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Employee was pulling roof bolt straps and tripped over a rock and fell against the mine rib.
Employee was operating walk thru roof bolter, as he was stepping from the rear of the machine onto the mine floor he twisted his left knee.
He was standing on a ladder, when a shuttle car cable knocked him off the ladder, landing on left leg.
EE was loading the powder truck while climbing down the steps he fell striking his right knee on one of the steps.
The injured EE stated that he was shoveling material from underneath the belt conveyor when he slipped and fell landing on a 4" crib block. The crib block was under the foot of a piece of support structure.
EE was crossing a conveyor belt line that was not in operation. For an unknown reason he stepped on top of the wet slick belt causing him to fall forward striking his right hand on a piece of rock breaking his right thumb.
Injured stated he was traveling down along side the conveyor belt when he stumbled and fell striking his wrist on j-bolt which holds the belt structure together. The bolt cut his wrist, requiring 4-stitches.
Injured stated he was walking near the scalehouse and fell landing on his knee. He had no lost time until 10-5-05. He left work and never returned.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A BOX OF GLUE FOR HIS ROOF BOLTS FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN THE MANTRIP IN THE REAR COMPARTMENT, FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL, WHEN THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS LAYING THE TRACK AND THE MANTRIP DROV E AWAY. THE MANTRIP (RAILRUNNER) WAS TRAVELING TO THE SURFACE WITH A CREW ENDING THEIR SHIFT. NO ONE KNEW WHEN INJURED LEFT THE MANTRIP AS OTHERS WERE SITTING NEXT TO HIM. INJURED SUFFERED A
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS WATCHING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE AS THE CABLE WAS BEING PULLED DOWN THE BELTLINE. HE SAID HE TOOK HIS EYS OFF THE CABLE BRIEFLY TO GET A BOLTING MAC HINE WRENCH THAT WAS LYING BY THE BELTLINE. THIS IS WHEN A LOOP OF CABLE CAME BY AND DRAGGED HIS FEET FROM UNDERWRITH HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
INJURED STATED HE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
INJURED STATED THE HE WAS PULLING THE CONTINUOUS MINERS CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-7-03. AT THIS DATE HE TOOK OFF FOR MINER KNEE SU RGERY. HE IS SCHEDULED TO BE OFF WORK 4-6 WEEKS.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF THE STEP OF THE SERVICE TRUCK AND STIPPED AND FELL AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING OUT OF THE FILTER TRAILOR DOWN THE RAMP AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL.
THE INJURED WAS WALKING BEHIND THE CONT. MINER US HE WAS TRAMMING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OOF HIS DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.1ST DAY OFF WORK 9-10-01.
INJ WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE PREP PLANT & LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL
INJURED HAD TRAMMED THE BOLTING MACHINE TO THE 1LEFT CUT TO BEGIN BOLTING. HE WAS IN THE PROCESSOF SETTING THE ATRS WHEN THE TOP BOOMED & FRIGHTENED HIM. AS HE TURNED REAL FAST TO RUN, HE FELL ONTO A ROCK AND CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS CROSSING THE BELT AT THE TAILPIECE. AS HE JUMPED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER, AS HE LANDED, HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.
THE INJJURED STATED HE WAS FOLLOWING THE ROOF BOLTER ACROSS THE SECTION & SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF THE FRONT LOADER WHEN HE MISSED THE 3RD STEP AND FELL APPROX 5' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RT KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF AN OVERCAST USING CONCRETE BLOCKS TO STEP OFF ON WHEN THE BLOCKS TURNED OVER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.
INJURED HAD PLACED THE BOLT HALFWAY INTO THE HOLE HE HAD JUST DRILLED AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY STRAIGHTEN THE BOLT IN ORDER TO SHOVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY INTO THE HOLE, HE SLIPPED AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STEPPING OF THE DRILL TO CHECK BATTERY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED STATED THAT ON 6-2-00 HE WAS HANGING A BLOCKCURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 8-10-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
INJURED WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING AREA IN FRONT OF THE MAIN OFFICE WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE SNOW AND ICE. THE SNOW HAD ACCUMULATED TO APPROX 4" OVER A LAYER OF ICE. THE SNOW WAS STI LL FALLING. INJURED'S SHIFT WOULD HAVE BEGAN ONCE SHE HAD REACHED THE OFFICE.
THE INJURED WAS CLIMBINGH DOWN OFF THE LOADER AND WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GORUND, HE STEPPED ON A BLOCK OF COAL AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.