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EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PRY UP ON THE TOP BELT RUBBER. TO GET A ROLLER UNDER THE BELT AND INTO THE BRACKET. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP STRIKIGN HIM IN THE RIGHT RIBS. HE FINISHED THI S WED. SHIFT AND WORKED THROUGH SAT BEFOR ELOOSING TIME.
AFTER LOADING TRUCK, STEPPED DOWN FROM END LOADER AND CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK, BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING WHEN HE STATED HE MASHED HIS RT THUMB BETWEEN A CINDER BLOCK & THE SIDE OF A UNIHAULER
THE EE WAS WORKING AT REPAIRING THE SERVICE BRAKE ON 20 GOLF CART. REPLACING A BRAKE CABLE. AS HE PULLED THE CABLE OUT OF THE MACHINE BRACKETS, THE END OF THE CABLE SWUNG UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE END OF THE CABLE WAS FRAYED./
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE FLETCHER BOLTER, HAD INSTALLED 1 BOLT IN FIRST ROW OF A BREAK THROUGH WHEN A SECTION OF ROCK FELL FROM THAT BOLT OVER TO THE ROUNDED CORNER ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROOF WHERE THE X-CUT WAS STARTED. SECTION OF ROOF MEASURED 102" LONG, 6"-30" WIDE AND 7" THICK.
EE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A SHIELD OFF THE FEEDER ON 6 LEFT. HE STATED THIS MAYBE A REOCCURENECE OF AN OLD INJURY. THE OLD INJURY HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS EARLIER.
EE STATED HE BOLTED ROOF ON 03-30-94 & EXPERIENCED A SORE BACK & OTHER MUSCLES ON 03-31-94 THAT KEPT HIM FROM WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THRU 04-12-94 NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED & WE DID NOT KNOW OF THE REASON FOR HIS BEING OFF DUTY UNTIL HIS RETURN TO WORK ON 04-12-94
EE WAS USING HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WHILE HITTING A PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A UNIHAULER & STATED SHE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HER HEAD TO STRIKE THE CANOPY OF THE HAULER.
EE STATED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND HAD PAIN IN IT. ALSO STATED IT MAY BE A REOCCURENCE OF AN OLD INJURY.
EE WAS OPERATING THE FLECTHER BOLTER PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN CHUCK LEFT RING FINGER BECAME MASHED AS POT KICKED BACKWARDS
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED UNIHAULER WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE
EE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT AGAINST UNIHAULER FRAM E& USED 4' SLATE BAR TO PRY PUMP MOTOR. THE BAR SLIPPED & CAUSED ALL THE WEIGHT SHIFT TO HIS LEFT FOOT BENDING THE TOES ON THE FOOT.
WALKING TO COAL BIN ON CATWALK SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE CAUSING A BACK INJURY
EE SAID HE PICKED UP THE MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING THE MINER CABLE TO LOAD ON THE MINER WHEN HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED EE STATED HE WAS BOLTING THE ROOF, HE CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE BOLT MACHINE AND THE DRILL POT CAUSING A PINCH POINT.
INJURED MEPLOYEE WAS KNEELING NEAR THE CONTINUOUS MIENR WHEN A SECTION OF ROCK 2"X12"X2'-3'. FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGTH THIGH.
ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING A PIN TO CONNECT THE CONVEYOR CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE PIN STRIKING EE ON THE RIGH THMP JUST BELOW THE KNUCKLE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER FROM ONE PILLAR BLOCK TO ANOTHER WITH A REMOTE CONSOLE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND. PIECE OF ROCK WAS 8-10 INCHES ROUND, AND 0-4 INCHES THICK.
INJURED STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE ENTRY TO USE THE MINE PHONE AND HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS RUNNING A UNIHAULER, WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM & HIS HEAD HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE MINER CABLE UP TO HANG IT AGAINST THE TOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE STATED HE HAD HURT HIS BACK PREVIOUSLY ON 10-10-92.
