On 11/22/23 at 11:40 am EE was climbing down the screen deck ladder. As EE was climbing down the ladder EE's foot slipped due to mud on EE's boot causing EE to fall off the ladder 5-6 feet to the ground injuring EE's back. EE was unable to prevent the fall because EE was not utilizing 3 points of contact due to having a wrench in one of EE's hands while climbing down.
The miner was using a pick ax to dig up buried SO cord and wire. The miner felt soreness in back after work. EE woke up the next day and felt more sore. Was diagnosed with a back strain. Lost time as of 2/7/18.
Employee was at home over the weekend and noticed a bite mark on his arm. He believes it was from a spider bite while he was moving and consolidating material at the mine site on 11/14/2015. Employee visited the doctor and received antibiotics for treatment. Employee returned to work 11/23/2015.
Employee undercut the highwall causing it to come down on the bucket jolting the loader. The employee was ok that night. Employee was sore the next day and asked for a few days off. He went to his doctor and could not identify any issues just sore and limitation of range of motion. The stiffness continued to get worse and we sent to workers compensation on 6/29/2012.
EE was assigned to repair a rip in a 225' conveyor. After lockout and tagout of conveyor he was attempting to climb ladder to conveyor when ladder tilted. The ladder tilted due to unstable conditions. EE fell and cut his shin on leg. He received 6 sutures and released for light duty. EE should have stabilized the ladder.
Changing middle deck screen on JCI 7x20 screen. Moved outside the rail protected catwalk and stood on screen I-Beam frame to throw screen to ground. Was not wearing fall protection harness. When threw the screen, the screen caught his hand or glove and pulled him to the ground 8 feet below, causing two fractured wrists and fractured ankle and a bloody nose.