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June 25, 1994 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER. AS HE PULLED A LARGE, THIN PIECE OF ROCK HE HAND SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION OF HIS FINGER THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

June 14, 1994 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE MAIN SUMP AREA OF THE MINE & GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEWN TWO UNKNOWN OBJECTS & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE

September 15, 1993 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF AN INJURY DATED 5-29-92. EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING INCREASING PAIN IN THE SAME AREA AS THE PREVIOUS INJURY AND HAS DEDICDED TO UNDERGO WEEKLY TREATMENT WITH A CHIROPRACT OR.

August 3, 1993 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED SHOVELING COAL AWAY FROM THE BELT TAIL. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

June 14, 1993 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED ORIGINALLY HAPPENED ON 7-8-91 AS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THE SAME AREA AGAIN AND MADE ANOTHER AP POINTMENT AND PROCEEDED TO UNDERGO TREATMENT FOR THE INJURY.

February 13, 1993 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BUILD A CRIB SUPPORT USING 5"X6"X30" CRIB BLOCKS AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE CRIBS TO THE AREA TO BE SUPPORTED. EE WAS INJURED WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A CRIB UNEXPECTEDLY AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT THUMB.

January 4, 1993 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHANGING A 42" BOTTOM ROLLER (RETURN IDLER) ON #3 MAIN BELT INBY HEAD. WHILE LIFTING THE NEW ROLLER INTO PLACE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

December 28, 1992 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ CHANGING BOTTOM ROLLER BEHIND #3 MAIN BELT HEAD. AREA IS 6' HIGH AND SLOPPY BOTTOM. WHILE LIFTING NEW ROLLER INTO PLACE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. THE ROLLER WAS 54" LONG AND 4" DIAM

September 23, 1992 PA · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES WHEN MIDWAY THRU THE SHIFT, HE NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNING IN HIS LEFT KNEE AND SOME SWELLING.

September 3, 1992 PA · Coal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL TURNING HANDLE ON GAS PUMP AT FACILITY.HAND SLIPPED AND THUMB STRUCK SHARP METAL EDGE CAUSING A LACERATION.

July 28, 1992 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

38920IS AN AGGRAVATION OF AN OLD INJURY THAT OCCURRED 12-4-92. THE NEW INJURY IS THE RESULT OF THE OLD INJURY PLUS THE EVERYDAY STRAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE EMPLOYEE'S REGULAR DUTIES UNDERGROUND ?0000

May 29, 1992 PA · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN EXPEREINCING LOWER BACK PAIN THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND AFTER AN APPOINTMENT WITH HIS DR WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES. HE WAS PRESCRIBED THERAPY A COUPLE OF TIME S A WEEK. HIS CONDITION WAS THOUGH TO BE ASSOCIACATED WITH HIS EVERYDAY DUTIES.

May 14, 1992 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF ROCK DUST FROM A SCOOP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

March 22, 1992 PA · Coal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE WALL BETWEEN THE INTAKE AND RETURN AIRWAYS WHEN IT SUDDENLY TOPPLED OVER. THE WALL WAS APPROX. 8-9 FT HIGH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY APPROX. 6 OR 7 8"X16" SO LID CEMENT BLOCKS, ONE CAUSING A CUT OVER THE LEFT EYE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

October 7, 1991 PA · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON KNEES FELT SHARP PAIN OVER SHIN R LEG

August 15, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS UNLOADING SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY OFF BACK OF MANTRIP & GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BUMPER OF MANTRIP & CANOPY.

May 9, 1991 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ELECTRICAL CABLE OFF OF THE HOOKS LOCATED ON THE SIDE OF THE LEE NORSE MINER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 24, 1991 PA · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A TRUCK HE PICKED UP A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR AND TURNED AND SET IT ON THE FLOOR. WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA CAUSIN G HIM TO COLLAPSE TO THE FLOOR.

January 17, 1991 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND THE METAL SLIPPED AND STRUCK VICTIM IN FOOT BREAKING 2 TOES.

September 7, 1990 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 7 1990 WHILE LIFTING THE MINER CABLE TWISTED THE BACK CAUSING INCREASED PAIN IN THE LOWER MID SPINE WITH PAIN GOING INTO BOTH LEGS. HE STATES HE RESTED HIS BACK OVER THE W EEKEND PRIOR TO COMING TO THE DOCOTORS OFFICE,WILITTLE OR NO IMPROVEMENT.

July 24, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF UNLOADING MINE PROPS FROM SUPPLY TRAILER WHEN HE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON STEEL SIDE BOARD.

July 16, 1990 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS SERVICING SLOPE BELT DRIVE WHEN HE STRUCK LEFT EAR ON WIRE GUARD WHICH WAS BEING USED TO PROTECT DRIVE ROLLER OF HEAD PIECE.

December 6, 1989 PA · Coal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INJURY ARE THE CONDITIONS BEING ENCOUNTERED AT THE WORKING FACE (HEIGHT 46" TO 52", DAMP TO WET), AND THE STRAIN ON THE EMPLOYEES BACK DURING NORMAL WORK ACT IVITY.

December 4, 1989 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 50 LB. BAGS OF ROCK DUST FROM AN S 7 S 482 SCOOP FROM A KNEELING POSITION AT THE TIME OF INJURY.

October 5, 1989 PA · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF MINE BELT BY HAND TO POSITION IT FOR A SPLICE WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 22, 1989 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IT IS NOT CERTAIN WHAT CAUSED INJURY OTHER THAN NORMAL STRAIN & PORESSURE ON EMPL'S KNEE FROM WORK CONDITIONS IN MINE. HEIGHT OF COAL SEAM AVERAGES 42" TO 48" & IS DAMP TO WET.

December 9, 1988 PA · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OVER SIZED PIECES OF ROCK FROMTHE COAL FEEDER I.NAME WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROMA BENT OVER POSITION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

October 5, 1988 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIECES OF OVERSIZED ROCK FROM THE FEEDER GRATES IN THE 1ST RIGHT SECTION OF THE SOLAR NO. 7 MINE. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE MOVING ONE OF THE PIEC ES OF ROCK.

October 16, 1987 PA · Coal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG AS A CONT MONER HELPER IN THE 001 SECTION OF THE SOLAR #7 MINE WHEN A FOREIGN PARTICLE BECAME LODGED IN HIS RT EYE UPON QUESTIONING THE EMPLOYEE HE FELT THAT THE DEBRIS MIG HT HAVE COME FR2M THE ROOF AREA OF THE MINE WHEN HE BRUSHED AGAISNT IT EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW SPECIFICALLY HOW PARTICLE ENTERED THE EYE JUST THAT IRRITATION BEGAN AT THIS POINT

October 6, 1987 PA · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS IN PROC9SS OF LIFTING A SUBMERSIBLE PUMP, CABLE, AND CONTROL BOX ONTO A PERSONNEL CARIER IN THE SURFACE SHOP AREA WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMP CAUSED SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK

October 23, 1986 PA · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE HIT ST9EL CROSSBAR WITH FOREHEAD WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING MAIN FAN DOOR IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE SOLAR #10 MINE I.NAME HAD BENT OVER TO ENTER THE FAN DOOR WHERE THE HEIGHT OF THE AREA DROPS TO 48 IN AND UPON ENTERING THE OOR HD RAISED HIS HEAD ABRUPTLY STRIKING IT ON THE STEEL CROSS BEAM

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