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EE was riding in motor when it struck a loose/bent track fish plate. The motor abruptly stopped and caused EE to hit mouth and shoulder against the frame of rail motor.
Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 12/14/15.
EE was pulling miner cable & strains EE's back. EE didn't tell anyone until the next morning and EE refused medical treatment that day. EE was then taken to Mountain Instant Care on 4/14/16 for evaluation.
He bent over to move a piece of belt structure out of his way and hurt his back.
Conditions were a piece of rock fell out of rib striking the injured party on lower half of leg, breaking his right tibia.
EE was in his knees shoveling a belt drive. When he tried to lift a shovel full of material his knee slipped causing him to strain awkwardly which resulted in a suspected hernia.
Employee was trying to install a sharp pin on a stamler feeder the bar he was using kicked back and pinned his right ring finger against the frame of the feeder mashing his right hand ring finger, cutting his finger off from the last knuckle out.
Operator side roof bolter was bolting top when a rock kicked out of rib hitting the operator on his back, knocking him into roof bolter controls. Operator was examined by 2 EMTs on shift, taken to surface then transported to local hospital.
Employee was in car loading from miner when a 6 inch by 8 inch rock hit him in the ribs. This rock slip off and landed on his ribs.
He was shoveling belt & pulled a muscle in his back.
Employee was bolting top & drilling a hole when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and hit his arm. The draw rock was 2' x 3' & measured in thickness from 1 1/2" to 3".
Employee was installing roof bolts, he started to swing the head over to install the next roof bolts when he accidently dropped the canopy on his head, which is over the roof bolter.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Employee was bolting top when his lower right arm caught in drill steel of roof bolter.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE HEAD DRIVE TO PLACE ON THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE told foreman that he felt sick & his stomach & his knees were hurting. At the time of his complaint he was pulling a miner cable. He indicated that he thought he was getting a stomach virus. On the following Monday he informed the foreman that he was going to the Dr. for pain in his knees.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLT AND RIB, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NECK AND BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTAND RIB, STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND JAMMING HIS NECK.
OPERATOR WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL TO THE TAILPIECE IN RAM CAR. RAM CAR RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING IT TO SIT DOWN SUDDENLY JARRING OPERATOR'S BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, APPROX. 2'X 3' ARRANGING IN THICKNESS DOWN TO ANINCH FELL ON EE'S SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED ACROSS THE BELT LINE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO A POT HOLE, BREAKING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON CANS OF OIL ON HIS REGULAR SHIFT WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE STRAIN. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 2-6-01.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING CABLE AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.
EE WAS HANDLING CAT HEAD AND CABLE ACROSS THE BELTLINE WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS ON HIS KNEES BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE BOLT AND RIB STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE BOLTER WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WORKED HIS SHIFT ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO THE CLINIC.
EE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP A HOLE TO CONNECT A BLADE JACK WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. THE INJURED FINGER WAS HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
SETTING SPADS IN LAST OPEN CROSS CUT #2 ENTRY, RAM CAR CAME AROUND CORNER AND DID NOT SEE RODMAN AND BUMPED INTO HIM KNOCKING HIM SEVERAL FEET. RODMAN STATED THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR RAM CAR DU E TO OTHER EQUIPMENT RUNNING.
EE WAS HANGING POWER CABLE OUTSIDE STANDING ON A LADDER. HE HAD A ROPE PULLING THE CABLE TIGHT. THE ROPE BROKE AND SLIDE KNOCKING THE EE OFF THE LADDER ONTO THE GROUND.