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EMPLOYEE WAS AT A CONTRACT MINE, WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF WOOD, A SHARP PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS LOWER BACK
EE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN IN A CLEAN COAL DRYER, WHILE PUTTING THE WEAR PLATE BACK INTO POSITION IT DROPPED ON BOTH ANKLES OF THE EE. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISED RIGHT ANKLE AND A SWOLLEN, BRUIS ED, AND SCRAPED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SAMPLE BAGS OF COAL WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK & COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP FOR A BRIEF P0ERIOD, RESULTING IN STRAINED & PULLED M USCLES IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE'S BACK INJURY IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 11-7-90 FROM LIFTING. THE 1990 INJURY HAS RESULTED IN LUMBAR DISC SYNDROME OF L-1 AND L-2. NO NEW ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT OC CURRED ON THIS DATE OF 9/14/92. RULED NOT COMPENSABLE BY VIRGINIA WORKER'S COMPENSATION COMMISSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE #1 CLEAN COAL SIEVE SCREEN WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCREEN FRAME AND THE SIEVE BOX SUPPORT STRUCTURE.THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE FOREFING ER AND JOINT WHERE FOREFINGER JOINS THE PALM OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPL AFTER PERIOD OF TIME USING HANDS,WRIST AND ARMS ALL DAY HAS DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH HANDS WRISTS AND ARMS.EMPL USES A COMPUTERIZED WEIGH SCALE SYSTEM TYPING IN INFORMATION FOR WEIGH TICKET S,SEPARATES TICKETS AND THEN DROPS THEM THROUGH A PIPE TO THE TRUCK DRIVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SERVICE A CAT 773-B ROCK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATED HE REACHE DOVER TO HELP MOVE HALF OF A 55 GALLONG OIL DRUM. OIL DRUM HAD BEEN CUT IN HALF. WHEN HE FEL T A CRUNCH IN THE CNETER OF HIS LOWER BACK. THIS AS RESULTED IN A POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A HYDROSEEDER ONTO A ROLLBACK STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST MUFFLER, TEARING A MOLE HALF WAY OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A PIPE WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF RUST FROM THE PIPE BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
UNLOADING AND CARRYING BUCKETS OF OIL HURT BACK R LEG AND FT NUMB
CHANGING GEAR ON HOIST CUT LITTLE FINGER
LIFTING HALF BARREL OF COAL, ON TRUCK LOWER BACK PAIN
WHILE DRINING A SOFT DRINK EE SWALLOWED A BEE AND WAS STUNG IN THE INSIDE OF THROAT ON THE LEFT SIDE.