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EE SAID HE ORIGINALLY HURT HIS NECK ON 10-20-93, JUMPING TO KEEP FALLING ROCK FROM HITTING HIM, BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. THE HE SAID ON 11-11-93 HE HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR HURTING HIS NECK AGAINS, LANDING ON HIS BACK & HURTING KIDNEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH MINER CABLE. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CABLE & COAL RIB WHEN THE CABLE THREW HIM AGAINST COAL RIB. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE OPERATOR UNTIL 11/11/93.
INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND WHILE IT WAS ROTATING IT SOMEHOW CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND HIS GLOVE STRUCK TO BOLT.
INJURED IS OUR SCOOP OPERATOR. HE WAS IN LOW COAL AND AS HE GOT OUT OF SCOOP HIT HIS HEAD ON COAL. A KNOT CAME UP ON HIS NECK. BUT HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. HIS NECK KEPT GETTING WORSE SO ON 5-18-93 HE WENT TO SEE A CHIRO.
HE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HM ON THE THUMB. EE THOUGHT HIS THUMB WOULD BE OKAY, BUT HAD TO GOT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE HOSPITAL ON 12/4/92. THEY PU T A TEMPORARY SPLINT ON IT UNTIL THE SWELLING GOES DOWN. THEY TOLD HIM IT COULD BE A POSSIBLE BREAK AT THE KNUCKLE.
HE WAS HOLDING THE CUTTER CABLE WHEN THE CUTTER OPERATOR TURNED ON REEL TO ROLL UP CABLE CATCHING AND FOULING HIS FOOT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE HE WAS STRAIGHTENED ROOF BOLT.
GETTING ROCK OFF BELT LINE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROTATION OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS FINGER.
HELPING ELECT. WORK ON FEEDER BRUISED R HAND
BACK ING UP HIT ROOF BOLT ONE BOLT FLEW UP CAUGHT HIS BACK
I,NAME,FOREMAN, SAYS AT APPROX 2:45PM TOLD HIM HE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH HIS SCOOP AND JERKED HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T SEEN TO BE TO CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
ROOF FALL IN #4 ENTRY FACE AREA ABOUT 6FT THICK LOOK LIKE FAULT IN ROOF HOSELACK OR ROLL
SOMETIME AROUND THE END OF JUNE, 1989, I,NAME STEPPED UP INTO A STORAGE TRAILER AND FELT A STIRY IN HIS SIDE. A FEW DAYS LATER HIS HIP STARTED HURTING, THE PAIN WAS OFF AND ON. THEN AROUND THE FIRST OF AUGUST HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED GETTING NUMB HE WENT TO SEE DR PAGE 8/18/89, GAVE HIM PAIN MEDICATION & TOOK X-RAYS. PAIN CONT TO GET WORSE WENT BACK TO DR. 8/23/89 DR REFERRED HIM TO D
I,NAME SAYS HE WAS CLEANING A SCOOP USING A AIR HOSE TO BLEW THE DUST OFF SOMETING GOT IN HIS EYE.
PC OF ROCK FEL AROUND DRILL STILL ON BOLTING MACHINE ROCK SLUNG OFF STILL AND HIT HIM IN MOUNTH.
I.NAME SAYS HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE STARTED THE DRILL STEM A PIECE OF SOMETHING CAME DOWN & HIT HIM IN THE EYE
EMPL WAS LOADING SOLID BLOCKS INTO SCOOP & ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED BACK.
I. NAME SAID HE HAD ROOF BOLTER STEEL IN HIS HAND, WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER THE STEEL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND.