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Tool slipped and employee fell to a lower surface injuring the right elbow.
IE was attempting to remove a retainer that had been welded to the shovel bucket door. EE struck the retainer and the recoil resulted in the hammer coming back toward the miner and striking the IE in the lower lip. 4 sutures were required to correct the wound
Installed engine and removed turnbuckles from lifting jig. Lifting jig got hung up on horse collar. Wiggled jig with both hands to try to get jig free. Jig started to move but got hung up again. Wiggled it and jig moved sideways, as I was moving out of the way of the jig it popped loose moving very fast and caught my right hand pinky finger.
Employee was priming bore holes using cord and boosters. Conditions were muddy and as employee cut through the cord his foot slipped causing a body position change and the knife cutting his left thumb. Employee required 4 stitches. Employee was wearing leather gloves and using a self retracting safety knife.
Employee was loosening a tight bolt with a wrench. While pulling down on the tight bolt, it loosened. He then felt pain in his lower back.
While working on equipment in shop, EE was removing a relief from hydrolic cylinder with a wrench and his back popped. It only felt like a sore muscle until 3/27/2006.
EE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL FAULT ON UNIT HU714/174. THERE WERE SOME ELECT. WIRES THAT NEEDED TO BE COVERED TO PROTECT THEM FROM RUBBING. HE WAS CUTTING ON A SHEET OF RUBBER TO WRAP AROUND THE WIRES USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT WITH, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW HIS THUMB. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
FRACTURE OF THE MEDIAL MALLEOUS AT THE DISTAL END OF THE TIBIA.