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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE THE CHARGING STATION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK. "BRUISED KNEE."
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE BELT LINE GOING TO ANOTHER HEAD DRIVE AND STARTED THROUGH A MAN DOOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL UP THAT HA DFALLEN OFF THE BELT ONTO THE TOP OF HTE OVERCAST, WHEN HE GOT FINISHED AND WAS GETTING DOWN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER AND WAS ADVANCING THE WING CURTAIN ON UP AND GOT HIS FEET CAUGHT IN THE WATER LINE AND FELL BRUISING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS LOADING OIL INTO RAM CAR, EE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST FRAME OF CAR AND CUT LOWER RIGHT LEG.
ELMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP OXYGEN AND ACCTYLENE GAUGES TO TARKS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS KNEE ON OXYGEN TANK.
EE WAS ASSISTING A REMOVING COAL FROM BED OF A SIMMONS RAND 820 COAL HAULER. INJURED LEFT FOOT WHILE STANDING IN HOLE IN COAL HAULER CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BOTTOM AND FALSE BOTTOM OF BED.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE USING REGULAR 8" CONCRETE BLOCK. WHEN LIFTING 8" CONCRETE BLOCK PARTIALLY OVERHEAD. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO MINE FLOOR INJURING LOWER BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A SIMMONS RAND 820 COAL HAULER. WHEN HOOKING UP RECEPTACLE ON CAR TO BATTERIES, EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON TRAM MOTOR CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS RIGHT K NEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER FROM #3 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MINER CABLE.EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK CAUSING INJURY.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING THE #3 HEADING CROSSCUT. WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MINER CABLE TO TRAM TO ANOTHER ENTRY. WHILE LIFTING AND CARRYING MINER CABLE, EMPLOYEE DISLOCATED LEFT KNEE J OINT.
EMPL WALKING ACROSS SECTION TO #6 ENTRY.EMPL TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN.UPON FALLING CUT RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF DECK OF 820 SIMONS RAND COAL HAULER DECK APPROX. 8" FROM MINE FLOOR WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF DECK SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN MINE SITE HILL TO PARKING AREA AFTER SHIFT HAD BEEN COMPLETED WALKED APPROX TO BOTTOM OF HILL TURNED AND SPRAINED HIS R ANKLE CAUSING INJURY
EMPL HAD RECEIVED PAYROLL CHECK IN MINE OFFICE THEN PROCEEDED OUT OF OFFICE DOOR & STARTED TO WALK DOWN METAL STEPS. EMPL"S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON TOP STEP FOOT FALLING TO MIDDLE STEP TURNING R IGHT FOOT CASUING FRACTURE OF FITH METATORSEL ONRIGHT FOOT.
SLIPPED ON WET ROCK AND FELL INTO BOLTER, INJURING LEFT RIB.