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EE WAS INM THE SUPPLY YARD ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER HE THOUGHT HE SEEN THE MINE ROOF WORKING. HE TURNED QUICKLY TO REPOSTION HIMSELF TO AVOID THE AREA, AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED AT SPAD #38 NO 1 MAINS. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20' X 20' X 6' HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED.
THE APPROX SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 70 FT LONG X 18 FT WIDE X 16 FT HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. LOCATED AT SPAD #171, #6 HEADING ON 2ND RIGHT MAINS. 4 FT CONVENTIONAL BOLTS WERE BEING USED AND TEST HOLE SHOWED NO SIGN OF ADVERSE ROOF.
LOCATED ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #27 ON NO. 1 BELT. THE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 30' LONG X 18' WIDE X 40" HIGH. VENTILATION WAS NOT AFFECTED. 36" CONVENTIONAL BOLT WERE USED DURING DEVELOPMENT.
HE WAS LOADING CINDERBLOCKS INTO THE SCOOP AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND LOWER BACK.
WHILE THE EE WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR HE BACKED SAID MACHINE OVER A ROOF BOLT LYING LOOSE IN THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED THE ROOF BOLT TO FLIP UP STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK.
EMPL PULLING ON MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF ROADWAY,STRAINED LOWER BACK.FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 5-10.REPORTED THIS TO OPERATOR 5-17.SAID EMPL HASNT RETURNED TO WORK.
HE WAS TRAVELING IN HAULROAD WHEN HE STRUCK A POINT ANCHOR BOLT WITH HIS SHOULDER. THIS RESULTED IN AN ABRASION AND CONTUSION.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE FORKLIFT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO DOCTORS OFFICE ON 09-06-90 WITH CONTINUAL PAIN OF THE LOW BACK UPPER THORAIC AND LOWER CERVICAL AREA WITH RADIATION OF PAIN FROM THE LOWER LUMBAR REGION INTO THE LEFT HIP AND LEG.THIS PAIN HAD WORSENED SINCE THE LAST EXAM AND WAS STARTING TO AFFECT HIS WORKING ABILITY.
THE INJURIED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS TRAMMING THE SCOOP FROM THE SURFACE TO THE SECTION BY THE WAY OF NO.3 ENTRY HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND BOUNCED HIM AGAINST THE CANOPY. THUS CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS NECK.
NO. 1 MAINS THE EE WAS WALKING IN NO 4 ENTRY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN INSTALLED CURTAIN BOARD IN WHICH KNOCKED HIM DOWN THE EE INJURY RESULTED IN A CERVICAL STRAIN.
WHILE HE WAS LIFTING A HEADER OVER SOME CRIB BLOCKS HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS ABDOMEN, THUS CAUSING A HERNIA. THE INJURY RESULTED IN SURGERY. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO T HE OPERATOR UNTIL 7-30-90.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND THE RIB. THE ROCK HIT THE SAID EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK FRACTURING 2 RIBS, (9&10); AND A FRACTURE TO L-5 VERTEBRAE. THE DOCTOR STATED THAT HIS INJURIES WERE NOT LIFE THREATING NOR DID HE HAVE ANY PARALYSIS IN HIS LEGS.
EMPL OPERATING CONT.MINING MACHINE AND WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR,PIECE OF ROCK 2'WIDE X 18"LONG X 2"THICK CAME OUT OVER CONVEYOR BOOM INTO OPER DECK.THE EMPL JUMPED OUT OF DECK TO AVOID BEING HI T BT ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.REPORTED 4-30.
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