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Employee was cutting a curtain on the bottom roller with a belt knife and the blade slipped and he cut his finger. Employee taken to hospital and received 2 stitches.
EE was working 3rd shift assisting in preparation for the continuous miner crew to run coal for the following shift. While in the process of cutting off some excess back-up ventilation curtain that had been overlapped, his utility knife slipped out of the curtain and cut the index finger on left hand. Note: He was wearing gloves and the injury required 11 stitches.
EE was using a 5' pry bar trying to remove a big rock off miner on #2 unit in #7 entry. Another rock underneath the rock he was removing that he was not aware of. As he pryed rock closer to edge of miner rock underneath fell off miner & struck him on top of foot. He had on metarasal boots. x-rays two bones on top of foot were fractured. rock size 3 1/2'x2'x8'.
Injured stated that he was driving connecting links on #16 shuttle car conveyor chain on #1 unit when a piece of the sledge hammer broke off and struck injured in the neck. The hammer head had some tape on it. There was slight swelling & tender to touch. Went ot Dr office for x-ray. EE had piece of metal in his neck went to RMC for removal.
Injured was making a s;ice in the 3c belt when the comalongs come loose and struck injured int he right knee causing a contusion. Injured returned to work the next day. After MRI injured was given restricted duty.
INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE, RECEIVED 5 STITCHES
INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF WATER HOSE WITH A HACKSAW HE CUT HIS LEFT POINTER FINGER. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED 6 STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT CHEEK, CAUSING A LACERATION. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED 12 STITCHES. INJURED RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH CAUSING A 3" LACERATION . HE THEN FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEA DER GUARD CAUSING A KNOT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HESHEAD. INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR AND RECIEVED 6 STITCHES.
INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS WORKING ON THE RAWCOAL SCREEN IN THE PREP PLANT THE WRENCH SLIPPEDAND HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW. INJURED CONTINUED WORKING AND ON 8-12-03. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR TH E SWELLLING IN HIS ELBOW. INJURED WENT TO DR. ON 8-15-2003 FOR OBSERVATION. RETURN TO THE DOCTOR AGAIN ON 8-22-03. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION BY IV DAILY FOR A WEEK. SURGERY PLANNED. DID NOT BECOM
INJURED STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK HAD FELL ACROSS THE CANOPY OF THE #2 ROOF BOLTER ON #1 UNIT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE ROCK WITH A PRY BAR WHEN A PIECE OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AGAINST THE BOLTER, CATCHING HISRIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND CANOPY. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. X RAY SHOWS HIS PINKY FINGER ONT HE RIGHT HAND IS FRACTURED. RETURNED