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EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS UN-STOPPING A CHUTE USING A 8' PIECE OF PIPE. WHILE REMOVING THE PIPE FROM THE CHUTE, THE PIPE STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE (GLASS) AND A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS FELL, HITTING HI M ON THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS ON #2 DESLIME VIBRATOR WITH A SCREWDRIVER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MECHANISM WITH WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED AND ROLLED INJURED'S RT. HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND THE BELTS.
EE STATED HE WAS USING A 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK A PIECE OF ROCK. HE HIT THE ROCK AND A PICEOF ROCK FLEW OFF AND HIS FINGER. THIS CAUSED A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A SPAD INTO TEH MINE RIB WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP USING A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR OR MISS ANY WORK FROM THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-12-97.
EE STATED HE WAS COUPLING 6" WATER LINE WHEN THE CHAIN HIT HIS HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.
EE STATED HE WAS USING A CRIMPING TOOL, WHILE MAKING A CABLE SPLICE, AND HIT HIS LT. THUMB WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOOKING UP A HOIST ROPE FROM THE 602 SCOOP TO THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WITH A KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT IN ORDER TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF. WHEN HE GOT TO THE END OF THE BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED A ND CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER STRUCK BY A HAMMER RESULTING IN SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE. WHILE HITTING A CABLE KNOCKER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE KNOCKER, GOING INTO THE BACK OF THE HAND.
EE STATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE MOVING A 10 HP(P50P), DEWATERING PUMP BY PUTTING A SLATE BAR THROUGH THE HANDLE ON TOP OF THE PUMP WITH EACH BEING ON THE END OF THE BAR WITH THE PUMP IN THE MIDDLE. THE PUMP SLID ON THE BAR, CATCHING EE'S RT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE WITH A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A HAND HELD CUTTER TO CUT A LEAD INTO ON A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHENHE GRIPPED THE HANDLES OF THE CUTTER TOGETHER HE PINCHED THE SKIN BETWEEN HIS RT INDEX FINGER & THUMB
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE PLACED HIS AND ON THE SPLICING MACHINE OT MOVE THE PLUNGER. ANTOEHR EMPLOYEE HTI HSI FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN THE BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE, & THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF THE BELT CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CUTTING THE LABEL FROM A CARTON WITH HIS KNIFE WHEN THE TIE BROKE & HE CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GUIDING BELT WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN A ROPE BROKE AND RECOILED AGAINST HTE BAR. THE BAR STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN ABRASIONS. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOWERING JACK WHEN THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO RAISE THE DUCK WORK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE JACK BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE JACK, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE JACK BAR AND FRAME OF THE MINER.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PRYING ON A SCOOP BATTERY WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE STATED," THE PULL ROPE WAS SLIPPING ON CABLE. HE THEN TOOK CLAW HAMMER AND WAS HITTING KNOT TO TIGHTEN UP KNOT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE. HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT HIP WHEN HE PULLED LEFT FOOT LOOSE
EE STATED WHILE OBSERVING AND HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SEQUENCE SWITCH AND BELT TOOL WHEN THE ROPE HOIST WAS RELEASED.
DRILL STEEL WAS HUNG UP IN HOLE PULLED ON STEEL AND COULDNT GET IT OUT SO WAS REMOVING IT WITH A WRENCH WHEN DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING FINGER AGAINST TOP OF WRENCH. ACCIDENT LATE REPORTED DUE TO BEING FILED BEFORE REPORTING COMPLETED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE USED A SLATE BAR TO MOVE BATTERY SKID AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTERWARDS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AND THE BLADE CAME OUT AND CUT HIS HAND.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE THE BALDE SLIPPED OUT OF THE KNIFE AND CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND SIR SUTURES.
EMPL HIT LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE HANGING A FLY PAD.SOFT TISSUE INJURY ONLY NO FRACTURE NO SUTURES.
EMPL DRIVING PINS OUT OF 4' WATER COUPLING WHEN A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HAND CUT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES ON CUT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS THUMB WHILE USING A BELT KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE TEETH OF A ROPE HOIST WHILE RELEASING IT.
EMPLOYEE STATED: GHE AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE DISMANTLING A PUMP. DURING THIS PROCESS THE LIFTING JACK BEING USED KICKED OUT CAUSING THE JACK BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE, FRACTURING FACUAL BONES.
EE STATE WHILE PULLING A 4 INCH PIPE OUT OF GOB WITH A 3/4 INCH NYLON ROPE THE ROPE BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG.
EMPL STATED WHILE PULLING ON PRY BAR HE FELL CAUSING BACK PAIN.
EE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON A BAR WHEN A BOLT BROKE LOOSE THE BAR STRUCK HIM ON THE WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRUCK ON THE FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
TIGHTENING A FITTING HIS WRENCH SLIPED HE WRENCHED HIS NECK AND BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A NAIL WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
EE STATED HE WAS PRYING ON ROCK WITH A BAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS DRIVING STAKE IN GROUND WHEN PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS KNOCKING BLOCKS OUT OF AN OVERCAST WITH A 4 POUND HAMMER WHEN A BLOCK FELL OUT MASHING HIS HAND AGAINST ANOTHER BLOCK. BRUISED FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND WITH SIX (6) SUTURES TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE EXPLAINED WHILE HOISTING A PIPE HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN A DOOR FRAME AND THE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE MOVING A BATTERY SKID WITH A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIS TO WRENCH HIS BACK.
EMPL STATED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLT ON MINER BOLT BROKE CASUING HIM TO STRIKE RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST MINER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE DRIVING STRAP UNKN ON LINK A PIECE OF METAL FLEW STRIKING HI ON HIS HAND.NOTE:WENT TO DOCTOR ON 07-20-90 HAVE MEDAL REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB IN THE DRUM OF A RED DEVIL.
PRYING WITH SLATE BAR, EXPER PAIN IN L SIDE OF STOMACH
EMPLOYEE STATED DUST GOT IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE REPLCING A BOOM LIFT JACK THE JACK FELL HITTING HIS KNEE.
EMPL STRUCK ARM WITH HAND TOOL RESULTING IN A BRUISE.