Was removing a shield leg jack when the jack swung around and hit EE's right ankle, catching both legs between the cell plate the shield foot.
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Showing 50 of 78Moving belt covers from a pallet and loading them on a cart to move them down in the tunnel. While lifting the cover EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow and couldn't move EE's arm. Was taken off work by doctor on 04/03/2026.
Helping install the rub rail on the side of a new miner when right index finger got pinched between the frame and rail, causing to receive stitches.
While attempting to hook the chain to the supply trailer at the slope bottom to unhook the trailer, the car rolled back and hit EE in the right ankle causing a small cut that required stitches.
While cutting bands off a bundle of screen wire, as they were stepping off the back of the bolter, their right wrist made contact with the edge of the screen wire causing a laceration on inner right wrist. Causing them to receive stitches.
While roof bolting operator's pusher steel cross threaded in the drill chuck. Operator attempted to dislodge the drill steel, the drill steel was bent, the steel kicked back striking operator in the hardhat causing a laceration. Operator received stitches.
While picking up a belt spreader off of a belt structure trailer, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's neck and right shoulder.
While cutting the bottom of a chute out, slag landed on the torch hoses melting them. While climbing out of the chute to shut off the oxygen and acetylene tanks, EE strained EE's right foot.
While cribbing up the headgate shield, a crib got dropped on EE's hand smashing EE's right index finger, causing EE to receive stitches.
The crosshead for the Single Drum Lining Hoist became caught on top of a concrete pipe bracket that extended from the shaft liner 8.5" at 388' as the hook continued to be lowered down to a depth of 500'. The crew moved the work deck back to center the crosshead fell off the concrete pipe bracket and fell down to the headache ball causing 6' of damage to lower end of the hoist rope.
Bending over picking rocks up, EE felt a pop above EE's groin. EE was taken off work on 05/28/2025
While climbing up on a diesel tractor EE felt a pop in right shoulder. EE was taken off work on 04/09/2025
When removing the scraper, the frame that had been unbolted fell down, hitting EE's right upper leg and right knee cap. EE was taken off work on 02/19/2025.
While reclaiming cables and hoses from the roof for the panline, they had their left hand under the cables to support them. The force of the falling cables and hoses slammed their left hand down against the panline.
EE was placing hog panel on ATRS when it got bound up, EE pulled on it and felt a burning sensation from right shoulder down to EE's bicep.
While building a double block wall, EE lifted a block up and was trying to get it in place when it rolled and landed on EE's right pinky finger. EE was wearing black cheetah gloves at the time of incident. EE was taken off work on 01/20/2025 for surgery.
While lifting block for building wall EE experienced pain in EE's groin and hip. EE was taken off work on December 13, 2024 for surgery.
Unloading pump ride, they grabbed pallet from back of ride, as they were pulling the pallet a Victaulic coupler that was underneath pallet gashed their left-hand palm area. Causing them to receive stitches.
Helping another crew member load props in a scoop bucket, EE threw EE's end of the prop in the bucket and it kicked back, smashing EE's ring finger between the bucket and the prop, causing EE to receive stitches.
While working on a conveyor chain under a shuttle car, when getting up off the ground, hard hat fell off and they tried to catch it, causing them to lose balance and fall head first into the shuttle car, causing a laceration which required staples.
While pulling a 72" bottom frame from the slope track through the compartment mandoor EE strained EE's lower back. Was taken off work on 10/17/2024
Assisting belt crew during a belt extension on the D3HG8 section. While installing a bottom roller the bottom roller bracket was not sitting flush enough with belt rail to install the "J" bolt. EE kicked the bottom roller bracket with right leg trying to get bracket in place and felt a pop in left knee.
Employee and another crew member were hanging miner cable in the #5 entry. When they lifted the cable to hang it, employee pulled something in their left shoulder. Continued to work until 7/18/2024 When employee was taken off work.
