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Employee was installing the top rib bolt in the #3 Heading on the 004 MMU and felt something pop in his left shoulder. He started missing work on 6/23/2014 pending the results of an MRI.
After cutting a speed reducer loose from 5 head drive the speed reducer slid from head drive falling on employee's left arm. Due to his injury employee received a fracture to his left arm, employee has returned to his regular work duties.
While bolting the ribs, EE got right 4th finger tip in the slide/hinge on boom and cut and bruised finger.
EE was cutting a steel beam into. The beam was lying across the forks of a forklift. When the beam was cut into, one end of the beam slid off the forks and landed on the concrete floor, then bounced and struck EE on top of his right foot.
Employee was bolting top and caught his left hand between the drill steel still and wrench and cut his hand. Sutures required.
Employee was removing the drill steel for a test hole and the steel fell and struck him on the left hand and cut his hand. 3 sutures were required.
A continuous miner operator was aligning the miner up on the centerline and struck himself with the miner. He was diagnosed with a non-displaced hairline fracture to the pelvis.
EE was raising the drill boom of the roof bolter to check the size of a busted hydraulic hose. The hose got fouled on the frame of the roof bolter, and when he raised the drill boom and looked under it, the hose came loose and struck him above the left eye, resulting in a cut.
EE was helping the continuous miner operator move the miner from the #5 entry to the #6 entry the miner operator stopped the miner to hook up a slack rope the miner operator hooked the rope to the boom of the miner went to turn around and stumbled and somehow hit the boom swing lever and somehow EE's hand was where the boom swung into the rib smashing his left hand.
Employee was turning water valves inside of dozer and caught his right thumb on a pulley causing a laceraion which required stitches.
Employee was bolting top and caught his hand between the canopy and drill steel. Fractured a bone in his hand. Started missing work 9-25-2012
EE HAD DRILLED A HOLE IN THE MINE ROOF AND THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF. WHEN HE LOWERED HIS DRILL POT, THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.
EE was lowering the head of the continuous miner on some crib blocks that were being used to block the head up. When pressure was applied to the crib blocks, one crib block twisted out and struck EE on the right jaw.
Employee had changed a pressure gauge on the continuous mining machine, employee was positioned at the rear bumper of the machine, he asked the machine operator to start the machine, the machine operator bowed the head of the machine causing the machine to go to the mine floor mashing the employee's foot.
Spot bolting went to move the lifeline out of the way and cut finger with roof bolt plate against the top.
EE was cleaning up cut, when a piece of rock came off of conveyor chain striking the EE on the knee.
Employee hit his elbow against a stack of roof plates and cut his elbow while tramming a roof bolter. Sutures were required.
EE stated that he was collapsing the head of the bolt machine when he caught his forearm in a pinch point of the bolter. He was taken to Middlesboro ARH where he received 6 stitches and x-rays showed no fractures.
employee was spot bolting the roof, when his glove got caught on a burr on the drill steel being used, twisting his right hand and wrist around the drill steel causing strain type injuries to the wrist and a slight fracture to the right thumb.
Employee was bolting top and his drill steel fell from hole and stuck him on the hand. Diagnosed with a fracture to his hand.
Employee was in #5 entry installing roof bolts, during this time employee raised head on bolter, not aware of where his right hand was placed employee caught his right 3rd digit finger with the canopy of bolter causing injury to finger, employee has returned to work on light duty due to injury on 12/5/11.
Employee was drilling top with drill steel from roof bolter when drill steel kicked out striking employee in chin, employee has received 7 sutures in chin. Employee has returned to work with no restrictions.
Employee struck his left index finger against the roof bolter head and cut and broke his finger. Sutures were required.
Employee was bolting top and his glove got caught between bolts and bolter chuck and twisted his wrist - Fractured wrist. Started missing work 7/21/11
EE was operating a continuous miner. He was cutting the bottom ledge of rock out from the edge of the #9 intersection, (continuous miner was in the last open crosscut between #8 and #9). The crosscut was on a downward grade, and when he start the cutter head and placed it in the bottom, the miner slew around and struck him with the conveyor boom. EE was not in the "RED Zone".
Employee hit shoulder on roof bolter canopy & fractured shoulder. Started missing work 5-17-2011.
EE stated that he was replacing the CLA on the conveyor pot of the miner. As the mechanic was raising the pan on the miner EE said that he stumbled and fell onto the pan. His left hand was pinned between the stop and the pan resulting in broken bones in the hand. EE was treated at the University of Tennessee Hospital and had pins and plates put in his hand.
EE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER, CUTTING OUT THE MINE ROOF FOR AN OVERCAST, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE CUTTER HEAD STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE REQUIRING STITCHES.
A contract employee caught his hand between the roof bolter and the coal rib and cut his hand. Sutures were required.
Using a hand held grinder and grinder wheel broke and cut his finger. Sutures were required.
A bolt and plate was laying on the ground. When employee let down head on roof bolter it caught the roof bolt plate causing the roof bolt to fly up striking head just above right eye. Sutures required, employee has returned to regular duty with no restrictions.
Employee was lifting crusher hammers and felt a strain in his right shoulder.
EE WAS AT THE CONTINUOUS MINER TALKING WITH THE OPERATOR ABOUT A NOISE THE CUTTER HEAD WAS MAKING. THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS IN THE RIGHT BREAK OF THE #4 ENTRY AND EE AND THE OPERATOR WERE STANDING IN THE HEADING. THE CONTINUOUS MINER CUTTER HEAD WAS RUNNING AND EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT EYE BY A FOREIGN OBJECT.
Employee stated that he had his hand on the leveling arm of the roof bolt machine when he moved the head his finger was pinched. He received 6 stitches. He returned to work on the next shift.
Employee hit head on top and cut the top of his head. 5 sutures required.
Drill steel fell from hole and struck hand. Fractured bone in hand.
Employee was checking to see what was wrong with head on roof bolter. EE asked helper to raise bolter head so that he could look, unaware of having placed left hand at pinching point, resulting in mashing ring finger tip off and cutting middle finger below nail bed, later having to remove middle finger below nail bed.
Drill steel hung in hole and then fell and struck his left hand. Diagnosed with a fracture in his left hand.
Dislocated (L) shoulder.
Drill steel fell out of hole and hit his hand and cut his left thumb. Sutures were required.
While operating roof bolter, employee was drilling hole into roof when drill steel broke, cutting left index finger. Employee received 11 sutures and been placed on light duty.
He was drilling a hole in the mine floor with hand drill and caught his finger on the drill steel keeper pin. His right ring finger was cut. 9 sutures required.
Employee was grinding on lo lo structure when something went into his left eye. Employee went to doctor on 5/19/10, object was removed from eye. Employee returned to work with no restrictions, employee was wearing safety glasses, a guard was on the grinder at time of accident.
EE was standing beside the mine track at the portal and the rockduster wrecked off the track and caught his left leg. Fractured leg. Started missing 5-5-2010 and RTW 8-23-10 (75 days lost). EE started missing again due to complications on 11-1-2010.
EE let his drill canopy down onto him too quickly and it knocked him down. Has contusions on his leg and neck. EE started missing work 4/29/10.
Employee cut left leg shin while using grinder working on lo lo structure, requiring 4 sutures. Employee has returned to reg. duty with no restrictions.
Injury was using a drill in the installation of a mechanical belt guard. The drill bit hung and broke causing lacerations to the fingers and fractured his right index finger.
Assisting with moving swing-a-way on crane. (packing up a crane to move to another locaton)
EE was roof bolting when the drill steel broke and struck him in the mouth. He was transported to the hospital and dentist where he recieved 5 stitches to the inside of his mouth. He also lost a tooth. EE returned to work on the next scheduled shift.
A piece of rock slid off miner and struck him on the ankle. He was diagnosed with a small hairline fracture on 11-23-09. He is working regular job.