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EE WAS SETTING STIFT JACK WITH CHAIN, CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING IT TO FALL AND LAND ON EE S LEFT HAND-WAS APPROX. 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 4 FT LONG.
EE WAS BREAKING COAL WITH FOOT AWAY FROM BEARMS & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DEGOBING MINER WITH BAR WHEN ROCK DUST, COAL FLIPPED INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS TIGHTENING TURNBUCKLE WITH AN 18" BOLT WHEN IT SLIPPED & THE EE FELL BACKWARDS. LOST TIME
EE WAS OPENING A BOX OF GLUE WITH A KNIFE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED & STABBED HIS LEFT UPPER LEG. REPORTABLE - HE HAD 2 STITCHES.
SAWING TIMBERS WITH HAND LAID ON TIMBER SAW CAME OUT OF TIMBER AND CUT FINGER. REPORTABLE 6 STITCHES LOST 1 DAY WORK.
EMPLOYEEWAS SAWING TIMBER, SAW CAME OUT OF TIMBER AND CUT LEFT HAND NEAR THUMB AREA.
EMPLLYEE WAS SAWING TIMBERS ALONE WHEN SAW BLADE GOT CAUGHT ON A KNOT AND JUMPED OUT CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE REACHED UP TO TAKE COME A LONG DOWN AND TWISTED BACK.
HIT LEFT ELBOW ON SIDE OF GATHERING PAN ON MINER WHILE WORKING ON MINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A LOAD LOCKING VALVE OFF ON A RIPPER JACK, PULLING ON RACHET HANDLE, SUDDENLY TURNED LOOSE AND SET DOWN, PULLED RIB ON LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS BEATING ON A ROCK CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR BELT OF THE MINER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND WHILE STRIKING DOWNWARD ON THE ROCK HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE METAL FRAME OF THE MINER AND THE SL EDGEHAMMER HANDLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SHOVEL HANDLE AND THE FRAME OF THE TAILPIECE CAUSING HIS FINGERNAIL TO BE PULLED PARTIALLY OF F.
EMPL PULLING MINER CABLE WITH PULL ROPE & WRENCH AND IT ACCIDENTLY SLIPPED OFF CABLE STRIKING EMPL IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE ROLLER.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS AND THEY CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BOLT ON THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE MINER WHEN HIS RATCHET SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE SLATE BAR AGAINST THE PAN OF THE MINER. HE WAS WE ARING GLOVES.
BELT ROPE SLIPPED CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT STRUCTURE AND BELT CLAMP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING A SHEAR PIN INTO THE FEEDER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER AND BROKE HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MAKING A SPLICE ON THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING AND JACK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SA4ING A TIMBER WITH ARCHIE POPE WHEN THE SAW SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE S LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK OUT OF THE TAILPIECE WHEN ANOTHER ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT DRIVE STRIKING THE SLATE BAR BEING USED SPRAINING HIS RT WRIST
PUTTING HOSE ON MINER SLATE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HEAD ON MINER, LACERATION OVER LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATRIMMING BELT AND HIS KNIFT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.