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CRIB HAULER WAS UNDER EMULSION LINES. EMP WAS HELPING GET IT OUT. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOFJACK AND EMULSION LINE.
EE GOT HIT IN THE TEETH WITH A SOCKET WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE BELT STRUCTURE.
CUTTING A PIECE OF CARDBOARD. CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF. KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHTFOREARM. RIGHT FOREARM, MAKING ONE INCH LACERATION REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.
HE WAS HELPING SPLICE A BELT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO INSTALL THE SPLICE. HE REACHED IN TO MOVE THE PUNCH AS THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT AGAIN. HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS HIT REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A CABLE REPAIR. WHILE CUTTING AWAY THE JACKET THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE EMP WAS NOT WEARING THE CUT RESISTANT GLOVES AS REQUIRED. THE GLOVES ARE PRO VIDED TO ALL ELECTRICIANS.
EE WAS UNCOUPLING A TRAILER FROM A TRUCK USING A RAILROAD JACK. THE JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS PULLING SLCAK OUT OF THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT CLAMP BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD BEHIND THE LEFT EAR CAUSING A CONCUSSION AND LACERATION BEHIND THE LEFT EAR .
INJURED WAS BARRING A LUMP OF COAL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE TOP AND ROOF MESH. WHEN THE LUMP CAME OUT IT ALLOWED THE MESH TO SPRING UP UNHOOKING LONGWALL FEEDER CABLES FROM ROOF WHICH STRUCK INJUR ED. INJURED WENT TO DR. ON 10/18/94.
CREW WAS LIFTING DRIVE MOTOR USING 21/2 TON COMEALONG & TRACK JACK COME ALONG CAME UNHOOKED & FELL ON INJUREDS HAND
INJURED WAS DRAGING D.A. ADVANCING BARS USING A WIRE ROPE AND SHEAVE DOWN THE LONG FACE. INJUREDWAS USING THE SPRAG FOR MECHANICAL POWER, AND HAD HIS R HAND ON THE FINGER VALVES AND HIS LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRE ROPE AND WAS PULLED INTO THE SHEAVE INJURING FINGER .
INJURED WAS KNOCKING OUT BLOCKS IN STOPPING WHENA BLOCK FELL ON HIS FINGER, HE WENT TO DR. ON 9-3-94 FOR MEDICAL ATTENTIONS.
INJURED WAS DRIVING LOUSHING OUT ON A CONTINOUS MINER USING A DR IVE PIN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PIN & STRUCK HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
INJURED WAS REMOVING STOPPING HE KNOCKED DOWN STOPPING WITH DOUBLE JACK AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP 2X4 AND WAS STRUCK ON BACK OF HEAD WITH A HANGING BLOCK FORCING FACE INTO BLOCK ON GROUND.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO SET UP & CUT BELT HE WAS HOLDING BELT UP SO SOMEONE COULD SLIDE BELT CUTTER UNDERNEATH INJURED REACHED UNDER BELT TO GRAB KNIFE WITHOUT LOOKING & WAS CUT BY THE BLADE ON THE BELT CUTTING MACHINE
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE BLADE ON CABLE CUTTER. A WRENCH WAS PUT IN CUTTER AND THE CUTTER WAS STRUCK, CAUSING A PIECE OF THE BLADE TO CHIP OFF EMBEDDING IN INJURED'S FOREARM.
INJURED WAS REMOVING TORQUE CONVERTER FROM TAILGATE GEAR BOX.THE CONVERTER WOULD NOT MOVE SO INJURED USED A SLEDGE HAMMER,AS THE SLEDGE GLANCED OFF OF THE CONVERTER HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWE EN HANDLE AND HOUSING.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN TIGHTENING BOLTS ON METAL STRUCTURE WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS ELBOW.EMPLOYEE REQUESTED A DOCTOR VISIT ON 10-16-92 AFTER PAIN HAD GOTTEN BETTER.,
95149ED WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A DRIVE ROLLER WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED ALLOWING THE ROLLER TO DROP SLIGHTLY AND HIS HAND WAS PINCHED ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE BEARING HOUSING.
INJURED WAS REMOVING FILTER FROM WATER LINE WITH A PIPE WRENCH,W HEN THE FILTER LOOSENED THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK A GUARD CAUSING THE WRENCH TO PIVOT UP AND STRUCK INJURED IN MOUTH.
PIGGING LINE USING WATER PRESSURE IT GOT STUCK STRIKING INJ MADE HIM FALL AND CUT HEAD
INJURED WAS MOPPING FLOOR & BUMPED ELBOW AGAINST WALL INJURY CONTINUED TO CAUSE PAIN & SWELLING REQUIRING MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 06-01-92
INJURED WAS CUTTING BELT SHIRTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE,THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LOWER LEFT LEG,REQUIRING STITCHES.
