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EE was dismounting the clean coal crusher, EE stated he was coming down backwards and put his right leg down first to support him when his knee buckled and he felt a very sharp pain.
Employee stated that he was bent over with his head to the side and struck his head on a brow, causing pain in his neck.
Employee was picking up belt structure in #3 entry on 3-A belt when rib fell hitting employee's left arm.
While taking back tire off of grease truck the tire was about to fall and the tire smashed the EE's hand.
Injured claims he was stepping out of the truck and his right pant leg got caught on fire extinguisher. As he started to fall he attempted to catch himself on the truck door, missed and landed on the ground with his left foot between two rocks and his head hit another rock. Injured stopped to clean off headlights.
Employee stated that as the manbus he was riding went through the truck doors on way outside, the doors shut, causing the door to strike the manbus, bouncing his foot out of the ride. The doors then struck his foot as the bus struck the doors the second time.
Employee stated that as he tossed a bag of trash off of the supply car, he felt pain in his right shoulder.
EE said that he started to bolt and couldn't lift the steel with right hand. EE worked all his shift and when he got outside he told his supervisor he hurt his right shoulder and did not know how it happened.
The employee was standing on a dozer. He was reaching for a grab handle as he slipped and fell against the tilt jack. The employee then fell to the ground.
Employee was moving flypads in #3 entry. Was to move the fly-pads straight up entry but went in the cross-cut where the shuttle car was running. The shuttle car ran over the employee's left foot.
EE stated he was walking and hit his head on a roof bolt plate. EE hurt his neck and back.
EE got off of shuttle car tripped and fell on his right knee at the feeder.
Employee stated that he was stepping off of the ladder on the fork lift. As he stepped down he slipped causing him to twist his knee. The area was muddy and wet.
Employee stated that as they were pulling a rock off the miner with a chain, the rock came loose from the chain, struck his hand and pinched his ring finger against the side of the continuous miner.
At the end of the shift, employee was riding in a 4 passenger rail mounted mantrip exiting the mine. The operator of the mantrip failed to stop as the trip approached a set of air lock doors resulting in the mantrip crashing into the doors.
While slowly driving a powder truck down a ramp, the engine died as the truck slid sideways on snow and ice. While sliding, the truck slid into an unfrozen area, caught traction and turned onto its side.
EE was moving a rubber tire ride out of his way when he struck his elbow against the power center.
Employee was lifting on oxygen bottle to load to be moved when he stated he hurt his back.
EE was tramming a shuttle car from the miner to the feeder in the #4 entry when he hit a hole in the roadway which caused him to strike his head against the canopy.
EE was moving mantrip out of switch, when his left foot became caught between the rib and mantrip.
Employee was working on a 345 Excavator installing a hose when he felt a pain in his back.
EE stated that after hanging CM cable against the rib, he experienced pain in the right thigh area.
EE was helping put up supply doors when the rib rolled off and struck him on the left leg. EE continued to work until 09/09/09 when he had surgery.Injury was not LTA or medical reportable until 09/09/09.
Employee was working to pull CM slack up and as he was putting the pull rope on, the corner of the rib fell of and struck his right hand.
Employee was lifting line curtain.
The employee had moved the CM from #3 heading to #2 heading. He then moved the cable from one side of #2 heading to the other side of the heading when he sprained his back.
The employee was preparing to spray the roof and ribs to fireproof for a charging station. He checked the machine for blockage and plaster sprayed into his eyes.
Back wheels hit a hole in road (sink hole) and truck laid over on its side.
EE tried to shift to a different gear, couldn't get it back in gear. Then couldn't stop the truck.
EE was going down hill. Went out of gear and could not recover.
The employee was sitting on the ground cutting a power lead with a utility knife. The lead was lying on employee's thigh. As he was cutting, the knife slipped cutting the employee's leg.
While trying to knock a pin out of the push arm on a dozer, a piece of the hammer broke off and embedded in the employee's leg.
The equipment is in good condition. The ribs are soft and unstable in area. Employee was driving by the weakened rib, rib rolled out into the deck of the buggy. He was struck on the left wrist by a piece of coal 6" x 8" x 3-4" thick.
Employee was sitting down into shuttle car and when he pulled his jacket up the utility knfe, which was hanging on his mining belt and not known to be open, cut the end of his thumb.
Employee states that he picked up an oxygen cylinder and slipped in the mud, causing him to fall down & strain the muscles in his lower back. Days missed: 3/17-3/20/09.
Employee was loading SCSR cache box into scoop bucket. Box became hung on ejector on scoop bucket and employee shoved. Box became dislodged and fell on employee's finger tearing the meat & skin off of the finger tip.
Employee put the drill steel in pod, hit the rotation and a burr on the drill steel caught his glove and twisted his arm around the drill steel.
Employee was working on drill when he lost his footing causing him to fall off the steps at the operators cab.
Employee was setting timbers when he hurt his back.
Employee was putting a roof bolt plate onto a roof bolt when he dropped the plate causing it to strike his arm and cut it.
coming out of the office at INR, slipped on the ice on the steps, fell hitting head, lower back & right shoulder.
Employee was moving up the mine phone when he tripped and fell against the rib striking his shoulder.
Employee states that he was hanging X-bracing in the headhouse when he stepped backward & fell into a hole in the floor. Employee fell approx. 3 ft., suffering contusions to his left ribcage area and mid-back. Medical treatment sought 1/21/09. Employee on restricted duty effective 1/22/09.
Employee was watching the cable while the roof bolter was being trammed when the cable hanger broke causing the cable to sweep employee off his feet. He fell onto his side and landed on his rescuer.
Employee states that he slipped and fell while walking through the reclaim tunnel, landing on his back suffering muscle sprains.
Employee states that he suffered a knee injury from walking up and down stairs at the plant.
EE suffered a deep laceration to his left index finger when he got his finger pinched between a threading machine and a pipe wrench while threading pipe.
Employee states he was descending the front of a crane and lost his balance. While attempting to regain his balance he fell backwards, striking his head on the concrete floor.
Employee was working in rebar and scraped his hand on some rebar. He refused to go to the hospital at the time but went 3 days later when it was infected.
EE came in at start of shift complaining of shoulder pain, I asked him if he knew what happened and EE said "No", but it had been bothering him for a couple of days. He said he was up all night hurting, I told him he had better get it checked out.