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EE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING HEAVY PUMP PARTS TO CERTAIN PUMP AND HE SPRAINED LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT INCUR ANY LOST OF RES DUTY FROM THIS EVENT, BUT STARTED TO RECEIVE LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENTS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR ON 4/7/97. NOTE: WORKER WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FROM A PREVIOUS EVENT AT THE TIME.
EE WAS WATERING BATTERIES WHEN HE SCRAPPED HIS RIGHT WRIST ON ONE OF THE BATTERY LIDS WHICH BECAME INFECTED. EE WENT TO DR ON 3/21/97 WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR THE INFECTED WRIST. EE DID NOT INCUR AND LOST OR RES DUTY.
WORKER WAS HAND LOADING 5 GAL. OIL CANS ONTO HIS SCOOP BUCKET IN THE SURFACE SUPPLY YARD WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK. HE THOUGHT CONDITION WOULD IMPROVE, BUT HAD TO GO TO OCC HEALTH ON 2-17-97 WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AND TOLD NOT TO WORK. SINCE THEN HE IS RECEIVING CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS. 1 ST DAY OFF WAS 2-18-97.
A SCOOP TRACTOR WAS LIFTING THE BACK END OF A GOLF CART UP SLIGHTLY TO REALIGN READ SPRING & TO INSERT A BOLT INTO SPRING FOR STRENGTH. WORKER LIFTER THE BACK OF THE CART SLIGHTLY TO ASSIST IN THIS REPAIR PROCEDURE & STRAINED LOWER BACK. WORKER DIDNOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 1/29/97, WHEN HE RECEIVED 1ST CHIRO. TREATMENT & THEN ONLY MISSED THAT DAY.
WORKER WAS LIFTING CONT. MINER CABLE TO THE ROOF TO TIE IT UP OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE PINCHED A NERVE IN THE SIDE [R] OF HIS NECK & SHOULDER. WORKER HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK OR INCURRED ANY RES. WORK DUTY, BUT STARTED TO RECEIVE CHIROPRACTIORTREATMENTS ON 1/24/97.
WORKER WAS LIFTING RUB RAIL OFF OF SIDE OF A CONT. MINER TO REPAIR IT WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK. WORKER HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK YET NOR IS ON ANY RES. DUTY, BUT STARTED TO RECEIVE LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENTS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR ON 12-10-96.
WORKER WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO GET IT OUT OF TH EWAY OF THE TRAVELWAY WHEN HE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER. WORKER HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK YET OR HAS NOT BEEN PLACED ON RES. DUTY BUT STARTED TO R ECEIVE CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS FOR HIS SHOULDER ON 12-30-96.
EE STRAINED RIGHT HIP & LOWER BACK WHILE HELPINGTO LIFT A GOLF CART OUT OF A RUT IN WHICH IT WASSTUCK. EE CONT TO WORK UNTIL 11/18/96 WHICH WAS HIS 1ST DAYOFF. HE STARTED TO RECEIVE ADJUSTMENT S FRO CHIRPORACTOR ON 11/20/96 AND IS STILL OFF
WORKER WAS LIFTING AN O BOTTLE ONTO THE FRONT OF A RAM CAR TO TRANSPORT IT AWAY FROM HIS WORK A REA WHEN HE STRAINED. LOWER BACK. WORKER WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 10-8-96 WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAS A SWOLLEN DISC. HE IS RECEIVING TREATMENTS. 1ST DAY OFF WORK WAS 10-8-96.
WORKER WAS LIFTING 5 GAL OIL CANS AND MOVING ASPEED REDUCER MOTOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT RING FINGER. HE LATER WENT TO THE DR ON 11-1-96 WHRE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE TENDON DAMAGE A LONG WITH TENDONITITS. WORKE RHAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK OR ENCOUTNERED ANY RES. DUTY YET. THIS FROM IS BEIGN SUBMITTED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS.
WORKER STRIANED LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE WORKER WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-25-96 AND RECEIVED A LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT NO LOST OR RES. DAYS HAVE BEEN INCURRED.
WORKER WAS LOADING RESIN BOXES FROM A PALLET ONTO HIS SUPPLY SCOOP TO TAKE INTO THE MINE WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK AND COULD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DI AGNOSED AS A LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN.
