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On December 16, 2016 this office was notified this employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis. This employees last day worked at this mine was 08/14/2015.
On December 9,2016 this office was notified that this employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. This employee left the company in January 2015.
On December 9,2016 this office was notified that this employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. This employee left the company in March 2016.
On 11/14/2016 this mine was notified that the employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
This employee was laid off due to reduction in work force on 11/11/2015. On 10/24/2016 this mine was notified the this employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
On 07/21/2015 this employee was terminated due to a reduction in the workforce. On 10/13/2016 this mine was notified the this employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
On 10/03/2016 this mine was notified that this employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 7/6/2016. I received the e-mail on 9/23/2016. The employee worked until the mine started closing down on 11/10/2015.
On 09/21/2016 the mine was notified this employee has been diagnosed with Simple Pneumoconiosis. This employee left the company in November of 2015 due to the mine closing.
On 11/10/2015 EE was terminated due the mine being shut down. This office was notified on September 9, 2015 that employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
On 11/10/2015 this employee was laid off due to the mine closing. On 8/12/2016 this mine was notified that this employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
Employee was diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 2/4/2016. I received the e-mail on 7/15/2016. The employee worked until the mines started to close down on 11/10/2015.
This employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis, last date of exposure was 10-21-15 when EE went off work due to a Heart illness and still remains off work as of this date. We were informed of the OP claim on 06-08-2016
Employee was diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 11/27/15. Received the email on 5/24/16. The employee is still working.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine 10-1-2015. I received the e-mail on 5-4-2016. The employee worked up to the mine close down.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 2/1/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/22/2016. The employee worked until the mines started to closed down on 11/10/2015.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 1/14/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/19/2016. The employee worked until the mine started to close down 11/10/2015.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 2/4/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/19/2016. The employee worked until the mine started to close down 11/10/2015.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 1/1/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/19/2016. The employee worked until the mine started to close down 11/10/2015.
Occupational hearing loss filed 1/7/2016. I received the e-mail on 4/19/2016. The employee worked up to when the plant closed down 11/11/15.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 1/21/16. I received the email on 3/23/16. The employee work until the mine close on 10/30/15.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 2/14/15. I received the e-mail on 2/18/16. Employee's last day of work was 9/26/14.
Occupational hearing loss - see attached. I received the e-mail on 2/12/16. Employee worked up to the mines closing on 10/30/15.
Employee was diagnosed with Pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 11/11/15. I received the e-mail 2/10/16. Employee's last day was 2/5/2013.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 12/10/2015. I received the e-mail on 1/26/2016. Employee worked until the mine closed down on 10/30/2015.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 10/6/2015. I received the e-mail on 1/26/2016. Employee worked until the mine closed down on 10/30/2015.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 11/3/15. I received the letter on 1/18/16.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 9/9/15. I received the letter on 1/8/16 and the employee worked up to the time the mine closed down.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 7/13/15. I received the letter on 11/11/15 and the employee worked up to the time the mine closed down.
Employee was diagnoised with pneumoconiosis by a board certified doctor in internal medicine on 11-10-2015 we recieverd the Email on 06-10-2016.
Opening a set of air lock doors and strained right shoulder and neck.
A unplanned roof fall occurred at x-cut 42, in #4 heading at old 7 south. The fall was about 6 foot high, 20 foot wide, and 60 foot long. The fall timber and danger off.
Employee was releasing a chain ratchet from the track when the hook straight out and broke loose cause it to come back and hit him on top of the hand.
EE was removing a sleeve from an oxygen bottle and felt something in his lower back. He worked up to August 26th before he started missing. I marked this as an occupational illness. (See attached medical report).
Employee was taking down a belt head and lay his hand on the rail and the belt roller fell on it and pinched his finger.
Employee was crossing the belt line and when he stepped on the belt rail his foot slipped and he fell to the mine floor injuring his back.
Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis by doctor. We received the e-mail on 7/8/15. He worked for Rockspring from Jan 2010 to March 2014 for a total of 3 years.
Employee was moving a fallen timber out of the walk way on 3A belt. When he picked the timber up he felt something pop in his lower back.
EE picked up a tool bag and felt pain in his left shoulder. He went to the doctor on the 15th and they gave him a full release. He went back to the doctor on 6/19/15 and they gave him a light duty slip but we didn't see it until 7/7/15 and he started missing work on 7/8/15.
Trying to put motor back on the track with the forklift. The forklift slipped out making the forklift bounce up and down hurting his lower back
Employee and three other was hanging miner cable in # 7 entry and as Employee lift the cable he felt pain in the lower back.
The elevators at 14 mile was down due to the software being bad. Brought all the men outside while the elevators was repaired it was ready to go at 7:00PM.
An unplanned roof fall occurred at approximately 3:15pm. The fall was at R-seals between #2 & 3 cross cuts in the 1-2A panel. the fall was about 9 foot high, 20 foot wide and 40 foot long. the fall was timber and danger off and will be clean up by a approve plan. The area was mine in 2008.
EE had been working on a ventilation curtain in #1 heading he completed task, he removed his safety glasses to wipe sweat of his eye and rubbed dirt in the left eye causing irritation. EE stated that he had mud on his hands from the ventilation curtain. EE started to miss work on3/31 thru 3/30 and returned to work on 3/31/15. EE worked tow day before going to the Dr.
Employee was working on 53 screen changing out head board rubber. As he went to step up on the screen his foot slipped and he fell to the floor hitting his head and right elbow on a piece of pipe. Employee received 4 stitches to the head and 3 on the right elbow.
Employee was walking down the slope belt and slipped on some ice as he went to fall he tried to catch himself and stained his right shoulder. Employee started missing work on 7-9-15 to have shoulder surgery.
EE was cutting a band on a bundle of bolts and something hit him in the eye. No one knew he had sought treatment for the incident until we received a bill from him on 6/22/15. He was given eye drops as a prescription and was told to follow up with the doctor on 1/28/15. I got the e-mail on 6/29/15. The first day of vacation.
An unplanned roof fall occurred at approximately 6:00 PM. The fall was at cross-cut # 32 on 6 South track. The fall was about 10 ft. high, 80 ft. long, and 20 ft. wide. The fall was timbered and dangered off and it will be cleaned up.
When employee went to change his drill steel out, a piece of draw rock fell hitting him on the right wrist. He had a simple fracture to the wrist.
employee saw that the scoop was possibly going to catch the lifeline, he approached the scoop on the operators side without notifying the operator. As he grab the lifeline the scoop started to tram in reverse, he slipped toward the scoop and his left foot went under the bucket. The operator could not see the employee and the scoop bucket came down on the employees' foot.