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EMPLOYEE WA HOOKING UP BELT CLAMPS. HE PUT CHAINTHROUGH CLAMP "DOGS". WHEN TIGHTENED, CHAIN CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE KNOCK PIN OUT OF RUB RAIL, RAIL FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS HAMMERING STRAPS TOGETHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS LOWER LIP, 1/2" CUT THROUGH LOWER LIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE ON ROUTINE BELT MOVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. *FIRST DAY OFF - 11-22-94.
EE STATED THAT HE PUT GATHERING POT IN MINER WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS IN #6 ENTRY TAKING LUGS OFF OF A MANTRIP WHEEL WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF A LUG. INJURED SLIPPED FORWARD AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE ABOVE THE TOP OF A STOPPING WITH A HAMMER MISSED WEDGE & HIT ROOF CAUSING A ROCK TO HIT HIS LEFT EY E
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKIN GSLACK OUT OF BELT. HE HAD HOIST AND CHAIN HOOKED TO TAILPIECE. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
EMPL STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RUN ELEVATIONS IN NO 10 ENTRY HE INJURED LOWER BACK AS HE WAS SETTING UP TRANSIT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE SPLICING MINER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT ON CUTTER HEAD SHAFT WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED, INJURING HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING BELT HEAD GOT SHOVEL CAUGHT IN BELT SHOVEL CAME BACK HITTING RIGHT ARM.
CUTTING TIMBER WITH SAW AND CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND HALF HEADER WHILE CLEANING OUT ROCK DUSTER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TIGHTENING PLUG ON MINER WITH CHISEL WHEN SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK IN EYE HE WAS WEARING PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDETNN
EMPLOYEE STATED3WAS HELPING ELECTRICAN TAKE LINK OUT O F CONVEYOR CHAIN THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A FIGCE OFF OF A CHISEL.
TIGHTENING LUGS3UP ON WHEEL LUG BROKE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE LUG WRENCH HITTING LEG.