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WHILE REPAIRING SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT CHEATER PIPE USED TO LOOSEN BOLTS SLIPPED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE
EE WAS HOLDING A TIMBER IN PLACE WHILE COWORKER TIGHTENED IT. COWORKER STRUCK THE ROOF IN PLACE OF THE WEDGE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO MISS THE WEDGE. THE HAMMER STRUCK EE ON THE RT. INDEX FINGER- -FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON THE CAT PAD ADJUSTMENT BAR THE PRY BAR SLIPPED ON THE DEVICE & STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING 4 STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 2" PLASTIC DISCHAFBE HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED OFF OF IPE AND CUT FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. SUTURES WERE ADMINISTERED ON THE 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS O F LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A NAIL INTO A HEADER BOARD WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON LIP.
EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BUST ROCK OFF OF MINER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS PUTTINGA HOSE CLAMP ON A HOSE WHEN SREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND THE HOSE CLAMP CUT HIS FINGE.R HAD DFIVE STITCHES PUT IN CUT.
EE WAS DRIVING BITS INTO A BIT HOLDER ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE FROM THE HAMMER OR BIT HOLDER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PLASTIC LID FROM A 5 GANION BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO CUT THE LID WITH A BELT KNIFE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT THE LID THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE BAC K OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE INJURY REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
55061S REMOVING A TIE STRING FROM A SPOOL OF CABLE USING A UTLITIY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE ARM CAUSING PUNTURE WOUND.
CUTTING TREE BRANCH USING MACHETTE CUT HIS FOOT
HE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE A DOOR ON A MINE RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WAS STUCK, SO HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO MAKE IT CLOSE. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HYD JACK SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER FRAME WHILE TRYING TO ALIGN AXLE ON BROOKVILKLE MANTRIP THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.