Employee was using a ball pen hammer hitting a packing gland when employee felt pain in shoulder.
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Showing 50 of 892ND shift was splicing stacker belt at 6:50pm. Injured was standing behind another co-worker nailing. Co-worker was starting a nail and it ricocheted out, striking injured in corner of left eye.
Employee was cutting a hole in a bit bucket. Knife slipped and cut employees left hand.
Employee was using a chain ratchet to remove bad return idlers, while using excessive force, the chain slipped off of the roller and struck the employee on the right side of face beside of nose.
Employee was splicing #5 belt, when ee went to cut the belt knife slipped and cut right leg just inside of right knee causing a laceration.
Employee was cutting belt to make a splice when EE's knife slipped and cut EE's leg.
Employee was helping to replace a bad step that led up to spiral floor. Employee was hitting step with a hammer when hand slipped and hit a jagged piece of metal that was under the step. Injury required stitches.
Employee was tightening outer drum bolts on a continuous miner head, after completing this task EE then went and sat on a personnel carrier, after sitting for a while EE got up and stated back was stiff and hurting. Employee was using foot and leg to push down on the ratchet.
Employee was helping splice 1A belt. EE was checking brads, rubbing fingers across the buckled when EE's coworker struck EE with a 4 pound hammer.
Employee was shoveling on tail piece when they felt bad pain in the middle of their back.
Employee was trying to get a belt pin out of a belt splice, while cutting a buckle out employee's knife slipped, puncturing employee in left leg.
Employee was cutting tape off of wires in head drive junction box when knife slipped across left wrist.
Employee was pulling an old belt pin out of a splice when a piece of the pin or the vise-grips hit employee in the eye. Employee was wearing PPE.
Employee was moving scoop tire with a slate bar, the bar slipped causing the employee to fall against the concrete.
Employee was working on a lead inside of a starting box and as EE was cutting the insulation off the lead EE's knife came out and struck EE's left arm.
Employee was helping to get a 60" top roller out of beltline, lifting it over their heads. The roller got stuck so they pulled it with a slate bar and when it came free it struck him on the knee. The roller was too close to the top to use a chain ratchet.
Employee inadvertently cut his leg while trimming a buckle off of a splice. Injury required stitches.
Employee hit his left thumb with a hammer while trying to hit a cap wedge to install a timber. Injury required stitches.
Employee was pulling a piece of loose draw rock when he pulled up slate bar hit him in the mouth. Chipped tooth.
Employee was attempting to slide the track rail over with a slate bar when the rail flipped over and landed on his left foot.
Employee inadvertently closed his knife on his finger after opening a container of degreaser. Injury required stitches.
Employee was pulling draw rock with a slate bar a piece of rock slid down slate bar and hit his thumb on left hand
Employee was trimming a belt when he stumbled and cut his leg with his belt knife.
Employee was setting timbers when slate bar flipped up and hit him on his right leg. Injury required stitches.
Employee overexerted prying with a slate bar.
Employee was removing an old tracking tag from his hard hat when he inadvertently cut his left thumb.
Employee was pushing against rail motor with lifting jack when jack came out catching his right hand against the rib. Resulting in a fracture.
Employee was attempting to splice belt when he inadvertently cut his right leg. Injury required stitches.
Employee was attempting to make a D-belt when he inadvertently cut the palm of his right hand. Injury required 4 stitches.
Employee was cutting belt and in the process cut his leg.
Employee was hitting an ease out with a hammer. He was holding ease out with his left hand when ease out broke. His hand slipped on ease out cutting his little finger on his left hand.
Employee was struck by a metal chip from impact of a hammer against a chain hook.
Employee was attempting to lift the left boom hinge guard on a new continuous miner with a bar. His hand slipped causing the guard to fall and strike his left hand.
Employee was splicing 3B belt with a utility knife. The knife slipped out of the conveyor belt then the knife struck him in the right leg. The injury required five (5) stitches.
Employee was shoveling tailpiece when his shovel hit belt and bounced back and hit him in the mouth.
Employee laid a bow saw down after using it and when he picked it back up, he grabbed it the wrong way and cut his hand.
Employee was knocking the boom pin out of the miner when a piece of metal chipped off the pin and struck him on the wrist. Injury required stitches.
Employee was cutting end of dust hose off when he inadvertently cut himself.
Employee was attempting to remove a double tire off ram car with a 3/4 ratchet and cheater bar. The ratchet slipped off and struck his left leg/knee. Employee started missing 01-25-11.
Employee was making up setup belt, he was cutting a conveyor belt with a knife, the knife slipped cutting his right leg. Injury requiring stitches.
Employee was attempting to jack up a wrecked car when the car fell sideways and caused the bar to strike him across his nose.
Employee was cutting a piece of belt for skirt rubber to go in the dolly. Injury required 5 stitches.
Employee was attempting to get a head jack pin out with a sledge hammer. He missed the pin and struck his finger with the wooden handle.
Employee was skiving belt and had his thumb too close to the belt when he cut through his glove into his thumb. Injury required 8 stitches.
Employee was removing a zip tie from the MBC stand off chain. When the knife cut the tie it cut his left arm. Injury required stitches.
Employee was putting conveyor chain together on the miner. A piece of metal chipped off the hammer and struck his left forearm while he was driving the slat on. Injury required stitches.
Employee was using a belt knife to cut belt when he inadvertently cut his leg. Injury required 7 stitches.
Employee was changing a bearing on lolo tail piece. When he hit the hammer against the bearing, a piece of metal struck his right hand. Injury required stitches.
Employee was cutting a piece of belt to put in the throat of the continuous miner and cut his left hand with a belt knife. Injury required stitches.
Employee was helping a certified electrician work on a roof bolter cable when his utility knife slipped and cut his left hand. Injury required stitches.