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INSTALLING STEERING RAM IN RAMCAR.SLIDING BACK PART OF RAM INTO PLACE,IT FELL STRIKING LEFT FOOT.
EE AND HELPER WERE LIFTING A HEAVY WATER SOAKED TIMBER, EE WAS LIFTING HIS END TO SET IT INTO POSITION. EE CHANGED HIS HAND POSITION WHEN THE TIMBER WAS ABOUT CHEST HIGH. THE CHANGE IN HAND PO SITION RESULTED IN THE ALLEDGED INJURY. HIPEREXTENDED SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAND LOADING TIMBER ON TO THE WAGNER SCOOP. IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A TIMBER IN THE BUCKET, HE ALLEGDELY CAUGHT HIS FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TIMBER AND THE BUCKET E DGE.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED M OVING THE FEEDER BREAKER INTO POSITION WITH HIS CREW. WHEN INSTALLING THE SIDE BOARDS, THE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO METAL PLATES CAUSING A BRUISE IN THE WRIST.
EMPL WAS HELPING MINER MOVE TO NEXT PLACE CABLE HAD BEEN DROPPED TO THE GROUND OFF OF THE CABLE HOOKS EMPL BENT DOWN TO PICK UP CABLE AND A CABLE HOOK USED TO HAND CABLE WAS SWINGING OVER HIM WHEN HE RAISED UP THE HOOK HIT HIM IN THE EAR CUTTING IT
EMPL WALKING TO FEEDER BREAKER STEPPED IN RUT IN ROADWAY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.SHORTLY AFTERWARDS LIFTING BAGS OF ROCKDUST AND WHEN HE CAME UP HE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
WHILE OPERATING3THE SCOOP IT KEPT OVERHEATING REQUIRING THE OPERATOR TO TAKE TO WASH AREA AND CLEAN OUT THE RADIATOR THE MINER LIFTED THE TOP COVER FOR THE RADIATOR HE PLACED HIS RT HAND ON T HE FRAME AS THE3 RADIATOR STARTED TO RAISE THE TOP COVER FELL STRIKING THE MINERS RT THUMB
PICKING UP 5' M9TAL BOLTS THAT WERE LOOSE,THE BANDS WERE ALREADY CUT ON PALLET. A BAND UNDER THE MUD FLIPPED UP STRIKING THE MINER IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP REQUIRING STITCHES.
MINER DID NOT F2LLOW PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES-WHILE LIFTING SIX ROOF BOLTS (301LBS).TWISTED AND CAUSED A PARASPINAL MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS LOW BACK.
WHILE UNPLUGGIN1 A DRILL STEEL THE STEEL SLIPPED FROM THE MINERS HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE
EE STRUCK BY CABLE ON LEFT HAND WHILE MOVING CABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ALARGE PIECE OF COAL OFF THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS LOADING SCREENS WHEN HE CAUGHT HISF INGER BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE SCREEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE TRANSPORT TRUCK,WHEN HE STRUCK A \H\BEAM.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DRILL STEEL FROM TEH ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THEJAW AND THE STOP BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE BELT WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK, EXACT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, POSSIBLY NOT LIFTING PROPERLY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE END OF THE SHIFT, THEN WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR\S OFFICE FOR EXAM. CONFINED TO BEDREST.
EMPL ROOF BOLTING.MOVED OUT FROM UNDER SWATTER AND STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON LOW ROOF.RX FOR MUSCLE RELAXER-PARAFON FORTE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A SHEAR JACK FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER OFF THE FORK TRUCK. THE JACK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FORK ON THE TRUCK AND THE EYE ON THE JACK. CRUSHING IN JURY TO THIRD FINDGER ON RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE, VOLAR PLATE, REDUCTION, SPLINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE CABLE REEL COVER INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE COVER SLID AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COVER AND SHUTTLE CAR FRAME. FRACTURED FINGER-CAST (LEFT INDEX FINGER).
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH SEVEREAL OTHERS TO UNPLUG THE COAL CHUTE. SOMEONE ABOVE BROKE LOOSE SOME ROCKS, AND BROWN HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON THE EDGE OF AN OPEN COVER. A ROCK STRUCK HIMON THE H AND, CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RESETTING THE AIR DOOR ON THE BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE DOOR INTO AN UPRIGHT POSITION, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT. PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXER AND ANTIINFLAMMATORY, RESTRCITED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING 4-UNCHES ALUMINUM PIPE ON A WIRE. THE WIRE BROKE, LETTING THE PIPE FALL AND STRIKE HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER. CONTUSION TO FACE AND LEFT SHOULDER. PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXANT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING INSIDE THE REEL COMPARTMENT ON THE SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE DOOR OF THE REEL COMPARTMENT FELL DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT DROVE HIS TOP TEE TH INTO THE BOTTOM LIP MEDICAL ATTENTION ONE TOOTH PULLED