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HE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES IN PREPARATION FOR A "BELT MOVE". HE WAS HELPING ROLL OUT THE BELTLINE. WHILE DOING SO HE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HAD FINISHED SERVICIGNA SCOOP. HE KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCOOPT O LIFT AND PULL THE MACHINES' MOTOR AND DRIVELINE COVER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO DR THE NEXT MRONING AND WAS TOLD HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HAD JUST ANSWERED THE PAGE PHONE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK POST HE TWISTED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A POP AND TINGLING HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HIGHLAND REGIONAL MED CENTER E.R. AND DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLATE FROM COAL AT #2 TAILLPIECE(POINT AT WHICH COAL WAS BEING DUMPED BY SCOOPS). HE GRABBED A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL IT FROM THE COAL, THE ROCK BROKE
INJURED WAS PICKING SLATE FROM TAILPIECE AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.ON 07-20-92 AND WAS REASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 6 WEEKS.HE WAS THEN PUT BACK ON TAILPIECE.HE ALSO HAD A HELPER WHEN HE NEEDED IT.HE RE-INJURED HIMSELF ON 11-16-92 ON A NON-PRODUCTION SHIFT.
OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.
PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE. STRAINED BACK.
PICKING ROCK SAID HE SPRAINED MUSCLE WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF BELT HEAD.
I,NAME STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING CEMENT.
WHILE PULLING ROCK FROM BELT LINE I NAME THUMPED RIGHT HAND ;WITH LUMP OF COAL
WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHERE COAL IS DUMPED ONTO BELTLINE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.
EMPL SAID 5 OR 6 DAYS EARLIER RAN OVER SHOVEL HANDLE TWISTED BACK NOW WHILE WORKING AT TAI PIECE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
THE INJURED HIT LEFT THUMB WITH ROCK WHILE PICKING ROCK AT TAILPIECE BROKE THUMB.
PICKED UP CONCRETE BLOCK THREW BLOCK CRACKED RIBS.
SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BELT HEAD TWISTED HIS BACK AND PINCHED NERVE.
WHILE WORKING O3 CUTTING MACHINE, I NAME BENT OVER STEERING LEVER AND HIT THE LEVER WITH HIS CHEST AND CRACKED CHEST BONE
BUMPED KNEE ON CUTTING MACHINE WASNT REPORTED UNTIL 8-3-87.
EMP WAS REPLACI3G SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT , THE BELT CLAMPS SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE
BUMPED KNEE ON 5NCHOR PIN ON TAILPIECE
I.NAME LIFTING 9OCK OFF BELT LINE.HE WAS GETTING INGUINAL MUSCLE STRAIN.
A BLOCK OF COAL FELL OFF COAL TRUCK BED. HIT I.NAME. IN HEAD WHILE TARPING TRUCK.
LIFTING ROCK AND ROCK BROKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
DRIVER WAS CHECKING UNDER HOOD FO TRUCK WHEN HE CLOSED THE HOOD HIS RING FINGER HE HAD ON A WEDDING RING LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE HOOD LATCH AND IT CUT HIS FINGER OFF
HE WAS CHANGING A TRUCK TIRE ON THE COAL TRUCK WHICH HE DRIVES- WHILE LIFTING THE TIRE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.