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Employee was helping recover belt structure. EE bent over to pick up a piece of structure and felt pain in the back.
Employee was changing a cat head on a roof battery. While cutting the cable the utility knife slipped and cut left index finger.
Roof fall occurred in a crosscut between the No 4 and No 5 entries of the alternate escapeway on the NE Mains. Fall was discovered during the pre-shift exam. The fall was 4,000 feet outby the 001 MMU. Fall was 36 feet in length, 20 feet wide and 7 feet thick.
Employee was putting locomotive on charge. While employee was plugging in the charger battery bell to the batter, employee felt pain in their back. Note: Employee did not inform mine management of accident until 11-29-16.
Employee was exiting a 980H loader when they slipped and caught themselves with right arm, hurting right shoulder.
Employee was operating shuttle car when ee hit a pot hole in road way. EE bounced and hit head on canopy.
Employee was installing belt line. While threading belt line on stacker belt, employee was lifting on belt line and hurt right shoulder and right hip.
Employee was cleaning a belt line when EE slipped and fell hurting right shoulder and back.
Roof fall it was 60' outby spad #2291 #3 entry. The fall was 7' in height 18 feet in width and 20 feet in length it is 4800 feet from the surface. Fall will not be cleaned up. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Employee was using a pry bar to move a rock off the top of the miner. When the rock fell off, it glanced off EE's right leg bruising it.
Employee was working on feeder when EE slipped and fell. EE caught self with EE's left arm and hurt EE's back.
Employee called superintendent on 2/23/16 from home that EE had been lifting pallets on 2/19/16 and when EE got out of EE's truck at home EE's back started to hurt.
Employee noticed hill belt was off and drove EE's personal pickup to where another employee was working on no. 2 head drive. As employee passed, No. 3 head drive EE's pickup slid sideways on slick patch of snow. Striking berm and overturning.
Employee was moving miner cable out of roadway and felt pain in EE's back.
Employee was putting scoop on charge. When EE slipped and twisted EE's left knee and back.
Employee was using a chain ratchet while repairing a broke belt when EE felt pain in EE's back.
Employee was roofbolting. He was repositioning himself to put up more bolts when his knee popped and he could not move his knee.
Employee was helping move miner cable. He bent over and his hard hat fell off. While raising up, he hit his head on roof.
Roof fall. 2nd left submains 120 ft outby SS# 2646 at right bleeder. Fall was 5000 feet from working section. Fall was 6' high 18' in width and 80' in length. Entrance is dangered off.
Employee was installing a roof bolt when a draw rock 3' x 4' x 6" fell out and hit him on the back and neck.
Employee was putting oil in scoop when he cut his left hand. He received 9 stitches.
Employee was hanging belt head cable when he twisted his right knee.
Employee was cleaning last cross cut with a scoop when he ran over a bucket of plaster. The bucket burst and some of the material hit him in his right eye.
Roof fall Number 6 Entry in the return airway 7,200 feet from the face. Fall will not be cleaned up. Entrance to fall is dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
Employee was helping make a belt repair on No1 belt line he was lifting on the belt line. When he felt pain in his back.
Roof fall at sp #360 first right room off of 1st left submains in the return in old works. The fall was 5' high, 17' wide, 60' long. Fall will not be cleaned up. The fall was dangered off and supported as per roof control plan. Fall was 6000 ft from active section.
Employee was picking up oil cans after putting on in roof bolter. He racked his hand across top of the oil can and cut the side of his right hand.
Employee was making a belt splice at 002 Section Head Drive when he cut his left hand with a utility knife while he was cutting belt line. He received 5 stitches.
Employee was watering scoop batteries and the battery lid fell down cutting his fingers he received 7 stitches on his left ring finger and 9 stitches on his left middle finger. Come back to work the next day.
Employee was loading supplies on the roof bolter and cut the back of his left wrist on a roof bolt plate. He received 7 stitches. Came back to work next day.
Employee was operatting Johnson Ride when the tire hit a cinder block. The steering wheel spun around and hit his left forearm and fractue it.
EE had loaded a rock duster he walked back to get water off of scoop, the scoop was moving and rolled over the end of his right foot.
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel fell out of the drill hole and hit him on the left hand cutting his palm of his hand. He received 8 stitches, he came back to work the next day.
Employee was taking the cover off of the tail shift on a feeder. When he left it drop down on his right middle finger. He received 6 stitches then came back to work. No lost time.
Employee was cutting a piece of belt line with a utility knife when the utility knife slipped and cut his left thumb. He received 3 stitches and came back to work the next day.
Employee was roof bolting when the bolter pulled up to the next roll of butts the bolter tire hit employee left ankle.
Employee was hanging a roll of belt line when his right pinkie finger was caught between a chain and chain hanger.
EE was walking across section a piece of draw rock 1' wide 2' long and 2" thick fell and hit him on top of his right foot. Bruising top of foot.
Employee was using a lift jack working on a gravel car and strained his back. Employee worked until 1/20/12 then went off work.
EE was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell and hit him on top of his left shoulder draw rock was 12" wide X 16" long and 1" thick.
Employee was roof bolting when the drill steel stuck in the roof when he reached to get it the drill steel fell and struck his middle finger on his right hand between the drill steel and the roof bolter cutting it he received 12 stitches.
Roof fall at spad 480. 3,000 feet from the face. Fall was 40 feet in length, 20 feet in width and 6 feet in height. Fall will be cleaned up. A clean up plan has been developed.
EE was trimming a belt splice with a utility knife when the utility knife slipped and it cut his middle finger on his left hand. Received 40 stitches.
Employee was walking at #3 head drive shoveling belts when he tripped and fell on the concrete and fractured his left forearm and is right forearm.
EE was shoveling belt line when he pulled a muscle in his back.
EE was working on section feeder when he slipped and fell and hit his right ear on the corner of the feeder. Cutting his ear and received 10 stitches.
EE was cleaning up when a piece of draw rock fell out between bolts and hit him on his left foot and fractured it.
Roof fall was in the return airway at spad #38. The fall was 7' in height, 18' wide and 30' long. Fall will not be cleaned up. The fall has been dangered off and supported as per roof control plan.
EE was loading structures when a piece of the structure slipped out of his hand, cutting his left forearm. He received 4 stitches.
Roof fall located on the number 3 belt line 1 crosscut inby the head drive at spad number 41. The fall was 18 feet wide, 20 feet in length and 9 feet high