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I.NAME AND HIS CREW WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE CONTINOUS HAULAGE SYSTEM WHEN HE KNOCKED THE FLAG STAND SUPPORT IT SLID STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A TIMBER PILE NEXT TO THE COAL RIB WHILE OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINE A COAL FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM I N LOWER BACK.
BOLTS LOADED UP3TIMBERED IT (THE AREA 10FT.DANGERED ALSO
TOP TORE LOOSE 5BOVE THE ANCHOR POINT WHICH WAS 3 FT FALL OCCURRED AROUND 10:00 AM CATCHING #1 BOLT ABOUT 500 FT INBY PORTAL
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO INSTALL BELT AND STRUCTURE FOR LEFT ADVANCE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.AFTER WORKING THE REST OF THE WEEK THE PAIN INCREADED SO HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING AND STRAIGTENING SUPPLY SHELFVES. SHE MOVED A HEAVY METAL OBJECT AND IT FELL ON HER FOOT STRIKING BEHIND THE STEEL INSERT OF HER FOOT. SHE TRIED TO COME BACK TO WORK BUT PAIN AND SWELL3NG PERSISTED.
USING SCOOP FOR3CLEAN UP ON 9-19-87 EMPL WAS JARRED SOME BY MINE FLOOR.DURING SHIFT ON 21ST HE WAS THROWN AGAINST SCOOP SIDE WHEN HE BUMPED INTO RIB.LATER I.NAME STARTED PASSING BLOOD AND WEN T TO DR. 3
UNLOADING STEEL3RAILS FROM SUPPLY CAR PIECE SLIPPED AND PINNED EMPL HAND UNDERNEATH.
MOVING CM TO AN2THER CUT ,EMPL MOVED TRAILING CABLE.THE UNLEVEL BOTTOM CAUSED EMPL TO BE OFF BALANCE PUTTING STRAIN ON LOWER BACK.FINISHED SHIFT BUT HAD TO LEAVE THE NEXT SHIFT EARLY & GO TO E MERGENCY ROOM. 3
EMPL SHOVELING 9OCK AND COAL ONTO CONVEYOR BELT LINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING ON THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS FROM SCOOP CUBKET WHEN THEBAND HOLDING THE BOLTS BROKE. THE BUNDLES WEIGHT SWUNG AROUND TWISTING HIS BACK & SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UND ER THE DOCTORS 7ARE UNTIL 12-02-86. AT THIS TIME HE WAS TOLD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER. EXP. RETURN 2-2-87.
WHILE OPERATING3S&S SCOOP MACHINE HIT A ROCK OF A HOLE IN HULAGEWAY JARRING EMPLOYEES BACK HE T HOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER & DID REPORT IT OK SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL WED
WHILE HELPING T2 INSTALL ROOF BOLT, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE BOLT PLATE STEADY WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE MINE ROOF.
AFTER INSTALLIN1 4 BOLT IN THE FOURTH ROW A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE EDGE OF 4 BOLT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.
SHOVELLING BELT3LINES EMPL SAID BACK STARTED HURTING.BOSS BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE TO SEE DR.
DURING BOLTING 2PERATIONS THE BOLT MACHINE HELPER WAS SETTING THE STABALIZER JACK WHEN IT SLIPPED LANDING ON I.NAMES LEFT FOOT
WHILE SHOVELING3BELT LINE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND RT SHOULDER
AFTER INSTALLIN1 ROOFBOLT A ROCK 2'X5'X6" FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT SUPPORTS STRIKING MINER IN THE BACK AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND AND NOT FALLING DIRECTLY ONTOP OF MINER. THE ROCK CHIPPED A VERTEBRAE IN M3NER'S BACK. NO PELYSIS. OCCURRED 15' FROM #3 LEFT.