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WHILE CUTTING COAL ON THE LONGWALL, THE SHEARER SLOUGHING PLATE CAUGHT A SPRAY BAR HOSE CAUSING IT TO STRETCH TIGHT BEFORE DISLODGING AND WHIPPING BACK TOWARD THE OPERATOR. THE BAR STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK, RESULTING IN A CRUSHING LACERATION TO THE LEFT EAR WHICH REQUIRED 22 SUTURES.

EE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BUMPER ON TR-11 USING CHAIN, 20TON HYDRAULIC JACK. EE USING ROSE BUD TRYING TO HEAT REAR BUMPER TO STRAIGHTEN. CHAIN UNDER TENSION BROKE, CHAIN HIT EE IN FACE/MOUTH. EE FELL BACKWARDS LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, STRUCK BACK OF HEAD.

While removing a DA cylinder from shield a come-a-long was being used to suspend the cylinder. When the electro-hydraulic function was cycled to move the cylinder it caused the come-a-long to spin striking the miner in the face with the handle.

Employee was hanging vent tube when they stepped onto stabilizer bar and another employee lowered the boom which resulted in a structural member contacting the top of the foot which resulted in dislocating the four small toe bones.

Employee experienced sharp pain in sacrum area and numbness in toe/foot after pulverizing. This claim is being disputed. It may be related to a previous injury.

Employee alleges he was operating the tailgate shearer drum as the shear cut toward the tailgate. When the face popped ejecting a piece of coal approximately 8 X 4 X 2 striking employee on the left side of the head resulting in a laceration to the ear and to the side of the head requiring stitches.

SHEARER STRUCK SPRAG BREAKING A COVER PLATE LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE. FRACTURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 01/19/2011. FIRST DAY MISSED WILL BE 01/21/2011.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE OPERATING TG END OF SHEARER, COAL DUST ENTERED EYE, RESULTING IN PHYSICIAN INTERVENTION TO HAVE A PIECE OF COAL REMOVED FROM CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS REPAIRING ACTUATOR ON DUST SYSTEM WHEN ACTUATOR BECAME ACTIVATED, CATCHING HIS FINGERS, RESULTING IN A PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND FRACTURE OF RING FINGER.

In process of swinging trench roller with trackhoe into trench, employee went to hook roller to bucket. While doing so, co-worker hit lever which rolled machine onto employee's foot.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING, EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING EXTENSION STEEL TO STARTER STEEL WHEN OPERATOR'S PLATFORM SHIFTED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. IN AN EFFORT TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE LET GO OF STARTER STEEL WHICH FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING HIS LEFT RING FINGER RESULTING IN A FRACTURE AND LACERATON.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE USED A JACKLEG HOSE TO PULL HIMSELF UP FROM A KNEELING POSISITON, CAUSING THE JACKELG TO FALL AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB, RESULTING IN A RIGHT THUMB FRACTURE AND LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE LOWERING ATRS ON ROOF BOLTER, IT CAUGHT ON A MONKEY FACE, PUSHING THE MONKEY FACE INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND ARM, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER AND LACERATION TO ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS BOLTING, THE PUSHER STEEL CAUGHT ON THE WRENCH AND BENT THE STEEL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED ROOF BOLTER CANOPY RAISE LEVER. AS IT ROSE, IT HUNG UP ON A BOLT AND THE STRAIN CAUSED THE CANOPY TO FALL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE EXTENDED JACKLEG, TURNED AWAY AND TRIPPED. JACKLEG WENT INTO STRUCTURE, SPUN THE STEEL AROUND, STRIKING HIM ON THE LIP WITH THE BIT.

Was replacing covers on miner. When placing the cover, miner operator raised the shoe catching finger (*Tip of Ring Finger Amputated*)

He was moving front axle of a 25x with overhead crane when axle caught and swung pinching employee's right arm against machine.

