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Employee walking across track at the top of the slope to load oxygen and acetelene tank when they slipped and fell, got their boot off and ankle was swelling put ice pack on then ankle and took them to the ER.
Employee was helping wash slope when employee fell on foot hurting ankle.
Employee was going through a man door and slipped on a rock twisting back. Employee returned back to work until EE was placed off work by EE's doctor on 06/28/19.
Employee fell from head drive onto the ground, hitting their left knee against a boom jack.
Employee bent over to pick up a screwdriver, stepped on a rock, and lost their balance and fell in a hole/offset which caused their right foot/leg to pop out causing them to fall. Employee started missing 02/15/19.
Employee was sent to get additional tools when EE fell going down steps and landed on buttocks and back.
Employee was using bobcat and spraying with water hose cleaning under #4 belt. Employee attempted to get off bobcat and slipped hitting their right elbow on boom of bobcat.
Employee was making EE's weekly fan exam, when EE got off EE's buggy to get an air reading and once returning to EE's buggy EE slipped and fell.
Employee was descending ladder to bottom floor, once on the bottom floor ee turned to adjust a valve and stepped on an uneven surface that was under water. Employee started missing 09/28/18.
Employee was draining water and mud from underneath 1A head drive. Employee turned, slipped and fell causing a rake to strike employee on the left side of face and mouth and cracked bottom front middle tooth.
Employee had fixed clear well pipe that was 11'-12' on platform. Employee was traveling back to the concrete floor when employee fell.
Employee was crossing a crossover at 3A tailpiece. Employee was dusting around 3A drive backing off of cat walk and fell. Employee was complaining about stomach, right elbow, right leg, low back, and tailbone.
Employee was getting into the mantrip and twisted knee.
Employee was getting a bottom roller, had it on right shoulder when ee tripped on a belt rail and fell causing injury.
Employee was crossing over pile of coal and rock when they stepped on a rock and lost their footing.
Employee was walking down the catwalk on stacker belt and went to step down the step when their foot flew out from under them.
Employee was packing two buckets of miner bits across the section to the miner and employee's back gave out causing employee to fall to the ground.
Employee was working at the back MBC when foot was stuck in the mud. As employee turned to walk away felt something pop in right knee. Employee started missing 07/24/17.
Employee said when employee got off Mac 8 that employee's knee went the wrong way and that employee's knee cap moved out of place. Employee was placing employee's tools in employee's belt when employee lost employee's footing.
Employee tripped on a small rock and when EE tried to keep balance, EE fell on right leg.
Employee was helping to pull mechanism across the floor when the 3/4 inch rope came loose causing the employee to fall backwards into the frame of the fine refuge vibrator.
Employee was pulling on belt in the tandem roller when his feet slipped out from under him.
Employee was tying a pump onto the car with ratchet binder when he slipped and fell off the side of the flat car, scraping his knee and shin bone. Injury required stitches.