Search the record

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer while performing maintenance on a golf cart, when employee overexerted and felt a pain in left elbow. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Contract employee was using a plastic wedge to help remove a sheave from a old mechanism on a screen in the preparation plant. EE was hitting the wedge with a 4-lb hammer, wedge came loose and struck employee in the chin. Cause of this injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining systems was not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

While installing a mandoor, employee was driving a wedge with an ax and lost concentration and struck hand causing a fracture to EE's right little finger. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of plastic mesh from the roof in the refuse belt when ee lost control of the knife and it cut left thumb resulting in two stitches. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Employee attempted to move a dolly draw bar when EE lost control of grip and got left middle finger caught between the mine bottom and the draw bar. The injury resulted in a laceration and a fracture to the left middle finger. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency was not a factor.

Employee was laying rail in the 6 West Section and was bent over tightening up fish plate bolts when EE felt a sharp pain on the lower left side of EE's back. Cause of injury was improper body positioning. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Employee was driving wedge with hammer in the 5W section. The employee missed the wedge and hit left thumb resulting in laceration that was treated with one suture. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor

Employee was replacing waterline on 8S#1 belt when EE released come-a-long EE felt pop in right wrist. This injury did not become reportable until EE sought medical treatment on 7-31-18. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency was not a factor.

Emp was dumping slag in 5W & was pushing door with bar when bar became stuck. Emp pulled on bar and hit self in chin resulting in sutures. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor

Emp was in 5W, tightening miner plug with spanner wrench when wrench slipped pinching rt thumb resulting in laceration and sutures. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor

Employee was in the process of changing a blade in a utility knife on the 5W section when employee's hand slipped and cut employee's right hand approximately 1 1/4" long resulting in sutures. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor

Employee was in the process of tightening a pipe T with a pie wrench. The T slipped in vise and injuring the right index finger resulting in a fracture. Cause of injury was awareness. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/systems not a factor. Miner proficiency may be a factor.

Employee was trying to recover rail in the 1A spur. The rail was on top of another piece when EE tried to attach a chain the rail shifted striking EE's right hand causing three fractures. It didn't involve any compliance issues. No equipment involved. It didn't involve job skills, proficiency, training or attitude. No PPE or protective devices on equipment involved.

EE was jacking up 62 jeep on mainline near 2S switch EEs pushed jeep to get back on track when the jack bar hit EE on left side injuring left side ribs. 5 days later it was found EE's spleen was bleeding. EE didn't miss work until 2-20-17. It didn't involve job skills, compliance issues proficiency training attitude PPE protective devices No other part 50 criteria apply.

Employee was in process of aligning the 4E belt with come a long when roller shifted striking employee's left hand causing lacerations resulting in the employee receiving sutures. There were no compliance issues. It didn't involve job skills proficiency training or attitude PPE or protective devices no equipment involved. No other part 50 criteria applies

Employee was in the process of taking rail apart on the 3E section.Employee was removing last fish plate when they struck it with a rail hammer the rail sprung and EE was hit in the face with either rail,fishplate or hammer.It was found that the scoop that they were using was putting pressure on the rail. No other part 50 criteria applies.