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Employee stepped off miner car and when foot touched pad, slipped and twisted knee, ee finished, nitifying foreman at end of shift, that an accident had occurred. Went to ER the next morning.
WHILE PULLING OUT OF #18 HOLE (WEST PIT, X-SEAM), EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE CAR PIN. THE PIN BEING STUCK OR IN A BIND, THE EMPLOYEE MOTIONED FOR THE LOADER OPERATOR TO BUMP THE CAR. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS ON THE PIN WHILE LOADER MAN BUMPED THE CAR CAUSING HIS RIGHT THUMB TO BE MASHED BETWEEN PIN HANDLE AND THE CAR FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS REBITTING THE MINER. WHILE DRIVING A BIT BACK INTO BIT HOLDER, A PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER OR BIT STRUCK HIM IN STOMACH ON LEFT SIDE UNDER RIB CAGE.
While shoveling coal from catwalk on left side of launch pad, ee said after 2nd shovel of coal he felt 2 pops in lower back.
EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED UP TO ADD FUEL TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG ON THE HOIST REQUIRING 10 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE AN ELECTRICAL PLUG, WHEN HE GOT DIRT IN HIS EYES FROM OFF A PAIR OF GLOVES.
VICTIM WAS SITTING ON LAUNCH VEHICLE DECK. AN AIR LINE BLEW APART AT THE CABLE REEL ON THE UP-PER PLATFORM. IT STARTLED HIM AND HE JUMPED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE. HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK ON THE PIT FLOOR AND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP. BOTH BONES IN THE LEFT LEG WERE BROKEN AT APPROXIMATELY THE TOP OF HIS BOOT.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK ON THE PIT FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE ASSISTING IN CHANGING CARS ON HIGHWALL MINER SYSTEM.
EE WAS REMOVING A CHAIN LINK, HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A HAMMER & IT SHIPPED. A SMALL PIECE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM. REQUIRED ONE STITCH.
EE WAS PULLING A GEAR OUT THE TRAM GEAR CASE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED THE STRAINED HIS RIGHT LEG. HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION TO PREVENT ANY POSSIBLITY OF BLOOD CLOTHS.
ON 4/12/00 THE EMPLOYEE TOLD US THAT HE HAD HURT HIS FOOT WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE LAUNCH VEHICLE ON 4/5/00. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/14/00.
A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE EE WAS REMOVING IT. HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS. ROCK WAS ESTIMATED TO WEIGH LESS THAT 20 POUNDS. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 4-18-2000. WHILE HE LPING 3 OTHER MEN MOVE A ROCK THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 100 POUNDS HE RE-INJURED HIS BACK.