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INJURED WAS CONNECTING CHAIN TO SCOOP BUCKET AND BOX WHEN SCOOP OPERATOR PUT DOWN PRESSURE ON SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING INJURED TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN BUCKET AND MINE ROOF COMPLETED 2ND WE 123 @ DR O N 7-8-01 ORIGNIAL LOST IN FLOOD MINERS VACATION FLOOD ON 7-8-01 NOTE MINE IS NOW CLOSED.
UNLOADING TIMBERS, FELT PAIN AND BURNING IN LOWER GROIN. STARTED MISSING WORK 6/8/01 AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK. (POSSIBLE HERNIA)
THE SHUTTLE CAR, TRAMMING FROM FEEDER TO MINER, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, BOUNCING THE OPERATORINTO THE CANOPY, INJURING HIS BACK.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BENN PULLING EXCESS SLACK ON CONT. MINER CABLE WHEN HE TWISTED BACK AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CLAIMS TO HAVE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TWISTING BACK.
INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN CLOADING CINDER BLOCKS IN SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTING HALF OF CINDER BLOCK. ACCIDENT WAS CONSIDERED TO BE QUESTIONABLE.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHILE TRAMMING 21S/C, SHUTTLE CAR IN ROADWAY 1BRK INBY BELT FEEDER, THE SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELED OVER HUMP IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIS HEAD TO CONTACT MINE ROOF RESULTIN GIN ALLEDG E INJURY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT INJURED IS ABOVE AVERAGE IN SIZE AND MAY HAVE HAD TROUBLE IN SMALL OPERATOR COMPARTMENT.
INJURED CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE WAS RAISING UP TO MANOVER MACHINE THAT HE HIT HEAD ON TOP, TWISTED KNEE, FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING ELBOW ON ROCK, INJURED LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN IN NECK.
INJURED WAS TRAMMING ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 2' X 2' X 0-6" THICK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING HIM WHILE HE WAS IN DECK OF MACHINE TRAMMING IT TO NEXT WORKING PLACE.