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Turned ankle while stepping down. Refused to go to ER. The incident occurred under previous ownership Arch Coal. Pine Branch took over the properties on March 4th. On April 16th a citation was issued to Pine Branch for failing to report. This report is being completed to avoid further action being taken against Pine Branch after discussions with MSHA.
The injured sprained his right knee when he slipped while pulling a piece of ventilation brattice cloth out of mud. The employee worked until 6/14/2012 when this injury become a reportable injury. Further medical examinations revealed a tear in his right knee that has to be surgically repaired. Lost time began on (6/14/2012).
EE was operating a 785 Caterpillar when a fire erupted. Flames were blocking the escape ladder so the employee jumped from the catwalk a distance of about 14 feet.
The employee was helping install 6 inch discharge pumping water line when he slipped and fell breaking his left arm.
Employee was climbing into the back of his mechanics truck when he slipped and fell twisting his right knee. EE was placed on restricted work until 09/09/2011
EE had attended a safety meeting and was getting ready to board the man trip to go to his assigned work area, when he slipped on some ice and fell. EE continued to work his shift and went to his family Dr. the next day.
EE was getting off his dozer at the end of his shift when he slipped on a rock that had became wedged in the step that was located on the push arm of the dozer.
Employee had just finshed routine maintenance on a drill and as he was walking away from drill he slipped on a berm of dirt. When he reacted and tried to catch himself he devloped a pain in the left side of his ribs.EE finished his shift and went to the Dr. on 09/09/2010 and was placed on light duty work for five days.
EE stated that as he was dismounting a D-11 Cat Dozer his knee locked up and made a popping sound. EE finished shift then went to his family DR where X-Rays were Negative. EE returned to Dr. and an MRI revealed some torn cartlidge. EE's first day off work will be 07/05/10 as the mines were shut down from 06/26/10 thru 07/05/10 due to vacation.
EE was tramming the continuous mining machine across the 003 section, when he stepped in a hole in the mine floor and twisted his right knee.
The employee lost his footing when he reached for a roof bolt plate from the bolting machine tray. Laceration to his left arm.
EE was walking down the belt line entry to the surface and stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle.
EE stated he was feeling ill and decieded to get some fresh air and when he opened the door on the dozer he passed out and fell off the dozer causing him to recieve several cracked ribs.
While pulling self up on truck bed with left arm his foot slipped causing left collar bone to break.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SET OF BATTERY JUMPER CABLES AT THE CHARGING STATION WHEN THEY HUNG CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HE STATED WHEN HE GOT UP THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK. HE STARTED MISSING ON 6-18-2008.
Electrician alleged that he was throwing a leveling chain on the roof bolter when he lost his footing and fell straining his left hand.
Employee was in the #4 entry helping the miner operator move the continuous miner when he stepped into a hole and turned his left ankle. This section had moved to a new mining area and was experiencing bad bottom conditions.
Employee was coming down off of a loader. The bottom step was bent backwards and he was unaware of this. When he put his foot where the step was he missed it and it was a long step to the ground and he felt pain in his right side.
Employee stumbled on a oil hose and struck elbow on a rock.
Drill operator had gotten off his drill. When he stepped on the bottom step to get back on the drill, the steps moved underneath the catwalk causing him to pull something in the groin area.
EE was on a grader doing a survey of the unit hours. He missed the handrail and fell to the ground. He suffered a bruise and swelling of the right shoulder, hip and knee.
Employee was on a platform on the off side of a 735 Cat articulating truck turning off the anifreeze valve on the truck engine when he slipped on mud that was on the platform and fell to the ground.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHUTTING ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR ON LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIN ROOFING FROM A BUILDING WHEN HE FELL.