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Employee prying a cylinder pin and the pry bar slipped and struck their wrist, hand and forearm.
While doing maintenance on the undercutter, EE and another miner were driving a cylinder pin out and the hammer EE was holding while another miner was hitting it with another hammer, and their arm was forced down onto the cylinder, cutting their forearm requiring 3 stitches
Employee using utility knife to cut cable jacket while doing an electrical splice and the knife slipped, and employee cut a finger
The employee was using a utility knife to cut a plastic pail. While cutting the pail the employee slipped with the knife and cut their left forearm resulting in getting stitches.
Employee was hand scaling with a hand bar in a lift basket. The hand bar slipped and caused the employee to pinch the right little finger between the bar and the basket railing. Laceration required stitches to close wound. Placed on light duty for 10 days.
While striking a wrench to break loose a bolt on the final drive assembly of a LHD, the bolt broke free and pinched EE's left index finger between the wrench and another bolt, causing a laceration. Five (5) sutures were required to close the wound.
Employee was cutting cable ties with a utility knife. Knife slipped and cut and stabbed left hand. Employee received sutures for laceration.
Employee was tightening down bolts with a 4" ratchet on a new conveyor drive unit. Employee felt a strain in employee's back.
Employee was cutting open a box with a folding box cutter. When EE closed the knife, it snapped back and cut EE's left thumb. Incision required sutures. No lost time.
Employee was cutting part of a conveyor belt with a razor knife. Knife slipped and cut left index finger. Stiches were required to repair wound.
Employee was changing tires for a Polaris Ranger. He was swinging a hammer to break bead on tire. He felt a pain in right arm above elbow.
Employee was holding a punch while his partner was striking it with a hammer. The punch shifted on impact, hurting his right wrist. Employee began missing time from work on March 07, 2014.
Employee was hand scaling when scaling his sixth room he felt a sharp pain in his right arm. At this point he contacted the Supervisor. After contacting the Supervisor he was transported to the surface and taken to his Doctor.
Employee was installing bits onto an undercutter bar. When he was striking the bits with a hammer to place them into their holders on the bar, he smashed his right index finger into a cutter bit. He fractured his right index finger.
Employee was hand scaling loose material in the mine roof when he felt a pop in his right shoulder and the shoulder started to ache. Employee did not start losing time from work until Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
Employee was roof bolting mine roof for conveyor advance. Drill steel got caught in mine roof. Employee reached for hammer with right hand to use to knock steel loose. Employee's left hand was on drill chuck. Drill steel fell out of mine roof and struck employee's left ring finger by nail joint, crushing finger.
Employee struck himself in the face with the end of a scale bar, when he was hand scaling.
Employee was cutting conveyor belting material with a razor knife when he accidently cut his right index finger. Cut required sutures.
Employee was prying with pry bar on head shaft of crusher feeder, the bar slipped causing the employee to fall backwards. Employee struck middle of his back against a cross member of crusher.
While employee was hand scaling the roof, a scale struck the scale bar, causing the scale bar to strike the employee's right knee. Laceration of knee needed sutures.
Closing gate on a railcar, the bar slipped and employee fell to the ground (crushed stone). Injured right shoulder and right elbow.
The employee was scaling the ribs with a hand scaling bar when a section of scale fell hitting the scaling bar. This caused the bar to bend his right wrist back. A bone was fractured in his wrist. Employee was placed on light duty until wrist heals.
Employee was cutting a zip tie with a knife. When he cut through the tie the knife stabbed into his left hand between left thumb and index finger. Employee needed sutures to close the wound.
Employee was opening up a cable with a razor knife. Knife slipped and cut employee in the left hand requiring three stiches.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL END OF FEBRUARY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL BIT FROM DRILL STEEL. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT PART OF LIP. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATION ON LIP, REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.