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CHANGING BATTERY ON SCOOP THE BATTERY SLIPPED ON THE RAIL USED TO CHANGE BATTERIES WITH EE TURNED AROUND TO CATCH THE BATTERY INJURING HIS LOWER PART OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS IN A END LOADER BUCKET, AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER AND REACHED DOWN AND LIFTED A ROOF BOLT CRATE TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BURST A PIECE OF COAL & ROCK TO FREE THE BELTLINE NEAR THE TAILPIECE. WHEN HE SWUNG THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE MISSED THE COAL & ROCK AND THE HAMMER WENT ONTO THE BELTLINE. TH E JERK FROM WHERE HE MISSED THE COAL & ROCK CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS IN SCOOP BUCKET ON HANDS & KNEES WHEN BUCKET STARTED TO RAISE CAUSING EMPL TO HIT BACK ON ROOF. THEN THE BUCKET STARTED BACK THROWING EMPL OFF INTO A WATER HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON ATRS FOR ROOF BOLTER OUTSIDE OF MINES. WHEN HE WENT TO LIFT THE ATRS. UPRIGHT THE JACK CAME DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEES NIGHT HAND BREAKING THE TIP END OF HIS MIDDL E FINGER AND BRUISING THE RING FINGER NEXT TO IT. ALSO AFTER THE FINGERS WERE INJURED THE EMPLOYEE PASSED OUT HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON A BAORD.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTIKNG READY TO GO INSIDE MINES. WHE GETTING ON SCOOP HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH SCOOP BUCKET.
LIFTING A LUMP OF COAL OUT OF TAILPIECE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT-FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
74339NG ROOF BELT UP BOLT SLIPPED CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN PLATE ON BOLT & PINNER DAMAGED LEFT INDEX FINGER & BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND
DRIVING SCOOP-RAN OVER LUMP OF COAL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE JERKED-CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.
BACKING DRILL OUT-GOING AROUND CORNER CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN DRILL AND RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROCKS OFF THE BELT & FELT A PAIN IN THE RIGHT LOWER PART OF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS T RYING TO GET LUMP OF COAL OUT BETWEEN CURTAIN & BELT LUMP OF COAL FELL ON RT HAND BRUISING HIS KNUCKLES & HAND
SPLICING ON CABLE KNIFE BLADE FOLDED UP ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING KNIFE TO CUT POINTER FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
RUN PIECE BOLTER STILL UP AGAINST HIS HAND IN BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STEEL.
PUTTING IN BELT ROLLERS ROLLER TURNED OVER ON L HAND SMASHING FINGER ON L HAND
DROVE SCOOP BUCKET UNDER ROCK-STARTED TO GET OUT OF SCOOP & TWSISTED BACK BETWEEN LOWER & MIDDLE PART OF BACK
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO THROW A TIMBER PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
HE WS WORKING ON BELT LINE. LIFTING BELT ROLLERS PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP WHILE LIFTING A ROLLER.
HE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE AND JUST AS THE STEM WENT IN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND MASHED HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROOF BOLTER. THE BOLTER STEEL WAS IN HOLE. THE BOLTER HEAD CAME UP AND MASHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE HAD TO HAVE 4 OR 5 STITCHES IN FINGER.
EMPL LEANING OVER TO REMOVE BOX THAT HAD CAUGHT IN TAILPIECE.EMPL COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN,LEFT MINE WENT TO DR.
WHILE GETTING OFF LOADER, HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL APPROX 4 1/2 FEET LANDING ON LEFT FOOT. SPRAINED LEFT FOOT AND LOWER BACK.
WORKING ON BELT LINE BELT ROLLER HAD TURNED OVER LIFTING IT UP RIGHT.
LIFTING ON BELT LINE HELPING TO SET IT UP WHEN INJURY OCCURRED. WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5/14/90.
REMOVED ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHEN IT SLIPPED PINNING HIS FINGER.
BACKING SCOOP INTO INTERSECTION HITTING RIB OF COAL WITH OVERHANINGS COAL. PINING HEAD OVER PANIC BAR CUTTING RIGHT FACE ON OVER HANGING COAL.
MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN HE LET KNIFE SLIP AND CUT HAND.
EMPL CHANGING BATTERIES ON SCOOP AT BEGINNING OF WORK SHIFT.SLIPPED & FELL HITTING LEFT SIDE ON SCOOP.CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO DR 3-7-90.