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Employee was working on the longwall face when the gob behind the shields fell. The pressure from the fall pushed EE over causing EE to strike the back of EE's head.
Employee was walking to the bolt machine when EE tripped over rock and loose material on the ramp area for an overcast. Employee fell on left shoulder. Employee finished EE's shift that day and continued to work. On 2/4/26 employee went for further medical evaluation and was put off work.
Employee was getting out of shuttle car at the feeder. EE stepped out with EE's right foot first as doing so, it slipped causing left foot to go under the pedals resulting in a burning sensation in left thigh and knee. Employee seen specialist on 11/14/2025 and started missing work on 11/17/2025.
Employee was carrying pie-pans on longwall teardown. EE tripped on the relay bar and fell. Employee struck EE's chin on the pie-pans resulting in a laceration on EE's chin. Employee received 4 sutures as a result of the injury.
EE was carrying V-Deck and stepped over a beam on the ground. As EE stepped over, EE twisted EE's ankle. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
Employee was standing on overcast steps while adjusting a bottom roller. EE's left leg slipped on the step, causing EE to twist EE's left knee and fall down the steps. The results from the MRI revealed a torn meniscus.
Employee was walking up the number two entry on the 3 right section, checking supplies, when stepping in a hole and rolling their right ankle.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Employee was starting to enter the hole area for the 7' pipe, when employee stepped on ice and fell backwards onto the ground. As a result of the fall, employee broke EE's left femur at EE's hip joint, which required surgery to correct.
Employee was packing crib blocks when foot got stuck in the mud causing ee to fall resulting in a fracture to right ankle.
Employee was hanging a high voltage cable when employee fell from the ladder employee was using striking the mine floor. This resulted in an injury consisting of 3 cracked ribs.
EE was cutting out sides of a chute from inside the chute to be replaced. They had an over head crane stabilizing the top & a chain fall stabilizing the bottom of the plate being cut out to prevent from falling/swaying. A small weld was still in-tacked & as the employee was descending the ladder the weld came loose making the plate spin hitting the ladder & making the EE fall.
Employee was hanging a Ventilation tube when EE slipped twisting ankle. The ankle was sprained and EE was not able to return to normal job the following shift.
Employee stepped out of the shuttle car that EE was operating. EE slipped and felt pain in lower back.
Employee was assisting in moving the ventilation tube forward when he slipped; as he was falling he reached out to catch himself. He strained his right arm catching himself. He was diagnosed with a torn rotator on 10/21/2015 and began losing time.
Employee was traveling through a personnel door when he slipped twisting his knee. The employee continued to work until 09/14/2015 at which time he began missing work.
Employee was walking on section when he stepped in an uneven spot twisting his ankle enough to fracture his foot,
Employee was operating a roof bolter, adjusting roof screen when he fell resulting in a fracture to his cervical spine that required surgery.
Employee was operating the tailgate drum cutting toward the headgate when he stumbled over the 335 shield relay bar causing him to fall striking his left knee. He continued working until May 7, 2014 at which he time he had his knee scoped and began losing time.
Employee was working off a ladder using 100% fall protection anchored overhead to a piece of structural steel. His foot slipped off ladder and when land yard caught him his left foot struck and adjacent motor on the side of the foot. The EE was wearing metatarsal footwear which was confirmed during investigation but hit the side of his foot.
Employee was cutting crib blocks. Slipped on muddy slope floor. Causing lower back strain
Employee was putting valves in a des lime classifier during new construction and jumped down the corrugated deck flooring, causing him to twist his knee.