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HE HAS PUT THE TAPER IN THE MANUAL BLADE OPEN POSITION. HE WAS CLEANING THE BALDE. A CO-WORKER BUMPED A BAG, WHEN IT MOVED IT ACTIVATED THE BLADE MECHANISM, CUTTING HIS THUMB.
EMPL WAS CUTTING ORE WITH CHIPPING HAMMER & MOIL WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF ORE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE CAUSING CUT ON INSIDE OF KNEE.
MINER WAS CUTTING ORE ON BOTTOM OF SLOPE WHEN A LUMP OF ORE CAME DOWN HITTING HIM IN THE FACE AND CUTTING HIS UPPER LEFT LIP.
ADJUSTED FLIP P5ATE WITHOUT LOCKING OUT MACHINE.EMPL HANDS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ADJUSTING BAR AND FLIP PLATE.
PUNCHING DRIFT,4OIL ON CHIPPING HAMMER BROKE ALLOWING HAMMER TO FALL FORWARD.THE SUDDEN FORWARD MOVEMENT STRAINED THE EMPL BACK.
AS THE EMPLOYEE3WAS MINING ON THE SLOPE, HE TWISTED HIS BODY FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND FELT AS SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE TAPE ON THE3 BAG TAPING MACHINE HAD STUCK TO THE PNEUMATIC AIR CYLINDER.AS THE EMPLOYEE POINTED TO THE JAMMED LOCATION,THE TAPE BROKE FREE OF THE CYLINDER ALLOWING IT TO RETURN TO ITS OP ERATING POSITIO3.AS IT QUICKLY RETURNED TO THIS POSITION,IT CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE MACHUNE FRAME AND THE AIR CYLINDER HOUSING.
STARTING TOMINE3A BENCH ON THE EAST (TOP) SLOIPE. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM OF THE BENCH, HIS PARTNER STARTED A TOP CUT ON THE BENCH. A LARGE LUMP OF LOOSE ORE FELL OFF OF THE TOP CUT AND STRUCK3THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING TIMBER HITCH IN RIB WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER AND A MOIL THE END OF THE MOIL BBROKE OFF STRIKING HIS RT KNEE
MINER WAS CUTTING A HITCH WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN THE MOIL SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT PALM.