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Employee was removing knife from hard plastic package when the knife slipped from grasp and cut left arm which required eight sutures.
While extracting 3 a tail, the water line was hidden under rock box. Sides of rock box and tail piece caught water line and kicked it around at a high rate of speed, catching employee on right foot
Employee was installing the finisher steel in hole. The steel got stuck so EE pulled it out some then tried to shove it in the hole. When the steel got stuck again EE felt a pop in left shoulder and experienced pain. Employee started missing time on 6/24/16.
Employee was lapping up approximately 50 feet of line curtain when they felt a sharp pain in their lower back. The curtain was covered with mud and water at the time of the incident.
Employee was dragging a vent tube when they felt a pop in right groin area. The employee continued to work till 6/22/2016 when they were diagnosed with a right hip flexor strain and taken off work.
Employee was helping pull the head shaft out of the feeder. The right side slid and came out sooner than the left side causing the right side to drop suddenly and the left side to rise up. The event pinched EE's wrist between the head shaft and the frame of the feeder resulting in a fracture to right wrist.
Employee was unloading belt head dog box from forks of an IT28G loader when EE cut left ring finger. (12 sutures)
Employee stated that EE and another employee were lifting a crossover shaft for a Fletcher RB. While lifting EE felt a pain in lower back, neck, and groin
EE (contractor) was assisting 3 co-workers to hang a section of belt and structure to a belt chain. As ee was lifting ee felt a sharp pain and something pop in lower back.
Employee stated was lifting a CM cable to drag another cable underneath. EE finished their shift and did not seek medical attention at that time. On 5/13/16, EE visited ER for evaluation and was released at own discretion. EE continued to work until 5/20/16 when EE returned to doctor. EE was given time away from job until 6/1/16.
Employee was moving scrap metal, one end slipped pinching thumb between 2 pieces of metal.
Employee was carrying a 12"X12" square 1" thick plate roughly 25lbs. up stairs of the breaker building when EE felt a pain in upper back.
Employee stated was throwing CM cable out of roadway when felt a pain in right shoulder and bicep. Employee refused first aid and finished shift and sought medical treatment the following morning. Employee visited RGH ER and referred to ortho doctor. Employee was excused from work through 5/6/2016 and remains away from work.
The employee was carrying a 5/8 inch breasting cable by the eye when employee felt pain in left groin area. The employee was taken off work on 5/5/2016 when diagnosed with a hernia.
Employee was removing an oil pump from a dozer with a chain hoist. As EE was holding it steady with EE's hand, the pump slipped from the chain hoist, pinching EE's finger. This caused a laceration that required 9 stitches to EE's ring finger
Employee was lifting Drisco pipe off car and onto rollers when felt pain in groin. Employee continued to work till 8/09/2016 when employee went off work for hernia surgery.
The Employee was lifting a rock dust bag when EE felt pain in EE's right arm. EE suffered a right bicep and pectoral muscle tear.
Employee was cleaning up the back of the warehouse around a separator drum. While cleaning up employee reached down to pull a piece of metal from under the drum when the magnet in the drum pulled the piece of metal to the drum mashing employee's thumb between the drum and the metal.
As EE was putting some hyd. hoses into a scoop bucket a couple of 9' timbers that were lying in the bucket became dislodged and fell onto EE's right hand. X-rays at the ER were negative for a fracture. EE continued to have swelling so returned to the doctor on 5/17/2016 where X-rays revealed a small fracture and the doctor recommended physical therapy
The employee was removing the miner cable from a hanger when the hanger swung over and chipped one of their teeth. This was originally a report only accident. The employee has since been treated by a dentist and is now being reported as a Medical Treatment accident.
The employee was in the process of removing a rock from ATRS on a Fletcher DDR roof bolting machine when EE felt a pain in stomach. EE was diagnosed with an abdominal hernia on 4-4-16 and began missing work on 4-5-2016.
EE was unhooking an Add car cathead. EE placed EE's foot on the top of the cars push arm. EE's foot slipped off and was caught between the push arm and the flipper jack. EE quickly removed EE's foot and received a stretched tendon attached to a bone in the top of EE's foot. Medical evidence did not revealed injury until EE received an MRI and it was read (4/22/16).
