THE STUMP TO BREAK AND A PIECE BROKE OFF HITTING MY HAND.
MINER WAS REMOV3NG ENGINE COWLING FROM A BULLDOZER IN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE BOLTS OUT HE USED AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH ON BOLT HEAD AND HELD NUT (STEEL PLATE) WITH FINGERS STEEL PLATE TURNED AND CUT HIS FINGER 3
MINER WAS TAKIN1 APART A 16' PIPELINE AND HIT HIMSELF IN CHIN WITH WRENCH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT.
MINER WAS HELPING A W A TER JACK FLEXIBLE WATER HOSE, THE FLANGE WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO THE HOSE AND WITH A HAMMER THE FLANGE WAS MUDDY AND THE MINER HOLDING THE HOSE REACHED INTO WIPE MUD OFF THE FLANGE WHILE MINER WAS HAMMERING FLANGE
MINER GOT THUMB CAUGHT IN BOTTOM DOOR OF R.R. CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE COME-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING DOOR CLOSE BECAUSE LATCH WAS BROKEN.
MINER WAS TIGHTINING BOLTS ON TROMMEL SCREEN. RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH CHIPPING A TOOTH.
MINER WAS TIGHTENING PACKING ON A PUMP WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND WAS THROWN OUT AND HIT HIS HAND
MINER WAS CLOSING BOTTOM ON R/R CAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT OF DOOR LOCK & HIT MINER IN FOREHEAD.
MINER WAS TAKING TEETH OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET USING PUNCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER. MINER WAS HOLDING B+O PUNCH WHILE OTHER MINER USED HAMMER. PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF TOOTH AND HIT MINER IN FOREHEAD.