EE WAS USING TWO OPEN END WRENCHES TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON THE CONVEYOR ON THE BRIDGE SYSTEM WHEN ONE OF THE WRENCHES SLIPPED OFF & HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.
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THE EE WAS TIGHTENING THE #7 BELT TAKE UP WITH THE AIDE OF A CHAIN HOIST WHEN THE HOIST SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE MINE ROOF.
EE WAS PRYING ON A BELT DRIVE MOTOR WITH A SLATE BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE..
EE WAS TAKING A LID OFF OF A ACCULATOR CYLINDER AT THE END OF THE TRACK. PRESSURE WAS BUILT UP IN THE CYLINDER AND AS THE LID WAS LOOSENED IT FLEW OFF AND HIT THE EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRACK. HE WAS PRYING ON A RAIL WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE BELT TOGETHER WITH ROPE COME-A-LONGS WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND EE WAS HIT ON THE LEFT THUMB BY THE ROPE.
EE WAS PULLING A BROKE BELT BACK TOGETHER WITH A SET OF GERMAN GRIP HOIST WHNE THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOIST AND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
EE WAS CLEARING ROCK OFF THE MINER BY USING A SLATE BAR TO HELP PRY LARGER PIECES OFF INTO MINE FLOOR. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND THE END OF THE SLATE BAR STRUC K HIM IN THE NECK.