EE BENT OVER & PICKED UP CRIB BLOCK, FELT PAIN IN BACK.
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Showing all 40EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON MINER HE BENT OVER TO PULL CABLE WHEN A SUPPORT TIMBER DISLODGED & FELL ACROSS HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION PULLED MINER CABLE & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING POWER, HANGING POWER LINE, WHEN HE RAISED HIS ARMS, HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
FEEDER CATS HAD BROKEN AND WAS REPAIRED. EE WAS PUMPING GREASE JACK UP TO REMOVE SLACK AND REMOVED GREASE FITTING TO RELEASE PRESSURE FROM JACK. WHEN LOOSENED, GREASE FITTING AND GREASE SHOT O UT AND STRUCK HIM IN BOTH EYE.
WORKING ON MINER-ROCK APPROX 4" THICK 20" WIDE 30"LONG FELL AND CAUGHT FOOT BROKE FOURTH AND FIFTH TOES OF RIGHT FOOT LACERATED RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING ROCK ON TOP OF MINER INTO CONVEYOR FROM A TWISTED POSITION AND INJURED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING BELT ONTO THE BELT CAR AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND MID FINGERS BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL.
CUT R FINGER ON R H AND TAKING FIRE EXTING. OFF SCOOP
LOOSE ROCK 2" X 12" X 12" FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EMPL ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT AHND BETWEEN THE BELT CLAMP WHILE HE WAS REPAIRING THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
ON 9/7/90 EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND STATED THAT ON 8/30/90 HE LIFTED A PUMP FROM THE GATOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT REPORTING THE ACCIDENT BUT THEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL WORSE AND HIS FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSED DUE TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 9/6/90.
EMPL GETTING ROCK OFF MINER,ROCK HIT HIM ON RIGHT FOREARM AND CUT IT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A TIRE TO CHANGE A FLAT ON THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STRAINEWD HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING INTO THE SCOOP ON 020890 & HE BUMPED HIS RT KNEE ON CANOPY OF THE SCOOP EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK & FLUID BEGAN TO BUILD UPON HIS KNEE SO ON 021690 HE REPO RTED THE ACCIDENT & WENT TO SEE THE DOC & HIS FIRST DAY OFF FROM WORK WAS ON 021990
EMPL PUTTING ROLLER INTO BELT DRIVE ON STACKER BELT -EMPL CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN ROLLER & GEAR
HE WAS HELPING INSTALL A BELT MOTOR WHICH REQUIRED ROLLING IT 1 BREAK TO THE DRIVE AND LIFTING IT UP INTO PLACE HIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL HIS NEXT SHIFT STARTED.DR REPORT SAID STRAIN AND DISK DISEASE L5-SI MEDICAL TYLENOL #3 AND SOMA COPOUND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE ROLLER ON THE TAILPIECE WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE TAILPIECE OF THE BELT LINE.
EMPL WAS TAKING THE BAND OFF OF THE BELT STRUCTURE AND THE STRUCTURE BROKE APART FALLING ON HIS R FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING PARTS OUT OF THE TOOL BOX AND HE HAD HIS UPPER BODY BENT OVER INTO THE TOOL BOX WHEN THE LID FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD.
EE STATED THAT A TIMBER FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
EMPL STATED THAT PINNER CABLE WAS HUNG UP AT #3 ENTRY & CABLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF NECK KNOCKING HIM O GROUND.
WORKING ON BUGGY REEL HAD COVER RAISED WITH HAND AND ARMS INSIDE COVER FELL BREAKING R. HAND MIDDLE BONE WAS GIVEN TYLENOL #3
SETTING TIMBERS AND STRIANED BAKC LIFTING.
EMPL LIFTED NITROGEN TANK TO LOAD ON SCOOP AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.RX...
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR A GROUND IN THE BUGGY CABLE HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CABLE WHEN THE CABLE STARTED TO REWIND ON THE REEL THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS HAND AGAINST THE REEL ON THE BUGG Y
UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP.LET END DROP JERKING EMPLOYEES BACK PULLING MUSCLE.MOTRIN AND FLEXERIL PRESCRIBED.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING BOLTS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE VISTED A DOCTOR WHO PUT HIS ARM IN A SLING.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HIT HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST A BELT ROLLER AND CUT HIS ARM.EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 03/02/88 BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 03/08/88.AT THAT TIME HIS ARM WAS I NFECTED AND HE RECEIVED MEDICATION FOR THIS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING SOME BELT STRUCTURE BY HAND WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY THE DOCTOR TO LIMIT HIS ACTIVITY.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN HE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN HIS BACK,BUT THE EMPLOYEE KEPT ON WORKING THE REST OF THE SHIFT,AND THE REST OF THE WEEK.RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 02/ 13/88AND WAS GIVEN TYLENOL #3 AND EQUAGESIC #40 AND BEDREST.
LIFTING HEAVY T3MBERS CAUSED PROGRESSING BACK PAIN WHICH BECAME MORE INTENSE BY WEEKEND.
REMOVING ROCK A3D TO FROM STACKER TO FREE BELT STRAINED BACK SLIPPED VERTABLE WILL BE RE EX.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING ROCK DUST AT THE 5 HEADING WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP STRAINED BA7K WHILE LIFTING AND INSTALLING GATHERING HEAD ASSEMBLY ON LEE NORSE CONT MINER
EMPL LOADING 5 1AL BUCKETS OF OIL INTO SCOOP BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING 5 GAL BUCKET OF MIXED CONCRETE FROM STOPPING TO STOPPING CHECKING FOR AIR LEAKS, STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE OPENED3ONE DOOR ON LOADER AND WHEN OTHER DOOR WAS OPENED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FIRST DOOR WAS PULLED SHUT BY VACCUUM FROM FAN HITTING EMPLOYEE IN RT KNEE