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Employee had placed left hand on scoop bucket after hanging up 6" waterline when, water line fell striking fingers on left hand. Employee received 6 sutures to his 3rd digit finger and hairline fracture to 2nd digit finger on left hand. Employee has returned to work with no restrictions.
Employee was pulling on a pump suction line in a frozen pond when he felt a strain in his stomach. he went to doctor and diagnosed with a very small umbilical hernia but employee did not treat. Employee has returned to his regular job with no lost time or restrictions.
Employee was in mine yard lifting a 3hp pump to bring into building when he felt something pull in his lower back. Employee became a lost time accident due to this injury.
Employee was loading tray on roof bolter with bolts when he caught his left digit finger on tray while loading. Employee received hairline fracture to his finger, employee has returned to reg. duty with no restrictions.
Employee was taking out garbage when he picked up 4 lb garbage can straining his lower back, employee has become a lost time due to this injury. Company was not informed of being a lost time accident until recently due because we were unable to reach employee.
On 4/23/13 employee was picking up a rock at the lo lo when he twisted and strained his left arm employee continue to work until 08/01/2013 having a herniated disk he became a lost time accident due to this injury.
Employee was tossing a bag of sand on top of a 20 ton locomotive when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Employee has been placed on restricted duty.
Employee was helping clean off top of continuous miner when rock flipped up striking right hand, sutures required.
Employee was at brk. 24 at 3 left on 002 section building a brattice. Brattice was not secured when it began to fall striking left thumb and back of head. Employee received a fracture to his left thumb from this accident.
Employee was helping a build a brattice while reaching a co-worker a brattice block his right foot got stuck in the mud causing right knee to twist tearing ACL ligament, employee became a lost time on 08/06/12 due to this injury.
Employee was changing idler out on continuous miner when rope securing idler slipped causing idler to fall on right middle finger, employee received a fracture to distal end of finger and a laceration requiring 3 sutures. Employee has returned to regular duty.
While working on bridge carrier employee moved a 8" x 10" x 60" wear runner when he strained his lower back, employee was placed on light duty on 4/26/12 due to this injury.
Employee was on 7 main track at brk.16 checking a pump, employee lifted pump straining stomach, employee continue to work, on 7/2/2012 employee was placed on light duty due to a hernia from this injury.
Employee was putting a new shaft in feeder when it slid striking left knee, employee has been placed on restricted duty on 2/16/2012.
Metal ban on a bundle of timbers broke loose striking top of employee left forearm cutting arm, 6 sutures required, employee has returned to reg. duty with no restrictions.
Employee is a roof bolt operator, while strapping top strap fell striking top of right hand, employee received 2 sutures and has returned to reg. duty with no restrictions.
The injured employee was loading belt structure in the scoop bucket when he caught his right thumb between the structure and the bucket. He had a simple (hair line fracture at the end of his thumb. Returned to regular duty.
Employee is a scoop operator that was loading a bundle of roof bolts that were binded together with a metal strap, the strap broke loose striking employee on right forearm, cutting arm, employee received 6 sutures and returned to work with no restrictions.
Supply man was straightening up a load track rails he just loaded onto supply car when he cut his left middle finger requiring sutures, employee has returned to regular duty.
On 3/21/2011 employee was pulling on a piece of belt when he strained his left shoulder. Employee became restricted on 5/16/2011 due to this injury.
Employee was cutting off wear runners under miner, when side lid fell down hitting head, sutures required. Employee has returned to reg. duty with no restrictions.
Employee was breaking loose a rock that was on the continuous miner tail when rock broke loose catching right index finger, sutures. Employee has returned to regular duty.
Employee was changing out 10" metal pipe 9' long, when pipe fell, landing on left foot behind steel toe on boot. Employee has been placed on light duty due to this injury.
Lifting wooden concrete forms approximately 25 lbs.
Employee was in 3 entry belting up, Employee was pulling on a top roller to place on belt rail. Employee says lower middle back was hurting due to pulling on roller. Employee became a lost time on 7/20/2010.
Employee was pulling belt roller over waterline when soap dispenser nipple blowed out causing water pressure to hit right eye. Employee has been placed on restricted duty with inflammation to the right eye.
Employee was working on continous miner when he caught his left thumb in between two pieces of metal. Employee received sutures to left thumb. Employee has returned to regular duty with no restrictions.
Employee was loading tire into loader bucket and tire fell on right foot.
EE was moving metal into a rack when he caught his left thumb between the piece of metal and the metal rack crushing the tip of his left thumb.
Employee was loading structure into scoop bucket when alleged he hurt his right shoulder, neck, and chest. Employee was placed on light duty 4-21-09.
Employee was placing guard on tailpiece when glove caught between bearing and proxmity switch causing injury to 2nd digit finger on right hand, sutures were required. Talked with employee on safe work habits. Employee was placed on light duty.
Employee was trying to remove a lge. rock off belt when rock was set down on left hand, he continue to work, on 2/27/09 due to this injury fractured left little finger, surgery required. Employee returned to reg. duty with no restrictions on 2/28/09
Employee was gettting belt with scoop, belt hung on scoop then broke loose from scoop hitting him in right ear. 8 sutures required, employee has returned to regular duty.
While cleaning torch tips, employee accidentally bumped oxygen handle, causing oxygen to blow debris into right eye. Employee has returned to reg. duty, with no restrictions.
Employee was taking up belt slack to change tailroller out and belt clamp broke, hitting top of left hand, fracturing 3 bones on top of hand.
Employee was checking a blowed hose on bridge carrier when he told operator to turn pump on to see where leak was in hose, he had finger placed over where leak was causing oil to pump into finger causing right finger to swell. Employee has return to regular duty
employee had placed a pull rope with hook on tailpiece to pull tailpiece over, he got his fingers caught when rope was tightend, he had 2 fingers cut on right hand and was place on light duty 4-30-08, sutures required.
Employee was working at #1 tailpiece making a spill board; employee said when picking up a piece of sheet metal he strained his upper back. This injury occurred on 4-25-08; employee continued to work. On 7-1-08 employee became a lost time due to this injury.
Employee was loading belt structure when he felt pain his groin area. Employee continued to work, went to doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia on 4-22-08. Employee became a lost time due to strain.
Employee was helping move 002 section when he strained his back while pulling cable. Employee has been placed on light duty until 4-21-08
Employee hurt back lifting spare tire in supply truck , employee was moving spare to make room for sheet of metal in truck bed, employee was put on restricted duty until 02-11-08
Employee was 2 breaks outby the face in #5 entry plastering a brattice, while plastering brattice, some plaster went into left eye causing irritation, employee has returned to work 1-21-08 with no restrictions.
Employee was replacing tail jack on miner when jack fell hitting 4th digit finger on his left hand. 3 sutures were required, employee has returned to regular duty on 12-14-07.
Employee grab timber with band around it cutting his 2nd finger on his right hand, employee was not wearing gloves, 4 sutures were required and he was placed on light duty.
Employee said he was picking up a bucket of bits when he strained his lower back, employee was placed on light duty.
Employee was shoveling lo lo on 002 section when he strained his lower back. Employee has been placed on light duty.
Walked around mantrip, employee turned and a piece of wire hanging from top scratched his right eye. Employee received antibiotic ointment, returned to work next schedule shift, full duty.
Employee was taking out belt structure, strained his neck. He was placed on restricted duty March 28.
Loading belt structure in scoop bucket, caught fingers between structure.
employee was cleaning belt and caught his left index finger on the bottom roller stand which resulted in a cut requiring app. 5 stitches. A metal burr on the stand caused the cut.