EE WAS UNLOADING A 5 GALLON CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL FROM HIS UNIHAULER, HE REACHED ACROSS THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE TO GET IT, AND AS HE WAS DOING THIS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE STATED HE WAS RUNNING HIS UNIHAULER BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND #3 FACE, WHEN HE STRUCK A BIG HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE UNIHAULER.
INJURED STATED HE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER, HE KNELT DOWN TO OBSERVE SOMETHING ON A UNIHAULER WHEN A SECTION OF RIB 6" THICK BY 8 FEET LONG BY 3 FEET HIGH ROLLED OFF KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE F LOOR.
HE STATED HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A WRENCH AND GOT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT. HE CEASED WORKING 4-26-93.
INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS THROWING ROCK DUST BY HAND ONTO THE ROOF AND RIBS. WHEN HE PULLED HIS ARM BACK TO THROW DUST AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A BENT ROOF BOLT THAT WAS HANGING DOWN FROM THE ROOF.
AN UNTENTIONTAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #3 SPAD #2 BLOCK LEFT OFF #3 ENTRY 60' OUTBY SPAD #480 THE FALL MESA 10' LONG 12' WIDE 4' TO 6' HIGH.
EE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS FROM REAR OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE TO THE SIDE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS RT ANKLE & BACK HE WAS CARRYING APPROX 8 ROOF BOLTS AT THE TIME
INJUREDS & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING A RIPPER HEAD MOTOR INTO THE BUCKET OF A UNISTRAC BY FLIPPING IT OVER 1 TIME. INJUIRED STATED 30 HOURS ATER WHEN HYE AWOKE WITH PAIN IN HIS BACK & RIGH T HIP THAT DOING THIS IS WHAT CAUSED HIS INJURY. HE ALSO STATED THIS GOES BACK TO ABN INJURY IN 1990.
WHILE HELPING BUILD A STOPPING A PORTION OF THE RIB ROLLED OFF ALONG EWITH A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK THAT STRUCK EE IN THE SIDE & HEAD KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR
95108AD BACKED BOLT MACHINE OUT OF #5 ENTRY GETTING READY TO GO TO #4. STOPPED BOLTER TO WAIT ON MINER WHEN THE UNITRAC CAME THROUGH CHECK CURTAIN HITTING EMPL WHILE SITTING ON BOLTER. LEFT IN 01424LANCE 6:55PM.
95149ED STATED HE WAS WALKING THRU FLW PACKS THAT WERE HUNG FOR VENTILATION,AND WALKED INTO A UNI-HAULER BUCKET HITTING HIS LEFT LEG.
95149ED STATED HE WAS CUTTING ALINK IN A CHAIN WITH A BAND SAW WHEN THE SAW BLACK SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER.
36130RIB FELL ON LEFT FOOT.
36923ED LEG.
INJURED WAS WALKING ON A PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN WHEN HE RUN A NAIL IN HIS FOOT LEFT FOOT.
HANGING HIGH LINE CABLE ON STEEL MESSENGER LINE WHEN INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.
INJURED WAS HELPING LIFT A TIMBER, WHEN HE GOT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED SAID HE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN CROSSCUT 5 BREAK TO LEFT A PIECE OF ROCK PUT DR TOP OF CANOPY WHEN HE LET CANOPY AROUND ROCK SLID OFF AND HIT HIM IN BACK.
HELPING OTHER MEN LIFT MINER CABLE TO HANG AGAINST MINE ROOF
PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST WHEN CHAIN BROKE STRIKING HIKM ON RIGHT LEG.
SHOVELING OUTSIDE BELT PAIN IN M IDDLE PART OF UPPER BACK
FOREMAN WAS TAKING CABLE DOWN WHERE IT WAS HUNG WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED THE REEL ON & PULLED THE CABLE DOWN ON VICTIMS NECK
LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOFBOLTER AND STRUCK LEFT HAND ON BOLTER.
RECEIVED REPORT OF ALLEDGED OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.
BENT DOWN TO GET ON KNEES & REINJURED OLD BACK INJURY FROM 2 YEARS PAST.
PC OF SLATE FELL BRUISING L SHOULDER
PULLING ON A ROOF BOLT.