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Miner was using jack lag to drill, jack leg tipped to one side and smashed miners thumb between drill and rock wall. cut required 7 stitches.

Employee was cutting a hitch in the rib with an air hammer. The moil broke and punctured the miners hand resulting in the miner receiving four stitches to close the wound.

Chipping rock in narrow area, moil glanced off of rock and struck miner in the foot.

Employee states that he lifted his chipping hammer to mine ore when the moil glanced off of the wall and cut his left palm.

Individual was underground cutting drift and felt a sharp in his back. He then reported it. He came to the surface and reported to the hospital for an exam.

While using the table saw, employees left thumb inadvertently came in contact with saw blade resulting in partial amputation.

Miner was cutting hitches, his partner was doing the same, when his partner was finished he went to put his chipping hammer down and stabbed miner in the ankle.

While mining on a slope with a chipping hammer, the hammers slipped through the ore stabbing him in the left foot.

While cutting a hitch during mining a piece of ore hit him in the right eye.

While mining, the moil broke on the chipping hammer, pinning the miners thumb between the wall and the chipping hammer.

While using an angle grinder, his hand slipped. The angle grinder struck his left forearm, causing a 3" laceration requiring stitches.

Chipping rock from wall, rock particals shot through safety glasses, into eye.

Chipping rock with a pneumatic chipping hammer, hammer slipped out of ore and hit left pinky finger. Laceration to finger, requiring stiches.

Chipping ore with a pneumatic chipping hammer. Hammer slipped from the ore and punctured left foot with the moil.

Inspecting pockets on pocket feeder, as he was removing the cover, the cover fell. As he tried to catch it with his left hand, he lost his balance and his middle finger on right hand came in contact with the moving feeder. Cutting off bottom tip of finger.

Mining with pneumatic chipping hammer. Ran moil into left hand. Requiring stitches at emergency room.

Employee was being lifted in a man-basket by a crane to disassemble a metal bin. The crane wire rope wrapped incorrectly allowing the rope to become loose, dropping the basket a ways. Employee complained of pain and sprained muscles.

Employee was cleaning the IR Flaker Tank Vent Lines. He was drilling a vent line when the shaft got caught on his glove and broke his thumb.

Employee was cutting timbers. As he pulled the board towards him, to make a cut, his hand slipped under the blade of the saw.

MINER WAS USING AN AIR OPERATED CHIPPING HAMMER. HE WAS CUTTING A "TIMBER HITCH" IN A CERTICLE ROCK FACE. THE BIT BOUNCED FROM THE ROCK ONTO HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILLING RIG. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL USING A DISK GRINDER. GRINDING PARTICLES WERE PROJECTED INTO THE DRILLER'S RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS GRINDING STEEL AGAINST A BENCH GRINDER WHEEL. HE LOST CONTROL, THE METAL BOUND AGAINST THE WHEEL, AND WAS MOVED BY THE WHEEL. DURING THIS TIME HIS LEFT THUMB GOT AGAINST THE GRINDING WH EEL.

EMPLOYEE WHILE USING 1/2" ELECTRIC DRILL, THE BIT BOUND UP AND THE DRILL MOTOR ROTATED, PINCHINGTHE SMALL FINGER AGAINST THE MATERIAL.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE BACKHOE AND HIMSELF WERE JERKED AROUND AS LARGE ROCKS WERE BEING REMOVED. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS SORE FROM THIS ACTIVITY.