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THE INDIVIDUAL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HELPING TO MOVE THE CONTINUOUS MINING CABLE. WHILE REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP THE CABLE HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE LOAD OUT FACILITY AS HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD BOXES OF RESIN CARTIDGES FROM SCOOP BUCKET ONTO ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A POST OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS PICKING UP THE CONTINOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERINCED A SHARP PAIN TO HIS BACK.
WHILE UNLOADING A ROLL OF BELT THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE METAL BAND THAT WAS AROUND THE BELT INCURING A LACERATION.
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO LIFT A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CABLE TO ENABLE THE SHUTTLE CAR TO USE THE ENTRY AS A ROADWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LUG UP A HIGH VOLTAGE PLUG PLM CONNECTOR, WHILE TWISTING THE PLUG AROUND TO CONNECT UP THE INJURED EXPERIENCED A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT MISS ANY TIME UNTIL JULY 10.
INDIVIDUAL WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A SUPPLYTRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDAUL WAS HELPING TO PUT A PIECE OF CHAIN UNDER THE PAN LINE, WHEN THE END OF THE PAN SLID FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT THE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE BOTTOM.
THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABCK WHILE HE WAS LOADING MINE TIMBERS FROM A SHASUPPLY CAR ONTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP.
HELPING REPAIR STA7LER FEEDER HAD BROKEN CHAIN. IN PROCESS OF LIFITNG FLIGHT TO INSTA6L WHEN EXPER SHA\P PAIN IN LOER BACK SUFFERED SIMILAR BACK INJ ON 11-03-88.
THE INDIVIDUAL BENT OVER TO PICK UP TWO CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BONDER (WELDER) WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 9-20-88. (WHILE LIFTING A CONTINUOUS MINER POWER CABLE, THE CABLE SLIPPED STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.) THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1-18-89. THE INITIAL INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE OPERATOR UNTIL 2-28-89 THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAING A CRUSHED VERTEBRA OF THE 5TH LUMBAR.
INJURED WAS HELPING TEAR OUT TRACK ON THE UG SECTION THE SCOOP WAS PUSHING THE OLD SECTIONS OF TRACK OUT ONTO THE LEFT RIB THE INJURED AND A HELPER HAD A POST AND WERE PUSHING ON THE UPPER RAI L TO LEAN THE SECTION OF TRACK AGAINST THE RIB WHEN A FISH PLATE BROKE CAUSING THE UPPER RAIL TO FALL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG
INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING & OSITIONING CRIB BLOCK BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR & CONT. MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN SPRING DURING CONVEYOR CHAIN EXTRACTION WHEN CRIB BLOCK KICKED OUT SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETW EEN MINER BOOM & CRIB BLOCK.