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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM A COAL CHUTE AT A BELT DRIVE. WHILE MOVING ROCK EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND WAS RELEASED AFTER A FOLLOW-UP VISIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING HIS PINNER STEEL AGAINST HIS MACHINE TO KNOCK OUT THE DUST. CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND STEEL THIS RESULTED IN A MASHED & BROKEN FINGER.
MOVING UNIT OF EQUIPMENT TO NEW SET-UP STRAINED BACK PULLING CABLES
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER, PART OF HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES. WHILE WORKING WITH THE RUB RAIL, HE LIFTED THE RAIL PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE HUNG HIS PINNER CABLE WITH A PIECE OF COATED TIE-WIRE HE TURNED AROUND & THE WIRE STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE IT CAUSED A SUPERFICIAL INJURY TO THE CORNEA
WHILE UNLOADING 21' JOINTS OF PVC WATER PIPE PLASTIC PIECE ROLLED OFF TRUCK STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT-UP RAILBARS. WHILE PREFORMING THIS TASK HE TWISTED HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOISIS AS HAVING A LUMBAR STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIMBERING A TAILPIECE HOLE WHEN THE TIMBER HE WAS MEASURING TO CUT ROLLED INTO THE HOLE STRICKING HIS LEFT FOOT. THE RESULT WAS A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM OFF THE MINER. ANOTHER ROCK SLID OFF HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS BIG TOE.
EMPL UNLOADING TIMBERS WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE ONE THAT HAD BECOME WEDGED.STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.