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EE WAS USING A FRONT END LOADER TO PICK UP SCRAP METAL. HE SAID THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SLIDING A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL INTO THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER. MISSED WORK 1-604.
EE HAD CAME OUT OF THE MINE AND WAS WALKING ACROSS THE MINE YARD. EE HAD STARTED TO MOVE A PERSONELL CARRIER WHEN HE RAN IN TO EE HITTING HIS LEG WITH THE CARRIER EE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS USING A SCOOP TO TRANSPORT A ROLL OF BELT UNDERGROUND WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. ROCK MEASURED 12"X8"X2".
EE GOT OFF THE SHUTTLE CAR HE WAS OPERATING TO GET A ROOF BOLT OUT OF THE CONVEYOR OF THE MINER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ROOF BOLT THE CONVEYOR ON THE MINER ACCIDENTALLY STARTED THROWING A PIECE OF ROCK THAT STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SIDE RIB AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE MEASURING 12" X 12" X 2" FELL, STRIKING HIS ARM. HE WAS LEFT A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS FOREARM THAT REQUIRED 4 STIT CHES.
EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING GROUND A BELT HEAD CONVEYOR INJURING HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UP UNTIL 7-24-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK MEASURING 3' BY 3' BY 6' FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SOME BROKEN BONES IN HIS FOOT.
REPAIRING BRAKES ON 16G MOTOR GRADER REMOVED WHEEL GROUP AND AS HE TRIED TO REMOVE SPROCKET FROM TANDEM, THE GEAR SLIPPED FROM INSIDE TO TANDEM MECHANIC GRABBED THE GEAR TO PREVENT HIMSELF FRO M BEING HIT AND THE WEIGHT OF THE GEAR WHEN HE GRABBED IT CAUSED HIS BACK TO BE SPRAINED.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 WORKING FACE. EE HAD BROKEN A BIT OFF AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE DRILL STEEL OUT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DRILL POT AND THE MINE ROOF.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE SLACK FROM OFF THE CABLE REEL OF A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER SO HE COULD HANG THE CABLE FROM THE ROOF. THE CABLE WAS HARD TO PULL OFF AND AFTER HE PULLED IT OFF HE SAID HIS RIG HT ARM AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO ACHE.
EMPLOYEE HAD THE HOOD RAISED AND WAS PUMPING THE FUEL UP ON THE ROCK TRUCK. THE HOOD HAD A FAULTY LATCH. AFTER THE TRUCK STARTED HE LET GO OF THE HOOD. AT THIS TIME THE WIND BLEW HARD WHICH CA USED THE TRUCK HOOD TO COME DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE BACK.