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Employee reached behind a tool box to retrieve some welding rods. As employee pulled the welding rods out the employee lacerated left forearm on a sharp edge of the toolbox. Employee received 10 sutures to the wound.
Employee was putting a split header on a roof bolt while standing on a ladder. Another employee handed a header and as employee raised the header ee felt something pop in left shoulder. EE began missing work on 8/16/2017.
While handling a bundle of 8 foot roof bolts the employee felt sharp pain in right shoulder. EE began missing work on 8/15/2017 to receive treatment on the shoulder.
Employee was lifting two five gallon oil cans when EE felt something pop in left elbow. EE continued working and later sought medical attention. A medical procedure was performed on the elbow on 1/17/2017 making this incident reportable.
While employee was pulling a piece of top belt structure out of the belt, the structure became stuck. EE pulled harder and when the structure released, EE fell backwards with the structure hitting right leg below the knee causing a laceration requiring staples. EE returned to normal duties the next working shift.
While employee was hanging a shuttle car cable, he missed the hanger causing he cable to pull his arms forward straining his right shoulder. He continued working but began missing work on 1/18/2016 when he had surgery to repair a tear in the shoulder.
Employee was taking a belt spreader our during a belt pull back when he felt pain in his right bicep. He continued working and sought medical treatment on 11/03/2015 for a surgical procedure on a tendon in the arm. He returned to work his next scheduled shift.
Employee was moving a sump pump. The pump line was tied off at the pump and lo-trac forks. While the operator was pulling the waterline with the lo-trac, the waterline got caught on the feeder causing the rope hangers to break allowing the pump to strike the operator on the left side of the face. He suffered fractures to the left side of his face.
While employee was tramming a roof bolter from #3 to #2 entry, he engaged the cable reel take up on the roof bolter which caused the cable to pull a rope hanger attached to the cable from a rib bolt. The hook on the hanger struck the employee in the right eye causing an eye injury that required medical treatment and lost days. He was wearing eye protection.
While employee was lifting a bag of rock dust, he felt pain in his lower back. He began missing work on 1/10/2014.
As employee was loading belt tools into a mantrip, he twisted and felt pain in his lower right back. He has been diagnosed with a herniated disc in his lower back.
While pushing a skirt at a tail piece, the employee experienced pain in his right arm. It was later determined that he had suffered a torn tendon in his elbow. He had surgery on the elbow on 1/30/2012 and missed two shifts of work.
His regular job is shoveling belts and he began having pain to his lower back and said it became worse as the morning progressed. He complained to his supervisor and was taken outside. He was able to drive himself for medical evaluation and treatment.
The employee was moving a piece of belt structure when he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued working until 8/8/2011 when he began missing work due to a torn rotator cuff.
Employee was working with a crew construction seals underground. He dropped a concrete block and mashed his right thumb between two blocks. He required medical treatment and received stitches to close the wound.
When the employee took a bolt out of the rear end of a scoop, the rear end dropped down and caught the employee's left hand between the impact wrench he was holding and the floor of the shop. The employee suffered a laceration to the palm of his left hand.
Employee had been having issues with his lower back which were not attributed to a particular work activity. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with degenerative disk desease in his lower back. He began missing work on 3/24/2011 to begin receiving treatment for his condition.
While changing out a scrapper, the scrapper fell catching employee's right little finger between the scrapper and crossunder guard. The finger was lacerated and fractured just behind the fingernail. The employee returned to work his next scheduled shift.
Employee struck a can of paint against a roof bolt plate. The paint can burst, causing the employee to suffer a laceration to his right middle finger, requiring sutures.
EE reported that he bent over to pick up one end of a jack to set it for roof support. When he raised up, holding the end of the jack, he said he felt a "pop" in his mid lower back area. He finished his shift and sought medical treatment the following day, due to continued pain to his lower back.
While trying to move a piece of rock out of a travel way, the employee felt pain in his lower back. He began missing work on 8/20/2009.
Employee had been lifting belt structure during his shift on 8-18-09. At approx. 5:00 A.M. he complained of severe pain to his lower back and was taken to Lonesome Pine Hospital for evaluation. He was treated and released to the care of his regular physician.
The employee was assisting another miner to load utility doors onto a scoop when he said he felt a pop in his lower back. The area became increasingly painful over the next couple days and he sought medical attention.
Employee was pulling a fork on a Lo-Trac when the fork came off and struck the employee's left ankle resulting in a fracture.
While crossing a bridge while carrying some roof bolt plates, employee felt something pop in his left shoulder. He started missing work on 2/16/2009 to have surgury on the shoulder.
Employee was near the end of a power center, watching a bridge cable being pulled through a sheave wheel attached to the power center. The cable hung up, causing the power center to move onto the employees hand. He suffered a dislocated little finger and a laceration, requiring sutures on his ring finger on his right hand.
The EE was taking down a kennedy stopping panel next to the coal rib. As the panel was removed, a piece of draw rock fell, striking the EE and caused him to fall to mine floor. The panel then fell, striking him on the wrist, causing a laceration that required sutured. The rock measured 17" X 14" and was 2" in thickness.
As the injured EE was hooking up a supply car to a scoop, he raised up, striking his right ear on a sign that was hanging from the mine roof and caused a laceration to the ear which required sutures.
Employee was loading retriever links from a flat car to a battery ride when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He started missing work for treatment on 5-23-08.
Employee stated that while disassembling belt structure, he reached too high & his left shoulder "popped out of place". He said he was able to "pop it back in place" and continued work until his shift ended. Later that evening he had pain & sought treatment at the local emergency room.
As EE stepped up to metal platform from the floor, he slipped catching himself before he fell. He con't to work & started missing work due to injury 5/22/07.
EE has made a claim under our worker's comp alleging that he injured his back while lifting a 50 lb bag of block bond on 2/24/07. He had not made any mention of injury that day to his supervisor or to his co-workers. It was 12 to 14 days before we learned he was seeking treatment. I then had to wait to hear from him to get details as he had had his phone number changed.
Employee was cleaning a rock off the continuous miner. While flipping the rock into the conveyor of the miner his left ring finger was caught between the rock and the mine roof.
Employee was cutting a piece of drill steel. When he turned to hand the piece of steel to a co-worker, he felt his lower back tighten up. The EE continued to work & began missing work because of the injury on 11/6/06.
He was moving a floor jack and threw it down. The jack handle bounced up and struck him in the face below the eye.
He dropped a piece of belt structure on his finger.
EE was cleaning the mine floor in preparation of setting the next timber when a co-worker accidently dislodged a previously installed timber. The timber fell and struck him in the back.
Employee was pulling structure when a rail slipped from his hand and hit the top of his left foot causig a contusion.
AS HE WAS HELPING LIFT A RAM JACK FOR A SCOOP INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET, HE GOT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACK AND SCOOP BUCKET. IT RESULTED INTO A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE END OF THE FINGER
He was putting a pin in a rub rail guard on a continuous miner and got his thumb caught between the rail and the frame of the miner.
HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ROOF PLATE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK & STARTED MISSING WORK ON 01/13/06.
He felt pain in his shoulder while lifting a 4" water line.
He was cleaning the scrubber as part of normal maintenance. He placed his hand on the frame of the miner to pull slack to the water hose and the scrubber lid fell on his hand.
EE WAS LOSSENING BOLTS ON A BELT FEEDER SPEED REDUCER. AS THE NUT LOSSENED, EE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL EE HAD SURGERY ON 4-26-05 TO REPAIR A TEAR TO RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF
EE WAS ASSISTING 2 CO-WORKERS IN MOVING A CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY BY HAND. AS THEY LIFTED THE CABLE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK 9/17/04
HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY IN THE ROADWAY ON THE 003-0 SECTION. HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTI 7/22/04. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THEN. HE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 8/2/04 AND MRI WAS SCHEDULED.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A PINCH ROLLER FOR A BELT STORAGE UNIT USING A DIESEL LO-TRAC. AS HE WAS LOOSENING THE C.M. PULLERS THAT HAD THE ROLLER SECURED, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT IN HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN & FORK OF THE LO-TRAC, MASHING IT. THIS RESULTED INTO A FRACTURE TO END OF HIS FINGER & STITCHES.
HE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A CRIB BLOCK UNDER A SECTION OF LO-LO BELT STRUCTURE. WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER MASHED BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND THE FORKDS OF LO-TRAC LOCOMOTIVE. IT CA USED A LACERATION REQUIRING 1 STITCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF LEFT HAND.
HE WAS PUSHING A ROCK OFF OF THE TOP OF THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND MINE ROOF.