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Employee was walking off the face when EE stepped in a hole between Shield #2 and #3 causing EE to fall spraining EE's ankle.
Employee was walking to the face on the longwall, as he came around the end of the stage loader he stepped to the side to avoid a hose and slipped and fell catching himself with his left arm causing a dislocation of his left shoulder requiring surgery.
Employee was crossing under the By-pass belt at the cross under carrying a pair of come-a-longs on his shoulder when the come-a-longs hit on the cross under causing him to fall backwards, landing on a belt turn buckle on the mine floor resulting in two fractured ribs.
Employee was getting off back hoe and lost his footing. He caught himself grabbing onto a beam to hold on injuring his right arm. His first date of loss was 09/01/2015.
Employee was walking and slipped off side of track rolling his left ankle. This has resulted with a fracture.
Employee was on surface walking to rock truck when he slipped and fell on some gravel, when trying to catch himself with his left hand he tore his rotator cuff requiring surgery.
Employee was using a bar and wrench to tighten up bolts on track rail when wrench slipped off of bolt as he was pulling on bar causing him to fall backwards hitting his elbow on rail resulting in fracture to elbow. *EE started losing time again on 9/11/15 due to continued pain in elbow.
Employee was washing at the bottom of the slope - standing on loose coal. The loose coal gave way and employee lost his footing falling to the footwall. The water hose he was using apparently whipped around striking him in the face/eye area. He was taken off work with the first date of loss being 5/15/2015.
Employee was at the roofbolter when he lost his balance, slipped down under the operator side of the drill mast and accidently grabbed the controls causing the foot on roofbolter to come down catching the tip end of his boot causing fracture and sutures to toes on right foot.
Employee started work on 5/10/15 at 11:00 PM. Employee was walking down slope when he slipped and fell injuring his left foot. Employee stated that he looked to see what caused the accident and he had stepped in a hole and it was not visible due to water. Doctor took him off work since he had a fracture.
Employee was stepping off a ladder from the loader and felt sharp pain in the back of his knee, top of calf muscle. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 7/27/15. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/1/15 DUE TO SURGERY.
Employee was walking when he stepped in a hole and his foot slipped back causing pain in his left calf muscle.
Employee was on the roofbolter, after he handed a new bolt and plate to an employee to install, he went to step down off of roofbolter twisting his left ankle causing sprain to ankle.
Employee stated that he sprained his right ankle when he stepped off of the rock dust motor. He started his shift on 1/30/15 at 11:00 PM.
While employee was recovering timbers, he had lifted 4x4 timber on his right shoulder and was coming around the scoop to load it and he tripped over the rock on the footwall and landed on the 4x4 timber which landed on the side of the scoop and the footwall striking him across the chest and right ribs. Treatment on 12/31/14 where he found out he had a fracture to his rib.
Employee was walking and directing the Lo-Trac operator that was loading a car when he stumbled and fell over a rock scraping his right leg. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT AND EMPLOYEE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12/18/14, THAT'S WHEN THE DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK DUE TO INFECTION TO HIS LEG.
REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was helping unload cribs and stacking them on pontoon of the shield when he lost his balance and fell forward catching his left finger between cribs causing laceration to finger requiring sutures.
Employee was filling rockdust pods, he stopped and bleed off air line to disconnect and rockdust came out and he turned to run from the rockdust and he fell hitting his right thumb causing contusion. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE TORN LIGAMENT IN THUMB AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL 1/29/15.
Employee was stepping off the manbus when his foot caught under track crib causing him to twist his knee. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/12/15 DUE TO SURGERY ON HIS KNEE.
Employee was carrying a boat winch from outby to the face when he stepped on the pontoon and his foot slipped off the pontoon into a hole causing him to fall onto his left leg causing a strain and possible tear to calf muscle on the left leg.
Employee was walking down slope belt and he put his left foot down to continue down slope and he slipped and fell down to the foot wall. He fell between 3 and 4 chain. Area was wet with loose coal fines.
Employee stepped in hole full of rock dust and sprained his right ankle.
