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Employee was cutting a piece of plastic pipe when knife slipped and cut his hand requiring stitches.

Member was cutting the metal band from a new bundle of roof bolts and one of the metal bands snapped and struck his arm, causing a laceration. Member transported himself to hospital where he received stitches to close the wound and a full release to return to work with no restrictions.

Helping put wreck motor onto track. Had jack under motor, putting other jack in place with header on top. Jack turned, pinched finger. Taken to ER for treatment, stitches used to close wound.

Tightening belt tensioner, channel lock slipped, hand hit sharp metal on guard, injured fingers. Taken to ER for treatment, stitch used to close wound. RTW 11/22/08.

Changing rollers 12-A belt, right hand between roller & bracket. Injured right ring finger. Taken to ER for treatment, stitches used. RTW 11-7-08.

At D-3 Belt, #2 break; squaring belt to make splice. The knife slipped, causing injury to right leg above knee cap. Taken to E.R. for treatment, stitches used to close wound. RTW next shift.

Loosening bolts on a scraper, his wrench slipped, striking him in the mouth. The wrench chipped a front upper tooth.EE was helping repairman on a Saturday.

Cutting belt, pulled knife across belt, which was on his thigh and cut himself. Taken to ER for treatment, stitches used to close wound.

Making a final cut for belt-splice, break 4, #6 head. Moved backwards, slipped, cut right leg aboce his knee with a utility knife. ER used stitches to close wound.

Cut strap on bundle bolts. Strap back-lashed, injured right arm. Taken to ER for treatment, used stitches to close wound.

Using railroad jack to lift flat car to put back onto rail. Jack lever slipped, struck right jaw resulting in laceration under jaw & chipped tooth. E.R. doctor used stitches on laceration and going to visit dentist to repair tooth.

Employee was wedging a crib. On the back-swing he contacted a bolt plate with his right arm causing laceration. He was taken to the ER where stitches were used to close the wound.

EE WAS ASSISTING THE REPAIRMAN MAKE CABLE SPLICE AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE was helping replace the bumper on a 12-12-Joy C.M. They tack-welded the left side and was heating and hitting the right side with a sledge hammer to get it close to the miner for welding. the tack-weld broke allowing the bumper to fall onto his right foot, fracturing his right big toe

Employee assisting installing track. Rail bounced when pinched off of block, struck employee on top of left foot & fractured it.

Employee had chain on differential of a motor, lifting it with a hoist. The differential got stuck, when he looked to see what stopped it, the chain broke and struck him on mouth.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM A SCOOP JACK. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT, & A FIRST REPORT OF INJURY WAS GENERATED. THE PAIN SUBSIDED, HE ELECTED NOT TO SEE A DR. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/9/04 WHEN THE PAIN RETURNED, HE DECIDED TO SEE A DR. WHO TOOK HIM OFF WORK.

The member was changing sprays on the miner. his spray wrench slipped, causing him to fall against the miner head, striking a bit lug with a bur. the fall result in a cut to his left wrist. he was taken to the e.r. stitches were used to close the wound.

MEMBER WAS CHANGING OUT 1000" OF BELT PULLING ITWITH CHANNEL LOCK WHEN THEY SLIPPED OFF BELT CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT COAL RIB CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST BLOCK STOPPING WHILE USING A 20 LB HAMMER CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS MAKING CABLE SPLICE WITH UTILITY AND CUT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS PULLING A CAT PAD DOWN TRACK WITH A CHAIN RATCHET WHEN THE HOOK SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

MEMBER WAS PICKING TIMBER UP WITH USE OF HAMMER WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF TIMBER STRIKING HIM IN HEAD JUST ABOVE EYEBROW CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING THE ELECTRICIAN REPAIR THE MINER CABLE. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO REMOVE THE OLD TAPE & SPLICE & DURING THE PROCESS HE LAID HIS KNIFE DOWN BESIDE HIM. AFTER REPAIRS WERE M ADE THE ELECTRICIAN NOTICED HE HAD BLOOD ON HIS PANT LEG. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF HIS THIGH. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. WHERE STITCHES WERE APPLIED.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNCLOGGING A COAL CHUTEUSING A CHAIN RATCHET TO REMOVE A ROCK WHEN THE COAL BROKE LOOSE AND COVERED HIM FROM THE WAIST DOWN. EE WAS FOULED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

EE WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO CONNECT A CONTINUOUS MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHAIN SLIVERED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT CHEEK. SEVEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM A SPLICE ON A BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND. 2 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS CUTTING A ROPE HANGER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. LACERATION REQUIRINGSTITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS VULCANIZING AND DROPPED A BAR ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND CUT HIS THUMB.

EE WAS REMOVING METAL STRAPS THAT WERE HOLDING CONCRETE BLOCKS ON A WOODEN PALLET. EE CUT ONE OF THE STRAPS WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS AND THE STRAP SLID THROUGH HIS HAND CAUSING A LACEWRATI ON THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LEVEL TRACK. A CHAIN RATCHET WAS USED TO HOLD TRACK UP. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A CRIB BLOCK UNDER TRACK, CHAIN SLIPPED ALLOWING TRACK TO FALL AND CATCH THE END OF HIS THUMB UNDER RAIL.

EMPLOYEE AND 3 COWORKERS WERE SPLICING THE 3A BELT WHICH HAD A SPLIT. WHILE INSTALLING A 12 FT PIECE OF BELT, THE WIRE ROPE USED TO SHEAVE THE BELT SLIPPED FROM THE SINGLE CROSBY CLAMP, WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO LOSE TENSION. THE COME-A-LONGS JERKED TO THE SIDE STRIKING INJURED IN THE STOMACH. WHILE CHECKING THE SCISSORS USED TO HOLD THE BELT CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY A PLANETARY OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINER. THE PLANETARY DROPPED OUT OF THE MINER CATCHING THE SLATE BAR AS IT FELL. THE SLATE BAR FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK EMPLO YEE IN THE EAR. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE AND 2 CO-WORKERS WERE RAISING THE SLOPE TRACK IN ORDER TO MAKE IT HIGHER THAN THE WATER LEVEL. A 10 TON MECHANICAL JACK WAS BEING USED TO RAISE TRACK. EE HAD PLACED ON HALF HEADER UNDER TRA CK AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING ANOTHER HALF HEADER WHEN THE JACK KICKED OUT CAUSING THE TRACK TO FALL. EE'S RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRACK & HEADER. SUSTAINED AVULSION TO THUMB.