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THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A COPPER GROUND WIRE WHILE ANOTHER WORKER CUT THE WIRE WITH A HACK SAW. AFTER THE WIRE WAS CUT, HE BENT THE WIRE BACK SO IT WOULD BE OUT OF THE WAY FOR CUTTI NG OTHER WIRES. WHEN HE LET GO OF THE WIRE, IT FLIPPED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
THE INJURED WORKER WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELT SKIRTING MATERIAL WHILE ANOTHER WORKER CUTT HE MATERIAL WITH A KNIFE. THE WORKER DOING THE CUTTING SLIPPED WITH THE K NIFE AND CUT THE INJ URED WORKERS LEFT KNEE.
A HYDRAULIC ROOF JACK WAS BEING USED TO HOLD THE TAILGATE DRIVE FROM COMING BACK WHEN THE SHIELDS ADVANCED THE JACK SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION, FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE INJURED WORKER IN THE HEAD
EMPL CUTTING SEALS OF PLASTIC BUCKET WITH KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERRATED HIS HAND.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING BROKEN TRAM CHAIN ON THE 2 ROOF BOLTER. HE STRUCK THE BROKEN LINK WITH A HAMMER AND A SECTION OF THE LINK FLEW OFF STRIKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE SAFETY GLASS LENS WAS KNOCKED OUT AND IT, OR THE METAL PIECE, SCRATCHED THE EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TYPE PULLER TO PULL THE CONVEYOR BOOM OF A SHUTTLE CAR TOGHGETHER. THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN END OF THE COME-A-LONG STRAIGHTENED OUT AND CAME OFF WHIPPING BAC K AND HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON IRON RAIL WITH A COME-A-LONG. THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE RAIL BROKE STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT OPEN A CABLE SPLICE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT THUMB.
VICTIM WAS PICKING FROZEN COAL ON THE GALLEY WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CROSS BAR INTO PLACE WITH A COME-ALONG WHEN THE HOOK BROKE. THE CHAIN BROKE STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE FOREHEAD.