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MAN WAS USING A PRY BAR ON A COVER. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CATHCING RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED SHE WAS HOOKING THE SHIELD HAULER WINCH ROPE TO A SHIELD WHEN THE HOOK FLIPPED UVER AND CAUGHT HER FINGER BETWEEN THE HOOK AND CRIB BLOCK. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
EE STATED USING A KNIFE CUTTING ACROSS A PIECE OF BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CONTACTED HIS RIGHT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE IS STARTING THAT HE WAS REMOVING BUCKET TOOTH TIPS UTILIZING A NEW B+O HAMMER. WHILE STRIKING THE B+O HAMMER A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS NECK. METAL WAS REMOVED AND O NE SUTURE APPLIED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ANDFINISHED HIS SHIFT.
VICTIM STATED USING WRENCH REMOVING OILY FITTING, WRENCH SLIPPED ALLOWING HIS RIB CAGE TO STRIKE FRAME OF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS TRIMMING A URETHANE VIBRATOR SCREEN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A COM-A -LONG TO LOWER AN ELECT. MOTOR TO FLOOR FROM A WEDAG DRYER. EYE BOLT BROKE FROM MOTOR CAUSING COM-A-LONG TO RECOIL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.
EE WAS CUTTING A CABLE WIHT A KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG. WORKING WITH STICHES.
EE STATED WHILE TIGHTENING A NUT ON THE PACKING GLAND ON THE MINER HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF MINER RESULTING IN BRUISE AND SWELLING DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 11-14-97.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING PORTAPOWER TO REMOVE A SET OF DRUMS OFF MINER HEAD. RAM SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN RT. ARM AND MID-CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ALONG A BELTLINE. HIS SHOVEL STRUCK THE MINE ROOF, HE REACTED BY TWISTING SUDDENLY RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RT. KNEE.
EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A PUMP INSIDE TH TIPPLE. WHILE PULLING ON A BOX WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. EMPLLOYEE IS STATING THAT HE SIMPLY BUMPED THEBAC K OF HIS ELBOW AGAINST SOMETHING, CAUSING NO ABRASIONS. H CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 7-11-97 WHEN DUE TO BURSITIS HE WAS ADVISED BY THE DR TO REMAIN OFF WORK.
EE STATED HE WAS PRYING A PLASTIC CAP OUT OF AN AIR VLAVE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE, WHEN HE FINISHED HE CUT HIS FINGER WHILE CLOSING HIS KNIFE.
EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE GATE ABOVE DRYER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND STRUCTURAL "X" BRACE.
EE STATES HE WAS USING A HYDRAULIC JACK TO INSTALL RAILBARS FRO ROOF SUPPORT. JACK KICKED OUT STRUCK HIM MOUTH--DAMAGED TEETH, FRACTURED JAW.
EE STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON COWL OF LONGWALL SHEAR THE EXPERIENCED PAIN INLEFT SIDE. HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FRACTURE TO LEFT POSTERIOR 7TH RIB.
EMPLLOYEE WAS SUPEERVISING THE TIGHTENING OF THE 5900 SHOVEL CROWN CABLES. THE CHAIN WAS TO ATTACH THE NOUSE WINCH CABLE TO THE CROWD CABLE BROKE UNDER TENSION AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT LOWER A RM.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO PUT WRECKED SUPPLY CARS BACCK ON THE TRACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
VICTIM STATED: WHEN STANDING IN BATH HOUSE UNDRESSING, HAMMER FELL FROM ADJACENT BASKET STRIKING TOP OF HIS HEAD.
EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS HOLDING BAR WHILE ANOTHER STRUCK THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE. WHEN BAR WAS STRUCK THE END CAME UP JARRING HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE SLACK OUT OF #1 UNITS BELT. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A MANUAL WINCH ON TAKE UP. EMPLOYEE STATED AFTER SLACK CAME OUT OF BELT WINCH CAME BACK AROUND AND H ANDLE HIT HIM ON LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE AND ANOTHER EMPLYEE WHERE REMOVING A TIE ROD FROM HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS USIGN A PRY BAR TO PRY ON THE ROD. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING TIE ROD IWTH SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED ON IMPACT AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOOK KNIFE TO REMOVE CABLES FROM THE STEEL CABLE BELT HE WAS WORKING ON. THE HOOK KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE CABLE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S KNEE, RESULTING IN HIS KNEE BEING C UT.
EMP STATED HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF TRACK ROLLERS ON A CAT HIGH TRACK DOZER. ONE OF THE ROLLERS BECAME STUCK AND HAD TO BE TAPPED WITHA HAMMER A COUPLE OF TIMES. ANOTHER EMP HIT THE ROLLER AGAIN AND A SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK THE INJURED EMP WHO WAS STANDING APPROX 7' AWAY.
EE STATES HE WAS TRIMMING BELT RUBBER OFF THE SPLASH BOARD WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.
VICTIM STATED WHEN HELPING A CO-WORKER SPLICE A CABLE, HE WAS HOLDING BUNDIE IN CABLE SPLICER, WHEN CO-WORKER APPLIED PRESSURE, VITCTIM'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN SPLICER.
EE WAS HOLDING A SPIKE MAUL ON A DOZER BLADE PINWHILE ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF SPIKE MAUL ENTERING INTO INJURED'S RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.
VICTIM WAS USING A KNIFE TRIMMING THE RUBBER OF A LONG AIR DOX BRIDGE DOLLY CAR, THE KNIFE CONTACTED HIS LEFT HAND AND RESULTED IN A LACERATION 1" LONG.
EE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA WHILE PACKING A FLEXCO BELT SPLICER OVER TO THE BELT DRIVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN PULL DOWN CHAIN ON THE OVERBURDEN DRILL. USING A 5' PRYBAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE END STRUCK HIS HEAD.
EE STATED HEWER RETURNING OR ROTATING A 2" SOCKET ON A HYDRALIC WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH PINCHED HIS L HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A BREAKER BEAM.
USING PORTA POWER TO PULL COUPLING, BOLT BROKE ALLOWING BAR TO SWING AROUND AND HIT LEG.
VICTIM STATED WHEN USING A SOCKET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A S/C CONVEYOR CHAIN, PAIN WAS FELT TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING SHORT PRYBAR. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE WEARPLATE FROM CYCLONE PUMP, THE BAR CAME OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS. STATING HE TWISTED HIS L LEG AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE SPEED REDUCER SHAFT TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF CHAIN ON WASHED COAL BELT. THE CHANNEL LOCKS HE WAS USING SLIPPED ON SHAFT, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST SIDE COVER BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK A ROCK IN THE STAGE LOADER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND ANOTHER ROCK RESULTING IN A CUT- SUTURES.
EMP IS STATING THAT HE WAS USING A PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE WITH A DULL BLADE TO CUT A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMBREQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OFF THE HEAD OF A BOLT THAT HAD BECOME STUCK. WRENCH CAME OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE ABOVE EYE.
EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A FEEDER IN THE RAW COAL SILO AREA-BOLT LOOSENED QUICKLY-HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON OUTER HOUSING OF FEEDER MAKING A SMALL 2 CM CUT ON INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.
EE STATED AS HE WAS TIGHTENING LUGS ON A RAMCAR, THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CAR FRAME, RESULTING IN CUT THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE TRYING TO TIGHTEN SOME 1 1/2" HITCH BOLTS ON A DART TRUCK. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: EMPLOYE E WORKED 9/22 AND COULD NOT GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DR UNTIL 4:30 PM ON 9-25-95.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TRY TO PRIZE TO CAT-IDLER BACK IN PLACE ON FEEDER AND FELT LOW BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A PIECE OF METAL CULVERT & WHEN HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HIS; (R) HAND STRUCK THE LIP OF CULVERT CUTTING MIDDLE KNUCKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TENSION AT BOLT SPLICE WITH A ROOF BOLT & THE BELT JERKED & THE BOLT CUT HIS PALM OF RIGHT HAND - REQUIRED SUTURES
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DRIFT PIN TO REMOVE A STEERING LINK PIN WHEN THE PIN FELL OUTTHE WHEEL SHIFTED CAT CHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN DRIFT PIN & TRUCK FRAME
EE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING THE LUGS ON A SHIELD HAULER, LEFT WHEE, WHEN HIS RATCHET OR SOCKET SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE SHIELD HAULER FRAME, RESULTING IN PAIN/SWELLING TO THE ELBOW.
EE STATE HE STRUCK 1-1/2" COMBINATION WRENCH WITH A 10# SLEDGE HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN FROZEN NUT, THE WRENCH FLEW OFF THE NUT AND ITS END STRUCK EE IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE LIP AND THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE.
PERSON STATED USING PRYBAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO LIFT BOTTOM BELT ROLLER FROM RIDGED BELT STRUCTURE. STATED HE FELT PAIN TO HIS GROIN AREA.
DRAG ROPES WERE BEING CHANGE DONT EH B.E. 1360 DRAGLINE. THE NEW ROPES WERE BEING PULLED INTO PLACE USIN G A WINCH EQUIPED WIHT A 5/8" STEEL CABLE. THE PULLING, ATTACHED TO THE END OF A DRA G ROPE, SEPERATED ALLOWING THE WINCH LINE TO RECOIL AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FORE ARM. THE IMPACT BROKE BOTH BONES IN THE FOREARM.