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Employee lifted a new cutting blade into place on the continuous miner gathering head to weld. A floor jack was used to pressure it into place. The jack extension was side loaded not center loaded causing it to break free, flying out and hitting the employee above the right eye. The extension cut through the right eyebrow onto the eye lid. It required 6 stitches to close it up.
Installing a pony belt-drive at a new location. EE was choked up on a sledge hammer tightening a large wedge on top of cribs in the center of the drive, the rib was 30" away. EE swung the sledge striking the wedge, the handle bounced back striking EE's left little finger against the frame of the drive, causing a laceration.
Cutting belt with utility knife, cutting towards self and cut left hand.
Employee was helping to repair a miner cable when he cut his left leg with a utility knife.
Employee was using a knife and cut right leg above knee, requiring 4 stitches.
Employee was performing a splice on the shuttle car cable when the utility knife he was using contacted his left index finger causing a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was using a sledge hammer to straighten out bent metal on lid of battery box resulting in lumbar sprain. Employee did not report injury until 7/30/12.
The employees were pulling and old belt off of #2 belt with a 3/8" high tinsel chain, when the chain snapped, striking the employee on the left shin. Employee taken to the ER where he received 3 sutures.