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While on a break, an employee had symptoms of a serious medical issue not related to work. Approximately 3 hours later, while under the care of EMS, the employee was pronounced deceased.
Foreign body in right eye.
While putting tools away into the lower drawer of his toolbox, the employee was kneeling down on his left knee. When he was done putting the tools away, the employee simply stood straight up. In doing so the employee felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Upon examination, X-Ray, and MRI it was determine that the employee had sustained a tear in the left meniscus.
A plant mechanic found an employee on the floor and unresponsive. The mechanic called a mine rescues squad member to come check on the unresponsive employee. Rescue measures were initiated, Mayday announced, and unresponsive employee was transported by mine ambulance. County ambulance intercepted the mine ambulance and patient care was transferred to paramedics.
A plant mechanic was standing on the walk way near the belt line assisting with the startup of the belt. As the mechanic turned to walk up the belt line walkway, he felt and heard a "pop" in the calf of his left leg. The mechanic also reported feeling extreme pain at the same time.
Employee was working on equipment and the wind came up and blew a foreign body in his right eye. Foreign body was removed by a doctor.
A private citizen, non-miner, had a heart attack while getting public coal on our site. The area is in a non-active mining area. The person is not a miner and he was doing a non-mining activity. Our Mine Rescue team transported him to the local hospital and delivered him to Emergency Room personnel. The gentleman, as of this filing, is still living.
Employee stopped dozer to look behind when his neck popped. He could not turn head to side afterward. The mine believes due to no noted mechanism of injury that this is not work related. Potential causal factors found include employee having a metal plate in his neck from a previous non-work related event, and that he was "breaking a philly" the previous day.
Employee was walking through the shop when a gust of wind blew a particle into his left eye. He was wearing his safety glasses at the time. He received a corneal abrasion and was given prescription medication by a physician. He returned to work on his next shift.
Employee was opening the heater valve door to turn on the dozer heater valves when a gust of wind caused dust to swirl up underneath his safety glasses getting into his left eye. This resulted in his cornea being scratched. A prescription antibiotic was applied. Employee returned to work on his next scheduled shift.