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A forklift operator was placing a load of boring equipment onto a tractor & trailer. While loading the boring equipment, the container was bumped and a 2 1/4 inch bar jumped out of the cradle and fell from the trailer. The employee on the trailer jumped down when the bar fell and the bar bounced and hit the employee in the lower left leg, resulting in a fracture to leg.
Employee was removing roof bolts from scoop bucket and received a cut from the metal band that binds the roof bolts for transportation. Employee received 4 sutures and has not lost any work days.
Roof fall occured on 7/12/08, no travel way or air way was blocked. No injuries occurred from the fall, the fall occurred on 3rt off of 5rt mains on spad 2713 in the intersection. The fall measured 20ft wide by 20ft in lengh and fell from above anchor point.
Employee stepped into a 14" wide by 3' long hole with a 6" drop to the new beam which had to be open due to construction. Employee caught himself on a 3' column that had a sharp corner causing a puncture wound to his left forearm. The wound required 3 stitches inside and 9 stitches outside.
Employee placed the vehicle in park. After placing the vehicle in park his right hand came into contact with the exit door handle holding arm causing a laceration to the top of his right hand requiring five stitches.
EE was moving a mantrip from the main line to put on charge at the charging hole. He was facing the wrong way and had his right leg hanging outside the mantrip when he rounded a corner en route to charging hole where his right leg got caught between the frame of the mantrip and the rib causing injury.
Miner was fueling the plant dozer and the fuel hose was wrapped around his leg. When he finished he dropped the hose, he than lost his balance and fell from the rear platform on the dozer. EE pulled something in his shoulder and is awaiting diagnosis.
Employee was skiving belt and was pulling knife with right hand toward his body and the knife slipped and then the knife stabbed the palm of his left hand. Cut required two stitches to close.
EE was cutting open a box of glue for the bolts with a razor knife. The box slipped resulting in a laceration to his left index finger.
Employee's foot slipped while mounting oil check ladder, injurying his right ankle.
Pinched finger between motors
Injured was in the process of helping to set timbers on a pillering section. The injured and a co-worker had set a timber and were begining to set another, when the first timber fell, striking the injured on the right ear. This resulted in 11 sutures.
EE was tramming the roof bolter up the neutral entry from the operators deck. He got out of the deck to use the inch control levers to go under a discharge line going across the entry, when the chain from the front left tire broke. A link from the chain struck EE in the left lower leg.
Miner was hanging miner cable and strained lower back. He did not start missing work until 5/29/08
Employee alledges to experiencing noise induced hearing loss as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 11% permanent disability award by Brick Street Mutual.
Employee alleges to experiencing a repetative motion injury of carpal tunnel snydrome as a result of his employment with Apogee Coal and was granted a 12% permanent disability award by BrickStreet Mutual.
Employee's thumb was cut when cab door was shut unexpectedly.
EE and co-worker were working on a MRS. The chain had came off of the cable reel. The two men were removing the shield off of the cable reel. They were using a slate bar to pry the shield up. Injured had his fingers on the shield when it slipped off the slate bar smashing his left fingers.
Blaster reportedly suffered an abdominal hernia while raking dry cutting back into blasthole with shovel. Incident happened near beginning of shift on his first day back to work (alternative work schedule).
EE stated that he slipped after stepping on piece of metal near tail piece and fell, landing on left wrist.
When the day shift production crew arrived at the section, the boss discovered a small roof fall at approx 7:50am. The fall measured 10' long, 6' tall and 6' wide.
While lifting a bucket of oil into the back of a pick-up truck, employee suffered a herina to the umbilical area. * NOTE: Employee's condition was not diagnosed until 5/12/08. Employee has not missed any work days as of 5/14/08 but surgery to repair the injury site has been scheduled.
Occupation Pneumoconiosis - State Disability Award of 10%
Approx 10X12' section of haul road collapsed into an abandoned underground miner entry. The right rear tandem of EE's 730 E Dresser fell into void created by this collapse. Truck driver thinks that he cut his finger while dismounting truck afer incident occurred. Note: 3 sutures were placed in the small bliter like flap of skin.
