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Employee was loading his pin tray. As he pulled some roof bolts off of the bolter he hit his right elbow on a roof bolt that was installed to the top. Causing a laceration to his right elbow.
Was loading pin tray with pins, twisted to put pins in tray felt sharp pain in lower back.
Picked up 4 pin boards and twisted to carry them to the front of the bolter and strained his back.
Employee was dragging drive chain out of header hole and felt burning pain in his left shoulder. This is not the first incident with this shoulder, he was seen by a doctor in January 2014 for pain in this shoulder as well. X-ray reports show a mild degenerative change since the last x-ray of his left shoulder.
Employee was unloading overcast rails by hand when one came loose and rolled towards him. He stopped the rail with his left arm and twisted left knee. This resulted in a torn left meniscus and left labrum tear to shoulder. Employee did not start missing work until 5/28/2015.
Was in the process of shoveling rock dust out of a ram car bucket. He got a shovel load of rock dust and twisted his back. He felt a sharp pain in his back.
A rock miner was hung up in some mud, he was in the process of putting wood under the miner. He had the remote box laying beside him, while pushing the wood under the miner he rolled over and hit the remote box causing the stab jack to mash his left hand.
Employee was in the process of building a brattice when some of the block became dislodged and fell, striking his left middle finger. This resulted in 4 double stitches.
Employee was unloading steel jacks off of a supply trailer, when he picked one up it slipped in his hand and mashed his left middle finger that required stitches to repair.
Employee was getting some supplies and tools out of a planetary box when he laid his left hand on the side of the box while the lid was open. All of a sudden the lid on the box fell striking his left hand causing a fracture to his hand. The doctor released him with no restrictions and he is wearing a flexible splint.
EE had just installed a pin that was bent in the roof. He went ahead and finished his row of bolts. When he was finished he went to load more pins into his tray, when he turned around he ran into the bent pin causing a laceration to his nose that required 3 stitches.
Employee was rolling up a 1 1/2 in. water hose from filling up the water cart when it flipped up striking him on the right side of face and eye. This injury resulted in lacerated sclera.
Employee was spotting timbers to be set. One of the timbers fell off of the trailer, the employee picked the timber up and twisted to toss the timber over to the rib when he felt a pain in his back. The injury resulted in a strained back. The employee is still off of work waiting on a follow up Dr. appointment.
Employee was removing the hitch from the tractor when his hand slipped and the hitch mashed his right ring finger which resulted in 8 stitches.
Employee was spotting a bundle of pins with a low trac operator he was placing a pin board under the bundle of pins. The board shifted and the pins mashed his right thumb resulting in 4 stitches.
Employee was moving power, his hand was inside a cat head when it got hung jerking out of his hand, breaking his finger nail. Employee was taking to urgent care, it was cleaned, x-rayed, and bandaged. He was referred to an orthopedic surgeon to repair finger nail. Employee seen the ortho on 01-09-2013 and returned to work that night.
EE was reclaiming crib block from a pile underground onto a trailer. He was stacking them on trailer & when he reached to get another, his helper threw another smashing EE's right ring finger. His finger was broken & had deep lacerations that required surgery.
EE came in early to get belt framing for a belt lay on 3rd. shift. There was a piece of belt in front of trailer he was trying to get out. He had a rope dog hooked to the belt & when he started to pull it his hand got caught between chain & ride resulting in injury to his left hand.
Employee lifted a rock that was in the way of the crib he was going to build when he felt a pull in his stomach, resulting in hernia. He RTW on 11-19-12 and was hurting at the end of shift. He did not work on 11-20-12. He doesn't know when he will return to work.
EE was pulling a load of concrete block with a jeep. He had his hand on top of jeep and when he turned, the block pinched his hand between the jeep and the block.
Employee was in the process of removing a rock that had hung in 2 C Header. He heard a "pop" in his elbow on 8-13-12. He had a MRI on 8-14-12. 8-15-12 he had his follow up on MRI. 8-16-12 MRI revealed torn bicep tendon he was scheduled for surgery on 8-27-12. He started missing work on 8-28-12.
In the #9-seam, employee had completed the drilling process for his rib pin. He had put glue in hole and was in the process of putting his pin in the hole when the pin lodged in some draw rock on mine floor. He jerked on the pin & when he did, he lacerated his bottom lip.