EE alleges while hanging an empty 2 inch waterline EE felt pain in EE's lower back. EE has not missed work, EE began working restricted on 4/12/16. Alleged incident is under investigation. Due to the reporting deadline, this document is being submitted to comply with reporting criteria until full determination of actual injury and/or incident can be substantiated.
A truck driver's hand was pierced by a pressurized narrow stream of hydraulic fluid from a trailer. This happened while unhooking truck from trailer.
Employee was in the process of plugging the continuous miner cathead into the designated receptacle at the section power center when EE felt a strain in the lower right portion of their back. Employee continued to work until 5/17/16 when EE was diagnosed with a herniated disc on 5/18/16.
Employee was setting bits on the miner and felt a sharp pain in employee's back.
The employee was in the process of securing a tow bar onto the end of a Brookville 15 ton motor when the bar shifted and pinched the employee's right hand. This resulted in a laceration to the right hand requiring 7 sutures.
EE was moving the miner cable out of the roadway when the bolt machine was backing up the bolter cable caught the employee's left leg and caused it to bend backwards injuring EE's left knee. This employee did not seek medical attention at the time of the incident. EE went to the doctor on 3/14/2016 in which it was determined EE could not return to work pending on an MRI.
The employee was hanging the feeder cable when EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder. The employee continued to work till 04/08/2016 when EE went off for shoulder surgery.
Employee was removing pin from steering cylinder to the bell crank. As pin came out, cylinder shifted forward and pinched finger between cylinder and bell crank. This smashed the finger.
The injured employee was being assisted by a co-worker loading top structure into a scoop bucket and as EE turned to load the last piece of structure EE felt some pain in upper back between shoulder blades.
Employee was carrying a bag of dust over a belt crossover as EE was going down the steps EE felt strain on EE's left shoulder. The employee worked up to 02/27/2016 before starting to miss work.
Employee was lifting the feeder cable when EE strained EE's left forearm. The employee has continued to work but is receiving physical therapy for EE's injury. This is being reported as a Medical Treatment Accident.
Employee changed the water filter on the continuous miner and was putting the shield back in place with help from a coworker. As they dropped the shield down employee caught right finger between the shield and frame.
Mechanic was putting away a tie rod off of a CAT 789 haul truck. Six days later they informed their supervisor that they thought they received a back injury putting away the tie rod. The EE's medical records indicate a history of back pain and sciatica which is what the EE is being treated for. Medical reports also indicate that sciatica can be caused by herniated/slipped discs.
Employee stated EE felt pain in lower back while bent over pulling slack chain out of chain hoist. Diagnosed with back strain.
Employee was moving shuttle car anchor and was letting down the slack that was hung by a rope hanger, the end of the rope hanger hook swung up hitting employee on the nose and when employee jerked head back the hook caught on the inside of nose resulting in 5 stitches, employee returned to work the next scheduled shift.
The employee was shoveling snow when EE felt a pop in EE's back. EE continued to work till 2/15/2016 when EE went off work for a herniated disk in EE's lower back.
Employee was lifting a scoop door when EE felt pain in EE's lower back, right shoulder and elbow.
As Employee was carrying rock dust employee felt pain in lower back. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital.
Pulling miner cable slack to be hung & strained lower back.
Employee felt pain on lower back and in right leg while bent over to lift a pie pan. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital.
Employee was knocking a stopping and hit employee's finger on a cinder block.
Employee had changed out the collector bag in the roof bolting machine dust box. Employee slammed the door shut on the box and caught the middle and ring fingers of left hand between the door and frame.
While trying to push a track switch closed, the contractor's right thumb was caught between the pointer rail and the main line rail.
The employee was struck in the right cheek with a metal wedge from a wedge socket that was being used to pull belt onto belt structure. The wedge socket connection failed causing the wedge to fly thru the air and struck the injured causing a laceration and broken orbital bone.
Employee was installing a bucket jack on scoop. The jack slipped cutting employees right index finger. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital where EE received seven (7) sutures.
Loading cable into scoop bucket pinched right ring finger behind scoop ram.
Employee pick up a draw head to put on the gravel car and feel pain in the left shoulder. This was on 12/17/2015. He continue to work and went to the doctor on 12/28/2015 and he still continue to work until 04/01/2016 when he started to miss work to have surgery on his shoulder.
Employee was replacing the cotter pin in the master link of the leveling chain on a Fletcher RRII roof bolter, and the drilling pot rolled back and pinched his right ring finger between the sprocket and leveling chain.