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IE was cutting plastic from J-Hook when knife came off end of hook cutting the palm of his left hand.
While using sledge hammer in an attempt to switch over a stuck flop gate, employee caught his little finger between the hammer handle and the lever for the flog gate resulting in a laceration.
While trimming 36" section belt prior to making a splice, injured worker using a hawk bill knife was cutting through the belt when the knife caught the board. Injured repositioned himself to get leverage. While applying pressure the knife skipped out of the board and across the belt contacting his right knee causing a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
Two employees building cribs in 4-East area of mine, as one employee tightened his crib, the sledge hammer handle hit the crib, bounced out of the employee's hand causing the sledge to fly, striking an employee on the left side of his face causing a 3/4-inch laceration on the left side of his face between his lips and nose requiring sutures to close the wound.
WHILE STEADYING A BEARING SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD USE A HAMMER TO KNOCK IT LOOSE, A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF THE BEARING AND LODGED IN OUR EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
Mine Maintenance Chief was working a come-along to pull pipe together when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Initially diagnosed as a right shoulder sprain and he was released to regular duty. A recent MRI shows anterior labral tear of his right shoulder requiring surgery to repair. He become a LTA on March 1, 2013.
Injured claims that when tightening a bolt on the cable tender, the 8-inch crescent wrench slipped causing him to lose his balance falling backward and twisting his left knee. Initially diagnosed as a strain and he was released to regular duty. A recent MRI shows a left meniscus tear requiring surgery. He became a LTA on March 1, 2013.
Employee cut his left thumb with a utility knife while making a splice on B Main Belt. He was wearing gloves.
Employee was using a rock bar to scale down a piece of sand rock when the rock shifted allowing the bar to suddenly rise up and strike the employee in the mouth causing a laceration of the lower lip requiring 3 sutures.
Injured was repairing a broken coal chain on the miner using a chain brake tool, chisel, and a hammer. He struck the chisel with a hammer causing the chisel to fly up and strike him in the head causing a laceration. The wound was closed with sutures.
While using a razor knife held in his left hand to cut zip ties off of hydraulic hoses in scoop tractor center section, the knife skipped across a zip tie and cut into his right wrist positioned approximately 18" away.
While removing the outer rubber cable jacket, the razor knife slipped cutting the top of his left hand.
Employee was cutting metal band and band went through gloves.
Injured was using a hacksaw to cut off an improperly installed roof bolt, when the hacksaw blade broke striking him on the upper lip causing a laceration requiring 6 stitches. Released to regular duty.
Employee stated he was removing a wheel unit from a shuttle car when the ratchet he was using slipped and struck him on the right side of his face causing a fracture and lacerations.
Employee was putting coal on shuttle car, as he was prying chain over shaft, the bar slipped off shaft and struck employee on right hand.
Employee was trying to remove stuck drill insert and had hit the top off insert with a hammer. A piece of insert struck employee on right leg between leg and crotch.
Employee was putting belts on screen drive when his left ring finger got pinched between wrench and steel drive.
Employee was hanging waterline at belt drive and when he lowered his left hand he cut left hand on a hose clamp.
Employee was cutting off a corner of belt edge with a razor knife, the knife slipped, cutting his right small finger and right ring finger.
Employee was striking rock with a hammer when a piece of metal broke off puncturing his right arm. At time of injury employee was pounding one hammer against another hammer.
Employee states that he was knocking coal off stacker with sledge hammer when he hit his finger on crossrail and frozen coal. Employee reported accident to management on 11/27/08 but did not seek medical attention until 12/10/08. Initially thought to be a bruise, was diagnosed as a simple fracture.
Hand slipped of a pump crank while cranking. Handle came back and hit R wrist. Pump was attached to the end of the line.
Employee claims he was tightening snob jack with hammer and foreign matter (metal)came off the roof or jack and went into left eye.
Employee was splicing a #2 - 3 conductor GGC charger cable. As he twisted the cable, his left hand came into contact with the open blade of his utility knife causing a laceration requiring 4 sutures
Employee and co-workers were replacing the motor on the clean-up pump. The motor was hanging on a chain hoist. As the motor was turned from from horizontal to vertical, it slid on the chain pinching the finger of the employee between the shaft and the motor base causing a fracture to the finger tip.
Employee was knocking CAT pin out when a piece of steel dislodged, striking employee on lower lip. Employee did not seek medical attention until 07/09/07.
Employee was pulling the belt pin (spindle) on a splice using a claw hammer when he was struck in the eye with a sliver of metal which required eye surgery.
Employee was breaking a chain with a hammer and a pice of metal came off the pin in the chain. This metal became lodged in employee's right hand.
Injured was in the process of pulling a belt splice pin (spindle) by striking a claw hammer with a mason hammer when a piece of steel spalled off the mason hammer striking and becoming lodged in the lobe of his right ear.
Employee was making a splice. When he was hammering the splice together a piece of the splice tool fragmented, striking the employee in the right knee.
Employee was cutting ties off his hard hat using a utility knife when the knife slipped cutting the palm of his left hand requiring stitches
Employee using a come-a-long to pull a pin out of the trunion on #1 shuttle car while pushing on the handle he slipped and the handle struck him in the mouth
Injured was making a splice on a shuttle car cable. While turning the cable, his left hand came into contact with the open blade of the utility knife causing a laceration to his left hand little finger requiring 3 stitches.
Employee was splicing a shuttle car cable when he cut his left thumb with a razor knife.
Employee was using a belt knife to whittle a splinter from his hammer handle when the knife slipped and lacerated his arm. Employee received 6 stitches.
Employee was tightening the bolt on the Joy 14 Continuous Miner gathering arm using a wrench and a cheater pipe. The wrench slipped off of the bolt head causing the employee to fall forward striking his finger on the gathering arm.
Employee was troube shooting shuttle car cable, using a screw driver to pry the leads part. He was using a razor knife, cutting toward the screw driver-the knife slipped- cutting his right ring finger. The laceration required 3 stitches.
PRYING ON A DRIVE SHAFT WITH A BAR ON A D11N. THE BAR SLIPPED & THE EE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE D117. RIGHT ELBOW
EE WAS HOLDING A PIN REMOVAL BAR, MECHANIC WAS STRIKING BAR IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE PIN. MECHANIC MISSED THE PIN REMOVAL BAR & HIT LEFT WRIST OF EE'S ARM.