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WHILE UNLOADING BOLTS AND PLATES OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET ONTO THE BOLTER, EMPLOYEE PICKED UP 5 TO 6 BOLTS TOOK ONE STEP BACK INTO A HOLE FORCING HIS LEFT KNEE BACKWARD. NOTE: OPERATIONS WERE IDL E FROM 12/21/02 THRU 1/2/03. REPORT IS WITHIN 10 DAY LIMIT.
EE WAS TRAVELING UNDERGROUND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND ON A SLICK HILL AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING FALL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4-8-02 LOST TIME BEGAN 4-8-02.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 8' STEP LADDER, HITTING ON SIDE OF CHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. ONE OF THE LEGS OF THE LADDER SPLIT CAUSING LADDER & EMPLOYEE TO FALL. SEEN DOCTOR 10/28/01 X-RAYED FRAC TURE OF WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO AN OUTRIGGER OF A CRANE, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 4' TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS BACK, HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO LOWER BACK, AND RIGHT WRIST. EM PLOYEE SENT TO ARH FOR EXAM, X-RAYS NEG. FOR ANY FRACTURES, EMPLOYEE MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK.
EE WAS DESCENDING EMBANKMENT TO GET A SLURRY SAMPLE. HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, FELL AND INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE HANGING ANCHOR HE FELL HAND WAS HUNG IN CHAIN THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME FRACTURED. INJURY OCCURRED 6-28-01, COMPANY CLOSED FROM 6-30-01 OPENED BACK UP 7-09-01.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON 002 SECTION BOLTING. HE WAS SWINGING THE HEAD OVER, TRIPPED AND FELL. HIS RIGHT KNEE AND SHIN WAS INJURED. X-RAY WAS NEGATIVE, & HE WAS TREATED FOR BRUISING.
EE WAS PUTTING OIL INTO (MRS) AND AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MRS HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING SHUTTLECAR WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED CAUSING PAIN. LOST TIME BEGAN 5-23-01.
EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN COLUMN SAMPLE. AS HE DESCENDED THE STEPS, HE STEPPED IN SPILLED DIESEL FUEL. HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTACVHING BATTERY CABLE TO SCOOP. HE SLIPPED, HIS RIGHT LEG WENT BETWEEN THE FRAME & BATTERY BOX. HIS RIGHT OUTSIDE CALF WAS CUT. DR. STAPLED WOUND & RELEASED.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SCREEN. HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL BACK. HE INJURED HIS RIGHT HIP AND BACK.
EE WAS COMING OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT. MANTRIP OPERATOR STEERED LEFT, EE FELL FROM RIGHT SIDE.
WHILE EXITING SCOOP EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A GLANCE BAR WITH ANOTHER REPAIRMAN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND DROPPED HIS END CAUSING SOMETHING TO PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HILL FROM THE MINE OFFICE TO THE CHANGE TRAILER. HE FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG.
EE FELL COMING DOWN STEPS FROM CHANGE TRAILER. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE SLIPPED ON SLICK MINE FLOOR WHILE EXITING SCOOP.
EE WAS HANDING BLOCK TO ANOTHER EE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SLICK MINE FLOOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO BOLTER TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A POPPING NOISE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS LOADING STRUCTURE TO TAKE UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED IN A RUT IN THE MINE YARD, AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON PINNER HEAD AND PUTTINGGLUE IN DRILLED HOLE WHEN HE FELL OFF THE PINNERHEAD LANDING ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADINGROCK DUST ONTO A SCOOP. HE TRIPPEDOVER THE PLASTIC COVERS. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE SCOOP BUCKET.
THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6-9-00. EE SLIPPED OFF DRILL HEAD AND CAUGHT HIS BOOT IN HOSE ON DRILL AND WRENCHED HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM SIDE OF CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST WHEEL COVER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING OFF MANTRIP. SAW DR AT WHITESBURG E.R. WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR HEADACHE.