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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM THE MINE TIP. WHEN ROCK FELL IT KNOCKED THE SLATE BAR INTO EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SOCKET TO TIGHTEN/TEST A BOLT WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REPLACE A BEARING ON THE COAL FEEDER AND HIT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A SLATE BAR TO PRY A DRIVE UNIT ON A MINER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A KNIFE TOMAKE A CABLE SPLICE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE 6SING A SLATE BAR TO HELP MOVE A 8FT SECTION OF 12IN PIPE WHEN THE PIPE DROPPED OFF OF AN I BEAM & CAUGHT THE SLATE BAR IT FLIPPED THE SLATE BAR OVER STRIKING THE INJURED EMPLO YEE 3
HIT RIPPER HEAD ON MINER WITH HAMMER, PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF HITTING LEFT THIGH.
EMPL STANDING 5-6\ AWAY FROM MECHANIC USING HAMMER TO PUT LINK IN CONVEYOR CHAIN WHEN SLIVER OF METAL FLEW AND HIT HIM IN CHEEK.
EMPL USING HAMMER TO INSTALL LIND IN CONVEYOR CHAIN AND PIECE OF METAL FLEW AND HIT HIM IN CHEST.
EMP WAS CHOPPING OUT FROZEN COAL AND ICE OUT OF THE LIP OF A COAL CAR DOOR AND A PIECE OF COAL OR METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE
EMP WAS SETTING MINER BITS AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW APPROX 10\ AND STRUCK EMP IN THE EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE C/M WHEN THE W R E NCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ELBOW ON THE MINER
BINDING MINER TO LOWBOY WITH CHAIN AND BROKE FINGER WITH BINDER.