INJURED WAS PULLING ON A WATER PUMP IN 30 IN COAL SEAM. WHILE PULLING ON THE PUMP, HE FELT IMMEDIATE AND SEVERE PAIN IN CHEST AND LOWER BACK.
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Showing all 45LOADING OXYGEN TANK ON MANTRIP. WHEN PICKING UP OXYGEN TANK, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL PICKED UP A HEAVY CHAIN & PLACED IT IN A UNATRAC BUCKET AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA
INDIVIDUAL WAS REMOVING ROCK DEBRIS FROM BELTLINE AND EXPERINCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP ONTO ROOF BOLTER AND WAS LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CONNECTING WATER LINE TOGETHER AND WAS APPLYING BODILY PRESSURE TO GET IT TOGETHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT AREA OF HIS CHEST. (POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN).
INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING ON MINER AND WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & LEGS.
INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING A CASE OF DRINKING WATER. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING MOVE IN HIS BACK.
INJ MOVING MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH AREA.POSSIBLE RUPTURE.
INDV ROOFBOLTING AND DRILL STEEL FOULED IN THE HOLE.REMOVING STEEL MANUALLY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT RAILS AND METAL FOR OVERCAST. HE TOLD ME WHERE HE HAD BACK ON 12-30-88(PREVIOUSLY REPORTED) WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR ON 2-15-89 AND WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT RAILS AND METAL OVERCAST TOLD ME THAT WHERE HE HAD BACK HURT BEFORE WAS HURTING LATER WENT HOME AT 1030PM.
WAS PULLING MINER CABLE COMPALINED OF LOWSER BACK PAIN AND GROIN BURNING DID NOT LEAVE WORK SITE.
INJURED WASLIFITNG ON SC REEL & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PULLLING ON CABLES WHILE MOVING SE CTION COMPLAINED OF LOWER R. SIDE O F BACK HURTING DID NOT LEAVE JOB .
INJURED HAS HAD HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS HE WAS WAITING ON DOCTOR TO PREFORM SURGERY. HE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND BACK WENT OUT ON HIM.
INJURED WAS LAODING TIMBERS IN UNATRAC AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
I NJURED HAS PAST HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS, HE PICKED UP A SHOVEL AND CLAIME D TO HAVE PAIN IN BACK, A REOCCURING INJURY FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING TIMBERS WITH ANOTHER TIMBER. WHEN HE HIT THE THIRD TIBMER HE STOPPED AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND CLAIMED THAT HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN BACK, HAD T O LEAVE JOB.
WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AROUND CORNER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS UNL2ADING CLUTCH IN SHOP AND DROPPED ON FINGER.
VICTIM WAS PICK3NG UP ONE END OF A 4X8?16 HEADER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RT SIDE OF HIS BACK POSSIBLE PULLED MUSCLE
GETTING TOOL BO3ES OUT OF MANTRIP & FELT PAIN IN GROINS.
INJURED PICKING3UP A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
MOVING MINER CA6LE OUT OF ROADWAY AREA WAS MUDDY INJURED BENT OVER AND PULLED ON MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJ WAS HANGING3MINE CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WAS SHOVELING B9LT LIFTED SHOVEL FULL AND BACK POPPED.
MOVING FEEDER C5BLE TO POWER CENTERS NEW LOCATION STRAINED BACK WHILE DRAGGING CABLE
INJURED WAS HEL1ING MOVE MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REPLACING CHOKE CHAINS IN FEEDER & INJURED PULLED ON CHAIN STRAINING HIS BACK.
INJURED PERSON WAS A BELTMAN WHO WAS ASSIGNED TO A BELT JOB FOR THIS SHIFT. HE WENT TO THE FACE AREA ON HIS OWN WHERE MEN WERE TIMBERING & 1 TIMBER MAN SET A TIMBER TURNED TO GET WEDGE AT FELL OUT STRIKING I.NAME IN BACK.
INJ PICKING UP TIMBER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
MOVING ROCK OUT OF WALKWAY ON #9 BELT & TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS INSTALLING F DELUGE AT NO.4 BELT HEAD. HE WAS GETTING OFF BELT AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST BELT STRUCTURE.
INJURED WAS ROCKDUSTING #4 BELT HE WAS BENT OVER GETTING A BAG OF ROCKDUST OFF THE BELT WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A HEADER
WAS MOVING CABLE PICKED UP CABLE & HURT BACK.
BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING BACK PAIN FROM OLD INJURY.
CLEANING OUT REAL ON TO R CAR AND SHIELD FELL ON RIGHT HAND SHIELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN BLOCKED UP.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND TOOK A CATCH IN HIS BACK
INJURED WAS WORKING IN FACE AREA AND A TIMBER FELL AND THE MAN TRIED TO CATCH IT AND CAUGHT HGIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FALLING TIMBER AND THE RIB RESULTING IN TWO FRACTURED FINGERS.
VICTUM PULLED A LARGE ROCK OFF BELTLINE AND IT STRUCK HIS RT FOOT
MAN WAS PUTTING A CONVEYOR CHAIN BACK TOGETHER ON A MINER AND HE TRAINED HIMSELF.
LIFTING BARREL OF OIL & HURT BACK.
INJURED WAS CHEMCIAL PUMP AT WATER HOLE AND SAI THAT HE WENT IN OVER HIS BOOTS .