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HE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES IN PREPARATION FOR A "BELT MOVE". HE WAS HELPING ROLL OUT THE BELTLINE. WHILE DOING SO HE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG, STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

HE WAS WORKING THE TAILPIECE OF THE #2 BELTLINE (PICKING ROCK FROM DUMP). A PIECE OF SLATE KICKED UP FROM THE BELT AS IT WAS BEING DISCHARGED FROM TAILPIECE, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG WHIC H WAS AGAINST THE CHUTE OF THE TAILPIECE. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 10-11-95 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS X-RAYED.

EE WAS PULLING DOWN CAP COALTHAT HAD STUCK TOTHETOP PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT IN DOING SO A SMALL PIECE OF COAL GOT INTO HIS EYE HE DIDNT REALIZE IT HAD STAYED IN EYE AT TIME IT BECAME IRRITATED EARLY NEXT MORNING IT WAS REMOVED AT AEYE CLINIC

EE WAS SERVICING AN ENDLOADER, GREASING THE "BOOM" OF THE MACHINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE MACHINE, APPROXIMATELY 5' TO THE GROUND. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WI TH HIS HANDS. SPRAINED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, BRUISED, SWOLLEN & ABBRASSIONS TO LEFT FOREARM. X-RAYED: NO FRACTURES.

EE HAD FINISHED SERVICIGNA SCOOP. HE KNEELED DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCOOPT O LIFT AND PULL THE MACHINES' MOTOR AND DRIVELINE COVER BACK IN PLACE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO DR THE NEXT MRONING AND WAS TOLD HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING BOLTS IN AN AREA WHERE AFALL HAD OCCURRED, DUE TO HIGH TOP HE WAS USING LONGER STEEL, WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE TH EUP PRESSURE APPLIED BY THE MACHINES ' BOOM CAUSED THE STEEL TO BEND STRIKING EE ON THE WRIST WRIST AND HAND SWOLLEN NO FRACTURE.

EE HAD JUST ANSWERED THE PAGE PHONE AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK POST HE TWISTED AROUND HE SAID HE FELT A POP AND TINGLING HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO HIGHLAND REGIONAL MED CENTER E.R. AND DIAGNOSED AS A PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP SCOOP INSIDE IN A SQUATTING POSITION NEAR THE REAR OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. THE SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK, RAISING UP THE BUCKET. EMP. LEANED OVER TO AVOID HITTING T HE TOP BUT HIS ELBOW BUMPED THE TOP. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIS KNEE GOT AGAINST THE TOP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

THIS IS A RE-OCCURENCE OF A PREVIOUS INJURY DATING 12-1-93. EMPLOYEE, A TAILPIECE OR "DUMP" WORKER, RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-13-93 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ISSUED A BACK SUPPORT "SAFETY BELT" THAT H E AGREED TO WEAR, BUT IT WAS SOON DISCARDED. NOW SOME 4 MONTHS STATES HIS BACK HAS BEEN TROUBLING HIM FOR A WHILE AND THE PAIN HAS BECOME TO BAD TO CONTINUE WORKING.

SOMETIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT, 2/24/94, INJURED BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. HE SAID IT BEGAN SWELLING THAT AFTERNOON [LATE]. HE SHOWED THE INJURY TO CO OWNER THE NEXT MORNING, 2/25/94, BUT WORKED THAT SHIFT & WENT TO HOSPITAL ER AFTERWARDS. DR.'S EXAMINATION SHOWED A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SLATE FROM COAL AT #2 TAILLPIECE(POINT AT WHICH COAL WAS BEING DUMPED BY SCOOPS). HE GRABBED A LARGER PIECE OF ROCK IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL IT FROM THE COAL, THE ROCK BROKE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP PULLING ANOTHER SCOOP. EMPLOYEE PULLED UP TO GET SLACK & REMOVE CHAIN. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED DIRECTION ON THE SCOOP WHILE REMOVING THE CHAIN HE ACCIDENTALLY B UMPED THE ACCELERATOR PUTITNG TENSION ON THE CHAIN THUS PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS USING A "HAND-HELD" DISC GRINDER PREPARING METAL TO BE WELDED. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AND KICKED BACK, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN RESULTING IN A CUT AND ABRASION. TREAT NEXT CONSISTED OF CLEANING THE WOUND AND PRESCRIBING INFECTION MEDICATION.

USING THE PRESSURE WASHER CLEANING A SCOOP EE WAS STANDING ON THE MACHINE HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT UNDER A BRACKET WHEN HE STEPPED HE GOT TRIPPED BY HIS LEFT FOOT LEAVING IT SWELLED AND BADLY BRUIS ED, NO FRACTURE.

EE WAS DRILLING THE 2 HEADING EE WAS SHOVELING RIB BETWEEN 1 &2 WHEN HE WAS FINISHED AND WAS BACKING OUT OF 2 HE TURNED HIS CABLE REEL ON THE CABLE JERKED UPWARD STRIKING AGAINST THE SHOVEL EE WAS USING THE SHOVEL HIT HIM UNDER HIS LOWER LIP CUTTING HIM NO STITCHES.

INJURED WAS PICKING SLATE FROM TAILPIECE AND POSSIBLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.ON 07-20-92 AND WAS REASSIGNED TO LIGHT DUTY FOR APPROX 6 WEEKS.HE WAS THEN PUT BACK ON TAILPIECE.HE ALSO HAD A HELPER WHEN HE NEEDED IT.HE RE-INJURED HIMSELF ON 11-16-92 ON A NON-PRODUCTION SHIFT.

I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP HAULING COAL.WENT THROUGH A CHECK CURTAIN AND WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY APIECE OF TIE WIRE HANGING FROM A ROOF BOLT PLATE SCRATCHING THE EYE.

WHILE PUSHING A POWDER BUGGY EE RAISED UP & STRUCK A HEADER BOARD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF THE MINE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO EE NECK

FLUID ON L KNEE

I.NAME HAULING COAL WITH A SCOOP.HIT HOLE IN TRAVELWAY ROAD BOUNCING HIM IN DECK OF SCOOP.LEFT SHOULDER TOOK THE WEIGHT OF IMPACT CAUSING POSSIBEL PINCHED NERVE,PAIN IN SHOULDER AND ARM.

INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING A CUT OF COAL IN A BREAK AND WAS BACKING THE MACHINE INTO THE HEADING WHILE HE WAS CORNERING THE MACHINE DUE TO THE SEAM HEIGHT HIS ENTIRE BODY WAS NOT ON MAC HINE HIS FOOT STRUCK THE RIB JAMMING HIS KNEE INTO PANEL OF MACHINE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION AND SWELLING OF THE KNEE.

EE WAS ON A SCOOP APPROX. 120 FT OUTBY FROM WHERE THE SHOT WAS FIRED IN THE BREAK FROM THE LINE IF FIRE A SMALL OF COAL GLANCED OFF OR CAME FROM THE RIB STRIKING HE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK HE WAS EXAMINED BY EMT OTHER SWELLING TO AN ABRASION NO APPARENT HEAD OR CERFICAL INJURY.

OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.

PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE. STRAINED BACK.

HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND HIT CHEST ON SCOOP.

I,NAME TOLD THE FOREMAN, A SMALL PIECE OF COAL OR ROCK FLEW UP FROM TAILPIECE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK; CUT HIM AND REQUIRED A FEW STITCHES. WE SENT HIM TO THIGHLANDS REGIO NAL MEDICAL CENTER AT PRESTONSBURG, KY.

PICKING ROCK SAID HE SPRAINED MUSCLE WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF BELT HEAD.

INJURED NOTIFIED ______ ON 9-12-89 THAT HE FELL ON 9-8-89 AND HURT BACK. WENT TO CHECK ON WATER PUMP TO SEE IF IT WAS OUT OF WATER.

ROCK FALL LAST OPEN CROSSCUT ABOUT 2 FT ABOVE END OF BOLTS CRACKED ACROSS RIGHT END PART OF SECTION. CALLED FEDERAL, REPORTED TO FLUBERT PUCKETT. HAD STATED INSPECTOR DAVID MARTIN INSPECTED. T HEN WE PULLED OFF SECTION.

I,NAME STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICLE WHILE LIFTING CEMENT.

WHILE PULLING ROCK FROM BELT LINE I NAME THUMPED RIGHT HAND ;WITH LUMP OF COAL

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP LOADING OUT A HEADING.A SHOT WAS FIRED AND BLOWN THROUGH ONTO HIM;WHEN THE BREAK WENT THROUGH.HE WENT PAST BREAK WHERE THE OTHER BREAK WAS.,

WHILE PICKING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHERE COAL IS DUMPED ONTO BELTLINE TWISTED LOWER BACK.

ROCK ROLLED FROM RIB HIT LEG.

EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING ROCK OFF TAILPIECE.

EMPL SAID 5 OR 6 DAYS EARLIER RAN OVER SHOVEL HANDLE TWISTED BACK NOW WHILE WORKING AT TAI PIECE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

A BLOCK OF COAL AT THE FACE FELL AND BRUISED THE LEG WHILE TAMPING A SHOT.

THE INJURED HIT LEFT THUMB WITH ROCK WHILE PICKING ROCK AT TAILPIECE BROKE THUMB.

I NAME WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTER TO ANOTHER SPOT BUMPED HIS KNEE AND BRUISED IT.

ROOF FALL.

PICKED UP CONCRETE BLOCK THREW BLOCK CRACKED RIBS.

4 BLOCKS BACK 001 SECTION,CALLED AND REPORTED FED.MR. RICE CAME UP.WE HAD ALREADY PULLED BACK.ELMO GREEN CAME UP ALSO.

SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AT BELT HEAD TWISTED HIS BACK AND PINCHED NERVE.

WHILE WORKING O3 CUTTING MACHINE, I NAME BENT OVER STEERING LEVER AND HIT THE LEVER WITH HIS CHEST AND CRACKED CHEST BONE

HE IS THE CUTTI3G MACHINE OPERATOR.HE COMPLAINS OF BACK TROUBLE.I'M SENDING A COPY OF THE LETTER THE DOCTOR SENT US.HE HAS A REOCCURRING BACK AILMENT.

BUMPED KNEE ON CUTTING MACHINE WASNT REPORTED UNTIL 8-3-87.

ROOF FALL - LAS7 OPEN BREAK, #3 HEADING

WHILE RUNNING B2LTER,I NAME RAISED HIS HAND UP AND CAUGHT IT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE.

EMP WAS REPLACI3G SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT , THE BELT CLAMPS SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE

BUMPED KNEE ON 5NCHOR PIN ON TAILPIECE