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They were finishing a belt splice. EE was pounding the splice making sure all nails and splices were down. EE was feeling splice to make sure ends were down. EE got hit on the left ring finger with hammer.
He was cutting bands off of bundle of bolts. He turned and his right arm hit band cutting his arm.
EE was cutting a piece of belt for skirting in tail piece on #2 belt and had belt laying across his leg.
Foreman was pulling S-Car off feeder with a 3/8" chain with hook's. The chain broke and hook sending 2' of chain 26' and hitting foreman in back.
EE was pulling a piece of belt with channel locks and they slipped and pulled right shoulder.
Employee using 3/4 drive ratchet to loosen bolts on mine head, ratchet slipped handle smashed finger between ratchet and frame of miner. Open fracture of left ring finger.
Jacking supply car on track, blocked car to free up second jack. Reached for jack and car slid off jack and smashed his finger.
Was cleaning up the work area at the end of the shift, (crew was spraying concrete).