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Walking slope belt and slipped. Grabbed rail to catch himself and pulled his shoulder. He required Physical Therapy (which he began attending on 10/13) and is being turned in as a medical treatment.
Employee was walking and slipped, causing him to fall against and onto NM belt. The incident resulted in a laceration needing stitches.
The injured was tightening the brake adjustment on the slope hoist. The wrench he was using slipped off the nut and the injured fell back and struck his head. He received a laceration that required two sutures. This is being reported as a medical treatment accident.
The injured slipped and fell while moving a rail. He caught himself with his right arm and sprained his wrist. He continued to work at his normal job. He continued to have pain in his wrist and received and injection in his wrist on 11/20/14. This is being reported as a Medical Treatment accident.
Walking along cars in a switch on top of sloughage, coal rolled out from the rib under his feet, he slipped and jarred his back.
The injured was recovering conveyor belt drive components when he tripped over an anchor bolt and he felt a pop in his knee. The injured tore his right knee meniscus. He continued to work until his surgery on 11/03/2014
Employee was working at the outside shop installing a drive motor shaft. He was stepping down from the motor to a wooden 4' step ladder to get a pry bar. The wooden ladder lost balance and kicked out from under him. He fell striking his right knee/shin on the motor and striking his left shoulder on the breather exhaust.
When getting out of mantrip employee tripped and caught his right finger in tensor when he braced for the fall.
Felt a burning in his left hip when he was stuck in the mud and twisted his body.
Employee received a concussion when he fell onto a low boy dolly out of a manhole.
Tripped and fell over cable handler of loader machine and felt a strain in his left shoulder.
Changing 2 pre-cleaner blades at slope.
While walking, employee slipped on a cable and fell at the stationary loader. When he fell, he caught himself with his right hand causing an over extension of his right wrist and a simple fracture to the right hand.
Employee was stepping onto a motor and jammed his head into the roof causing him to fall backwards landing hard on his back. Neck and lower back pain.
The injured stepped off a supply motor and twisted his ankle. the injured worked till 08/08/2014 the day of his surgery. Due to poor communication we did not realize that he went off work for his surgery. that is why we are late reporting this incident.
Employee slipped and lost his balance falling backwards and landing on his self rescuer as well as a bit bucket. The injured stated the bit bucket struck his lower back. Injured had complaints of back/tailbone pain and tingling down his right leg.
Employee was exiting his vehicle and slipped on the ice in the parking lot. The employee caught himself with his left hand and received a laceration on the knuckle of his little finger that required stitches.
Employee tripped on uneven bottom on beltline striking right index finger on roller and cradle
The employee's left foot got stuck in the mud while closing the Kennedy Doors and fell causing him to strain his left ankle.
While stepping out of a truck, at the Electrician's Shop, the employee slipped on ice and felt a strain in his groin. The employee's first day off due to this injury was 03/10/2014 for hernia surgery.
Employee fell off ladder
The injured was dragging a rockdust hose when he slipped on a wet walkway. As he fell he reached out with his right hand to brace himself. When he hit the ground his right hand contacted an old roof strap that was laying in the c.c. causing a laceration to the base of his right hand requiring 5 sutures.
Slipped and fell causing a contusion to lumbar back and abrasion to right flank
Employee stepped in a hole with slick bottom. He lost his balance and when he fell heard a pop in his right knee. He felt some immediate pain.
While installing 10" pipe, employee was pushing pipe together and his foot slipped on a wet surfece causing him to twist his right knee.
EE felt pain in his right shoulder after he slipped on wet belting and put his arm out to brace himself.
The employee was pulling a longwall shield and slipped off the shield pontoon, twisting his right knee. The physician's examination was negative, however the employee was not able to apply weight to his right leg.
The employee was walking to a mantrip at the beginning of his shift when he twisted his left ankle. The walkway was cemented and free from material. The physician's examination and x-ray were negative and he was diagnosed with a sprained left ankle.
EE was walking from the Headgate to the Mid face on the Longwall. When he stepped over #11 shield relay bar extension, his foot caught the extension's lifting handle. EE attempted to stop his fall by clasping on to the panline handrail. A strain to his right bicep resulted from the clasping. The strain was later diagnosed a muscle tear to the bicep requiring surgery.
