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The injured was walking in 5 north bleeders from 17 east to 16 east. Their left foot slipped while walking in wet and muddy rock dust and when they went to catch themselves with their right leg, they felt a pain in their right knee.
The injured was walking down the concrete slope at the production belt, when EE slipped/fell & twisted EE's right. The employee started missing work on 1/18/26.
The injured person was in the process of removing a ventilation tubing chain from the mine roof when the accident occurred. After lowering the chain, they stepped back and twisted their right ankle.
EE pulled the roof bolter up to install the next row of bolts. After setting the T-Bar the EE went to step forward off the platform when they slipped and fell forward. Their left foot rolled back while the rest of their body fell forward.
Employee states that as they were walking toward 4 North #1 belt take-up, they tripped on a piece of old belt that was sticking up in the walkway along the track and as they kneeled down to splice the conveyor belt, they felt a pain in left knee. The employee did not report the incident until 5-19-25 when they started missing work.
Construction worker, While installing Q decking, the employee fell through an opening in the floor resulting in injuries.
The employee was pre-shifting when they noticed an air pump wasn't pumping. While traveling the 6" line toward the pump to determine the problem they lost their balance. As employee was falling to the ground they reached their arms behind them to catch their fall and in the process received an apparent dislocation of the left shoulder.
EE lost footing and slipped causing the EE to fall forward and striking their mouth causing a laceration that had to be closed with sutures.
EE was dismounting a scoop and twisted right knee. This incident became reportable because the EE had surgery on October 4, 2024. The EE continues to work in EE's regular position with no restrictions.
EE was stepping off of the Roof Bolter down to the boom controls. EE stepped onto the uneven surface of the mine floor rolling their right ankle. The EE continued to work for several shifts. The injury became reportable due to EE being placed on restricted duty on June 6, 2024.
The injured was pulling miner cable cathead, by hand, by the power center when EE stepped in the mud causing EE to twist EE's foot/ankle causing a fracture the 5th metatarsal bone. EE injured this foot 1 year ago prior to coming to Buchanan and had surgery to repair this injury.
Employee was carrying a block and tripped and fell to the ground accidentally hitting wrist against another block causing injury.
EE was watching the No. 155 Roof Bolter being backed out of the No.2 Entry. The R/B operator bumped the reel. The cable came towards the EE. The EE jumped out of the way to avoid the cable. The EE landed awkwardly on their right foot causing the EE to roll ankle which resulted in a fracture.
Employee was walking along overland beltline spotting rollers and accidentally tripped over a piece of rock on the grating and started to fall. EE tried to catch self and got their hand caught between the belt and the roller causing injury to hand.
The injured was pre-shifting 4 North, 7 Left switch and stepped on a flat rock causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall to the ground, resulting in pain to EE's left shoulder. The injured started missing work on 4/8/24 due to having surgery to repair EE's left rotator cuff.
EE had dismounted from excavator when they got to the ground level, EE was going to walk to the mechanic's truck to get out of the rain. The EE stepped into a hole and sprained an ankle. EE continued working regular job through 5/23/24 and had surgery on 5/24/24. EE returned to work on Restricted Duty on the next working day after surgery, 5/28/24.
The employee tripped over a crib block. As they were falling the employee put out a hand to break their fall left hand to catch themselves, striking the track rail causing a fracture to the fifth metacarpal bone.
EE was walking to the parking lot. EE slipped and fell hurting their left knee. EE started missing work on January 19, 2024.
EE was bolting top when a piece of rock slid off of the operator's canopy and struck EE in the left foot. The EE states EE twisted EE's knee pulling EE's foot out from under the rock.
The injured was installing rib bolts on the off side of the walk thru bolter. As EE was reaching for the pusher steel, EE stumbled over some gob and caught self with left hand and EE's hand landed in the inner mast assembly and was caught between the inner mast assembly and the carriage assembly resulting in a laceration and 2 cracked bones
The injured was helping to move power on the LW and was waiting on Trams to pull up to the High Voltage car. As the trams approached, the injured stepped to the left and stepped in a groove/trench that was left in the bottom after the waterline was pulled back. This caused the injured to twist their body around and fall resulting in a broken leg .
The employee and supervisor were attempting to lift a bottom roller and place it on the track side belt rails on the 3 North belt at Crosscut #7.5. As they were lifting the roller the employee's right foot slipped in some mud causing employee to twist Right knee, causing pain.
While dumping loaded truck, part of the load came out of the back of the trailer, when bed jack reached 2.5 to 3 stage the trailer went over onto the passenger side pulling tractor over onto its side, driver stated they were fine until they unbuckled seatbelt and wasn't able to hold their weight and fell to passenger side of truck.
EE noticed EE's cable wasn't taking up on EE's way back to the feeder. EE got out of 73 S/C and was going to pull on EE's cable while the S/C was still running. Before EE could start pulling on the cable, the cable started taking up and it pulled the EE's feet out from under EE. When EE landed EE felt a pop in EE's right foot.
