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EE was driving a jack pin out of miner. A piece of metal came back and struck upper lip. (EE received stitches).
A rock 2'x 4' x 1' fell from brawl of overcast causing damage to the overcast.
While trying to pull sections of a pinner steel out of the drill hole. The bottom came out and struck EE on upper lip. ( received stitches )
Employee was pulling on wrench, when the wrench came off, employee struck elbow on the fender of a Mantrip. ( a tear in tri-cep) ** started missing 7/11/2016**
EE was moving old control cabinets in shop, when the lid fell off, striking on top of head, knocking off hardhat, cutting head. ( EE received stitches)
While traveling down the travel road, a piece of material fell out and struck employee on head and shoulder. (Compressing lower back, causing contusion.)
While installing a roof bolt, a rock fell out and struck left ankle. (EE received a fracture).
EE was installing a roof bolt, ee reached for the fast feed lever, Hand ended up on boom. EE pinched ring finger between short arm and boom. (fracture and laceration)
While bending a roof bolt ee felt a burning in right shoulder. Then ee went to put the glue into the hole and ee felt shoulder pop. ( strained shoulder)
EE was walking between cross cut #4 and #5. There was a shuttle car traveling the straight of #5 which was anchored in #4. While the cable was moving across the entry, ee tried to step over the cable, which caught boot, causing EE to do the splits. (EE has a bruise of the right hamstring.)
Was carrying oil cans in each hand, while walking. EE felt something in left knee. ***(Started missing on 03/17/2016. Orginal diagnosis was a cyst(non work related). After further test, as of 04/08/2016 changed diagnosis to strain.)
While installing a roof bolt, he tripped and fell against the atrs. (straining his shoulder) **started missing 03/29/2016**
While cutting a bit lug off on the head of the miner a piece of loose material fell out and struck the mechanic in the back. The mechanic then fell forward and struck the head of the miner. ( Received stitches )
He is 6 ft. 5 inches tall walking down a entry that is 5 ft. 6 inches tall. While walking he had his head tilted to one side, when he hit his ear on the end of a roof bolt. (he received stitches)
Employee bent over to pick up timber, felt pain in lower back. Possible surgery (***Started missing 11/07/2016 )
He was putting strap on miner cable, while bent over, a piece of material fell and struck him on lower back, causing him to hyper extend his knee.
While moving the miner cable, a piece of rock fell and struck him on left thumb, (received stitches)
He was installing roof bolts in face. He went to retrieve another bolt, when a piece of coal fell out. Striking him in back of leg and ankle. (He received stitches on ankle.)
He was riding on golf cart. They back off road into x-cut, when a piece of material fell out and struck him on back, neck. **(He began missing work on 9-8-15)**
He was hanging high voltage cable, when he felt pain in his right shoulder. (an tear in his rotator cuff) ** started missing on 01/27/2016**
EE was helping replace a worn out screen, when installing the new screen, the pan raised up and smashed his finger between pan and I-Beam.
While driving inby on a 4-man diesel and looking in towards the belt, hit hard hat on the roof. Causing lacerations to head, received stitches.
He was driving down roadway, when a tractor ahead of him snagged the lifeline. It stretched, broke and the direction cone on lifeline struck him on cheek. (He received stitches)
He was moving a section of chute work on a cart. He had his finger on the outside of the chute. He pinched it between chute and impact box. (He received stitches)
He was on his knees, building a crib. when a piece of rock fell out, hit his shoulder and slid off striking his hand which was on ground. ( received stitches to hand)
HE was using a thread tapping tool. He put pressure on the wrench and the tool broke, causing him to fall forward , cutting his index finger on the tool.( he received stitches.)
He was standing next to a stack of overcast panels. They started to pull a panel off top of stack. The panel slid off top of stack, swung around and stuck him across legs. (fracture)
HE was replacing a joint fitting to waterline, when he turned to get parts off mantrip. He slipped and fell back , and landed on right elbow, which jammed shoulder. * started missing on 05/12/2015 with tendon tear*
He was working on shuttle car. He had lifted the cover to work in panel. He wedged cover in hog wire to hold it up. The cover fell and struck him on index and middle finger (Fracture of Index finger and cut on Middle finger)
Drilling hole to install roof bolt, Material fell out, slid off canopy, striking him on left ankle. (chipped a bone )
He was installing a 84" roof bolt, he went to bend to bolt ,slipped and bolt fell out of hole and struck him on forehead . (received stitches)
He was standing next to the miner, when a piece of material fell out and struck the top of his hard hat, slid down and cut his upper lip. (he received stitches)
There was an unplanned roof fall that occurred on #2 units 3rd roadway, crosscut #6. 18' long, 18' width, 6' to 8' height.
He was getting ready to drill a hole, and as he looked up , a piece of material fell out and struck him on the nose. ( he received stitches )
He was working to free up chain on chain hoist ( come-a-long ) One end was hooked on I-Beam, while pulling on chain, it came loose and stuck him on the upper lip. ( received stitches )
There was an unplanned roof fall, located on the 7th48 beltline, between crosscut 4 and 5. Length 12', width 6', thickness 5-6 ft.
He was shoveling coal out of a sump hole , while twisting, felt pain in back.(* Did not start missing until 11/12/2014 * )
He was driving shuttle car, he had arm laying on outside of cab, rib rolled off and struck his right arm.
While removing guarding from head drive, the guard sprang back striking him on the face, causing a laceration.( he received stitches.)
He was moving a piece of drive chain, chain slipped through his hand and cut the thumb on his right hand.
While putting bearings on a tail roller he bent over to pick up the bearing and felt pain in stomach. ***Began missing on 5/9/2014***
He was tightening up nut on scoop. A helper was holding backup with another wrench on top. The helpers wrench slipped and struck him in mouth. (He received stitches )
He was pulling down a piece of loose rock, when a piece fell out between roof bolts behind him , striking him on back. (Bruised back)
He was making spice on pinner cable, when his knife blade went through cut, cutting bottom of left thumb. (He received stitches)
While roof bolting, his pin plate got stuck on the ATRS, he reached up to clear it and the plate broke free pinching his right middle finger. ***stitches***
Employee was bolting #5 Left, just finished putting up his inside roof bolt. He dropped his canopy down and a rock fell from the supported top and struck him, pushing his head down into the canopy. ***Began missing on 1/16/14***
While pulling on a jakepipe and removing it from the tailpiece. He felt pain in left hamstring. ***He started restricted duty on 1/3/2014.***
Unintentional occurred on the 7th 48 beltline x-cut 12 , #5 entry 12' length x 12'wide x 6 thickness . ( This area was pinned with 72" tension rebar.)
Length 35', width 18' thickness 7' located on 8th 48 beltline, x-cut 30.5 , #5 entry.
While rolling up the curtain, a rock fell out that was hanging on top of the curtain, fell striking him on the right shoulder. ***He began restricted duty on 11/26/2013***