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Employee was hanging curtain when he felt pain in upper left shoulder.
EE was picking up 6' timbers and putting them in the scoop bucket and turned wrong. Did not miss any work until 7-5-08, making it reportable.
Lifting cable over his head
Stepping up onto the top of the bucket of the scoop he felt a sensation in his left knee.
EE jammed his finger while passing rock dust bags at Xcut 13 between entries 7 & 8. This was not a reportable injury until he had surgery on his finger on 10/14/08.
*** Employee notified Office Personnel on 05/21/08 of his condition, he had worked and not went to the doctor underworkers comp until this time*****EE pulled groin area while trying to move and lift a hydraulic pump in XCut 3
Employee was hanging cable and felt a pain in his back. Employee received a full medical release and no treatment. However, employee went to a chiroprator on 2/20/2008 making this now medically reportable.
Employee's nose was caught by a nylon cable hanger hook and was cut, requiring stitches.
Employee strained a pectoral muscle while lifting.
Employee was helping remove a steel bar from a roll of belt. Employee lost his grip and caught his finger between the bar and a stationary object. This resulted in a laceration, requiring stitches.
Employee smashed finger replacing cover on continous miner, stitches were required.
Employee was moving a miner cable and pulled an abdominal muscle.
Employee caught his finger between a pipe and the mine roof.
Employee was stacking crib blocks to block up the head of the continous miner. One of the cribs fell on his foot, resulting in a fracture.
Employee reports pain in back while rockdusting the belt line.
The ee was helping lift a 12 ft timber for setting along the belt line. During the lifting process he felt a pop in his knee. Employee did not seek medical attention for several day and cont'd to work. Initial diagnosis is a miniscus tear and surgery is likely. Report will be amended when/if restricted or lost days occurs.