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EE WAS WORKING WHEN HE NOTICED HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST HURTING. THE PAIN BECAME SO INTENSE HE DECIDED TO SEE A DR. HIS INJURY CONSISTED OF A DISLOCATION OF HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE AND 3 OTHER MEN WERE PULLING WATER LINE AROUND A BLOCK OF COAL TO INSTALL IT ON THE MINER, WHEN EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HANGING A MINER CABLE.
WHILE WORKING ON A PILLAR SECTION LOADING TIMBERS ALSO MOVING THEM, EE LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY AROLLING TIMBER FROM THE TIMBER PILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE BLOW TO HIS HAND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB
AS REPORTED ON 4-22-98, EE WAS WORKING WITH A BELT MOVE CREW ON THE AJ MAINS SECTION. DURING THEMOVE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT AND STRUCTURE ONTO A SUPPLY CAR.DURING THIS JOB HE STRAINED HIS LOWER TORSO.
EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF A SUPPLY CAR. WHILE LIFTING HE STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE LOWER TORSO OF HIS BODY.
WHILE PUSHING ROCK OFF MINER EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BEND HIS LITTLE FINGER BACK ON RIGHT HAND.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING HIS SCRUBBER ON HIS MINER. DURING THE CLEANING HE TURNED HIS BODY AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR SECTION. HE PICKED UP A TIMBER AND PULLED A MUSCLE I HIS LOWER BACK.
THE MINER OPERATOR WAS PULLING CABLE IN ORDER TO REPOSITION THE MINER. WHILE PULLING THE CABLE THE WORKER LOST SECRUE FOOTING AND RESULTED A TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
WORKIGN ON MINER, SHIELD FELL ON LEFT KNUCKLY OF HAND.
BENDING ROOF BOLT, PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PICKING UP A CAN OF HEAVY OIL WHEN HE TURNED TWISTING HIS BODY CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER LUMBAR REGION.