Miner was walking to the inby charger to check a battery in the battery shack. Miner was walking over some gob when they twisted their left ankle causing them to fall. When they caught themselves with their arms they heard a pop in the left shoulder.
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Hartshorne Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
January 16, 2020
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hartshorne Mining LLC · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE was walking backwards and tripped on the mine floor. As EE was falling backwards EE stuck EE's hands out to catch self. Resulting in a fracture of EE's wrist of the pisiform bone.
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