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Employee was traveling along beltline on a Personnel Carrier when the Carrier slid on some mud and with the grade dropping towards the beltline permitted the Carrier to contact beltline.
Employee was operating a Johnson four-wheeler. As he turned to back the mantrip up he had his right leg crossed under his left leg when he suddenly experienced pain in his right knee.
Employee was operating FEL and while prying rock with the bucket the bucket slipped off of the rock thus bouncing the FEL and permitting the employee's hand to strike against the CB causing a laceration. Employee did not miss any work however he did receive sutures therefore making this report a medical.
Employee was backing a personnel carrier up when his hard hat caught on a roof bolt thus pushing his hard hat down onto forehead causing a laceration. Employee did not miss any work, however he did receive eight (8) sutures therefore making this report a medical.
Employee was operating scoop, when he ran over a hump on the roadway, thus causing him to strike his head against a roof bolt and caused a laceration. Employee did not miss any work, however he did receive sutures, making this a medical report.
Employee was backing scoop up in low coal when he pinched his head between the roof and the seat of the scoop.
Employee was operating a Damascus Personnel Carrier. He went to back Personnel Carrier up into a nearby x-cut to get out of the way of an incoming Scoop and while doing so the employee jammed his head against the roof. Employee did not miss any work, however he did seek medical treatment making this a reportable.
While performing his normal duties as a Scoop Operator in low coal the employee experienced pain/swelling in his right knee.
While employee was performing his normal duties as a Scoop Operator in low coal the employee experienced swelling in his left knee. Employee continued to work until 04/09/2007 at which time he started missing work making this a reportable.
Employee was operating MBC when he experienced pain in back. Employee continued working until January 8, 2007 at which time he started missing work due to this accident now making this a lost time accident.
Employee was riding on a personnel carrier directly behind the operators compartment when apparently his cap lamp cord caught a roof bolt thus pulling his hard hat off his head. As he went to duck down his left shoulder struck the roof and rolled his body back over the fender of the personnel carrier. Employee did not miss any work however he had been placed on restricted duty.
Employee was pre-shifting belts and while operating a personnel carrier he apparently got into a rut on the haulageway thus throwing his personnel carrier into the belt rope whereby the employee struck his rib against the rope.
Employee had arrived in x-cut #3 to #4 just as loading crew was backing out of cut when he was struck by bridge.
EE was riding with crew into section on a long-airdox personnel carrier when he struck a roof bolt with his hard hat wrenching neck.
While performing his normal duties as a scoop operator employee experienced pain in right knee. Employee came back to work on his next scheduled shift and continued working until October 10, 2005 when he started missing work due to this injury.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A JAMMED COAL CHAIN. THE MBC OPERATOR JOGGED THE CHAIN AND WHEN HE DID, A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT OF CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN CHIN CUTTING INSIDE OF MOUTH.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 4-WHEELER INTO CHARGER, FRONT TIRE CAUGHT SIDE OF SHED AND SPUN STEERING STRIKING BACK OF HAND AND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER.
EE HAD BACKED HIS TRUCK UP TO EDGE OF DUMP SITE AND AS HE WAS RAISING HIS BED THE TRUCK SLID ON DUMP SITE PERMITTING TRUCK TO DROP OFF THE EDGE APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET.
EE WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO BE JARRED. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER ON 8/21/03 HE STARTED RECEIVING THERAPY THUS M AKING THIS REPORT NOW A MEDICAL. WAS ALSO PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS SCOOPING THE BOTTOM OF THE #3 ENTRY IN 5 RIGHT ROOMS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING PERSONNEL CARRIER ALONG WITH FELLOW CREW MEMBERS. THE OPERATOR HAD JUST COMPLETED TESTING THE BRAKES AND WAS STARTING DOWN INTO THE PIT WHEN THE REAR END OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WENT OUT THUS LOSING BRAKING CAPABILITY.EE ALONG WITH CO-WORKERS JUMPED OFF WITH EE LANDING ON WRIST.
EE WAS CLEANING TRAVELWAY WITH SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ONT HE TRAVELWAY THUS CAUSING THE EE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF LINE. JAMMING NECK. EE STARTING RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY ON
WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SCOOP OPERATOR EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING OF RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS TRAVELING OUTBY ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HE STRUCK A POTHOLE, JARRING LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/19/01 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED RECEIVING THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER STRUCK LOW SPOT ON THE ROOF LINEJAMMING LEFT/RIGHT SHOULDERS, RIGHT ELBOW AND CHEST AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP ROADWAYWITH SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF COROLON PIPE, WHEN THE PIPE SPRUNG FREE IT CAUGHT A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BUCKET STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BRIDGE OF NOSE THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.
WHILE EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP HE GOT HAND PINCHED IN PIVOT POINT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT ARM. EMPLOYEE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS ARM AND ON JUNE 8,2001 HE WENT TO DR. AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED D UTY AS OF JUNE 8, 2001.
EE WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER GOING DOWN TO PIT. WHEN NEARING THE PIT, HE APPLIED BRAKES AND WHEN DOING SO HE PUT THE CARRIER INTO A SPIN AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE SIDE RAIL WITH FIN GERS ON THE UNDER SIDE. THE RING FINGER APPARENTLY CAUGHT A ROCK BETWEEN BOTTOM AND UNDER CARRIEAGE OF PERSONNEL CARRIER. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS PERFORMING THE REQUIRED PRE SHIFT EXAM & WHILE BACKING UP EE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF. EE CONT WORKING UNTIL 1/8/01 AS HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THAT TIME
EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING STONE ON TRAVELWAY WITH SCOOP WHEN SIDE OF SCOOP OPPOSITE THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT SANK IN A SOFT SPOT, THUS PERMITTING THE OPERATORS SIDE TO RAISE AND IN DOING SO EMPLO YEE STRUCK HEAD AGAINST ROOF AS WELL AS A ROOF BOLT. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STAPLES FOR LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK, STRIKING HIS HEADAGAINST THE ROOF AND JAMMING HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK BUT DID RECEIVE CHIROPRACT IC TREATMENT MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
EE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF WHILE OPERATING PERSONNEL CARRIER. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID SEE A CHIROPRACTOR, THEREFORE MAKING THIS A MEDICAL REPORT.
EE WAS OPERATING PERSONAL CARRIER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP ON THE HAULAGEWAY, JARRING BACK. EE WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 4/7/00 MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
EE WAS TRAVELING ON A PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE STRUCK A BUMP JARRING BACK(BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES). THIS REPORT BECAME A MEDICAL ON 4-7-00 AS HE SAW A CHIRPORACTOR.