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INJURED WAS PUSHING DOWNWARD ON A SLATE BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RT RING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR & A SHARP ROCK
INJURED WAS PUSHING ON A TORQUE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIBS
INJURED WAS SWINGING A HAMMER TO KNOCK A STOPPING WHEN HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CONTACTED A CRIB.
EE AND COWORKER WERE ROCKDUSTING 80 BELTLINE WHEN A 2-1/2" ROCK DUST HOSE BLEW APART. WHILE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING THE HOSE TO REMOVE THE COUPLER, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH H IS LEATHER GLOVE, CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING TRIP OF REFUSE WHEN A SLATE WAGON DERAILED.INJURED WAS USING A 10-TON JACK TO MOVE WAGON.HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND AROUND THE BODY OF THE JACK W HILE USING HIS RIGHT HAND TO MOVE THE JACK.THE JCK SLIPPED OUT UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WAGON AND THE JACK.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL SPINDLE FROM BOLTSPLICE. HE PLACED A HAMMER ON THE BELT SPINDLE AND ASKED COWORKER TO HIT THE HAMMER WITH ANOTHERHAMMER. AFTER SEVERAL HIST HE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING HOT ON HIS LEFT THIGH. A SLIVER OF METAL HAD BROKEN OFF ONE OF THE HAMMERS AND STRUCK HIS THIGH.
INJURED WAS CUTTING A TYRAP OFF A CABLE WHEN THE RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF CUTTING TRID. THEWAGON HE WAS CUTTING HAD A BROKEN CHAIN AND HE WAS USINGA SLATE BAN TO CUT THE WAGON. AS DUMPEER WAS MOVING WAGONS BACK THE SLACK CAME BACK IN TRIP AND INJURED WHO WAS TWISTING IN AN AWKARD POSITION TO KEEP UNCOUPLER UP, FELT POP ON MUST DO OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A 4" PIPE COUPLER WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
HANDLE ON ROAD CLEANER WOULD NOT UNCOUPLE WAGON INJURED WAS USING SLATE BAR TO UNCOUPLE WAGON & WHEN CO WORKER PULLED TRIP THE WAGON FAILED TO UNCOUPLE. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO FAL L TO MINE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING APART A 2" STUCCO HOSE. HE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL ON THE FEMALE END OF COUPLER WHICH HAD A BROKEN STAPE-10K STAPLE. AS HE PUT THE CHISEL ON THE HOSE, HIS LEFT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST BROKEN STAPLE CUTTING HIS FINGER.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISASSEMBLING UNIT 266-2 SLATE WEMCO DISCHARGE CHUTE. HE WAS UTILIZING A 6' X 1 1/2" ROUND STEEL PIPE TO BREAK UP SOME HARD MATERIAL IN THE CHUTE SECTION IMMEDIAT ELY BELOW THE BASKET AREA. WHILE USING THE PIPE AS A RAM, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK INJURED WAS PLACED ON A NO WORK STATUS 8-3
INJURED WAS ADJUSTING TRAM CHAIN ON 15 JEEP USING SLATE BAR TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT ON DRIVE CHAIN. PRYING AGAINST BECAME AND CHAIN BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGTH MIDDLFE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND PILL AR OF PIT.
INJURED WAS TRYING TO POUND A WOODEN WEDGE INTO A STOPPING WITH AN AXW. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STRIKE THE WEDGE WITH THE AXE, HE MISSED THE WEDGE AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB.
INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE CLEAN COAL CUTTER BAR USING A GARDEN HOE SHAPED TOOL TO PUSH DOWN THE BUILD-UP OF MATERIAL INSIDE CUTTER BAR. WHILE PUSHING DOWN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE & LEFT I NDEX FINGER HIT TOP OF CUTTER BAR.
INJURED AND COWORKER WERE WORKING ON RUBBER SKIRTING OF RC-3 CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PUSH SKIRTING BACK INTO PLACE. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND CAUGHT HIM BEHIND HIS LE FT EAR.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING A WELDER IN REPLACING A CHUTE BACK PLATE @ UNIT 3-4 FEEDER AREA. PLATE WAS BEING PRYED INTO POSITION BY COWORKER INJURED WAS ON OTHER END OF PLATE ALIGNING INTO POSITION PLATE SLOPPED & CAUSHT INJURED RIGHT PINKY ON EDGE OF FLOOR. TIP OF FINGER WAS CUT & REQUIRED SATURES.
INJURED WAS ADJUSTING THE HEIGHT OF THE BELT WHEN THE JACK UNDER THE STRUCTURE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HSI LEFT HAND AGAINST THE STRUCTURE.
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING BAUS IN #3 FINE COAL CENTRILNGE. INJURED WAS PRYING BACK BOTTOM OF CENTREFULE FACE WITH BAR WHILE CO-WORKER WAS WELDING BAUS TO FACE. AS HE WAS PRYING BACK THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HE FELL BACKWARDS ON HIS LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET ALONG WITH A CHEATER PIPE IN TRYING TO REMOVE FROZEN BOLTS. AS HE PULLED UP ON THE CHEATER PIPE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS HELPING TO LOWEER A CHAIN TENSIONER WHEN IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-14-93.
INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO LOAD SLADE TRUCKS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FEEL GATE TO THE TRUCK LOADING COVNEYOR, THE GATE STUCK. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO FREE GATE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIK E GATE ARM. WHILE DRAWING HAMMER BACKWARD HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON AHANDRAILING. INJURED WAS PLACED ON D0-WORK STATUS BY PHYSICAIN 1-5-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A RAIL USING A SLATE BAR TO DISLODGE PIECE OF SLATE BLOCKING A SLURE. THE SLATE BROKE AND ON FOLLOW THOUGH EMPLOYEE PULLED THE SLATE BAR OUT OF THE SLUICE, FEELING PA IN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING A WOOD CRIB WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING 5.00RAIL IN BELT FOR A MOVE THE HIT BOTTOM BELT WERE SUSPENSES IN AIR WITH A BAR UNDER BELT WITH COME-A-LONG ATTACHED TO BELT CRAIN WHEN HE PLACED SID E RAIL IN STAND THE COMEALONG SLIPPPED OFF BELT & THE BOX CHAIN HOLDING BELT IN AIR CAME DOWN & CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST SIDE RAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTING BOLTS ON CUTTING MOTOR ON JOY 12CM RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLTS & EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK & BACK NOTE NOT A NEW INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED ON 01- 24-89 & AGAIN ON 02-07-89
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A RAIL USING A SLATE BAR TO DISLODGE PIECES OF SLATE BLOCKING A SLUICE. THE SLATE BROKE AND ON FOLLOW THROUGH EMPLOYEE PULLED THE SLATE BAR OUT OF THE SLUICE, FEELING PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK.
WHILE PRYING A SWITCH LATCH USING A SLATE BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSINF THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP BACKWARDS RESULTING IN A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK NOTE-NO NEW INCIDENT OR OCCURRENCE THE RESULT OF AN O LD INJURY OCCURRING 01-23-92 RETURNED TO WORK 04-27-92 AND REAGGRAVATED ON 09-24-92.
AS EMPLOYEE TIGHTENED ADJUSTMENT SCREWS ON MTORO DRIVE TURNIGN WITH A WRENCH. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDERS.
54736YEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DISMANTLEING BELT STRUCTURE AND WAS USING CLAW HAMMER TO DISABLE PIN DOWN STRUCTURE WHEN HE STRUCK PIN WITH HAMMR A FRAGMENT OF METAL STRUCK HIS RIGHT CHEEK.
55061S PREPAUSING TO SPREAD ROCK DUST ALART BELTLINE THE HOSE CAME OFF THE MAN CAUSING SOME PARTICLES OF DUST TO ENTER HIS EYES A LOOSE CLAMP ON THE MANUFOLD CAUSED THE HOSE TO CAME OFF EE WAS 06519ING GLASSES.
11329NG HE FELT PAIN IN R GROIN
AS EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE FRONT END BOLTS ON A SCOOP. THE WRENCH. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP.
INJURED WAS ON THE BOLKHED OF A LOADED BARGE DOWN RIVER OF THE BARGE LOADING CHUTE. THE OPERATION POSITIONED THE HEAD CHUTE FLOP GATE TO THE UPRIVER CHUTE. HOWEVER SOME COAL GOT PAST THE FLO P GATE TO THE DOWN RIVER CHUTE AND IT STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE BACK.
INJURED WAS STANDING NEAR A SHEAVE WHEEL DURING THE PROCESS OF MOVING A BELT DRIVE 1/4" CHAIN WAS USED FOR PULLING.IT BROKE AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE CHIN.
INJURED WAS KNOCKING A HOLE IN A STOPPING WHEN HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CONTACTED AN AREA OF DRIED STOPPING SEALANT.
INJURED WAS ADJUSTING BELT ROLLERS TO TRAIN BELT WITH HAMMER WHEN HE FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN LEFT HIP.
INJURED WAS FIXING KEY STOCK ON 24IN PIPE WRENCH TO TURN RAM INJURED STOOD ON WRENCH TO GET RAM TO TURN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF RAM CAUSING INJURED TO STRIKE HEEL ON PIPE WRENCH
USING SLATE BAR, SLATE BROKE, BAR PULLED OUT OF SLICE PAIN IN BACK
INJURED HELPED REPLACE A SPRING ROD BY HOLDING AND PRYING UPON IT. AFTERWARDS HE FELT A STIFFNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING AT 62 BELT TURN CHUTE AND AS HE WAS PUSHING THE SHOVEL INTO THE CONPILE HE STRUCK A SPIKE THAT WAS IN A WOOD TIE UNPECTED TO COAL PILE THE ABUPT STOP OF MOTION CAUSED A S TRAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS USING AN 8# SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT AN OVERCAST WALL. HE STARTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL, AND AS 2-3 BLOCKS WERE REMOVED HE PUT HIS HAND THROUGH THE NOW OPEN AREA AND A BLOCK FELL ONE HID RIGHT HAND.
USING RATCHET WRENCH TO TURN BOLT STRUCK FINGER AGAINST SUPPORT BRACE
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WHEN HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.
WHILE PRYING A SWITCH LATCH USING A SLATE BAR. THE BAR SLIPPEE CAUSING THE INJURED TO SLID BACKWARDS RESULTING IN A PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK
WHILE HOLDING AN ELECTRICAL WIRE IN HIS LEFT HAND USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE INSULATION OFF THE WIRE, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WIRE AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN COAL OUT OF A LIFTING JACK BY BOUNCING THE JACK ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE JACK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DIESTER SUB FRAME CAUSING THE JACK TO COLLAPSE CATCHING HIS RT IN DEX FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK HEAD AND JACK FRAME.
STRIKING BOLT WITH HAMMER PC OF METAL STRUCK ON R TOOTH CHIPPED TOOTH
INJURED WAS KNEELING AT THE BASE OF #154 SHIELD REPAIRING A SENSOR HOSE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE STANDING BESIDE A RAIL THAT HAD BEEN JACKED UP WITH A LIFTING JACK, THE INJURED WAS STRIKING THE TIE LUGS WITH A HAMMER WHEN THE RAIL FELL OFF THE JACK AND STRUCK HIM AN THE TOP OF HIS R IGHT FOOT.