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Employee was attempting to grease & fuel coal auger slipped and fell and injured right ankle.
Employee was lifting a 50 pound speed reducer, he said it slipped in hands and he caught it again, causing pain in stomach. Employee did not report accident until next day, 11-05-08, after he worked half day he said he was going to Doctor. The employee called and said he will need hernia operation.
Injuryed was drilling a hole in top and was holding steel when his glove got caught and spun his hand around twisting it.
Injured said he cut his finger while unloading roof bolt plates. On 10-3-07 went to Dr. 0n 10-09-07 with infection on right hand little finger. Reported accident on 10-19-07 to foreman. He worked till 10-10-07 and called in sick, reported to us on 10-19-07 it was the result from cut on 10-3-07.
Conveyor on a bridge unit was stopped up with coal, while removing the coal, EE dialocated his shoulder. He said his shoulder had been dislocated before and it was an injury that happened before. Shoulder sometimes became dislocated.
Right Knee of employee swollen up due to Crawling in low coal.
Employee attempted to pick up a rock that had fallen off the stacker belt & he thinks he pulled a muscle in his back.
While driving scoop outside, the injuried person hit a hole in roadway taking steering wheel out of hand and hitting on top of hand.
Operator was operating a bob tail jeep in seam height of 26 inches. The operator ran over a rock in roadway that bounced him into the top hurting his ribs.