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HE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES IN PREPARATION FOR A "BELT MOVE". HE WAS HELPING ROLL OUT THE BELTLINE. WHILE DOING SO HE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HAD FINISHED SERVICIGNA SCOOP. HE KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCOOPT O LIFT AND PULL THE MACHINES' MOTOR AND DRIVELINE COVER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO DR THE NEXT MRONING AND WAS TOLD HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HAD JUST ANSWERED THE PAGE PHONE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK POST HE TWISTED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A POP AND TINGLING HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HIGHLAND REGIONAL MED CENTER E.R. AND DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLATE FROM COAL AT #2 TAILLPIECE(POINT AT WHICH COAL WAS BEING DUMPED BY SCOOPS). HE GRABBED A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL IT FROM THE COAL, THE ROCK BROKE
INJURED WAS PICKING SLATE FROM TAILPIECE AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.ON 07-20-92 AND WAS REASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 6 WEEKS.HE WAS THEN PUT BACK ON TAILPIECE.HE ALSO HAD A HELPER WHEN HE NEEDED IT.HE RE-INJURED HIMSELF ON 11-16-92 ON A NON-PRODUCTION SHIFT.
OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.
I,NAME STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING CEMENT.
WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHERE COAL IS DUMPED ONTO BELTLINE TWISTED LOWER BACK.
EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.
PICKED UP CONCRETE BLOCK THREW BLOCK CRACKED RIBS.
LIFTING ROCK AND ROCK BROKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.