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Installing 2' by 2' plate on raw coal screen and strained back when the plate slipped. The employee required physical therapy. This is being turned in as a medical treatment incident.
Employees left pinky & ring finger were struck by a jack bar while helping another employee jack on the Rockdust tanks
Felt pain in left knee and hip while working on locomotive. Diagnosed with moderate degenerative changes of posterior horn medial meniscus. Had surgery on left knee 4/4/16
The injured was lifting a bucket of bits for the LW shearer and felt pain in his right groin area. He was diagnosed with a hernia and scheduled for surgery. He is a lost time accident.
The injured was lifting his tool bag when he felt pain in his lower right back. The injured was diagnosed with a lower back strain. The employee continues to work but is receiving chiropractic treatment and is being reported as a Medical Treatment Accident.
The injured was unloading a timber jack and felt pain in his lower back. This is being reported as a medical treatment because the injured received Physical Therapy.
The injured was lifting a power cord on the longwall face and felt a pain in his back. His first day off work was 3/06/2015
The injured was hanging the continuous miner cable when he felt a pop in his left shoulder. The injured has continued to work but has started receiving Physical therapy on 2/6/15 and is now being reported as a Medical Treatment.
The injured was lifting the continuous miner cable when he strained his back. The injured's first day off was 1/2/2015.
The injured was carrying a dust bar and he felt pain in his left bicep. An MRI revealed a full thickness tear of the anterior portion of the supraspinatus w/associated tendinosis (tendinosis is chronic degeneration without inflammation). This accident is being reported as occupational illness do to repeated trauma.
While loading a glue pump into a jeep the back end of the pump fell on the injured' s right wrist.
While putting a scoop on charge the injured dropped the battery lid on his left thumb.
The individual was pulling cables for the installation of a conveyor belt storage unit when he felt pain in his side. The individual suffered a hernia. the injured continued to work till the day of his surgery, 10-31-2014.
Debris struck him in the eye. Moving pogo sticks.
Caught his index and middle finger between a ram jack and the shearer while loading jack to be transported causing a fracture to his index and middle fingers on his right hand and 14 sutures.
While pulling a pin from mechanical splice, employee heard a loud pop and felt a dislocation to his right shoulder. Also diagnosed with a bicep tear.
putting plastic pipe down air-shaft, pipe swung around & hit under ribs. Bruised ribs & liver.
Employee experienced back spasms throughout the day. Was diagnosed with muscle spasms and taken off work.
The anchor bolt pulled from the wall causing slack in the come-along chain which free wheeled the distribution box that came down on to Employee's right foot causing a fracture.
While loading rollers, a roller fell from a stack and struck his left hand causing one fractured pinky finger and 14 stitches in his hand.
Moving debris and a piece of wire hit his eye. A cable hit his glasses.
Employee was helping load up High Voltage cable onto a supply car when he caught his right pinky finger between the high voltage cable and the steel pipe side support (standard) on the supply car. This caused a fractured right pinky finger, his fingernail was removed, and he received two sutures to the area of his right pinky finger.
Employee felt a strain in his lower back while handling hi-tech pump able bags.
The employee was assisting in removing a pan wall when one panel became stuck due to being wedged. As he went to unwedge it, the panel released catching his hand between two panels causing a laceration. At the time of the injury he was wearing the Meta Miner gloves and the panel cut through the gloves.
The employee was attempting to disengage the toggle switch on the miner that controls the hydraulic oil suction function. As he reached out he accidentally scraped his right hand across a strap plate; cutting him on the top of his right hand around the knuckle area.
The employee was shoveling debris out of a manhole on Northeast Corridor at 3 Room. While he was shoveling, he felt a strain/pain in his lower back.
Employee received a tear/rupture to his right bicep dragging a ventilation tube to the face.
Employee received a laceration to his left hand/finger when lifting a transfer rail off the track jeep. The rail slipped and caught his hand/finger between the rail and jeep.
