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A DOC HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE DEGERNIATIVE CONDITION OF LOWER SPINE CAUSED BY REPETITIOUS EXPOSURE TO LOW COAL ENVIRONMENT
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING A BELT TOGETHER WITH A RED DEVIL HOIST, & WHILE WORKING THE HANDLE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT ENTRY STEPPED ON THE WATER LINE SLIPPED AND FELL SUBJECT STATES HE HURT HIS BACK NECK AND KNEE. SUBJECT WAS EXAMINED BY DR AND NO TREATMENT HAS BEEN G IVEN EXCEPT A NECK BRACE AND A SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED ON 1-8-93 AS HAVING A MEDICAL CONDITION OF HIS KNEE CAUSING MGMT TO REPORT THIS ILLNESS OF TENDONITIS OF THE LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED WORK BUT IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SHUTTEL CAR CABLE TRYING TO ANCHOR IT OFF. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE SHUTTLE CAR PUMP MOTOR PULLING EMPLOYEES HAND INTO ANCHOR.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE HELPING MINER MOVE WHEN A RIB ROLLED ROCK AND COAL 6X24X12.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 2-27-92 HAD X-RAY'S AND CONDTIONED WORKING. ON 3-9-92 HE RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS PUT ON BED REST. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE DRILLING THE STEEL BROKE AND HIT HIM ACROSS THE NOSE.
TAKING DRAIN PLUG OUT OF 988 END LOADER PLUG BROKE LOOSE, RATCHET CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND ON BOLT.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED HIS SHUTTLE CAR THE WRONG WAY CAUSING HIS TRAILING TO COME OVER THE TOP OF HIS S.E..HE PUT HIS HAND UP TO STOP CABLE AND HIT LITTLE FINGER EMPLOYEE REQUESTED A DAY OFF.
AN UN-INTERNATIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 NEUTRAL ENTRY. NO MEN OR EQUIPMENT WERE INVOLVED. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. LOCATION 1 XCUT OUTBY SPAD #51.
SUBJECT STATES HE WAS CRAWLING IN #6 ENTRY, LAST OPEN CROSSCUT AND HE FELT PAIN ON THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. REPORTING A MEDICAL CONDITION ONLYU. SUBJECT HAS A POSSIBLE BROKEN BLOOD VESSEL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RE-POSITIONING BLUE ON HIS TROY WHICH IS OVER THE CONTROLS OF THE ROOF BOLTER. IN THE PROCESS HE POSITIONED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER AND PUSH ED THE BOOM LIFT LEVER AND AS THE BOOM RAISED, TTHE BOOM FRAME AND THE CRADEL FRAME CREATES A SCISSOR TYPE ACTION WHICH NEARLY CUT OFF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHICH LATER HAD TO BE REMO
SUBJECT STATED HE NEEDED TO MAKE A SPLICE IN THE MINER CABLE AND WAS SAWING THE CABLE WITH A HACK SAW.AS HE SAWED THROUGH THE CABLE HE SAWED INTO HIS FINGER ON THE OTHER SIDE.THE INJURY HAD TO HAVE 6 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 05-08-91 THAT HE WAS FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK PROBABLY FROM LOADING 4' CRIB BLOCKS IN A SCOOP BUCKET.HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-15-91 AND REPORTED HE HAD GONE TO THE DOCTOR AND THE DOCTOR HAD TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF TO REST HIS BACK.I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE EMPLOYEE SINCE LEARNING OF THE ACCIDENT.
SUBJECT STATES THAT HE WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #2 FACE & WAS ON HIS RT KNEE & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE AS HE WAS BOLTING HE HAS TENDONITIS IN HIS RT KNEE AS THE ATTENDING DOC STATES THIS REPORT IS
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS OPERATING HIS S CAR IN #4 ENTRY 1 CROSSCUT INBY THE DUMPING POINT & THE S CAR TIRE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE OTHER END WHICH HE WAS RIDING TO ELEVATE TOWARD TH E ROOF THIS CAUSED HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE ROOF WHICH CAUSED HIM A NECK STRAIN HE IS TAKING MUSCLE RELAXERS & PAINPILLS
SUBJECT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A 4' RESIN BOLT IN A HOLES AND STRAIGHTEN IN SO HECOULD GET IT ONT HE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER. HE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
SUBJECT STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE FACE OF THE BELT ENTRY AND AS HE TURNED AND STARTED TO WALK DOWN THE ENTRY HE TWISTED HIS KNEE LEFT SUBJECT HAS HAD SURGERY TO THE KNEE.
THE SUBJECT STATED THAT HE HAD REACHED ACCROSS THE BOLTER IN ORDER TO PULL A 4' BOX OF GLUE TOWARD HIM HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER AND DOWN HIS LEFT SIDE. HOSPITAL TOOK X-RA YS AND GAVE HIM SOME PAIN MEDICINE AND TOLD HIM TO COME BACK. THEY DID NOT TELL HIM WHAT WAS WRONG.