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INSTALLING BASS LIFT JACK ON LONGWALL SHIELD INTO MOUNTING BRACKET. HIS HANDS WERE WET & SLIPPERY AS HE LOWERED THE JACK HE LOST HIS GRIP & THE JACK FELL. THE MIDDLE & RING FINGER ON HIS R IGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK & MOUNTING BRACKET FRACTURING THE RING FINGER & LACERATING BOTH

ATTEPTING TO LIFT MINER TRAILING CABLE AND WATER HOSE OUT OF A CABLE HANDLER, FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THROWING WOOD ONE HOLE BOARDS USED FOR ROOF BOLTING HEADERS UNDER CANVAS CHECK. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. RESTRICTED WORK BEGAN 5/1/99.

PULLING AN EXTENSION VENTILATION TUBE TOWARD THE FACE. A SPAD SET INTO THE COAL RIB WAS USED TO HOLD THE SLIDER AGAINST THE RIB AND IT PULLED OUT WHILE HE EXTENDED THE TUBE. THE TUBE SWUNG OVE R AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. HE EXPERIENCED BLURRED VISION CAUSED BY A DETACHED RETINA OF THE RIGHT EYE.

CLOSING AN ELEVATOR DOOR BY PULLING ON A STRAP ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE TWO DOORS. THE STRAP IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE DOORS OPEN WITH RESISTANCE BUT CLOSE EASILY. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGH T HAND BETWEEN THE TWO DOORS WHICH CLOSE HORIZONTALLY. WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOORS ON HIS RIGHT HAND HE FRACTURED THE SECOND DIGIT.

RE-HANGING A CONTINUOUS MINER IN LINE PLUG WITH CO WORKERS 2 AS THEY WERE HANGING PLUG BY PLACING IT IN A HOOK WHEN ANOTHER HOOK THE PLUG WAS HANGING IN FELL AND IN LINE PLUG STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

WHILE TWISTING BRETBY TO PUT IT ON SPILL PLATE, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE BRETBY STAPLE, LACERATION IT.

SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS AN OFF SET IN THE RIB. SHE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE OFFSET.

WHILE INSTLALING A METAL OVERCAST HE WAS LIFTING A 10 TON CAPACITY JACK ONTO THE TOP OF THE OVERCAST. HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS NORMAL JOB UNTIL 2-1-99.

LOADING A ROLL OF BELT ON A 590 PANCAKE SCOOP STANDING ON BLADE (PANCAKES) OF SCOOP WHICH WAS ABOUT 21/2 FT OFF THE MINE FLOOR. HE WAS CHAINING A ROLL OF BELT TO THE PANCAKE OF THE SCOOP HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED OFF THE PANCAKE HE WAS HOLDING ON TO A 3/8 IN CHAIN WHEN HE FELL. THE CHAIN STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE LACERATING HIS NOSE & FOREHEAD

INJURED AND COWORKERS WERE RETRIEVING A HEAVY METAL BAR USED TO HANDLE CONVEYOR BELT. HE BENT DOWN TO LIFT THE BAR AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. NOTE: THE FACTS CONNECTED TO THIS INCIDENT W ERE UNCLEAR. IT WAS UNCLEAR IF THIS INJURY WAS ANEW WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 12-4-98.

STRAINED GROIN WHILE UNLOADING MATERIAL FROM A SIX TON DUCK BILL MOTOR

REHANGING TWO INCH ALUMINUM PIPE USED TO CONVEY ROCK DUST. HOLDING PIPE UP WITH LEFT HAND.WORK [LACE WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH. HE TURNED HIS BODY TO IMPROVE GRASP OF PIPE AND SEVERLY STRAINED HIS L EFT ARM.

REPOSITIONING A CHAIN BLOCK. HOLDING ON TO A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. A CO-WORKER WAS REMOVING A 1 FT X 7 FT GUARD ABOUT FIVE FT ABOVE INJURED. THE GUARD FELL AND STRUCK INJ URED'S LEFT HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE. INJURED BEGAN MODIFIED DUTY THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

AFTER REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER HE WAS STANDING IT ALONG A RIB. HE LET GO OF IT AD TURNED TO TALK TO SOMEONE. THE ROLLER FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT CALF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION

REMOVING AN OLD PRE-WIPE BLADE THAT WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE, PULLED ON THE BELT WIPER BLADE AND WHEN IT DISLODGED, CAUGHT SMALL RIGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE BLADE AND A SUPPORT BEAM. BEGAN RESTRIC TED WORK ON 9/23/98.

