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While extending the slider from the tube, the employees arm was drawn into the tube, resulting in the employees left forearm striking the tube.
Employee was tightening chains on the tires for the section scoop. While cleaning up from the job, EE moved the fairlead from the scoop and placed it on the toolbox. The fairlead slid off the toolbox and employee tried to catch it, smashing EE's right ring finger between the fairlead and the mine floor resulting in a laceration at EE's last knuckle.
Employee attempted to pull slider out of ventilation tubing and the slider did not move, employee was reaching over EE's head facing the coal face. Employee pulled harder with both hands and felt a sharp pain in EE's stomach. Employee noticed lump above belly button and has been diagnosed with a herniation of the Umbilicus.
Employee turned on a wash down hose on the longwall face and the hose struck EE in the chin.
Employee picked up a water bottle that had been left on a bench and took a drink. The bottle had a small amount of water and aerosol cleaner in it.
While assisting in loading continuous miner cable into the boom of the machine, via the use of a scoop, using a steel sheave wheel and nylon cable. The employee placed their left hand onto the cable and pulled fingers into the sheave wheel, resulting in injury to three of the fingers on left hand.
Employee was hanging the feeder cable whenever EE bumped into a 72" bottom belt roller that was leaning against the rib. The roller fell over and struck employee on the top of the left foot.
Employee felt pain in shoulder after shoveling rock. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
Driver started the belt on live bottom trailer forcing load against tailgate before unlatching tailgate. EE tried to free tailgate by hitting latch with a chain hook. This caused the tailgate to break free and hit the driver in the mouth.
Employee was installing a 10ft. cable bolt when it became stuck in the drill hole. The employee was attempting to shove the bolt up manually whenever employee felt discomfort in right shoulder. The employee started missing work on 5-3-22.
Employee was turning motor sheave on unit 214 on the 3rd floor of the prep plant to assess the condition of the motor. When the employee rotated the belt, employee's right thumb was caught between the belt and the sheave. This resulted in a laceration to the right thumb that required five sutures.
During a power move on the longwall, an employee started dropping highline at 49 BLK and the employee injured walked out of 45 BLK crosscut. Injured employee was struck on the right shoulder and back with the highline resulting in multiple fractures.
While reinstalling the water line manifold on the end of the pipe, the manifold fell approximately 4 ft. from the end of the pipe. The employees left ring finger was caught between the manifold and the belt rail, resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close.
Employee was changing a planetary on a C/M. While the planetary and arm were being worked back and forth in an effort to remove it from beside the machine: the employee's thumb was smashed between the frame and planetary. This resulted in a laceration and a fracture to the thumb.
Outby active longwall section 6 Right, 18 block, 2 to 3 entry. The employee was reconstructing a stopping using block that was stacked beside the work area. Employee picked a block up off of the ground and a block from the stack fell; striking EE's right hand. On 6/1/2021, it was determined through examination that EE had a fracture of the first metacarpal of the right thumb.
Employee was attempting to remove a pin from a clevis that was attached to a continuous miner rub rail that was removed from the machine and lying on the concrete floor. When the pin was removed, the rub rail shifted, smashing the employee's left middle finger between the rub rail and floor. This resulted in an avulsion of the fingertip and a tuft fracture.
Employee was dropping miner cable out of a roller hanger and felt pain in EE's back. The employee started missing work on 4-4-20 and is awaiting a further examination.
Employee was replacing the center driveshaft on the #15 Sandvic scoop outby the Longwall face at 60BLK. While attempting to lift the driveshaft off the top of the scoop to proceed in replacing it, employee felt pain in left arm. Employee continued to work until 2/16/2020 when medical diagnosed a tear in the left bicep.
Building seal and dropped cement block on right hand middle finger.
Employee exited shuttle car to move some cable out of the roadway and felt something pop in left shoulder. The employee continued to work until it was determined that the injured arm would need surgery to correct. The employee received surgery on left bicep on 01/26/2018 and is currently off from work. Beginning on the date of surgery (1/26/18)
Employee was lowering the battery cover on a scoop when they caught their thumb between the battery cover and the battery resulting a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was hanging a piece of Ventilation Tubing when felt pain in back.
Employee was operating a continuous miner when ee strained back when lifting the cable. The incident has been under investigation awaiting the results of an MRI, the results received on 09/21/2016 show a herniated disc. The employee is missing time due to the incident reported on 09/05/2016
Employee was loading a metal track idler for a continuous miner when it slipped pinching left hand causing an amputation of approximately one-half of middle finger.
The employee picked up a piece of siding to install on a fan building. The employee was not wearing the gloves. The siding had a sharp edge which cut right middle finger. The injury resulted in laceration to right middle finger, including tendon. The repair required multiple stitches at least 10).
Employee was reaching across the rock duster and placed left hand on the duster for balance as EE was opening the bleed off valve. The pressure bleed off lid, causing it to fall and the flat bar hinge caught the middle finger on left hand. This resulted in a laceration and partial amputation of the finger.
Employee was pulling a bag of rock dust through a man-door when the door slammed closed mashing his thumb. This resulted in stitches to his hand
Employee was assisting others in building a wall for an overcast when he was struck by a cement block. He received 5 stitches
Employee was packing a metal box and as he passed by the power center he mashed his finger between the box and the power center resulting in a laceration to his finger.
Employee was assisting fellow employees in the process of hanging the High Voltage cable when the cable pulled loose striking the employee on the left wrist. This resulted in a fracture to his wrist.
employee was carrying a belt roller around the front of the scoop bucket when he tripped over the edge of the bucket, as he fell he dropped the roller and it pinched his right leg against the side of the bucket. he received a laceration on his front right thigh requiring stitches.
Employee was building a stopping when he was struck on the hand with a cement block resulting in a fracture to his finger.
Employee was opening a mandoor when the sudden rush of air pulled his left arm and shoulder. The injury occurred on 11-22-13, but it wasn't until further medical evaluation that it was deemed that surgery was needed on 12-13-13. The employee has missed no work days as a result of this injury.
Employee was removing safety cables from a rail car, when the cable twisted and the clevis on the end of the cable turned, striking the employee's right hand. Resulting in a hairline fracture. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.
Employee was dropping ventilation tubing.The employee had hand placed through the D ring on the side of the tube to help support the weight. When the tube became dislodged, the weight of the tube bent employee's fingers back. This resulted in a laceration/ break to the right ring finger. The laceration required 5 sutures to close.
during a belt move, was lifting a roller up to move the bed rail when a post fell out and struck his left arm (fracture)
Employee was moving lumber. Splinter in Right index finger caused infection which required surgery.
Employee was unloading bucket of supplies, picked up chain and strained his back.
Employee was moving scaffolding to weld hanger for belt line. Strained groin.
While trying to remove a piece of slate rock from the top of the continuous miner, the operator suffered a laceration to his left forearm. The employee was shoving the rock with his hands whenever a piece of the rock fragmented, allowing his one hand to slip free, exposing his arm to the sharp rock. The laceration required 3 sutures to close.
While removing the center section pin from the 001 scoop, the principle injured was lying on his back assisting in removing pin, when he inadvertently lost his grip allowing the pin to fall striking him above the right eye. The laceration required 5 sutures to close.
Employee was dumping a muck bucket and caught finger in locking ear.
Employees were installing steel set arch, beam jumped, striking employee in head. Minor bruising. Returned to work same date