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THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING A CONTROL TRANSFORMER IN THE ROOF DRILL CONTROL PANEL LOCATEDIN THE OPERATOR'S DECK. TRANSFORMER WAS IN POSITION WHEN THE EE WAS REPOSITIONING HIS BODY TO BO LT THE TRANSFORMER IN, THE TRANSFORMER ROLLED OUT OF POSITION AND FELL ONTO EE'S LEFT HAND, STRIKING HIS INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION PUMP ON A 773B HAULER IN A SLIGHTLY ENCLOSED AREA. THE PUMP UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE FREE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH. INITIALLY HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT BUT THREE WEEKS LATER HIS LEG WAS SORE AND HE REQUESTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. DR RELEASED HIM TO REGULAR DUTY BUT PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY AFTER SECOND FOLLOW UP.
EE WAS UNLOADING AN EMPTY ACETYLENE TANK FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK & FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN.
THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EE WAS PLACING THE BOOM BRACKET STAND BACK INTO ITS ORIGINAL SLOT. WHEN THE BRACKET SLIPPED INTO PLACE HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BRACKET & THE BED OF THE TRU CK CAUSING THE LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING THE STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLING UP SLACK MINER CABLE TO HANG THE CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT PORTION OF HIS BACK. AFTER SEEING A MEDICAL SPECIALIST HE WAS PLAC ED OFF WORK STARTING ON 7/19/02.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING OUT TIMBER IN THE #8 ENTRY FROM OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET AND FELT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAW A MEDICAL SPECIALIST THAT PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTIONS AS OF 7/15/ 02.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING THE PARTS TRAILER ON THE SUPPLY YARD. THE DOORS HAD BEEN CLOSED BACKWARDS CAUSING THE LATCH TO HAVE PRESSURE ON IT & WHEN THE INJURED OPENED THE LATCH IT SPRAN G BACK STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS KNEELING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE EE WAS BENDING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A PICKUP TRUCK TIRE WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE. WHEN THE TWO MEN WERE LOWERING THE TIRE TO THE GROUND THIS EE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.
EE KNEELD DOWN BESIDE CAR TO HOOK UP PULL ROPE TO PULL MINER CABLE AND STARTED TO GET UP TO GET BACK ON CAR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON THE S&S 488 SCOOP. AS HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE SCOOP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS MOVING PROCESSOR PUMP - STRAINED LOWER BACK.
PULLING GUNITE HOSES OVER ON WORKDECK, END OF HOSE CAME OFF & HIT EE IN THE FACE FRACTURING NOSE. STARTED LOOSING TIME 5-03-02 - SURGERY.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON THAT MEASURED APPROX 6" WIDE X 3' LONG & STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE OFTEN SLACK HAD BEEN PULLED UP. THE INJURED WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER EE, AS THEY WERE HANGING THE CABLE THE INJURED FELT EXTREME PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LARGE ROCK FROM FACE, STRAINING LOWER BACK.
EE HAD LOADED A COAL SAMPLE INTO PICKUP TRK BED.WHILE SHUTTING THE TAILGATE HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND TAILGATE CAUSING A LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE CARRYING A DRILL. HE ENDED UP BEHIND SOMEONE USING A SCALING BAR THAT HIT HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING A STEEL RAIL WHILE POSITIONING THE RAIL IT MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND GROUND, WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO FING ER OF LEFT HAND.
EE STATED HE WAS HELPING MOVER THE CONT. MINER, WHILE ROLLING A ROCK OFF THE MINER CABLE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-2-01 AT WHICH TIME A MEDICAL SPECIALIST REMOVED HI M FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIPE IN SLOPE FOR CONCRETE LINE CAUSING HERNIA, COMPANY CLAIMS NOT WORK RELATED.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING MINER CABLE ALONG WITH 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAININ HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 10-17-00 WHEN DOCTOR PLACED HIM ON NON-WORKING STATU S PENDING MEDICAL EXAM RESULTS.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A CINTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW DISLODGED FROM BEHIND BOLTS AND RIBS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT ARM, WRIST. REFERRED TO SPECIALIST ON 7-25-00 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 7-11-00 HE STATED HE WAS LANDING 4011 RAILS ON TO FLAT ONE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE WORKED KEGUM JOB UNTIL 7-24-00 ASK TO SEE DATA WAS REFUND TO OCCUR ED, WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE THRU 4 LEFT CROSSCUT 70'INBY SS 20301. EE HAD CAR CABLE BEHIND BACK, BENT OVER PULLING WITH BOTH HANDS, WHEN HE STRUCK AN UNEVEN ROOF PLATE CUT TING RIGHT ELBOW.
EE GETTING OUT OF DRILL. HE HIT HIS ARM ON WINDSHIELD WIPER AND CUT HIS ARM.
LAYING ON TOP OF ROOF DRILL TROUBLE SHOOTING ELECTRIC MOTOR. AS HE RAISED UP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. VISITED E.R. ON 1-28-00 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS FOR TWO DAYS.
REPAIRMAN WAS POSITIONING METAL SIDE BOARD IN PLACE TO WELD TO SHUTTLE CAR AND METAL SLIPPED MASHING FINGER BETWEEN FRAME AND METAL SIDEBOARD. ER VISIT REVEALED FRACTURE. SPLINTED AND RETUR NED TO WORK WOTH RESTRICTIONS.