WHILE PUTTING C2NVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER HAMMER WHICH WAS BEING USED TO DRIVE STRAP LINKS TOGETHER CAME BACK AND HIT MINER IN MOUTH.
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Showing all 18STRIKING DRILL 8TEEL TO GET IT UNCLOGGED-WRENCH MAN WAS USING TO STRIKE DRILL STEEL BOUNCED BACK OFF DRILL STEEL WHILE STILL IN HAND AND STRUCK OVER LEFT EYE.
THE ALLEGED INJ6RY OCCURRED WHEN MINER WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING A GOODMAN MULE MOTOR BACK ON TRACK THE JACK BAR STRUCK MINER ON SIDE OF HEAD BUT HE CALLED IN ON 1-31-86 TO REPORT HE HAD TWIST ED HIS KNEE AND3WOULD BE OFF A FEW DAYS
THIS MAN WAS KN2CKING A MINER BIT OUT WHEN A PIECE OF THE 6 T WRENCH FLEW OFFENTERING HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS HOLDING A BALLPEN HAMMER WAS BEING STRUCK BY SLEDGE HAMMER. BALLPEN FLEW BACK & STRUCK HIM BEHIND LEFT EAR.
THIS MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK ON C/M MINER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP STRIKI G HIS FINGER.
THIS MAN SAID HE WAS PULLING DOWN A BROW WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THIS MAN WAS WORKING ON TRAM CHAIN OF MINER WHEN CHISEL FLEW AND STRUCK HIM IN FOREHEAD.
THIS MAN WAS INSTALLING BOOM JACK ON MINER WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED PINCHING HIS HAND.
THIS MAN WAS WORKING ON BOLTING MACH. WHEN HE SAIDE HE WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD WITH HAMMER.
THIS MAN WAS PULLING SLATE WITH BAR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST TOP
PLASTERING BRATTICE AND AS HE RAISED UP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN KNEE.
INJURED WAS A PIECE OF CONDUIT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING REPAIRMAN PREPARE CABLE ENDS FOR A SPLICE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS HAND
ALLEGEDLY, AS RICKY WAS DRILLING SPAD HOLE IN MINE ROOF, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS RERAILING A FLAT CAR WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT ALLOWING CAR TO STRIKE LEG.
INJURED WS JACKING MOTOR BACK ONTO TRACK WHEN JACK KICKED OUT STRIKING HIS RT FOOT
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUXH OUT PLUG IN BOTTOM OF HEAD WITH ROOF BOLT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT HEAD INSTEAD HIT ROTATION LEVER INJURING RT ARM