WHEN WORKING BY THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, THE EE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A ROOF BOLT STRAP THAT WAS HANGING FROM THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.
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Showing all 45ON 11-11-02, THE EE STARTED MISSING TIME DUE TO AN ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRING ON THE ABOVE DATE. THE EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN AND BURNING IN THE GROIN AREA AFTER CHANGING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE .
EE STARTED MISSING TIME FROM A AN ALLOGED INJURY OCCURING ON 10-27-02. ON THAT DATE THE EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER HE TRIPPED AND SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING A BUNDLE OF RO OF BOLT PLATES.
EE WAS UNING A TRACK JACK TO RAISE AND LEVEL AN BELT HEAD THE LIFTING BAR SLIPPED FROM THE TRACKJACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE NOSE. THE WOUND RESULTED IN A FRACTURE & LACERATION TO THE NOSE.
HANDLING 60 INCH BELT STRUCTURE AND BED RAIL SLID STRIKING RIGHT HAND. INDEX, MIDDLE, AND RING FINGER LACERATED, THERE WAS A FRACTURE TO RING FINGER. (SUTURES NOT NECESSARY) THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
EE STATED THAT ON THIS DATE HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAS INJURED AS HE WAS LOADING BELT HARD WARE ON A PICK UP TRUCK. EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING THE HARDWARE IT BECAME WEDGED IN THE TRUCK AND T HE SUDDEN STOP CAUSED PAIN IN THE SHOULDER. EE HAS STARTED MISSING TIME.
TWO EE WERE ENGAGED IN AN ALTER CATION AND WHEN IT WAS OVER, ONE EE DISCOVERED A CUT ON HIS LEFT LEG. 3 STITCHES REQUIRED.
THIS EE PICKED UP A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER WITH ATTACHED FRAME WORK AND LOADED ONTO A BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER THAT HE WAS USING TO TRAVEL ALONG BELTS. AFTER LIFTING THE SCRAPER HE ALL EGED HE HAD PAIN TO LOWER BACK. THIS WAS THE LAST SHIFT TO BE WORKED AT THIS MINE, EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO NEW MINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A LOW AREA WHERE IT WAS NECESSARY TO WORK ON HIS KNEES. WHEN HE SHOVED A ROOF BOLT IN THE DRILLED HOLE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
PULLING ON A CABLE BOLT THAT WAS ON THE GROUND CAND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.
A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WAS LOADED ONTO THE UNAHAULER DURING THE MINING CYCLE AND WENT DOWN BEHIND THE RAM OF UNAHAULER, PREVENTING THE RAM FROM RETRACTING. THE FOREMAN GOT UP IN THE HAULE R AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ROCK OUT FROM BEHIND THE RAM. THE ROCK SLID AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE RAM AND ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK FOR LEVERAGE TO MINE A BATTERY STAND BACK FROM COAL RIB, FELT PAIN IN NECK AND CHEST AREA.
EE STARTED MISSING DAYS FROM WORK ON AN INJURY OCCURRING ON JUNE 13, 2002. ON THAT DATE EE REPORTED OF FEELING PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER PULLING A MINER CABLE OUT OF A ROADWAY.
EE ALEGED HE THOUGHT HE POSSIBLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING THE TRAILING CABLE TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER FROM THE MINE FLOOR ONTO BOOM OF MINER. IN PREPERATION TO MOVE MINER. THI S EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS INJURY TO MANAGEMENT UNTIL 6-3-02.
THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING THE MINER CABLE. HE LIFTED THE CABLE TO SHOULDER HEIGHT WHEN HE FELT A SEVERE STABBING PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MOPVE EQUIPMENT & CABLES. HE FELT PAIN THEN BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5-24-02. AFTER 5-24-02 HE WASN'T IMRPOVING SO THE DR. PULLED HIM OFF THE JOB. THIS ACCIDENT DIDN'T BEC OME REPORTABLE UNTIL THEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A PIECE OF CURTAIN. WHEN HE FINISHED HE TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO THREADS OF A PAINT ANCHOR BOLT.
HE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW BELT DRIVE. HE WAS WORKING ON THE LOWER BOOM FRAME. A CO-WORKER DROPPED A BELT STAND FROM THE UPPER BOOM FRAME. IT MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON THE ROOF BOLTER. HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF STEEL STRAPS. THE CORNER EDGE OF ONE STRAP CUT HIM ON THE ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIBS FROM A SCOOP BUCKET AND HELPING BUILD CRIBS. WHILE DOING SO HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK, HE COULDN'T WORK BUT HE STAYED FOR THE REST OF THE SHIFT. HE WAS SCH EDULED TO RETURN 9-30-01 BUT DIDN'T.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A PIECE OF WALKWAY IN THE BED OF SHOP TRUCK. THE PIECE OF WALKWAY CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUMP HIS CHIM ON THE WALKWAY AND CHIP HIS FRONT TOOTH. NOTE: WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT INJURY UNTIL 12/18/01.
