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THE CONTRACTOR WAS REMOVING A PORTION OF A CONCERETE BLOCK WALL TO INSTALL A DOORWAYY WHEN APPROX 5 BLOCKS TOGETHER IN ONE PIECE FELL SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS WHICH WERE RESTING ON S OME ALREADY REMOVED BLOCKS.
EE ATTEMPTED TO WALK/TRAVEL UNDER A VENTILATION CURTAIN. UNKNOWN TO HIM WAS THE PRESENCE OF A PARTICALLY CONSTRUCTED CONCRETE BLOCK STOPPING WITH A MANDOOR. HE BUMPED AGAINST THE STOPPING. THE MAN DOOR AND A FEW BLOCKS FELL AND STRUCK HIM LACERATION TO LEFT EAR REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR AND CAUGHT A PIECE OF SCRAPMETAL THAT WAS FALLING. THIS OCCURRED DURING THEREPAIR OF WEAR PLATE IN A CHUTE. THE WEIGHT OF THE FALLING METAL PLATE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE REPORTED LOW BACK PAIN AS HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE CAT 980 FRONT END LOADER.
ON OCT 23, 1999, EE REPORTED THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A HERNIA WHILE LOADING RECOVERED BELT STRUCTURE ON A FLAT CAR IN THE 7E/MN.
EE WAS STRUCK BY FLYING ROCK WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FRACTURED WHILE BEING PULLED OFF THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.
EE WAS RECOVERING 4" WATER LINE. HE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO DISASSEMBLE THE PIPE. AS HE GOT UP HIS RIGHT KNEE FELT LIKE IT "CRUNCHED". THE KNEE STARTED SWELLING AND BECAME PAINFUL LATER ON. EE BE GAN MISSING TIME ON OCT 18, 1999.
SECTION FEEDER CABLE WAS BEING PULLED UP. A TIMBER BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE CABLE. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE TIMBER AS THE PULL CONTINUED. THE TIMBER KICKED AROUND AND STRUCK THE EE.
EMPLOYEE GRASPED AND LIFTED THE END OF A PROP AS IT WAS PULLED FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. HE STATES THAT HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ONE OF TWO MEN LIFTING AND PLACING A WEMCO SCREEN INTO THE DRYER HOUSING. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHOULDER POPPED AS HE PERFORMED THISTASK. HE BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 11/15/99, TO RECE IVE SURGERY ON THE SHOULDER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A RETURN CONCRETE BLOCK STOPPING, A PARTICLE OF CONCRETE BECAME IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. THIS PARTICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED BY A PHYSICIAN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING AMINER CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 07/21/99.
EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL OFF OF THE GROUND WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK PULL..
EE WAS REMOVING CRAWLER FRAME FROM D-10 DOZER #87750. WHEN THE EQUALIZER BAR PIN WAS REMOVED THEEQUILIZER SHIFTED PINCHING EE'S HAND AGAINST THE BUMPER BAR. THE RESULTING LACERATION/TEAR REQUI RED 10 STITCHES TO REPAIR
WHILE TWO MEN WERE PUSHING ON THE MINER ACCESS DOOR TO CLOSE IT. THE EE THAT WAS INJURED REACHED INTO THE AREA TO PUT LOCK PIN IN PLACE. THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE LIFTED ONE END OF LENGHT OF RAIL ROAD IRON. OVEREXTENDED & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3/31/99
EE WAS ALIGNING THE AXLE GEAR IN THE PLANETARY DRIVE OF A RIMPULL TRUCK. THE MOVEMENT OF THE AXLE GEAR FREED THE PLANETARY GEAR--IT MESHED WITH THE AXLE GEAR, PINCHING THE END OF EE'S RIGHT MI DDLE FINGER.
EE PICKED UP FOUR HEADER BOARDS AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY BEFORE STEPPING OUT TOWARDS THE BOLTER WITH THE MATERIAL. MATERIAL WAS LOCATED IN A SCOOP BUCKET.
EE STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF THE SECTION MANBUS AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT. HE TURNED AROUND AND STRAIGHTENED UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK 9-23-98.
EE HAD REMOVED A SPLASH GUARD. THE GUARD WAS WET AND COVERED WITH FIRE CLAY. THE GUARD SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT. EE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION, HO WEVER AFTER PAIN PERSISTED, X-RAYS WERE TAKEN ON 9/8/98 CINFIRMING FRACTURE.
