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LACERATION TO RIGHT ARM WHILE DRILLING A HOLE, THE TOP PARET OF A DRILL BIT BROKE OFF. TRIED TO BREAK OFF BITH WITH A SCREW DRIVE, IT SLIPP AND RIGHT ARM STRUCK PART OF BIT AND CUT ARM. STITCH ES WERE REQUIRED.
CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING OUTER JACKET FROM ELECTRICAL CABLE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED
DEEP CUT TO RIGHT LEG. EE WAS CUTTING CAN-O-FLEX FOR HIGH VOLT CABLE. RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY OF 2/21/99.
EE REPORTS HE WAS WORKING IN THE FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHILE THE CHAIN WAS TENSIONED, THE CLUTCH PRESSURE ON THE HG #2 CST BLED OFF ALLOWING THE SPROCKET TO FREE WHEEL AND BREAK THE COME-A-LONG . THERE WAS A JERKING ACTION THAT PULLED AND PUSHED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 10-10-98.
METAL IN LEFT EYE DOESN'T KNOW IF IT FLEW IN OR WAS ON HIS HAND WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE PINCHED TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER OFF BETWEEN FRAME AND WRENCH WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH 4 POUND HAMMER, RIPPING FINGERNAIL OFF AND BREAKING THUMB.
WHILE CHANGING BITS ON MINER, CONTRACTOR WAS HAMMERING A BIT OUT AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN ARM.
ATTEMPTING TO CUT FROZEN STIFF HOSE WITH RANGER KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUT THRU GLOVES AND SLICED LOWER ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANUEL LEVER HOIST, LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED ON THE CABLE THAT THE HOIST WAS PULLING FROM HOIST HIT SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSED CUT NEAR LEFT EYE.
HE WAS CUTTING TIMBER WITH BOW SAW, TRIED TO RE-POSITION HIMSELF AND THE SAW CUT HIS LEG. TWO PEOPLE WERE OPERATING THE SAW. SUTURES AND STAPLES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
WHILE HOISTING A PULLEY UP IN THE AIR, THE COME-ALONG SLIPPED, CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO SOME COAL THAT WAS BEHIND HIM. LACERATION TO RIGHT FOREARM THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE CUTTING HOLE IN BELT TO DRAG IT OUT WITH CABLE ATTACHED TO UNLOADER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED LIFT HAND. 3 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
WHILE PUTTING TRAM CHAIN TOGETHER ON A PRY BAR WHICH WAS BEING USED TO MOVE CHAIN AWAY FROM THE INNER WALL, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS OF RT HAND BETWEEN THE SHARP OUTER EDGE OF F RAME AND THE PRY BAR. RESTRICTED DUTY EFFECTIVE 7-18-97.
EE WAS USING AN ALLEN WRENCH SOCKET ON IMPACT WRENCH, ROLL PIN RETAINER BACKED OUT OF SOCKET CAUSING THE INJURY. ELEVEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND PALM.
WHILE REMOVING A PIN ON THE MASTERLINK OF THE CONVEYOR CHAIN A BOLT FLEW AND STRUCK HIS SAFETY GLASSES, HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. SHARDS OF GLASS WERE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE.
EE USING A PORK CHOP AND COME-ALONG HOOK TO TIGHTEN MESH SO IT COULD BE BOLTED TO THE ROOF. THE PORK CHOP CAME OFF THE CABLE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RT SIDE BACK AND RIBS. RESTRICTED DUTY EFFECT IVE 3-6-97.
EE TY WAS PULLING CHAIN THAT WAS STUCK ON A BUCKET, CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS BOTTOM LIP. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
LOWER BELT AT TRIPPER DRIVE WHEN BELT RAIL SLIPPED OUT OF SLOTS IN SPREADER BAR, DROPPING THE OTHER RAIL ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER AND COLLARBONE. FRACTURED COLLARBONE.
A CREW WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE MINE. THE INJURY TOOK PLACE WHEN EE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET HANDLE. SHE TORE A MUSCLE IN HER RIB CAGE.
EMP TAKING CAP OFF OIL FILTER HOUSING ON BOLTER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HAND STRUCK AGAINST SHARP PIECE OF IRON. LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES REQUIRED.
CRUSH TYPE INJURY TO RIGHT PELVIS WHEN PINNED BETWEEN CRIBS WHILE CUTTING BANDS ON CRIBS. LOST TIME STATUS EFFECTIVE 9-12-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DRILL STEEL TO PULL FACE CHAINS OFF THE PINS. THE STEEL WOULD NOT COME OUT SO HE PULLED HARDER. WHEN THE STEEL CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LIP. A LACERATION R ESUSLTED THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM THE BELT STRUCTURE WITH A RATCHET AND WRENCH WHEN THE BOLT FROZE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND TWISTED AROUND. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STRUCTUR E AND THE WRENCH. THIS REMOVED THE FULL LAYER OF SKIN FROM THE TIP OF HIS FINGER. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 3-9-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A CHIP OF METAL THAT FLEW INTO HIS FOREHEAD WHILE HE WAS HITTING A PRY BAR WITH A HAMMER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HANDYMAN JACK WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, SPRUNG UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
EMPOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING VENT TUBE AND SOMEOF THE FIBERGLASS DUST CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS SKIN AND WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO HIS LEFT EYE WHILE SHOWERING AFTER THE SHIFT WAS COMPLETED. TREATMENT REQUIRED TO CLEAN AND VIEW THE EYE MAKE THIS A REPORTABLE INCIDENT.
USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE CONCRETE FORMS.
EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE WHAT OCCURRED TO SPECIFICALLY CAUSED LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN TO HIS BACK. HE THINKS HE BENT OVER INA WRONG POSITION WHILE BREAKING ROCK OUT OF HTE FEEDER AT THE SURFACE WASH PL ANT. EMPLOYEE WILL RECEIVE A PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY ON HIS OWN (8-3-95).
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER RIGHT THUMB/ELBOW/SHOULDER & INTO HER LOWER BACK AREA AFTER HELPING PICK UP A TEMPLATE &DOING SOME HAMMERING EXAMINATION BY A PHYSICIAN ON AUGUST 11 1995 REVE ALED A NEED FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY THERAPY WILL BEGIN ON AUGUST 15 1995 & EMPLOYEE WILL CONTINUE TO PERFORM HER REGULAR DUTIES
EE WAS CARRYING A KENNEDY PANEL DOWN A WET ROADWAY WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL. SHE TWISTED HER RIB AREA AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING WITH A KNIFE WHEN HE SLIPPED & CUT HIS KNEE.
WHILE TIGHTENING FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN A COMALONG WAS BEING USED TO PULL SLACK THAT THE TENSIONER WAS PULLING OFF HEADGATE SPROCKET COMALONG STARTED MOVING EMPLOYEE TIRED TO RELEASE TENSION ON C OMALONG CHAIN BROKE & HIT SAFETY GLASSES DRIVINGTHEM INTO HIS FOREHEAD EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES
INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOUDLER WHILE PICKIN GUP A PRY BAR.
INJURED'S LITTLE FINGER WAS CUAGHT BETWEEN THE SLIDING WEIGHT AND HTE STOP ON THE SHAFTT WHEN HE WAS USING A SLIDE HAMMER TO PULL DOWELLS ON THE TRACTION MOTOR.
BREAKING BOLTS WITH RATCHES FELT STRAIN IN L SHOULDER
I.NAME TRYING TO KNOCK OFF OLD BEARING RACE WHEN A PIECE BROKE AWAY FROM THE RACE AND FLEW INTO I.NAME LEFT HAND RIGHT ABOVE THE INDEX FINGER AND UNDER THE SKIN.THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN STITCH ES.EMPL WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME.
MECHANIC WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING ON FLOOR IN A KNEELING POSITION BY PULLING UTILITY KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF WITH BOTH HANDS. KNIFE CAME THROUGHT HE BELT AND PUNCTURED RIGHT THIGH MUSCLE JU ST ABOVE THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING SHUTTLE CAR #6. HE WAS CUTTING OFF A 5 GALLON OIL CAN IN ORDER TO POUR OIL INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR. EMPLOYEE CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. EMPLO YEE HAS A 1" LONG CUT ON HIS INDEX FINGER WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMP CLAIMS ANOTHER WAS USING BLUNT CHISEL & HAMMER TO REMOVE BEARING FROM SHAFT WHEN CHISEL STRUCK WITH HAMMER SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF STRIKING EMPL IN RIGHT FOREARM RESULTING IN PUNCTURE WOU ND TO RIGHT FOREARM.
HE WAS PULLING ON THE EDGE OF BELTING WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THE TOOL SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELT SRIKING HIS LOWER BACK ON A CONCRETE PAD.
EE CLAIMS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE LEFT MAST JACK ON THE 7 BOLTER WHEN A BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO SUPPORT THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS AFTER BREAKING ROCK IN CONVEYOR, FIGNER ON RIGHT HAND STARTED HURTING.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS HANGING BOLTER CABLE WITH A DRILL STEEL ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH WHEN SOMETHING GAVE IN HIS MID-BACK(BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.)
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEG WITH THE BLADE OF THE RAZOR KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS PULLING UP ON A DRIVE WRENCH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS TRYING TO INSERT WALL TIE BETWEEN TWO FORMS FOR A CONCRETE POUR THE TIE WOULD NOT GO THROUGH SO EMPL USED A WEDGE BOLT TO PRY THE FORMS APART A SYMONS PIN FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPL IN THE FACE
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS CUTTING A BELT FLOP WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.
INJURED HAD INS7ALLED A PORTA POWER CYCLINDER BETWEEN ONE LEG OF A DOUBLE METAL DOOR AND THE RIB TO HOLD THE DOOR FRAME IN POSITION. THE CYLINDER FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET, STRIKING HIS LEFT RING A ND LITTLE FINGE9S.
INJURED BROKE A BAND SECURING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS USING A PAIR OF DIAGONAL SIDE CUTTERS, THE END OF THE BAND CUT THE RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND