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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE #4 ENTRY SETTING TIMBERS. EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER, THE SAW GLANCED OFF A PIECE OF BARK & CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE AND THE HAND KNUCKLE. THE LACERATION TO THE INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.

HE AND TWO CO-WORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A STEEL BEAM 6" X 20' IN THE PUMP ROOM WITH A SET OF COME-ALONGS. WHILE LIFTING THE STEEL BEAM, THE HOOK OF THE COME-ALONG PULLED LOOSE, REL EASING THE BEAM. THE BEAM IMMEDIATELY FELL APPROX. 6" STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND AND THUMB.

EE SAID WHILE HE WAS USING AN EIGHT POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT AN ALLEN WRENCH TO REMOVE SOME WHEELUNIT BOLTS, THE ALLEN WRENCH FLEW OUT AND HIT HIS KNUCKLE OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT H AND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN #4 HEADING USING A SLATE PRY BAR TO PULL A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE BAR HE FELT A BURNING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING DOWN A KETTLE BOTTOM FROM A STRAP ON THE MINE ROOF WHEN IT FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR. THE BAR WHICH HE WAS USING WAS STRUCK BY THE KETTLE BOTTOM AS IT FELL AND THE BAR SRRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISES ANDSWELLING.

INJURED STATED HE WAS HELPING KEN DAY MAKE A BELT SPLICE IN #3 ENTRY ON THE BELT LINE. HIS KNIFESLIPPED AND HIT THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT LEG ABOVETHE KNEE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING UNDER ATHE HEAD DRIVE AT #2 DUST BELT. HE PICKED UP A SHOVEL FULL OF MUCK & TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK. HE WAS ON HIS KNEE S AT THE TIME. RESULTED IN STRAINED KMUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS AT THE #D3 BELTHEAD, ABOUT 15' OUTBY, DOWN ON HIS KNEES SHOVELING MUD OUT FROM UNDER THE BELT. HE THREW A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD UP ON THE BELT & THE MUD DID NOT COME OFF TH E SHOVEL WHENB IT JERKED HIM AROUND CAUSING PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK ALL THE WAY ATO HIS TOES. RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON A TRACK SWITCH AT THE RAIL RUNNER CHARGING STATION, HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A HAMMER WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE A CAP WEDGE UNDER THE RAIL TO FORCE THE RAIL TOGE THER. CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #3 ENTRY. HE HAD DUG A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF TO SET A STIFF JACK FOR THE BELT TAIL PIECE. HE PUT THE STIFF JACK IN THE HOLE & STARTED TIGHTENING THE BELT ROPE WI TH A RACKET JACK WHEN THE STIFF JACK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT RING FINGER. CAUSED BRUISE TO LEFT RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE SAWING TIMBERS IN #3 ENTRY WHEN THE BOW SAW BLADE JUMPED OUT, CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. THE LACERATION WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES LO NG. REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

EE STATED THAT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SECTION TAILPIECE CAME LOOSE. HE WAS JACKING THE TAILPIECE BACK INTO PLACE WITH A SLATE BAR, WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF THE TENSION JACK CAUSING THE SLA TE BAR TO SLIP AND STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER RIGGHT RIB CAGE AND KNOCKING HIM BACKWARD ABOUT THREE FEET AGAINST THE RIB. EE STATED WHEN HE FELL HE MUST HAVE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A PUMP MOTOR ON JOY MINER WHEN CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN PUMP MOTOR AND MINER FRAME.

INJURED STATED THAT THE THREE MAN CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING COUNTERWEIGHT PULLEY ON MOSLEY #3 BELT. AFTER COMEALONGING PULLEY APPROXIMATELY 4"-5", A BEARING BROKE ALLOWING THE PULLE Y TO FALL PINCHING INJURED'S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELT. RESULTING IN HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO METATARSAL IN LEFT FOOT.

INJURED STATED THAT A THREE MAN CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING COUNTERWEIGHT PULLEY ON MOSLEY #3 BELT. AFTER COME-A-LONG PULLEY APPROXIMATLEY 4"-5", A BEARING BROKE ALLOWING THE PULLEY TO FALL. HE WAS WORKING ON A LADDER AND JUMPED APPROX 3'-4' ONTO THE CATWALK FRACTURING HIS LEFT LEG. RESULTED IN FRACTURE TO LEFT FIBULA.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER TO SET AT THE SECTION POWER CETNER. THE BOW SAW BLADE GOT HUNG INT EH BARK ON THE TIMBER AND THE BLADE JUMPED OUT CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LE FT HAND APROX 2" LONG. REQUIRED 12 SUTURES.

ACCIDENT OCCURED AT THE MACRONI CRUSHER. INJURED STATED HE WAS DRIVING A STEEL GEAR ONTO SHAFT (CRUSHER ROLLER SHAFT, OUTSIDE DRIVESIDE) WITH TWO SLEDGE HAMMERS (ONE AGAINST GEAR AND ONE TO D RIVE WITH). WHEN INJURED HIT THE SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST GEAR WITHT HE DRIVER SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED FROM ONE OF THE HAMMERS (CAME OFF HAMMER AGAINST GEAR). PIECE OF STEEL STU

I.NAME TAKING LOAD OF SUPPLIES INSIDE ON RAILRUNNER AND WENT TO GET SCOOP TO PUT RAILRUNNER BACK ON TRACK BUT SCOOP WAS DOWN. CAME BACK TO RAIL RUNNER AND WAS JACKING IT BACK ON TRACK. OTHER YELLED AT I.NAME AND THE JACK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER RR. I.NAME JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY BUT HAND WAS ON RR AND IT TWISTED WHEN EMPL LEPT WHILE WEIGHT WAS ON HAND.FX LEFT RING FINGER HALFWAY BETWE

EMPL STATED THAT CREW WAS REMOVING SPROCKET FROM SHAFT. HE WAS HOLDNG SLEDGE HAMMER BY HANDLE ON SPROCKET WHILE EMPL WAS USING ANOTHER SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT ONE EMPL WAS HOLDING. ON DOWNWARD SW ING HANDLE OF INJ'S HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HEAD OF INJ'S HAMMER TO HIT INJ'S LEFT HAND ON BACK SIDE JUST BELOW THUMB. GLOVES WERE BEING USED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

INJURED STATED "THAT I HAD A CHEATER PIEP ON A BINDER AND WAS LOOSENING BINDER ON POWER CENTER THAT WAS ON TOP OF MINER ON A LOW BOY TRAILOR. I LET PRESSURE OFF OF PIPE TO TAKE IT OFF BINDER WHEN IT FLIPPED STRIKING ME ON LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD."

WHEELER STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING FRESH WATER LINE AND RED DEVIL CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED CAUSING ALLEGED INJURY TO NECK AND BACK.

INJURED STATES THAT HE AND CO WORKER WERE PREPARING TO THREAD BELT THRU BELT DRIVE. ONE END OF BELT HAD BEEN PLACED UNDER SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN BATTERIES WERE RAISED TO RELEASE BELT INJURED RIG HT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN BATTERY LIFT JACK AND BATTERY HOUSING ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A COMPOUND FRACTURE OF RIGHT THUMB.

HE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO TAKE A LARGE GEAR OFF THAT RAN THE ROCK BUCKETS, HE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO PRY IT OFF. HE HAD A SMALL BAR IN THE JACK AND A CHEATER PIPE ON IT. WH ILE HE WAS JACKING IT THE CHEATER PIPE SLIPPED OFF OF THE SMALLER BAR CAUSING THE SMALLER BAR TO FLY UP AND HIT HIM ON THE CHIN.:

INJURED STATED HE WAS HE;PING LOAD EXPLOSIVES INTO HOLES,HE WAS IN A BENT POSITION AND HAD A TAMPING STICK (APPR 2 1/2"X4') TO TAMP THE HOLES.HE BENT OVER TO PUT EXPLOSIVES IN THE HOLE AND FEL T A BURNING SENSATION IN BACK (LEFT SIDE) AT THELOWER EDGE OF RIB CAGE.HE STRAIGHTENED UP AND GOT MORE EXPLOSIVES AND WHEN HE BENT OVER A SHARP PAIN HIT HIM IN SAME AREA.HE USED THE TAMPING S

EMPL STAED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING OUT WASH BOX & WHEN HE CAME AROUND WITH SHOVEL HE HIT PIECE OF METAL THAT GOES THROUGH CENTER OF WASH BOX. CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES TO MIDDL E FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

WHILE REMOVING 5 SET OF PULLEY PULLERS FROM MOTOR SHAFT ON DUST DRYER THE RATCHED SLIPPED PINCHING AREA BETWEEN FOREFINGER & THUMB OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO AREA REQUIRING FIVE SUTUR ER 3

WHILE CHANGING 9LECTRIC MOTOR ON "CYCLONE PUMP", HOOK ON COME-A-LONG SLIPPED DOWN TIE-OFF CHAIN CATCHING LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 7 SUTURES.

WHILE REPAIRING3A DAMAGED WATER HOSE USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO PUSH THE HOSE UPON THE NOZZLE FITTING AFTER THE DAMAGED SECTION OF HOSE HAD BEEN CUT AWAY THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION O F THE L HAND BE7WEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER