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Employee was setting timbers in the #2 entry and was picking up a timber and felt a pull in groin area worked for anther hour and said it was burning employee was took outside and went to the ER.
Employee was operating miner on 004 section EE was cutting coal in the 7R crosscut EE was cutting the first sump in on the left side loading a shuttle car when a piece of bottom rock 24"x30" flipped out from under the ripper head and struck EE in the lower right leg.
Employee was plastering a return stopping when the ladder employee was standing on fell over. Employee fell to the ground trying to catch themselves by putting out right hand. Employee hit the ground injuring right shoulder and right hip.
Employee was exiting s mechanic truck to get on the ground and slipped and fell landing on their left side.
Employee was using a 1/2" ratchet to take out 5/8 bolts on continuous miner ratchet slipped causing EE to fall. Was complaining of lower back hurting. Employee has worked up till 3/24/2020 and EE's back started hurting again.
Employee was working on some reclamation. EE was helping put a drain in a pond when EE got foot stuck in some mud. EE slipped and fell hitting head on a rock.
Employee was starting to drill a new hole when the steel hit them on the back of hand.
While putting wheel unit on left rear of a 777F truck had the wheel group hanging in the air from a crane- employee was using a bar to line the brake disc up when the bar slipped coming back and hitting EE on the left check causing a laceration
Employee was building a stopping felt pain in lower back and left leg.
Employee was plastering a stopping and splattered plaster in their right eye.
Employee was at the end of catwalk coming off of raw coal silo concrete pad when foot slipped off edge of concrete pad twisting left knee
Employee was putting boom back in cradle when hook came loose striking EE and creating small laceration in right side of head
Employee was loading tool box from tool cabinet to the mantrip. Picked up tool box from cabinet and turned around to load on mantrip and felt a sharp pain and burning in lower back.
Adjusting track on D10N dozer, chain broke and hit employee in left hand.
Employee was exiting the loader and twisted left foot when stepping off of loader.
Rock was stuck between grease truck back tires, mechanic removed rock and a knot formed on inside tire. Employee walked over to examine knot on tire when tire blew resulting in debris blowing in both eyes
Employee was closing car doors on train cars using a pry bar when the pry bar slipped causing them to fall
Operator was pulling draw rock off top of miner when rock slipped off machine resulting in a cut to palm of left hand.
Employee was hanging miner cable on 002 section and pulled muscle in right shoulder.
Employee was cleaning and shoveling spillage on top of #1 and #2 raw coal silos while shoveling EE got a sharp pain in EE's lower left back. Injured employee work up till 3/27/2019.
Employee was lifting a beam when EE felt a sharp pain in lower back
Employee was operating a 488 scoop on 003 section hit a hole in the road and jarred lower back.
Roof fall was found while traveling the weekly air ways. Fall was found on 3rd North West Sub Mains starting 1 break inby spad #10338 at the beginning of the inter section and stopping 1 break outby spad #10377. Fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. The fall will not be cleaned up.
Removing sack stand that was wrapped in chains from hand truck the load shifted and thumb got caught between chain & stand.
Employee was moving a miner cable out of the roadway while ee was pulling something pulled in right arm.
Employee was filling the continuous miner up with oil and when ee was opening up another can hand slipped cutting left index finger. The metal can had a rigid place where ee cut with a knife.
Employee was installing roof straps and turned and struck strap causing laceration to left side of face
Employee was operating a shuttle car and was trying to move a ventilation curtain with EE's left hand and caught EE's left ring finger between coal rib and canopy of scoop.
Employee was changing rollers on the slope belt went to pull old roller out from under the belt and hurt back.
Employee was in the right side return airway coming off of overcast when EE slipped on steps and hurt back and neck.
Employee was working on 003 section opening a box of rags with a utility knife and cut left thumb. EE received 11 stiches in the thumb.
Employee was exiting dozer cab when EE slipped and fell off platform landing on tracks.
Employee was chopping coalburg rider in the left cast pit when they experienced a sudden sharp pain in the lower back extending down the left leg.
Employee was pulling a curtain across the section to hang and tripped on curtain fell on left hand and sprang thumb
Employee was completing security roving patrols in vehicle and blacked out causing the vehicle to wreck into out of commission scoop on haul road. Vehicle will be totalled due to excessive damage on passenger side including doors, fenders and bed of truck ripped and torn off.
Employee reached down to grab a hold of a curtain & started pulling it towards the face & felt a pain in stomach. The employee had helped hang a miner cable before moving the curtain. Mine wasn't notified till 10/9/2018
Roof fall in the return from 55 number 50042 and 50052 in number 4 entry.
Putting pipe onto belt line walkway pipe fell hitting employee on the left ankle/foot.
Employee was servicing a front end loader and was walking away from loader tripped and fell to the ground catching themselves with right hand to break fall.
injured employee was stacking (6x6x36) crib blocks for section tail piece and mashed EE's left pinky finger had to have 6 stitches put in EE's pinky finger.
Striking a roof jack and hit left index finger between jack and hammer.
Employee was operating water truck, while descending downhill ee felt like truck went into neutral ee then applied brakes ran truck upon berm and overturned.
Employee was changing rollers when EE went to go underneath belt struck EE's head against a protruding object.
Employee was backing haul truck into pit area to be loaded when they felt pain in the left arm.
The injured employee was operating a Johnson 4wheeler when EE stopped to get off. EE stepped on lip and twisted the right knee. The injured employee didn't start missing work till 10/2/2018.
Employee was moving a tube of oil from underneath rock truck in parking lot when EE slipped and hurt back.
Employee was trying to open driver side door of lube truck when handle broke puncturing left hand
Injured employee pulled a muscle in lower back while lifting a I-beam to set head drive on. Employee didn't start missing work till 7/13/2018.
While making a belt move the injured employee stepped across the low-low and right knee gave out. The belt drive was locked and tagged out at the time of the accident.
Employee changing sprocket on high wall drill when boom on mechanics truck extended casing EE's left hand to be pinched causing laceration to pinky finger on left hand.