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Employee stated that he was operating the shuttle car in the area of SS3: 2362, there was a hole in the road that caused the shuttle car to suddenly bottom out. This jarring motion caused the employee to deal pain in his back.
Employee stated he bent over and moved the continuous miner cable slack out of the roadway, and when he stood up he felt pain in his back. Employee was diagnosed with a back strain and taken off work. The operator of the coal mine at the time of the incident was Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC.
Employee stated that he was attempting to hang miner cable when he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee stated that as he was attempting to close the battery lid on a scoop, he lost his grip on the lid and the lid struck his left hand resulting in a fracture.
Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome.
Employee stated he was attempting to hang a shuttle car cable, when he felt pain in his back. This resulted in a back strain.
Employee stated he knelt down on both knees and felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a knee strain.
Employee stated he was performing fire boss duties along the #1 belt line. As he attempted to cross under the belt line at break 10, he struck his head against the water line, resulting in a neck strain.
Employee stated that as he was operating the C/M while pillaring, a piece of rib sloughed off and struck him on the lower right leg causing pain in his calf and ankle. Employee returned to work his normal job and shift until 8/10 his job class was changed. The employee did not miss any scheduled days.
Employee stated that he was attempting to hang a bulk bag of rockdust while standing beside the scoop bucket. He was stretched out attempting to hook chains through the bag when he felt a pain in his uppper back between his shoulder blades.
Employee stated he was operating a two-person mantrip along the roadway at break 159 when the brakes failed and the mantrip went down the inclined roadway, striking into the back of another mantrip and the rib. This resulted in strains from a jarring injury and one (1) restricted work day.
Employee stated he was operating the roof bolt machine and as he placed the drill steel in the chuck his left hand was pinched between the steel and chuck, resulting in a laceration. Sutures were required to close the wound.
Employee stated he picked up a hand full of roof bolts while loading the bolt machine and felt a pain in his left shoulder. Employee was taken off work on 7/31/2015.
Employee stated that he was assisting in building a stopping on #2 section when he tripped over the tongue of the flat car the block was on and struck his right knee on the mine floor.
Employee stated that as he was attempting to untangle 2 chain hoist chains, one of the hooks struck him in the mouth causing a chipped tooth.
EE was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell from the top, struck the RBM canopy, broke into pieces, then struck him on the face & right wrist. This resulted in a cheek laceration & a wrist contusion. Upon seeking medical evaluation the EE complained of back pain. On 7/15/15 the results were received by the operator & the lost work days were attributed to the incident.
Employee stated that he was attempting to hang the high voltage cable during a power move as the power center was being pulled up into place. The CM waterline that was tied to the power center tripped him and he fell, this is when he felt a pain in the upper middle part of his back.
Employee stated that as he was walking to the face area he stepped in a hole causing his left knee to twist. This caused pain in his left knee. The employee continued to work his normal shift until Monday 4/20/2015 when he was taken off work by a doctor for 2 days.
Employee stated he parked and exited his shuttle car. As he walked between the shuttle car and the rib, the rib rolled/sloughed off and a small piece of coal/rock either struck the employee in the knee, or caused him to fall. This resulted in a knee strain and restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was walking in the #3 Entry 60' inby SS#:2249 when he traveled through a set of fly pads he slipped and fell, striking his head on the mine floor which caused pain in his neck and left shoulder.
Employee stated he was attempting to move a rock by hand measuring approximately 24" x 18" x 5" out of the roadway on the #1 Section when he felt pain in his lower back. On 3/20/2015 he was diagnosed with a lumbar strain.
Employee stated that he was replacing impact rollers on the tail of the stacker belt when the incident occurred. He was using a slate bar to pry the belt structure into place and the bar slipped, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground. This resulted in a left knee and shoulder strain.
Employee stated he was stepping through the rear door of the surface shop when his left foot slipped off the door jam, causing him to fall to the ground. This resulted in hip strain and restricted work days.
On 12/8/2014 mine management was notified of a retired employee who was diagnosed with an occupational illness of Pneumoconiosis. EE retired on 2/1/2012.
Employee stated that he bent over to move the roof bolt machine cable out of the roadway and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The incident became reportable on 02/18/2015 when information was recieved diagnosing the employee with small posterior disc bulges.
Employee stated that he was pulling the rock duster behind the battery mantrip and as he turned out of the belt entry and onto the roadway the duster came unhooked. This caused the duster to separate from the mantrip. The employee was holding the on/off cable for the duster in his right hand. The cable pulled his right arm backwards resulting in a strain and restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was walking across the section and struck his head against the mine roof. This resulted in a neck strain. Incident was reported to Gateway Eagle Coal Co, LLC on 11/12/14, employee sought medical evaluation on 11/13/14, and medical was received on 11/21/14.
