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While installing drive belts on a 34 flex tooth raw coal crusher employees little finger of his left hand became pinched between the drive sheave and drive belt.
The driver was turning over hill and started to down shift to lower gear. And let it roll too fast and couldn't get in gear. Resulting in a runaway. And overturned the truck causing the skins and abrasions on his body.
Employee was using starter fluid to remove grease when flames were ignited by 500 Watt flood light.
Employee was pouring muriatic acid from 5 gallon pail into 1000 gallon open tank. Employee's foot slipped and his safety glasses slid to the end of his nose resulting in acid splashing into right eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON KNEE'S SHOVELING COAL AND TWISTED KNEE.
A roof fall occurred in #5 entry at the 1st break. The fall was approximately 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. The area has been dangered off.
A roof fall occurred in #4 entry at the 10th break toward the 9th break. the fall was approx. 70'long x 20' wide x 10' high. the area has been dangered off.
EE WAS OPENING FRONT END LOADER IN COAL STOCKPILE WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER. HE HURT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEEP EMBANKMENT AT MINE SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRASS FALLING ON LEFT SHOULDER.