EE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A CRIB BLOCK AND A BATTERY OPERATED MANTRIP THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING.
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Showing 50 of 402THE EE WAS DRAGGING A PALLET OF ROCK DUST DOWN THE ROADWAY WHEN THE PULL CHAIN BROKE A LINK. HE STOPPED THE SCOOP AND ATTEMPTED TO RE-ATTACH THE CHAIN BY USING THE METAL HANDLE OFF AN EMPTY PL ASTER BUCKET. THE WIRE FLEXED AS HE WAS BENDING IT THEREBY LACERATING HIS FINGER.
THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A DERAILED PERSONNEL CARRIER BACK ON THE TRACK. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE EQUIPMENT TO THE SIDE TO GET IT BACK ON THE RAIL, A LOOS LID CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EE REPORTS THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A BELT TEMPLATE WHEN HE HEARD A "POPPING NOISE."
EE WAS REACHING INTO HIS TOOL BOX WHEN THE LID OF THE TOOL BOX FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD.
EE STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A TRAILING CABLE ON THE SECTION. HOWEVER HE DID NOT INFORM ANYONE OF HIS ALLEGED INJURY UNTIL 12/17/96
THE EE ALLEGEDLY WAS PLACING A BOOM HINGE IN FOR A CONT MINER ON THE TOP OF THE MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A BELT SPLICE TEMPLATE ON TOP OF A CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATIONFOR A BELT SET UP WHEN HE CAUGGHT THUMB IN PINCHPOINT BETWEEN TEMPLATE AND RIGID BELT STRUCTURE.
EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE OUT OF 6"X12" BLOCK WHEN THE STACKED BRATTICE FELL OVER AND A BLOCK STRUCK THE EE ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE ALLEDGELY HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING J-HOOK LOOSE WHEN CABLE CAME LOOSE IN ANOTHER LOCATION AND FELL, JERKING J-HOOK ACROSS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RESIN FROM THE REAR OF HIS ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE ALLEDGELY HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH HANDS AND ALLEGEDES FEELING A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL SURGERY IN OCTOBER.
EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SCOOP BATTERY AND FRAME WHILE REPLACING SAID BATTERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING GLUE IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT STAND & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROLLERS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. DID NOT BEGIN TO MISS WORK UNTIL 6-16-48.
EE WAS PUTTING CANOPY ON BOLT MACHINE & FELT STINGING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH WHEN HE LIFTED 50 POUNDS ON 2-1-95. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE MISSED WORK ON 5-1-95 BECAUSE OF A HERNIA OPERATION.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE HURT HIS KNEE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WHILE UNDERGORUND WORKING ON CONTINUOUS MINER (NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO ME UNTIL 08-14-95) FILLED OUT FIRST REPORT ON 08-16 -95 SURGERY ON 08-18-9 5
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER WHILE WALKING THROUGH A SWAG AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 7-20-95.
CUT FINGER THUMB WHILE CHANGING SPRINGS ON LOCOMATIVE.
EMPLOYEE CUT FOREMAN ON PIECE OF ROCK.
EE SUSTAINED A BROKEN FINGER WHILE HANDLING MATERIALS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ROCK DUST OFF OF BELT LINE AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER. BEGAN MISSING OWRK ON 2-1-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DRILL STEEL WHICH WAS HUNG IN THE HOLE HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH & DRILL STEEL PINCHING HIS FINGER THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP AN OXYGEN CYLINDER. AS HE LIFTED, EMPLOYEE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY 4" WATER LINE WHILE PREPARING TO DISASSEMBLE SAID WATER LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA.
HE STATED THAT HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER WHILE LOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS ONTO HIS SCOOP.
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE FROM FLAT CAR WHEN A PIECE OF THE STRUCTURE FELL OFF AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT LEG. THE LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF 4 INCH PLASTIC WATER LINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CRIB BLOCKS ON BELT LINE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND RAIL STRUCTURE.
EE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE CABLE HANGER OF MBC.
INJURED STATED THAT HE CUT HIS FINGER WHILE HANDING A TOP ROLLER TO BE INSTALLED ON A BELT CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE CUT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A STEEL STRAP.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN TWO BELT STANDS
EE CUT HIS FINGER WHILE CHANGING OUT ROLLERS ON THE BELTLINE.
EE WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY A CHAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED A SHOVEL LOADED WITH COAL. EE DID NOT MISS NAY WORK SHIFTS BECAUSE OF THIS CLAIM UNTIL 11-16-94 WHENHE SAID HE COULD NO LONGER WORK BE CAUSE OF HIS BACK PAIN.
HE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING BOXES OF GLUE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACVK CARRYING A BOX OF MINER BITS.
EE WAS SHOVELING THE 004 SECTION BELTLINE WHEN HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP THE LOAD ON THE BELT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP UNDER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.
ACCORDING TO MR. SIZEMORE, HE STRWINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS CARRYING SCAFFOLD LADDER DOWN STEPS. MR. SIZEMORE SAID IT SLIPPED AND AS HE CAUGHT IT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A PIECE OF CURTAIN DOWN THE ENTRY. THE CURTAIN WAS LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED AND HAD DEBRIS ON THE END OF CURTAIN. WHEN HE PULLED THE SLACK OUT, IT JERKED HIM AROUND--S TRAINING HIS BACK.
EE WAS CONTEMPLATING THE NEXT STEP IN REPAIRING A SCOOP WITH HIS HAND ON A ROOF STRAP. HE HEARD AN ABRUPT NOISE WHICH STARTLED HIM, CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS HAND AWAY. WHEN HE DID THIS, HE CUT HIS MIDDLE RIGHT HAND FINGER ON THE STRAP.
EE SAID HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A LIFT JACK ON THE MINER WHEN HE DROPPED THE JACK ON HIS FINGER THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
INJURED STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON CABLES ON 7-28-94, BUT INJURED SAID THE BACK STRAIN DID NOT CAUSE HIM TO LOOSE WORK TIME UNTIL 8-11-94.
INJURED SAID HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A MAN DOOR AND A TRUCK FLATBED AS HE WAS LOADING THE MANDOOR ON THE TRUCK BED.
EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND A PIECE OF ROCK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON TO THE MINE FLOOR.