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EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING CRIBS ON 18 GATRE RETURN. THE TOP WAS APPROX. 8 FT HIGH WAS LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS APPROX. 2 FT OVER HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELT A DULL HURTING IN GROIN AREA. HE FINISHED HIS SHIF T-HAD A KNOT COME OUT IN GROIN AREA AND SWELLING IN TESTICLES.
HE HAD HELP TO FINISH MOVING MRS CABLES. HE THEN RAISED HIS ARM. IT DISLOCATED. HE WAS NOT DOING ANY WORK AT THE TIME OF DISLOCATION.
WHILE CLIMBING LADDER TO GET INTO ROCK TRUCK HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPENING THE AIR LOCK DOORS ON TRACK GOING TO 003-0 SECTION AS HE WAS DOING SO THE AIR PRESSURE BEHIND THE DOORS FORCED THEM TO CLOSE CATCHING HIS HANDS BETWEEN THE DOOR EDGES. CAUSING C UTS AND LACERATION TO TOP OF BOTH HANDS 37 STITCHES IN RIGHT HAND NONE IN LOST HAND.
EE WAS AT A BELT TAKE UP REMOVING BELT SPLICING TOOLS FROM SCOOP BLADE. WHEN EE BENT OVER SCOOP BUCKET TO PICK UP METAL BELT CLAMP HE FELT A CATCH AND PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE EE STARTED OFF WORK ON 10-27-92.
SHOVELING BELT-HAD TO SHOVEL COAL ABOVE HEAD IN ORDER TO GET IT ON THE BELT LINE AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING INJURY IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE PULLING RAILROAD CARS BACK, HE OPENED THE DRAW HEAD AND THEN CLIMBED ON THE CAR RIDING IT BACK UP THE TRACK WHILE PULLIGN HIMSELF UP ON CAR HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT A 12FT STEEL BEAM ON TOP OF SCOOP EE (WITNESS)PUSHED THE STEEL GBEAM UNAWARE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STILL HOLDING IT STEEL GBEAM MASHED EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTING IN A FRAC TURE/LACERATION OF THE LEFT 3RD DIGIT
HE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN TANK BY HIMSELF.
INJURED PULLED THE STITCHES LOOSE, TAHT HE RECEIVED FROM A 10-2-92 REPORTABLE INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE, WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A MINER OPERATOR ON 007 SECTION.
ON 10-15-92 EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A LINE CURTIN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK A COMPANY INTERNAL REPORT WA COMPLETED ON THAT DATE HE CONTINUED WORKING UP UNTIL 10-21-92 AT THAT DATE HE WENT BACK TO HIS DOC & WAS REMOVED FROM WORK 10-22-92
EE WAS LOADING A ROLL OF BELT ONTO A SCOOP FROM A CAR AND WHEN THE EE UNHOOKED A CHAIN FROM THE ROLL OF BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEEL WHEN A PIECE OF CHANNEL FRAME (STEEL) SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS RECOVERING STRUCTURE AT B HEAD AND THREW A BELT ROLLER IN SCOOP BLADE AND HIS BOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD CAUSING HIS FOOT TO COME OUT OF HIS BOOT. WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN HIS BOOT HI S TOE NAIL GOT CAUGHT ON HIS HARD TOE AND RIPPEDOFF HIS TOE NAIL. STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY 10-8-92.
EE WAS REACHING TO SWING ROOFBOLTER ATRS HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY A BOX OF RESIN GLUE THAT SLIDE OIFF OF CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON HEAD CAUSING TO FALL FORWARD STRICKING HIS FACE ON THE TRAY OF ROOF B OLTER, INJURY EE REQUIRED 4 STITCHES IN HIS HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT 18 GATE LONGWALL PUMPING STATION AND TRACK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVED STRUCTURE AND RAIL HIT EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES ON THE SECTION SCOOP, EE LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND HYD JACK.
WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE BROUGHT CRIB BLOCK BACK TO THROW IT, HIS HAND HIT RIB, PUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN BLOCK & COAL. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RECOVERING MONORAIL (LIFTING ON IT)WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MONORAIL WAS IN MUD AND BELT STRUCTURE WAS MIXED WITH IT. HE WAS TRYING TO PULL IT OUT.
REPLACING FILTER ON HYD SHOVEL NEW FILTER HAD STYRAFOAM PEANUTS STICKING TO SURFACES(STATIC) AREA WHERE THE FILTER WIRE MESH COMES TOGETHER HAD A DEFECT ON A BARB WAS PROTRUDING WITH A PEANUT ATTACHED WHILE WIPING CLEAN WITH HAND PALM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH WIRE BARB CAUSING A 1/8INTO1/4INX11/2IN LACERATION
EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING RUBBER TIRE ON RAIL CAR TO TAKE SUPPLIES TO THE SECTION AND PINCHED HIS HAND AS HE PULLED WHEEL UP. HE CAUGHT IT BETWEEN TIRE AND FRAME OF SUPPLY CAR.
EMPLOYEE HAD A ROCK CAUGHT IN TAILGATE AND WHEN HE PULLED THE TAILGATE OPEN, THE ROCK FELL OUT AND BEFORE HE COULD REMOVE HIS HAND, THE TAILGATE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND, RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE BE GAN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 9-14-92.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO BLOW UP SHIELD THAT WAS DOWN; WAS TAKING OUT PLUGS IN MANIFOLD BLOCK; PLUG BLEW OUT PRESSURE HITTING HIM IN HEAD. 4,500 PSI.
HE WAS TAKING A TRACTION MOTOR OUT OF 14 TON MOTOR. THE SPLINE SHAFT WAS BROKEN OFF AND WHEN HE TOOK THE BOLTS OUT, THE MOTOR FELL DOWN MASHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE TRANMISSION.
55033IMBED UP IN BETWEEN BUCKET BELT CHUTES TO OPEN ACESS DOOR AND WHEN HE PRIED DOOR OPEN IT GAVE WAY BECAUSE OF COAL ON TOP OF IT IT PINNED EE IN HOLE IN BETWEEN CHUTES.
6508024-92 EE ALLEGES THAT HWILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK TO PUT UNDER THE SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK IN INET BOTTON OH 00-1 SECTION THAT HE EXPEREINCED BACK PAIN, HE CONTINNED WORKING UNTIL 8-31-92 AT TH 13039ME HE WENT TO HIS DR AND WAS REMOVED FROM WORK.
WHILE LIFTING TILT JACK ACROSS PONTUNES.
55061S PULLING ROLLER OUT OF WAY AT 2 TAILPIECE HIS HAND SLIPPED ON JAGGED EDGE AND CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE WAS TAKING DOWN A MINER CABLE FROM A CABLE BLOCK. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE BLOCK WHEN A COUPLE OTHER MEN HELPED HIM PULL CABLE DOWN CAUSING BLOCK TO BRAKE AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON MANTRIP POLE CAME OFF TROLLEY HE REACHED UP & GOT IT TO PUT IT BACK ON & PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST STEEL
LIFTING WHEEL ON CAR SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER HE PICKED UP MINER CABLE & MOVED IT & THEN HE BENT OVER TO MOVE IT AGAIN & WHEN HE RAISED UP HE FELT PAIN IN BACK
HE WAS HELPING I.NAME LIFT A CHAIN GUARD FROM THE #9 BELT DRIVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE WORKED UNTIL 7-17-92 AND WASN'T GETTING ANY BETTER.
HANDLING MINER CABLE RESULTING FROM MOVES BETWEEN ENTRY 0 AND 1. PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK STARTED TO DEVELOP CONTINUED THRU THIS SHIFT AND INTO THE FOLLOWING DAYS SHIFT. AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DR FOR EVALUATION.
EE WAS WORKING AT 10 HEAD CARRYING MUD IN 5 GALLON BUCKETS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. EE STARTED OFF WORK ON 6-11-92.
STACKING TIMBERS TO MAKE A RAMP IN ORDER TO UNLOAD A POWER CENTER FINGER WAS SMASHED IN BETWEEN TWO TIMBER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS IN THE RIPPER HEAD. ON THE MIENR. AS HE WAS PULLING TO ROTATE THE HEAD FOR MORE NEW BITS, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT GOT TO THE DOCTO R AT THAT TIME. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-3-92.
LOADING METAL INTO THE ELEVATOR ONE PIECE OF METAL GOUGED HIS RT. ARM JUST ABOVE THE ELBOW CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPL BUILDING STOPPING AND WAS PREPARING TO TIGHTEN STOPPING AGAINST TOP WITH WEDGES.TRIED TO PULL WEDGE OUT,HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK AGAINST METAL STRAP USED TO HELP SUPPORT ROOF.
CARRYING A BUNDLE OF ROOF PLATES AROUND THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN INJURED FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT BUT MISSED THE NEXT DAYS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE MOUTH OF 19 GATE IN THE #6 ENTRY UNLOADING CRIB BLOCK FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WHILE LIFTING DROPPED A CRIB BLOCK AND THE CRIB BLOCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON LEF T HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS HAND.
REMOVING CRIB BLOCK UNDER CUTTER BOOM.THE BOOM FELL AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK AND SIDE OF GATHERING HEAD FRAME.CUT ON THUMB-15 STITCHES-AND FRACTURE OF THUMB BONE.
EMPLOYEWE WAS SHOVELING AROUND TAILPIECE AT 19 GATE BELT HEAD AND HURT BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING TIMBERS.WHILE MOVING THEM THROUGH A STOPPING,ANOTHER GUY PISHED A TIMBER TO HIM CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TIMBERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LEAD A SPOOL OF METAL WIRE ROPE ONTO A RAIL CAR,THE SPOOL SLIPPED ON THE RAIL CAR AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS AGAINST THE RAIL CAR CAUSING LACERATION AND CRUSHED FINGER ON RIG HT HAND.
EMPLOYEE GOT CLOTHING WET WITH CONCRETE WHICH CAUSED CONCRETE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE IS A CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR, HE BENT OVER MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A SPOOL OF WIRE THAT WAS SUSENDED ON A SPOOL RACK. HE PLACED HIS RIGTH SHOULDER UNDER A PIPE SUPPORTING THE SPOOL AND PUSHED UP. HE STOPPED LIFTING WHEN HE HEARD HIS COLLA R BVONE BREAK. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE SPOOL WEIGHTED 500 LBS.
HE WAS HELPING LIFT A BUGGY TIRE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE ON THE 001 SECTION.HE WAS GETTING THE SLACK CABLE OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL THE 21030-CC CUT MACHINE CABLE.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.THE FOREMAN WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE SURFACE.ON THE SURFACE HE REFUSED AN AMBULANCE AND SAID HE COULD GO HOME.