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As the Safety Technician was walking past the power center, EE tripped over a cable causing EE to fall awkwardly on EE's right knee. Started missing work on 5/18/2026.
Walking across the 650 duckbill to grab cribs for relay bar. EE stepped off the duckbill into a hole and twisted EE's left ankle.
Employee was stepping over a trailer tongue when they lost balance injuring right knee. EE was seen at the ER where they were taken off work as they were unable to perform their job without restrictions.
Getting rope off of cable, EE hit an airline, the force of the air knocked EE to the ground injuring EE's right knee. EE was taken off work on 5/18/2026 for surgery.
Employee was carrying a diesel particulate filter when EE stepped awkwardly causing a jolt to EE's right hip. EE continued working until 4/1/26 when a follow up with a physician gave EE restrictions preventing EE from performing normal duties.
Employee was strapping down a load on a supply car while standing on the car at the Battle Run yard, slipped on ice, and fell to the ground. EE worked EE's normal job until going off for surgery on 04/16/2026.
While watering the roadways they stopped the diesel tractor to check the sprays on the water cart. As they were walking to the back of the water cart, they were tripped up by a nylon band laying in the road causing them to fall and twist their right knee. They worked until a week before surgery. Started missing work on 03/30/2026.
As EE stood up getting off the mantrip, EE felt a sharp pain in EE's right knee. EE went to take a step and EE's knee failed causing EE to fall to the ground.
Employee was walking while carrying a timber when EE fell. EE's left hand contacted sharp rocks on the mine floor resulting in lacerations requiring sutures. EE was given a full release to return EE's next shift with no restrictions.
Employee tripped over some car cable at the section substation. This resulted in a fall and the employee hitting their nose on the corner of the sub station. They received a broken nose from this.
Employee was walking from shuttle car to help the miner move when they twisted an ankle and fell to the ground. EE was seen at the ER where x-rays were negative for a fracture but employee was taken off work due to pain preventing them from performing normal duties.
Employee was walking on the beltline and slipped. When the employee slipped, EE tried to catch self on the belt rail and heard a pop in EE's right arm/tricep area. Employee is awaiting an MRI.
The mechanic was standing on the shuttle car fender that was laying on the ground. While they positioned themselves to fix the problem, they slipped on the side of the fender causing pain in left knee. Started missing work on 11/14/2025.
Employee was walking an old beltline counting waterline joints when EE lost EE's footing and caught self by grabbing a belt chain causing a sharp pain in EE's shoulder. EE was first seen by a doctor on 11/06/2025 and continued working without restrictions until 02/04/2026 when EE was placed off work for an exploratory surgery to have EE's shoulder repaired.
While crossing over a supply trailer the tractor operator slipped and fell onto the ground. The operator worked until needing surgery to repair the left knee. Started missing work on 11/26/2025.
Employee was climbing down off the Longwall tailgate onto the gob wing when EE's foot slipped off the gob wing. Employee landed awkwardly on EE's feet between the support pontoon and the gob wing twisting EE's right knee. Employee was taken off work on 10/3/25 pending an MRI.
Walking around the tailpiece EE stepped in a hole, slipped causing pain in EE's left knee. Started missing work on 09/24/2025 and returned on 09/26/2025.
Employee jumped off a ledge at the dust hole onto a dust trailer. EE then jumped from the dust trailer onto the top of a diesel scoop and grabbed a trussbolt to catch EE's balance causing EE to strain EE's left shoulder. Started missing work on 09/08/2025.
Employee was loading a shuttle car in the first turn of 7 right. They went to take a step back and lost footing and fell backwards striking their head, neck and upper back against the shuttle car resulting in an acute fracture of the T6 vertebrae. Employee is expected to make a full recovery without surgery being required. They started missing work on 08/27/2025.
Standing on a ladder knocking a Huk bolt loose on the wear-liner of the rotary breaker chute when the ladder slipped causing EE to fall over the guardrail onto the ground.
We are a water treatment company. This employee is not an employee of Tunnel Ridge. They were getting into position to take a picture for a service report. They stepped on some loose gravel/dirt. Their feet slipped out from under them. They landed on a large rock on their lower right back.
Employee was in the process of breaking slate that had fell on EE's drill steel when a small piece contacted EE's left knee causing EE to twist EE's left knee. An MRI revealed a tear to the left knee.
Employee was greasing the feeder when EE slid down a pile of material beside of the feeder causing EE to strain EE's back. EE continues to perform EE's normal duties but started physical therapy on 8/18/25.