The injured was attempting to change a hose on shield #112. The injured started to exit shield #112 when the injured's foot slipped off the pontoon & fell between the pontoon and relay bar. As the line was being pushed the relay bar shifted causing injuries to left foot. The shield that the injured was working on was locked out & depressurized. Started missing work on 04/07/22.
EE was trying to pull tarp out and it was hanging up. EE got out of truck, pushed in tarp bar. The bar came back but the tarp itself was wound up in a tarp box. EE proceeded to come up and push tarp when it finally broke loose, EE lost footing and fell to the ground.
As the employee was approaching a manbus that was parked on the 3 East Trackway directly across from 9 Vent Bottom the employee tripped and fell forward.
EE bent down to skive belt and lost EE's footing. EE slipped while EE had EE's knife in hand. The knife cut EE's inner thigh as EE was trying to catch self from falling.
While bolting the #4 entry on South Mains Section, the employee was drilling the 2nd rib bolt and as EE was letting the drill pot down EE slipped and as EE tried to catch self, left hand came in contact with the drill mast causing a laceration to the tip of left middle finger which took 9 sutures to close.
EE stepped off of a forklift and felt sharp pain in right knee. EE continued to work in regular job position with no restriction. On July 27, 2021 EE was placed on restricted duty.
The Injured was using a 24 inch step ladder removing Monorail, lost balance causing a piece of monorail to fall and strike left hand on a brace on top of the stage loader, causing a laceration to the left hand (palm side) which took 6 sutures to close.
EE was exiting a scoop and slipped causing EE to strike knee on the mine floor. This incident was not reportable until 03/17/2021 when the EE was placed on restricted duty.
EE was mounting a 930 G loader. EE was ascending from the first to second step. During this process EE fell hitting their left leg. EE continued to work at full job assignment until February 26,2021. EE is now being reported as a NFDL incident due to EE currently being off work.
EE was walking when EE fell falling on EE's left hand. The EE landed on left hand causing a boxer fracture.
EE was setting a timber in the No.5 belt entry. EE was in the process of tightening the timber with the use of a cap wedge. During this process the EE took a step back twisting the left knee.
While raising the concrete scaffold from Ring 3 to Ring 4 the employee fell 24 feet to the shaft bottom. While moving the scaffold up to Ring 4 only one D Ring of the two provided was attached. As the Hoist raised the platform all weight shifted to one side dumping IE to the shaft bottom. EE was also not wearing fall protection according to EE's training.
While raising a concrete scaffold from Ring 3 to Ring 4 the employee fell 24 feet to the shaft bottom. While moving the scaffold up to Ring 4 only one D Ring of the two provided was attached. As the Hoist raised the platform weight shifted to one side dumping employee to the shaft bottom. Employee was not wearing fall protection according to their training.
The injured stated that EE was picking up pieces of rock that had spilled off the belt onto the walkway and as EE attempted to pick up a rock EE stumbled and as EE tried to catch self EE hit EE's right thumb on the top edge of the tailpiece. Resulting in a laceration which required 4 sutures to close.
EE was standing on top of a berm. EE lost footing and fell. EE has not reported to work since the incident.
Employee was walking out from Guard shack into the parking lot to tell co-worker to take some paperwork to central shop when EE fell. EE stated was just walking. When EE fell, EE landed on left ankle with full body weight. Co-worker witnessed the injury.
EE was on a 6' berm discussing reclamation project with contractor. When they turned to dismount berm they slipped and fell approximately 4' onto rocks and hard road surface resulting in a laceration to left knee that required 7 stitches to close wound.
Injured was replacing metal in bin. Injured slipped and fell. Injured attempted to catch self and fractured upper end of humerus.
EE stepped off of a flat car on left leg, and hyper extended knee.
Technician was under a drill removing a/c cables. As EE was pulling some hoses out of the way, the hose slipped. The technician stepped back to catch self and stumbled on a rock, falling and breaking EE's right ankle.
EE was walking to talk to a mechanic. They stepped between two mechanic's trucks and slipped on ice. Employee was transported to GVMC where x-rays revealed a fractured patella and tibia.
EE climbed D11 dozer to access operators compartment to start dozer. The door was frozen shut and EE could not get the door opened. EE began pulling on the door and pulled the handle off. EE's momentum caused EE to fall backwards off the dozer and strike back/hip against the push arm. EE was transported to GVMC where x-rays showed a fractured hip.
EE was moving the CO line and monitor during a pull back. EE was walking around a scoop. EE hit a flyboard which knocked them back. During the fall the EE fell back on right leg causing injury to the right upper leg. This incident became reportable on 2/22/19 due to the EE having surgery to repair a Quadricep Tendon Tear.
EE was assisting mechanic work on D11 dozer. EE stepped off the push arm and was walking away from the dozer when they stepped in a hole and rolled an ankle. EE finished shift but sought medical treatment the following day. EE was diagnosed with an ankle sprain and placed on light duty.
Pulled on tailgate to clean bottom rail and slipped on ice. Tailgate came back to closed position and smashed left hand.
Employee was walking to shuttle car so as to start hauling coal. EE stepped in a hole in wet muddy mine floor twisting ee left ankle.