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Employee was removing a block wall that was used to store mud behind it in order to be dried and later removed from the mine via Scoop. As he started to remove blocks some mud came loose thus pushing employee's leg against the blade of the Scoop.
Employee was installing pin on a bridge when he caught finger under the pin. Employee did not miss any work however he did go to a medical facility to get an x-ray done and it was determined that it was fractured therefore making this accident a reportable.
Employee was attempting to pull a piece of rock off of the continuous miner when his hand slipped and he caught his left wrist on a sharp edge of the rock sustaining a laceration. He did not miss any work however he did receive eight (8) sutures thus making this report a medical.
Employee was directing the fork lift operator on changing batteries on scoop. He directed the fork lift operator to set batteries down; at the same time he reached for cap on battery jack on scoop. He got left thumb pinched between cap of jack and battery.
Employee had lowered the head of the roof bolter to remove drill steels. The finisher steel had stuck in the roof. As the employee was putting the pusher steel away, the finisher steel fell out of the roof, striking the employee on the ring finger of his left hand.
Employee was attempting to clean material that had built up between the head roller and the chute on the no. 11 belt with a roof bolt when the roof bolt got up against the belt thus causing an avulsion of the left index finger.
Employee had just placed rub rail onto frame of continuous miner & needed to move the cover plate in order to permit the pin to pass through the rub rail to secure to the miner, when the rail fell off the frame of the miner onto the top of employee's feet.
Employee twisted lower back while setting fibercribs. Employee did not miss any work however after seeking treatment for ongoing pain the physician placed him on restricted duty effective 12/12/2007 now making this report classified as a medical.
Employee was removing rock from the #1 bridge when he experienced pain in his lower back. Employee continued working until December 3, 2007 at which time he started missing work due to this injury, therefore, now making this a lost time accident.
Employee was pulling MBC cable, when he experienced pain in lower back.
Employee was bending a Roof Bolt in low coal so as to install in the roof when he experienced pain in middle of back along the right side. Employee was placed on restricted (modified) duty effective 11/07/2006.
Employee was helping to belt up - while moving belt structure employee experienced pain in upper back.
The employee was positioning himself in order to tear out a bottom structure stand when he suddenly experienced sharp pain in his left knee.
WHILE UNLOADING X-BARS EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN X-BARS AND SCOOP CAUSING LACERATION. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID RECEIVED SUTURES THEREFORE MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING MBC THE CABLE GOT STUCK ON RUBBER MAT. WHILE TRYING TO FREE CABLE UP EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 03/30/05 AT WHICH TIME EE STARTED MISSING WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT MINER BITS WHEN A SPRING CLIP THAT ATTACHES THE BIT TO THE BLOCK SPRANG BACK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & WAS TREATED FOR A CORNEA ABRASION THUS MAKING THIS A MEDICAL.
EE, WHILE SPREADING HIGH CALCIUM LIME, APPARENTLY GOT SOME ON THE KNEE AREA OF CLOTHING NOT REALIZING THAT. LATER ON DURING THE SHIFT HE GOT HIS KNEES WET WHICH CAUSED A CHEMICAL REACTION.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING ROCK IN COAL CHAIN, ROCK SMASHED HAND LACERATING FINGERS. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 3 SUTURES AND PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY, MAKING THIS A MEDICAL.
WHILE EE WAS WALKING IN MUDDY CONDTIONS DOING MINE EXAMINATIONS, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.
WHILE EE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF OF CABLE TENDER, HE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND CABLE TENDER.
Bending roof bolts, EE had pain in shoulder.
WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS A MINE EXAMINER (THROWING ROCK DUST ETC.) EE AGGRAVATED RIGHT ELBOW. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2/18/04 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR AN OIL LEAK ON A ROOF BOLTER HE EXPOSED HIS LEFT HAND IN A PINCH POINT THEN OPERATED FUNCTIONS PINCHING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON THE SCOOP IN THE CHARGING STATION WHEN THE PLUGS APPARENTLY STUCK. WHILE TUGGING ON PLUGS THE ONE PLUG SUDDENLY DISLODGED THUS STRIKING HIM ON UPPER LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOLTER SUPPIES ONTO THE BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
A ROOF BOLT WAS HANGING OUT OF ROOF, WHAT WE TERM A "CHANDELIER" WHEN THE EE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR ON THE BEARING PLATE THAT WAS ON THAT ROOF BOLT CAUSING LACERATION. EE RECEIVED SUTURES, THERE FORE MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKERS SET "I" BEAMS AND CRIBS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE AREA. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL MAY 27, 2003 AT WHICH TIME EE STARTED MISSING WORK TO HAVE SURGERY PERF ORMED ON THAT SAME KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ON SKID WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 12/26/02 AT WHICH TIME THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING THE BELT LINE & THROWING BAGS OF DUST AROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JAN. 20, 2003 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK T O HAVE SURGERY - DIAGNOSIS HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE BELT WHEN HE SUSTAINED A LACERATED FINGER THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND DRYER CAUSING LACERATION.
EE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON WALKWAY WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RT. KNEE.
EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE EE WAS INSTALLING COAL CHAIN ON MINER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL DECEMBER 3, 2002 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGERY PERFORMED.
EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSING LOW BELT STRUCTURE DURING A BELT-UP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6/24/02. MINES IDLE FROM 6/28/02 TO 7/7/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DRILL HEAD FROM A ROOF BOLTER ONTO A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN THE DRILL HEAD SLIPPED PERMITTING THE SPROCKET TO CATCH ON HIS GLOVE PULLING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE ST ARTED THERAPY ON 6/26/02 NOW MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
WHILE EE WAS CRAWLING HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL OCTOBER 11, 2002 AT WHICH TIME THE EE STARTED MISSING WORK TO HAVE SURGERY PERFORMED.
EE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE TOP OF MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 7/9/02 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WOR K.
EE WAS PULLING CHARGER PLUG & CABLE OVER TO PERSONNEL CARRIER TO PUT ON CHARGE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE LIFTING ROOF CHANNELS TO INSTALL THEM, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT LATER WHEN THE PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR HERNIA SURGE RY ON 1/2/02.
WHILE CRAWLING EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ROCK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK BUT WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, EFFECTIVE 11-8-01.
WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SUPERVISOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN/ SWELLING IN RIGHTKNEE.
WHILE EE WAS RE-POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER-HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ALONG THE BOTTOM WITH HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY EFFECTIVE 10-30-01.
EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS STILL HOT FROM BEING CUT WITH TORCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BULL GEARS FROM BELT DRIVE AWAY FROM WORK AREA WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK/UPPER BUTTOCK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE-BUILDING A BLOCK WALL WHEN ONE OF THE BLOCKS DISLODGED PREMATURELY AND LANDED ON RIGHT HAND.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE OUT A CONVEYOR MOTOR, MOTOR STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE WENT TO PANEL PHYSICIAN ON 2/8/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICT ED DUTY EFFECTIVE 2/8/01 FOR THAT AFTERNOON SHIFT-ON.
EE WAS PUTTING VESSEL BACK TOGETHER WHEN THE PADDLE SWUNG STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY US UNTIL 2-9-01 AT WHICH TIME HE REQUESTED A REPORT BE COMPLETED. ON 2-12-01, EE SAW A PANEL PHYSICIAN AND COURSE OF TREATMENT MAKES THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DIRT IN THE EYE WHILE WORKING UNDER A PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISSANY WORK HOWEVER. HE GOT EYE MEDICATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT, THEREFORE MAKING THIS A MEDICAL REPORT.