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Employee was standing over next to off side of bolter. Draw rock fell. Stuck employee in the head and face and cut above left eye. Rock measure 2 foot long, 17 inches wide, 2 inches thick, #2 Entry 10 foot outby spad 18810.
Employee was getting supplies out of bed of bed of company truck. When employee exited truck, employee's hand slipped on to the hook of the bungee cord that's currently holding the brake light in place. The hook punctured employee's right hand, between thumb and index finger.
Employee was in a scoop bucket going to the batteries first and the breaker knocked on the scoop which in turn locked up the park brake striking EE up against the ejector blade.
Employee was using a ball pen hammer hitting a packing gland when employee felt pain in shoulder.
Employee walking across track at the top of the slope to load oxygen and acetelene tank when they slipped and fell, got their boot off and ankle was swelling put ice pack on then ankle and took them to the ER.
Employee was helping wash slope when employee fell on foot hurting ankle.
2ND shift was splicing stacker belt at 6:50pm. Injured was standing behind another co-worker nailing. Co-worker was starting a nail and it ricocheted out, striking injured in corner of left eye.
Employee was standing on the catwalk walkway that had loose coal on it. They attempted to hang chain hoist and twisted they fell down to the walkway on same level twisting left leg, knee and ankle.
Employee was going through a man door and slipped on a rock twisting back. Employee returned back to work until EE was placed off work by EE's doctor on 06/28/19.
Employee bent down to check water line coupling when EE stood up the left knee popped and EE felt pain in knee. However EE came back to work the following day and worked 5 days before starting to miss work on May 1st. EE did not notify us of absence nor did the mines.
Employee was cutting a hole in a bit bucket. Knife slipped and cut employees left hand.
Slope car was down due to an electrical problem.
Employee fell from head drive onto the ground, hitting their left knee against a boom jack.
Employee bent over to pick up a screwdriver, stepped on a rock, and lost their balance and fell in a hole/offset which caused their right foot/leg to pop out causing them to fall. Employee started missing 02/15/19.
Employee taking vent pipe down from old charger barn and when employee went to pitch vent pipe the edge cut through employee's glove and cut the palm of the hand.
Employee was bolting top when glove got caught in the drill steel, twisting hand.
Employee was throwing roof bolts off of the bolter toward the unbolted face when employee felt pain in lower back.
Employee was using a chain ratchet to remove bad return idlers, while using excessive force, the chain slipped off of the roller and struck the employee on the right side of face beside of nose.
Employee was sent to get additional tools when EE fell going down steps and landed on buttocks and back.
Employee was splicing #5 belt, when ee went to cut the belt knife slipped and cut right leg just inside of right knee causing a laceration.
Employee was unloading jacks from supply cars when the jack got hung in jacket pocket twisting employee's arm causing pain in left shoulder.
Employee was using bobcat and spraying with water hose cleaning under #4 belt. Employee attempted to get off bobcat and slipped hitting their right elbow on boom of bobcat.
Employee was pulling conveyor chain over apron assembly when ee felt sharp pain in back and legs.
Employee was shoveling V wipe at 2B head drive. They had right hand on the belt rail when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and hit the hand mashing their two middle fingers.
Employee was cutting belt to make a splice when EE's knife slipped and cut EE's leg.
Employee was walking and draw rock fell and hit employee in the back as employee was walking toward the LoLo the equipment was backing in the hole and caught softline against Lolo causing softline to strike employee in the ribs.
EE's were pinning a belt splice together and the belt clamp broke and struck left ankle and foot.
Hoist car was down due to broken brake band.
Employee was walking up belt entry when employee hit head on brow in a dip causing pain in neck and down back.
Employee was helping to replace a bad step that led up to spiral floor. Employee was hitting step with a hammer when hand slipped and hit a jagged piece of metal that was under the step. Injury required stitches.
Employee got right index finger caught between coupler on slope car.
Employee was helping change scoop batteries when EE's finger got caught between the scoop tire and fender.
Employee was making EE's weekly fan exam, when EE got off EE's buggy to get an air reading and once returning to EE's buggy EE slipped and fell.
Slope car was down due to brakes.
Employee was descending ladder to bottom floor, once on the bottom floor ee turned to adjust a valve and stepped on an uneven surface that was under water. Employee started missing 09/28/18.
Slope car was down due to sensor malfunction.
Employee was helping to hanging miner cable when they felt pain in their back.
Employee was knocking a flange off of a pipe when employee caught thumb nail and pulled it off.
Employee was driving an empty shuttle car toward the miner when employee hit a hole or dip in the roadway causing employee to strain lower back, neck, and right foot.
Employee was tightening outer drum bolts on a continuous miner head, after completing this task EE then went and sat on a personnel carrier, after sitting for a while EE got up and stated back was stiff and hurting. Employee was using foot and leg to push down on the ratchet.
An ignition event behind the 4 North Seals, that resulted from Carbon Monoxide being emitted into the return air course.
Employee was draining water and mud from underneath 1A head drive. Employee turned, slipped and fell causing a rake to strike employee on the left side of face and mouth and cracked bottom front middle tooth.
Hoist car was inoperable due to an electric solenoid malfunction.
Hoist car was inoperable due to an electric solenoid malfunction.
Employee lifted a belt rail up, twisted around and felt pain in EE's lower back.
Employee was doing maintenance work on miner and pulling back on a welded piece of metal on a shaft. The metal broke loose and hit the employee in the abdomen and hand. The metal caused a cracked bone and lacerated two small places on hand.
Employee was servicing the miner when a piece of rock fell in between bolts, striking employee's head, neck and right hand.
Pneumoconiosis award date 06-06-18. Last day worked 12-19-14.
Elevator was down due to power surge caused by a thunderstorm. One miner was stuck for a short period of time.
Pneumoconiosis award date 05-24-18. Last day worked 12-18-14.