Employee was dipping water and bending over and strained his back. He continued to work at his regular job and then started missing work on 8/30/2014 due to his back not getting any better.
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Showing 50 of 155Employee was helping tighten the low structure when a crib block flew out and struck him on the left shin. Has been diagnosed with a fracture.
Employee was standing beside the flat bed truck when another employee was attempting to unload a ram car boom jack. The jack spun around on truck and fell off truck and one end of the jack struck the employees left foot. Fractured foot.
Employee was pulling feeder cable out of the way and into a break and strained his back.
While moving a belt rail, the rail caught the skin between the thumb and index finger and cut him, 3 sutures required.
Employee was getting a stuck rock out of a belt-drive chute, as he had a hold of the rock, it dropped down and caught his left 4th and 5th digit fingers between the rock and the belt scraper bracket and cut both fingers. Sutures were required.
PICI Contract employee strained his back while shoveling the lolo structure.
Employee was lifting miner cable and waterline and hanging it to the top and strained his back and shoulders.
Employee was picking up a main pump for a roof bolter and the motor shaft cut his left hand between the thumb and index finger. 5 sutures were required.
Employee was unloading timbers from a scoop bucket and strained himself in the groin area. Started missing work on 3/5/2014 due to swelling and complications that will require surgery.
Employee was unloading timbers from a scoop bucket and 2 of them were frozen together and he strained his groin while trying to pull them out of the bucket. He has been diagnosed with an inguinal hernia which will require surgery. He started missing work on Feb. 12, 2014.
Employee was observing a crew setting roof support beams while his hand was lying on the continuous miner and an employee flipped a beam over and it struck his left 5th finger. Diagnosed with a fractured finger.
Employee was loading crib blocks into the scoop bucket and a crib block rolled back and struck him on the right ankle. Diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his ankle.
Employee was installing a belt on the mine fan and caught his right index finger and middle finger between the pulley and belt and fractured his right index finger and bruised his right middle finger. No Lost time.
Employee was getting a rock off of a curtain and hurt his right arm. Tendon torn and surgery was required. Employee had surgery and started missing work on 7/12/2013.
Employee was helping put drums on miner and drums rolled onto hand and fractured 2 bones in his hand. Non-displaced stress fractures.
Employee strained back while pulling and lifting on a ATRS extension. It was just learned that employee did return to work on his next shift and worked 5 days restricted duty before being released to full duty.
Employee was pulling a hose off of the rock duster and caught his left hand on a wire and cut his hand. 2 sutures required.
Employee was replacing a belt roller and strained his back.
Employee was hanging a cable and the hanger slipped and cut his right 5th digit finger. Surgery required - started missing work 9/28/2012
EE was getting a rock from the belt and the rock cut his right middle finger. Sutures were required.
EE was putting oil in miner and a lid fell on his right thumb. 6 sutures required.
Employee was putting bolts in the #6 tail pieces skirt and the belt started while he was on the belt. Started missing work 7/17/2012.
He was putting a bolt in a standoff chain and caught his finger in the hole and pinched the end off. Started missing work 5/7/12.
EE was changing batteries on a scoop and the battery lid dropped down and caught his left thumb. Sutures were required no lost time.
He was pulling a roller out from the belt and caught his right pinky finger between the roller and a belt stand. Fractured finger.
Employee was picking up a hydraulic jack and felt a "pop" in his right shoulder. Injury is going to require surgery started missing work 1/24/2012
He was changing a shuttle car tire and dropped tire on thumb. Fractured and required sutures.
Employee was moving a set of bull gears and caught his left middle finger between the gear and crib and mashed finger. Sutures and medical procedure required.
EE was attempting to unstick a rope on an outby airlock door and cut his finger on the rope.
Employee was lifting and putting in a bottom roller and felt a pain in his shoulder. Had surgery on 4-29-2011. Started missing work 4-29-2011.
Stacking concrete block in a brattice and caught thumb between the top and a block. Fractured end of right thumb.
Pulling rock out of bridge conveyor and cut right 5th digit finger. Started missing work 10/20/2010.
EE was pulling up cable slack and cut his left arm on a piece of rock, 8 sutures were required.
EE was unloading crib blocks and hit finger on track rail.
Employee was moving cribs, got left (4th) little finger caught between 2 crib blocks.
EE was cutting a metal band off of a bundle of roof bolts and the band flipped back and his his left eye. He had to have surgery to remove a piece of metal from his eye. Started missing work 3/5/09.
He was unloading block and felt a pain in his lower back. He started missing work 3/9/09
Stacking rock dust on supply car and hurt back. Started missing work 2/26/09.
EE was taking belts off of an overflow pump and got finger caught between belt and sheave. 6 sutures required.
He was leaning a stiff jack against the tailpiece and caught his finger between jack & tailpiece. Sutures were required.
He was installing a roof strap and the strap twisted around and stuck his left ear. 2 sutures required
Employee had lid off bolt machine, slid lid back on and caught left 4th/little finger between lid and bolt machine.
Employee bent over to lift piece of wood and felt/heard a popping in lower back area.
He hurt his back while pulling on a miner cable. "He started missing work 4/11/2008".
Employee dropped a drill pot onto left hand and cut left 5th fingertip. Sutures required.
Employee was loading belt structure into scoop bucket, and strained lower back.
Employee was throwing a track switch outside and twisted his right knee.
Unloading overcast panels from forklift and 1 panel hit his finger. Sutures required, no lost time.
Employee's arm was slammed in mantrip door.