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SAWING TIMBERS, SAW JUMPED OUT WHILE HAD HAND ON TIMBER, CUT HAND OR FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
HE WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER BETWEEN CONNECTING LINK OF CONVEYOR CHAIN AND SIDE OR BOOM ON MINER WAS HITTING OTHER SIDE OR LINK WITH SMALLER HAMMER. IT GLANCED OFF CHAIN AND STRUCK MIDDLE FI NGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.
MAKING SPLICE ON BELT, JACKING BELT TOGETHER AND CHAIN BROKE ON BELT CLAMP HITTING VICTIM ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON HIGH VOLTAGE TERMINATURE ENDS AND HOOKING CABLE INTO POUNCE BOX.HE STRUCK HIS THUMB WITH HAMMER.
INJURED WAS KNO7KING JACK PIPELEG UPRIGHT WITH 12 LB. HAMMER. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK HISSELF IN LEFT KNEE WITH HMMER