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EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON THE TOP OF RAM CAR WHEN HIS KNEE SLIPPED OFF OF THE ENGINE COVER AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 8-3-99.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING OVER GOB AT STAMLER IN SQUATTED POSITION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN A MENISCAL TEAR TO HIS KNEE. FIRST LOST WORK OCCURED ON 1/21/00 DUE TO SURGERY.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING UP THE TRACK SLOPE TO COUPLE MATERIAL CARS TO BONNIE CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE. 1ST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 4/29/99
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A D8N DOZER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 5-18-99.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MUCK BUCKET TWISTED LEFT LEG, INJURING KNEE.
EE STATED SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE MINE FLOOR AND INJURED HER NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACKLINE AND SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS RT HIP ON RAIL. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 10-8-98.
EE FELL ON A CONCRETE WALL, STRIKING HIS RIBS ONTHE RIGHT SIDE. RESULTING IN A RIB FRACTURE/ CONTUSSIN
EE STATED HE WAS GETTING OUT OF PERSONNEL CARRIER (RAIL ROVER). WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT KNEE. FIRST LOST WORK DAY DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL 10-21-98, DUE TO CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
EE STATED SHE WAS WALKING DOWN BELT SLOPE AND SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND STRUCK HER ARCH ON A WALKWAY BOARD. EE STATES SHE HAS HAD ON GOING PROBLEMS WITH HER FOOT SINCE THE ACCIDENT. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 7-30-98. IT IS UNSURE AT THIS TIME WHETHER IT IS A STRAIN, POSSIBLE FRACTURE OR CALCIUM DEPOSITS.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING SHIELDS WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE BLOWED ON A SHIELD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHLE TRYING TO AVOID THE SPRAY. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 1-5-98.
EE STATED HE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION WHILE RELOCATING CONTINUOUS MINER TO ANOTHER FACAE & TRIPPED OVER ROOF BOLTER CABLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS R SIDE. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE TO THE LOWER RIGHT RIB ON 10/30/97.
EE STATED HE "HYPER EXTENDED" HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A RAIL ROVER JEEP, RESULTING IN TORN LIGAMENTS. EE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE FENDER OF THE RAIL ROVER CAUS ING HIM TO TRIP. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON9/17/97.
EE STATED HE WAS PULLING TAILGATE SHIELDS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A RELAY BAR WHICH WAS WET & SLICK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 11/5/97, DUE TO CORRECTIVE SURGERY.
EE WAS HELPING SET PROPSETTER TIMBERS WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HER LEFT KNEE AND SIDE ON THE MINE FLOOR.
INJURED AND TWO OTHER EE WERE PUTTING SOME PLATES TOGETHER ON WORK TABLE. INJURED WAS STANDING ON ONE OF THE PLATES WHEN THE PLATE TILTED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO THE FLOOR.
EE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE REAR ENGINE HOOD OFA 637 PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET SLICK FENDER & FELL TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN TWO FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CONTROL PANEL AT THE PREP PLANT. WHEN HE TRUEND HE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
INJURED WAS STANDING IN A WET AND MUDDY PLACE SUPERVISING THE DISMANTLING OF A BELT DRIVE UNIT THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE.HE TURNED TO TAKE A STEP AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIG HT HAND AGAINST A CONCRETE BLOCK.
EE WAS WALKING IN UNDERGROUND SHOP AREA WHEN HE STUMBLED OR TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING SUPPLIES AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON BOTTOM. LOST WORK DAYS BEGIN ON 9-7-95.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING OFF OF MOTOR GRADER WITH HIS LUNCH BOX IN HIS HAND WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP STEP AND WAS UNABLE TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL STRIKING H IS LEFT SIDE ON ANOTHER STEP. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO 9TH RIB. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 6-28-95 AT WHICH TIME THE FRACTURED RIB WAS DIAGNOSED.
INJURED STATED THAT HE STEPPED IN A WATERHOLE AND SLIPPED, LOOSING HIS BALANCE. IN AN ATTEMPT TOCATCH HIMSELF HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE RIB CAUSINGA STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AND WRIST. ALSO A BONE IN HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CHIPPED.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON SLOPE BELT WHEN HE STEPPED ON A DOOR WHICH SEPARATES THE SLOPE BELT & TRACK. THE DOOR WAS NOT SECURE & WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT HE FELL THROUGH THE HOLE CATCHING WITH IS ARMS. HE STUCK HIS RIB CAGE IN THE PROCESS. PRIMARY X-RAYS NEGATIVE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. FRACTURE DISCOVERED 11/4/94.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON A LOCOMOTIVE TO OPERATE IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS RT LEG ON THE SIDE & EDGE OF ENTRANCE TO LOCOMOTIVE
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF A MOTOR GRANDER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON A STEP &FELL BACKWARD THIS RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN
INJURED WAS RE-POSITIONING CROSS-OVER PAD TO ALLOW ROOF BOLTING MACHINE OT CROSS OVER MINER CABLE WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED PAIN THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A ROLL OF CURTAIN CLOTH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE AREA WAS WET AND SLIPPERY.
