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THE EMPLOYEE WAS LILFTING A SECTION OF MINER CABLE ABOVE HIS HEAD SO IT COULD BE TIED TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE. ALLEGEDLY HE FELT HIS BACK PULL A SHORT TIME LATER, HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS LO WER BACK.
LIFTING 16' CROSS BAR PULLED GROIN MUSCLE BOTH SIDE. NOTE: THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED WHEN IT HAPPENED.
EE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE, THROWING IT OUT OF ROAD WAY ON 5 LT SECTION #88 PILLAR BLK WHEN HE ALLEGES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS UNLOADING POST FROM SCOOP ON 5 FT SECTIONWHEN EE ALLEGES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK,RT SIDE.
EMP REPORTED OFF WORK ON 12-2-96,ALLEGES HE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK FROM ACCIDENT HE HAD ON HIS LAST SHIFT HE WORKED ON 11-22-96. WHILE SETTING TIMBERS ON 5 LT SECTION AT #29 PILLAR BLK. EMP DE CLARED HE HAC BEEN SICK WITH INFLUENZA AND THOUGHT BACK PAIN WAS FROM SICKNESS AND THAT WAS THE REASON HE DIDN'T REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-2-96.
EE WAS ON 52T. SECTION, #4 HDG. HANGING UP MINER'S CABLE ACROSS HDG. WHEN HE ALLEGES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS ACCIDENT 11-20-96 AT START OF SHIFT. WORKED HIS REGULAR SHI FT. REPORTED OFF NEXT REGULAR SHIFT 11-21-96. EEWORKED FOUR REGULAR SHIFTS BEFORE TAKING OFF FORHIS ACCIDENT OR REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HANG MINERS' CABLE IN X-CUT 7 TO 8, STATION 951 ON 52T SECTION. WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK, EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS ON 9-27-96.
EMP WAS AT PIT MOUTH ON SURFACE. EMP PICKED UP A50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST. ALLEGES HE PULLED MUSCELIN LOWER BACK. EMP HAD JUST RETURNED TO WORK FORONLY TWO DAYS, AFTER BEING OFF DUE TO CAR ACCID.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT #2 TAILPIECE ON SOUTH MAINS, STATION 600. EMP WAS SHOVELING UP SPILLAGE AT #2 TAILPIECE. FELT PAIN IN RT SHOULDER. DIDN'T REPORTTHIS ACCIDENT UNTIL FOLLOWING SHIFT. ALLEGEDLY H AS PAIN IN RT SHOULDER FROM SHOVELING SPILLAGE.
EE WAS ON 4 LEFT SECTION, #5 HDG, ON BLK OUTBY FACE. EE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A BOOM JACK TO INSTALL ON BOLTER. EE ALLEGED WHILE LIFTING JACK, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.