EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CURTAIN BOARD KNOCKING HIS HAT OFF. HE MOVED HIS LEFT LEG TO APPLY THE BRAKE. AS HE DI, HE CAUGHT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SAME CURTAIN BOARD. HI S LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT ON THE BREAKER DISCONNECT CABLE, BREAKING HIS ANKLE.
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Showing all 14EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HE CUTTER WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, HURTING HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD AGAINST A CURTAIN BOARD, HURTING HIS NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING THE CUTTER A SCOOP WAS NEEDED TO PUSH HIM UP A SMALL GRADE, DURING THE PUSHING THE CUTTER WAS PINNED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF PINNING THE OPERATOR, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK AND LEG S.
EE HAD SOME BACK PROBLEMS BEFORE 12-29-95. ON 12-29-95 HE CAME OUTSIDE AND WENT TO THE DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF BELT. WHEN ITCAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
EE WAS SHOVELING THE BELT WHEN HIS SHOVEL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AS HE TURNED HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING O THE BELT WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT
EE WAS CRAWLING AND HIS KNEE BEGAN TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS THE FACE AREA SHOOTING COAL WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO HURT
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER STOMACH
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN TRYING TO BEND THE BOLTS, HE SEPARATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE, A WHEN A BOARD CAUGHT HIS HAND & PINNED IT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF BRUISING IT.
EE WAS MOVING OUT OF THE LINE OF FIRE OF AN UNDERGROUND SHOT WHEN AN OBJECT HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHOULDER. EE WAS 120FT AWAY AND OFF TO THE RT BREAK.