EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
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Showing all 11EE was tramming the miner across the section. He had stopped to hook a pull rope on boom of miner, when he accidently pinned himself between boom of miner & rib.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING ON GEARS AT #2 BELT HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WIRE ROPE FROM A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT CAME LOOSE AND SPRANG BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CUTTING IT.
TIMBER WAS LEANING AGAINST THE RIB, EE WAS CLEANING OUT LOOSE COAL ON BOTTOM TO SET TIMBER. THE TIMBER AGAINST THE RIB, SLID DOWN STRIKING THE CITIM ON THE WRIST!
EE REACHED UP TO PULL A VENTILATION CURTAIN DOWN AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
WAS USING FORKLIFT TO MOVE RETRIEVER PARTS. RETRIEVER FOREARM FELL OFF PALLET, SO HE PICKED IT UP AND PUT IT BACK OPN THE PALLET, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK, IT WAS ABOUT 4 FT LONG AND ABOUT 1 00 LBS.
REINJURED A PREVIOUS INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 10-20-00. TWISTED HIS KNEE.
HAD A PIECE OF ROCK ON TOP OF MINER EE WAS CLEANING IT OFF HE KICKED A PIECE OF ROCK AND KNEE CAME OUT OF PLACE.
EE WAS LIFTING JACK FOR BOLTING MACHINE.
INSTALLING SPRINGS ON MANTRIP DID NOT KNOW HIS BACK WAS HURT. BACK STARTED HURTING LATER.