Employee was bolting and wiring at the raise bore collar. The ground was fractured and he had to drill in and out. He pulled his left shoulder while extracting the drill steel. He noticed pain in shoulder while drilling. He refused treatment initially until the pain progressed. His initial visit was March 30, 2007.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE REACHED TO MOVE CABLE WITH HIS FOOT AND HIS FOOT BECAME TANGLED IN CABLE LOOP, MINER HEAD STRUCK HIM IN LEG.

(2 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT). Drilling - 7" casing (holds core sample) kicked out of mast, striking employee in chest. Hairline fracture to sternum and "wedged" disc in back.

(2 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT). Drilling - 7" casing (holds core sample) kicked out of mast, striking employee above right eye causing laceration (stitches required).

Employee was chuck tending when he got his right hand caught between the hammer and leg of of chuck tender. Employee received fracture to right hand and is working under restrictions

THE EE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE LOCATION OF AN EMULSION LEAK ON SHIELD #48. HE WAS RUNNING THE PAN PUSH FUNCTION WHILE RUNNING HIS HAND DOWN A HOSE, WHEN THE PRESSURE WAS ACTIVATED; IT INJECTED EMULSION INTO THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

Employee states jackleg leaned causing him to lose balance, jackleg fell catching thumb between jackleg and belt structure resulting in fracture and laceration on right thumb. EE DID NOT BEGIN LOST TIME UNTIL 9/25/04.

EE STATES WHILE DRILLING WITH SINKING HAMMER, THE STEEL TENDER BROKE, THE HAMMER JUMPED OFF THE DRILL STEEL. EE TRIED TO CATCH HAMMER, CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND HAMMER.

EE STATES WHILE SERVICING A SHIELD, HE PUSHED THE WRONG BUTTON. THE HOSE WAS NOT HOOKED UP, ALLOWING EMULSION TO SPRAY INTO FACE.

RUNNING JACK LEG WHEN WHERE DRILLING A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING LEFT ARM. WAS INSTALLING TRUSS LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE OPERATING CONT MINER WITH REMOTE, RIB BLEW OUT BETWEEN RIB SCREENS STRIKING EE ON ARM.

EE STATES WHILE BOLTING HE WAS CHECKING FOR SUCTION, STUCK DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE FINGER.

EE STATES WHILE TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, IT HIT A ROLL IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE CONVEYOR TO SWING, STRIKING THE EE.

SETTING BY CENTER SECTION OF RC21 TIGHTENING TRUNNION NUT WITH BOLTS AND 5 TON CRANE, WHEN TRUNNION NUT TIGHTENED COMPLETELY WITH FORCE BY CRANE BOLT. SNAPPED OFF BECOMING AIRBORNE WITH FORCE AND STRIKING EE ON SAFETY GLASSES AT LEFT EYE CAUSING CUT FROM NOSE PIECE AND LOWER EDGE OF SAFETY GLASSES. EE LEANED OVER CENTER SECTION WITH TENSION STILL ON STRAP.

EE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER, THE CONVEYOR BOOM STRUCK THE VENT TUBING, CAUSING A ROCK TO FALL THROUGH THE ROOF SCREEN, STRIKING THE EE'S HAND & RESULTING IN A LACERATION

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TIGHTENING THE NUT ON A DWYDAG BOLT WITH A JACKLEG. AS THE NUT TIGHTENED, THE JACKLEG SPUN JERKING HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. NO REPORTABLE MEDICAL TREA TMENT WAS PROVIDED UNTIL AN MRI ON 12/1/00 INDICATED A DAMAGED ROTATOR CUFF.

EE STATES HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE CM-5 TO THE NEXT CUT. AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE SLACK STRAP, THE CM OPERATOR SWUNG THE CONVEYOR TOWARD THE EE. THE CONVEYOR STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT LEG RESULTING I N A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE EQUIMPENT. THE BOLTER OPERATOR GAVE WARNING BEFOR TURNING ON THE CABLE WINDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EAR MUFFS &DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE WARNING. THE CABLE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A TORN ACL IN HIS KNEE.