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VICTIM STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCES OF INSTALLING TIMBERS IN A BREAKTHROUGH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WHEN HE ATE HI S LUNCH AND ATTEMPTED TO GET UP FROM A SITTING POSITION HE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SUDDEN PAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK

VICTIM WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES AS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOAR. VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF COAL FROM THE FACE OF THE 005 SECTION TO THE BELT FEEDER WHEN THE JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY. VICTIM WAS JOLTED AGAINST THE SEAT RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS TESTICLES. ACCIDEDNT OCCURRED IN THE NOT 4 ENTRY OF THE 005 SECTION ALONG THE ROADWAY AND

VICTIM WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A UTILITY MNA ON THE SECTION WHILE VICTIM WAS NEAR THE FACE AREA OF THE NUMBER 4 ROOM A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE APPROX 3FTX3FTX4IN FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF B OLTS AND STRUCK VICTIM ON THE BACK AND LOWER LEGS THE WORKING PLACE WAS PROPERLY BOLTED ACCORDING TO THE PLAN AT THE AREA OF THE ACCIDENT A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE CONTINUOUS MINE

VICTIM WAS ON T HE SURFACE AT THE SUPPLY YARD LOADING TIMBERS FROM PILE INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP. VICTIM PICKED UP A TIMBER & AS HE TURNED TO PLACE IT IN T HE SCOOP BUCKET HE SLIPPED ON MUD & FELL TO THE GROUND. AS VICTIM STRUCK GROUND HIS RIGHT HAND WASS CAUGHT BETWQEEN THE TIMBER & THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION OF THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND. SWELLING WAS EVIDENT BUT X-R

VICTIM & HELPER HAD BEEN PERFORMING ROUTINE MAI. ON A C/M. VICTIM PICKED UP A CARRIER BEARING WEIGHING APPROX 50#. VICTIM\S INTENTION WAS TO C ARRY THE BEARING APPROX 60\ & LOAD IT INTO SCOOP BUCKET. AS VICTIM WAS CARRYING THE BEARING HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1:15AM.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A 21SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 005 SECTION AS VICTIM WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TOWARD THE BELT FEEDER THE SHUTTLE CAR WENT OVER A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE VIC TIM TO BE JOLTED VICTIM STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK VICTIM CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 100AM THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND THE VICTIM CEASED WORK AND DROVE HIMSEL

AN ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE AT THE MINE APPROX 1:00 PM THE VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE POWER OUTAGE. VICTIM STEPPED ACROSS BELTLINE & THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS LEFT KN EE.