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Employee was cleaning crusher with an air chipper and caused her pain to her left elbow.
Employee fractured the tip of his left index finger while installing roof bolts in 403. Employee received 4 stitches and released to restricted duty.
During roof bolting operations the wrench became stuck on the head of a roof bolt. While attempting to remove the wrench the miner's left index finger was caught between the drill mast and the wrench resulting in a laceration.
Employee claims he was roof bolting & installing monkey face plates in the 402 beltline. As he attempted to install a bolt it bent & he removed the bolt from the wrench & he re-attached the wrench to try to straighten the bolt. As he was doing this the plate hung up & then released & swung around striking him in the back of his right hand.
Employee was using an etching tool when a metal fragment entered the eye. The item was removed and medication for the eye was prescribed. They received a full release to work.
Welder using air chipper felt discomfort in right eye. Reported discomfort and eye was irritated.
Individual opperating D9T, track slid into a depression, operator was shaken in his seat causing a neck strain
The employee was injured on the 22nd of May and reported the accident on the 24 of May. The employee was taken to the clinic where a piece of metal was removed from his eye.
Employee forgot his key to his tool box lock. He did not have access to his tools to work for the day. He decided to use a 1/2" chuck electric drill and 3/8" drill bit to drill out the lock. While drilling, the bit bound up and twisted his hands. The twisting fractured the 4th metacarpal on his right hand.
During the process of pulling a core barrel out of a 60 degree angle hole, driller lowered the head and employee's left index finger was pinched between the head and rail on the drill mast resulting in an open fracture to the tip of employee's finger.
Maintenance mechanics were removing boom point sheave from the boom point saddle with a crane. As sheave was being guided out the employee's right arm was caught between sheave and boom structure.
While performing PM service per work order; Transmission Oil Sampling. Service Mechanic was attempting to attach sampling bottle to port, cock R. Elbow and same Elbow was struck by a direct drive cooling fan. Resulting injury was a 1 inch laceration. Work was stopped and worker sent for Medical Attention.
While mining in 302 LW, a shield started to drop from the roof with out warning. Employee was walking toward the shield to reset it to the roof, the next shield (closest to TG) started to drop. Rocks and other materials started falling from the top of shield hitting employee's right leg, causing abrasion and intense pain in his knee.
Employee was removing a pulley on an alternator when the impact wrench trigger was accidently pushed and spun the pulley. The employee crushed his finger between the pulley fins and a bolt. His finger was lacerated and required sutures.
Employee got his foot caught between the relay bar and the large clevice that attaches to the headdrive. Employee's toe was pinched.
Employee was lifting the roof bolt to place it in the wrench, the bolt was accidentally spun. the spinning bolt caught onto employee's gloved hand & twisted & pulled his finger around the bolt. Employee was diagnosis with dislocation to left ring finger and received stiches. Employee was released to restricted duty from Reliance Medical Group, LLC.
While dusting beltline, dust hose surged and dust got into employee's right eye. Employee was diagnosis with corneal abrasion and was prescribed a medication with a full duty release.
Employee was cutting jack plates from the bottom of the revolving frame when the plate came loose and it bounced on the tub and hit the employee on the right leg just above the knee cutting the leg.
Employee was grinding on the mast with double eye protection with another employee grinding to his right. The wind blew some trash into right eye.
Initial injury was reported on 8-25-07, while removing an air operated grease pump from fixture. Follow up visit on the 27th resulted in restricted duty.
Employee smashed finger between a jack hammer & cable trough while breaking rock on longwall face. He was evaluated at medical facility & diagnosed with left 5th finger laceration & required sutures.
Employee was power washing an equipment. She stated her eyes became irritated at the end of the shift, so removed contact lenses and washed eye out. The next day while driving to work felt eye still sore. At the end of that day, employee went to Urgent Care facility after work. They referred her to a specialist, who gave her prescription med. On the third day, she told her supv.
Employee pinched hand between bolt head and plate while installing a bolt. He was transported to medical facility and received suture to right hand at thumb and web.
Employee's left index finger was caught between oxygen bottle and railing in weld shop. Employee was seen at Reliance Medical and received 8 stitches.
Employee pinched his hand between drill steel extension and the drill steel. Employee received five sutures to his right hand and was released full duty with no restriction.
Employee was struck on his hard hat by a piece of falling coal that spilled out of the crusher above him while he was cleaning on second deck of plant.
Employee was operating a D10 dozer to lower the face height and push down large rocks from the cap rock for the loader. The operator was developing a key cut against the highwall side when he struck a large rock that caused the blade to skim over and as the tracks advanced, the dozer tipped over on its side.
The winch on the coal car broke and struck EE's right hand causing laceration. Employee received stitches at Mesa Occupational & Sports Medicine Clinic.
Employee was cutting a 3" x 8' piece of metal. It was lopsided & fell & hit the instep of his foot. Badly bruised but no fractures.
EE was grinding... flipped up face shield w/out leaning forward & all caught on rim fell into eyes. Washed out rt eye & thought had gotten all out. When EE woke next morning lt eye matted. Went to eye clinic where rust ring was found & removed.
On January 16, 06, a welder reported an eye injury incurred on Jan 13th while arc welding and grinding wear plate on the 8750 dragline. At the end of dayshift Friday his left eye was irritated. On Jan 14th using a mirror and flashlight he noticed a piece of metal in his left eye and went to the San Juan Regional Hospital ER where the metal was removed.
EE removing drill bit from Lamina..locked up to change bit..Lt hand on drill bit when lock released falling on hand smashing Lt index finger between drill & table. EE working alone..co-worker had gone into base to spot-face hole. Usually work 2 men to change bits & extensions.
The employee was ripping Overburden material in Dixon Ramp 4. During a ripping pass, he turned to his right to observe his ripping sequence & he felt pain in his left rib area. The hard OB material he was ripping contributed to his injury.
EE complained of headache due to fumes.
(2 employees were injured in this accident.) The 2 employees were buddy-welding a new 8750 drag line base. Both torches had been left partially on (1:Oxy 2:Oxy/Prop). When one EE struck an arc to weld there was a flash from the escaped gas that burned both employees. This EE had burns on his cheeks and neck.
(2 employees were injured in this accident.) The 2 employees were buddy-welding a new 8750 drag line base. Both torches had been left partially on (1: Oxy 2: Oxy/Prop). When one EE struck an arc to weld there was a flash from the escaped gas that burned both employees. This EE had burns on his face and ear.
EE (ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR) WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A TRUSS ANCHOR SHOE DURING INSTALLATION OF THE TRUSS. THE TRUSS LEG BROKE DURING INSTALLATION AND THE SHOE WAS THROWN OFF STRIKING THE OPERATOR ABOVE THE LEFT EYE, RESULTING IN A LACERATION APPROX 3" LONG
Employee placed his hand between drill box and a drill steel that was hung up in the roof. The steel fell unexpectedly, fracturing employee's middle finger.
When the cable reel was turned on, employee caught her left leg between the cable and rib, resulting in a contusion
EMPLOYEE WAS SUCKED IN BY THE VACUUM WHILE HANGING THE VENT TUBE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS CHEST AND CHIN AGAINST THE TUBE. RESULTED IN LACERATION INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF HIS MOUTH.
HE STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW WELDING.
END DUMP OPERATOR STATED THE SHOVEL OPERATOR HIT HER TRUCK BED WHICH JOLTED HER AROUND IN THE CAB. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF IT WAS THE SHOVEL BUCKET OR A LARGE ROCK THAT HIT THE BED. THE INJUR ED WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL AND THORASIS MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHEN EE FINISHED TIGHTENING THE COUPLER WITH THE BATTERY DRILL, THE DRILL CONTINUED TO ROTATE CAUSING IT TO FLIP AND TWIST EMPLOYEE'S WRIST. EE WAS TAKEN TO MESA CLINIC AND THE DR. DIAGNOSED H ER TO HAVE A FRACTURED WRIST.
EE HYPER-EXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE, WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE BOOM PLATFORM THAT WAS LOWERED WHILE ROOF BOLTNG
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING WITH THE BULK ROCK-DUSTING SYSTEM. HE ATTEMPTED TO BLEED DOWN THE PRESSURE IN THE DUST TANK, AN UNSECURED VENT HOST SLID OUT OF THE STOPPING AND STRUCK HIM O N THE SIDE OF HIS FACE, CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREHEAD, CHIPPING A TOOTH AND CORNEAL ABRASION.
EE WAS AIR ARCHING OFF ANGLE IRON, ANGLE IRON BREAKING FREE AND HANGING. GRABBED ANGLE IRON TO BREAK FREE, DROPPED WHILE HOLDING ON TO FEDDER PAN. RESULTED IN LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING DOZER TRACK, TRACK SEPARATED BEFORE HE WAS READY. THE HANDLE OF THE IMPACT WRENCH SCRAPED HIS SHIN.
WHILE ROOF BOLTING EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A DRILL GUIDE CLAMP AND PINCHED HIS HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DOZER, PUSHING OVERBURDEN TO AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL, WHILE IN REVERSE MOTION, THE EE HIT A LARGE ROCK THAT JOLTED HIM AS HIS DOZER WENT OVER IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING THE PRE-PM TASK OF STEAM CLEANING WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED THE STEAM CLEANING WAND ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.