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EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY STAGELOADER WHILE IT WAS BEING PUSHED. THE STAGELOADER KNOCKED TIMBER WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. WHILE FALLING, HE TRIED TO CAT CH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ACROSS INTERSECTION. AS HE LIFTED THE CABLE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. THE INJURED DID NOT CEASE WORK ACTIVITY UNTIL 3-27-97 AT 8:00 AM.
THE EE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE 16 CT BELT JUST OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. HE TOSSED A RAIL FROM BESIDE THE BELT TO THE WALKWAY. THE ROLERR SADDLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOME HOSES HANGI NG FROMTHE MONORAIL CAUSING THE BELT RAIL TO FLIP BACK TOWARDS THE EE. THE ROLL PIN IN THE RAIL STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG CAUSING THE INJURY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND DID NOT REPORT T
THE INJURED WAS LOADING A 4'X38"X3/8" PIECE OF SHEET METAL ONTO A FLAT CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING SEATS IN MANTRIP; WHILE CRAWLING IN & OUT OF MANTRIP, HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST MANTRIP RESULTING IN A SCRAPE OR ABRASION TO KNEE, WHICK LATER BECAME INFECTED.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS W PILLAR LINE, WHEN WALKING AROUND SCOOP, HE WALKED INTO THE TIMBES LOADED IN THE SCOOP BUCKET, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST TIMBERS IN BUCKET.
PICKED UP A FULL JUG OF WATER TO PLACE IN COOLER. SOMETHING IN BACK POPPED, CAUSING PAIN IN BACK AND BOTH LEGS.
MOVIGN MINER CABLE SO ROOF BOLTER COULD GET BY AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE STOCKING ROOF BOLT PLATES ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER.
THE MINING MACHINE WAS HUNG UP AND INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A TIMBER UNDER THE CATS FOR TRACTION.THE TIMBER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN TIMBER AND SHARP ROCK ON BOTTOM.THE SHAR P ROCK CUT HIS PINKY FINGER AND THERE WAS NO VIOLATION OF RULES OR REGULATIONS.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 09-17-96 THINKING THAT HE HAD KIDNEY PROBLEM.DOCTOR DIAGNOSED PINCHED NERVE IN BACK AND EMPLOYEE COULD ONLY ATTRIBUTE THIS TO LIFTING A ROOF BOLT ON 09-02-96 WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 09-17-96 WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TO MISS 2 DAYS WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AS A SUPPLY MOTORMAN.HE WAS STEPPING UP INTO DECK OF TRACK LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.INJURED WORKED UNTIL OCTOBER 1,1996 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD S URGERY TO HIS LEFT KNEE.ACCIDENT INVOLVED NO VIOLATIONS OF RULES OR REGULATIONS.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIED WHEN A METAL BIT BOX CONTAINING ROOF DRILL BITS FELL AND STRUCKHIMON LOWER LEFT LEG CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS COUNTING MONORAIL IN METAL BARREL. WHEN HE PULLED HIS ARM OUT OF BARREL HE CUT HIS LOWER LEFT ARM ON SIDE OF BARREL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING INSTALL A TRACTION MOTOR IN CONTINUOUS MINER.
EMPLOYEE BUILDING SEALS WHEN EMPLOYEE LAID HAND ON BLOCK AND A STACK OF BLOCKS SLIPPED AND FELL ON HAND LAYING ON BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING ROOF BOLTER WHILE BOLTER WAS CHANGING PLACES WHEN CABLE APPARENTLY FOULED ON REEL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE CABLE LOOP WAS AROUND HIS LEG & PULLED HIM DOWN INJURING RIGHT ANKLE EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT
THE INJURED EXITED THE MANTRIP AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP PARTS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING A BASE LIFT JACK ON SHIELD 96 ON 5RT PANEL. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESING ON THE RAM SACK. HE TURNED TO RETREIVE A BOLT AND THE BASE LEFT JACK FELL OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS REARRANGING BELT STRUCTURE ON A FLAT CAR WHEN A PIECE OF STRUCTURE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LT. HAND CAUSING AN AVULSION TO THE FITH DIGIT.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING SHIELDS ON THE LONGWAL FACE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS, HE RAISED THE LEGS ON SHIELD #55 IN ORDER TO SHOVEL GOB FROM UNDERNEATH THE FEET. WHEN THE SHIELD WAS LOWERED, A PIE CE OF ROCK DISLODGED & FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS R HAND CAUSING A LACERATION BETWEEN HIS RING FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON THE SCOOP WHICH INCLUDED BOLTS, PLATES, GLUE AND METAL STRAPS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS, HE DUCKED UNDERNEATH SOME OVERHANGING STRAPS. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE CA UGHT HIS LEFT EAR ON THE CORNER OF A STRAP CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE PULLED A PINNER STEEL OUT FROM UNDER SOME BUNDLES OF PINS, STRAINED HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN HOOKING A TRAILER WITH ROCK DUST IN IT WHEN IT SPRUNG UPWARD & HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, JAMMING THE MUSCLE & LIGAMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT OFF OF A ROLL OF BELT.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST OFF OF TRAILER TO SCOOP.
THE INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A FDS UNIT NEAR THE 2 LEFT BELT DRIVE WHEN THE INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT ABDOMEN INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 04-12-94 NOT DETERMINED REP ORTABLE UNTIL 05-04-94
EMPLOYEE PICKING UP CEMENT MIXER APPEARED STRAINED BACK.
WAS MOVING POWER WHEN CABLE FELL CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL
EE WAS HELPING PULL THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND PULLED A MSUCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN THE CABLE FELL. THE CABLE HIT EMPLOYEES RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING NOT TO GALL TO GROUND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT STOP WORKING UNTIL 2-4-94.
EMPLOYEE PULLED BACK WHILE INSTALLING 72" TOP STRUCTURE AT 48BK ON N. MAINS #4 ENTRY. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY, TOOK HIS SCHEDULED TWO DAYS OFF, THEN ON THE 23RD DID NOT RET URN TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BUCKET CYLINDER ON THESCOOP. HE REACHED WITH HIS FINGER TO ALIGN BEAR ING IN THE EYE OF THE CYLINDER, WHEN THE CLYIND ER SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS UNLOADING METAL STRAPS FROM THE SUPPLY CAR TO THE SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHEN LIFTING BATTERY LIDS ON SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING A PIECE F MINE BELT (2 5FTX18IN) TO BOLT ONTO SHEAVE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA
EE WAS UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS FROM FLAT CAR ONTO SCOOP AND MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE SCOOP BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING PIECES OF 2' X 8' SHEET METAL THROUGH A MANDOOR WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL AND MANDOOR.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO BLOCK THE TRAM SPROCK, OF THE SHEAR, THE SPROCKET HAD NOT STOPPED TURNING AND THE BIT BEING USED AS BLOCKING. PINCHED THE TIP OF THE RT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE P AN LINE.
EE WAS REMOVING CABLE FROM HANGER HE REMOVED TOO MANY HANGER WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO FALL PULLING HIS ARM DOWN AND CATCHING HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THESHUTTLE CAR BY PULLING, HE JERKED THE ROCK WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND SUFFERED A DISLOCATION.
THE INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE. THE INJURED DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 4-12-93 AND INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4-16-93.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING THE 5 LEFT TRACK ENTRY CARRYING A BAG OF TOOLS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS PICKING UP A SET OF JUMPERS TO BE USED TO CHANGE THE BATTERIES ON THE 602 SR SCOOP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
8-LT A BELT BROKE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WITH MOTOR SHEAVE AND CABLE AND BELT CLAMPS WHEN CLAMPS SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.
WHILE REMOVING THE REEL COMPARTMENT COVER, A HOLD DOWN BOLT CAME LOOSE UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING THE COVER TO FALL AND STRIKE THE INJURE ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE METATARSAL PROTECTOR.
INJURED WAS HELPING PLACE A TIRE ON A 10SC JOY SHUTTLE CAR TIRE SLIPPED & FELL BACK ONTO THE INJURED & STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG