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AS THE EE WAS HOLDING UP THE ATRS PAD ONT HE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE A PRY BAR TO ELEVATE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WHEN THE ATRS SLIPPED RESULTING IN HIS HAND BEING STRUCK.
WHILE SLIDING A CANADIAN HEAD JACK IN A HEITZMANN PROP, EMP CAUGHT FINGER IN A PINCH POINT THEREBY INCURRING INJURY.
INJURED EMP WAS STRIKING A METAL COUPLIN WITH A HAMMER IN AN EFFORT TO REMOVE THE COUPLIN FROM THE SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL DISLODGED FROM THE COUPLING AND STRUCK THE EMP.
EMP WAS RELEASING A COME A LONG WHEN THE JACK BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE UNIT AND THE EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS HAND IN THE COME A LONG.
EMP WAS CUTTING THE POWER CABLE FOR A WATER PUMPWHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH, REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.,
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY WITH WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS THUMB WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT SPLICE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A BELT SPLICE. A PIECE OFMETAL FLEW OFF AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS FINGERMETAL WAS REMOVED BY DR. REQUIRED STITCHES.
YEMPLOYE EWAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS HUNG INT HE TAILPIECE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ON THE MIDDLE KNUCKLE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELTLINES WHEN THE SHOVEL WAS CAUGHT BY A SPLICE. CAUSING HIM TO BE JERKED TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER OT POP AND INFLICTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WIRE COMEALONG TO PULL SLACK OUT FO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ROPE BROKE HE WAS STRUCK ON HIS RT HAND BY A PIECE OF METAL THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN INFORMED HIM HIS HAND WAS ONLY BRUISED HOWEVER HE LATER WAS DIAGNOSEDAS HAVING FRACTURED HIS HAND
EE STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE INSTALLING A DISCHARGE SPROCKET ON A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS UPPER LEG
EMPL WAS CLEANING COAL AWAY FROM BELT WHEN HE TORE THUMB NAIL LOOSE FROM RIGHT THUMB.
AS HE WAS JACKING SUPPLY CAR UP JACK KICKED OUT THEREBY STRIKING EMPLS THUMB WITH CAR.
SPLICING CABLE,SLIPPED WITH KNIFE AND CUT LEG.
HE WAS SHOVELING COAL PIECE OF ALLEGED MATERIAL FLEW IN EYE.
WHILE SCALING LOOSE ROCK WITH SLATE BAR HE PULLED LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK. ROCK FELL ON BAR BAR HIT LEG WHICH BRUISED LEG.
HE WAS OPERATING A "COME ALONG" IN ORDER TO MOVE SOME POWER CABLE. WHEN HE RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE "COME ALONG", A PIECE OF MATERIAL FLEW IN HIS EYE.