Employee was changing and tightening hoses on the feeder when he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, he reported it on 2/22/12. On 3/2/12 his shoulder was still causing him pain and discomfort so he sought medical attention. Nothing was discovered. On 3/9/12 at this visit they restricted his duty causing him to start missing work on 3/12/12. Injury still unknown.
Employee was loading a busted water line onto the mechanics ride with two other individuals. The coupling struck employee in the mouth busting his lip and knocking out his tooth. Employee completed shift and went to the dentist on 2/7/2012. He returned for his next scheduled shift.
On 11/17/2011 the injured employee was picking up a roof bolt when he punctured his right index finger. The employee went to the doctor on 11/20/2011 and at that time they treated him for an infection to the finger.
The injured employee was in the process of hanging a miner cable when he felt a pain in his left arm. He was given a full release but still experiencing some pain. He began physical therapy on 11/17/2011 and still continues to work.
The injured employee was installing a belt roller when he felt a pain in his back. The injury resulted in a sprain to his lower back. He went to a physician on 9/24/2011 and was given a full release. He continued to work but was still experiencing some pain and on 9/29/2011 went to another physician who recommended physical therapy. On 10/11/2011 he began physical therapy.
Injured employee was attempting to lift a trailer coupling that was on the back of wagman hauler. When he felt a pain in the middle of his back.
Employee was dropping H/V down to reclaim and while in the process of letting go the H/V hanger caught him between his pointer and middle finger on his right hand causing a laceration that received 12 sutures.
While pulling a cable using a rope and stinger ride, the injured employee caught his left thumb between the rope knot and stob on the ride. The injury caused his left thumb to be amputated from the point of his thumb knuckle.
The injured employee was in the process of straightening out a roof bolt, when the bolt spun, causing him to strain a muscle in his back.
The injured employee was installing a roof bolt. While in the process of straightening out the bolt he felt discomfort in his left upper rib area. The injury resulted in a fracture to his rib.
The injured employee was adjusting a jack pipe for the tailpiece. In the process of doing this, the jack pipe fell and struck him on his back. This resulted in a fracture to a rib.
While in the process of unhooking a shuttle car from a wagman tractor, the injured employees left index finger was caught between the wagman and a hitch pin. This resulted in a laceration to his left index finger in which he received sutures. The employee went on a scheduled vacation the next week, so this is the reason for the return to work date.
In the process of reclaiming high voltage cable,the high voltage cable was being pulled with a cloth rope and shive wheel. The injured employee put his hand on the rope while it was being pulled and his right little finger was pulled into the shive wheel. This resulted in his right little finger being cut off at the last joint.
Employee was in the process of breaking a pin board, as he struck the board against a concrete block, he hit his finger between the board and block. This resulted in a laceration to his right ring finger.
Employee was lifting a fender for a shuttle car with help form another employee, when he felt a sharp pain in his right lower abdomen. Through an investigation on 9/8/2010, it was determined that this was a work related injury and in fact did occur at the mines.
Employee was pulling a rock off a continuous miner when the rock slid and mashed his left index finger. This resulted in a fracture and a laceration in which he recieved stitches.
While ee was moving the pipe bonder the 12" Kerco pipe his thumb was pinched between the bonder and pipe. Causing a cut & fracture to his right thumb, 6 stitches.
On March 23rd employee felt tightness in both shoulders. On March 25th he was bolting his second place of the day, while straightening out an 8ft fully grouted bolt, he felt a pop and piercing pain in his left shoulder. It was determined on 10-4-2010 that the incident above was a work related injury.
Employee was moving miner cable out of his way when he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was loading roof bolts when a band holding the bolts broke and hit him in his right wrist. This caused his right wrist to be sprained.
Employee was taking a cover off of a continuous miner and cut his left index finger.
Employee was building a brattice, he was stacking a block beside a mandoor and recieved a laceration on his right little finger.
Employee was reclaiming high voltage when a high voltage hanger cut his right little finger.
While hanging miner a cable and two ( 2 ) car cables the employee heard a pop and felt a pain in his back
Employee was putting a coal roll into a 1000' roll of belt when the coal roll rolled over and caught his right hand against the loader fork and coal roll. This caused his third knuckle on his right hand to be fractured.
Employee sprained his shoulder while putting up a pin.
EE and another EE were unloading a pallet with pump hose on it, when injured EE grabbed and pulled on the pallet, it had a nail in it. EE ripped his right thumb on it. Applied first aide to the wound, then he went to the nurses station.
Employee felt a pain in his back while pulling a curtain.