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Employee was cutting skirt rubber on refuse belt with pocket knife when knife slipped cutting top of left hand, sutures required, employee has returned to regular duty on 02/04/2010 with no restrictions.
Employee was changing a floating axle out on shuttle car when the chain he placed on axle tightened catching 3rd digit finger tip on left hand cutting tip off. Employee has returned to work on regular duty.
Employee was using lifting jack on a de-railed mantrip. While letting lifting jack down, bar sprung up hitting employee above left eye, sutures required. Safety talk conducted on safety measures used with lifting jacks. Employee has returned to reg. duty.
Employee was helping supply man put 20 ton motor that derailed back on track, slate bar being used with railroad jack slipped and hit 3rd. digit finger on right hand, sutures were required, employee returned to his regular duty.
He was pulling a belt pin that was hung, he struck a hammer with another hammer and a piece of metal broke off and lodged in his right thumb. It was imbedded and was removed at a hospital. He is on restricted duty.
Employee was making a belt splice, knife slipped and cut his leg.
He was removing a belt pin. He struck it with a hammer and a piece of metal struck him on his right thumb. He went to the Doctor and had it removed. He returned to his regular job.
He was using a 10 lb hammer when he felt a pain in his back. He stated he thought he had pulled a muscle in his back. He went to the doctor on January 31, 2006 and was placed on restricted duty. He taken off restricted duty Feb. 3. 2006.
While using a knife to cut impact rubber, he cut his right thigh. The knife slipped and cut through the material. Sutures were required.
Employee was taking a pin out of a scoop bucket when he struck his little finger on his left hand. Six sutures were required.
Employee was cutting insulation off of a wire, his knife slipped and cut his left wrist. He received 7 sutures.
EE WAS RAISING A BELTLINE USING A RED DEVIL WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT BUT IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM. IT BECAME REPORTABLE 6/12/2003 WHEN HE HAD TO TAKE OFF WORK FOR TENDON REPAIR OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS SPLICING A CABLE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB. THREE SUTURES WERE NEEDED. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
MAKING A SPLICE ON THE MINER CABLE, CUT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A KNIFE. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. HE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING ANOTHER PERSON BREAK A COUPLING WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF THE COUPLING BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. THIS WAS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDE NT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A BINDER OFF OF A TRUCK, THE BAR FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIM UNDER THE CHIN 3 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
CLEARING A PLUG IN A CHUTE. THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND THE PRYBAR STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH AND LOWER LIP. CHIPPED ONE TOOTH.
EE WAS HELPING SET A JACK TO HOLD THE TAILPIECE. THE BAR SLIPPED BRUISING HIS LEFT SIDE. WENT TO DR. ON 4-23-01. RETURNED TO WORK ON 4-25-01. FOLLOW UP VISIT ON 4-24-01.
EE WAS CUTTING TIES FROM CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. 3 SUTURES WERE REQD EE DDID NOT MISS WORK
EE WAS HANGING CURTAIN, USING POGO STICKS TO HOLD CURTAINS IN PLACE. THE POGO STICK BROKE AND BROKE HIS NOSE.