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EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING PIPE ON THE ROOF BOLTER IN 1 NORTH WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL FROM HIS TRUCK USING THE HOIST. WHEN THE BARREL WAS SWUNG OVER THE END OF THE TRUCK THE ROPE HOLDING THE BARREL SLIPPED CAUSING THE DRUM TO SWING PINNING EMPLOYEE AGAINST ANOTHER 55 GALLON DRUM.
EMPLOYEEWAS INSTALLING A NEW HANDLE ON A PICK HAMMER. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM THE HANDLE. HE WAS PULLING ON THE KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A 8\ WATER LINE HE WAS HOLDING THE WATER LINE LEVER WITH HIS SHOULDER WHILE AN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE JOINT WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PU PULLING DOWN ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A BELT BLOCK WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT AND CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION ON THE STACKER BELT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF SCRAPER RUBBER IN HALF WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE CAME THROUGH THE RUBBER AND OVER HIS LEG, CAUS ING SAME TO CUT HIS LEG CAUSING A 2" LACERATION ON LOWER RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE HAD RUBBER UP ON FRAMWORK OF BELTHEAD AND WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF.
EE WAS REPLACING A RIB POST. HE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END WITH A BOW SAW WHEN THE SAW JUMPED OUT OF THE SAW CUT & CAME ACROSS EES FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE HEAD MOTOR IN 2 MAINS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMP WAS CHANGING BITS ON THE MINER. WHILE USING A PUNCH AND HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT BROKEN BITS, HE MISSED THE PUNCH AND STRUCK HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER
REPAIRING BROKEN FITTING ON ROOF BOLTER.FELT PAIN IN CHEST WHEN PULLING ON WRENCH.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CAP PIECE ABOVE A PIECE OF TIMBER IN THE SECTION, A PIECE OF RUST FLEW FROM HIS HAMMER INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.