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EE WAS HELPING EE STRAIGHTEN A WHEEL ON #12 COAL HAULER. EE WAS HOLDING ASLEDGE HAMMER WHILE EE WAS HITTING IT WITH ANOTHER SLEDGE HAMMER, EE'S HAMMERR GLANCED OFF OF EE'S HAMMER AND STRUCK T HE RUBBER TIRE, IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING EE IN THE MOUTH, THIS ACTION SPLIT OPEN EE'S LOWER LIP.
THEY WERE LEVELING THE PAN ON THE #5 MINER SO THAT THEY COULD REPLACE THE PAN HINGE BUSHINGS. THEY NEEDED 2 MORE HEADER BOARDS TO FINISH THE JOB. HE PICKED UP A T-SHAPED MINER OPERATOR'S SEAT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF KNOCKING THE BOARDS APART WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. AS HE HIT THE BOARDS ON THE MINER TO SEPARATE THEM, THE TOP BOARD FOLDED OVER AND CRUSHED HIS THUMB CAUSING THE
EE WAS CUTTING A 3" YELLOW PLASTIC PIPE WITH A HACK SAW. THE PIPE WAS EXTENDED THROUGH A STOPPING. EE HAD THE SAW IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS HOLDING A PUMP CABLE AWAY FROM THE CUT AREA WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE PIPE HAD SOME EXTERNAL PRESSURE ON IT FROM A ROOF ROCK LAYING ON IT ABOUT 6' TO 8' FROM STEVE'S LOCATION. AS STEVE CUT THROUGH THE PIPE THE END OF THE PIPE SPRANG UP STRIKING
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A J-BOLT WHEN HIS CHANNLLOCKS SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT CHEEK.
EMP. WAS SITTING IN COAL HAULER SEAT. SHE NOTICED THE CURTAIN THAT IS USED OVER THE WHEEL NEXT TO HER OPER. CAB WAS FRAYED.SHE ATTEMPTED TO CUT THE CURTAIN WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. IN THE PROCESS SHE CUT THE THUMB OF HER LEFT HAND ABOUT 1" IN LENGTH. THE WOUND REQUIRED ABOUT 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS WALKING THROUGH ACURTIAN WITH AN OPEN UTILITY KNIFE IN HIS HAND. HE HAD TIED THE CURTAIN DOWN AT THE BOTTOM AND WAS BENDING OVER WHIE GOING THROUGH IT. HE PALCED HIS HAND ON THE GROUN D TO BALANCE HIMSELF AND IN THE PROCESS STABBED HIMSELF IN THE HAND WITH HI OPEN BELT KNIFE. THE WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE ANDHE CAME BACK TO WORK AFTER BEING STITCHED UP.
EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL STRAP THAT WAS HOLDING TWO BUNDLES OF ROOF STRAPS TOGETHER WHEN THE STRAP WAS CUT INTO IT FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM CREATING A LACERATION ABOUT ONE A ND ONE HALF INCHES IN LENGTH REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS TO A TAPER LOCK FOR THE SHAFT OF THE MAIN NORTH HEAD ROLLER. HE WAS USING A 3/4 DRIVE SOCKET WRENCH ALONG WITH A 5' LONG CHEATER PIPE TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS. AS HE W AS PULLING ON THE PIPE ALONG WITH A COWORKDER HEFELT A POP IN HIS BACK HE CHOOSE NOT TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.
EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHER EES WERE PULLING 6" WATER LINE INTO THE WEST BELT LINE USING A WIRE ROPE, SHEAVES, AND GETMAN TRACTOR. EE PLACED A PRY BAR BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR AND BELT LINE TO HOL D WIRE ROPE OUT OF BELT. THEY HAD STOPPED PULLING BUT ROPE HAD TENSION ON IT. AS EE WAS REMOVING BAR, IT FLIPPED OVER STRIKING HIS EARLOBE.
EE WAS USING A TRACK JACK TO MOVE A BELT TAIL SECTION OVER IN LINE FOR INSTALLATION. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON TAIL SECTION DIRECTLY ABIVE JACK. USING HIS RIGHT HANDN ON JACK TO OPERAT E AND STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND BEHIND THE THUMB.
EE WAS CLAMPING DOWN A LOAD OF SUPPLIES USING A CHAIN BOOMER. HE SLIPPED HITTING HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF METAL CUTTING HIS FINGER. THIS TOOK PLACE ON THE SURFACE SUPPLY YARD. THE INJURY REQUIRED A FEW STITCHES.
INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECEOF WOOD. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THE SIDE OF HIS FINGER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT BUT HE HAD JUST PUT A NEW BLADE IN KNIFE. THIS ACCIDENT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES ON THE SIDE OF THE FINGER.
BRUSHED HAND ON A SHARP EDGE OF SOME BELT GUARDING LOCATED ON TOP OF THE MIDDLE COAL STACKER.
I.NAME UNCLOGGING CHUTES OF H & P AND C.M.I.FINISHED PRODUCT CONVEYOR BY HAMMERING ON THEM.PARTICLE BECAME AIRBORNE AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.