WORKER WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF A CONT MINER BY HAND WHEN A PORTION OF ROCK SLID OFF OFTHE MINER STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT LEG ANDANKLE. WORKED WITH IT ANOTHER DAY, BUT WAS EXPER IENCING TINGLING AND SWELLING SO HE WENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE NO BROKEN BONES WERE DISCOVERED, BUT POSSIBLE NERVE PROBLEMS. MISSED ONE WORK DAY DUETO THIS.
WORKER WAS PUSHING THE REAR OF A GOLF CART BY HAND ON A STEEP HIT AREA OF THE TRAVEL WAY TO ASSIST THE DRIVER OF THE GOLF CART WHO WAS TYING TO ASCEND THE HILL WHEN THE GOLF CHART SLID BACKWAR DS ON A SLIPPERY AREA OF THE TRAVELWAY AND PINCHED WORKERS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BUMPER OF GOLF CART AND THE RIB NO BONES BROKE BUT INNCURRED 1 LOST DAY SWELLING.
WORKER WAS WALKING INBY ON BELT ENTRY AND WAS EXXAMINING BELT ROLLERS WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A CHANGE IN ROOF HEIGHT AT AN OVERCAST WHERE HE STRUCK HIS HEAD STOVING HIS NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. BUT WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN AND HEAD ACHES. HE ELECTED TO GO TO CHIRO ON 8-14-96 TO RECEIVE ADUSTMENTS. NO LOST TIME OR REST. DUT WAS INCURRED.
WORKER WAS HANGING HEAVY, MUD COVERED CONT MINERCABLE TO THE MINE ROOF WITH OTHER WORKERS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. SEAM HEIGHT WAS APPROX 40"- 48" HIGH. WORKER WENT TO CUMH ON 4-21-96 AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK ON 4-22-96 AND LATER THAT DAY WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT NO LIGHT DUTY WAS AVAILABLE. WORKER RETURNED 4-25-96.
WORKER WAS HELPING MOVE CONT. MINER CABLE WHILE MOVING THE CONT. MINER IN LOW WET MUDDY CONDITIONS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. WORKER DID NOT MISS ANY WORKDAYS BUT RECEIVED 1 ST LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR ON 2-7-96.
WORKER WAS TRYING TO LIFT A 4'X8'X1/4" SHEET OF STEEL ONTO HIS SCOOP BUCKET TO TRANSPORT IT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES. WORKER HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK OR BEEN PLACED ANY RESTRICTED DUTY BUT HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 5-7-96 AND RECEIVED HIS FIRST LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM THE OCCURENCE.
WORKER WAS REMOVING A LARGE PIECXE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONT. MINER & WHILE HE WAS PUSHING THE ROCK HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE ROCK & T HE MINE ROOF WHICH RESUTLED IN A CUT TO THIS FINGER REQUIRING 10 STITCHES. NO LOST OR RESTRICTEDDAYS WERE ENCOUNTERED.
WORKER WAS WALKING IN BELT ENTRY WHILE BELTING UP AND ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO THE END OF A T-2 CHANNEL, WHICH WAS BENT DOWN SLIGHTLY DUE TO THE UNEVEN ROOF. THE ROOF HEIGHT IN THIS AREA WAS 46" TO 48". LOST WORK DAYS WER ALSO INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
WORKER WAS LIFTING BAG OF LIME WHEN HE SPRAINED RIGHT ELBOW AND ARM. WORKER WENT TO HOSPITAL AND HAD IT EXAMINED WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS APRAINED PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY.
WORKER WAS SHOVELING BELT AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. HE RECEIVED FIRST LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-15-95. NO LOST OR RESTRICTED WORK DAYS WERE INCURRED FROM THIS INJURY.
