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INJURED CLAIMS THAT HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING ON CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE BY HAND.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING SUDDEN BOUNCE OF SHUTTLE CAR WHICH IN TURN CAUSED BACK PAIN.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT AS HE APPLIED JAKE BRAKE AND FOOT BRAKE HE LOST CONTROL OF COAL TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO DRIVE INTO ROAD SUMP. INJURED STATED THAT IT HAPPENED SO FAST THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBE R SPECIAL DETAILS. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT.
INJ CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILELIFTING & LOADING MINER CABLE IN SCOOP BUCKET INJ MISSED 1 DAY FOR DR VISIT (4/7/00)
INJURED CLAIMS THAT INJURY OCCURRED WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP IN ROADWAY. TIRE DROPPED IN HOLE CAUSING CAP LIGHT BATTERY TO BRUISE LEFT SIDE. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO FOREMAN UNTIL 3-30-00.
SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FROM IMEDIATE TOP FELL HITTING MAN ACROSS RT EYE ABOVE EYE BROW CUTTING HIS APP 2" CUT, TAKING 10 INNER STITCHS AND 6 OUTER STITCHS. THIS HAPPEN WHILE PREPARING TO PUT UP T HE LAST ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE AREA.
PULLING ON BELT SLIPPED AND WEIGHT ON KNEE CAUSED KNEE TO TWIST.
VICTIM WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP WITH FEDERAL MSHA INSPECTORS. THE BOUNCING SCOOP CAUSED A SEVERE DISRUPTION IN THE VICTIMS NERVOUS SYSTEM AND A SEVERE BREATHING ATTACK VICTIM HAD TO BE TRANSPORTE D TO SURFACE UPBEING ADDMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THE VCITIM WAS PART UNDER DECTOR TREATMENT. AND IS STILL OFF AND BEING TREATED FOR SEVERE RESPIRATORY AND NERVE DAMAMGE INJURY LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING BOLTER ON HIS KNEES IN DECK, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS OUTSIDE DECK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER DECK, MAIN FLOOR AND RIB. BRUISED AND BROKE A COUPLE OF SMALL BONES IN R IGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING TWO CLAW HAMMERS TO KNOCK A SPINDLE OUT OF A BELT SPLICE WHEN ONE OF THE HAMMERS CHIPPED, THROWING A PIECE OF METAL IN THE MAN'S LEFT HAND, THIRD KNUCKLE, WHICH HE HAD TO HA VE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
HAD FLAT ON MAC 8, WENT OVER TO BELT LINE LIFTED BELT, TOOK CRIB BLOCK OUT UNDER STAND, WENT TO LIFT BELT BACK UP, FELT BACK PULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF CABLE. HE WAS DRAGGED 15 TO 20 FEET.
WENT TO LIFT A BOX OF GLUE FROM BACK OF ROOF BOLTER TO FRONT OF BOLTER, STRAINING LOWER BACK.
VICTIM STATED HE WAS LOADING BELT AND BACK POPPED-LOWER AREA AND PAIN OCCURRED.
EE WAS ON KNEES BUILDING STOPPING HE TURN TO GETA CINDER BLOCK, TWISTING HIS RT KNEE
GUARD FELL OF #4 BELT HEAD & MINET TRIED TO PICKGUARD UP BY HIMSELF. STRAINED HIS BACK
WITNESS STATED EE & ANOTHER EE WERE ON MAC 8 IT BACKED OVER SOME CRIB BLOCKS & HUNG UP. THEY WERE LIFTING THE MAC 8 SO EE COULD GET A CRIB BLOCKUNDER IT WHEN THE MAC 8 FELL CAUGHT HIS HAND BET WEE4N MAC8 & CRIB BLOCK. LATER MED REPORTS ITS PROVED 2 BONES WERE BROKEN RIGHT HAND
TAKING BOLTER CABLE DOWN WHEN BOLTER WAS STARTEDUP CAUSING CABLE TO STRIKE EE NECK FACE ACROSS EYE Y
GRABBED WRONG LEVER--SWUNG DRILL HEAD OVER PUSHED LEG INTO RIB--HURT KNEE.
ELECTRICIAN USING TORCH & A PIECE OF HOT SLAG HIT IN CORNER OF RIGHT EYE Y
EMPLOYEE WENT TO SUPPLY HOLE AND PICKED UP TWO CANS OF OIL. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE CRAWLING, FELT SHARP PAIN IN KNEE. CRAWLED ON SHARP ROCK, FOLLOWING MORNING KNEE IS SWELLED.