Employee stated that as he was attempting to remove the drill steel from the hole he had just drilled in the mine roof, a section of draw rock fell out and struck him on the head and face.
Employee stated that he was working around the #3 belt tail. He bent over to shovel around the belt and when he stood back up he struck his head against the water line. This resulted in a neck strain.
Employee stated that he was in the process of assisting the RBM operator as the roof bolter was moved into another place. As he bent over to pick up the cable the reel was engaged, which caused the cable to be pulled down from the mine roof and strike him on the lower back. This resulted in a back strain and restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was operating the right side of a Fletcher DDR-13 and had just finished installing a rib bolt. He stated that he was preparing to swing the boom inline to drill the next hole in the pattern, when he mistakenly engaged the boom swing out function of the bolt machine.
Employee stated that he was shoveling belt along the #8A belt line. He bent down to get on his knees and felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a strain and restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was shoveling belt along the #5 belt line. As he lifted the shovel to empty gob onto the belt line, he felt pain in his left forearm. This resulted in a strain and restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was operating the scoop in the outby intake air course. The scoop road up onto a rock and slid to the side. This caused the employee to extend his hand to brace himself. The employees left middle finger was caught between the scoop frame and the mine roof. This resulted in a laceration that was repaired with sutures.
Employee stated he picked up a bundle of plates and they came apart. While pushing the plates against the frame of the machine with his arms, the corner of a plate cut the inner side of his left wrist resulting in a laceration that required sutures. The employee reported to work for his next scheduled shift and did not miss any work days due to this incident.
Employee stated that he was operating the scoop on the #2 Section. While assisting with the maintenance of the continuous miner, the scoop slid on a crib block, causing the employee to be bounced into the canopy of the scoop. This resulted in a head/neck strain and two (2) restricted work days.
Employee stated that he was attempting to remove a bent piece of drill steel from the top when he accidentally engaged the rotation and the bent steel struck him on the right wrist.
Employee stated that as he was hanging a curtain in the #8 entry he felt a sharp pain in his middle back.
Employee stated that he and 2 other coworkers were attempting to hang a section of 6" aluminum water line. When the employee lifted his end of the water line, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee stated that he was loading belt structure into the scoop bucket. He lifted a 48" top structure and turned to place it into the bucket. As he stepped into the insert to place the structure, he felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a sprain.
Mine Management was notified of Occupational Pneumoconiosis benefits awarded to an employee.
Employee stated that he was bent over pulling on the continuous miner cable to remove a knot when he felt pain in his groin area. This incident became reportable when the employee began receiving physical therapy for a groin strain on 8/27/2014.
Employee stated that he was in the process of installing roof bolts in the top after a belt channel had been cut. He was installing the second row of bolts when a rib/rock rolled out and struck him on the left leg and ankle, resulting in a fracture.
EE stated he was prying on the take up dolly with a slate bar, when the bar slipped, his left thumb struck against the I-beam. Medical treatment when the thumb was set with a splint. X-ray reports received on 8/12/14 showed "no evidence for fracture". This injury was submitted on 08/13/14, but on 09/18/2014, there is no record of the submission. Therefore, it is being resubmitted.
Employee stated that he was tramming the scoop outby on the #2 section roadway when he ran over a rock in the road. This caused him to bounce in the seat and land on his left hip, resulting in a strain. This incident became reportable when the employee began missing work on 8/4/2014.
Employee stated that he was helping change the tire on the roof bolt machine. As the tire was removed, his left ring finger was caught between the rim of the tire and the hub of the roof bolt machine. This resulted in a fracture of the distal tuft of the left fourth digit.
Employee stated upon arriving to work he exited the cab of his truck and slipped on a rock falling to the ground. As he fell he extended his left arm to catch himself. This resulted in a radial head fracture of the left elbow. The employee has worked each scheduled shift at full duty, but on 7/28/14 he attended a doctor's appointment, which resulted in one lost work day.
On 8/21/2014 employee stated that on 7/20/2014 he was shoveling belt and felt pain in his back. The incident became reportable on 8/25/2014 when medical received confirmed the employee had sought medical treatment for a work related incident on 7/20/2014.
Employee stated that he was in the process of installing a rib bolt when his drill steel became stuck in the rib. He stated that he grabbed onto the drill steel and with a jerking motion attempted to pull the steel out of the rib. When he did this he felt a pain between his shoulder blades and down into his left arm.
Employee stated that as he was tramming the diesel scoop in the haul road at break 46 he ran over a rock that caused him to strike his head against the canopy inside the operators compartment causing pain in his neck and back.