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Ee was climbing up on dozer and his foot slipped, causing his left knee to strike cleat on dozer track. Impact was at lower edge of left knee, resulting in severe pain.
Employee got off his shuttle car and sat down next to coal rib while waiting for continuous miner to move. When he got up he lost his balance and twisted right knee causing a sprain.
Employee walked through wing curtain and lost his balance falling on self-rescuer and bruising his hip.
Mechanic was checking cable on shuttle car that was not picking up cable. He took cover off and moved car up because line curtian was in the way. Reel unexpectedly took up tripping him causing him to fall backwards on his rescuer.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK AT RAW COAL LOAD OUT BELT AND SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS LEFT WRIST.
Employee was carrying 2 buckets of miner bits and hung his foot in loop of miner cable causing him to fall and hurt left knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT BELT STANDS ON NO.2 BELT & WHILE CARRYING A BELT STAND HE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE.
EE was starting to walk beneath a belt underpass guard and hit his left shoulder on the guard causing him to loose his balance, and fall. The area was muddy and he had his coat and lunch bucket in his hands. When he fell he broke the lower end of his fibula on his right leg.
Employee was attempting to cross over a belt and stepped on a square timber lying on the mine floor. The timber rolled pitching the employee forward against the belt and framing. The employee struck his left knee against tubular belt framing.
Employee was stepping down off of Gob truck and missed bottom step with his foot causing right knee to hit step. Employee did not start missing work until July 17, 2005.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROOF BOLTS FROM HIS SUPPLY TRAILER TO HIS ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER LOOSE COAL AND FIRE CLAY. EE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE GROUND.
INJURED PARTY HAD JUST PARKED THE DIESEL TRACTOR HE WAS OPERATING & STOOD UP & STEPPED OFF THE TRACTOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED PARTY WAS TRAMMING THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE STEPPED OVER A PIECE OF COAL & HIS FOOT SLIPPED, TURNING HIS LEFT KNEE.
INJURED PARTY HAD JUST GOT THROUGH LOADING SUPPLIES WITH THE FRONT ENDLOADER ONTO A TRAILER WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN TO GET OFF HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED PARTY WAS GETTING OFF THE D-8 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE DOZER ARM OF THE BLADE. INJURED PARTY STRADDLED THE BLADE ARM AND CAUGHT HIMSLEF. THE JOLT CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.
INJURED PARTY WAS BOLTING IN THE #3 ENTRY. WHEN HE GOT FINISHED HE STEPPED AWAY FROM THE ROOF BOLTER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TURN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED PARTY WAS WALKING THE 1ST SOUTH BELT WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLICK SPOT AND FELL. HE LANDEDON HIS BACK INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.