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WHEN WORKING BY THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, THE EE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A ROOF BOLT STRAP THAT WAS HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.

ON 11-11-02, THE EE STARTED MISSING TIME DUE TO AN ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRING ON THE ABOVE DATE. THE EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN AND BURNING IN THE GROIN AREA AFTER CHANGING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE .

EE STARTED MISSING TIME FROM A AN ALLOGED INJURY OCCURING ON 10-27-02. ON THAT DATE THE EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER HE TRIPPED AND SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A BUNDLE OF RO OF BOLT PLATES.

EE WAS UNING A TRACK JACK TO RAISE AND LEVEL AN BELT HEAD THE LIFTING BAR SLIPPED FROM THE TRACKJACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE. THE WOUND RESULTED IN A FRACTURE & LACERATION TO THE NOSE.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER HELPING TO PULL UP SLACK IN MINER CABLE AND HANGING THE CABLE ACROSS THE HAULWAY. NOTE: ON 01-06-03 WE RECEIVED INFORMATION WHICH TECHNICALLY MADE THIS ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.

HANDLING 60 INCH BELT STRUCTURE AND BED RAIL SLID STRIKING RIGHT HAND. INDEX, MIDDLE, AND RING FINGER LACERATED, THERE WAS A FRACTURE TO RING FINGER. (SUTURES NOT NECESSARY) THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EE WAS TRYING TO PICK A ROCK UP WHEN HE EITHER PULLED A MUSCLE OR GOT A PINCHED NERVE.

EE STATED THAT ON THIS DATE HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAS INJURED AS HE WAS LOADING BELT HARD WARE ON A PICK UP TRUCK. EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING THE HARDWARE IT BECAME WEDGED IN THE TRUCK AND T HE SUDDEN STOP CAUSED PAIN IN THE SHOULDER. EE HAS STARTED MISSING TIME.

MINER OPERATOR PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO MOVE AND BACK WENT OUT ON HIM. WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT AND WENT TO CLINIC THE NEXT DAY. DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK FOR OBSERVATION AND POSSIBLE SURGERY.

EE LIFTED BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED UPPER BACK AND NECK. LOST TIME BEGAN: 10/24/02.

ELECTRICIAN WAS MOVING HIS TOOL BOX DOWN ENTRY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (DOCTOR HAS TAKEN HIM OFF FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY).

TWO EE WERE ENGAGED IN AN ALTER CATION AND WHEN IT WAS OVER, ONE EE DISCOVERED A CUT ON HIS LEFT LEG. 3 STITCHES REQUIRED.

THIS EE PICKED UP A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER WITH ATTACHED FRAME WORK AND LOADED ONTO A BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER THAT HE WAS USING TO TRAVEL ALONG BELTS. AFTER LIFTING THE SCRAPER HE ALL EGED HE HAD PAIN TO LOWER BACK. THIS WAS THE LAST SHIFT TO BE WORKED AT THIS MINE, EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A LOW AREA WHERE IT WAS NECESSARY TO WORK ON HIS KNEES. WHEN HE SHOVED A ROOF BOLT IN THE DRILLED HOLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS PULLING A HIGH VOLTAGE SPLICE BOX OFF A HIGH VOLTAGE CAR WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOX AND STADARD ON CAR CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

PULLING ON A CABLE BOLT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND CAND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.

A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WAS LOADED ONTO THE UNAHAULER DURING THE MINING CYCLE AND WENT DOWN BEHIND THE RAM OF UNAHAULER, PREVENTING THE RAM FROM RETRACTING. THE FOREMAN GOT UP IN THE HAULE R AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ROCK OUT FROM BEHIND THE RAM. THE ROCK SLID AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE RAM AND ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK FOR LEVERAGE TO MINE A BATTERY STAND BACK FROM COAL RIB, FELT PAIN IN NECK AND CHEST AREA.

EE STARTED MISSING DAYS FROM WORK ON AN INJURY OCCURRING ON JUNE 13, 2002. ON THAT DATE EE REPORTED OF FEELING PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER PULLING A MINER CABLE OUT OF A ROADWAY.

EE ALEGED HE THOUGHT HE POSSIBLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING THE TRAILING CABLE TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER FROM THE MINE FLOOR ONTO BOOM OF MINER. IN PREPERATION TO MOVE MINER. THI S EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS INJURY TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 6-3-02.

REPAIRMAN WASCHANGING SHUTTLE CAR TIRE. HE STRAINED BACK BUT STILL HAVING TROUBLE SITTING, DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING THE MINER CABLE. HE LIFTED THE CABLE TO SHOULDER HEIGHT WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE STABBING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MOPVE EQUIPMENT & CABLES. HE FELT PAIN THEN BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-24-02. AFTER 5-24-02 HE WASN'T IMRPOVING SO THE DR. PULLED HIM OFF THE JOB. THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL THEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A PIECE OF CURTAIN. WHEN HE FINISHED HE TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO THREADS OF A PAINT ANCHOR BOLT.

MINER OPERATOR SAYS HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. 9 EE WORKED UNTIL JUNE 7TH, AT WHICH TIME DOCTOR REMOVED HIM FROM WORK)

ELECTRICIAN WAS HELPING HANG MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE. HE SAID HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT AND SAID HE DIDN'T NEED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEXT DAY HE WENT TO HOSPITAL BUT CONTINUED WORKING. THE DOCTOR NOW RECOMMENDS HE HAS BACK SURGERY SO AS OF 5/13/02 HE IS OFF WORK.

PRE-SHIFT FOREMAN WAS GOING TO SECTION WHEN HE OPENED AIR-LOCK DOORS. ONE DOOR CAME BACK HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER- PRESSING HIM AGAINST THE OTHER DOOR.

