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CONCRETE GOT IN7O EMPLOYEE'S BOOTS AND ON FEET CAUSING BURNS.
INSTALLING A CO5L CHUTE AT THE 6 BELTHEAD AND AS HE PLACED A PIECE OF SHEET METAL INTO PLACE IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PIECE OF SHEET METAL WITH HIS HAND I N BETWEEN THEM AND A SHARP E DGE SLICED THE 6ACK OF HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING THE LIGAMENT GOING TO HIS FINGER.
LIFTED STEEL AR7H BEAM AND HURT BACK.
PULLING 2 INCH 5IR HOSE AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND THE COUPUNG.
WAS REMOVING CR3B BLOCKS FROM UNDERNEATH A BATTERY TRACTOR AND WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSTION AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LEG AND GROIN AREA.
FELL ON RIGHT K3EE WHILE DRAGGING STEEL BEAM.
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF TAKING DOWN A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHICH WAS HUNG UP BY A J-HOOK ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE AND HIT THE HANDLE AGAINST THE TOP AND IT DISCHARGED INTO HIS MOUTH AND HE SWOL LOWED THE CHEMI7ALS.
HE WAS LOADING 5 ROLL OF CONTINUOUS MINER(WATERLINE) ONTO A BATTERY TRACTOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.WATER LINE- 1"X50' AND WEIGHS 60 LBS.
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE PANEL ON THE FEEDER WHICH HE HAD JUST REPAIRED & AS HE LIFTED UP ON THE PANEL HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
HE WAS IN THE P9OCESS OF STOCKING THE ROOF BOLTER UP FOR THE SHIFT'S WORK AND AS HE PULLED A ROOF BOLT FROM THE STACK, HE SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
INJURED STATED 7HAT HE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF BRATTICE CLOTH ACROSS THE SECTION AND THAT HE JUST FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A STACK OF ROOF BOLT PLATES 07, TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE STACK SLID APART AND ONE OF THE PLATES FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG CUTTING IT.
WAS LOADING ROO0 BOLTS ON BOLTER HE THREW FOUR 48 INCH RESIN BOLTS ACROSS BOLTER AND COMPLAINED ON A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN.
I,NAME WAS GETT3NG OUT OF SCOOP AND HIT KNEE ON METAL IN SCOOP DECK.
I NAME HAD DRIL5ED A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STICKING A TUBE OF RESIN IN THE HOLE AND THEN HE TOOK THE 4' ROOFBOLT AND WAS PUSHING THE BOLT IN THE HOLE WHEN THE GLUE SUPP I DID NOT HAVE 4Y SAFETY GLASSES ON AT THE TIME. EDLY SQUIRTED O6T AND SOME GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE DID NOT HAVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON AT THE TIM
I.NAME WAS IN T2E PROCESS OF INTALLING THE PICK OF A DIGGING ARM ON THE CONTINOUS MINER WHEN HE STATED HIS BACK WAS HURTING
I.NAME WAS HELP3NG TAKE DOWN MINER CABLE OUT OF A CABLE HANGERS AND HE WAS FINISHING WITH THE LAST ONE WHEN EVERY ONE ELSE LET GO OF THE MINER CAB LE AND AS THE C5BLE CAME DOWN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME CAUGHT ON THE HOOK OF THE HANGER
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SIDE.
LOCKING BELT ST9UCTURE TOGETHER WHEN PIECE OF METAL AND PAINT FLEW INTO RT EYE
WAS GOING THRU 9EVOLVING AIRLOCK DOORS AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME
MAN WAS SHOVEL3NG COAL FROM BELT AND TRACK WHERE TRACK ENTRY WAS APPROX 18 IN LOWER THAN BELT AND THE LIFT TO THE BELT IS QUITE DIFFICULT
HANGING MINER C5BLE WHEN HE GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND J-HOOK.
HANGING CM CABL9 WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WAS LIFTING A P3ECE OF 3" WATERLINE & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BAK. %@*%@* IN LOWER BACK.
LEVELING BELT R2LLERS WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT.
LOADING TOOL BO3 ONTO TRACTOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
LIFTED A BOX OF3RESIN OFF THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
LIFTING A BOX O0 RESIN AND FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK
SETTING TIMBERS3AND ONE FELL AND STRUCCK HIM IN RIBS
HE CAME UP TO 43ENTRY UNDER MINER AND THE CABLE ON MINER WAS OUT I N ROAD WAY HE REACHED DOWN AND TOOK HOLD OF CABLE AND FLIPPED IT OUT OF WAY HURTING HIS BACK, AND SIDE. RIGHT SIDE.
LIFTING STEEL ROD TO PUT IN ROLL OF BELT TO BE LIFTED AND HURT HIS BACK.
INJ MAN WAS WORKING WITH MINER CABLE LIFTING AND PULLING AND HURT NECK AND SHOULDERS
MAN WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
INJURED WS LIFTING ON ROOF BOLTER BOOM & RUPTURED HIMSELF.
UNJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLY FROM SCOOP TO ROOF BOLTER AND INJURED BACK
EMPL ASSISTING INSTALLATION OF TRACK WHEN RAIL ROLLED OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
I NAME WAS LAYING 4 INC PLASTIC WATER LINE UP A HILL AND IT CAME LOOSE FROM A CHAIN HOOKED TO A TRUCK, SLID BACK DOWN THE HILL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT LEG, BREAKING IT.
I NAME WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE AND WA SPUTTING IN THE BOTTOM STRUCTURE WHEN DOWING THIS HE WAS LIFTING THE BELT ROPE AND HURT HIS BACK
I.NAME WAS CARREYING A CAN OF OIL AROUND THE BUGGY AND HURT HIS BACK.
I.NAME RIPPILING COAL AT #4 SCALE HOUSE.REQ LIFTING BUCKET OF COAL 100 LB ABOUT WAIST HIGH AND DISPOSING OF ABOUT HALF THE BUCKET AS WASTE MATREIAL.RESULTED IN HERNIA FOR I.NAME.
I NAME WAS SHOVELING AROUND THE FEEDER IN THE 3 ENTRY WHEN HE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK, WHICH RESULTED IN APULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
I.NAME WAS TAKING A GEA R CASE OUT OF A CONTINUOUS MINER, ONCE HE GOT THE BOLT OUT OF THE GEAR CASE THE GEAR CASE FELL INTO HIS LAP, CAUSING BRUISED MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT ON HIS KNEE
I.NAME WAS WORKING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER PULLING A PIN ON THE GUARD RAIL OF THE MINER, WHEN HE GOT SHARP PAINS IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS. DIAGNOSIS WAS CERVICAL STRAIN OF THE NECK FROM PULLI NG TO HARD ON THE PIN
SUBJECT WAS LOADING BOXES OF RESIN ONTO SCOOP AND STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.
I NAME WAS WORKING AT THE BATTERY STATION LIFTING A H-2 RIPPER HEAD INTO A SCOOP AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE DIDN\T THINK HE WAS SERIOUSOUSLY INJURED AND DIDN\T TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL THE 24TH OF A APRIL 1984
HURT HIS BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE.
SUBJECT WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE AND DROPPED BLET ROLLER ON RT HAND INJURING HIS HAND
SUBJECT WAS UNLOADING OIL FROM SCOOP TO OIL CAR AND RUPTURED HIMSELF IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN
MAN WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND HURT HIS BACK
MAN WAS CARRYING ROLLERS OVER TO BELT LINE AND INJURED HIS BACK