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Employee fell from ladder access door approximately 8' landing on their back.

While operating a roof bolter, a rock fell causing the employee to turn away and stumble. The employee fractured right wrist as employee attempted to stop self from falling.

Employee was walking away from the rock duster when employee slipped and fell landing on side.

Employee was walking and stepped in a hole and hyper-extended EE's knee. Employee continued to work until taken off for surgery on 2/2/2023.

Employee stepped into some mud when EE's foot got hung. Employee attempted to pull EE's foot loose from the mud when EE twisted EE's knee. Employee continued to work up to and including owl shift 2-14-2022. On 2-14-2022 at a follow up appointment EE was placed off work until surgery for a meniscus could occur.

Employee was walking across the track at Alma 5 to start the belt. EE tripped on the track and fell on right knee and right hip. *Note: EE has been under referral to a specialist, and on 6-29-2020 they received results of the MRI. EE had a strained right hip and degeneration in right knee.

As the employee was walking to EE's work area, EE stated EE twisted both EE's knees when EE slipped and fell. Employee continued to work until doctor took EE off.

While injured was walking ee fell to the ground on knees. When ee got up, ee couldn't put pressure on right knee. Injured was put off from work pending an MRI.

While bolting top, a piece of rock started to fall. Injured started to move out of the way when EE slipped and fell onto left shoulder. Inujured was seen and released with no restrictions, and continued to work. Injured was later seen by a specialist and diagnosed with a torn rotar cuff, at which time caused this incident to become reportable.

As the injured employee walked behind the section power center, EE's foot got caught on the ground cable that was attached to the power center and high voltage sled, causing EE to fall. Injured was transported to the hospital and it was revealed that EE had fractured EE's fibula.

Climbing off a ladder that was leaning against machine, ladder slipped causing ee to fall to ground injuring right knee.

The employee was underground preparing to go a belt drive. On the way to the mantrip, they stepped between the track rails into some mud, which caused them to fall injuring the left knee. Employee continued to work until 06-05-18, at which time they underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus.

Employee had just turned the exhaust fans in the shop off, as they turned, the left foot caught a cable holding cap, causing them to fall. As they fell, they extended the left arm to catch themselves, and injured the left shoulder. Employee continued to work unrestricted until 04/24/2018, when employee was taken off work for surgical repair.

Employee was standing directly against the section power center, looking for an item on top of power center. As ee turned to walk, foot got caught on a communication cable, causing ee to twist ankle and fall to the ground. Employee suffered a broken left ankle and is off work until 11/09/2017.

Employee was picking up a stage loader flight out of a scoop bucket when EE slipped and smashed right ring and little finger between the flight and scoop bucket. This resulted in a fracture to the tip of the right ring finger and sutures in both the right ring and little finger. Employee is awaiting to see a specialist.

The employee was walking up the #2 entry, employee turned towards #1 entry at 16xc on the B-North Section and slipped on a crib block that was buried in the mud, causing employee to twist employee's right knee and fall to the ground. *Note: Employee continued to work until 03/30/2017

While walking, injured step on a crib block and it rolled out from underneath ee, causing ee to fall on left hip. Injured continued to work until 12/21/2016 when a follow up doctors appointment revealed a hair line fracture.

Employee was walking through the inby set of track doors on 18 tail section. While turning to close the track doors, employee twisted left ankle. Employee returned to work next scheduled work shift.

Injured was on a 6' ladder, on the 2nd or 3rd step, when he reached out to put a nail in a fly pad he lost his balance, fell, landing on his SCSR that was on his belt.

The employee was building a crib in the #1 entry; after completing the crib he was descending an 8-foot step ladder when the ladder shifted. As the ladder shifted, the employee jumped from the ladder (approx 4-6 feet high) & fell to the ground injuring his neck & right shoulder. (Note: The employee continued to work until 7-16-15, when he underwent surgery for rotator cuff repair)

Fell backwards while uncoupling a flat car landing on his hand.

While putting a car back on the track, EE stated he stepped on a small area of ice, causing him to slip. EE then stated he tripped over 2 crib blocks, causing him to fall to the ground. When EE went to the hospital, the doctor stated the EE suffered a sprain and suffered from degenerative conditions. EE started missing work on 4-15-2015.

While carrying a drill along with another employee the injured employee fell when walking backwards with the load striking his back on the rock bottom. Injured continued to work until being referred to a neurologist, who has him off work as of 10/1/14.

