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MANTRIP PULLING THROUGH FIRE DOORS. DOORS SWUNG BACK STRIKING THE MINER ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SHOVELING BELT OUTBY THE TAILPIECE, SPLICE CAUGHT SHOVEL & JERKED HIM AROUND & TWISTED HIS BACK.
HE WAS STACKING BELT STRUCTURE, GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN STACKS.
EE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCKS IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK IN SUPPLY YARD & SAID THAT AS HE TURNED TO LAYCRIB BLOCK IN THE TRUCK HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EE ALLEGED THAT AS HE WAS TAKING A SCOOP LOAD OF SUPPLIES FROM THE SURFACE TO THE FACE, THE SCOOP DROPPED OFF POINT IN AN AREA THAT HAS LOW CLEARANCE AND THAT WHEN HE STARTED TRAMMING THE SCOO P AGAIN IT STARTED TOO QUICKLY AND HE BUMPED HISHEAD AGAINST THE TOP AND HURT HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST INSTALLED THE FIRST BOLT, WITH A SINGLE HEAD LA-15 LONG AIR DOX BOLT MACHINE, IN A FRESH CUT IN NO. 2 HEADING. HE HAD STEPPED BACK AND LOWERED THE ATRS AND HAD JUST STARTED M ANUVERING THE MACHINE TO INSTALL THE SECOND BOLTWHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROXIMATELY 36" X 36"X 4" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 2ND BOLT OUTBY FRESH CUT AND RIB STRIKING EMPOLYEE'S BACK.
HE WAS RUNNING ROOF BOLTER, TURN TO GET A BOLT FEXT A POP IN BACK, THE NEXT MORNING HE WAS HURTING A LOT WORSE.
EE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE CHAIN FROM AN OLD BELT DRIVE ON THE SURFACE & AS HE LIFTED & PULLED CHAIN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12/21/95.
EE WAS HELPING HAND A MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT ASTINGING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
ROOF FALL ONE BREAK OUTBY NO.5 TAILPIECE OF BELT LINE. APPROX 90 FEET LONG 20 FT WIDE AND 7 FT HTICK.
HE WAS MAKING SPLICE IN #5 BELT USING HAMMER TO DRIVE RIVETS IN SPLICE. HOOKED HAMMER OVER BELT CONTROL LINE, CAUSING HAMMER TO SWING BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREARM AND WRIST.
EE WAS BOLTING WITH A GLOVE THAT HAD A STRAP ON THE BACK OF IT AND IT CAUGHT THE HEAD OF THE BOLT CAUSING IT TO TWISTED HIS HAND AROUND.
EE WAS PULLING A 440 BOLT CABLE TO SUPPLY POWER TO HIS ROOFBOLTER MACHINE OVER TO PREVENT OTHE EQUIPMENT FROM GETTING ON IT AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE WAS UNLOADING OR HELPING UNLOAD A MINER CABLE OUT OF THE CONVEYOR ROOM OF A MINER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EE WAS ON HIS KNEES PULLING CABLE OVER TO SICLE AS IT WAS BEING UNLOA DED FROM MINER BOOM WHEN PAIN OCCURRED IN HIS LOWER BACK
EE WAS PUSHING ROCKDUST INTO AUGER TYPE DUSTER AND SCOOP MADE TURN. EE'S GLOVE CAUGHT ON AUGER PULLING FINGER INTO AUGER.
HANDLING MINER CABL.WHEN MINING MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.
CHANGING BEARING ON HEAD DRIVE TANDEM ROLLER, USING PORTAL POWER TO LOOSEN BEARING FROM SHAFT GOT FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN SHAFT ANDPORTAL POWER WHEN SHAFT MOVED.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ON TRUCK OUTSIDE TO BRING INSIDE BENT OVER TO PICK UP PEICES OF STRUCTURE WHEN LIFTING UP PULLED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS STANDING IN WATER UP TO HIS KNEES AND REACHED DOWN INTO THE TO FILL A 220 VOLT PUMP TO SEE IF IT WAS PUMPING AND WAS SHOCKED TO THE POINT THAT IT KNOCKED HIM DOWN,
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE GOT OFF MINER TO MOVE CABLE OVER HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST CANOPY POST ON MINER DECK.
