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Employee was tramming the forklift toward the refuse to replace a tote at the portal. The forklift got too close to the edge of the road and the bank gave way.
Employee was adjusting the forks on a skidsteer unit to be able to pick up scrap. As he reached between the backing plate and the mast to unlock pin holding forks in place the operator tilted the forks back pinning his arm between backing plate and the mast. Employee ended up with a slight fracture and some minor muscle damage on left forearm.
Roof strap was broke hanging down, principal was bending strap back and forth trying to break it off when he hit his right arm on the other end of the strap causing a laceration requiring 8 sutures.
Employee was putting up a roof bolt that he had bent, as he reached up to straighten the bolt back out the plate on the bolt cut his left forearm.
Employee was using a claw Hammer to drive a nail missed the nail and hit his index finger on his left hand.
Employee was making a cable splice on a Shuttle Car when knife slipped and cut top of middle finger on left hand.
Working on a head drive and was attempting to install drive sprocket. He had it blocked up on shaft and was sliding sprocket inline and it slipped off shaft, causing his hand to be between sprocket and blocking material. This resulted in 3 stitches to his hand from a laceration.
A piece of rock struck him on the lower part of his left leg, which resulted in a fracture of the small bone in that part of the leg.
He was walking down steps from control room, halfway down his left foot slipped. He went down and hit his left hip and his leg went under him. He was holding on to the hand rail with his right hand and slipped down about 3 steps.
Shoveling out from under #3 belt take up with long handle shovel when pulling shovel back out with gob on it flipped shovel over felt pain in shoulder. Started missing work on 2-17-2012.
Loading hyd. hand drill in scoop when he felt a pain in his lower back. The drill hoses was hung on a anchor pin. He started missing work on 1/23/2012.
Driving a shear pin in conveyor chain on feeder with hammer, the hammer slipped and finger caught the frame of the feeder. Was taken for treatment received stitches in his index finger.
Employee was bolting an open break between #6 and #7 entry. Employee went to bend a bolt and felt a sharp pain in his lower back and tail bone. Employee stated that the pain went down to his left leg.
Principal was unhooking utility trailer when the hitch came up with his right hand on top of the hitch hitting the mine roof cutting index finger, he had 5 sutures in his index finger.
Loading straps and got cut on piece of metal that was on the straps.
While making weekly examination of 002 section primary escape way a non-injury roof fall was found in the #2 entry 10' inby survey station 965. The roof measured approximately 60' long, 20' wide and 8' high.
A non-injury roof fall accident occurred on active 003 & 004 mmu in the last open cross cut between #2 and #4 entries above the anchorage zone of 6 feet. The fall was approx 20 feet wide by 150 feet long and approx 7 feet thick.
The principle was putting a roof bolt in the hole when a piece of draw rock broke loose from the roof striking his right forearm. The rock caused lacerations across his arm, was taken for treatment and received 9 sutures.
Principal was bolting when letting canopy down it struck him knocking him down he complained with back hurting. He continued to work and started missing work on 11-23-2011.
A non injury roof fall has occurred in the main return on old #19 panel 60 feet inby spad #5747 in the #8 and #9 entries. The was 120 feet long 19 feet wide and height unknown.
He was traveling toward the face when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking his lower left leg. This resulted in a compound fracture. He was treated and transported to the hospital. Surgery was performed on the injured employee leg immediately, however due to the complications with the arteries, later his leg was amputated below the knee.
A roof fall occurred at break 23 on the intake #6 entry.
She got caught her body stuck while cleaning out material at a head drive. In trying to get her body unstuck she claims that she bruised her ribs and shoulder.
He moved shuttle car anchor up to the corner of the block, he twisted around to pick up the anchor and felt something pull in his back.
While traveling the intake on a mine buggy to work on the tracking system a piece of draw rock fell striking him.
EE was performing maintenance inside tipple, he was using a pry bar which slipped and pinched his finger.
A roof fall occurred 40 feet inby spad 7129 in #1 entry and it measured 6 feet in height, 16 feet wide and 20 feet long.
