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WHEN HE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A BELT CLAMP, HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND CAUSED A SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CONCRETE FORMS AT A HEIGHT OF 35' VICTIM WAS NOT TIED OFF.VICTIM FELL WHEN THE SLATE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED.
WHEN I.NAME WAS CUTTING A WIRE LEAD FOR A BELT STARTER A PIECE OF WIRE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WHEN I NAME WAS PULLING A CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A HOIST HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
I NAME WAS WORKING ON THE NO2 SHUT TLE CAR WHEN HIS RACHET SLIPPED THUS CAUSING IT TO COME BACK & HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD THIS CAUSED A LACERATION ABOUT AN INCH IN LENGTH
I NAME WAS LYING ON HIS SIDE ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER ATTEMPTING TO PRY A RIPPER MTOR FROM ITS BASE WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE CANOPY PIN ON THE UNAHAULER WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10-01-90 & RETURNED 10- 02-90
MAKING BELT SPLICE RELEASED ONE OF RED DEVIL HOIST, HANDLE SLIPPED CAUGHT IN RELEASE MECHANISM
EMPL WAS REMOVING BOLTS IN ELECTRICAL PANEL OF 20SC SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN BOLT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BROKE LOOSE SOONER THAN HE EXPECTED THUS CAUSING HIM TO SUDDENLY TWIST STRAINING LOWER BA CK.
EMPL CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT MAKING A SPLICE.AS HE CUT,KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT SMALL FINGER RIGHT HAND.REPORTABILITY-QUESTIONABLE.SAFETY DEPT RECD INFO 10-18-89.
WHILE HE WAS HELPING MAKE A SPLICE IN THE POWER CABLE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE, HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE I NAME WAS ATTEPTING TO BREAK A BOLT LOOSE WHEN HIS RATCH D SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HAND ON A WATE HOSE CLAMP THIS CAUSED AN OPEN WOUND TO HIS L HAND NOTE THE SAFETY DEPT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 8/7/89 WHEN I NAME RETURNED TO WORK
WHILE I.NAME WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISLE TO KNOCK OFF A BEARING RACE, A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP CRIBS WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.
THE INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE CAT PADS BACK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.A BURNING SENSATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A RAILROAD JACK ON A BELT HEAD, WHEN THE SLATE BAR HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS MA5ING A CABLE SPLICE ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.(NO LOST TIME).
EMPLOYEE WAS H 9LPING ON A BELT MOVE HE LIFTED ON A SLATE BAR TO RAISE THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE & SDSTRAINED HIS BACK NOTE HE STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 100787
SCALING TOP IN 0ACE AREA WITH A SLATE BAR AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMP WAS USING SLEDGHAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE HAMMER BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS KNEE HE SUFFERED A BRUISE TO KNEE