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EE WAS OPENING THE AIR LOCK DOORS ON TRACK GOING TO 003-0 SECTION AS HE WAS DOING SO THE AIR PRESSURE BEHIND THE DOORS FORCED THEM TO CLOSE CATCHING HIS HANDS BETWEEN THE DOOR EDGES. CAUSING C UTS AND LACERATION TO TOP OF BOTH HANDS 37 STITCHES IN RIGHT HAND NONE IN LOST HAND.
ON 10-15-92 EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS PULLING ON A LINE CURTIN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK A COMPANY INTERNAL REPORT WA COMPLETED ON THAT DATE HE CONTINUED WORKING UP UNTIL 10-21-92 AT THAT DATE HE WENT BACK TO HIS DOC & WAS REMOVED FROM WORK 10-22-92
6508024-92 EE ALLEGES THAT HWILE LIFTING CRIB BLOCK TO PUT UNDER THE SCOOP THAT WAS STUCK IN INET BOTTON OH 00-1 SECTION THAT HE EXPEREINCED BACK PAIN, HE CONTINNED WORKING UNTIL 8-31-92 AT TH 13039ME HE WENT TO HIS DR AND WAS REMOVED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS IN THE RIPPER HEAD. ON THE MIENR. AS HE WAS PULLING TO ROTATE THE HEAD FOR MORE NEW BITS, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT GOT TO THE DOCTO R AT THAT TIME. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-3-92.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE ON THE MINE SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SMALL HERNIA. HE CONTINUED WO RKING UP UNTIL 12-30-91. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 12-31-91. HE IS HAVING AN OPERATION TO CORRECT.
ON 3-7-91, AN INJURY REPORT WAS FILED ON I.NAME. AT THAT TIME HE LOST 51 DAYS. ON 5-21-91 HE CAME BACK TO WORK AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTER WORK HARDENING PROGRAM. FULL TIME WITH PAY. ON 11-25-91 HIS DOCTOR REMOVED HIM FOR REST.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING KEEPERS OFF OF MINER BITS, TO REMOVE THEM. HE LIFTED KEEPER TO REMOVE AND IT FLEW UP TOWARD HIS FACE, STRIKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS NOSE AND UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. STR IKING HIM IN THE CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE, CAUSING HEAVY BRUISE AND DISCOLORATION TO LEFT EYE.
EMPL ALLEGES THAT WHILE REMOVING TRASH BAG FROM IS CONTAINER HE TWISTED TO RIGHT TO SET IT DOWN. WHILE DOING SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEG.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT THAT WILE SHOVELING AND ROCK DUSTING NO 1 BELT LINE, HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
NO INCIDNET OCCURRED, EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR ON 002-0 SECTION, HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. NOT REOCURRANCE, NEW INJURY.
PULLING MINER CABLE BACK AND LEGS HURT
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING TRACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED. PAINWAS CAUSED FROM PREVIOUS INJURY IN 1989, AT THAT TIME EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON FOR BACK INJURY. HIS DO CTOR REPORTED THAT THIS ADDITIONAL PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM THE PREVIOUS INJURY. FIRST LOST WORK DYA 1-31-91.
BACK BEGAN HURTING WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON A WHEEL OF A SUPPLY CAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON A WHEEL OF A SUPPLY CAR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING TRACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM PREVIOUS INJURY IN 1989. AT THAT TIME, EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON FOR BACK INJURY. HIS D OCTOR REPORTED THAT HIS ADDITIONAL PAIN WAS CAUSED FROM THE PREVIOUS INJURY. FIRST LOST WORK DAY- 1-31-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DRILL POT TO INSTALL ON MACHINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-15-90 AND AGAIN 01-02-91 AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY DOCTOR TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK. NO WORK LOST DURING THIS TIME DUE TO VACATION. FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 1-2-91.
EE WAS WORKING BESIDE BATTERY TRACTOR REPAIRING ROOF JACKS AS HE WAS DOING SO HE KNOCKED OFF A JACK THAT WAS STORED ON TOP OF THE TRACTOR STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT, HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR X RAYS WAS MADE, NO BONES WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, THE DR TOOK HIM OFF AS OF 8-8-90 FOR BRUISED FOOT.
HE WAS BACKING THE MINER ACROSS THE SECTION PUTTING THE MINER CABLE ON THE BOOM WHEN THE BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF AND WAS PULLING THE DRILL STEEL FROM TOP,USING HIS HANDS THE STEEL SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BUMP RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST BOLTING FRAME T-BAR.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UP U NTIL 07-26-90 HE THEN WENT TO DOCTOR AND THEN WAS REMOVED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON HYD HOSE THAT HE WAS REMOVING.AS HE WAS DOING SO THE HOSE BROKE CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE AGAINST MINER FRAME.HE REPORTED TO THE DOCTOR IN ER AND STITCHES WERE INSTALL ED IN THE RIGHT HAND ABOVE THUMB.
EE WAS BUILDING STOPPINGS ON THE LEFT RETURN, AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 6 INCH BLOCK HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN FROM HOME ON 3-21-90. AND REPORTED THAT WHILE MAKING A BELT MOVE ON 3-19-90 003-0 UNIT, THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. WHILE PULLING ON THE BELT, HE WENT TO H IS DOCTOR ON 3-21-90 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO STOP WORK.