Employee was walking around skids of dust in a crosscut. Employee slipped/tripped falling on a block landing on their left arm. Employee was seen at family doctor and referred to an orthopedic. On 7/30/25 it was determined they had a torn left triceps tendon and would need surgery.
Employee was helping bolter move when the reel was engaged knocking EE to the ground, landing on EE's left wrist. Finished shift but had pain and swelling the following day. Diagnosed with a fracture of left wrist and taken off work beginning 7/16/25 as EE was unable to perform EE's normal duties.
Employee was replacing some hoist cable pads for the slope hoist rope. When EE went to turn and walk EE's left foot stayed planted on the ground causing EE to twist EE's left knee. EE started missing work on 05/22/2025
Employee exited a supply locomotive and twisted EE's knee. EE continued working EE's normal job through a series of follow up appointments & physical therapy until being removed from duty on 8/7/25 to have ligament repair surgery.
Employee was walking on the concrete floor near the tail of the North Mains #2 conveyor entry and slipped on wet rock dust.
While exiting the scoop the scoop operator twisted their left knee. Started missing work on 02/20/2025.
Employee was walking to bolter and slipped on a wet rock that caused employee's knee to buckle under employee. Employee was treated for a strained knee. The employee became incarcerated on 2/13/25 for an undetermined amount of time.
Walking back from #2 entry at crosscut #42 to the longwall face, they slipped in a wet product from the pumpable cribs, twisting left ankle.
Employee tripped and fell on a pallet with EE's right knee resulting in soreness and some bruising. Employee continues to work but started physical therapy on 2/20/2025.
Employee was going to turn on the clean coal filter drain pump. When they walked around 74 tail piece, the employee slipped on ice on the plant floor causing them to fall. Employee was placed in a knee brace.
While walking to the opposite operator boom to install a roof bolt, the employee slipped and fell on a rock. The employee caught their body with their left hand spraining wrist. Started missing work on 12/12/2024.
Mechanic exited a ride, stepped over a berm in the road and rolled their right ankle. Started missing work on 12/03/2024. Update: Started missing work again for the same injury on 4/1/25.
Employee was changing a hose on the dozer. The fitting was tight. When EE tried to loosen the fitting, EE's hand slipped off the wrench causing EE to lose balance. EE fell and hit shoulder on the frame of the dozer, causing pain in right shoulder.
Employee was lifting glue from a pallet to the scoop when EE twisted causing pain in EE's lower back. EE was treated for a strained lower back.
Employee was climbing a bank out of the dust hole and slipped falling onto the side of a dust wagon landing on EE's right side under EE's right arm resulting in two fractured ribs.
Employee was stepping off of an articulated truck when EE fell 2.0 feet to the ground resulting in a fracture of EE's femur and wrist. EE is off of work starting on 9/6/24.
The employee slipped and fell hitting a screen on the chin causing employee to chip a front tooth. The employee did not miss any work.
The employee exited the shuttle car and tripped over a piece of coal. Falling to the ground employee's rib cage on the left side landed on a chunk of coal that had fallen out of the rib, resulting in a fractured rib. The employee did not miss any work.
Employee was working beside of a belt header that was being installed when EE stepped back tripping over an unknown object causing EE's back to contact a timber resulting in a fractured rib.
Employee was part of a crew working to unload and store longwall pan line underground. EE stepped in a hole and fell, striking the left side of their head on a piece of pan line, lacerating EE's left ear.
EE slipped, lost footing and hit chin on the handrail of the scissor lift resulting in a small laceration. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
Employee was exiting the cab of the CAT 980M end loader located at the Battle Run supply yard. They missed a step while climbing down the ladder and fell backwards, bumping their head on the ground.
EE was getting out of EE's mantrip when EE felt something pop in right knee. EE was seen at OA on 6/10/24 and placed off work for a possible torn meniscus/pending an MRI.
Employee was carrying a hydraulic hose down the longwall face and slipped on gob, straining right knee. EE worked EE's regular schedule through 06/05/2024. EE was initially seen at a treatment facility on 06/06/2024 and put off work at follow up appointment on 06/11/2024
Employee was organizing the supplies on the top of the bolter, when sliding off the side of the bolter employee's feet hit the ground twisting left knee. Employee started missing work on 05/29/2024.
Employee was loading cable bolt plates in the tray of EE's roof bolter. Reaching to put the plates into the tray EE slips and smashed index finger between the plates and the steel tray. Resulting in a fracture.
While working on the North side of the slope belt at Arch 737, EE stepped on mandoor, the door shifted causing EE to fall through. EE landed below on the slope track, lacerating left arm causing EE to receive stitches.