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REMOVING FLANGED NIPPLE ON TOP OF A MAGNETITE FILL TANK. THE TANK NORMALLY MAINTAINS 10 LBS PER SQUARE INCH PRESSURE. A CO WORKER ASSUMBED HE HAD RELIEVED THE PRESSURE IN THE TANK BY OPENING A MATERIAL FLOW VALVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. THE PRESSURE WAS NOT RELIEVED. WHEN INJURED TOOK A BOLT OUT OF THE FLANGE, THE FLANGE BLEW OFF THE TANK AND STRUCK HIM.

TO REMOVE A NAIL FROM A ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELTING INJURED PULLED DOWN A LAYER OF BELT AND STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG. THIS CAU SED A CONTUSION AND A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.

INSTALLING SPACERS ON BELT WINDER BAR. THE BAR WAS JAMMED IN THE WINDER AND CO-WORKER WAS STRIKING IT WITH A HAMMER. INJURED THOUGHT THE BAR WAS FREED. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BAR AND CO-WOR KER STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND. THE THIRD DISTAL FINGER WAS FRACTURED. HE STARTED MODIFIED DUTY HIS NEXT SHIFT.

REPLACING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON A 486 SCOOP WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS THE RATCHET HE WAS USING BROKE INTERNALLY AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOT AND ARM AGAINST THE SCOOP FRAME FRACTURING THE TI P OF HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE RET TO WORK THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

INJURED WAS DELIVERING A KENNEDY METAL STOPPING JACK TO 64B+ SECTION 2XC INBY END OF TRACK-WHILE SETTING JACK DOWN FROM LEFT SHOULDER WITH LEFT TOP PART OF JACK COLLAPSED-BACK DOWN9WAS FULLY E XTENDED) AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND AND CAUSING LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB.

RAKING COAL AND MUCK FROM UNDER BELT, FELT PAIN N BACK.

USING AN AXE TO CUT CONCRETE BLOCK FOR A MANHOLESTRUCK BLOCK WITH AXE AND STRUCK LEFT THUMB INSTEAD. FRACTURED TUFT OF LEFT THUMB. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 6/24/98

USING A METAL SLATE BAR TO PRY A ROCK THAT WAS LODGED BETWEEN BELT STRUCTURE AND A SIDE DUMP. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND STRUCTURE. RECEIVED A LACERATION ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

LAYING BLOCK FOR A MANHOLE. USING AN AXE HE WAS POUNIDNG DOWN ON A BLOCK TO LEVEL IT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE AXE. THIS RESULTED IN A SEVERE CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO HIS THUMB.

WHILE INSTALLING BRAKE SHOES ON A 15TON MOTOR HE WAS PRYING THE BRAKE SHOE WITH A PRYBAR TO ALIGN THE KEPPER PIN. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE KEEPER BRACKET. TREATMENT INCLUDED FIVE SUTURES. THIS IS A MEDICAL TREATMENT REPORT.NO LOST OR RESTIRCTED TIME.

CUTTING NOTCHES OUT OF BELT SKIRTING IN A TIGHT AREA. HOLDING SKIRTING UP WIHT LEFT HAND AND USING A UTILITY KNIFE WITH RIGHT HAND KNIFE SLIPPED UNDER PRESSURE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. 10 SUTURES AND FOUR DAYS OF RESTRICTED WORK WERE REQUIRED.

WE WERE TAKING THE CABLES OFF THE DRIVE DRUM FOR THE ELE. HOIST ONE CABLE SLIPPED THROUGH THE CLAMP.

EE AND COWORKER WERE SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE. COWORKER STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT THUMB WITH A SHOVEL. EE RECEIVED A LACERATON THAT REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

INJURED WAS PULLING DRIVE CAHIN OVER A SPROCKET INSIDE A HEAVY MEDIA VESSEL. HE AND COWORKER WERE USING A COME A LONG TO PULL CHAIN. HOIST CAUGHT BETWEEN SPROCKET AND SOUTH SIDE OF VESSEL. INJ URED INSERTED SLATE BAR TO REALEASE HOIST WHEN THE CHAIN POPPED OUT. SLATE BAR STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND ON RIGHT EAR. THERE WAS HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF JAW.

CUTTING BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

UNCOUPLING SUPPLY CARS USING UNCOUPLING BAR CONNECTED TO WAGON. CARS WOULD NOT UNCOUPLE. HE PULLED UP ON SMALL RING UNCOUPLER OF SECOND WAGON AND PUSHED DOWN ON UNCOUPLING BAR. INJURED FELT PA IN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.

INJURED AND 2 CO-WORKERS USE CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS TO PULL SLACK BELT SO A PIN COULD BE INSTALLED ON A BELT SPLICE. INJURED FINISHED SHIFT. AFTER HE WENT HOME HE WOKE UP WITH PAIN AND STIFFNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR. AND RELEASED TO RESTRICTED DUTY THE FOLLOWING REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.

INJURED WAS USING A RATCHET AND SOCKET TO REMOVE THE BOLTS ON A LOADING MACHINE TRAM MOTOR COVER. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RATCHET AND HE LACERATED HIS LEFT WRIST. THE LACERATION CUT A TENDON WHICH WAS REPAIRED AND 11 SUTURES MADE. INJURED BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK ON 2-18-96.

INJURED WAS USING A BELT STRUCTURE RAIL TO PRY BELT (BOTTOM BELT) OFF OF BELT STAND SO IT COULD BE REMOVED. HE STRAINED HIS LEFT FOREARM. RESTRICTED WORK STARTED 2/8/96.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING 3/8" CROSBY CLAMPS AROUND BRIADED CABLE. HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE STRAIGHTEND TO STAND UP. INJURED BEGAN LOS ING TIME ON 12-01-05.

USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SKIRTING AROUND AN AIRLOCK DOOR SO IT WOULD SEAL AROUND THE SLOPE BELT. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIS LEFT LEG AND THERAZOR BLADE CUT THROUGH QUICKER THANT EXPECTED LA CERATING HIS LEFT LEG FOR ABOUT ONE INCH. THE INJURY REQUIRED 2 SUTURES. NO TIME WAS LOST.

INJURED ALEDGES HE WAS INJURED WHEN HE WAS INSTALLING 1 1/2 INCH AIR LINE. HE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO COUPLE LINE TOGETHER AND WHILE WORKING OVERHEAD, TIGHTENING COUPLERS, HE STRAINED HIS N ECK.

INJURED WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO PULL AN OLD CHUTE FROM BEHIND VESSELL WHEN THE VESSEL GOT CAUGHT ON VESSEL SIDE FRAME INJURED ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE CHUTE WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE CHUTE SWU NG SIDEWAYS & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK

STURCK HIS OWN HAND WITH A HAMMER CHANGING BITS ON A CONTIUOUS MINR OUTING HEAD CAUSING A SEVERE CONTUSION TO THE LEFT WRIST.

TAKING COVER PLATE BOLTS OFF A CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTING MOTOR JUNCTION BOX AND OVEREXERTED FORCE ON RATCHET CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. RESTRICTED WORK STARTED ON THE FOLLOWING DAY 5-5-95.

USING AN AXE TO BREAK A METAL BAND ON CRIB BLOCK, STRUCK BY BAND AS IT FLEW UPWARD. LACERATION REQUIRING 8 SUTURES. NO LOST TIME. MEDICAL TREATMENT.

INJURED WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A TWISTED CONVEYOR LINK AND THE BAR SLIPPED. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND A CHANNEL I THE CONVEYOR. THE FINGER WAS LACERATED REQUIRI NG 8 SUTURES AND THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED REQUIRING A SPLINT. INJURED RELEASED TO NORMAL JOB, MODIFIED.

A IMPACT ROLELR WAS WEDGED INA TAILPIECE AND INJURED WAS USING ACOME-A-LONG OT PULL IT OUT. HE HAD A 4 FT EYE BOLT ATTACHED TO THE COME-A-LONG. AND IT BROKE UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING INJURED ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSIONS AND SWELLING.

WHILE HANGING A 10 FT X 20 INCH VENTILATION TUBE AND 18 INCH SLIDER TUBE, INJURED TIGHTENED THE TUBE ROPE AND THE HOOK THAT WAS FASTENED IN A SPAD ON THE RIB CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE TUBES TO DR OP INTO THE INJUREDS HAND, PUSHING HIS THUMB BACKWARDS TOUCHING HIS WRIST.

INJURED ASSUMED THE BELT TAKE UP PRESSURE WAS BLED OFF SINCE THE POWER IN THE SECTION WAS OFF. BELT TENSION WAS CONTROED BY A STACKER UNIT THAT HOLDS THE TENSION WHEN OFF. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO LOWER A 10 TON HYDRAULIC JACK USED TO TIGHTEN YIELDABLE TAILPIECE LEGS TO THE ROOF. UPON RELEASING THE JACK, THE TAILPIECE SHIFTED AND HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RELEASE LEVER AND TAIL FRAM

INJURED WAS PULLING BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS TO LINE IT UP SO A SPLICE COULD BE MADE WHEN PLIERS SLIPPED OFF CAUSING INJURED TO STUMBLE AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

INJURED WAS CUTTING BANDS ON A PALLET OF CONCRETE BLOCK. WHEN BANDK BROKE, THE BLOCK SHIFTED AND A BLOCK FELL STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT HEEL CAUSING A FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS PRYING A TRACK RAIL TO THE TIGHT SIDE USING A SLATE BAR THE RAIL TWISTED CAUSING THE SLATE BAR TO SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE INJURED IN THE UPPER RIGHT LEG AND RESULTING IN A PUN CTURE WOUND.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A ROCK DUST HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & PUNCTURED THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND THIS REQUIRED 4 STITCHES IN TREATMENT

INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A FLYING OBJECT UNIDENTIFIED BUT BELIEVED TO BE A PORTION OF THE METAL CAPACITY RATING TAG ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE CLOSE TO THE LEFT EYE, WHILE ASSISTING WORKERS WHO WERE STRAIGHTENING OUT THE TAILDRIVE SPROCKET GUARD THAT HAD BEEN CATCHING THE CONVEYOR FLIGHTS.

INJURED WAS PICKING OUT ROOF FOR TAIL PIECE JACK WHEN PICK HIT JACVK STAND AND BOUNCED OFF STRIKING INJURED'S SAFETY GLASSES WHICH CAUSED INJURED'S CORNEA TO BE SCRATCHED.

INJURED WAS HOLDING A SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE THE HEAD OF WHICH WAS USED A S BRACEBEHIND A CONVEYOR LINK. AS A CO WORKER STRUCK THE LINK WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMEWR BOUNCED OFF THE LINK AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT HAND FRACTURING IT.

EE WAS PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER. INJURED INDICATED THIS WAS AN AGGRAVATION OF AN INJURY RECEIVED 9-2-92 THAT RESULTED IN A REPORTABLE LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OVER A RAIL USING A SLATE BAR TO DISLODGE PIECES OF SLATE BACKING A SLICE. THE SLATE BROKE AND ON THE FOLLOW THROUGHT EMPLOYEE PULLED THE SLATE BAR OUT OF THE SLICE, KNEEL ING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.