EE ALLEDGED THAT AS HE GOT OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO HANG MINER CABLE. UP ON CORNER HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO DO TE SPLITS, HHE SAYS THIS HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
HE ALLEGES THAT ON 3-25-95 WHILE ROCK DUSTING INRETURN THAT HE HURT HIS BACK SOME WAY, HE NEVER NOTIFIED FOREMAN OR NO ONE ELSE UNTIL HIS FATHER CALLED ME ON MONDAY 3-27-95. SAID HE WAS GOING TO DR.
EE WAS LIFTING A DRILL POT FOR DOUBLE HEAD BOLTER TRYING TO SET IT IN PLACE BY HIMSELF WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
HE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP UNDER GROUND WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APPROX. 33" WIDE, 24" LONG, 3" TO 1" THICK ON ENDS, FELL FROM TOP, STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND CHEST FORCING HIS BODY DOWN ON SCOOP FRA ME AND DECK.
THIS MAN SAID ON 8-12-94 WHILE WORKING WITH 5 MORE PEOPLE HE STRAINE DHIS BACK WORKING ON BELT. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO ME UNTIL 8-15-94, HE WAS AT DR APPOINT AT THIS TIME, HE DID NOT TALK ANYONE OF THIS UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER IF HE WS HURT ON JOB. HE PASSED ANYONE OF THIS UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER IF HE WAS HURT ON JOB. HE PASSED BY ME THAT MORNING AND TALKED TO ME AND DID NOT REPORT TH
WHILE CUTTING BAND ON LOAD OF BELT STRUCTURE ONE OF THE BONDS BROKE AND STRUCTURE FELL OVER CAUGHT RIGHT LEG FROM KNEE TO BELOW TOP OF BOAT BRUISING THE OUTSIDE OF LEG.
THIS A REOCCURENCE OF A PAST INJURY.
EE ALLEDGES THAT HE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST IN SCOOP BUCKET AT AROUND 7:00PM AS HE GOT DOWN TO LAST BAG OF DUST & HE WAS PUTTING ON SCOOP IT FELL BEHIND COVER ON WHEEL HE REACHED OVER TO PULL BA GS OF DUST OVERT & FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS B ACK
HE AND HIS CREW OF MEN WERE MAKING BELT MOVE ON SECTION. HE SAID AS HE LIFTED BELT UP TO PUT STRUCTURE IN, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
AS THE 3 MEN BEGAN TO ROCK DUST, EE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT UNDER SCOOP BUCKE TA SSCOOP WAS TRAMMING.
HE WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE UP ON SIDE OF MINER WHEN HE FELT BURNING IN HIS LOWER BACK.
BELT MAN WAS SHOLELING LOOSE COAL FROM AROUND #2 HEAD DRIVE & TAKE-UP-LOADING MATERIAL IN A WHEEL BARROW & PUSHING WHEEL BARROW TO TAIL PIECE. WHILE LIFTING ON WHEEL BARROW THE BELTMAN HURT HI S BACK - EITHER STRAINING OR PULLING A MUSCLE.
INJURED WAS WALKING UNDER ON CONTIN. MINER CABL EWHERE IT WAS HUGN AT MOUTH OF #3 ENTRY, MINE ROPER, MOVED MINER AT THE TIME HE WEN TUNDER CABLE AND IT FELL DOWN STRIKING HIM IN BACK.
HE WAS PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE WHEN HE GOT READYTO GET OFF TOP OF SCOOP HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON EDGE OF FRAME OF SCOOP TO STEP DOWN WHEN HE DID THIS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF FRAME CAUSING HIM TO TEA R HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS BODY WEIGHT.
HE WAS FIRING TO CUT COAL WITH MINER WHEN PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT EAR, CUTTING A PLACES ON HIS LEFFT EAR. HAD TO GO TO DR AND HAVE STITCHES PUT IN EAR.
HE WAS WORKING ON BRAKE SYSTEM ON SHUTTLE CAR AND AS HE GOT UP TO MOVE OVER FROM SQUATTING POSITION HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIM. THE ROCK FELL FROM RIB TO HEAD OF PINNER-APPROX. 4 FEET BY 3 FEET BY 2 1/2"-THE ROCK SCRATCHED THE MAN'S BACK AND NECK.
HE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER AND WAS GOINGTO MOVE OVER, WHEN HE RAISED UP AND TURNED HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.
HE HAD WALKED OVER TO TURN WATER VALVE ON GOING TO SPRAYS ON HEADDRIVE, AS HE BENT OVER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.