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Employee was moving pan line to C-5 and, while attempting to re-rail a wrecked car, the track jack dislodged from underneath the car and struck their left hand, resulting in two fractures and a laceration to left little (5th) finger.
Employee was running the miner in the #1 entry on #4 Section when a piece of blue creek seam (rib) rolled out and struck them and knocked them to the ground causing a fractured left hip/leg initially, but after further medical observations other injuries were determined.
Employee was operating the tailgate shear when a rock came off the drum striking the employee in the face/nose resulting in fracture to nose.
Employee was roof bolting on roofbolter c/n RB130 in the #3 entry on #4 Section, when the platform broke, EE fell about 3' and landed on the ground, and when EE landed the platform struck EE on the left upper leg/thigh causing a contusion/traumatic hematoma to the upper leg/thigh.
Employee was roof bolting when water started coming out of bolt hole. As EE was trying to get the bolt in, EE lost balance falling backwards, knocking hard hat off. The bolt hit EE on top of the head causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was operating roof bolter while installing a T-Board to support a pot when EE caught EE's right index finger between the T-Board and the mine roof, causing laceration to tip of finger.
While cutting out a bolt from Longwall Crusher (recovery), Employee was hit in the face with the head of a bolt resulting in laceration to face requiring sutures and fractures resulting in tooth loss.
REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES/DAMAGE TO PERMANENT TEETH: Employee was operating the roof bolter c/n RB130 on #8 Section when the drill steel started clogging up. When EE hit the drill steel with the bolt wrench, the wrench bounced back and struck EE in the mouth causing lacerations to EE's lower lip/chin which required sutures and a dental injury to EE's top front teeth.
(REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE) Employee was bolting on #6 Section, #3 Entry and walking back around the drill pot, when the steel hit the roof and the bolter at the same time throwing EE off balance. EE's left ring finger was caught between the steel and the back bar on the operator's deck causing a contusion to EE's fingertip. Didn't receive medical treatment until 2/16/2024.
Employee was buffing a belt for splicing while EE moved EE was struck by the buffer when the cord got stuck. Resulting in 4 stitches.
Employee was installing rib pin on left rib when EE felt pain in left shoulder, was placed in sling due to rotator cuff injury.
(REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) Employee was pinning top on #8 Section when the pin EE was pushing got hung up and as EE applied more pressure to the pin the bolter wrench broke off at the chuck, flew back and struck EE in the face (chin area) and neck causing a laceration which required multiple sutures and on the right shoulder causing a contusion.
REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE: Employee was using a Hilti drill while bolting in the top to install a belt hanger in the service entry at XC-#79 on the Longwall, when the drill spun and EE lost control of the drill and it struck EE's right-hand ring finger causing a fracture to the finger. (Started losing time on 3/3/2023)
Employee was using roofbolter to install cable bolt, when bolt came out of pusher the employee reached up and as they did, they inadvertently hit the rotation lever causing the plate to come around hitting their right lower arm causing laceration and fracture.
Employee was re-railing a wrecked shield car loaded with a shield back on the track, once they placed the car on the rails, they let both jacks down and one of the jacks released quick, kicking the jack bar out of the jack they were operating and struck them on the right side of face causing a laceration to the right earlobe requiring sutures and a fracture to the right cheek bone.
Employee was pulling drill steel out of the hole when EE twisted, hitting the spin lever, causing EE's right hand to twist around resulting in fracture to wrist and finger.
REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when a piece of rock broke loose and struck them in the face between the chin and the lower lip causing a laceration to the area requiring sutures.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was installing bit inserts using porta power and chisel, porta power pushed chisel out striking left hand causing small laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was operating shear when a rock came over the handrail striking employee's left lower leg resulting in fracture to fibula.
Employee was on 6 Section drilling a rib pin and was having trouble with suction and went to pull the steel out and lowered the pot and left hand index was caught between the mast and the pot of the roof bolter causing a severe fracture to the finger.
Employee was operating the shearer and was walking along the shearer when at the haulage box EE turned to look at a mimic and was hit by an object causing injury to upper back.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was installing a roofbolt on 6 section, when EE pushed the bolt in with EE's hand, EE's knee hit the fast speed lever catching right index finger between the bolt and plate causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was operating shearer mining toward the headgate when they were struck by two rocks, one struck left shoulder causing contusion and one struck left hand that was holding the shearer remote causing contusion and laceration resulting in sutures to left ring finger.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Shearer drum was cutting toward headgate and was at 30 shield and the operator was at 24 shield when a piece of rock came up panline knocking employee down and hard hat off, when standing up employee hit head resulting in laceration to top of head requiring sutures.
Employee was on the longwall working on getting shield out of the top and pulled up with the others shields, when the pan line pushed the relay bar struck employee's right knee causing laceration requiring sutures.
Employee was bolting on #7 Section and had the mast tilted to put pin in but couldn't reach to install pin, so EE climbed up and had EE's foot of the mast, let the mast down and caught EE's left foot between the mast and the drill pot causing a fracture to EE's left great (big) toe.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating the roofbolter on a section and was drilling hole, the bolter had become off balanced from being on a rock causing the roofbolt steel to strike employee in the head causing laceration requiring sutures.
REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was welding in throat of feeder when the employee received a burn to right eye, resulting in a corneal flash burn.
Employee was operating the shear on the longwall face, when a rock came over the handrail into the walkway striking employees right lower leg requiring sutures.
Employee was roof bolting and accidentally hit the ATRS causing the drill steel to bend and sprung back and struck EE's left hand. (Losing time as of 5/8/2019 due to this injury)
Employee had placed the skirt hold down plate across the forks of the Lo-Trac to burn holes in plate, the hose from the torch caught the plate causing it to slide pinching finger between the plate and mast causing laceration requiring sutures and fracturing tip of right hand finger.
Employee was roof bolting in the No. 1 entry when the employee put hand on top of the canopy and the left ring finger became caught between canopy and roof mashing the finger requiring sutures.
Employee was retrieving bits from atop the head drive the same time another employee was lowering a canopy that caught leg between the canopy and top of the drive causing fracture to right upper leg.
Employee was operating shear on longwall and as ee was walking following the shear foot was caught under the relay bar causing a contusion to right foot.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was roof bolting and as ee put the drill steel together and put pressure on the steel, the steel bent hitting ee in the face requiring sutures to lip and cheek.
Employee was roofbolting, installing a bolt in roof with board and as employee was lifting up felt sharp pain in right shoulder causing injury to shoulder.
Employee was operating shear on the longwall when a rock came off of the shear striking the employee's hand on the handrail causing fracture to right hand.
While employee was roof bolting, EE got hit by a drill steel causing injury to finger.
Employee was operating a roofbolter in the No. 1 entry, hand was on the drill steel as employee was attempting to raise up the offside of the machine, while doing so, mistakingly hit the close clamp lever catching finger causing fracture and laceration to left hand middle finger.
Employee was checking the fire suppression on the miner, when the water inlet hose came loose hitting employee in the eye causing injury to right eye.
Employee was roofbolting when finger got caught between the canopy and the TRS resulting in a laceration to the tip finger requiring sutures.
Employee was standing beside the winch at the momo-rail to watch the cable, the momorail hung causing chain to break and the tugger came back hitting EE in the mouth causing laceration and broken tooth.