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Setting feeder on tailpiece, putting rib block under jack to raise feeder, another miner set the jack down on his left thumb.
Two miners were making a belt splice. Both were hammering the anvil that is required to bend the staples over to secure the splice to the belt. The injured miner was going to move the anvil to the next slot when his helper hit his hand with another hammer.
MINER WAS INSTALLING BOLTS IN CLA WITH 3/" DRIVE RATCHET & PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE. WAITED TO GO TO DR ON 1/20/05 DR SAID RUPTURE AND WOULD NEED SURGERY. BUT HE IS STILL WORKING TILL THEY SCHEDULE HIM A DATE
THE COAL MINER WAS HELPING TO ANCHOR TAILPIECE AFTER MAKING A BELT MOVE. HE AND ANOTHER MINER HAD JUST DRILLED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM WITH A SCHRODER DRILL TO INSTALL THE ANCHOR PIN. HE LEFT THE DRILL LAYING BESIDE THE HOLE AND WHILE DRIVING THE ANCHOR PIN IN HE INADVERTENTLY HIT HIS FINGER ON DRILL STEEL.
MINER WAS PUTTING BR. ON SHAFT. WHILE HOLDING SHAFT WITH LEFT HAND WAS HITTING BR. WITH HAMMER IN HIS RT. HAND. HE MISSED THE BR. & HIT HIS LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER.
MINER WAS CUTTING BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE. WHILE PULLING HANDLE ON BELT KNIFE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.
MINER WAS SETTING A TIMBER UNDER SOME BAD TOP WHEN A SLUG BEHIND HIM FELL OUT & HIT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT.