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COAL HIGH 34 INCH THIS HEIGHT REQUIRES A LOTS WORK IN THE POSITION OF BEING ON YOUR KNEES EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE RESULTING IN BRUISING THE LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS LIFTING COVER OFF OF RIPPER MOTOR ON MINER. EE AND OTHER EE LIFTED COVER OFF AND WAS IN LOW TOP RESULTING IN EE STRAINING BACK MUSCLE.
TRS CAME DOWN ON ROOF BOLTER CAUSING STEEL TO HIT EE ON LEFT HAND BRUISING LEFT HAND AND FRACTURING FINGER ON LEFT HAND NO EVIDENT IMPAIRMENT DOCURED ON THIS ACCIDENT EE RECOVERED.
BUMPED KNEE AND3AGGRIVATED IT CRAWLING.
UNLOADING 5 GAL3PAILS OF OIL FROM SUPPLY TRUCK ONTO PLATFORM WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED 2 HRS OF NEXT SHIFT 9-9-86 BEFORE GOING TO DR.
VICTIM WAS PLAS7ERING STOPPING FROM APPROX. 4:00 PM UNITL APPROX. 9:00 PM WHEN THE CEMENT HE WAS USING CAUSED AN IRRTATION TO HIS SKIN ALONG THE LOWER PART OF BOTH ARMS.
SCOOP WHILE ROU3DING A CURVE STRUCK THE RIB ON THE OFF SIDE CAUSING THE MACHINE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN INTO A HEADLIGHT MOUNTED IN THE DECK CAUSING A BLOW TO HIS MOUTH AN D TEETH. THE VI7TIM VISTED A DENTIST THE FOLLOWING DAY.
INJURED WAS TRA4MING LOADED SCOOP FROM MINER TOWARD LOADING POINT IN #5 HEADING APPX 140' OUTBY FACE WHEN A PIECE OF R OCK FELL CAUSING A GLANCING BLOW TO HIS HEAD. COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE & NE CK PAINS BUT CH2SE TO FINISH HIS SHIFT.
INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO HANG TRAILING CABLE TO ROOF BOLT PLATE. WHEN A PHASE TO PHASE ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED. THE RESULTING FLASH AND BURNING OF CABLE CAUSED INJURED TO RECEIVE AN ELECTRI CAL SHOCK 3
INJURED WAS SEA7ED IN DECK OF SCOOP CHANGING BATTERIES WHEN SCOOP FELL FROM BLOCKING DROPPING THE MACHINE APPROX 6"-8". THE RESULTING JAR CAUSED INJURED TO COMPLAIN OF LOWER BACK PAIN