The employee was greasing the belt drive at the preparation plant clean coal silo and tripped on an air hose. The employee fell, lacerating the end of his left middle and ring finger. Sutures were not required, but the physician was concerned about infection and instructed days away from work.
The track crew was preparing to lay track on a continuous mining section. The injured employee was handling the track ties when he slipped and fell to the ground. He tried to brace himself with his right hand, causing a fracture to his right hand.
On 3/16/12 the EE slipped while climbing from a scoop, striking his right chest area on the scoop tire. The EE continued to work and requested a follow-up exam. The exam. and x-ray on 3/26/12 showed a fracture to his right rib. The EE missed no work and continued performing regular duties.
Employee was walking at the slope bottom, he caught his foot on a track switch throw causing him to fall to the ground striking and injuring his left shoulder.
The EE was dragging water hose up the slope when he slipped and fell twisting his right knee. The EE was taken off work on 2/18/12 due to tear found in his knee.
While walking in calf high water, employee slipped on a discharge pipe and fell to the ground. During the fall the employee used his right hand to catch himself on the ground. This fall resulted in a non-displaced 4th metacarpal bone at the base of his right ring finger.
He was walking on the section when he stepped in a hole and felt pain in his right hip and lower back. He is diagnosed with a lumbar strain.
He was using the DAC phone system, slipped on relay bar, lost his hard hat, and struck the top of his head against a shield computer causing a laceration requiring 2 staples.
He was in the process of attaching a chain to the cable bogies, when he slipped and fell causing pain in his right bicep. He continued to work at his regular duties. He went to a physician and was diagnosed with a torn right biceps tendon. He was removed from work on 11/14/2011.
While stepping out of a motor, with one foot on the ground, the employee caught left foot on the safety chain causing him to lose his balance. He fell to the ground and twisted his right knee. An MRI indicated a meniscus tear. The employee's first day off of work was 2/7/11.
The EE was walking through mud, stepped on a section of slick line causing him to fall. He caught his weight on his right shoulder. On 9/15/11, MRI diagnosed possible labral tear. He continued to work his regular job as a shuttle care operator with occasional pain. On 12/15/11, a MR Arteriogram determined a labrum tear. The EE's fist day off was 1/16/12 when surgery was performed.
On 8/26/11 EE turned in an incident form stating that he was pulling a 1" hose and slipped and fell.On 9/2/11 EE turned in incident form stating that he had sneezed and felt something pop in the area he struck when he fell. He went to a Dr.,bone scan was performed and the results of 3 fractured ribs was reported on 9/15/11.EE cont'd. to work at his regular duties during this time.
He was performing his regular duties as a beltman when he slipped off a bridge plank and twisted his right knee. He continued to work at his regular duties and continued to have pain. He went to a physician and was removed form work on August 29, 2011 for surgery to repair a torn meniscus.
Employee slipped while walking down slope and injured shoulder. Missed work as of 9/23/11.
He was performing his regular duties of carrying pipe when he slipped and fell causing pain in his lower back. He went to a physician and is diagnosed with severe degenerative disc disease with pars defects, and grade 1 anterolisthesis. MRI report included. Occupational illness due to degenerative disc disease as described in the physician report.
He was walking around a haulage motor to recover rockdust hose when he slipped off the edge of a switch timber causing a fracture to the left ankle.
He was walking down the North Mains belt entry when he fell and struck his right shoulder. He continued to work at his regular duties and continued to have pain. He went to a physician and was removed from work on 9/9/11 for shoulder surgery.
EE was assisting while placing tailgate cover, the cover slid and as he attempted to get out of the way he fell against the rib with his right hand causing a fracture to the right wrist. EE con't. to work until 3/12/11 when he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a fracture to his right wrist.
He was climbing over the coal pile and twisted his left knee, he went to the hospital and was diagnosed with a fracture below the left knee.
A piece of loose roof fell and as he was attempting to move out of the way, he twisted his right knee, causing a strain of the right knee.
Walking on the right side of the mining machine toward the loading machine when he stepped on some loose material and felt pain in his right ankle. He went to a physician and was diagnosed with a possible tear of the paranethis tendon.