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The employee was removing a ventilation device with a hammer. As he pulled a spad out of the curtain board his elbow hit a coal rib. He started having pain on 10/7/11 and was seen by a Dr. on 10/10/11 who put him on restricted duty.
The employee cut a steel band on a skid of block. The band slung towards the employee hitting his arm causing a laceration.
The employee was using a slate bar to straighten up a cable horn on a continuous miner. The bar slipped, he lost his balance and twisted his ankle.
The employee was using a Bit Puller to remove a bit from a continuous miner. As he struck the puller a piece of the hammer broke off imbedding in his hand.
The employee was cleaning a dryer with a water hose. A piece of coal struck the employee in the eye leaving a small partical of coal embeded in his eye.
The employee was installing floor to roof support. As he was securing a cap piece in the support his hammer slipped and hit his thumb.
The employee was cutting a piece of suction line. The knife slipped and he cut his arm.
The employee was attempting to make a splice on a continuous miner cable. The knife slipped cutting the employee in the leg.
The employee was changing a boom lift hose. A wrench slipped smashing the employee's finger.
The employee was cutting open a box. The box knife slipped cutting the employee's hand.
The employee was changing a bushing on the continuous miner. A piece of the bushing came off and struck the employee in the upper arm.
Two employees were engaged in hosresplay. One employee swung a belt knife thinking it was closed. The belt knife was open and cut the employees forearm.
The employee was building a steel lagging overcast. He attempted to raise one side of overcast with a pry-bar to remove crib blocking. The pry-bar slipped causing the steel lagging to drop onto the employee's thumb. The employee sustained an amputation of the tip of his thumb.
The employee was changing bits on the miner. He struck a bit with a metal hammer causing an object to become airborne. The object struck the employee's arm puncturing the skin. On 11/29/07 the wound had become infected. The employee was sent to have the object removed from his arm and the wound cleaned.
The employee ran a razor belt knife into his knee while attempting to cut suction hose for the roof bolter. He was holding the hose with one hand & cutting with the other. He did state that he was cutting away from his body. The pressure needed to cut through the hose allowed the knife blade to continue into the employee's knee. The employee received six stitches.
The employee was changing bits on the continuous miner. He was using a metal hammer and a metal bit changing fork type tool. The rubber strike guard was missing. The act of striking metal against metal caused the employee's hammer to splinter. A piece of the hammer entered the back of the employee's thumb.
The ee was ratcheing a ratchet strap to secure supplies on a trailer. The buckle of the strap was above his head. The ratchet buckle came apart during pressurition striking the ee on the left sheek below the exe. the laceration was cleaned and glued at the er.