EE WAS UNLOADING A BOX OF ROOF BOLT RESIN ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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Showing 50 of 57EE WAS TRYING TO UNCOUPLE A SET OF RAILRUNNER BATTERIES AND AS HE JERKED ON THE CAT HEAD HE STARTED HURTING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PUTTING THE CABLE CROSSOVER BACK ON THE BOLTER WHEN HIS HELPER THREW THE OTHER CORSSOVER AND HIT EE ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE WAS UNLOADING CINDER BLOCKS FRO OFF OF A SUPPLY CAR AND AS HE WAS STACKING THE BLOCKS WHILE BENDING & TWISTING HIS BODY HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM ALONG HIS BELT LINE.
EE WAS LIFTING ON A BOX OF ROOF BOLT RESIN CARRING IT FROM THE REAR OF THE BOLTER TO THE FRONT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
YEE WAS STACKING A BRATTICE UP WHEN A CINDER BLOCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS UNLOADING RESIN OUT OF SUPPLY CAR AND SAID HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN HURTING. THIS OCCURRED UNDERGROUND AT THE END ON THE TRACK.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND BETWEEN 11:00 AM AND NOON HIS BACK STARTED HURTING GRADUALLY AT FIRST AND THEN HARD. HE TOOK TWO PILLS WHILE HE ATE HIS DINNER AND FELT BETTER WHEN HE GOT THROUGH EAT ING, AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT OF WORK.
EE WASPULLING THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE OUT OF THE HAULWAY AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMP PICKED UP THE MINER CABLE AND THREW IT OUT OF THE HAULWAY AND HIS CHEST STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS IN THE BATTERY STATION AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE HAULER'S TRAMMING STATION HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING WORK ON A MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER WHEN HE HIT HIS RT KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE BENT A ROOF BOLT AND THREW IT TOWARD THE FACE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. THE HEIGHT WAS APPROX. 48" HIGH.
EE WAS BENDING A 48" ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL INTO THE ROOF WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 48" ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL INTO THE ROOF WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AROUND A HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATION. HE TOOK HOLD OF A TIMBER LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR AND PULLED IT TOWARD HIM WHEN A PAIN WAS FELT IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS CARRYING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR FROM A BRIDGE UNIT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS HELPING PUT A FOOT SHAFT IN A MINER. AS HE WAS LIFTING, A SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS GOING TO CHANGE BATTERIES ON A SCOOP, WHEN HE STARTED TO GET UPON THE SCOOP HIS BACK WENT OUT.
EE WAS UNLOADING ROCKDUST UNDERGROUND AT THE END OF THE TRACK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BENDING A 48" RESIN BOLT TO INSTALL INTO A DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN UNDER HIS SHOULDER BLADE.
EMP WAS PULLING THE BRIDGES WATER AND POWER CABLES OUT FROM A PINCH POINT AND PULLED A MUSCLE INLEFT HIP.
EE WAS LIFTING A WATER PUMP OUT OF A WATER HOLE AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING STING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A BELT ROLLER THAT HE WAS HELPING INSTALL ON A BELT DRIVE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.
VICTIM WAS STANDING IN MUD SHOVELING BELT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE WENT TO MOVE.
EE WAS HELPING PUT A TAILROLLER IN THE #5 BELT TAILPIECE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK AS HE WAS CARRYING A BEARING.
EMPLOYEE WENT THROUGH A BRATTICE MANDOOR CARRYING A BELT TOOL KNIFE.THE BRATTICE DOOR CAME DOWN AND HIT THE END OF THE BELT TOOL KNIFE CAUSING THE OTHER END OF THE BELT KNIFE TO HIT HIM ON THE LOWER LIP.
EE WAS TAKING A TIRE OFF OF THE BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE THE LONG JOHN UP THE BELT. HE WAS UNHOOKING A CHAIN THAT WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE BELT WITH, WHEN HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A BURR ON THE CHAIN THAT CUT HIS HAND.
THE SECTION EE WAS WORKING ON WAS PULLING PILLARS. HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPENING A AIR LOCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CHAIN TO MOVE IT AND FELT ASHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EMP MISSED WORK ON 5-2-96.
THE MINER WAS PULLING THE BOLTER THAT WAS STUCK IN A DIP. THE EE UNHOOKED THE CHAIN FROM THE MINER HEAD AND IT FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM FLAT CAR UNDERGROUND IN LOW TOP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS UNLOADING TOOLS FROM A RAILRUNNER, WHEN HE STUMBLED AND HIT HIS ARM ON THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE (RAILRUNNER).
EE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF BELT, 40' LONG. HE FOLDED IT BACK AND WAS PULLING ON IT WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULWAY. IN DOING SO SHE PULLED SOMETHING IN HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A UNI-HAULER TIRE TO BE LAODED ONTO A FLATCAR WHEN SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS WRIST.
EE WAS LOADING BRATTICE SEALER INTO A RAILRUNNERTO BE TRANSPORTED UNDERGROUND WHEN HE FELT A PPIN IN HIS BACK. SEALER IS STORED IN 5 GALLON BUCKETS & WEIGHS APPROIMATELY 30 TO 40 POUNDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG IT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A 482 SCOOP. HE UNCOUPLED THE CAT HEAD AND WHEN HE PULLED ON THE LOEADS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULWAY, EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS SIDE.
EE WAS LIFTING A HAULER TIRE ONTO A FLATCAR WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. A LIFT OF ABOUT 3'. HAULER TIRE WAS LAYING AT THE END OF THE TRACK INSIDE OF MINE.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BOX OF ROOF BOLT RESIN AT THE SUPPLY HOLE IN #5 HEADING
EE WAS SHOVELING MUD AND ROCK ONTO BELT AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FILTER FROM LOADER AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM ON A WIRE CLAMP.
EE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS INTO A CAR & TWISTED HIS BACK. *THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL EE LOST TIME ON 5/5/95.