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Employee was working out of a bucket truck swinging a sledge hammer. When he swung the hammer to strike a pin he accidently pinched his left index finger between the handle of the sledge hammer and the lip of the bucket truck at the same time he struck the pin with his bottom hand holding the handle to the sledge hammer. He fractured his left ring finger.

Scrapping floor with scrapper (hand-held putty knife), had hand in front of scrapper - no gloves on - scrapper slipped, cut skin off tip of finger (index) and cut middle finger.

Work: Remove drag hitch extension pin using welded pulling eyes on bucket and pin with a 2 ton come-a-long. Employee was cleaning dirt from pin while it was under tension. Weld broke and he was struck in the face by the hook, clevis and eye. Laceration of upper lip required 8 stitches, with cleaning of abrasions to nose and cheek.

EE was loosening a hydraulic filter housing on an 830E haul truck company # 2039 when his chain wrench broke and the chain grazed (lacerated) his left cheek. He was taken to the campbell County Hospital & received 9 sutures to close the wound. Returned to work next reg. scheduled shift.

Employee was cutting tape off a cable when the box cutter he was using slipped and cut his (L) hand requiring stitches.

Employee unexpectedly placed finger in a hole between two pieces of steel while steel was struck by a 10lb sledge hammer, cutting off a portion of the index finger on the left hand.

EE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO A SHOVEL TRACK USING A LARGE SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A METAL CHOKER OFF A RIPPER SHANK ON A 854 DOZER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE LOOP WHEN HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND HE ROLLED HIS RIGHT ANKLE OVER AS HE FELL. EE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED SURGERY TO REPAIR THE ANKLE.

EE WAS PULLING A COTTER PIN WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THE PLIERS SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE LIP AND SPLIT HIS LEFT UPPER LIP.

PRESSING A PIN INTO A DOZER FRAME WHEN THE BOLTS STRIPPED OUT OF FRAME, CAUSING THE ASSEMBLY TO FLY BACK, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN THE BRACE AND JACK HANDLE. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE FINGER TIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT ELBOW BY THE HANDLE OF A COME-A-LONG HOIST. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE ON A 2800 SHOVEL. A CO-WORKER LOOSENED THE WRONG BOLT AND THE BRAKE FELL ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

USING ROTARY TABLE ON DRILLIG RIG TO BREAK CORE BIT FROM BARREL HAD 48" PIPE WRENCH JAW IN TABLE TO FORCE BIT TO TURN WITH TABLE ARTER BIT BROKE FROM BARREL, 48" PIPE WRENCH JAW BECAME WEDGED IN TABLE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO LIFT CORE BARRELL FROM TABLE TO DISLODGE JAW. EE GRABBED AT JAW, FINGER TIP CAUGHT UNDER JAW TIP OF FINGER SMASHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CLAW BAR TO TURN A RAIL. THE CHAIN PORTION OF THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL ALLOWING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BAR TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NECK. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 6 STI TCHES.

A STEEL WEDGE WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE THE VERTICAL SWING SHAFT ON A SHOVEL. WHILE HAMMERING THEWEDGE SIDEWAYS TO REMOVE IT, IT KICKED OUT & STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER, FRACTURING IT.

EE WAS USING A HOOK KNIFE TO PULL CABLES OUT OF A STEEL CABLE BELT TO PREPARE FOR A SPLICE.

LIFTING ENGINE OUT OF TRUCK, STRAP STARTED TO HANG UP ON PIECE OF ENGINE. PIECE OF ENGINE BROKE OFF AND HIT PALM OF LEFT HAND AND CAUSED LACERATION. COAL MINE TRANSFERRED EE TO CCMH TO RECEIVE TREATMENT OF 13 STITCHES.