CARRYING A SOLID BELT ROLLER TO BE USED IN A BELT TAKEUP THROUGH A MANDOOR. WHILE LIFTING THE RIOLLER TO GET IT THROUGH THE DOOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME HIS NEXT SCHE DULED SHIFT.

SHEARER TRAILING CABLE GUIDE HAD A LOOP IN IT. HE GRABBED THE GUIDE. IT HAD A HOOP PIN STICKING OUT WITH A SHARP EDGE. AS HE CONTACTED THE SHARP EDGE, HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT PALM. THE CUT REQU IRED FOUR SUTURES. INJURED BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK ON 8/24/98.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL HYDRAULIC FLUID IN 50 TON DUMP TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNSCREW CAP TO HYDRALIC FLUID PORT--CAP BLEW OFF AND STRUCK INJURED IN FOREHEAD.

PUTTING A SIX INCH PIPE VALVE ON TO A CONVEYOR BELT. LIFTED THE VALVE ABOUT 65 INCHES HIGH AND FELT STRAIN IN ENTIRE BACK AND CHEST.

TAKING DOWN 20 INCH VENTILATION TUBE. HE RAISED THE TUBE UP TO LOOSEN THE ROPE IT WAS SUSPENDED FROM. AS HE WAS UNTYING THE TUBE ROPE THE TUBES SHIFTED AND HIS LEFT FOREFINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN T HE TUPBE AND THE ROPE. INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME7.16.98. FOR SURGERY.

DRAGGING 24 INCH VENTIALATION TUBES WHEN HE FELTPAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED BEGAN RESTRICTED WORK ON 6.5.98.

REMOVING THE CHARGER PLUG FROM A 10 TON MOTOR. AS HE PROCEEDED TO THROW THE PLUG OUT OF THE WAY HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE TOP OF A SCOOP, TRYING TO RE-SET THE MAIN BREAKER. HE WAS HURRYING, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT WOODEN HEADER BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.

ALONG WITH CO-WORKER CHANGING BATTERIES ON 590 SCOOP. PLACED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BATTERY AND SUPPORT ARM. AS HE BENT DOWN TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. BATTERY SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE SUPPORT ARM. RESULTED IN FRACTURE OF INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGES. MODIFIED DUTY BEGAN 5-29-98.

PICKING UP A WOODEN PLANK TO MOVE IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. FAILED TO SEE NAIL STICKING OUT OF A PLANK. LACERATED RIGHT PALM AS HE WAS PICKING UP THE PLANK. THE LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT SUT URES.

PICKING UP A BOX LOADED WITH ASSORTED HAND TOOLS, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE STARTED RESTRICTED WORK 5-15-98.

LIFTING CRIB ABOVE HIS HEAD. CRIB SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL STRIKING HIS FIFTH TOE ON THE RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE METATARSAL GUARD. THIS FRACTURED THE TOE. INJURED BEGAN RESTRICTED W ORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

ADVANCING RIGID SLIDING VENTILATION TUBE. SPAD HOLDING TUBE DISLODGED TUBE FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A DRILL STEEL STUCK IN DRILL HOLE. HE PUT HIS HAND OVER DRILL HEAD CHUCK. STEEL FELL OUT OF ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND, CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE DRILL HEAD. HE RECEI VED A FRACTURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. RESTRICTED WORK NEXT SHIFT.

PUTTING TOOL BOX AWAY. INJURED WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION DUE TO LOCATION OF LOCKER. HE TWISTED HIS BODY, STRAINING HIS BACK & GROIN AREA.

PICKED UP AND THREW A CONCRETE BLOCK AGAINST RIB TO CLEAR WALKWAY. HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS UPPER RIGHT FOREARM.

