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Repairman was helping lift and hang the C.M. cable when his foot slipped in mud, twisting his left knee, right hip, and lower back.
The employee was helping to move the continuous miner and MRS cables during retreat mining while the continuous miner was moving back the machine accidentally hooked the MRS cable and pulled them down. When the cable was pulled down it caused the employee to fall to the ground injuring his left foot.
EE was walking down beside the roof bolter in the #4 right entry when he stepped on a piece of draw rock causing him to slip and fall. EE twisted his left leg and knee. **Employee quit voluntarily on 11/16/10.
EE was coming from the outside into the mine clerks office and stepped into a hole in front of the doorway. While stepping into the hole the EE fell inside the doorway landing on both hands and knees. EE felt pain in the left knee, rt. wrist and rt. shoulder and pain in lower back. EE went to the hospital and continued to work. EE has been placed on restricted duty.
Employee was putting up a roof strap. He said that he lost his balance while trying to push the strap into place and the strap cut his left wrist. He recv'd 10 stitches in wrist.
Employee was rock dusting when he tripped over a piece of cinder block causing him to fall backwards & hit his right shoulder.
Ee was struck in the right side of head by the mrs cable which knocked him down into a mud hole.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A PUMP IN THE WATER AND LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HE REACHED TO GRAB FOR THE RIB TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND WHILE DOING SO, HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE JUMPED OFF ROOF BOLTER INJURING LOWER BACK.
EE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK ON MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE HIS KNEE ON ANOTHER ROCK.