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EE TOOK HIS BOOT OFF TO EMPTY DIRT OUT OF IT. LEANNED AGAINST ROOF BOLTER AND KNOCKED A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES OFF. PLATES FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT LITTLE TOE.
HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY UNTIL 9-17-96. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNLOADING CALCIUM OFF OF PICKUP TRUCK INTO A BOX TRAILER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LOADING SUPPLIES, ROCKDUST, ON TO A TRAILER, LIFTING AND TWISTING HIS BODY AS HE LOADED THE ROCKDUST WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO DR./CHIROPRAC TOR FOR TREATMENT.
EE WAS GETTING INTO OPERATOR'S SEAT WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.
INDIVIDUAL FINISHED TALKING ON MINE PHONE AND HUNG SAME UP. HANDSET BECAME DISLODGED FROM CRADLEFELL, SWINGING UP STRIKING INDIVIDUAL IN MOUTH. INDIVIDUAL WENT TO DR FOR XRAYS. XRAYS NEGATIVE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS WORKING WITH TWO METAL WEAR PLATES WHEN ONE FELL PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO. WENT TO INDIANA HOSPITAL FOR XRAYS WHICH REVEALED A BRUISED FINGER TIP.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ASSISTING TO LIFT A TRICKLE DUSTER ON TO A 3 WHEEL PERSONNEL TRACTOR WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL, OUT PATIENT CARE, WHERE HE RECEIVED 4 S TITCHES.
INDIVIDUAL WAS SEPARATING TWO PILES OF ENTANGLEDCABLE, AS HE LEANED FORWARD AND PULLED THE CABLEHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO DR. OFFICE, HASTINGS, PA FOR SPINAL MANIPULATION.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNLOADING A TRAILER LOAD OF ROCKDUST IN 50 LB BAGS. AS HE LIFTED A BAG OF ROCKDUST AND TWISTED TO SET IT DOWN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON WED 5-17-94. HE WENT TO DR. KRUG IN BARNESBORO, PA. DR. KRUG PERFORMED SPIN AL MANIPULATION ON THE INDIVIDUAL.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNREELING 2/0 CABLE FROM A CABLE REEL ONTO A LEE NORSE 245 MINER, WHEN INDIVIDUALSTOOD ERECT HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. INDIVIDUAL MADE APPOINTMENT WITH DR. ESPE FOR TUES.5-9-95.
ON 12-28-94, INDIVIDUAL TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. REPORT FORM UMS-1004 WAS FILED. ON 7-22-95 WITH KNEE STILL HURTING, INDIVIDUAL REPORTED TO LEE HOSPITAL, JOHNS TOWN, PA FOR X-RAYS.
LIFTING ROCK & PUTTING IT TO THE RIB PULL MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER
VICTIM WAS WORKING ON PAN OF MINER WHEN HE ROLLED TWISTING HIS BACK.
MAN WAS PUTTING ON WELDERS SHIELD DIRT WENT IN RIGHT EYE.
MECHANIC WAS REPLACING ROLLER SWITCH ON FEEDER & WAS PULLING OLD SWITCH OUT FRM UNDER BELT & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
MAN WAS SETTING SAILBOAT, *SAILBOAT FELL AND STRUCK MAN ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
INJURED MAN WAS PUTING BELT STRUCTURE UNDER BELT & HAD TO LIFT BELT INJURING HIMSELF
LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON MINER, VICTIM PULLED ROCK OFF & PULLED SOMETHING IN RT ELBOW.
54736YE EWAS LOADING CABLE ON CONTINUOUS MINER HOOKA ND HIT HEAD ON CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE WALLS AND KNEE BEGIN TO SWELL UP ON HIM.
HELPING PUT BOOM END OF S CAR ON CRIB BLOCK THAT WAS USED FOR SUPPORT BECAME DISLODGED STRIKING HIM ON SIDE
WAS PULLING TAPE OFF OF BOTTOM OF PANTS IN MINE OFFICE WHEN PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT RING FINGER.
HE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS AND HIS WRIST SWELLED UP AND STARTED HURTING.
HE WAS HELPING PUT ON BELT AND TURNED AROUND TO PICK UP A TAIL JACK AN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE. HE WENT TO DOCTORS AND FOUND OUT THAT HIS HIP WAS OUT OF JOINT.
EMPL WAS LOADING UPPLIES ONTO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE THREW BAG OF ROCK DUST ONTO SHUTTLE CAR & INJURED BACK CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/15/89.
EMPL REPLACING LID COVER ON CONT.MINER -FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN MINER AND LID COVER.
I.NAME THROWING PIECE OF ROCK INTO SCOOP.TWISTED TO THROW IN PIECE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS CRAWLING BETWEN THE S AND S TRACTOR AND ROCK DUSTER AND BENT OVER TO GET INTO THE TRACTOR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJ WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO TINSTALL IT IN THE ROOF WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND BENT HIS LEFT THUMB BACK TOWARDS HIS WRIST
INDIVIDUAL WAS 8ITTING IN OPERATOR'S SEAT OF THE 28H LEE NORSE MINER. AS HE LEANED SIDEWAYS TO THROW THE MINER CABLE ASIDE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED MAN PAR5ED MANTRIP IN THE BELT ENTRY AND STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A SHUT-OFF SWITCH.
INJURED MAN WAS3PULLING CABLE AS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE WORKING PLACE.PULLED OR PINCHED A NERVE. (SIATIC NERVE)
EMPL HELPING PU5L CABLE WHILE MOVING POWER CENTER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG MAINTANCE WORK ON EQUIPMENT WHILE BENDING OVER STOOD UP AND BAD BACK PAIN.
EMPL LIFTING RO7K TO PUT ON SCOOP BUCKET HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
ROOF BOLTER OPE9ATOR WAS LOADING ROOF MATS ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE LIFTING THE MATS HE FELT A PAIN IN THE SIDE OF HIS KNEE
INJURED WAS CLE5NING DRILL STEEL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TOP ROLLER ON 30 IN BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE GOT PAIN IN THE CHEST
INJURED MAN WAS UNLOADING OIL CANS FROM SUPPLY TRAILOR AND TWISTED HIS BACK
THROWING PROP CAP PIECE FLIPPED UP & STRUCK EE IN RIGHT EYE.
WHILE CHANGING CAT PAD PIN ON LEE NORSE MINER IN BETWEEN THE FRAME AND CAT TRACK THE MACHINE DROPPED SQUEZZING LEFT HAND INBETWEEN.
THE INJURED MAN WAS PULLING CABLE WHILE THE MINER WAS MOVING FROM TO THERE NEXT WORKING PLACE. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK. PROBABLY PULLER MUSSCLE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED MAN WAS THROWING ROCK ALONG THE RIB AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.