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Employee was going to turn on the clean coal filter drain pump. When they walked around 74 tail piece, the employee slipped on ice on the plant floor causing them to fall. Employee was placed in a knee brace.
EE exited truck to clean the wiper blades. When EE went to get back in the truck, slipped and fell on the snow covered road and struck left elbow.
EE lost balance while removing metal sheeting from inside 32B drive house, falling approx. 16' to the concrete floor below.
EE was dismounting off of 49-K screen when foot slipped causing a pain in left knee. EE continued to work without restrictions. Due to Covid-19, surgery was postponed until 7-8-2021
EE slipped and fell while walking up steps in prep plant and twisted knee. EE continued to work until an MRI could be scheduled. MRI on 5/4/20 revealed a meniscus tear and other damage and was taken off work until 5/11/20. EE returned to work full duty and is currently awaiting a surgery date. However, elective surgeries are not being conducted at this time due to COVID-19.
Employee hurt left wrist/hand when the employee slipped and fell while carrying a sample bag of coal down a flight of steps at the Analyzer Building.
EE was installing floor drain boxes into the ceiling of the 8th floor of the preparation plant. Said EE fell off the scaffolding falling 5' hitting left shoulder.
The employee was descending down a metal permanent ladder backwards and slipped on the second rung from the bottom landing on EE's feet twisting EE's right knee in the process.
Driver was getting out of truck to use bathroom at wide spot top of 10 on private road. As he was exiting truck missed bottom step & fell to ground pull hid groin muscle.
As employee was investigating a leaking pipe, the step ladder he was using kicked out from beneath him. Ladder was positioned on stable ground - all four legs. Employee fell from the fouth step, glancing off underflow box and onto floor.
EE was approaching steps at the dryer and lost his balance and tumbled down the steps hurting his left hand.
Employee slipped on ice covered roadway while working outside at the loading facility. Employee continued to work until May 16, 2011 when his doctor took him off awaiting knee surgery.
Person pulled back top of 54 sieve chute to allow sieve to clear when rotated. Person was standing on platform and tripped on chute and fell forward and scraped his shins on the top of chute causing injury. Person received medical treatment on 10/14/10 and was released.
Injured person was changing pump impeller with another person. Injured had pipe wrench on impeller trying to break it loose. The pipe wrench slipped, causing person to fall backwards on his left leg and back. Person finished shift and began to miss work after MRI. Persons first day off was 4/13/10.
Injured person was inspecting center well section that had been removed from thickner and was on the ground. Person slipped on metal and lost footing, he put his hand out to catch himself and cut his left index finger on sharp piece of metal as he fell.
Person was working on electrical problem on DNR Dozer. He was getting off dozer to go to service truck and when he stepped off push arm he twisted his right ankle and fell on ground.
Person was walking down main belts on fireboss exam. At #2-#3 bk on #1 belt he slipped and tried to catch himself. His left hand caught top belt roller structure and his ring finger on left hand caught between roller and frame causing injury to ring finger.
Person was walking down a bank that was slick and lost his footing. He fell and landed on his right arm causing injury. Person has gone to chiropractor.
EE was walking up grade from propane tank to company truck. As he was walking up hill he felt a sharp pain in right ankle and leg. EE went to chiropractor on 5/15/06. *Person had to have surgery on right ankle and began to miss time on 2/14/07.*
Person was carrying bag of rock dust on shoulder to use for dusting on beltline. When he walked past starter box he stepped on rubber mat and slipped and fell causing injury to left knee. Person now has to have surgery on knee, first day off is 9/21/06.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP BUCKET & STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.
Person was helping to get belt discharge pulley through 6' door in stopping. The pulley moved unexpectedly and person lost balance and fell backwards. Person put his left land out to catch himself and this caused injury to left shoulder. Person is off for surgery to left shoulder as of 9/21/05.
PERSON WAS WALKING UP STEPS AT OVERCAST ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT AND HE FELL AGAINST THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. SWELLING IN ELBOW HAD FLUID REMOVED FROM ELBOW.
Injured was carrying a post with another employee. The employee slipped forward causing post to go into rib. The injured had his finger between post and rib causing a laceration of the right index finger.
EE SAID EE WAS PULLING SANDBLASTING HOSE UP LADDER WHEN EE TOOK PAIN IN BACK AND SLIPPED OFF LADDER LEAVING EE HANGING FROM SAFETY HARNESS APPROX 2 FT OFF FLOOR
EE was installing light ballast for support during longwall set-up. EE was moving from #22 to #23 support and lost balance. He grabbed hose that was not attached and fell forward, striking his right shoulder against side flap. EE went to doctor on 4-15-05 & got cortisone shot. SURGERY REQUIRED - WILL BEGIN TO MISS WORK AS OF 8/25/05.
EE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK TO GET TO MANTRIP AT END OF SHIFT. EE STEPPED IN A HOLE BESIDE THE RAIL AND LOST HIS BALANCE. EE FELL FORWARD, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, CASING PAIN IN SHOULDER. EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 3/28/05 AND IS NOW OFF WORK FOR SURGERY TO SHOULDER.
Employee was walking through a 4'X 6' mandoor at the submains belt starter (3 break). He slipped and fell causing injury to his ankle.
