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Employee was unloading supplies from scoop to roof bolter. While loading roof plates, stack fell over & sharp edge cut middle finger & ring finger on left hand. Went to doctor & cleaned up cut - no sutures.
Employee was helping wind up belt rubber in roadway, hit his arm against guard and cut his forearm - small cut to lower forearm. He went to hospital, received first aid treatment (no sutures); missed one shift.
Employee was helping set feeder, picked up a crib block that had a nail in it and punctured his right wrist. Got 2 sutures in wrist but missed no work.
EE was loading shuttle car reached up to prevent coal from coming in deck & cut finger on a piece of metal on shuttle car. 4 stitches no lost time.
REACHING TO CUT METAL BAND ON KENNEDY STOPPING. WHILE DOING SO THERE WAS ONE ALREADY BROKE JABBING IN THE TOP OF HIS RT. HAND. REQUIRED STITCHES TO STOP BLEEDING. INJURY OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY IN THE FACE.
EE is a Shuttle Car Operator was helping hang miner cable at poewer center, hurt back while lifting cable, went to hospital was treated and released for back strain missed one shift & returned to work on 3/17/06.
EE was plastering stopping by hand, when he splashed a little in right eye-causing irritation to eyes. Went to dr and got first aid treatment-he was off 2 days.
Employee was loading headers on roof bolter, slipped and fell and hurt his right wrist. He went to doctor; had wrist sprain. Was off two days.
EE was helping load an old piece of hi-line to get it out of way. Hurt lower back while handling cable - was loading it in an empty car. Went to doctor and was off work 2 days. Returned to work on 2-27-05.
EE WAS HELPING SET TIMBERS ON PILLAR LINE. WHILE LIFTING 10' TIMBERS, EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, WENT TO DOCTOR OVER WEEKEND, WAS TOLD TO TAKE COUPLE OF WEEKS OFF WORK
EE WAS HELPING LOAD HI-LINE CABLE IN A FLATCAR, TO BE MOVED, WHEN HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN AN OLD PIECE OF BELT RUBBER LAYING IN ROADWAY & SCOOP BUCKET, CAUSING A BRUISE TO TOP OF LEFT ANKLE. HE WAS TREATED WITH A COLD PACK & DRIVEN HOME.
EE WAS HELPING ROCK DUST ALONG TRACTOR ROADWAY TO 1ST LEFT SECTION, WHILE HANDLING ROCK DUST ( 50 LB BAGS) LOADING THE MACHINE, HE FELT PAIN IN BACK, WENT TO DR AND TOLD TO TAKE 1 WEEK OFF AND GIVEN A MUSCLE RELAXER MEDICATION.
EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD BELT STRUCTURE FOR A BELT MOVE - STRUCTURE GOT TANGLED UP & ROLLED BACK ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING SPRAIN - WENT TO DOCTOR & MISSED 1 SHIFT DUE TO DOCTORS APPOINTME NT.
BOLTER OPERATOR WAS BOLTING ROOF IN #2 ENTRY ON 1ST RT SECTION. TOP WAS REAL HARD AND BIT TORE UP. HE WAS KNOCKING THE BIT OFF THE DRILL STEEL TO CHANGE IT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGE R BETWEEN BOLTER AND DRILL STEEL BRUISING FINGER. HE WAS OFF 2 DAYS.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS CLEANING SCRUBBER FILTERS ON MINER. A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WAS LAYING ON TOP OF MINER. HE ROSE AND STRUCK ROCK WITH HIS HAT, JAMMING NECK. WENT TO HOSPITAL. FOUND NOTHIN G BUT WAS TOLD TO TAKE A WEEK OFF FOR STIFFNESS.
FOREMAN WAS TAKING MINER CABLE DOWN FROM NYLON ROPE HANGER, WHEN HE DROPPED CABLE HOOK IN HANGER, SNAGGED HIS HAND AND CUT IT OPEN. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK, BUT HAD TO GET 8 SUTURES IN LEFT HAND .
EE, THE ELECTRICIAN WAS MOVING A WELDING MACHINE IN ORDER TO LOAD IT FOR TRANSPORT, FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 11/6/02, DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 11/11/02.
EE WAS MOVING MOBLIE ROOF SUPPORT & THE CABLE WAS BEING REELED UP & IT KNOCKED A TIMBER OUT - TIMBER FELL & STRUCK EE ON LEFT ARM BELOW ELBOW - WENT TO HOSPITAL & HAD ARM X-RAYED - JUST A CONT USION - WILL BE OFF WORK 3 DAYS.
