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EE already engaged the rotation before the boom touched the top starting to drill the inside pin on the fourth row when a 3"X6" rock broke loose and came back hitting the right side of EE's nose causing EE to need 4 stitches.
Employee was lifting a battery lid up with right hand and while doing so the lid slipped out of employee's hand coming down on right pinky finger. The pinky was X-rayed showing negative for fractures and employee received one stitch in the treatment of right pinky finger.
There were two rocks that were lodged in the chute at the top of the slope. EE was trying to dislodge the rocks when one rolled back un-expectantly on top of EE's hand causing a fracture of the tip of the middle finger on the right hand. EE also received five stitches on the same finger.
Employee was holding a pinner board to brace in-between front of the man-trip and the face of a metal panel. The board kicked out and caused two places on employee's left index finger to need a total of 5 stitches.
Miner was walking to the inby charger to check a battery in the battery shack. Miner was walking over some gob when they twisted their left ankle causing them to fall. When they caught themselves with their arms they heard a pop in the left shoulder.
Was notified by the face boss on unit #2 1st Panel West of a roof fall located in #2 entry, XC-29 (21+20). This was inby the feeder on the working section.
EE was walking backwards and tripped on the mine floor. As EE was falling backwards EE stuck EE's hands out to catch self. Resulting in a fracture of EE's wrist of the pisiform bone.
Employee was spotting a pin in a low area. EE could not get bottom steel in the pot and connected together. EE started using the pot to scrap at the bottom while holding the steel with right hand. The canopy struck EE's right hand and pinched it between the canopy and steel resulting in a laceration.
Employee was fabricating a new gate for reclaim feeder using plate and steel pipe. When EE went to rotate the gate the steel pipe penetrated the leather glove causing a laceration to EE's right hand. The pipe had been cut with a Dewalt chop saw and the edges had not been ground off.
Bolter operator was using the boom/pot to make room in the mine bottom to be able to attach the second steel. The starter steel was in the roof being held by bolter operator's left hand. The canopy struck the left hand pinching the area between the thumb and index finger between the canopy and steel. The bolter operator had no fractures and received three stitches.
Employee was attempting to remove bit off jumbo drill, EE was holding a metal plate against face, while jumbo drill was putting pressure against plate. EE got finger pinched between metal and bumper on drill boom.
Employee was placing pressure on a pin on the long arm to get the pin past the notch to position it on the chuck. The pin slipped off the long arm and snapped back striking employee's right hand. Employee was taken for examination and returned to work next shift and worked until a recheck of the hand on 11-18-2019, at which time employee was placed off.
EE lifted counterweight felt pain in groin area on 10/11/18. EE did not report incident in any manner. EE had surgery for hernia on 12/20/18. Initially incident deemed non work related due to lack of reporting and facts. As more facts found injury was deemed work related. Lack of reporting and duration of investigation is reasoning for delay in filing of incident.