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Employee was walking toward the Fairchild scoop and stumbled and fell. As EE was falling EE caught arm on a nail that was securing the hold-down bar, securing the batteries on the scoop resulting in a laceration that required stitches to close.
Employee was walking and stepped into a hole and felt a sharp pain in his left knee. Accident was not reported, and employee continued to work until 11/02/2015 at which time employee experienced another incident with his knee while attempting to enter the deck of an underground forklift. His first lost day was 11/03/2015.
While in the process of hand loading 6" waterline, employee was pulling waterline from the stack when his hands slipped off causing him to fall backwards striking his back. Compression fracture to T12 vertebrae.
EE was welding angle braces to the load out conveyor truss due to structural deficiencies. He was working from a temporary platform. EE was wearing a harness & had 2 lanyards attached to the structure. For an unknown reason, he unharnessed the lanyard from his harness & slipped from the platform & fell approx. 25' to the ground below fracturing his leg, pelvis & a vertebrae.
EE was walking to slope ride when he slipped and fell. He tried to catch his fall using his right hand. Fracture to right hand.
While in supply yard loading pipe, employee stepped on wet pipe and fell, hurting his left leg (knee sprain).
Employee was walking and stepped into a depression in the mine floor and twisted his right knee.
Employee was taking down a roof bolter cable and when it came down it struck him on the chin causing him to fall backwards, landing on his rescuer / tools.
Employee was dismounting the shuttle car at the feeder, to check on the belt, when he felt a pain in his right shoulder and neck.
Employee was stepping off the tailpiece, while using his left hand to steady himself, when his foot slipped causing him to catch his weight on his ring finger resulting in his finger being amputated at the middle joint.
EE61 was laying track in muddy conditions, and when he started to move his foot was stuck causing him to fall sideways twisting his knee.
Employee was mounting an excavator when his foot slipped causing him to fall fracturing his arm and wrist.
Member was walking to return shaft when he fell forward into a small waterhole that was 2" to 3" deep he continued to work until 11;30 pm when he stated he might need to go to hospital, he was placed off work for 4 days because of soreness and swelling in his knees
Employee was recovering track when he stepped into a water hole twisting his left knee.
Employee was checking antifreeze on endloader when he lost his footing and fell onto catwalk spraining his left wrist on hand rail. A brace was applied.
Employee was walking between a parked scoop and rib when he slipped twisting his right ankle.
EE was walking up the steps between 1st and 2nd levels on slope tower, when he fell backwards, twisting his right leg behind him and hurt his lower back when he fell. He was given phsical therepy for a couple weeks.
Employee was stepping down from the steps of a 992G end loader, when he felt a pain that shot through his right leg. Diagnosis information regarding accident was not received until 1-26-2011, resulting in a torn meniscus.
EE was pulling a cable with the cathead over his shoulder. He slipped and fell forward striking his chest on the cathead. He was taken to ER and was diagnosed with a fractured sternum.
EE was cable bolting #2 intersection he installed 1 bolt then moved the roof bolter he reset and started back to the front to install another cable bolt when he stepped an a ledge in the floor causing him to fall he tried to catch himself with left hand this caused his back to twist and start to hurt. He was given off 3 days of work.
EE fell down an embankment at the mine. He was taken to the hospital and no diagnosis was given. He was referred to a specialist for further testing. This report was delayed awaiting the diagnosis which was received on 11-15-10. He was told to remain off work until 12-01-10.
Employee was walking from #5 to #4 entry and stated he either stepped into a hole / low spot or his leg "just gave out", which caused him to fall, hitting his back on a rock that was on the mine floor.
EE was walking over to 3 A power center when he caught the toe of his boot on a rock causing him to lose his balance twisting his right knee, back, neck. He was diagnosed with strains. All testing came back negative for broken bones.
EE was climbing up the ladder at the back of Hydroseeder. The bottom ladder section swung up under the bumper causing EE to lose his footing and grip on the hand rail and fall landing on his back. He continued working until 11/23/2009.
Employee was shoveling on slope belt, stepped on waterline and slipped landing on his back & hip. He continued to work until 10/9/09 at which time he was taken off work by his doctor because of a back strain.
EE's were moving the buggy cable, EE had his foot in a loop whey they pulled the cable it jerked his feet out from under him and he landed on his back. EE was diag. with a sprained ankle and given time off from work.
Shuttle car went down, operator exited car looking for troubleshooter. Walking between #8 & #9 heading, step in rut, twist left knee. Taken to E.R. for treatment, x-ray negative; Dr. told him stay off 2 days, if swelling does not go down he could see specialist if needed.
EE was washing the 1st floor of the plant, when he tripped on the wash down hose and fell, injuring his knee and lower back.
Racking belt on 1st North West Mains #5 entry. On top of belt pulling back onto pile. Stumbled, fell, struck right shoulder on scoop ram.
Employee was helping close doors on empty coal cars. He was holding door in closed position, ready to roll down latch, his bar slipped causing him to fall. As he fell he twisted to the right injuring his right knee and ankle.
EE was walking from one roofbolter to the other roofbolter and stepped in a hole and twisted his ankle.
EE was pulling slack off the roof bolter reel and slipped and fell to the ground. He landed on his light battery, he finished bolting the area and then stopped work and stated he felt pain in his left side and rib cage area.
End of shift, employee stopped SC in #5 entry. As he was exiting SC, he stepped into mud and gob, causing him to twist his right knee. He visited his doctor, who refered him to an orthopedic surgeon. The Ortho recommended a MRI. May 23 he had MRI, and has been scheduled for surgery.
Employee was getting supplies for the bolter. He was exiting the forklift, holding the overhead handles, his left foot caught under the seat, his right leg slipped under the forklift, twisting the left knee. He was taken to E.R. x-ray negative, referred to a specalist. Saw specalist on 4-8-08 taken off work until 4-22 when MRI is scheduled.
Walking from man-trip to face, carrying bucket of roof bits, 2 pieces drill steel, & lunch bucket; slipped in mud, fell onto back. Taken to E.R. for treatment, x-ray negative, told to take off until 9-26 and see family Dr. if necessary.
Employee had completed setting spads, was walking toward transit, stepped in hole & twisted right knee.
Employee stated he was carrying a stand for the #4 beltline & as he stepped across the track he stepped into a small hole & twisted his ankle.
EE assisting removal of rocks from HWM. He stepped back from miner, turned, and stepped off of walkway falling 65'. Taken to ER for treatment; injury consist of fracture left orbit socket, frontal sinus, & left forearm.
Employee was hanging curtain, he was looking back over his shoulder, stepped in a hole & twisted his knee. The area was wet & muddy with 60"height. He was diagnosed with ligament & tendon damage to his left knee.
EE stepped out on running board of truck top step and slipped and fell on four inch pipe on scales. He hit his knee cap on pipe and arm on another pipe.
EE REPORTED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE WALKING THROUGH INTERSECTION. X-RAYS AT ER WERE NEGATIVE. 1/25/06: ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST DIAGNOSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. EE STATED HE INJURED THIS ANKLE ALL THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AN A BELT LINE AND FELL INTO THE ROLLER, HURTING HIS LT. SHOULDER.
EE WAS CARRYING A BELT ROLLER, TRIPPED OVER LOOSE ROCK, FELL AGAINST THE MAN-BUS AND INJURED THE SIDE OF FACE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT REQUIRING STITCHES. THE ROLLER WEIGHED APPROX 10 LBS, EE WAS 4 BREAKS INBY #2 HEAD
EE WAS SUPERVISING INSTALLATION OF A 125 H.P. PUMP AT THE FAN SHAFT. AS THE SCOOP WAS PULLING THE PUMP, EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. TO KEEP FROM FALLING INTO THE FREEZING WATER EE GRABBED THE ROPE WICH PULLED THE PUMP, AND HIS RIGHT LITTLE AND RING FINGERS WERE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY. (AMPUTATION OF LITTLE FINGER: DISTAL PHALANGE.)
Employee was carrying two pails of water through a curtain while in the process of mixing mortar to build seals. He stepped on gob, slipped and twisted his left knee.
Employee was assisting getting a man-bus back onto the rail. As he was pushing on the unit he fell onto his hand causing injury. The E.R. doctor used sutures to close his wound.
EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AT THE SCALE HOUSE. THERE WAS FROST ON THE STEPS AND EE SLIPPED. WHEN EE FELL, INJURED TAIL BONE, X-RAYS DID NOT SHOW A FRACTURE.
Employee was moving the miner from #4 to #3 entry. He was in the cross-cut, and as he turned to follow the miner he stepped in a hole and twisted his knee.
EE WAS CARRYING TOOLS, CROSSING 3RD FLOOR. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN FLOOR DRAIN AND HIS RIGHT FOOT BENT TO THE SIDE. X-RAYS WERE POSITIVE.
EE WAS MOUNTING 930 LOADER WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST LEFT FRONT FENDER STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK AREA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-22-03 WHERE HE REVISITED THE DR. AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.