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Fell from Maintenance landing while tightening bolts.
While installing roof bolts the employee reached back to get a bolt out of EE's tray and tripped and fell catching self with EE's left hand and fractured EE's wrist.
Employee was lapping up belt, when employee slipped and fell, catching self with left hand, resulting in a fractured wrist.
While loading bolts in a scoop bucket, employee fell on left shoulder and felt a pop in the shoulder.
While standing one step from the top of a 6' step ladder EE was placing a block in the row approximately 9' high. While reaching to place the block EE's ladder tipped over causing EE to fall to the mine floor and hit EE's back causing back pain.
Miner tripped and fell into the continuous mining machine striking face and mouth against the machine. Resulted in a fractured tooth which was repaired.
While operating the continuous miner in the No. 1 Heading, the equipment operator was handling the trailing cable and slipped, spraining the left knee.
Employee was coming down embankment, slipped on loose dirt and twisted right ankle.
Employee stepped in a hole causing injury to EE's right ankle. Employee continued to work until 08/14/2023.
Was washing down floor. There was a small pile of magnetite in floor. Tripped over pile and tried to catch self. Little finger on left hand went into (through) a fan guard. Cut the end of finger off through the gloves.
Employee was carrying materials up and down a ladder. Employee missed the 2nd riser from the ground and fell backwards. Employee's left foot got caught in between risers and twisted it.
While accessing operator's deck of a scoop, employee came in contact with a weld burr lacerating left arm resulting in five (5) sutures.
While waking, injured stumbled over loose rock laying on the the mine floor and cut palm of hand on sharp piece of rock. Resulted in a laceration requiring 12 stitches.
Employee stumbled while walking causing head to strike a roof bolt plate. Resulted in a laceration requiring 14 stitches.
As the drill operator was dismounting from the drill, a foot became stuck on a ladder rung. When the operator freed their foot, they fell to the ground. The incident resulted in a fractured fibula.
Employee was crossing the section near the feeder area when EE felt a pop in the right knee causing EE to fall.
After crossing belt to update escapeway map, miner stepped in a hole causing a twisted ankle.
While installing guarding on the No. 2B Belt Head, employee slipped and fell on I-beam at base of take up.
Employee was exiting the scoop deck and lost footing striking shoulder on the mine rib.
Slipped and fell, causing a laceration on left hand. Required 8 stitches.
Employee slipped on piece of conveyor belt outside on the mine yard. Employee continued to work. Was diagnosed on 02/06/2021 with fractured rib.
Employee was standing on the 7G-3980 handrail on right side of radiator guard of D10R attempting to install mounting bolts on right lift cylinder, EE's foot slipped on railing and went down between the railing causing EE to fall toward front of machine tracks catching right leg inside of railing causing a fracture of leg
While changing out a top cradle in the conveyor belt, employee stumbled and fell causing the cradle structure to fall pinching EE's right middle finger against the water line. Resulted in a avulsion.
While installing a curtain board, a piece of draw rock fell from between bolts. Employee dodged the rock, stumbled and fell injuring right shoulder.
While lifting a panel door to gain access to the engine compartment, the hinge pin on the door broke off dislodging the door and causing employee to lose balance and fall down between the push arm and the cats.
Employee was installing a bolt for a shuttle car anchor when EE lost EE's footing and fell resulting in a bruise and soreness. EE continued to work until 11/03/2019 when EE was taken off work due to infection that resulted from the injury.
Employee was stepping off of the dozer when employee rolled ankle.
While waiting for scoop to stop in order to unhook pull rope from bucket, the employee slipped off a ledge and was caught between the ledge and scoop bucket.
While walking down the belt entry, the employee tripped on a cable and fell injuring EE's knee. **This was deemed compensable by workers compensation on July 11th, 2019.**
Employee was exiting underground forklift cab when their foot allegedly became caught between the seat and frame causing them to fall backwards landing flat on back. The operator has completed its investigation of the alleged incident and has determined the incident may meet reportability criteria as set forth by the regulation.
Miner tripped on gravel and a cable and fell into a piece of tin lacerating face and neck. Received stitches.
Miner slipped and fell twisting knee and resulting in bruising of leg and arm.
Miner was walking in outby entry and rolled ankle causing a sprain.
Miner was getting out of scoop, slipped and fell under scoop wedging EE's leg against a rock.
While loading bolt machine, miner turned to walk back to scoop and stepped in hole spraining ankle.
Miner was walking around the forklift when EE slipped and fell injuring EE's left shoulder.
While carrying a can of hydraulic oil, miner stepped in a hole in the mine floor causing the miner to twist EE's back.
While conducting pre-shift on D10 dozer, miner slipped rolling right ankle. Accident resulted in fractured ankle.
Miner was adjusting ventilation curtain when EE slipped and fell onto the mine floor causing injury to EE's shoulder.
While unloading roof control supplies in a scoop bucket, injured slipped and fell twisting left knee and bumping head. While at hospital, employee had a severe allergic reaction to the contrast dye injected to perform a CT scan and was hospitalized.
Employee was walking down the entry when ee rolled right ankle in a hole, causing ee to fall.
Injured was clearing a rock at the #4 Tailpiece and slipped on belt structure striking left shoulder.
Employee was blocking up track switch with crib blocks. While maneuvering around the switch EE stepped on a crib block and turned ankle. After turning ankle, EE stumbled and struck knee on the crib block as EE fell.
While traveling through a mandoor, employee tripped and fell twisting knee.
Employee was adding transmission fluid to a dozer. As employee was pulling hose for slack it became entangled causing employee to lose balance and fall from the dozer.
Employee was mounting D10R Dozer from right side. EE laid lunch bucket on track, grabbed handrail and when EE raised up EE's left leg to get on the step of the Pusharm employees right knee gave out.
While traveling to the section, The roof bolt operator exited the man trip to open the doors on the track and twisted right ankle.
Employee was throwing 1A track switch when he slipped and fell against J-12 mantrip hitting his lower and middle back. Employee did not have loss days until he went to the doctor on 11/3/15.
While Fire bossing #4 belt Employees ride became low on charge. While attempting to push the ride up a small incline his foot slipped causing him to twist his right ankle. Employee did not seek medical assistance but did not report to work the following day.
Employee stepped into a hole and twisted his knee causing him to fall and striking his shoulder on a rock.