INJURED CUT HAND WITH KNIFE WHILE MAKING SPLICE.
LOOSE DIRT ON SIDE OF TRENCH A WATER LINE.A ROCK ROLLED OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE ANKLE.
WHILE CUTTING HOLES IN BELTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE INJURED SLIPPED CUTTING HAND
INJURED WAS REPLACING THE RADIATOR ON A ISUZU PICKUP, HE WAS TIGHTING THE BOLTS ON THE FAN WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF STRICHING THE SHROUD.
INJURED WAS WRECKING OUT FORMS AND HIT HIMSLEF ABOVE THE LEFT EYE WITH A SHORT 2X4 CAUSING A SMALL CUT IN THE EYEBROW.
INJURED WAS DRIVING FORM STAKES WITH A 12# HAMMER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS RELEASING THE TENSION ON A TORQUE MULTIPLIER THAT WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE A FLUID COUPLER. HE THEN RELEASED HANDLE ON THE RATCHET AND STARTED TO BACK OFF THE TENSION WHEN THE RATC HET SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER THUMB.
INJURED WAS CHANGING OUT A HYD HOSE ON A VALVE BANK ON SHIELD #3. HE PUSHED BACK THE VALVE BANK AND PLACED A BROKEN HANDLED SHOVEL BETWEEN THE SHEILD AND THE VALVE BANK. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE STAPLE FROM THE HYD HOSE. IN THE PROCESS THE SHOVEL MOVED ALLOWING THE VALVE BANK TO FALL FORWARD CRUSHING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE VALVE BACK AND LEG.
INJURED HAD JUST COMPLETED AIR ARCHING THE BUMPER BY THE SCRUBBER OFF THE MINES, AS EE HIT THE BUMPER WITH A DOUBLE JACK TO BREAK IT LOOSE THE BUMPER REBOUNCDED OFF THE MINER AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.
INJURED WAS PULLING MACHINESTS WIRE FROM PIVOT PIN BOLTS, THE WIRE WAS DIFFICULT TO PULL SO BOTH HANDS WERE USED GRIPPING THE DIKES. AS HE WAS PULLING HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED BACK AGAINST THE M ACHINE AND HIS RIGHT HAND PULLED THE PLIERS AND WIRE BACK, DRIVING THE WIRE INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS CUT WHEN A KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING BELT.
INJURED WAS USING A HANDIMAN JACK TO JACK UP THE TONGUE OF A ROCK DUSTER THE BASE OF THE JACK WAS LOOSE CAUSING IT TO KICK OUT AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE LEFT LEG ALSO TONGUE WAS NOT BLOCKED UP AND WAS PARKED IN HOLE
INJURED WAS BRE5KING UP A ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, AS HE WAS SWINING A DOUBLE JACK HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS JAC5ING A HANDIMAN JACK DOWN AND FOUND IT WAS NOT CATCHING, HE LOOKED TO SEE IF DIRT WAS IN SPRING, AND THE JACK SLIPPED OUT WITH HANDL HITTING INJURED IN JAW.
INJURED WAS RES6PPORTING SOME CAVED AREA AS PART OF REBILATION, ASHE PLACED A SHEET OF MESH UP IT CAUGHT ON AN OLD EXISTING ROOF BOLT, INJURED REACHED UP WITH SCREW DRIVER TO PRY MESH AROUND T HE BOLT WHEN HI8 LEFT SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED. INJURED HAS HAD TWO THE BOLT WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER BECAME DISLOCATED. INJURED HAS HAD TWO PREVIOUS LOST TIME INJURES WITH DISLOCATED SHOULDE
INJURED WAS TRA3NING BELT WITH A SCREWDRIVER IN ONE HAND AND AN AXE IN THE OTHER AS HE BACK SWUNG WITH THE AXE AT THE BOTTOM ROLLER HANGER AND MISSED THE AXE HEAD HIT THE EDGE OF THE BELT CAU SING THE HANDLE3TO JERK OUT OF HAND AND UPWARD TINTO EYE
I NAME PLACED H5NDY MAN JACK UNDER TONGUE OF TRAILER TO LIFT OFF HITCH,WHEN TONGUE CLEARED MAKE PULLED TRACTOR AWAY I NAME THEN PROCEEDED TO LET TONGUE DOWN ON TO WOODEN BLOCK.HANDLE SLIPPED S STRICKING I NAM9 ON CHEEK.