WHILE DISMOUNTING A COAL HAULER, EMPLOYEE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER LEFT BACK. MUSCLE SPASM. HE STARTED MISSING WORK 7/27/98. CLASSIFICATION: OTHER (21).
EE WAS PULLING ON CABLE WHILE CHANGING A BOOM SECTION ON A CRANE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE CHEST AREA. EE TORE EXISTING SCAR TISSUE, SURGICALREPAIR IS REQUIRED. 8/11 IS THE 1ST DAY EE MISSE D WORK RESULTING FROM THIS INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS ONE OF TWO PEOPLE LIFTING AND HANGING THE MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE. AS HE LIFTED IT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME 9/9/98 FROM BACK STRAIN HE RECEIVED AS HE ROLLED A LARGE CHUNK OF COAL OFF THE MAIN EAST BELT.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS GROIN. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPORTED TO MGT AS A HERNIA ON 5-27-98. EMPLOYEE IS CURRENTLY WORKING BUT WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED.
EE WAS REMOVING FRONT DRIVELINE OF 992. AS IT WAS BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE BEARING, IT CAM APART AT AN UNSEEN BREAK, FELL DOWN AND STRUCK THE EE ON FOREARM(TOP) WHILE BOTTOME OF ARM WAS ON FRA ME.
EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER. HE BENTOVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.] CLASSIFICATION: HANDLING MATERIAL
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON 2.5" X 2.5" X 1/4" ON TO AN F600 TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. A HERNIA WAS REPORTED TO COMPANY ON 6-8-98.
EE WAS BUILDING A CRIB UNDER A FEEDER. A CRIB TIE THAT WAS BEING HANDED TO HIM SLIPPED FROM HIS HELPER'S GRASP, FELL, & CAUGHT THE EE'S R LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CRIB & THE FALLING TIE. STAR ATAED MISSING TIME 3/5/98 WHEN FINGER DIAGNOSED WITH FRACTURE & NAIL WAS REMOVED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING A 10# CAN OF WELDING RODS UP TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE DID NOT CATCH IT AND IT SUBSEQUENTLY FELL BACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MIS SING UNTIL 4-22-98
EMPLOYEE WAS TWISTING AND PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE WRENCHED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. STARTED MISSING TIME 3.23.98
EE WAS PULLING ON POWER CABLE GADGET HOLD AND LOOPS WHEN GADGET STRUCK HIM ON INSIDE LEFT ANKLE . EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-5-98. ACCIDENT CLASSFICATION HANDLING MATERIAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT FRAME AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EE WAS LIFTING 20 FILTER ONTO WAREHOUSE SHELF, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLNG UP SLACK IN A CABLE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT KNEE. STARTED MISSING TIME ON 2-16-98 FOR KNEE SURGERY.
EE WAS HANDLING ON O2 CYLINDER AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CYLINDER AND ANGLE IRON FRAME.
EE WAS LIFTING METAL SKIRT BOARD INTO PLACE ON 5872 WHEEL STACKER SEAT. EE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 10/17/97.
EE WAS LIFTING & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE CARRYING A PROP, ANOTHER EE STUMBLED AND FELL TOWARDS EE. THE PROP STRUCK AND PINCHED EE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
EE WAS LIFTING PROP & STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING MATERIALS AND LACERATED HIS FINGER.
A WOODEN CRATE FELL OVER STRIKING EE ON LEFT ANKLE. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12-28-96.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BOTH SHOULDERS WHICH RADIATED TO HIS NECK. STARTED MISSING WORK 9-23-96.
EE WAS PULLING ON BELT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 6' X 7' DOOR INTO ASCOOP BUCKET. ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION: HANDLING MATERIALS.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 55 GALLON GREASE BARREL AND STRAINED GROIN AREA EE STARTED MISSING MWORK 6-10-96.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT 1-1/4" WIRE ROPE CABLE THAT HAD BEEN KINKED AND CABLE SUDDENLY TIWSTED, STRIKING LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
EE WAS HANDLING A FOAM FILLED TIRED & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS DISMONTING FROM SCOOP BY PULLING HISSELF UP AND OUT FROM THE SEAT HE FELT A DEEP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED MISSING WORK 4-29-96.