ROCK OFF MINER.
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Showing all 32EE WAS GETTING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE AND ROCK FLIPPED CATCHING EE HAND AGAINST THE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THUMB WHILE UNLOADING 6X6X3/8 ANGLE IRON, MASHING RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CONCRETE BLOCK AND PULLED LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EE OPENED AIR LOCK DOORS ON INTAKE AND THE SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN AND BURST MOUTH AND CHIPPED A TOOTH.
BENT OVER SUPPLY CAR TO PICK UP HYD. HOSE AND TWISTED MUSCLE IN NECK AREA. NECK BECAME STIFF.
EE WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF SETTING TIMBERS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER & WAS OFF BALANCE TWISTING LOWER BACK
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE LIFTED ON A PANEL BOARD FOR A BUGGY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
LIFTED A BUGGY TIRE INTO A TRIP.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TORCHES ABD TANKS INTO A MANTRIP CAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED EE WAS TAKING OUT BAGS OF ROCKDUST FROM A SCOOP AND STACKING THEM AT 4 BELTHEAD AND TWISTED HIS BACK AND IT BEGAN TO PAIN.
EMPL CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND TAILPIECE CUT FINGER ON ROCK.
EMPL STRUCK IN WRIST WITH PIECE OF DRILL STEEL
MINER STARTED TO LIFT TOOL BOX & PUT IT ON PERSONNEL CARRIER & STRAINED BACK.
EMPL PICKED UP ROCK ABOUT 125 LBS BETWEEN BELT AND BELT ROPE AND STRAINED GROIN AREA.
STARTED TO GET OUT OF MANTRIP DAMAGE OF IMPAIRMENT IN KNEE AT THIS TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE AND DROPPED A BLOCK AND HIT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS LIFTING STRUCTURE AND PUTTING IT IN PLACE WHILE HELPING MAKE A BELT SET UP.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN 2 CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE PLACED THEM IN 2 SCOOP.
EMPL TAKING MINER CABLE DOWN TO MOVE ACROSS SECTION -FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A POWER MOVE BACK. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CABLE BACK, THE CABLE HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN. WHILE TAKING DOWN THE CABLE, INJURED BACK.
PULLING ROOFBOLT CABLE WHEN HAT CAME OFF & HE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF BOLT.
EMPL TRIED TO GET PIECKE OF BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF FEEDER & CUT FINGER ON STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE INTO A SCOOP (UNDERGROUND). WHEN ELMPLOYEE TURNED TO THROW STRUCTURE INTO THE SCOOP BUCET, POSSIBLY PULLED BACK MUSCLE.
THE MINER WAS PULLING CABLE OFF SHUTTLE CAR REEL TO MOVE ANCHOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ROCK DUST BY HAND OR HAND DUSTING WHILE PICKING UP BAGS OF DUST & SCATTERING THE DUST AALONG #1 BELTLINE ALLEDGED HE HURT HIS BACK NOTE CASE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE CO & COMP CARRIER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE, ALLEGED INJURING KNEE WHILE PLACING KNEE AGAINST SHOVEL. AGAIN ON 4-13-90, ALSO ALLEGED INJURY TO KNEE WHILE BUILDING SOLID BRATTICE. NOTE: THIS INJURY HA S BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE COMPENSATION CARRIER. I.NAME LAST WORKED 4-13-90. COMPENSATION CARRIER APPROVED CLAIM 6-1-90.
EMPLOYEE LIFTING AND HANGING MINER CABLE ACROSS ENTRY.EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK 07-09-90.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG MINER CABLE ACROSS #7 ENTRY, WHEN HE RAISED UP, HAD A CATCH IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN ROCK BROKE AND CUT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.
BEGAN MISSING WORK 1-5-90, COMPLANINED OF BACK FORM 2-16-89 INJ DR PERFRO SSURGERY TO CORRECT NERVE DAMAGE FROM PREVIOUS INJ.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES BUMPING LEFT KNEE WHILE GETTING INTO ROOFBOLTER DECK.