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The man was changing scoop batteries. The man was removing the scoop cable plug which was tight in the connection. While pulling with force on the plug, it suddenly came loose and struck the man on the lip. Medical Report Only(sutures)
The man was loading belt structure into a scoop bucket when he felt a pain in his lower abdomen.
The man was sitting on the mantrip. As the mantrip began to move, he noticed the lunch bag on top of the mantrip was rubbing against the roof. He stated he told the operator to stop and reached for the bag. The operator did not hear him and continued to tram. The mantrip struck a rock causing the man's arm to momentarily be pinched between the mantrip and the roof.
The man had repaired the shuttle car cable. He was sitting in the shuttle car winding up the cable slack. He leaned out of car to see how much slack was left when the cable came up quickly and struck him on the head.
The man was carrying a 5 gallon container of oil on the top of his shoulder. When he bent over, the oil can shifted and the man reported feeling a pain in his low back area.
Two men were knocking down a block wall. While one person was picking up block, the other man hit a row of block hanging from the roof causing the blocks to fall and strike his co-worker.
The man was crawling in the section when he reported low back pain.
The man was drilling a roof bolt hole. While removing the drill steels from the hole, the steels separated and the coupler struck the man on the eyebrow. Report Filed for Medical Treatment Only.(Sutures)
The employee was pulling a miner cable along with another employee. While attempting to throw the cable along the rib, the other employee gave the cable a strong pull causing it to come up and struck the person in the face and knocking off his safety glasses.
The man was bending a roof bolt when he felt pain in his hand.
The man was performing maintenance on a roof bolter. A header board on the machine fell off and struck the man on the hand causing a laceration. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only (stitches).
The man was lifting a rub rail at a belt drive when he felt a pain in his lower abdomen. The man continued to work regular duty until 11-25-13 at which time he went on restricted duty.
The man was cleaning off the fender of a shuttle car when his hand scraped across a piece of metal strap and lacerated his hand.
The man was picking up a water pump when it slipped in his hands causing a pain in his right elbow. The man continued to work regular duties until 8-15-13 at which time he went on restricted duty status.
The man was kneeling and shoveling wet coal onto the belt when he developed a pain in his lower left abdomen.
The man was pulling miner cable to place against the rib when he stated he developed pain in his low back.
The man was carrying a box of roof bolter bits from the mantrip to the bolter when he felt a pain in his lower back.
A man was spraying a fire proofing material on the rib in a scoop charger when the nozzle plugged up. As he was cleaning the nozzle, the injured person was standing beside him. Some spray came out of the nozzle as he was cleaning it and went onto the man's safety glasses and a portion of the material went behind the glasses and into his eyes causing an irritation.
The man was loading belt structure into the scoop bucket when he pinched his finger between the structure and the bucket.
The man was walking in the section when he felt a pain in his back.
The man was shoveling coal onto the belt when he felt a pain in his back.
The man was loading a shuttle car trunion into a scoop bucket when the trunion slipped and pinched his finger between the trunion and the scoop bucket.
The man was lifting a scoop tractor battery cover when it slipped out of his right hand and fell on his left hand.
The man was carrying a crossbar when he felt a sudden pain in his leg.
The man was pushing up on a panel on a Kennedy wall when he felt a pain in his wrist.
Employee stated he was attempting to remove two drill steels from the roof. The two steels were stuck together. He wiggled the steels and the bottom steel came loose and fell straight down onto the drill head and then bounced up and struck him in the mouth.
A conveyor tail of a cont. miner was in the shop for repair. It was being raised by an overhead hoist. One end of the tail was supported with crib blocks. While placing cribs under the other end of the tail, one lifting chain slipped from the overhead hoist causing one end of the tail to drop. The man's hand was pinched between the edge of the crib and tail.
Employee was changing a cutting edge on a WA180. He was working on removing a nut, when it fell. He reached under the bucket to turn bolt to engage the square hole, to finish removing the nut. The bolt head was worn down and sharp. It cut through his leather glove and middle fingertip on his left hand.
The man was working in the mine when he felt a pain in his abdomen. He was originally diagnosed and treated for a medical condition without success. On 7-13-12 it was then determined that it was a work related injury.
The man was separating 2 roof drill steels that were stuck together. When the drill steels separated, the steel struck the man in the teeth. The man first treated for the incident on 6-15-12 and it was determined that the teeth were cracked and required dental repair. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only.
The injured employee was removing the right front wheel assembly on a Chevrolet 1/2 ton truck. The wheel assembly dropped approximately 12 inches to the ground and struck his right thigh and gave him a laceration.
The man was repairing a sprocket on a shuttle car when the lid slipped and struck the man's fingers. The man received medical treatment on 5-17-12 to receive stitches.
The man was dragging a water pump down the entry when he experienced pain in his leg.
The man was carrying a wooden crib block on his shoulder and walking down the entry. The man slipped on the wet bottom and fell down with his fingers over the end of the crib block. When he fell, his small finger on his right hand was pinched between the crib block and the mine floor.
The man was removing a full box of resin from the top of the roof bolter. While reaching out and lifting the resin box, he felt a pain in his shoulder.
The injured employee was unloading a piece of steel from the back of a delivery truck. Another employee was assisting him to unload it. The steel moved in an awkward way and stuck the injured person in the left knee.
The man was pulling roof mats off of the supply scoop when he cut his finger on the edge of the mat. Report filed for medical treatment only.(Stitches)
The man was pushing on a accumulation of mud on the mine floor with his foot and felt pain in his knee.
The man was assisting in pulling shuttle car cable when he felt a pain in his groin area.
The man was changing the motor on a bridge unit when he stated that he developed pain in his back.
The man was pulling a pump into a sump area when he developed pain in his right shoulder. The man continued to work until 5-30-12 at which time he reported off work due to the injury.
The man was rolling a piece of rock off of the shuttle car cable reel cover when it slipped and pinched his finger.
The man was bending a roof bolt to prepare to install in the roof when he felt a pain in his shoulder.
The man was loading roof mats and roof bolts onto the roof bolter when he felt pain in his lower back.
While attaching a pull behind rock duster to a personnel carrier, the man pinched his thumb between the hitch and the hitch ball.
The man moving the rub rail on the continuous miner when pinched his hand between the miner and the rub rail. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only (stitches)
While lifting crib blocks, the man felt a pain in his lower abdomen.
The man was attaching a supply sled to a scoop. While lifting the tow bar, he felt a pain in his shoulder.
The man was bending a roof bolt as he was preparing to install it into the roof when he felt a pain in his lower back. The man continued to perform his normal work duties until 10-28-11 at which time he went on restricted duty status.
While drilling roof, the man drilled the first steel into the roof. He lowered the roof bolter head to insert the second steel into place. The first steel fell out of drill hole and struck the man on the hand.