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WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL UNIT IN SCOOP BUCKET, EMPLOYEE PULLED SOMETHING HIS BACK.
EE WAS CHANGING A 42" BOTTOM ROLLER (RETURN IDLER) ON #3 MAIN BELT INBY HEAD. WHILE LIFTING THE NEW ROLLER INTO PLACE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.
INJ CHANGING BOTTOM ROLLER BEHIND #3 MAIN BELT HEAD. AREA IS 6' HIGH AND SLOPPY BOTTOM. WHILE LIFTING NEW ROLLER INTO PLACE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. THE ROLLER WAS 54" LONG AND 4" DIAM
95149ED WAS HELPING LOAD THE MINER CABLE ONTO THE HOOKS ON THE SIDE OF THE 285 MINER LEE NORSE AND AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE THE AREA WAS 42" HIGH AND RESONABLY DRY.
54736YEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A SHUTTLE CAR WHEEL UNIT ONTO SOME CRIB BLOCKS & STRAINED HIS UPPER LEFT BACK AREA
38509NJURED WAS LIFTING A MOTOR WITH A MOBILE LIFTING JACK AND HE PUSHED AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE JACK TRYING TO MOVE IT WITH HIS SIDE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING TO FRACTURE ONE OF 08920RIBS.
THE AREA WAS WET AND SLOPPY. 42" HIGH THE INJURED WAS MOVIGN A5 HP SUBJERSIBLE FACE PUMP, INTO THE WATER, BYDRAGGING IT, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN IS LOWER BACK.
THE AREA WAS DAMPAND 38" HIGH. THE INJURED WAS CHANGING WORN OUT BELT IDLERS ALONG #3 MAIN BELT AS HE WAS TAKING OUT THE OLD ROLLER HE PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.
INJURED WAS MOVING A SPAREPART IN OUTSIDE SHOP TO TAKE UNDERGROUND WHILE MOVING IT.THE PART ROLLED ONTO HIS RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING IT TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE SPA RE PART.(CONVEYOR MATERIAL FOR JOY 21SC).
INJURED WAS ROLLING 36" CONVEYOR. BELT OUT TO MAKE A SPLICE WHILE PUSHING ON ROLL AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. AREA WAS FLAT AND DRY.
INJURED WAS WORKING ONA 3-B MANSTRIP, REPLACING HTE FRONT WHEEL, THE MANTRIP WAS JACKED UP AND BLOCKED. HE WAS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE WHEEL HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
YWHILE PLASTERING BRATTICE WALLS ALONG THE TRAVEL WAY OF 2ND NORTH MAIN SECTION INTAKE, HE GOT B-BOND ON BOTH HANDS AND THEY BECAME INFLAMMED AND IRRIATATED.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE MARK 22 MINER, REPLACING THE SPEED REDUCER. WHILE LIFTING ON IT TO GET IT IN PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING & PULLING THE MINER CABLE ON 12-6-91. HE WAS OFF ONE DAY & RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-9-91. HE WAS OFF WORK AGAIN ON 1-13-92. THIS IS A REOCCURRANCE OF THE SAME INJURY WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED.
EE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE POWER AT THE FACE AREA OF 2ND NORTHEAST BELT SECTION WHILE MOVING POWER CBALE.FOR THE BRIDGE UNTI ACROSS THE BELT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK-HEIGHT WAS 40 INCH ES AND WET BOTTOM.
WHILE SHOVELING COAL ALONG #1 MAIN BELT.INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA WHILE HE WAS LIFTING SHOVEL LOADED WITH COAL ONTO BELT.
PULLING MINER CABLE BUMPED L KNEE
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK ON 05-30-91 UNLOADING POST OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET & WAS OFF 5 WORK DAYS & RETURNED TO WORK 06-10-91 & WORKED TILL 07-01-91 & BACK WAS STILL GIVING HIM PROBLEMS HE IS OFF NOW TO GIVE IT REST & TO SEE IF THAT WILL HELP HIM
HELPING UNLOAD POSTS FROM SCOOP AND STRAINED BACK
INJURED WAS IN SCOOP CHARGING STATION IN SHOP PUTTING OIL IN THE REAR END OF SCOOP, WHEN HE LIFTED HIS ARM TO PUT MORE OIL IN. HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW OF HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE COVER PLATE ON T HE SCOOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH HYDRATED LIME WHEN HE GOT LIME IN HIS RT EYE
WHILE CRAWLING INSECTION, BOTH EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BEGAN TO HURT AND RIGHT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS NORAML WORK ACTIVITY WHEN HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN.
WHILE MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TANK & A CEMENT BLOCK HE SUSTAINED A SMASHED LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND & ALSO THE NA IL WAS PARTIALLY T ORN OFF
EMPL BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAG OF LIME WHEN TWISTED LOWR BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SEATING POSTION IN SHUTTLE CAR TO TRAVEL IN THE OTERH DIRECTION. WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS PULLING MINER CBLE WHNE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF LIME WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
INJURED PERSON WAS MOVING A 2" PUMP WHEN HE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN GROIN AREA.THIS PULL RESULTED IN A RUPTURE.