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EE was entering the mechanic's change trailer when EE tripped on a rubber mat and fell into a supply table. EE sustained a laceration to face and strained left shoulder.
EE was tramming a highwall drill from the south side of Grapevine to the north when the left side track locked up. EE was seated an the sudden stop threw them out of the seat against the door. Head hit door frame causing a headache and shoulder strain as well. Became a lost time accident on 8/17/2020
Working on a 993K steering pin bores and handling align boring equipment, felt pain and burning in the groin.
Hit pothole in truck.
Employee picked up the continuous miner cable and waterline to move it over to the rib out of the roadway. When employee picked the cable and waterlines up they felt a burning sensation in lower back.
EE was changing the air conditioning compressor on a Mechanic Truck. When EE removed the air conditioning line there was a pressure build up in the line and it sprayed the Freon Gas in both eyes.
EE sat down on the operator seat of a 4 wheel personnel carrier. When EE raised a leg to swing it into the 4 wheeler EE felt a sharp pain across lower back.
EE had cleaned the floc strainer area and was washing the excess floc from the floor of the Refuse Building. EE slipped and fell on EE's left side. EE returned to work on 5/26/2020 but EE's doctor took EE off work on 5/29/2020.
While EE was trying to access the top of the transmission, EE slipped and fell landing on back and right side.
EE had climbed on a D10 dozer and filled it with hydraulic oil and was attempting to dismount. A mist of rain had fallen and even though EE was holding the grab rail, feet slipped . EE fell to the ground hitting right shoulder and knee against the ground.
Employee was tightening lug nuts on roof bolter and ratchet slipped off and EE fell into roof bolter, busting EE's lip and cut EE's thumb.
During workday EE used a sledge hammer, carried boxes of blasting caps and other tasks. When shift was over they were experiencing pain in neck and shoulders. EE said it felt like a pinched nerve. EE did not know which task caused the injury. MRI revealed fracture of C& and C6 spinous process. Sent home with cervical collar. Will see a neurosurgeon. (Edited to fit 384 characters)
Employee was operating a water truck on Grapevine North Contour. Employee was going up an incline to the pit. The truck engine died and began to roll backward. Employee said it rolled about 75 ft. and they steered the truck toward the highwall. The rear tire rolled up on a berm and it flipped on its side.
EE had finished shift and was walking to vehicle to leave. The lane coming from the office to the parking lot is elevated and graveled. EE said ee was not paying attention and ee slipped in the gravels and fell on hand. EE sustained a crushing injury.
Employee was welding on a dozer blade. When employee turned to the left to get an air arc, they felt a sharp pain in their back. The pain caused them to drop tp their knees.
EE was leaving the section on a permissible 4 wheel ride. As ee was traveling through a flypad ee struck foot out to move the flypad and foot went through a hole in the flypad. EE was jerked off the ride and left knee was sprained.
EE was operating the miner in the #5 entry. EE was cutting #5 to #6 break. A rock measuring 3'x4'x2" to 10" thick fell from the corner striking EE on the back. EE was knocked down to the mine floor and pinned with the remote box underneath EE.
EE was on the offside of 4B belt inby the head drive when EE slipped in mud and fell landing on back. EE was taken to a medical center. The x-rays and CT scan were negative for any fractures. EE's family doctor took EE off work.
Mechanics were working on the endloader that was operated by the injured employee. Employee climbed into the back of a mechanic's truck to get a can of starter fluid and when stepping off the back bumper of the truck, stepped into a hole and twisted their right ankle. Employee said they did not see the hole.
EE was cutting a timber off so it could be reset. A piece of draw rock fell and hit EE's hard hat first then it slid off EE's hat and struck EE's left hand. EE sustained a laceration requiring stitches to close the wound.
EE was using a 15 ton motor to move a VFD box. The motor derailed and as ee was exiting the motor it slid approximately 12 inches and dropped on ee foot. EE sustained 3 fractures to right foot.
EE was hanging continuous miner cable when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back and radiating down EE's left leg.
Employee was using a hammer to change a tooth on an end loader bucket. A Small piece of metal chipped off the tooth and lacerated their right thigh. Two stitches were needed to close the wound.
A roof fall occurred at spad #590 on #3 belt. Ventilation nor equipment was not impeded but passage was blocked. The fall measured 20' wide by 60' long by 5' thick.
A non-injury roof fall occurred in the number three entry on the pillar line one crosscut inby survey station number 9624. The continuous miner was caught during pillar recovery on the 001-0 MMU. The pillar and roof control plans were changed to allow recovery of the continuous miner and normal mining operations have resumed.
Employee was baking the dozer off the truck dump when the brakes set up on the dozer, causing the dozer to come to an abrupt stop. Employee's neck was hyper-extended, backward, and they sustained a strain to the neck muscles.
