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Employee stated that he was putting rub rail on the miner with scoop. He put a slate bar between the rub rail and the scoop and the scoop backed off and caused pressure on the bar that knocked the bar out of his hand. The bar caused a cut on his hand that required 8 stitches.
Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a knife and the knife slipped and the employee was cut on his right leg, requiring 3 stitches. Employee was back to work on the next scheduled shift.
Employee was using a knife while helping make a cable splice. The knife slipped and struck the employee on the left hand causing a laceration requiring one (1) stitch.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A CABLE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE SCOOP AND WAS GOING TO KNOCK A HOLE IN THE TOP OF A FIVE (5) GALLON CAN WITH A PICK HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A ROPE ON THE BELT DOLLY, AND HE PULLED ON THE ROPE TIED TO THE CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
The Injured was removing a guard off of a Head Drive, when the pick hammer he was using, slipped and hit him in the face.
Cutting a piece of belt for a splice and the utility knife slipped and cut right thigh requiring 7 stitches.
Victim was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration on index finger on left hand. 4 sutures were needed to close the wound.
Foreman stated that victim said that he had chain hoist hanging near the belt, when the chain hook caught belt splice and caused hook to fly back and strike victim in the face. Later the victim said he couldn't remember what happened.
Employee was using a pry bar and mashed the right middle finger. The wound required stitches.
Using a utility knife and while trimming a piece of belt, he cut his left forearm. Treatment required stitches.
Victim was cutting plastic band on bucket of plaster when utility knife slipped and cut right leg requiring staples to close the wound.
Hand slipped on ratchet cutting left forearm, requiring 6 stitches.
The employee was trying to unstop a blockage in the tertiary cutter box and the bar being used slid into the box as the coal gave way. this pulled the employees hand toward the cutter. Employees hand caught the top roller of the teritary cutting the tip of the fifth digit on the left hand. The cutter was in operation at the time of the incident.
Employee strained himself on 4/14/2008 while working on a mini-trac. He was using a bar and when it slipped, he felt pain. He later went to a doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery to repair on 4/23/2008.
Chain slipped on batteries and cut left index finger, requiring stitches.
Cutting tape off a hose and cut thumb with a knife. Injury required stitches.
Employee was striking an insert with a metal wrench and metal flew into his eye.
He was helping repair a Miner cable when as he was holding the cable he suffered a laceration to his right hand, requireing stitches.
Employee reported that while shoveling belts, his right upper arm made contact with a sharp barb on the belt structure. The wound was sutured at the local emergency room and he returned to work the same day.
He was working on the drive chain for the #5 Headpiece when he struck the chain with a hammer and a small piece of metal flew into his eye. Right eye.
Lifting jack kicked out, striking employee's right hand and caused a laceration that required stitches to close the wound.
Knife slipped while cutting tape; cut left hand. Required 3 stitches.
Employee was shoveling belt and was struck by the shovel. This report was filed to abate violation #7436522.
Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt when he cut his right leg with a utility knife. The wound required stitches to close.
Employee was struck by a flying piece of metal as he was using a hammer. Metal was removed and stitches were needed to close the wound.
He was using a bar to install fan belt when the bar slipped and struck him on the shin. The injury required stitches.
Employee standy a chain w/hammer and a small piece of metal was imbedded in his right hand. Metal was removed.
Employee began missing work on 9/29 from an injury that occurred on 8/25/05. He was using a bar when the weight of the part being moved shifted and he felt pain in lower ribs and lower back.
HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF REMOTE CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
CUTTING MINER CABLE THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTING HIS LEFT KNEE
EE WAS CUTTING BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BELT AND CUT PALM OF HIS HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.