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EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED ME ON 10-24. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING METAL OFF RAIL CAR. BACK OF METAL FELL THROWING EMPLOYEE AGAINST SIDE OF MINE.
EMP ALLEGEDLY MOVED A PIECE OF METAL ON TO THE MINER. WORKED FULL SHIFT AND NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTON SAT 4-26-97. DID NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT AN ALLEGED INJURY. CALL OWNER ON 4-28-97, SAID HIS BAC K STARTED HURTING WHEN HE GOT HOME. EMP HAS HISTORY OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PROBLEMS. FAMILY DR HAS BEEN TREATING HIM FOR AT LEAST 4 1/2 YRS FOR SAME CONDITION.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK EE FINISHED SHIFT WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY AND WORKED THE NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.
EE WAS GETTING INTO SERVICE BOX ON MINER TO CHECK MOTOR WHEN THE SIDE COVER SLIPPED, LANDING ON EE'S RIGHT RING FINGER, BREAKING IT. EE WENT TO THE ER. NO TIME MISSED.
EE WAS MOVING A PUMP. WHEN THE EE PULLED ON THE PUMP HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK AND FELT A HOT STREAK IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCKDUST ONTO SCOOP. LOADED 6-8 BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL HE WENT TO THEDR ON THE 25TH OF JULY - DR TOLD HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 7-31-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN DOWN 3" PLASTIC PIPE DOWN FROM TOP-BEFORE HE COULD UNTIE THE PIPE IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE BREAKING IT.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY LET BRATTICE DOOR DOWN ON INJURED'S HAND.
HE FIRST HURT HIS BACK ON 1-2-91. ON 3-17-92 HE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 3-24-92.
HURT BACK LIFTING STEEL.
PULLED MUSCLE WHILE LIFTING A HALF BAG OF ROCK DUST.
I.NAME CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CABLE AND SHUTTLE CAR FRAME.
HE WAS PULLING A BEAM AND IT ROLLED OVER HIS RIGHT HAND.
I.NAME WAS LIFTING A 20 FT BEAM AND THE 3RD FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND SNAPPED.
I NAME WAS PULLING CABLE ACROSS THE BELT AND A FLAG STAND FLEW AROUND A HIT HIM ON THE L FOOT CONTUSION INJURY OF THE MEDIAL ANKLE OF THE L FOOT AS WELL AS LIGAMENTOUS STRAIN OF THE DETLOID LI GAMENT TYPE 1&2 RX FELDEN 20MG #7
I NAME WAS LIFTING A ROCK AND SLIPPED A DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK
I NAME WAS LOADIGN TIMBER AND HE CUT HIS LIP ON A TIMBER WHILE LOADING
I NAME WAS HELP3CUTTING TREES OUT OF POWER ELECTRICITY WAS OFF GETTING BUSH OUT THE WAY.TREE LIMP HIT HIM IN THE FACE KNOCKED HIS NECK BACK.PAIN STARTED IN HIS NECK MOVED TO LOWER DACK.I MANE LOWE DOCK.I NAM9 STATES HIS NECK CRACKED.
I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG HYDROLIC MOTORS ON 11-15-86 & HIS BACK PAIN STARTED GRADUALLY & GOT WORSE. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 11-13-86 & HAS A SUBLUXATION OF THE PELVIS ASSOCIATED WITH NERALGIA OF SCIAT IC NERVE. 3
I.NAME WAS LOAD3NG TIMBERS WHICH CAUSED AN INGUINAL HERNIA AND URINE TRACT INFECTION
LIFTING ROLLERS3CAUSING PAIN IN THE LEFT WRIST GANGLION CYST WIHT FIBROTIC REACTION CHANGES
UNLOADING TIMBE9S - CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TIMBER & FLAT CAR
WENT TO PICK UP PUMP AND PULLED MUSCLE BACK.,
LIFTING A 5-GALLON GEAR IL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
PULLING MINING CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
UNJURED LEFT KNEE GETTING OFF BELT LINE
LIFTING BOARDS OUT OF HIGH-LIFT
THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER WITH LOADING BARRELS.
HE WAS LOOSING BOLTS ON A TIRE. WHEN HE GOT UP HIS BACK GOT A CATCH IN IT.
MR COLE WAS GOING THROUGH A BRATTICE DOOR HE HIT HIS RT HAND ON SIDE CUTTING HIS RING AND MIDDLE FINGER MR COLE IS AN ENGINEER FOR WESTMORELAND COAL CO
CHESTER WAS SITTING BACK IN SCOOP AND BLADE SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
PICKING UP M INER CABLE.