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EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON A WATER LINE HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SCRAP BIN. AS HE LIFTED ONE END UP TO GET THE BIN MOVING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK & DOWN HIS LEFT LEG.
WHILE HELPING REMOVE A PANEL FROM A SHUTTLE CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK, BACK & LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL 3'X3' TO A MANBUS, WHEN HE TRAVELED UNDER THE STACKER BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. STRATED MISSING WORK ON NOV 5, 2002
CLIMBING DOWN 988B LOADER, STEPPED TO GROUND ANDTWISTED ANKLE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING A SCREEN UNDER THE RAW COAL BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE THROUGH WATER HOLE, EE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST WHILE FUELING EQUIPMENT.
WHILE MOVING WELDING CABLE THE STINGER END CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EAR.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AFTER HE GOT DOWN FROM THE LOADER. THE ACCIDNET OCCURRED ON 5-28-02 BUT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 6-5-02.
HE WAS REMOVING SPIDER DRUM ASSEMBLY AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE. WHILE WORKING ON A TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING MAN DOOR IN STOPPING WHEN HE LIFTED AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HANGING A MRS CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
EE WAS REMOVING METAL FROM R.C. FLUME WHEN A JAGGED PIECE OF METAL CUT THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
VICTIM WAS TAKING TIRE OFF SHUTTLE CAR. TIRE FELL OVER KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND FALLING ON HIS LEG HC CONTINUED WORKING. BEGAN MISSING TWO DAYS LATER, INFORMED MANAGEMENT THAT HE WAS ILL WITH KIN DNEY STONES DID NOT TURN IN TO LOST TIME UNTIL 1-8-02
VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE USING A 3/4" LINK CHAIN TO PULL THE CONVEYER CHAIN OF THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE, THEY WERE UTILIZING THE HIGHWALL MINER POWER HEAD TO APPLY PULLING POWER. THE CHAI N BROKEUNDER TENSION AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE MID AND LOWER TORSO RESULTING IN A BRUISED KIDNEY. MACHINERY TYPE ACCIDENT. LOST WORKDAYS.
EE WAS WORKING ALONE AND REPORTED EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK WHILE PULLING ON A TRAILING CABLE FOR A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT BUT FAILED TO REPORT FOR WORK ON HI S NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.
BUGGY TIRE FELL OVER ON RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING A WATERLINE SOME PLASTER FLEW OFF OF IT INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN HE LIFTED & PLACED A TRAILING CABLE CROSSOVER ON A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. VICTIM BEGAN MISSING WORK AS A RESULT OF INJURY ON 9/22/01.
HE SAID HE HURT HIS SHOULDER GETTING INTO THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HIPS AND LEFT LEG WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUSPEND A CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CABLE FROM THE ROOF.
CHARGING HOPPER FOR MAGNETITE BIN FEED SCREW HAD PLUGGED EE HAD REMOVED INSPECTION COVER SO AS TO WATCH FOR MATERIAL TO FEED. AFTER HOPPER HAD BEEN UNPLUGGED EE WAS USING DUCT TAPE TO COVER IN SPECTION HOLE WHILE SCREW WAS RUNNING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT WHEN IT CAME IN.
EE SAID HE WAS THROWING MINE SLACK OUT OF ROADWAY & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. RESON FOR LATER REPORT: EE DID NOT INFORM MGMT. HE WAS OFF OVER AN INJURY UNTIL 7-13-01. 1ST L9OST WORK DAY 7-9-01.
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE CARRYING TWO BUCKETS OF OIL TO THE MINER.
EE WAS HELPING TO BUILD A STOPPING ON THE NO. 1 SECTION. WHILE REACHING FOR A CINDER BLOCK, HE RAKED HIS LOWER ARM OVER THE METAL BAND THAT HAD HELD THE BLOCK IN PLACE CUTTING HIS ARM. 8 STITC HES.
EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HANGING A MINER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A RUBRAIL FOR A CONT. MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HELPING THE MINER OPERATOR CHANGE MINER BITS, A SMALL SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE MINOR OPERATORS HAMMER AND IMBEDDED IN EE'S RIGHT CHECK OF HIS FACE.
EE WAS PULLING AND JERKING ON AN OLD PIECE OF CABLE, WRAPPED AROUND THE RIPPER HEAD OF THE MINER, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2-26-01 - 1ST LOST DAY.
HELPING LIFT & PULL HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, EMPLOYEE REPORTED STRAINED BACK.
EE WAS BUILDING AN OLD STOPPING BACK WHEN ONE OF THE OLD BLOCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND MASHING HIS LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED AN OMEGA BLOCK ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
LIFTING CHAIN FALL OVER HEAD, SPRAINED MUSCLE.
LIFTING BOAT OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK. BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN, FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 9/21/00.
THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HOS LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING A ROOF BOLTER CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT BELT SCALES AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS LIFTING CORNER OF SCALE AT THE TIME SO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE COULD PUT A CHOKER UNDER IT TO LIFT THE SCALES INTO POSITION WITH A BOOM TRUCK.
LAYING FLOOR GRATING DOWN AND GOT FINGER CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT AND FRACTURED FINGER.
WHILE PUTTING OIL THE FORKLIFT THE EE STRETCHED AND FELT PAIN IN THE STOMACH AREA. (EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 8-21-00--STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8-21-00)
GEAR BOX LID CLOSED ON HIM, PINCHING HIS LOWER BACK AND BRUISING IT.
PULLING LINE CURTAIN; FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER--FIRST LOST WORKDAY WAS 6-23-00; INJURY NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.
SHOVELING REFUSE BELT, BACK STARTED HURTING. FIRST LOST WORKDAY IS 6-26-00, INJURY NOT OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.
WAS LIFTING MATERIAL AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
INSTALLING LEG BRACE ON MINE VENTILATION FAN BRACE SLIPPED STRIKING LEFT WRIST. BRUISING WRIST &BREAKING BLOOD VESSELL
PUTTING AN EXTENSION LADDER UP.
WHILE BUILDING STEPS FOR THE MINE OFFICE, THE STEPS FELL APPROX 5' STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ANKLE AND LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS REPOSITIONING CRIB BLOCKS. CO-WORKERPASSED ONE CRIB BLOCK WHICH HIT INJURED IN LEFT KNEE.
CONCRETE GOT ON EE'S HANDS WHILE POURING CONCRETE, CAUSING A CHEMICAL BURN ON BOTH HANDS.