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EE scrapped left leg on railcar 12/1/2021 worked remainder of week with no issues. EE called 1 am Sunday 12/6/2021 said leg was swollen. EE taken to ER no broken bones or infection just swelling.
Operator changing broken bolt on undercutter auger. Operator pinched right ring finger when auger moved.
Miner felt pop in right shoulder when opening forklift engine compartment door. Also had a small sliver of metal get in right hand when cleaning tramp iron from magnet. Shoulder and hand were bothering miner, went to Dr 8/19/2020.
Pull in right lower abdomen while lifting a 50LBS bag of ANFO. Kept working, went to doctor on 4/25/19, Dr referral to surgeon. Surgery 5/13/19 return to work 5/14/19 restricted duty.
Injury 5/27 changing roller. No lost time/medical treatment/restricted duty. 6/15 aggravated injury using hammer. Reported 6/18 sent to DR no lost time/medical treatment. Restricted job duties. 6/27 DR apt restricted job duties. Medical treatment 7/9 physical therapy.
EE was retrieving square steel tube from surface maintenance shop storage rack. The tube fell, struck EE's left foot causing left first metatarsal fracture, transverse, acute, non-displaced injury. EE returned to work, light duty in office. Follow up appointments are scheduled Jan 9th & 11th.
EE was installing a guide in the north shaft. EE helped lift a guide out of position and install a new one. Next morning had pain in left upper chest. Went to Dr., Dr. said ee had a muscle strain. Prescribed steroid.
Brushing metal grindings & shavings off work bench and a piece of metal flicked and got in his right eye.
Employee was in the bathroom and did not lock the door. An employee opened door quickly and door struck left shoulder and pushed employee into the wall.
Lifting plate in cagpaktor which weighs approx. 70lbs. Knee popped.
Employee was shoveling salt from under the cage paktor belt and experienced a sharp pain in lower back.
EE lifted shaft guide out of skip to put on lump room floor. This caused a hernia.
While putting rope on car puller to advance rail car, EE was wrapping rope around puller. He noticed the rope was climbing so he reached down to guide rope. He also noticed slack in the loop and rail car was not moving. While adjusting rope, finger got pinched between layers of rope and he smashed his finger. He broke the tip of his pinky finger.
EE unplugged cable which was corroded. He strained his lower back by wiggling and pulling the plug harder than normal.
Employee was carrying a 50 pound bag up a flight of stairs when he experienced back pain.
Maintenance employee was working and strained a muscle in his back
Buffing a weld and a particle went into the left eye.
Employee was dislodging material from an open gate in the bin when the gate struck him in the chin.
Employee was moving beltline structure
Miner was replacing a bugduster auger that had fallen out of machine and lacerated his left middle and ring fingers at the second knuckle.
Employee was inserting bits into the undercutter when his hand slipped and he recieved a puncture wound to the left thumb.
EE WAS PULLING A CAR UP TO FILL WHEN THE ROPE HEWAS USING SUDDENLY CAUGHT & TRAPPED HIS FINGER THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS A PULLED KNUCKLE
EE WAS LOADING THE EIMCO DUMP CYLINDER COVER INTO THE BED OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLED OVER, PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT & THE BED OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE UNDERCUTTER CABLE TO THE NEXT PANEL, AFTER PLUGGING IT IN, HE TURNED AND HIS KNEE POPPED, HE COULDN'T PUT ANY WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BOX FROM A SHELF ON THE FLOOR, WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE WAS NOT CLEAR OF THE SHELF ABOVE THE ONE HE WAS WORKING ON, HE HIT HIS HEAD AND INJURED HIS NECK.
PULLING BOXES OFF OF SHELF, STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER ON 3/14. PAIN PERSISTED AND EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON APRIL 6, 2000.