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Employee received a laceration to the lower lip that required 5 sutures to close the wound. Employees states that he was tightening the bolts that secure the cutter motor to the frame of the cutter boom. Employee fell into the machine as he was pushing down on the ratchet handle.
Employee was struck on the top of the head by a chain hoist. Hoist was hooked to a belt hanger bracket and around a feeder conveyor chain that was fouled. The belt hanger failed while ratcheting the hoist resulting in the hoist striking the employee. Employee was transported to CAMC General Hospital, where he received two staples in his head and was then released.
Electrician was removing the tape and splice jacket from the 208 continuous miner cable. As employee cut across the cable, the utility knife slipped out of the boot and this resulted in the employee receiving a laceration to his left hand. The laceration required 8 sutures to close.
Employee was using a cut off tool to cut a copper bar. Employee was holding the copper bar with a pair of channel locks and as he was cutting the bar the cut off tool kicked and struck the top of his finger with the rotating disc causing a laceration that required 3 sutures to close.
Employee was attempting to remove a water line coupling by inserting the sharp end of a pick hammer into a crack in the coupling and then striking the hammer with a claw hammer. While striking the pick hammer, a piece of the hammer head chipped off and imbedded into the side of the knuckle of his left index finger. The chip of metal had to be removed by a surgeon.
Employee and co-worker were splicing a East mains #2 belt and in the coarse of cutting the belt, he received a laceration 2inches above his left knee. Employee received 6 sutures and was instructed to stay off work.
Employee was holding a wrench & another employee was striking the wrench. Employee that was holding wrench repositioned his hand and when the wrench was struck it pinned his finger against the frame of the scoop. This resulted in employee receiving 5 sutures to close the laceration.
Employee installed a fly curtain and was cutting the curtain with a utility knife. He was holding the knife with his left hand and the curtain with his right and in cutting the curtain he cut through his glove into his index finger.He received 5 sutures and returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
Employee was on his knees attempting to square conveyor belting by cutting it with a utility knife. He was pulling the knife toward himself when it cut across the belt and into his right leg just above his knee. The laceration required seven sutures to close.
Employee was removing insulation from miner trailing cable and utility knife slipped causing a laceration to left thumb. Employee finished shift and was seen at Raleigh General ER where thumb was sutured to close the wound. Employee returned to work on 12/17/2008 and has not last any work days from work.
Employee & co-worker we tighting a bolt in a flex board hold down when co-worker's wrench slipped off and employee was hit in the mouth with the wrench. This caused a front tooth to be chipped. Employee has not had any lost days & had tooth repaired 10/22/2008.
Employee was in the process of making a belt splice. He struck the belt splice template knocker a glacing blow with a hammer & struck middle finger between the knocker & the hammer handle. The employee finished the shift and then sought medical attention. Employee received 5 sutures to close the laceration. Employee had removed wet gloves in order to grip the hammer handle better.
Employee was skiving belt and was pulling knife with right hand toward his body and the knife slipped and then the knife stabbed the palm of his left hand. Cut required two stitches to close.
Helping electrican make splice on shuttle car cable, employee cut his right thumb.
Employee was pulling up on a 15 inch adjustable type Cressent wrench when he felt something pull in his left shoulder. He started missing work on 10/17/07.
Employee was using a pick hammer and masonry hammer to remove a mechanical splice. He struck the pick hammer with the masonry hammer and a piece of the pick hammer splintered off.
Employee was using hammer & chisel to cut head off of bolt & a piece of the chisel flew off embedding in his left index finger.
EE struck his thumb while putting a bit insert into a miner.
A piece of metal flew off of a hammer & struck employee in his right arm.
Employee inadvertently cut his right knee while cutting belt. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT, BUT REQUIRED SUTURES.
Employee cut his hand (L) while cutting a piece of belt that was to be used for spill rubber.
Employee cut his finger while using a hack saw to make a splice in a waterline. This cut required sutures.
While removing a wrench from a drill steel, the wrench fell & mashed his finger against the drill pot.
CUTTING BANDS ON KENNEDY STOPPING & RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FOREARM.
EE injured his back while using a slate bar to clean rock off of a continuous miner. HE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 3/17/05
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING BELT LINE WITH HIGH LIFT JACK. THE JACK SLIPPED OFF OF THE STRUCTURE, DROPPING THE STRUCTURE ON HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING A WIRE ROPE. ONE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE OTHER WITH A PICK HAMMER (NO LOST TIME).
EE WAS PRYING CONVEYOR CHAIN THROUGH THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE DID NOT MISS WORK OR REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3-22-04.