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Employee was striking metal with a hammer when a fragment of steel broke off and struck them in the forehead. The fragment was removed with forceps and the employee returned to work. The employee later felt irritation, so upon re-examination, another fragment of steel was found in their forehead, so surgery was performed on 11-4-25 to remove the second fragment.
Employee was working outby. While cutting a piece of belt EE's hand slipped and EE cut self in the left thigh causing a small laceration. EE received 3 stitches.
Employee was assisting with a belt-up in the haulage section. While attempting to cut a piece of belt, EE's hand slipped and EE cut self. It caused an approx. 1 inch laceration which required 3 stitches.
Employee was helping the bolter operator attempt to remove a cable bolt that had become stuck in a drill head using a pry bar. When the cable bolt head broke free, the pry bar in use struck the victim above the left eye causing an approx. 1" cut and swelling.
Employee was trying to loosen a bolt on a continuous miner lid when they felt a pop and pain in left bicep. Employee worked until scheduled surgery on June 13, 2023.
Employee was using a slate bar to pry on the cable handler of the miner. The slate bar slipped and caused EE to fall into the cable handler. Employee did not initially miss work. EE went for a check-up on 4/20/2023 and was given a week off, which in turn made it a "lost time" accident.
While installing new tracks on the CAT miner, the mechanic was using a chain come-a-long to pull the slack so that EE could install the pins. With tension on the come-a-long the hook slipped off and struck EE in the right thigh, cutting EE's pants and leg.
Employee was changing bits on the miner. They struck one that was stuck with a hammer and a shard of metal hit below the left eye. EE was treated at hospital and released. After 3 weeks of blurred vision EE was seen by eye specialist who removed metal from the eye on 9/19/2019. Employee is off work till released by Dr.
Miner had EE's finger pinched between a training roller and a piece of belt structure when a chain broke that was holding a come-along.
While using a utility knife to cut a piece of plastic, the knife slipped causing employee to cut left hand below thumb.
employee was cutting with a razor knife when the knife slipped causing injury to EE's leg
While cutting the straw off a waterline coupler with a utility knife, the victim cut the back of left thumb knuckle.
While shoveling coal accumulation at 2 tail. Employee struck a rock with EE's shovel injuring EE's shoulder. First missed day was 6/25/18.
The Section Mechanic was prying on miner waterline that was wrapped around the feeder crusher drum when the Mechanic noticed a soreness in left arm. Continued to work regular job at full duty until 12/06/2017.
When making a miner cable splice knife blade broke causing a laceration requiring 6 sutures.
Hand slipped using a utility knife. Resulting in a laceration on right index finger requiring 3 sutures.
The roof bolter operator was in the pit loading supplies onto his bolter. When he cut the metal band off of his supplies, the band sprung back and cut his right upper arm. He received 3 stitches.
Mechanic was using a pry bar on a rusty piece of equipment. The pry bar slipped free, causing the mechanics arm to jerk upward quickly. He said that he felt something tear when this happened. The injured worker continued to work his regular duty until 02/11/2015, when he had corrective surgery.
Miner was changing a bottom roller on the belts. The roller slipped off the pry bar he was using striking his right wrist.
Employee was leveling belt structure. He felt pain in right elbow to hand while using bumper jack.
Employee was striking suspended radiant heater with shovel handle to dislodge any float dust possibly on top. He knocked heater off suspended hooks. Heater fell striking his hard hat forcing metal clip of hat liner suspension to cut his forehead requiring 8 stitches.
While pounding on belt splice with pick hammer piece of hammer peened off striking employee in chest causing impaled object.