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Employee stated that he was riding 3-wheeler mantrip to #6 head when he decided to cross the track in a place he says he probably wasn't supposed to cross. He stated that he had to go really fast to cross there and when he hit the track it caused his head to bump top.
Employee was carrying a H. Jack and stepped on a rail & slipped.
EE was trying to put a bottom roller in the #1 Belt when he tore a laceration in his chest where his ICD was located. He did not start missing work until 12/1/2006.
EE was in man trip, when person driving jeep got too close to rib. EE's arm got caught and pulled over his head, pulling EE out of jeep.
Employee was crawling by the bolter when rib rolled out & piece of cap coal hit hip & lower back.
Pulling belt splice out with a hammer & piece of hammer splintered & went into right index finger by center joint.
Employee was riding in a mantrip. He rose to see where he was and hit his head on a steel beam.
Employee said bolt was bent & he had a hold of the bolt trying to get it out of drill pod & it kicked back on his left wrist.
Doing bolting rotation, twisted wrist and bolt came back and hit his left wrist.
Employee was hoisting a belt with a set of come-alongs when the come-alongs slipped & struck him in the face. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT, BUT SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
While tramming a scoop in #4 Entry, employee contacted a metal sign & lacerated his face. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT, BUT REQUIRED SUTURES.
Employee was struck by a rib roll while walking towards a MRS.
EE states he was rock dusting belt line, when it caught his finger on accident on roof bolt plate, and roof bolt plate cut his finger. Note: EE did not report accident until 11/16/06, when EE said it got infected.
A piece of drawrock fell out from between the roof bolts, striking employee on his head & left forearm.
The slate bar that the EE was using struck him in the mouth when the material that he was pulling down broke loose.
Employee injured his back while lifting a foam filled tire out of a mantrip.
Employee injured himself while squaring a belt. The razor knife slipped & cut his leg when it cut through the belt.
EE was driving 3-wheeler to the outside with co-worker following on another 3-wheeler pulling the duster when they went thru swag. Co-worker asked injured employee to wait at the top of the swag in case he needed him to pull him up, which he did. Injured employee went to back up and the brakes went out causing him to flip the 3-wheeler.
Employee was struck by a piece of rib 3'(L) x 8"(T) while roof bolting. He did not start missing work until 7/24/2006.
Employee inadvertently cut his finger while cutting belt. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
EE stated he was going out on the 4-wheeler transport and hit a bump, hurting tailbone and lower back.
Bridge operators were going up swag & making right hand turn & they slid into 4x4 posts that turn belts on/off causing 4x4 to fall into EE's left shoulder.
Employee injured his back while sliding an 8' timber around in a scoop bucket. He was preparing to saw the timber. He did not start missing work until 6/14/2006.
While walking across the section, employee felt a burning sensation behind his kneecap(L) & his knee kept locking up.
EE was getting ready to move a piece of curtain out of the roadway when he was struck on his ankle(R) by apiece of rock that fell out of the rib. EE returned to work on 3/28/06, but will be doing light duty until his ankle heals.
Ee was shoveling wider the belt in mud and twisted his back the wrong way as he was shoveling mud onto the belt.
Employee was taking belt tools on ride to a co-worker when rock fell from top and struck him in head and shoulders (in middle of shoulders).
EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING IN FOR SCOOP OPERATOR & WAS TAKING SCOOP ACROSS SECTION, GOT STUCK UP IN SWAG. CABLES IN ENTRY; WENT TO THROW OUT OF THE WAY (AGAINST RIB) & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON HIS LOWER LUMBAR REGION, HIS LEFT SIDE & HIP.
Employee pulled his knee(L) while working on a trainer in a dolly. He didn't start missing work until 3/6/2006 when his knee was operated on.
Employee was checking bridges when his right hand was struck by a rock. The wound required sutures.
Employee was injured by a low hanging roof bolt that caught him on the right side of his face while he was riding a 3 Wheeler.
Employee was bolting top when the drill pot hung on a bolt & dropped on his knee (R).
Employee was trying to pick up a rock to clear walkway.
Cleaning wet rock dust from the auger with a screw driver. His hand got pulled into auger.
Employee cut his arm(L) while removing a band off of a bundle of steel straps. He struck the band with a hammer & the band struck his arm.
The rachet broke that employee was using causing him to slip & injure his right shoulder. He started missing work on 12/9/2005.
Employee was struck by a rock while trying to get a chain that was behind a scoop charger. A rock 8" x 6" x 5" fell from the mine roof & struck his hand(L) & wrist(L).
Employee injured his wrist(L) when the rachet he was using stripped out. He did not start missing work until 8/13/2005.
Employee was awarded 10% ppd benefits for occupational pneumoconiosis.
EE was injured while riding a mantrip. While passing a disabled mantrip, He reached out of the mantrip he was riding to get a SCSR on the disabled mantrip. He became caught between the two mantrips.
Employee was picking up a rock and sprained lower back and neck.
The 3-Wheeler that employee was operating slipped and jerked the steering wheel causing his elbow to strike a piece of metal.
Employee's glove caught on the roof bolt that he was trying to install resulting in his left hand being fractured.
EE smashed his finger while cleaning a belt sensor.
EE re-injured his back while pulling a miner cable.
Employee was helping to pull on a miner cable. His foot got caught in loose coal and mud- twisting his knee.
EE WAS LIFTING LID OVER BATTERY AND LID FELL ON RIGHT HAND
The miner that EE was working on slipped off of blocks. EE's finger was smashed between the ground and the bar that he was prying with.
EE was awarded an additional 5% occupational pneumoconiosis. (Please make sure that this was not submitted earlier).
EE injured his toe as he ran from a scoop when its batteries started popping. He slipped & fell in the mud. He fell on the end of his boot which bent his toes back.