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Two employees were unloading 4" I-beams to use as roof support. One employee picked up one end of a beam causing it to roll over pinching the injured employee's finger against the bed of the flat car.
Employee was stepping up on bolter to travel up through bolter to start roof bolting. As he entered the bolter he struck his Rt arm on a stack of roof bolt plates which cut him on the Rt forearm.
Employee was raising side door on lube track door is spring loaded so when door is raised spring helps raise it. Employee had a hold of factory hand when door was raised near the top or raising the door employee's hand was pulled into frame of door causing a cut to the inside of his index finger on Rt hand.
Employee was trying to flip/roll 6" rubber pump line that was full of water. As he was doing this motion he felt a burning in his rt bicep/shoulder. Employee continued to work until a later date when he went and seen a Dr. who sent him to a specialist that told him he would need to have the tendon repaired. EE worked until day of surgery 8-29-13 then RTW on 8-30-13
Employee and 2 other employees was installing top panels onto an over cast when the panel they were lifting slid down and struck the outside area of his right wrist causing a laceration which required 5 sutures to close.
Pulling feeder cable by hand and as he let go of cable to drop it to mine floor, he extended his left arm about downward and felt his elbow pop. He completed his shift but later went to hospital to be examined and was told he has a pinched nerve and possible ligament damage and he been taken off work until 2/16/12.
Employee was assisting another individual in picking up Heinzman jacks they were going to move, when as he picked up the top end, the adjustable top section of jack came down and smashed his right thumb between it and the frame of the jack causing a laceration to the inside of his right thumb which required 3 stitches to close at CAMC where he was treated.
Moving cable from the roadway felt a pulling in his shoulder. EE continued working until April 5, 2012 when he went off. The safety department was not informed of him being off until 5/20/12.
Employee was looking up a cheve wheel to the mine roof when his right glove got caught in wheel and pulled his right pinky finger into the cheve wheel causing the nail and shin to come off of end of finger. Employee was later examined and x-rays shows slight fracture to pinky finger. No missed days. Prescribed medicine for inflammation.
Employee was located in the track entry where the track crew was pulling rails off the rail car, one of the rails caught on another rail in a bind, when it broke free, it swung across the entry and struck the employee in the left leg. Employee was transported to Montgomery Hospital where x-rays revealed a fracture to his proximal tibial plateau, which would require surgery.
While crossing the inby airlock door, someone attempted to open the outby airlock door causing an increase in air pressure on the inby airlock door. In doing so, the 2nd door of the inby set of doors tried to close and struck the employee on the right arm.
Employee claims to have been loading a take up jack into a scoop bucket and felt pain in his right shoulder. Note: Company feels an accident did not occur. He left work after filling out the accident report himself and did not contact the company until 6-21-10. Asked is he had seen a doctor, he replied NO. During Part 50 Audit it was discovered he had.
While supplying the roof bolter with roof bolt plates a piece of wire came in contact with the EE's right eye. The doctor "prescribed medication for eye irritation" for 5 days. Discovered during a Part 50 Audit.
EE was moving two 13" tires from the back of the mantrip to the front deck of the mantrip. When he placed the tires on the deck he felt pain in his lower back. The EE went to Med Express where he was examined by a Physician Assistant. EE was seen by a Doctor on 3/22/2010.
Loading new plastic waterline onto a scoop EE felt pain in his lower back. The EE went to the doctor and did not inform management that he had went to a doctor and or had restrictions. Discovered due to Part 50 Audit.
EE was installing a connecting pin in the cable sled toe plate when he dropped the pin and pinched his finger between the lip of the pin and the sled toe plate.
While filling the rock dusting maachine with rock dust, Injured complained with pain to his groin area.
While training number 6 belt, injury struck his left index finger on a gob switch.
While stepping from the roof bolter, injury felt pain in his back, He completed his shift. While he was off work for the holidays. He went to the hospital on 12/26 for pain in his back, x-rays were negative and he was referred to a special in VA, who had preformed surgury on his back approx. 2 years previously.
EE was working on a 980 Cat Endloader brakes. He took off the master cylinder top, his hand slipped, cutting his right ring finger knuckle. The cut started getting infected, he went ot the doctor on 5/21/08. No stitches.
Employee was pulling choker cable on miner to hook up pull rope. Metal wire in choker cable went into left hand cutting it.
EE was pulling a piece of rock off top of Joy miner when his hand slipped and was cut on edge of rock.
EE fell while carring a bucket of plaster. which had the lid off of it. The brown liquid on top of the plaster splashed up into his lt eye.
EE was hanging miner cable with nylon rope hanger with metal hook on one end. The cable slipped out of his hands pulling the metal hook into his rt hand.
Butch ferrell cut the plam of his lt hand while carring metal panels for an overcast.
Employee had his right foot on belt while belt was being laped up. Belt clamp came off belt and hit him on right leg above ankle.
Employee suffered small cut to right eye. When slamp he was working on slipped from his hand hitting a metal band and causing a piece of metal to break off and enter eye. Not reported to this office until 7/23/07.
Employee and co-worker were pitching cribs up on a rock fall. Employee pulled something in stomach.