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THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHEEL UNIT WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED & CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT RECEIVED 10 STITCHES.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MINE BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, TH KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES TO INJURED THUMB.
EE WAS DRIVING AN INSERT IN RIPPERHEAD AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN FACE.
WHILE EMP WAS REMOVING A STRUCTURE BOLT THAT WASLOCKED UP, HE PULLED HARD AND TWISTED HIS BODY, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING A CINDER BLOCK WHUILE BUILDING A STOPPING. A SMALL PIECE OF THE CINDER BLOCK FLEW AND LODGED IN EYE. NOTE: OPERATOR DIDN'T RECEIVE INFO ON ACC UNTIL WC123 FORM RECEIVED.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING JACK ON CONTINUOUS MIENER THE PIPE WRENCH HE WAS USING BROKE AND CUT LEFT HAND.
WHEN THE EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER THE SLATE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FACE ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE HE BRUISED HI CHEST & RIB CAGE WITH THE CABLE CRIMPERS. THE FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 3-1-94. NOTE: EE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 3-7-94.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A FLAT CAR ON THE TRACK A JACK SLIPPED AND THE BAR HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. THIS RESURED IN A LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LIP.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON TEH NO. 1 BELT TAILPIECE THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED THE END OF THE BAR TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN AN LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EAR LOBE.
WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BOX THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT ARM
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR CHAIN, HE HIT A STEEL PIN WITH A HAMMER AND PART OF IT FLEW UP AND HIT HIS CHINE. THE EMPLOYEE NORTIFIED THE OPERATOR ON 4-12-93 THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 4-2-93.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR WCHAIN OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, HE HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
68935 WORKING ON A BELT SPLICE THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE BROKEN BELT TOGETHER WITH A GERMAN HOIST HOIST HANDLE SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE RIBS THIS RESULTED IJN TWO FRACTURED RIBS TO HIS LEFT 02945
SAWING TIMBER CRAMP IN MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT BACK TO SET THE TAILPIECE WHEN HIS PLIERS SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION LOCATED AT THE RIGHT UPPER FOREHEAD. STITCHES WERE REQ UIRED.
WHILE THE EE WAS MAKING A SPLICE TO THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE HE STRAINED A SMUCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ON 3-16-92, HE TELEPHONED TO REPORT THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT THAT WHILE MAKING A SPLICE, THE CRIMPING TOOL SLIPPED WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND THUS STRAINING HIS BACK. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CONTACT HIM ABOUT INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT AND EXPERIENCE.