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Employee was replacing guard on belt at hoist. Guard was resting on bolt head when it slipped, falling down and cutting right little finger on hand.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A WALK-THRU MAN DOOR GOING INTO INTAKE AIR COURSE. STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE MINE FLOOR & LOADING STRUCTURE ON SUPPLY CAR.
Employee said he had put Ram battery on charge & when he jerked on battery lid his back started hurting, he worked until 11/30/05, went to Dr.
The injured said he was picking up a 5' long 6X6' timber when he felt a sharp pain in his right groin area.
THE INJURED SAID HE WAS HELPING MOVE BELT UP. HE WAS LIFTING BOTTOM BELT ROLLERS UP AND HANGING IT ON ROPE, WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
THE INJURED WAS HOOKING UP BATTERY TRACTOR TO THE WATER WAGON & BRUISED HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE PUTTING THE PIN IN TONGUE.
the injured said he was pulling ont he miner cable when his back started hurting. he said he heard something pop in his lower back.
The injured strained his back while lifting a battery cell. He was replacing a bad cell in ram car battery.
THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON N. BELT LINE, WHEN HIS SHOULDER STARTED HURTING.
THE INJURED SAID HE WAS PUTTING HYD. OIL IN ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. 5 GALLON CANS.
EE SAID HE HAS BUMBED HIS KNEE SEVERAL TIMES, GETTING IN AND OUT OF TRACTOR CAB. HIS KNEE HAD SWELLED SOME AND HURT TO WALK.
INJURED SAID HE WAS HELPING OTHER REPAIRMEN CHANGE A HYD. JACK OUT ON A RAM CAR. THEY WERE LIFTING JACK BY HAND TO REMOVE FROM CAR WHEN ONE END OF JACK FELL MASHING INJURED'S MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EE SAID HE WAS HELPING PULL BELT ONTO STRUCTURE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK - RIGHT SIDE.
EE SAID HE WAS SETTING A JACK PIPE IN THE ROOF, TO SECURE TAIL PIECE, THE JACK PIPE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT EYE (FOREHEAD).
EE WAS HANDLING ROOF BOLTS & TWISTED BACK.
EE WAS ON HIS BACK ATTEMPTING TO PUSH DUAL WHEELS ONTO RAMCAR & STRAINED HIS MUSCLES.
UNLOADING LARGE OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE TANKS & STRAINED BACK
EE WAS PUTTING UP SAILS TO CHANNELS DURING BELT MOVE, WHEN HE WENT TO PUT UP SAILS HE WAS BENT OVER & PULLED ON SAILS TOWARDS CHANNELS & STRAINED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING AROUND SLOPE HOIST ROPE ROLLER AND STRAINED BACK MUSLES.
HOOK UP BATTERY TRACTOR TO ROCK DUSTER AND GOT FINGER BETWEEN TONGUE AND BELL.
INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF BATTERY RAMCAR AT CHARGING STATION; CAUGHT SCSR ON CAB AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS REMOVING JACK PIPE FROM BELT TAIL ROOF, STRAINED BACK.
INJURED WAS STANDING IN SLOPE TRACK ENTRY LOADING CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT HAD COME OFF OF MATERIAL CAR DUE TO MAT'L CAR COMING OFF LOWBOY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING STEEL FORMS, SPRAINED ARM. SURGERY 7-25-02, CURRENTLY ON LAY OFF STATUS.
EE WAS PULLING TUGGER CABLE BACK. CABLE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE, CAUSING BRUISING.