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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER AND WHEN HE JERKED IT HIS BACK WENT OUT OR PAIN HIT HIM IN BACK
I,NAME WAS HELP3NG TO REPAIR A DYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE MINER WHEN HE REACHED ACROSS THE MINER TO PULL ON THE HYDRAULIC HOSE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
I,NAME WAS IN THE LIGHTHOUSE PREPARING TO GOT TO WORK AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT, HE REACHED TO PICK UP HIS DINNER BUCKET AND STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST ONE OF THE SIT DOWN BENCHES IN THE LIGHTH OUSE AND THE INJURY RESULTED.
DURING THE BOLTING OPERATION I.NAME WAS ADVANCING ONE OF THE TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT JACKS AND WHEN HE LIFTED IT TO BE MOVED TO THE NEXT POSITION HE TWISTED HIS BACK
I.NAME ASSISTING I.NAME OPERATOR IN PUTTING UP ROOF SUPPORT STRAP.EDGE OF STRAP CAUGHT ON CANOPTY OF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON NECK RESULTING IN MUSCLE SPASMS TO SHOULDERS AND LOWER BACK AREA. DR. SAID SLIGHT CONTUSION ON NECK RESULTANT BACK STRAIN OCCURRED.
I,NAME ALLEDGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE. HE COULDN\T GUANTIFY THE DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT BECAUSE THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRESPONDANCE FROM HIS DOCTORS AS TO THEIR DETERM INATION AS TO WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CONDITION. THE SITUATION IS UNCLEAR AT THIS TIME DUE TO PAST INJURIES.
I NAME WAS CLEANING SOME ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE EQUIPMENT A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIM ON THE FORE HEAD RESULTING IN SASMALL LACERATION ON HIS FOREHEAD
HE WAS TIGHTENING A ROOF SUPPORT JACK HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE JACK, AND HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE HANDLE.
I,NAME WAS PULLING THE BELT CLAMP THROUGH A MAN DOOR, THE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME OF THE DOOR, AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE SHOVELS AND CLEANS BELTLINE (APPROX. 36" HIGH) WHILE CRAWLING ON KNEES. AT APPROX. 12:30 PM ON 9-13-83 HE REPORTED SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BELTLINE & WAS STACKING THE ROCK BESIDE THE BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN THE MIDDLE PORTION OF HIS BACK.
HANGING MINER CABLE ACROSS ENTRY WHEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.PULLED MUSCLE OR STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS REMOVING ROCK BY HAND FROM FLOOR OF BELT ENTRY TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED CLEARANCE. HE STATED THAT HE THREW A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE WAY & WHILE LIFTING & THROWING THE ROCK HE STRAINE D &/OR PULLED HIS SHOULDER &/OR ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM UNDER THE BELT LINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A TOP BELT ROLLER TO PLACE A BLOCK UNDER IT, AND STRAINING HIS BACK.