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EE was tightening turnbuckle on tailpiece when his hands slipped off hammer allowing him to fall into the metal tailpiece on section striking his facial area.He had stitches to repair his punctured tongue and chipped his front tooth.
Member was taking down a roof bolter cable he was standing on top of the machine he lost his balance falling to the ground landing on his rt side fracturing his ribs. He never quit working went to hospital where he was diagnoised with 2 broken ribs and allowed to return back to his job
Cleaning walkway on 6 belt bk.26 and tripped on a rock and his finger went into a top roller pushing his finger nail back, he had 1 stitch to repair the injury. This is reported late because I was unaware that we were responsible for reporting contractor accidents and have been checking msha data base to see if it has been reported by the contractor company.
Member was trying to remove rock off miner when he lost his balance falling into rock cutting 2 fingers on Rt hand requiring stitches to repair the laceration.
EE was moving the mule cable out of the roadway, when he stepped in a hole, twisting his right knee. His 1st day away from work will be 1/2/07. He had surgery to repair a torn ACL in his knee on 12/22/06 and was on a scheduled vacation until 1/2/07. He was unable to return to work after the surgery.
EE was in mine office preparing for work and fell landed on right elbow. Taken to ER due to pain x-ray revealed chipped bone.
EE stepped on a crib block causing him to fall backwards landing on his back causing back pain.
WHILE WALKING BESIDE THE 008 SECTION BELT, EE FELL INTO BELT CAUSING HIS RT HAND AND SHOULDER TO BECOME INJURED. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK. HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WILL BE 12/19/05.
Walking past shield #88, tripped, fell against jack, causing injury to his back and rib area. *Employee began to lose time 10/25/05 due to back injury.
PULLING BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THEY SLIPPED OFF BELT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL AGAINST TAILPIECE HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN TO BACK. EE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE OF FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS. I AM ONLY FILING THIS TO SATISFY THIS CITATION THAT WAS ISSUED. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS WAS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE WAS ASSISTING THE SECTION FOREMAN MEASURE UP A HEADING WHEN STUMBLED ON A RIB THAT HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE X-RAYS SHOW A BROKEN R T ANKLE.
EE WAS RUNNING PHONE LINE UP TO THE SLOPE BELT ON THE ROCKHOUSE SLOPE, HE WAS TYING THE PHONE LINE TO THE 2" AQUA MINE WATER-LINE. HE WAS CUTTING THE PLASTIC TIE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE 2" WATER LINE BURST SPRAYING HIM IN THE EYES CAUSING HIM TO JUMP BACK. WHEN HE LANDED HE BROKE HIS RT ANKLE.
MEMBER WAS STEPPING OUT OF MANTRIP TO THROW SWITCH AT NO.5 HEAD WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS LT. KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK HE HAD SURGERY ON KNEE 11/22/02 ON HIS SCHEDULED DAYS OFF. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. I WAS INFORMED ON 11/25/02 ABOUT HIS SURGERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE HEADGATE ENTRY OF THE LONGWALL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A PIECE OF GRATING. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT HIP.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A D8 BULLDOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE DOZER BLADE. A SLING WAS APPLIED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
WALKING ON TRACK GOING TO THE SECTION WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT ARM HITTING A TRACK TIE.
WAS TAKING BITS TO THE SHEARER. WHILE WALKING HE FELL, TWISTING HIS KNEE & STRIKING KNEE ON RELAY BAR FOR THE SHIELD ON LONGWALL. PAIN MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED.
EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER TRYINGTO PUT LOAD LOCKS IN ON TRAM MOTORS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE ROOF BOLTER SCRAPPING HIS LEG BETWEEN LIDS & ROOF BOLTER FRAME AND TWISTIN G HIS RT. LEG.
CARRYING WELDING LEADS FROM TRACK OVER TO LF #3 HEAD TO BUILD CROSSOVER, HE TRIPPED OVER WATERLINE AND FELL, TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE FAILED THE INITIAL DRUG TEST AT HOSPITAL. THEY FOUND SUBSTANC ES IN HIS SYSTEM THAT HE DIDN'T HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR AT THAT TIME. HE LATER GOT THIS CLEARED UP. HE MISSED A COUPLE OF DAYS BECAUSE OF THIS.
EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTER CABLE AGAINST THE RIB AS A CO WORKER WAS MOVING THE BOLTER TO ANOTHER HEADING. THE OPERATOR TURNED THE ROOF BOLTER OFF, LEAVING THE CABLE REEL ON. WHEN THE BOLTER OPE RATOR TURNED THE BOLTER BACK ON THE CABLE REELEDUP JERKING EE S FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE TWISTED HIS FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE SHUTTLE CAR TO THE RIGHT BOLTER. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND HIS FOOT SLID SIDEWAYS TWISTING HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TRANSPORT ED TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE REFUSED A CAST AND CAME BACK TO WORK AT HIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE WAS CHECKING STARTER ON MANTRIP. HE ALLEGED THAT HIS HAND WAS INJURED WHEN HE FELL OVER A ROCK GETTING OFF MANTRIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS ONTO THE SUPPLY TRAY WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE STATED THAT HE ALSO HEARD HIS BACK MAKEA POPPING SOUND. AT THE HOSPITAL HE WAS DIAGNOSE D WITH A BULGING DISC THAT WAS PINCHING A NERVE.