EE WAS REPLACING SHEAVE IN #2 BOOST PUMP. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP SHEAVE & HIT HIS HEAD. HE HAD A LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.
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EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BOTTOM WITH BOTTOM DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COUPLING IN FOOTSHAFT OF MINER. HE HAD FOOTSHAFT STANDING ON END AND WAS SLIDING OTHER PIECE DOWN INTO FOOTSHAFT. HE HAD THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES, WHEN THEY WENT TOGET HER THEY CAUGHT THE END OF HIS LEFT FINGER BETWEEN THEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
EMPL HANGING LINE CURTAIN ,TURNED AND TWISTED KNEE.
REPLACING BELT IN NO. 2 BELT, LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT UP ONTO THE BELT STRUCTURE, STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL LIFTING ROLL OF BELT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE ACROSS THE TOP OF ROOF BOLTER, PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.
THE INJURIES AND 3 OTHER EES HAD JUST DROPPED 5 RAILROAD CARS DOWN TOWARD THE LOADOUT AND WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN THEM. THE EE ON THE TRACK MOBILE TOSSED A SMALL PIECE OF COAL TOWARD THE INJRIE D EE JUST AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND. THE PIECE OFCOAL STRUCK THE INJURIEDS LEFT EYE CAUSING A SMALL CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 2" WATER HOSE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH AND HIS LOWER BACK LOCKED UP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SUPPLY PORCH PICKING UP MATERIAS WHEN HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF MIN-ALLOY(CHUTE LINING MATERIAL) OFF OF THE G ROUND & INTO THE PORCH WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT A STING IN HIS LOWER BACK HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11-29-90 & HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK DAYS
LIFTING BUCKET OF MINER BITS OFF OF MINER HE WAS OPER
EE WAS PULLING BRATTICE CLOTH FROM UNDER MINER CABLE STRAINNED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF OF BELT LINE AND DROPPED A PIECE ON HIS FOOT.
WAS LIFTING TIMBER & STRAINED LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING WATERLINE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOLYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE FOR CAR TO HAUL UNDER & STRAINED LOWER BACK
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, TURNED AROUND IN SEAT TWISTED KNEE.
THIS WAS AN ALLEGED ACCIDENT BEING LITIGATED AND THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE TO CLEAR MSHA VILATION NO. 2774334. A BACK INJURY HE CLAIMS HAPPENED ON TRUCK GRIDS AT PLANT CLAMANT IS EE OF A CONTR ACTO HAULER .
EMPL COULD NOT REMEMBER HURTING BACK HE IS GUESSING HOW IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. HE WAS PULLING DIGGING ARM FOR MINER & STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING TIMBERS TO SET UP BLOCK AND TURNED AROUND AND HIT METAL STRAP HANGING FROM ROOF, WHICH CUT HIS LEFT EAR.
LIFTING ON SKID BAR ON MINER HURT BACK.
SETTING TIMBERS HURT LOWER BACK.
LOADING ROCK DUST IN SCOOP HURT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR CHAIN INTO MINER BOOM, CONVEYOR CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND FRAME OF MINER. BROKE RING FINGER-LEFT HAND. OUR RECORDS INDICATE NO REPORT FILE D WITH MSHA IN 1989.
HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE HIS BACK & RT LEG STARTED HURTING
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE & HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING & SETTING TIMBERS & STRAINED LOWER BACK
EMPL HELPING MA5E CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE.WHEN THE 2 ENDS OF THE SPLICE PULLED TOGETHER ONE END WAS CAUGHT BY BELT IDLER ROLLER.WHEN EMPL LIFTED BELT TO FREE IT FROM ROLLER HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. 3
EMPL LIFTING TR5ILING CABLE FROM C.M. CABLE HOOK AFTER HE HAD TRAMMED C.M.UP TO FACE TO BEGIN TO CUT COAL.WHEN HE LIFT CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE AT THE NO.3 BELT TAILPIECE AND PUTTING THE LOOSE COAL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE EXPRIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE HA8 BEEN OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE CHANGED PLACES HE GOT OFF OF THE MACHINE TO HELP PULL UP SLACK OUT OF THE TRAILING CABLE. AS A RESULT OR PULLING ON THE CABLE HE STRAINED HIS HA4 STRING.
INJURED WAS GOI3G TO HANG CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE BUT AS HE STARTED TO BEND HIS BODY TO REACH DOWN TO PICK UP CABLE HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE
WHILE INJURED W5S LIFTING CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE TO BE HUNG HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS HUNG AND IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND MADE A BRUISE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE
INJ WAS LOADING TIMBERS ONTO FORKLIFT WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT A TIMBER THAT WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND HE STRAINED HIS BACK
REMOVING SCRAP PIECE 4" PIPE APPROX. 6\ LONG. I.NAME SAYS HE WAS DRAGGING PIPE ACROSS FLOOR AND 90 ELL ON END CAUGHT BEHIND STEP, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM A MINE CAR WHEN A CRIB BLOCK ROLLED OFF OF THE MINE CAR STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT HAND
ROOF DRILL HELPER WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING ROOF (SAFETY) JACKS AND PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF TOP OF JACK AND HIT LEFT FOOT.