Valley Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS WORKING ON SHUTTLE CAR SITTING ON HIS KNEES. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP, HE S (R) KNEE TWISTED, INJURING KNEE.
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Valley Mining · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
July 21, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON RAIL WHEN BELT WAS STARTED. RIGHT FOOT WAS PINNED IN TAKE UP.
July 21, 2000
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining · Struck by falling object
EE WAS WATCHING FOR BAD SPLIKES ON #2 BELT. THE TAKE-UP, KICKED OFF THUS CAUSING THE GUARD TO FALL ON HIS ANKLE: RIGHT FOOT.
Valley Mining · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS FROM RIB TO MINER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
May 11, 2000
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Mining · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING GUARD ON TAKE UP JACK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
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