Employee was stepping into man bus and his right knee gave away. At first the doctor thought it was related to his 2/2013 injury and after the MRI was done, he stated that this indeed was a new injury.
Employee was walking N3 longwall face distributing face phones and cables. Employee twisted his right ankle walking on uneven ground.
Employee was cleaning muck at East C header and stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle. Started losing time on 9/30/14.
Employee was walking to his car when he twisted his ankle on gravel at the Prep. Plant parking lot.
Employee was walking up steps at the bottom of the slope belt and slipped on the 2nd step up causing his left ankle to fall down between the steps and twist. Doctor took employee off work on 9/5/2014.
Employee had begun to board DZ 33 on left side of tractor. When he stepped up on the second step and reached for the hand hold, he lost his balance and fell backwards on the ground. He tried to catch himself with his hands and was diagnosed with a chip fracture his wrist.
Employee was standing on roof bolter when he stepped down off of machine he felt a sharp pain in lower part of back resulting in a strain to back.
Employee slipped and landed on his right knee with all his body weight. Conditions were 2" to 3" deep muddy bottom. Employee started losing time beginning on 8/20/2014.
Employee was moving a pump at the North Main tailpiece when he slipped, rolling/twisting his ankle. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL 8/27/14 DUE TO TORN LIGAMENT IN ANKLE.
Employee went to step off of Continuous Miner onto mine floor causing a contusion to his right heel and ankle.
Employee was walking down the overcast stairs while stepping down he twisted his left knee causing pain behind knee cap.
Employee was helping install new drain pipe on the fourth floor of the prep plant when he got his end of pipe put in place he started to go get another pipe and when he turned to walk away he stepped on a small piece of 4" plastic pipe, slipped and fell landing on his left wrist resulting in fracture to wrist and sutures to left eyebrow.
Employee was installing cable bolts and when he stepped off the machine, he stepped in a hole in front of the Roof bolter twisting his knee.
Employee was standing on top of supply car and when the employee stepped off of the car he slipped twisting ankle causing sprain to ankle.
Employee was stepping off the Lo-Trac when he stepped on the gravel, he slipped on loose gravel causing him to twist and sprain his ankle/foot.
Employee was standing in mud and his foot got stuck when he was pulling out a bottom roller. His feet did not move and he fell back twisting his left knee. His first date of loss on this injury is 8/14/14. He is scheduled for surgery on 8/15/14.
Employee was walking down the belt line when he slipped/tripped spraining his ankle.
Employee #1 was getting off manbus. Another employee #2 in front of him was talking so employee #1 walked around employee #2 and slipped and fell injuring his right knee. There was nothing in the walkway that he tripped over or slipped on.
The top step of the second level going down had accumulation of ice on the right hand side where water had been dripping. Employee was using handrail when his feet slipped out from under him. Employee is off starting 7/10/14 for pre-admission testing and will be having surgery on 7/11/14.
Employee walked around the Continuous Miner to operator side of miner when he heard the roof or rib pop, the employee turned to move and tripped and fell on right knee causing injury to knee. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12/13/13 DUE TO SURGERY ON KNEE.
Employee was moving quickly from an area when he tripped and fell over a cat head while going by the power center straining his knee and leg muscle.
Employee was stepping down off of a rock truck when he felt pain in right knee. Employee has been working since date of accident. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12/6/13 DUE TO HAVING SURGERY ON HIS KNEE.
Employee was stepping down off the passenger side of the locomotive when he lost his balance resulting in a sprain ankle.
Employee was cleaning out tray to stock roof bolts. He slipped and fell into the tray on the bolter causing a laceration to his chin. He was sent out for treatment and received sutures.
Employee was carrying brattice blocks to the raise bore shaft when he slipped and twisted his left ankle resulting in a sprain to the ankle.
Employee fell while going through mandoors.
Employee was standing on left track of 475 Dozer, preparing to remove motor cover when he fell fracturing a bone in his shoulder area.
Employee was walking his fireboss rounds when he stepped in a hole and felt pain in lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL 7/9/14 WHEN HE WENT OFF WORK DUE TO SURGERY.