On 3/17/15 employee was operating a Wagner scoop. While driving the scoop he ran over some debris which caused him to strike his head against the cab of the machine injuring his neck. Employee was seen by a doctor on 3/18/15 and was released to come back to work. He again sought medical attention on 3/23/15 and was then taken off of work at this time.
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Showing 50 of 77Employee injured his shoulder on 2/26/14. While operating a piece of equipment he ran over a cement spill that had dried. This caused him to strike the cab injuring his shoulder. Employee continued to work up until 12/30/14 where he went off for surgery to repair the shoulder. Employee subsequently retired on 12/31/14.
On 8-21-13 employee struck a piece of coal causing the steering wheel to spin straining his shoulder. On 8-26 he was seen by a Dr and released for work. On 9-4 he was taken off work pending an MRI. EE has previous neck and shoulder injuries and this case was under review by industrial to determine if it was a new or old injury. On 10-10 it was accepted as a new injury
EE was working on a truck that wouldn't start; he reached in to rotate the crank shaft by pulling on the fan belt when another employee activated the start switch. His fingers were caught between the belt and the alternator pulley. The ends of his little and ring fingers on his right hand were amputated.
Employee was walking along a belt when a piece of coal bounced off the belt and landed on top of his left foot causing a fracture to his foot.
Employee was riding in a vehicle when it hit a rib. This caused him to be thrown against the cab of the vehicle causing a laceration on his head which required stitches.
Injury was operating a shuttle car and drove off a lip in a crosscut and hit his head into the cab injuring his neck. He continued to work until March 1st 2010, at which time he was taken off work pending surgery on his neck. The difference between the accident date and report date is because He had not missed any work until March 1st 2010.
Employee was operating a shuttle car when the door popped open then slammed shut on his finger causing a laceration.
Employee was operating a truck and the brakes went out on the truck. As the employee attempted to make a turn the truck struck a rib which cause him to strike his hand against something in the truck fracturing his finger
Employee was climbing out of a scoop when his foot hit the directional control lever which caused the machine to move and pinch his hip. There were no fractures or internal injuries as a result of this injury.
Employee was driving a truck along a intake roadway and missed a turn and ran into the rib
The employee was assisting in spotting a material trailer and got caught between the machine and the rib.
Employee was standing in an entry about 100 feet from a forklift that was hauling cribs when the forklift caught on a joint of pipe and caused the pipe to bow out into the entry knocking him down.
ON 2-26-02 EE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND GOT JARRED GROUND IN THE TRUCK. THIS IS ONE OF MANY BACK AND NECK STRAINS HE HAS RECEIVED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THIS AC CIDENT IS BEING REPORTED AS A REPEATED TRAUMA INJURY BECAUSE OF THE EE'S HISTORY.
A SHUTTLE CAR BROKE DOWN IN A ROADWAY AND WAS BEING PUSHED BACK WITH THE MINER. THE CAR SLID UP ON THE BUMPER OF THE MINER THEN FELL BACK OFFBOUNCING OPERATOR AGAINST CAB OF SHUTTLE CAR.
THE EE WAS HELPING LOAD SOME MATERIAL ON A SCOOP. HE SIGNALED THE SCOOP OPERATOR TO STOP BUT THE OPERATOR DIDN'T SEE HIM SIGNAL AND KEPT COMING IN AN CAUGHT THE EE FOOT BETWEEN THE DUCK BILL A ND THE FLOOR.
EE WAS BACKING UP A WATER WAGON ALONG SIDE OF ANOTHER TRAILER THAT WAS LOADED WITH CABLE. THE EE STUCK HIS HEAD OUT OF THE CAB TO LOOK BACK AND HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE ON THE TRA ILER AND HIS CAB.
EE WAS THROWING CHUNKS OF COAL INTO THE FACE CONVEYOR WHEN A CHUNK HIT THE TEFLON AND BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND AS HE WAS PICKING UP ANOTHER CHUNK, FRACTURING A BONE IN LEFT HA ND.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT ENTRY NEAR THE BELT TAILPIECE. A BOUNCED OCCURED IN THE CHAIN PILLAR THROWING COAL OUT WHICH PUSHED HIM AGAINST THE TAILPIECE.
WHEN THE HEAD GATE PUSHED, BELT STRUCTURE GOT JAMMED INTO THE TAILPIECE. THE BELT CAUGHT THE STRUCTURE RAIL AND THREW IT AGAINST THE PHONE THAT EE WAS TALKING ON. THE PHONE HIT EE.
EE WAS RIDING IN A TRUCK COMING OUT OF THE MINE WHEN IT RAN INTO A SCOOP STALLED IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE HIT THE DASH AND JAMMED AN ANKLE INTO THE FLOOR.
EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK OUT OF THE MINE AND RAN INTO A SCOOP STALLED IN ROADWAY. EE HIT DASH OF TRUCK.
CLEANING UP GARBAGE & GOT SOME ORTAR DUST IN EYE. NO ABRASION BUT PRESCRIPTION EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED & USED.
OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF A LIP IN ROADWAY. HE WAS THROWN AGAINST CAB OF SHUTTLE & KNOCKED OUT FOR APPROX 1-2 MINUTES. KEPT WORKING & RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS BENT OVER MOVING A CABLE ON A CORNER WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR ROUNDED THE CORNER WITH THE TRAILING END STRIKING EE AND KNOCKING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
CLEANING ALONG FELT LINE. SAFETY VEST GOT CAUGHT IN TOP ROLLER AND JERKED HER INTO ROLLER.
EE WAS OPERATING A PIECE OF DIESEL EQUIP & ROAN OVER A BUMP IN ROADWAY & WAS THROWN AGAINS CAB, STRAINING HIS NECK. NOTE THIS REPORT IS COMPLETED & SENT ONLY TO ABATE VIOLATION OR IN CONJUNCTI ON WITH VIOLATION #7633043. THE CO DISAGREES WITH THE VIOLATION & WILL APPLY FOR CONFERENCE. SHOULD CHALLENGE BE SUCCESSFUL THIS REPORT WOULD NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM RECORDS.
EE WAS GIVING DIRECTIONS TO AN OPERATOR LIFTING A ROLL OF BELT WITH A FORK LIFT. THE FORKLIFT FLIPPER AND SMALL PIECE OF CEMENT UP STRIKING MAN UNDER HIS CHIN.
OPERATING A SCOOP IN RIGHT SECTION AND CLAIMING TO HAVE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK. INITIALLY DENIED BY INS CO. THIS REPORT IS BEING COMPLETED TO ABATE VIOLATION (4076634).
EE WAS WORKING ON A SCOOP & HIS HAND WAS HIT BY THE FAN BLADE OF MOTOR.
OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHICH WAS DUMPING COAL AT THE FEEDER BREAKER A PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF CONVEYOR & HIT HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION OR CUT REQUIRING STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN EIMCO SCOOP & HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY. HIS BACK WAS JARRED AS A RESULT OF HITTING THE BUMP. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2-2-95 AT WHICH TIME HE MISSED WORK AND ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.
A ROCK WAS THROWN FROM PANLINE STRIKING EE NEAT TO INJURED EE. INJURED EE WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND MY EE HIT BY ROCK. FELL ON TOES ON SHIELD AND DA RAM.
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE SEAT SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A STRAIN.
INJURED WAS HELPING ON CONTINUOUS MINER. THE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMING IN REVERESE SHE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE. BY HAND THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINE HIT HER IN THE KNEE.
MAN TRIP STRUCK IN LOOSE WET AREA USED A DIESEL SCOOP TO PUSH OUT MANTRIP EE HAD DOOR OPEN TO MANTRIP METAL DOOR CAME SHUT ON HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.
INJURED WAS OEPRATING A BOBCAT, USING IT TO POSITION AN OVERHEAD BELT RAIL. THE BOOM OF THE BOBCAT STRUCK A BOTTOM BELT IDLER ROLLER, WHICH IN TURN FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
HE WAS OPERATING EIMCO MINE TRUCK. AS HE BACKED UP A LAW ROOF MAT HIT AND STRUCK HIS NECK.
TRAMMING JAY SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD FEDER. SHUTTLE CAR TIRE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. CAUSING INJURED TO HIT HEAD ON CAB. CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CALL SHEARER OPERATORS TO STOP THEM FROM CUTTING DUE TO A PLUG IN THE FACE CONVAYOR TOO MUCH COAL EE KNELT DOWN TO TALK ON FACE PHONE DUE TO LOW COAL WHEN A CHUNK OF COAL FELL OFF CONVEYOR STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT ANKLECAUSING A FRACTURE.
OPER WAGNER RAN OVER ROCKS BOUNCED ON ROCKS
EE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT LOADER CLEANING UP A COAL SPILL ALONG BELT LINE WHEN THE ROLL CAGE STRUCK A 1 INCH NIPPLE AND BROKE IT OFF. FROM A HIGH PRESSURE WATER LING THE WATER WAS SPRAYING INTO ROLL CAGE WITH THE EE BING HIT WITH THE WATER PRESSURE.,
HE WAS HAULING MATERIAL INTO MINE WITH A WAGNER SCOOP. HE CLAIMS HE RAN OVER GRAVEL THAT HAD NOT BEEN LEVELED OUT IN DIESEL ROADWAY.
EE WAS HOLDING ONTO A PIECE OF WIRE MESH APPROX. 5'X9' LONH-HOLDING & PULLING AS BATTERY SCOOP WAS BACKING UP. THE SCOOP WAS BACKING AND HIT THE MESH.
THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A WAGNER LAODING MACHINE WITH BUCKET. HE STOOD UP TO SEE OVER BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRASH FROM BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR WHEN OPERATER RUN CONVEYOR CATCHING EMPLOYEE BY THE THUMB UNDER CONVEYOR FLYGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A WOODEN CAP PIECE BETWEEN PAN LINE AND SCOOP. THE CAB OF SCOOP MOVED AND HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN CAB AND CAP PIECE.
DRIVING HIS OWN PER CAR TO WORK IT ROLLED DOWN HILL ON SIDE
DRIVING PICK UP STRUCK HEAD ON CAB STRAINED NE CK AND BACK