Employee was helping to tear down a set of steps at the mine office when a board came loose and the nail that was in the end of the board punctured his lower leg. He went to the hospital to have it checked and returned to work the next day.
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Showing all 42Employee was bent over installing a belt guard and hit his head while raising up causing a sprain to his head and neck. He did not miss any work. This accident was not reported to the company. The company was not aware of this accident until we were contacted by our Workers Compensation provider.
The employee strained his lower back while pulling the cable of the #1 Mobile Roof Support out from under some gob.
Employee's knife was open in his pocket. He cut his right hand when he put his hand in his pocket. He had to get 2 stitches but did not miss any work.
EE's were lifting a miner tram idler to load it on the three wheeler at the end of the track. IE felt a sharp pain in his lower back while lifting.
The employee was letting down the cable of a MRS and a rope hanger struck him in the right eye.
EE was pulling down old ventilation curtain and strained his lower back.
Employee was helping to move the miner cable and strained his lower back.
EE was loading pallets on a track flat car and strained his lower back.
Employee bent over to pick up a piece of belt and strained his back.
EE was shoveling on #7 head and pulled a muscle in his lower back. He worked to the end of the shift.
Employee was lifting a piece of belt on #1 tailpiece to put in for skirt rubber when he felt something pop in his back. He reported this accident on 07/27/09 and is scheduled for an MRI on 08/04/09.
Employee strained his lower back while putting the rub rail back on the miner. His doctor has requested an MRI scan.
Employee was taking a steering jack off of the 488 scoop and smashed his right middle finger against the machine. He worked to the end of the shift. He went to the doctor the next day. The doctor told him he fractured the end of his middle finger.
The employee was loading rock dust from the supply car into the bucket of the unahauler, when he felt something pull in his lower back.
The employee was lifting the hydraulic valve chest out of the continuous miner and strained his lower back.
EE was shoveling the beltline. He hit his head against the mine roof as he was walking along the beltline causing a mild sprain with some swelling to his neck.
EE was shoveling on the belt line, when he turned in an awkward manner. This caused him to pull a muscle in his lower back.
The employee was moving some metal in the supply yard and dropped a piece of metal on the middle finger of his left hand causing a deep cut. He went to the hospital and received 12 stitches.
The injured employee was helping to finish the belt move. He was swinging a timber to knock in a bottom belt stand and twisted his lower back resulting in a bulged disc.
The employee was building a stopping and as he continued to stack the stopping blocks, a block fell from the stopping striking him in the lower right leg and right foot.
Employee was loading supplies, bent over and picked up some half headers injuring lower back.
Employee was operating the Mac 8 mantrip when it stopped tramming. When he was checking the batteries one of the battery covers popped off & got battery acid in his eyes.
Closed tool box lid on his left hand.
Employee strained lower back while lifting a roll of welding cable.
Pulling cable off of reel and stained lower lumbar region.
In the #6 entry in the face, Employee was pulling on or pull rope attached to the miner cable, straining back.
Hanging miner cable; pulled muscle in back.
UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS OFF BOLTER. OFF-LOADING ROOF BOLTS - LEG GOT CAUGHT IN MATERIAL, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
Shoveling belt 3 head & 2b belt. Employee hurt back picking up rocks and putting them in the breakthrough.
PIECE OF RUB RAIL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOOT.
MOVING MINER CABLE; HANGING CABLE AGAINST RIB.
CHANGING CONVEYOR MOTOR WITH SLATE BAR & MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN PINCHING THUMB AGAINST THE FRAME WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PULL A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
LIFTING ON MINER CABLE, PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
Rub rail off side fell off side of miner on right foot.
WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN TO PUT ON ROOF BOLT MACH.
THE EE WAS SHOVELING THE TAILPIECE. THE TAILPIECE BEGAN TO SPILL AND AS HE BENT DOWN A PIECE OF COAL HIT HIM IN THE FACE RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT PAIN TO THE JAW BONE STRUCTURE.
SHOVELING BELT & FELT PAIN IN BACK.
CHANGING A PLANETARY IN THE JOY 12-CM12 MINER & WAS LIFTING ONE OF THE SUN GEARS AND FELT PAIN MILE/MAJOR BACK PAIN.
CHANGING BELT ROLLER AND STRAINED A MUSCLE
WORKING ON RUB RAIL & KNOCKED OFF ONTO THE INJURED EE'S FOOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN FOOT.
WHILE THE EE WAS ASSISTING WITH MAKING A BELT MOVE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.