Employee was using a 3/4 ton chain ratchet to replace return roller in tunnel. EE wrapped chain ratchet hook around piece of 8" channel, after raising the belt EE bent over to put roller in, the chain came loose causing hook to hit EE in nose and mouth
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Delbarton Mining Company, LLC · Struck by flying object
Delbarton Mining Company, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was removing a pipe elbow with a chain fall when it became fouled and shifted suddenly, catching hand in a pinch point between the elbow and an adjacent pipe.
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