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While employees were preparing for a belt move they noticed that the belt was not level. While trying to level the belt the belt came off onto the belt structure that the employees were standing on causing employee to come off of the structure and hyper extending a knee.
Surface Miner was walking to the forklift. EE stepped over something buried in the snow. When EE did, EE stepped on a belt bottom roller buried in the snow. EE fell back and to the side landing on a roller. This caused broken ribs on the left side.
EE was on Shield #6 and was asked to come into the pan line to help move the mesh out of the way of the bolter. When EE went to go into the panline they lost their balance causing them to fall backwards at which time they hit their head on the relay bar.
Employee fell from the bed of a supply truck while pulling a roll of lay flat waterline off a pallet. Employee braced the fall with right hand and this resulted in a hurt shoulder. Employee was taken to hospital and X-Ray was negative. Employee did not miss any work. It was later found on an MRI that there was damage. Employee had surgery on 12/13/2022 making it a Lost Time injury.
On 5/21/2022 EE slipped and twisted knee. EE was taken to the hospital and X-Ray was negative. EE returned to work and has continued to come to work. An MRI was 6/9/2022 and the results show a strained ACL. EE had ACL surgery 10 years ago and this incident has made it that EE needs Physical Therapy.
Miner claimed miner went to find the crew members in the section & when miner turned a corner slipped in the mud & twisted left knee which caused miner to drop to knees, after that miner's co-workers saw miner & helped miner to the dinner table where they applied ice packs & wrapped the knee. The operator disputes the injury occurred.
Employee got out of the passenger side of a parked mantrip. The mantrip had parked on a piece of wood with the rear tire, leaving the wood leveraged up 4". The employee did not see the wood in walkway and got foot caught under it. This caused the employee to fall with foot still stuck under the wood piece. This resulted in a broken ankle.
While working on the roof bolter, Employee needed some more parts and went to the maintenance skid while walking through a water hole at XC-5 in 1 Right Pines East #2, Employee slipped and felt a sudden pain in lower back. Employee did not miss work until 11/28/2020.
EE stepped in a mudhole while pulling leg out of the mud EE fell forward and overextended right knee. Employee did not miss work until 10/30/2020.
After checking the oil EE stepped up on the left side of UV-024 to check the coolant level. After checking, EE was trying to find a hand hold to help get down off the UV, EE missed grabbing the hole for the radiator cap and fell backwards onto the ground landing on EE's left hand.
Employee was walking past the feeder breaker coming out of the beltline. Employee states employee stumbled and fell onto back and tweaked it. Employee was taken to the hospital for X-Ray. X-Ray was negative and doctor offered RTW full Release. Employee asked for two days off to heal, thus making it a Lost Time Incident.
EE stepped backwards and rolled ankle. It was level ground and EE did not step onto anything. X-Ray showed no injury and EE returned to work. EE had an MRI on their own and saw a doctor on 3/9/2020. Doctor says EE needs surgery. This incident is now reportable and EE will have surgery in two weeks.
Belt man was walking to new location to shovel belt. EE was carrying a shovel in EE's right hand. As EE started down a grade EE got closer to the belt to hold on to dust pipe to sturdy self. The floor was wet closer to the belt and EE slipped and rolled EE's ankle. X-ray showed EE fractured EE's Fibula.
Employee was coming down a ladder and missed a step causing injury to EE's knee
EE was walking to the door to enter the warehouse. They looked over at two other miners while walking, left foot caught the corner of the outside floor mat and they tripped. EE was carrying paperwork and when they fell to the floor they landed on their left elbow.
While starting up a stationary ladder, employee slipped and fell backwards causing hand to be fractured.
EE was walking and tripped on lump of coal, fell into rib cutting upper lip.
Employee was walking down the longwall face carrying a rolled up hose. Their right foot slipped forward and they fell backwards injuring the left ankle as they landed on it. EE did not seek medical attention until March 12, 2019. At this time an X-Ray showed a fractured Tibia.
Employee was walking outby on the off side of the belt when they took a step with the right foot and the ankle twisted inward. The resulting injury was a fracture to both the metatarsal #4 and #5 bone.
Installing bottom rib bolt, EE fell off bolter and caught self with hands on ground, causing pain in shoulder.
Injured person was walking up the longwall face. They tripped and fell forward and cut the palm of their hand on a piece of rock or something sharp.
While stepping off loader, employee twisted ankle.
While walking EE slipped on a small patch of ice that had a light coating of snow. EE fell, landing on their right arm. EE had pain in right shoulder.
EE was tying roof mesh to existing roof supports. EE was standing on a ladder in a x-cut by the haulageway. The piece of mesh EE was hanging hung down on one edge and was struck by an on-coming truck which pushed the mesh into the ladder, tipping the ladder over and EE fell to the ground, landing on right arm.
Employee was stepping in to the back of the shield to do repairs. foot slipped off shield and bend backwards. Employee refused to seek medical attention until 1/4/2018. At that time it was discovered employee had a fractured foot.
EE was ascending stairs at an overcast when they stumbled near the top and fell striking the left upper arm on the top of the handrail. This resulted in pain to the lower bicep area. EE continued to work regular shifts through 11/19/2017.
EE was mounting a cutter motor on a continuous miner. EE lost balance while stepping off on an 18" high rail causing EE to fall backward. A pry bar EE was using struck EE in the right side as EE fell causing a 1" laceration.
EE was servicing a lube truck and while walking around the truck ee stepped on a lump of coal which caused to fall to same level resulting in pain to left hip/leg.
Two employees checking wear plates on crusher chute in sub-zero temperatures. Inspection doors on chute were frozen shut. EE attempting to open door latches with hammer fell from a kneeling position landing on shoulder and head causing fractures and lacerations.
While pulling down a ventilation curtain, employee felt his knee pop as he fell to the ground.
Carrying a crib block and slipped on ice and fell, the crib block landed on his hand.
The mine was rock dusting when the employee went down to pre-shift. He was looking at the Roof and Ribs for hazards. Due to the rock dust being in the air, visibility was poor. Employee lost his footing and slipped and fell and strained his knee.
He was walking on the surface, in the snow, when he slipped and fell. He fractured his right Fibula.
Employee was attaching a foot/ski to a steel leg at the portal when he was struck by debris causing him to fall forward suffering a superficial laceration above his eye. He also suffered a contusion on the back.
Walking up longwall face to tailgate to do onshift examination. When stepping past shield 131 employee tripped and fell. Laceration to right hand palm occurred
Injured EE was evaluating repair needs for a belt line when his foot slipped on a 6" waterline causing him to fall on his left side (hip). The fall caused a fracture of the left femur.
EE had just finished washing a piece of equipment being prepared for rebuild. He was putting the washdown hose in it's stored location when he slipped on some ice. His right foot caught in some non-frozen gravel and his foot and ankle rolled causing a fracture to the right fibula.
The crew was in the process of packing old belt structure through a man-door. Employee and another employee were in the process of carrying a belt cluster when he tripped over a belt roller and fell. As he fell he twisted his ankle.
Injured employee stepped across #3 shield draw bar and his left foot began to slip. He felt himself losing his balance and tried to plant his left foot more firmly on the ground when he felt pain in left knee.
Carrying a length of pipe, when he tripped and fell. His thumb was caught between the length of pipe and the floor when he landed.
Injured was dismounting utility vehicle by stepping off backward with his left foot. His left knee twisted when his foot stepped into a tire-track rut. Injured stated he had a hand hold on the UV as he was stepping down.
He was walking on a belt on the ground that was covered in coal dust & slipped twisting his right knee.
Employee was stepping out of mantrip and twisted his knee. Damage is strain / sprain to the left knee.
Stepping off flatbed-referred to orthopedic physician.
Employee was removing belt structure. He tripped and fell backwards, as he fell he landed on his hand resulting in a fractured finger.
Tripped and fell landing on his back on a chunk of coal. Several months later he sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a pre-existing degenerative back disease. He was placed on a therapy program. On July 27, 2006 surgery was performed to repair the degenerative disks in his back.
Employee stepped through a set of double doors and slipped and fell, spraining his ankle
Employee was attempting to climb down off a belt line when his right foot became caught between a 2" aluminum pipe and a timber. he fell to the ground landing on his back with his foot still caught by the timber and pipe. employee said he felt pain in his thigh area when he fell.
After performing trouble shooting and repair work the injured ee was helping reinstall the top drive train covers on #12 u.v. while standing on top of the machine the ee took a step backwards and lost his balance causing him to fall landing on a piece of protruding metal.
EE WAS WALKING ON THE SURFACE WITH ANOTHER EE. THE CONDITIONS WERE ICY. HE STEPPED IN TIRED RUT THAT WAS FROZEN AND HIS LEFT FOOT BUCKLED AND HIS LEG WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM.