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While retrieving an oil supply hose from a service island the hose became hung up on the outside of the reel causing the employee to stop short straining the right shoulder.
While standing on a ladder breaking loose bolts for the air dryer on a 793C haul truck. The employee strained the left shoulder during the process.
A strap was being used to check the pivot bearing on a grader. The strap broke and struck the employee in the left hand. Ligaments in the left hand were weakened and the employee was released on light duty.
Employee was accessing a track excavator when ee slipped and lost footing. Employee was seen at medical the next day and released for next scheduled shift.(3/21/2019) with no restrictions. Employee went back to medical on 3/21/19 and was released with restrictions making this a reportable injury. We are reporting within the 10 day requirement from 3/21/19
The employee was exiting a pickup and tripped and fell out onto the ground. The foot was tangled in wiring fed through the passenger door. After medical review it was determined that the right ankle was fractured and that EE would need to wear a boot for three (3) weeks.
A surface operator reported seeing smoke rising from near the reclamation area and ash dump. Foreman found that some spontaneous combustion of some coal material in the spoil had occurred and sent dozer to extinguish the fire. Fire was not extinguished within 30 minutes so MSHA was called. Fire was extinguished at 08:53.
The EE was helping put the conveyor chain of a C/M together. EE was hitting a master link pin with a small sledge. When EE hit the pin a small splinter of metal hit EE in the right pinky finger.
Employee was attempting to repair a support on a float barge when EE's foot slipped and EE fell over onto hip causing a bruised hipbone.
The job required removal of previous system that ran from the drivers console through the "man whole" work area, to the rear of the machine. The space was very confined. While installing the new system, the employee took many short breaks to stretch due to a timely duration of removal and installation of new system. At the end of shift the employees back was sore and tense.
Employee reports numbness and pain in both right and left hand/wrist while completing daily work assignments and from years of repetitive motion.
An Examiner found a Roof fall in the #5 belt entry. The fall was called into the MSHA Hotline at 2:35 A.M.
Appears operator came too close to the coal edge while running parallel with the coal face. Right track on the excavator sloughed down the coal face causing the excavator to roll onto the passenger side of the machine. Employee was extricated by the emergency response team and taken to the medical clinic.
Welder #2 was cutting a strip of steel loose from the rear of the girder cutout. The strip of steel was cut loose & allowed to free fall uncontrolled, approx. 7'-8' to the ground, where it fell over and struck the work platform & broke it loose from the girder. It caused the ladder that Welder #1 was standing on to topple over, and fall approximately 8'-9' to the ground.
The employee called control room to shut off 2 belt through 4 belt to inspect the sampler return chute. The employee climbed up to stand on the hand rail and leaned over the walkway using hands to steady themselves on the Chute wall. The employee Inspected the chute, went to push off and slipped causing their hand to slip into the chute causing the injury.
Employee was using a utility knife to open up the smashed prongs on the trailer light plug. The employee was opening up the last prong and the knife slipped cutting the top side of left hand between the thumb and index finger. Injury required 4 stitches to close.
An employee was walking a belt line and EE slipped mid step, EE felt pain in EE's back.
An employee injured an arm on 9/26/2018. Employee did not receive treatment for this injury at that time. Later on they had an MRI indicating a muscle tear and received surgery on 11/08/2018. The incident became reportable that day.
Employee was operating a Cat 793D haul truck and was being loaded by a L1400 Letourneau loader. The loader put the third bucket in the truck when a rock rolled to the right side of the truck box and caused the truck to rock which caused the employee pain in the neck area. Employee was seen at the local clinic and released to work. The employee missed their next scheduled shift.
EE notified supervisor at end of shift their lt. eye was irritated. EE claimed that during safety meeting at start of shift something got into eye & over the shift caused the irritation. Supv. offered to have EE seen by mine rescue & get eye flushed. EE refused treatment at mine; however, sought med. attn. after shift. There was nothing in eye to remove but cornea was scratched.
1/8" shard of steel, from mine owned drill, hit miner in left pectoral.
An Examiner was traveling the 1st North Submain 4 belt Intake, examiner was looking for a broken phone line and found a roof fall in the #7 and #8 entry. The Roof Fall was immediately called into the 1-800 MSHA Hotline.
Roving Security Officer reported flames on the northeast side of the stockpile. No surface production personnel available during graveyard shift. None scheduled to arrive until 6:00 am. Fire was reported out at 6:25 am.
While operating dozer, it hit a rough spot while changing, jolted the operator around causing pain in lower back.
The driver was driving on a raised dirt road when the berm of the road broke and the mixer truck went over the edge. The truck rolled onto its side. The driver was taken to the hospital and received 12 stitches on forehead.
An employee was transferring from a cricket to a mantrip. While the employee was exiting the cricket it rolled pinching the employees leg.
