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Employee stated was working with the power movers hanging miner cable when EE felt pain in the lower back and left leg. Employee came back to work on regular job but started missing on 9/24/20.
Employee stated EE was bolting the #10 entry. The top and bottom pinner steels were stuck together and when EE pulled them apart pulling towards EE's face the pinner steel hit EE in the chin requiring 4 sutures.
Employee stated EE was working on the belt crew putting on belt when EE felt pain in the middle of EE's back. EE was pulling on a piece of belt.
Employee stated while loading the roof-bolter EE felt pain in lower back. Employee had previous back injury.
Employee stated while lifting the miner cable they felt pain in right calf.
Employee stated that the wet down hose was pushed into the feeder and became wrapped around the pit breaker. The power was locked and tagged out and employee was manually rotating the pit breaker unwinding the hose when right hand got caught between the frame and a pit breaker bit. The employee received sutures in right hand.
The employee was attempting to hook up a diesel fuel trailer to a diesel ride. While lining up the trailer hitch to the bumper of the ride the wooden prop that the trailer was resting on slipped, mashing EE's middle left finger between the hitch and the bumper causing a fracture and sutures
The employee bent over to pick up a concrete block and felt pain in lower back. The employee did not start missing time until 9/26/19.
Employee was opening the forks on the #3 lo trac. They lost grip on the forks causing the left ring and middle finger to get pinched.
Employee stated EE was breaking a header board apart when EE hit a metal band and the band hit EE's right wrist causing a laceration requiring sutures.
The employee was pulling the miner water hose through the belt regulator when EE became tangled in the hose then EE felt a pop in EE's right knee
Employee was bleeding air out of a 6" waterline at the fire valve on #3 Unit. The waterline had just been installed at the new unit. The employee was opening and shutting the fire outlet valve when the last section came apart at the last joint which was 20' away. The belt was chained to the roof but lunged forward striking the employee in the nose. This resulted in a broken nose.
The employee was hooking up a cathead to a generator, employee was getting up off of the ground, their hand was on the edge of the hitch, their hand slipped on the side of the hitch it slid over a sharp burr causing a cut resulting in sutures
EE was picking up a 6"X20' section of waterline when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. EE was released to work on 03/12/2019, EE didn't begin losing time until 04/05/2018.
The contract employee had finished loading supplies on a man-trip when the employee bent down to lift lunch box. When employee lifted lunch box employee felt a pain in their back. The following were not a factor: rules, regulations, mining systems or equipment, training, protective clothing or devices. Attitude may have been a factor. Did not start to lose time until 3/2/2019.
EE was loading 5'resin in ee scoop bucket when ee felt a pain in left shoulder. EE had already loaded 20 bundles of glue before the incident.
During third shift belt advancement shift, miner's left hand became caught between belt tailpiece and wooden timber resulting in fracture in left small finger.
Unloading flumes out of crane basket and pulled left calve muscle. Injury happened on the 24th, went to the Doctor on the 26th and was put off work on the 27th.
The employee was holding up a miner cable and waterline. The employee untied the waterline and it hit EE above the eye.
Employee who had previously had a hip replacement approximately 6 years prior was building permanent ventilation stopping. Employee had completed stopping and began to seal with plaster. Employee picked up bucket of plaster and felt sharp pain in left hip area.
The miner was loading the roof bolter when miner felt a sharp pain in right shoulder.
The miner received 1st and 2nd degree burns when ee removed a battery lift jack after the bottom pin was cut out with a cutting torch. The miner placed the jack on the mine floor and the hot oil sprayed on the miners hand. The miner was wearing gloves at the time of the accident.
Was moving forks on lo-trac broke tip end of left ring finger and received 8 sutures
Miner complained of lower lumbar back pain while hanging continuous miner cable during third shift belt and power move.
The employee smashed finger, received 7 sutures