The highwall mining unit had just been moved and efforts were being made to reassemble that unit. EE was working in an area where work was being done to reinstall the walkway extensions. Prior to the last piece of grating being installed EE stepped back and fell into the void, injuring his left shoulder.
EE was in the process of pulling a car pin. As the loader wiggled the car to free up the pin, he lost his balance.EE put his hand on the car to steady himself,car pin dropped pinching the middle finger on his left hand.He was transported to the ER where he was treated for a cracked bone on the tip of his middle finger.
A hydraulic hose on the highwall continuous miner had ruptured and EE was in the process of assemblying a new one. While trying to secure one of the metal end connections into the hose, by striking the hose end against a wooden bench, his left hand struck the bench. This resulted into a laceration to his left little finger that required 12 sutures to close.
Employee was in the process of soldering a ground wire in a heater. He did not notice that his right pants leg was too close to a fuel oil space heater and his right pants leg caught on fire. This resulted in second degree burns on his right calf and slight burns to both hands.
Employee was in the process of moving supplies to a new staging area. A car pin was falling off the retriever lid and when he tried to replace it another pin rolled against the first and smashed his ring finger on his right hand. This resulted in a fracture at the tip on his ring finger.
Employee was removing rocks from the conveyor car, when a rock broke apart creating sharp edges. When the rock broke it slipped in his hands, lacerating the middle finger on his left hand. He was trasported to the hospital and required sutures to close the cut.