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EE SHOVELING #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST.
EE REPLACING BITS ON DRILL STEEL WHEN DRAW ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP STRIKING EE RT SHOULDER AND RT ELBOW AND CHIN.
EE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE MOTOR OF A LITTLE MAC WHEN THE BATTERY BURST
EE SHOVELING THE 5 BELT WHEN THE SHOVEL SLIPPED AND HIT THE BELT. CAUSING THE EE S HAND TO HIT THE TOP OF MINES. AND THE HEAD OF A ROOF BOLT. EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL RECIEVED MEDICAL BILLS. ITHEN CONTACTED EE THROUGH THE MAIL. EE CALLED 6-2-97 TE REPORT INJURY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A SMALL SHED TO HOUSE A STEAM CLEANER. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO PLACE A WOODEN PALLET ON THE TOP (APPROX 4'H) HE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE HAD BEEN INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. AS HE LET THE HEAD DOWN TO CHECK THE DUST COLLECTION THE DRILL STEEL STAYED IN THE HOLE. HE WAS DRILLING AS HE PLACED HIS HAND OVER THE HEAD HE ACTIVATED THE LEVER, CAUSING THE HEAD TO RAISE, PLACING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE DRILL STEEL.
EMP CAME OUTSIDE TO GET SUPPLIES. HE STOPPED TO OPEN THE AIR LOCK DOORS. AS HE PULLED THE PIN, THE DOOR SUDDENLY SLAMMED SHUT MASHING THE EMP'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
AS MINING WAS STARTED, EMP'S NOTICED WATER COMING OUT OF FACE AREA NEAR BOTTOM OF SEAM.
THE EE WENT TO THE FACE AND WAS GOING TO MOVE THE MINER VIA REMOTE CONTROL. AS HE HELD THE REMOTE, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS.
THE EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE CONT. MINER AFTER THE ADJUSTMENT WERE MADE, EE STEPPED BACK THE OBSERVE THE MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL.
EMPLOYEE'S HAD BEEN MAKING A BELT MOVE. AS THEY WERE FINISHING THE MOVE, EMP WAS HELPING TO ROLLUP SOME 36" BELT THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE MOVE. AS HE WAS PUSHING ON THE BELT, HE FELT PAIN I N HIS GROIN AREA.
THE EE HAD BEEN OUTSIDE GETTING HIS SUPPLIES AND WAS TRAVELING BACK UNDERGROUND, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK SUDDENLY FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE NECK AND BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN BELT STRUCTURE. WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD, AND HE FELL DOWN, FACE FORWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD BELT STRUCTURE WHENHE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A SCOOP WITH 6" HOLLOW CINDER BLOCKS. AS HE PICKED UP THE BLOCK, HE HA DPAI IN HIS BACK.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING AS A MINER HELPER, KEEPING THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. AS HE PULLED THE CABLE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
MINING CLOSE TO OUTCROP, MOISTURE IN ROOF PRESENCE OF A HILL SEAM.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING AS A MINER HELPER @ THE NARROWS BRANCH #1 MINE. HE HAD JUST FINISHED PULLING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE H EAD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK & SHOULDERS.
A PIECE OF 4/0 MINER CABLE HAD BECOME TANGLED WITH A SMALLER PIECE OF CABLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE 4/0 CABLE WHEN HIS RIGHT SIDE BEGAN TO HURT.