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Employee stated that he took a ride to #1 Belt Tail to spray off batteries. He repositioned himself and turned allowing his hand to contact the sequence roller on the belt line. A short bolt was welded on the sequence roller for the sensor to identify the rotation of the roller. He was struck on the knuckle of his outermost metacarpal requiring 6 sutures.
Employee was sitting in off-road coal truck while being loaded. After loader operator dropped load from bucket, the operator caught bucket on truck bed, pulling off-side of truck off the ground causing driver to strike his knee on steering wheel of truck.
Employee states that he was riding in a rail mantrip that slid into the rear of a parked rail mantrip. Employee was transported to CAMC Hospital where he was treated and released and told to follow up with Strain Clinic. Strain Clinic removed employee from work.
Employee states that he struck his head on the underside of scoop canopy. Received medical documentation on 7/27/2012 of neck strain and physician gave employer two days off from work.
Employee received a fracture to the right wrist while operating a permissible personnel carrier. The steering wheel spun in a backwards motion and employee was struck in the wrist with the steering wheel knob.
Pinched finger between motors
Employee was riding on top of battery compartment on scoop & was thrown against mine roof.
Employee jumped off mantrip before it collided with another mantrip.
Employee was getting out of mantrip when the operator started tramming forward. The movement of the matrip caused EE to fall to mine floor.
Employee struck the rib while operating a scoop. He claims to have injured his back.
EE jammed his head into a scoop canopy while hauling block. He had run over a track rail when this occurred.
Miner drum slid out of scoop bucket and hit employee on his foot(R).
While shoveling a belt, employee was struck by a belt scraper. He then fell against the rib & his rescuer.
Employee struck his head on the shuttle car canopy when he hit a hole in the roadway.
Employee was working on a drive shaft on a mantrip. The mantrip moved & his hand was injured.
EE was attempting to remove a broken belt roller. The belt roller came into contact with the belt & then struck the employee in the face.