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Driving grader into mine, while pulling pull cord on out-by airlock door to open. the machine rolled foreword, pinching finger between cab and pull cord causing fractures and lacerations to right ring finger.
employee was using a wrench to hold nut to tighten bolts with cordless impact when middle finger got caught between flange and washer and pinched it on left hand. There was only first aid to treat it.
Moving metal storage rack with electric hoist to replace with new rack. When slacking off on hoist the back side of rack set down on a piece of wood causing the rack to tilt and the plates of steel fell over landing on left lower leg. Fracturing bone in lower leg.
Trainee on Roof Bolter, took eyes off of hand to run lever. Smashed finger requiring 15 sutures
An employee received crushing injuries when he was caught between the coal rib and the conveyor boom of the remote controlled continuous miner.
While hoisting employee to middle of derrick (approx. 15 ft) employees foot caught underneath a girt before operator stopped.
While operating shear on long wall a rock was pushed out of the pan line by shear and struck employee on wrist. Employee was taken to emergency room and had x-ray taken of wrist. er doctor could not see any fracture but refered employee to a specialist. After seeing specialist 10 days later a small fracture was found. (Later determined to be a sprain).
Employee was pulling in shields and put his hand in the pan line as the shear was moving, the bret-b caught his hand and cut finger.
EE states dust build-up on his welding hood entered his left eye when he flipped his shield, causing a foreign object to enter eye and require medical attention to remove. No lost time is associated with this injury.
The employee was running a lever and got his hand in a pinch point.