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Employee was working on belt line. Employee was prying on a belt stand and strained left shoulder.
Employee was working on a belt move. Using a utility knife to cut belt. The utility knife slipped and it cut right knee. Employee received 3 stitches.
Employee was using a sledge hammer breaking apart a miner chain when a piece of metal sheared off & hit employee on right pointer finger knuckle.
Employee was using a pry bar to change a roller. When employee pushed up on the bar they felt pain in their back.
Employee was using an insert puller to remove an insert on the miner. Part of the puller broke and came back and struck employee on the left ear. Employee received 20 stitches on the left ear.
Employee was hooking up chain and pull rope to pull conveyor chain back in place when the chain mashed middle finger on left hand. Employee received 2 stitches.
Employee was using a knife to cut a piece of belt line. The utility knife slipped and cut the top of EE's hand. EE received 4 stitches on top of hand.
Employee was unhooking a supply car on the bottom of the slope. EE was using a slate bar to unhook the coupler when the bar slipped and EE hit pinky finger on a miner nut on the end of the supply car. Cutting EE's finger, EE received 7 stitches.
Employee was breaking a metal band loose from a new roll of belt line. When the band was cut it flew back sticking EE in the left forearm, cutting it 8 staples
Employee was using a utility knife to trim a belt splice when knife slipped and cut the side of EE's right wrist. EE received 7 stitches.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a belt line. He was pulling it towards himself when cutting the belt line. The knife hit his right leg. He received 14 stitches on his upper leg.
Employee was helping make a belt splice. When he picked up a belt roller he felt pain in his right shoulder.
Employee was shoveling Gob out from under stacker belt when he felt pan in his back.
Employee was using a chain ratchet to pull chain together and pulled muscle in his back.
EE was taking conveyor chain apart on miner with a hammer when he struck the miner frame with the hammer and left pinky finger between miner and handle of hammer. It fractured his little finger. Came back to work the next day.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conduit when he felt something pop in his right wrist. Employee did not go off work until 11-22-12.
Employee was prying with a pry bar when he got his thumb pinched between pry bar and pin on the miner. Accident was not reported until 9/19/12.
Employee was working on a tail shaft using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and the bar hit him on his left shoulder.
Employee was working on a shuttle car using a chain ratchet. The ratchet slipped and the employee fell back against the shuttle car hurting his lower back.
Employee was setting bits on the continuous miner. He was changing the inserts when he hit his middle finger on his left hand. He received 5 stitches. No lost time.
Employee was cutting a band that was around roof bolts when he cut it the band came back and cut his left leg he received 2 stitches.
Employee pulled slack up from power box on the right miner cable when the rope slipped up on his hand and cut his right thumb. He received 5 stitches on his thumb.
Employee was using a utility knife to cut belt line when the knife slipped and it cut his right knee. He received 5 stitches. He came back to work the next day no lost time.
EE was building brattice when he smashed his right index finger with a hammer he received 12 stitches on his finger.
EE was cutting a curtain with a utility knife when he cut his right index finger. This required 4 stitches and the EE came back to work the next day.
Employee was building stopping and felt pain in his right wrist.
EE was using a utility knife to cut tape off of his boot. The knife slipped and it cut his right index finger. EE received 4 sticthes had no lost time.
Employee was using a jack to raise a belt head. The jack bar slipped and hit him in the face and fractured his left lower jaw.
EE was cutting belt line with a utility knife when the knife slipped and he cut his left leg above his knee. He received 7 staples. Came back to work on 9/1/09 no lost time.
He was cutting belt line with a utility knife when his hand slipped and cut his middle finger on his left hand. He received 5 stitches. No lost time.
Using a utility knife to cut plastic on highline wire, when the knife slipped and cut his left leg. He received 6 stitches. No lost time.
He was using a utility knife to cut rings on a plaster bucket when the knife bounced off bucket cutting his left wrist. He got 9 stitches. No lost time.
He was unloading a cutter head gear case from a supply car using a chain to lift it. The chain broke striking his right index finger, bruising it.
He was moving a piece of rail. He took a bar to roll rail over off ties, rail didn't move. He felt pain in lower back.
Loading feeder track, jack on supply car caught his finger between jack and supply car. Index finger on right hand cut - 10 stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LID FROM PLASTER BUCKET. HE HAD HAND TOOL TO REMOVE THE LID IN HIS HAND. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE LID, THE TOOL SLIPPED OFF THE LID, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT CHEEK UNDER HIS EYE. CAUSED A 1 INCH CUT AND BLACK EYE. HAD 5 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RATCHET - TIGHTENING BOLT. RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING HIM IN FACE. REQUIRED EIGHT SMALL STITCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE. NO LOST TIME.
Was cutting curtain off drag chain in shuttle car with blade knife and pushed knife across left thumb. Had to have 6 stitches.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT MINE CURTAIN THAT WAS TANGLED UP IN MINER CABLE. HE WENT TO CUT CURTAIN & KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE GOT 14 STITCHES. (NO LOST TIME.)