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Employee was walking around a pallet of rock dust when EE tripped and fell twisting ankle.
While pre-shifting and walking the injured slipped and fell and caught self on Right arm. EE felt burning pain in Right shoulder. Was assessed in E. R. by Dr. as strained shoulder muscle.
Injured was walking in #3 entry of K section from Ram-Car to Continuous Miner to help with cable handling during place move. The Pavement in the area was covered in water and the injured stepped in a hole filled with water and twisted Right Knee injuring meniscus in knee.
Injured was fire bossing in the 6 mains area of the 4-west mine when they slipped in mud on a wooden walkway and strained right knee. Injured continues doing regular job duties until 9/22/17 they began missing work due to knee issues and under Dr. care.
Employee tripped on ground strap at the section power center causing employee to fall forward and strike the foremans leg who was standing next to the employee.
Employee was walking to the mine elevator when ee tripped, falling down, and fracturing right knee.
Employee was standing next to a roof bolt machine when slack from the cable reel was taken up, knocking ee down and breaking left hand.
While moving a piece of fire hose, employee slipped and fell, fracturing a small bone in left ankle.
While assisting in moving a shuttle car on the section, the employee stepped into a small hole, slipped, and twisted his right ankle.
Employee slipped climbing front end loader and struck hand.
While working at the belt head, the employee got his foot stuck in the mud and twisted his knee. He began missing work on 5/13/2014 when he had surgery to repair his knee.
The employee was strapping trash down on a supply car. He climbed over the car with the strap and fell, catching his foot in the frame of the car.
The employee was dragging a piece of curtain and stepped in a hole causing a fracture to his right lower leg.
The employee was walking to his articulating truck (unit #5368) to start his shift and slipped on the snow/ice covered ground. The employee injured his left ankle in the fall.