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EE WAS HANGING AN INSULATED J HOOK ON A ROOF BOLT BEARING PLATE. HE STEPPED ONTO THE BOLTER TO REACH THE ROOF. WHEN HE FINISHED THE JOB, HE STEPPED OFF THE MACHINE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE WHICH REQUIRED REST AND THERAPY.
WAS CLEANING BELT SLIPPED IN MUD TWISTING LEFT ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN.
THE INJURED PERSON CAUGHT TOE OF LEFT FOOT UNDER A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD STRIKIGN RIGHT ANKLE ON BOTTOM. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGH TKNEE. HE WAS WALKING WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
EMP WAS WALKING ON DOZER AREA NEAR DRAGLINE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON ROUGH WALK AREA.
INJURED PERSON WAS WALKIGN IN #3 ENTRY OF MAIN A WORKING SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN A WER AREA LANDING ON HIS SELF CONTAINED SELF RESCUER. SUSTAINED A LUMBAR SACRAL SPRAIN. RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR INJURY. STARTED LOSING TIME4-2-97.
INJURED PERSON UNEXPECTEDLY STEPPED IN A HOLE IN BOTTOM WHICH PLULLED HIS LEFT FOOT. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO LEFT FOOT. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG TRAVELWAY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. HE SUSTAINED A TORN CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE.
THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLEWHILE ROCK DUSTING. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS WALKING INBY IN #2 ENTRY OF MAIN A WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON BUTTOCKS. HE SUSTAINED A THORACIC-LUMBAR STRAIN. HE STARTED RECEIVING TREATMENTS BY A CHIRPRACTOR ON 10-31-96. THE RE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPARING A PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ANDFELL.
EMP STEPPED FROM LUBE AND OIL DOCK ONTO PUSH ARMOF DOZER. SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING INT EH BELT-TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. AS HE LANDED HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE ON A ROCK. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT INFERIOR RIB CAGE.
WHILE WALKING IN DRIFT WITH 3/8" RILL BIT IN POCKET, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON FRESH ICE AT ROAD DRIPPER AND STRUCK LEFT HAND ON DRILL BIT. EMPLOYEE RECIEVED MEDICAL ATTENTION IN THE FORM OF I.V. W ITH ANTIBIOTICS.
EE WAS WALKING ON TRACK COVERED LOAD OUT AREA. EE STEPPED OVER RAIL COVERED WITH SNOW, AND STEPPED BETWEEN SNOW COVERED RAILROAD TIES INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED RT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING BRAKING SYSTEM ON A RAIL CAR WHEN THE BRAKE WHEEL FROZE WITH EXTREME PRESSURE TO TURN BRAKE WHEEL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL APP 10 FEET
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM ADDCAR WHEN LARGE ROCKS FELL ON THE ADDCAR IN BY THE ONE THEY WERE CLEANING. THIS THREW THE TWO MEN TO THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURED ELBOW ON ON E AND A FRACTURED WRIST ON THE OTHER.
TWO EE WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM ADDCAR WHEN LARGE ROCKS FELL ON THE ADDCAR INBY THE ONE THEY WERE CLEANING. THIS THREW THE TWO MEN TO THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURED ELBOW ON ONE WAY AN D A FRACTURED WRIST ON THE OTHER.
WHILE WALKING INTO THE MINE THRU THE 2 INTAKE ENTRY EE STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD AS HE WAS DESCENDING STEPS FROM CABLE REEL.
WHILE WALKING IN THE #2 INTAKE ENTRY EMKPLOYEE SLIPPED ON AREA WHERE ROOF DRIPPES HAD FROZEN ON BOTTOM FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON RIGHT HAND INJURY RIGHT SHOULDER EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED WITH SHOU LDER UNTIL 9-13-95 WHEN HE HAD MRI DONE AND SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR ROTATOR CUFF.
WHILE STEPPING OFF A BELT CROSSOVER EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED LEFT KNEE
EE WAS STANDING ON THE SECTION BELT (LOW AREA ON RFM) THROWING SOME ROCK OFF. WHEN HE FINISHED AND STARTED STEPPING DOWN OFF BELT HE SLIPPE AND FELL. AS HE FELL HIS CAP LAMP BATTERY STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE RFM AND JAMMED INTO HIS LEFT BUTTOCKS. HE SUSTAINED A LOW BACK INJURY.
EMPLOYE EWAS STEPPING UP ON THE TILT BED OF A ROLL BACK TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHIN.
TRUCK DRIVER WAS GETTING OFF OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS ARM.
