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MAN WAS LIFTING3A 3"X8"X16-FOOT WOOD BAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS INSTALL3NG POSTS FOR LINE CANVAS.A POST FELL AND STRUCK MAN ON THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT RING AND MIDDLE FINGER.
MAN WAS DRAGGI3G A 50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST AND FELT PAIN IN RT HIP AREA STRAIN OF RT HIP
MAN WAS CARRYIN1 AN 80LB BAG OF CEMENT BAG SLIPPED FROM GRASP AS MAN TRIED TO CONTROL BAG HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK STRAIN OF LOWER BACK
MAN WAS INSTALL3NG BELT STRUCTURE WHILE PUSHING STRUCTURE BETWEEN TOP & BOTTOM BELT MAN FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-STRAIN OF LOWER BACK INJURY OCCURRED ON 100786 MANS FIRST DAY OFF 101086
MAN WAS REMOVIN1 COVER LID ON DIESTER FEED BOX THE VENT PIPE FOR THE LID STRUCK MAN ON THE HARD HAT AND PUSHED HARD HAT AGAINST SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING GLASSES TO PUSH AGAINST BRIDGE OF MANS NO SE FRACTURE AND3LACERATION STITCHES TO NOSE
MAN WAS THROWIN1 A BUNDLE OF ROOFBOLTS ONTO THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND TWISTED LOWER BACK STRAIN OF LOWER BACK
WHILE THROWING 6UNDLE OF CAP WEDGES HIT LEFT HAND WITH BUNDLE OF CAP WEDGES. AS CAP WEDGES HIT LEFT HAND SWELLING OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY.
LOADING TRUCK-S9TTING EMERGENCY CAGE ON TRUCK WHEN CHAIN ON CAGE FELL DRIVING THUMB ON SHARP OBJECT
MAN WAS SHOVELI3G LOOSE COAL ALONG RIB AND FELT PAIN IN CHEST AREA STRAIN LEFT CHEST MUSCLES
MAN REPLACING 16'' PIPE THAT FEEDS THE RAW COAL CYCLONE.PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION TO EYE.WORKED 8013086 MISSED WORK 8-14-86 AND RETURNED 8-15 1-WORKDAY
MAN WAS LIFING 5ND PULLING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK STRAINED LOWER BACK
ORIGINSL INJURY3OCCURRED ON 8 11 86 AND WAS NON REPORTABLE MAN WAS PULLING AND LIFTING MATERIAL AND STRAINED HIS RT ELBOW RETURNED 8 12 86 OFF DUE TO THIS INJURY 10 10 09 86 3
MAN BEGAN TO MI8S DAYS DUE TO INJUR OF 011086 TURNED LEFT KNEE WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE MAN RETURNED TO WORK AFTER ORIGINAL INJURY HOWEVER DOC.INFORMED MAN HE MAY HAVE TO HAVE AN OPERATION MA N DID NOT AGGRA5ATE INJURY WENT OFF FOR AN OPERATION DUE TO CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH KNEE
MAN WAS HELPING3INSTALL CONVEYOR BELT TWISTED RT KNEE WHILE PULLING ON BELT SPRAIN RT KNEE FIRST DAY OFF 8 7 86 ORIGINAL ACIDENT NOT REPORTABLE MAN WORKED UNTIL 8 7 86 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTE TO LOSE WORK DA2S DUE TO INJURY
LIFTING MATERIA5 WOOD PLANK -14FEET LONG FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA STRAIN TO GROIN-HERNIA.
MAN WAS PULLING3A HOSE THRU THE FRAME OF A SCOOP TRACTOR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK
MAN WAS HELPING3TO BUILD A BRIDGE ACROSS AN UNDERCAST. THE UNDERCAST WALL COLLAPSED AND PUSHED MAN AGAINST A 3X3 CRIB CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE UPPER LEFT ARM.
MAN WAS SHOVELI3G COAL AND WET MUD AROUND CONVEYOR DRIVE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA MIDL HERNIA.
ORIGINAL INJ OC6RRED ON 5-21-86 NON-REPORTABLE.MAN WORKED 6-1,MISSED WORK 6-12 RETURNED TO WORK 6-13 MISSED 1 WORK DAY.LIFTING 4' X 8' X 3/4'' STEEL PLATE AND STRAINED NECK.BOTHERED WITH NECK PROBLEMS OFF A3D ON.
ORIGINAL INJ OC7URRED 1-17-86 NONREPORTABLE,TWISTED AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE WHILE PULLING A WASH-DOWN HOSE.REPORTED KNEE PROBLEM ON 6-10-86 STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 6-13-86.
