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WHILE LOADING A 9' PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT INTO A TRUCK, THE FOLDED END OF BELT PUSHED UPWARD AGAINST EE'S LEFT ELBOW WHILE HIS LEFT ARM WAS FULLY EXTENDED. ARM HYPEREXTENDED.
THE BELT MAN WAS PUTTING HIS SHOVEL UP. WHEN A ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE NECK. THE ROCK WAS 1'L X 2"THICK.
ROOF FALL BETWEEN #2 ENTRY AND #3 ENTRY, ROCK HIT MINER OPERATOR, BROKE HIS RIGHT JAW.
THE MINER WAS PULLING FEEDER CABLE. HE PICKED THE CABLE UP AND PUT ON HIS SHOULDER AND TURNED TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS KNEE TWISTED HE CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT LEFT EARLY 1 1-17-03.
BOLT MAN WAS IN #4 FACE BOLTING WHEN HE WAS BENDING A BOLT BACK TO SET ON THE TOP OF THE POT. HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS UNTIL IT HURT TOO BAD.
MAN WAS MAKING A BELT MOVE PUTTING STRUCTURE ON ROPES. WHEN HE WENT TO TIGHTEN STRUCTURE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP.
OFF SIDE ROOF BOLTER WAS DRILLING A HOLE WHEN HIS FOOT JACK WAS AT REST ON THE EDGE OF A ROCK 12" THICK. WHEN HE DRILLED THE JACK SLIDE OFF AND CANOPY CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.
WHILE WORKING AT PREP PLANT, WALKING UP FLIGHT OF STAIRS HOLDING ONTO HANDRAILS, HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER OUT MAKING FREQUENT TRIPS UP THE STAIRS. SHOULDER IS PAINFUL WHEN RAISED OR MOVED.
THE MEN STEPPED OUT OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
THE BOLT MAN WAS CONNECTING DRILL STEEL TOGETHER AND HAD HIS HAND ONT HE DRILL STEEL WHEN HE REACH FOR THE ROTATION LEVER AND PUSHED THE UP PRESSURE LEVER.
GOT OFF MANTRIP STEPPED IN HOLE.
THE MAN WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WITH HELP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH EMPLOYEE FOR INFORMATION.
PICKING UP A PIECE OF METAL 3'X 3'X 1/2" AND TORE MUSCLES IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THE INJURED MAN WORKED THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE FIRST DAY HE WAS OFF WAS 8/13/01 CAME BACK 8/14/01.
BOLTER OPERATOR DROPPED BOOM ON LEFT TOES.
WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT, THE BOLT BENT. IN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT HE PUSHED THE BOLT OVER WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO STRAIGHTEN IT WHEN HE TRYED TO PUSH THE BOLT UP. HE HIT THE ROTATION LEAVE R BY MISTAKE, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED INJURY.
HE WAS LOADING TIMBERS WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT ARM. THIS WAS ON THE 3-2-01. HE NEVER MISSED A SHIFTS WORK TILL 5-7-01.
THE MAN WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY TO GET PLASTER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.
WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY IN #5 ENTRY, MINER HURT HIS BACK.
A ROCK 5'LX3'WX6"-2" THICK STRUCK BOLTMAN. AS HE WAS REPLACING INSIDE BOLT THE ROCK FELL IN BETWEEN RIB & ATRS STRCKING EE ON BACK & HIP
THE RAIL WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REMOVED, THE CREW RAISED THE RAIL UP ABOUT 2' FROM THE BOTTOM WITH A SCOOP. THE SCOOP MUST HAVE PUT THE RAIL IN A BIND, WHEN EMPLOYEE HIT THE TIE WITH A HA MMER THE RAIL SPRUNG OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE HIS BOOT. THIS ACTION CAUSED A BROKEN LEG.
AFTER INJURED LOADED A S/CAR AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THE FEEDER THE S/CAR SLID TOWARD THE MINER OPERATOR. THE S/CAR HIT THE MINER OPERATOR CAUSING NO INJURY HOWEVER AS THE MINER OPERATOR WENT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE S/CAR HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHILE BOLTING THE TOP FELL OUT IN FRONT OF THE TRS. A ROCK MEASURING 15" X 15" X 4" THICK STRUCK MAN ON KNEE. HIS INJURIES CONSISTED OF BRUISING OF HIS KNEE.