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EE was installing an alternator when he developed leg cramps and as he was dismounting the truck he struck his hand on the fender mirror resulting in a laceration to the Right hand.
Employee was traveling with KY State Inspector along belt line and when picking up draw rock that had fallen from the roof, rock slipped out of his hand causing a small laceration to the tip of his ring finger on his right hand.
The injured was loading roof bolt plates onto the scoop and they cut through his glove causing a laceration.
EE was getting a cleanup car, when a rock came out of the conveyor chain of a continuous miner and struck him in the right jaw and behind the right ear. He was x-rayed and determined to have no fractures, but he did have a laceration that required 4 sutures.
While moving a light plant, ee was attempting to lower the tongue of the light plant on the hitch. The tongue slipped off the ball pinching the end of the thumb on his left hand. The injury resulted in a torn fingernail and fracture of the tip of the left thumb.
Injured stated that after lifting block over his head to build a stopping his back started to hurt and continued to get worse until the point he could not continue to work.
Individual was lifting screen on top the ATRS when his helper pulled on the screen overextending ee shoulder. He was originally seen at Bradous hospital and released to return to work. Due to soreness in the shoulder he saw an Orthopedic surgeon on 4-27-11 and he was placed on light duty until after an MRI can be completed.
The injured was trying to situate the cat pads into place under the miner to change them out and strained his back in the process.
Individual was lifting miner cable and strained his right shoulder.
The injured was helping to move the section tool boxes up closer to the section. When he was pulling the tool boxes up into the scoop bucket, he strained his back.
While handling materials felt pain in his abdomen. Later felt tenderness in his right groin, he continued to work completing his shift. After work experienced discomfort prompting him to seek medical attention. Diagnosed with a right Lingual Hernia. He returned to duty with a 10 pound lifting restriction and desk work only with surgery expected to correct the condition.
Initially EE strained his upper back while lifting a box of resin on 02/28/2011. EE worked until March 09, 2011 when his strain become a lost time injury. This injury become reportable on 03/09/2011
EE was installing connecting block pin in D11 dozer blade and pin slipped, striking finger, cutting end of finger off.
The employee was attempting to throw a top conveyor belt roller underneath the belt when the roller struck him on the side of his left foot.
EE was replacing a conveyor belt on a conveyor car. He had bent over to pull the belt by hand when a belt puller that was attached to the end of the belt fell back toward him and struck his two front teeth. On March 15, 2011 he received treatment at from a dentist and minor cosmetic treatment was performed to repair small chips on those two teeth.
Cleaning back board off at #2 tailpiece with a roof bolt, when the bolt came in contact with #2 belt, pushing his hand into the mine roof. Cutting left hand and requiring stitches.
Individual was removing the miner cable from the road way. When he lifted the cable he felt a pain in his lower back. He was seen at the hospital and was assigned 10 days restricted duty.
The miner was assisting in the installation of a Heintzmann beam when it fell from the king rail and struck him on the left hand breaking one of his fingers.
The miner was assisting in the installation of a Heintzmann beam when it fell from the king rail and struck in on the left hand breaking one of his fingers.
The continuous miner was hung up on a rock ledge. They cribbed up the ripper head so they could bow it down and raise the frame of the miner to get some wood under the cats of the miner, while the injured was pushing wood under the cats of the miner the cribs under the ripper heads crushed/rolled out and caught the EE's right thumb between the cat and the crib.
The employee had laid a bolt with a pie pan against the rib. The bolt tipped over and hit his face which caused a cut.
Employee hit middle finger on right hand while trying to get pie pans apart and cut finger. This accident occurred on 11-18-10 but did not become restricted duty until 12/1/10.
A contract employee, and a co-worker were in process of splicing a 6-inch water line with a metal band and banding tool. During the process, EE was pulling one end of the stuck band out of the banding tool with a pair of pliers. When the band sprang out, the sharp edge struck the side of his left hand, resulting in a laceration.
Individual went through a man door and when he stood up he felt pain in his left shoulder he was placed on light duty for 5 days
Employee was attempting to connect two sequence plugs together when the plugs silpped apart. When this occurred one of the plugs struck him on the right front tooth,chipping that tooth.
While trying to free up the brake on a mine buggy, he had to jerk his hand back suddenly and came in contact with a nail which caused a laceration to his left middle finger.
Injured was cleaning up coal he had spilled. He was shoveling it back into the bed of his trailer. When letting his tailgate back down he had propped open he had a shovel in his left hand and the tailgate in the right hand straining a tendon in his right arm.
