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Employee was lifting a loose concrete block out of the road when EE felt a pain in EE's groin. The employee worked until 5/18/26 when it was determined that EE would need a hernia repaired.
Employee was in the process of reclaiming HV cable. While putting a loop of the cable in a tub EE felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back. EE is being treated for sciatica.
Employee was pulling a piece of rubber belt into the 1/54 airlock when their left knee gave out causing the employee to fall to the mine floor. Employee is being treated for a strain to their left knee.
Employee was bending a roof bolt when the bolted shifted causing the employee to twist their back resulting in lower back and leg pain. Employee is being treated for sciatica.
Employee was pulling a pin from the rear of a diesel scoop, during the process the employees hand was caught between the pin and the rear of the scoop causing a laceration that required sutures.
Employee was loading new belt rollers on the back of ride, while doing so right ring finger was caught between the new roller and the ride frame causing a laceration that required sutures.
Employee had finished drilling EE's hole for the installation of a cable bolt, While retrieving EE's steels EE caught EE's left hand between the steel and the canopy resulting in a fracture to EE's knuckle.
Employee was starting to drill the mine roof when a nodule broke in half and employee used right hand to push away the material and while doing so the broken nodule contacted the end of right middle finger causing a lacerations that required sutures.
The employee discovered a nodule lying in EE's travel way, while attempting to move the nodule a small piece of slate contacted the back of EE's hand resulting in a laceration that required sutures.
Employee was installing a steel cable to help pull the belt, when gloved right hand was cut by a burr on the cable causing a laceration that required sutures.
Employee had stopped to move a bundle of pin plates out of the travel road that had fell from a pallet of supplies. While picking up the plate with EE's gloved right hand, EE received a small scratch to EE's ring finger that later became infected. EE is being treated for the infection and was taken off work. First missed day was 8/1/25.
Employee was pulling slack to hang a cable in front of the #1 unit sub when they strained their back. Employee continues to do their normal duties but started physical therapy on 8/13/25.
While adjusting the width of the forks on the #1 unit mini trac the employees finger was caught between the mast and the back of the fork removing the skin from the tip of right index finger.
Employee was in the process of removing a broken conveyor shaft from the miner when their right gloved hand and right arm came in contact with the hot oil from the conveyor motor causing burns to both their hand and arm.
Employee was removing paint on the new 11-54 header so welding could be performed when a piece of material made it over EE's safety glasses and in EE's right eye. The material was removed from EE's eye and EE is off while the eye is healing.
The employee twisted while lifting a block to be cut for the construction of a brattice while on knees, when employee felt pain in lower back.
Employee was switching the direction EE was facing in EE's shuttle car when EE felt a pain in EE's lower back. Employee continues to work but was scheduled physical therapy that started on 2/17/25.
Employee was installing a 10' cable bolt in the #7 entry on #5 unit, while pulling on the bolt EE's shoulder popped. EE is being treated for a strained shoulder.
Employee was loading supplies on the roof bolter by hand when employee's right index finger was caught between the bundle of plates and the roof bolter. This resulted in a laceration that required 4 stitches in the tip of employee's right index finger.
Employee was loading a toolbox on their ride when they twisted to place the toolbox causing a sharp pain in their lower back. Employee continued to work until 9/17/24 when they had surgery to repair their lower back.
The employee was installing a screw head in a roof jack pipe. While sliding the head in the pipe, EE's right index finger was caught between the screw head and pipe resulting in a laceration that required stitches.
The employee was installing a transmission on a diesel ride. While aligning the transmission it shifted forward catching employee's right little finger between the transmission and the torque convertor resulting in a laceration to the tendon that required surgical repair.
Employee was lifting a shuttle car anchor to hang on the #6 unit when they felt a pain in their groin. They continued to work at full duty until 10/21/25 when it was determined that surgical repair would be needed for a diagnosed tear.
