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Employee was in the rotor breaker coal chute prying on a piece of frozen coal material when it broke loose and fouled him against the side of the chute. Coal material was approximately 1 to 1.4 tons.
BRUISED FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND JACK ON PINNER TILTED & CAUGHT EE'S HAND IN THE FINGER AREA
MOVING APINNER TO NEW PLACE. MACHINE TILTED AND CAUGHT RIGH TKNEE. BRUISED KNEE AND UPPER LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON VIB. HOLDING A METAL STRAP WITH HIS FINGERS. ANOTHER TOOK IMPACT WRENCH AND PLACED IT ON NUT OF THE STRAP. WHEN HE DID THIS IT PUSHED STRAP AWAY FROM C CLAMP. WHEN HE STARTED I MPACT WRENCH, STRAP SPUN AROUND & HIT INJURED'S LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIM.
EMPLOYEE MASHED TIP OF 1ST FINGER ON RT HAND WHILE LOWERING THE ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER. EMP HAD HISHAND BETWEEN ATRS ARM AND MAIN FRAME OF MACHINE.FINGER NAIL WAS PULLED OFF IN GLOVE.
WHILE DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE THE DRILL WRENCH SLIPPED OUT STRIKING THE VICTIM OVER HIS LEFT EYE CUTTING A 3/4 IN. CUT.
WE DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS ANY INJURY BECAUSE EMPLOYEE TOLD SEVERAL DIFFERENT STORIES BUT FINALLY SAID HE WAS CUTTING A 6 INCH FLANGE OFF A LAERAL.IN CHECKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES INJURED D IDN'T SAY ANYTHING TO ANYBODY ABOUT BEING INJURED ON THE JOB.INJURED WAS CUTTING A 6 INCH FLANGE OFF A LATERAL THAT MEASURED 18"X18" FROM FLANGE TO FLANGE INJURED ONLY CUT FLANGE OFF.FLANGE W
STARTED MINE TRACTOR AND PUT IT IN WRONG GEAR & RUN INTO BACK OF BUILDING.FX RIBS ON LEFT SIDE BRUISED CHEST.
SAID EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BEARING OFF SHAFT A PIECE OF METAL BROKE ABE HITTING SPAD IMPLAYED IN LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE REST.
EMPL HOLDING EN8 OF PIECE OF ANGLE IRON TO POSITION IT FOR WELDING.ANOTHER EMPL USING RED DEVIL TO PULL MOTOR UP HIGHER WAS STANDING ON VIBRATOR.MOVEMENT OF IT CAUSED ANGLE IRON TO FALL IT CAU GHT EMPL FINGER3BETWEEN ANGLE IRON ANDTOP OF VIBRATOR RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FX OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
HAD BEEN CUTTIN1 METAL AND PARTICLES GOT INTO LEFT EYE.SAID EMPLOYEE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS PULLING 5 20' PIECE OF PIPE INTO THE 3RD FLOOR AREA WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE HOIST. THE CABLE ON THE HOIST GOT SOME SLACK IN IT CAUSING THE PIPE TO DROP AGAINST THE EES RIG HT LEG. 3