THE EE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING ON 9/17/01 & PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. THE COMPANY WAS INFORMED ON 10/14/01 THE EE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 10/15/01 & A HERNIA OPERATION IS NEEDED AT A LATER DATE
THIS MINER COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE HELPING TO HANG A TRAINING CABEL ON 9/5/01. HE REPORTED IT, BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, WHEN HE SAID THE PAIN WAS TOO MUCH TO WORK WI TH. THE FIRST SHIFT HE MISSED WAS NOVEMBER 2, 2001.
HE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER MEN SET 3X8 HEADER HE WAS HOLDING OVER END OF THE HEADER UP WHILE THE OTHERMEN SET THE LEG ONT HE OTHER END. THE HEADER AND LEG SLIPPED LETTING THE HEADER COME DOWN HITT ING HIM.
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN ON 5-23-01 SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON 5-19-01 WHILE LIFTING ON THE MINER CABLE.
UNLOADING WATER LINE FROM SCOOP BUCKET-JOINT OF WATER LINE SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S LEFT HADN AND STRUCK RIGHT HAND FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB.
SHOVLING SPILLED COAL AND MUD ONTO THE BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INH HIS BACK.
REMOVING DRAW ROCK FROM THE MINER BY HAND WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS CARRYING ONE END OF PIECE OF A C CHANNEL WALKING BACKWARDS AS HE PROCEEDED ACROSS THE PLANT FLOOR HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE PLANT FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL & THE C CHANNEL TO MASH I S FINGERS AGAINST THE FLOOR
INJURED WAS PULLING RAILS AND FELT PAIN IN BACK RESULTING IN SPRAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT ON THE DUST BOX FOR THE ROOF BOLTER. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON THE DOOR LATCH. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND HAND WHEN HE SLAMMED THE DOOR .
HE WAS WATERING BATTERIES FOR A MANTRIP. THE BATTERY TRAY LID WAS UP, BUT NOT PROPPED OR SECURED. THE TRAY LID FELL, STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT, PUSHED HIS HEAD DOWN AGAINST THE TRAY CAUSING A CUT ON HIS LOWER LIP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BOTH HAND SON THE ROCK AND THE ROCK BROKE CAUSING THE LOAD TO BECOME UNBALANCED. THE EMPLOYEE THEN HAD MOST OF THE ROCK IN ON EHAND AN DCOULD NOT MAINTAIN HIS GRIP SO THE ROCK AND MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE MINER. THE ROCK WAS SHARP CAUSING A SERIOUS CUT TO THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
SINCE 4/15/00, EMPLOYEE HAD EXPERIENCE SOME PAIN ONCE IN A WHILE IN HIS BACK & RIGHT LEG, BUT ON 7/5/00--WHEN HE CLIMBED INTO HIS TRUCK TO GO HOME--HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK & RIGHT LEG, SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
THE EE WAS LIFTING A PANEL FROM A TEMPORARY STOPPING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE TEMPORARY STOPPING WE USE AT THIS MINE ATE KENNEDY STEEL STOPPINGS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A SCREEN AND STRAINED HIS BACK WEHN HE LIFTED THE BAFFEL. THEACCIDENT OCCURED ON MAY 17,1999 AT WHICH TIME HEDID SEE A DOCTOR BUT DID NOT MISS WORK OR GET MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A FIRST AID BOX ON 5-17. EE CAME TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 5-18 AND LEFT EARLY DUE TO HIS BACK HURTING. HE THEN MISSED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED FOUR WORKDAYS.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LIFTING 5 GAL CONTAINERS WITH ANTIFOAM OVER HIS HEAD INTO A SUMP WHEN HE STRAINED LEFT SIDE, NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.
EE WAS SHOVELING AT 4-EAST #1 BELT DRIVE WHEN HE PULLED A G4OIN MUSCLE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE SHUTTLE CAR ROADWAY ON 3-LEFT SECTION HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT AND LEFT GROIN AREA. THE EMPLOYEE MISSED THE FIRST DAY OF WORK ON 6/5/00 WHEN HE WENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY TO GET THE RUPTURE REPAIRED.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT PIPE WHEN HE WENT TO CONNECT THE 2 PIPES TOGETHER THE ONE SLIPPED PINCHING HAND AND CUTTING LEFT ARM ABOVE WRIST.
INJURED WAS LAYING TRACK, HE LIFTED A RAIL AND FELT BURNING IN LEFT GROIN CAUSING A HERNIA.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A HOSE OFF OF A FITTING. EE USED A ROCK INSTEAD OF A HAMMER. HE SMASHED THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING/ LIFTING A DUST BOX ON A ROOF BOLTER HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD ASSISTANCE AT TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK ON 1-25-00 TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
WHILE EE WAS LIFTING A FULL 50 LB ROCK DUST BAG, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.