THE EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF DRILL, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING THE EE ON THE BACK. ROCK WAS 4""X 19""LONG X 3"". EE WORKED HIS USUSAL JOB WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL 8/26/03. HE CALLED I N ON THAT DAY AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR. ABOUT HIS ACCIDENT OF 7/7/03. HE HAS NOT RETURNED.
EE WAS CRAWLING TOWARD FRONT OF DRILL TO START BOLTING WHEN A SLIP CAME OUT OF THE RIB HITTING HIM ON THE BACK. RECEIVED A POSITIVE MRI READING 06/26/03 FOR A HERNIATED DISC.
A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'LONG X 18'WIDE X 3 1/2' TO 5'HIGH WAS DISCOVERED IN #2 ENTRY IN 2ND INTERSECTION APPROX. 700' OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION. LOCATION IS 60' TO 80' INBY SS #210.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING POWER CABLE ON A SLED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN BELOW HIS BELT. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 2-20-03.
THE EE ADVISED HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE SERVICING THE JOY MINER. THE EE ADVISED THAT HE WOULD GO TO DR. LATER. ON 1-22-03 EE ADVISED THE HE WOULD NEED TO GO TO DR AT A LA TER TIME, HE WOULD BE BACK TO WORK WHEN HE FELT BETTER AS OF 1-23-03 THE EE HAD NOT WENT TO DR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT INCIDENT WHICH ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED IN JANUARY 02 RESULTED IN HERNIA DIAGNOSED MONTHS LATER. HE HURT HIS HAND IN AUGUST, PREVENTING HIM FROM WORKING. WHILE OFF WORK WITH THIS NON-WORK RELATED INJURY, HE HAD HERNIA REPAIRED. HE IS EXPECTED TO BE READY TO WORK FROM SURGERY PRIOR TO RELEASE FOR HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. AS HE WAS TRAVELING UP THE ENTRY, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE CAR CANOPY AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE MINE ROOF. FRACTURE AND LACER ATION TO LEFT RING FINGER. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE ALLEGED THAT HIS BACK AND LEG STARTED HURTING WHILE HELPING HANG MINER CABLE.
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND AS HE TURNED AROUND TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL HAVING SURGERY 3/21/01. BEGAN MISSING 3/23/01.
EE ALLEGED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ONTO SLED.