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EE WAS HITTING ON WEAR RUNNER ON MINER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL HIT IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD CAUSING A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT UNDERNEATH METAL BENCH,HAND SLIPPED OFF OF WRENCH AND HIT THE SHARP EDGE OF METAL. CUT THE LEFT INDEX FINGER ON JOINT AREANEEDING STITCHES. DR STITCHED THE CUT UP WITH 8 STITCHES.
WHILE TRING TO REMOVE THE BOLTS FROM A SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEEK RIGHT SIDE OF FACE, CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
WHILE FIXING A WATER HOSE TO A CONTINUOUS MINER A BAND BROKE EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER & HIT TO SECURE THE BAND WHILE HITTING THE BIT TO CRIMP THE BAND HE MISSED & HIT HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC FITTING. THE FITTING WAS TIGHT AND AS HE WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, TO LOOSEN IT, HE MISSED THE FITTING AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
MAN WAS USING A BELT UTILITY KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
MAN WAS CHANGING BEARINGS ON A TAILROLLER. HE WAS USING A PRYBAR & THE ROLLER SHIFTED CAUSING THE BAR TO CATCH HIS FINGER.
THE RUBBER WHEELS WERE LEFT UP ON A RUBBER RAIL SUPPLY TRAILER. THE SUPPLY MAN WAS PULLING THE TRAILER WITH A CHAIN TO AN AREA WHERE HE COULD DROP THE WHEELS. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM ON TH E FACE UNDER HIS RT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION.
MAN WAS LYING ON HIS BACK SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVED A FLAT TIRE FROM THE GOB TRUCK AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
MAN WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, WHEN HE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CURTAIN MATERIAL THAT HAD ENTANGLED AROUND A LIGHT ON A ROOFBOLTER, MAN WAS USING A BELT KNIFE AND AS HE CUT THE CURTAIN (BY PULLING ON THE KNIFE), HE PULLED THE KNIFE ACROSS HIS RIGHT THIGH.
MAN WAS TIGHTENING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE JERKED ON RATCHET HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
INJURED WAS KNEELING DOWN ABOUT 25' FROM CUTTER CHAIN. WHILE TRYING TO PULL CUTTER CHAIN BACKWARD WITH THE CUTTER BAR SWING JECK & A 5/8 CHAIN. THE CHAIN BIT HOLDER BROKE & FLEW ACROSS THE INT ERSECTION STRIKING EMPL IN THE MOUTH & NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A AXE TO SPLIT A PIN BOARD TOUSE AS A FILLER BETWEEN TOP IF A BRATTICE AN THE ROOF. WHEN SPLITTING THE PIN BOARD A PIECE OF WOOD (ABOUT 1" IN SIZE & SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE) FLE W UP AN STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
MAN HAD BEEN WELDING. WHILE HAMMERING (CHIPPER) THE SLAG, A PIECE WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
MAN WAS SETTING TIMBERS HE WAS HOLDING THE HEADER WITH HIS LEFT HAND HEADER SLIPPED AS HE STARTED TO HIT THE CAP BOARD CAUSING HIM TO MOVE HISHAND & HIT HIS FINGER
MAN WAS TAKING A PILLAR BLOCK BEARING OFF A TANDEM ROLLER. THE SOCKET HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT THE HEADER FRAME.
INJURED WAS PUTTING A SPEED REDUCER ON LOADING MACHINE. HE WAS USING A COAL BAR TO PUT IT IN PLACE. THE BAR SLIPPED AND KICKED BACK GOUGING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.
INJURED WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF 3 WHEELER. AN EMPLOYEE REACHED & GRABBED HIM AROUND. THE NECK & LET GO. ANOTHER MAN REACHED FOR INJURED MAN HAMMER. INJURED MAN JERKED BACK ON THE HAMMER AND H IT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION.
MAN WAS HELPING THE MECHANIC BREAK THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE FEEDER WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK JUST BELOW HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 10-8-92. THE DOCTOR REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL AT THIS TIME.
MAN WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT CAUSING A LONG WRENCH WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
MAN WAS USING A PIECE OF WOOD (A HEADER BOARD) TO KNOCK A HOLE IN A CONCRETE BLOCK STOPPING (TOVENT THE BATTERY CHARGER) WHEN HIS WRIST STARTEDHURTING. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTI L 8-31-92.