WHILE PULLING A WIRE ROPE ON TOP OF BELT STRUCTURE TO PULL TOP BELT ON TO STRUCTURE HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.

HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE IN CABLE HAULER. WHILE LIFTING CABLE AND HOSE HE FELT HIS STOMACH MUSCLES STRAIN ABNORMALLY. THIS WAS A RECORD ONLY INCIDENT. INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 3 -13-98 AFTER HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA.

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE STAND TO HANG ON CHAIN. FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. INJURED BEGAN LOSING TIME FROM WORK 11-17-97. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A FIRST AID INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY, DIAGNOSED POST INJURY DATE.

AS EE WAS LIFTING A FIBER BLOCK WHILE CONSTRUCTING PIERS EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON10/17/97

EE WAS ROLLING A ROCK (APPROX 3'LX11/2'WX1'THICKOFF OF THE SHIELD PONTOON. THE ROCK SLID UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN THE PONTOON SHIELD AND ROCK. EE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY 2 DAYS LATER.

INJURED WAS SETTING HEINTZMAN STEEL POST WITH ANOTHER MINER - INVOLVED WAS STEADYING POST WHILE OTHER MINER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CRIB ATOP POST- CRIB FELL OFF & STRUCK INJURED IN FOREHEAD CAU SING LACERATION.

GETTING OUT OF A MANTRIP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-15-97. HE THEN MISSED TWO DAYS WORK BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY FIRST AID INJURY . BECAME LOST TIME 11-15-97.

MOVING RAIL FROM TIGHT SIDE TO WIDE SIDE. INJURED AND COWORKER BENT DOWN TO LIFT RAIL. AS INJURED LIFTED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM FROM HIS ELBOW TO HIS SHOULDERS.

INJURED AND COWORKER WERE PICKING UP A STEEL POST TO SET IT ON TOP OF A CRIB BLOCK. HE LIFTED UP ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POST AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

UNLOADING STEEL POSTS FROM SCOOP PULLING ON FORKS OF SCOOP TO SPREAD THEM. STRAINED BACK.

UNLOADING STEEL POSTS FROM SCOOP BY HAND. PLACED POST AGAIST THE RIB. THE COLLAR WAS NOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE TUPE OF THE POST WHEN POST WAS SET UPRIGHT. IT SLID DOWN ON THE TUBE & PUSHED H IS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE COLLAR & TUBE A LACERATION REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.

BUILDING A REGULATOR, AS HE PICKED UP A CONCRETEBLOCK HE STRUCKHIS RIGHT FOREARM ON A METAL BANDAND RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY

INJURED WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON A SINGLE BOOM FLETCHER DRILL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM. THIS RESULTED IN A SEVERE STRAIN.

INJURED AND COWORKERS FINISHED REPLACING THE SHEARER WATER HOSE. AS THE WORKERS DRAGGED THE HOSE OFF THE LONGWALL FACE, THE HOOK ON A CHAIN HOIST INJURED WAS DRAGGING ALONG WITH THE WATER HOSE , CAUGHT ON THE RELAY BAR OF #2 SHIELD. INJURED TWISTED QUICKLY AND FELL TO MINE FLOOR, INJURING HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS TRANSFERRING CHANNELS USED FOR ROOF SUPPORT FROM SCOOP TO FULL FACE MINER, WHEN RECEIVED A LACERATION ON THE RT RING FINGER FROM SHARP EDGE OF CHANNEL. 5 SUTURES.

BUILDING A CRIB, VICTIM WAS LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK AND STRUCK AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL BAND USED TO BIND CRIBS, BLOCKS TOGEHTER DURING TRANSPORTATION. HE LACERATED THE WEB OF HIS LE FT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN 3 SUTURES AND RESTRICTED WORK.

CARRYING 2 1/2" STEEL PIPE ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH CO-WORKER. AS THE TWO WORKERS LIFTED THE PIPE OFF THEIR SHOULDERS, INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INSTALLING ORIFICE IN OVERFLOW LAUNDERER. AS HE CLIMBED OUT OF TANK, HE LIFTED HIS LEG OVER A BAFFFLE PLATE TO GET OUT. HE FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.