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WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALL FORM JACKS, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WITH SLEDGEHAMMER
CHANGIGN A TIRE ON THE RAM CAR WHEN THE BREAKE RBAR HE WA USIGN BROKE THE BREAKER BAR THEN BROKE AND CAME BACK AND HIT EE'S RIGHT HAND FRACTURING HIS THUMB.
EE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD. HE REMOVED WELDING HOOD TO CHIP SLAG FROM WELD WHEN SLAG FLEW BETWEEN HIS SAFETY GLASSES, GOING INTO HIS RT EYE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 6" PLASTIC LINE FORM ONE SIDE OF THE ENTRY TO THE OTHER, EMP USED A PRY BAR TO HOLD LINE UP. ANOTHER EMP LOOSENED A WIRE SUPPORTING THE PIPE. PIPE SLID DOWN PRY BAR STRIKING EMP ON TOP OF THE HEAD. ON 2-7-97 EMP WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRIMPING LEAD ON ELECTRICAL CABLE. HE STRUCK THE ANVIL WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE ANVIL BROKE OFF, PENETRATING HIS LEFT HAND. UPON PHYSICIANS ADVICE, METAL PIECE WAS REMOVED. HOWEVER, IT BEGAN TO CAUSE EMPLOYEEPAIN AND SWELLING. RETURNED TO PHYSICIAN AND HE REMOVED REST 4-25-97.
EE WAS ASSISTING LONGWALL MECHANICS SPREADING BRETBY TROUGHS. A 100 TON RAM WAS POSITIONED AT BASE OF TROUGH BEING SHIMMED WITH 3# HAMMER. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO RAM, THE HAMMER FLEW OUT OF BRETBY TROUGH, STRIKING EE'S AIRSTREAM HELMET KNOCKING OUT THE LENSE ON THE VISOR AND CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP.
EMP WAS USING CHANNEL LOCK PLYERS TO BEND A PIECE OF WIRE TO BREAK WIRE. WHEN WIRE BROKE THE PLYERS HIT EMP IN THE MOUTH BREAKING HIS FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LINE A PIN UP FOR THE CRUSHER. HE WAS HOLDING THE PIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HITTING THE PIN WITH A HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF THE PAN, STRIKIN G HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR TO ALIGN HOLES ON MOTOR MOUNT. HE JERKED ON THE BAR AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND HYDRAULIC FITTING.
HE WAS TIGHTENIGN CONVEYOR CHAIN AND FLIGHT BROKE OFF, HIT HIM ACROSS BOTH CALVES AND THREW HIM BACK.
EE WAS USING A HOOK BLADE UTILITY KNIFE IN THE NORMAL PROCEDURE OF SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. THEKNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE RUBBER & CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
EE WAS USING A HOOK BLADE UTILITY KNIFE IN THE NORMAL PROCEDURE OF SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. THEKNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE RUBBER & CUT OPEN HIS LEFT HAND. SUTURES IN LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE HAD WRENCH IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS DRILL STEEL WAS PLUGGED, SO HE HIT THE STEEL WITH THE WRENCH. HIS HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE DRILL MAST, HITTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON SHIELD PONTOON, LEANING ACROSS PONTOON AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE CLEVIS PIN IN CLEVIS. HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREARM ON THE CABLE TROUGH COVER THAT HAD A SLIVER OF METAL ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, CAUSING A CUT ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING THE INSTALLATION OF THEDYNA TRACK CHAIN. THE CHAIN BOUND UP, PUTTING ADDITIONAL FORCE ON THE SLING AND SHEAVE WHEEL. THE SLING FAILED, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEGS.
EE WAS HOLDING PIN IWHT HIS LEFT FINGER. HE WAS TAPPING ON THE PIN WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CLUTCH COVER ON MINER TO REMOVE COAL. WHEN THE COVER WAS DROPPED IT HIT THE SCALING BAR AND FLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.
EE WAS PRYING ON A CONCRETE FORM & N OPENING THAT HE WAS TRYING TO SET INTO PLACE THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON STEEL SCAFFOLD BARS CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC HOSE GUARDING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT WRIST
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING FOR THE WATER SPRAY ARM ON THE SHEERER WHEN HE SLIPPED WITH THE RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIEP WRENCH TO REMOVE A PUMP WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK AGAINST A HOSE REEL. THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE INJURY UNTIL SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 8/12/93. RESTRICTED AND LOST TIME DAYS ARE UNKNOWN AT THS TIME.
CUTTTING OLD SKIRTING UNDER THE FEEDER, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT PERSON'S LEFT KNEE.
WHILE CUTTING BELTING TO PUT INTO SHIELD,KNIFE SLIPPED HITTING RIGHT THIGH CUTTING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING WITH PRY BAR WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT THIGH.
CLEANING UP RIB SLUFFAGE WITH HANDS. REACHED TO PICK UP LUMP OF COAL WHEN ANOTHER EE SHOVELING FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE SHOVELD LUMP OF COAL STRIKING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
EMPL WAS CUTTING BAND ON SCREENS WHEN BAND BROKE & FLIPPED UP CUTTING UNDER CHIN,
EE WAS CUTTING FLEX HOSE OFF OF TRICKLE DUSTER WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHEN HE CUT THRU THE HOSE HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM.
DRIVING A PIN IN THE RIPPER CHAIN ON THE JEFFREY MINER WHEN HE HIT HIS THUMB LEFT WITH A 4 LB. HAMMER. LEFT THUMB IS FRACTURED.
INJ HOLDING PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON BEING POUNDED INTO PLACE.LEFT RING FINGER CRUSHED BY MOVING CHANNEL IRON.
EMP WAS WORKING ON BUGGY A PC. OF METAL GOT INTO EMP EYEJ HE DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE METAL CHIP CAME FROM EMP WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.
HE WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON A MINE TENDER HE HAD JUST COMPLETED JACKING THE MACHINE UP HE TURNED AND STOOD UP THIS CAUSED HIS BACK TO POP OUT HE STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS FREQU ENTLY AND THAT 3T IS DUE TO ON OLD INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS R9MOVING PINS FROM A 988B LOADER WHILE POUNDING ON A BRFASS PUNCH WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED PUNCH ALLOWING THE HAMMER TO STRIKE BETWEEN HIS THUMB & INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND
THE INJURED PER8ON WAS HOLDING A STEEL WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS HITTING THE STEEL WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE STEEL THE 2ND TIME THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER FLEW OFF & STRUCK THE I3JURED MANS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.
INJURED WAS PRY3NG BELT SPLICE RINGS APART WITH SCREWDRIVER TO LINE UP SO PIN WOULD GO IN. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED & A SMALL PIECE OF THE SCREWDRIVER OR SPLICE RING BROKE OFF & FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE 4AS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS SCALING 9OOF WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS A POIECE OF DIRT OR COAL. HE WENT TOT HE DOCTORS OFFICE THE NEXT DAY & THE D OCTOR REMOVED A SLIVER OF METAL WHIC H WAS EMBEDDED 3N HIS CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PC OF PLASTIC PIPE WITH HACKSAW AS HE FINISHED CUTTING THROUGH PIPE SAW SLIPPED & CUT TIP OF MIDDLE LEFT FINGER
PORTA-POWER BROKEN DURING OPERATION OF PULLING A BEARING OFF A SHAFT 1 OF THE 3 GRIPPING ARMS WAS THROWN BACK STRIKING THE MECHANIC IN THE JAW & SHOULDER. RESULTING IN A CHIPPED TOOTH & FRA CTURED JAW & CHIN.
EMP WAS CLEANING UP AREA WHERE PUMP TRUCK HAD BEEN SETTING
WHILE CUTTING THE METAL BUNDLING BAND ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS THE BAND AFTER BEING CUT WHIPPED BACK STRIKING JIM ON THE LEFT WRIST CUTTING IT