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WHILE CHANING MOTOR COUPLER TO HIGHER POSITION SO HE COULD HOOK TONGUE OF TRACK CLEANER TO 15 TON MOTOR HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE SHOVELING FROZEN COAL AT TAIL OF K2 CONVEYOR FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS LOADING 6" CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE BUCKET SLID OFF OF THE TRACK RAILPINNING HIS LEFT FOOT TO THE GROUND. (FRACTURED TOES).
STANDING ON TOPOF 5A MAG SEPARATOR PULLING ON A VALUE CHAIN AND FEL PAIN IN BACK.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE RAW COAL SCREEN GRIZZLY. HE LIFTED THE ROCK AND TURNED TO DROP IT INTO THE 25 GALLON ROCK DRUM 3WHEN HE FELT A SHARP, STINGING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER , NECK AND ARM AREA.
HAD BELT LAODED ON SCOOP BUCKET. INJURED REACHED IN TO BLOCK STAND UP WHEN IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE STAND FELL FORWARD STRIKING RIGHT HAND AND CATCHING IT BETWEEN STAND AND BOARD ON CAR BEING UNLOADED. LACERATION/FRACTURE RIGHT HAND/ FINGERS.
TAKING DOWN A SPOOL OF PAGER WIRE HE HAD HUNG FROM A PLANK WITH YELLOW ROPES. THE END OF THE DRILL STEEL HOLDING THE SPOOL CAME OUT OF THE ROPE AND THE STEEL AND SPOOL FELL TO THE GROUND. THE STEEL STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT EAT CAUSING LACERATIONS.
CLEANING UNDER ROLLERS IN LOW AREA. SHOVELING ON TO BELT WHEN SHOVEL AND HAND HIT BELT THROWING SHOVEL AND HAND BACK AGAINST STEEL SETS ALONG BELT, CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF REEL BY HAND TO RE-ANCHOR CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT TRICEP.
REACHED INTO TOOL BOX ON TRACK CAR AND LID FELL DOWN CATCHING RIGHT HAND AND FINGER BETWEEN LID AND SIDE OF TOOL BOX. FRACTURE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.