The employee was walking and tripped and fell extending his left arm to attempt to catch himself and resulting in a strain and sprain of his left shoulder. Employee began missing work on May 22, 2014

Walking to the manbus to get a drink of water. He fell striking the ground.

Filling machine with oil while standing when he lost his footing and slipped and caught himself causing injury to his back.

Security officer was retrieving personal items from vehicle. When returning to guard shack tripped over a rubber mat.

Unhooking trailer from truck, when he used fender as a step causing him to lose his footing and fall. Should have used steps on truck and 3 points of contact to get down from vehicle.

As the employee was attempting to remove the last section of ventilation tubing from the shuttle car, he stepped onto the car, slipped, fell forward, striking the left side of his face against the shuttle car's sideboard.

The injured EE was standing on a crib block attempting to remove a cable hanger. The injured EE slipped, fell forward onto a pallet of blocks, jamming his left hand as he attempted to catch himself. The injured EE continued to work and later sought medical attention. The injured EE was under medical referral until 2-14-2012 at which time he was seen by an orthopedic specialist.

EE was walking and his hip/leg gave out causing him to fall. The EE has a pre-exist. condition had a hip replacement in 1985. The EE had previously mentioned that the doctor said it was worn out and had to be replaced. The continued pressure exerted on the hip on a daily basis caused to fracture where the prosthesis joins the femur.

Employee was preparing to plaster a stopping and was building a trough to mix B Bond in. As the injured picked up a cinder block and took a step, he tripped and fell against the scoop, catching his finger between the cinder block he was carrying and the scoop bucket.

EE called me at home, informed me he was getting treatment for a prior injury he sustained at another mine to his neck. EE worked his Sunday shift 10/10, and missed Monday to present. EE RTW on the 14th to pick up his check and said that he had put his shoulder to an airlock door as he was leaving work on 10/4/10, landing on his right shoulder aggravating old injury.

Building a stopping on 2 right. Stopping gave loose knocking injured to the ground injuring his back, left shoulder and neck.

EE was unloading rock dust off flatcar and fell on floor landing on left shoulder injuring left shoulder and lower back.

Climbing back on truck after lunch, missed hand rail and fell to the ground backwards.

EE state he was stepping off lowbow (rail transport car) and his left foot slipped transfering all his weight to his opposite leg straining his right knee.

The employee alleges he was reaching a crib block to a co-worker when he slipped on a rock lying on the mine floor, twisting his back. The employee started missing work on August 31, 2009

While walking, injured his knee on the I-slope. Sent for x-ray determining strain of ligaments in left knee. Returned to work next scheduled shift and worked until MRI app 8/10. Worked on and off complaining going to the doctor several times. On 9/20/09 took additional MRI and then again on 9/30/09. Received results 10/5/09, determined it requires outpatient surgery 10/14.

Employee was on side of hill marking the permit boundry. Some snow was still onthe ground and employee slipped and rolled his left ankle. Employee finished (reported injury at end of the day). Going to doctor 2/26/09

Muddy, walking to end of tracks to get a ride out of mine. Got stuck in mud, fell and twisted ankle.

The employee stated he was standing on a step ladder placing chain into belt bracket anchored to roof. The ladder moved causing him to fall to the mine floor.

A power move was being made. The power center was in the cross cut and the section picnic table was between the power center and the roadwas section. The injured man stood up on a picnic bench fastened to the table, to drop a section of the shuttle car cable from insulated hangers, he lost his balance and fell, striking his left knee on the metal bracing on the bench.

Employee and co-worker got into a fight. Co-worker knocked EE down. His head hit on a pile of blocks causing laceration to back of head.

The EE stated he was walking out by in the #7 Entry 86+C Right Main Section, slipped and twisted right ankle.

While walking track entry (#2 Entry) from 5 left section to 6 left section, employee stepped between a track rail and track tie. Twisted left ankle.

The employee was changing a hose for the water discharge sump. At the completion of his task he hopped or jumped down from on top of the continuous miner, landing on his right foot resulting in a fractue of the 5th metatarsal bone.

The EE was using a wash down hose to clean a plugged chute when another EE increased the pressure on hose causing the EE to lose his balance striking his right arm on a steel support beam. The EE did not stop work however on 4/18/07 he was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff & was scheduled for surgery. He started missing work on 4/18/2007.

The ee was in the process of hanging high voltage cable at the end of a section power center on a grade. The employee slip and in process grabbed hold of a 4 inch hanger resulting in a laceration to the ring finger on the right hand.

The employee was walking around a flat car to place blocking under the equipment on the car. He slipped and fell striking his left knee.