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Employee was lifting a belt roller to put on a pallet and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was opening a set of Kennedy doors to allow a trip to go through. He closed one side of the doors and while he had his back to the other door it swung closed and caused him to hit his head on the first door resulting in him having to have stitches in his fore head.
Employee was taking belt chocks back to load on the ride when he felt a pain in his lower back, he continued to work until the doctor put him off work on 8/26/15.
Employee was removing a screen panel from the refuse box when he slipped and mashed his right index finger resulting in a hair line fracture of the end of the finger.
Employee was loading glue on bolter and pulled back.
Employee had filled up the pod duster at the dust drop on bottom and when he walked back to the bulk dust hose a slug of dust broke loose in the pipe causing the hose to whip up and strike him in the arm and face causing a fractured arm and facial bones and cuts.
Employee was putting the bottom section into the top section of his pinner steels when the insert caught the steels popped together hitting him on his hand causing a fracture.
Employee was getting a rock out of the feeder and hurt his back and shoulder.
Employee was lifting a tongue on the #3 unit sub to hook it up and felt pain in his lower back.
Employee was trying to get the reel of the roof bolter on # 2 unit in # 8 entry unstuck. He had his hand on the reel when two employees pulled the bolter cable and the reel became unstuck which pulled his left hand into the reel causing him to have stitches.
Employee was loading roof bolts in #5 entry on #3 unit when he mashed his left middle finger between the top of the bolter and a hand full of roof bolts, resulting in a small fracture of his finger.
Employee was loading belt framing into a scoop bucket and framing mashed his left hand.
Employee was putting a rub rail back on the miner in #2 entry on #3 unit when he felt his right forearm pop. He continued to work till seen by an orthopaedic doctor and was put on restrictions.
Employee was throwing the miner cable over on #3 unit in #6 right when he felt a sharp pain between his shoulder blades. He continued to work till he was put off work for therapy on 5-19-14.
Employee was pulling the miner cable on # 2 unit and felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was putting a set of ram car batteries on charge. When he was raising the battery lids, one lid fell on his right index finger causing him to receive a fracture of his right index finger.
Employee was loading rollers onto the ride and felt something pull in his right elbow.
Employee was throwing a conveyor flight into the tail of the continuous miner when he felt his right shoulder pop, he continued to work until he had surgery on his shoulder on 5/5/14.
Employee was walking across from #7 to #8 entry on #3 unit when he felt his lower back pop. He had been loading pins and boards on the right bolter earlier that morning. This accident happened on 12/3/2013 he continued to work till he had back surgery on 07/15/2014.
EE was changing the #1 unit scud pump out and while unthreading the main fitting he caught the middle finger of his left hand between the frame and the fitting causing him to receive 8 stitches in his finger
employee was loading roof bolter pin plates, 5 xcuts outby the last open in #8 entry on #1 unit when he dropped a bundle of plates on his left hand causing him to fracture his finger tip
Employee was taking down the air lock at #2 unit belt tail when the tail moved and a jack pipe fell and hit him on his middle finger of his right hand causing a finger tip fracture.
Employee was cleaning rock off of the unit power box in #4 entry on #1 unit when he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder. A MRI done at a later date showed a tear in his shoulder.
Employee was loading 54" belt framing into a belt skid and felt a sharp pain in his back, he went to the doctor and had x-rays and a MRI. He is off work with a bulging disc.
Employee was building a brattice on #1 unit when he bent over a trailer to pick up a block and felt something pull in his back.
Employee was dragging a bottom roller on the 1st 54 belt line when he mashed his right ring finger, resulting in him receiving 12 stitches.
Employee was helping put pins and bushings in the M-7 miner on #1 unit in #9 entry when a co-worker was driving the right bushing in a piece of the bushing broke off and struck the employee in the neck. He was taken to the doctor and the metal was taken out, with one stitch put in the incision.
Employee was pulling cable off of the reel of the roof bolter when he twisted and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He was between #7 and #8 entry in the last open cross cut on #1 unit. He came back to work the next day.
Employee was lowering the lid on a set of ram car batteries when the lid fell on his left index finger which caused a fracture in the tip of the finger and 6 stitches.
EE stated he was grading the hall road and was stopped waiting for the artic. trucks to move. He finished his drink and opened the door and threw the can out, as he was shutting the door he shut it on his left hand. The door striker that latches caught his left middle finger on the inside had a laceration. EE had 15 stitches in E.R. Minor injury.
Employee had moved the miner into #5 entry on #3 unit and while pulling on the miner cable he strained his back.
Employee was removing a discharge line on a chemical pump when fluid came out and sprayed him in his left eye behind his safety glasses. His eyes were flushed out and he went to the doctor and was told to be off for 2 days.
Employee was holding a wing up that had been torn off of a feeder when he lost his grip on the heavy metal wing causing it to fall and smash his tight little finger, he had 8 stitches in his finger.