WHILE PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR, EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO SUFFER PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK GOING DOWN INTO HIS LEGS.
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Showing all 23WHILE PUTTING PIN IN HUB OF FEEDER, EE CUT FINGER.
HE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE SCOOP, THE EMPLOYEE FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
HE FELL FROM THE POT OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND LANDED AGAINST THE RIB OF THE MINES, HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING THE MANTRIP TAKING THE OTHER MEN & HIMSELF UNDERGROUND. HE HIT A BUMP ON THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE ROOF OF THEMINE. NATURE OF INJURY UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
THE EE WAS HANGING CABLE AND TWISTED HIS HIP WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF A BUCKET.
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER, PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE SHUTTLE CAR.
EE WAS WORKING AA A MINER HELPER CUFFING ROOF WHEN THE RIB ROLLED ONTO HIS LEG AND BACK. THE RIB ROLL WAS 7'LX32"WX8" TO 10" THICK.
MOVED TOOL BOX ON 4-WHEELER.
HE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AND LET THE STAB JACK DOWN AND IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING THE #1 BELTLINE WHEN A SPLICE CAUGHT HIS #4 COAL SHOVEL AND JERKED HIM PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL E.R. ON 4-4-01.
HELPING TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE. THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP PULLING THE CABLE. THE CABLE SLIPPED AND TRAPPED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE CABLE AND SCOOP.
THE EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE SUFFERED PAIN INHIS HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT. DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-20-01.
ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THIGH.
ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND HIT LEFT HAND OF EMPLOYEE.
WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF THE MINES AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.
WHILE REMOVING THE CONVEYOR MOTOR THE EE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON THE MINER. 1ST DAY FROM WORK 10/10/00. HAS NOT RETURNED.
BECAME PINNED TO RIB OF MINE BNY THE TAIL BOOM SWING ON THE MINER.
PEICE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF OF MINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING A PICE OF BELT FOR HOPPER, WHEN UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STABBED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS PUTTING A HEAD ROLLER ON A HEAD DRIVE AND HIS HAND WAS MASHED.
EMPLOYEE HAD BENT DOWN TO FIX THE STRAP ON HIS KNEE PADS AND A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HITHIM IN THE ELBOW.