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The injured employee was rolling up a power cable for a stacker belt with a co-worker when EE turned back and proceeded to trip over one of the co-worker's feet. While falling to the ground, EE twisted right foot causing injury.
After the employee exited a pickup truck, his footing was lost on snowy ground causing him to fall; striking his head on the ground.
Employee had bent down to insert a metal pin into the skid assembly of a highwall launch vehicle. He needed a hammer to finish installing the pin and had rose up to walk to a maintenance truck. He walked about 6 steps when he experienced a sharp pain in the calf of his left leg which has been diagnosed as a muscle strain/ with a partial tear.
EE was helping pull the trailing cable of the continuous miner off of the cable reel in an effort to locate the reason that the circuit breaker was knocking. While doing this his foot became entangled in that trailing cable causing him to fall; and his head hit the ground. As the result the side shields on his safety glasses caused a laceration that required 7 sutures to close.
EE was preparing to exit the steps at the back of the launch vehicle to do a welding task on a hydraulic jack end. When his right foot contacted the frozen ground he twisted his right ankle, which has been diagnosed as a sprain.
The employee was assisting in the removal of a panel cover for a continuous mining machine. He was crossing the conveyor on a disabled continuous miner when he stepped on a piece of rubber belting and slipped. When he did this he twisted his left ankle which has been diagnosed as a sprain.
The highwall mining unit had just been moved and efforts were being made to reassemble that unit. EE was working in an area where work was being done to reinstall the walkway extensions. Prior to the last piece of grating being installed EE stepped back and fell into the void, injuring his left shoulder.
EE was walking behind the Launch Vehicle and around the stacker belt. When he stepped up onto the berm, to get around the stacker, he lost his footing. This resulted in him falling down the spoil slope and tumbling approximately 40 feet until he came to a stop on a stump and some logs at the bottom. EE received abrasions and contusions on his upper torso.
EE was making a belt splice on a conveyor car and needed a hammer while doing this task. As he attempted to get off of the car he slipped on some snow that was present there and in an attempt to catch his balance, his left hand struck the car's frame, resulting into a hairline fracture to a bone in that hand.
EE had dismounted the launch and started to walk towards the cars. On his first step forward in a level area he stepped on a lump of frozen coal fines and his left knee twisted and popped. He fell to the ground and landed on his right side. He was diagnosed at the hospital with a sprained knee and returned to work the next day on restrictions.
EE was carrying an air hose in one hand as he was stepping up on the launch skid. His foot slipped on the skid and he caught himself with his free hand across his body, causing a twisting motion.
The employee fell off the launch vehicle (approximately five feet). When he caught himself with his hands, he sprained his left thumb. A plastic splint was applied at the hospital to prevent movement of his thumb.
EE was walking toward a rock on a stopped car belt. He hit his L/leg against the car push pin, falling/stepping onto the Belly Belt into Incline Belt & Transfer Chute and halfway up the Stacker Belt before outby belts stopped. He received a contusion to lower R/Hip & scratch to L/Left leg. This report had been filed on 7-11-06 by Price Mine Service MSHA Contractor ID# J355.