Employee was exiting training room for break. Employee's foot went under the edge of the floor mat that had curled up causing the employee to fall. Left ankle was dislocated and fractured.
Employee was injured when ee tried to lift a 25 lb block of oak up onto the stageloader. As ee lifted, the block struck against the corner of the SL, causing a shock load to right arm. EE felt a pop and a burning sensation.
Employee was working on the explosive crew and was carrying a 35 pound box of boosters across the pattern and felt a sharp pain in their right knee. The employee has managed the injury but required surgery on 1-29-2019 which is also the first missed shift for this employee.
An EE was retreiving rail, as EE was loading the rail onto the rail car a stick of rail rolled over and pinched the bottom of EE's right middle finger causing a laceration.
While repairing the windshield washer system on a crane, the employee attempted to enter the cab from the main frame platform, lost grip and footing and dropped 6 feet to the ground. The employee landed on feet but sustained a twisted ankle and broken heel bone upon landing.
The EE was bending roof bolts. EE felt a pain in Scrotum and lower abdomen.
EE reported they were lifting the end of the trough roller shaft to move it sideway about 4 inches. The shaft was greasy and started sliding out of their hands and they tried to set it down but had the middle finger of right hand under it and smashed the finger hard enough to bruise it.
While climbing off the 703 water truck the operator missed the hand rail and the bottom step, falling backwards on to the ground. The operator felt pain in their left lower back and hip area.
An employee was tramming a scoop loaded with supplies to load a roof bolter. As the employee trammed around the corner of the crosscut, EE grabbed the scoop canopy to pull self up and reposition self. The employee scrapped EE's finger between the scoop canopy and the coal rib, lacerating EE's finger. The employee received 7 sutures.
Am employee was releasing a chain binder on a flinger duster with a roof bolter wrench. When the binder came loose the wrench hit the employee in the forehead causing a laceration. The employee was taken to the Emergency Department and received 9 stitches, then was released to come back to work with no restrictions.
While using a utility knife to remove a hose from an air pump, enough force was applied by the injured employee, to break the blade of the utility knife. A piece of the broken blade remained in the hose and the force being applied also caused the arm to strike against the broken blade after the blade broke. This resulted in a laceration requiring 3 stitches.
Employee was cutting a liner out of a D-11 Dozer blade when the top sprung loose hitting the employee in the face.
Employee was working on a metal bracket and was trying to move it into position to lay out the bolt holes. The metal bracket slipped off the edge of the underlying channel and pinched their right little finger between two pieces of metal. This was reported on 05/13/2018.
EE was helping at the dragline, while removing the sheave ee's hand was caught in a pinch point and the hand was cut and ee received stitches.
The weekly Examiner was traveling the 1ST North Submain #5 belt #13 cross cut and found a roof fall in the #1 and #2 Entry. This area is in the old works return.
Employee was using a hand press to remove a u-joint from a light vehicle driveline when the driveline shifted and contacted the employee under the chin. The laceration required 3 stitches to close.
An employee was jerking on ventilation curtain that was tangled in miner cable. The employee stated ee went to take a step after retrieving the curtain and felt pain in back that caused ee to drop to ee knees.
An Examiner was traveling to MMU 001 section and found a fall in the #3 entry spad #12+60 on 5 belt. MSHA Hotline was called at 1:15 A.M. to report the fall. The fall damaged some belt structure and the outside structure of a VFD drive.
Examiner found a fall in the 65 cross cut at 1st North #4 belt 5-6. No damage to equipment and no persons affected. Management called the MSHA hotline at 4:05p.m.
Employee was removing an oil cooler hose on a D10 Dozer. While in process of removing the hose employee bumped a steel plate that was leaning against track. The plate contacted employee's finger resulting in a fracture.
Employee was lifting a 26 pound wheel chock and it slipped out of their hand. The employee caught the chock with both hands and felt pain on the left side of their chest. Employee was diagnosed with a cracked rib and was unable to work their next shift.
EE was assigned duties as a blaster. While backfilling coal blast holes, EE felt a pop and pain in right shoulder and neck area. EE returned to work and continued to have pain. EE was evaluated by a doctor and was unable to work starting 03/15/2018.
Employee was standing on front platform helping a mechanic bolt a light bracket on the lift cylinder of a D11 bulldozer after they had replaced Hyd. hoses. The employee lost balance and handhold causing EE to fall. Employee received a cut on the head that required stitches.
As employee was climbing the boarding ladder on to 59 haul truck they contacted their knee with the boarding ladder attachment. Employee later called the supervisor reporting that their knee was injured and their neck was sore.
Employee's back became stiff and sore after several shifts of replacing/repairing overhead lights around the facility. On February 6th the employee's back went into a spasm while ee was at lunch. Inflammation had developed causing low back pain and spasm.