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THEE WAS LAYING TRACK AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE TWO RAILS TOGETHER. AS HE WAS SLIDING THE RAIL TO ONE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET THE RAIL WAS TURNED TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND CAUGHT HIS L ITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION.

EE STATED THAT HE BENT OVER TO MOVE MINER CABLE OUT OF HALLWAY, FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 9-12-02 STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-18-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE THAT WAS HUNG. STRUCTURE CAME LOOSE ON OFFSIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEG. LEG KEPT BOTHERING HIM. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7/28/02. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7/28/02 .

EE STATED HE WAS CHECKING PERMISSIBILITY ON 3-WHEELER PANEL BOARD-WHEN CHECKING BOTTOM OF PANEL-HE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF GLASS.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 4/14/02. THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS UNSURE OF AN ACCIDENT & STATED HE THOUGHT IT WAS BURSITIS. HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR BURSITIS BY HIS REGULAR PHYSICIAN. A MRI PERFORMED ON 5/30 REVEALED A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 6/4/02 TO CORRECT THE CONDITION. HE WORKED REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL SURGERY.

ON 4/8/00 THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK & SHOULDER WHILE BENDING A ROOF BOLT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MUSCULAR STRAIN; HE RETURNED TO WORK & CONTINUED REGULAR DUTIES. FOLLOW-UP VISIT WITH PHYSICIAN ON 9/9/02. REOCCURRANCE OF 4/8/02 INCIDENT. HE WAS TAKEN OUT OF WORK ON 9/10/02.

EE STATED HE HAD PUT BOLT AND GLUE IN HOLE AND PUT BOLT INTO PINNER HEAD AND PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND. STRIKING HIM ON THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TO ADVANCE THE CONVEYOR BELT AND WHILE HANDLING AND LIFTING THE BELT STRUCTURE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. THE VICTIM WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STRAIN ON DEC 6, 2001 .

INJURED WAS ENTERING CONTROL ROOM AND CLOSED DOOR, CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FACING.

EE STATED THAT HE WENT TO CHECK WATER PUMP, STEPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR 11/12. STARTED LOSING TIME 12/8. WENT BACK TO DOCTOR 12/4 & HAD SURGERY.

EE WAS DRAGGING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF GEAR OIL AROUND CONTINUOUS MINER - FEELING SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS ONTO A SCOOP BUCKETFROM A VENTILATION BRATTICE. WHEN HE WAS PUTTINGBLOCK ONTO BUCKET HE MASHED FINGER BETWEEN SCOOPAND BLOCK.

EE WAS STEPPING THROUGH A MAN DOOR. AS HE BENT KNEE & STEPPED THROUGH HIS KNEE LOCKED & HE FELTA SHARP PAIN. THIS EE HAD PREVIOUS ARTHROSCOPY OF SAME KNEE IN 1998. HE AGAIN HAD CORRECTIVE SUR GERY 7/10/01 & MANAGEMENT RECEIVED THE POST-0PERATIVE DIAGNOSIS 8/17/01 INDICATING A NEW MENISCAL TEAR TO HIS KNEE.

EE STATED THAT A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK GOT UNDER HIS KNEE PAD AND HE BENT DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND BRUISED KNEE.

INJURED WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN A JEFFREY CRUSHER, AS HE WAS PICKING UP HAMMER TO HOOK TO THE ELECTRIC HOIST, THE HAMMER SLIPPED BACK MASHING HIS LEFT FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND STARTED TO MOVE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF HAULAGE ROAD, WHEN HE GOT A CATCH TO HIS LOWER BACK. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF LOW BACK INJURY AND PAIN DATING BACK TO 1995 AGAIN IN 1992.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING TO UN-ROLL SOME HIGH VOLTAGE FROM A SPOOL HANGING BY CHAINS. ONE OF THECHAINS BROKE, SPOOL STRIKING EE ON SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS LIFTING AND ROCKING A BOAT OUT INTO THE WATER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IN REMOVING A GUARD OVER DRIVE COUPLING ON FEEDER. THE GUARD FELL OFF MOUNTING FRAME AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN GUARD AND SPEED REDUCER.

LOSING TIME DEC 2000 AND RETURNED TO HIS REGULAR WORK 2/19/01 LOSING 52 DAYS ON THIS INJURY. (ORIGINAL INJURY 6/2/97.)

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING THE DUST COLLECTION BOX ON ROOF DRILL, WHEN HE WENT TO SHUT THE DOOR, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON LATCH HOOK AND SHUT DOOR ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND TURNED TO PULL MINER CABLE AND HEARD POP PAIN IN KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING A GREASE BUCKET INTO THE MACH 8; FEELING PAIN IN SHOULDER. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7/22/00. STARTED RESTRICTED DUTY ON 7/23/00.

EE HAD COVER OPEN TO SERVICE ENGINE OF BROOKVILLE MANTRIP WHEN HE LOWERED THE COVER, HE STRUCK HIS THUMB ON A SHARP BRACKET WHICH HELD A RUBBER TIE DOWN STRAP.

EE WAS PREPARING TO UNPLUG RECEPTICLE ON HAULER BETTERY. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON HAULER BATTERY ADN WHEN OPERATOR LET BATTERY DOWN ON GROUND, HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FRAME OF HA ULER AND BATTERY.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON THE #10 DRYER SPREADER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING BOLTS ONTO A ROOF BOLTER BAND THAT HOLDS BOLTS TOGETHER WAS HANGING LOOSE HIS HAND CAUGHT END OF STRAP

EE HAD TRAMMED CONT MINER TO #6 HEADING, WENT BACK TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF HAULWAY AND HANG UP. WHEN EE PICKED-UP CABLE HE POSSIBLY STRAIN BACK.

EE WAS MAKING A BELT MINE AND WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE (STAND) HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL LAYING IN WALKWAY AND DROPPED STAND ONTO HIS FOOT.