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While opening a 10" knife blade of the bin activator on a 50 ton lime silo, lime sparyed from around the opening and covered EE's head and face. The EE was wearing required PPE. While attempting to wash lime from his head, lime entered his eyes and caused irritationand minor burns.

Attempted to stop lime from spraying from the opening around the 10" knife blade valve by sealing the opening with tape. The EE was wearing a respirator, but no eye protection. The dry lime struck his repirator and entered behind it. After exiting the building, he rinsed the lime from his head and face with water. Caused irritation and minor burns to eyes and face.

Was wearing hip boots and was pulling 28 hp submissible pump into water and felt pain in lower back.

HOOKING DRAW BAR UP, EE PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN CRIB AND DRAW BAR.

Employee was working on a conveyor belt move, installing belt structure. Top roller was being put into place when he felt pain in his back. He did not report the accident to management. On Saturday, 2/19 he called the clinic for treatment.

Removing 6" pipe off a mine car. Stringing out pipe, injured sat pipe down, other employee pushed pipe. Injured's rt middle finger smashed between 2 6" pipes.

CM was changing places - employee was helping to move miner cable. Felt pain in groin area.

Employee was hanging continuous miner cable. He complained of pain in his mid to low back.

PUTTING CABLE ONTO MIDDLE HOOD OF MINER, STUCK FORWARD, TRIED TO GRAB & JERKED LOOSE. HOOK SWUNG AROUND & SMASHED FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING RIB ROLLS ALONG A SUPPLY TRACK OFF THE SLOPE BOTTOM. HE COMPLAINED OF GROIN PAIN ON 10/19/04 AND ASKED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. AT THAT TIME. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 10/20/04.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING SCREEN ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE IN PREPARATION FOR RECOVERY OF LONGWALL. AS HE ROLLED OUT THE SCREEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS THROWING A TRACK SWITCH AT THE TOP OF THE TRACK SLOPE. THE SWITCH THROW HANDLE SPRANG BACK AND TWISTED EE'S RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL OFF THE "TRIPPER CAR" OF THE BLENDING BIN. HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG.

Employee was changing a headlight on the hoist brake car. As he was pulling the bulb out of socket it came apart in his hand.

Employee was replacing bottom belt stands on the conveyor belt. as he lifted one he felt something pop in his left shoulder.

EE WAS LIFTING THE "BRETBY" CABLE HOLDER OUT OF THE PANLINE ON THE LONGWALL FACE. HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee was working on the longwall set up face. As he was pressurizing a newly placed shield against the mine roof a piece of rock broke from roof, fell and struck ee on the face, cutting his eyebrow, nose and lip.

EMPLOYEE WS BUILDING A STOPPING. AS HE PICKED UP A 6 INCH SOLID BLOCK TO PLACE ON STOPPING, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT GROIN.

EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING. HE PICKED UP A 6 INCH CEMENT BLOCK AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP/MOVE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING A 3 INCH GASOLINE POWERED WATER PUMP OUT OF THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADER. HE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN.

EE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ROLLERS, TRAINING THE BELT ALIGNMENT. HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME STUCK IN SOME MUD. EE TRIED 4 OR 5 TIMES TO GET HIS FOOT UNSTUCK BEFORE IT CAME OUT. NOTE: EE FIRST SOUGHT MEDI CAL ATTENTION ON 1-12-04 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT.

EE AND ANOTHER WERE BANDING AND LOADING 6 INCHES WATER PIPE ONTO A SUPPLY CAR. AS EE WAS BANDING A LOAD OF PIPE (TIGHTENING THE BAND) THE BAND BROKE, WHIPPED BACK AND STRUCK EE ON BRIDGE OF NO SE.

EE HAD PICKED UP A TRACK TIE FROM A SCOOP BUCKET, THE TIE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, FELL, AND PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TIE AND SCOOP BUCKET.

DURING INITIAL LONGWALL SET-UP EE WAS CARRYING/ HANGING SECTIONS OF MONORAIL WITH ANOTHER EE. EACH EE WAS HOLDING AN END OF A MONORAIL SECTION. THE OTHER EE DROPPED HIS END CAUSING THE MONORAI L TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE INJURED UNDER THE CHIN.

