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The outside person spilled a pallet of cement block while loading into a scoop tractor bucket with a loader. When loading block into bucket by hand they felt pain in their lower back. They continued to work the rest of the shift and went to a MedExpress the next day to be examined. They were diagnosed with lower back pain and prescribed a muscle relaxer.

After filling roof bolting machine with hydraulic oil had numbness and weakness in right arm.

While constructing a ventilation wall a cement block fell off of the top row approximately 40" before it was secured striking employee on the left hand and fracturing two metacarpal bones.

Employee was removing belt structure. Employee could not rotate fully and inadvertently threw belt structure rail from left hand onto right hand.

An employee began to unlock the front gate of the facility, where EE received a 1/2" laceration to palm while retrieving the locking mechanism/chain from a nearby rock. The injury did not involve any issues related to equipment, skills or miner proficiency, training, protective clothing or devices, or aspects of regulatory compliance.

Employee was on knees shoveling beltline and removing belt structure that was stuck in muddy bottom conditions. Employee felt pop sensation and pain in lower back when trying to remove stuck piece of belt structure.

The employee was attempting to raise the low belt structure with a drill steel by pulling up while on EE's knees. The employee felt a pop in EE's right shoulder followed by pain.

Employee was loading belt structure from a section that had just been completed. The belt structure that he was handling was approximately 4 foot long and weighed 35-45 pounds. The bottom of the structure caught an offset in the mine floor that could not be seen and stopped the movement of the structure abruptly, jerking his left shoulder.

Employee was hanging bolter cable in order to advance survey sights when they felt pinch in back. Further aggravated when drilling survey spads. Sought medical evaluation and diagnosed with lumbar strain.

Employee was hand loading 50 pound bags of rock dust onto the scoop. Mine height at location was approximately 44 inches and he was working on his knees. Employee felt a pinch in his lower back and he continued to work.

7 employees were setting-up a spill board on the belt tail when the spill board suddenly dropped and caught the employee's fingers.

Belting-up on low belt structure, unknown person threw structure piece striking employee.

While moving bolting materials from a bucket liner to bolting machine and in a kneeling position, the individual felt a pop and immediate pain in his right knee. Employee had to push knee cap back into place. Shortly after incident the knee became warm to touch and swollen.