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Employee was unhooking chain from buggy that was being pulled with a scoop. As they were unhooking the chain the scoop inadvertently rolled and as they pulled their hand out the cotter pin caused a laceration to their right index finger and thumb.
Employee stated that when they were tramming a rubber tired ride through a curtain that it knocked their safety glasses off and the curtain came in contact with their eye.
Employee stated was moving timbers when a shuttle car ran over a timber butt causing it to fly up and hit EE in the chin.
Employee stated they were riding on a MAC8 on the left side near the rear. They rounded a corner from the scoop roadway into the power entry and a rock lying near the corner pinched their hand on the frame of the MAC8. This caused a puncture wound on the left hand between thumb and index finger which required 2 sutures.
The employee stated EE was cleaning an entry with the scoop and pinched EE's finger between the canopy and the rib. This resulted in a laceration that required sutures.
Employee was injured when the #4 belt conveyor EE was crossing started suddenly, which caused EE to fall resulting in a dislocation to the little finger on left hand.
Employee went to turn in employee's shuttle car when employee felt a cramp in employee's back. Employee repositioned self and hit employee's back on the brake release valve. Employee was diagnosed with a strained back.
While driving the permissible four wheeler, the employee hit a hole in the mine floor that caused the ride to drop and bounce. When the employee impacted the seat with EE's body EE strained EE's lower back.
Backing up permissible ride, spare tire dislodged some rocks. The employee rolled out of the permissible ride and sustained a strain to his back.
The employee was changing directions in the shuttle car. His cable got caught around his foot, when the cable reel tighten the cable pulled his leg upward. This caused his leg to twist and cause pain to the back of his leg and lower back.
Scoop door became dislodged from scoop and hit mine floor. The door then hit operator in right side of hard hat. Scoop operator was taken to surface and transported to Raleigh General Hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.
Operating a three-wheeler and the steering wheel broke causing him to lose control. He went under the belt and had a laceration over the left eye, a laceration on his nose, and some abrasions on his left arm. He was taken by ambulance to Raleigh-General Hospital.
Employee was operating a scoop and ran over a belt stand that was covered with mud and rock dust. The stand flipped up striking the operator in the right ear causing a laceration and a puncture wound behind ear to upper neck area. He was transported by ambulance to CAMC where x-rays and ct scans were negative. He received stitches for the lacerations.
Employee was in scoop scooping up block. The bottom of the deck hit the rib, and the canopy broke loose striking employee in the head.
employee was operating a hauler and ran over a belt rail. The belt rail flipped up and entered the operators compartment striking the employee on his right side causing a laceration and fracture to his ribs.
The employee's toes were sticking out of the man trip and struck a supply motor that was parked in a side track, bruising his foot.
Employee was standing in front of a four-wheeler at the power center. A hauler came through and struck the ride and pushed it into the employee's knee. He was brought outside and an ambulance took him to the hospital. He has an appointment to see a specialist.
Man trip struck a broken fish plate which caused the trip to come to a sudden stop. Other employees slid against him and he twisted his knee.
Kneeling near sheet metal that was being loaded by forklift, metal slipped off of forks and hit employee on top of left foot causing a fracture
While operating an open four wheeler, the subject hit his mouth on an open door in the secondary escapeway. He cut his lip and required 10 stitches to close the wound. Height is approx 45 inches.
EE reported this accident to me on 9/20/10 and he states that he was trying to help hook rail car to the mantrip. He states he asked the driver to back up because he could not get the hook and his left hand was on the hook has the mantrip operator reversed. EE states the hook smashed his finger.
EE was cleaning gob in an intersection with a Powell scoop when a 4 ft metal strap flipped up cutting him above his right eye causing a small laceration. He received 10 stitches.
EE was taking a 3 wheel battery golf cart to the section when a chain fell from the oper. comp. Without thinking or stopping the ride, He reached out with his L. hand to retrieve the chain, ride went thru a low place in the roadway causing his L. middle finger on his L. hand to be caught between the ride & the mine floor. He broke his finger and 6 stitches were needed to close.
EE was hanging miner cable while on his knees, when the Fairchild 35-C scoop backed around the corner and ran upon his left metatarsal boot.
Injury was adjusting the forks on the A.L. Lee fork truck. With right fork raised to slide, he lost grip causing the fork to pinch the index finger on his right hand. He received six stitches in that finger.
Injure was riding the outby end of a 13 man National Mine Service mantrip. The handle of the sander came in contact with the top causing the plunger in the plastic sander jug to break free, striking him on the left side of his jaw and neck. The height in that area was 44 inches from top of rail. Canopy measured 36 inches.
Injured was running 3-wheeler. Front wheel hit rock and turned 3-wheeler into belt line. Left foot hit bottom roller of belt line.
Steering wheel on Mac 8 hit left hand while spinning (fractured knuckle).
Fork on fork lift struck lt. foot. This was initially reported as bruised lt. foot. Did not receive diagnosis of fracture until 04/17/06.
Injured man was getting in his personal car to go home. Coal truck passing by on haul road from mine to plant let his left wheels get off the edge of road, causing truck to turn over on its side. Coal came out of the truck bed, striking injured man's car. The car moved striking the injured man's leg.
Tramming SC, hit hole, jarred body and injured lower back.
Riding on mantrip to go underground. Mantrip struck pallet of top belt rollers. Roller came inside and struck injured on rt. leg.
Injured driving Mac 8, hit rock and lost grip of steering wheel. The knob spun around striking left hand.
INJURED WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK WAS THROWN FROM CONVEYOR CHAIN OF MINER. ROCK STRUCK HIM ON LEFT CHEEK (FACE).
DRIVING MAC 8. STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED OUT OF HAND HITTING BACK OF HAND W/KNOB.
INJURED WAS RIDING ON 3-WHEELER & HIT HEAD ON MINE ROOF. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY NLT. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10/09/02.
PARKED SCOOP ON HILLSIDE, GOT OUT TO LOAD CANOPY, SCOOP DRIFTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE STRUCK BY CAOPIES IN SCOOP BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING, MOVING MATERIAL ACROSS THE BELT. THE BELT STARTED, THROWING A PARTICLE INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
ALLEGEDLY HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING BACK AND HIP TO ACHE. THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE WV WORKERS COMP.