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EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP A 55 GALLON DRUM OF DUST KILL IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE CARRIED 50 LB BAG OF ROCK DUST FOR 100 FT. AFTER LAYING THE BAG OF ROCK DUST DOWN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MOVING METAL BEAM ON SCOOP BILL. METAL SLID OFF STRIKING LEFT FOOT, BENDING STEEL TOE OF SAFETY SHOE INTO LARGE TOE. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT, BUT DID NOT THINK IT NECESSARY TO SEE A DR UNTIL 11-11-99.
EE PICKED UP A CRIB BLOCK AT WHICH TIME HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING OUT A PIECE OF THE LONGWALL BELT & AS THE BELT WAS BEING PULLED IN THE BELT CAUGHT THE SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE CAUSING THE STRUCUTRE TO JERK & A BELT RAIL FELL STRIK ING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD & SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING BASE LIFTS OFF OF THE LONGWALL SHIELDS WITH A PRESSURE HOSE. WHEN THE HOSE GOT A SUDDEN RUSH OF PRESSURE HITTING HIM ON THERIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 30 HORSEPOWER PUMP FROM THE MANTRIP TO BE SENT OUTSIDE FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE PUMP SLIPPED AND ROLLED, CATCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE MANTRIP FRAM E. EMPLOYEE WENT TO BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED SIX SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BITS IN THE LONGWALL HEADGATE SHEAR DRUM WHEN HE FELT PULLING IN LOWER BACKAREA AND STOMACH. EMPLOYEE DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 8-27-99.
EE WAS REMOVING A WINCH MOTOR FROM A 610 SCOOP. WHERN HE TOOK THE LAST NBOLT OUT THE MOTOR SUDDENLY MOVED CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FIUNGETR BETWEEN THE WINCH MOTOR AND THE MOTOR FRAME.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE. LIFTING IT UP FROM THE RAILS IT WAS ATTACHED TO AND THEN LAYING IT DOWN.
EE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK WHILE LOADING BELT HARDWARE. EE STATES AS HE TWISTED WITH THE 5" CHANNEL, 10' IN LENGTH, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK..
EE AND COWORKERS WERE RECOVRING BELT HARDWARD FROM THE 1NORTH BELT #2 HEAD RECOVERY AREA. THE EES WERE SLIDING A 12' X 4" GUARD WEIGHING 75 LBS. DOWN THE 6" WATER LINE TO AN AWAITING MOTOR. TH E GUARD WAS MOVED 4' WHEN IT SLIDE OF THE LINE AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRAGGING AN 1 1/2 WATER HOSE FROM THE TAIL OF THE TRANSFER BELT TO THE HEAD HE FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & MID BACK. THE EE STATED THAT H E HAD THE HOSE OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND WHEN IT BECAME ENTAELED THE PULLING MOTION AS HE WAS WALKING FOREWARD CAUSED THE INJURY.
EE CLAIMS TO HAVE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE HE AND 2 OTHER EE WERE PULLING CABLE TO THE 3 NORTH CONSTRUCTION BELT STARTER BOX. EE STATED HIS FOOT BECAME LODGED AS THEY WERE PULLING THE CABLE CAUSING THE TWISTING MOTION
EE STATED HE INJURIED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE STEPPING OFF OF A DOUGLAS CHARGER. EE STATED THAT HE FELT NO PAIN AT THE TIME BUT FELT PAIN AND NOTICED SWELLING AFTERWARDS. IT WAS DETERMINED DURING TREATMENT THAT A PIECE OF METAL HAD BECOME LODGED INTO THE KNEE. THE EE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS INJURY.
EE STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM WHILE RAISING A HINGED LID ON HIS TOOL BOX.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE ON THE 2ND NORTH SECTION, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HOLDING A SHUTTLE CAR RECIPTICEL AS IT WAS BEING MOVED. THE EE FROPED THE RECIPTICLE ON HIS FOOT AND AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE FOOT IT CAUSED AN ABRASION TO THE LATERAL SIDE OF THE METATAR SAL. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 6-5-98 AND MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK ON 6-8-98.
EE PICKED UP A 1 1/2" FIRE HOSE FROM THE SLOPE BELT WALKWAY AND PLACED IT OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO RIGHT AND BEGAN TO PULL ON THE HOSE WHILE WALKING UP THE SLOPE HE T WISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS CHANGING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON #76 JACK. HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF IN A CONFINED AREA OF THE JACK. AS HE MOVED TO POSITION HIMSELF MORE CONFORTABLY, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 350 CIRCULAR MILL CABLE TO BE WIRED FROM A BELT MOTOR TO A BELT STARTER BOX. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STOPPED AT THE BELT STARTER BOX HE NOTICED PAIN IN HI S LOW BACK. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11-7-97 AND EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME(11-10-97).
EE STATES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING AN AIRLOCK DOOR ON COOK MTN TRACK
EE STRAINED BACK AS HE WAS REMOVING DISCONTINUED BELT ROLLERS FROM THE SLIPPBELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO LEVEL BELT WHEN HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION IN THE ABDOMEN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN BY A TREATING PHYSICIAN .
EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS EE SUFFERD AN AMPUTATION OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER TO THE FIRST JOINT.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS LIFTING A BELT ROLLER FROM THE SUPPLY DECK OF A TROLLEY TYPE PERSONNEL CARRIER.
EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN THE CHEST AREA AFTER HANGING FEEDER ROOF BOLTER CABLE ON THE 19 LEFT SECTION. LATER DURING THE SAME SHIFT THE EE STATED THAT THE PAIN INCREASED AS HE WAS INSTA LLING BELT STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP A ROCK FROM THE MINE FLOOR AND PLACED IT ON THE BELT.
EMP STATES HE FELT PAIN IN BACK WHEN REPLACING GUARD OVER TORQUE CONVERTOR ON THE TRANSFER BELT.
EE STATES HE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF THESIDE BOARD OF THE FACE CONVEYOR. AS HE PUSHED, THE ROCK SLID PARTLY INTO THE PAN LINE AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY RESULTING IN EXCESS STRAIN.
WORKERS WERE USING A SHIEVE TO PULL A TRACK SWITCH UP AND ONTO A FLAT CAR. TRACK SWITCH WAS NOT CLEARING THE EDGE. EMP WAS ON ONE SIDE OF FLAT CAR AND COWORKER WAS ON OPPOSITE SIDE. EACH WAS U SING A SLATE BAR, TRYING TO PRY THE TRACK SWITCHUPWARD TO CLEAR EDGE OF FLAT CAR. AS EMP PUSHED DOWN ON SLATE BAR HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK OUT OF MUD ONT HE MINE FLOOR. AS HE PULLED ON THE CRIB BLOCK HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EE STATES HE WAS PULLING ON THE FEEDER CABLE TO GET SLACK TO REPAIR THE CABLE. AS HE PULLED ON THE CABLE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS PREPARING TO OPEN THE OUTBY AIRLOCK DOOR ON THE MUDLICK MAINS TRACK. HE BRACED HIMSELF BYPLACING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE RIGHT AIRLOCK DOORAND PULLED THE LEFT AIRLOCK DOOR OPEN. EE STATES HE FELT A SHARP PAIN RUNNING FROM HIS WAIST DOWNTO LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE AND 3 CO-WORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING A GROUT MACHINE THROUGH A 32" MANDOOR. EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO PUSH THE MACHINE THROUGH MANDOOR. AS MACHINE WENT THROUGH TH E DOOR, EMPLOYEE'S MOMENTUM CARRIED HIS THROUGH.WHEN THE GROUT MACHINE LANDED ON THE MINE FLOOR, THE HANDLE CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.