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The EE was crossing from one side of the belt to the other. He slipped on the belt and twisted his knee. The man continued to work, went on vacation, came back to work and had surgery. Scheduled for 7/14/08.
EE crossed the tail of the section belt to tighten some cribbs and while crossing back, where he finished, he slipped and struck his left elbow on the belt tail piece top lid. Elbow was swelled on 3/10/08 and EE want to Indian Occ Health and had an MRI done on 3/13/08.
Employee lost footing while crossing section belt straining his left ankle. Original diagnosis - strain/sprain. 12/21/07 diagnosis - partial tear of achilles tendon. Employee is still working daily. (May have surgery in late January).
EE WAS CARRYING A 2'X2' PATIO BLOCK ACROSS THE DECK OF AN OVERCAST. THE DECK WAS BUILT OF PATIO BLOCK ALSO. HE STEPPED ON A PATIO BLOCK THAT EVIDENTLY HAD A CRACK. IT LET GO AND HE FELL THROUGH THE DECK 4' TO THE MINE BOTTOM. IN THE FALL HE WENT AGAINST OTHER PATIO BLOCK AND A 4" H-BEAM CAUSING THE INJURY.
WHILE SIGNING A DATEBOARD THE EE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. SINCE HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS KNEE PRIOR TO THIS, HE STARTED ON ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS. HE WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND WAS S ENT FOR AN MRI. HE HAD ARTHROSCOPTIC SURGERY ON 8/20/03.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS COAL YARD, TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF COAL & FELL ONTO HIS RT SIDE INJURING RT HIP & RT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.
EE WAS SPREADING CALICUM IN TRACK ENTRY EE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIT KNEE ON EDGE AT MOTOR MANTRIP.
WHILE CRAWLING OVER POST PILE ON PILLAR SECTION. FOREMAN'S HAND SLIPPED AND POSTS ROLLED AND EE FELL AGAINST POST PILE BREAKING RIB.
EE WAS CHECKING PUMPS & MARKING THE IDLE DAY EXAMINATION. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER TO INITIAL A DATE BOARD HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE [AT THE PORTAL] & INJURD HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO THE SCOOP TO FINISH SCOOPING THE FACE,WHEN HES LIPPED AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SCOOP FRAME.HE DID'T SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 08-21-94 WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SWEL LING IN HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL SPILLAGE AROUND MAIN BELT DRIVE & SLIPPED ON THE WET BOTTOM INJURING HIS KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING ROOF BOLTS FROM THE MANTRIP & CARRYING THEM TO THE ROOF BOLTAER WHEN HE SLIPPED & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL PULLING MINER CABLE AND SLIPPED ON BOTTOM. TRIED TO CUSHION FALL,HAND STRUCK PANEL BOX OF FIRST BRIDGE CARRIER.
LOADING SUPPLIES INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET SLIPPED ON MUD IN BUCKET AND TWISTED BACK
EE WAS CHANGING THE BATTERYS ON HIS UN A HAULER AND AFTER CONVERTING HIS CABLE TO THE BATTERY HE STEPPED OFF THE CAR AN SLIPPED ON MUDDY SURFACE TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A ROPE SPOOL AND WAS REPAIRING A WATER PUMP ON A FRONT END LOADER. WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT TO STEP OFF THE SPOOL ONTO THE GROUND, HIS ANKLE TURNED CAUSING MAJOR LIGA MENT DAMAGE AND A SPIRAL FRACTURE OF THE UPPER NECK OF THE FIBULA.
WHIEL TIGHTENING A BOLT ONA UNIHAULER. HE SLIPPED AND SPRIANED HIS ANKLE.