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THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CARRY A TIMBER 10" DIA X 7' OVER A PILE OF TIMBER AND TWISTED HIS LEG.
EE WAS WALKING FROM MINING FACE OUTBY TO GET SOME ROCK DUST. HE STUMBLED AND FELL OVER A CHUNK OF COAL APPROX. 3 INCH HIGH 6 INCH WIDE AND 6 INCH LONG IT WAS ROUND IN SHAPE. TWIST AND STRAIN T O LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT ATTEMPTING TO MOVE HAND SWITCH. HE BUMPED THE SWITCH, TURNING THE BELT ON. WHILE JUMPED OFF BELT HE LANDED ON CRIB BLOCK BRUISING HIS RIBS, LEG, & ARM.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING ROCK DUST FROM DERESEL MANSTRIP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A SHARP PAIN IN UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THROW TRACK SWITCH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
INJURED WAS ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER CLEARING COAL WHICH BECAME STUCK IN CONVEYOR BOOM INJURED JUMPED OFF OF THE C MINER & LANDED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL
INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OD RAILROAD CAR WHEN HIS LEFT AHND WEAKENED AND INJURED HIS GRIP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS ABCK.LOCATION SURFACE LOWER YARD #2 TRACK.
INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF OF A KABOTA TRACTOR WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP THEN TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE JUMP TO THE GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.
INJURED MAN WAS WALKING AT A FASR RATE WHEN HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN SOME MUCK. WHEN INJURED MAN WENT TO TAKE A STEP IT CAUSED, HIM TO BE OFF BALCNE AND HE FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL HITTING HIS KNEE.
INJURED WAS WALKING AND CAUGHT HIS TOE ON RAILING WHEN INJURED WENT TO STEP HIS KNEE POP CAUSING IT TO BE DISLOCATED LOCATION PREPAERATION PLANT AT MAIN CONTROLL AREA.
INJURIED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHIFTING A COAL CHUTE DOOR INJURIED WAS PULLING DOOR AND OTHER WAS PUSHING WHEN THE DOOR WAS FREE INJURIED LOST FOOTING AND GRABBED THE DOOR ON THE END. THE DOOR SAMSED INJURIED S HAND AGAINST THE BIN. BRUISED HAND 5 BELT CHUTE.
INJURED WAS PACKING 2 5 GALLON PAILS OF WATER .HE SLIPPED FALLING AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE PAILS OF WATER.WHEN INJURED WENT TO STAND UP HE PUSHED AGAINST THE PAILS,HE HEARD AND FELT A POP IN LOWER PART OF BACK CAUSING PAIN LOCATION 2ND WEST 60' INBY FEEDER BREAKER.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST GOTTEN OUTSIDE FROM UNDERGROUND PARKED KUBOTA HE WAS DRIVING & JUMPED OFF WHEN HE DID SO HIS RT.FOOT CAME DOWN ON AN UNLEVEL SECTION OF THE PARKING LOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RT.ANKLE RESULTING IN A HAIRLINE FX.& TORN LIGAMENTS
INJ STEPPED ON WATER HOSE COATED WITH OIL.SLIPPED AND FELL.LEFT HAND STRUCK TAILPIECE GUARDING RESULTING IN LACERATION REQ 14 STITCHES
INJURED WAS LOA8ING OXYGEN CYLINDER INTO A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL, DROPPING THE CYLINDER INTO HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE FINGER.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING SPILL OUTSIDE BELT TRANSFER- SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
INJURED WAS GET7ING OFF AT ACTERPILLAR IN SO DOING HE STEPPED ON A ROUND BLADE ANGLE TUBE, LOST HIS BALNCE AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING UP A SLOPED WALKWAY INTO THE PREPARATION PLANT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL, HURTING HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS WAL5ING DOWN THE STAIRWAY AT THE 14 EAST OVERCAST WHEN THE STAIR BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
INJURED WAS REP5ACING HYDRAULIS HOSES ON TOP OF 913 SCOOP AND WHEN HE WAS DISMOUNTING HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS SHU7TING #2 AIR LOCK DOOR & TRIPPED ON A RAIL & DOOR SLAMMED HIM AGAINST THE STOPPING
INJURED WAS WAL5ING FROM SHOP TO SUG-STATION AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE PARTIALLY FALLING, AND TWISTING HIS BACK
INJURED WAS CLI4BING DOWN ROM TRANSFORMER AND JUMPED TO GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.INJURED WORKED UNTIL 4-16-87 THEN WAS IMMOBILIZED AFTER DOCTOR EXAM SHOWED FRACTURE OF ANKLE.LOST TIME BEGAN 4-17-87. 3
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON A ROOF BOLTER AND GOT HIS FOOT TANGLED UP IN A LOOP OF MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE TWISTING HIS LFT KNEE
INJURED WAS CLE5NING BELTROLLERS IN A#1 BELT TUNNEL WHEN SLIPPED ON THE SLICK INCLINE & FELL
INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO PULL CONVEYOR BELTING ONTO TOP ROLLERS, USING A PAIR OF PLIERS-SLIPPED & PULLED GROIN.
