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EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL BAND ON A PALET OF BLOCKS WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE BAND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEFT ARM.
EE WAS JACKING A 10 TON MOTOR ON THE TRACK WHEN IT SLIPPED AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. HE HURT HIS LEFT ELBOW NECK AND LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLERS & SPRINGS ON BRAKES ON WATER TRUCK AND PRYBAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER.
HE WAS CLOSING CAR DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR AND BAR SLIPPED OUT OF LATCH AND HE FELL ON GROUND AND HURT LEFT LEG.
SHOVELING BELT AT 14 BELT TAIL PIECE AND A PIECEOF MANDSEAL APPROX 15" X 6" X 1/2"HIT HIM IN BACK RESULTING IN PAIN & BRUISE.
EE WAS PUTTING A MIAN BREAKER ON CONTINUOUS MINER WITH HAMME HANDLE AND HANDLE SLIPPED OFF BREAKER AND JAMMED FINGER INTO MINER, CUTTING AND MASHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING MOTOR BACK ON RAILROAD TRACK USING LIFTING JACK TO PUT MOTOR BACK AND GOT PAIN IN LEFT ARM & SHOULDER, BACK AND NECK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-28-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT 7 BELT HEAD MAKING BELT SPLICE ON D WHILE HANDING UTILITY KNIFE TO ANOTHER PERSON. IT HIT HIS LEFT WRIST WITH KNIFE RESULTING IN 1" CUT TO WRIST REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE STUCK TRACK LIFTING JACK BY BEATING IT AGAINST GROUND. WHEN JACK BROKE FREE IT PINCHED HIS LEFT FOREFINGER AGAINST METAL ON MAIN LINE TRACK. REQUIRED 21 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE ADN TWO OTHER WERE INSTALLING GRADING AND HAD RED DEVIC HOOKED UP AND WHEN TURN RED DEVIC OVER TO TURN HANDLE HOOK CAME LOOSE ND HIT HIM IN MOUTH, CUTTING LIP, BROKEN TOOTH, ONE TOOTH LOOSE REQUIRING DENTAL WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BUS BACK ON TRACK USING JACK AND WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON JACK HANDLE JACK DIDN'T CATCH AND HANDLE CAME UP HIT HIM IN THE CHIN,CUTTING CHIN REQUIRING STITCHES.
REMOVING PLANTETARY FROM MINER WITH SLATE BAR AND PLANETARY DROPPED OUT AND HIT SLATE BAR AND BAR COM. UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH CUTTIN GLIP REQUIRING STICHES AND BROKE TOOTH.
PRYIGN LEG JACK UP FROM HAND RAIL AND PRY BAR LSIPPED AND PINCHED IFNGER ON LEFT HAND AGAINST RED DEVIL HOOK REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON #7 BELT LINE, AND WHILE HITTIKNG SHOVEL AGAINST METLA PIPE, GOT FOREIGN PARTICLES IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AT BELT HEAD AND SHOVEL SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE JAMMED LEFT THUMB AND LEFT ARM AGAINST BELT GUARD.
WAS USING HAMMER TO STRIGHTEN BELT STAND AND GOT PAIN IN LOWER NECK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 11-19-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COTTER PIN IN RAM JACK CONNECTOR TO PAN LINE & HIT COTTER PIN WITH HAMMER & PIN CAME BACK & STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE LEAVING TWO FRAGMENT OF METAL IN EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TIE OFF CABLE AT MIDFACE ON LONGWALL & CUT LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER REQ UIRING FOUR(4) STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LET TENSION OFF ON RED DEVIL AND HANDLE SLIPPED OUT FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAND AND MASHED THUMB OF EMPLOYEE, RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND THUMB.
HE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN A MINER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM UNDER THE EYE AND IN THE MOUTH KNOCKING HIS TEETH OUT.
THE EE HAD BEEN USING A WATER HOSE AND WHILE ROLLING IT BACK ON THE HANGER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS NAILING 36 INCH BELT DOWN ON 3X8 BOARDS AND STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER.
EMPL LETTING DOWN SINGLE PROP AT LONGWALL. THE PRONGS ON TOP OF PROP WERE STUCK IN THE TOP. INSTEAD OF COMING DOWN,IT RAISED UP OFF THE BOTTOM. EMPL WAS USING HAMMER TO PRY IT LOOSE WHEN IT FE LL DOWN. MASHED FINGER BETWEEN PROP AND A CRIB THAT WAS BUILT BESIDE EMPL.
HEAVY JACK FELL ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLICING A WATER HOSE WITH A CLAMP BANDING TOOL. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND LAYING BEI ER, THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEASE WORK, BUT WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY & RECEIVED 4 STITCHES & RETURNED FOR WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SINGLE PROP TO PUSH DRUM OFF SHEAR ARM, BASE OF JACK WAS ON PANLINE WITH THE TOP END SECURED ON THE DRUM. WHEN HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PROP THE TOP END BROKE OFF AND THE BASE OF THE PROP THE TOP END BROKE OFF AND THE BASE OF THE PROP HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.