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A piece, of rock fell across the miner. While, ee was removing the rock with a slate bar, the rock broke in half, and the slate bar slipped striking ee in the nose causing a laceration. After finishing the shift ee went to the Doctor, and received butterfly stitches.
EE was pulling rubber coating off of shuttle car cable. While ee was pulling his channel locks slipped striking himself in the mouth.
Removing rock from miner with slate bar when rock measuring 9"x 6'x 8" slid off the miner and struck the victim on the hand.
Helping make a shuttle car splice. Cut his left index finger.
Victim was cutting a clip off the belt when he slipped and the knife cut his hand.
Cut outside of thumb while making a cable splice.
Victim hit his left hand with a hammer. His safety glasses were fogged up
Miner was making a splice on a continuous miner cable. While stricking the anvel, a piece of the hammer chipped off and went into his wrist.
EE was pulling a piece of loose roof rock, when the piece fell, pushed slate bar into right knee. Injury resulted in the application of a knee immobilizer brace and crutches. This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #9006084.
Working the ratchet on a chain hoist when ratchet broke and the chain wrapped around his arm NOTE: EE worked did not file the inital incident report with the company until 8/12/2010. EE continued to work until November 16, 2010 at which time he went to see his doctor who restricted him from working.