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THE EMPLOYEE HAD HOOKED A CHAIN AROUND THE 450 H.P. MOTOR ON THE TAILGATE END OF LONGWALL AND WHILE PICKING UP THE MOTOR THE ADAPTOR FALLING WHICH WAS LOOSE ON THE MOTOR FELL AND STRUCK THE EM PLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN PAIN.
USING A BAR ON THE TAIL SPROCKET, IT SLIPPED AND CAUSED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND TO BE CUT.
WHILE PUTTING A WRECKED CAR BACK ON TRACK, RELEASING JACK CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON LEFT SMALL FINGER, CUTTING TIP OF FINGER OFF.
EMPL MAKING BELT SPLICE AND CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF,THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF BELT CUTTING EMPL AND REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO RELEASE A RED DEVIL-HE DID NOT HAVE A HANDLE SO HE TOOK HIS HAMMER AND STRUCK THE RED DEVIL; IT RELEASED AND THREW THE HAMMER UP STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
WORKING ON TRACK SLIDING RAIL WITH BAR, BAR SLIPPED & HURT LOW IN BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
APPLYING PRESSURE TO RED DEVIL AND CHAIN BROKE IT CAME BACK STRUCK HIM ON TEMPLE AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT STRINGS OFF OF THE BEARINGS AT THE #2 BELT HEAD; HIS KNIFE STOPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH ABOUT 1/2" LONG 1/4" DEEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PIPE ON RACKET TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON FLUID COUPLING,AND BOLT BROKE,A ND PIPE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG,BELOW KNEE,RESULTING IN FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC CURTAINS FOR USE UNDERGROUND AND WHILE HOLDING CURTAIN WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT THE END OF CURTAIN CUTTING LEFT HAND ABO VE THE THUMB, RESULTING IN SIX STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PUT CLIP IN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE SCREWDRIVER IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO SLIDE DOWN OVER THE CLIP CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 19 GATE SPLICING ROOF BOLTER CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPPED OFF CABLE AND EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CABLE FOR WATER PUMP AND GOT IN A HURRY AND KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN 3 STITCHES.
EMPL CUTTING UP ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN IN PANLINE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP OVER HANDRAIL STRIKING EMPL IN THE FACE KNOCKING EMPL DOWN ON RAM JACK.EMPL STARTED OFF WORK 6-3-92.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF HOLDER AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND WITH HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT FOOT AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
INJ USED HAMMER TO RELEASE EMULSION OUT OF SINGLE PROP THAT WAS SUPPORTING 4" I BEAM & BEAM SWUNG SIDEWAYS & STRUCK HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD CUTTING HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MANILA ROPE WITH POCKET KNIFE AND PULLED KNIFE THRU ROPE AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER, RESULTING IN (5) STITCHES TO FINGER.
INJ USING TAIL PIECE ANCHOR TO BUST UP COAL IN TAILPIECE DRIVE.AS HE SWUNG HE MISSED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ANCHOR AND WATERLINE.
EMPL WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING WHEN LEG SLIPPED UNDER BELT & HE CUT RIGHT LEG WITH KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RATCHE THOIST, HANDLE SLIPPED, HE FLEL BACKWARDS, STRICKING HEAD ON STEEL FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A DRILL CHUCK THAT WAS MOUNTED IN A VISE, AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE CHUCK WITH A HAMMER, A PORTION OF THE CHUCK FELL AND THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT, CAUSIN G FRACTURE TO LITTLE TOE.
WAS CUTTING METAL BAND. BANC CAME LOOSE AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. 12 STITCHES.
FLYING METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD RESULTING IN ONE STITCH WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING CONVEYOR CHAIN LINK WITH HAMMER & CHISEL
EMPLOYEE CUT BAND ON BUNDLE OF TIMBER AND TIMBER ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN BRUISES TO FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSING MINER BIT BOLTS WITH HAMMER & CHISEL & PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF ABOLT & HIT HIM IN FOREARM RESULTING IN STITCHES
EMPL STRIKING CONVEYOR LINK WITH HAMMER.CHIP OFF LINK HIT UNDER CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING RAILROAD JACK TO ATTEMPT TO SET A SUPPLY CAR, WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.
WAS PEELING INSULATION ON MINER CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A RAILROAD TIE FROM UNDER A BELT STARTER BOX AND BOX SLIPPED OFF OF PRY BAR AND PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN TIE AND STARTER BOX RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO R IGHT HAND THUMB.
ON 5-31-89 THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PRY UP AN ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION AND HE SAID HE FELT A TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-2-89 AND AT THAT TIME HE WAS BUILDING A RETAINING WALL FORM AND AS HE WAS BENDING TO INSTALL "CUTHEADS" IN THE FORM HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME PAIN IN HIS BACK.
TIGHTENING UP 11 GATE BELT TAKEUP PULLING ON RED DEVIL AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.
TIGHTENING BOLT WITH SOCKET RACHET CHEATER PIPE AND SOCKET BROKE CASUED HIM OT FALL ON EMTAL SHIMS CUTTING HANDD.
PUTTING TRACK MANTRIP BACK ON TRACK PULLED BUS OVER LIFTING JACK IT BOUNCED LOOSE BOX OF RES. ONTO END OF L. THUMB.
HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING UP AND BIT LUG ON THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS MINING LIGHT HURTING H IS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT OF THE CHUTE ATTHE PICKIN TABLE IN THE CRUSHER HOUSE WITH A LONG METAL BAR, HOLDING BAR ON LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND ROCK CAME LOOSE AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND S TRUCK BAR CAUSING BAR TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE CAUSING CONTUSION AND LOW BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIPE TOGETHER USING A RED DEVIL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
BUILDING STOPPING-PUTTING PIECE OF BLOCK INTO TOP AROUND RROF WAS HOLDING AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR AND BAR CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD CAUSING CONCUSSION AND WHILE FALLING TO GROUND TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF AND TWISTED NECK HIT GROUND CAUSED SCRA TCHED RT KNEE
I.NAME WAS LOOSENING ALLEN BOLT AND WAS BANGING ON THE ALLEN WRENCH WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED AND HIT HIS HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR
WAS USING KNIFE TO CUT OIL SAMPLING HOSE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT AHND CAUSING LACERATION AND 5 STITCHES TO BE PUT IN FINGER.
I.NAME & I.NAME LOOSENING BOLT ON STEERING ARM ON SHUTTLE CAR.PUT BAR ON WRENCH AND WHEN BOLT BROKE LOOSE IT -BAR-CAME DOWN HARD CATCHING I.NAME LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND FRAME.
THE INJURED WAS3CUTTING AN OLD WATER SPLICE OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WATER LINE.HE WAS HAMMERING THE FACE OF ONE HAMMER AGAINST THE FACE OF ANOTHER.A PIECE OF THE HAMMER(METAL)FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE3CHEST.
I.NAME WAS TIGH7ING DRY STACKED BLOCK STOPPING AND THE HALF HEADER BOUNCED BACK WHEN HE HIT IT STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE
I,NAME WAS HOLD3NG A HAMMER AGAINST A LINK ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE CONT. MINER'S BOOM, WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE MISSED WITH A HAMMER HE WAS SWING TRYING TO HIT THE HAMMER I,NAME WAS HOLDING, T HE HAMMER HIT I2NAME'S FINGER INSTEAD.