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EE was tramming the miner from #1 entry to #5 entry, he stopped to move the miner cable and the water line out of the road. When he picked it up to move it out of the road so the miner and buggy could get by, he felt something in his chest. His chest was hurting and he left the entry and went outside.
Employee and a co-worker were putting guards on the miner. They went to reposition the guard and it slid and caught employee's third finger on his left hand smashing finger.
The injured states he was repairing a hole in a stopping when a block fell from above catching his hand against another block.
Employee was moving a rock out of the roadway so his Shuttle car could pass
Location/Section-Mains, #6 entry at the face. EE bent over to remove a rock off of the scoop charging cable. He injured his lower back.
EE said he strained his back when lifting a shive wheel for a belt take up unit.
In #e Entry, miner cable caught his legs and threw him against the rib. Right knee is swollen. Left knee was twisted back hurting. He was transferred to hospital by ambulance.
EE was installing hydraulic cylinder on a roof bolter. He was lying on his back lifting the cylinder up on to the roof bolter then he had a sharp pain in the middle of his back. EE did not quit working till Monday, November 7, 2011.
Employee was removing gob from #4 tailpiece. The gob was coal and rock mixture, a piece of rock fell thru and rolled onto right index finger, smashing the employees finger.
Location in Mains. EE was changing rearend in a rubber tired mantrip. The mantrip fell of of blocks, landing on right leg. He finished out shift before going to the Montgromery General Hospital ER.
Injured employee was helping the rest of the crew wind belt w/belt winder when belt winder slid out of scoop bucket - striking his right foot.
Employee was attempting to open airlock doors; doors suddenly shut catching his wrist in them. Unknown injury to right wrist. 11/2/07 went to hospital: chiped bone right wrist.
Mains Section. Setting timbers in Mains when he turned and pulled his left hip.
Claims to have been lifting on metal tongue of supply car and felt pain and burning sensation in lower back. Injured was twisting and not in proper lifting position.
Injured claims to have been picking up belt feeder trailing cable when he felt pain in stomach area. Injured did not report it to supervisor until 7/11/07 because he said he did not think injury was serious.
Going to do belt splice on #6 belt; grabbed top roller underneath belt, pulled on roller & pulled muscle on right shoulder.
Loading 4' straps, band broke, striking left hand and cutting it. Caused swelling of the left wrist.
Was operating continuous miner. Got stuck up. Operator was attempting to hook up chain up to miner and cut left hand.
Miner cable was in roadway for buggy. EE bent down to pick up cable and he heard a pop in his chest and hurt in his chest. He went on with is shift.
EE was loading belt structure on scoop, when he felt and heard a pop and pull in his right shoulder.
Employee was lifting a smaller toolbox out of a bigger box and felt pain and the right arm went numb.
The pinner needed hydraulic oil; two co-workers went and got two 5 gallon buckets of oil from outside and carried it down slope through door to reach pinner. Once injured reached the pinner, he set the two buckets down. When he rose back up he felt pain in his lower back. Was taken to hospital at 11:00 a.m.
Victim was pulling high line cable, when went around a corner the cable slipped out of his hands hitting his right leg, turning his foot. Employee fell backwards.
Putting 6" water line together. When trying to align the pipe, another employee hit the other end of pipe catching the injured employee's finger.
Employee was on knees mixing B-Bond. Safety glasses were fogged up. He removed safety glasses to let dry & continued mixing up B-Bond and the B-Bond splashed into his face and into right eye. He went to boss and boss flushed out eye with water. Employee finished shift and completed job of building a stopping. Next day eye was swelled shut. EE went to Dr.
Lifting jack cylinder when employee felt a burning sensation in his lower stomach.
PICKED UP A ROCK OUT OF ROADWAY. TURNED TO THROW IT OVER HILL AND TWISTED BACK.