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An employee fell to the ground while attempting to cross over the section belt as the group was conducting a power move. The fall resulted in a torn right meniscus.
The roof bolter started in a standing position at the inch tram location of the roof bolter. EE dropped down to both knees to re-position the roof bolter. When EE dropped down, EE twisted left ankle resulting in what was originally diagnosed as a sprained ankle.
An employee was attempting to free a stuck airlock door that had been damaged. While pulling back on the door, employee fell backwards on to left ankle resulting in a broken left leg.
The contracted employee slipped while weed eating on an inclined bank. The slip resulted in a fall down the incline of approximately 4 Feet. The contracted employee stated that EE strained EE's back.
The employee stood up from repairing maintenance work on a shuttle car. When employee stood up, employee struck employee's head against the mine roof. This caused employee to stumble, lose employee's footing, and then sprain employee's left ankle.
employee reached to move miner cable and EE's foot slipped and felt a pain in back.
Employee was unrolling a 3" water line on the surface area of the mine when he slipped and fell onto his left side and landed on his knee, causing it to twist. The employee, injured on 3-3-14, continued to work at his regular job and did not report the incident until 3-6-14. He was sent to Dr. on 3-7-14 and the Dr. placed employee on restricted duty until further evaluation.
Employee slipped on the steps leading out of the hose trailer and fell hitting on his right knee. Fell approximately four feet.
Employee was exiting a 930 loader, when he lost his footing and fell off of the steps to the ground, landing on his right knee and bending it back under his body.
On July 9, 2008 an employee was crossing the conveyor chain on the miner when he slipped and twisted his right knee. Due to complications the employee started missing work on October 10, 2008.
Employee was carrying a bag of rock dust when he slipped and fell to the mine floor, hitting on his right hip, knee, and thigh. Due to complications He started missing work on January 21, 2008.
Employee slipped and fell as he was walking around the bridge unit, hitting on his left arm and shoulder. Left arm was diagnosed as broken.
Employee was greasing and tripped and fell face first to the ground catching himself with his hands. Employee complaining of lower back pain.
A piece of rock fell hitting employee in back and knocked him into the bolter as he was on his knees bolting top causing laceration to forehead. Sutures involved.
PULLING PINNER CABLE OFF REEL AND HIS FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM. WHEN HE FELL LANDED ON HIS BATTERY LIGHT.