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Shift started at 11 PM on 10/21. While employee was attempting to load a barrel of chain onto the forks of the lotrac, the operator exited the lotrac to assist and then the lotrac rolled forward and rolled against employee's right foot/ankle.
Employee was finishing up scooping behind the cage. There was a piece of blue Aqua 2" water line about 7' long buried in the gob. When he filled the bucket and raised it up to take it to the car, the pipe got free and slid down the edge of the bucket striking him in the face. He received four sutures in upper lip.
Employee riding bus when bus struck 2" pvc pipe, which pushed the pipe coupling into the employee's left arm, causing a laceration requiring 20 sutures
Motor 57 came off top of hill and slid into 183 man bus. Employee was not able to get off before motor hit. He bumped his knee on edge of bus and twisted his knee. His shift started on 1/25/2015 at 11:00 PM and his injury occurred on 1/26/15 at 6:05 AM.
Supply car came uncoupled from 62 locomotive. In the process the back locomotive was pushing the supply cars and pushed them into the front locomotive no knowing it was uncoupled. This injured the employee's left side rib cage. The result from treatment was a fractured rib.
Manbus #191 stopped for a block light at N-9. He stopped and the #4 section bus came down the track and hit bus #191 that the employee was driving and hurt his back.
Employee was riding in man bus when the bus hit the inside heel flange of the track frog causing the bus to suddenly stop, straining employees back and neck.
Springs broke in the forklift seat causing the employee to be bounced and jarred in his back when moving across the yard. This will be employee's first lost time for this accident. Date of loss started on 1/27/2015.
REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee had sit down in shuttle car and had fingers in the grating (used for a guard between operators compartment and the boom of the car) adjusting seat when he accidentally lowered the boom of the car mashing the end of his finger between a rock hanging on the boom and the grating causing a crush injury with partial amputation of right index finger.
When the bed on the truck was raised, the rear wheels sank causing the bed to flip over.
Employee was operating a locomotive when a collision occurred with the inby locomotive causing the operator to hit his left side in the operators compartment causing bruising to his left side. Employee went to the doctor the next day and was taken off work.
Employee was cutting strings off of a belt and the roller jerked the pliers out of his hand and pulled his left index finger into the roller. Employee was sent out for treatment. He received seven stitches.
Employee was pulling the shuttle car with the scoop. The bolt heads that attached the bracket to the shuttle car, that was being pulled, sheared off resulting in one of the bolt heads flying back striking the employee at the top of the eye causing injury to the eye and face. **EE RTW on 10/2/13 but was taken back off work on 10/6/13 for additional treatment.**
Employee was helping put a supply car on the elevator and was standing on the elevator when the operator uncoupled the motor from the car and backed up, the supply car rolled back and the employee's foot was caught between the supply car and the shaft collar resulting in fracture to his right foot.
Employee slipped/fell into structure. Rollers caught her sleeve and pulled her into the rollers causing her fingers to get caught between the rollers. She also bumped her head against the structure causing a black eye. Both fingers were broken and one received stitches.
While operating a loader, loose material dislodged striking the loader and jarring the operator's back. First aid treatment was rendered and employee returned to normal duties. The employee asked to visit a doctor the next day. The doctor did not give any specific medical treatment, but did authorize away from work for observation and rest with recheck scheduled.
Rock fell off the side of the shuttle car and struck employee on the top of the left foot. He was treated at DCH and taken off work.
Employee was standing facing the head gate talking to employee coming in on next shift when his foot was caught between the relay bar and pan causing fracture to foot.
Employee trammed his diesel locomotive into a parked shield that was on another locomotive sitting on the track outby the Longwall recovery switch resulting in him sustaining fractured ribs.
Employee was riding in bus and his bus slid into another bus resulting in employee hurting his back but continued to work and continued back pain. The doctor took him off work starting 1/22/13. Investigation determined the rails had moisture on them from weather changing. All rails were examined and sand applied. DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL 1/22/13.
Employee stated that he was moving mantrip when batteries shifted, catching his finger between frame of mantrip and batteries.
Employee was going through flypads, air moving dust around and dust got in employee's eye. Medical treatment and antibiotics were given.
