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INJURED WAS HOLDING CHAIN TO GUIDE BLOCK TO PICK UP SCOOP FRAME AND PUSHED WRONG BUTTON AND BLOCK CAUGHT. THUMB IN CHAIN.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS (BLACK LUNG).
INJURED PRESENTLY WORK AS A GENERAL LABORER ONT HE SURFACE AREA ON AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE. IHS DUTIES CONSIST OF GENERAL OUTSIDE MAINTENANCE SERVICING END LOADER AND GENERAL OUTSIDE WORK.
INJURED PRESENTLY WORKED AS A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OPERATOR AND GENERAL INSIDE LABER.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE BELT LINE AND SAID HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER LEFT GUADRANT AND GORIN AREA.
INJURED ADDED O3 ANOTHER LENGTH OF STEEL TO DRILL HOLE DEEPER & HIS GLOVE PINCHED BETWEEN COUPLING & WHEN HE STARTED ROTATOR TO DRILL IT JERKED HAND & ARM AROUND STEEL & BROKE HIS ARM
THE CUTTER OPERATOR TOOK CUTTER INTO #5 PILLAR TO CUT WING AND ROOF STARTED TO WORK AND HE LOST IT. THE FOREMAN UNDER TOOK TO TRAM IT BACK OUT.THE ROOF FELL ON CUTTERT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER & HAND BETWEEN CUTTER FRAME AND ROOF.
INJURED CALLED 5ND SAID HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 6 5 85 WITH HIS KNEE AND SAID HE WOULD BE OFF ABOUT 10 DAYS WITH IT I QUESTIONED FOREMAN ABOUT IT AND HE SAID INJURED COMPLAINED ABOUT KNEE H HURTING AOUT 6 1M ON 6 4 85
INJ AND ANOTHER MAN DRILLING TEST HOLE AND INJ PUSHED STEEL UP INTO HOLE TO ADD ON ANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL 24\\ LONG AND HURT BACK.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRILLING COAL HOLES IN FACE WITH HYDRULIC DRILL (HAND HELD) ITS UNCLEAR WITCH ONE TURNED HANDLE LOOSE BEFORE DRILL HAD STOPPED TURNING AND THE HANDLE WHIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK INJURED.
MOVING ROOF BOLTER TO INSTALL LEFT BOLT IN FACE AND HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO RIB AND CAUGHT LEG AGAINST PANIC BAR AND RIB.
INJURED NOTICED THE BELT WAS RUBBING AGAINST A 1" WATER HOSE AND STARTED TO PULL IT AWAY AND A S SPLICE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND JERKED HIS HAND BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING TIMBERS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET AND ONE THREW A TIMBER AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET.
INJURED WAS USING EMPTY 15 GAL. OLD DRUM FOR A SEAT TO SIT ON AT TAILPIECE ON BELTLINE AND IT TIPPED OVER AND INJURED STRUCK BACK AGAINST A TIMBER
INJURED STARTED TO CUT PLACE AND SOME LOOSE COAL FELL OFF RIB AND STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT ANKLE