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WHILE JACKING A CANOPY OFF OF A SHUTTLE CAR THE CANOPY BECAME OFF BALANCED AND TILTED PIMMING THE INJURED S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF AND THE CANOPY CAUSING AVULSION TO THE INDEX AND MID DLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.
CRIMPING TERMINAL ON ELECTRICAL LEADD INJ HIT L THUMB WITH HAMMER
AS INJURED WAS PULLING LOOSE SLATE FROM A RIB HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHIN BY ONE OF THE PIECES.
AS INJURED WAS PULLING ON SPLICER HANDLE HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE CAUSING INJURED TO FALL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON MINE BOTTOM.
AS INJURED WAS SETTING A ROOF JACK, THE ROOF JACK BROKE WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING IT AGAINST ROOF.
AS INJURED WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM CONTINOUS MINER HEAD HE PUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE WRENCH CAUSING PAIN BELOW HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.
AS INJURED WAS 6SING A RATCHET H OIST TO LIFT A MOTOR INJURED FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ARM
AS THE INJURED 9MPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SCREEN FROM THE VIBRATOR WITH A HOOK,THE HOOK SLIPPED AND THE REACTIVE FORCE CAUSED HIM TO STRKE AGAINST AN ANGLE IRON BEAM ON THE WALL.
INJURED WAS USI3G A METAL BAR TO PRY A MOTOR ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN THE BAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
AS INJURED WAS PULLING BELT WITH A TUGIT HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM.
AS INJURED PULLING DRUMS IN PLACE THE TUGIT SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO JAR RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER CAUSING PAIN TO SAMD
AS INJURED WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE AWAY FROM BELT INJURED FELT PAIN IN BACK
AS INJURED WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN JACK PIPE INJURED ACCIDENTLY MISSED PIPE STRIKING HIMSELF ON ANKLE.
WHILE INJURED WAS SETTING A POST HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON OPPOSITE POST WHILE USING AX TO TIGHTEN POST
CHAIN HOIST FAILED-USED TO PULL BELT,ALLOWING BELT TO RELEASE AND SPLICE BOARD ON BELT STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT LEG FORCING LEG AGAINST MINE POST.
EMP WAS USING A HATCHET TO CHIP HARDENED CONCRETE FROM A CEMENT MIXER. WHILE HE WAS CHIPPING THE HATCHET HIT A METAL BRACE AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND. THERE WERE NO FRACTURES THE EMPLOYEE SUF FERED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER 4 STITCHES AS WELL AS TORN CALLOUS BELOW THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT PALM
INJURED WAS USING A 4 FT. WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON FRONT END OF CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE EXERTED PRESSURE ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO FALL ONTO THE MACHINE AND STRIKE HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE CUTTER HEAD.
AS INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO PRY WITH WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST
WHEN INJURED LIFTED A ROOF JACK HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED AND HIS BUDDY WERE USING A HAND TO ALIGN BELT WHEN PULLING CHAIN BROKE ALLOWING CHAIN TO SPRING BACK AND STRIKE INJURED IN THE CHEST.
WHEN INJURED WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE SLATE THAT WAS JAMMED IN THE BIN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A PUMP AS INJURED BEGAN TO LIFT ON THE METAL BAR HE WAS USING TO PLACE THE PUMP INTO POSITION HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK