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Employee was walking in the pump house when employee slipped and fell injuring back, neck and head.
Employee was walking down the steps and stepped onto coal accumulations when EE slipped and fell landing on EE's back.
Employee was walking in the #2 Entry at #22 Break on the 9O CM Unit Panel when ee slipped in a mud hole injuring right knee and hip. The employee began missing work on 09/14/2018.
Employee was mounting #10 Jeep when employee slipped and struck right knee on the tram lever of the jeep. The employee was not removed from work until 09/14/2018 and began to miss work on 09/14/2018.
Employee was knelt down speaking with the preceding shift crew members on the 9O CM Unit, as the employee attempted to stand up from a kneeling position foot slipped and the employee twisted right knee.
Employee tripped over top of a cinder block and felt a pain in lower back.
Employee was removing a rock from the #59 Rock Chute on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant when the rock gave way and the momentum caused the employee to fall onto back from ground level.
Employee was attempting to raise up from a kneeling position when foot slipped causing employee to fall forward. Employee tried to catch self with left arm and felt a pain in left arm and shoulder.
Employee twisted left knee when ee foot slipped into a hole while ee was twisting. The employee did not begin missing work until 04/13/2018.
Employee was walking around a 585 Scoop when ee tripped and fell, fracturing ee left ankle.
Employee was walking through a set of airlock doors when EE tripped and fell, striking EE's left knee on the mine floor on 10/16/2017. The employee returned to work on EE's next regularly scheduled shift and continued to work until EE was placed off of work due to the injury from the fall on 11/01/2017.
Employee was walking along side of a power center when they tripped on some cables and stumbled, when the employee stepped forward with the right foot they felt a sharp pain in the foot.
EE was walking down the slope belt when they slipped on some loose material on the mine floor and twisted left knee. The employee finished shift and returned to work at next regularly scheduled shift. Then on September 18, 2017 the employee was walking when the knee popped and they went to the ER and was placed off of work starting September 19, 2017.
Employee was carrying rock dust along the belt line when employee slipped on a wet piece of belt laying on the mine floor, slipped and fell injuring right hip and lower back.
Employee was dismounting a 988F Loader when they slipped, as the employee caught themselves they felt a pain in their right shoulder.
Employee slipped on mine track and fell twisting back and feeling a sharp pain in mid to lower back.
Employee was walking along the 8 Hlg #1 belt and slipped and twisted right knee.
Employee was performing preventive maintenance on section feeder when employee stepped into a hole in the mine floor and felt a pop in employee's right knee.
Employee was dismounting a 930 Loader when EE fell from the bottom step and landed on EE's back.
Employee was laying out a belt move when EE stepped into a hole causing the employee to fall and strike EE's knee on a rock ledge. Employee was placed off of work on 3/21/2016
Employee was standing on crib block to reach top of double doors to plaster when the crib employee was standing on rolled out causing the employee to fall and scrape right knee.
While attempting to get into company truck the employee slipped on the running board and fell.
Employee was walking when EE stepped into a hole and felt pain in EE's right foot.
Injured was walking around the belt drive when he slipped in mud and water reaching out he caught himself against the motor shroud pushing it into the fan catching his hand. He was transported to Welch Emergency Hospital where he was referred to a specialist.
A maintenance employee was standing on a temporary work platform, four feet off of the ground, cutting bolts loose from a bracket that was holding a 10" poly pipe elbow. As he cut one of the bolts the torch flashed, startling him and he jumped off of the platform. As he landed on the concrete floor, his ankle twisted sideways, causing a fracture.
Employee was dragging hose for application of rock dust to the area when the hose came loose from the coupling and the employee lost his balance falling onto the ground injuring his left shoulder.
Employee slipped on ice in parking lot while coming into work. Employee had not clocked into work.
Miner was walking in #1 entry when he tripped over a Side Push Jack on the Longwall Tail Piece and felt pain in his ankle.
Employee was moving rock dust from the track to the belt entry, when she tripped over a cable in the entry and struck her right shin on the floor of the mine.
Employee was assisting in moving belt structure, when he slipped on uneven surface and felt pain in his right ankle.
While walking up an entry on the section, the employee slipped and twisted his right knee.
Employee was backing down off a machine and slipped on a damaged iced step, falling to the ground. He twisted his right knee. Has continued to work without restrictions until now. Scheduled for surgery 12/9/15 to repair a torn meniscus in right knee. Will begin loosing time from work starting 12/9/15.
Employee was walking up the entry to retrieve a forklift to unload supplies, when he slipped on the steep grade and fell onto his back.
Employee tripped over belt material on the mine floor and fell, striking his right rib on a tool handle he was carrying on his miners belt.
As the employee was exiting from the scoop's operators deck, he felt his left knee twist and buckle under him.
Employee was unloading crib blocks off a flat car when he slipped and fell, and felt pain in his lower back.
Employee was walking to feeder on the section, when he felt a pop in his left knee.
Employee was walking when he slipped and struck his left knee on the ground.
Injured was carrying a back of rockdust when he stepped off the mantrip when he felt a pop in his left knee. He reported to supervisor of no pain and finished the shift.
Employee was leaning forward to perform work on a pipe, when he lost his footing and felt pain in his right knee.
Employee tripped over banding material at 8 A fan and lost her balance. As she attempted to catch herself during the fall, she felt pain in her right shoulder as she extended it to help break the fall.
Employee was crossing an overcast and lost his footing and fell on his left ankle.
Employee was using a wheelbarrow to spread rock dust, and felt pain in his ankle while walking in entry.
Walking down stairs, mine was spraying water, slipped and fell on stairs.
Employee was filling a pumpable roof support crib while standing on the first step of a 3 foot step ladder. When the employee finished filling the pumpable roof support crib he stepped from the first step of the ladder to the ground and hyper extended his left knee.
Employee fell from same level and felt pain in his lower back.
Employee was dismounting a mantrip and as he stepped off, he felt a pain in his right ankle.
Employee stepped in a hole filled with water; he then slipped and felt a pain in his left knee.
Employee was walking and slipped in a depression filled with water and felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was walking belt line when he stepped into a hole and twisted his right knee.