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EE was scattering structure when EE tripped over a roller. As EE fell, the stand that EE had landed on EE's legs.
Employee was gathering parts for a head drive. EE sat down to eat lunch and took off EE's gloves. When EE stood up and was putting on EE's gloves, EE slipped, and EE's hand hit a piece of metal used for a back board on the drive. EE received three stitches in EE's right hand.
Employee was installing a tail pulley guard, slipped and fell down onto the belt structure and hit their left side abdomen. Employee was diagnosed with a fractured rib. Employee returned back to work on the same day of injury.
Employee stepped down off of belt and tailpiece and felt a pop in left leg/hip. Diagnosed with a tear in hamstring. Started missing work on 8/2/2022
Employee was walking beside elevator building, they stated that they stumbled and reached out to building to catch themselves and cut a finger on the metal siding. Sutures were required
Employee got out of buggy and when EE stepped out EE sprained EE's ankle
Employee was lifting a piece of rock that fell onto another employee and fell down and injured their left knee. Employee started missing work on 4/19/2021.
An employee fell and struck a belt tailpiece and cut their arm. Sutures were required and they returned back to work full duty.
Employee was cutting brush/tree saplings on an impoundment dam and slipped and fell. EE sustained a cut to left leg/shin that required sutures.
Employee stepped off of a conveyor belt tailpiece and felt a pain in EE's back. EE started missing work on 4/22/2019
Employee turned around to walk and slipped and fell. Employee has continued to work since DOI of 11-7-18. They started to miss work on 6/13/2019 due to having surgery to their wrist.
Employee was walking beside belt line and slipped and fell on the wet and slick bottom. As EE caught self, EE struck left elbow on the bottom. EE was diagnosed with a chipped bone on the elbow.
Employee was walking up an entry, leg contacted an energized cable, and when employee stepped back away stepped in a rut and fell. Employee hurt right knee.
Employee was hanging a roof bolter cable while standing in the mud and as EE turned to go back to bolter EE twisted EE's knee. Employee started missing work on July 20, 2018.
Employee was operating walk thru bolter and twisted left knee while bolting in the #5 heading. Employee started missing work on 3/29/2017.
Employee stepped in a hole and twisted EE's right lower leg. Started missing work on 9/15/16.
Waterline blew apart and knocked employee down. Employee started missing work on 9/15/16 due to pain in the neck and shoulder.
Employee was walking down steps and tripped and fell down the steps and hurt their right shoulder and back. Started Missing work on 7/11/2016 due to shoulder surgery being necessary.
Employee tripped and fell and hurt back, elbow and neck.
Employee was inspecting an impoundment area and slipped on some ice and fell down.
Employee was walking and twisted his right knee and experienced some pain and swelling after getting down on knees to hang a cable. Started missing work on 10/12/2015.
Employee got his foot stuck in the mud and twisted his right knee. He started missing work 6/10/2015.
Employee was scattering belt structure and tripped and strained lower back.
Employee was bolting top in the #5 Heading a piece of rock fell and caused him to fall forward onto bolter and struck his chest. Diagnosed with fractured ribs.
Victim was checking oil leak on Cat 777F and was climbing up a step ladder which was leaned up against oil tank. The fiber glass ladder split up each side causing the ladder to semi-fold and him falling to ground landing on right hip and forearm.