EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS LIFTING & PULLING THE MINER CABLE & FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK & SHOULDER
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Showing 50 of 65EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK OFF THE BACK OF A SERVICE TRUCK TO BLOCK THE WHEELS OF A STEAM JENNY & STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS LIFTING A BELT SCRAPPER TO INSTALL ON THE BELT AND FELT BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE REMOVED THE SIDE RAIL SUPPORTS FROM A SUPPLY CAR FULL OF TIMBERS AND THE TIMBER FELL ON HIM.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE INJURIED HIS BACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO PUT HIS WORK BOOTS ON.
55023ATED THAT AS HE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE BACK SO THE MINER COULD CHANGE SIDES THE MINER BOOM STRUCK HIM IN HIS RT FOOT
EE SAID HE FELT BACK PAIN WHILE STRETCHING UPWARD TO INSTALL ROOF BOLTS IN AN AREA WITH HIGH TOP.
THE EE SAID HE PICKED UP A P-40 WATER PUMP AND MOVED IT ABOUT 30 FT AND HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL MOVING MINER CABLE FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO THE OTHER SO MINER COULD BE MOVED ACROSS THE SECTION.
HE SAID WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCKDUST HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT
THIS EE BENT OVER AND WAS LIFTING 4160 POWER CABLE FROM THE MINE FLOOR TO HANG THE CABLE ON J HOOK INSULATIRS SECURED TO THE MINE ROOF AND SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT ON MO NDAY AND DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON TUESDAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIN GLUE FROM THE SCOOP ONTO THE ROOF BOLTER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.THIS EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT.
EMPL AND INJ LIFTING HEAD OFF PUMP.HEAD SLIPPED OUT OF INJ HANDS CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PUMP HEAD AND PIPE.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A TIMBER TO PUT IT IN THE SCOOP BUCKET AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE REEL FROM GROUND INTO A MANBUS AND HIS HEMMORIODS, FELT DISCOMFORT UTNIL 6:15 WHEN HE CALLED OUTSIDE. THIS IS DUE TO AN ILLNESS.
EMPL PULLING ON HOIST ROPE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.BEGAN MISSING WORK 9-12-91.
EMPL HELPING PULL MINER CABLE THRU A HOLE IN STOPPING FELT A BURNING IN GROIN AREA...REPORTED ACCIDENT 8-16 AND STARTED LOSING TIME 8-26-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASK TO HELP ON THE MINER BECAUSE OF A SHORT CREW. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE MINER CABLE HE CLIMB TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK.
TWISTED NEE WHILE HANGING CURTIAN. DUE TO PRE SCHEDULED REACTION . HE HAS BEEN OFF FROM WORK. ON 6-20-91, HE HAD SURGURY ON HIS KNEE AND WILL BE UNABLE TO RETURN AT THE END OF HIS VACATION. PERIOD 6-24-91.
EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MEDICAL DR OF HAVING A CHRONIC BACK DISORDER AND IS RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM REPEATED TRAUMA TO BACK.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE HAD BACK PROBLEMS AND REPORTED HIS BACK WAS HURTING ON 3-21-91 AT 530 P.M. NO EVENT OCCURRED SO WE ARE REPORTING THIS AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CAUSED BY NORMAL JOB DUTIES.
EE WAS LIFTING TILT JACK ON THE PUSH ARM ON DOZER AND INJURED BACK.
MINER HELPER PULLING CABLES OUT OF ROADWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5IN PLASTIC PIPE & STRAINED UPPER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING AIR LOCK DOORS AFTER THE MANTRIP HAD PASSED, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
SHOVELING BELTLINE AND STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN.
LEANING OVER WORKING AND COULDNT STAND UP.
LOADING TRACK RAILS ONE OF RAILS SLIPPED AND FELL ON FOOT
PUTTING BELT ROPE GRIP ON BELT ROPE AND STEEL WIRE RAN INTO MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND CAUSING SWELLING AND INFECTION.
LOADING SUPPLIES BAND STRUCK FINGER 4 STITCHES
HELPING MOVE MINER ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE WALKED INTO A HEADER BOARD INJURING NECK
HE WAS PULLING DOWN FLY PADS TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER'S (UPPER BACK).
HE WAS CLEANING UNDER BELTHEAD RAISED UP WITH SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL AND FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS LINING UP STEERING JACK SHAFT WITH TIE ROD EWND. STEERING JACK SHAFT SLIPPED OFF TIE ROD MASHING FINGERS BETWEEN JACK & FRAME.
LOADING BOXES OF RESIN ON FLAT CAR-TWISTED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SCOOP AND GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TIMBER AND MINE ROOF WHILE ATTEMPTING TO THROW TIMBER.
OUTSIDE LOADING PINS AND BUSHINGS ON MANBUS, HE STATED HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
RAISED CABLE REEL COVER ON 10SC TO WASH LOOSE COAL LID CAUSING INJURY TO FINGER.
PULLING TOP BELT TO MAKE SPLICE HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK.
STRAINED THE MIDDLE PART OF HIS ABCK;HELPING MINER DURING LUNCH,HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
STRAINED BACK PUTTING IN BELT STRUCTURE BENT OVER & PICKED UP PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE & TWISTED HIS BACK
PAIN IN MIDDLE PART OF BACK SETTING TIMBERS PICKED UP 8 FT TIMBER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
LACERATION INSIDE MOUTH MOVING 15" TIRE OUT OF HIS WAY HE THREW THE TIRE WHEN THE TIRE HIT THE GROUND THE AIR SEAL FAILED ON ONE SIDE THE PRESSURE ESCAPING FROM THE TIRE CAUSED THE TIRE AND RI M TO STRIKE HIM IN THE MOUTH
COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK LOADING TIMBERS ONTO SCOOP TO TAKE UG THIS IS WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK.
STRAINED BACK; LIFTING 5-GALLON CAN OF OIL ONTO TOOL BOX FLOOR.
SPRAINED BACK; TAKING A SAMPLE OF COAL OFF #24 BELT USING A SHOVEL, WHEN HE LIFTED THE SHOVEL OF COAL, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
STRAINED RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK LIFTING BUCKET OF DIESEL FUEL OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK.
INJURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LOADING PIN PLATES ON TOP OF SCOOP BATTERIES,ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TOSSED A BUNDLE OF PLATES TOWARD THE SCOOP,THE INJURED PULLED HIS LEFT AHND BACK QUICKLY AND STATED THE PLATES HIT HIS HAND.
BACK STRAIN HELPING THREE OTHER MEN PULL ING A 40-POUND RAIL OFF OF RAIL CAR WHEN HE STATED HE HURT HIS ABCK.