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EE was repairing the conveyor roller head. EE was using a pry bar to roll the head over, the pry bar dislodged causing EE to fall and strike EE's left thumb on the conveyor guard. EE received 7 sutures at Logan Regional Medical Center and returned to work.
EE was driving a pin with a hand held hammer to remove the sprocket assembly of the conveyor motor. EE missed the pin and struck their right thumb.
Employee was unhooking the shaft between the motor and the hydraulic pump to remove the planetary for repair. Employee was torqueing the connector with a wrench, when the connector broke loose their hand came in contact with a stainless-steel wire which entered the first knuckle of the middle right hand finger.
Employee was tightening a bolt with a ratchet, hand made contact with a metal burr causing a 2" inch long cut on right hand near wrist.
Employee was sitting pins in the latch coupling of the push beams. EE swung a 20 lb. sledge hammer to hit pin and it glanced off hitting EE's left ankle.
A shard of metal sheared off the chain link while repairing the belly chain of the highwall miner and went through EE's glove into the Right pinkie finger. EE continued to work the rest of the shift and the full shift on 02/20/2019. On the morning of 02/21/2019 EE discovered the wound was red and looked infected.
Employee reported to Supervisor on 11/4/2015 that he had hit his shin with a 20lb. sledge hammer while securing locking pins in push beams of highwall miner.
Employee was putting bolts in cutter drum w/ 3/4 ratchet, ratchet slipped while employee was putting all body weight on it. Employee slipped and fell while hurting his back. Was not notified till the following Monday 8/3/15 of accident.
Employee was striking the cog on the tailpiece with a hammer when a piece of the cog broke off, striking employee in the left forearm, resulting in a piece of metal embedded in the forearm, not removed, but the wound closed with sutures.
Employee was loosening a bolt on the highwall miner when his wrench slipped, striking him in the mouth. This resulted in chipping one tooth and breaking another tooth. The broken tooth required extraction by a dentist.
Employee was removing bits from the head of the highwall miner. When his hammer struck the bit removal tool, a piece of metal flew from the tool & struck his left hand.
Injured was using a sledge hammer to help take a cutter chain apart. As he struck the pin, the pin went sideways, thus allowing his hand to strike chain.
Employee was attempting to hit a punch with a 3# sledge hammer, in order to repair the handle on another sledge hammer by driving out the wedge. Employee missed the punch & struck his left hand.
While tightening the cutter chain on the highwall miner, EE was struck by a piece of metal that broke off a hammer that was being used.
Employee was driving a pin on the chain conveyor when a piece of metal broke off of the hammer that he was using and struck him in his neck- thus requiring sutures.
EE was driving a pin on the chain conveyor when a piece of metal flew off and struck employee in the left hand, between the 3rd and 4th finger. Employee did not miss work or recieve medical treatment until 8-7-2008, when the metal was removed.
Employee was striking latch pins when a piece of metal came off of pins & struck his leg (R). THIS WAS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT!!!
Ee was striking tow ring with hammer when a piece of metal flew off and struck ee on left calf. Ee did not miss work or receive medical treatment until 6-28-04.