EE WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OUT OF A GOLF CART WHILE BENDING OVER AND LIFTING. EE PULLED LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS LIFTING AND CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE IN 4 1/2' TO 5' COAL SEAM WHEN HE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER ON 6-1-95. HE LATER ON 6-15-95 HAD TROUBLE RAISING HIS ARM AND DEVELOPED A LUMP ON HIS SHOULDER. HE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 6-19-95 AND HE DIAGNOSED IT AS TENDONITIS OF THE SHOULDER WHICH HE FELT WAS CAUSED BY LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. NO DAYS LOST BUT PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 6-19-95
WORKER WAS STRAPING PERSONAL ITEMS ON BACK OF GOLF CART USING A RUBBER TARP STRAP. WHILE PULLING ON THE STRAP THE HOLDER EYE LET ON THE GOLF CART BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE RUBBER TARP STRAP TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE THE WORKER ON THE MOUTH AND LIP RESULTING IN A BRUISED LIP.
WORKER WAS BUILDING SOLID BLOCK BRATTICE WALL BYHIMSELF IN OLD BETL ENTRY WHEN HE STRAINED LOWERBACK. WORKER HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK YET, BUT RECEIVED IST LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM A CHIROPRA CTOR ON 3/24/95.
VICTIM WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS OFF SCOOP ONTO THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE HE APPARENTLY OVER STRECTH THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY ALONG WITH LIFTING. RESUTLIGN IN A HERNIA TO THE LEFT GROIN AREA. PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY 2-28-95.
WORKER WAS MOVING A FACE PUMP BACK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AT THE FACE OF #2 ENTRY IN A PANEL SECTION. WORKER DID NOT MISS ANY WORK, BUT HE LATER RECEIVED A LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM A CHIROPRACTOR.
WORKER ORIGINALLY TWISTED LOWER BACK ON 10-17-94 WHILE LIFTING OVERCAST PANELS AND THEN PULLED IT AGAIN ON 11-9-94 & 11-29-94 WHILE DOING WORK IN THE MINE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER THE LAST EVENT ON 11-29-94 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A LOWER BACK STRAIN. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK SINCE 1ST EVENT, BUT WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY ON 11-29-94.
WORKER WAS TRYING TO LIFT PORTION OF STEEL PLATE OUT OF OLD COAL FEEDER , WHILE REPAIRING IT AND HE PINCHED RT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND FRAME OF FEEDER. THIS RESULTED IN STITCHES BEING ADMINISTERED TO THE FINGER. NO LOST TIME DAYS WERE INCURRED BY WORKER.
WORKER WAS THROWING CONTINUOUS MINER TRAILING CAB & TO THE SIDE OF THE TRAVEL WAY OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SHUTTLE CARS WHEN HE T WISTED HIS LOWER BACK HE HAS NOT MISSED ANYU WORK BUT IS RECEIVIN G LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENTS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR
WORKER WAS THROWIN GCONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO THE SIDE OF THE TRAVEL WAY WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK. WORKER STARTED TO RECEIVE TREATMENTS FROMA CHIRO RIGHT AWAY BUT CHIRO HAS SENT HIM FOR A M RI BECAUSE HE SUSPECTS A RUPTERED DISC. FIRST DAY OFF WAS 6-29-94./
WORKER WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING POWER IN THE 10 LT. MAINS SECTION WHERE THE CONDITIONS ARE LOW, WET AND MUDDY. HE WAS INVOLVED IN PULLING AND HANGING ELECTRICAL CABLES WHEN HE RECEIVED A LOWER LUMBAR SPRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
WORKER WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE U TO TIE AGAINST THE MINE ROOF IN 1ST RT SECTION WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER LEFT HIP & BACK HE DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY LOST WORK DAZYS BUT RECEIVED LOWER BACK & HIP A DJUSTMENTS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR AREA WAS APPROX 4IN HIGH WET & MUDDY
WORKER WAS SECTION MECHANIC WHOE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING BRAKE CALIPERS ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN ONE OF HT ECALIPERS FELL ON THE OTHER ONE HITTING IT'S PISTON WHICH SQUIRTED HOT BRAKE FLUI D INTO THE WORKER'S RIGHT EYE. WORKER HAD TO GO TO DR BECAUSE OF IRRITATION AND MISSED 2 WORK DAYS.
WORKER WAS ASSISTING IN LIFTING HEAVY SPROCKET FOR CONVEYOR BELT WINDER ONTO ITS SHAFT WHEN HE PULLED LOWER BACK AND NECK RECEIVED LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR, BUT HAD NO LOST DAYS .
WORKER WAS HELPING LIFT SHUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR SPEED REDUCER INTO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK. WORKER RECEIVED LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR AND HIS FIRST DAY OFF OF WORK WA S 5-6-94.
MAN WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING GOLF CARTS IN THE 10 LEFT TRAVELWAY. AFTER MOVING A CART THE MAN WAS GETTING OUT OF SAME AND FELT PAINS IN LOWER BACK. AREA IS APPROXIMATELY 48" HIGH AT THIS LOCAT ION. STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.
MAN WAS LIFTING AND PULLNG MINER CABLE OFF OF THE RAM CAR RUNWAY WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT HAND STRAIN OF LEFT HAND. NO LOST WORK DAY INCURRED HOWEVER MAN WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY EFFECTIVE 5-3-94.
MAN WAS HELPING TO UPRIGHT THE PUMP LOCATED ON THE SURFACE AT THE OUTSIDE SUMP, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. STRAIN OF LOWER BACK. CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT, NO LOST WORK DAYS.
MAN WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOFBOLT A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 10" AROUND BY 2" THICK FELLAND STRUCK MAN ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. STRAIN OF NECK MANAGEMENT NOT AWARE OF TREATMENT BY A CHIROPRACTOR FOR SPINAL ADJUSTMENT UNTIL BILLED FOR SAME ON 3-21-94 MAN DID NOT INFORM MANAGEMENT OF SUCH TREATMENT. NO LOST WORK DAYS.
MAN MOVED A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 3 FT AROUND BY 2 INCHES THICK. IN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE ROCK THE MAN WAS BENT OVER AT THE WARST AND ONLY UTILIZED ONE HAND. MAN RECEIVED A STRAIN TO THE LOWE R LUMBAR REGION. 1ST DAY OFF 9-15-93.
INJURED MAN LIFTED A METAL TOOL BOX ONTO A GOLF CART AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK AREA CERVICAL STRAIN TOOL BOX WAS APPROX. 2 FEET LONG 12 INCHES WIDE AND 12 INCHES HIGH.
WORKER WAS LIFTING 2 FIVE GALLON CANS OF GEAR OIL OFF THE BACK OF HIS GOLF CART WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK HE IS NOW RECEIVING ADJUSTMENTS AND TREATMENTS FROM A CHIROPRACTOR. NO TIME WAS LOST YET COAL SEAM HEIGHT IN THE AREA IS APPROX. 7FTX 8 FT HIGH.
WORKER WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY OF RAM CAR ROADWAYS IN 16LT. SECTION WHEN HE TWISTED LOWER BACK. AVERAGE COAL SEAM HEIGHT IN AREA IS 46" TO 48".
WORKER WAS HELPING LOAD A SUPPLY SCOOP WITH 4' MINE TIMBER WHEN ONE OF THE TIMBER THAT WAS BEING SLID OVER TO HIKM HIT SOME ICE CAUSING THE END OF THE MINE TIMBER TO PINCH HIS RIGHT RING FINGE R BETWEEN IT AND THE SCOOP BUCKET FRAME. X-RAYS REVEALED A SMALL FRACTURE TO THE ENED OF THE FINGER.
WORKER HAD JUST ARRIVED ON THE SURFACE FROM THE UNDER GRUOND AREA OF THE MINE & WAS GETTING OFF OF HIS PERSONEL CARRIER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
WORKER WAS LIFTING UP A SCOOP TRACTOR TIRE FROM THE MINE FLOOR AFTER BREAKING AN AXLES ON THE SCOOP WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT THE END OF THE JAGGED SCOOP AXLE CUTTING THIS FINGER WHIC H REQUIRED 6 STITCHES ADMINISTERED TO IT.
BUILDING BRATTICE WALLS TWISTED LOWER BACK
WORKER MOVED MINER CABLE AGAINST COAL RIB AND IS NOW EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LOWER BACK NECK AND RIGHT LEG. HE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 2-18-92 AND RECEIVED A LOWER BACK ADJUSTMENT, BUT HAS MISSE D NO WORK.