Employee was outside of mine office. He bent over to pick up a piece of metal and felt pain in his back.
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Showing all 17Employee was moving a bag of rock dust when he turned around he strained his back.
Employee was knocking down a half header. Down from roof top when it fell it hit him on his right hand and cut his little finger he received 4 stitches.
Employee was loading glue onto the roof bolter. When he twisted around he felt pain in his back.
Employee was shoveling belt line and pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.
EE was moving miner cable and felt pain in his stomach.
Removing a rock off of his tool box and felt pain in his back.
Employee was loading roof bolts onto roof bolter when he picked up a hand full of bolts he twisted around and strained his back.
Employee was packing a bundle of roof bolt plates and he dropped them on his right foot bruising it on the side of his foot.
Employee was cleaning out drill steel when he hit himself in the forehead with the drill steel cutting his forehead. He received 4 stitches.
EE dropped a bundle of roof bolts plates on top of his left foot cutting it. He received 5 stitches on top of his foot.
EE was lifting cathead on the roof bolter cable up and pulled a muscle in his back.
Driver was going to put oil in his truck, when he bent over and picked up bucket of oil, he hurt his back.
CONNECTING ROCK DUST TO BOSS HOGG. PICKING UP TONGUE TO PUT ON RECEIVING BALL & DROPPED HITCH ON LEFT FOOT.
SHOVELING TAILPIECE WITH LONG 8' SHOVEL OVER EXERTED PICKING UP MUD AND COAL STRAIN TORSO
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING STRUCTURE ON TOP ROLLERS AND IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING POPPED IN LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE.
THE EE WAS PUTTING MINER CABLE DOWN CHANGING PLACES WITH THE MINER STANDING ON TIP TOES TO LET CABLE DOWN & PAIN STARTED IN LOWER BACK ALL THE WAY ACROSS BACK. INJURY WAS CAUSED FROM LIFTING CABLE.