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EE worked overtime to assist with belt repairs. He had his gloves off while hooking up clamps with a wrench. The frayed end on a wire rope lacerated his right middle finger.
Victim lifted on a belt structure while aligning the belt and felt a pain in his lower back. He missed 3 days work, was on light duty with physical therapy 3 days a week. Employment was terminated prior to doctor's complete release to return to work.
This victim was liftng a final drive for a scoop into place by himself. This was too much weight for one person ? resulted in a hernia. Was placed on light duty until September 13, 2008, when surgery to repair hernia is scheduled. No work days missed at this time.
He was helping to put flights back in feeder when one of them fell on his finger. Fractured middle finger on his left hand.
This electrician was replacing a guard on the miner after making repairs. While holding the shield in place and getting the bolts started a pain shot through his groin & testicles.
Victim alledgedly was trying to pull a shield off a scoop when he strained his back. A co-worker says the victim told him he was going fishing with a buddy when he left the mine on the 7th. This report if being filed however the status of the "injury" is still in question as to whether it actually happened or not.
Employee was cleaning feeder when he exited the scoop striking the belt head hole with his brow.
Employee was plastering a stopping above his head, some of the plaster fell on his head between his face and glasses. Plaster entered his left eye.
Employee was bent over pulling on belt when he felt something pull in his lower abdomen.
Employee was pulling on a piece of belt during a belt move when he felt pain in his back.
Employee was closing air lock doors when he twisted his knee.
Employee was hanging miner cables when a hanger broke causing the cable to hit him on the right shoulder knocking him to the ground.
Employee was loading roof jacks into scoop bucket when he struck his right little finger against another jack that had already been place in the bucket.
Became a lost time accident on 12/12/2006. Employee was moving a miner cable when he felt pain an hour later, worked until 12/01/2006 before seeking medical attention.
While the employee was hanging a miner cable, the hanger hook lacerated his nose.