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THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE CO WORKER WATCHING HIM PRY ON A BELT RAIL WITH A LADY SLIPPER TOOL WHEN THE TOOL BENT AND SLIPPED LOOSE STRIKING INJURED IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMP REPORTS THAT HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDERS AS HE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH BAR TO ENABLE INSTALLATION OF BELT ROLLERS.
EE REPORTS THAT HE WAS PULLING ON FLY-CURTAINS AND HITTING THEM WITH A BAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST, WHILE REMOVING THE CURTAINS.
EMP WAS HOLDING A HALF HEADER OVER THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE A COWORKER WASHITTING THE HEADER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THEHAMMER STRUCK HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE EE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRY ON ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE SLATE BAR CAUSING SHARP END OF BAR TO PUNCTURE HIS RIGHT PALM.
THE EE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING OVERHEAAD WHEN SOME OF THE BLOCKBOND PLASTER FELL INTO HIS FACEOVERTOP HIS GLASSES & INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT OPEN THEZIPPER SEAL ON A 5-GALLON PLASTIC PAIL WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO ASSIST TWO OTHER EMPLOYEE SLIDE TRACK OVER ON CENTERS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE, WHO IS RT HANDED, WAS USING LEFT HAND TO HAMMER WEDGES AROUND AIRLOCK STOPPING WHEN HE STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A CHIPPED BONE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRY ROCK LOOSE IN BELT CHUTE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE.
EMP WAS SQUATTED SOWN PULLING ON SCOOP TIRE WHILE COWORKER WAS PRYING WITH SLATE BAR WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED REPORTS FEELING PAIN IN BACK. BECAME REPRTBLE 9-8-95 WHEN EMP BEGAN MISSING WK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO SPLIT A #4 PUMP POWER CABLE LAYING ON HIS RIGHT LEG WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING CAR BACK ON TRACK WHEN HE TRUNE DLOOSE OF THE JACK BAR WHICH SPRUNG UPWRDS STRIKIGN INJURED ON RIGHT ELBOW.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD STRETCHED UPWARDS TO MARK EXAMINATION EVIDENCE ON HALF HEADER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE STOOD BACK FULLY ON HIS FEET.
THE EE WAS USING PICK HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLTS OUT OF TAKE UP STRUCTURE WHEN LOOSE SECTION OF STRUCTURE FELL WITH HAMMER STILL IN BOLT HOLE FOULING INJURED S RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HAND LE AND STATIONARY FRAME.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS USING A BENT JACK BAR AND JACK TO JACK UP EAGLE II TRACK WHEN THE BENT JACK BAR TURNE DSUDDENLY CAUSING HIM TO JERKAND STRAIN HIS NECK.
EE WAS USING HAMMER AND CHISEL TO REMOVE OIL FILTER FROM VEHICLE WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE SHARP METAL OF THE FILTER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE UNEXPECTEDLY SLIPPPED STRIKING INJUREDS INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ALLEN WRENCH TO LOOSEN A LUG ON A BREAKER. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE, THE LUG CAME LOOSE & HIS HAND HIT A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ROPE STRAP LOOSE FROM CONTINUOUS MINER AND WATERLINE, WHEN THE CABLE ROLLED PINCHING HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A 35FT PIECE OF MINE BELTONTO A FLAT CAR. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS. THE CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL WITH RIGHT LEG HITTING SHIELD CAR.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR, MOVING A TAKE UP UNIT & ALSO SHOVELING MUD AROUND THE TAKE UP UNIT. [STARTED ON RESTICTED WORK ON 10-28-94]
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE PRY BAR ON BELT TAKE UP SHIEVE BLOCK WHEN BAR SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SHIEVE PULLY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT INTO WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS USING A PICK HAMMER TO PRY OVER HYDRAULIC HOSES. THE HAMMER SLIPPED CAME UP AND STRUCK HIS FACE CHEEK BONE.
EE & COWORKER WERE RAISING LOWBOY USING A LIFTING JACK WHEN THE INJURED REPORTS FEELING PAIN IN RIGHT CHEST WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON JACK HANDLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS POOUNDING BEARING RACE OUTWARD USING AN EIGHT POUND HAMMER A PIECE OF THE RACE BROKE OFF STRIKING BACK OF RT HAND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING D.C. ROOF BOLTER CABLE TO MAKE A SPLICE CONNECTION WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS USING WRENCH TO CHANGE PLUMBING ON DE-WATERING PUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.
SUPERFVISOR WAS KNEELED DOWN OBSERVING BELT DRIVE COMPONENT WHEN A WENCH ROPE HOOK CAME LOOSE & FELL STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING CRUSHER MOTOR INSTALLATION USING SCOOP AND CHAIN HOIST TO ALIGN THE MOTOR'S MOUNTING BRACKET WHEN THE CHAIN HOIST HOOK CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT TEMPLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BEARING RACE FROM SHAFT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE BEARING RACE, IMBEDDING IN INJURED KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE CO-WORKER WHO WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON WATER FOR COUPLING WHEN THE PIPE SUDDENLY FLEW APART WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO CHAIN HOIST HANDLE WHEN THE ANCHOR BOLT ATTACHED TO TEH TRANSFORMER BROKE, CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE MINER CABLE WHILE A COWORKER WAS CUTTING OPEN THE CABLE WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING INJUREDS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATION
THE EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR BELT USING CHANEL LOCKS WHICH SLIPPED AND THE INJURED FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING USING 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET, TO REMOVE BOLTS FRO C-MINER TRAM MOTOR WHEN HE REPORTS FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJ HELPING HOLD BROKEN PIN IN MINER TRIM CHAIN.LINING IT UP TO BE KNOCKED THRU WITH A NEW PIN. ANOTHER EMPL HIT THE NEW PIN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING OUT THE BROKEN PIN WHICH STRUCK INJ L ITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND AGAINST OTHER SIDE OF TRIM CHAIN.
38505MPLOYEE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT POWER CABLE TO MAKE A SPLICE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO TURN DRUM ON MINER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CATCHING THE INJURED'S RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND MIEN ROOF.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING OVERHEAD SHOP CRANE AND A SLATE BAR TO INSTALL TIRES ON A SCOOP AFTER WHICH E BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN BACK WHICH GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL DAY S.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT INSULATION FROM FEEDER POWER CABLE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE CABLE STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE STOMACH
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY AND LIFT WATER LINE FOR BLOCKING WHEN HE REPORTS FEELING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
USING PRY BAR IT SLIPPED HE FELL AGAINST SOAP DISPENSER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A ROLL PIN INTO A BELT RAIL CONNECTION WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER HEAD PUNCTURED THE INJURED'S LEFT FOREARM.
THE EE WAS PULLING PLASTIC TIE WITH CHANNEL LOCKS TO HANG BELT CONTROL CABLE WHEN THE CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED STRIKING HIMSELF IN THE NOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
USING KNIFE TO CUT WATER LINE IT SLIPPED CUTTING L THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS RELOCATING CARRYING A HYDRAULIC TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT PROP WHEN HE REPORTS THAT HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPL HOLDING TIMBER WHICH WAS BEING HIT WITH AXE STREIGHTEN BY ANOTHER EMPL WHEN THE OTHER EMPL STRUCK THE INJ MIDDLE FINGER,LEFT HAND WITH AXE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
USING KNIFE TO TRIM CABLE IT SLIPPED STRUCK LOWER LEG