Employee sliced his upper right leg with belt knife while he was helping to make cable splice on bolter cable.
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Showing all 15Employee was splicing suction hose on bolter with a knife when he slipped and cut his arm.
Employee was hitting miner motor with sledge hammer to knock it in place. The motor slipped down when the employee swung hammer and the employee caught his finger between sledge hammer handle and miner.
Employee was cutting belt, knife slipped and employee cut left leg above knee.
Employee's tool box was broken into so the lock was broken. The employee was going to put a hole in the tool box to run a chain through so the tools could be locked. He knocked a hole in the box and was using a chisel when his finger slipped and was cut on the jagged edges of the hole.
Changing bit motor on operator side of miner - Employee was pushing up on wrench to loosen bolts when the wrench slipped in an upward motion causing pain in lower back. Didn't begin missing work until 8/6/2009.
Co-worker and EE were putting in a belt structure. Co-worker was trying to straighten a bent piece of structure by hitting it with a sledge hammer. EE walked behind him as he was drawing back to hit the structure and therefore was struck in the head.
While setting Heintzman Jacks in the intake, employee smashed his middle finger(R) as he dropped a jack on it. Sutures were required.
Employee was splicing cable when he cut his ring finger knuckle on his left hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TURN BUCKLE ON T. BAR WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE BOLTER.
Employee was working on the miner. He was using a chain rachet to pull on a bolt. The bolt broke and flew back striking employee.
Employee felt sharp pain in low back while using lifting jack on motor.
Employee was loading a belt for a belt move, while pulling the belt with channel locks employee felt a pain in lower back.
Employee was putting conveyor chain back together in miner. He was using a hammer to put the chain back together when the hammer slipped and hit his index finger.
Employee was hammering roller when a piece of metal broke off and flew into his arm.