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He was helping move miner cable, picked the miner cable up and felt pain in lower back.
Employee was hanging miner cable, picked the cable up and felt a pain in his back. The roof was 5 1/2 to 6 feet high and he was lifting cable by himself.
He was helping lap belt with three other employees and felt something pop in left shoulder.
Employee was pulling and lifting a steel cable, used to pull the gob truck as it was stuck in mud. He felt a pain in left shoulder and neck.
Employee strained lower back while hanging miner cable.
Employee was changing out bearing on slope take-up and felt pain in his chest. Pulled muscle in chest.
EE was trying to move an empty pallet at #4 header. The pallet was stuck in mud and when he picked up on the pallet, he felt something pop in his right shoulder
Employee was loading a box of glue onto pinner and twisted his back causing pain in his back and right leg.
Employee was shoveling on slope belt header and threw mud and coal up onto the belt and strained neck and pinched nerve.
EE WAS SETTING BITS IN THE LEFT MINER ON #1 UNITAND BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF MINER BITS WHEN HE PICKED UP THE BITS HE STRAINED HIS LOWERBACK.
WHILE DROPPING THE MINER CABLE IN THE #6 ENTRY THE INJURED PERSON FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TRYING TO WORK BUT THE PAINCONTINUED TO INCREASE. SCOOP OPERATOR TRANSFERRE D HIM OUTSIDE ON THE SECTION MANTRIP.