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TAKING T-BAR LOOSE ON FLETCHER BOLTER, KNOCKED PINS, T-BAR SLIPPED OFF OF CRIBS AND STRUCK EE ACROSS TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE THE CLAMP FELL OFF FROM THE OFF SIDE, AND THE EE WAS STANDING BELOW EWHERE THE SPLICE AND BEING MADE AND THE CLAMP HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND WHICH BROKE THE BONE TO THE INDEX FINGER AND BRUISED THE THUMB.
SUBJECT WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT UP IN ROOF BOLTER DRILL HEAD, WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRIKING HIM IN THE LIP. THE SUBJECT SUFFERED A CUT LIP, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 11/15/95, EE WAS HOLDING ANALLEN PLUG WITH CHANNELOCKS & MECHANIC WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER, PLUG SPLINTERED OFF & HIT EE IN R PALM [SMALL CUT]. HE DIDN'T GO TO DR [1ST AID RECEIVED][ HE DID NOT THINK METAL WAS IN HIS HAND HE DISCOVERED BUMP IN PALM. HE WENT TO DRON 1/16/95 & THE REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL 3 STITCHES NO LOST TIME.
REPIRMAN WAS JACKING A RED DEVIL, PULL MINER TRACK WENT HOOK BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS AGAINST CRIB BLOCKS.
MAN STATED HE WAS HELPING REPAIRMEN MAKE SPLICE ON SHUTTLE CAR CABLE LAYED CABLE ON LEFT LEG TO SPLIT ENDS KNIFE BLADE WHEN THRU CABLE INTO LEG. COTTING ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH A RED DEVIL, BAR SLIPPED OUT AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN CHEST WITH END OF BAR AND HIS HANDS.
EE WAS WEDGING A TIMBER HOLDING TIMBER WITH LEFT HAND AND HIT HIS THUMB WITH AN AXE, TRYING TO HIT WEDGE AT TOP OF TIMBER.
CUTTING TIMBER WITH BOW SAW BOW JAW SLIPPED & CUT FINGER ON RT HAND
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING ROPES UP FOR BELT MOVE THE RED-DEVIL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON HIS HIP, CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
OUTSIDE--CONDITIONS DIDN'T PERTAIN TO ACCIDENT.
TIGHTING UP THE BOLTS ON THE STEERING JACK ON THE SCOOP.
WHILE OPENING AN OIL CAN CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED & CUT HIS HAND ON OIL CAN CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND
MAKING A SHUTTLE CAR SPLICE ON #2 21SC HAD CABLE LAYING ACROSS LEG TO STAY OUT OF MUD.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT KNEE.
MAKING A CABLE SPLICE ON S/C. CUT FINGER ON HAND
SAWING A BAND OFF A WATERLINE, CUT LEFT HAND JUST ABOVE THUMB.
WHILE MAKING CABLE SPLICE ON SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE'S KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT END OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
WHILE PUTTING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER BACK TOGETHER, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE, IN THE EYE LID.
CUTTING TIMER WITH BOW SAW IN 4 ENTRY CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
HE SAID HE HIT HIS SELF IN TESTICALS WITH BAR GETTING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE.
MAN WAS USING CHISEL. SMALL PIECE FLAKED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.
PULLING TOO HARD ON STEEL ROPE.
MAKING SPLICE ON MINER CABLE, CUT FINGER WITH HACK SAW.
MAN WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF RIPPER CHAIN MAN HIT A BIT LUG WHILE HAVING HANDLE OF HAMMER IN HIS HAND IT PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BIT LUG & THE HAMMER HANDLE
MAN WAS HITTING THE MINER TRAM CHAIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METER CHIPPED OFF TRAM CHAIN HITTING MAN ABOVE THE EYE.METAL HIT ABOVE THE MAN"S SAFETY GLASSES.
MINER WAS STRIKING CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH HAMMER WHEN METAL FLEW FROM CHAIN STRIKING MINER ON ARM.
DRIVING SHIMS IN MINER ON CAT.