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The employee was riding a 2 seated rubber tired personnel carrier and as they traveled under a conveyor belt guard the employee turned his head and hit the belt guard.
Employee was operating a shuttle car, he hit a hole in the roadway bounced him into canopy hitting his head. He received an x-ray at ER that was negative.
Employee was operating shuttle car, he hit a hole in the roadway, hitting his head on the shuttle car canopy.
Employee was riding in the maintenance man trip, There was some low roof, As they were moving he hit his head on a roof bolt.
Employee was shoveling belt line, shovel got caught between bottom roller and gob. The belt pulled the shovel inward causing his finger to hit the belt roller bracket. He went to ER and received Five sutures in left index finger.
Operating a shuttle car and slid into the corner rib and pinned his upper left arm between rib and shuttle car
Walking through curtain at end of shift, hit bucket of scoop and rolled left ankle.
Tractor slid into beam going down slope after being washed down. Employee alleged back pain but felt it was due to farm tractor incident. Medical submitted through insurance. Now alleged as compensation injury. Returned next scheduled shift, worked following week but is presently off work.
Shuttle Car left the face and tore down a section of ventilation curtain. The CM operator was in the process of repairing the curtain when a second shuttle car arrived in the face and hit the CM operator on the left leg.
Employee was pushing a coal hauler with a coal hauler, traveled through a hole in the mine floor causing operator to hit his head on the canopy.
Alleged that while operating a mantrip his SCSR or hammer caught a timber and drug him off the man trip. Investigative facts do not support what happened.
The employee was sitting in a rubber tire mantrip with one leg on the ground. The operator advanced the mantrip forward causing a twist in the lower back. The injury was not reported until 12/13/10.
Employee was pushing a coal hauler with the scoop bucket and the bucket slipped causing a quick jerk slamming the operator into the canopy.
2 maint. emp. traveling on a 2-man trip on the surface area of the UG mine & the brakes failed. The trip rolled at the turn of the road. The passenger suffered fractures and is home recovering and anticipates returning to work asap. We anticipate the trip needs the following repaired; brake and susp. system, battery/electrical components.
EE was passenger on golf cart and not paying attention as golf cart was in motion, EE struck head on overcast located across track entry. Result was a laceration to forehead. EE was transported to emergency room and received six sutures.
Employee fell in the mantrip and fractured his pinky finger on his right hand
The employee was loading supplies (fly boards) from the scoop to the roofbolter, with the bucket down, when the scoop traveled forward and pinned his foot between the bucket and the roof bolter.
The employee was cleaning the deck of the Shuttle Car when the scoop came through the check curtain and caught him between the the scoop and shuttle car.
EE was riding personnel carrier when he went to adjust seat cushion,right hand slipped,he grabbed the side of the personnel carrier,the personnel carrier hit the mine floor, it smashed right ring finger and pinky finger against piece of rock. Cause of injury was awareness.Compliance with rules/regs not a factor,mining equip/systems not a factor, miner proficiency a factor.
Employee was riding on mantrip when his CSE SR-100 he was wearing on his belt flipped over off the side of the mantrip and was caught between mantrip and portal canopy. His right arm struck the canopy cutting his arm. Miner proficiency a factor, mining equiment could be a factor, procedures and policies not a factor.