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Removing zip ties from cable bundle and cut gloved hand with razor knife requiring stitches. Employee returned to work the same day with no work restrictions or modifications.
Miner was attempting to move conveyor with chain slings and excavator. Chain slipped on conveyor causing it to swing. Miner attempted to stop swinging conveyor and was pinned between suspended conveyor and adjacent fixed conveyor.
Miner was removing bolt from lid on long miami screw to remove lid, when wrench slipped, causing miners right elbow to strike bolt on other side of lid. Skin on elbow was broken and prescription for antibiotics was issued by doctor.
Miner was cutting a poly grease line with a knife. The knife slipped and the miner cut his left thumb, resulting in 4 stitches.
Miner was punching holes in skirtboard rubber when a shard of metal came off of punch embedding itself into his left hand. This accident is reportable because miner recieved prescription antibiotics to prevent infection.
Miner was attempting to tighten the tracks on an 88-B Bucyrus Erie Dragline while utilizing a 3/4 ton come-along. The hook slipped off the pad while under tension and came back to strike the miner in the face, resulting in sutures.
Miner was removing electrical insulation from electrical motor leads using a utility knife. The utility knife slipped and miner cut his left wrist resulting in 6 (six) stitches.
Miner was removing bearing from housing with hammer and punch when a piece of the outer race chipped off and struck him in the left leg; continued working and another piece chipped off and struck him in the right leg.
Employee was assisting maintenance in pulling a replacement conveyor onto the conveyor frame. A 1/2 inch manila rope was being used to pull the conveyor belt. The belt hung up causing the rope to break. The employee at that time had the rope under his left arm and was pulling. The broken rope pulled loose causing rope burns on right wrist and under left arm pit.
Working under crusher motor. Was loosening motor base bolts when open end wrench slipped off and struck EE in the upper lip. Received stitch in upper lip.
WHILE USING A 4-LB. HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE ANGLE IRON ON A 70-FT. PORTABLE CONVEYOR, EE MISSED THE ANGLE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB. 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.
DOING MAINTENANCE ON DRY SCREEN, REPLACING THE RUBBER BELTING. TRIMMING THE SIDE, WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER. FINGER LACERATIONS REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO UNPLUG THE NORTH CHUTE A LARGE CHUNK FO ROCK FELL FROM A SIDE HITTING THE DI-N-BAR, CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP FROM HANDS AND HIT EE IN THE JAW. SUFFERED A BROKEN TOOTH ON LOWER RT. JAWLINE.
EMPLOYEE'S WERE REMOVING TABLE SHOE'S FROM SPOKANE CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S FOREARM.