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Employee was driving a pin into a bucket tooth when a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became embedded in his right forearm.
Employee was guiding a cutting edge that was being moved with a magnet when the magnet unexpectedly released the cutting edge and caught his left thumb. This caused a laceration that required stitches.
DRIVING A TRACK PIN INTO THE MINER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A CHIP FLEW OFF STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG. HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK BUT HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.
STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER, TIGHTENING A BOLT TO A COAL CHUTE, HIS RATCHET SLIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF LADDER.
A HAMMER WAS BEING USED TO PUT A BUCKET PIN IN A SCOOP. AN INDIVIDUAL WAS STRIKING THE PIN WITH THE HAMMER WHEN IT GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
CUTTING A METAL BAND FROM AROUND STRUCTURE AND THE BAND SPRUNG STRIKING HIM ON THE ARM.
HE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF DRIL STEEL AGAINST A CHAIN AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL WAS STRIKING THE PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WITH A HAMMER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
HE WAS WORKING AS PART OF A CREW CHANGING THE R.F. STEERING COLLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE STEERING COLLAR INTO PLACE USING R.F. LEVELING CYLINDER, HAMMER WAS USED AS A SPACER. THE OPERA TOR APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER WAS PUSHED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTLINE AND WAS CUTTING BACK TOWARD HIM. CUT HIS FOREARM.