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WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE BROUGHT CRIB BLOCK BACK TO THROW IT, HIS HAND HIT RIB, PUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN BLOCK & COAL. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
REMOVING CRIB BLOCK UNDER CUTTER BOOM.THE BOOM FELL AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK AND SIDE OF GATHERING HEAD FRAME.CUT ON THUMB-15 STITCHES-AND FRACTURE OF THUMB BONE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE ON THE 001 SECTION.HE WAS GETTING THE SLACK CABLE OUT OF THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL THE 21030-CC CUT MACHINE CABLE.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.THE FOREMAN WAS THEN NOTIFIED AND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE SURFACE.ON THE SURFACE HE REFUSED AN AMBULANCE AND SAID HE COULD GO HOME.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING OXYGEN TANK. STARTED TO LIFT IT & HURT HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED NEXT DAY. TAUGHT HE WAS OK. WENT TO DOCTOR 8-16-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING CRANE OUTRIGGER PADS IN THEIR RACKS-PAD SLIPPED SIDEWAYS, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN TO HOLD IT, RESULTING IN INGUINAL HERNIA.
WORKING ON MINE RAIL. PIECE OF RAIL LANDER ON FINGER/THUMB.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING JOINTS OF WATER PIPE FROM A SUPPLY CAR WHEN A JOINT OF PIPE BOUNCED BACK THUS COMPRESSING THE RING FINGER OF THE VICTIMS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE SUPPLY CAR.