EE parked the rock truck EE had been operating and was climbing down the steps off the deck when EE lost footing and fell 8.5 feet to the ground and landed on lower back. EE sustained a fractured T-1 and S-1 vertebra. a fractured pelvis, and two fractured ribs. EE was flown to Medical Center and then transferred to another Medical Center for care.
Climbing onto a D9R tractor using 3 points of contact when ee pulled up ee felt a sharp pain in the stomach area.
Muscle strain in right shoulder.
An anonymous caller informed MSHA there was a fire at stockpile #4. There were no flames in the stockpile but steam and smoke were present from the dozer moving the coal to cool it down.
EE operated end loader . When shift was over, was dizzy. Foreman transported EE to office. On walk to truck EE crumpled, hurt hip. EMT-Ms felt EE had heat exhaustion, treated for this condition. EE transported to Hospital. EE kept for observation and rehydration, released on 2/22. EE released to work on 2/27, did not return. Went to another doctor that took them off work until 3/9.
An anonymous caller informed MSHA there was a fire at stockpile #4. The flame was approximately 6 inches high and 2' by 2' in diameter. The pre-shifter spotted the flames and tamped them out with an excavator. The flames were out within 15 to 20 minutes.
While taking the front hood off a D11 tractor EE bent EE's head sideways looking under the hood and felt a pop in EE's neck.
Working on D11R Dozer E-Bar center pin repair with customers job mechanic. Pin was frozen to correct temperature and both were holding each side of the 180 lb. pin when customers job mechanic stumbled. EE took the whole weight of the pin to keep it from falling on self. Felt burning sensation in stomach.
Employee was operating a 785D rock truck on Valley Fill #9. Employee stated they were cleaning the mirror on the offside of the truck and when they raised up they struck their left shoulder on the handrail on the truck.
Changing trolley from one side to the other while lining up bolt holes with a slate bare, EE slipped and fell
EE was tramming drill to the bench when the final drive stalled causing the chain that holds the dust curtain to crack side window and dust and debris came in the operators compartment. As a precautionary measure the EMT-M flushed ee eyes with eyewash. Due to continued irritation ee went to the doctor on 5/19/17 and was prescribed eye drops the
A roof fall has occurred in the #1 entry at spad #409 in the main return. The fall measured 20' wide x 20" long x 6" thick. This area will not be rehabilitated at this time.
Employee was riding down #3 belt on a 4 wheeler. The ride dropped off the tracks and hit a hole causing lower back pain.
EE and a co-worker were changing a motor mount on a Chevy pickup. EE was underneath the truck and the co-worker was using a pry bar to remove the mount. The co-worker dropped the bar and it struck EE in the mouth. The impact chipped one of EE's front teeth and caused a small laceration to the underside of EE's tongue.
A roof fall as occurred at spad # 350 (9) breaks outby #3 head drive in the #4 and #5 entry crosscut. The fall measured 20 feet wide, 80 feet long, and 8 feet to (0) inches thick. This area will be rehabilitated.
EE was working on a 785 truck at Grape Vine South Surface removing the main pump with another EE and a field person from JP Tech. Pump was almost out, EE moved to the side and was waiting for pump to come out to the ground. When it did, it struck the pry bar EE had been using. When the pump fell to the ground, it hit the pry bar and the bar slammed into EE's lower leg.
EE had right hand on the drill pot on the roof bolter and while reaching to pick up a roof bolt with left hand a piece of draw rock fell striking EE just above the wrist. The draw rock measured 6" x 8" x 2" thick. EE sustained a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was helping mechanic on a 777 rock truck. Using a pry bar and bar slipped causing employee's right wrist to bend backward too far
While travelling through the curtain, the scoop and shuttle car collided.
While resetting the underground feeder a crib block was being removed. EE reached to pull the crib block out at the same time another worker struck the block with a hammer. The hammer struck EE's left ring finger and left middle finger causing fractures to both fingers.
EE was attempting to release the emergency park brake and exited the vehicle to try to release the brake. The vehicle had been left in gear and when the brake released it knocked the EE down and drug EE approximately 10 to 15 feet. The EE managed to get back in the vehicle and bring it to a stop. EE sustained a dislocation to the right ring finger.
A non-jury accident at a surface train loadout was not extinguished in 30 minutes
Employee was operating a 980 G end loader and backed over a rock. The loader slammed down and the seat suspension bottomed out twice, jolting the employee and straining employee's neck, shoulder, and lower back. Employee continued to work until 5/9/2016 at which time the doctor took the employee off work.
EE was using a chain ratchet to make a belt splice in the #3 belt. As he was ratcheting the belt together he felt pain in his lower back. EE continued to work until 6/1/15 when he sought medical attention was taken off work.