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EE WAS RACHETING A LIFT JACK JACK SLIPPED OUT OFPOSITION & EE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE DOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED CAUSING HIM TO OVER EXTEND HIS SHOULDER TEARING ROTATOR CUFF. EE IS HAVING SURGERY ON 10/22/99 DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT
THE MAN WAS INSTALLING A SPILLBOARD AT A BELT RAL. THE JACK THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE FELL AND HIT THE MAN ON HIS LEFT WRIST. THE MAN DIDN'T REPORT THAT HE HAD A WORK RELATED INJURY UNTIL 12/5/97 .
THE MAN HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A PICK HAMMER, WHILE POUNDING ON THE ROOF ON THE MINE.
EMP WAS STRAIGHTENING A ROOFBOLT PLATE WITH A HAMMER. HE MISSED THE PLATE AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.
THE MAN WAS PULLING UP SLACK IN A CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A PR OF COME ALONGS. THE MAN REPORTED THAT HE PULLED HIS BACK ON 1-21-95. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME. ON 2-6-95 THE MAN WENT T O SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT, THE MAN RESUMED HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 2-13-95. THE MANS DR. SAID HE SHOULD NOT RETURN TO WORK UNTIL A BACK SPECIALIST WAS SEEN.
THE MAN WAS JACKING UP THE LO-BELT DRIVE. THE JACK SLIPPED OR DID NOT LATCH. THE JACK HANDLE FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE MAN IN THE MOUTH.
THE MAN WAS TRYING TO PUT A PIN INTO A HOLE OF A SUPPLY CAR. THE PIN BECAME STUCK. THE MAN TRIED TO HIT THE PIN WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB. NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS N EEDED AT THIS TIME. ON 5-9-94THE MAN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR INFECTION TO HIS LEFT THUMB.
THE MAN AND HELPER WERE LIFTING BELTING UP WITH LIFTING BAR. THE MAN FELT A PULL AND BURNING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BUTTERFLY ON A PIECE OF BLET STRUCTURE WITH A PICK HAMMER WHEN THE PICK HAMMER SLIPPED AND CAME BACK TO HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
MAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF JACKING A BELTHEAD INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE KKOF LOWER BACK MAN WAS PULLING ON JACK HANDLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN
EMPLOYEES HAND BECAME ENTANGLED IN HANDLE ON CHUTE ADJUSTER
INJURED MAN WAS3HOLDING A METAL FRAME WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE WAS HIT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER
EMPLOYEE AND ME7HANIC WERE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A EQUALIZER PIN WITH A B & O HAMMER THE MECHANIC WENT TO HIS TRUCK TO GET A PUNCH WHEN THE OPERATOR HIT THE PIN WITH A B & O HAMMER CAUSING A PI ECE OF STEEL TO3ENTER THE LEFT EYE
I.NAME CAUGHT HIS HAND ON WIRE SHOVELING UNDER RAW COAL BELT