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INJURED WAS HELPING CO-WORKER SAW A MINE TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW. THE BOW SAW CAUGHT ON A WOOD SPLINTER & BOUNCED ACROSS THE TIMBER STRIKING INJURED ON HE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. INJURED RECEIVED 7 SUTURES IN HIS FINGER & HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL SPILLAGE FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT HEADGATE DRIVE AND AS HE PULLED A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL OUT HE STARTED TO LIFT IT AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM ON A PIECE OF RIDG ID FENCE WIRE GAURDING CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT ARM. INJURED RECEIVED 6 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS HELPING THE REPAIR PERSON SPLICE A BROKE CONTINUOUS MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN INJURED WAS USING FIFTEEN LBS SLEDGE HAMMER TO A CONNECTIING LTR SLAT ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CONNECTING LINK . WHEN INJURED HIT THE SLATE THE HAMMER GLANCED OUT AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING NEW CUTTER BITS ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK THE OLD BITS LOOSE FOR REPLACEMENT AND WHEN HE STRUCK ONE OF THE OLD BITS THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BIT. THE HAMMER STRUCK INJURED ON HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A BURST TYPE LACERATION TO THE THUMB. INJURED RECEIVED THREE (3) SUTURES.