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EE REPORTED THAT WHILE TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE CANOPY JACK IN THE DECK.
EE FELL WHILE CLEANING COAL CHUTE AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE. WOUND REQUIRED SUTURES. MEDICAL REPORT.
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND #3 BELT HEAD WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL, CUTTING HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE WHEN IT STRUCK THE FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO LIFT A BELTHEAD MOTOR. HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING THE INJURY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-1-02 WHEN HE STARTED SEEING A DR WHO HAS HIM OFF WORK AT THIS TIME . THIS WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8-1-02.
SURVEYER FELL OFF THE FIRST STEP OF A 6 FT STEP LADDER RESULTING IN BRUISED OR PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED FELL DOWN WHILE DESCENDING THE STEPSTO THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE CLEAN, COAL TOWER. THERE HAS BEEN AN ON GOING INVESTIGATION- THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2/01/02- WHEN THE INJURED MISSED HIS FIRST SCHEDULED WORK DAY. IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WAS MADE ON 1/25/02 BY PHONE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SLICK MINE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO DO A "SPLIT" OR "SPREAD EAGLE" FALL. THIS RESULTED IN A HERNIA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FROM A FLAT TO HIS SCOOP BUCKET AND THE BUCKET WAS TILTED TO MAKE LOADING EASIER. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED IN THE SCOOP BUCKET, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK (MRI DONE 11/27/01 AND COMPANY FIRST NOTIFIED ON MRI 12/4/01.) 4/3/02 COMPLETE RE-CONSTRUCTION ACL.
FELL TO THE GROUND WHILE MOUNTING A BULLDOZER. STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE DOZER TRACK. COMPLAINS OF SOME NECK PAIN.
THE JOB TASK WAS TO MARK SIGHTS WITH A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT IN A HIGH ENTRY. A FOUR FOOT STEP LADDER WAS NEEDED AND THE FOREMAN WAS STANDING ON THE TOP STEP. THE LADDER SHIFTED, HE LOST HIS ALAN CE. AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR BRUISE TO LOWER BACK.
THE JOB TASK WAS TO HANG A CURTAIN IN A HIGH AREA AND A LADDER WAS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE TASK. WHILE STANDING ON THE LADDER, ONE LEG SANK INTO THE MUD CAUSING THE LADDER TO SHIFT AND THE EMPL OYEE TO FALL. FRACTURED SMALL BONE IN LEFT WRISTEMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT BUT NOTICED SWELLING NEXT MORNING.
INJURED STATED HE WAS GOING TO THE CENTER OF THEPLACE TO SEE IF HE WAS CUTTING ON CENTER, HE TRIPPED ON THE MINER CABLE, FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. PAIN WORSENED WHEN HE TRIED TO GO BACK DO WN ON HIS KNEES TO WORK.
THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 5-14-01. EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. TWISTING HIS BACK.
HE WAS PULLING SLACK FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE. HE WAS PULLING THE SLACK MANUALLY AND SLIPPED ON THE MINE FLOOR TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 3/22/01.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HURT HIS BACK.
HANGING CABLE IN HIGH AREA OF SECTION HE STEPPEDOFF THE BACK BUMPER OF ROOF BOLTER & TWISTED HISRIGHT KNEE.
SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE CLEANING THE BED.
WAS CLIMBING DOWN STEPS TO THE GROUND FROM THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT. HE SAID HE SLIPPED ON THE 3RD STEP DOWN, FELL TO THE GROUND, CATCHING HIMSELF ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BENDING HIS THUMB BACK, LOADER WAS NOT IN MOTION.
3 FOOT ALUMINUM STEP LADDER WAS BEING USED TO REACH SPAD IN ROOF. LADDER WAS PLACED ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND FOLDED. EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE LADDER TO BALANCE HIMSELF. THE LADDER CONTINUED TO FOLD AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF THE LADDER WITH FINGER IN A PINCH POINT CAUSING CRUSHING INJURY AND DISTAL FRACTURE OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
SETTING STEPS FOR AN OVERCAST--EE SLIPPED AND GRABBED A STEEL BEAM TO PREVENT FALLING--METAL STEPS SLID AGAINST THE STEEL BEAM THAT EE GRABBED--LACERATING TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE LUNCH ROOM AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 31, 2000 BUT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL JANUARY 3, 2001.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST FROM THE SCOOP AND THEN SLIPPED DUE TO SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE RIGID/STATIONARY SCAFFOLDING, MISTEPPED AND FELL 3-4' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, RESULTING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEECAP, HAND AND RIGHT ANKLE.
WAS WALKING FROM BATHHOUSE TO WORK AREA. WAS LOOKING ACROSS THE ROAD AT ANOTHER LOCATION. HE STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION ABOUT 14" X 14" X 1 1/2 DEEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TURN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
ON 1/28/00 THE EE WAS WALKING AROUND A ROOF BOLTER AND FELL WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME SLICK BOTTOM. THE EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE FELL. THE EE DID NOT MISS WORK BUT HAD KNEE SURGERY ON MA RCH 14, 2000.
HE HAD BEEN WORKING OUTSIDE IN COLD WEATHER. SNOW AND ICE BUILT UP ON THE SOLES AND TREAD OF HIS BOOTS. HE STEPPED OFF THE NON-SKID RUG ONTO A TILE FLOOR. AT THAT POINT HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
EE WAS STANDING ON SLATE BAR TRYING TO PUT GAUGE TIE ON RAIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE MUCKER TRACKS.
THE EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A UNIHAULER AND WAS HANGING HIS JUMPER CABLES WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1-24-2000.
MAN WAS WALKING IN 7 ENTRY. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE, SAID HE TWISTED HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-10-2000.