Employee received a laceration when he caught his index finger in the bolter drill clamp. He received 2 stitches to his right finger.
Employee was picking up a rock dust bag to put into section ventilation fan. While hoisting the bag up to his shoulder, he felt pain in his right arm/bicep.
Employee was reaching behind seat on a mantrip and received a laceration from a loose razor blade on his right thumb.
Felt Pain in shoulder when lifting jack to Duster. An MRI dated 03/14/2013 showed recurrent full-thickness tear of his rotator cuff with thinning of the supraspinatus tendon. Employee had surgery on 05/20/13 performed by Dr.This is an O/I
Employee was dragging rock dust hose into #4 entry of East Corridor at 40 crosscut. The rock dust hose snagged on an object causing it to stop suddenly and jerk hose back. Employee felt a strain in his groin.
Replacing angle iron when glove caught sharp angle cutting his hand.
The employee was removing a piece of belt structure that was in the walkway and felt pain in his abdomen. The physician later diagnosed a right inguinal hernia.
Employee received a laceration to finger when reaching for support on a PM4 Box while stepping from panline. Small bur on PM4 box caused laceration.
Employee felt a pop and a burning sensation around the naval area when he bent over to pick up a case of water in the Plant Control room. Accident resulted in a Hernia. Operation was done on 11/12/2012. Employees first day off work was 11/13/2012
Employee was loosening bolts to crusher hammer. He removed hammer and attempted to pass to another employee. The hammer was too much weight, pushed his hand down, and struck the next crusher bit with his right ring finger caught between.
Employee was disconnecting battery leads to work on contactors of a Mantrip. While holding the lid up on the batteries, the lid slipped and fell onto his left forearm.
The EE was throwing a rail track switch,the end of the handle made contact below his rt.knee. The EE cont'd to work full duty and on 10/02/12 an MRI revealed a meniscus tear to his knee. Working 39yrs.in a coal mine, chronic overuse & the attached Dr. letter stating that repetitive trauma contributed to the knee tear.The EE's 1st day away from work was 11/1/12.
A hi-pressure hose, that was fully engaged caused the EE to be pushed against the long wall face. The EE sustained a dislocated right shoulder and a laceration ti his left hand that required 12 sutures.
Employee was disconnecting a 2-inch hose from a shield that was not pressurized. The hose was bent and when the hose was removed from the connection, it sprung back striking the employee's upper lip, requiring 5-sutures. The employee returned to work his next scheduled shift.
The employee was attempting to change a return roller on the east corridor belt. While taking the belt roller off, he caught his left pinky finger between a pipe coupler and the roller.
The employee was attempting to push the edge of a large rock into the feeder after it had been loaded by the scoop. The rock slid into the feeder catching his thumb between the feeder and the rock, removing some soft tissue from the tip of the employee's right thumb.
The employee was removing a drill steel from the hole drilled in the top and felt pain in his left shoulder. The employee completed his shift and continued working his regular schedule. Periodic pain continued and an examination later showed a tear to his left bicep. Surgery was scheduled for July 5, 2012. First day away from work July 5, 2012
While installing rib pins, the employee struck his left knee against the bolter. He felt pain and tightness in his knee. The employee finished his shift and continued to work his regular job. Upon further evaluation he was found to have a torn meniscus in his left knee. The employee's first day away from work is January 31, 2012.
He was moving a jack hammer to another location, and felt pain in his lower back. he is diagnosed with low back strain.
He was holding an end of a tie when the jack kicked out causing the rail to fall and catch his right hand between the tie and the mine floor causing a simple fracture to the right index and middle finger.
On 11/24/12 the ee was dragging a charger cable to put a jeep on charger and felt pain in his right shoulder. The ee continued to work regular duties. An MRI 2/27/12 diagnosed a right shoulder rotator cup tear. The employees first day away from work was 4/10/12.
He was assisting another worker while drilling glue holes along the belt line. They were adding a steel and he caught his left middle finger between the drill and the steel causing an avulsion of the greater pulp of his left middle finger.