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I.NAME & OTHER HAD FINISHED CUTTING #2 ENTRY AND WERE BACKING THE MINER OUT.PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO LAY IT ON THE HOOK ON SIDE OF MINER ,HEARD BACK POP ,FELL TO KNEES DROPPING MINER CABLE.
INJURED STATED "I WAS IN #4 SIDE CUT OFF OF ROOMS AND THE MIENR WAS IN TEH PROCESS OF CLEANING UP CUT. THE MIENR HAD CLEANED UP THE RIGTH SIDE AND WAS MOVING OVER TO CLEAN UP LEF6T SIDE. I W AS THROWING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE MINER'S WAY WHEN I HAD PAIN IN THE CENTER OF MY LOWER BACK.
I NAME STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST ONTO SCOOP BATTERIES & HE FELT HIS BACK POP
WHILE HELPING TO CLEAN CONCRETE STORAGE PAD, INJURED PICKED UP AN 8" CINDER BLOCK AND PITCHED IT TO THE SIDE, WHEN HE DID SO, HE ALLEGES A SHARP PAIN CAME INTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. PLEASE NOTE: THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 11/7/89 AND NOT REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPARTMENT UNTIL 11/14/89. MEDICAL TREATMEN
ALLEGEDLY, INJURED WAS MOVING A 2" SUMP PUMP OUT OF THE #5 ENTRY (SCOOP) ROADWAY AND IN DOING SO HE ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. INJURY WAS SAID TO BE A MILD STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK MUSC LES.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP AN EMPTY 35 POUND GREASE BARREL TO THROW IN HIS TRUCK TO AHAUL IT OFF THE MOUNTAIN. A SHART FLANGE WAS STRICKING OUT ON LID, LACERATED PALM OF RIGHT HAND .
I NAME STATED HE WAS MOVING BOLTING MATERIALS FROM BACK END OF ROOF BOLTER TO FRONT. HE CARRIED EIGHT 3/4 X 48 INCH REBAR RESIN BOLTS AND LAID THEM IN STORAGE TRAY ON OFF SIDE OF BOLTER. WHEN HE DID SO HE FELT A BURNING PAIN COME INTO HIS LEFT LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS TAKING WOOD COLLAR 6"X6"X12' UP #5 ENTRY HE WAS DRAGGING COLLAR INBY END OF COLLAR BECAME WEDGED ON UNEVEN MINE BOTTOM. INJURED JERKED ON COLLAR TO FREE IT WHICH CAUSED LEFT HAND T O BE CAUGHT BETWEEN COLLAR & MINE BOTTO WHICH RESULTED IN LACERATIONTO BOTH 4TH FINGER AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND. 4TH FINGER REQUIRED 4 SUTURES INDEX FINGER REQUIRED 2 SUTURES.
AL LEGED INJURY HAPPENED 09-20-88 BUR WAS NOT REPORTED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL SEPT 2O,1988.INJURED WAS UNLOADING MINE TIMBERS FROM BUCKET OF S COOP AND ALLEGEDLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF ABCK. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON MONDAY SEPT 26TH AFTER SEEING DOCTOR ON THE 23RD AND WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL WEDNESDAY SEPT 28TH, A
INJURED BENT OV9R TO PICK-UP A RAILJACK WHICH WAS LYING ON MINE BOTTOM TO PLACE IT ON TOP OF SCOOP WHEN HE RAISED UP WITH JACK HE SAID A SHARP PAIN STRUCK HIM IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING INJURY
AFTER FINISHING3BUILD BLOCK BRATTICE BETWEEN THE 4 3 ENTRIES INJURED WAS GOING THRU BRATTICE DOOR AND CAUGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF LEFT WRIST ON SHARP CORNER OF METAL BRATTICE DOOR WHICH RESULTED A LACERATION T2 SAID WRIST REGUIRING 4 OR 5 SUTURES.
AFTER TRAMMING 7ONT MINER INTO 5 ENTRY THE INJ ATTEMPTED TO THROW MINER CABLE OFF TO THE SIDE, OUT OF THE WAY OF SHUTTLE CARS, AND WHILE DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS BACK
WHILE REMOVING 5INE CURTAIN IN THE #4 ROOM ENTRY THE CURTAIN GOT BETWEEN LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND AND WHEN HE JERKED CURTAIN IN CAUSED LITTLE FINGER TO BE PULLED SIDEWAYS AN FRACTURED 2ND J2INT OF LITLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND
WHILE RE-SETTIN1 A 2INCH SUMP PUMP & TRASH CATCH CONTAINER THE PUMP FELL OVER IN CONTGAINER CATCHING HIS FOREFINGER OF RT HAND CAUSING LACERATION ABOVE 2ND JOINT OF FINGER