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Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE. EE quit to retire on 5/31/14.
Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. EE quit to retire on 5/31/2014.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. Employee was termed on 9/11/15 due to a reduction in force.
Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. No % disability at this time.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE. He last worked on 9/11/15. No % disability at this time.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis for Thomas Fields. He was termed on 1/10/2015. No % disability at this time.
Employee was pulling muddy curtain out of face of #4 entry when he slipped and fell striking right knee on rock.
Employee was walking to the bolting station when he slipped on a rock covered with curtain. This caused him to fall onto a rock resulting in pain in his lower back area.
Employee arrived at the section to restock the CO#247 roof bolter. As he was walking away from the bolter after checking what supplies were needed, a piece of draw rock fell from the roof striking employee on his right foot. The resulting accident required the complete amputation of all 5 toes on the right foot due to their damage from the falling draw rock.
Received a hearing loss claim for employee. He retired on 10/1/2014.
Carrying 6 volt battery and putting it on the 10-20 outside. He felt a pop in his lower back.
After mining final lift and moving continuous mining machine, the roof fell approx. 50' in by survey station 15674 located in the #1 entry. The fall trapped 1 of the mobile roof supports.
Employee was removing nozzle from the end of a fire hose. It was too tight to remove by hand so the employee held it with one hand and hit the coupling with a hammer. On the third swing he missed the coupling and struck his left hand resulting in a fracture.
Received a hearing loss diagnosis on 8/12/2014. Employee last worked on 6/26/2013.
Employee was throwing a bag of dust on the roof bolter when he felt his back tighten up.
Bates Contractor stepped out of man trip and turned and walked into a piece of belt structure cutting his ear resulting in stitches.
Employee was adjusting forks on Lo-trac. When he slid the fork over, the fork fell catching his finger between the fork and flat car resulting in a fracture.
Employee was cutting second cut out of 4L when he felt a small piece of rock hit his left ear. This resulted in 4 stitches.
Employee was bolting on offside, started drilling hole and broke small rock loose. The spinning motion of drill steel caused it to spin off hitting him just below the nose on upper lip resulting in 5 stitches.
Employee lifted up draw head on locomotive and strained his back. He continued to work up until 9/16/13.
A roof fall was discovered at 1:30pm in the #4 mains one xcut in by SS 651. The fall measures approx. 20' x 20' x 5' high.
Employee took the first step from the 5th floor to the 4th and his right knee popped. This resulted in pain on the inside of his right knee area. He continued to work up until he was taken off by a doctor on 8/6/13.
Employee was in the process of letting battery lid down while holding the lid by the handle. The lid slipped out of his hand catching the tip of his ring finger on his left hand resulting in 5 stitches.
Employee was lapping belt. The belt got fouled in structure and the belt clamp slipped off the belt striking him on the left leg on his shin. This resulted in a fracture (chip) of his tibia (shin bone).
Employee was changing hydraulic hose on the roof bolter when the wrench slipped causing him to strike his finger against the roof bolting machine resulting in a fracture.
Employee was in the outside surface shop when he tripped and fell on his left shoulder. He continued to work up until he had surgery on 4/18/2013.
Employee was putting pusher steel in chuck when a rock fell catching his ring finger and small finger on his right hand. The rock measured 1' wide x 1.5' long x 3" thick. This resulted in a fracture of his pinky finger. Management did not become aware of the fracture until 11/28/12.
Employee was putting finisher steel in hole when a piece of draw rock fell hitting him on the middle finger on his left hand resulting in a small fracture and stitches.
Employee was getting out of his truck before his shift started. He stepped out of the truck onto a small rock causing his left ankle to twist. The truck measured 36" off of the ground.
Employee was bringing a 5 gallon bucket from lower steps to set on steps above. When he was doing so he felt pain in his lower back area. He continued to work until he went to the doctor on 4/17/12 and was taken off work.
EE WAS CHANGING THE REAR-END ON A 10-10 MOTOR OUTSIDE WHEN HE MASHED HIS RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS BETWEEN THE STEARING JACK AND THE REAR FRAME.
Employee was dumping shuttle car on the feeder. As he was getting up to turn around the employee stated that he thought he got shocked.
EE WAS WORKING ON A TELEPHONE LINE, AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.THIS REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.
EE WAS INSTALLING A CABLE BOLT. THE PLATE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW, HE CUT REQUIRED A COUPLE OF STITCHES.
EE PARKED HIS SCOOP. WHILE WALKING ALONG SIDE HIS Scoop, he SAID THAT HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING IN RETURN WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL, 2 BREAKS INBY SPAD NO 1827 INNO 2SW MAINS. THE FALL IS 20 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 7 FT HI. THE FALL IS 10,000 FT FROM THE FACE
ON 9/13/11 EE WAS IN NO. 1 SUB MAINS WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL ONE BREAK IN BY SPAD NO 9683 PANEL NO 7. THE FALL WAS 80 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 7FT HI. THIS AREA IS BOLTED WITH 6 FT TORQUE TENSION BOLTS. THIS FALL IS 13,400 FT FROM THE FACE.
THE OUT BY FORMAN WAS MAKING THE MAIN RETURNS WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL ONE BRAKE INBY SPAD NO 673 ON THE MUD LICK SIDE. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG BY 19' WIDE BY 5' HI. THE TOP WAS BOLTED WITH 4FT GLUE BOLTS.
EE WAS CLOSING AIRLOCK DOORS BY HIMSELF. HE TRIED TO KEEP THE DOORS FROM SLAMMING SHUT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOORS.
While operating a 777D employee ran upon the berm causing the rock truck to turn over on the right side.
EE WAS TRAVELING IN RETURN WHEN HE FOUND A ROOF FALL, ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NO 1852 ON NO 2 SW MAINS.THE FALL IS 25 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 7 FT HI.THE FALL IS 10,000 FT FROM THE FACE.
Member was spot bolting #3 entry across from feeder when a piece of loose draw rock fell, hitting his upper lip. Member was transported to local hospital, and given a couple of stitches to his lip.
While operating the shuttle car near #3 intersection near spad 3106, member struck his head on canopy when he ran over something. There were no witnesses, member was taking by EMTs on back board to local hospital where evaluation showed contusion on lower spine.
Hearing Test Results for EE: Standard Threshold Shifts (STS) was confirmed on EE.
Mantrip derailed due to loose fishplate in the track. One injury, bruised knee, with swelling.
Bent a bolt on the dust box and slipped off the bolt & hit his right eye on the edge of the pinner. He was putting up 2nd roll of bolts. There were some rocks on his side.
Employee stepped on belt that was not pinned together causing belt to slack between rollers, causing employee to stumble, striking his chin on top roller.
A roof fall measuring 30 L x 18 W x 8 H occurred in the #6 entry at spad 1785 in the No. 2 SW Mains off of No.1 SW Mains approximately 8,050 form active mining areas 005 and 003 MMUs. Area was bolted with 5 TT bolts.
EE was trying to straighten a 6 foot torque tension bolt to push up into the hole, when he felt a something pull in his lower back.
EE was scaling roof on Section 003 6B beltline and track, when a piece of drawrock fell, hitting him on the right foot. The rock measured 4.5 inches thick and 43 inches in length by 19 inches wide.