EMPLOYEE ABENT OVER TO REMOVE A CABLE FROM THE ROADWAY AS HE DID HIS BACK LOCKED IN AND COULD NOT STRAITEN HIS BACK HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK IN THIS POSITION AND WAS TRANSPORTED T O THE HOSPITAL & IS NOW UNDER DOC CARE FIRST LOST DAY 01-16-90
EMPLOYEE CALLED ON 1/8/90 AND REPORTED TO THE COMPANY THAT WHILE WORKING IN THE SHOP, 1/3/90 HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY AT THAT TIME. HE DID NOT STOP WORK UNTIL 1/9/90 WHE HE WENT TO HIS DOCTOR. HE STOPPED WORK, FIRST DAY 1/9/90.
EMPL WORKING ON BELTLINE ON A MOVE BACK.LIFTED ON ONE BELT CHAIN TO UNHOOK FROM BELT ROPE.EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.WENT TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE 2 DAYS OFF FOR MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEWE WAS INSTALLING A CONVEYOR IN THE MINER BOOM WHEN HE EXPERIMCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
ON JULY 24, EE WAS HELPING LOAD A S/C CABLE REEL. ON TO A SUPPLY CAR, IT SLIPPED AND PULLED HIS REST ARM, HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR AT THE TIME AN INJURY REPORT WAS PUT ON FILE AT MINE OFFICE. 7 -24-89 ON 9-19 EE WENT TO HIS DR AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK WHILE UNDER HIS CARE FIRST LOST DAYS 9-19-89.
EMPL REPORTED THAT WHILE LIFTING & CARRYING MINE CURTAINS ROLLS TO FACE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. ON THIS DATE HE WENT TO DR BUT CON WORKING ON 7/10/89 HE WENT BACK TO DR & WAS INSTRU CTED TO NOT WORK.
ON JUNE 19 1989 I NAME REPORTED THAT HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RT KNEE WHILE GOING THRU A MINE MAN DOOR HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOC AT THAT TIME BUT DID GO AT A LATER DATE & NO TIME WAS LOST FROM WORK DURING THIS TIME A COMPANY ACCIDENT REPORT WAS COMPLETE & FILED AT M-D-C OFFICE DATED 061989 ON 102689 HE WENT BACK TO HIS DOC BECAUSE OF PAIN IN H IS KNEE AN WAS INFORMED AN OPERATI
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RIPPER HEAD JACK FROM SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE EXPERINCED PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH WITH PAIN GOING TO THE TOP OF HIS THIGH.
LIFTING AND INSTALL. CURTIN BOARD TO BOLTER SUPPORT ARMS DOIN SO HE EXPER. PAIN BURNING SENSATION IN PELVIS AREA.
EMPLOYEE, WAS HANGING THE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE BACK ON HOOKS THAT HAD FELL OF IN THE ROAD WAY. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE CABLE TO INSTALL BACK ON HOOKS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED THIS IS A NORMAL WORK TASK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING A 18 HP, MINE WATER PUMP FROM THE NO#3 BELT HEAD TO ANOTHER LOCATION, AT THIS TIME HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN, I,NAME HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, AND HAS HAD A BACK OPERATION. HE IS NOW IN THE HOSPITAL BEING TREATED FOR KIDNEY COMPLICATION, NOT FROM A BACK INJURY. THE DOCTORS OFFICE SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE BACK PROBLEMS FROM A PREVI
WHILE MOVING AND INSTALLING A TIRE ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, THE TIRE FELL OVER ON THE EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM DOWN ON THE MINE BOTTOM. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND PELVIS AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SMALL MOTOR AND REDUCER UP OVER HEAD AND HOLDING IT IN PLACE WHILE THE OTHER INSTALLED BOLTS, THIS MOTOR WAS BEING INSTALLED ON THE TRACK AIR LOCK DOORS, EMPLOYEE DID NO T REPORT THAT HE HAD UPPER BACK PAIN AT THIS TIME, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12/30/88 AND THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS INJURY ON 1/3/89 EMPLOYEE IS NOW UNDER A DOCTORS CARE.
EMPL EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MINE TIMBER FROM MINE WALKWAY ON BELT LINE.
WHILE LIFTING AND UNLOADING SUPPLIES FOR THE TRACK EMPL EXPERINCED PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK ORINGINAL INJURY REPORT EMPL RETURNED TO WORK ON 5-13-87 UNDER HIS DR CAR AND WORKED UNTIL 3-24-88 EMPL HAS BEEN OFF FROM WORK SINCE THIS DATE
EMP WAS INSTALLING SEATS BACK INTO THE RAIL ROVER THAT WAS REMOVED FRO CLEANING HE RAISED RIGHT ARM AND HAND, STRIKING HIS RT THUMB AGAISNT ROVER CANOPY
EMPLOYEE WENT T2 END OF TRACK TO GET LUGS FOR THE MINER HEAD REPAIR. AS HE PICKED UP THE BAG THEY WERE IN AND PUT ON HIS SHOULDER, HE TURNED AROUND TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK AND LOWER RIGHT GRO IN AREA. 3
EMPLOYEE WENT T2 END OF TRACK TO GET BIT LUGS AND HOLDERS AS HE PICKED THEM UP AD TURNED AROUND HE TWISTED HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE EXPERI9NCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG, WHILE LIFTING MINE TIMBERS INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET.