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INJURED WAS HELPING COWORKER CHANGE IOUT BELT STRUCTURE. INJURED STATED HE WEAS ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES CRAWLING ALONG THE BELTLINE AND HIS RIGHT KNEE STARTED TO HURT. INJURED VISITED DR. THE N EXT DAY AND WAS DIANOSED WITH HAVING A BRUISED RIGHT KNEE. INJURED WAS INSTRUCTED TO REST THE KNEE ONE WEEK.

A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED IN THE NO. 4 [TRACK ENTRY] AT NO. 74 CROSS CUT. THIS LOCATION IS APPROX 5700' INBY THE PORTAL. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 25'W, 30'L, 4'H. THE FALL AREA APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN A POCKET OF LAMINATED SHALE THAT HAD DETERIORATED JUST ABOVE THE 4' BOLT ANCHORAGE POINT. THE FALL AREA WAS CRIBBED, COLLARED & CLEANED UP. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.

INJURED WAS HELPING CO-WORKER SAW A MINE TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW. THE BOW SAW CAUGHT ON A WOOD SPLINTER & BOUNCED ACROSS THE TIMBER STRIKING INJURED ON HE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. INJURED RECEIVED 7 SUTURES IN HIS FINGER & HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING 8' LONG MINING TIMBERS FROM A MINE RAIL SUPPLY CAR. HE STATED THAT AS HE STARTED TO LIFT ONE OF THE TIMBER, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. INJURED HAS CON TINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR SHIFTS STATING HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT. THE INJURY CONTINUED TO WORSEN & HE WENT TO VISIT A DR ON 3/4/98 & HAS STARTED TO MISS WORK.

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO LOAD HIS TOOL BOX ON TO THE MANTRIP TO TRAVEL UNDERGROUND. HIS STATES THAT WHEN HE BEGAN TO LIFT THE TOOL BOX, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. INJURED CO NTINUED WORK HIS REGULAR SHIFTS AND DID NOT START TO MISS WORK UNTIL 2-21-98 AND HAS A DR. APPOINTMENT FOR 2-24-98(THIS IS FIRST VISIT TO DR.)

INJURED WAS HELPING REMOVE 36" BELT STRUCTURE DURING BELT PULL BACK. HE STATED AS HE STARTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT AND WORKED THE NEXT TWO(2) DAYS BEFORE STARTING TO MISS WORK ON 2-19-98.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL SPILLAGE FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT HEADGATE DRIVE AND AS HE PULLED A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL OUT HE STARTED TO LIFT IT AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM ON A PIECE OF RIDG ID FENCE WIRE GAURDING CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT ARM. INJURED RECEIVED 6 SUTURES.

INJURED WAS HELPING CHGE A 10-SC WHEEL UNIT. WHEN HE AND TWO CO WORKERS ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE SC TIRE THAT HAD THE WHEEL UNIT HUB ATTACHED TO IT ONE WORKER LOST HIS GRIP ON THE TIRE. THIS CAUS ED THE OTHER WORKER TO DO THE SAME AND INJURED WAS LEFT HOLDING THE TIRE AND BROKEN WHEEL UNIT HUB ALONE.

INJURED WAS HELPING THE REPAIR PERSON SPLICE A BROKE CONTINUOUS MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN INJURED WAS USING FIFTEEN LBS SLEDGE HAMMER TO A CONNECTIING LTR SLAT ON THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CONNECTING LINK . WHEN INJURED HIT THE SLATE THE HAMMER GLANCED OUT AND STRUCK INJURED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED STATED HE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK THE CABLE UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING NEW CUTTER BITS ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER TO KNOCK THE OLD BITS LOOSE FOR REPLACEMENT AND WHEN HE STRUCK ONE OF THE OLD BITS THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BIT. THE HAMMER STRUCK INJURED ON HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A BURST TYPE LACERATION TO THE THUMB. INJURED RECEIVED THREE (3) SUTURES.

INJURED WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A 5" ROOF BOLT FROM THE SUPPLY TRAY OF THE BOLTING MACHINE. THE BOLT WAS LODGED BETWEEN OTHER BOLTS AND THE SUPPLY TRAY,INJURED PULLED HARD ON THE BOLT AND IT WAS DISLODGED ABRUPTLY CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE HISRIGHT EYE WITH HIS LEATHER GLOVE HE WAS WEARING. INJURED RECIEVED SMALL CUTS AND SCRAPES TO RIGHT EYE LID.