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INJURED STEPPED OFF BELT DRIVE FRAMED AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CLEANING THE WALLS.
WENT TO SIT DOWN. CHAIR MOVED CAUSING EMP TO MISS CHAIR AND FALL, HITTING LOWER BACK ON CHAIR.
EE HAD JUST FINISHED HIS SHOWER AND WAS WALKING FROM SHOWER AREA TO CHANGE AREA, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A LADDER, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH HIM AND FELL HIMSELF.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE BATHHOUSE SHOWER ROOM, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST SHOWER ROOM FLOOR.
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING 50 LB BAGS OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A 2" ANCHOR PIN THAT HA DBEEN LEFT IN THE MINE FLOOR.
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING LIGHT BOXES DOWN AND SHORT SET OF STERS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.
EE WAS OPERATING SHEAR WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP OVER RELAY BAR AT #120 SHIELD. HE STEPPED OVER WITH HIS LEFT LEG AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER RELAY BAR CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE AND FALL. HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON RELAY BAR WHEN HEFELL. POSSIBLE STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO SET BITS ON SHEAR AFTER SHIELD WAS PULLED OVER SHEAVE DRUM HE STEPPED OVER CABLE TROUGH INTO PANLINE TO SET BITS & NOTICED A TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK AFTER SETTING B ITS HE STEPPED OVER DROP LINE INTO GROUND WITH LEFT LEG HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON DROPLINE TWISTING HIS BODY & INJURING RIGHT LOWER BACK
WHILE PERFORMING WORK ON THE #20 SHIELD THE INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS. HE GRABBED ONTO A HYDRAULIC DROP LINE TO CATCH HIMSELF AND THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LEFT ARM.
TRIPPED OVER WATERHOSE HE WAS USING TO CLEAN BELT TRYED TO CACHSELF WITH LEFT HAND, HAND SLIPPED ACROSS THE IMPACT BED FRAME & CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER, SMASHED HAND.
THE INJURED AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING CABLE INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP.THE INJURED SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM,AND STRAINED THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE TAKING OUT BAD ROLLER FROM BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARD.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF THE STAGE LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED ON A WET PIECE OF BELT. HIS LEFT LEG WAS FLEXED OUTWARD AS HE FELL.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON ROOF BOLTER TO HANG THE CABLE IN A HIGH TOP AREA. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF THE BOLTER, HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. INJURED DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 5-8-95.
THE INJURED WAS PUSHING A WHEEL BARROW FULL OF ROCK DUST ACROSS A BRIDGE IN THE RETURN OF THE 6 RT. LONGWALL SECTION WHEN HE APPARENTLY LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE BRIDGE HURT ING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS CARRYING ATIMBER WHEN HE STUMBLED CAUSING HIM TO DROP THE TIMBER. THE TIMBER FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYE EPICK UP CINDER BLOCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD THROWIGN EMLOYEE OFF BALANCE.
EE CARRYING A GRID COVER SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM FELL AND MASHED RIGHT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE CARRING A CINDER BLOCK AND STEPPED IN HOLE.
WHILE LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST THE INJURED LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON BELT LINE HE TURNED TO PUT COAL ON BELT & HIS KNEE TWISTED HE FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE UNTIED AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN HE TRIED TO STEP BACK HE COULD NOT FREE HIS FEET FROM THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO FALL EMPLOYEE WORKED ON THE 8TH &9TH THE MORNING OF THE 10TH HE WENT TO THE EME RGENCY ROOM
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BELT STRUCTURE TAKE WIRE OFF HANGER. WHEN HE STARTED BACK DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON A CINDER BLOCK.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A 585 EIMCO SCOOP ON THE 5 LEFT LONGWALL SETUP FACE. HE STOPPED THE SCOOP AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO EXIT IT HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING A TWISTING OF HIS LEFT KNEE. T HE INJURED DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 3-9-93 AT 5:00 PM.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING #1 ENTRY OF 7 LEFT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON SLICK BOTTOM CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO PULL OUTWARD RESULTING IN A GROIN PULL.
EMPL CARRYING ROCKDUST ,SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE RIB AND HIT A CONCRETE PAD.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING ACMS THE SECTION WHEN HE STRUMBLED, HE WAS CARRYING A FULL 5 GALLON IN EACH HAND.
38509NJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLERS FROM A FLAT CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS SIDE AGAINST THE FLAT CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP & STEPPED IN A HOLE.
IN PROCESS OF HOOKING UP SHEAVE & ROPE IN ORDER TO PULL FINE COAL CONVEYOR HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF HEAD ROLLER AFTER HE GOT EVERYTHING HOOKED UP HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE STUB ROLLER ROLLER S TARTED TURNING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO A CROSS BRACKET
EE WAS GETTING READY TO GO INSIDE HE WALKED AROUND MOTOR LOOKING FOR SAFETY CHAINS. HE TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF WOOD.
EE WAS STACKING STACTURE IN SCOOP. EE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST SCOOPS HITTING FINGER.
WHILE PULLING THE CONTIONOUS MINER CABLE THE INJURED TRIPPED AND FELL RESULTING IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EMPL LOWERING BELT HEAD WITH STEAMBOAT JACK HANDS SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPL TO FALL AND HURT ANKLE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF MANTRIP & TWISTED THE SIDE OF HIS ANKLE.
TRYING TO MOVE WATER LINE BELT LINE SLIPPED IN MUD INJ L HIP SPRAIN
WHILE WALKING ON WET GROUND TO CHECK PUMP EMPL LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND BRUISING HIS L HIP AND R WRIST THIS EMPLHAD SURGERY ON HIS HIP DUE TO AUTO ACCIDENT IN 1985 WHICH LIMITS HIS ABIL ITIES
MAN WAS GOING TO CHECK ON PUMPS AND IN THE DARKNESS HE STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE.