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Employee was pulling muddy curtain out of face of #4 entry when he slipped and fell striking right knee on rock.
Employee was walking to the bolting station when he slipped on a rock covered with curtain. This caused him to fall onto a rock resulting in pain in his lower back area.
Employee was in the outside surface shop when he tripped and fell on his left shoulder. He continued to work up until he had surgery on 4/18/2013.
Bent a bolt on the dust box and slipped off the bolt & hit his right eye on the edge of the pinner. He was putting up 2nd roll of bolts. There were some rocks on his side.
Employee stepped on belt that was not pinned together causing belt to slack between rollers, causing employee to stumble, striking his chin on top roller.
Climbing up ladder to access wier plates to change out wier plates. Ladder was tied off at top, but employee's boots were slippery due to conditions. Ladder shifted slightly and boots slipped causing him to fall against the inside edge of a wier plate at same elevation.
EE was climbing down bottom level of HWM side ladder with Feet on the ground, he lost his balance and tried to catch himself, when wedding band caught on something and pulled a gash in his ring finger.
EE was standing on a ladder, one foot on the ladder and the other foot in the generator room. In an attempt to pull the breaker, he slipped and fell approximately 5 feet, injuring his back and hip.
EE was assisting in replacing LCM Cat wear strips. The miner was elevated on cribs for the repairs to an approximate height of 5.5 feet. Repairs were completed. EE climbed on top of the miner to take down the work area lights. To get off the top of the miner, EE got on his hands and knees and jumped off backwards. Upon landing he twisted the left ankle.
EE tripped on a rock measuring 8"l x 6" w X 14" to 6" thickness and struck his left knee on a cable hanger on the operator side of the miner. He was transported to Clinch Valley Medical Center for testing and was released.
EE & co-worker were setting beams & jacks. Beams were on a flat car approximately 20" from mine floor. Beam was raised & chained. EE moved to the other end of beam to pick up & set jack. First jack & beam became dislodged. To get out of way, EE proceeded to end of flat car & fell head first, contacting skull with sharp rock.
EE JUMPED BACK AFTER HE DISLODGE DRAW ROCK & TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CABLE DOWN THE CATWALK OF STACKER BELT AND STEPPED OFF THE END OF THE WALKWAY AND FELL ON HIS BACK. HE FELL APPROX. 5'. EMPLOYEE WENT TO A SPECIALIST ON MONDAY AND RETUR NED TO WORK.
WHILE WALKING TO THE SECTION, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A ROCK IN A WATER HOLE INJURING HIS LEFT KNEEHE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JULY 6. WHILE ON VACATION HE HAD SURGERY TO HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE SECTION FROM HIS OUTBY TOOL BOX AND SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS ARM. THE BOTTOM WAS WET AND SLICK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, UNTIL AN MRI WAS RUN ON 3-16. THE DOCTO R PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A TORN ROTATORCUP ON SHOULDER. HE CONTINUES TO WORK.
A PIECE OF BELT WAS BEING PULLED IN 3 BREAKS OUT BY THE TAILPIECE HEN THE BELT CAME OUT OF THE ROLLAND STRIKING EMPLOYEE. HIS FOOT WAS AGAINST THE RAIL AND HIS BODY WAS ARCED BACKWARDS. HE HAD A FRACTURE TO THE TIBIA DISTAL TO THE KNEE. HE DID NOT NEED SURGERY OR A CAST AND HE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SHIFT.