Employee was loading supplies, bent over and picked up some half headers injuring lower back.
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Showing all 21Employee was operating the Mac 8 mantrip when it stopped tramming. When he was checking the batteries one of the battery covers popped off & got battery acid in his eyes.
Closed tool box lid on his left hand.
Employee strained lower back while lifting a roll of welding cable.
Pulling cable off of reel and stained lower lumbar region.
In the #6 entry in the face, Employee was pulling on or pull rope attached to the miner cable, straining back.
Hanging miner cable; pulled muscle in back.
UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS OFF BOLTER. OFF-LOADING ROOF BOLTS - LEG GOT CAUGHT IN MATERIAL, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
Shoveling belt 3 head & 2b belt. Employee hurt back picking up rocks and putting them in the breakthrough.
PIECE OF RUB RAIL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOOT.
MOVING MINER CABLE; HANGING CABLE AGAINST RIB.
CHANGING CONVEYOR MOTOR WITH SLATE BAR & MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN PINCHING THUMB AGAINST THE FRAME WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PULL A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
LIFTING ON MINER CABLE, PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
Rub rail off side fell off side of miner on right foot.
WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLT MACH.
THE EE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE. THE TAILPIECE BEGAN TO SPILL AND AS HE BENT DOWN A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PAIN TO THE JAW BONE STRUCTURE.
SHOVELING BELT & FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CHANGING A PLANETARY IN THE JOY 12-CM12 MINER & WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE SUN GEARS AND FELT PAIN MILE/MAJOR BACK PAIN.
CHANGING BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED A MUSCLE
WORKING ON RUB RAIL & KNOCKED OFF ONTO THE INJURED EE'S FOOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN FOOT.
WHILE THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH MAKING A BELT MOVE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.