A base lift cylinder rolled off the landing, Employee and a co-worker lifted jack back up on landing and employee felt a pull in their stomach. Was taken off work on 1/12/2024 for surgery to repair hernia.
Reclaiming ventilation tubing, tubing fell hitting EE on the head. Was taken off work on 9/9/2023.
Loading oil on stinger ride and twisted knee.
After taking a Simplex Jack down while assisting in bolting of the Longwall face, EE turned away and EE's right foot slipped into the pan line chain sideways. When EE pulled their foot out, EE heard a pop.
While loading a Strata prop on to a shuttle car EE's glove caught on the wire of the prop. EE couldn't get hand away from the prop as the prop dropped on the shuttle car causing it to smash EE's right ring and middle fingers.
While assisting a group of guys cleaning shield feet on the face, as EE was walking around, one of the guys threw a rock striking EE in the face. EE received stitches in the left eyebrow.
Employee was pulling down a hanging piece of tin when the tin ripped and cut employee's thumb. Had surgery and received stitches.
Was loading cribs on head drive up high. Stacking cribs 4 high when a top crib fell off the stack, hitting EE's right ring finger.
Bent over and picked up high voltage cable, felt something pop in lower back.
While offloading structure on the belt line, EE felt a burning feeling on the inside part of right shoulder. EE was taken off work on 08/31/2022 for surgery.
When shutting equipment door, EE's finger was smashed by the walk thru door. Fracturing EE's finger.
While lifting belt up to install belt structure during a belt move, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
EE was changing a broken hydraulic fitting. When the hose broke off the fitting, EE felt a pain in the right elbow. EE continued working and was taken off work for surgery on 5/20/2022 for a tear in the bicep.
EE had removed the Range Arm pin and was tossing it up on the shield. As EE tossed it, EE did not get it as high as needed and caught right pinky finger between the pin and shield causing a laceration and fracture.
EE pulled on hog panel to free it up on the bolter, EE felt a pop in right shoulder.
Loading belt structure on trailer and felt pain in left shoulder. Was taken off work on 9/24/2021 for surgery.
While lifting a 2" pump onto a mantrip with the help of a coworker, having to lift the pump high over a tool box, EE felt a strain in right shoulder. Was taken off work on 8/13/2021 due to restriction of no use of right arm.
While unhooking staging beams threw chains up on mule, felt a pinch and pain in groin area. Continued working up until surgery on June, 11, 2021.
While pulling a piece of angle iron on top of the North Sub Main I.L.S., employee smashed left pinky finger between the angle iron and the head frame at dump. Received stitches to the left pinky finger.
Hanging miner cable and tie wire came loose twisting EE's arm back. Causing EE to have surgery on March 3, 2020 to repair tendon.
Moving the wash down hose across the top of the monorail. The wash down hose got stuck, when EE tugged on the hose it came on and whipped, striking EE in the mouth causing a broken tooth and stitches.
Loading a piece of belt hand rail onto sled, it slid down striking EE's finger catching it between another rail. EE received stitches to the left ring finger.
Shoveling on the belt line, employee lifted a rock and one side was heavier than the other which resulted in the rock to slip and pin employee's index finger between the rock and discharge line. Fracturing the right index finger.
Employee reported on 6/10/2019 that on 5/29/2019 while loading cable on pump car, they felt a sharp pain in their neck. Became LWD on 8/8/2019 due to surgery.
Dragging pressure hoses, EE had a hose on right shoulder, EE twisted to the left so EE could grab hose with left hand when EE felt pain in lower back. Was taken off work on 07/24/2019 to have back surgery.
Picked up 2 cribs over EE's shoulder and as EE lifted them over EE's shoulder EE felt a pull in EE's right groin area and dropped the cribs when EE felt the pain. EE was diagnosed with a hernia and taken off work Friday, January 18th for surgery becoming a Lost Work Day incident
Employee was changing belt rollers. They dropped roller on right hand finger tip. Required 17 stitches.