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I.NAME HAD ARMS EXTENDED OVER HEAD WHILE TRIMMING A BELT SCRAPER. AS THE KNIFE PULLED THROUGH THE MATERIAL IT SLIPPED AWAY STRIKING LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ELECTRICIAN IN SPLICING A POWER CABLE, EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TRIM BUFET JACKET WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
INSERTING SHIM IN CATS ON CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS ANKLE BETWEEN THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND HAMMER.
HE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO DISLODGE A FROZEN FEEDER THAT SUPPLIES COAL FOR THE TRUCK LOADOUT FACILITY. AS HE SWUNG THE BAR, HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND FEEDER. HE WENT TO THE DO CTOR ON THE NIGHT OF HTE 14 OF JAN. 1991. HE SAID HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HIS FINGER WAS BROWKEN ON THE DAY OF THE INJURY. I WAS INFORMED OF THIS ON 1-17-91.
HH WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CONVEYOR CHAIN FROM A JOY MINER BY POUNDING A LINK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OF THE HAMMER THAT WAS BEING USED AND LODGE INTO THE KNUCKLE OF I NDEX FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.
TIGHTENING HOSE FITTING WITH WRENCH, IT SLIPPED OFF HIT IN LOWER LI
OPENING ROCK DUST BAG WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND MADE A SMALL INCISION ON TOP OF RIGHT THUMB.
WHILE PREPARING A CABLE SPLICE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF OUTER JACKET AND ENTERED THE BASE OF THUMB.
HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT THAT HOLDS A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR TOGETHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MOUTH, HITTING HIS LOWER FRONT TOOTH.
PULLING ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT HITTING HIS ELBOW ON THE WAGNERS FRAME INJURED DID NOT GO TO THE DR NOR MISS ANY SDAYS AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL 3-13-89 MINE STATUS AT THE PRESENT TIME IDLE UNEIL FURTHER NOTICE EFFECTIVE 3-13-89
MELTING ICE AT STOPPING. A LARGE PIECE OF ICE BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING THE SMALL TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED MAN WAS3USING A PIPE WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF FITTING, INJURING LIGAMENT AND TENDONS TO RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON CRIB WORK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE FINGER WITH AN AXE AND AS A RESULT HAS A BROKEN RING FINGER.
MAN WAN WAS CUTTING WIRE ROPE WITH AN AXE WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROPE FLEW UP AND STUCK IN HIS EYE
MAN WAS NIPPING IN A MINER CABLE WITH A SPANNER WRENCH AND TWISTED HIS BACK CUSULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE OR STRECHED CARTILAGE.
MAN WAS CUTTING TIMBER FOR PILLAR SPLIT WHEN SAW SLIPPED AND CUT END OF THUMB