EE STATED HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE WALKING IN AN AREA OF LOOSE COAL AND WET CONDITIONS. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE RESULTING IN LOST WORK DAYS BEGINNING 6-13-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKIGN CONTIION FO CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HTE BELT STRUCTURE WITH HIS ARM. A SHARP EDGE ON THEMETAL STRUCTURE CAUSED THE INJURY.
EE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WHEN HIS FEET BECAME TANGLED IN A WIRE ROPE ON THE FOOTWALL CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS ARM ON A TRACK RAIL.
AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY ON 1-27-94, INJURED WAS SENT TO A MEDICAL FACILITY DUE TO CONTINUING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED RIB. HE HAD REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-21-94 WHEREBY X-RAY REVEALED THE INJURY. INJURED STATES HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A HANDRAIL ON A FLOATING PLATFORM WHILE WALKING.
WHIE WALKING IN AN AREA WITH SLIPPERY FOOTING CONDITIONS INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL TO THE BOTTOM RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GETTING INTO THE DRIVERS COMPARTMENT OF A SCOOP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HIS FOOT APPARENTLY SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE DEBRI IN THE DECK PAN.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE END OF A MINE SUPPLY CAR WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE COUPLINGS IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE CARS TOGETHER THE INJURY WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10--04-93 W HEN INJURED ASKED FOR MEDICAL TRETMENT NO NEW INJURIES OR OCCURRENCE HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE ABOVE DATE LAST WORK DAYS BEGAN 10-04-93
AN EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED & FELL IN A WET AREA HURTING HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HELPING PULL A FEEDER CABLE UP AN ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLIPPER SURFACE, CAUSING HIM TO TURN OR TWIST HIS KNEE. THE AREA IS WET/MUDDY IN MOST PART.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CEMENT BLOCKS TO THE TOP OF AN OVERCAST WHEN HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF TIN ON THE OVERCAST. HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY BEGINS 3-11-93
EE STATES HE STEPPED ON THE TRAILING CABLE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE BOTTOM. HIS LEG TWISTED AT THIS TIME CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE THE SECTION WAS IDLE AT THE TIME OF INJURY INJURED WAS REPALCING WORN BITS IN THE CUTTING HEAD PRIOR TO THE ALLEDGED INJURY.
WHILE WALKING IN AN AREA THAT WAS WET TO MUDDY THE EE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP AND TWIST HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-23-92 AFTER HAVING COM PLICATIONS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM HIS DUTIES. HE BECAME LOST TIME ON 11-24-92, FIRST DAY.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WSA GETTING OFF A MANTRIP AT THE END OF THE SECTION TRACK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & CAUSED HIS KNEE TO TWIST THE FOOTING CONDITIONS IN THE AREA ARE WET & UNEVEN
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE HELPING HANG A PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN HE STEPPED N A ROCK OR UNEVEN AREA OF FOOTING CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & T WIST HIS KNEE COMPLICATIONS SUCH AS SWELLING & CONTINUED SORENE SS ESULT ED IN LOST WORK DAYS BEGINNING 11-02-92(FIRST DAY)
INJ SPRAINED KNEE WALKING IN WET & MUDDY AREA. COMPLICATIONS PERSISTED,HAD SURGERY PERFORMED TO CORRECT CARTILEGE DAMAGE ON 1-5-93. ...LOST WORK DAY BEGINS 1-5-93.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING IN A WET AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM. WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE TWISTED OR TURNED HIS LEG CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE FACE AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON A WET SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE BOTTOM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A WELDING LEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS HAND AGAINST THE METAL FRAME WORK OF A WASH BOX.THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SOME SMALL HAND TOOLS AND A TORCH AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE WALKING TO HIS WORK AREA HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO SLIP RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SET OF RAIL TONGS TO PULL AND POSITION A RAIL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BAKC. COMPLICATIONS HAVE SINCE ARISEN NECESSITATING LOST WORK DAYS B EGINNING 4-27-92, 1ST DAY. NO OTHER OCCURRANCE OR INJURY WAS INVOLVED SINCE 2-17-92.
EE STATED HE STEPPED ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE WHILE GETTING OFF OF A LOCOMOTIVE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE TOP OF HIS FOOT LATER COMPLICATION WITH SWELLING AND SORENESS RESULTED IN LOST WORK DA YS BEGINNING 2-20-92.
AS A RESULT IT AN INJURY ON 11-3-91, COMPLICATIONS HAVE ARISEN RESULTING IN MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 12-18-91. THE EMPLOYEE ORIGIONALLY BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST A METAL FRAME OF A BELT HEADER BUT D ID NOT LOSE ANY WORK DAYS OR REVIEVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-18-91. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY SLIPPERY FOOTING CONDITIONS IN THE WORK AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD COMPLETED SERVICING THE HYDRAULIC TANK ON A DOZER WHEN HE TUGGED ON THE FILL HOSE TO TRIP THE TAKE-UP LATCH ON THE HOSE REEL.WHEH THIS OCCURRED THE HOSE SLIGHTLY JERKED BACK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND JUMP FROM THE DOZER PLATFORM TO THE GROUND A DISTANCE OF 7-8' HE LANDED ON HSI FEET BUT THE JAR APPARENTLY CAUSED INJURY TO HIS BACK.