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Two employees were lifting a welding cart onto a ride when employee felt pain in back and left knee
Employee was making first cut inby the intersection of #1 entry, oo3 mining section. Because of wet conditions EE was sitting on some loose material at the corner of #1 when a piece of rock measuring aprox. 30 inches by 30 inches by 2 inches thick fell from between the bolt and the rib striking the employee on the head.
Miners heard a bump in roof and the section foreman pulled all persons on the section outby. At 10:15 pm a roof fall occurred above the bolt anchorage on the 003 section, 2 northwest spad 15+00 in the crosscut between #6 and #7 entries.
EMPLOYEE USING SLATE BAR TO PRY OPEN RUB RAIL ON SHUTTLE CAR...RAIL BROKE LOOSE SUDDENLY CAUSING BAR TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.
Employee was running the weed eater adjacent to the parking lot when EE's leg slipped causing EE's knee to buckle.
Employee was pushing against a pry bar to pry cat tracks off of planetary when the bar slipped causing the employee to fall forward striking the continuous mining machine with their shoulder. The equipment was locked and tagged out and blocked against motion.
Employee was descending through an access door in the floor of the plant when EE caught thigh on the grating causing a cut to EE's left thigh.
While loading highline cable at the #5 head drive, a loop of cable flipped over and hit the employee on the right knee above the kneecap and hyperextended EE's knee.
While performing a belt move the employee was driving a pin through the belt rail with a hammer striking EE's left index finger/knuckle. The employee was wearing metacarpal gloves at the time of the incident.
Employee was using battery powered grease gun to track conveyor belt over, continuous pumping led to a buildup of pressure, grease gun tubing exploded bruising right orbital area above eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON TWO PERSON BUGGY; BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIRE AND FELT STABBING PAIN AND HEARD POP IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BACK A PIN OUT DURING PROCESS OF CHANGING JACK ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN PAIN WAS FELT; BEGAN IN LOWER BACK AND RADIATED DOWN LEFT BUTTOCK AND LEFT THIGH. THEY CONTINUED TO WORK FOR WEEKS UNTIL THE PAIN BEGAN TO LIMIT THEIR MOBILITY.
Removing counterweight from shaft to change bearings in 8'x16' Double Deck Scalping Screen . Counterweight was placed leaning against steel pole in upright position. Counterweight was accidentally bumped and fell over striking employee's left foot. Injury caused no missed days.
Employee was helping the ELECTRICIAN splice #1 car cable, proceeded to put cathead in, flipped the breaker and states: saw a flash and does not remember anything after that.
Foreman was struck by shuttle car when shuttle car left loaded, hitting offside rib causing shuttle car to shift suddenly and striking foreman. Foreman sustained injury to left wrist resulting in fracture of left distal radius.