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EE was holding a pipe for another EE who was hitting the end of the pipe with a sledge hammer. The employee who was hitting the pipe, missed the pipe and the hammer EE was using struck the left thumb and wrist area, of the EE holding the pipe, causing a hand injury.
Swinging Sledge Hammer and hurt shoulder
Swinging a sledge hammer and heard a pop in EE's lower back followed by pain
Using an iron bar to move a small horizontal DTH drill when the drill started to tip over the miner reached out to grab the drill to try to stop it from rolling over and dislocated shoulder
Hit left thumb with hammer while trying to remove bit from drill steel.
Employee was striking plug wedges with a sledge hammer and one bounced out, striking employee on finger, causing a small laceration.
He hit his finger with a sledge hammer. Blood under the fingernail.
Employee was baring a piece of stone when the bar slipped and he jarred his back. Thoracic sprain.
Injured was holding a wrench on a bolt, when another employee tried to loosen a nut with an impact wrench. The bolt spun causing the wrench to move striking his thumb against the drill, causing a crushing injury. Sutures needed to close wound.
Employee was filing a part on a metal lathe when the file slipped and he cut the palm of his left hand.
As he was pulling on a wrench he felt pain in his shoulder.
EE WAS INFLATING A TIRE WITH AN AIRLINE WHEN THE VALVE SLIPPED OFF AND DIRT BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK PLUG WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN WEDGE. WHEN HE DID THIS THE WEDGE POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE CHEEK. SMALL LACERATION TO CHEEK. THREE SUTURES.
AS EE WAS BREAKING A PIECE OF DIMENSION STONE A HIDDEN SEAM OPENED AND A PIECE OF STONE FELL ANDHIT HIS FOOT.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING A PIECE OF STONE WITH PLUG WEDGES THE STONE OPENED UP AND FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEES SHIN CAUSING SCRAPES ALONG HIS RIGHT SHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON 992 TIRE (LOADER) WHEN HE FELT HIS KNEE "POP".
EE WAS PRYING ON 992 TIRE TO PUT ON LOADER