PULLING COAL IN HAULER #1. RAN OVER ROCK. STOVE HEAD INTO TOP. BLOW STORE NECK.
PUTTING A SPOT BOLT IN #5 HEADING, AN A LOOSE ROCK FELL FROMT HE TOP. HITTING LEFT SHOULDER.
A 2 BY 3' ROCK 4" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN WORKING ON ROOF BOLTER.
DEFECTIVE CATHEAD STARTED BURNING WORKER TYPE TO DENGLIZA BREAK AND ARCH FROM CATHEAD BURNT EYE.
A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WAS HUNG UP IN TOP. SHOOK THE DRILL STEEL TO BREAK IT LOOSE, IT BROKE ANDFELL IN HIS HAND AND SCRAPED HIS FACE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING ROCK OFF MINER IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. HE MADE A GRUNTING SOUND AND ASSUMED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE WORKING ON MINER AND TAKEN SHIELDS OFF MINER AND A DOOR CLOSED AND SHUTTING ON HIS FINGER CUTTING HIS FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND 3RD FINGER
GETTING OUT OF SCOOP-TO ROCK DART AND SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON SCOOP. BRUISE.
PUTTING IN BELT STRUTURE AND PULL BACK OUT.
BRIDGE AND TAILPIECE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAMMING BRIDGE BY TAILPIECE CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BRIDGE AND TAILPIECE CLOSE CLEARACE, INJURY RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.
CARRYING STRUCTURE FELL DOWN ON LIGHT KNEE.
EE SAID HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN THE SCOOP. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING WEEK 5/25/99.
LOADING BELT LINE STRUCTURE INTO A SUPPLY CAR. A PIECE OF STRUCTION FELL OFF ONE END OF CAR AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROOF AND STRUCTURE.
EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING CINDER BLACK FOR A BRATTICE ACROSS UNEVEN BOTTOM, WHILE PASSING THROUGHT A LOW SPOT IN THE TOP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD INTO THE ROOF, STUBBING HIS NECK.
PULLING ON MINER CABLE WHILE MOVING SECITON.
VICTIM STATED HE WAS DRAGGING CABLE AND WOOD APLLET FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ELECTRICIAN WAS WELDING ON THE MBC, EE SET DOWN IN THE AJOINTING CROSSCUT TO EAT DINNER WHILE HE WAS SETTING INT HE CROSSCUT, HIS LEFT EYE WAS BURNT FROM THE ARC OF THE WELDER.
EE WAS CRAWLING TO GET A BATTERY LIGHT AND SET KNEE DOWN IN A ROCK RIGHT KNEE.
THE BOLTER MOVED INTO THE #3 ENTRY WAS SET UP TOSTART BOLTING OPERATION PUT DRILL STEEL AGAINST THE TOP & A PIECE OF ROCK 5 INCHED ROUND & 8 INCHES THICK FELL DOWN STEEL & HIT A MIDDLE FING ER OF THE LEFT HAND
LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE, WHILE MAKING BELT MOVE. STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WALKING THROUGH A SET OF BELT FLYS AND WALKED INTO A HALF HEAD, KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE & TURN TO THROW IT ON BOLTHER & TWISTED BACK
WALKING BACK TO TRAM PINNER. TRIPED AND FELL.
OPERTING A CONTINUOUS MINER WAS HAVING SHARP PAINS IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST WAS REMOVED FROM INSIDE OF MINE AND SENT TO RALEIGH GENL HOSP
EE TOLD ME THAT HTIS PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN HURTING FOR A WHILE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO FIND AN OIL LEAK BY DIGGING OUT HYDRALIC HOSES UNDER THE VALVE CHEST, STARTED THE MINER WHILE TRYING TO FEEL THE OIL. THE PRESSURE SHOT HYDRAULIC OIL UNDER HIS MIDDLE FINGER NAIL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
INSTALLED A CUT OFF VALVE ON A 1' HYD HOSE. HOSE THEN BUSTED, COMING AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.
RAISED UP AND HIT BACK AGAINST ROOF. EE HAD NO WITNESS. TO MY UNDERSTANDING HE CAME OUTSIDE OF MINES, WALKED THROUGH MINE OFFICE, GAVE NO INFORMATION ON HIS CONDITION & DROVE HIS OWN AUTOMOBIL E OFF MINE SITE.