Employee was holding a wrench when another employee accidentally hit his arm with a crib/wooden block and cut his arm. Sutures required.
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Showing 50 of 58Employee was cutting on a belt guard with a utility knife and cut his right thigh. 11 sutures required.
While helping make a belt splice he was moving the knocker his finger was accidentally hit with a hammer by another employee.
Employee was using a steel rail to push the low structure over and the rail flipped up and struck his jaw and head. He has been diagnosed with a fractured jaw and will require surgery. Started missing work on 2-13-14.
Employee was cutting and squaring up the end of a piece of belt and his knife slipped and cut him on the right leg...4 sutures required
Employee was using a utility knife to trim the edges of a belt splice and slipped and cut his leg. 3 sutures were required.
Using the hand wrench to remove a tight bolt. The bolt was located in a confined area of the machine and when technician pulled the wrench to remove the bolt his left shoulder made a snapping noise and started hurting. The pain increased that evening in to the next day.
Employee was using a screwdriver to help peel the jacket off of a cable and slipped and struck the palm of his left hand.
Employee was hitting a metal pin with a hammer and a piece of the hammer broke off and struck him on his left leg and cut his leg. (2 sutures required).
Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut his left hand.
EE was cutting a boot off of a roof bolter cable and cut his left thumb.
Employee was splicing belt and a piece of rock hit his left forearm and fractured his arm.
Employee was trimming a piece of belt on a tailpiece guard and cut his right hand. Sutures required - no lost time.
Employee hit hisleft middle finger with a pick hammer. Sutures were required
Employee was splicing a belt and a piece of metal flew off and went into his arm, Sutures were required to close the wound.
EE was beside another worker who was using a hammer and a piece of metal from hammer flew into his eye. Started missing work 9/26/2008.
EE cut his thumb while cutting a cable. sutures required.
Using a pry bar and it slipped and hit him in the mouth. Had 3 sutures on tongue.
Employee was making a belt splice and cut left index finger with knife.
He was removing a brake line off of a rail motor & got brake fluid & grit in his left eye. An antibiotic was prescribed.
Taking canopy off scoop, chain came loose and he cut his left middle finger. Sutures required - no lost time.
Making a belt splice & Cut his rt hand with knife. Required sutures. No lost time.
Employee was cutting belt with a utility knife & cut his right leg. Had 6 sutures, no lost time.
EE was knocking a pin out of an ATRS arm in the shop and hammer slipped off pin and hit his hand. Received 4 sutures.
Employee was using a slate bar and the bar slipped and hit him on the left side of his chin. Required stitches.
Cutting with a utility knife & knife slipped and cut leg. Sutures required.
Making a belt splice, he reached to move knocker and finger was hit by hammer.
EE WAS CUTTING A CABLE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND. 4 SUTURES REQUIRED.
Employee was cutting a rope with a knife and cut his left thumb. Stitches were used to close the wound.
EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN HE HIT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
Employee was attempting to square up a piece of bolt with a utility knife and knife slipped cutting his left hand between the thumb and index finger. EE received 7 sutures.
CHAIN RATCHET SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT LENER AREA. HE SUSFRAISED A LACERATION THE REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF BELT PIN AND A SLIVER OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS METAL WAS LATER REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE USED.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF TAPE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LITTLE FINGER A LEFT HAND.
MAKING A SPLICE IN BELT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF HAMMER FLEW OFF THE HAMMER FACE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER LIP. METAL WAS REMOVED AT HOSPITAL AND STITCHED.
EE WAS STRIKING A KNOCKER WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB AND BECAME LODGED. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED AFTER METAL WAS REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN THE UTLITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS THIGH. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION THAT NEEDED 5 STITCHES.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING WRENCH FELL OFF AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER.
EE WAS PRYING ON A SLATE BAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & NECK. EE ON MARCH 10TH HURT HIS BACK AT HOM & BEGAN MISSING WORK. DR. REPORT CANNOT ISOLATE THE INJURIES. REC'D DR.'S REPORT ON 3-19- 02.
EE WAS RERAILING A LOCOMOTIVE WITH A JACK WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS USING A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A BOLT AND RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS WRIST.
EE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE & DOCTOR PUT HIM OFF WORK BEGINNING 11/15/01.
EE LOST GRIP ON BAR USED TO LOAD BELTING AND BARFELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF KNOCKER AND STRUCK RIGHTINDEX FINGER. WOUND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AFTER GETTING METAL OUT OF FINGER.
EE WAS TAKING A PART OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINER &A SLATE BAR THAT WAS UNDER THE PART STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE WHEN THE PART SLIPPED OUT.
EE CUT HIS LEG WITH A KNIFE. RECIEVED MED REPORT ON 7-10-01 AND FOUND OUT HE HAD STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACK TO RESET A WRECKED TRACK FLAT CAR. THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE JAW. RECEIVED A MED REPORT INDICATING A FRACTURED JAW ON JUNE 4, 01.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT AND CUT FINGER - 4 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF BELT; KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.