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HE WAS DUMPING DRY CEMENT INTO A MOTAR BOX WHEN IT SPLASHED UP GETTING INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THERE FORE IT WAS NOT WASHED OUT IMMEDIATLY CAUSI NG BURNS AND SCRATCHING TO THE EYE.
I.NAME PULLING BOLTER CABLE BY HAND,BENT DOWN TO PULL MORE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.AREA WAS DRY AND NORMAL COAL HEIGHT.DR REPORTS PULLED MUSCLE.
I NAME WAS SHOVELING BELT LEFT FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD WENT TO MOVE FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE
I NAME PICKED A LID OFF OF #8 BATTERY JEEP AS HE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO CHECK THE CELLS FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
I,NAME WAS PULLING ON A MINER CABLE, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
INJURED & ANOTH9R PERSON WERE TRANSFERRING CRIB BLOCK FROM SUPPLY CAR TO SCOOP BUCKET. INJURED WAS PICKING UP A BLOCK WHEN OTHER PERSON THREW A CRIB BLOCK & CAUGHT INJURED'S THUMB BETWEEN BLO CKS. 3
INJURED WAS PUL5ING 150 FT OF 2 IN ROCK DUST HOSE THRU THE RETURNS THE AREA WAS WET MUDDY AND HE STEPPED INTO A SLIGHT HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED AND OTH9R ROOF BOLTER HAD REMOVED SAFETY JACK FROM FLETCHER ROOF DRILL. THEY ATTEMPTED TO CARRY JACK AWAY FROM MACHINE TO REMOVE BASE PLATE. JACK WEIGHED APPROX. 200 LBS. JACK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND3& STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING 6" PVC PIPE,20' JOINTS, FROM THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED DOWN ON HIS END OF THE PIPE CAUSING PIPE TO CANTILEVER AND STRIKE INJURED ABOVE EYE.
INJ REMOVING PI9CE OF SLATE 3' X 5' X 3'' FROM TOP OF CM.LIFTING ONE SIDE OF ROCK WHEN EDGE BROKE OFF LACERATING RING FINGER AND BROKE OFF FINGERNAIL ON MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
INJURED CLAIMED3HE WAS CAR RYING PIECE OF STEEL PLATE 3' X 3' X 1/4" TO A WORK BENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN R HIP. HE WAS IN OUTSIDE SHOP AT THE TIME
ONE END OF 60# 9AIL WAS IN THE SCOOP BUCKET INJ GRABBED THE RAIL AND ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE IT AWAY FROM THE OTHER RAILS SO THAT HE COULD HOOK UP WITH HIS TONGS. WHEN HE SLID THE RAIL IT CAUGHT HI FINGER AGAINST 7HE SCOOP BUCKET BOTTOM
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO MOVE BOLTER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY INJURED PICKED UP CABLE AND ATTEMPTED TO WHIP IT ACROSS THE ENTRY WHEN HE THREW THE CABLE HE FELT HIS KNEE GO SIDEWAYS
INJURED WAS IN 5NEELING POSITION AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG BOLTER CABLE ONTO THE ROOF BOLT PLATE WITH A WIRE INJURED LEANED BACK AND FELT PAIN IN RT KNEE
INJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES OFF A SHUTTLE CAR. HE PICKED UP TWO BOXES OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLTER. HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MINING HEIGHT WAS 50".
INJURED WAS LIFTING AN 80 LB BAG OF SAND FROM GROUND ONTO TOP OF LOCOMOTIVE INJURED LIFTED BAG AND ATTEMPTED TO SWING IT ONTO LOCOMOTIVE USING HIS RT HIP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIP
INJURED WAS CHANGIN G DRILL HEAD ON LEFT SIDE OF B OLTER. HE HAD OLD DRILL HEAD RESTING ON TOP OF BOOM & WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC MOTOR. DRILL HEAD STARTED TO FALL & INJURED GR*ABBED HEAD & TH E WEIGHT CASUED IT T O SWING. STRIKING INJURED LEFT HAND CATCHING BETWEEN HEAD & DRILL BOOM.
INJURED WAS LIFTING THE END OF THE STEEL PLATE 10"X12"X1" OFF OF A 3/4" AIR LINE ON THE FLOOR. INJURED RAISED ONE END OF PLATE 10-12" OFF FLOOR WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. THE PLATE WAS OILY. THE INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY TOE BOOTS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN T HE SHOP.
INJURED AND TWO OTHERS WERE PULLING DE-ENERGIZED HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ACROSS TRACK ENTRY IN 2 LEFT SECTION. INJURED FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL RIGHT KNEE STRUCK BY SLIDING RAIL CAUSED BY ICE ACCUMULATION ON RAILS.