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WHILE USEING CHAINFALL TO HOIST CHUTE INTO PLACE HAD PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF BODY.
EE WAS PRYING ON AN OBJECT WHEN RIB BROKE.
WHILE PLACING A STEEL PLATE APPROX 2'X3'X1/4" BY CHAIN FALL THE PLATE SWUNG AROUND BUMPING INJUREDS HARDHAT KNOCKING IT OFF AND CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. REQUIRING 6 STITCHES
INJURED WAS PICKING RAIL UP WITH THONGS, WHEN THE RAIL SLIPPED OUT OF THONGS.
PERSON WAS RELEASING TENSION ON A CABLE TYPE COME A LONG WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDAND CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH CAUSING CUT OT UPPER LIP. PERSON WAS WORKING AT BELT STORA GE PUTTING BELT IN.
PERSON WAS USING A RACHET TYPE BOOMER TO TIGHTEN DOWN CHAIN ON LONGWALL SHIELD WHICH WAS ON A LOWBOY. THE BOOMER HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HANDLE CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH, KN OCKING OUR A TOOTH.
PERSON WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL HEAD CHUCK. WHILE HITTING STEEL WITH HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER CAUSING INJURY. A SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THUMB.
INJURED PERSON WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN BELT STRUCTURE WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRY STRUCTURE IN PLACE TO ALIGN HOLES. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED PERSON ON RIGHT HAND C AUSING INJURY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
PERSON WAS USING 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR BELT CLAMP AFTER MAKING SPLICE. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAUGHT AFTER MAKING SPLICE, THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAUGHT PERSONS LEFT RING FI NGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND BELT RAIL CAUSING INJURY.
PERSON WAS REMOVING CHAIN LINK ON BOLTER TRAM CHAINS. WHEN HE STRUCK CHISEL WITH HAMMER HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT CHEEK, AND NOTICED BLEEDING IN AREA. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER HAD BROKEN OFF AND IMBEDDED IN CHEEK.
PERSON WAS REMOVING A SEAL FROM MINER GEARCASE WITH HAMMER & CHISEL. A SMALL PIECE OF THE CHISEDL CAME OFF WHEN HE STRUCK IT WITH HAMMER & BECAME IMBEDDED IN LEFT ARM.
PERSON WAS RIDING IN AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT & WHILE USING RAZOR BLADE KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER HE CUT THROUGH RUBBER & CUT HIS INDEX FINGER.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO INSTALL TRAM MOTOR IN SHEAR AND WAS USING PRY BAR TO GET IT IN PLACE. PERSON WAS LEANING HIS BODY ONTO PRY BAR AND FELT PAIN IN RIB AREA. DID NOT THINK PAIN WAS PROBLEM . WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/21/94 AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE FRACTURE TO RIB (#10).
DIGGING OUT A SHELTER HOLE. STRUCK HAND WHILE USING A CHISEL AND AXE TO BREAK BINDER IN COAL SEAM. HIT LEFT HAND WITH BUTT OF AXE CAUSING MINOR LACERATION AND DEEP BRUISE.
VICTIM WAS REPLACING APRIMARY CYCLONE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CYCLONE WITH A CHAIN FALL, IT SUNG AROUND AND PINNED HIS KNEE AGAINST A NEARBY PUMP.
EE WAS STRIPPING OUTER JACKET FROM DE-ENERGIZED ELECTRICAL WIRING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH LEATHER WORK GLOVES INTO RIGHT HAND THUMB. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES
PERSON WAS CHANGING HYD HOSE ON BOLTER. WHILE BEATING ON FITTING WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH HAMMER. PERSON DID NOT GO FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THUMB BEGAN TO SWELL AT JOINT. PERSON WENT TO DR ON 2-6-94 AND HAD OBJECT REMOVED FROM THUMB.
PERSON WAS LYING ON RIGHT SIDE ON METAL I-BEAM. HE WAS SUING A BAR TO PRY VIRERATING SCREEN IN PLACE. AS HE WAS PRYING HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT RIB CAGE.
USING SLATE BAR TO PRY HYDRUALIC CYLINDER FROM PETTIBONE FRONT END LOADER BAR SLIPPED LOOSE RESULTING IN EE STRAINING SHOULDER.
USING PICK SHOVEL & WHEEL BARROW TO CLEAN MATERIAL FROM FLO-DRYER EMPLOYEE STRAINED WRIST EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-08-93WHEN INITIAL CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE & REQUIRE D FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION
INJURED PERSON WAS LAYING RAIL AND INSTALLING TIES, WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE RAIL INTO PLACE WITH ANOTHER WORKER, THE BAR THEY WERE USING SLIPPED AND INJURED PERSON FELL ON LEFT KNEE. PERS ON DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-3-93.
PERSON WAS PUTTING UP HARDWARE FOR TRUSS BOLTS AND TIGHTENING UP RODS THE ROD AND HORSESHOE ASSEMBLY FELL WHILE BEING TIGHTENINED AND STRUCK PERSONS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON BOLTER CANOPY CAUSIN G INJURY.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO MAKE BELT SPLICE AND WHILE PULLING SLACK UP THE COME-ALONG CAME LOOSE. PERSON LOST BALANCE TURNING TO GET OUT OF WAY AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE TWISTING KNEE AT JOINT.
