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EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF TOP BELT STRUCTURE THRU A HOLE IN OVERCAST WALL WHEN HE CAUGHT LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND ROOF MASHING END OF LITTLE FINGER OFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING DRILL AUGERS ON BACK PART OF UPPER SHELF WHERE HYDRAULIC COMPOUNDS ARE STORED. EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE SHELF WHEN HE MUST HAVE CAUGHT HIS SHIRT OR PANTS ON A HYDRAULI C PUMP. WHEN HE HAD HIS FEET ON THE FLOOR IN A BENT OVER POSITION, THE PUMP FELL COMPLETELY OFF THE SHELF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK ON THE SPINE JUST ABOVE THE BELT LINE AND CAUSING A LA
EMP HAD BROUGHT SCOOP TO THE SUPPLY HOLE BY THE TRACK TO LOAD TIMBERS TO TAKE BACK TO SECTION. WHILE LOADING HE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST END OF TIMBER AND SCOOP BUCKET CUTTING HIS FINGERS. LEFT HA ND. RING AND SMALL FINGERS.
EMP WAS WAREHOUSING VARIOUS SUPPLIES, HE NOTICEDHIS BACK WAS FEELING STIFF. EMP DROPPED A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FLOOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK - ACUTE PAIN .
REPAIR MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING FEEDER TO PREVENT COAL FROM SPILLING, HE WAS STANDING ON THE BELT (BREAKER WAS KNOCKED) THEN WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HE GOT OFF BELT & WHEN HHE DID THIS HE PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE.
EE WAS REMOVING A LODGED ROCK FROM THE COAL FEEDER WHEN HE PULLED ON IT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
001 SECTION EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN CHANGE A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR HE DID NOT SAY HE HAD HURT HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WAS OFF FOR A FEW DAYS & I CALLED HIS HOME BUT GOT NO ANSWER ON 1 0-03-94 I GOT A HOLD OF HIM AT HOME & HE TOLD MEHE HAD STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE WORKING ON WHEEL UNIT IMPROPER LIFTING
LODAING UP A GATHERING ARM FOR A MINER IN A M,ANTRIP AND EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT AND SMASHED THE TIP OF IT.
WHILE HAULING ROCK OF A UNDERCASE WE SHOT DOWN EE WENT TO GET OUT OF SCOOP DECK HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON HEADLIGHT MOUNTED IN DECK HE DID NOT THINK NOTHING ABOUT IT AND WORKED ON 9-19-94 AND HIS ELBOW STARTED SWELLING HE WENT TO DAVIS MEN HOSPITAL THAT EVENING AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF RAILRUNNER OUTSIDE AND SAID HIS KNEE POPPED, HE WENT INSIDE BUILDINGAND CHANGED CLOTHES, WASHED HIS HANDS AND WHEN HE CAME OUT OF WASH ROOM HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM.
EE WAS UNLOADING SUUPLY CART PLACING SUPPLIES ON SHELF. EE PICKED UP A JEFFERY GEAR CASE COVER TO PUT ON THE SHIELF. EE TURNED NOT MOVING HIS FEET WITH UPPER BODY. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A PU LLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT LUMBAR REGION OF BACK X RAYS SHOWED NO OTHER DAMAGE. EE WORKED ON 5-16-94.
LIFTING A PEICE OF BELT STRUCTURE WEIGHT APPROX 35 LB AND MOVING 15 FT TO GROUND. WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SECTION TAIL PIECE, AND WHEN HE LIFTED SHOVEL OF COAL ONTO BELT HE SPRAINED HIS SHOUDLER.
WHILE BOLTING IN FACE OF OLD PANEL RIGHT HANDED OF #2 BOLT HE HIT KNEE AGAINST DRILL HEAD HE DOESN'T KNOW IF THIS CAUSED INJURY, HE INFORMED EMPLOYEE OF INJURY ON 10-5-93 AT HIS HOME. HE TOLE ME THAT HIS KNEE WAS SWOLLEN AND I TOLD HIM TO GET IT CHECKED. WHEN HE RETURNED FOR HOSPITAL HE INFORMED EMPLOYEE THAT DR DOESNT' KNOW NATURE OF INJURY OR CAUSE.
TRACK ENTRY AT SEC-2 SUPPLY HOLE EE WAS UNLOADING SOME CRIB BLOCKS OUT OF A JEEP THROWING THEM IN A X CUT WHEN HE THREW ONE AND IT HIT TROLLEY WIRE AND BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIS FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF JEEP AND CRIB BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE TWISTED WRONG GETTING ON MANTRIP & FELT LIKE HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED FOR 2 MOS AFTER THIS WITH HIS BACK BOTHERING HIM THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WAS 5/2/93. EMPL HAS HA D BACK SURGERY ABOUT 3 YRS AGO.
WHILE REMOVING TAIL SHAFT ON FAIRCHILD MINER HE REMOVED LAST BOLT LETTING TAIL SHAFT ROLL OUT STRIKING VICTIM ON BOTH LEGS & BRUISING MUSCLES IN RT LEG
VICTIM WAS LOADING 5 GAL CARS OF HYD OIL ON #1 BELT AT BREAK #30 THAT HAD FALLEN OFF BELT WHEN HE TURNED TO LOAD CAN ON BELT HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
LOADING EMPTY OIL CANS INTO SCOOP BUCKET SHARP PAIN IN LEFT KNEE NOT ABLE TO PUT WEIGHT ON KNEE DOC DIAGNOSED BURSITIS WATER ON KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING ASTEELMANS ROUND BOLTER BOOM SACK ACCROSS THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK ONE END TO HOOK TO A HOIST. IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP THE HOOM JACK, EMPLOYEE PULLE D THE MUSCLES IN THE LUMBAR SECITON OF HIS BACK, RESULTING IN BED COMFINMENT FOR 5 DAYS.
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED CUTTING A X-CUT 2-1 RAISED UP TO START TO MOVE MINER TO ANOTHER PLACE HAD REMOTE BOX IN HIS HANDS TURNED AROUND & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
INJURED DOESN'T KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURRED-HE CLAIMS HIS KNEE HAD BOTHERED HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THAT AFTER HIS SHIFT ENDED ON FRIDAY HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL THROUGH THE NIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVLEING WALKWAY ALONG #9 BELT AND HE SAID WHEN HE FINISHED HE STRAIGHTENED HIS LEG & FELT A SHARP PAIN, AFTER HE WENT HOME HIS LEFT KNEE BEGIN TO SWELL, HE WENT AND HAD X-RAYED & THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE RAW COAL BINS WHEN RAW COAL (SHOVELFULL) FELL ON EMPLOYEE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN TO GROUND, KNOCKED OUT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.
WHILE LIFTING A3PIECE OF MEATAL EMPLOYEE EXPERINCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. EXAMINATION BY DOCTOR IT WAS DETERMINED EMPLOYEE HAD A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HO2KING UP A CHAIN TO A OLD BELT HEAD GETTING READY TO PULL IT INTO SCOOP BUCKET.WHILE PULLING INTO BUCKET HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND BEHIND BLADE AND BACK OF BUCKET.WHEN RAMMING BL ADE BACK HIS MI8DLE AND RING FINGER WERE MASHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT STRUCTURED IN BELT LINE AND WAS LIFTING BELT WITH STRUCTURE ONTO BELT ROPE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING MOVE SOME CROSSBARS WHEN ONE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG