HE WAS USING A GREASSE GUN TO GREASE A TRUCK. THE GREASE HOSE SLIPPED OFF OF THE GREASE ZERK & THE GREASE WAS FORCED UNDER SKIN OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
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Showing all 8AS A CONT MINER AUGER HEAD WAS BEING RAISED BY A HOIST HE GRABBED IT IN ORDER TO STEADY IT THE BIT LUG WAS HOT SINCE IT HAD JUST BEEN WELDED THE LUG BURNED HIS HAND
WHILE HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE DRILL STEEL. AS HE WAS ADDING A JOINT OF DRILL STEDL HE PASSED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF STEEL. AT THE SAME TIME HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIS STAB JACK CONTROL WHICH RAISED THE MACHINE & PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN DRILL STEEL PIECES.
HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL RAG FREE FROM ROTATING TOP DRIVE ON DRILL AND CAUGHT HAND, CAUSING GREASE FITTING ON TOP DRIVE TO CUT FINGER
THE BOLT MACHINE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE POSITIONS FROM THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE TO THE DECK. AS HE CAME AROUND THE MACHINE THE TRAM LEVER WAS INADVERTANTLY PUT IN THE TRAM POSITION THUS PINNING HIM AGAINST THE LEFT RIB OF THE ENTRY.
WHILE EMP WAS ADJUSTING THE HEAD BAND IN HIS HARD HAT HIS ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED FROM THE HYDRALIC BROOM NEARBY WHEN THE BROOM BACKED UP SWINGING THE SWEEPER STRIKING THE EMP IN THE BACK
GREASING ROLLERS ON DRAGLINE TU WHEN WALKING BEAM WHICH HADNT BEEN LOCKED INTO PROPER POSITION MOVED PINNING EMPL BETWEEN WALKING BEAM AND TUB.
RAN INTO ROOF BOLT PLATE.