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Employee was puting a pump through a man door and herniated a disk in his lower back.
Two employees where lifting a guarding in place for a tail piece. The injured employee let go with his left hand to chain the guarding into place and pulled his muscles in his right arm.
Two employees were packing a top roller cluster when one employee dropped the cluster & it hit the other employee in the lower back.
Individual had just moved a water pump and was getting back into mantrip when struck top of head on overcast I-beam. This caused individual to jam neck. Did not seek treatment until 5/17/07. Diagnosed with neck sprain and given prescription.
While picking up pump strained lower back; hurt back again on 5/30/07 falling down. On 6/19/07 individual notified company following doctors visit that surgery will be needed to repair herniated disc. Individual not off work, surgery scheduled for July.
On 12/14/06, individual notified his supervisor that following a doctor's appointment, he had a hernia and needs surgery. Individual stated it was caused during a belt move about a month ago, no initial accident report filed. This reporting individual was one of the individuals affected by a reduction in work force on 12/14/06.
While helping lift the de-watering pipe which was full of water felt pain in shoulder. No treatment until individual went to see doctor on 10/25/06 for continued pain, diagnosed with bursitis; given perscription.
Carrying a tow jack down to the longwall to put it in the back of a truck, he walked through a brattice curtain and couldn't see the rock prop on the other side, which caused him to smash his small right finger between the rock prop and the tow jack lacerating his finger open.
Raising monorail to hang on chains from the roof. EE rested the monorail on his head.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING STEEL, MOVING & SORTING, WHEN A PIECE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON A SHARP EDGE, CUTTING HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
The employee bent down to pick up and move the miner cable. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back and couldn't move.
Employee was finishing the repairs on the continuous miner. He lifted the cover to recover tools and/or parts. The cover slipped out of his right hand and fell onto his left hand. The cover smashed his left thumb causing a laceration and fracture. Employee sustained a fracture of his left thumb and required 5 stitches.
EE was assisting the miner operator in clearing some cap rock off the head of the miner. As they pushed, the cap rock broke and EE's hand slid along the edge of the rock. The sharp edge cut through EE's gloves and cut his left thumb. EE was transported to the hospital where he received 5 stitches.
The Employee was adjusting the feed gate on a belt. The wheel handle gave all at once and pinched his fingers between the wheel handle and the brace/bracket.
EE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON A BELT. HE WAS IN A BOX CHECK AREA AND THREW A LUMP OF COAL ON THE BELT. IT HIT A CABLE AND BOUNCED BACK OUT AND LANDED ON EE'S FOOT.
Employee was pulling ventilation tube from scoop bucket using a nylon strap hooked to roof mesh. The strap gave striking him on the left palm causing a laceration.
Employee was pulling 12/4 cable and it caught on a lump of coal, as he pulled harder the cable came loose and his right knee gave. He was examined by x-ray and an orthopedist and no medical treatment was given. EE was later re-evaluated and a scope was performed on his right knee on 5/7/04.
THE INJURED EE WAS JOINING TWO LENGTHS OF WATER HOSE. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN OPENINGS IN A WIRE MESH MAT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CUT ON THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS A MECHANIC WHO WAS SENT TO REPAIR A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN USE IN THE EAST MAINS. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING HIS HAND STRUCK THE FRAME O F THE MACHINE CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE RIGHT HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
INJURED EE WAS SETTING A TIMER. THE CAP PIECE FELL OFF TIMBER AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH, CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE UPPER LIP. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
THE INJURED EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION FROM AN ISUZU P.U. TRUCK LOCATED IN THE SURFACE SHOP. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE TRANSMISSION IN PLACE, IT SLIPPED AND FELL AND PINCHED HIS RT. HAND BET WEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CONCRETE FLOOR. THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RT. HAND RECEIVED A COMPOUND FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION. AS A RESULT OF THEINJURY FIRST JOINT OF LITTLE FINGER AMPUTATED.
EE'S BELLY DUMP TRUCK WAS STUCK WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD A COAL PILE. AFTER THE FRONT END LOADER PULLED HER OFF THE COAL PILE SHE WAS PUTTING THETOW CABLE BACK ON THE LOADER WHEN SHE INJURED THE TENDONS IN HER RIGHT WRIST.
INJURED WAS OPENING A MAN DOOR. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME.
INJ EE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL COAL SAMPLE BARREL WHICH HAD A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING ON TOP AS A LID: THE BELTING RAISED UP & SCRAPED THE RIGHT EYE. 2 DAYS LATER THE EE WENT TO DR & RECD A RX MEDICATION FOR EYE INJURY
EE WAS WORKING ON A CREW MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR OUT OF THE MINE. AS EE WAS MOVING THE TRAILING CABLE, THE OPERATOR TURNED ON THE CABLE REEL AND THE TENSION OF THE CABLE PULLED THE EE'S WRIST (RI GHT). AFTER TWO DAYS, THE EE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND X-RAYS REVEALED A FRACTURE; A HARD SPLINT WAS APPLIED.
INJURED EE WAS HANGING A TRAILING CABLE AND THE HANGER BROKE AND THE CABLE FELL. EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT THUMB.