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EMPL PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY.
EMPL HURT BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CREW MAKE A BELT MOVE AFTER STRUCTURE WAS PUT IN STATED THAT HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK 081188 HE CALLED & STA TED THAT THE DOC.WAS TREATING HIM FOR ARTHRITIS OF THE BACK AFTER TEST WERE RAN HE MAY POSSIBLY HAVE A BULGED DISC.PRESENTLY TGAKING THEARPY
EMPLOYEE BRACED HIMSELF ON THE MINER PULLED A PIECE OF ROCK OFF A CONTINUOUS MINER STRAINING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL A 100 HP MOTOR ON FEEDER THE EMPLOYEE HAD LIFTED AN ACETYLENE TANK ALSO USED BAR TO LIFT MOTOR WHEN JOB COMPLETED BACK BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNKNOWN WHETHER THE INJURY OCCU9RED FROM LIFTING MOTOR OR THE ACETYLENE TANK
EMP WAS LOADING3ROOF BOLTS ON TO SCOOP TO SUPPLY PIN CAR ON THE SECTION, WHEN HE ALLEDED SENSATION TO LOWER BACK AND NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING MANBUS STATED JERKED HIS BACK TWO OR THREE TIMES LIFTED LID OFF BATTERY OR BATTERY COVER
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MINER CABLE ACROSS ENTRY.
EMPL USING DRIL5 PRESS ON MINE SURFACE WHEN EMPL MOVED DRILL PRESS INJURED BACK.
THE INJURED ASS3STED BY TWO OTHERS EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A FLAT TIRE FOR A 820 COAL HAULER (RAM CAR) ON A CARRIER TO BRING OUTSIDE. WHILE LOADING THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LO WER STOMACH ARE5
REMOVING A SPRO7KET FROM A BELTHEAD,THE SPROCKET FLIPPED OVER CATCHING FOOT.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED HIS FOOT IN A POSITION TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL LEVERAGE,WHEN SPROCKET FLIPPED,HE WAS NO T IN A POSITION3TO WHERE HE COULD REACT FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT.
WHILE BOLTING W3TH ANOTHER OPERATOR, THE OTHER OPERATOR TOSSED A ROOF BOLT WITH PLATE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG.
INJ INSTALLING 1OWER DIVIDER INTO REAR END OF GRADALL 660 WHEN POWER DIVIDER TURNED OVER CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 BACK INJURY WHILE SHOVELING A COAL SPILL ONTO THE TAILPIECE OF THE COAL FEEDER.(FOREMAN INFORMED 09-01-87-ISSUE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION CAUSING DELAY IN FILING REPORTS).
INJ AND CO-WORK9R WERE LOADING ACETYLENE TANK INTO BUCKET OF SCOOP AND WHILE PULLING ON TANK HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER LWFT SIDE OF BACK.
EMP WAS HELPING3THE C/M HELPER MOVE THE M INER CABLE & WATER HOSE OUT OF THE ROADWAYS
EMPLOYEE WAS CO5ERING SAND WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC PICKED UP A ROCK APPROX. 10 LB TO LAY ON THE PLASTIC TO KEEP FROM BLOWING OFF. COMPLAINED OF BACK STRAIN.
INJURED & TWO C0-WORKERS WERE LIFTING A 4INX15FTI-BEAM TO USE IN CONVEYOR BELT TAKE-UP I-BEAM SLIPPED FROM INJURED HAND & IN TRYING TO CATCH THE I-BEAM HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN I-BEAM & BELT S TRUCTURE 3
EE WAS LOADING 7HE ROOF BOLTER FROM THE SCOOP DIPPER REACHING FOR A BOX OF RESIN-GLUE- TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF DIPPER FOR LOADING ON TO THE PINNER.
INJ WAS PRACTIC3NG MINE RESCUE PROBLEM FOR CONTEST INJ WAS CARRYING THE UPRIGHT STAND FOR STOPPING AND AS INJURED TURNED TO WALK THROUGH A CROSSCUT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EE WAS LIFTING 3 INSTALLING TIRES ON BATTERY SCOOP. NOTE: BEGAN MISSING WORK 5-29-86.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING MINER CABLE ON CABLE BOARD. WHILE RTEACHING OVERHEAD, ALLODGED BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING WAS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO REACH THE HOOKS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION.
