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Employee was pulling roof bolt straps and tripped over a rock and fell against the mine rib.
Employee was operating walk thru roof bolter, as he was stepping from the rear of the machine onto the mine floor he twisted his left knee.
He was standing on a ladder, when a shuttle car cable knocked him off the ladder, landing on left leg.
Fell crossing belt, landing on tailbone and back.
Lost Footing & Slipped on slope belt. Knee popped as if dislocated.
Walking in Roadway, slipped in rut and broke right ankle.
Twisted ankle when crossing belt.
Got off Shuttle Car to check cable. Tripped on cable and fell down, fracturing/breaking left wrist.
Came out of return, turned belt off. crossed belt. Stepped off belt and twisted right knee.
Carrying a box to the control room and right foot caught the flight of stairs that leads from another floor. Fell on left arm causing rib injuries.
Employee was shoveling coal out of #2 tailpiece when he went to cross to other side of tailpiece and slipped and fell. Twisted right knee.
Fell thru side of slope where belt is inclosed.
Employee was getting inside Dozer when he slipped on the track resulting in jerking his back and neck.
Employee fell from belt while working on structure. Landed on back. Complaining of pain in left shoulder.
Employee had mud on feet. Stepped on rail to cross #5 Belt. Fell on left arm. Hurt elbow. Swelling and bruising.
EE was loading the powder truck while climbing down the steps he fell striking his right knee on one of the steps.
The injured EE stated that he was shoveling material from underneath the belt conveyor when he slipped and fell landing on a 4" crib block. The crib block was under the foot of a piece of support structure.
Employee was standing on the fender of a mac truck. It was raining and he slipped off of the fender and landed on his left ankle. Twisted and sprained left ankle. Swelling and bruising.
EE was working on #5 belt scraper. He was pulling out a belt pin, when he slipped and fell across the belt. He scraped and bruised his right rib and his right leg.
Ee was standing on a ladder hanging a curtain. He fell off of the ladder while climbing down. He injured his right knee. Pain and swelling.
Employee was walking down the Rim Seam entrance and slipped in mud. He twisted his back and cut his right knee. The fall resulted in a minor back injury and an abrasion on the right knee.
EE was crossing a conveyor belt line that was not in operation. For an unknown reason he stepped on top of the wet slick belt causing him to fall forward striking his right hand on a piece of rock breaking his right thumb.
EE was crossing over the #1 plant feed belt when he slipped and fell. He hit his lower back on a belt roller resulting in a bruise.
Employee fell of a 6' ladder while hanging a curtain the landed on his back, bruising his right shoulder. first aid applied at mine site. no lost time.
Employee flipped over an office desk and fell on left side - dislocating left shoulder.
Employee was walking around "break" and stepped in a hole, twisting left ankle. He is on light duty for 1 week. Swelling, pain, bruising.
Employee stepped off supply cart and fell onto the scoop bucket. Resulted in breaking bone in left hand. Light duty from 6-9-06 thru 6-15-06.
Employee walking on belt line, he slipped and hit elbow on belt structure. Injured right elbow, some bruising. No lost time, restricted light duty.
EE was checking gallons in tank of gasoline out- side while climbing down EE fell and scraped below right knee. EE fell on right leg causing bruising and swelling on right leg. Transported self to hospital not a serious accident.
Employee was roof bolting on operator side and saftey rope broke. Employee fell backwards about 6 feet on back. Some bruising and swelling. Injury was not serious.
Injured stated he was traveling down along side the conveyor belt when he stumbled and fell striking his wrist on j-bolt which holds the belt structure together. The bolt cut his wrist, requiring 4-stitches.
Injured stated he was walking near the scalehouse and fell landing on his knee. He had no lost time until 10-5-05. He left work and never returned.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A BOX OF GLUE FOR HIS ROOF BOLTS FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN THE MANTRIP IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT, FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, WHEN THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS LAYING THE TRACK AND THE MANTRIP DROV E AWAY. THE MANTRIP (RAILRUNNER) WAS TRAVELING TO THE SURFACE WITH A CREW ENDING THEIR SHIFT. NO ONE KNEW WHEN INJURED LEFT THE MANTRIP AS OTHERS WERE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. INJURED SUFFERED A
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AS THE CABLE WAS BEING PULLED DOWN THE BELTLINE. HE SAID HE TOOK HIS EYS OFF THE CABLE BRIEFLY TO GET A BOLTING MAC HINE WRENCH THAT WAS LYING BY THE BELTLINE. THIS IS WHEN A LOOP OF CABLE CAME BY AND DRAGGED HIS FEET FROM UNDERWRITH HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
INJURED STATED HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
INJURED STATED THE HE WAS PULLING THE CONTINUOUS MINERS CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-7-03. AT THIS DATE HE TOOK OFF FOR MINER KNEE SU RGERY. HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE OFF WORK 4-6 WEEKS.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF THE STEP OF THE SERVICE TRUCK AND STIPPED AND FELL AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING OUT OF THE FILTER TRAILOR DOWN THE RAMP AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING BEHIND THE CONT. MINER US HE WAS TRAMMING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OOF HIS DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.1ST DAY OFF WORK 9-10-01.
INJ WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE PREP PLANT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL
INJURED HAD TRAMMED THE BOLTING MACHINE TO THE 1LEFT CUT TO BEGIN BOLTING. HE WAS IN THE PROCESSOF SETTING THE ATRS WHEN THE TOP BOOMED & FRIGHTENED HIM. AS HE TURNED REAL FAST TO RUN, HE FELL ONTO A ROCK AND CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS CROSSING THE BELT AT THE TAILPIECE. AS HE JUMPED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, AS HE LANDED, HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.
THE INJJURED STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING THE ROOF BOLTER ACROSS THE SECTION & SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF THE FRONT LOADER WHEN HE MISSED THE 3RD STEP AND FELL APPROX 5' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RT KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF AN OVERCAST USING CONCRETE BLOCKS TO STEP OFF ON WHEN THE BLOCKS TURNED OVER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.
INJURED HAD PLACED THE BOLT HALFWAY INTO THE HOLE HE HAD JUST DRILLED AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT IN ORDER TO SHOVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE HOLE, HE SLIPPED AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OF THE DRILL TO CHECK BATTERY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED STATED THAT ON 6-2-00 HE WAS HANGING A BLOCKCURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 8-10-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.