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WHILE UNLOADING BOLTS AND PLATES OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE BOLTER, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP 5 TO 6 BOLTS TOOK ONE STEP BACK INTO A HOLE FORCING HIS LEFT KNEE BACKWARD. NOTE: OPERATIONS WERE IDL E FROM 12/21/02 THRU 1/2/03. REPORT IS WITHIN 10 DAY LIMIT.
EE REPORTED THAT WHILE TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE CANOPY JACK IN THE DECK.
EE FELL WHILE CLEANING COAL CHUTE AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE. WOUND REQUIRED SUTURES. MEDICAL REPORT.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL, CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE WHEN IT STRUCK THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO LIFT A BELTHEAD MOTOR. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING THE INJURY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-1-02 WHEN HE STARTED SEEING A DR WHO HAS HIM OFF WORK AT THIS TIME . THIS WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8-1-02.
SURVEYER FELL OFF THE FIRST STEP OF A 6 FT STEP LADDER RESULTING IN BRUISED OR PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS TRAVELING UNDERGROUND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND ON A SLICK HILL AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING FALL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4-8-02 LOST TIME BEGAN 4-8-02.
THE INJURED FELL DOWN WHILE DESCENDING THE STEPSTO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE CLEAN, COAL TOWER. THERE HAS BEEN AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION- THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2/01/02- WHEN THE INJURED MISSED HIS FIRST SCHEDULED WORK DAY. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON 1/25/02 BY PHONE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SLICK MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO DO A "SPLIT" OR "SPREAD EAGLE" FALL. THIS RESULTED IN A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 8' STEP LADDER, HITTING ON SIDE OF CHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. ONE OF THE LEGS OF THE LADDER SPLIT CAUSING LADDER & EMPLOYEE TO FALL. SEEN DOCTOR 10/28/01 X-RAYED FRAC TURE OF WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM A FLAT TO HIS SCOOP BUCKET AND THE BUCKET WAS TILTED TO MAKE LOADING EASIER. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED IN THE SCOOP BUCKET, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK (MRI DONE 11/27/01 AND COMPANY FIRST NOTIFIED ON MRI 12/4/01.) 4/3/02 COMPLETE RE-CONSTRUCTION ACL.
FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE MOUNTING A BULLDOZER. STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE DOZER TRACK. COMPLAINS OF SOME NECK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO AN OUTRIGGER OF A CRANE, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 4' TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS BACK, HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO LOWER BACK, AND RIGHT WRIST. EM PLOYEE SENT TO ARH FOR EXAM, X-RAYS NEG. FOR ANY FRACTURES, EMPLOYEE MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK.
THE JOB TASK WAS TO MARK SIGHTS WITH A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT IN A HIGH ENTRY. A FOUR FOOT STEP LADDER WAS NEEDED AND THE FOREMAN WAS STANDING ON THE TOP STEP. THE LADDER SHIFTED, HE LOST HIS ALAN CE. AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR BRUISE TO LOWER BACK.
EE WAS DESCENDING EMBANKMENT TO GET A SLURRY SAMPLE. HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE JOB TASK WAS TO HANG A CURTAIN IN A HIGH AREA AND A LADDER WAS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE TASK. WHILE STANDING ON THE LADDER, ONE LEG SANK INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE LADDER TO SHIFT AND THE EMPL OYEE TO FALL. FRACTURED SMALL BONE IN LEFT WRISTEMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT BUT NOTICED SWELLING NEXT MORNING.
EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HANGING ANCHOR HE FELL HAND WAS HUNG IN CHAIN THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME FRACTURED. INJURY OCCURRED 6-28-01, COMPANY CLOSED FROM 6-30-01 OPENED BACK UP 7-09-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 002 SECTION BOLTING. HE WAS SWINGING THE HEAD OVER, TRIPPED AND FELL. HIS RIGHT KNEE AND SHIN WAS INJURED. X-RAY WAS NEGATIVE, & HE WAS TREATED FOR BRUISING.
INJURED STATED HE WAS GOING TO THE CENTER OF THEPLACE TO SEE IF HE WAS CUTTING ON CENTER, HE TRIPPED ON THE MINER CABLE, FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. PAIN WORSENED WHEN HE TRIED TO GO BACK DO WN ON HIS KNEES TO WORK.
EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO (MRS) AND AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MRS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING SHUTTLECAR WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED CAUSING PAIN. LOST TIME BEGAN 5-23-01.
THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5-14-01. EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN COLUMN SAMPLE. AS HE DESCENDED THE STEPS, HE STEPPED IN SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTACVHING BATTERY CABLE TO SCOOP. HE SLIPPED, HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN THE FRAME & BATTERY BOX. HIS RIGHT OUTSIDE CALF WAS CUT. DR. STAPLED WOUND & RELEASED.
HE WAS PULLING SLACK FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. HE WAS PULLING THE SLACK MANUALLY AND SLIPPED ON THE MINE FLOOR TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 3/22/01.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HURT HIS BACK.
HANGING CABLE IN HIGH AREA OF SECTION HE STEPPEDOFF THE BACK BUMPER OF ROOF BOLTER & TWISTED HISRIGHT KNEE.
SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE CLEANING THE BED.
WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS TO THE GROUND FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. HE SAID HE SLIPPED ON THE 3RD STEP DOWN, FELL TO THE GROUND, CATCHING HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BENDING HIS THUMB BACK, LOADER WAS NOT IN MOTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SCREEN. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL BACK. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT HIP AND BACK.
EE WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. MANTRIP OPERATOR STEERED LEFT, EE FELL FROM RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE EXITING SCOOP EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
3 FOOT ALUMINUM STEP LADDER WAS BEING USED TO REACH SPAD IN ROOF. LADDER WAS PLACED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND FOLDED. EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE LADDER TO BALANCE HIMSELF. THE LADDER CONTINUED TO FOLD AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF THE LADDER WITH FINGER IN A PINCH POINT CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY AND DISTAL FRACTURE OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A GLANCE BAR WITH ANOTHER REPAIRMAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND DROPPED HIS END CAUSING SOMETHING TO PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
SETTING STEPS FOR AN OVERCAST--EE SLIPPED AND GRABBED A STEEL BEAM TO PREVENT FALLING--METAL STEPS SLID AGAINST THE STEEL BEAM THAT EE GRABBED--LACERATING TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HILL FROM THE MINE OFFICE TO THE CHANGE TRAILER. HE FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG.
EE FELL COMING DOWN STEPS FROM CHANGE TRAILER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE SLIPPED ON SLICK MINE FLOOR WHILE EXITING SCOOP.
EE WAS HANDING BLOCK TO ANOTHER EE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SLICK MINE FLOOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO BOLTER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A POPPING NOISE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS LOADING STRUCTURE TO TAKE UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED IN A RUT IN THE MINE YARD, AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PINNER HEAD AND PUTTINGGLUE IN DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE FELL OFF THE PINNERHEAD LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADINGROCK DUST ONTO A SCOOP. HE TRIPPEDOVER THE PLASTIC COVERS. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE SCOOP BUCKET.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE LUNCH ROOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 31, 2000 BUT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL JANUARY 3, 2001.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST FROM THE SCOOP AND THEN SLIPPED DUE TO SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6-9-00. EE SLIPPED OFF DRILL HEAD AND CAUGHT HIS BOOT IN HOSE ON DRILL AND WRENCHED HIS RIGHT LEG.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE RIGID/STATIONARY SCAFFOLDING, MISTEPPED AND FELL 3-4' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, RESULTING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEECAP, HAND AND RIGHT ANKLE.
WAS WALKING FROM BATHHOUSE TO WORK AREA. WAS LOOKING ACROSS THE ROAD AT ANOTHER LOCATION. HE STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION ABOUT 14" X 14" X 1 1/2 DEEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TURN HIS LEFT ANKLE.