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EE WAS USING A "HAND-HELD" DISC GRINDER PREPARING METAL TO BE WELDED. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A CUT AND ABRASION. TREAT NEXT CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE WOUND AND PRESCRIBING INFECTION MEDICATION.
USING THE PRESSURE WASHER CLEANING A SCOOP EE WAS STANDING ON THE MACHINE HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER A BRACKET WHEN HE STEPPED HE GOT TRIPPED BY HIS LEFT FOOT LEAVING IT SWELLED AND BADLY BRUIS ED, NO FRACTURE.
EE WAS DRILLING THE 2 HEADING EE WAS SHOVELING RIB BETWEEN 1 &2 WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF 2 HE TURNED HIS CABLE REEL ON THE CABLE JERKED UPWARD STRIKING AGAINST THE SHOVEL EE WAS USING THE SHOVEL HIT HIM UNDER HIS LOWER LIP CUTTING HIM NO STITCHES.
INJURED WAS PICKING SLATE FROM TAILPIECE AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.ON 07-20-92 AND WAS REASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 6 WEEKS.HE WAS THEN PUT BACK ON TAILPIECE.HE ALSO HAD A HELPER WHEN HE NEEDED IT.HE RE-INJURED HIMSELF ON 11-16-92 ON A NON-PRODUCTION SHIFT.
I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP HAULING COAL.WENT THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN AND WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY APIECE OF TIE WIRE HANGING FROM A ROOF BOLT PLATE SCRATCHING THE EYE.
WHILE PUSHING A POWDER BUGGY EE RAISED UP & STRUCK A HEADER BOARD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF THE MINE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO EE NECK
FLUID ON L KNEE
I.NAME HAULING COAL WITH A SCOOP.HIT HOLE IN TRAVELWAY ROAD BOUNCING HIM IN DECK OF SCOOP.LEFT SHOULDER TOOK THE WEIGHT OF IMPACT CAUSING POSSIBEL PINCHED NERVE,PAIN IN SHOULDER AND ARM.
INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING A CUT OF COAL IN A BREAK AND WAS BACKING THE MACHINE INTO THE HEADING WHILE HE WAS CORNERING THE MACHINE DUE TO THE SEAM HEIGHT HIS ENTIRE BODY WAS NOT ON MAC HINE HIS FOOT STRUCK THE RIB JAMMING HIS KNEE INTO PANEL OF MACHINE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING OF THE KNEE.
EE WAS ON A SCOOP APPROX. 120 FT OUTBY FROM WHERE THE SHOT WAS FIRED IN THE BREAK FROM THE LINE IF FIRE A SMALL OF COAL GLANCED OFF OR CAME FROM THE RIB STRIKING HE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK HE WAS EXAMINED BY EMT OTHER SWELLING TO AN ABRASION NO APPARENT HEAD OR CERFICAL INJURY.
OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.
HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON SCOOP.
I,NAME STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING CEMENT.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP LOADING OUT A HEADING.A SHOT WAS FIRED AND BLOWN THROUGH ONTO HIM;WHEN THE BREAK WENT THROUGH.HE WENT PAST BREAK WHERE THE OTHER BREAK WAS.,
WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHERE COAL IS DUMPED ONTO BELTLINE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
ROCK ROLLED FROM RIB HIT LEG.
EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.
I NAME WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO ANOTHER SPOT BUMPED HIS KNEE AND BRUISED IT.
PICKED UP CONCRETE BLOCK THREW BLOCK CRACKED RIBS.