He was trying to get the top piece of drill steel out of the hole that he had just drilled. He had his left hand on the drill pot, while working on getting the steel out of the hole, when he pulled the bottom piece out of the hole the top piece of steel came out and hit the left index finger.
While setting props and looking up got something in his left eye. At the end of his shift he attempted to flush the eye. EMTs assisted in rinsing the eye but irritation persisted prompting him to seek medical attention after he went home. He was diagnosed with a Corneal Abrasion and prescribed an antibiotic. He returned to work the following shift.
Combs had assisted in connecting the power cables to two conveyor cars together and was attempting to lay those cables into the tray on the conveyor car. While doing this he experienced some pain in his abdomen which has been diagnosed as a muscle strain.
EE was helping change a deck bushing and as he was guiding the bushing in place, it slipped, pinching his middle finger on his right hand.
While shoveling felt a pain in his abdomen that descended into his groin area. Transported to St. John's ER and released to follow up with his own physician. Additional medical services were not available until Monday, 10/25/2010 when he was seen by MOHA and diagnosed with traumatic epydidimitis. He was placed on a "sitting work only" restriction 10/27/2010.
Employee went to trouble shoot a leveling sensor located at the top of a silo. He claimed up the ladder and open the hatch at the top of the silo. When he looked inside a gust of wind caught a hold of the hatch door (30" x 30" x 1/4" steel plate on hinges) striking him in the back of the head causing him to hit the bridge of his nose on the steel frame opening of the hatch.
While loading a bundle of chain hangers on a mantrip they slipped and as he attempted to catch them pinched his right index finger against the ride blowing out the side of the finger. Transported to Springfield Memorial ER where X-rays revealed no fractures and sutures were used to close the wound. He was released to unrestricted duty and returned to the mine finishing his shift.
EE was attempting to shut the door on the drill he was operating and accidently slammed the door on his hand.
Taking a metal bar out of the center of a 1000 roll of belt, as the bar was being let down the bar fell on his middle finger on his left hand. This resulted in a fracture of the end of that finger.
Had loaded a continuous miner on the lowboy, while taking the block off the stand, EE tripped the stand release and the stand came up and caught another ee left hand between frame and stand.
While hanging mine curtain felt pain in left knee. Not sure if he twisted it or not. He was seen at Brodaus Hospital, he was examined and an x-ray was taken. All pins were still in place and the ACL surgery appeared to be fine. He returned to work without missing any scheduled days. Note; this injury occurred on 9/8/10 and became a reportable injury on 4/14/11.
He was working on constructing an overcast and was handling a metal rail to put in the overcast. The rail fell making contact with his hand against the bucket of the scoop. This resulted in a laceration to the palm area of his hand and fractured bones in the hand.
Employee was in a bent over position going through a man door, when she reached back to close the door she caught her left thumb between the door and the door frame causing a fracture to the 5th metacarpal of her left hand.
shovling on belt got hit with dutch head
Employee was pulling water line for continuous miner off of reel when a small piece of metal entered his right eye. (Employee was unable to see an optometrist on the day that the injury occurred to have the metal removed. He did get the metal removed the next day and then returned to work his next scheduled shift.)
He was changing the left rear inside tire on a 1500 Komatsu truck. When removing the lock ring the gap of the lock ring caught finger and crushed finger.
On the night shift, the electricians had moved the feeder toward the power entry to replace the conveyor chain. The injured was moving the old flights out of the way for the new. He was going to toss an old flight over the bed of the machine when it slipped and he tried to catch it, the flight smashed his left index finger against the bed plate.
Individual was pulling a line curtain down from the heading when he felt a pain in the left shoulder.
Employee was dropping high-line from the top. As he dropped the high-line he got his ring finger on his left hand caught in a hook of high-line hanger causing a laceration in his finger. Received 5 stitches.
Injured was dropping miner cable when a hook on the rope hanger caught his hand between his fingers and cut his hand. Required 5 stitches to close wound.
Injured was moving miner cable out of roadway when he felt pain in groin. Pulled muscle in groin.
Injury along with other employee was removing a transmission pump from a D11R dozer. He had hooked the pump with a sling onto the boom of his mechanic truck and was in the process of lifting the pump out of the dozer. The pump caught on something and fell, hitting him on the right side of head and right shoulder. Taken to ER-no broken bones, worked until 6/21/2010, LTA
EE was cleaning (shoveling) the #9 head drive. EE had a shovel full of gob and twisted to throw gob on the belt line when he felt pain in the lower part of his back.