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THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS LIFTING AN IDLER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. SURGERY REQUIRE D TO REPAIR THE HERNIA.
EE WAS LIFTING A COMPRESSED ACETYLENE CYLINDER APPROX 60PDS-WHEN HE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA TO THE LOWER ABDOMEN. EE UNDERWENT SURG ERY 10/13/97 TO REPAIR THE HERNIA. HE WORKED ON HIS NEXT REGULAR SHIFT FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT 1ST DAY MISSED WAS 10/13/97 THIS IS A DEGREE 3 CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT
EE WAS UNLOADING A CAR OF GARBAGE FROM A MINE CAR INTO THE BUCKET OF A 988D FRONT-END-LOADER. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, A BONDING STRAP (METAL BAND) CONTACTED THE EE'S RIGHT ARM AND CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES. EE REUTRNED TO WORK ON THE SAME DAY AND COMPLETED HIS SHIFT.
EE AND A COWORKER WERE ENGAGED IN PLACING TROUGHING IDLERS ALONG THE BELT ENTRY IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT MOVE. THE EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. WHILE ASSISTING TO LIFT ON A TROUGHING IDLER. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON 4-23-97 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.
EE AND A COWORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY EXTEND SLIDING EXTENSIONS ON ATRS T-BAR JUST PRIORTO BEGINNING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS. EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOME N AS HE EXERTED UPWARD PRESSURE. HE COMPLETED SHIFT BUT FAILED TO REPORT ON 10-15-96. THE INJURYWAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.
EMP WAS OPERATING A JOY CONT. MINER REMOTELY TRAMMING FROM ONE ENTRY TO ANOTHER. STOPPED THE MINER AND LIFTED THE 1 1/2" WATER LINE AND THE TRAILING CABLE TO PLACE THEM ON THE CABLE HOOK ATTAC HED TO THE MACHINE. EMP REPORTED THAT HE STRUCK HIS HARD HAT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE STOODUP WHILE LIFTING THE CABLE AND WATER LINE. REPORTED PAIN IN HIS NECK.
THE EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE RECOVERING 60 POUND RAILS FROM AN ABADONEL PANEL. A WHEEL OF A BATTEYR-POWERED SCOOP STRUCK ON OF TH ERAILS INADVERTENTLY CAUSIN GHT ERIAL TO SWING AORUND AND STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE LEFT LEG RESULTIG IN A CONTUSION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING APPRXO 12' INBY THE SCOOP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPLIT A HALF-HEADER WOOD BLOCK BY STRIKING IT AGAINST A RAIL.THIS CAUSED THE HALF-HEADER BLOCK TO RICOCHET,STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RING FINGER.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK AND THE EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 6 AND CLASS 20.
EMPLOYEE & A CO-WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO SUSPEND CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE FROM THE ROOF WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HEIGHT 64IN 2/0 TRAILING CABLE-WATER LINE NOT ATTACHED THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS ADEGREE 3 (CASE INVOLVING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK) & CLASSIFICATION 09 (HANDLING MATERIAL) EVENT
EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE INSTALLING A 48" BOTTOM BELT ROLLER ON AN IDLE CONVEYOR. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE & CO-WORKER WEREE REPLACING A PANEL COVER (APPROX 150#) ON A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR. CO-WORKER INADVERTENTLY DROPPED 1 END & CAUSED ADDITIONAL WEIGHT TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S END CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS IDLE-MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED-AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIA
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DROPPED A BUNDLE OF TEN 6" ROOF BOLT PLATES AND THAT STRUCK HIM ON THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG. NO VISIBLE INJURY WAS DETECTED. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO TH T TOP OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THIS EVENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE AND FOUR CO WORKERS WERE LOADING 60 LB RAILS FROM MINE FLOOR ONTO A FLAT CAR. AS THEY PLACED ONE RAIL ON THE FLAT CAR, THE RAIL TURNEDOVER AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS RESULTING IN A LACERATION. ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3 CLASS 9 HANDLING MATERIAL. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE FINGER WOUNDS.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO WORKERS WERE PULLING THE TRAILING CABLE OFF THE CABLE REEL OF A FLETCHER DD0-15CD ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE CABLE HAD BECOME FOULED IN THE REEL. WHILE PULLING /TUGGIN G ON THE TRAILING CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS FOLLOWS: DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09-HANDLING MATERIAL. ROOF BOLTER
IMPROPER LIFTING OF MATERIALS.
EE WAS HANGING THE TRAILING CABLE AND THE WATER LINE FOR A CONTINUOUS MINER AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE REPORTED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT R EGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UPA HYDRAULIC JACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HI LOWER BACK. THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS APPROX 6' IN DIAMETER BY 3' IN LENGTH AND WAS LAYIN GON THE MINE LFOOR. THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DEGREE 3, ACCIDNET CLASSIFICATION 09. HANDLING MATERIAL. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
EMPLOYEE AND TWO CO-WORKERS WERE LOADING 60 LB. RAILS FROM THE MINE FLOOR ONTO A FLAT CAR. THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR SEVERAL MINU TES BUT WAS FORCED TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE INCREASING PAIN. HE DID NOT WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT (MAY 9, 1994). THIS ACCIDENT IS A DEGREE 3, CLASSIFICATION 09 (HANDLING MATERIAL) ACCIDE
INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HYDRALIC CYLINDER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE MISSED WORK ON 7-16-93 AND REMAINED OFF UNTIL HE RETURNED ON 8-2-93(15DAYS OFF). HE WORKED FROM 8-2-93 UNTIL 8-10-93 FIRST DAY OFF ON RECURRENCE. HE REMAINS OFF WORK. THE OVERSIGHT IN REPORTING THIS OCCURRENCE WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INTERNAL RECONCILATION OF ACCIDENTS.
LIFTING ON 4"X8" HEADER TO LOAD INTO SCOOP BUCKET TO BUILD OVERCAST AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING LOAD 42" BELT ONTO FLAT CAR. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ON TOP OF THE BELT HOLDING IT DOWN. THE BELT CAME TO THE END OF THE OF THE ROLL, IT BECAME FOULDED PULLING THE BELT OF TH E FLAT CAR. AS THE BELT CAME OF THE FLAT CAR, THE INDIVIDUAL FELL TO THE GROUND.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE BELT ROLLER AROUND SO THE END OF THE SHAFT WOULD BE POSITIONED TO PLACE THE BEARING ON IT. AFTER PULLING ON IT, THE PERSON COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LOWER STOMACH.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING ELECTRICIAN LIFT DRILL POT FROM A 3-WHEELER OVER TO THE DRILL BOOM OF THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER, WHILE LIFTING THE DRILL POT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND ADO MEN. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT START MISSING WORK DUE TO THE INJURY UNTIL 3/18/93.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LOADING ROCK DUST INTO ROCK DUSTER, HER PICKED THE ROCK DUST BAG OFF THE GROUND AND TURNED TO PUT IT ON TOP OF THE TRACK DUSTER, HE FINISHED ROCK DUSTING AND STARTED HIS REGULAR SHIP AS SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. HE WORKED UNTIL 6:16 WHEN HE WAS TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE BY THE BELT EXAMINER.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNLOADING BELT BOX FROM ROLL BACK TRUCK AND HIS CHAIN FOULED UNDER THE POWER BOX, HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE FORK LIFT AND TRIED TO PULL THE CHAIN STRAINING HIS BACK.
INDIVIDUAL STOPPED MAN BUS (SURFACE) AT SUPPLY YARD. INDIVIDUAL GOT OUT OF MAN BUS TO LOAD FLY PADS (ABOUT 75-80 LBS). INDIVIDUAL STRAINED HIS BACK. (TOSSED ROLL OF FLY PADS ON MAN BUS)
INDIVIDUAL WAS IN #4 ENTRY (2 BREAKS ABOVE POWER CENTER & MOVED THE TOOL BOX AROUND TO GET THE LID OPEN & STRAINED HIS BACK DID NOT MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY UNTIL 10-28-92
SHOVELING COAL ON G-BELT HEAD, RAISED UPA ND TURNED TO THROW SHOVEL OF COAL ON G-BELT AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
WAS REPLACING AN ELECTRICAL PANEL LID ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE LIFTED THE PANEL, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE STACKING CINDER BLOCKS, A PIECE OF PLASTER FLEW OFF INTO HIS EYE.RIGHT EYE.
A SHIELD CAME OFF OF THE MINER & I PICKED IT UP & LAID IT ON THE RIB I STRAINED MY BACK WHILE DOING THIS
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONFLO VALVE AND GOT HIS FIGNER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE AND THE ROLLER.
WHILE TAKING A HOSE LOOSE, HE DID NOT KNOW IT HAD PRESSURE ON IT AND IT BLEOW OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
PULLING MINER CABLE, I PULLED A MUSCLE IN MY BACK.
LIFTING ON TAILROLLER.
UNLOADING BUCKET OFF THE CAR TO THE SCOOP AND THE BUCKET FELL DOWN ON HIS FOOT.
CHANGING REAR END IN A SCOOP AND BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE TOP OF THE SCOOP.
MOVING MINER CABLE
CHAGINING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR.
PUTTING SHIELD ON #1 PINNER.
MOVING MINER CABLE.
MOVING MINER CABLE.
HE WAS BLEEDING THE BRAKES ON THE SHUTTLE CAR & GOT SOME FLUID IN HIS EYES.
PUTTING TRAM MOTOR ON MINER.
SHOVELING GOB.
HE WAS REPLACING POT IN THE MINER.
PULLING OUT 3IN3WATER LINE
ON HIS KNEES SP5ICING CABLE, PUT KNEE ON A SHARP PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK
PUTTING BRAKE S2OE PADS ON A SUPPLY TRUCK & A PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE.