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THE EE WAS USING A SLABE BAR TO PRY DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL FROM THE ROOF, THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 1-30-02. HIS LAST DAY AT WORK.
THE EE WAS TIGHTENING 1" BOLTS ON THE CUTTER W 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET AND 6' CHEATER PIPE. AS THE BOLTS WERE GETTING TIGHT THE RATCHET AND PIPE WOULD SNAP, JARRING HIS BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER. SOUGH T CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT ON 10-18-01.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT(ON FROTH FEED PUMP) WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FLOOR.
EE WAS CHISELING LOCK RING OFF CONVEYOR CHAIN OF CONTINIOUS MINER, THE RING FLEW OFF, STRIKING THE EE LEFT LENSE OF SAFETY GLASSES THE LENSE BROKE AND SMALL PIECES OF GLASS FELL INTO LEFT EYE.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE RIGHT SIDE ROOF BOLTER IN LOOSING A STACK DRILL STEEL FROM THE DRILL HEAD, A PAIR OF VISE GRIPS WAS PLACED ON THE STEEL JUST ABOVE THE STEEL GUIDE. THE R IGHT SIDE ROOF BOLTER ATTEMPTED TO DROP THE DRILL HEAD TO FREE THE STEEL, INSTEAD HE HIT THE ROTATE CAUSING THE VISE GRIPS TO FLY OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
THE INJURED EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT TO HANG CONVEYOR FROM THE ROOF WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. *SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 9/27/00, AT THAT TIME HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS CUTTING THE BAND OF WIRE ON A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS THE WIRE FLIP UP STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT EYE. EE WEARS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 3/22/99
EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING LABELS OFF OF BIN DRAWERS.HE WAS SCRAPING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND(RAZOR KNIFE)AND HOLDING DRAWER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE KNIFESLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.
THE EE WAS WORKING AT OUR OUTSIDE SHOP AS HE UNBOLTED A VALVE BANK OF A CRUSHER FEEDER. IT DROPPED PINCHING THE EE HAND BETWEEN THE VALVE BANK AND THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER.
EE WAS REMOVING WHEEL STUDS W HAMMER & PUNCH. ASHE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE MISSED THE PUNCH STRIKINGHIMSELF ON THE LEFT SHIN BELOW THE KNEE. EE SOUGHT MED TREATMENT ON 5/16/99 HIS LAST DAY AT WORK WAS 5/15/99
ON 9-22-97 THE EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING A HOLE IN A STOPPING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: MANAGEMENT WAS INFORMED ON 10-16-97 THAT THE EE'S MOST CURRENT BACK PROBL EM IS DUE TO A DIFFERENT DISC. SEE ATTACHMENT.
EMP WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK TO DRIVE A BEARING ON A SHAFT OF A TAIL PULLEY. WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR FOLLOWED BY PAIN IN RIGHT UPPER ARM.
THE EE WAS ASSISTING THE CONTINOUS MINER OPERATOR IN REPACING BITS. AS EE WAS STRIKING THE BIT BLOCK WITH HAMMER, SOMETHING PUNCTURE HIS R THUMB
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RE-RAILING AN EMPTY COAL CAR. AS HE WAS JACKING, THE CAR FELL OFF THE JACK, CAUSING THE JACK BAR HANDLE TO FLY OFF THE JACK AND STRIKE HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG. AT OUR UG TIPPLE.
EMP WAS REPLACING A MOTOR ON THE SEPARATOR, USING COME ALONGS TO LIFT. AS THE MOTOR CAME FREE FROM ITS MOUNT, IT SWUNG, EMP'S FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SEPARATOR FRAME AND THE SUSPENDED MOTOR.
EMP WAS POSITIONING PLATES ON THE TRUCK SCALE, USING A SLATE BAR. AS HE WAS PUSHING #5 PLATE OFF OF #6 THE TIP OF TOE END OF THE BAR BROKE CAUSING THE EMP TO SLIP, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE TOP PANEL (LEFT SIDE) OF A FAN AIR DUCT. AS HE REMOVED THE 12TH BOLT, THE TWO SIDE WALLS MOVED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, CAUSING THE PANEL HE STAYING ON TO MOVE TOWARD THE GROUND. HE STRUCK HIS NOSE AGAINSDT THE TOP EDGEOF THE LEFT PANEL, AND FELL ON BOTH KNEES. THE SECTION HE WAS WORKING ON MEASURED 11' X 6' X 17'.
EMPLOYEE SOUGTH MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 8-15-96 WHICH ALSO WAS HIS LAST DAY WORK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLYING 42" BELT USING CHANNEL LOCKS THEY SLIPPED OFF, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TOT HE MIN E FLOOR.
WHILE WORKING ON PUMP (PREP PLANT) USING HAMMER & CHESIL A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF THE CHESIL EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WEB AREA
WHILE RERAILING PORTAL BUS, HE WAS USING A TIE TO PUSH THE BUS OVER TO THE RAIL, THE TIE SPRUNG BACK AND PINCHED RT. HAND BETWEEN THE TIE AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE ATRTEMPTED TO LENGTH THE CHAIN ON A COMEALONG (HUNG FROM A OVERHEAD BEAM) THE COMEALONG SLIP OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ROCK DUST HOSE WITH RAZOR KNIFE, IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COME-ALONG. A BOLT BROKE THE COME-ALONG SLIP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.
TWO EE'S WERE SETTING A TRACK SWITCH, ONE EE STEADIED THE SWITCH THE OTHER WAS SPIKING IT. THE ONE SPIKING STRUCK THE OTHER EE (RT HAND), SMALL FINGER AT KNUCKLE WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONDUIT USING A RAZOR KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER NOTE WAS FIRST WEEKEND MINERS VACATION ACCIDENT REPORT WENT TO ACCOUNTING DEPT BY MISTAKE
EE WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A PIN, HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST.