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Employee was knocking down fly pad material with a hammer, right hand struck a nail, cut hand between little and ring finger.
Employee was pulling belt with chain hoist, belt rail pulled out striking his face.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING MINER BITS INTO THE BIT LUG WHEN THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF ONE BIT CRUSHEING HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER & ANOTHER BIT.
WHILE CREW MEMBERS WERE INSTALLING A RAPID HAUL BOLT WITH A HAMMER, SOME TYPE OF MATERIAL ENTERED HIS EYE SCRATCHING THE RIGHT RETINA.
EE WAS PUMPING GREASE INTO A HOT BEARING, ATTEMPTING TO COOL IT, WHEN HOT GREASE SPLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT SPLICE. COMEALONGS WERE BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT TOGETHER. THE COMEALONGS SLIPPED AND INJURED FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BELT RAIL. THE MIN ING OPERATION WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE VIOLATED. TRAINING AND PROFICIENCY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR AS EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE OF COMEA
INJURED WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE USING A LIFTING JACK TO SPREAD METAL ONT HE UNIT HE WAS USING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TO OPERATE THE JACK. THE DRILL STEEL BROKE AND INJURED FELL BACK AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST. THIS HAPPENED ON THE SRUFACE AND NO RULES WERE BORKEN AND INJURED WAS SUFFICIENTLY TRAINED TO PERFORM THE TASK. DRILL STEEL IS OFTEN USED AS HAN
INJ WAS OPERATING PRESS IN SHOP. THE JACK ON UNIT WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY & INJ USED SLATE BAR TO COLLAPSE THE JACK. IN LIFTING ON BAR HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. NO RULES WERE VIOLATED BUT INJ MAY HAVE PREVENTED ACCIDENT BY LIFTING WITH LEGS NO MINING EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED