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SURFACE UTILTIYMAN WAS WALKING FROM STORE ROOM IN SUPPLY YARD TO WAREHOUSE AND SLIPPED ON EXTREMELY ICY SURFACE. HE DISLOCATED LEFT ELBOW AND STOVED SHOULDER AND NECK.
OUTSIDE SUPPLYMAN WAS WALKING THROUGH YARD TO RETRIEVE EQUIPMENT AT END OF SHIFT. TURNED AROUND ABRUPTLY TO CHANGE DIRECTIONS AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG, FRACTURING TIBIA BONE.
CARRYING BELT ROLLERS ON UNVEN SURFACE & TWISTEDKNEE
LEAVING BATHHOUSE BY SIDE DOOR TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO SIDEWALK SHIFT WAS COMPLETED AND HE WAS GOIN HOME.
WALKING TO BATTERY CHARGING STATION CAUGHT TIP OF BOOT ON TRACK TIE CAUSING HIM TO FALL IS ALLEGED BY EE. MANAGEMENT HAS VALID REASONS FOR NOT REPORTING THIS CLAIM OF INJURY. SEE ATTACHED STAT MENT.
3G LONGWALL FACE. HE WAS FOLLOWING TH SHEAR TO THE TAILGATE, ADN WAS SNAKING PANLINE OVER BETWEEN #46 AND #50 SHIELDS TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL TRAVEL SPACE. THE CLEARANCE WAS TIGHT TO TALLOW MAI NTENANCE TO MAKE REPAIRS ON A RAM THAT WAS OUT OF THE SADDLE ON #54 SHIELD. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE BACK SECTION OF TH ERAM AND AS THE RAM EXTENDED HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE EDGE OF T
EE CLAIMS HE WAS WALKING DOWN A BELT CROSSOVER AND STEPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE.
CLIMBING OFF LADDER OUT OF PIT IN #1 ELEVATOR SHAFT WHEN A RUNG ON THE LADDER BROKE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO KEEP FROM FALLING, CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER, BACK AND NEC K.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS CROSSING 5" X 7" TIES AT FEEDER AND SLIPPED STRIKING RIGHT RIB CAGE ON THE 5" X 7" TIE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PATCHING STOPPING. HE HAD A BAG OF BOND ON HIS SHOULDER AND A JUG OF WATER IN HIS OTHER HAND. HE CLAIMS HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF ROCK DUST HOSE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
GOING THROUGH MANDOOR, TRACK TO BELT, TRIPPED AND FELL ON ELFT LEG CAUSING LEFT LEG TO BE FRACTURED, 9-D SECTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A PALLET OF CRIB AND TRIPPED. EMPLOYEE CLAIMES HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
CLAIMANT TRIPPED ON ROCK WHILE SHOTCRETING.
54736YEE WAS COVERING THE CAB OF A BOON TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF FROM THE STEP OF THE TRUCK AND FELL APPROX. 2 FEET, PUTTING DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A 5' LADDER WHEN EITHER THE LADDER SLIPPED OR HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A STEEL BEAM. HE HIT HIS LEFT RIB CAGE. HE WAS WORKING ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF THE PR EP PLANT.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN STEP CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS HIP & LOWER BACK HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 06-29-92
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE AFTER WORK, AS HE TURNED AT THE END OF HIS VEHICLE HE SLIPPED ON SNOW AND HIS LEFT LEG WENT UNDER HIM, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL TO THE G ROUND.
EMPL STATED HE WAS WORKING ON 8D-4 NORTH SECTIONHE WAS GETTING INTO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN FOOT SLIPPED & CAUSED HIM TO TWIST LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO DR LEM ON 11/13/91 & WAS TOLD TO STAY OFFWORK FOR SPRAIN LEFT KNEE.
EMPL WALKING ALONG 80-4N TRACK ENTRY.TURNED TO GO INTO X-CUT SLIPPED ON MINE FLOOR TWISTED AND FELL ON LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING 48" BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE TRACK ENTRY TO THE BELT ENTRY ON 5D-4 NORTH SECTION. WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A POWER CABLE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS, CATCHING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON THE MINE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS HOOKING UP TO RAISE MATERIAL FROM BED OF BOOM TRUCK INTO PLANT HE TRIPPED AND FELL OFF BOOM TRUCK TO GROUND LANDING ON RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF A GRADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE AS HE HIT THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING THRU DOORWAY OF DISPATCHERS OFFICE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE, CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP UP ONTO THE FRONT PLATFORM OF THE TRACKBOLTER WHEN HIS LEFT BOOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE CUAISNG HIM TO FALL FOREWARD INTO THE BOLTER STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE BOLTER FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE LONGWALL FACE, OPERATING SHEARER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A SHIELD RELAY BAR. HIS LEFT KNEE HIT THE RELAY BAR.
WALKING THRU MANDOOR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPL WAS WALKING BACKWARDS PULLING RUBBER BELTING OFF ROLL. HE TRIPPED OVER TRACK RAIL & LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
INJ EMP AND COW2RKER WERE REPLACING A RE RAILER ON LOCOMOTIVE. AS THEY WERE CARRYING THE RE RAILER I NAME SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS BACK
WHILE INSTALLIN1 ROOF BOLTS EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HE SPRAINED HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING AFTER COAL CARS WHICH HAD BEEN UNCOUPLED AND WERE RUNNING AWAY.HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
A PIECE OF GRAT3NG HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A WALKWAY OVER A SLUCE. EMP WAS WALKING THRU AREA AND DIDNT SEE HOLE IN FLOOR. HE FELL IN HOLE & STRUCK HIS MOUTH ON THE ANGLE BAR WHICH HOLDS THE GRA TING 3