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MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON AN ST 5 USING A WRENCH IN AN WAWKWARD POSITION HE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH WHEN IT SLIPPED ANBD HIT HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE. IT CAUSED A SMALL CONCUSSION.
U NAME WAS CHANGING CUTTING BITS ON THE HEAD OF THE MINER WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER
WAS USING A RACHET WRENCH TO CHANGE THE HYDRALICS AN THE 980, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, HITTING HIS HAND AGAINST THE MOTOR, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WAS HANGING A COME-ALONG TO ASSIST IN CRIBBING THE PAUCAT FOR CLEAN UP, WHEN COME-ALONG FELL PINCHING HIS FINGER CAUSING MINOR LACERATION ACCIDENT WAS NOT R EPORTED UNTIL 10 DAYS LATER WHEN IN FECTION SET IN PROBABLY CAUSED BY GROUT MATERIAL HANDLING
EMP SUSTAINED A NICK ON HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER WHILE HAND MUCKING AT C-DECLINE FACE, DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT EXACTLY OCCURRED. ACCIDENT REPORTED AFTER INFECTION DEVELOPED 9 DAYS LACER GROUT MATGE MATERIAL BEING HANDLED PROBABLE CAUSE OF INFECTION
SCALING DOWN TIGHT RIB,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND RIB CAUSING FINGERNAIL TO VE AVULSED AND BROKE TIP OF RIGHT FINGER. -RING.
BREAKING ROCK AT LOADING, HOPPER CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DOUBLE JACK HANDLE AND METAL EDGE OF HOPPER.
CHANGING BITS ON PAURAT (CONTINUOUS MINER), WAS HAMMERLING ON BIT WITH CHISEL AND HAMMER RIP TO LOOSEN BIT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.