EE STATED HE AND OTHER WERE CHANGING A BOTTOM ROLLER OUTSIDE ON THE 1 BELT. EE STATED A BOARD BROKE ON THE PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.
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Showing all 6EE DRIVES A WATER TRUCK, HAULS WATER TO TANK AT MINE. HE WENT TO CLIMB THE LADDER BESIDE TANK AND THE SECOND RUNG BROKE. THE FALL WAS ABOUT THIRTY INCHES AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST O N SIDE OF LADDER ON THE WAY DOWN.
EE STATED HE WAS 5 RIGHT AND HAD BENT A ROOF BOLT TO PUSH INTO HOLE WHEN THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT HUNG ON BOLTER HEAD AND HE WAS PULLING ON BOLT WHEN GLOVE ON RIGHT HAND SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON FITTING ON ATRS SYSTEM ON ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. X RAYS REVEALED BONE SPUR AND TENSINTIS. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK EXCEPT ON 8-1-94 WHEN HE WENT TO DR.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING UP LADDER TO TIE IT OFF. HE GOT 6 FT OFF THE GROUND ON THE LADDER AND LADDER SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 6 FT . WHEN HE FELL HE HIT ON LADDER CAUSING A FRACTURE TO I 9 VETERBRAE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN 3 ENTRY AND THAT THEY HAD BOTH SHUTTLE CARS BUMPER TO BUMPER, HE STEPPED UP ON THE BUMPER OF THE CAR TO UNLOAD THE CAR CABLE ONTO THE OTHER CAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED O FF THE BUMPER CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH THE KNUCKLES ON HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE MINER WAS TRAMMING FROM #1 TO #5 ENTYR, HE WAS AT #3 ENTRY LAST LINE OF OPEN BREAKS HE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE ACROSS RAODWAY, AND HIS FEET LSIPPED ON WET MINE BOTOTM CAUSING HIM TO FALL, LANDING ONLEFT HAND AND FRACTURED LEFT WRIST. X-RAYS ON 4-22-91 SHOWED NO FRACTURED BUT X-RAYS ON 5-6-91. SHOWED FRACTURED TO LEFT WRIST ON FOLLOW UP VISIT.