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Employee was a passenger in a mantrip. While on the ME travelway @ XC 76-77 they ran over an 8" rock, causing the employee to strike their hard hat on the canopy of the mantrip causing pain in neck and top of head.
An area light for the continuous miner slipped out of a maintenance co-workers hand and struck this employee's left hand.
Employee felt pull in right shoulder when pulling drill steel out of roof in Unit 1 (39+60 12 R)
A roof bolter was putting glue and bolt in hole they had drilled in Unit 2, Entry 6 @ 24+60 when a piece of rock fell. This resulted in a small laceration between lip and nose that received stitches.
While walking to battery charger un Unit 2 Battery Barn XC 122 2nd Outby charger, employee tripped and fell on their right side. This resulted in 2 broken ribs.
Examiner stepped and twisted knee while walking to sign board at #2 PC (next to left side on U2 PC)
While working as a miner operator, employee reports numbness in both right and left hands up to elbows and, at times, in fingertips. Employee continued to work until January 28th.
While working as a ram car driver employee experiences that wrists and elbows hurt/have numbness. They continued to work until 1/30/2026.
While roof bolting in 3L, employee was hitting a clogged drill steel when EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder blade. EE continued to work until EE was taken off work later in November.
While pulling down exhaust curtain with their left hand in Unit 1, Entry 12, 44+40 - 45+00. In doing so, a section of rock fell out, striking the contractor on their head and left side.
While lifting a belt crossover to back on it's legs it slipped. This caused the employee to jam their arm/elbow into the crossover legs/skirt boards on the pony drive in Unit 3.
Employee reported occasional tingling in wrists and hands. EE continued to work until surgery on 1/5/2026.
Employee was unloading a box of SCSR's off the back of a Kubota when it slipped. Employee heard pop in left arm around elbow area and felt pain/numbness. Employee continued to work until surgery on 10/31/2025.
Employee reported intermittent pain with overhead work.
While passenger in mantrip leaving Unit 1, they hit a hole causing employee to pop up and land on hammer in tool belt, striking the lower right side of back.
While carrying belt structure, employee felt pain in right arm. They tripped while carrying a top roller and felt pop in right elbow/forearm area.
An employee was bent over working on suction line when a piece of rock fell out between bolts in Unit 1, Entry 4 at 18+61, striking the employee on the lower back.
When the employee was tramming the roof bolter past the intersection in Unit 2, Entry 4 @ 8+40 to pick up hog panel, the employee bumped EE's right arm on the ATRS.
Employee felt pain in lower abdomen when loading trash and pallets in the dumpster in Unit 3.
Contractor strained shoulder while pulling down curtain in Unit 3, entry 11.
Employee reported an occupational illness prior to shift start. They continued to work until they went out for surgery the following month.
After cutting bands on a stack of curtain boards outby U2, xc 108, supply entry 5, some boards fell on the employees leg, causing a strain and small abrasion to the outer side of their left knee.
While pulling down curtain employee felt pop in upper right arm/shoulder.
While stacking a box of miner bits on supply tractor, employee felt a pop in upper arm by right shoulder.
When turning to speak with supervisor, employee bumped their mouth on the canopy of the roof bolter.
Employee changing out link on conveyor chain in Unit 4, Entry 10. While driving link back together a small piece of metal chipped off and imbedded in upper thigh. It was removed and stitched closed.
Ram car driver in Unit 1, #10 entry 29+40 between XC 29+40 - 30+00 reached out of the ram car to get drops out of the way to better see miner operator and caught middle and ring finger of right hand between the rib and canopy of the ram car.
Struck in mouth by a steel for boring holes in 2x4. After finishing making a hole in 2x4, when removing steel, employee punched self in the face with steel, resulting in a chipped front tooth.
While walking around maintenance sled employee stated they tripped and tried to catch themself then stepped in a hole at the same time. Felt sharp pain in shoulder.
Employee was shoveling on the 1ME belt at XC35 when they felt a sharp pain in the lower right abdomen.
Employee slipped on ladder while taking down drops in Unit 1 for a belt and power move. EE was using a 4' ladder and stepped on the 3rd step when EE slipped. EE landed on EE's left foot and stated EE rolled EE's foot and twisted EE's left knee.
Employee was pulling down on a piece of curtain attached to hog panel. They fell to the ground on their right shoulder.
While roof bolter was hanging cable in Entry 10 XC in Unit 3, a cable reel from 416 RB struck the employee, causing employee to fall down.
Employee had just finished drilling top steel, and inserted bottom steel into the top steel, started bringing the pod (pot) to the bottom steel and missed inserting into the pod, causing the steel to flex away and pop back to their hand. This resulted in a small break at base of thumb.
While building a stopping, employee pulled a block off the pallet which struck EE's left wrist/forearm resulting in a small abrasion and strain on forearm.
Employee walked into staging area after exiting mantrip and felt abdominal pain with pulling sensation. Employee continued to work until March 13, 2025.
Employee felt pain in stomach while lifting belt structure in Unit 1 Pony Drive between XC7-8. After further evaluation it was determined to be a hernia.
Employee reported pain in both elbows and hands. They continued to work until further evaluation determined the need to be taken off in November.
Operator smashed finger between long arm boom and canopy post. Their right hand was on the drill boom while pushing the bolt up. This resulted in stitches on the tip of their right middle finger.
While rolling up curtain in Unit 1 (entry 1, 19+20) a rib popped out causing the employee to fall to ground. This resulted in a fibula fracture.
Employee struck their face on the canopy of #517 scoop when getting into the scoop. This resulted in a laceration of their eyebrow.
Employee was in Unit 1 (13 R, XC-28, 16+20), when they put outside bolt swing in to get the inside bolt, a piece of rock rolled off the canopy, striking the employee and resulting in a lower back strain.
Employee strained middle back while pulling pump out of road water truck.
Employee was walking around the corner in entry #12 in the last open XC when a brow area popped out and struck their shoulder when they were walking past.
Operator was installing inside bolt when a rock slid off canopy and slid down. When the employee went to move out of the way they rolled their ankle resulting in a small fracture.
Repetitive motion claim of numbness to hand, elbows, and fingers. Employee was taken off work later for further evaluation.
While backing the roof bolter out in Unit 2, the employee's safety glasses were struck with the roof bolter cable reel ball. The lens of their safety glasses lacerated their upper eyelid resulted in needing a stitch.
Bolter operator was putting up outside bolt when the weight of a rock bent the hog panel. The employee was holding up a bolt when the hog panel pushed their hand, causing them to jerk their arm back quickly. The jerking motion caused a strain in their upper right arm/shoulder. They were taken off work on June 3rd.
Employee was loading pin boards bundles and when employee threw a bundle it was heavier than they realized and pulled employee's shoulder back. Employee continued to work until 6/6/24 when employee was taken off for additional evaluation.
The employee loaded block and a mandoor in the bucket of their scoop. The door slid and struck the employee on EE's right shin causing a laceration that was treated with stitches.