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Employee was lifting belt structure and hurt his low back.
While installing a timber in the breaker row, individual felt pain in lower back. Individual went to Chiropractor and found to have a back strain. He is receiving treatment for this and has not been released to return to work.
While installing a water hose to the section water manifold, the manifold broke free from the water line and struck individual in the left shoulder and side of face. This chipped his bottom left wisdom tooth and caused a hair line fracture to jaw.
While pulling a wire mesh roof screen over his head and onto the ATRS of the roof bolter, EE felt pull in lower abdomen. Doctor visit on 7/12/05 diagnosed with hernia. Surgery secheduled for 7/19/05.
While loading timbers into the bucket of a scoop felt pain and pulling in lower back. Determined to be an acute lumbar strain. Unable to work for 10 days.
While adjusting the surface loadout sensing magnet on the gates, individual pulled his hand away from magnet and struck a piece of stationary metal causing a cut to right index finger, which needed stitches.
WHILE INSTALLING AN "I" BEAM TUNNEL LINER SUPPORT, THE "I" BEAM ROLLED AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION THAT NEEDED STITCHES.
WHILE SERVICING THE CONT MINER, INDIVIDUAL LIFTED A NEW BUCKET OF MINER BITS ONTO THE TOP OF THE MINER AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT CHEST. DIAGNOSED WITH POSSIBLE DISLOCATED RIBS FROM S TERNUM. TOLD TO STAY OFF WORK FOR 2 WEEKS.
WHILE LOOKING FOR A LEAK IN A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTER, INDIVIDUAL WAS HOLDING HOSE BY DAMAGED AREA. THE HOSE WAS PRESSURIZED FOR IDENTIFICATION AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF HYDRAULIC OIL WAS INJECTED INTO TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING THE FINGER TIP TO BE LANCED TO ALLOW THE OIL TO DRAIN.
INDIVIDUAL SAT ON A RELAY BAR THAT WAS BEING SUSPENDED FROMT HE MONORAIL BY CHAINS. AS HE SAT ONT HE BAR THE CHAIN BROKE AND THE RELAY BAR FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG FRACTURING THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG. THIS BAR WAS ON THE BELT LINE OUTBY THE TAILPIECE.
WHILE HELPING REPLACE THE HAMMER TIPS IN SURFACE CRUSHER, THE TIP OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S FIFTH LEFT FINGER WAS PINCH BETWEEN CRUSHER ROLLER AND HAMMER TIP HOLD DOWN ROD WHILE IT WAS BEING INSERTE D. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION AND SOME TISSUE LOSS TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES AND DEBREDMENT ON END OF FINGER.
EE WAS TAKING A BAG W/ROCK DUST OFF OF A BATTERYSCOOP AND TWISTED WITH ROCK DUST CAUSING THE MUSCLE ON THE RT. SIDE OF SPINE AT BASE OF SHOULDERBLADE TO CRAMP UP AND HAVE A SPASM. HAS MISSED WORK TO ALLOW SPASM TO SUBSIDE.
WHILE LIFTING A ROOF BOLTER DRILL BOX INTO PICKUP TRUCK. FELT SOMETHING PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER. ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.
WHILE OPENING AN EQUIPMENT AIR LOCK DOOR, THE DOOR SLIPPED FROM INDIVIDUALS GRIP, CLOSING ON OTHER HAND. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION ON THE BACK OF LT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.
ON 10/6/01 INDIVIDUAL FELT PAIN IN RT. SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A 5 GAL CAN OF OIL. HE HAS NOW SEEN A DOCTOR FOR THE PAIN AND RECEIVED SURGERY FOR TORN ROTATOR CUFF. COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED OF SCHE DULED SURGERY ON 5/14/02 FOLLOWING DOCTORS APPOINTMENT AND MRI. THIS IS NOW A LOST TIME AND REPORTABLE INJURY. INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED NO TREATMENT UNTIL THIS TIME. SURGERY 5/20/02.
WAS UNLOADING MATERIAL OUT OF A SCOOP, LIFT & TURN AT THE SAME TIME AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER STOMACH.
WHILE LOADING BOLT STRUCTURE IN BED OF PICKUP FROM PALLET, INDIVIDUAL PULLED ON ONE PIECE OF STRUCTURE,ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE ON PALLET MOVED PINCHING FINGER TIP OF 3RD FINGER LEFT HAND. T HIS CAUSED A CUT TO FINGER TIP NEEDING STITCHES.
WAS SHOVELING COAL ONTO BELT THAT WAS ABOUT 9' HIGH & CAUSE INJURY TO LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE MOVING DRILL BOOM ON A FLETCHER DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER, A DRILL STEEL BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE STORAGE TRAY AND STORAGE DECK. WHEN THE DRILL STEEL POPPED FREE IT STRUCK INDIVIDUAL IN SAF ETY GLASSES AND LACERATED LEFT EYEBROW REQUIRINGSTITCHES.
AS THE PROPMAN WAS TRAVELING TOWARDS THE HEADGATE OF THE LONGWALL, THE FACE YIELDED AND A LARGE LUMP OF COAL CAME OVER THE PANLINE STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL ON HIS LEFT SIDE KNOCKING HIM BACK IN TO THE SHIELDS. THIS OCCURRED AT SHIELD 115-116 WHERE THERE ARE 147 SHIELD ON THE FACE. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT FEMUR.