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EE was trying to clean the frozen ice and coal out of the chute for loading the pneumatic trucks at Wildcat. EE was standing below the chute mouth and had a long bar by which he was shoving up into the output mouth of the chute. While prying and probing, a piece of frozen material broke loose from the chute and fell, striking EE on the right hand upon the forefinger.

Employee was preparing to hook a shield for extraction from the face. He threw a chain/sling across the shield to be hooked up. When he stood up he wrenched/strained his back and was reporting to be in pain.

While using a hammer to remove a bearing on an underground truck, a small piece of metal was splintered off and it penetrated into the individual's right middle finger tip. Metal was removed by doctor.

While cutting the tape off of the leads in a cable splice, the individual slipped with the razor knife and cut his left hand palm. The laceration required 8 stitches to close.

While cutting open rock dust bags with a razor knife, individual was cutting towards himself and the knife came through the bag and it struck him in the right lower thigh, causing a laceration that required 2 stitches to close.

While cutting a flapper off the belt, the razor knife cut through the belt and then cut the individuals other hand. The laceration required 5 stitches to close.

The employee was setting a timber using a jack pot. The timber broke and hit him, and the jack pot hit him in the head.

The employee was cutting a "flapper" off the belt. The flapper was approx. 60' long and 14" wide. He needed to cut it into shorter lengths so he could drag it out of the structure. He was cutting towards himself and when the knife slipped it cut his thigh. He required 3 stitches.

The employee was removing an axle from a Pod Duster with a 48" pipe wrench. The pipe wrench slipped off of the axle and the employee's thumb was smashed between the pipe wrench and the frame of the duster.

EE REACHED UP TO CUT OFF A PIECE OF WIRE FROM THE ROOF AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK (ROCK LOCKING FOR MICON).

THE INJURED EE WAS OPENING A BUNDLE OF RESIN GLUE CARTRIDGES WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS USING A UTLITY KNIFE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE OUTER PLASTIC WRAPPER, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC JACK & HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE JACK & THE FRAME OF THE HEADGATE/STAGELOADER CAUSING A CUT TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER