Employee was lifting and pulling a mud pump shell. He stated he felt a sharp burning sensation in his stomach area around his belly button, noticing a protrusion.
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Showing all 35Picked up a mini master hoseduster and turning it around. Felt pain in lower back shooting thru left leg.
Greasing Dolly Wheels.Started to get up and twisted right knee.
Lifting belt stand to place a crib under to line belt. The stand was stuck in mud. Hurt back.
Pulling Rock out of #7 Head Drive. When lifting rock, felt sharp burning in back.
Went to grab strap while bolting and cut thumb on right hand.
Lifting bucket up on low trac when one panel of the K-stopping slid off top striking left wrist.
Loading rock dust. Something flew under safety glasses and went in left eye causing pain and swelling.
Helping load rock duster in Mac 8 mantrip. Pulled something in upper leg.
Unloading tool box, caught and mashed hand between acetylene tank and tool box.
Using a bolt plate to cut strap and it slipped and cut hand between thumb and pointer.
Belt rubbing stand. Took belt rail and tried to move structure over.
Employee was unloading supplies (hydraulic oil cans) at slope onto mini trac. Pulled muscle or sprain of lower back.
Working on Cat 740 truck. Turned to get a part and struck elbow on truck.
Pulling car cable off the reel. Twisted and pulled muscle in lower back.
Employee was lifting tail roller off forks of backhoe when he got finger mashed by weight of roller.
Employee was trying to replace a bearing on tail-roller. Race popped loose striking him in the chest, causing swelling and bruising.
Employee was carrying an old bull gear that was removed from a head drive. He dropped the gear on his right hand resulting in swelling and bruising.
EE was replacing a tire on the std car on section 008. The tire slipped, resulting in EE straining his back (upper) and his neck. Pain in back and neck.
Employee was opening a can of oil. His hand slipped with trying to open the lid. He cut his middle finger on his right hand on the lid. Required 6 stitches. No lost time.
Employee was shoveling belts. A blunt object flew up in the air and hit his right elbow, resulting in a bump. Some swelling and pain.
EE popped his left knee while lifting his lunch box, EE complained of pain and swelling.
Employee was performing a belt splice. He bent over to grab the belt with his right hand and had the belt pin in his right hand. He leaned down and stuck the pin into his left eye. The pin penetrated the muscle area in the corner of his left eye and scratched the first layer of his eye. It did not affect his vision. No lost work Days.
Employee was hanging a cable while standing on top of a scoop. When he stepped off the scoop, he jammed up his right leg & hip. Complained of pain in his right leg, hip & back. Pinched nerve in right hip.
EE was removing the canopy on the off side of the roof bolter. He lowered the canopy too far down and it fell. It hit him in the shoulder and the back. He had a small cut on his head and bruises on his upper and lower back. He had a back injury and was transported by helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
EE was loading a car tire into a scoop bucket. He sprain a muscle in his lower back. Left side of lower back and pain down left leg.
Employee's left hand got caught in the belt clamps while working on teh slope belt. Resulting in 3 fractured fingers.
EE was struck in the right eye by a cable hanger while roof bolting. Some bruising & swelling of right eye. No lost time.
EE strained his elbow while putting up a bent roof bolt. Soreness & pain.
Employee twisted right knee while pulling a piece of curtain out of a muck pile. Right knee twisted and sprained - no lost time.
Employee was working on #4 belt structure. He was tossins structure when he cut and mashed his middle finger. The resulted in a broken bone top of middle finger on left hand.
Employee was pulling a screen that was stuck between a pipe & a beam to ge it unlodged. He walked around opposite side. He began pullint & it came loose & cut his left knee. Some bleeding & 1st Aid applied. Seeked medical attention.
Employee was working on a slope. He slipped while holding a metal beam. The bean hit his foot (left) Some swelling and bruising. 1st Aid Applied. Went to hospital.
Contractors were moving a large piece of metal when the witness lost his grip and dropped the metal on the injured's hand. all four fingers of right hand impacted by heavy piece of metal-swelling in finger-accident not serious.
While dislodging rock in miner conveyer the rock bar glanced off rock and punctured top of foot through boot.