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EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN & SWELLING IN HIS LEFT KNEE FOR A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO BEING EXAMINED ON 07-29-93NO INCIDENT CAUSED THIS INJURY OTHER THAN HIS NORMAL DUTIES WHICH REQUIRES HI IM TO BE ON HIS KNEES BECAUSE OF THE LOW SEAM HEIGHT (3 8IN-40IN)

EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A SWOLLEN AREA DIRECTLY BELOW THE LEFT KNEECAP WHICH WAS MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTENSIVE CRAWLING HE MUST DO TO PERFORM HIS JOB DUTIES. ON 2-22-93 HE MADE A SEC OND APPT WITH DR AND HAD THE KNEE DRAINED.

THE AREA WAS 41 INCH HIGH ASND PARTIALLY WET BOTTOM THE INJURED WAS DOING HIS NORMAL DUTIES CRAWLING ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE STARTED TO HAVE PAIN AND BEGAN TO SWELL.

95149ED WAS CRAWLING ON THE BOTTOM AT THE FACE AREA OF WEST MAINS SECTION, THE HEIGHTH WAS 42" AND THE AREA WAS DRY, WHILE CRAWLING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THE INJURED WAS WORKING ALONG 3 MAIN BELT THE AREA WAS WET AND LOW HE WAS REPLACING BELT AND ROLLERS AND CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES.

CRAWLING IN SECTION SERVICING EQUIP AND L KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL AND HAVE PAIN

HE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER, PULLING CABLE AND CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING ON HANDS & KNEES & HIS RT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL

INJURED WAS CRAWLING ON HANDS AND KNEES AND HIT RIGHT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING ON HANDS AND KNEES IN WEST MAIN SECTION HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL CAUSING WATER ON THE KNEES.

INJURED WHILE CRAWLING IN SECTION NOTICED THAT HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL (APPARENTLY CAUSING WATER ON THE KNEE).

EMPLS KNEE STARTED HURTING & SWELLING. HE WENT TO DR & WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BURSITIS OF LEFT KNEE.

LEFT KNEE OF THIS EMPLOYEE STARTED SWELLING & HURTING WHILE CRAWLING AROUND THE SECTION HE DEVELOPED WATER ON THE KNEE APPARENTLY FROM CRAWLING AROUND THE SECTION

FELT PAIN AND HAD SOME SWELLING OF HIS R KNEE WENT TO DR. TO GET KNEE CHECKED AND DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD AN INFECTED KNEES