HE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW BELT DRIVE. HE WAS WORKING ON THE LOWER BOOM FRAME. A CO-WORKER DROPPED A BELT STAND FROM THE UPPER BOOM FRAME. IT MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHOULDER SORENESS AFTER INSTALLING A FOAM FILLED TIRE.

MINER MAN WAS SETTING BITS ON MINER, HE HAD SET 3 OR 4 BITS HE SET HEAD OF MINER DOWN ON HIS FOOT, OUTSIDE BIT CAM THROUGH TOP OF BOOT (BESIDE STEEL TOE) BIT HIT TOE NEXT TO BIG TOE ON RIGHT F OOT CAUSING A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES ON TOE. NO FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON BELT ROLLER WHEN IT BECAME HUNG ON THE RAIL THAT WAS HOLDING THE ROLLER.HE THEN PULLED HARD ON THE BELT ROLLER CAUSING THE ROLLER TO SLIP CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF STEEL STRAPS. THE CORNER EDGE OF ONE STRAP CUT HIM ON THE ARM.

WHILE TRYNG TO CHANGE BATTERIES SCOOP HIT STAND CAUSING IT TO TURN SIDEWAYS, EE TRIED TO MOVE STAND BY HAND CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK

SECTION WAS BELTING BACK, EE WAS PULLING BELT STAND FROM UNDER BELT. WHEN STAND CLEARED THE BELT, THE ROLLER FELL OUT OF STAND CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER (ON LEFT HAND) BETWEEN STAND AND ROLLE R.

EE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND SENSATION SINCE THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY 10-05-01. THIS DATE 10-09-01 HE REQUESTED TO COME OUTSIDE SINCE THE PAIN WAS INCREASED.

WHILE WALKING THRU THE MINE IN A STOOPED POSITION DUE TO THE MINE HEIGHT BEING 4'. AS HE WENT THRU FLY PAD/CURTAIN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE MINER BOOM

EMPLOYEE GRABBED LID OF ROOF BOLTER THAT WAS SLIDING AWAY FROM HIM AS HE WAS REMOVING IT TO MAKE REPAIRS AND WHEN HE CAUGHT IT HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIBS FROM A SCOOP BUCKET AND HELPING BUILD CRIBS. WHILE DOING SO HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK, HE COULDN'T WORK BUT HE STAYED FOR THE REST OF THE SHIFT. HE WAS SCH EDULED TO RETURN 9-30-01 BUT DIDN'T.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A PIECE OF WALKWAY IN THE BED OF SHOP TRUCK. THE PIECE OF WALKWAY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HIS CHIM ON THE WALKWAY AND CHIP HIS FRONT TOOTH. NOTE: WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT INJURY UNTIL 12/18/01.

WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING ON 9/17/01 & PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. THE COMPANY WAS INFORMED ON 10/14/01 THE EE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 10/15/01 & A HERNIA OPERATION IS NEEDED AT A LATER DATE

THIS MINER COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE HELPING TO HANG A TRAINING CABEL ON 9/5/01. HE REPORTED IT, BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, WHEN HE SAID THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH TO WORK WI TH. THE FIRST SHIFT HE MISSED WAS NOVEMBER 2, 2001.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHOVEL OF COAL WHEN HE HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING AIRLOCK DOOR TO BRING SCOOP THROUGH. HE HAD ONE DOOR OPEN AND HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE OTHER DOOR AND HIS HEAD WAS DOWN WHEN THE OPEN DOOR CLOSED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEA D, LEFT & RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES OUT ON SCOOP. THE BATTERIES WERE ON THE GROUND AND BEING CHARGED. WHILE HOOKING THE RECEPTICALS UPON SCOOP HE STEPPED OFF THE BATTERIES INTO THE SCOOP AND HIT HIS LEF T KNEE ON BRACKET THAT HOLDS BATTERIES IN PLACE ON SCOOP.

EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO LOCATE A WATER LEAK ON THE MINER. THEY PULLED THE CENTRAL PIN BETWEEN 2OFF SIDE RUB RAILS & PUSHED THE SHORT RAIL BACK TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE WATER FILTER. REASSEMBLING THE MINER, THEY WERE PUSHING THE METAL COVER IN.WHILE SEATED ON THE MINE FLOOR W/BACKS AGAINST THE RIB & FEET AGAINST THE COVER, THE INJURED PLACED HIS FOOT UNDER THE RAIL & IT FELL ON L FOOT

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE JACKED THE CAR UP THE LENGTH OF THE JACK, BLOCKED UP THE CAR, AND LET THE JACK DOWN TO ADD BLOCKING UNDER THE JACK TO JACK THE CAR U P HIGHER. WHILE JACKING UP THE CAR, THE CAR STARTED SLIDING TOWARD THE EE. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP BACK OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE BLOCKING. THE CAR FELL OFF THE BLOCKING AND

EE WAS CHANGING A FOAM FILLED TIRE ON SHUTTLE C AR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE STARTED EXPERIENCING MEDICAL PROBLEMS AFTER THIS BUT DID NOT CONNECT IT TO THE STRAIN HE HAD ON 6/4. E MPLOYEE'S CONDITION WAS NOT DETERMINED WORK RELATED UNTIL 6-20-2001. EE MISSED 6/5,12,13,14,16,20 AND IS STILL LOSING TIME.

HE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER MEN SET 3X8 HEADER HE WAS HOLDING OVER END OF THE HEADER UP WHILE THE OTHERMEN SET THE LEG ONT HE OTHER END. THE HEADER AND LEG SLIPPED LETTING THE HEADER COME DOWN HITT ING HIM.

EMPLOYEE CALLED IN ON 5-23-01 SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON 5-19-01 WHILE LIFTING ON THE MINER CABLE.