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Employee used their foot to attempt to throw a switch. They slipped and fell backward onto their SCSR unit. This caused pain to their lower back. Transported to local hospital. Negative x-rays, etc. Released to return to work but did not report in on the next scheduled shift.
While spotting belt rollers on the 13 Right beltline, employee bent down to pick up a top roller. EE felt a "pop" in the right knee and fell to the ground. EE was unable to put any weight on the leg and was brought out of the mine. EE was transported to a local hospital and diagnosed with a torn meniscus in the knee.
As the employee stepped down from employee's bull dozer, employee felt a sharp pain in employee's right knee. Employee had difficulty straightening the knee. Employee completed employee's shift but called off on employee's next scheduled shift.
While walking by a portal bus, the employee caught the safety hook of the bus with EE's left foot. EE fell and twisted EE's ankle. EE finished the shift and went to EE's doctor later in the day due to ankle pain. X rays revealed a fractured ankle. Employee was scheduled to see a specialist on 5/18/17 and has not returned to work as of today.
Employee stepped into a hole in the mine floor and twisted ankle. Employee finished shift but reported off under doctor's care on next scheduled shift.
Employee tripped over a wash down water hose, stumbled and fell.
Employee was adjusting a sensor on the belt. EE was sitting on the bottom rail of the belt guard. The rail broke causing EE to fall backwards. EE put left hand out to catch self resulting in an injury to left thumb. Employee finished the shift and has continued to work since. On the 21st of September, x-rays revealed a fracture to the thumb.
Injured and another employee were carrying a shaft out of the belt line to the track. When the injured went through the curtain, tripped over a rail car stop and fell, landing on a rock, causing a contusion to the lower back.
Employee stated that while walking along the longwall face, employee tripped on a relay bar. Employee attempted to break fall by reaching with right arm. Impact caused a strain to shoulder.
Time is approximate. Injured was washing on the slope belt when the employee fell down the slope causing bruising to the left side of the body.
Injured was stepping over a relay bar and twisted right knee. Injured went to doctor on 6/29/16.
Injured was cleaning mud off of the belt when the belt tensioner engaged causing the injured to strike against belt structure causing pain in the back and hip.
Employee was dismounting a 930 Loader when EE fell from the bottom step and landed on EE's back.
When surprised by a sudden shift in the belt structure, employee stated that employee dove into a crosscut in fear of being struck injuring employee's rt shoulder.
Employee was walking to the headgate along the longwall face when employee stepped in a crack in the mine floor twisting employee's rt. knee.
Employee was laying out a belt move when EE stepped into a hole causing the employee to fall and strike EE's knee on a rock ledge. Employee was placed off of work on 3/21/2016
Employee was standing on crib block to reach top of double doors to plaster when the crib employee was standing on rolled out causing the employee to fall and scrape right knee.
While attempting to get into company truck the employee slipped on the running board and fell.
Injured was walking to power center on a continuous mining section and stepped in a hole spraining the right knee.
Employee stated that while working around transfer area, fell striking right knee on 6 inch pipe.
Employee was walking when EE stepped into a hole and felt pain in EE's right foot.
Employee was walking along the east haulage near bottom area stepped on uneven bottom and fell to the ground landing on right knee.
Employee was walking along the Main North 1 belt line when the employee stepped in a water hole and twisted right knee.
Employee was walking and stepped over an edge of a flat bill scoop bucket and rolled ankle as he stepped to the mine floor. Received a sprain to the right ankle.
Injured employee stated that while carrying a screen panel down a set of stairs on the third floor of the preparation plant he twisted his left knee.