Employee stated he was getting off the Clark 275 Front End Loader, while climbing down the steps of the loader he felt a sharp pain in neck - then in back - going all the way to his legs. Loader was on a slight uneven surface, steps on loader were straight up and down.
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Showing all 23Employee was carrying bags of rock dust while kneeling over, when he felt his back pop and pain shooting through both legs.
**This accident was not reported until 12-11-2006** Employee stated that while shoveling she felt a sharp pain in her left shoulder. The area was muddy, slippering, and uneven. Employee has a pulled muscle in the backside of her left shoulder.
Employee was working on the header. The template that was being used fell off of the tandem roller and smashed his left hand, causing his hand to bruise and swell.
He was helping move miner cable, picked the miner cable up and felt pain in lower back.
Employee was hanging miner cable, picked the cable up and felt a pain in his back. The roof was 5 1/2 to 6 feet high and he was lifting cable by himself.
He was helping lap belt with three other employees and felt something pop in left shoulder.
Employee was pulling and lifting a steel cable, used to pull the gob truck as it was stuck in mud. He felt a pain in left shoulder and neck.
Injured party was standing in mud and water about a foot deep trying to hookup a supply trailor when a prop was shoved against the injured party left ankle.
Injured party had picked up the 4" water line at the unit tailpiece to put on a fire drop when he felt a pain in his lower back.
Injured party tried to throw a 5 gallon can of oil over the unit belt when he twisted his left hip and knee.
Employee strained lower back while hanging miner cable.
Employee was changing out bearing on slope take-up and felt pain in his chest. Pulled muscle in chest.
EE was trying to move an empty pallet at #4 header. The pallet was stuck in mud and when he picked up on the pallet, he felt something pop in his right shoulder
Employee was loading a box of glue onto pinner and twisted his back causing pain in his back and right leg.
Employee was shoveling on slope belt header and threw mud and coal up onto the belt and strained neck and pinched nerve.
WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT LINE, ROCK DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYE. IT BOUNCED OFF RIB & WENT IN HIS LT. EYE.
EE WAS HANDLING METAL AND HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH RAW EDGE THAT PUNCTURED HIS HAND.
EE WAS SETTING BITS IN THE LEFT MINER ON #1 UNITAND BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF MINER BITS WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BITS HE STRAINED HIS LOWERBACK.
WHILE PUTTING BELT TOGETHER, CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
EE STRAINED LOWER BACK DRAGGING A PIECE OF MINER CABLE (ABOUT 50'LONG) OUT OF ROADWAY.
EE WAS PULLING 2" PLASTIC WATER LINE IN #7 ENTRY 7TH EAST, BACK STARTED HURTING.
WHILE DROPPING THE MINER CABLE IN THE #6 ENTRY THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TRYING TO WORK BUT THE PAINCONTINUED TO INCREASE. SCOOP OPERATOR TRANSFERRE D HIM OUTSIDE ON THE SECTION MANTRIP.