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EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO THE SCOOP DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE SCOOP DECK AND THEN THE MINE FLOOR. THE EE SAW A MEDICAL SPECIALIST ON 8-5-02 AND HE PLA CED HIM ON RESTRICTIONS AS OF 8-6-02.
THE EE HAD AN INCIDENT REPORTED AS A FIRST-AID CASE ON 06-14-02 WHEN HE REPORTED TO HAVE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE STATED THAT HE CONTINUED TO HAVE INTERMITTENT RIGHT KNEE PAIN. HE WAS SENT T O SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST WHICH SCHEDULED HIM FOR SURGERY ON 11-01-02. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED AND EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11-01-02.
EE HAD INSTALLED A ROOF BOLT & WAS STARTING TO GET OUT FROM UNDER THE CANOPY. HE WAS ON HIS TOES & AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE & FELT PAIN. ON 4/17/02 THE EE HAD S URGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
THE EE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES BESIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, SERVICING THE MACHINE. HE PICKED UP A 5 GAL CANOF OIL TO MOVE IT TO HIS OTHER SIDE AND HIS KNEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM T O TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. THE EE WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 6-27-01 AT WHICH TIME A SPECIALIST PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS USING DRILL TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. LOST CONTROL OF DRILL, FELL & TWISTED ANKLE.
EE WAS BOLTING THE FACE AT #5 ENTRY. HE WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF THE DRILL. HE WENT TO THE OPERATOR SIDE TO GET A ROPE BELT AND WHEN RETURNING TO HIS SIDE, HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN CURTA IN AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK W/O RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 5-9. AT WHICH TIME A MEDICAL SPECIALIST REMOVED HIM FROM WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A CAT ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, HE HAD HIS KNEE ON A PILE OF MINER CABLE, HISRIGHT KNEE SLID OFF THE CABLE CAUSING A SHARP PAIN TO HIS KNEE. THE EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH NO RSTRICTIONS UNTIL 9-19-00 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE MINER FROM #3 TO #2.AFTER GETTING THE MINER BACK TO THE INTERSECTIONOF #3 THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BENT OVER PAST INBY CORNER & SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 8/11/00 AT WHICH TIME SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT ON 2-15-00 HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE EXITING THE DECK ON FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2-16. AT THAT TIME EMPLOYEE DID NOT REQUEST FIRST AID AND WAS NOT IN PHYSICAL PAIN. EMPLOYEE SAW PHYSICIAN ON 2-21-00.