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WHILE LOADING A 9' PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT INTO A TRUCK, THE FOLDED END OF BELT PUSHED UPWARD AGAINST EE'S LEFT ELBOW WHILE HIS LEFT ARM WAS FULLY EXTENDED. ARM HYPEREXTENDED.
THE MINER WAS PULLING FEEDER CABLE. HE PICKED THE CABLE UP AND PUT ON HIS SHOULDER AND TURNED TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS KNEE TWISTED HE CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT LEFT EARLY 1 1-17-03.
BOLT MAN WAS IN #4 FACE BOLTING WHEN HE WAS BENDING A BOLT BACK TO SET ON THE TOP OF THE POT. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS UNTIL IT HURT TOO BAD.
WHILE WORKING AT PREP PLANT, WALKING UP FLIGHT OF STAIRS HOLDING ONTO HANDRAILS, HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER OUT MAKING FREQUENT TRIPS UP THE STAIRS. SHOULDER IS PAINFUL WHEN RAISED OR MOVED.
THE MAN WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WITH HELP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EMPLOYEE FOR INFORMATION.
PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL 3'X 3'X 1/2" AND TORE MUSCLES IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THE INJURED MAN WORKED THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST DAY HE WAS OFF WAS 8/13/01 CAME BACK 8/14/01.
HE WAS LOADING TIMBERS WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT ARM. THIS WAS ON THE 3-2-01. HE NEVER MISSED A SHIFTS WORK TILL 5-7-01.
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY IN #5 ENTRY, MINER HURT HIS BACK.