Mine #25ACoal

Employee pulled miner cable and strained his groin area.

EE had completed a pre-shift of the belts & was pulling into the belt entry on a 3-wheeler to mark the date board. he hit a hump in the entry and was bounced into the mine roof. He was taken outside by the beltman and transported by ambulance to Medical Center. CT scans and x-rays were negative for fractures or deform. hospital

EE was lifting a shuttle car tire onto a three wheeler, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EE started missing work on 8/19/08, due to this work injury.

Leaning over shuttle car putting reel chain on and felt sharp pain in lower back.