ELECTRICIAN TRAINEE, WAS USING A CAN OF ELECTRICK CLEAN WHEN HE EMPTIED THE CAN. HE TOOK NOZZLE SPRAY OFF TOP & STARTED TO PUT IN ANOTHER CAN. WHEN HE SPRAYED IT, ITW ENT IN EYES AROUND SAFETY GLASSES. WENT TO HSOPITAL & GOT EYES WASHED OUT. MISSED ONE SHIFT.
EE WAS UNLOADING A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN (TANK) ON THE SECTION BEHIND THE POWER CENTER. WHEN HE LIFTED IT, HE STRAINED HIS GROIN. HE FINISHED SHIFT & WENT TO DOCTOR. NO HERNIA - DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF.
EE -SCOOP OPERATOR- WAS UNLOADING A STACK OF FLY BOARDS WHEN THE STACK FELL OVER & CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER & MASHED IT. HE WENT TO DOCTOR & GOT 9 SUTURES IN LEFT LITTLE FINGER. RETURNED HIS N EXT SCHEDULED SHIFT TO WORK.
EE HAD PUT OIL IN S/CAR - HAD TO REMOVE RUB RAIL ON SIDE - PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RT SIDE OF BACK WHILE LIFTING THE RUB RAIL BACK IN PLACE. HE WORKED UNTIL 4/22/02 & IS NOW OFF FOR A FEW DAYS, DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EE WAS TRANSFERRING A BELT WINDER FROM 1 SCOOP BUCKET TO ANOTHER, WHEN HE GOT BTWN SCOOPS & CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BTWN SCOOP BUCKET & BELT WINDER. WENT TO HOSPITAL, XRAY WAS NEGATIVE. HAS SOFT TISS UE BRUISE TO LT FOOT. MAY BE OFF A COUPLE DAYS.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT A MOTOR ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. WHILE LIFTING THE OLD MOTOR OUT AND PUTTING THE NEW ONE BACK-PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. WENT TO DR AND GOT A SHOT AND PILLS MUSCLE RELAXER HE GOES BACK TO DR ON 2-18-02.
EE WAS TAKING BOLTER CABLE DOWN TO MOVE BELT MACHINE TO NEXT PLACE. HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR: STRAIN TO BACK. OFF 6 DAYS.
EE WAS DROPPING CABLES THAT WERE HUNG TO ROOF BOLTS, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THESE CABLE WENT TO MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTS. HE SAID BACK HURTING IN 2 PLACES.
SCOOP OPERATOR WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN A SCOOP TO BE USED ON THE SECTION. WHEN HE GOT FINGER BETWEEN SCOOP AND TIMBER. WAS OFF 1 SHIFT - CAME BACK WITH BAND AID ON FINGER.
EE WAS HELPING LOAD WATER LINE IN A TRAILER. WAS WALKING WITH HEAD LEANED OVER DUE TO ABOUT 5 1/2 FEET IN HEIGHT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR AGAINST A METAL BELT HANGER. WAS NOT WATCHING WHAT HE WAS DOING.
EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO DR. HAS A CUTE L/S SPRAIN. ADVISED TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF IF NO LIGHT D UTY WAS AVAILABLE.
EE WAS HELPING MAKE POWER MOVE WAS HANGIN HILLINE TURNED & A PIECE OF WIRE WENT BETWEEN GLASSES & HAD & JABBED IN RT EYE. WENT TO HOSP., & WAS TREATED SENT TO EYE CLINIC EXTENT OF INJURY STIL L UNDERTERMINED AT THIS TIEM
EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND #7 BELTHEAD & FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. HAS GONE TO DOCTOR & TOLD TO TAKE 1 WEEK OFF TO REST SHOULDER & GOT A CORTISONE SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE TANKS, WAS LIFTING THE BOTTLES AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
PULLING MINER CABLE SLACK TO HOOK ROPE ON MINER,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
EE AND COWORKER WERE CHANGING BITS IN A MINER--THESE BITS HAD BEEN IN THE HEAD FOR 4 OR 5 YEARS & WERE STUCK/FROZEN TIGHT. WHILE USING AN OLD CAT PAD PIN TO KNOCK THEM OUT. COWORKER HIT IT WIT H A SLEDGE HAMMER & PIN CAME FLYING OUT & STRUCK EE IN LEFT EAR AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BIT.