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EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE A CAM ON THE SECONDARY SAMPLER BAR SLIPPED PROPELLING RT RING FINGER INTO TOP OF CHUTE SPLITTING THE TIP OF THE FINGER OPEN CUT REQUIRED FOUR STITC HES
EMPL HOLDING CABLE IN LEFT HAND CUTTING INSULATION AWAY FROM CONDUCTORS IN THE CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT PALM. THE CUT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS USING A SOCKET WRENCH, THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF A BOLT, AND THE RATCHET HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE FRONT TOOTH. THE TOOTH WAS CHIPPED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE TOOTH CAPPED ON A PRIL 18, 1991.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO SPLICE CONDUIT. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ELFT THUMB. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
USING HACKSAW TO CUT OFF NAIL AS HE CUT HACKSAW SLIPPED AND CUT R FOREFINGER
EMPLOYE STATES HE WA USING A COME-A-LONG TO REMOVE A TAKE-UP CYLINDER. THE CHAIN ON THE COME-A-LONG BROKE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE. THE LEFT KNEE WS CUT BY THE CHAIN AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.
THE EE WAS SHOVELING COAL IN THE AREA WHERE THE PAN LINE WAS BEING PULLED. A BEARING CAP CAME OFF THE SHIELD AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ARM AND IS NO RESTRICT ED DUTY.
EMPL STATES HE WAS INSTALLING ROUND ROD WHEN DRIVER CAME UP TOO HIGH ALLOWING HAND TO STRIKE ROD. HE CUT LEFT THUMB & RQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HEWAS USING A HOE TO CLEAN BESIDE THE B BELT WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE HOE KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE BREAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUT UNDER THE RIGHT EYE AND REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT. HE TURNED THE KNIFE AND WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIMSELF FOR THE LAST PIECE OF THE BELT, WHEN THE KNEFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THIGH. THE CUT RE QUIRED 8 SUTURES.
EMPL STATES HE WAS USING TURNBUCKLE TO OPEN BALL VALUE. WHEN VALVE OPENED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PPE & TURNBUCKLE. EMPL WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY TWO DAYS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS KNOCKING OUT TIN SHEETING USED TO VENTILATE 2ND EAST SET-UP ROOMS. AS HE SWUNG DOWN WITH HIS AXE, HIS RIGHT WRIST CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LOWER TIN SHEET, CUTTING HIS W RIST. THE CUT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
EMPL STATES HE WAS USING WIRE TO UNCLOG PRESSURIZED AIR VALVE. WHEN CLOG CLEARED PRESSURE FORCED DEBRIS AGAINST RIGHT HAND & WRIST.
EMPL STTES HE WAS SETTING A T-BAR ON A JACK THE T BAR FELL OFF THE JACK AND STRUCK THE L SHOULDER EMPL PERIODICALLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS SHOULDER REQUIRED SURGERY ON 6/6/89
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS MOVING DA RAMS A SHORT DISTANCE BY HOOKING A CHAIN THROUGH THE EYE AND PULLING ON THE CHAIN.AFTER PULLING ONE RAM HE BENT OVER TO HOOK ANOTHER RAM AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AFTER HISINJURY,AND 04-17-89 WAS THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO UNSCREW AN EYE ON THE DA RAM WITH A SLATE BAR,THE BAR KICKED OUT,CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING WIRE TO USE TO HANG VENTILATION TUBING. A LOOSE END OF WIRE FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED DROPS FOR HIS EYE AND A PRESCR IPTION.
EMPL STATES HE WAS HOLDING TIN UP WHILE NAILING IT TIN SLIPPED CUTTING HAND. THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION AWAY FROM THE BELL HOUSING WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED TRHAT HE WAS USING AND MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE FLOOR JACK.CUR REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES.
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WITH AKNIFE, THE WOOD SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE KNIFE.THE CUT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HELPING TO LOWER A PIECE OF IRON INTO AB TRANSFER CHUTE WITH A ROPE & STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING WEDGES FOR PACK-WALL.HE MISSED THE WEDGE AND CUT HIS THUMB ON LEFT HAND WITH AN AXE.THE CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.
WHILE KNOCKING TOP PC. OF TIN OFF TIMBERS TIN WAS RELEASED AND WRIST CAME DOWN ON PC. OF TIN BELOW IT, CUTTING THE WRIST. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
EMP. WAS CUTTING ROCK DUST HOSE. HE PULLED THE KNIFE THROUGH THE HOSE AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES.
WHILE CHANGING 7HE BELT SCRAPER BLADE, THE DIVERGATER BAR CAUGHT THE LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE BAR AND A PIECE OF 1/2 INCH IRON PLATE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT RING FINGER TH5T REQUIRED TWO SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG DUKE JACK TO LIFT SHIELD TOES.THE HANDLE BLEW APART AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB AND WRIST RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.
EMP WAS D RIVI3G A GROUND ROD WITH A HAND POWERED TOOL. TOOL WAS LIFTED TOO HIGH AND THE WEIGHT OF THE TOOL PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE G ROUND ROD AND IMPALED THE BASE OF THE L THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING BELT RUBBER GUARDS HIS KNIG KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT THIGH THE CUT REQUIRED 4 SUTURES
USING TWO PICK 2AMMERS TO FREE SOME FROZEN CRIB BLOCKS. A PIECE OF METAL OR OTHER FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE LEFT TEMPLE, RESULTING A IN A SMALL LACERATION. SAFETY GLASSES WERE IN U SE. LACERATION 9EQUIRED ONE SUTURE.
CUTTING A PIECE3OF CABLE. PULLED KNIFE TOWARD HAND AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 3 SUTURES
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.