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EE was tightening a turnbuckle on the #5 Head drive. As he was repositioning this arm, he struck a piece of metal on the oil bath of the drive resulting in a laceration which required 7 stitches.
EE was tramming feeder on belt move. Had to place crib blocks under it due to busted up bottom. Feeder slid off from crib blocks causing it to hit solid. EE's left ring finger was caught between lid and frame and pinched the end of his finger.
EE & co-worker were pulling piece of conveyor belt into new belt drive. The employees had installed a pulley onto a belt hanger. A steel cable was inserted through pulley & anchored onto conveyor belt being installed. As conveyor belt was being pulled, belt hanger broke allowing slack in steel cable which resulted in EE being struck in the back of the head with the steel cable.
Employee went to pick up an wet bag of seal garbage, when he felt burning pain in stomach. Employee did not go to a dr for medicare treatment until 2/11/2010. He had surgery on 2/12/2010.
Employee was disconnecting haulage trailer from tractor. As he pulled the pin out, the tongue slipped out and fell on the top part of his left foot.
Employee was building brattice when it fell on top of him.
Employee was putting bottom secondary scrapper on #2 head drive when scrapper fell against tailpiece cutting right 3rd finger. Laceration required 2 stitches.
Employee bent down to pick up miner cable when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was bending a strap that was hanging down. The strap sprang back and struck his left hand causing a cut between his middle and third finger. Received two stitches and restrictions for one week.
Employee injured his back while hanging miner cable. He bent over to pick up more cable & felt a sharp pain in his back.
EE was rolling a spool of cable off low-trac when it twisted and caughthis right arm & hand against the forks of the low-trac.
EE had gotten on his mine buggy to go outside. Without knowing it, his block hammer was hanging halfway out of his belt strap & had twisted around. He sat down on buggy seat & leaned back ont he blade of his hammer. The hammer cut his lower back a little to the right of his spin requiring 3 stitches.
EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK & LEFT LEG WHILE SHOVELING AROUND BELTHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER PULLING ON MINING CABLE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HIS GROIN AREA.
EE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE PLACED HIS HAND DOWN INTO ROCK DUSTER TRYING TO BREAK UP ROCK DUST & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN THE AUGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO MOVE MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND STATED THAT HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS HANGING CABLE ANCHOR FOR SHUTTLE CAR AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE.
EE INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST.
EE WAS LIFTING PLANETARY FOR SCOOP AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. BACK STRAIN, TO RETURN TO DR 6-21-02.
WHILE PUTTING BOTTOM ROLLER ON #1 HEAD DRIVE, EEWAS CHECKING A BRACKET WHEN ANOTHER EE ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A ROLLER ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES & REQUIRED NO STITCHES TO HIS FINGER.
EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE (LIFTING) A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND SAID HE FELT SMALL BURN- ING SENSATION IN LOWER ABDOMEN.
EE WAS WALKING OFF SECTION BEHIND ANOTHER EE WHOWAS CARRYING A BELT CUTTING TOOL OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE TOOL SNAGGED A PIECE OF PHONE WIREHANGING FROM A PIECE OF CABLE. THE WIRE FLEW BAC K AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & BICEP.
EE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO PUT A BELT PIN IN AND HIS RIGHT KNEE MADE A POPPING NOISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING WIRE THRU ROOF BOLT PLATES TO HANG CABLE FROM WHEN A PIECE OF WIRE STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MOVING A PIECE OF METAL. PICKED IT UP TO THROW IT OUT OF THE WAY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN RIB AND PIECE OF METAL.
ACCORDING TO MEN I INTERVIEWED, EE SAID HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PULL ROPE AND HIT HIS MOUTH AGAINST THE STANDOFF OF THE MINER.
ROOF BOLT OPERATOR DROPPED A BOX OF GLUE THEN BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP STRAINING LOWER LUMBAR MUSCLES.