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EMPL WAS HELPING STACK BELT STRUCTURE. WHILE HELPING STACK BELT STRUCTURE FELL STRIKING LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING THE BELT AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING STRUCTURE UNDER NEATH. AS HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT HE INADVERTLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE FIRST DAY HE M ISSED WORK WAS 2-25-91.
INJ EMPL HELPING OTHER EMPLS UNROLL 500' X 3' ROLL OF CONVEYOR BELT FROM SPOOL.HE WAS HELPING PULL BELT OFF SPOOL HURT LOWER BACK.THE 1ST DAY MISSED WAS 2-7-91.
INJ EMPL HELPING SET X-COLLAR.WHILE LIFTING IT INJURED HIS BACK.EMPL WENT TO DR 12-?-90 ,FIRST DAY OFF WORK.
EMPL UNLOADING CAP WEDGES FROM SCOOP.WHILE EMPL UNLOADING THEM STUCK PIECE OF TIE WIRE IN HAND.EMPL 1ST DAY ABSENT FROM WORK 8-7-90.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT THE BELT WHEN HE INADVERTLY INJURIED HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUCK ONTO THE BELT LINE. AS HE WAS SHOVELING, HE INADVERTENTLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SET-UP. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING THE BELT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PLACING THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH. HE INADVERTENTLY HURT HIS BACK.
EMPL HELPING BELT UP.LIFTED PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO PLACE ON BELT STAND WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.THE 1ST DAY EMPL MISSED WORK WAS 2-28.NOTIFIED COMPANY ON 3-8 THAT HE HAD INJURED HIMSELF. ON THE JOB.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A REAR DIFFERENTIAL IN A SCOOP.WHEN THEY LIFTED IT,THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH TWIN HEAD ROOF BOLTER.REACHED TO GET A ROOF BOLT AND PLATE TO INSTALL IN HOLE.STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LEG.
THE EMPL WAS HELPING BUILD A CRIB WITH SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK HE INADVERTLY DROPPED ON ON HIS R MIDDLE FINGER
LIFTING STRUCTURE AND THE BOLT NOTHING WRONG WITH HIM , NEXT AM COULD HARDLY WALK WENT TO DR DR AYS PINCHED NERVE.
INJURED EMPL WAS HELPING LIFT STRETCHER WHEN HE HURT BACK. HE WENT TO SEE DR ON 10/18/89 & DR RECOMMENDED THERAPY TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DID NOT HELP HIM SO DR PERFORMED SURGURY ON 12/13. FIRST D AY OF WORK THAT HE MISSED WAS 12/12/.
INJURED EMPL WAS HELPING TO REMOVE BOOM JACK O N ROOF BOLTER. AS EMPL WAS LIFTING JACK IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEPERATING TWO PIECES OF ROOF BOLTER STEEL.WHEN HE REMOVED THE BOTTOM PIECE THE TOP PIECE OF STEEL FELL STRIKING HIM BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.
TWO EMPLOYEE HAD GONE INSIDE THE MINES EARLY TO PRESHIFT AND SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT AFTER HE PRESHIFTED THEY STARTED TO SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT WHEN THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE OI L CAN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPL MOVING MINING TIMBER FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER.PICKED UP TIMBER & THREW IT STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING THE GENERAL MINE FOREMAN TAKE DOWN SOME LOOSE ROCK IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY. HE INADVERTENTLY STRUCK A ROOF BOLT DISLODGING A PIECE OF DRIED RESIN WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. 3
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REMOVING ROOF BELT PLATES FROM THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE INADVERTLY STRUCK A TIMBER. THE TIMBER FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK.
EMPL HELPING REMOVE PIECE OF ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN ON CONT.MINER. AS HE WAS LIFTING ROCK IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT RING FINGER.
REMOVING METAL LID THAT COVERS SCOOP BATTERY TO WATER THEM.LID SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A TIMBER SO THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR COULD INSTALL A ROOF BOLT.WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE TIMBER,A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING A ROOF BOLT LYUNG ON THE MINE FLOOR.WHEN T HE ROCK HIT THE3ROOF BOLT,THE BOLT BOUNCED UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT CHEEK.
THE INJURED EE 3 3 OTHER EES WERE ATTEMPTING TOO LIFT THE DOLLY OFF THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE. THE STEEL WHEEL OF THE DOLLY SLIPPED OFF THE BELT STRUCTURE STRIKING EES RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.