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Employees were removing lagging from a counterweight pulley and buffing off excess lagging. The belt was secured by clamps, counterweight picked, and system de-energized (i.e. locked out) prior to starting work. A (1) ton come-along chain link broke allowing the slack to be taken up quickly in the system. Employee was caught between the roller/pulley and belt.

Employees were removing lagging from a counterweight pulley and bolting off excess lagging. The belt was secured by clamps, counterweight picked, and system de-energized (i.e. locked out) prior to starting work. A (1) ton come-a-long chain link broke allowing the slack to be taken up quickly in the system. Employee was caught between rollers/pulley & belt

Employee was removing a screen from a clean coal vibrator. He was using a utility knife to cut a portion of the plastic screen when it slipped contacted his small finger of the left hand causing an incision that required 2 sutures to close.

Stated: Employee was assisting mechanic in changing the inside dual on the water truck. He was using a pry bar to lift on the tire and strained his lower back. Diagnosed with low back strain. Placed off work with medication and physical therapy.

Stated: Employee was cutting a dam from a deslime screen with a belt knife. The knife slipped and the blade went into his right forearm. The laceration required sutures to close.

EE was pulling a new replacemet beam for the Coal Vibrator using a come-a-long. The new beam was suspended from the monorail overhead. As he was positioning the beam laterally, the wheels encountered some resistance to rolling. As he manipulated the come-a-long hoist, the resistance was overcome & necessary pressure changed causing EE to twist & hurt shoulder. Missing work 7/14/10.

EE was using a 10' pry bar attempting to remove material in chute. When applying pressure on the bar, material broke up, allowing sudden movement of the bar. EE's thumb was caught between the pry bar and an eyelet that had been welded on the chute, resulting in a small laceration to the right thumb. Laceration required 8 sutures to close.

EE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP RAW COAL CHUTE WITH A METAL BAR AND SOMETHING HIT THE BARFORCING IT AGAINST HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG, CAUSING A 1" CUT TO HIS SHIN.

EE REPORTED: HE AND COWORKER WERE PULLING A DEEP WELL FROM THE MINE WORKS, WHEN USING A PUMP CHAIN WRENCH TO LOOSEN COUPLINGS, EXPERIENCED PAIN TO HIS LOW BACK. STARTED MISSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS ON 3/26/03, REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THAT DATE.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET A PIN OUT OF A LONGWALL PAN THAT WAS LEFT ON A SHIELD HAULER. HE SAID THE PIN WAS HARD TO GET TO & WHILE USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE IT, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE HAD A CONTUSION & A FINGER SPLINT WAS APPLIED. THE TIP OF HIS THUMB BONE WAS FOUND TO BE FRACTURED BY THE DOCTOR. HE MISSED WORK SATURDAY 12/14/02 BUT RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY, 12/16/02.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PULLING HARD ON A RATCHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT AT ABOUT 0330. HE SAID THAT LATER HE BEGAN HAVING PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN ON THE LEFT SIDE.

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHIELD HAULER HE EXPERIENCED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK WHENTIGHTENING THE LUG NUTS. CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCEPAIN THE NEXT DAY; WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE STATED, HE WAS CUTTING TOP OFF PLASTIC BUCKET USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EE STATED: ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A HYDRAULIC HOSE STAPLE-LOCK USING ONE HAMMER HITTING IT WITH A SECOND HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE FIRST HAMMER, A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF EMBEDDING IN HIS HAN D.

EMPLOYEE STATED: WHEN STRIKING A BATTERY LID WITH A 20LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, FELT PAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. PAIN CONTINUED TO HIS SHOULDER AND ON 7-2-01 WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, DIAGNOSIS WAS A STRAIN, STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7-2-01.

EE WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC BUCKET WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND HE CUT HIS R LOWER LEG.

EE WAS CUTTING THE BANDS ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS WITH A PAIR OF SIDE CUTTERS & WHEN HE TWISTEDTHE CUTTERS HE CUT HIS 2 MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. REQUIRED SUTURES

EE STATED: CHANGING MINER DRUM BITS, THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF THE BIT STIRKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED HE WAS CUTTING BELT USING KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE (3 SUTURES).

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING TOP OFF ROCKDUSTER. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT, AND WRENCH HIT HIM IN MOUTH BREAKING TOOTH.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW SPROCKET IN THE LONG WALL SHEAR AND WHILE HANDLING THE SPROCKET HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND THE TRAPPING SHOE.

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS PUSHING WITH HIS HAND A METAL HOLDDOWN BAR, AND IT GOT CAUGHT ON A BOLT THE HOLDDOWN STRIP SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CUTTING IT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOISTING BUCKET OF MATERIAL FROM GROUND TO PLATFORM ON REFUSE BELT,& BUCKET HUNG ON PIECE OF METAL. AS HE PUSHED CABLE, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND SHEAVE; CAUSED FRACTURE OF L INDEX FINGER DISTAL

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST INSTALLED THE BELT CLAMP TO SPLICE THE BELT, AND WHEN THEY PUSHED THE CLAMP BACK ONE END CAME LOOSE AND THE CLAMP CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB, THIS RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS LEFT THUMB.