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The employee was using a belt knife to cut a piece of suction line and inadvertently cut EE's left index finger. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.

Employee was cutting a piece of scrape belt to make DTI pads when the blade slipped contacting the employees left forearm resulting in a laceration. (1) lace suture was required to close the wound.

Employee was using an axe to separate a coupler from a waterline when a piece of the coupler broke off and struck employee in the safety glasses resulting in a bruise to their left eye. Employee was seen by a doctor and prescribed eye drops.

Employee was replacing broken drive shaft when EE slipped off the wrench and hit right forearm against the mantrip. (8 stitches)

Employee was opening a box with employee's utility knife when the knife slipped cutting employee's left thumb. (4) sutures were required to close the wound.

As the employee was opening a bundle of glue, employee's knife slipped and made a small laceration in right wrist. (3) sutures were required to close the wound. The employee returned to work and completed shift.

Injured employee was pulling conveyor belting with a cable and clamp to prepare a splice. The clamp came loose and struck the employee on the left heel.

While cutting open shuttle car cable, the utility knife slipped off the cable and cut left thumb. **Received 2 stitches**

While the employee was reclaiming high voltage, ee lost footing and cut left arm with utility knife. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.

While setting props on the beltline, employee swung axe to tighten and struck right hand on existing prop, cutting right index finger. ***2 stitches***

Employee was using a hammer and chisel while working on a golf cart. When they struck chisel a piece of metal from the hammer broke off and embedding in left wrist. **restrictions after metal was removed**

The employee was in the process of making a splice on a continuous miner trailing cable. While using a utility knife EE cut through the protective gloves causing a laceration to hand. (4) sutures were required to close the wound.

While trying to flop the gate for the slope belt from the reclaim belt to the ROM belt, the employee had the pipe wrench slip the employee was using and hit the employee in the mouth. (5) sutures were required to close the wound.

The employee had a pry bar slip while replacing a tram motor in a shuttle car, causing a laceration to left index finger. 2 sutures were required to close the wound.

While splice a cable the employee cut through protective gloves and caused a laceration to right thumb. 3 sutures were used to close the wound.

Employee had just hooked up the road drag and as employee released the hand winch, the handle on the winch spun around striking employee in the hand.

The employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut through the employee's glove, causing a laceration to his left thumb. Sutures were required to close the wound.

The employee was cutting a piece of conduit with a utility knife. When the blade cut through the conduit it cut through his leather gloves causing a laceration to his left index finger. Sutures were required to close the wound.

Employee was using a hammer and chipping hammer to remove a bolt from a classified cyclone. A piece of the hammer broke off and struck him in left hand. The metal didn't have to be removed by surgery. *This accident should not have been reported.

While removing the outer reel bearing on a shuttle car with a hammer, a piece of hammer broke off and struck the mechanic in the right hand. The piece of metal had to be cut out and closed with sutures.

Employee was changing a ball valve using a pipe wrench. As he was trying to tighten the valve the wrench slipped causing his right hand to strike the structural steel beam behind him. This caused a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Employee was cutting high voltage guarding with a utility knife when the knife slipped out of the guarding and cut his left thumb. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

EE was trying to shear the head off a pin in a trailer hitch to get the pin out. As he was striking the punch with a sledge hammer a piece of metal flew from the pin and struck him in the left wrist. The metal was lodged, and had to be removed and sutured.

Employee was cutting the top of an oil can pulling the utility knife toward his body. The knife slipped and cut his left hand. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

While cutting a piece of ventilation curtain with a utility knife, the knife slipped out of the roll of curtain and struck his left leg. This caused a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

The employee was prying a rock out of a transfer point, and the pry bar slipped and smashed his 5th digit on his left finger.

While cutting a hole in a conveyor belt to pull old belt off, employee cut his left arm with a utility knife. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

Employee was breaking loose the nut on the fan gear steering knuckle of #4012 shuttle car. The wrench slipped and struck him in the forehead and bridge of the nose. This caused a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

Employee and co-worker were making a mechanical splice on a roll of belt on the 1 A conveyor belt. EE was moving the plunger for the multidriver tool and was struck on his right index finger by a 4lb sledgehammer causing a fracture. Co-worker was driving the plunger with the sledgehammer to set the rivets in the mechanical splice.

While making a splice on a conveyor belt, the employee cut his hand with a utility knife.

Employee was nailing a header to the roof, he lost his footing and fell off the platform, injuring his left shoulder.

While splicing a cable to the charger for a golf cart. The employee cut his finger with a utility knife.

The employee was in the process of making a permanent splice on a roof bolter cable. He had the trailing cable situated on his left leg and while cutting open the cable to make the splice, his knife slipped causing a laceration to his left thigh. The laceration required 8 sutures.

Employee was reclaiming water line underground. As he was cutting the hangers that attached the line to the roof the line came back and hit him in the mouth.

Employee was splicing a shuttle car cable. Utility knife slipped and cut his right leg.

Employee was in the process of making a splice in the trailing cable for a shuttle car. He was splitting the two leads apart with a utility knife when his hand slipped, causing a laceration to his left index finger. This laceration required 3 sutures.

Employee was splicing a shuttle car cable when he struck the back of his hand with a belt knife.

Employee was cutting a piece of rope with a belt knife.

EE was knocking down a brattice using a sledge hammer. As he hit the brattice with the hammer, he mashed his little finger on his left hand, causing a hair line fracture and laceration.

Employee was pulling rock of the Continuous Miner with a pry bar. As he was pulling a rock, the rock slipped and caught his left middle and ring finger between the rock and the top of the machine, causing a fracture to his middle finger.

EE was installing a new bit insert in the MMU 003-0 continuous miner. He had the insert almost completely in when he struck his right index finger with a 16lb sledge hammer. This caused lacerations and a fracture to his finger.

Employee was assisting pulling belt with a wire rope when the chain holding a sheave wheel broke and some of the flying material struck him on the left arm causing a fracture and muscle damage.

Employee was changing bits on a continuous miner. As he was doing so, a piece of the hammer he was using broke off and struck him, and stuck in his little finger on his left hand. It had to be removed at the local ER and sutured.

Employee was helping change bits on the continuous miner. When he struck the bit wrench with a hammer, a small sliver of metal broke off the hammer and struck him on the left wrist causing a laceration. The sliver had to be removed and the laceration closed with sutures.

Employee was removing lug nuts from a tire on a roof bolter. He was pulling a ratchet toward himself when the socket slipped on the lug. This caused the ratchet handle to strike him in the upper lip causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.

While attempting to remove a bearing race with a hammer and pry bar, EE hit the bar with a hammer, causing a piece of the bar to brake off and strike him in the left forearm. The metal had to be removed from his arm by a Doctor.

EE was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped and cut his right leg. The laceration required sutures to close.

EE was removing a bolt and nut from an overcast with a socket and ratchet. The ratchet came off the nut, causing the ratchet to hit EE on the nose and right cheek. After further investigation, it was discovered he had a fractured nose.

EE was using a pry bar to unhook a rock duster from a Getman tractor. The pry bar slipped and the pointed end of the bar struck and cut his right hand. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.

EE was stripping insulation off the conveyor belt remote line, when his hand slipped and cut his left thumb, which required sutures to close.