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Employee was washing floor when the water hose got hung on chute of vibrator. He pulled the hose and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Employee continued to work up until a doctor took him off work on 7/10/15.
Pulling on feeder cable to get slack to plug cat head up and felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was moving miner cable out of the roadway when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back on the right side and down his right leg. Continued to work up until 4/24/2014 when he was taken off work by a doctor.
Two employees were moving crib block out from under head on miner. Employee went to pick up crib when the other employee tossed another crib hitting him on the left pinky finger pinching it between the crib he was picking up and the crib thrown.
Employee was changing out a belt roller and smashed his right ring finger when pulling roller from belt structure resulting in stitches.
Employee was removing box of soap from metal cabinet. Right hand came in contact with door frame cutting his right index finger resulting in stitches.
Employee and 3 others were loading 4" plastic water line on flat car. Water line was raised over the standards on the flat car and slipped out of the hands of one of the other men. When the end of the water line hit the bottom it mashed his finger between the water line and the standard on the flat car causing a laceration and fracture to the end of his finger on his right hand.
Employee was walking down the steps from the 6th floor to the 5th when he felt his right knee pop.
Employee was retrieving truck sheet from loader. As he climbed up the ladder he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work up until he had shoulder surgery on 3/20/2014.
Employee was in the process of loading rock dust into trinkle duster. He cut one of the bags open to dump into the duster. When he started to lift the bag to dump it, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was changing sign on the surface. He pulled hard with his right hand when it slipped loose and struck a metal rope that surrounds the pond cutting the back of his right hand resulting in 3 stitches.
Employee was loading plaster in bucket of scoop and twisted his back.
Employee was trying to boost a Lo-trac off the batteries of a 4-wheeler. He hooked the boosting cable to the Lo-trac and then to the batteries on the 4-wheeler. He moved the booster cable leads on the 4-wheeler batteries and the top of the battery blew off. The employee got battery acid in his eyes and on his face.
Employee was injured while assisting another employee cut a piece of 8" steel. The weight shifted once the steel was cut allowing it to drop approximately 2-3" striking his left hand.
Employee was plastering a brattice and got plaster in his eye.
Employee was loading roof plates from a supply hole when he felt pain moving from his back down his right thigh into his foot.
Employee was cutting old pipe down. His hand was holding the flanges when the pipe rolled and cut his left hand between his thumb and fore finger resulting in 2 stitches.
Employee was going to answer the phone and put his knee on pipe when it rolled and his knee popped and twisted.
Employee was putting cover back over hydraulic hoses underneath the bat wing of the miner. The bat wing was being supported by a slate bar which was held by another employee. The bar slipped causing the bat wing to fall on his left hand. Resulted in stitches and a fracture to his fingers.
Employee pulled rib and it landed on his right foot.
Employee was removing protection screens and channel over sump while chipping rust off channel. He was punctured by a piece of screen that was extended above the channel he was preparing to remove. The puncture required 2 stitches.
He was removing a 4" piece of PVC waterline that was hung from the roof with chains. As he removed the coupling the water line hit him in the mouth busting his lip and chipping his two top front teeth.
Employee was turning a turnbuckle to align 10B #2 belt drive when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder. He returned to his regular job duties and on 11/14/2011, after a follow up doctor's visit, he was put on restricted duty.
Employee was bolting in the #2 heading when a draw rock fell. He was trying to move the rock himself and in doing so twisted his right knee.
Employee was watering Belt entry with a 1 inch water line with a metal cutoff valve end. While pulling up slack on the water line, the water hose caught on something, pulling the line through his hand cutting the area between his index finger and thumb requiring Seven (7) stitches.
Employee was jacking a chain hoist when the chain broke causing him to jerk and strain his right shoulder. (Employee did not lose any work days until he was taken off work on 11/29/2010 by Dr.)
Employee was in the process of closing the track entry airlock door. Employee had right hand on a chain attached to door when watch on other wrist got caught on door and employee tried to catch door with his hand. Air pressure caused the door to close catching his left index finger to get caught between the door and roof bolt, cutting and mashing his finger.
Employee was removing small limb from between the back of dozer blade and hard nose when he felt pain in his lower back. Resulted in tear at L5 S1 disc level.
While employee was hanging miner cable, he felt a strain in his lower back. Started losing time 02/20/2010.
Employee stepped off a Tram that was moving and twisted his right leg.
While moving a rock to a belt, employee stated that he twisted his right knee.
While unloading miner bits that were in buckets, employee felt pain in his back and numbness down his left leg. The doctor took him off work on 3/26/09. He began losing time as of that date.
Employee picked up a box of resin and turned to the right and at such time he felt pain in his lower back. Went to the doctor on 3/12 and was taken off work. Started to lose time as of 3/13/09.
While helping put bottom roller in place, employee alleged that he strained a muscle in his right upper chest.
Employee was loading belt rails onto scoop, when he dropped one of the rails on his finger on his right hand causing a cut that required stitches.
Employee was climbing down from his loader and hurt his left ankle on last step. His ankle pain persisted but he continued to work until 12/05, when the Doctor placed him on work restrictions for two days.
Employee knelt to position body in order to hang curtain.
A peice of steel slipped and caught his right middle finger between the steel and frame of the miner, requiring stitches.
He was making a splice, holding the cable in one hand, got tape out of his pocket, pulled tape with his teeth and broke a tooth. No lost time.
Employee was moving conduit when it broke and cut his hand.
An evening shift electrician was loading tool box on 3-wheeler. He alleges that he felt sharp pain in his lower back. Employee began losing time on 3/10/08.
Employee was hanging a trailing cable, he turned slightly and felt pain in his left knee. He began losing days on 4-1-08.
Employee stated he was exiting the mantrip; when he turned he felt pain in his right knee. Doctor removed him from work on 1-24-2008.
Injured was helping to raise and tie the miner cable and waterline to the roof when he felt pain in his right side.
Employee was closing track door, catching his finger between door and roof bolt plate. Went to doctor on 12-13-07 Returned to work on 12-14-2007.
Employee was hooking a chain around a piece of pipe to lift a roll of belt. He threw chain up and over pipe. Chain came back striking employee. Went to doctor 11-9-07. Started losing time on 11-10-07.
Employee was lifting a 6' step ladder out of the mechanic's truck and felt pain and burning in lower back. Employee began losing time 3-25-08.
EE was using a piece of conduit to clean out a feeder in the silo-a piece of rock fell striking the conduit, catching the employee's hand between conduit & I-beam.
Employee had made up some roof bolts & was crawling back toward front end of roof bolter-twisting his right knee. Went to doctor 5/31/07. Started losing time 6/1/07.
Employee was putting the forks back on the LoTrack - lifting a fork he felt pain in his lower back. Went back to doctor on 3/6/07. Started losing time on 3/7/07.