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Employee was reaching across the belt to shut it off when he slipped and fell onto the belt and had to swing his self off with his right arm causing a tear in his bicep. He continued to work till his surgery on 8/17/15.
Employee was roof bolting on #1 unit and twisted his left knee.
Employee was going under 2B header take up and twisted his right knee.
Employee was stepping down from ladder of loader and twisted ankle on snowy uneven ground.
Employee was walking across the # 5 entry on # 3 unit when he stepped in a hole and hurt his right knee. He continued to work till he saw a doctor on 11/19/14 and was put off work with restrictions.
Employee was walking to the bolter on # 2 unit in # 6 right entry when he fell and hurt his right thigh. He went to the doctor and was given a full release. He continued to work until he went back to the doctor on 11/17/2014 and was put off of work with restrictions.
Employee was getting out of the scoop on #3 unit when he had a sharp pain go from his lower back down his right leg.
Employee was cutting some metal outside at the shop when he tripped and fell on his left elbow. He continued to work until he was off work with surgery on his elbow 08/08/2014.
Employee was throwing over the miner cable slack on #2 unit in #4 entry when his right knee popped out of place. He continued to work till he was kept off work after surgery on 6/11/2014.
Employee was walking in a low area and felt a pull in his lower back.
EE was stepping off of the mantrip at #2 unit shack when he tripped over his jacket and hit his head on a roof bolt causing him to have 4 stitches.
Employee was walking on the #1 unit and tripped over the miner cable and fell hitting his head.
EE was getting out of the road grader and felt a sharp pain in his right knee. He ended up having to have knee surgery.
Employee was at 1c tail kneeling down watching the belt on his left knee and when he went to stand up he pushed up with his right leg and felt his right knee pop. He was taken to the hospital where the X-rays did not show anything but was not released till he could get an MRI done on 6-14-2013.
Employee was helping pull a header cable for new 3D header when his feet got tangled up in some other cables and he fell and landed on his right wrist causing it to fracture.
Employee was walking beside the roof bolter when he slipped and fell into the roof bolter, striking his left side of his face on the roof bolts on the bolter this caused him to fracture his orbital bone.
Employee was walking in #1 entry on #3 unit when he twisted his right knee.
Employee was putting a 8' roof bolt up when he fell forward and struck his left leg on the roof bolter pot. He had 24 stitches in his leg.
Employee was rock dusting walking backwards with the hose when he tripped and fell on his behind. This cut his behind and he had 3 stitches put in.
Employee hit the back of his head on the corner post of the man trip when a water line he was carrying came loose and struck him on the right side of the head. He received 7 staples in the back of his head.