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An employee was cleaning out a chute on the #1 river belt. While doing so, the employee accidentally turned on the valve of a water hose and the water hose was inadvertently angled toward the employee's face. When the second valve was turned on, the hose sprayed water into the employee's eyes, causing an eye injury.

Employee was mounting locomotive 413 and as EE was ascending the locomotive stairs, the employee felt a pop in the right calf area. EE was evaluated at ER and given time off until follow up with Ortho. Ortho prescribed PT for a calf strain and degenerative conditions of the knee.

Employee was attempting to reposition a trough roller which was located inside a skid steer bucket. When the employee pulled on the roller they felt a strain in the left bicep. First Aid given, x-rays (negative). MRI ordered on 6/13/19 which revealed a slight tear in the bicep tendon. Employee referred to Ortho for further evaluation. No lost time, No restrictions currently.

Working with employee from the mine removing dog bones from a 988G machine to take to shop for repair. Dog bone fell forward hitting and fracturing employees right arm

Employee identified a broken crusher door pin at the rail loadout. After employee and the electrician removed the broken door pin, the employee held the crusher door in place while the electrician left the crusher platform to get a new door pin for replacement. The door then fell on employee's foot.

The employee, with the help of co-workers, was attempting to remove a bad roller. After loosening the roller, it tilted and pinched the employee's finger between the roller and the belt structure. This caused a laceration to the tip of the employee's left index finger resulting in 7 stitches.

Employee pulled hard to open a track switch, switch opened easy causing him to pull a muscle in his left rib.

EE aggravated his chronic back issues while mounting hill engine. EE stated that incident did not contribute to his chronic back pain, which is managed by meds. EE went to personal Dr. where he was put off until 7/1/15. EE had personal Dr. complete short term disability papers on 5/27/15, but this was rejected by HR. Case was processed as WC on 5/27/15.

Employee was shoveling coal near the truck scales and twisted his upper body resulting in a back strain. The employee had returned from back surgery with no restrictions the month prior (1/14/15). Employee didn't inform management until 3/1/15. Employee was evaluated on 3/2/15 and missed first shift on 3/3/15. This is a lost time accident.

In the process of building a brattice; the ee was placing a block when another ee tossed him another block-catching the injured ee's finger between the blocks, resulting in a fracture to the tip of the finger. There was no medical attention administered, only diagnostic and first aid.

EE was cleaning the shop and was attempting to drag a piece of fabricated pipe across a steel work table. The pipe pivoted catching the ee's left index finger between the pipe and table.

EE had finished installing roof bolts and was advancing the line curtain to provide ventilation to the face. He raised himself up off his knees and felt a tightness in his left knee. EE was administered first aid and transported to the surface where he was taken to the local hospital.

EE had finished a cut and was backing the miner out of the face. EE began to install curtain and was reaching to put up the curtain and he felt a "pop" in his right knee. He was transported to the local hospital.

EE was pulling cable on a roof bolter when he felt a "pop" in his left knee. He continued to work but the knee "popped" again. The ee later reported pain in his knee & went to the local hospital for exam. He was referred to a panel dr. for a follow-up.

He was dislodging ice from 2" discharge pump by hitting the hose on a concrete barrier when the ice was loosen the hose was uncontrollable, the of hose hit him in the face.

An electrician was working on an airlock door located near the portal of the mine. The electrician was dismantling the guard for the roll-up garage type door used as the outby airlock door. The guard suddenly moved upward pinching 2 fingers on his right hand resulting in lacerations to his middle and index fingers requiring 3 sutures to close the lacerations.

A loaded shuttle car damaged the ventilation curtain leaving the #3 heading. The ee repaired the curtain and placed a rock on the bottom of the curtain to hold the curtain in place. The ee received a laceration to his left hand from the sharp edges of the draw rock - requiring four sutures.

A third shift utility crew was dismantling a conveyor belt take-up unit. The ee attempted to block up the unit to allow a scoop bucket to be positioned under the unit. The take-up inadvertently slid off the scoop bucket resulting in the ee's right hand being caught-between a metal block and a piece of angle iron located on the mine floor.