Employee was pulling remote for miner and strained his back.
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Showing all 11Was loading seal pumper and door came open. Hit employees finger against scoop bucket.
EE was lifting belt while making a belt move. He lifted the belt and turned and pulled a muscle in his back.
EE KNOCKED PIECE OF METAL OFF ROOF BOLTER & CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. WAS IN PROGRESS OF ANKORING HEADRIVE, SETTING TAILPIECE.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON HEAD DRIVE. BEARING CAME LOOSE HIT INDEX FINGER AND BREAKING FINGER.
EE WAS CHANGING BEARING SLID HAND ACROSS KEY WAY ON SHAFT AND CUT 2 FINGERS.
EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE.
MAN SAID THAT WHILE PULLING AND SLIDING THE COAL DRILL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE REACHED TO MOVE THE ANVIL BEFORE THE OTHER MAN WAS THROUGH BRADDING THE SPLICE AND WAS STRUCK BY THE HAMMER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATED LT. INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN RE-INSTRUCTED IN THE PROPER WAY TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE.
MAN WAS BREAKING ROCK AT THE DUMP WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND GETTING ROCK OUT OF DUMP. BENT OVER TO GET ROCK AND STRAINED BACK.