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Employee was pulling rock off continuous miner when the rock broke and cut two of his fingers on his left hand requiring stitches.
EE was building brattice and reached for another block when one fell on the middle finger of his left hand, fracturing the tip.
Drill steel came out of carousel and the EE tried to push it back in place manually, when his thumb got caught between the drill steel and the brace, lacerating the tip of his right thumb.
While installing a starter on a Cat 777C rock truck, the mechanic lost his grip and the starter slipped, pinching his finger between the starter and the engine. His middle finger on his right hand was pinched, requiring 2 stitches.
Employees back started hurting after hanging car anchor. Placed on restricted duty.
EE was pushing roofbolt into a hole when he felt a sharp pain on his lower back. Placed on restricted duty on 02/05/10. EE was taken off work by physician on 2/25/10.
Employee was hammering bull gears on head drive when his knuckle hit gear teeth lacerating finger on right hand requiring a staple.
EE was pulling on miner cable when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
EE was removing shtone from top of continuous miner whe a p[iece of stone broke pinching his middle and ring finger of his left hand between c/m and stone. The results was breaking the tips of both fingers.
EE strained his back while climbing on an excavator. Dr. took him off work effective 11/06/2009.
EE was helping with belt move and was assisting with lifting part of the belt structure when he felt a pull in his lower back. Physician took him off work effective 10/05/2009.
While changing a coupler on a belt drive, employee was struck on the left index finger by a fellow employee with a 5 x 7 wood block. He was driven to the hospital and required two stitches.
EE was repairing cat pads on a continuous miner using a wire cable, the cable was frayed and it caught in his right ring finger. He was taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Huntington, West Virginia. The cable was removed and EE was placed on restricted duty.
EE was opening a bucket of oil, cut finger when he caught it between handle and edge of bucket. Injury resulted in application of aluminum foam finger splint. This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #9006068.
EE was helping electricians with cutterhead, felt pain in lower back after pulling down on cutterhead. This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #9006067.
Employee was removing rock from rock box on tailpiece when he felt pain in his back. Employee continued to work until 5/27/09 when he became a lost time.
Employee picked up nail board and turned around to empty it when he felt pain in his lower back and placed on restricted duty.
EE was pushing drill steel back up in hole, when he felt a sharp pain in his back.
EE was in back of welding truck pulling on a piece of metal that was stuck when it came loose and cut his hand.
Assisting in picking up a corner bit for a D11R to put in a loader bucket when it slid out and fell on his left foot.
EE was removing continuous miner rub rail, rail came off striking him on the foot. This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #8129240.
Mechanic was using service truck hoist to set hoist cylinder for CAT 777 Rock Truck. Finger was caught between two pieces, resulting in laceration, requiring two stitches.
EE felt a pull in his left shoulder while climbing a ladder of a rock truck. EE did not miss any work due to this accident until 3/2/09.
Employee was replacing a return roller when chain hook came loose and struck the top of his head requiring staples to close the wound.
Employee was moving a water pump to deeper water and strained his back.
EE unsure when accident occurred, started feeling pain after helping with miner cable, went to doctor on 1/19/2009.This report is being generated under protest to terminate citation #9006065.
Employee pulled miner cable and strained his groin area.
Employee was attempting to slide drag rail under shuttle car. He pinched his left index finger between the drag rail and the rib. This resulted in a broken bone.
Employee alleges he hurt hib back shoveling belt.
Employee was removing a fuel injuector line while lying on his back and stretching & twisting to reach the clamps on the line. He felt a popping in his back. Employee did not seek treatment until 11/12/2008.
Employee was working to insert auger screw back into barrel using a backhoe to insert screw when the key steel that lines the screw with the planetary gear started to come out. He used his finger to push the key steel back in and it got pinned between the collar of the screw and the top of the mast requiring a surgical procedure.
EE was shoveling loose coal around the 3A Belthead when he felt pain in his right shoulder and a knot erupted on the shoulder. EE did not miss work,nor did he produce any excuse from a doctor for light duty. Compensation has not been billed for any injury. He was not performing his regular duty when this incident occurred.
Employee picked up miner cable to put it in a cable hanger & felt pain in his right shoulder. He went to the doctor and was placed on light duty.
Employee was lifting 2 conveyor flights to put on 3 wheeler and felt a sharp pain down back right leg.
EE was lifting a shuttle car tire onto a three wheeler, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EE started missing work on 8/19/08, due to this work injury.
Was throwing a 4x6 rubber screen with metal edges out of a ras coal screen and when he flipped it over, it caught his finger requiring stitches.
Leaning over shuttle car putting reel chain on and felt sharp pain in lower back.
Employee was helping install a 10" piece of pipe. The pipe slipped and when he reached for it he felt a pulling sensation in his left arm. He worked until 7/7/08. At this time he sought medical attention believing it to be a re-occurrence of a previous injury to the same arm. He was sent to specialists by workman's comp. and it was determined to be a new injury.
Bent over to pick up a piece of metal and felt a sting in the middle of his back.
Pulling miner cable over when he felt something pull in his right shoulder. Doctor took him off work effective 3/31/08.
EE was putting a ladder on a drill. The ladder slipped and caught his finger.
Taking bolts out of cutter motor lid and it sprang out, striking him across the nose. Notified on 3/5/08 of nasal fracture.
Holding bolter cable as it turned out of entry, as he moved out of the way, he twisted his knee. Miner did not miss work till 2/21/08.
EE stated that he felt a sharp pain in his groin when lifting a sample and twisting to load into a truck. He did not report the inury until 1/8/08. The company and the workers compensation carrier investigated and determined that the injury was compensible on 2/27/08.
He was picking up jacks and twisted his ankle.
While pulling a piece of brattice cloth that was parially covered with stone, felt pain and could hear a crack in right elbow. (EE did not lose any days of work until surgery on 11/16/07)
Bent down to move miner cable and strained his right hip while lifting cable. Placed on restricted duty on 10/22/07.
Employee was carrying 25 lb rock when he slipped and rock fell on hand injuring his right middle finger.
Employee was lifting pump out of sump hole to reposition, pump slipped off of chain hook causing him to pitch forward, he used his left arm to catch himself straining his left arm, his neck and his back. He is currently off work effective 8/27/07.
Lifting rock off of continuous miner when he felt burning in his groin area. He was placed on restricted duty on 10/15/07.