Employee was riding on a motor, he raised up and turned to activate block light and hit his head on a 4 inch pvc pipe causing contusion and strain to head and neck.
Employee sprain neck while riding out on a manbus. Employee has continued to work since accident until 8/16/12 when taken off work by the doctor.
EE positioned a cap wedge between the flight conveyor chain & the drive sprocket on the vessel & then instructed the plant operator to jog it. The chain broke causing the flight to reverse direction and pinch EE's left arm between the flight and the chute. EE was transported to CAMC for x-rays but they were unable to test due to swelling. EE is currently off work awaiting MRI.
Employee stated that the carrier he was on bumped another carrier which caused him to hit his head. This caused a laceration in the back of his head that required sutures.
Employee had raised the forks and mask of the Mega Trac to see what was needed to repair or replace the lift jack. The employee positioned himself under the mask; the mask leaked down and pinned the employee between the mine floor and mask.
Employee was standing outside of bus and took the parking brake off the bus. The bus then rolled 2 to 3 inches causing the seat to fall and smash employee's right ring and small finger. Employee had lacerations and needed stitches.
The truck was driving up hill loaded when he began to lose power he applied the brakes and steered into the berm turning over on the driver's side.
While traveling in #181 man bus on the East main travelway the bus wrecked at bottom of the hill at cross cut 12. Employee had laceration on head and contusion of left hip.
Shuttle car was hung up on feeder, when shuttle car operator tried to pull off feeder, tire struck a piece of rock and it struck employee in the forehead causing a contusion. He was transported to MGH and cat scan revealed negative findings and he was told to remain off work until March 1, 2012.
The track that ends at the East B had a slick spot about 10 feet long. The operator yelled out to hold on but it was to late and the bus collided with the inby parked bus. Employee felt pain in back. Employee did not lose time until 2/4/2012.
Employee was knocked down by shuttle car cable causing sutures and fractured elbow
Employee stated that while talking with another employee, a shuttle car he was standing by was struck and pushed him into the rib. Employee's first lost work day was not until 11/04/2011.
EE was a passenger riding from underground to the outside when the mantrip he was riding on failed to stop in time and ran through an airlock doors causing blockage above the door to dislodge & fall and strike him on his left leg & foot. Transported himself to Summerville Hospital where x-rays were negative, placed on restricted duty for 1 week.
Employee stated that he was traveling on a rover when he ran into a motor.
While cleaning coal on a small block of coal, loader slid off hitting the bottom hard which caused employee to hurt his back.
While EE was operating water truck, employee said brakes would not hold & collided with 100 ton rock truck head on. Damage to water truck with no damage to rock truck. Rock truck driver sustained NO injury.
Employee stated that he was tramming a scoop when he hit a hole and struck his head on the canopy.
Employee riding on a manbus when another manbus lost traction and struck the manbus he was riding in.
Employee was involved in manbus accident that caused injury to the employee's neck and head.
Employee was involved in man bus accident that caused injury to the employee's right ankle/foot.
Employee involved in man bus wreck 3/22/2011 but didn't request treatment until 3/25/2011 stating pain in left knee and lower back. Employee worked until 3/31 and then was took off work due to work restrictions - surgery date 4/14/2011.
Employee riding on a bus that wrecked, causing him to hurt his back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/23/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN REQUIRING EPIDURAL BLOCKS.
Employee was driving ramcar and hit a rock causing his knees to hit the dash and also jarred his knees. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 5/5/2011 ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
Employee was moving Lotrac and ran over 4" water pipe and the pipe swung around and struck the employee on the right ankle.
Employee was tramming lo-trac and hit a rock in the roadway jarring his back and leg. EMPLOYEE ONLY LOST TIME FOR ONE DAY ON 6/15/2010 DUE TO PROCEDURE REQUIRING HIM TO BE OFF FOR 24 HOURS.
Backing versa track out of x-cut. Ran over 2" pipe. Pipe struck man and pushed him forward. Punctured him in buttock area. Surgery required.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES. Employee had hand on handrail when the drum threw a rock which struck his hand.
REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Piece of rock came off belt and hit his right side of face. Sutures required. NO LOST TIME