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EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A CLUTCH. WHEN HE PICKED UP PRESSURE PLATE OFF OF CREEPER, AS HE TURNED TO INSTALL IN BACK OF MOTOR, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS INS7ALLING DRIVE ROLLER IN BELT DRIVE,WHILE DOING THIS HE SAID HE PULLED TOO HARD ON THE BELT TO GET IT OVER THE ROLLER,PULLING HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS STA9TING GAS MOTOR, WHILE DOING SO TORE FINGERNAIL OFF RIGHT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING BELT. SAID HE WAS USING HIS FOOT, PUSHING DOWN ON SHOVEL AND JOBBING THE SHOVEL IN THE COAL AND MUD. WHILE SHOVELIHNG HE SAID HIS SHOULDER AND NECK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE LIFTED SHOV9L UP TO BELT.
INJURED WAS PICKING UP AN OLD PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT. BELT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD AND EMPLOYEES JERKED ON IT, CAUSING HIMT O STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJ LOADING UP SOME METAL WHILE DOING SO HE PUSHED ON IT CAUSING HERNIA TO SHOW UP ON LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS LOADING 4 FT RESIN GLUE BOXES AND HURT LOWER BACK AND SAID HIS LEFT LEG WENT NUMB
SETTING TIMBERS WHEN TIMBER FELL AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.
INJ TAKING REAR END OUT OF SCOOP REAR END FELL AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT ELBOW.
INJURED WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN SHARP PAIN STARTED IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
INJURED PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF 6 CHANNEL.
INJ WAS PUTTING BEARING ON CLEAN COAL CRUSHER WHILE PULLING ON BEARING HE HURT HIS BACK
INJURED WAS CHANGING DRIVE ROLLER WHEN ROLLER ROLLED ON LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS OFF CAR. WHILE DOING SO CRIB BLOCKS HAD ICE INTHEM, CAUSING THEM TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIS FINGER AGAINST STOPPING
EMPL REMOVING ROCKS FROM TRACK AND HURT HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS LOADING 3X8 HEADERS ON S/C WHEN THE TOP ONE SLIPPED OFF OF STACK HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS PUTTING OIL INOT SHUTTLE CAR AND SAID HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS DRAGGING CABLES WHEN HE SAID HE PULLED RIGHT GROIN MUSCLE.
INJURED WAS PULLING TRACK LAYING RAIL ON FLAT CAR. WHILE LOADING RAILS ON CAR, ONE OF THEM TURNED OVER CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN RAIL AND CAR.
INJURED WAS LIFTING TRACK RAIL, WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SIDE AND HIP
INJURED WAS BRINGING VIB. SHAFT IN PLANT. WHILE PULLING SHAFT THROUGH DOOR, SHAFT FELL ON LEFT FOOT
WHILE LOADING TIMBERS IN 4 BUS, TIMBER SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND HIT TOP OF FOOT.
UNLOADING CRIBS OFF SUPPLY CAR STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
INJURED WAS LOADING WHEEL UNIT UP IN S COOP AND HURT BACK.
INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF DOZER WHILE GETTING OUT OF DOZER DOOR SLAMMED ON MIDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND CUTTING FINGER OFF
INJURED WAS LIFTING 6 FT. TIMBERS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS LOADING SUPPLIES WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK
INJURED WAS CARRYING TOOL BAG AND SAID HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK. NOTE: INJURED SAID THAT HIS SHOULDER HAD BEEN HURTING FOR SOME TIME. DID NOT COME TILL 3-16-84 AND FILL OUT REPORT. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT ON THAY DAY.
INJURED WAS REPLACING A TRAM MOTOR ON THE MINER. WHILE LIFTING THE MOTOR IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FINGER AND SMASHED IT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND MINER FRAME
INJURED WAS LIFTING 6FT. TIMBERS AND HURT LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS PULLING #5 BELT BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE BELT CLAMPS BECAME LODGED AND HE PULLED TO FREE THEM CAUSING HIS BACK INJURY.
INJURED HAD A WATER HOSE IN 3" LINE ON 12" CCOAL LINE, COAL & WATER BROKE LOOSE & SPRAYED HIM IN THE FACE.
SHOVEL ING WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.
PULLING 7200 CABLE WHEN CABLE WAS DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND EMPL DIDNT LET GO AND WHEN CABLE DROPPED IT HURT HIS SHOULDER.
INJ WAS WORKING ON BELT AND BUMPED RT KNEE ON TAI PIECE INJ DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 8 23 83 REPORTING THAT HE COULD NOT COME OUT TO WORK DUE KNEE INJURY HE FINISHED SHIFT ON 8 15 83 WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED AND WORKED ALL SHIFTS UP TO 8 23 83 WHEN HE CALLED AND REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THAT HIS KNEE HAD NOT BOTHERED HIN UNTIL
WORKING ON DOZER TAKING RAD.GUARD OFF THROWING IT OVER BLADE AND HIT LEG ON BLADE AND IT GOT NUMB.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING TIRE OFF OF ONE TRUCK TO MOUNT ON A COAL TRUCK WHEN HE BENT HIS WRIST BACK
INJ WAS WORKING ON DIAMOND BAR ON 16 SC REEL SHIELD FELL ON LEFT HAND
WHILE PULLING FEEDER CHAIN, IT FOLED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO LINKS.
INJURED WAS PICKING METAL UP WITH A SHOVEL AND THE SHOVEL BROKE AND HE SAID IT PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
INSTALLING BATTERY IN 941 ENDLOADER CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BATTERY AND FILTER MASHING RIGHT HAND.DI// DUE TO PART 50 AUDIT.