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He was operating a supply motor on the track and it derailed and caused him to hit the mine roof with his face and shoulder. Diagnosed with cuts and contusions. He is working at a restricted duty status.
Employee was bolting top and his drill steel fell from hole and stuck him on the hand. Diagnosed with a fracture to his hand.
He was helping lay track and caught his right index finger and middle finger between the bottom of a track tie and the bottom and cut the tips off each finger.
He was walking in low top and struck his back on a nail hanging in a roof plate and cut his back. Sutures were required.
Employee was pulling a piece of track steel from a supply car and slipped and fell and the track steel hit him on the left ankle - fractured ankle. Started missing work 7-6-2011.
EE started to push drill steel up to drill hole and a piece of rock cut his left hand.
EE was using a hacksaw to cut down loose roof bolt and cut his right wrist.
A contract employee caught his hand between the roof bolter and the coal rib and cut his hand. Sutures were required.
Using a hand held grinder and grinder wheel broke and cut his finger. Sutures were required.
Employee was plastering a brattice and a block fell and struck him on the hand. He is working at a "restricted duty" status.
EE was riding in a supply motor and hit his head on a overcast. Sutures were required.
Walking across section and hit back on a nail hanging down from a roof plate. Sutures were required.
Putting a supply car on the track and the car hit him on the left knee and it come onto the track. Started missing work 3/15/11.
Trimming splice and knife came into contact with left hand. Sutures required. No lost time.
He was standing beside the Continuous miner when the cable and cathead was pulled off and the cathead struck him on his right middle finger. 5 sutures were required.
Beating a race into wheel and pin slipped and cut finger. 2 sutures required.
Got out of mantrip car, stepped up and twisted knee. Started missing work 11-16-2010.
EE was cutting belt, knife slipped and he cut his left hand. 4 sutures required.
EE caught his left ankle between the rib and a rail motor and fractured ankle. Started missing work 10/2/10.
EE stood up and something in his foot popped. Diagnosed with a simple hairline fracture.
EE was tramming scoop and hit his hand on a rock and fractured his left index finger.
EE was using a lifting jack and it fell over and hit his right middle finger. Fractured finger.
EE stood up in rail motor and accidentally hit the tram switch which caused him to fall down against the top of the equipment. Started missing work 9-9-2010.
EE stepped off rail motor and twisted his right knee. Started missing work 8-13-2010.
EE was setting timbers and cut his right thumb on a sharp rock.
He was taking a rub rail off of the miner and caught his right middle finger between the rub rail and lolo structure. Finger was amputated to the 1st joint.
Letting bolter cable down and cable hook caught his right hand between the thumb and index finger cutting his hand. Sutures were required - no lost time.
Found an unintentional roof fall on the #9 belt. Fall was 40' x 20' x 5'H.
Employee got caught between the continuous miner and the coal rib suffering fatal injuries.
He dropped a lifting jack on his right thumb. Thumb was fractured. Co just found out 6/4/2010 by medical records.
EE was standing beside the mine track at the portal and the rockduster wrecked off the track and caught his left leg. Fractured leg. Started missing 5-5-2010 and RTW 8-23-10 (75 days lost). EE started missing again due to complications on 11-1-2010.
Lifting jack kicked out and put pressure on arm and jerked jack bar out of hand - hurt shoulder. Started missing work 11-29-2010.
EE was driving a buggy in the return and ran over a rock and caused the steering wheel to hit his arm.
Scoop was tramming through a break and pushed a piece of 4" waterline into employee's ankle. Fracture ankle. Started missing work 1/22/2010.
Shale roof broke away from sandstone top.
He was loading belt structure and had a pain in his groin area. Diagnosed with a hernia. Had surgery on 1/15/2010.
Pulling a metal band and lot right arm-* sutures required. no lost time or restricted duty.
Rockfall in neutral entry
EE cut his hand on the banding around a bundle of roof bolts. Sutures required.
EE was throwing block off a supply car, he slipped and fell on his right shoulder. EE started missing work on 08/27/2009.
A chain broke and a piece hit him on the lip. Sutures were required.
Putting up belt curtains and a rib rolled off and struck his right foot. Started missing 5-4-2009.
Lifting on belt structure and felt something pull in his lower back. Started missing work 4-22-09.
Trying to get belt roller unstuck.
Using a hand hydraulic drill and the wire that holds drill steel on caught his shirt and cut his left forearm. Sutures required.
Employee was knelt down (drinking water) and a piece of rock (about 4 lbs.), fell from the top and landed on his left hand, injuring ring and middle fingers.
Employee was struck by a rock that caused a fracture to his left leg and left index finger. Started missing work 2/3/09.
EE was using a jack to put supply car on the truck, he slipped and fell forward and hit his finger on the rail. Sutures were needed to close the wound.
EE is having hernia surgery due to a strain to the groin. He was lifting dryer wear plates and strained himself. Started missing work 1/21/09
He was cutting a piece of belt, knife slipped and cut his right leg. 4 sutures required.