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WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS INJURED WHILE DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SECTION OF ACCESS ROAD WHEN HE BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN BACK PAIN WHICH TEMPORARILY IMMO BILZED THE DRIVER. HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.

INJURED STATED HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF A 988-B END LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOR SLIPPED.WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND INJURED STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE .

INJURED STATED HE WA ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF TH E#6 CONVEYOR BELT LINE THAT HAD BROKENAD PULLED APART. BELT CLAMPS HAD BEEN ATTACHED EACH END OF THE BROKE AN DPULLED APART. BELT CLAMPS HAD BE EN ATTACHED TO EACH END OF THE BROKEN BELT AND WAS BEING JACKED BACK TOGETHE. DURING THIS PROCESS ONE OF THE BELT CLAMPS SLIPPED WITH GREAT FORCE CATCHING ON PIECES OF TOP BELT STRUCTURE. TH

EE HAS BEEN AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR HIS CLAIM FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE HAS BEEN AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR HIS CLAIM FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE HAS BEEN AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR HIS CLAIM FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

PUSHING COAL UPWARDS WITH A BULLDOZER AND AS HE BACKED DOWN OFF THE COAL PILE HE STRUCK THE SOLID ROCK WALL OF THE COAL PIT. INJURED SAID WHEN HE HIT THE WALL IT CAUSED A WHIP LASH EFFECT AND HIS NECK POPPED AND HE HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK, SHOULDERS, ARMS AND DOWN HIS BACK. INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK THAT THIFT AND HIS NEXT TWO REGULARSHIFTS BEFORE MISSING WORK.

EE WAS AWARDED A LUMP SUM SETTLEMENT FOR RETRAINING LACENTIVE BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE STATED THAT AS HE AHULED A SHUTTLE CAR LOAD OF COAL DOWN 4 ENTRY HE TURNED INTO THE BREAK TOWARD 5 ENTRY AND RAN OVER SOME MATERIAL THAT HAD SLOUGHED FROM THE RIB. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BO UNCE AND EE STATED IT HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

THAT AFTERHE PASSED THE SWITCH FOR 001 SECITON INT EH TRACK ENTRY HE STOPPED THE RAIL RUNNER AND WENT INTO BREAK TO PICK UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST TO LOAD. WHEN HE PICKEDUP THE BAG HE REPORTS THA T HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

THAT HE TOOK 2 BUNDLES OF ROOF BOLT PLATES FROM THE REAR OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND AS HE WALKED BACK TOWARD CONTROLS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATES THAT AS HE SET A BUCKET OF BRATTICE PLASTER DOWN TO PLASTER A RETURN BRATTICE SOME LIQUID OR THIN PLASTER UN-EXPECTEDLY SPLASHED UP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION OF RIGHT EYE .

EE STATES THAT WHILE LEAVING THE SECITON TO HELP SPLICE A BROKEN BELT THE SCOOP HE AND SEVERAL OTHERS WA SIN, RAN OVER A BRATTICE BLOCK CAUSING A JAR AND PAIN IN HIS LOW BAKC NO OTHER PERSONS WERE INJURED. EE WORKED APPROX 30 MIN AND REPORTED TO FOREMAN. DR RELEASED EE HAS NOT RETURNED 7-10.

INJURED STATES THAT HE SLIPPED WHILE STARTING SECTION BELT FEEEDER.HE STATES THAT HIS FOOT SLID IN EDGE OF LOOSE COAL CAUSING A SPLIT.HYPEREXTENSION INJURY.X-RAYS NEGATIVE.FEET WERE SAID TO HA VE SLID APART CAUSING STRAIN TO GROIN AREA.

EMP STATES THAT WHILE SHOVELING COAL IN THE LOAD OUT TUNNEL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE APPROCAHED THE END OFTHE 003 SECTION TRACK HE EITHER RAN OVER AN OBSTACLE OR INTO A HOLE IN MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS BACK TO BE JARRED. X-RAYS NEGATIVE.

INJURED STATES THAT AS HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN #3 ROADWAY 001 SECTION TOWARD FEEDER A PIECE OF STAGING (STRING) USED IN SPAD ALIGNMENT CAUGHT ON SIDE BOARD OF CAR AND BROKE AS IT BROKE IT SLIPPED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.

