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THE MAN WAS LIFTING MINE TIMBERS AND SPRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. NOTHINGSPECIFIC HAPPENED TO CAUSE AN INJURY; HIS BACK JUST BEGAN HURTING AND HE LEFT WORK TO GO HOME.
STRIKING METAL WITH HAMMER PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF FLEW INTO EYE. RIGHT EYE.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS WASHING SCOOP HE WAS STANDING ON SCOOP, HE JUMPED OFF AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND HIS HEAD HIT THE TOP OF THE CANOPY ON THE SHUTTLE CAR, PULLING MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
THE 11 CM MINER NEEDED REPAIR TO CONVEYOR. THE CABLE WAS LAID OVER THE RIPPER HEAD AND BACKED UP TO EMPTY THE CONVEYOR. INSTEAD OF TURNING CONVEYOR WRAPING CABLE AROUND HEADS THE CABLE ENTRAMC E BOX PULLED BROKE BOLTS AND WELD CATCHING JACK BETWEEN BOX AND VALVE CHEST.
ROOF FALL 30' INBY SPAD #911 4' THICK 5' WIDE PULLED 2 BOLTS OUT 48" BOLT FELL BETWEEN CRIBS NO AIR OR TRAVEL BLOCKED.
ROOF FALL INBY CROSS CUT BETWEEN SPAD 752&755 5' THICK 40' LONG 16' WIDE 48" BOLTS NO EXTRA SUPPORT WAS SET IN AREA NO AIR OR TRAVEL BLOCKED.
ROOF FALL
INJURED STATED WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM, IMPACT JAMMEDHIS LOWER BACK ADN LEFT SIDE, ALSO STRIKING HEAD ON CANOPYINJURING NECK.
CUTTING A POST WITH A HYD. CHAIN SAW, SLIPPED AND GRABBED CHAIN WITH FINGERS.
SCOOPE WAS CLEANING RIB IN #1 ENTRY. WHILE CLEANING SCOOP KNOCKED TIMBER STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOOT.
INJURED WAS LIFTING TIMBES OUT OF RAM CAR TRAILER, WHEN HE INJURED BACK.
TIMBER FELL OUT STRUCK IN THE BACK.
WHILE SETTING BELT TAKEUP, CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM SHIEVE WHEEL HITTING FINGER.
WHIILE CROSSING UNDERNEATH MINER CABLE, CABLE CAME AROUND HITTING MAN ON NECK, SHOULDER AND BACK.
AFTER ABSERVING HIGHWALL & DETERMINING IT TO BE SAFE, EE WENT TO PULL THE PIN ON THE FLIGHTING. A ROCK CAME OFF THE WALL: STRUCK EE.
BOLTERMAN LIKED ABOUT 3IN GETTING HOLE DRILLED ON FOR A BOLT PUT WRENCH IN BOLTER HEAD PUSHING UP TO STILL THEY DID NOT LINE UP WENT TO ROTATE TO MAKE LINE UP WRENCH FLUE OUT HIT BOLTERMAN BEL OW RT EYE