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Employee states that over the course of roof bolting and repetitive motion he has experienced pain in his left shoulder area. On 12/13/07 medical verification was received on work-relatedness of this claim.

Employee was operating watercar and grader on rough roadways causing him to bounce in cab against his cap lamp battery. Next day employee felt pain in his right hip and lower back.

Employee was installing roof bolt when his left thumb was pinched between chuck of wrench and the 4' roof bolt.

Employee was drilling holes in sheet metal covers when his eyes got watery. On 3/16/07 employee sought medical attention, had sliver of metal removed from his left eye and was given prescription medication. He returned to work without restrictions.

Employee had used grinder prior to traveling in mantrip to work location when he felt something in his eye. Employee's eye was flushed and he was sent to eye doctor. Employee had rust particle removed from his eye, received antibiotic treatment and returned to work.

Employee was lowering canopy on roof bolter when the edge of the canopy hung up on edge of TRS. Canopy fell, striking employee on head, causing neck and shoulder pain. Employee continued to work until 7/13/06 when surgery was performed on his right shoulder and he began missing work.

During process of roof bolting, employee was holding drill auger when the hydraulic drill clamp closed on right thumb, causing fracture. Employee returned to work on restricted duty.

Employee was using hand-held grinder on metal surface and felt irritation in right eye. Foreign particles were removed and employee was given prescription eye drops.

Employee was using air nailer to assemble wooden forms when nail penetrated employee's left index finger.

While performing a hydrocyclone repair in the Prep Plant, employee's left thumb was pinched when a 1/2" air impact wrench disengaged from the bolt head. Surgery was performed on employee's left thumbnail.

Employee was operating headgate drum of longwall shearer when a large piece of shale (approximately 2' x 2' x 10.5') fell from roof above coal seam onto shearer body and into walkway, striking employee below the waist. Employee was diagnosed with fractures to left femur, right tibia/fibula and right ankle, and soft tissue injury to left knee.

EE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT FOOT BY PUSH-PULL CYLINDER WHILE OPERATING SHEARER.

EE PINCHED HIS RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE LONGWALL FACE CONVEYOR.

REPAIRMAN WAS FLUSHING DEBRIS FROM CONTINUOUS MINER WATER SYSTEM WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. AFTER FLUSHING STRAINER, WATER PRESSURE WAS TURNED ON, RE-ENERGIZING SYSTEM. SMALL HOSE CONNECTED TO SY STEM HAD BEEN LEFT ONE, AND PRESSURIZATION CAUSED HOSE TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EE INT HE JAW, CAUSING LACERATION. THREE SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EE WAS PUSHING 7/8" TOP ROOF BOLT AND STICK OF GLUE INTO BOLT HOLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOREARM. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS WORKING TO ADVANCE LONGWALL SHIELDS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE JAW BY A FLYING OBJECT. THEOBJECT WAS BELIEVED TO BE A RELAY BAR BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STEEL MESH PANEL WHEN IT CAUGHT ON ROOF CAUSING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO BE JERKED. *ON 2/14/02 EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SHOULDER TENDINITIS AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DU TY.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BUILDING CRIBS IN LONGWALL BLEEDER ENTRY. A SECTION OF 6" PLASTIC DEWATER LINE INSTALLED IN THE ENTRY FELL & STRUCK THE RIGHTSIDE OF VICTIM'S HARD HAT & RIGHT SHOULDER. THE WATER LINE FAILED FROM THE INADVERTENT INTRODUCTION OF HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE LINE FROM THE LONGWALL WATER PUMPS. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SOFT TISSUE INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER & RELEASED.

EE WAS WELDING AND GRINDING ON A CHUTE IN THE PREPARATION PLANT. WHEN JOB WAS FINISHED, HE USED COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW THE MATERIAL OFF HIS CLOTHING. EE HAD A SMALL STEEL "FLAKE" EMBEDDED IN H IS EYE THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED. EE RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET OPERATING PRESSURE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. AS HE TURNED A WRENCH TO ADJUST THE PRESSURE, HE CONTACTED A THIN METAL ID TAG CAUSING A SMALL LACER ATION ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

ON 10/19 EE FELT PAIN WHILE ROOF BOLTING. ON 10-20-00 EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LEFT ROTATOR CUFF STRAIN AND ASSIGNED RESTRICTED DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF PIPE IN SURFACE SHOP WITH FLOOR-MOUNTED BAND SAW. PIECE OF STEEL STOCK (9 FT IN LENGTH) HAD BEEN REMOVED PREVIOUSLY FROM SAW'S PATH, BUT NOT COMPLETELY. AS EMPLO YEE STARTED TO CUT, BLADE CAUGHT ONE END OF STEEL STOCK AND CAUSED OTHER END TO JUMP, PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN STEEL STOCK AND STATIONARY CLAMP. LACERATIONS TO FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IN REMOVING A PUMP FROM THE SPANISH NEEDLE CREEK. THEPUMP SITS IN A CONCRETE ENCLOSURE AND REQUIRED THE USE OF A CRANE TO REMOVE THE PUMP.THE EMPLOYE E PUT HIS HAND ON THE HOIST ROPE AS THE PUMP WASLIFTED, CAUSING HIS FINGERS TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE SHEAVE WHEEL AND THE ROPE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A SECTION OF WORE ROOF MESH WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE MACHINE ROTATION UNIT.

TWO PLANT OPERATOR REPAIRMEN WERE PREPARING TO RETORQUE MOUNTING BOLTS ON REFUSE VIBRATOR MECHANISM. USING HYTORC TOOL, EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER MECHANISM HOLDING HYTORC HEAD ON NUT WHEN HE VERBALLY COMMUNICATED TO OTHER REPAIRMAN TO START HYDRAULIC POWER PACK. REPAIRMAN CONFIRMED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS READY AND THEN OPERATED SWITCH. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WAS REMOVING A STAPLE USING TWO LONGWALL HAMMERS. THE PICK END OF ONE HAMMER WAS INSERTED UNDER THE STAPLE AND THE OTHER WAS USED TO DRIVE THE PICK AND LIFT THE STAPLE. WHILE HAMMERING, THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION. SEVEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EE WAS CUTTING HOLE IN OLD CHUTE WITH CUTTING TORCH WHEN HOT SLAG WENT IN BETWEEN SNAPS ON HIS WELDING JACKET AND WENT DOWN HIS LEFT ARM, CAUSING BURN.