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Employee was lifting a planetary unit with a chain hoist, tried to pull a crib block out from under it and the eye of the anchor pulled out and the planetary fell on his hand, causing injury to the index finger of the right hand requiring surgery.
He was working on underground deals, he was loading the machine with seal tex with safety glasses some of the seal tee got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor and they flushed his eye, he has to got back again and go it checked.
He was working on underground seals. He was loading the machine with seal tec with safety glasses some of the seal tec got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor & they flushed his ey e, he has to go back again and get it checked.
Employee was moving a car cable and strained left shoulder. He has had previous problems with the shoulder for years prior to becoming an employee. Dr. placed employee on restricted duty. Company believes this is not an occupational injury but is reporting this out of caution.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 12/20/2010.
CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER AND IT HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CHAIN ON AN AIRLOCK DOOR WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIMSELF IN THE STOMACH. THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 08/24/2010.
Injured was moving a continuous miner cable when he felt pain in his lower back.
EE was pulling a piece of conveyor belt when he felt pain in his lower back.
EE WAS SHOVELING A BELT IN MUDDY AND WET CONDITIONS WHEN HE FELT PAIN AND POPPING IN HIS KNEE.
EE was loading oxygen tanks at the #4 battery station when he caught his little finger on his left hand between two (2) tanks. we discovered about three (3) days after the accident that it was fractured.
EE was lifting pump motor and it slipped landing on his pinky finger on his right hand which required stitches. (220093310045-pump motor slipped from a chain ratchet and fell on his little finger of the right hand.)
EE was laying 6 inch water line and smashed his left pinky finger
Victim was struck over the right eye by piece of steel requiring stitches.
Employee was putting a feeder flight in the feeder when the flight struck his left ring finger. He suffered a fracture to this finger.
Employee was working on a V-scraper when he cut his hand. Stitches were required when treating the cut.
Employee was cleaning scrubber on miner when he received a laceration on his head that required stitches.
Employee was pulling a jumper cable and injured his shoulder. It was dislocated and out of place. Dr repaired and he returned to work.
Employee was lifting motor off base plate, when motor slipped and caught EE's finger. Required stiches to close wound.
While removing lid employee caught fingers underneath lid and had minor surgery of finger that required stitches.
While removing lid from miner, lid slipped and caught fingers, breaking ring finger and cutting little finger.
An employee tossed a closed knife to the injured employee and the knife bounced off the locker and came open and struck employee in the hand causing a laceration that required stitches.
While using his feet to push a tire, EE hurt his lower back. He began missing work 10/2/08 from an injury that occurred on 6/25/08 that was diagnosed as degenerative disc disease.
Ee was assisting in removal of forks on a miner when he lost his grip and dooring his attempt to recover his hold a lock pin punctured his right palm. The wound was treated at the local emertency room and required stitches to close.
Employee was throwing broken glass globe into a dumpster when a sliver of glass cut his right middle finger. Cut required stitched to repair.
Employee was diagnoised with moderate disc hernation from an injury that occurred 1/23/2008.
Employee began missing work from an injury that occurred on 1/24/2008. He was rockdust and felt pain in lower back.
Employee was removing a head motor guard on Miner when it slipped and cut finger on left hand requiring stitches.
While loading a Ram Car tire, it fell over onto his foot and ankle resulting in a fracture.
While bending a bolt it sprung and struck him in the mouth. The injury resulted in stitches.
Bending a bolt on T-Bar, when bolt slipped and struck left hand. Resulting in a hairline fracture to ring finger of left hand. No splint required.
Mine sealant splashed in his right eye. Employee suffered a chemical burn to right eye that required medical attention that qualifies as a reportable injury.
Employee was moving a rockduster from a scoop bucket and felt pain in his groin and lower back.
Employee was cleaning out dust box and cut his hand on the coal rib, requiring stitches to close the wound.
Employee was plastering a brattice when plaster was splashed onto his face and glasses. When he wiped off his face he wiped some materials into his eye and had to have the eye washed out. This is a medical reportable injury.
Employee slid a piece of rock off the 6 inch waterline. The rock scraped his right hand and middle finger. His finger nail was scrapped off and stitches were required to close the wound. (Employee began missing work on 11/14/06 because of infection)
Employee informed company on 12/12/2006 that he had surgery on a knee that was injured on 10/18/2006. The original incident was recorded when he raised up from handling a miner cable and felt pain in his right knee.
While employee was carrying a tool bag he felt pain in his lower back. His original injury occurred on 10/5/06, but he visited the Dr. on 10/16/06 & began missing work on 10/17/06.
Shovelling under belt rollers and felt pain in lower right side. He was diagnosed with a miscropic hernia.
Employee was unloading belt structure when he felt pain in his stomach. He later went to the Doctor and was found to have a hernia.
Employee was plastering a brattice when plaster was splashed into his left eye.
Employee was handling as miner cable and twisted his lower back.
As employee was loading bottom belt roller, the load shifted and caught his little finger on right hand causing a laceration that had to be closed with stitches.
Loading rock dust and moved quickly and twisted his back.
Mashed finger on cable hook on miner while taking pull rope off. Removed finger nail on left hand 5th finger.
Employee splashed plaster in his left eye and material was removed from eye.
EE WAS SETTING BITS AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. METAL WAS REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND
TWISTED BACK WHILE PUTTING SPROCKETS ON M.B.C.
BELT ROLLED OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE
UNLOADING DRIVE CHAIN FOR HEAD DRIVE OFF OF FLAT CAR CHAIN TWISTED WHEN IT HIT BOTTOM OVER ON LEFT FOOT