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Employee was jacking up supply car, when jack kicked out and car fell, contacting his right foot.
Two employee's were using a block hammer and pick hammer to split a timber. The injured was holding the timber, when a sliver of metal from the hammer 1/4" long, entered the employee's left hand.
After making a visual inspection, the employee decided to pull a piece of draw rock for the other operator. The employee was using an 8 foot long slate bar, the rock fell and the end of the slate bar caught on the T-bar, which caused the end that he was holding in his hands to strike him in the nose.
Employee was using a rope grip hoist to make a belt splice, handle pin sheared, causing him to fall on his right knee resulting in a sprain.