PERSON WAS LOWERING BELT WITH CABLE COMEALONG PULLED HANDLE DOWN & REACHED IN WITH LEFT HAND TO RELEASE BOTTOM PAWL TO LET CABLE DOWN HANDLE SLIPPED OUT & CAME BACK & CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN HAND LE & BOTTOM PAWL CAUSING INJURY TO THUMB
PERSON WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE CONNECTING PIN INTO BELT STRUCTURE RAIL WHEN PIECE OF. METAL CAME OFF HAMMER OR PIN AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE CAUSING CUT TO RIGHT CHEEK.
PERSON WAS PRYING DOWN ON BAR WITH PIECE OF PIPETRYING TO LOOSEN CHAIN. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE ANDPIPE SLIPPED BACK AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN FRAMEAND END OF PIPE CAUSING LACERATION.
PERSON WAS WORKING ON BROKEN FEED CHAIN FOR BOLETER HEAD HE WAS USING CHISEL TO SEPERATE THE LINKS WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL WITH HAMMER THE CHISEL CAME OUT OF HAND & FLEW UP & STRUCK HIM ABOVE LEFT EYE CAUSING CUT TO EYEBROW
PERSON WAS INSTALLING TOP ROLLER IN BELTINE THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING TO LIFT STRUCTURE SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS HIS RIGHT FOOT CAME DOWN ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT TURNING HIS ANKLE.
PERSON WAS SCALLING DOWN ROCK WITH SLATE BAR WHEN ROCK CAME DOWN IT LIFTED END OF SLATE BAR UP AND PUSHED PERSON ELBOW UP AGAINST STRAP HOLDER ON T.R.S.
TWO PEOPLE WERE REMOVING BOLTS FOR CONVEYOR MOTOR ON MINER. THE INJURED PERSON WAS HOLDING BAR ON EXTENSION TO STABALIZE IT. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. HEAD AND END OF RATCHET HIT PER SON IN MOUTH. CHIPPED UPPER TOOTH.
PERSON WAS BENT DOWN PULLING CHAIN BETWEEN HIS LEGS TO HOOK UP TO ROOF BOLTER PERSON FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS HE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN 1/2IN CHAIN 20FTLONG CONTINUOUS MINER WAS STUCK & THEY WERE GOING TO PULL IT WITH BOLTER
PERSON STATED HE WAS PRYING LOOSE ROCK OFF THE HEAD OF MINER IN THE FACE AND FELT PAIN GOING DOWN LEFT LEG.
PERSON WAS USING TWO POUND HAMMER TO DRIVE PLASTIC, WEDGE INTO PLACE ON X FLOW. HE LOOKED TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIT RING FINGER WITHE HAMMER CAUSING FRACTURE TO DISTAL BONE OF RING FINGER.
PERSON WAS MAKING SPLICE IN PUMP CABLE WHILE REMOVING INSULATION FROM PHASE WIRE THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND & HE CUT THE END OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER
PERSON WAS CUTTING PIECE OF TUBING WIRE (11 CAGE) TO THE OFF TWO COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDERS. WHEN HE CUT THE WIRE ONE END SPRAUG BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE CAUSING INJURY.
USING SLATE BAR TO PRY PC OF STEEL IT STRUCK IN FACE
INJURED WAS CUTTING BELT CONVEYOR WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
TRYING TO LOOSEN PIPE FITTINGS EXPER PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN
PERSON WAS CHANGING THE LENSE CAP OF A HEAD LIGHT ON A OFF STD. SHUTTLE CAR WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING THE MOUNTING NEXT PERSON SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST FRAME (PERSON WAS USING HEAVY PRESSURE).
TRIMMING BELT KNIFE SLIPPED OUT LACER L HAND R RFOREARM
PERSON WAS CUTTING OUT TEMPLATE WITH KNIFE KNIFE SLIPED & I NAME CUT RT UPPER LEG
CHANING A SPEED REDUCER ON A SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURY.
PERSON WAS JERKING ON BAR TO GET IT OUT FROM UNDER BELT DURING BELT MOVE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
CUTTING BAND FROM TORCHES USING RAZOR KNIFE KNIFE WENT THROUGH BAND IT CUT HIS THUMB 2 STITCHES
CUTTING TO OFF BOX RAZOR KNIFE USING SLIPPED CUT THUMB
PERSON WAS USING ADJUSTABLE WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS HOLDING BELT SCRAPER IN PLACE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK BOLTS FREE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING PERRSON TO JERK & HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PUTTING BOLTS OR SCREEN WHEN PRYBAR THAT WAS USED OUT THE TIME WHEN INJURY OCCURED SLIPPED OUT SMASHING FINGERS BETWEEN SHEEVE SHAFT HAD TO GO TO BURR HOSPTIAL FOR STITCHES IN FINGER.
INJURED BELIEVES THAT FOREIGN MATERIAL LODGED IN HIS EYE WHEN HE WAS BEATING ON A STEEL TO UNPLUG IT.HE WAS DRILLING TO RIB BOLT WITH A DUST COLLECTOR EQUIPED RIB DRILL.HE WAS BEATING ON THE S TEEL WITH A HAMMER.
PERSON WAS PUTTING RETAINER CLIPS ON FRONT RELAY BAR WHEN BASE LIFT ASSEMBLY CAME DOWN & STRUCK PERSON ON SIDE OF HEAD. ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN TIED UP & IT CAME LOOSE.
PERSON WAS PRYING DOWN ON VENTILATION TUBING WITH H & T RIB BOLT.BOLT SLIPPED AND PERSON FELL CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT SHOULDER.