Employee was struck by a piece of slate that resulted in a cut to EE's left ear requiring stitches.
The employee was letting EE's cable down from the mine roof when EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder. EE is being treated for a strain in EE's left shoulder.
Employee was unloading 12' cable bolts from bolting machine when EE felt pain in the middle of their back. EE was given restrictions that wouldn't allow EE to perform the job.
Employee was trying to get the belt back in the airlock skirts when EE's left index finger was smashed between the belt and the roller resulting in a fracture and a laceration that required stitches.
The employee had lowered the bolter cable from the tie wire that had it held to the mine roof, when EE stepped forward the piece of wire EE had just released the cable from went between EE's glasses and hard hat causing a corneal abrasion to EE's right eye.
The employee was trying to remove a bent cable bolt from work area when they lost balance causing them to land on their right hand resulting in their right ring finger being jammed. The employee suffered a fracture in their right ring finger.
Employee was helping hang a miner cable and felt pain in EE's lower stomach. The employee was diagnosed with an umbilical hernia.
The employee was attempting to lift a High Voltage plug from the storage container when the employee felt a pain in lower back.
The employee was tying wire mesh to the rib when EE's hand slipped off of the wire causing EE to contact EE's right eye with EE's gloved thumb causing a corneal abrasion.
Employee was trying to free a drill steel from EE's bolter chuck when EE came in contact with the broken drill steel resulting in a cut to EE's right forearm that required stitches.
Employee was lifting a concrete block onto a pallet when EE twisted resulting in a strained back.
While moving Belt/power employee lifted a miner cable in a higher than normal area, straining EE's left lower back. Employees first missed day was 3/10/23.
Employee was lifting a belt wiper blade and felt a sharp pain in the left side groin. First missed day was 3/1/23.
A ATRS pad had flipped over. While flipping the pad back over, employee's thumb was caught between the pad and T-bar resulting in a fractured thumb.
Employee was pulling roof jacks of the top of a refuge chamber. EE felt a pain in the abdomen resulting in a hernia.
Employee was moving a miner cable and felt a pop in shoulder. Employee starting missing work on 2/2/2023.
Employee was pulling a pin out of a tailor tongue, the pin had a bend in it, employee started pulling hard on it and the pin came out striking employee in the mouth. Employee's mouth was cut and receiving stitches.
Employee dropped a bundle of cable bolt plates on their hand, fracturing left middle finger.
Employee was helping change a planetary on a miner. Later on in the shift employee felt some pain in abdomen. Employee started missing work on 7/26/22 due a hernia repair.
Employee was loading supplies on the bolter and hit EE's elbow on the tray. EE was throwing a pin and hit EE's elbow on the head of a roof bolt of a roof bolt. EE's elbow began to swell on Monday. EE worked Tuesday while experiencing pain. EE has a small puncture wound on EE's left elbow.
Employee was moving a toolbox on the golf cart and felt pain in upper arm near EE's right shoulder.
Employee was tearing out belt framing to pull a tail piece in line for a piggy back header. A belt chain slipped causing belt framing to fall and pin employee's right wrist between the belt framing and the boom of the header. Employee's right wrist was dislocated.
Employee was putting a timber under the cat of a miner that was hung up, employee was holding pressure on the timber and using cat to pull timber under the cat when the timber popped up smashing left thumb. Employee's left thumb got 8 stitches.
Employee was pinning a turnout. It was a little dirty so they threw the pin out with the board and plate away from them. When they pulled the pin back, they felt a sharp pain in shoulder. Employee is being treated for a strained shoulder.
Employee picked up tool box and felt pain run down both legs.
Employee was installing bottom roller behind take up, they hung one side and went to hang other side when pushing up to hang they heard & felt pop in right shoulder. Employee started missing work on 7/5/2022.
Employee was bending two roof bolts over the dust box, when both of the roof bolts rotated causing EE's right thumb to hyperextend. This resulted in a fractured right thumb.