Injured was standing behind a co-worker who was breaking the metal bands on a bundle of roof bolts. The co-workers grip slipped, this resulted the the co-workers elbow striking the injured in the mouth. The injured cracked one tooth, that was repaired on 4-3-08
Employee was using a slate bar to pry a lodged piece of metal loose in the raw coal chute to the #2 raw coal vibrator. The bar slipped, allowing his hand to strike against the flop-gate lever on the plant feed belt discharge chute.
Inured was in the process of moving Miner cable on 3-18-08, left work without reporting incident. Injured had a doctor?s visit on 04/23/08 with Dr. Frederick Armburst in which he was diagnosed with a intervertebral Disk Injury that was musculoligamentous in origin.
Helping electrican make splice on shuttle car cable, employee cut his right thumb.
While dumping load from truck bed, the bed fell off when raised to full extension of the first jack.
The cutter head on the miner failed. So the operator backed it out of the cut. EE began removing the rub-rail to gain access in the control box. He tried to sit the rail over the miner cable. Something pull in his shoulder. He was diagnosed with a portial tear of his rotator cuff. Note: he was not diagnosed until 3/24/08.
Employee was struck on the right hand by a high voltage fuse that fell from the hot stick. * Employee did not start missing work until 3/10/08.
An unintentional roof fall occurred at IO Coal Co Europa Mine. The fall occurred on 3 left section in No 4 entry 1 break inby Span No 5141. The fall measured 120' long, 15 feet wide, and approximately 6 to 8 feet thick. The fall had been cribbed off on all sides. No injuries occurred from this fall.
Miner was pushing a bolt into the mine roof with the bolting machine. The wrench and bolt were mis-aligned, so the miner bumped the controls to rotate the wrench. His glove was pinched between the wrench and bolt, jerking his hand into the spin. His ring & pinky were dislocated.
EE was suppling the roof bolter with straps t5's. EE had a hand full of straps when he dropped them on his left thumb, smashing it. Mine mgment was not notified of this injury until 2/26/08.
Employee was in the process of dumping his 16th load of rock at dump area, when the truck bed fell approx 2'. The bed did not hit the truck frame but bounced back up to a fully extended position. Employee stated that the jarring motion of the truck caused a "whiplash" type injury to his neck.
Employee was stepping down from a ledge and his foot went into about 10 inches of mud. While trying to take a step he pulled his knee trying to dislodge his foot. This event was not reported for 3 days.
Torque tension bolt kicked out from the bolt wrench - striking employee's hand (L) & fracturing his middle finger.
Cutting cable with torch, burned left knee, 2nd degree burn.
Employee stated he was mounting a dozer when his right foot slipped, causing his right knee to receive the full impact of his weight. Employee stated that he felt his left knee "pop".
While mounting dozer, employee felt a "pop" in his shoulder. He was diagnosed with a rotator cuff injury. NOTE: Employee did not begin missing work until 4/16/08.
While hanging a miner cable, EE was injured, when he fell off of a ladder.
Injured was exiting shuttle car and stepped awkwardly on a rock. Felt a burning sensation in left knee, injured continued to work until 4/4/08. Injured's last day worked was 4/4/08.
While building stoppings, employee backed up against a stack of Kennedy Stopping panels and fell on top of the pile.
Re-injured knee (from 11//3/07 incident) while diving under truck to avoid potential fly rock.
Employee was walking in the #4 belt entry past the 10 s/c shuttle car that he operates when he slipped and fell in an uneven area of the roadway, causing him to injure his right ankle. He was transported & diagnosed with a fracture to the right ankle which resulted in lost workdays.
Employee slipped while mounting rock truck, striking his right rib area on the metal step bracket.
Employee was in the process of hooking up a chain from the section pressure pump to the scoop ram when his right foot was caught under the scoop bucket. Employee was diagnosed with 2 fractured metatarsals on the right foot.
Employee was picking up 2 full boxes of Pentex 3/4# boosters when he felt "it pull in lower abdomen & back".
EE was in the process of using a water hose to unplug material that was stuck in the heavy media line. When the unclogged material became free it came out the end of the line, striking his right hand, resulting in a fracture. Due to EE work rotation and scheduled vac during Thanksgiving week, this is a medical reportable injury only, no lost workdays.
An unplanned roof fall occurred adjacent to spad #'s 2527:2524. The fall was breakered off and will not be rehabilitated. The fall measured approx 60' long x 20' wide.