INJURED WAS SPLICING A CABLE. AS HE WAS PULLING UP SOME SLACK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
TIGHTENING ADJUST ON MINER BOOM, PULLING UP ON WRENCH SCREW LOCKED HE STRAINED BACK
MAN WAS CUTTING A CURTAIN WHEN HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPL HELPING CHANGE BITS ON THE MINER.STRUCK A T BIT WITH BIT WRENCH CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TO BREAK OFF STRIKING LEFT HAND.
PUSHING TAMPING STICK IN HOLE, HOLE DRILLED TO CLOSE TO ROOF RF BOLT IN FRONT OF HOLE HIS HAND HIT HTE HEAD OF BOLT LACER FINGER
WHILE CHIPPING THE SLAG FROM A WELD HE HAD JUST MADE, A SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE.
SETTING BITS METAL BROKE OFF WRENCHSTRUCK IN NECK
INJURED REACHED FOR A BELT KNIFE FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.THE BLADE WAS OUT AND THE BLADE STUCK IN HIS HAND.HE HAD TO HAVE 2 SUTURES.
CUTTING BAND ON PALLET TIMBER SLIPPED OUT TIMBER FELL ON TOP OF L INDEX FINGER
HOLDING UP ON FEEDER SPROCKET OTHER EMP DRIVING PIN IN FEEDER CHAIN PC OF PIN BROKE HIT UPPER CHEST
INJURED WAS CUTTING HOLE IN EMPTY POWDER BOX WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT INJURED LEFT WRIST. STITCHES HAD TO BE APPLIED.
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING TRUSS BOLT WITH PIPE WRENCH WHEN NECK STARTED HURTING. HE DID NOT MISS DAYS UNTIL 8/26/91.
INJURED HAD A STEEL HUNG IN THE ROOF AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK IT LOOSE HE HIT HIS FINGER INSTEAD OF THE STEEL. THE STEEL SLIPPED DOWN WITHOUT INJURED NOTICING IT CAUSED HIM TO STRUCK HIS FINGER MASHING AND FRACTURING THE TIP OF LITTLE FINGER.
MAN WAS REPAIRING A SPLICE ON A CAR CABLE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE SPLICE OPEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERTION TO HIS FINGER.
MAN WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE FORKS ON THE END LOADER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO STRIKE THE LOADER BUCKET.
MAN WAS HITTING A BOLT ON THE A-FRAME OF THE CUTTER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND HIS FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE VERTICAL SHAFT ON THE CUTTER.
INJURED WAS CHANGING BITS. HE STRUCK BIT WRENCH WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF STEEL SPLINTERED OFF THE BIT WRENCH STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
INJ WAS KNOCKING SPILL BOARDS DOWN & 3"X5"X16" HEADER BOARD FLEW OUT HITTING HIM ON FOREHEAD & NOSE.
MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN CONVEYOR CHAIN ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS PULLING HARD ON RATCHET WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLTHEAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE ARM AGAINST METAL FRAME OF CAR.
MAN WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY A METAL PLATE IN PLACE. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING MAN TO HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE METAL.
MAN WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PLASTIC STRAP FROM A BOX. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER.
MAN WAS TRIMMING (CUTTING) ON A PIECE OF BELT RUBBER THAT WAS USED AS AN AIRLOCK, WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.
MAN WAS PREPARING AN AREA TO BE PAINTED, WHILE CUTTING THE MASKING TAPE HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS HAND.
INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUT THE MAIN SPROCKET ON THE 2ND E. SUB-MAIN BELT DRIVE. AS THEY WERE JACKING THE SPROCKET UP IT SLIPPED OFF THE JACK WHEN A PRY BAR USED TO STEA DY IT SLIPPED. THE SPROCKET OVER AND CAUGHT INJURED RIGHT LEG.
WHILE PRYING TWO PIECES OF METAL APART MAN'S EYE STARTED HURTING MAN WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
PUMPING GREASE GUN,ELBOW STARTED HURTING.WENT TO DR BUT NO MED.TREATMENT OR LOST WORK DAYS UNTIL 8-11.
I NAME WAS TRING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE TOE PLATE ON A CUTTING MACHINE BAR AS W NAME HIT THE CHISEL THAT I NAME WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF CHISEL INTO I NAME EYE R
MAN WAS REACHING ACROSS THE BELT TO TRIM A PIECE OF LOOSE RUBBER THIS REACHING MOTION AGGRAVATED HIS L SHOULDER THAT WAS WEAK FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY