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Water saturated coal shoveling belt.
While pulling on some conveyor belt to help install a belt drive. Employee sustained a back injury.
Replacing a hydraulic hose on the #2 continuous miner employee was pulling on the hose to get it in the correct location. At that time his hand slipped while pulling the hose and struck himself in the right rib.
While cleaning the #5 belt drive located in entry #6 employee sustained an injury to his right knee. He stated the injury may have been caused by shoveling the drive or crawling around it.
On the above date and approx time, employee was shoveling loose coal under bottom rollers which was located on #5 conveyor belt line when he strained his right shoulder.
On above date and approx. time employee was pulling the continuous miner cable away from the machine. At which time he suffered an injury to his lower back. The machine was located in #9 entry on panel 2 Rt off 4 Lt. Roof bolter operator responded to his location after the accident.
At approx 1:30 PM on 2/6/10 while preparing a belt splice on #5 belt, EE was struck on the right side of his head and face. The steel cable being used to pull the conveyor belt slipped, striking EE.
Ee was loading ridge rails in supply car when his left side ring finger was caught between 2 pieces of fridge rail causing accident.
EE WAS TAKING MINER BITS OUT OF MINER. HE WAS POUNDING BITS OUT WITH ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. APIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF & CUT HIS LEG. THE CUT WAS ABOUT 1/4"WIDE BY 1/8LONG. HE WENT TO DR & DR TOLD HIMHE COULD LEAVE SMALL PIEC OF METALTHERE BUT IT WAS HIS DECISION HE SEE THE DR MONDAY EVE & WAS TOLD TO COME BACK FOLLOWING FRIDAY