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A forklift operator was placing a load of boring equipment onto a tractor & trailer. While loading the boring equipment, the container was bumped and a 2 1/4 inch bar jumped out of the cradle and fell from the trailer. The employee on the trailer jumped down when the bar fell and the bar bounced and hit the employee in the lower left leg, resulting in a fracture to leg.
Employee was removing roof bolts from scoop bucket and received a cut from the metal band that binds the roof bolts for transportation. Employee received 4 sutures and has not lost any work days.
Employee placed the vehicle in park. After placing the vehicle in park his right hand came into contact with the exit door handle holding arm causing a laceration to the top of his right hand requiring five stitches.
Injured was in the process of helping to set timbers on a pillering section. The injured and a co-worker had set a timber and were begining to set another, when the first timber fell, striking the injured on the right ear. This resulted in 11 sutures.
Miner was hanging miner cable and strained lower back. He did not start missing work until 5/29/08
Employee's thumb was cut when cab door was shut unexpectedly.
Blaster reportedly suffered an abdominal hernia while raking dry cutting back into blasthole with shovel. Incident happened near beginning of shift on his first day back to work (alternative work schedule).
While lifting a bucket of oil into the back of a pick-up truck, employee suffered a herina to the umbilical area. * NOTE: Employee's condition was not diagnosed until 5/12/08. Employee has not missed any work days as of 5/14/08 but surgery to repair the injury site has been scheduled.
Inured was in the process of moving Miner cable on 3-18-08, left work without reporting incident. Injured had a doctor?s visit on 04/23/08 with Dr. Frederick Armburst in which he was diagnosed with a intervertebral Disk Injury that was musculoligamentous in origin.
The cutter head on the miner failed. So the operator backed it out of the cut. EE began removing the rub-rail to gain access in the control box. He tried to sit the rail over the miner cable. Something pull in his shoulder. He was diagnosed with a portial tear of his rotator cuff. Note: he was not diagnosed until 3/24/08.
Employee was struck on the right hand by a high voltage fuse that fell from the hot stick. * Employee did not start missing work until 3/10/08.
EE was suppling the roof bolter with straps t5's. EE had a hand full of straps when he dropped them on his left thumb, smashing it. Mine mgment was not notified of this injury until 2/26/08.
Employee was stepping down from a ledge and his foot went into about 10 inches of mud. While trying to take a step he pulled his knee trying to dislodge his foot. This event was not reported for 3 days.
While mounting dozer, employee felt a "pop" in his shoulder. He was diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. NOTE: Employee did not begin missing work until 4/16/08.
Employee was picking up 2 full boxes of Pentex 3/4# boosters when he felt "it pull in lower abdomen & back".
EE was in the process of using a water hose to unplug material that was stuck in the heavy media line. When the unclogged material became free it came out the end of the line, striking his right hand, resulting in a fracture. Due to EE work rotation and scheduled vac during Thanksgiving week, this is a medical reportable injury only, no lost workdays.
Employee was lifting a full box of Pentex 227 primers out of day box on a truck, when he felt his shoulder blade begin to "burn".
Employee was removing roof bolts from on top of roof bolter and lacerated his right index finger on a roof bolt plate.
Employee was taking continuous miner power cable down when he felt a pain in his neck and back.
Belt scraper fell on employees' hand, resulting in a laceration, requiring (5) sutures.
Mechanic was loading track pin into back of service truck when he dropped it on his left foot.
Employee was in the process of installing a 48" T-5 roof channel when the channel fell striking his right index finger resulting in a laceration that required three sutures. Employee returned to work on next shift. Medical reportable only.
EE stated he was changing a tire; as he was lifting the tire, he felt a pain in his side.
Employee was standing on top of truck under powder bin. While holding onto the safety rail, he attempted to push open the door to one of the truck's bins and twisted his knee.
Employee was in the process of removing roof bolts from a pallet when his right hand was cut by the metal band that was used to secure the bolts to the pallet. Employee received sutures to the wound. Medical reportable injury only - no lost work days. Employee was wearing leather gloves at the time of the injury.
Employee was loading a piece of track rail on a rail car and it slid off striking him on the left ankle.
A belt roller shifted while being replaced, pinching the employee's thumb, resulting in a laceration.
When shutting door on Cat water truck, employee alleges he hit left elbow with door.
Employee was placing a choker strap on a slurry line. When he pulled on the strap, he heard and felt a pop in his elbow(R). He didn't miss any work until 5/2/2007, when he had outpatient surgery.
EE was shoveling tailpiece & bent down to move an old piece of curtain out of the way that had coal on it so he could shove. When EE tugged on the curtain, it was heavier than anticipated and he hurt his lower back.
EE cut his finger & received sutures while trying to get a piece of rock out of #3 Tailpiece.
Employee pulled a stomach muscle while lifting timbers.
Employee was hanging a shuttle car cable anchor when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
While loading materials in hole there seemed to be a chemical reaction causing black/green smoke to come out from hole.
Employee stated that he cut his left ring finger on a pile of roof bolt plates, requiring 4 stitches.
Employee claims to have injured his back while picking up flights for a conveyor chain. He did not start missing until 2/8/2007.
Employee got his finger caught in platform step chain while trying to lower the step for dismounting. 2 sutures to close small skin flap.
EE suffered a muscle strain while moving a feeder cable out of the way. He did not start missing work until 1/17/2007
Employee was installing a strap when it fell, slid down the steel, and cut his finger.
EE removed new rectangular 'Box Type' air filter (3" x 5.5" x 26" long) from cardboard container. Before installing the filter he had to first remove the old one from inside dozer cab. As he was preparing to set the new filter aside, it slipped thru his left hand resulting in a laceration to the palm of his hand near the base of his thumb.
Employee was preparing to use a porta-power with ram and jack spacer to push bucket pin from 994 loader. He had leaned the jack spacer piping end-to-end against the loader frame when it fell on top of his right hand.
EE stated that while mounting the 'first step' of #518 dresser truck, he felt a pain in his left side. EE continued to work, but started missing work on October 27 to seek medical attention.
Injured employee was going up a retrievable boarding ladder on an endloader when the ladder gave 4-6 inches causing his left hand to get caught between a handrail and a platform resulting in a laceration requiring sutures.
EE alleges to have injured his back while going thru a mandoor. This is a re-occurrence of a pre-existing injury.
EE alleges that he injured his back while shoveling belt. This incident was never reported, and the employee didn't seek medical attention or miss work until 8/15/2006. Mine management questions the validity of this accident.
Employee was struck by a wire rope that had broken loose from the center of a snatch block. They were pulling a conveyor belt.
Employee injured his back while picking up crib blocks out of the mud.
Employee stated that he hit left knee on front bumper of coal truck during pre-shift inspection on 07/10/06, but did not seek medical attention until 08/11/06; the diagnosis code description was "dermatitis". There were no witnesses. Employee did not stop work for the alleged injury. The incident/injury is being disputed by management.
Employee was letting down wire for powerline and strained stomach muscle.
Injured employee was climbing off the roof of the B E 495 shovel when his left knee struck a unistrut clamp causing a laceration to the knee. The laceration required five sutures to close. Employee immediately returned to work after medical treatment.