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Employee was walking beside a scoop, he tripped and fell into the blade of a bow saw lying on the scoop. The fall resulted in a laceration of the top part of his left hand requiring stitches.
EE was pulling drill steel out of top and fractured his right little finger between drill steel and drill pot.
Employee was changing crawler take-up on Joy 14CM15 miner. The gathering head pan was chained up. He placed himself under the gathering head pan to push take-up in place with his feet. The chain broke causing him to be caught between the gathering pan and mine floor. He had fracture of nasal bone & 3 ribs, sprain of sacroiliac & pelvis, pneumothorax trauma & liver laceration.
EE was backing the miner out of the cut of coal when the cable went under the miner. He went up to remove cable from under the miner and accidentally bumped the remote control box against the cable stand-off, activating the tram lever and then the panic bar. He was caught between the coal rib and the stand-off of the machine.
EE was hanging a ventilation curtain and cut his left middle finger, requiring stitches, on a CAB brattice hanger.
Employee was stepping into scoop deck when he slipped causing him to twist his back. He was at #9 break on the #3 left roadway when the accident occurred.
Get off mantrip, twisted back (lower)
EE was driving the mantrip to the section when a piece of rock fell from the roof striking his right arm knocking it against the steering wheel.
EE was opening a can of smokeless tobacco, cut palm of right hand with a utility knife, requiring sutures.
Employee was drilling mine roof, while changing drill steel a piece of rock with a sharp edge fell striking his right arm in the fold of the elbow requiring sutures.
EE was walking from one shuttle car to another when he stepped on a rock and twisted his right knee. His first shift missed was 11/8/11.
EE filed an ALLEGED claim for Occupational Pneumoconiosis on 10/28/11. Received notice on 11/16/11 for Claim No. 2011016807.
EE was cutting metal band on a pallet of Heintzmann jacks. When the band was cut, ajack rolled off the pile and struck his left foot.
EE filed an ALLEGED Hearing Loss Claim on 10/10/11. Received notice on 10/27/11 of Claim No. 201101573.
EE was pushing/installing a 16 foot cable roof bolt when he felt pain in his right shoulder.
EE was moving a set of cable crossovers. He felt pain in his lower back and the left side of his middle and upper back
EE was operating roof the bolter on the operator side, standing on ground. The operator man-up platform, which was chained up, fell striking his left knee.
EE filed an ALLEGED occupational pneumoconiosis claim on 9/15/11, Claim No. 2011015018. Received notice on 10/27/11.
EE alleged experiencing stomach muscle strain after lifting on roof bolter T-Bar. Did not start missing work until 8/18/11.
EE was making a cable splice, knife slipped and cut palm of left hand, requiring sutures.
Employee was repairing the high voltage cable after a copper theft at the surface substation. He dropped the PLM coupler and mashed both thumbs.
Employee slipped and fell on wet slick bottom and injured his back.
A rock fell from the mine roof, striking the ATRS of the Fletcher roof bolter. When the rock hit the ATRS, employee was positioned near the rear of the bolter. The rock falling onto the machine, bounced him off the machine onto the mine floor with possible rib fractures.
EE was cutting timber with a hydraulic chain saw. His hand slipped and landed on the chain requiring stitches.
EE filed an ALLEGED Occupational Pneumoconiosis claim on 6/15/11, received notice on 8/17/11 of Claim No. 2011011099.
EE was replacing a bottom belt roller. When he bent over to take it out he felt pain in his back. The pain caused him to slip in the mud and fall, straining his back, left hip and knee.
EE picked up a bag of rock dust, twisted to put on Boss Hoss. Alleged pain in his lower back. E-Doc #14116925 that was submitted 5/10/11 for alleged back injury on 4/28/11 was determined by Workers Compensation (BrickStreet) to have sufficient inconsistencies and contradictions to concluded that he was not injured in the course of and result of employment.
EE bent over to pick up his miner cable and felt pain in his lower back.
EE slipped and fell on mine floor from conveyor boom of shuttle car.
EE was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when a piece of rock fell and hit his right forearm.
EE ALLEGES he was traveling thur a man door and tripped, then fell and ALLEGES a back injury.
EE was drilling mine roof, a piece of rock hit drill steel and caused steel to come out of drill chuck. The drill steel struck his left forearm. He continued working his regular scheduled shift thru 5/3/11.
EE was moving roof bolt resin when a rock fell and struck him on his head and back. He returned to work on 3/31/11 but did not return to work on 4/4/11 due to injury.
EE was bolting top when a rock fell, mashing and cutting his left ring finger.
EE was cutting nylon rope cable hangers with a utility knife, when the knife slipped from his right hand it struck his left hand, causing a thumb laceration.
EE was loading supplies on the roof bolter, when a rock fell, striking him on top of head and shoulder.
Employee "ALLEGES" that while hanging a miner cable some foreign material (rock dust) fell into his right eye. Subsequent investigation revealed the employee actually had rust in his eye from an off the job accident. The employee's workers compensation claim was denied based on this fact.
EE filed an Occupational Pneumoconiosis claim on 1/19/2011. Received notice on 11/8/11 that a 10% award had been granted on Claim No. 2011002388. Prior OP Claim No. 200201990 filed on 11/6/2001 received no award.
EE filed an ALLEDGED Occupational Pneumoconoiosis Claim on 1/18/11. Received notice on 4/8/11 of Claim No. 2011003387.
Employee filed an ALLEGED occupational pneumoconiosis claim on 1/12/2011. Received notice on 3/17/11 of Claim No. 2011001986.
EE was operating the left side of the roof bolter when a rock fell from the roof and struck his right ankle.
EE felt pain in his lower right groin area when he stepped off the roof bolter he was operating. He continued working until 4:00 pm, end of shift and worked the next day, his last day worked 1/6/11.
EE's legs were taken out from under him by the roof bolter cable.
EE was raising the belt structure with a comealong. The monkeyface that the comealong was hooked in, pulled out of the top, allowing the structure to fall and cut his right hand requiring sutures.
EE was assisting a co-worker to attach a belt tool trailer to a battery operated ride at break No. 41 on No. 7 roadway. While co-worker was moving the ride, EE was struck by the ride resulting in contusion of both legs.
EE was taking cable down as roof bolter was backing out. The operator turned the cable reel on and the cable jerked off the hangers, striking him and driving him to the ground. He continued working his regular schedule through 1/3/11, then Doctor ordered a 20 pound maximum lift.
EE filed an ALLEDGED occupational pneumoniosis claim No. 2010018998 on 10/25/10. Received notice of exam schedule on 3/11/11.
Employee filed another occupational pneumoconiosis claim on 10/13/10. Received notice on 6/29/11 that he had been awarded an additional 10% on Claim No. 2010019534.
EE filed an ALLEDGED Occupational Pneumoconiosis Claim on 9/30/10. Received notice on 11/8/10 of Claim No. 2010017568.
EE was loading pizza pans on the roof bolter, felt pain in groin area on Saturday, went to Doctor on Monday and returned to work on Tuesday.