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EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING UP OLD LONGWALL STAGE LOADER WITH CRIBBING STAGE LOADER SLID OFF CRIB STRIKING HIS LEFT HIP
EE WAS USING A BAR & A COME-ALONG TO LIFT A HEAD MOTOR FOR A MINER OUT OF A PORTAL BUS. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF COME-ALONG & PINCHED LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR & BUS.
EMPL TIGHTENING LOOSE BOLTS ON GUARD WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE STRUCK FINGERS ON SHARP EDGE-AVULSION LEFT MIDDLE FINGER NAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT TAPE OFF THE MINER CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG-LACERATION
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH A HAMMER WHILE SETTING A POST
EMPL USING WRENCH IT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL BACK AGAINST A PUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BELT PUNCH AND HAMMER MISSED PUNCH WITH HAMMER STRIKING LEFT THUMB-LACERATION
EMPL DEMONSTRATING USE OF SHOVEL.A BELT SPLICE CAUGHT SHOVEL AND PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN SHOVEL HAND LE AND BELT ROPE.
USING ROCK BAR TO PRY LOOSE COVER BACK INTO PLACE ON MINER.BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS FACE 4 SUTURES LEFT CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3 LB. HAMMER TO POUND A SPROCKET OFF A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE SPROCKET AND FLEW, STRIKING HIS RIGHT THIGH -LACERATION.
AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS ON A TRAINING IDLER THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BELT WHICH RESULTED IN HIM LOOSING HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
USING UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN SAMPLE BAGS CONTAINING DRILL CORES,KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMP WAS CHANGING BITS ON MINER WHEN HIS HAMMER GLANCED OFF BIT BLOCK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT 4TH FINGER - FRACTURE
THE EMP STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE BELT HIS SHOVEL STRUCK A BOTTOM RETURN ROLLER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON THE BELT FRAME WORK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A CRIB HE SWUNG THE SLEDGE AND MISSED THE CRIB CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE CRIB SPRAIN
THE EE STATES THAT AS HE WAS USING A STANDARD LIFT JACK TO JACK UP A STANDARD S/C TO CHANGE THE TIRE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMI NAL AREA.
THE EE STATES THAT HE WAS USING A WRENCH THAT AS HE WAS USING A WRENCH & A HAMMER TO REMOVE BITS FROM THE HEAD OF A MINER WHEN TRHE HAMMER SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMP WAS USING A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS TO REMOVE AN OLD 2 IN WATER FITTING WHEN THE CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS TRIPPING OVER AN OLD TAIL ROLLER AND FALL ON HIS RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE THE PINS OUT OF THE DRIVE CHAIN ON THE JOY MINER WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL CHIPPED OFF CHAIN ENTERING LEFT CHEEK.
THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE WITH A VUTILITY RAZOR KNIFE THE BLADE BROKE AND STUCK IN THE PIPE. WRIST WAS CUT ON THE PIECE OF BROKER RAZOR BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A MAN WHO WAS USING AN AXE TO POUND AN INSULATED HOOK INTO A ROOF BOLT PLATE TO HANG CABLE. THE AXE SLIPPED OUT OF MAN\S HAND AND FELL STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT FO OT FRACTURE TOE.
THE EE STATES THAT ANOTHER EE WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL INTO A FEEDER COAL CHAIN TO REPAIR A BROKEN LINK, WHEN THE CHISEL FLEW, STRIKING HIM ON T HIS NOSE, FRACTURING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A PC OF STEEL WITH ROPE AND PULLEY ROPE BROKE AND HE FELL ON HIS RT ARM WENT TO DOC AND HE SAID HE JUST SPRAINED IT-TO SOAK IT & STAY OFF WORK FOR 2 WKS AT THT TIME IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE ACCIDENT BUT IT KEPT BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT TO ANOTHER DOC AND HE SAID HE HAD A TORN MUSCLE AND HE OPERATED ON HIM AT LATROBE HOSPITAL ON JULY 28 1983