MAN WAS DRAGGIN1 2 FT X 2 FT X 3 IN PATIO BLOCKS TO INSTALL ON AN UNDER CAST AND STRAINED NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING THE STAPLE FROM A HYDRAULIC FITTING ON THE P.N MACHINE DRILL BOOM, THE MECHANIC INFORMED HE NOT TO DISCONNECT THE HOSE UNTIL THE HEAD WAS BLOCKED THE STAPLE HOWEVER HAD BE EN SUFFICIENTLY3LOOSENED TO ALLOW THE HOSE TO FLY OFF. THIS CAUSED THE DRILL BOOM TO DROP CATCHING THE ENDS OF THE EMPLOYEES 384 DIGITS OF HIS LEFT HAND THE PIECES WERE REATTACHED.
MAN WAS LIFTING3MATERIAL ONTO A SCOOP TRACTOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS HELPING3TO LIFT MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK STRAIN LOWER BACK RECEIVED MORE THAN FIRST AID TREATMENT INJECTION
MAN WAS DRAGGIN1 MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.
MOVING A PIECE 2F ROCK OFF S/C IT BROKE & SSTRUCK RT EYE.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS HIT BY HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE SUSPENSION HOOK WHEN REMOVING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE THIS CAUSED A CUT OF RT EYE THIS EMPLOYEE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION BECAUSE OF THIS INJUR
MOVING RAIL BAR3IT FELL AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS PULLING ON INTERMEDIATE BOX WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE BOX KEPT ON MOVING AND THE CORNER OF THE BOX HIT HIS LEFT FOOT ON INSIDE OF ARCH. CAUSED A SPRAIN OFLEF T FOOT. 3
TAKING DOWN OVE9CAST WALL,PROP LEANING AGAINST WALL FELL ON LEFT FOOT.
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS HELPING LOAD RAILS ON BELT TO TAKE INTO SECTION. A RAIL CAUGHT A BELT CHAIN AND CAME BACK DOWN PUSHING THIS EMPLOYEE TO THE BOTTOM. THIS EMPLOYEE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION BEC5USE OF THIS INJURY.
TURNING VALVE O3 WATER LINE, PIPE LINE BLEW APART AND PUSHED HAND AGAINST STRUCTURE.
LIFTING A CHAIN3STRAINED LOWER BACK
LIFTING MINIFOL8 PIPE OT PUT LOCOMOTIVE ON CHARGE STRAINED BACK
LOADING ROCK DU8T CAUGHT LT. THUMB ON SCREEN.
THIS EMPLOYEE S1RAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING & MOVING MOLE CABLE & WATERLINE THE THE INITIAL INJURY WHICH OCCURRED ON 070384 WAS NON-REPORTABLE WITH NO LOST WORK DAYS THIS EMPLOYEE STARTED MI SSING WORK ON 022486 BECAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT HE RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR JOB ON 031086 HAVING LKOST 10 WORK DAYS FROM THE ACCIDENT
THREW A BLOCK O0 WOOD AGAINST RIB IT FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HEAD ABOVE RT EYE HAD STITCHES
MOVING A 8 INCH3PIPE GOT INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN PIPE & A 8 INCH ELBOW OF ANOTHER PIPE
INJ LIFTING PUM1 HEAD.PUMP HEAD SLIPPED BUT HE CAUGHT AND HELD ONTO IT.REPORTED ON 2-25-86 THAT HE GOT RX MEDICATION.
GETTING UNDER C5NOPY OF ROOF BOLTER BUMPED HEAD ON LIGHT.
GREASING EQUIPM9NT TWISTED LOWER BACK DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 021386 FIRST DAY OFF 021486
CARRYING A BUMP9R JACK CAUGHT R. LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO JACKS.
MAN TWISTED BAC5 WHILE SHOVELING UNDER G13#1 BETL DRIVE MAN WAS GIVEN TWO PRESCRIPTIONS FOR MEDICINE MAN HAS RETURN TO WORK SLIP FOR 1-16-86 ELECTED TO TAKE CONTRACTUAL DAYS
PULLING CABLE T4ISTED LEFT KNEE.
LIFTING YIELDAB5E LEG AND STRAINED BACK.
MAN WAS UNLOADI3G SUPPLIES FROM HERSEY AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA ON LEFT SIDE.
INJURED MAN WAS3REMOVING ICE FROM A TOP PORTAL ELEVATOR. HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A METAL BRACE CAUSING A NECK SPRAIN REQUIRING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
RAILS TWISTED R7.KNEE SETTING RAILS TWISTED RT.KNEE.
PICKED UP A BAG3OF ROCK DUST FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.