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95149ED WAS HELPING LOAD THE MINER CABLE ONTO THE HOOKS ON THE SIDE OF THE 285 MINER LEE NORSE AND AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE THE AREA WAS 42" HIGH AND RESONABLY DRY.
38509NJURED WAS LIFTING A MOTOR WITH A MOBILE LIFTING JACK AND HE PUSHED AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE JACK TRYING TO MOVE IT WITH HIS SIDE CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE CAUSING TO FRACTURE ONE OF 08920RIBS.
THE AREA WAS WET AND SLOPPY. 42" HIGH THE INJURED WAS MOVIGN A5 HP SUBJERSIBLE FACE PUMP, INTO THE WATER, BYDRAGGING IT, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN IS LOWER BACK.
THE AREA WAS DAMPAND 38" HIGH. THE INJURED WAS CHANGING WORN OUT BELT IDLERS ALONG #3 MAIN BELT AS HE WAS TAKING OUT THE OLD ROLLER HE PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND THE BELT STRUCTURE.
INJURED WAS MOVING A SPAREPART IN OUTSIDE SHOP TO TAKE UNDERGROUND WHILE MOVING IT.THE PART ROLLED ONTO HIS RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING IT TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE SPA RE PART.(CONVEYOR MATERIAL FOR JOY 21SC).
INJURED WAS ROLLING 36" CONVEYOR. BELT OUT TO MAKE A SPLICE WHILE PUSHING ON ROLL AND TWISTED LOWER BACK. AREA WAS FLAT AND DRY.
INJURED WAS WORKING ONA 3-B MANSTRIP, REPLACING HTE FRONT WHEEL, THE MANTRIP WAS JACKED UP AND BLOCKED. HE WAS UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE WHEEL HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
YWHILE PLASTERING BRATTICE WALLS ALONG THE TRAVEL WAY OF 2ND NORTH MAIN SECTION INTAKE, HE GOT B-BOND ON BOTH HANDS AND THEY BECAME INFLAMMED AND IRRIATATED.
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE MARK 22 MINER, REPLACING THE SPEED REDUCER. WHILE LIFTING ON IT TO GET IT IN PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE POWER AT THE FACE AREA OF 2ND NORTHEAST BELT SECTION WHILE MOVING POWER CBALE.FOR THE BRIDGE UNTI ACROSS THE BELT HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK-HEIGHT WAS 40 INCH ES AND WET BOTTOM.
WHILE SHOVELING COAL ALONG #1 MAIN BELT.INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AREA WHILE HE WAS LIFTING SHOVEL LOADED WITH COAL ONTO BELT.
PULLING MINER CABLE BUMPED L KNEE
INJURED WAS IN SCOOP CHARGING STATION IN SHOP PUTTING OIL IN THE REAR END OF SCOOP, WHEN HE LIFTED HIS ARM TO PUT MORE OIL IN. HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW OF HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST THE COVER PLATE ON T HE SCOOP.
WHILE CRAWLING INSECTION, BOTH EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BEGAN TO HURT AND RIGHT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL.
WHILE MOVING AN OXYGEN TANK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TANK & A CEMENT BLOCK HE SUSTAINED A SMASHED LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND & ALSO THE NA IL WAS PARTIALLY T ORN OFF
INJURED PERSON WAS MOVING A 2" PUMP WHEN HE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN GROIN AREA.THIS PULL RESULTED IN A RUPTURE.