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Employee was walking along rail line and stepped in a small hole. The employee never fell to the ground but did injure their left knee. The employee went to a clinic on 09/24/24 and received work restrictions.
The employee started work at 7:00 PM on May 31 and was walking back to change house after the shift ended at 7:00 AM on Jun 1. EE stepped on a RR track, then tripped. EE's foot caught on the track and EE's hand broke the fall. EE's finger caught on a bent spike. EE was wearing all of the PPE except gloves. EE fractured right ring finger and lost a fingernail.
Employee was walking up the walkway adjacent to the coal belt, tripped on something and fell onto the walkway. Stated they did not know what they tripped on, as there were no hazards present and the walkway was clear. EE braced the fall with right hand, but left hand contacted the grating, causing swelling to left hand and a fractured left pinky finger.
Employee fell from a vertical ladder at the #2 coal mill on the Cooler floor, and struck head, causing a concussion. Employee does not remember what happened and there were no witnesses.
Employee was walking on an uneven concrete surface on the cooler floor (east side). EE was unable to see the uneven surface because it was covered with lime accumulation. EE twisted left ankle, then fell on the right knee, causing strains to both. The injured employee is a Lhoist North America accounting auditor, and not an employee of the Kimballton mine.
Employee was walking on the top of the #1 fuel bin on a sloped surface which had residue of fuel and lime. Employee slipped on the residue and slid into the corner of a hatch door. He received a puncture wound to the left side of his torso.
Employee was exiting the southwest door of the kiln firing floor to get some vacuum hose. He slipped on some hardened slick lime (from recent rainfall) just outside of the doorway, and fell on his right wrist.
Employee was climbing on a stepladder propped against the #1 belt structure on the #1 belt slope. He was standing on the 2nd rung from the bottom approximately 18 inches off the ground, when the right foot of the ladder sunk in the mud. The ladder spun off the belt structure and the Miner fell to the ground. He received contusions and abrasions to his right shoulder and arm.
Employee was working on uneven and sloped surface in the underground mine at the 7W to 6W level pipeline raise hole. Employee was moving pipe back into position, when he slipped and fell. Employee sprained his right knee and had minor contusion and laceration. Employee will be on modified work duty until released by a Dr.
Employee was cleaning the tail pulley area underneath the apron conveyor at the Old Side Silo. He was kneeling to access the area with a broom. When he finished cleaning, he stood up and felt his knee pop. Employee diagnosed with a strained knee.
Employee was preparing to descend into pit for #1 feed elevator. The access panel covering the opening was removed. Employee tripped and fell, striking the right side of his rib cage on pit opening. X-rays revealed a fracture of the 4th rib.
On February 16, 2010, Injury (Lhoist NA) was visiting the Kimballton underground mine. While walking underground with other experienced mine employee(s), He twisted his ankle navigating around a muck pile. Upon taking him to the hospital, x-rays revealed a broken bone. He was at our facility to get familiar with our operation.
Employee was cleaning spill behind mills & tripped over cover {unsecured} in floor. Employee went to catch himself & fell to his knees & felt strain in center of lower back.
Employee was stepping over a screwline when his foot got caught on the screw causing him to fall. When he went to catch himself he sprained his wrist. X-rays revealed a small chip in his wrist.
Employee was climbing down off #2 belt when his right foot slipped on rail and got hung on energency pull cord. Once off balance employee went to put his left foot down on ground causing his left knee to twist. X-rays revealed two fractures to his upper tibia.
Employee was changing out fan blades on a ventilation fan and stepped down from an elevation of approx 1 foot when his foot slipped and twisted his right knee.
Apparently at approx 1:00 am on November 5, 2006 employee was stepping down on a railcar to close the hatches; he had one foot on the ladder and one on the top of the car. When he put his weight on the foot placed on the top of the railcar, it gave way causing a severe sprain.
Employee used a compressor to climb down from a belt line. When employee stepped on the down dip of the axle it created a seesaw effect and employee fell off spraining his ankle.
Employee was getting out of haul truck and mis-judged where the handrail was causing him to come down hard on his foot, which caused a hairline fracture.
OPENING IN FLOOR *Original EDoc # 152347*
WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO CAT HAUL TRK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX 5' TO THE GROUND