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On 8/1/13 the employee reported to the mine operator that while the employee was loading vent tube into a Ram car he felt a pain in his lower back. The extent of the injury is pending further investigation.
While arriving for work the employee attempted to walk down the walkway from the parking lot to the bathhouse. Slick soled shoes caused the employee to slip and fall.
The employee stated that while packing a roll of curtain down the #4 lower b slope he slipped on the floor and fell. The employee stated that he suffers back disk degeneration.
While attempting to hang a length of water pipe from the mine roof the ladder used by the employee tipped over. The employee fell and landed on the ladder.
On 1/3/14 the employee elected to have his left little finger removed. The finger was injured on 5/28/13 when the employee removed the U-bolts from the axle of a welder trailer and his hand was pinched between the trailer frame and the axle hub. The ligament damage to the finger has not healed properly
On 9/16/13 the employee had surgery to reduce a hernia that may have been started on 3/14/13 when the employee was lifting bags of Tek-Seal onto the pump for mixing.
On 3/15/13 the employee failed to report to work as a result of injuries that may have occurred on 3/10/13. The employee claims to have suffered a lower back strain while packing a crib block to load it into a pickup truck.
While drilling a roof bolt hole the bolter operator bent the starter steel. When the steel was removed from the roof the bent steel rotated into the operator striking him in the neck.
The dozer operator on shift was pushing coal to a stockpile reclaim feeder when the dozer became stuck on the slope into the feeder. Poor coal pushing practices created the unstable slope.
The employee was traveling outside in a mantrip. The mantrip traveled into a hole in the roadway. The employee was bounced off of the seat and onto his lunch bucket.
The employee attempted to start drilling a roof bolt hole and started rotation instead of thrust. The roof bolter wrench being used on the starter steel was bent which caused the wrench to whip into the employee's forearm.
While the employee was attempting to re-set a circuit breaker on a diesel skid steer a battery hauler struck the skid steer pinning the employee between the pieces of equipment
Standing on large rock on side of road. Lost footing and fell to the ground, resulting in dislocated elbow.
Cutting metal and hot slag got into his pant leg and down into left shoe burning foot.
Was removing a dryer chute in the prep plant using an air arc and a pry bar. The pry bar got stuck, employee used a hammer to hit the bar. When the bar sprung loose it hit him above the left eye causing a cut
Pulling bit up through rig table, bit caught edge of table, bounced back into the table wrench which then struck the employee holding wrench in the abdomen.
Lifted an oxygen bottle to put on his shoulder when he felt a pop and pain to the back of his left shoulder. Employee missed his scheduled shift of 8/10/12 for shoulder pain.
The employee stated that he had moved over to the center of the entry behind the miner to check his sights. A rib roll occurred inby of the last row of bolts and a piece traveled outby and struck the employee in the ankle.
The employee stepped out of the cab of a Wagner 20X shield hauler and then reached into the cab and operated the fork down function. The machine articulated with the employee in the hinge point.
Employee chipped his front tooth while he raised the drill steel to his mouth and blew through to see if it was plugged or not. The steel came in contact with his front tooth and chipped it.
The employee was engaged in building a seal. In attempting to cut a hole in a Kennedy panel he struck his right thumb with a hammer.
The employee was loading roof mats onto the bucket of a diesel scoop. When he attempted to move the bundle of mats it slid and pinched his right little finger against the scoop bucket.
In attempting to remove a shield from the recovery face the shield was lowered to the transport position. When the shield was lowered the side seal broke loose and fell. The side seal struck the employees right knee.
The employee was struck on the hard hat and shoulder by a piece of rib rock. After the end of the shift the employee suffered symptoms of a concussion.
On 3/1/12 the employee underwent surgery to reduce a hernia that appears to have occurred on 2/8/12 when the employee attempted to lift an engine cover into place on a diesel scoop.
While the employee was attempting to cut a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife the knife slipped and cut the employees leg.