He claimed that he got finished cutting the place he was in and got up to tram the continuous miner, then his knee popped. During the time his knee popped he stumbled then twisted his lower back. This we believe should be a medical issue from a previous old injury and should not be a MSHA reportable injury.
While driving a mine buggy the wheel of the buggy caught a rock, thus spinning the steering wheel which caught employee's left hand. This resulted in a laceration to his left hand requiring stitches.
He and another repairman was lifting a metal cover on the continuous miner, when he slipped and the metal cover pinned his arm against the continuous miner frame. This resulted in a fracture of the small bone in his right foreman.
He was making repairs to an excavator and was stepping onto the upper portion of an excavator. He lost his footing and fell off of the machine.
He was dumping a load of reject half way up the hoist pin broke bed came down with our the help of hoist.
EE was walking around the head of the continuous miner when he hit his hard hat on a torque tension roof bolt, thus knocking his hard hat off of his head. He replaced the hard hat on his head and went back to work. He continued to work up until his doctor took him off work on 07/29/2011.
EE was scooping the rib on roadway at the overcast and a roof bolt that was buried in gob, caught scoop bucket and flew back and caught him over the right eye causing a laceration. EE was wearing his safety glasses; the roof bolt broke his safety glasses.
EE was getting a cleanup car, when a rock came out of the conveyor chain of a continuous miner and struck him in the right jaw and behind the right ear. He was x-rayed and determined to have no fractures, but he did have a laceration that required 4 sutures.
Cleaning back board off at #2 tailpiece with a roof bolt, when the bolt came in contact with #2 belt, pushing his hand into the mine roof. Cutting left hand and requiring stitches.
He was checking for what side of the beltline was the thick side. The knife he was using slid off the beltline as he was cutting it. The knife came in contact with the palm area next to his thumb on his left hand resulting in a laceration.
While trying to free up the brake on a mine buggy, he had to jerk his hand back suddenly and came in contact with a nail which caused a laceration to his left middle finger.
He was trying to get the top piece of drill steel out of the hole that he had just drilled. He had his left hand on the drill pot, while working on getting the steel out of the hole, when he pulled the bottom piece out of the hole the top piece of steel came out and hit the left index finger.
Taking a metal bar out of the center of a 1000 roll of belt, as the bar was being let down the bar fell on his middle finger on his left hand. This resulted in a fracture of the end of that finger.
Had loaded a continuous miner on the lowboy, while taking the block off the stand, EE tripped the stand release and the stand came up and caught another ee left hand between frame and stand.
EE was using a slate bar to free a canopy out of the mud, when he felt a burning in his lower back, at the time it happened EE indicated that he felt fine. He started missing work from the incident on 09/07/2010.
He was working on constructing an overcast and was handling a metal rail to put in the overcast. The rail fell making contact with his hand against the bucket of the scoop. This resulted in a laceration to the palm area of his hand and fractured bones in the hand.
Rock fall in intake airway 4800 feet from the face. Approximate size of fall 9 feet height, 18 feet width, 80 feet length.
Employee was dropping high-line from the top. As he dropped the high-line he got his ring finger on his left hand caught in a hook of high-line hanger causing a laceration in his finger. Received 5 stitches.
EE was loading conveyor belt on a belt car and was using clamp (rope dog) to pull on the belt. The clamp slipped off the belt, causing an injury to his left shoulder. Possible rotary cup damage to shoulder. He started missing work from this incident 09/07/2010.
While making weekly examination of right return found foof fall in #8 entry. Approximate size of fall 7 feet hight, 18 feet width and 30 feet in lenght.
During examination of underground belts found rock fall on #4 belt. Approximate size of fall 7 feet height 20 feet width and 60 feet in length.
Employee kneeled down and hit his right knee on a rock, which twisted his knee. He said he felt something pop in his knee and pain in the left side of his right knee. He continued to work the rest of the shift. He has continued to work up till 7/29/10 and was taken off work after the MRI showed a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Getting a piece of rock off the continuous miner with a slate bar and felt pain in lower back, worked the rest of the shift.