EMP WAS SETTING 7 FOOT TIMBERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK TRANSPORTING THE TIMBER
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A GUARD ON THE SHEAR TO REPAIR LEAKS AND THE GUARD FELL ON THE EMPLOYEES HAND WHEN UNBOLTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN A RELAY BAR AND A RAM JACK FOR HOOKUP AND STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING ON THE RELAY BAR EMPLOYEE ASSISTED BY ANOTHER PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER COAL SAMPLER BY WAY OF THE STEPS AND SIDE RAIL AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CROSSING STEPS.
A PIECE OF ROCK ROLLED ONTO LOADER CABLE INJURED ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ROCK OFF OF CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING A SUPPLY CAR BACK ON THE TRACK AND STATED HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE REACHING FOR A CRIB BLOCK FROM A KNEELING POSITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RAM LEVER AND RAM HOSE BROKE AT CONNECTOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS ACROSS A BELTLINE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND THE TAILPIECE WHILE THROWING ONE
EE WAS LIFTING A COWL OUT OF THE PANLINE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF 3 ADDITIONAL EES WHEN HE SAID HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL TO LOAD I IT IN A COMPANY TRUCK AND EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN.
AN EE WAS TRAMMING A C/M TO A WORKING PLACE WHEN THE CANOPY CAUGHT ON ROOF BOLTS ANCHORED IN THE TOP. THE CANOPY DISLODGED & FELL ON OPERATOR PINNING HIM. THE INJURED EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEI WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CANOPY FROM OFF OF THE PINNED EE. THE PINNED EE WAS NOT INJURED.
INJUIRED AND CO-WORKERS WERE BUILDING A CRIB ON LONGWALL FACE IN PREPARATION TO MOVING SUPPORT SHIELD OFF OF FACE. AS INJURED TURNED TO THROW CRIB BLOCK TOWARD LOCATION OF WHICH IT WAS TO BE BUILT, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LITTLE FENGER ON CRIB ALREADY INSTALLED.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUCH A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE SHEAR WHEN ROCK TILTED OFF THE SHEAR IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHIELD FINGER REQUIRED 1 SUTURE
INJ WAS REMOVING SHIELD FROM FACE BY ATTACHING ONE END OF CHAIN TO ANCHOR POST AND INSERTING THE OTHER END OF CHAIN THROUGH EYE OF RAM JACK AND TIEING CHAIN TOGETHER WITH A J HOOK INJ WAS IN P PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING J HOOK FROM CHAIN WITH LEFT HAND WHILE OPERATING RAM JACK WITH RT HAND INJ INAVERTENTLY PULLED WRONG LINES AND RAM JACK INSTEAD OF EXTENDING RETRACTED TENSIONING CHA
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING SPILLBOARD ON STAGE LOADER WHICH WAS RESTING ON FLANGE OF STAGELOADER PAN. WHILE MOVING SPILLBOARD IT SLIPPED FROM FLANGE, CATCHING INJURED\S FINGER BETWE EEN FLANGE AND BOTTOM OF PAN.
WHILE PUSHING SCRAP RETURN ROLLER INTO SCRAP BIN ROLLER HUNG CAUSING THE END CAP TO CATCH HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND END CAP
INJ WAS PUSHING LINE WHEN CHAIN CAME OVER SPILLBOARD AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
EMP WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOORS AND CUT HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A POWER PACK FOR THE LIGHTING SYSTEM ON THE LONGWALL AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IUN THE BACK AREA, THE POWER PACK WEIGHS APPROX 25 -30 LBS.
EMP WAS TAKING FLETCHER DOUBLE HEAD ROOF DRILL FROM OUTSIDE TO 5TH EAST AND WAS WATCHING ROOF DRILL TO MAKE SURE IT DID NOT ROOF OUT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST A 1 INCH STRAP HEADER BOARD
INJURED WAS HELPING TO PULL AND PUSH LINE BACK AND FORTH AND CAUGHT LEFT KNEE UNDER SPILLBOARD AS LINE CAME BACK-SAID HE FELT LIKE SOMETHING POPPED IN KNEE AND ANKLE.
ATTEMPTING TO SHUT R R CAR DOOR.DOOR SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND LATCH.
INJURED WAS TAKING BOLTS OUT OF SHEARER COWL AND MOVING COWL FROM SHEARER HURT UPPER BACK