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EE stated that he was in process of turning the drill carousel with a slate bar when he felt something "pop" in his lower back. He sustained a strained muscle as a result.

The injured and a co-worker were in process of removing plugged coal from the No.7 tail section chute which is part of the raw coal system. While prying with the slate bar to remove the coal, the bar slipped, came up and subsequently struck him on the ear causing a laceration.

Employee states he was hitting a bolt with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal him him in the eye.

Employee states that while attempting to tighten a wheel lug nut on a truck, the wrench slipped and he fell from ground level to ground level, resulting in a contusion to his finger and a strain to his back."REPORT FILED UNDER PROTEST"

An employee of Gil's Contracting stated while using a razor knife (folding style) and cutting a section of rigid water line the knife slipped and struck his left hand, lacerating the top portion of his ring finger.

EE stated he was using a jack to push out a trasmission bolt, when it slipped and hit him in the mouth.

Employee stated he was tightening wheel nut with a lug wrench and pulled muscle in back.

Employee was helping install a large pin in the bucket door for the 2800 P&H electric shovel. During the process, he was using a 20-pound sledgehammer & while striking the pin, a piece of metal flew off (pin), striking & penetrating his inside upper left leg. The piece of metal was successfully removed at the hospital the same evening; laceration required stitches.

EE was beating on a hopper with a hammer to get the product to flow and smashed his right finger.

EE and co-workers were in process of working on a 900 Komatsu loader bucket, installing a lip protector. AS he was striking the lip protector with a 16-pound sledge hammer, a piece of metal chipped off from the lip protector, striking and penetrating his left forearm. The piece of metal was successfully removed at the hospital the next morning.

Employee was cleaning out panel seat on coarse refuse screen with a screw driver when his hand slipped and struck a jagged edge on the sub frame. As a result, he lacerated his index finger on his left hand which required four (4) stitches. He was wearing gloves at the time.

While installing bottom structure cover (belly pan) to Cat. D11 bulldozer, chain slipped allowing cover to fall on left hand causing laceration & index finger to break.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A LUG NUT ON A WHEEL, THE WRENCH SLIPPED. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RT. ANKLE.