INJURED STATES THAT AS HE CRAWLED UP TOWARD MIENR IN #3 HEADING 002 SECTION, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 1/2 CUBIC FOOT FELL OUT OF A RIB (SLOUGHING) AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. IT THEN FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A 5/8" LACERATION REQUIRIGN 3 EXTERNAL SUTURES X-RAYS NEGATIVE. NO DAMAGE TO SHOULDER OR RIGHT ARM.

INJURED STATES THAT AS HE ENTERED THE LAST OPEN BREAK #3 INTERSECTION OF 003 SECTION ON SHUTTLE CAR, HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK IN ROADWAY. STATES THAT THE ROCK EITHER FELL FROM HIS OR THE ST D CAR ON PREVIOUS TRIP. ROCK WAS NOT THERE APPROX. 4 MINS BEFORE. COMPLAINS OF LUMBAR-SACRAL PAIN. X-RAY INDICATED SLIGHT WEDGING OF T-12 POSSIBLY OLD INJURY.

INJURED CLAIMS PAIN COMMENCED AS HE ROLLED A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY IN #3 HEADING OF 001 SECTION. HE AND THE OFF SIDE OPERATOR WERE PREPARING TO MOVE BOLTER. DR DIAG. SIMPLE STRAIN.

HE SETTLED FOR A LUMP SUM FOR RETRAINING BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT AS HE OPERATING THE JOY MINER ON 003 SECTION A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED OFF RIB AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION. SMITH WORKED REGULAR TIME UN TIL 5-9-95 WHEN HE MISSED 1 DAY TO VISIT DR. FOR EXAMINATION OF FINGER. X-RAYS NEGATIVE AND NO STITCHES.

HE STATES THAT A PIECE OF LOW STRUCTURE AT SECTION BELT TAIL AREA HAD BECOME UNPINNED AND HE ANDCO WORKERS WERE CHAIN RACHETING THE STRUCTURE TOGETHER TO ALLOW PINNING IT TOGETHER WHEN THE METAL SLAT THE HOOK WAS ATTACHED TO GAVE WAY ANDEITHER THE METAL SLAT OR THE CHAIN HOOK STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.

INJURED STATES THAT HE WAS HELPING IN A SECTION BELT PULL BACK. HE STATES THAT AS HE PULLED A PIECE OF TOP STRUCTURE FROM BETWEEN THE BELTS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE AREA OF HIS LOWER BACK DR. DIAGNOSIS: POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN/LUMBAR EDEMA. INJURED STATED HE WORKED ON APPX 1 HR AND DECIDED HE WOULD REPORT PAIN TO SUPERVISOR.

INJURED STATES THAT HE WAS IN 3 HEADING AT CORNER OF LAST OPEN BREAK TO RIGHT. STATES HE WAS HANGING A CURTAIN BACK WHERE IT HAD FALLEN OFF PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF MATERIAL FELL FROM RIB AND STR UCK RT FOOT X RAYS ALL NEGATIVE.

INJURED STATES THAT A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL& STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CATCHING IT AGAINST FRAME OF DRILL POT ON 003 SECTION CAUSINGFRACTURE TO DIGTAL TIP OF LITTLE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.

INJURED [CLAIMS] STATES THAT AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE JOHN DEERE BACK HOE HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP & HE STATES THAT HIS LEFT FOOT STRUCK THE GROUND STOVING UP HIS KNEE & HE HIT HIS HIP AGAIN ST THE SIDE OF THE BACK HOE CAUSING PAIN FROM KNEE, HIP & INTO SCARAL AREA [LEFT].

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SPLICE ON A ROCK BELT, STANDING IN A BENT OVER POSITION AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.

ACCORDING TO INJURED PERSON HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF THE OPERATOR DECK. WHEN HE ENGAGED REVERSE TRAM THE DECK SHIFTED SLIGHTLY CATCHING HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER THIS WAS REPORTED TO HAVE OC CURRED IN THE 5 ENTRY OF 003 SECITON. INJURED WAS OFF WORK 3-23-95 MINES WERE IDLE 3-24 DUE TO CONTRACT DELIVERIES MISSED ONE DAY 7 SUTURES.

INJURED PLACED GLOVED HAND ON ROTATING RESIN BOLT (ACCORDING TO EMT PERSONNEL) AND HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME ENTANGLED. THIS CAUSED ENOUGH FORCE (WINDING ACTION) TO FRACTURE RT. RADIUS AND ULNA.