INJ REMOVING CO5ER FROM TOP OF LOCOMOTIVE WHEN SLIPPED AND LET COVER FALL HITTING HIM ON KNEE.
INJ WALKING DOW3 ROADWAY AND SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING UNLOAD SOME WIRE SCREEN ROOF MATS OFF OF A MANSTRIP. IN SO DOING HE STEPPED ON THE UNLOADED PILE WHICH STARTED TO SLIDE CASUSING THE INJURED TO FALL. IN AN A HEMPT TO CATC H IN THE SLIDIN1 MATS.
INJ WAS WALKING3THRU SECTION AND HIT HIS NECK ON ROOF BOLTS KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND THERE IS LOWE TOP THROUGHOUT THIS SECTION
INJURED WAS GETTING ON DIESEL MANTRIP TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK AS HE FELL TO THE SEAT.
INJURED WAS CHECKING A PUMP IN A FLOODED AREA AND SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING RT LEG BELOW KNEE
INJURED WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF S/C REEL WHEN THE CABLE RELEASED SUDDENLY WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING COVERS BACK ON A FEEDER BREAKER ANDWHILE DOING SO HE STRUCK HIS ANKLE AGAINST A 4" WATER PIPE MANIFOLD ANDFELL.
INJURED WAS WALKING BY THE BELT DRIVE AND HAD TO GO UNDER A LOW HANGING CABLE. HE SAID HE BENT OVER TO GO UNDER THE CABLE ANBD SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THE INJURED SAID HIS BAC K & LEGS FELT TNGLEY.
WALKING DOWN STEPS CAUGHT TOE SLIPPED AND FELL PART WAY DOWN THE STEPS AND CAUGHT HIMSELF.
MAN WAS WALKING TO BELTLINE 20\ OFF OF TRACK SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON A BELT ROLLER.
INJ WALKING ALONG #8 BELT LINE SLIPPED IN MUD AND STARTED TO FALL,CAUGHT HERSELF AND FELT STRAIN IN BACK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS CRRYING A BLOCK AND STUMBLED ON SOMETHING TWISTING HIS ANKLE WITNESS STATED THAT I.NAME STUMBLED ON A PIECE OF WOODEN PALLET
INJURED WAS GOING TO RELEASE A BRAKE ON A RAIL CAR, AFTER REMOVING THE ROPE THE BRAKE WHEEL SPUN CAUSING THE MAN TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL. THE MAN FELL ON HIS TAIL BONE AND LOWER BACK.
MAN STATED HE STEPPED OUT OF SCOOP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO A SHUTTLE CAR AND EITHER TRIPPED OR SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE FLOOR OF THE SHUTTLE CAR CAB.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE TOP OF T HE STAMBLER-FEEDER BREAKER. AS HE WAS DOING SO HE STEPPED INTO AN OPEN SPOT BY MOTOR & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE STEPPED DOWN LANDI NG SIDEWAYS ON HIS RIGHT SNKLE.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A TOOL BO INTO THE MINGING SECTION FROM THE TRACKS. AS HE PROCEEDED TO DO SO HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS ENTERING BATH-HOUSE WHILE WALKING ON SIDE WALK HE ACCIDENTLY PUT HIS FOOT IN A CRACK IN THE CEMENT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
INJURED WAS MOVING PLASTIC WATER HOSE OUT OF ROADWAY TO TRAM FEEDER BREAKER INBY ROADWAY WAS VERY WET AND MUDDY SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS MOVING TRACTOR MOTOR HAD IT ON PALLET AND WAS USING A PALLET JACK TO PULL IT INSIDE WAREHOUSE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A GREASE SPOT CAUSING HIM TO FALL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE TO HOOK TO MANTRIP WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & TWISTED HIS ELBOW.
SLIPPED OFF SLIGHT WET BANK AND STARTED TO FALL EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM PUTTING THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE FALL ON HIS SHOULDER.
INJURED WAS CARRYING BELT ROLLER AND SLIPPED AND FELL