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Employee stated that he parked the shuttle car in #5 right and exited the operators canopy to walk to the miner and assist with the move. After he exited the shuttle car he stepped on a rock and slipped and fell against the rib. He injured his left shoulder and neck.
Employee received a fracture to the end of two of his toes while assisting the roof bolter in backing up to install a cable anchor. Employee slipped on a flat rock causing his foot to slide under the edge of the right rear tire. He was released back to work and has worked his normal duties.
Employee fell and in trying to catch himself he raked the end of his index finger down the end of the frame on the belt feeder. This action caused the nail of his finger to pull off. Employee received sutures when a protective foil covering was sutured into the nail bed to promote nail growth.
Employee states that he was assisting in moving the roof bolter out by the last open cross cut for the end of the shift. Employee states that he was reaching down to pick up the trailing cable and stepped in a rut in the roadway. This resulted in twisting his ankle.
Employee states that he twisted his ankle after stepping into a rut in the roadway. Employee was seen at CAMC General and referred to Sprains & Strains Clinic. Employee was placed off of work on 8/14/2013. No rut could be found at the alleged incident site.
Employee alleges that he slipped and twisted his knee. Employee had previous non-work related surgery on his knee. Received Medical report on 12/18/2012 stating that an MRI was vague in deter mining injury to the knee but the MD thinks there is a tear of the meniscus and request surgery.
Received medical report on 4/13/2012 that an injury occurred to employee that stated that he had climbed upon a scoop to adjust the ampere setting on a bonder welder and fell to the mine floor as he was getting off of scoop. Employee stated that he fell on his back.
Employee was walking in # 5 entry and felt pain under his left patella. Employee stated that he had knee problems previously. Company received medical documentation that made the injury a reportable. Employee had a tear of the meniscus of the left knee.
Employee twisted his knee when he fell over loose coal making a face examination with a dimmed mine light. Employee stated that he had knee problems in the past. Employee had arthroscopy on his knee and the medical report received on 12/02/2010 diagnosised that the employee had grade IV chondromalacia.
Employee was walking when he slipped and fell on slick mine bottom. Employee worked until 5/06/2010 when he was taken off work by physician.
Employee was carrying jacks & timbers to timber off a roof fall. While carrying a heintzmen roof jack, employee's foot slipped causing the employee to twist his knee. Employee had knee arthroscopy on 8/25/2010. Company received medical evidence that an injury occurred and determined the incident as reportable.
Employee slipped on the muddy mine floor while setting a mine pump. Employee was twisting while moving a pump. This resulted in an injury to the right knee. Employee worked until 8/12/2009 when surgery was done to repair knee. Employee returned to work on 8/21/2009.
Employee was repositioning the continuous miner & while observing the movement of the continuous miner employee was walking backwards away from the machine, tripped & fell to the mine floor. In falling to the mine floor the employee hyper-extended his knee.
Employee fell to mine floor due to slick mine floor. Received an abrasion and a contusion. He worked his next scheduled shift and reported his leg as swollen and hurting. He was instructed to seek medical attention and was hospitalized with an infected leg.
Ee was walking to the section when he stepped in a hole just inby the power center causing him to strain his knee. He finished his shift and went to the dr. The dr gave him a full release to work but required him to wear a knee brace for four days.
Miner was fueling the plant dozer and the fuel hose was wrapped around his leg. When he finished he dropped the hose, he than lost his balance and fell from the rear platform on the dozer. EE pulled something in his shoulder and is awaiting diagnosis.
Was carrying a timber past a mantrip. Foot slipped and fell forward onto mantrip.
EE was standing on top of shuttle car hanging cable and slipped and fell to the mine floor.
EE fell @ belt head. He didn't trip- just felt pain in his back.
Employee was pulling the plug out of the #2 scoop. The plug slipped & he fell back & struck his hand on the lightguard.
ground gave way - fell over 6 ft ledge - suffered a compound fracture at his left elbow
(2)EMPLOYEE'S WERE WORKING ON CHANGING ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR. (1)EMPLOYEE LEFT TO GET TOOLS & THE OTHER EE FELL OFF CONVEYOR & INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB. BOTH EE'S WERE WRITTEN UP FOR FAILING TO WEAR FALL PROTECTION & A SAFETY MEETING WAS HELD.
Employee slipped on loose material while walking beside a power center. He injured his finger when he fell into power center.
EE INJURED HIS KNEE WHILE HANGING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE CABLE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ONTO HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 4/6/05.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCOOP BATTERIES WHEN HE STEPPED ON A RUBBER MAT. HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 2/3/04.