EE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING OMEGA BLOCK TO BUILD STOPPING HE FELT PAIN & STIFFNESS IN LOWER BACK.
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Showing 50 of 62EE STATED THAT ON 4/8/04 HE WAS HELPING LIFT A TIMER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ALSO STATED THAT ON 4/14/04, WHILE LIFTING CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/17/04 AS A RESULT OF HIS INJURY AND RET'D TO WORK ON 5/26/04
EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HELPING LIFT PUMP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE HE PULLED SOMETHING IN RIGHT SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING UNTIL 6-18-04.
EE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING AN OMEGA BLOCK TO TOP OF STOPPING (BRATTICE) BEING BUILT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK OF HIS SHOULDER.
EE STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING CUTTER JACK ON CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RT. GROIN AREA. *NOTE: DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 01/10/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANG ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 7/28/03.
EE STATED THAT WHILE A TIMBER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT APPROX 3 HOURS AFTER CUTTING SIDE CLAMPING BARS (POLYETHYLENE) HE STARTED EXPERIENCING TIGHTENING IN HIS CHEST AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.
WHILE SETTING A GRID COUPLING HUB ON TOP OF MOTOR HE SET IT DOWN ON A GREASE FITTING, CATCHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN GRID COUPLING HUB & GREASE FITTING.
EE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING OIL ON BACK OF SCOOP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE GETTING OUT OF SCOOP HE HAD HOLD OF CANOPY TO HELP PULL HIMSELF OUT AND FELT PAIN IN LT SHOULDER AND NECK. NOTE: WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12/26/02.
EE STATED THAT WHILE CHECKING THE CABLE REEL ON SHUTTLE CAR, THE INSPECTION COVER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS MASHING THE END OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A ROLL OF BELT (APPROX 30 FT. IN ROLL) TO CLEAR BELT LINE.
AFTER A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALLEGED ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE BENT A BOLT TO INSTALL IN TOP, WHEN HE STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT, IT TWISTED IN HIS HAND, CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO HURT.
EE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING A 16" CULVERT PIPE INTO A 988 LOADER BUCKET WHEN PIPE WENT INTO BUCKET THE PIPE ROLLED AND HE A HOLD OF THE END OF THE PIPE, IT CUT HIS SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING ON BELT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. BELT WAS ABOVE SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING A MUDDY MATERIAL AT #16 HEAD. HIS SHOVEL STUCK IN THE MUD. AS HE WAS PULLING THE SHOVEL FROM THE MUD, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE THREW A BUCKET OF MINER BITS ONTO HIS SHUTTLE CAR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE BELT LINE. WHEN HE ROLLED THE ROCK ONTO THE WALKWAY, IT BOUNCED AND PINCED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE METAL WALKWAY FRAME.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HANGIN ROOF BOLTER CABLE, HE FELT A PAIN INHIS SHOULDER AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING BAG OF SAND UP ON SUPPLY MOTOR, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE SHOVELING MUD AND GOB OVER HIS HEAD ONTO BELT LINE AT #13 BELT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE LIFTING SCOOP BATTERY LID BACK ON SCOOP, HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE STATED WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE TO PUT CROSSINGS DOWN, HE FELT A PULL IN GROIN AREA.
EE STATED WHILE HELPING REMOVE THE MOTOR FROM THE STOCKTON FEEDER IN THE PROCESS OF PUSHING AGAINST THE MOTOR, HE HIT HIS BACK ON A BOLT.
EE STATED WHILE HELPING SET TIMBERS ACROSS INTERSECTION #5 ENTRY THE TIMERS WAS ON THE FORKS OF THE SCOOP. THE TIMBERS SLID OFF ON LEFT LEG.
EE WAS ADDING POTASSIUM TO POTASSIUM TANK, WHEN DRY SOLUTION HIT WATER IT ACTIVATED AND SPLASHED ON HAND AND FATE AREA, HE WIPED HIS HAND ACROSS HIS EYE ALLOWING FOREIGN MATERIAL TO GET IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL, PULLING HIMSELF UP FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BOARDING D-9 DOZER.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HELPING GET BELT PULLER UP OVER BELT STRUCTURE IT PULLED HIS HAND OVER STRUCTURE.
EE STATED WHILE UNHOOKING A CHAIN FROM THE TAKE-UP COUNTER-WEIGHT ROLLER, THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND JERKED HIS SHOULDER. NOTE: EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 3/4/02.
WHILE HELPING LOAD BELT ROLLERS, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.
EE STATED WHILE SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE UNLOADING A 8" WATER PIPE HIS HELPERS END SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT THE BOTTOM. WHEN PIPE HIT THE BOTTOM HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND MIDDLE BACK.
EE STATED WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE, HE FELT BURNING PAIN IN HIS UPPER GROIN AREA.
EE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING OLD BELT OUT OF WALKWAY. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE UNLOADING MATERIAL ONTO #14D BELT LINE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE MOVING THE MINER CABLE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING UNLOAD A DEWATERING PUMP, THE PUMP ROLLED AGAINST HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE.\
EE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING OFF SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.
EE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE MATERIAL WITH A SLATE BAR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE STATED THAT AFTER HELPING HANG MINER CABLE HEFELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK REPORTED TO COMPANY 2/28/01
EE STATED THAT WHILE PULLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE HE FELL & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF BOLT STRUCTURE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING SET TIMBERS, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES HANDLING THE SCALE WEIGHT CHAIN FROM #8 BELT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS HELPING PULL UP MINER CABLE SLACK WITH MINER. AS THE CABLE WAS BEING PULLED, IT MOVED AGAINST A SET TIMBER. THE TIMBER FELL AND HIT EE ON THE BACK.
EE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING #14A DRIVE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING A TIMBER, HE FELT APAIN IN HIS BACK.