Injured was rockdusting, he stepped on a piece of belt that was covered with mud, slipped and fell causing a fracture of ribs left side.
PERSON WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND STOPPED TO PICK UP SOME TRASH TO PUT IN SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN PERSON STEPPED OUT OF OPERATOR'S DECK ON SCOOP HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN SMALL HOLE WHICH HAD WATER OVER IT. PERSON HAD INJECTED IN LEFT KNEE ON 1/31/05.
Injured person was reaching down to move miner cable out of the way and lost his balance and fell. When person was falling he reached out with his left hand to catch himself and caused injury to left wrist.
Injured was carring bits when he slipped on discharge hose falling on his left knee/ causing pulled ligments.
Person was standing up on belt tailpiece removing piece of steel bolt wrench from discharge of section feeder. After removing piece of steel he went to step down and his right foot slipped off wooden jill poke and he twisted his right ankle.
Injured was handing a crib block to another employee. His foot was in mud, he tried to move foot and heard ankle pop causing a sprain.
PERSON WAS WALKING UP A SET OF WOODEN STEPS AT OVERCAST ON 33 BUTT BELT. THE STRINGER FOR THE STEPS BROKE AND HE FELL WITH THE WOODEN STEPS. HE FELL ABOUT 7 FEET TO THE BOTTOM, CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND AND FINGERS.
PERSON WAS STANDING ON WALKWAY OF BOLTER PUTTING UP THE HARDWARE TO CONNECT SLINGS THAT HAD BEEN INSTALLED FOR ROOF SUPPORT. GRADE IN AREA IS STEEP & PERSONS FOOT SLIPPED OUT & HE FELL TO THE METAL WALKWAY ON HIS BUTTOCKS. EE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR.
INJURED WAS CARRYING WATER LINE ON SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE CAUSED PULLED LIGAMENTS.
PERSON STEPPED UP ONTO A LOWBOY WHICH HAD A 4W SHEILD ON IT TO UNLOCK CHAIN, WHEN HE STEPPED BACK DOWN FROM THE LOWBOY TO START UNLOADING 4W SHEILD HE FELT PAIN IN RT. KNEE. PERSON SAID HE FELT SOMETHING WHEN HE STEPPED UP ONTO LOWBOY & THEN IT GOT WORSE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF.
PERSON WAS WALKING ACROSS FACE OF LONGWALL, TRIPPED OVER RELAY BAR AND FELL. PERSON COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EE HAD DESCENDED STEPS FROM #25 BELT TAIL AREA & WHEN HE REACHED GROUND LEVEL & STARTED WALKING TOWARDS LOAD-OUT BLDG., HE SLIPPED ON ICEY AREA & FELL. EE'S RT. ANKLE TURNED AND HE FELL ON HIS ANKLE CAUSING SPRAIN AND TWISTING.
INJURED PERSON WAS LEAVING THE LONGWALL FACE TO EAT LUNCH. WHEN HE WENT AROUND THE HEADGATE DRIVE UNIT HE TRIPPED OVER A 4 FT ROOF BOLT AND FELL. HIS RIGHT HAND CAME DOWN ON SOE SHARP ROCKS CA USING LACERATION TO HEEL OF RIGHT HAND.
Person was walking up ramp at belt overcast and his feet slipped out from under him and he fell on both knees. person has now gone to dr and has been diagnosised with a torn menisus. he is now off work first day off 5-6-04.
PERSON WAS CROSSING OVER IDLE BELT TO MOVE PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM HIS LEFT LEG SLID OUT SIDEWAYS AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL 2/18/04 WHEN HE WA S OFF FOR SURGERY TO LEFT KNEE.
EE STEPPED INTO A SCOOP BUCKET TO TAKE DOWN A SIGN WHILE RETRIEVING RAIL. EE STEPPED DOWN ABOUT 16-18", STEPPED ON SIDE OF RAIL AND TWISTED KNEE. INITIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A SPRAIN BUT MRI SHOWED TORN MENISCUS. SURGERY ON 08/17/2004. DISCOVERED THAT WE HAD FAILED TO SUBMIT A 7000 FORM WHEN EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10/25/2004.
PERSON WAS WALKING BESIDE MANTRIP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PIECE OF FLAT ROCK AND FELL. WHEN PERSON FELL HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AND FELL AGAINST OPEN DOOR ON MANTRIP, HITTING HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.
EE WAS WALKING IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE (#1 ENTRY OF THE MINE ( #1 ENTRY OF 27 BUTT) HE STEPPED INTO THE SIDE OF A HOLE OR RUT AND THIS CAUSED HIS FOOT TO ROLL UNDER TURNING HIS ANKLE AND RESULTING IN INJURY
INJURED TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CROSSING UNDER U98 BELT. A SMALL AMOUNT OF SPILLAGE WAS PRESENT. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT ON 9/10 - HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED WITHOUT RESTRICTIO NS. HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY WHEN HE RETURNED FROM SCHEDULED VACATION ON 9/15.
EE WAS COMING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AND CAUGHT THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL. HE HIT THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS RT. FOREARM TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON MULE CABLE WITH OTHERS TO REANCHOR IT. HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST.
INJURED WAS UNLOADING A FLAT CAR, STEPPED OFF FLAT CAR AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.