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EMPLOYEE AS OPERATING A SCOOP CLEANIG UP A GOB OF COAL WHEN SOEM COAL ROLELD OFF THE RIB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CENTER OF THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A MINING CABLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD PUT UP 1 BOLT & SWUNG THE HEAD OVER TO PUT UP ANOTHER BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SHOULDERS WHILE PINNING THE TOP.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MINING CABLE FROM THE HOOKS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLB ETWEEN TEH BOLTS AND RIB, STRIKING HIKM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A BOLT WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
54736YEE WAS DROGGING A PIECE OF CABLE AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL OFF THE BELT AND HURT HIS BACK ON 7-30-92. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT NOITFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 9-24-92 AT 5:00PM EMPLOYEE HAD TO GOT TO THE HOSPITAL ON 9-25-92 FOR A DYE TEST CONCEINING HIS BACK. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD.
EMPLOYEE HAD TO GET OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO WALK AROUND AND GET THE TICKET FROM THE SCALE HOUSE WHEN HE FELL AND GRABBED ONTO THE FRONT TRUCK MIRROR. HE JERKED THE TOP OF HIS SHOULDERS AND BACK.
TOP INBY SPAD #8-119 TO SPAD #8-1022+8-1D21 IS SOFT SHALE THAT HAS BEEN CRIBBED AND REBOLTED SINCE DEVELOPMENT WITH SEASONAL CHANGE TOP GOT WORSE WITH SEVERAL FALLS OCCURRING DURING OUR VACATI ON PERIOD.INTAKE HAD BEEN CHANGED AND AFFECTED AREA SEALED.
#3 RIGHT CROSSCUT CUT INTO #4 INTERSECTION. FOREMAN NOTICED TOP WORKING & REMOVED PEOPLE & EQUIPMENT ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER INTERSECTION FELL APPROX 8' THICK 60" RESIN BOLTS WERE BEING USED MS HA WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT 11:15 AM. FALL WAS TWO CROSS CUTS INBY SPAD #8 1167 1ST LEFT MAINS.
EMPL PUSHING UP ON BOLT.PAIN HIT HIM BETWEEN SHOULDERS,BACK AND LEGS.WENT TO DR ON THE 15TH.RETURNED TO WORK 5-20 AND WORKED 6 HRS ON 5-21. WNET BACK TO DR AND HASNT RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS COVERING HIS COAL TRUCK WITH A TARP WHEN IT GOT HUNG ON THE ROLLERS. HE PULLED REAL HARD AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN THE TARP CAME LOOSE.
DRIVING SHUT CAR, WENT IN HOLE BOUNCEDC UP HIT HIP AND LOWER PART OF BACK AT RAIL OF SHUT CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES AND LEANED FORWARD TO PICK UP SOME ROOF BOLTS AND PULLED HIS MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE SLACK ON THE MINER CABLE WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER AND HE JUST HURT HIS BACK.
REACHING FOR LUNCH BUCKET IN DECK OF MINER.RESTEE LEFT HAND ON TOP OF MINER CANOPY.PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HIT HAND WHILE ON TOP OF CANOPY,FREAK ACCIDENT AND U NCOMMON ACCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN ROOF WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON DRILL POT THE SPINNING POT THREW ROCK OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FORE HEAD WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPL WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN LUMP OF COAL FELL FROM RIB HITTING HIM ON LEFT SIDE.
ELECTRIICAN WAS3HELPING CUTTING MACHINE OPERATOR HANG TRAILING CABLE ON CUTTER. WHEN A PERMANENT SPLICE THAT HE HAD IN HUS LEFT HANG BECAME GROUNDED. THE GROUND CAUSED A SPARK THAT BURNED HI S LEFT HAND. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING STEEL OUT OF HOLE WITH IT ROTATING WHEN END CLEARED HOLE IT STATED FLOPPING STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST ALL ROOF DRILL OPERATORS ARE CONTINUEIOY BEING WARNED OF THIS
EMP WAS OPERQAT3NG A SCOOP AND RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL IN ROADWAY. HE SAID HIS BASCK BEGAN TO HURT THAT NIGHT
AT THE END OF S2IFT THE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING TOOL BOX FROM PERSONNEL CARRIER HE PICKED IT UP BY HANDLE ON LID WITH LEFT HAND UNDER BOX HINGE BROKE AND BOX WAS DROPPED ON INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND 3
OPERATOR WAS MO5ING ROOF DRILL FROM ONE PLACE TO THE OTHER. CANOPY HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED IT STRUCK ROOF AND KNOCKED ROCK LOOSE AFROM TOP. WHEN ROCK WAS KNOCKED LOOSE FROM ROOF IT FELL STRIKIN1 HIM ON LEFT SHOULDER AND HAND
EMPLOYEE HAD SU9GERY 2 YRS. AGO ON BACK GOT SETTLEMENT FROM WORKERS COMP. WE CHANGED INSURANCE LATER. PREVIOUS COMPANY WILL NOIT EXCEPT THIS ACCIDENT. PRESENT COMPANY SAYS ITS A RESULT FROM F IRST ACCDIENT. 5FTER 7 DAYS BACK ON JOB EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON ATRS (ROOF SUPPRT SYSTEM) AND TH HAD BACK PAIN.
LIFTING AND PUL5ING A CABLE ON A CUTTING MACHINE PULLED A DISK IN LOWER PART OF BACK
GOING TO STOCK 1ILE WITH LOAD OF COAL.TRUCK WOULDNT PULL UP MT TRUCK STARTED SLIDING DOWN MT BACKWARDS AND FLIP O VER ON SIDE.THERE WAS ICE ON MT.TRUCK DRIVER HURT LEFT SHOULDER LOWER BACK,NEC K LEG. 3
WHILE LAYING CINDERBLOCKS STRAIN LOWER BACK
WHILE RIDING IN MANTRIP SCOOP HIT A HOLE AND SEAT FELL AND HIT HIS BACK