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Employee stepped off miner car and when foot touched pad, slipped and twisted knee, ee finished, nitifying foreman at end of shift, that an accident had occurred. Went to ER the next morning.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP TO ADD FUEL TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG ON THE HOIST REQUIRING 10 SUTURES.
VICTIM WAS SITTING ON LAUNCH VEHICLE DECK. AN AIR LINE BLEW APART AT THE CABLE REEL ON THE UP-PER PLATFORM. IT STARTLED HIM AND HE JUMPED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK ON THE PIT FLOOR AND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP. BOTH BONES IN THE LEFT LEG WERE BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY THE TOP OF HIS BOOT.
EE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE ASSISTING IN CHANGING CARS ON HIGHWALL MINER SYSTEM.
EE WAS PULLING A GEAR OUT THE TRAM GEAR CASE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED THE STRAINED HIS RIGHT LEG. HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLITY OF BLOOD CLOTHS.
ON 4/12/00 THE EMPLOYEE TOLD US THAT HE HAD HURT HIS FOOT WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE ON 4/5/00. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/14/00.