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The EE was helping to change a shuttle car tire. As he and co-worker were prying tire up, the tire jumped off the wheel unit falling onto injured EE's left knee and ankle.
A fellow employee had a rock partially picked up with a slate bar, injured worker bent over to roll rock over with his hands. He then felt a sudden sharp pain in his lower back.
While cleaning off the roof bolter, EE pulled a strap that was hung up. When it came loose , EE felt pain in his left arm. EE cont. to work until 12/12/12, at which time he claimed that the pain was so bad that he could not continue until his injury was repaired. He is awaiting an appointment with dr.
EE said he thought something smelled hot on truck. He said he got out to open the hood, when he pulled on the hood to open he said he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He said he did not want an ambulance so we took him to the E.R. He was x-rayed but it did not show anything so he was referred to his regular Dr.
Employee was helping arrange soap tanks so that they could be unloaded with a forklift. As he was moving the tote, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The employee continued to work until 6/19/12. At this time, the employee was taken off work and remains off work until test can be conducted.
EE was drilling a hole for a roof bolt. As he removed the bottom piece of steel the top piece fell out of the hole striking him on his index finger. This resulted in a small hairline fracture.
The miner was transporting steel jacks on a low trac. As he traveled outby the fire curtain on a medium grade, the steel jacks slid off of the forks, As he was loading the jacks back onto the forks, one of the steel jacks slid off striking his left ring finger.
The EE was tramming the continuous miner from the #1 heading to the #5 heading in preparation for the next cut. When he approached the #2 intersection in the last open crosscut, he disengaged the power to the miner & bent over to pick up rope attached to miner cable to place on the tail of the miner. When he went to raise up, he felt sharp in lower back, left hip, & into his leg.
The miner was loading top structure in a trailer in preparation for the next belt set-up. When placing a piece of top structure on the trailer, he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.
Employee was setting a timber. He got down on his knees to set the timber. While on his knees, he twisted around and said he felt his knee pop.
EE was attempting to enter a set of air lock doors. He opened the first door and air pressure caused it ti reclose catching the EE's right forearm.
Employee was closing airlock door on roadway behind mantrip with a trailer attached. Mantrip had went through door and the employee started to close the door behind it. The door caught the trailer catching the employees hand between the two. This resulted in stitched to the employees hand.
EE was helping to re-build a brattice, the blocks rolled out from the pallet and one of the blocks struck EE's right foot behind steel toe. EE finished shift and went to the Dr. 3/21/11. X-rays did show a hairline fracture in his tarsal bone.
Employee was walking across the section at a hard pace, when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was moving a channel strap, when it caught his glove causing it to cut his left wrist. (4 stitches)
Employee was moving M.R.S. cables when he caught his left ear on a nail that was sticking out of a roof bolt plate.
The employee was hanging continuous miner cable in the #8 entry when his back started to cramp and hurt.
Employee was helping a Strata employee close door on a refuge chamber. When he pushed the door closed, his right knee popped loudly and buckled causing severe pain to his right knee. Note: The doctor did not take the employee off work until 10/18/2010.
Employee was hand loading belt on a trailer. He stated that he felt something "pop" in his right leg. Within a few minutes, he said his toes went numb and his leg was hurting.
Employee was pulling an old piece of miner cable by hand. As the employee pulled the miner cable, he was walking backwards when he backed into a low hanging metal strap which resulted in a laceration to the back of the employee's neck. Laceration required (5) stitches.
EE was pulling cable slack by hand when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EE continued to work until 3-15-10 (last shift).
Employee was helping repairman to change a broken torque shaft on the continuous miner. When He removed the bolts from the cover to remove the torgue shaft, hot oil blew out burning his right hand and fingers. He did not receive inhal medical treament until 2/11/2010. This way only first aid until the beeler broke the blister and cleaned burns on 2/17/2010
Employee was taking rub rail off miner when it fell down catching his left hand injuring the middle part of the index and middle finger required stiches.
The employee picked up a cardboard box and threw it onto the batteries on the scoop. The box did not go all the way upon the equipment. The employee pushed the box with his right hand and felt something pop in his chest.
Shoveling at #9 head drive, when he pulled back on the shovel he had a sharp pain go thru his lower back.
Employee was pulling miner cable beside the miner, when he twisted he had a pain in his lower back.
EE was shoveling belt with a #2 shovel when he turned around he hurt his back.
EE was pulling cable when his hand slipped causing him to fall back landing in his left hand.
Employee was surface when he picked up a spring for a mac-8 diesel ride. When he started to pick the spring on a pallet he felt pain in his back.
Employee was moving cable anchor when it fell catching his right hand between the anchor and the shuttle car. Employee did not go to doctor until 7/15/08.
EE was unplugging a cathead on scoop battery and when he pulled the cathead out, it hit him in the mouth.
EE was pulling a strap over so he could bolt it up, when the strap slipped, cutting his right hand middle finger.
Employee was letting air out of waterline so he could change a piece of it. When he opened valve, the air rushed out & when the water came through the line it smacked the water hitting the employee in the mouth, knocking him to the ground.
Employee was pulling a 10' timber across the scoop when he caught his left pinky finger between the scoop and timber.
Employee was throwing roof bolts when he felt his shoulder pop.
EE was beating on a piece of metal, when a piece of it flew off, striking him on his right thigh. EE did not start missing work until 10/12/06.
Employee was working on a scraper on the headdrive when a piece of screen flew back and hit him in left eye.
EE was getting out of shuttle car when he hurt his right shoulder. He said he hit a rock in roadway earlier & hit his head but he said his shoulder did not hurt until he pulled himself out of shuttle car.
Employee was picking up a pump when he pulled something in his lower back. Employee was also experiencing chest pain.
EE was picking up a pallet when he felt something tear in his right shoulder.
Employee was moving miner cable when he felt something pop in his left shoulder.
employee jerked a piece of cable down from roof bolter pulling a muscle in his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL ON A TAILPIECE WHEN THE METAL SLIPPED OFF THE HOOK & SMASHED HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER. RECEIVED 8 STITCHES TO FINGER.
EE WAS CARRYING TOOL BOXES ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE HIT A ROOF BOLT PLATE HANGING DOWN.
EE WAS MOVING A BOX OF GLUE FROM BACK OF ROOF BOLTER AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING A LIGHT HOUSING ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING HIS TOOTH AND CHIPPING OTHERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRAW ROCK WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS MID BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A ROOF CAP OFF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN THE STACK OF CAPS FELL OVER ON HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHANGING BOLTING MACHINE CABLE WHEN HE DROPPED THE CABLE HANGER AND IT CAME AROUND AND CUT HIS RIGHT EYELID. EMPLOYEE HAD OUT-PT SURGERY TO SUTURE HIS EYELID.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CABLE AND WATERLINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN. A PHYSICIAN HAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAS A HERNIA AND IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 11-8-01.