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While performing EE's duties as the auger groundman, EE's index finger was accidentally caught between 2 drill steel sections. While swinging the 5th steel into place it slipped down catching EE's right index finger.
EE was swinging auger steels during mining. The auger was sitting on a slight slope. EE felt knee "pop". EE said it hurt a little but didn't think anything of it. EE worked the remainder of the shift. EE states woke up in the middle of the night in a lot of pain and could not bend the knee. EE was treated on 08/30/2024 at an Urgent Care.
The incident was reported by EE on 09/15/2022. EE states that on May 11, 2022 was repairing a conveyor chain during the set up of the highwall miner at the Coal Mountain location when a shard of metal sheared off and embedded in EE's left leg near the knee. EE states was treated at Medical Center that evening where the metal shard was removed.
EE was putting a metal plate back on the cutter head when it slipped and caught EE's finger.
We were pulling the hole and EE was stacking the auger back on the sled and when EE stacked the top one it didn't get seated far enough back in the cradle and rolled off the top and landed on EE's right foot.
Employee caught employee's hand in the cab door of the highwall miner as employee entered the cab resulting in cutting the end of employee's right thumb
Employee was in process of stepping onto a highwall miner push beam. Employee's right foot slipped as the left foot was in motion to step up. The slipping of the right foot caused left shin to hit the beam.
Mine is IDLE: Superintendent was lifting crib blocks to stage up highwall miner to remove from job site when employee strained employee's lower back.
On 11/3/2015 EE reported to Supervisor, that appx a week ago he hurt his right shoulder while removing a pin from the steering jack on the highwall miner with a slate bar. He didn't think he was hurt at the time but has experienced pain since the incident
Employee was pulling a pin from the cutter chain, using a chain hoist. The hook on the end of the chain hoist broke, flew and struck employee's left wrist, causing a fracture.
Employee was using a torch to cut steel plate. When he removed the piece and set it down, it shifted and struck his left forearm, causing a 2nd degree burn.
Employee was replacing shield on a cutter head when he dropped the shield & injured his left hand.
Emplyee was replacing shield over cutter motor when the shield slipped and smashed his middle(R) finger.
Employee was putting pedestal into a pickup bed. While placing the pedestal on the tailgate, he knocked another pedestal onto his left foot.
While guiding a pin into the hole with his knee, the employee felt his knee pop and pain shot down his leg.
Employee alleges that he strained his back while working as a groundsman. He is unsure as to when this injury occurred, and did not report this alleged injury until 5/22/2007. His first scheduled day missed was 5/29/2007.
Employee's foot got caught unger the auger while putting a block under the Kelly Bar.
EE was struck in the jaw by an auger flight while hooking a wrench to a bit.
A piece of frayed wire from a hoist cable became embedded in EE's hand. He didn't start missing work until 1/9/2007.
Employee injured his finger when a miner head that he was working on slipped & caught his finger between the plate & miner head.
THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE FLIGHTS OUT OF THE AUGER HOLE. EE PULLED A PIN & ALLEGES TO HAVE TORN A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING AN AUGER FLIGHT IN RACK WHEN HE LOWERED THE FLIGHT ONTO HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF SLATE FROM THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS DE-ENERGIZED, BUT WHEN EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE SLATE, SOME COAL ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR, STIKING HIS HAND.