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MAN WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE WHILE DOING SO HE WAS MAKING END OF BELT WITH SPLICING MACHINE HE SLIP AND FELL ON MACHINE HITTING HIS KNEE CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO INNER SIDE OF KNEE. NEEDING T O BE CHECKED BY DR.
INJ SAID HE REACHED FOR BUNDLE OF BOLTS & AS HE PULLED THEM OFF MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HI M TO TURN TO SIDE TWISTING BACK.
WORKING ON HEAD AT 10 DRIVE TURNED TO PICK UP TOOLS STEPPED ON CRIB BLOCK LAYING ON LOOSE COAL
TAKING CENTERS UP IN #1 HDG.WHILE WALKING & PAINTING CENTER LINE ON TOP DIDNT WATCH IN FRONT OF HIMSELF AND STEPPED ON LARGE PIECE OF COAL THAT HAD BEEN PUSHED UP IN WORKING FACE.HE SCRAPED RI GHT LEG ON FRONT AND POSSIBLY TWISTED LIGAMENTS AS HE FELL DOWN.
HE WAS SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER DRIVE AND RAISED UP TO MOVE OVER AND TRIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A ARCHIP PIN WHICH WAS INSTALLED IN BOLTER TO HOLD HEAD DRIVE.
WAS COMING OUT OF LAMP HOUSE.STEPPED DOWN STEPS ONE STEP BROKE CAUGHT FOOT CAUSED FALL PULLING MUSCLES IN LEFT LEG BEHIND KNEE.
UNSPOOLING CURT5IN WHILE BACKING UP AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS ANKLE AND LEG. IT BROKE ANKLE IN THREE PLACES.