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Employee was preparing to install his next row of bolts. As he stepped down to the drill station, he stepped in a hole, resulting in multiple fractures to his left foot.
EE a truck driver was going to check the oil on a mach truck that he was driving. He said his foot slipped off the bumper step and he fell on his right side. he said he had pain in his right arm & leg. He was taken to Harlan County emergency & x-rayed - no broken bones found.
Employee was walking towards the back of a walk through roof bolter when he lost his footing. As he fell, he tried to catch himself but fell anyway. He scraped his right arm and struck his back. He was transported by ambulance to Harlan A.R.H. Hospital. They did admit him overnight for additional testing.
Employee arrived at the section and got off the mantrip. As the employee started to walk toward the feeder his feet got tangled in an old metal band and a belt rail that was embedded in the mud. The employee fell onto his knees, jerking his neck and back.
Employee was loading a trickle duster when he tripped over a piece of belt. He tried to catch himself and received a cut which required 4 stitches.
The contractor employee had cut the metal bands from a bundle of crib blocks. The contract employee started to pick up a crib block, when he tripped over an cable bolt causing him to fall. When he fell he hit his left ear on the loose metal band causing a laceration to his left ear.
The employee went to get on the mantrip to leave the section when he slipped and fell. As the employee was falling he tried to catch himself on the mantrip resulting in a cut to the palm of his right hand. The cut required (5) stitches.
The employee was walking in front of the belt feeder when he stepped into a hole and sprained his ankle.
EE was setting miner up in right run of the cut, when he stepped on the water line going to the miner with his right foot. His foot twisted off of the water line causing him to fall. He twisted his right knee while trying to get back up.
Walking from #2 to #1 entry, when his foot slipped causing him to twist his ankle.
EE was exiting scoop deck. As he was turning, his foot slipped, cauing him to twist his left knee.
Employee was loading supplies with forklift. When finished loading, he stepped out of loader into thick mud. He turned to walk to scoop and twisted his left knee.
Employee was moving a rock from behind ram of scoop bucket when he slipped and strained his back.
EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF LADDER WHILE HANGING CURTAIN.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE EXITING HIS SHUTTLE CAR.
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE MINER WHEN HIS LEG GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OFF OF ROOT BOLT MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS LOADING STRAPS INTO THE PINNER WHEN HE TRIPPED HITTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE STRAPS.
EE WAS WALKING UP THE #5 ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT SET-UP AND WAS CARRYING A TOP ROLLER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SOEMTHING CAUSING HIM TO FALL, BRUISED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS.