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Employee was on break and eating when injury occurred.
EE was assisting mechanics lift Pantograph onto Trolley Motor and caught his left pinkie finger between trolley and base of pantograph. Medical treatment only, no days away from work.
Pushing a bolt into a hole when control of the rock bolt was lost and the bolt slid out of the hole and stuck EE on the left side of face causing a laceration.
After unloading concrete on to the maxi crete, employee was lifting up chute on concrete truck, and chute fell catching employee's thumb. No days away. Medical treatment only.
As employee was leaving the haulage trolley shop, he stopped to close the fire doors, as he shut the doors the metal latch closed and smashed employee's left thumb.
Employee was driving a tracker underground and eye became irritated. All PPE was worn as required. No DAFW; no RWC.
Employee tried to start a generator and generator caused him to pull his arm and injure his hand. 30 minutes later he reported pain in his shoulder.
Miner was cutting split-set bolts using a reciprocating saw, wearing goggles - got metal particles around the eyebrows. Washing face at end of shift a metal particle transferred from eyebrows into left eye but he noticed no discomfort. The next morning he thought he had an eye infection, called in sick and sought treatment where metal particle was found.
Employee was releasing water from hopper for slick line wash out by pulling on plunger, when he felt a pain in his abdomen area. No days away from work, five pre-scheduled days off then RTW light duty on 2/29/12.
Employee was moving a jackleg from a draw point to another draw point while lifting the jackleg he felt a slight pain to his neck/shoulder area. Employee was evaluated by doctor on 12-20-11 (MRI negative) with a second evaluation on 12-29-11 (MRI) will be done.
The gear puller was attached & pressure was applied, when employee used a crescent wrench to hold the shaft from turning as the pressure was applied. One of the gear puller arm broken & puller sprung away from the pinion gear with force, causing the force pulled on the arm or struck left shoulder.
Employee was holding the lowboy hitch while loci operator positioned the loci for hook-up. The loci jumped when the motion was engaged. The loci struck the end of the hitch which then popped upward striking the employee in the chin, no days away from work.
The EE complained of sore back 9/27/11 & declined medical care. On 10/3/11 he was taken to clinic for pain and clinic diagnosed inflamed muscles & released to full duty. MRI was completed on 10/6/11 and physician transferred EE to original physician in Idaho due to pre-existing injury. 10/9 EE went to Idaho to see his dr and is still on full duty.
Employee was assisting a maintenance field mechanic installing the Y-link on a coal haul truck. While maneuvering the Y-link, the employees finger was caught between a wood block and the Y-link.
While holding end of pipe, employee attempted to swing his end over into reject bin pinching his pinky finger between the handrail and pipe. No days missed, no restricted duty. RTW regular duty 7-1-11.
Employee was stepping on an overburden truck when pain was felt in knee.
Employee was using "floor dry" material to absorb oil on floor-when he felt something in his eye. He was sweating and wiped his (L) eye w/ paper towel and his eye became irritated. Employee was diagnoses with scratched cornea to left eye. No lost time, no restricted work, medical treatment only.
Employee stated that he was bent down on his knees cleaning/washing the de-watering system. When he got up, he felt a pain in his right knee. He did not lose time until 10/28/2011 due to surgery.
Employee was connecting a pivot bracket when it fell and struck him in the mouth. Employee chipped a front tooth.
During the drilling for ground support, while holding steel with left hand and the jackleg in an upright position with his right hand, employee pushed drill steel up, and immediately felt pain on his left shoulder. Employee did not miss work and incident was not reportable injury until surgery, employee's first day away was 4-11-11.
Employee stated that he was holding a bar up that holds cylinders in place on the refuge chamber cylinder racks while another employee tightened the bolts with an impact wrench. The employee's finger got caught in a pinch point.
Employee stated that he bolting a strap on a locomotive when his hand slipped and cut his thumb on a piece of metal.
Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket with 4 gallons of water in the bucket. As the employee lifted the bucket, they felt a sharp pain in their lower back. As a result the employee re-injured his back from an off the job injury that resulted in back surgery earlier this year.
Employee reported that he strained his neck and felt it several times before but more so on 7-2-10 after unloading rebar. He reports the strain is from 2008 injury. Employee did not report until 7-7-10; took vacation, then sought his own medical care, did not report to employer then. He was evaluated by doctor & placed on light duty. This injury may be linked to 2008.
