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Lifting vessel flights & carrying to 6th floor/right knee back burning and hurts
Dropping gate on grizzly and extra rocks fell out onto grizzly causing more weight and employee pulled back.
Employee was kicking at an obstruction with EE's left foot and struck EE's knee against the spill board of the 24 belt head. The employee was able to perform EE's work and was scheduled for an MRI on 12/12/18 and was kept out of work until EE sees an orthopedic doctor and is therefore off from 12/12/18
Employee was on-shifting the 9N#3 entry from the mouth to the 25 break t-car. The employee had gone through the first check curtain located just inby #4 break and was headed towards the 2nd check curtain when a rock, approximately 3' x 3' x 1' thick, fell from the top and struck the employee on the hard hat driving ee to the ground.
Employee was walking in the pump house when employee slipped and fell injuring back, neck and head.
Employee was pulling a 1 1/2" water line in the pit area of the slope belt when they felt a pain in the lower back.
Employee was attempting to lift a box filled with bolts when they felt a pain in the lower back.
Employee was walking down the steps and stepped onto coal accumulations when EE slipped and fell landing on EE's back.
Employee was walking in the #2 Entry at #22 Break on the 9O CM Unit Panel when ee slipped in a mud hole injuring right knee and hip. The employee began missing work on 09/14/2018.
Employee was mounting #10 Jeep when employee slipped and struck right knee on the tram lever of the jeep. The employee was not removed from work until 09/14/2018 and began to miss work on 09/14/2018.
Employee was knelt down speaking with the preceding shift crew members on the 9O CM Unit, as the employee attempted to stand up from a kneeling position foot slipped and the employee twisted right knee.
A small roof fall has occurred between 9M and 9N recovery entries.
Employee had just finished installing a rib bolt when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the head causing a laceration just above the left eye.
Employee tripped over top of a cinder block and felt a pain in lower back.
Employee felt a pain in lower back while shoveling at the S-6 belt landing.
Employee was installing roof support when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in left bicep causing a laceration.
Employee was using torches to cut the studs off of a scoop tire when a piece of slag blew out and went underneath the employees safety glasses and came into contact with EE's right eye.
A roof fall has occurred at #4 crosscut from the #2 entry to the #3 entry located in the 9E Bleeder area. No injuries, entrapment, nor was any equipment damaged in a result of the roof fall. The roof fall will not be cleaned up. The size and height of the roof fall is unknown.
Employee was struck in the right hand by a piece of belt structure while replacing another piece of damaged belt structure along the 8 Haulage #1 Conveyor Belt. The employee was removed from work on 06/18/2018 by EE's doctor.
Employee was installing permanent roof support when a rock measuring 12" x 12" x 3.75" fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the top back of EE's hard hat.
Employee was removing a rock from the #59 Rock Chute on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant when the rock gave way and the momentum caused the employee to fall onto back from ground level.
Employee was attempting to raise up from a kneeling position when foot slipped causing employee to fall forward. Employee tried to catch self with left arm and felt a pain in left arm and shoulder.
While shoveling the #98-A Sump located on the 5th Floor of the Prep Plant the employee felt a pain in lower back.
Ee was installing front drive line axle on 988 machine. Used a wobble socket to tighten bolts on the yoke, socket slipped and struck ee in mouth, causing laceration to upper lip and fractured 2 front teeth.
The main service elevator encountered an over travel fault. The sensor was repaired and the elevator began normal operations at 3:06am on 04/16/2018.
Employee twisted left knee when ee foot slipped into a hole while ee was twisting. The employee did not begin missing work until 04/13/2018.
Employee was using a pole ax to loosen track ties from the rail at the end of 9M track. The employee started to feel a pain in lower back while bending over and striking the track ties with the pole ax.
Employee was placing the trolley pole back onto the trolley wire when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right side of head and back.
A rock measuring 10" x 8" x 1" to 1/2" fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right cheek and upper lip causing lacerations to both the cheek and lip.
A roof fall has occurred at break number 33 in the 9N Headgate Entry.
Employee was walking inby in the #2 entry on the 9O CM Unit when the continuous miner cable and waterline that was hanging across the intersection was pulled down and struck the employee in the right side of the neck and back.
Employee received injuries to the left hand when their hand was caught between the tailpiece controls and the tailpiece.
Employee was assisting another miner in moving a piece of metal from the offside of the stageloader to the walkway side of the stageloader when employee felt a pain in employee's right shoulder.
Employee was walking around a 585 Scoop when ee tripped and fell, fracturing ee left ankle.
Employee was walking through a set of airlock doors when EE tripped and fell, striking EE's left knee on the mine floor on 10/16/2017. The employee returned to work on EE's next regularly scheduled shift and continued to work until EE was placed off of work due to the injury from the fall on 11/01/2017.
Employee was walking along side of a power center when they tripped on some cables and stumbled, when the employee stepped forward with the right foot they felt a sharp pain in the foot.
Employee was removing a rock from the top of a continuous miner using a slate bar when employee's hand was caught between the slate bar and the continuous miner causing a laceration to employee's right little finger.
Employee was cleaning on the slope belt when struck in the left hand by a rock causing a laceration to the left ring finger.
Employee sustained an injury to left knee while working on the mine track on 09/18/2017. The employee did not begin to miss work until 04/16/2018 due to the injury sustained during the incident.
EE was walking down the slope belt when they slipped on some loose material on the mine floor and twisted left knee. The employee finished shift and returned to work at next regularly scheduled shift. Then on September 18, 2017 the employee was walking when the knee popped and they went to the ER and was placed off of work starting September 19, 2017.
Employee was standing beside a scoop bucket in an intersection loading belt onto a flat car when the employee slipped and fell. As the employee fell, hand went between the scoop bucket and the ram. The employee suffered lacerations on right hand after the ram smashed hand against the scoop bucket.
Employee was standing near the engine compartment of a 928 Front End Loader when they felt the equipment move. The employee jumped off of the 928 Front End Loader and injured the left knee, right shoulder, and forearm.
Employee was carrying rock dust along the belt line when employee slipped on a wet piece of belt laying on the mine floor, slipped and fell injuring right hip and lower back.
Employee was using a 1 1/2" wash down hose, employee bent over to wash out from underneath the slope belt, as employee stood upright employee felt a pain in employee's lower left back.
Employee was cleaning a trash pump, as employee lifted up on the pump felt a sharp pain in groin area.
Employee was riding in track mounted mantrip when EE's foot was caught between the mantrip and a scoop axle laying beside the mine track.
Employee was struck by a rock (12"x6.5"x2") in the top of hard hat while operating a rail mounted jeep along 8 Haulage Bypass causing an abrasion and contusion to the head.
Employee struck their left index finger with a sledge hammer while holding a chisel.
An unplanned roof fall below anchorage has occurred in #4 crosscut between the belt entry and the #1 Monkey Butt between 9M and 9N recovery faces.
Employee received a laceration on ee right index finger when it was smashed while lifting a heavy object on the 9L Plow Head Gate.