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GPF-THIS PERSON RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR WV WORKERS COMPENSATION FOR CWP 15% THE MINE IS CLOSED PRIOR TO AN AWARD. LAST DAY WORKED 12-31-94.
CLIENT'S MEN WERE WORKING ON PROPERTY. THERE WASA FIRE ON A COAL PILE AND THE SECURITY OFFICER PROCEEDED TO ASSIST, AND WHILE PREPARING WATER HOSE TO SPRAY WATER ON FIRE. SECURITY OFFICER TOSSED HOSE OVERHEAD TO NEXT LEVEL ON BANK, WHENDOING SO HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HOSE FELL BACK HITTING OFFICER IN THE HEAD AND CUTTING 1/2" GASH IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE PULLINGSUCTION LINE FROM WATER ALLEDGED TO HAVE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING SHOULDER AND TWISTING BACK.
CHECKING ANTI-FREEZE IN AN ENGINE REMOVING RADIATOR CAP WHEN IT BOILED OUT BURNING LEFT HAND.
CLIMBING OFF DOZER, FELL BACKWARDS & HIT DOZER BLAD. WENT TO DR. ON 7-18-94 WHO SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK.
BACKED DOZER ONTO ROCK ALLEDGED TO HAVE HURT BACK. WORKED ON 5-6-94 TOOK SCHEDULED VACATION UNTIL 5-23-94 MANAGEMENT WAS INFORMED AT THAT TIME HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK BECAUSE OF TH E 5-5-94 OCCURANCE.
EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED SHIFT AND WAS REMOVING HIS COVERALL.S PUT LEFT HAND INTO LEFT HAND INTO LEG OF COVERALL TO HELP GET OVER BOOT. FIGNER EITHER CAUGHT ON TOP OF BOOT OR IN COVERALLS. RU PTURED THE FLEXOR TENDON OF THE MIDDLE FIGNER ON LEFT HAND.
TARPING A TRUCK AND HURT FINGER.
LOWER BACK AND NECK.
INJURED WAS WALKING AORUND HILL ON TOP OF BANK HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOT HE STUMBLE DNA DROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKEMENT.
EE WAS BOARDING 789 HAULER VIA LADDER WHEN ALLEDGED TO FEEL PAIN IN LOWER BACK EE REPORTED NO SLIPPING SUDDEN MOVEMENTS OR TWISTING ONLY USING NORMAL BODY MOTIONS TO BOARD TRUCK. STRAIN OF LOW ER BACK.
AS A RESULT OF PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND REPETITIOUS EXPOSURE EMPLOYEE HAS DEVELOPED ARTHRITIS OF THE LEFT HIP.
EE REMOVING ROCK FROM MINER HEAD WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF THE HIGH WALL STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, CUT HEAD REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS HITTING FEEDER CHUTE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE UP FEEDER DISCHARGE CHUTE THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING KNICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH CAP OF F.
EMPLOYEE WAS REAMING A GLAND OUT WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE.EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR THE WALL TO HELP REGAIN HIS BALANCE AND CONTACTED A SHEET METAL SCREW THAT WAS PROTRUDING THOUGH THE WALL.
WHILE FLIPPING CAR PUSHER OVER,FINGERS WERE CAUGHT UNDER PUSHER AND PUSHER BLOCK.