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Employee was handling belt structure and smashed a finger causing injury.
Injured was loading belt structure on the surface for a future belt move. Injured was in motion with a piece of structure and caught left thumb between the piece the injured was holding and another stationary piece of belt structure that was lying beside the one the injured was holding. This caused a laceration of the lt. thumb that needed stitches.
While replacing a blower motor on a Komatsu D65 Dozer in the repair shop, employee was standing on the right track of the dozer. The access panel of the floor board was on the dozer deck leaning on the open cab door. The access panel slid off the deck hitting employees right outside work boot.
While installing a new piece of C Channel on the Prep Plant, employee pushed on C Channel, employees left pinky finger was caught between C Channel and wall of Prep Plant. C Channel cut through their glove to finger, resulting in 1 1/2 cut to left pinky finger, requiring 5 stitches.
Employee was helping move a Distribution Box on J- section. Employee was looping a loop of cable onto a cable sled. Employee was on scoop operator side of scoop and sled. The sled hit a crib block and shifted pinning Employee right leg between cable sled and coal rib.
During a power move on the 10 Left section, the employee was helping drop a Hi-Voltage cable from roof of the mine when the cable hanger end caught the injured persons right index finger causing a laceration which needed stitches. In the following days after stitches this wound became infected and employee began missing work as of 8/1/2017
Injured was carrying a bag of rock Dust into a power center location thru a door and felt stabbing pain in back. Emergency Room Dr. determined strained muscle in back and could return to regular job of Fire Boss on next shift. Injured returned to reg. job next shift and worked thru 6/20/17. Employee began missing work on 6/21/17 due to this injury.
EE was carrying items through a man door and had made two prior trips and on EE's third trip EE was carrying a chain over EE's right shoulder and carrying C grabs in EE's hand while walking from six foot high area through a four foot high area when EE felt a pain and heard a pop sound in EE's lower back.
Injured was carrying T channel along the side of bolting machine with partner when they hit a previously installed roof-bolt and the T channel bounced back hitting injured person in lip with sharp edge and cutting lip. Injured needed stitches.
Employee's right eye hurt while changing a return roller on OLC-3 Belt
Was loading a Roof bolter and strained back while lifting bundle of roof-bolt plates.
Employee was building a stopping wall and strained lower back.
Employee was building a stopping and smashed finger between two solid blocks. The bone in the end of finger was broken and required stitches.
Employee was removing belt structure when EE dropped the structure on foot, causing a fracture.
Employee's right hand 5th digit became pinched between a conduit bender and a tailgate as EE and another employee attempted to manually unloaded from EE's truck bed.
The injured person and another miner was lifting a canopy off of a Fletcher twin boom Roof Bolter machine and the injured felt a pain/discomfort in lower middle back area. *This person's 1st day off for this accident was 06/02/2017. Had surgery on back to correct problem.
Employee was sliding props underneath belt line to set on the tight side. While sliding prop under belt, employee's middle finger was smashed between the prop and a piece of belt structure, requiring the finger to need stitches.
Employee received a cut to EE's hand, that required stitches, while changing out a belt roller on the outside conveyor. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of injury.
Employee was loading MRS cable and caught EE's finger on the reel lid of the MRS.
Employee was throwing block into scoop bucket. At the same time, another employee was throwing a block into the scoop bucket and hit the injured employee with a block on right hand.
Employee put left hand on the drill head to check suction and the drill steel fell out and hit left hand.
While replacing a head jack on the continuous miner, the head jack rolled over onto the worker's left index finger. The worker's finger required two (2) stitches.
While working on 14 Belt head drive, a concrete block, which was secured to the roof by plaster, let loose, striking him on his lower right arm.
Was assisting in maintenance on the A belt feeder and cut his leg on a piece of belt structure.
Employee was spotting new rolls or (cans) for suture installation along side BYC5 conveyor near the #2 feeder. While attempting to place a new roll or (can) on the BYC5 conveyor structure, his right arm came in contact with the top roller, pinching his right arm between the top outside roller and the conveyor belt. The employee was admitted to the hospital for observation only.
The employee was bolting up a strap when the head of the bolt broke. The shoe came back and struck the employee below the right eye.