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Employee was building cribs, as well as participating in other routine belt line maintenance acts during shift, and stated that EE strained EE's back.

Employee was lying on left side shoveling and strained right shoulder

Employee was loading bolt supplies on to bolt machine. Employee pulled roof bolts from bundle and twisted. Employee said his upper back popped between his shoulder blades.

Employee pulled/strained lower abdomen area while lifting/pulling safe haven.

Contract employee (ID #5UF) smashed his right hand while exiting the scoop. He caught his hand between the scoop door and the canopy.

Employee raised up from the kneeled position to get a bar. A hammer was on the bar and fell striking him above the right eye.

Employee was stepping down from the John Deere Backhoe when he felt a sharp pain/popping in his left hip.

Contract employee strained/pulled back muscles while carrying a planatary to the section power center.

Man door fell on employee's hand while scooping at #3 head drive. Hand was swollen and bruised.

Employee caught left hand in rib fence wire while installing fence on the coal rib. Twisted left wrist.

Employee pulled lower back and groin muscle while lifting crib block.

Employee was hit in the mouth with a jack, knocked out tooth.

Employee pulled groin area while picking up belt structure.

Employee was shoveling the 001 section tailpiece and hurt his lower back.

Employee got dust inside both eyes.

Employee right leg was caught between two highwall miner beams, resulting in a fractured knee cap.

Employee pulled/strained back while removing a large piece of coal from the feeder.

Employee injured back when he reached over a vibrator to pick up a header block.

Contract employee pulled shoulder and neck muscle while removing a bar from a belt roller.

Employee was pulling a pump cable. The cable hit him in the left eye causing mud and coal to get beneath his eye lid. Eye was irritated and swollen.

Employee was lifting pulling a piece of belt structure when he felt a sharp pain in his neck. Pulled muscle.

Employee pulled lower back muscle when he stooped over to replace his tracking reader battery.

Employee was lifting and pulling. Replacing the back on a flute liner for a pump. He felt a sharp burning pain in his stomach area.

Employee strained and pulled right arm tricep while shoveling belt line.

Employee dropped the continuous miner head motor on his right index finger.

Employee strained back while hanging cable.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE HANGING MINER CABLE

Ee was stretching to lift cable high enough for bolter to go under and pulled muscles in his abdomen. Took two days off and returned to work with no problems.

Ee was working on a starting box on a scoop. As he lifted part of the apparatus, he strained his lower back. He is under doctor's care and still off work.

Ee was greasing a drive line when the coupling came loose and shot grease into his hand. The grease actually penetrated his skin. He knew to see doctor's care immediately. With antibiotics his hand healed very well while he only missed one day.

EE was climbing onto side of bolting machine to install glue and bolts, when he pulled a muscle. Ended being very minor with no long term effect at all. He only missed 8 work days.

Ee was working with the drill steel on a roof bolter when he pulled a muscle in his back. He is in physical therapy. Should be back to work in three or four weeks.

Ee is a miner helper. He was moving miner cable from the roadway when he pulled muscles in his back. He only missed two days and came back to work with no problems.

Ee twisted his knee while working on a scoop. No real problem at the time of occurrence, but the next morning his knee was swelled badly. Missed 4 days and came back in good shape.

Ee was installing a rear end in a rock truck. All this pushing and pulling hurt his back. He can't have an MRI done because of medical reasons, so he doesn't know exactly what is wrong in this low back. Physical therapy seems to be helping, but its really too early to say.

Ee was on his knees changing a bottom roller. When he reached for the roller his back "gave out". He is still off work as of 1-12-12 and in physical therapy.

Ee was pulling a 10 foot bolt when he strained his groin. Doctors have him off work. They don't know yet if it is a hernia or just a muscle strain.

Ee is a repairman. He was preparing a piece of equipment to work on it. He was replacing the cable. When he threw it over the equipment to the side he pulled his back. The doctor is doing tests. Too soon to say how long he will be off.

Ee was installing a V-belt on a motor when his finger got caught. This mashed and cut off the end of his finger. Took a few stitches and Ee missed two days work (Friday and sat).

Ee was loading belt on 7-15-11 when he developed pain in his left shoulder. He worked several more shifts before going to the doctor. His first day off work was 8-5-11. The doctor found that he had a tear in his rotator cuff. Surgery is required and Ee will be off work for several weeks.

When Ee removed check plug from the miner head, oil flew out into his face. Oil and metal shavings got into his eye. Missed three days work, but his eye is not going to have any damage.

EE was helping the powder crew load a hole. As he was putting a wet bag in the hole, he felt something give in his groin. The diagnosis is hernia and he will have to have surgery to repair.

EE is a mechanic. His service truck had broken down. He was under the truck removing the drive line when dirt fell into his eye. First aid was administered. He went to the ER and eye doctor. No damage to eye. Returned to work after one day off.

EE was shoveling the belt line, when a splice came by and cut his arm.

EE was pumping water. His hand slipped on a 2' water clamp and cut his hand. No problem, EE went back to work next day.

Ee was bending a 4' bolt in low top. Caused him to have a hernia. He is now off due to surgery.

Miner was carrying rock to put on the bottm of a curtain and pulled a muscle in his groin. Ended up very minor and he missed one day and came back to work.

Ee cut his finger on a best conveyor shield. It took two stitches and Ee returned to work on the next scheduled work day.

EE was installing ridged rail belt structure. He was lifting with both hands when he felt a strain in his groin. He tried to work thru this for weeks and weeks, but then decided to consult a doctor, who found he had a hernia. His first day off work was 9-21-10. He is doing well now.

Ee was loading supplies onto scoop and strained his back.