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TIGHTENING BOLT ON A 1400 ENDLOADER WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET BROKE AND THE SHARP POINT LACERATED HIS PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE REMOVING BELLY PAN ON A 755 B TRACK ENDLOADER, HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT AND THE PAN FELL ONTO HIS HAND.
BELT MEN WERE REPAIRING A BAD SPLICE IN THE #11 BELT DURING PRODUCTION SHIFT. THEY GOT BELT READY TO CUT & HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT. THEESE KNIVES ARE SHARP. HE WAS PULLING KNI FE TOWARDS HIMSELF AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BETL AND HIT RT. LEG, UPPER THIGH, CAUSING A SMALL CUT APPROX. 1"-1 1/2" LONG, REQUIRED 3 STITCHES, NO TIME OFF FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM. HE WAS DRIVING A PIN IN BOOM, A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF NOSE. IT WAS A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BUT HE HAD TO GO TO EMERGENC Y ROOM AND HAVE IT TAKEN OUT. THIS REQUIRED STITCHES AFTER METAL WAS REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A TOOTH FROM SHOVEL BUCKET. A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF LANDING IN HIS LEG.
INJURED & ONE OTHER PERSON WERE LOADING TRACK RAIL ON RAIL CAR UNDERGROUND AT END OF TRACK INJURED WAS ON HIS KNEES WITH HIS HANDS LAYING FLAT ON THE GROUND NEXT TO A PILE OF RAIL OTHER PERSON USING A TRACK WRENCH FLIPPED A RAIL OVER ON TOPOF INJUREDS RT HAND THE RIM OF THE RAIL CUT HIS RING FINGER RT HAND & BROKE THE BONE AT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER HE WAS WEARING GLOVES
INJURED WAS HELPING MECH. TAKE A LINK OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE MINER. THE MECH. WAS HITTING THE CHAIN WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO INJURED'S RIGHT EYE.