On 3/21/12 the employee underwent surgery for a torn ACL that appears to have occurred on 1/12/12 when the employee stepped down off of an idle conveyor belt to the mine floor and twisted his knee
When the employee attempted to hang a ventilation tube the end of the #9 wire hanger flipped up under his safety glasses and scratched the left eye.
While attempting to drill a roof bolt hole the employee reached up to re-align the roof mat with the drill hole. The mat moved and pinched the employee's finger between the roof mat and the roof mesh.
A small methane ignition occurred in the face of the #5 entry of the 2nd West Mains when a 5-foot mechanically anchored roof bolt was installed in rock at the top of the rib and methane in a roof crack was ignited by friction or sparks.
The employee attempted to remove a steel band from around a bundle of bolts. The end of the band flipped up and cut his arm.
On 11/17/11 the employee was placed on restricted duty as a result of a back strain suffered on 10/31/11 when the employee lifted a compressed gas cylinder off a truck and carried it to a disabled scoop.
On 10/31/11 the employee reported a confirmed condition of carpal tunnel syndrome
The employee stood on the boom of a roof bolter to install a belt hanger. When the employee slipped and fell he reached out to catch himself and disabled the hydraulic lock out. He also activated the boom lower function. The drill mast lowered and caught the employee's foot.
While attempting to check the oil in an engine the employee did not secure the engine hood. The hood fell closed and struck the employee in the head. The employee struck his forehead on the machine frame.
The injured person (driller) screwed in the pulling plug to add another piece of drill pipe while drilling. He did not notice that it had vibrated loose prior to picking the pipe up and it fell from approximately 15' hitting him on the shoulder. He has a broken left fore-arm and cracked four ribs.
When a Kennedy stopping panel was jacked against the roof a piece of roof rock broke loose and struck the employee on the shoulder
The employee attempted to help lift a belt line starter controller box.
EE shot me with a homemade blow dart. It was made out of a 4 ft drill steel, ear plug & 9 wire 3-4 ". The dart penetrated approx 2" into my left buttocks. The wire was greasy & dirty and left swelling and bruising. I do have pictures of the wound and kept the bloody underwear with the puncture hole.
The employee attempted to lift a roll of brattice out of a box and felt a muscle strain in his lower back.
While attempting to pull a coupler off of a gearbox shaft the hydraulic puller coupler link broke. A piece of the link struck the employee.
On 3/2/12 the employee underwent surgery to repair damage to the left shoulder that may have occurred on 4/1/11 when the employee attempted to hang a miner cable.
The employee was engaged in building a block stopping. He cut open the back side of his arm on a piece of steel rib mesh that been cut to allow the construction of the stopping.
The employee attempted to insert a truss bolt into the bolthole. He bent the bolt and when he attempted to spin the bolt the end whipped into his face.
A roof fall occured in the B-10 Tailgate section in the #2 entry at the outby edge of crosscut 18. The fall extended approx. 24-feet outby, 18-feet wide and 8-feet high. The fall occured in wet mudstone roof.
The employee was riding in a mantrip traveling into the mine. The mantrip hit a pothole in the road. The employee bumped his head on the roof of the trip. Upon investigation the incident appears to have avergatted an existing condition.
The employee was attempting to install a drive line in a Ramcar. In an attempt to align the u-joints the machine was moved. The movement of the driveline lacerated and fractured the employee's left ring finger.
Audiogram testing and medical evualation of the employee indicates a reportable threshold in the employee's hearing without a medical cause.
As the employee was attempting to hang a ventilation tube, a slicken sided piece of roof rock 7-8-inches in diameter and 4-inches thick, fell and struck the employees hard hat. The hard hat cut the employees forehead.
On 9/3/10 the employee required knee surgery from an incident which occured on 7/23/10. The employee stated that he was carring two cans of oil and stepped on a piece of coal. the action twisted his knee resulting in torn knee ligament