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Employee was standing on a gob pile and turned to go another direction. His right foot got caught between two rocks causing him to lose his balance. His foot stayed in place as he fell breaking his ankle.
Employee states he opened the door on the truck and stepped out, feeling a sharp stabbing pain in his lower back. EE obtained medical treatment and placed on modified duty 3/14/14. The EE has not lost time due to this injury.
A TREE FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARDHAT & SHOULDER THAT WAS LODGED IN THE TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN. THE TREE KNOCKED HIM INTO HIS CHAINSAW CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SLACK IN CABLE & THROWING IT ON THE RIB. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AS HE WAS EXITING THE MANTRIP. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE AND BACK OF LEFT LEG. HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL NOV. 12 2002.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP DECK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A RUT IN THE ROADWAY. HE STARTED TO FALL AND WHILE RATCHING HIMSELF HE TWISTED HIS LOW BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELL. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FALL WITH RIGHT HAND, SPRAINING RIGHT WRIST.
GETTING OUT SUPPLY MOTOR, FOOT CAUGHT ON SEAT CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS PIT AREA WHEN SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND & ARM.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK, HE FINISHED THE SHIFT, BUT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. HE WORKED UNTIL 4-2-01, THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY.
INJURED STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING DURING THE SHIFT-BUT HE WAS NOT SURE WHEN HOW HE INJURED HIS BACK. NOTE INJURED DID NOT THINK THAT HE BE OFF BECAUSE OF THIS INJURY. MANAGMENT WAS MADE AWARE OF HIS MISSING WORK DUE TO INJURY ON 1-26-01.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE TOP OF A BELT HEAD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED SLIPPED & FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT ELBOW & RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5/17/00, AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DR & WAS TOLD TO TAKE TIME OFF TO ALLOW FOR HEALING TO TAKE PLACE.
EE WAS MOVING OUT OF THE WAY OF A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE TWISTED HIS KNEE IN NO. 7 ENTRY. HIS KNEE STARTED POPPING & CRACKING & HURTING HIM REAL BAD IN NO. 9 ENTRY.
TAKING VULCANIZERS OFF OF BELT, FEET SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO TWIST BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP IN FACE AREA. WHILE INSTALLING RIB BOLT, HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL NEAR RIB. EMPLOYEE FELL ON RIGHT KNEE, INJURING IT. EMPLOYEE KEPT WORKING UNTIL 2/2/99, WHEN HE SAW A PHYSICIAN. HE NOTIFIED COMPANY MANAGEMENT OF THIS ACCIDENT AT THAT TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A PUMP FURTHER INTO THE WATER HOLE WHEN HE FELL, STRIKING HIS BACK ON A ROCK IN THE WATER.
EE SLIPPED ON STEPS AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON STEP.
EE WAS STEPPING FROM CAR TO BELT STRUCTURE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS WEIGHT WITH RIGHT HAND, SPRAINED RIGHT HAND/RING FINGER.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG #1 BELTLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE BOTTOM AND HIS FACE ON THE BELT RAIL.
EMPLOYEE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY AND STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A HOLE THUS TWISTING THE BACK PART OF HIS LEG.
EE STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHILE WALKING BESIDE ROOF BOLTER. EE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WHILE ROCK DUSTING THE TOP. JE TRIPPED OVER THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND FELL INTO THE BUCKET, INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER SLIPPED ON LADDER AND CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN STEPS AND HYD. TANK. RAIN MAY HAVE CAUSED STEPS TO BE SLICK.
AFTER LOADING THE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE DIDN'T USE PROPER STEPS TO GET OUT OF LOADER. HE STEPPED ONTO FENDER THEN TO RIM TO GET DOWN OFF THE BACK OF THE LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE TIRE AND FELL TO TH E GROUND STRAINING HIS LOW BACK.
DRIVER WAS STOCK PILING COAL STOP TRUCK, STEP DOWN FROM TRUCK & SLIP ON COAL & INJURIED LEFT ANKLE.
WALKING IN MINE, STEPPED IN HOLE, FELL DOWN AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
LEAVING MANTRIP AND TWISTED ANKLE.
PULLING CABLE SLIPPED AND FELL
HE WAS VENTILATING THE FACE AREA WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS HIP CAUSING A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
HE WAS INSERTING A TUBE OF GLUE THROUGH A METAL STRAP HOLE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED CAUSING THE TUBE TO BURST AND LIQUID MATERIAL DROPPED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH STOPPING WHEN HE SLIPPE DON A BROKEN CINDER BLOCK AND TWISTED KNEE.
WHILE LOADING SUPPLYS' IN SCOOP BUCKET STEPPED IN SCOOP BUCKET SLIPPED & FELL HITTING TAILBONE & LOWER BACK ON SIDE OF BUCKET.
MEN WERE LOADING IN MANTRIP. STEVE STEPPED ON MATERIAL LAYING IN WALKWAY & TWISTED BACK.
TRIPPED OVER WATER LINE & FELL BACKWARDS JARRING HIS NECK
INJURED WAS GETTING OFF DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE MACHINE AND STRIKE HIS SHOULDER ON DOZER BLADE
EE WAS BACKING UP AND TRIPPED OVER ROCK.
KNOCKING ROCK OUT OF SCALPER ON STACKER BELT.IT APPEARED THAT HE STEPPED OVER IN SCALPER LOST BALANCE AND FELL THROUGH FRONT OF SCALPER.
EE HAD FUELED E3DLOADER & JUMPED OFF ENDLOADER RATHER THAN USE THE LADDER WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAIN.
STEPPED IN HOLE3AND TWISTED ANKLE WHILE STEPPING OFF ROOF BOLTER