INJURED STATES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING/LIFTING SLACK IN MINER CABLE MOVING MINER OVER CABLE HORN. THE INJURED WORKED THE REST OF SHIFT TO 3:00 PM ON 3-10-95 AND WORKED THE SHIFT OF 3-13-95. ON 3-14-95 PAIN PROMPTED INJURED TO VISIT DR. FOR EVALUATION. WORKED TO 11:00AM ON 3-14-95.

INJURED STATES THAT THE DRILL HEAD END PLATE WAS COMING LOOSE & HE NOTICED IT NEEDED TO BE RE-TIGHTENED AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE METAL INTO PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. X-RAYS NEGATIVE.

INJURED STATED THAT HE HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF BRIDGE CANOPY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND BRUISING AND LACERATING HIS GLOVED HAND .

EE REPORTS THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER. HE STATES THAT HE HAD LIFTED A TIMBER AND POSITIONED IT FOR SAWING JUST PRIOR TO INCIDENT. (ROBBING) PILLAR RECOVERY MINI NG.

ACCORDING TO INJURED, DURING MANTRIP FROM 003 TO SURFACE, THE SCOOP OPERATOR EITHER INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED THE RAM "IN" LEVER WHILE TRAMMING THE SCOOP. THE INJURED PERSON HAD UNKNOWINGLY PLACED HIS FINGERS IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN RAM AND MAIN BUCKET. X-RAY REVEALED SIMPLE FRACTURE TO DISTAL MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. BUCKET RAM MAY HAVE SHIFTED SLIGHTLY ON BUMP.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A SCRAPER ON THE 002 SECTION BELT DRIVE. HE STATES THAT THE SCRAPER SLIPPED ON A BOARD HE HAD UNDER THE SCRAPER TO HOLD IT UP AND WHEN IT SLIPPED IT CAUGHT HIS FINGERS ( MIDDLE, RING & SMALL) BETWEEN SCRAPER FRAME & PILLAR BLOCK BEARING. REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.

INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WALKED ACROSS SECTION TO BEGIN SHIFT HE FELT TWINGE IN LWOER BACK. HE INDICATES THAT HE HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF SCOOP AND FELT A TWINGE. WORKED REST OF SHIFT AND WORK E DTO 11:00 ON 2-2-95.

INJURED STATES THAT HE LIFTED THE CAN OF OIL (5 GALLON) TO THROW IT ACROSS BRIDGE FOR SERVICING AND FELT A PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER WHEN THE OIL WAS THROWN. MUSCLE STRAIN, DR. ADVISED 1 DAY OF RES T.

INJURED STATES THAT AS HE WAS PULLING ROOF BOLTER CABLE SLACK IN #4 ROADWAY HE BACKED UP WITHOUT LOOKING AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK ON MINE FLOOR.

EE STATES THAT AS HE AND 2 COWORKERS WERE LIFTING A BOLTER CANOPY BACK INTO PLACE AFTER REPAIRS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATES THAT WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN INTO INTERNAL DRAIN DITCH APPROX. 42" DEEP HE FELT PAIN IN RT KNEE. INJURY RESULTED INS ORENESS AND EE SAW DR.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS HANGING THE MINER JL CABLE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. DR. X-RAY NEGATIVE DIAGNOSIS SIMPLE SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #5 HEADING WHEN HISDRILL WRENCH ACCIDENTLY SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK HIS MIDDLE FINGER BRUISING KNUCKLE(LEFT).

INJURED STATES THAT HE WAS SPLICING A200 VAC UMP CABLE AND HISH POCKE TKNIFE ACCIDNETLY SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING LALCEATION (APPX 1" L) 6 SUTURES.

EE WAS AWARDED RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

HE REPORTED THAT HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY.

EE STATES THAT AS HE PULLED ROPE TO ATTACH SLACK ON MINER CABLE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT. SIDE OF BACK. WAS CLEARING CABLE FROM ROADWAY. MUSCLE STRAIN RT. LUMBAR REGION.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS NEAR A SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS NOT RUNNING. THE CAR OPERATOR UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED THE MACHINE AND INJURED STATES SLACK OF CABLE JERKED HIS FEET OFF MINE FLOOR. HE STATES TH E HE LANDED ON HIS LIGHT BATTERY & RESCUER INJURING LOWER BACK. RT. KNEE ALSO INJURED.

INJURED STATES THAT AS HE PICKED UP A BOX OF 5' RESIN FROM BOLTER HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WAS WEARING BACK BRACE FROM INJ URY IN 1991 AS PRECAUTION.