EE had dismounted the launch and started to walk towards the cars. On his first step forward in a level area he stepped on a lump of frozen coal fines and his left knee twisted and popped. He fell to the ground and landed on his right side. He was diagnosed at the hospital with a sprained knee and returned to work the next day on restrictions.
EE was carrying an air hose in one hand as he was stepping up on the launch skid. His foot slipped on the skid and he caught himself with his free hand across his body, causing a twisting motion.
The loader oeprator thought that they were finished servicing and started to remove the grease tub. The grease hose was stretched by the loader and was caught on the bottom of the hand rail gate. When the grease hose broke loose it jerked employee, pulling him toward the gate and fracturing his left arm.
Employee was on the upper deck of the launch, traveling under the hose coupling on the air reel. He raised his head up too quickly and hit his hard hat on the coupling. This caused pain in his back and neck.
The employee fell off the launch vehicle (approximately five feet). When he caught himself with his hands, he sprained his left thumb. A plastic splint was applied at the hospital to prevent movement of his thumb.
EE was walking toward a rock on a stopped car belt. He hit his L/leg against the car push pin, falling/stepping onto the Belly Belt into Incline Belt & Transfer Chute and halfway up the Stacker Belt before outby belts stopped. He received a contusion to lower R/Hip & scratch to L/Left leg. This report had been filed on 7-11-06 by Price Mine Service MSHA Contractor ID# J355.
Employee was trying to remove the pin out of the rub rail on the side if the highwall miner with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped, mashing his right thumb between the pry bar and the rub rail.
EE WAS REMOVING A CONNECTING PIN FROM AN ADDCAR SYSTEM. WHILE REMOVING THE PIN, THE PIN SLIPPED AND MASHED THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE CAR. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED THREE STITCHES
While runnung a chain through the eye of a hitch a burr caught back of left hand. A piece of metal lacerated back of hand.