WHILE TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH SORE ANKLE UNL 9-30-94. WHEN HE WENT TO DR AND RECEIVED CORTIZONE SHOTS IN ANKLE MAKIGN ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.
EE SLIPPED FROM STABLIZIER BAR OF D-11 DOZER AS HE DISMOUNTED SLIPPED BACKWARD APP ELEVATION OF 3INCH INTO FUEL TRUCK CONTRIBUTING FRACTORS WERE RAIN COMBINED WITH MUD MAKING A SLIP HAZARD.
EE CLIMBED OUT ON TO DANGER DETERATED MID LEVEL FLOOR TO RETRIEVE HIS SAFETY GLASSES THAT HE DROPPED FROM FLOOR ABOVE STAIRWAY WAS RENAMED FROM AREA TO ELIMINATE ACCESS AREA TO FLOOR-EE CRAWLE D UPON I BEAM AND FELL TO FLOOR BELOW ONCE HE GOON THE DANGER AREA FLOOR.
INJURED PERSON WAS CARRYING TWO ROOF BOLTS TO FRONT OF ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST RIB STRICKING LEFT SHOULDER HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSIO N TO LEFT SHOULDER
THE INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING TO HIS WORKING SECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN NOIST MINE FLOOR. HE DID NOT FALL BUT HE DID SUSTAIN A LUMBAR STRAIN CAUSED BY HIS EFFORTS TO KEEP HIM FALLING.
A CRAIN HAD PASSED OVER A SMAEVY AREA PACKING THE SNOW WITH THE COLD TEMP AND WINDS THIS AREA TURNED TO ICE. THE EE WAS WALKING ACROSS CRANE ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURY LEFT LEG AN KLE AREA.
EE WAS DESCENDING FROM MACHINE AND LOST HAND GRIP FALL APP. 9' TO GROUND.
LOOSE TRACK PAD ON CRAWLER UNIT OF HOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPRAYS ON COAL TABLE, SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND(PALM AREA).
WHILE TRAMMING MINER WITH REMOTE CONTROL MINER EMPLOYEE WAS FOLLOWING MINING MACHINE AND STEPPED UP IN HOLE TWISTING LEFT KNEE.EMPLOYEE WORKED WITH KNEE UNTIL 05-23-94 WHEN HE SCHEDULED OPERAT ION.
EE WAS STANDING ON A WATER PUMP AND FELL FROM PUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELP LEFT A ENGINE PART TO THE GROUND SLIPPED & SCRAPER THE TIBIA BONE AREA RT LEG 6 STITCHES TO EFFECTED AREA
STRAIN ON LEFT ANKLE. SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD OF TRUCK.
INJURED PERSON WAS WALKING IN 3 ENTRY OF 4 RIGHT SECTION WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON A LOOSE STONE THIS CAUSED HIM TO CATCH HIS FOOT UNDER A DOOR OF A TOOL SLED WITHCH RESULTED IN HIS FALL ING AND STRIKING RIGHT SIDE OF FACE ON ANOTHER DOOR.
GETTING OFF LUBRICATION TRUCK AND CAUGHT BUTTOCK ON DOOR.
THE INJURED PERSON STEPPED DOWN OFF TE SIDE OF MINER (CONTINUOUS MIENR) WHICH WAS STOPPED AFTER HAVING CHECKED A PART AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AS HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM.
EE WAS WALKING TO SHOP TO GET WRENCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CUT ON ICY AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS REFUELING A TRAC-DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURYING HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING IN THE C PIT BOTH FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON SOME GRAVEL AND EE HEARD HIS ANKLE SNAP.
45235NDING FROM A LADDER WHILE REPAIRING A CAT 773 AND SLIPPED ON NEXT TO LAST RUNG OF LADDER.
WHILE CLIMBING STEEL LADDER SLIPPED ON RUNG CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM. SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW UP VISIT TO DOCTOR REVEALED TORN ROTATOR CUFF. TOOK OFF TO HAVE OPERATION 9-2-92.
CROSSING BRIDGE L FOOT SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM
EE WAS GETTING OFF OF A 355 DOZER WHEN IS FOOT BC ECAME LODGED IN MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE.
EE WAS REFUELING D-11 N DOZER ON VERY ICY MORNING WHEN DISMOUNTING USING HAND RAILS AND STEPS FELL TO GROUND DUE TO ICE BUILD UP AND ICE STORMN TO GROUND INJURING LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OLD SCALE HOUSE AT SHIFT CHANGE AND TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF FROZEN COAL, FELL AND BROKE RIBS.