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A ROCK HUNG IN A SPILL BOARD AT A TAILPIECE. HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE ROCK OUT WHEN HE STRAINE DHIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CURTAIN OUT FROM UNDER OIL CANS 5 GAL OIL CANS TURNED OVER ON HIS HAND BROKE BONE IN LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK OFF MINER ROCK SLIDE & HIT HIM ON RT LEG CUTTING LEG
HAD 2 PEOPLE PUT MINE SEALANT ON AN STOPPING TO SEAL IT FROM LEADKAGE AND PIECE OF SEALANT SPLASHED TO VICITMS EYE. MAKING IT NECESSARY TO HAVE WASH OUT.
VICTIM SAID HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES INTO SCOOP. LIFTING BOXES OF RESIN GLUE. LATER HE TOLD THE FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING.
85061S HELPING A MINER HELPER PICK MINER CABLE UP AND LAY OVER OUT OF ENTRY,AS HE PICKED CABLE UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.
85081D BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIMBER, AS HE RAISED UP TO A TURNING POSITION TO SET TIMBER UP, HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.
LIFTED TIRE BY SELF TRYING TO GET IN POSITION, FELT BURNING IN GROIN PART OF L LEG
HE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY IN #5 ENTRY WHEN HE FELT SMALL PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK. CONDITIONS WE ARE WORKING IN ARE VERY WET & MUDDY ON SECTION. CABLES ARE MORE HEAVY THAN US UAL.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED TO PLACE A CABLE GUARD OVER A CABLE. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND BENT OVER TO LAY THE GUARD DOWN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
HE WAS LIFTING ON CABLE FOR BATTERY CHARGERS. AS HE PROCEEDED TO PULL CABLE, HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS BACK. HAD HIM REPORT TO DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED. SHOWED TO HAVE MUSCLE PULLED AND MAYBE SLIGH T LIGAMENT DAMAGE ALSO, ACCORDING TO DOCTOR.
HE WAS SETTING TIMBERS IN #3 ENTRY, TIMBER AND FELL OVER IN MUD. HE REACHED AND PICED UP TIMBER BY HIS SELF AND STRAINED HIMSELF IN LOWER ABDOMEN AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE (I.NAME) WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES FROM SUPPLY SCOOP ONTO A ROOF DRILL HURT HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP ROOF BOLTS.
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER HALF COVERED BY COAL HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER.
INJ BUILDING STOPPING.DROPPED SOLID CINDER BLOCK ON HIS FINGER.
REMOVING LINK CHAIN FROM TRAM CHAIN GUARD & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN GUARD & LINK LEFT HAND 1ST INDEX FINGER
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A METAL BOX APP 200 LBS WHEN HIS GRIP SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS 2ND FINGER ON LEFT AHND.
AT THE TIME ACCIDENT HAPPENED WE WER BLOCKING RIPPER HEAD UP IN SCOOP BUCKET WITH CRIB BLOCKS AND AS HE STARTED TO PUT CRIB BLOCK UNDER RIPPER HEAD IT KICKED SIDEWAYS AND CAUGHT HIS RING FINGE R ON RT HAND IT BROKE LOWER PART OF RING FINGER
HE WAS H ELPING3LIFT THE BELT UP TO PUT BOTTOM ROLLER IN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK
HE WAS LIFTING 6P MINER CABLE AND HAD SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, ON LEFT SIDE