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Working on trying to keep water from going into the mine due to a storm. Helping pump water in the pit area when called to go to #1 unit due to a continuous miner being down, took off his extremely wet gloves while traveling into the mine. He hit the antenna switch for the air lock doors that had the end of the wire hooked up ward causing it to cut his middle left finger.

Employee stated pinner steels were stuck and he was trying to pull apart. When they came apart struck him in lower lip.

EE HAD MOVED MINER CABLE OVER IN #4 RIGHT AT THE START OF THE SHIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SMALL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THAT TIME. HE CON'T TO CUT COAL, MOVED THE MINER TO Z RIGHT, BENT OVER TO THROW ONE END OF LOOP OVER WHEN HE FELT ANOTHER PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Employee stated he was pulling the miner cable back with one hand. He stated, he fell down while holding onto the cable. He stated, he felt a pain in his left shoulder.

EE was splicing a blown waterhose when the band broke off in the banding machine. He got another bander and finished fixing the waterhose. He took out his channelocks and tried to pull the broken piece of band out of the machine. When the piece came out it struck his right thumb causing a laceration that needed 8 sutures. He had removed his gloves because they were wet & slippery.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULAGE WAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EE stated" when he started to get up from shoveling on belt conveyer, he felt or heard his knee pop. He turned in this accident to his supervisor on 2-22-05. The first day he missed work was 2-18-05.

Employee had filled up a bucket with rock dust. He went to pick it up when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back and right leg.

EE was loading belt framing. 2 belt stands were stuck together - EE jerked on framing to try to get them apart and felt pain in his R. groin. Went to ER that morning & saw specialist 1/31/05. Diagnosis was from previous hernia surgery (at age 16). Had exploratory surgery and hernia was surgically repaired on 2/2/05. Fax from doctor attached.

EE AND THREE OTHERS WERE HANGING HI-LINE WHEN HE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

Employee was setting 6 by 6 timbers in old works-return and felt pain in rt groin area (hernia) worked until 4-7-04, surgery 4-8-04.

WHILE LOADING BOX OF GLUE ON ROOFBOLTER HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE HAD JUST STARTED O.T. SHIFT WHICH WAS 2ND SHIFT WHEN HE PICKED UP A 50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST - HE HELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK - HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING DAY SHIFT BUT HASN'T WORKED SINCE.

EE WAS HANGING THE MINER CABLE IN #8 ENTRY. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES PUSHING UP THE CABLE SO IT COULD BE TIED TO ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.

WHILE LOADING 1 1/4" WATERHOSE ONTO GOLF CART, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE HELPING TWO OTHER EE'S HANG MINER CABLE, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA AFTERWARDS.

EE GOT OFF RAM CAR TO USE THE BATHROOM AND UPON GETTING BACK IN RAM CAR STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CANOPY.

EE WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN BUCKET OF SCOOP, HE TURNED TO THROW ROLLER IN BUCKET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RT. LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIN TRAY ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS LIFTING A FULL CAN OF OIL OFF OF A GOLF CART IN A TWISTING MOTION.

WHILE LOADING PINNER HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTS ON PINNER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SIDE WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE SCOOP.

EE SAID HE WAS PUSHING A PIN (ROOF BOLT) IN THE HOLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS.

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF ROOF BOLTER, HE HIT HIS KNEE IN THE DECK OF ROOF BOLTER AND HE TWISTED HISKNEE.

WHILE REMOVING A SAW OFF TOP OF SCOOP, HE TWISTED AROUND EXPERIENCING PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS HELPING BELT CREW INSTALL BELT LAY, AS HE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL CONNECTING TUBING TO BELT FRAME, HE DROPPED THE TUBING ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING TO SMOOTHIE AT HIS HOME. HE MISSED ONE DAY, MONDAY SHIFT.

WHILE TAKING A 2" PIPE OF HIS DIESEL RIDE, THE END OF THE PIPE HIT THE ROOF, CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE END OF THE PIPE AND THE ROOF.

GETTING SPLICING MATERIAL OF SHELF IN WAREHOUSE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3:00 AM WHEN HE DECIDED THE PAIN WAS SO GREAT HE HAD TO COME OUTSIDE.

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN OUTSIDE BEFORE HE WENT INTO THE MINE TO SOME OTHER EES. WHEN HE ARRIVCED ON THE UNIT, HE WALKED TO HIS BOLTER, HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. I TALKED TO HIM OVER T HE PHONE, HE TOLD ME HE DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT.HIS BACK JUST STARTED HURTING. HE SAID, HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN HE HURT IT. HE HAD BEEN MOVING INTO A NEW HOUSE AT HOME.

HANGING MINER CABLE ON CORNER, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN GROIN AREA.

AFTER EE BENT A 6' PIN THAT'S STAMPED IN THE MIDDLE HE COMPLAINED OF HAVING PAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE CAME OUT FROM UNDERGROUND @APPROX 2PM. HE WASACTING LIKE WAS NOT HURTING. HE WAS ALSO ACTING LIKE HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE ER ROOM IN AMBULANCE HE WENT TO THE ER ROOM BY AMB (COMPANY POLICY)HE TOLD DR HE QUIT HURTING ON THE WAY. HEWAS SUPPOSE TO TAKE A DRUG TEST WHICH HE REFUSED

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE TWO PIECES OF DRILL STEEL STUCK TOGETHER AFTER HE DROPPED THEM FROM THE HOLE. HE JERKED THEM APART WHEN THE LOWER SE CTION STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PLASTERING A BRATTICE, WHENHE REACHED IN THE PLASTER BUCKET TO GET A HAND OF PLASTER. THE LIQUID ON TOP WAS NOT MIXED WHENSOME OF THE LIQUID SPLASHED ON EE'S FOREHEAD RUN NING DOWN INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS LOADING A VALVE BANK ONTO A DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED UNTIL WED 7-11-01, HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 7-12-01.

EE WAS PULLING ON A ROLLER TO GET IT OUT FROM BETWEEN TOP AND BOTTOM BELTS TO HANG IT ON THE TUBES OF FRAMING. HE TURNED AND LIFTED AT THE SAME TIME WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE A HYD. JACK ON THE LEF ROOF BOLTER ON #1 UNIT. MECHANIC WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT, WHEN PIN CAME OUT, THE ATRS AND JACK MOVE TOGETHER WHICH CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT INDEX & SOCIAL FINGER.

BOLTER OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REELING UP HIS CABLE. WHEN HE STARTED TO REEL CABLE UP, THE CABLE CAME DOWN HITTING EE IN THE HEAD, NECK AREA WHICH HE SAID WAS BETWEEN THE CABLE AND RIB. ND RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STACKING A BRATTICE USING SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK. INJURED WAS EACHING TO GET A BLOCK AND AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING A BLOCK TO HIT HIM, MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE'S WAS LOADING HIS PLATES ON TO THE BOLTER WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.