EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE WHEN THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE BELT IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
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Showing 50 of 84I NAME WAS KNOC5ING OUT AN OVERCAST TO MAKE AN AIR CHANGE WHEN THE WALL KICKED BACK STRICKING ME ON THE LEFT KNEE, SLIDING DOWN HIS LEG AND PINNING MY LEFT FOOT.
WASUSING A WTER3JACK TO PUSH HEADGATE DRIVE JACK SLIPPED OUT & STRUCK HIS CHIN & SHOULER DENTAL EXAMINATION 092686
EMP WAS SPLICIN1 A CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER
EMPL TRYING TO 9EMOVE BENT ROOF BOLT FROM TOP USING WRENCH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM OVER LEFT EYE.
EMP WAS HOLDING3POST WHILE I.NAME WAS HITTING POST WITH AXE AND STRUCK HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SET A LEG JACK AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE JACK.
EE WAS CUTTING 4IRE AS KNIFE CUT THRU WIRE EE STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE LEFT EYE WITH HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS JA7KING CAR ON TRACKJ WHEN JACK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR AND JACKS.
EMPLOYEES WERE 9ECOVERING RAILS, WHILE DRAGGING RAIL, IT BECAME WEDGED IN TURN, EMPLOYEE USED STONE BAR TO PRY RAIL LOOSE, RAIL SPRUNG CATCHING BOTH OF EMPLOYEES FEET UNDER RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS JA7KING A SUPPLY CAR ON TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE JACK BAR TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS JA7KING BUS ON TRACK WHEN JACK POPPED OUT STRICKING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGERS AND RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING IN PAN LINE OPERATING A PAIR OF COME A LONGS WHEN A PIECE OF STONE, WHICH HAD ALREADY FALLEN OUT OF THE TOP AND WAS RESTING ON ITS SIDE, ROLLED OVER ONTO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG. 3
EE WAS SPLICING3BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING BANDS OFF OF SKID OF 5 X 7 S WHEN 4 OF THE 5 X 7S FELL OFF THE BMF STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS JA7KING LOWBOY ON TRACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED & BAR SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIS RT CHEEK & RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN BOLTER CABLE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EE WAS USING A WATER JACK TO PUSH HEADGATE DRIVE OVER. AS WATER PUSHED HEADGATE HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE OF WATER JACK. PRESSURE CAUSED CRUSHING INJURY TO PALM OF LEFT HAND & LACERAT ION TO HAND & FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP WATER SPRAYS ON TOP OF SHEARER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A LOWBOY BACK ON TRACK, JACK CAME TOWARD HIM CAUSING BAR TO THROW HIS ARM.
VICTIM WAS STANDING ON A SCAFFOLD REMOVING BOLTS FROM A BALL VALVE WITH 2 WRENCHES, AS HE APPLIED FORCE TO THE WRENCHES, THE BOLT BROKE LETTING THE WRENCH STRIKE HIM ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.
VICTIM WAS TEARING DOWN AN OVERCAST WALL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, SLEDGE WENT THROUGH THE WALL AND HIS HAND STRUCK AN EDGE OF A CONCRETE BLOCK.
VICTIM WAS JACKING A JEEP ON TRACK WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OUT OF THE POLE HOLDER AND STRUCK HIS CHIN.
VICTIM WAS HITTING A WRENCH WITH A HAMMER, MISSED AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.
VICTIM WAS REMOVING BROKEN BOLTS FORM A COAL SEPARATOR BY WELDING NUTS TO THE BROKEN BOLTS, WHILE USING A RATCHET TOOL ON THE NUTS, A NUT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE RATCHET TO STRIKE HIM IN THE F OREHEAD.
VICTIM WAS PUTTING A HARP ON A TROLLEY POLE WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTERED OFF & WENT INTO HIS EYE.
VICTIM WAS MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SPLICE HIT METAL CRIMPER WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND
VICTIM WAS HOLDING BRATTICE CLOTH WITH HIS RT HAND & CUTTING IT WITH A KNIFE IN HIS LEFT HAND HE CUT HIS FINGER.
VICTIM WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT TO SECURE A FISH PLATE,THE BOLT HEAD SNAPPED OFF AND FORCED HIS HAND TO THE MINE FLOOR.
VICTIM WAS RELEASING A SET COME-ALONG HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL & PULLED HIS THUMB IN SMASHING HIS THUMB.
VICTIM WAS USING A STONE BAR TO CLEAR STONE FROM TAIL ROLLER, CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN STONE BAR AND BELT RAILING, BELT WAS NOT MOVING.
VICTIM WAS PRYING TROLLEY POLE BASE WITH A JACK BAR, IT SLIPPED AND HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE.
VICTIM WAS LOOSENING PIPE NIPPLE AND STRUCK HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF TABLE
VICTIM WAS USING SLEDGE IN TIGHT PLACE LAYING ON HIS SIDE PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK
VICTIM WAS KNOCKING OUT A BLOCK STOPPING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAIN HIS BACK.
VICITM WAS TIGHTENING UP ROCK BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND RAMBAR
VICTIM WAS IN A SITTING POSITION ON KNEES ATTEMPTING TO CUT A POST SAW SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER
VICTIM CHANGING ROTATION HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER WITH 18\\ PIPE WRENCH AND PUT PRESSURE ON WRENCH CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS KNEELING ON DOZER TRACKS TAKING COVER OFF ENGINE AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE SHOP FLOOR.
EE WAS ASSISTING TO PIT A 4-WAY SWITCH ON A LOWBOY SWITCH WAS ATTACHED TO A SET OF COME-ALONGS & SLIGHTLY ELEVATED HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN LOWBOY & SWITCH.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON JACK BAR HE STRAINED NECK MUSCLES
HELPING PRY A 60 LBS. RAIL OVER WITH A LONG BAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT PERMANENT STOPPING CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE OF SLEDGE AND STOPPING SMASHING FINGER.
WAS KNOCKING CLIP TIES OFF 40LBS RAILS WITH AN AXE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN SHOULDER
WAS CHANGING HAND VALVE ON SHIELD AND WHILE POUNDING ON THE VALVE A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.
THE MAN WAS SHOVELING BELT FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WANTED TO GO OUT. WAS FIRST SHIFT WORKED THIS WEEK HAD RETURN TO WORK DOCTOR SLIP DATED 8-07-84 TO 08-08-84 FOR BACK STRAIN.
LIFTING NEW ROLL OF BELT FOR BELT MOVE WITH A SET OF RED DEVILS CHAIN PULLED OUT F THE TOP LETTING THE BELT DROP ON THE SIDE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING
KNOCKING SPROCKET OFF TAIL SHAFT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL FROM SPROCKET FLEW INTO HIS LEG.
DIGGING OUT MUD IN CONVEYOR OF MINER, SHOVEL SLIPPED ON FLIGHT AND HAND STRUCK BOOM OF MINER.
TAKING 2\\ PIPE APART WITH 24\\ PIPE WRENCH AND WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.