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Employee was standing in a crosscut, away from where a group was sheaving the belt take up back, when the sheaving device broke free. EE was struck with mud, rock, and debris causing corneal abrasions and a hairline fracture in orbital. EE was prescribed medicated eye drops and released.
Employee was removing rock from the on top of the continuous miner using a slate bar. The rock slid over and struck EE in the arm causing a laceration.
Employee was using a railroad jack to reposition a beam under a belt head when the bar slipped out of their hand and struck them just under the lip.
Employee was using a hammer to drive in a miner bit insert on the continuous miner and struck left hand causing a laceration. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of incident.
Making a belt splice and got hit with a hammer on the pinky.
Employee was using a chain to pull belt and the chain broke striking the employee in the ribs.
Employee was cutting belt and the utility knife slipped out causing an incision to the right leg.
Employee was using a razor blade knife to cut the knee pad and the knife slipped cutting EE's left index finger.
Employee was pulling on a piece of conveyor belt, when the channel lock pliers employee was using slipped striking employee in the face.
Employee was cutting some tape with a razor knife and accidentally cut right hand.
Employee was using a slate bar to remove a rock lodged in the #7 drive rock box. As EE was prying on the bar, it slipped striking the employee on the arm resulting in a laceration. Belts were not running at time of incident.
Employee was pulling on a wrench while performing maintenance and injured their left shoulder.
Employee was using a slate bar to remove a rock and the bar slipped pinching EE's left ring finger causing a fracture on the tip. Employee was wearing gloves at the time of occurrence.
Employee was prying with a slate bar and the bar slipped pinching employee's left index finger causing a laceration and a fracture. Employee was wearing gloves at time off accident.
Employee was using a handheld chain ratchet set to hold one side of a pre-wet shaker screen as EE was changing a feed end spring on the shaker. In the process of changing the spring, the hook broke on the ratchet set resulting in the employee's hand to get caught between the spring.
The employee was using a chain ratchet set when the chain broke striking the employee in the lower left leg.
Employee was using manual ratchet chain hoist to free a stuck flight and the as they released the hoist a hand was pinched between two of the chain links.
Employee was making a belt splice and was striking the end of the splice with a hammer when a piece of metal broke loose and struck EE in the arm.
Employee was making a cable repair and the knife slipped cutting the employee on the upper right leg.
Employee was cutting belt, knife slipped cutting top of left hand
Employee was making a belt splice and started to skive the belt and cut left index finger with the belt knife.
Employee was tightening a bolt when the socket being used broke striking the individual causing a laceration.
Employee was using allen wrench to remove bolts from wheel unit. While attempting to loosen the bolt, they struck it with a hammer and the allen wrench came out of the bolt and went under their safety glasses and struck them just above the left eye causing a laceration.
Employee was installing a pin in a track. The employee struck the pin with a hammer and a piece of metal broke loose and penetrated EE's right leg. The employee traveled to Logan Regional Medical center and was released to return to work. After a few days, the employee continued to have discomfort and returned to the hospital on 9/13/19 and had the metal removed.
Putting tie under track rail & rail slid off slate bar and mashed fingers.
Employee pinched left ring finger between slate bar and a guard.
Employee was cutting the outer jacket of a cable for a repair and the knife contacted hand creating an incision.
The employee claims that EE felt a sharp pain in EE's wrist while removing a bolt with a ratchet. EE recently returned to work from a non-work related injury on 4/9/18. An independent medical evaluation (IME) on 5/1/2018 determined that at the time of the incident of 4/20/2018, there was no new injury to the right wrist. Ramaco Resources, LLC is disputing this accident.
Employee was using a metal pipe to dislodge material from a sweeper truck and caught middle left finger between pipe and a fender on truck.