EMP WAS USING A3PAIR OF PLIERS TO BEND A PIECE OF WIRE TO FORM AN "S" HOOK USED TO HANG CABLE WITH WHEN HE INJURED HIS HAND
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Showing all 16EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO SET A HYDRAULIC JACK USED TO STABILIZE A BELT TAILPIECE. THIS CYLINDER WAS PRESSURIZED BUT COLLARSPED THE TOP END AND BEARING PLATE OF WHICH CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINS T THE CYLINDER 4ALL. THE LEG PORTION OF THE CYLINDER HAD EXTENDED APPROX. 6" BEFORE IT COLLASPED BACK INTO THE CYLINDER ITSELF.
EE STATED THAT 2E WAS BEATING A DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE ROOF DRILL TO FREE THE CLOGGED PASSAGE WAY WHEN HIS FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE METAL FRAME OF T HE MACHINE CAUSING THE INJURY. IN SHORT HE ST9UCK HIS FINGER WITH THE DRILL STEEL.
EMPL LOADING CO3OPY FOR SCOOP INTO SCOOPS BUCKET WHEN CHAIN USED TO HOIST CANOPY SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A ROOF DRILL HE INJURED HIS HAND OR ARM WHILE USING A WRENCH.HE WAS PULLING ON THE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT.
EE STATED THAT 4HILE PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON S WATER HOSE HE SLIPPED SIDEWAYS CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK. A BAND THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING BROKE AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. HE APPARENTLY WAS OFF BALANCE CAUSIN1 HIM TO SLIP.
A KNIFE SLIPPED3WHILE CUTTING RUBBER FROM A PULLEY CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO LEG. 2 SUTURES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A METAL PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM A COAL CHUTE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE EDGE OF THE BAR EMBEDDED IN HIS PALM OF HAND NEAR THE THUMB.THIS CAUSED A L LACERATION OF THE SKIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE WORN SHAKER SCREENS IN COARSE COAL SHAKER WHEN HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BECOME POSITION BETWEEN FRAME AND BACK BOARD TO THE SHAKER FRAME WAS LOWERED INTO THE SHAKER BUT BECAME WEDGED ON THE SIDES WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED WITH A CHAIN HOIST IT CAME LOOSE SUDDENLY AND SWUNG FORWARD STRIKING VICTIM ON THE LEG
HE WAS HELPING LIFT A PORTABLE HYTDRAULIC LIFT AND PLACE IT IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK HE ALLOWED HIS FINGER TO BE PLACED WHEN THE JACK WAS LOWERED TO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK HIS FINGER BECAME CAUG
USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BIT HOLDER ON HEAD OF C.M. SLIPPED AND CAUSED INJURY TO NECK.WRENCH SLIPPED FROM POSITION CAUSING HIM TO SUDDENLY MOVE HIS BODY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING HOIST AND CHAIN TO LIFT A LARGE PC OF METAL CHAIN WAS NOT FASTENED EVENLY ALLOWING SLACK ON ONE SIDE EMPLOYEE PULLED ON CHAIN TO BALANCE LOAD BUT HAD PLACED H IS FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & METAL LOAD SHIFTED OR SWUNG TRAPPING HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE HAD STARTED TO REPAIR A SHORT DRIVE BELT WHEN HE HAD SOMEONE CONNECT A WIRE ROPE TO THE BELT ANBD PLACED THE ROPE THROUGH A SHIEVE WHEEL TO RIG A WAY TO PULL THE BELT WHEN PRESSUREWAS APPLIEC TO THE ROPE THE SHIEVE WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND ALLOWED THE ROPE TO SWING INTO THE EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING CONDITION OF BEARING IN A GEAR CASE WHEN HE ALLOWED THE GEAR TO FALL OR ROLL ONTO HIS FINGER HE WAS TURNIG THE GEAR WITH A SMALL BAR TO INSPECT THE BEARING WITH WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT
EE WAS CHANGING A WATER VALVE USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO KNOCK THE VALVE LOOSE. HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER WHILE DOING SO.
INJURED STATED HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A SMALL STRIP OF WOOD THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB