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Employee on the ground was retrieving a water hose while employees in a manlift were cutting metal off a structure. Employee in the manlift threw a piece of metal from the manlift hitting the employee on the ground in the back of the head and back.
An EE was handing a 5 gallon bucket full of concrete into the screen that they were patching underneath. When EE let go IE caught it twisting IE's left arm/shoulder.
Was putting metal in a forklift basket from the ground and when the weight of the metal caused the basket to drop down and spring back up hitting the employee in the left side stomach/rib area.
Employee felt a pain in lower left back and left leg while attaching a hoist hook to a basket. Injury became a lost workday injury on Sept. 1 2020.
Employee was taking down some scaffolding and when lifting up to separate the two sections they smashed the right pinky between the scaffolding and unit 92 belt structure.
Employee said that EE was picking up a piece of concrete the size of a softball and right shoulder dislocated. EE was able to put it back into place by self.
Driver was hooking toe strap back to D ring on back of Dozer and sprained left wrist.
Assisting a co-worker turn 80-c cross flow and got hand caught between cross flow and beam.
EE was lifting a sieve up from inside the screen to spin it because of wear when EE heard a pop and felt pain in EE's right elbow.
Employee was taking well water samples using a 1" bailer. When the bailer exited the well casing it stuck the employee in forehead causing a laceration that required medical treatment, (2) sutures.
Removing bad 4" steel channel from the side of the thermal dryer to install new siding to be installed. EE was holding the opposite end that was being cut free when it was cut loose it seesawed and smashed EE's right hand thumb up against another piece of metal.
He said that he was shoveling dirt off of the floor and something got into his eye. He thinks it was something from the other guys that were working behind him at the time.
Crawling between the top and bottom belts on V-98 train 10 about conveyor to remove 2 (berthold) ash analyzers that were not in service anymore and twisted his neck wrong in the process of removing them.
Employee found a wood board stuck in belt chute. The employee jerked on the board in an attempt to remove from the belt chute and felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee continue to work from date of accident until January 25, 2016 when he went off work for surgery to repair left rotator cuff injury.
Snagged pant leg on a piece of metal plate in the shop and tripped while carrying a piece of 1/2"x8"x48" flat bar and fell to the floor landing/catching himself on/with his right hand. Per phone call he twisted/sprained his hand.
Employee was helping install beam when beam slipped he had a hold of and said he felt pain in lower back - Employee said he didn't want to fill out accident report - which was done - employee went to a clinic that evening & said no medical treatment was giving & recommended he have x-ray - on other page.
I am filing this report because employee called me on the 18th of December stating he had to have emergency surgery on the 17th of December stating that he thought he had come down with the flu on the 8th of December and had to take off work until the 11th of Dec & returned back to work still feeling ill & worked 4 days until they found a hernia in his stomach.
Employee pulled muscle in upper right arm while picking up material to move. Employee did not start missing time for this accident until after being examined by a physician for arm pain and it was determined the pain was the result of November 6, 2013 accident. First day missed January 13, 2015
Employee was struck on right cheek with compress air while performing maintenance work. The employee was examined and released by a medical provider at the time of the accident with no reportable treatment. The employee has since received medical treatment (laser surgery) to removed embedded coal particles from his right cheek making this accident reportable.
Employee was setting up scaffolding-while moving scaffolding employee felt a sharp pain in back & going down left leg.
Employee was sitting metal plates 3/8 x 48 1/2 x 16 inches against pallet of flock when plate fell over hitting him left leg.
Employee was making repairs to refuse screen and while doing so the tip of his left index finger was pinched between the out of balance weights as they were being positioned on the shaft.
EE was working to clear frozen coal from feeder when large charge of coal broke loose knocked EE off balance while falling in feeder EE caught his ring finger on left hand on something sharp and cut it requiring 9 stitches.
Employee was unloading a 5 gallon can of grease from the back of a pickup truck. When he slid it off the tailgate the can dropped slightly causing a jerking action straining the employees back.
Injured person was using hammer to clean mag screw of old mag and rust build up. While doing this a piece of rust steel got into right eye. Person went to eye doctor to have it removed.
2 men were rotating cross flow sieve body on #80-B cross flow. While rotating the sieve injured person got his little finger on left hand caught between pipe and body of cross flow sieve causing laceration to little finger of left hand.
EE had a flat tire. EE took spare tire off truck. Spare tire bounced to ground and came in contact with EE's left pinkie finger. Left pinkie finger was bruised. EE's carelessness was the result of this injury. EE was instructed to be more careful and to wait on someone else to fix flat tires, as this is not a part of her job dities.
Injured was replacing a pump adn was manually operating. A cable come along and when the pump was lowered into position he stepped down from elevated position approx 20 inches and when he tunred to walk. He felt sharp pain in right knee (twisting motion)
Person was changing seive screen with two other persons. When he lifted the screen over a handrail to get it into the screen deck, he felt a pain in left shoulder.
Injured employee was removing old conduit. One end of conduit was broken off. As conduit was pulled free it struck the back of injured employee's right hand causing a laceration.
Injured person was changing pump barrel for unit 115B pump with two other workers. While moving parts into place to install, person felt pain in lower back and down left leg. Person began to miss work on 9/16/09 for surgery to back.
Person was guiding shaft into vertical housing when his finger was caught between the bearing housing and shaft causing injury to middle finger on left hand. The finger had crack in last bone (tip) of middle finger and laceration.
Person was working on changing a hydraulic valve boom. While tightening a fitting, the ladder he was standing on shifted and he grabbed onto a pipe pulling his right shoulder. Person now has to have surgery on rotator cuff and began to miss time on 5/2/07.
Person was cleaning inside off at chute to do some welding. While cleaning, some dirt and rust got into his right eye. Person went to ER after work and they removed a small piece of metal.
Person was unloading post from back of hummer on the longwall section. The post end came down and caught his ring finger between post and monorail dolly which was laying on the ground. The distal end of right ring finger was fractured.
EE was helping move steel beam, which struck him in the left knee.
Injured person was helping to load 20" ventilation tubing into scoop bucket. Person got his left hand caught between end of tubing and side of scoop bucket, causing injury to left little finger.
Person was operating forklift in warehouse, he had stopped and was getting off. When he stepped down on to the floor he felt a sharp pain in the lower left side of his back. Accident was not reported until feb 14, 2006. Person was treated by a chiropractor.
PERSON WAS HELPING TO LOAD VULCANIZING TOOLS ONTO CAR TO SEND OUTSIDE. WHEN PERSON BENT OVER TO LEFT COOKER PLATES, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
Injured was working on a high pressure water line. Water came on unexpected and threw him against rib causing bruises to left ribs.
PERSON WAS ATTACHING A "CIU" BOX TO A LONGWALL SHEILD MOUNTING BRACKET. PERSON PUT ONE BOLT IN AND LET GO OF THE BOX TO PUT ANOTHER BOLT IN TO HOLD IT. THE BOX FELL WHEN PERSON RELEASED IT AND IT STRUCK EE IN MOUTH, LACERATION TO UPPER LIP , 7 SUTURES TO CLOSE
While inserting 6 ft roof bolt into hole in roof, person felt a sharp burning pain in lower right abdomen. Person was standing on left side platform reaching out to install bolt.
Person dropped crusher bit on top of his left foot while moving it out of his way so he could get bits for longwall shear drum.
Injured was carrying a door with another employee. He lost his footing and slipped in mud and twisted back.
Injured was threading 1" steel cable into a thimble. Cable slipped out of thimble and struck him on hard hat right side causing a slight concussion.
Person was unloading 60" top belt structure from back of pickup truck. When he lowered the piece of structure the side idler roller rotated and caught his little finger on right hand between center roller and side roller causing laceration.
EE WAS HELPING TO HANG MONORAIL AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A PINCHED NERVE
INJURED WAS SAWING POST WHEN BUNDLE OF POST BEHIND HIM BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIM ON LEG & BACK CAUSIG A RIGHT KNEE SPRAIN & BRUISED BACK.
INJURED PERSON & ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE SLIDING A NEW HYD. CYLINDER INTO THE BOOM TUBE ON LW MULE. WHEN THE HYD. CYLINDER SLID INTO THE INJURED PERSON HE CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN BOOM FRAME & SLATE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO HOLD THE CYLINDER. FRACTURE TO FINGER ON RT. HAND.
TWO MEN WERE MOVING 60" BELT SADDLES (20 FT. & 25 FT.) TO SPLICING STATION FOR AFTERNOON SHIFT. AFTER MOVING THE SADDLES, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HIS CONDITION HAS WORSENED AND HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 9/20/04.