WHILE CRAWLING UNDER THE MINER TO CHECK PLANETARY HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
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Showing 50 of 57WHILE EE WAS LYING TRACK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INM THE SUPPLY YARD ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE LIFTING A OXYGEN TANK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS LOADING CINDERBLOCKS INTO THE SCOOP AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND LOWER BACK.
EMPL PULLING ON MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF ROADWAY,STRAINED LOWER BACK.FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 5-10.REPORTED THIS TO OPERATOR 5-17.SAID EMPL HASNT RETURNED TO WORK.
WHILE LIFTING A MINER TRAILING CABLE, TO MOVE CONTINOUS MINER.
WHILE LIFTING BELT TO INSTALL STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE OPERATOR BY THE INJURED EMPLOYEE UNTIL 03-25-91 & WAS REPORTED BY TELEPHONE
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND HAD STEPPED OUT ONTO THE BELT TO HOOK UP THE HOIST AND THE BELT BROKE. THIS CAUSED THE BELT & THE CLAMP TO HIT HIM ON THE LEG. THUS, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT LEG.
WHILE HE HAD HIS HEAD INSIDE A PANEL OF A MINER, THE SWING DOOR CLOSED AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS CHIN AGAINST THE FIRING PACKAGE, RESULTING IN A LACERATIO N TO HIS CHIN. THE EMPLOYEE DID RECEIVE STITCHES TO HIS CHIN.
WHEN EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAILS HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN RESULTING IN RUPTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 1/04/91 BY TELEPHONE BY EMPL.
THE INJURIED EE WAS REMVOING A HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM THE BOOM JACK ON A LOADER AND ASSUMBED THE PRESSURE HAD BEEN RELEASED BUT IT WASNT. WHEN HE THE HOSE WAS LOOSENED AND THE PRESSURE RELEASED H ITTING THE INJURIED IN THE EYS, AND MOST OF HIS BODY. THIS RESULTED IN A CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE EE.
SAID PERSON WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO BOARD SERVICE TRUCK AND REACHED TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE TRUCK BED WITH BOTH HANDS AND STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR OF A SHUTTLE CAR, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: THE OPERATOR RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON 11-7-90 BY TELEPHONE .
WHEN THE INJURIED EE WAS REPLACING A SHEILD ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER THE SHEILD FELL HITTING HIS FINGER. THUS RESULTING IN A FRACTURED FINGER.
WHEN HE WAS CHANGING A SCRAPPER ONT EH NO. 3 BELT HEAD THE SCRAPPER SCRATCHED HIS LEG WHICH BECAME INFECTED FOUR DAYS LATER. THE EMPLOYEE DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 10-2-90 AND DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 11-9-90. THIS IS WHEN THE OPERATOR RECEIVED THE WORKER COMPENSATION FORM ON THE ACCIDENT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE FORKLIFT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING AN ARM LOAD OF HALF HEADERS AND DROPPED THEM. ONE OF THE HALF HEADERS BOUNCED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISGAURDING AN EMPTY OIL CAN HE LACERATED HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL HIS SLIPPED AND THUS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
WHILE THE EE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT OF READWAY HE PULLED A CHEST MUSCLES.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELP HH MOVE A SHUTTE CAR ANCHOR THE CHAIN CAME OFF OF BLOCK & HIT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION. THUS, THE INJURIED EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES .
EMPL WAS LIFTING & PULLING ON MINER CABLE TO BET IT OUT OF ROADWAY & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
WHILE THE INJURED EE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL REGION.
WHILE HE WAS LIFTING A HEADER OVER SOME CRIB BLOCKS HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS ABDOMEN, THUS CAUSING A HERNIA. THE INJURY RESULTED IN SURGERY. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT TO T HE OPERATOR UNTIL 7-30-90.
WHILE EMPL WAS HANGING MINER CABLE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK.
DURING INSTALLATION OF TAILPIECE ONE OF STEEL BELT ROPES CAME OFF TURNBUCKLE BECAUSE ITS HOOK HAD STRAIGHTEN OUT. CAUSING TAILPIECE TO SHIFT TO ONE SIDE & HITTING EMPLS ON LEFT LEG.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TOOL BOX AND DROPPED IT. THUS, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
I.NAME HAD INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING NO 2 BELT LINE.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO LOAD IT INTO A PICK-UP TRUCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
BUILDING STOPPING BETWEEN ENTRYS, IT FELL DOWN UP ON HIM FRACT TO L LOWER LEG
THE EE WAS ROLLING A BARREL AND STRAINED A STOMACH MUSCLE.
WHILE THE EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE OVER TO THE RIB WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN THAT LEG.
WHILE HE WAS HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN THE LUMBER REGION OF HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND COMPLAINED OF HAVING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE HE WAS ASSITING IN A SECTION MOVE, HE WAS PULLING THE FEEDER CABLE AND INJURED HIS BACK.
I,NAME TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE ROLLING UP BELT.
WHILE INJURED WAS ASSISTING ON A SECTION MOVE HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK BY LIFTING A PICE OF BELT STRUCTURE.HE WAS REMOVED FROM WORKING STATUS BY HIS DOCTOR ON 03-28-89 AND RETURNED 05-08-89.N OTE: INJURED WAS REMOVED AGAIN FROM WORKING STATUS ON 08-09-89 BY HIS DOCTOR.THE SAFETY DEPT WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 11-14-89.
HE WAS SHOVELING FEEDERS WITH LONG HANDLE SHOVEL AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.
WHEN THE NO. 6 BELT CONVEYOR CAME OFF OF THE TOP ROLLERS. THE CREW PROCEEDED TO PUT THE BELT BACK USING SLATE BARS AND PLIERS TO LIFT ;AND PULL THE BELT I NAME WAS PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
I.NAME RAISING FROM SQUATTING POSITION WITH 20 LB TOOL BOX IN HIS HAND.AS HE TURNED TO FACE ANOTHER DIRECTION FROM STATIONARY HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM THE SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND THE CRIB BLOCK. CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER.
I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO RISE A PLACE IN THE NO 2 BELT LINE WHEN HE RISED ON THE WIRE BELT \ROPE HE PULLED A MUSCLE INHIS UPPER BACK
SHOVELING COAL OUT FROM UNDER #2 BELT TAKEUP WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
BENT OVER TO LIFT AND MOVE CONT. MINING MACHINE CABLE AND TWISTED R. KNEE. REP. BACK TO WORK 1-5-89 LATER MISSED WORK ON 1-18-89 ON SAME ACC.
I.NAME WAS HELPING THE CONTINOUS MINING MACHINE MOVE TO ANOTHER PLACE TO BE CUT HE PICKED THE TRAILING CABLE AND WATER LINE TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AND BUILDING CRIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING ROOFBOLTER TRAILING CABLE FROM ITS HANGER WHEN THE OPERATOR TOOK UP THE SLACK THE CABLE STRUCK HIS ARM & HURT HIS BACK HE DID NOT REPORT THIS AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED-BEGA N MISSING WORK ON 080388 & SAID IT WAS DUE TO 060888 INJURY
WHILE RECOVERING BELT STRUCTURE, HE S TRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE SATTEMPTED TO LOAD A PC. OF STRUCTURE INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.