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EMPLOYEE AND HIS CO-WORKER WERE MAKING A SPLICE ON #7 BELT. WHILE POUNDING THE BELT STAPLES IN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF CO-WORKERS HAMMER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR COAL CHAIN ON MOBILE BRIDGE & WAS PRYING CHAIN OVER WITH PRY BAR. IN DOING SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT CHAIN WITH HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF HAMMER TO CHIP OFF & STRI KE EMPLOYEE IN NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF A SQUARE DOWN ON A PIECE OF BELT SO THE BELTMAN COULD CUT THE BELT. AS THE BELTMAN REACHED THE END OF THE BELT WITH HIS RAZOR KNIFE IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE FINGERS.
EMPL WORKING ON MINER IN SHOP AND WAS POUNDING WATER SPRAY BAR INTO PLACE TO BE WELDED. A SLIVER OF STEEL STRUCK EMPL IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
HELPING SET TAIL IN 4 SECTION JACKING THE TOOL IN PLACE ANCHOR SLIPPED OFF HIT IN L FOREARM
EMPL HELPING WITH BELT JOB AT 4 EAST SECTION AND WAS TIGHTENING ROPE UP BETWEEN THE TAIL AND LAST SET OF SAILBOATS WHEN CHAIN HOLDING THE TAIL BROKE CAUSING THE TAIL TO SLIDE FORWARD STRIKING THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARD BODY WHILE CUTTING BELT.
EMPL WAS PULING ROOF 2' INBY LAST ROW OF BOLTS PIECE OF ROOF FALLING ON 4' ROOF BOLT LYING ON BOTTOM OF MINE FLOOR. BOLT FLEW UP HITTING EMPL ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD CAUSING CUT. ING CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT WATER HOSE IN HALF WITH TWO MASON HAMMERS IMPROPER USE OF TOOLS
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SPINDLE ROD FOR A BELT SPLICE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER AFTER I NAME HAD STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN A HYDRAULIC FITTING ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL.