EMP WAS REPLACING A BRAKE CALIPER ON A SCOOP WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION HE WAS HOLDING THE CALIPER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND PULLING UPWARD TO HOLD IT IN LINE AND LEANED FORWARD TO CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE CALIPER FOR ALIGNMENT THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED THE BOTTOM OF THE CALIPER FOR ALIGNMENT. THIS THIS CAUSED A MUSCLE SPASM IN THE R SIDE OF THE BACK CAUSING DISLOCATION OF 3 RIBS
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October 29, 1985
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
May 17, 1985
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cheyenne Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING SLATE OFF BELT AND IN TURNING TO HIS LEFT WITHOUT MOVING THE POSITION OF HIS FEET WHICH WERE DIRECTED TO THE FRONT HE STRAINED HIS UPPER LUMBAR AREA
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