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Employee was walking across the track rail when they stepped into a rut in the ballast. This caused the EE to roll their right ankle.
Employee was walking an airway course on 8-Left 2 Block whenever EE twisted EE's right knee.
An accident occured and a miner tried to catch another miner who was falling. The miner has been on leave since the accident. The miner reported shoulder pain the following day and was diagnosed with a shoulder sprain several weeks later.
While operating a roof bolter, a rock fell causing the employee to turn away and stumble. The employee fractured right wrist as employee attempted to stop self from falling.
An employee slipped and injured EE's knee getting off a pit bus. EE continued working until 03/27/2024, at which time EE missed work to go have knee surgery.
Subject exited axle box on unit 192, the hand grab bar welds broke and employee fell to the ground, approximately 4 feet, landing on back.
EE was repairing a high stopping that was damaged from an earlier explosives detonation. The stopping started to fall towards EE, and EE reacted by jumping off the ladder. EE landed wrong and EE's right ankle turned outwards. EE was transported outside where we iced and bandaged EE. On 1-8-2024 EE was taken to a medical facility and after x-rays was diagnosed with a broken ankle.
A wash bay technician was on a portable stairway, trying to remove a mud clod from the ripper frame of a track dozer. EE's hands slipped off and EE fell back on the concrete floor, fracturing two ribs.
Employee was walking away from the rock duster when employee slipped and fell landing on side.
A maintenance employee stepped from an IT loader to the third step of a 6' step ladder and fell to the concrete floor, bruising their hip. Employee was released by the doctor but did not report to work on 10/23/2023.
As the EE was loading the roof bolter they stepped off the back of the machine to get more supplies and sprained an ankle.
The employee was carrying two full buckets of miner bits and tripped on a rock. They fell into a rib and felt pain in their back, legs, and pelvic region.
EMPLOYEE SHOVELING COAL ON BELT, MOVED TO STEP OFF, FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO BELOW TO HEAD/NECK.
An employee slipped from the deck of a track dozer and fell between the track and the push-arm, sustaining fractures to their ribs.
While mucking a miners left hand was caught between the loaded bucket and backhoe. This occurred as the bucket was being lifted and moved. The miner slipped in the mud causing left hand to enter the red zone between the edge of the backhoe hydraulic tank and the swinging muck bucket.
Reinjured an existing injury to EE's left foot fracturing the fourth metatarsal. Injury was due to excess body weight on the employee. Employee stumbled catching self and applying all weight to the one foot.
While traveling up 3A belt conducting an on-shift the EE's ride broke down. When EE stepped off and began to stand up EE lost balance and fell back into the ride. EE's left foot was caught between the frame of the ride and the belt frame causing a fracture to the ankle and fibula.
A mechanic felt a pop in the knee stepping from a platform to a bull dozer. EE was diagnosed with some small meniscus tears and released back to work. EE continued to experience pain and was later scheduled for surgery. EE began missing time on 08/23/2022.
Went to step out of operator's seat and foot slipped and employee hit the back of the operator's seat with mouth and chipped a front tooth.
The employee was walking from 3 towards 2L at the Paint Creek Shaft site when EE slipped/fell on a ledge and tried to catch self with a chain-fall hoist chain that was hanging from the roof. In the attempt to catch self from falling a burr on the chain cut EE's palm.
Employee was walking and stepped in a hole and hyper-extended EE's knee. Employee continued to work until taken off for surgery on 2/2/2023.
While employee was stepping down off a Caterpillar 740 articulating truck to refuel, EE's foot slipped on the last step. EE caught self with right arm and felt pain in right shoulder and the pain also radiated to EE's neck. Note: Employee continued to work until 10/11/2022 when surgery was needed.
While working in the wash bay the employee tripped and fell, resulting in a head abrasion and rib fractures.
Employee was handed a block while constructing a stopping behind the belt power center. As the employee turned around, EE lost footing, causing EE to fall into the rib striking their left shoulder.
Employee stepped into some mud when EE's foot got hung. Employee attempted to pull EE's foot loose from the mud when EE twisted EE's knee. Employee continued to work up to and including owl shift 2-14-2022. On 2-14-2022 at a follow up appointment EE was placed off work until surgery for a meniscus could occur.
Employee fell from a ladder to the ground when the overcast wall employee was constructing fell resulting in a fractured hip.
While the employee was tightening up a ratchet strap the hook slipped off on the lip of the flat-car. EE's end recoiled up and caused EE to fall backward and jar their shoulder. EE continued to work until 3/31 at which time was placed off from work by the doctor. The incident was under investigation and determined to be reportable on 4/12.
While troubleshooting a communication cable on the belt line, employee slipped and fell against the coal rib. Resulting in the dislocation of the employee's left shoulder joint which required medical treatment to correct. The employee did not miss any work days as a result of this incident.
Employee reports EE was carrying a sample of approximately 50lbs down the stairs. EE's foot missed a step and EE fell forward.
On 8/20/20, employee was carrying a small sieve pulley and lost EE's footing, while descending the 4th floor stairs, falling down four steps and injuring EE's left hand. EE started missing work on 9/9/20 upon discovering that EE's small finger was fractured at the 5th metacarpal.
Employee was walking across the track at Alma 5 to start the belt. EE tripped on the track and fell on right knee and right hip. *Note: EE has been under referral to a specialist, and on 6-29-2020 they received results of the MRI. EE had a strained right hip and degeneration in right knee.
Employee was helping to apply B-Bond to a stopping and lost their balance while standing on the ground. The employee fell on the ground on their right side and felt pain in the left hip area. After being professionally examined, it was diagnosed as an acute displaced left femoral neck fracture and surgery was required to correct.
The equipment operator tore the quadriceps muscle and patellar tendon on EE's right knee when EE missed a ladder rung dismounting the equipment. Surgery was required to repair the torn tissues.
While getting out of a tractor, hit head against the top in an area of low height. EE stumbled in the cab and fell, twisting left leg and felt a pop in left knee. EE continued working. A follow-up MRI revealed damage to the left knee that required surgery. EE began missing work when the procedure was performed 5/11/2020.
The employee was walking outby from the face area toward EE's toolbox. As EE was walking EE's right foot slipped on loose material allowing EE's right leg to extend outward. The employee complained with discomfort to EE's right knee. The employee continued working until 1/14/20 at which time EE was taken off work pending surgery on the right knee.
Employee was walking to the back of the end loader on the counterweight level when EE tripped and fell to the ground landing on EE's feet. EE fractured right leg in the fall.
Tripped while walking between two components. Fell forward and hit head on a truck, causing a laceration to EE's forehead.
While carrying CO cable during a section move, the EE tripped and tried to catch self with EE's right arm. The EE finished EE's shift. EE was taken to Hospital on 9/5/19 where EE was examined and released to full duty. The EE continued to work until 9/19/19 when a follow up visit for MRI results revealed a torn rotator cuff. EE was placed off work 9/19/19.
Employee was descending the access ladder of a Komatsu 5500 Excavator when they lost grip on the hand railing and fell approximately 6' to the ground landing on left foot resulting in a fracture to the ankle.
Employee was walking across the hot start line when they tripped on the steps. They attempted to break the fall by grabbing the hand rail with their left hand. When they grabbed the rail it pulled their shoulder out of place.
Employee said EE tripped on some metal strips and fell on the Low-boy deck and hurt back.
employee fell on wet concrete floor and injured right shoulder
As the employee was walking to EE's work area, EE stated EE twisted both EE's knees when EE slipped and fell. Employee continued to work until doctor took EE off.
While assisting roof bolters with rib bolting, the EE stepped off the front end of a walk through bolter rolling left ankle. EE was taken to a hospital where EE was examined & released to full duty. During a follow up visit on 7-9-19 to a medical center EE was diagnosed with a high ankle sprain & a cast was applied to the left ankle.
The technician was dismounting a forklift when EE missed the bottom step and fell, landing on EE's left hand and wrist. The result was a fractured wrist.
The employee was walking from the parking lot to the changehouse prior to the start of shift when the employee fell, fracturing left femur.
The electrician was beginning to board the shovel when ee slipped, landing on back on a chunk of coal. The result was a fractured rib and non-treatable transverse process fractures.
While injured was walking ee fell to the ground on knees. When ee got up, ee couldn't put pressure on right knee. Injured was put off from work pending an MRI.
While bolting top, a piece of rock started to fall. Injured started to move out of the way when EE slipped and fell onto left shoulder. Inujured was seen and released with no restrictions, and continued to work. Injured was later seen by a specialist and diagnosed with a torn rotar cuff, at which time caused this incident to become reportable.
Employee was getting on an excavator when foot slipped while stepping onto the track. Employee hit right leg on the edge of the track causing a bruise and swelling. Employee continued to work and didn't start missing days until 4/1/2019.