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INJ CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE TO BE USED ON WATER PUMP.HE PLACED PIPE ON HIS LEG TO STEADY IT THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.
INJURED WAS INTHE PROCESS OF BUILDING A CRIB WHEN HE REACHED FOR A CRIB BLOCK A FELLOW WORKER TOSSED A BLOCK TOWARD CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO CRIB BLOCKS.
INJURED WAS MARKING A BLOCK THAT WAS TO BE MINED WHEN THE #2 S/C CAME AROUND THE CORNER ON THE SIDE OF THE LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEES. INJURED FINISHED THAT SHIFT ON 8-6-84 & WORKED THE NEXT DAY 8-7-84 BEFORE GOING TO T HE DOCTOR.
INJURED WAS BUSTING&CUTTING DRAW RICK OFF THE MINER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: THIS WAS A RIOCCURIANCE OF AN OLD INJURY. ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON 8-2 BUT INJURED DIDNT REPORT IT TILL 8-6-84
INJURED WAS CROSSING BETWEEN TWO COAL CARS AT THE LICK CK. LOAD OUT POINT. WHENIN CROSSING, INJURED CAUGHT HIS PANTS LEGON THE CAR COUPLING PIN, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT LEG. THIS WAS A R EOCCURANCE OF AN OLD INJURY.
INJURED WAS SITTING DOWN IN A LOCOMOTIVE DECK OPERATING IT. WHEN HE TRIED TO GET OUT HIS KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING THE INJURY SUSTAINED.
INJ WAS TRAMMING A SHUTTLECAR TOWARD THE FACE OF 002 0 SECTION WHEN WHEEL OF HIS CAR DROPPED DOWN INTO A H OLE CAUSING THE DECK TO HIT SOLID AGAINST THE BOTOM CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
INJURED WAS REPLACING A BROKEN ROPE IN A RED DEVIL. HE WAS USING CHISEL TO REMOVE THE RIVITS WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF HITTING HIM IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN GOING UNDER THE SKIN.
INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF DROPPING RAILROAD CAR. HE WAS UNDOING THE LATCH ON THE HOIST ROPE WHEN THE CAR LOADER BEGAN TO PULL THE CARS BACK, CATCHING THE INJUREDS ARM IN THE HOIST ROPE.
INJURED WAS RECONNECTING A BURT OFF LEAD ON A AMMETEER ON THE TIE BREAKER OF A SUBSTATION. THE REASON THE LEAD WAS SHOT OFF TO BEGIN EITH WAS THAT THE AMMETER WQAS GROUNDED. THE INJURED DID T HIS WITH THE POWER ON THE UNIT. WHEN RECONNECTING A FLASH INSUED RESULTING IN T HE INJURIES SUSTAINED.
THE INJURED WAS PLACING CAP BLOCKS UNDER THE CATS OF A FEEDER FOR BLOCKING WHILE THE FEEDER WAS BEING TRAMMED WHILE IN THE ACT OF PLACING THE BLOCKING UNDER THE CATS THE FEEDER SAT DOWN ON THE SAT DOWN ON THE BLOCKS CATCHING THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS CUTTING THE TIP END OFF.
AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 007-0 SECTION IN THE OLD BELT ENTRY INBY & BEHIND THE NO 1 BELT TAILPIECE. THE FALL AVERAGED 15-20\ IN LENGTH & 18\ IN WIDTH AND 4 TO 4 1/2\ IN HEIGHT TH E FALL WAS NOT AFFECTING ANY AIRWAY OR ENTRY OF ANY IMPORTANCE
JOHN WAS SHOWING AN EMPLOYEE HOW TO WELD A IECE OF METAL TO THE RAW COAL VIBRATOR INJURED STILL HAD HIS WELDING HOOD ON WHEN HE RAISEDUP.INJURED WHILE RAISING UP HIT THE BACK OF HIS NECK OF HIS NECK ON THE RAW COAL VIBRATOR PINCHING IT AGAINST THE WELDING HOOD.INJURED DIDN\T GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 3-22-84.
INJURED WAS REMOVING A WORN OUT PUMP EMPELLER WITH A SCREWDRIVER AS THE EMPELLER WAS FREED FROM ITS POSITION IT BEGAN TO TURN ON THE SCREWDRIVER INJURED LOST CONTROL OF IT & IT ROLLED ACROSS H IS LEFT FOREARM CUTTING IT.
INJURED WAS HANGING A LINE BRATTICE ACROSS #3 ENTRY ON 007-0 SECTION WHEN HE BEGAN TO TURN AROUND HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE CONDITIONS WERE WET & MUDDY
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A BOOM LIFT CYLINDER ON A 14CM MINER HE HAD HIS FOOT ON TOP OF THE JACK WITH HIS FINGERS IN THE SLOT WHERE THE JACK WAS TO FIT THE JACK SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIS FOOT AND C AUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE JACK CYLINDER AND THE JACK ANCHOR LACERATING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
INJ WAS TAKING OUT LAST CUT OF A BLOCK OF COAL WHEN THE ROOF BEGAN TO GIVE HE BEGAN TO RUN AND WAS STRUCK BY PIECE OF ROCK