Employee was working on a water truck and was using the tailgate to access the rear axle box. Employee was climbing from the ground into the back of their pickup when the employee felt their right knee pop causing pain to the employee. Employee had surgery on 8/20/10 to repair a torn meniscus and returned to work on 8/23/10 with work restrictions.
Employee was tapping mounting holes so new bolts would thread easier when mounting a new starter. The employees head was directly under the mounting holes when a piece of foreign material fell in his right eye. The employee used eye drops and thought he flushed it out. The next day the mechanic went to a doctor and a piece of metal was removed from eye.
Employee was removing a broken trip cable on a P&H 4100 shovel. As he attempted to spin the cable drum to continue spooling out the cable, he pinched his finger between the drum and guard.
Employee stated that when they let an end of the monorail down, the other side slid off. The employee's thumb was caught on top of the motor.
Employee was in the process of troubleshooting Trolley Loci #682 in the Haulage Level Panel 14. The employee was boarding the rear electrical compartment when he felt a pulling sensation in his lower mid abdominal section. Released with no restrictions.
Employee was assisting in replacing the boom lift jack on the Fletcher Roof Bolter when the boom fell fracturing his right arm.
During Longwall recovery, employee was helping pull hoses off face with the use of a scoop and chain. The chain slipped off the end of the hose, causing the hose to spring back and strike the employee in the leg.
Employee was in the process of removing two hydraulic lines on a hydraulic cylinder. After removing one line without problems, he was in the process of removing the second line when pressurized hydraulic oil sprayed him in the face.
EE was removing rocks from the draw off tunnel when he lost grip, causing right hand to be caught between the rock and concrete floor in the tunnel. 1st aid was given, seen at ER, diagnosed with a hair-line fracture of his little finger.
While installing the saddle block at the load zone on a belt, the saddle fell over coming into contact with the EE's legs. Intial diagnosis was a first aid, however after continuing pain, the employee had an MRI done which showed a fractured left tibia.
Employee was lifting a scraper for belt when he strained his right shoulder.
Employee stated that he was pulling the miner cable over with a cable hook and felt a pain in his lower back. The employee was diagnosed with two herniated discs in his back and placed on restricted duty on April 20, 2009.
Drill operator was entering the drill cab when he got his right index finger caught in between the cab door and door frame sustaining laceration and fracture to the tip of finger.
Employee stated that he was pulling 100 ft of suction line over the overcast when he felt his right knee pop. Employee first LWD did not occur until 5/28/09 due to surgery.
Employee was attempting to dislodge a tape measure that became stuck when taking measurements on a shovel bucket. When the tape did not come loose the employee grabbed the tape and pulled cutting his right index finger.
Employee stated that he was helping move the miner cable when he felt a strain in his right shoulder. Employee's FLWD was not until 4/29/09 due to surgery.
Employee stated that he was picking up a bucket of plaster with both hands when he felt a pain in both arms. Employee's FLWD did not occur until 2/23/09.
Employee was in the process of preparing base lift jack for shield removal. The saddle that holds the base lift jack vertical fell, striking/pinching employee's finger between the saddle and the base lift jack.
Employee was installing a rock bolt with a jackleg. While lifting up on jackleg in order to reposition leg back a few inches, the exertion caused his knee cap to pop out of place.
Employee stated that he was lifting top idlers for the belt set up and loading them on a skid. When he tried to lift a roller, two rollers were struck together, causing a sharp pain in his right shoulder. Employee's FLWD did not occur until 1/7/09 due to surgery.
Employee stated that he and a contract employee were moving eicotrac when the contract employee turned the eicotrac and caught the employee's finger between the panline and the eicotrac.
While waiting for the employees shift to start the employee started cleaning up her reporting area. While using a shovel to move garbage, she felt a sharp pain in her hip. The employee went to the doctor and was not released to return to work because of the hip injury.
Employee stated that he was helping hang the miner cable in # 1 entry of Flat Creek 3 section, when he felt a burning sensation in both shoulders. Employee's FLWD occurred on 10/24/2008 due to surgery to correct the condition.
Injured employee and three other coworkers were preparing to build a brattice. Injured employee was taking the plastic shrink wrapping from a pallet of blocks. As employee was removing wrapping, a block became dislodged from the pallet, fell, and struck employee on the top of the right foot, resulting in a contusion.
Employee stated that he grabbed the chain to a valve block and it was not secure. The block fell on the employee's leg causing a laceration. This resulted in 10 sutures.
The employee alleges while lifting a 4" water hose to attach to a valve on a truck he pulled a muscle in his arm. The employee continued to work with no restrictions from the doctor until his surgery on August 15th, 2008.