EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WHEEL ONTO ROOF BOLTER. HE HIT SIDE OF HWEEL AND FACE OF HAMMER GLANCED, CUASING HIS INDEX FINGE RON HIS RIGHT HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WHEEL AN D HTE HAMMER HANDLE. FRACTURE TO END OF FINGR AND LACERATION. NORMAL WORK DAYS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
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Showing all 3EMPLOYEE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT SOFT CONDUIT OFF CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
SAWING TIMBERS TO SET ON PILLAR LINE, BOW SAW KICKED OUT AND STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEEDID NOT WORK 1-8 AND 9 DUE TO HAVING FLU-BROUGHTIN DOCTOR'S EXCUSE TO VERIFY. RETURNED TO REGULA R DUTY BY DOCTOR ON 1-7-00.