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EE was trying to unloosen a packing nut from the starter box. EE was using an 18" pipe wrench and 3' bar to wedge box. While pushing down EE felt pain in his stomach. "THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 02/17/2014 WHEN EE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT"
EE was putting straps together on conveyor chain. EE put a chisel between press and the conveyer chain. The chisel came out hitting EE in the left wrist.
EE picked up jack and felt something pull in his groin area.
Employee cut open a metal hydraulic oil can, with a knife, and cut his finger on the jagged edge of the can.
EE was putting up cable bolts. The head on the cable bolt broke off. The ee took a wrench and hit the plate, the plate came off hitting the ee in the face and right eye.
Employee was repairing the shuttle car cable when his knife slipped and cut his hand.
The EE was working on a s/c and his wrench broke hitting his arm with sharp edge.
The EE was making a splice in a cable when his knife slipped cutting his hand.
The injured employee had knife hanging on his belt, he bent over to pick up tools and his knife cut his leg.
The injured was changing bits on miner and hit his thumb resulting in a laceration and a fracture to the left thumb.
Employee was working on conveyor beltline using a lifting jack, jack slipped, catching right thumb between belt structure and jack.
Injured employee was pulling the 6" water line together with a chain rachet. The chain rachet slipped and hit the employee over the right eye.
Employee was moving a piece of rock with slate bar felt pain in lower back.
Miner was making splice in cable tripped over cable injured hands when trying to brace for fall.
Injured employee was making a cable splice. When striking the connector crimper with a hammer, a piece of metal came off the crimper and struck the employee's right hand.
Breaking rock with a hammer, a piece of metal struck employee in left arm resulting in a small cut that did not require stitches.
Helping electrician make cabe splice, knife and cut finger.
Victim was tapping in a miner bit insert into the bit lug on the miner, when an object (likely a metal fragment), struck him in the right lower eye lid, then entering the eye. *Note: Victim was wearing eye protection*
Holding cable for electrician to cut, the knife slipped, cutting his left hand.
Cutting rockdust hose with utility knife and cut lt hand.
EE WAS INJURED WHILE TURNING BOLT WITH RATCHET (PULLED & TWISTED SPINE).
TAKING SLATE BAR AND GETTING ROCK OFF CONT. MINER.
STRAIGHTENING A FLANGE ON A BOTTOM STAND WHEN HIS CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS.
While taking metal bar out of low lon-wrench employer was using slipped causing hand to strike sharp metal.
CONNECTING CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER, HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF MINE CURTAIN.
PRYING ON TAIL ROLLER, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND EE TWISTED RIGHT WRIST.
SHOVELING BELT HIT LEFT ELBOW ON BELT RAIL.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO GET 3 WHEELER UNSTUCK & STRAINED TOO MUCH ON A BAR HE WAS USING TO PRY WITH. ALLEGES STRAIN TO STOMACH, LOW BACK & LEFT GROIN AREA.
EE WAS WATCHING MEN PUT CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER AND WHEN THEY HIT CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF AND HIT EE IN THEFOREHEAD.