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Technician was pulling on a bolt with a wrench and felt strain in elbow.
An employee was cutting flashing, the tool slipped causing a laceration that required stitches to EE's right hand.
Employee was modifying the flashing for a new belt. During the process, the employee needed to remove a piece of flashing. The employee began cutting the piece with a box cutter, the cutter slipped and the employee cut their left arm. The employee immediately returned to work after care the same day.
Employee was working on the belt scraper in slope four, the belt scraper is located on the head roller. The shaft had walked out of the belt scraper, so the employee hit the shaft with a hammer to move it back into place. When he did, employee felt something get into his left eye. Employee was seen at clinic and was released to full duty on 08/19/2015.
While splicing a belt miner sustained a laceration requiring stitches.
EE was prying with pry bar without using gloves
EE was helping two other employees tension cable bolts using a hydraulic tensioner. The cable was bent and had bound inside the tensioner. A 4 lb hammer was being used to the knock down on the top of the tensioner as EE pulled downward on the tensioner handles. On the 3rd or 4th hit, the hammer deflected off and struck the employees finger.
Employee was using a prybar to move a heavy object when the prybar slipped and pinched his right thumb against a concrete wall directly behind him.