DURING INITIAL LONGWALL SET UP, THE EE AND 2 OTHER WERE FLIPPING OVER A SECTION OF LONGWALL FACE CHAIN. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE. HE WAS WITHDRAWING 2 PIECE DRILL STEEL FROM ROOF. THE TOP SECTION OF STEEL FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING WITH B-BOND. EE DEVELOPED A RASH ON HIS RIGHT WRIST/ FOREARM AREA.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON A CM. SECTION. HE HAD TO BEND A 7 FT ROOF BOLT TO INSERT IN BOLT HOLE. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

A BUCKET FROM AN ELEVATED AREA FELL AND THE CONTENTS STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE. HE DID NOT STOP WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/28/03.

EE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF TRAILING CABLE ONTO A CAR FOR TRANSPORT OUT OF THE MINE. EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. NOTE: EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4/4/03 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY MIS SED DUE TO THE INCIDENT.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 6"SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK. WHEN HE LIFTED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE RAISED A SHOVEL OF DIRT HE FELT PAIN FROM HIS RIGHT WRIST TO RIGHT FOREARM. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2-25-03 BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-4- 03 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY OFF DUE TO INJURY.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCOOP BATTERIES. BATTERY HAD BEEN SET ON THE STAND. EE REACHED TO REMOVE A PIECE OF WOOD WHICH WAS BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE LIFT JACK ON THE SCOOP. THE BATTERY TILTED AND PINCED THE EE S RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS PULLING A SCOOP CHARGER POWER CABLE THROUGH A STOPPING. EE STATED HE FELT GROIN PAIN.

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO SLEW A WATER PUMP INTO POSITION. EE LATER COMPALINED OF GROIN PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 55 GAL DRUMS OF ANTI-FREEZE OFF A WAGON AT THE LONGWALL RAMP. EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN 2 DRUMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A 3" BY-PASS GATE VALVE FOR THE WATER PUMPS. HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE FIRST SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11/26 WHICH WAS FIRST DAY OFF WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS IN THE PREP PLANT. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT.

IN PREPARATION FOR REMOVING BELT FROM THE LONGWALL BELT TAKEUP, 2 EMPLOYEES WERE SETTING UP THE HYDRAULIC BELT WINDER. THEY WERE PREPARING TO SET THE WINDER CORE BAR IN PLACE. ONE EE LET GO OF THE BAR BEFORE THE OTHER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. THE HEAVY STEEL BAR SLID & CRUSHED EE'S RT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE BELT WINDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING USING 6 IN SOLID CONCRETE BLOCK. AS HE LIFTED A BLOCK TO PLACE IT IN THE STOPPING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

A 55 GALLON DRUM HAD BEEN FILLED WITH PIECES OF WOOD WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM CONVEYOR BELTS AND CHUTES ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF THE PLANT. THE EMPLOYEE ROLLED THE BARREL TO A CHUTE TO DUMP IT I NTO SCRAP PILE. HE LEANED THE BARREL AGAINST THE CHUTE AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE BOTTOM TO DUMP THE BARREL. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

THE SERVICE BRAKE FRO THE SECTION SCOOP CAR HAD "LOCKED UP." THE EE ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE BRAKES. WHEN HE LOOSENED THE HOSE TO BLEED PRESSURE HE WAS SPRAYED ON HIS LEFT HAND/FOREARM BY HOT BRA KE FLUID.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING AT REMOVING MONORAIL AT THE LONGWALL HEADGATE. AFTER REMOVING A SECTION THE INJURED EE TURNED TO THROW IT ON TOP OF THE STAGE LOADER HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LE FT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD A RAM JACK ON TOP OF THE LONGWALL SHEAR TO TRANSPORT IT TO #129 SHIELD. BEFORE THE JACK WAS SECURED TO THE SHEAR IT ROLLED OFF, FELL, AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

DURING A ROOF FALL REHABILITATION THE EE WAS TURNING AN OLD OUT OF THE ROOF. THE BOLT HAD A METAL STRAP ATTACHED TO IT. WHEN THE ROF BOLT CAME FREE IT FELL AND THE METAL STRAP CUT THE EE ON TH E BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CHANGING BOTTOM BELT ROLLERS. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE OLD ROLLER AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.

REPLACING A BELT STRUCTURE RAIL AT BOX CUT-ON #1 SLATE BELT. WHILE LIFTING STRUCTURE, HAD PAININ LOWER BACK.

WHILE PREPARING TO HELP DO BELT MAINTENANCE WORKTHE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN ACETYLENE CYLINDER TO THE SITE. THE ROOF HEIGHT WAS LOW, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN.

EE WAS TENDING BULLHOSE, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.