EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC WHILE GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL. A FRAGMENT APPARENTLY ENTER HIS EYE AND BECAME EMBEDDED.
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Showing all 21A ROCK STRUCK CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE CUTTING COAL CAUSING MACHINE TO BOUNCE AND JARRING EMPLOYEE AGAINST HIS MINER'S LIGHT BATTERY STRIKING HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE METAL FELL AND STRUCK HIS RT FOOT RESULTING IN THE FRACTURE OF THE 5TH TOE OF RT FOOT
EMPL GETTING RE5DY TO INSTALL ROOF BOLT WHEN TINHIN PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRUCK HIM IN FACE RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES IN UPPER LIP.
EE WAS REMOVING3WHEEL WHEN AIR WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT PINNING LEFT THUMB AGAINST WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON A PIECE OF METAL ON A BENCH, WHEN THE GRINDER CAUGHT THE METAL AND PUSHED IT OFF THE BENCH STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT
A PIECE OF ROCK3FELL FROM SURFACE CRACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH WHEN THE TORCH SLIPPED IN HIS HAND AND BURNED HIS LEFT HAND.
ROOF BOLT BENT 4HILE INSTALLING.EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT WITH WRENCH AND WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT HEAD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
EE WAS ISNTALLI3G A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE BOLT FELL OUT OF THE HOLE & STRUCK EES FOOT.
EMP WAS SETING 6OLT STANDING BETWEEN CANOPY OF ROOF BOLTER AND TIMBER AT HIS BACK WHEN BOLTER SLID APPROX 6 INCHES AND CAUGHT HIM BETWEEN THE TWO
EMPL COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK WHILE OPERATING DOZER.
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON HEAD OF ROOF BOLTER WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC TO REMOVE A CUTTING EDGE OF A DOZER BLADE. THEY WERE USING A TORCH TO CUT THE BOLTS THAT COULD NOT BE LOOSENED BY A WRENCH. ALL BOLTS WERE CUT OR LOOSENED EXCEP T FOR ONE. THE MECHANIC WAS CUTTING ON THE ONE BOLT WHEN IT BROKE AND CUTTING EDGE FLEW FORWARD KNOCKING DOWN THE MECHANIC ANDTHE INJURED EMPLOYEE. TENSION HAD APPARENTLY BUILT UP WITH DIRT B
EMP DEVELOPED PAI IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK EMP THOUGHT POSSIBLY THAT HE HAD A KIDNEY INFECTION HIS DR STATES THE PAIN IS WORK RELATED NO KNOWN INCIDENT CAN BE DETERMINED TO CAUSE THE INJUR HE WENT TO DR ON 1 5 85
DOZER ARM FELL ON FINGER.
EMPL HAD LEFT HAND ON CANOPY JACK AS CANOPY WAS LOWERED.AS JACK COMPRESSES IT CAUGHT 1ST FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A DOZER WAS BRUSHING A CROP LINE WHEN A TREE LIMB CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THIGH
REPLACING LINE CURTAIN BESIDE C.M. MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF CUT WHEN RIPPER HEAD STRUCK TOP CAUSING MINER TO KICK SIDEWAYS ALLOWING BOOM TO STRIKE EMPL ON LEG.
CUTTING METAL WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK THROWING HIM SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN.