#20 Strip Job Coal

Employee was backing dozer up and ran over rock.

Employee was getting onto a D9N dozer, his foot slipped and he hit his left knee on the push arm of the dozer.

Employee was climbing ladder and slipped catching himself with his left arm causing pain in his left shoulder.

Employee was trying to get rock off push arm of dozer and felt pain in lower back.

Employee stepped in a hole and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Employee was lifting water line and felt pain in lower back.

Backed up on a rock with a dozer and hit it hard with track. Jarred him and said he hurt his neck. Did not wish to go to doctor and didn't want medical attention. Went to see his family doctor after work and said he had a pulled muscle in his back.

Employee was welding and thought a piece of dirt or something flew behind his face shield and into his eye. He worked the rest of the shift and did not wish to go to the doctor. He worked the following day and after the shift went to doctor on 8/28/14. Doctor found a small a metal shaving in eye.

Using a combination wrench to remove a hose from a hydraulic pump. He was in a squatting and bending position pulling on the wrench when he felt a sharp pain across his belt line area.

Employee was operating Caterpillar 665 challenger tractor with a box scraper attached to the back of it. When he backed up to unload the box scraper he ran over a rock that caused the machine to jerk sideways causing his head to jerk to the side. Doctor wants MRI before returning to duty.

Moving a piece of metal with pry bar the metal slipped and caused the bar to flip back striking EE on right hand causing a fracture on small bone between finger knuckle and wrist. Surgery sch. to put pin in bone.

EE was driving a pin back in the blade of cat D11N Bulldozer with sledge hammer when a piece of metal came off hammer and struck EE in abdomen causing a laceration. EE was given a tetanus shot and antibiotics and RTW.

EE came in on 4/19/12 said he had been to Dr. and that the Dr. wanted to do surgery on back as the result of a fall on 3/1/12.EE missed work on 3/12 & 3/26 but did not report it due to an injury. On 3/1/12 EE stepped in a hole and fell backwards but did not miss any work or go to a doctor at that time. EE worked until 4/19/12. W.C.reviewing

Employee was assisting welder lift a piece of metal out of the back of truck. Metal weighed approx. 150 lbs. Felt sharp pain in lower back just as metal got to the ground.

EE was using a chain saw to cut a tree approx 18-20" in diameter. When the tree fell, a grapevine that was unseen in the top of the tree pulled a dead tree approx 6-8" in diameter down and struck EE, knocking him to the ground. When EE hit the ground, he fell on a rock that caused a laceration over right eye, requiring 7 stitches.

Employee was laying a 2" cable to pull a tooth onto a 994 bucket with the help of the customer's mechanic. The customer's mechanic let go of the cable without warning, causing the cable to fall across employee's finger, cutting the finger.

EE was using a pry bar to remove a fiber bearing from a control arm on 16G Road Grader, when bearing abruptly came out, striking EE in the mouth, causing 4 stitches and a temporary bridge on 2 teeth.

Employee was installing a muffler system on CAT 245 Excavator when he strained a muscle in his left shoulder. MRI is scheduled.

Employee developed carpal tunnel in both wrists due to operating bulldozers over several years. Had surgery on 8/10/09.

Employee was cutting a piece of beltline to make a mud flap for grader when knife slipped and cut left hand, requiring 4 stitches. Employee returned to work.

Because of storm damage the day prior, employee was cutting metal supports on door of building when it caught fire damaging the building and several pieces of mining equipment.

Employee was helping install a bed on water truck. He was helping guide bed down into place and the bed shifted and he sprained his wrist while trying to keep bed in place.

Mechanic was removing D10 engine. The nose guard had been rolled over and 2 hydraulic lines were still attached and under tension. When 1 line was removed the remaining line could not hold the load and pulled loose striking mechanic on the hand.

EE was climbing out of Ingensol Rand Drill, when the step broke off where it has been welded. EE fell about 4' down and landed on his feet. His back started hurting later on and he went to the doctor on 2/5/07. He was put off work for 1 week for rest.

Employee was repairing a Mack 600 fuel truck. When he stepped off the truck he sprained his ankle when he stepped on a rock.

EE was diagnosed with carpul tunnel syndrome and had surgery to correct it on 3/2/06.

Employee has filed a black lung claim.

Employee was climbing up on a Caterpillar 785 Rock Truck to perform some mechanical duties and as he pulled himself up on the ladder he felt a pain in the lower part of his back. He is scheduled to take physical therapy for a strained muscle in the lower back and is not released to come back to work yet.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A CUTTING EDGE ON A D-11R DOZER. AS THE EDGE WAS BEING PUT INTO PLACE THE LIFTING STRAP SUDDENLY BROKE AND THE EDGE STRUCK EE ON LEFT HAND, CATCHING HAND BETWEEN EDGE AND DOZER BLADE. (AMPUTATION: DISTAL PHALANGE - RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.)

EE WAS CUTTING & WELDING ON BUCKET FOR 992G ENDLOADER WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. EE WAS USING WELDING HOOD & SAFETY GLASSES. EYE DOCTOR REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND TOLD EE TO STAY HOME NEXT NIGHT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP A LARGE ROCK OVER WITH EXCAVATOR WHEN THE BUCKET TEETH SUDDENLY CAME OFF THE ROCK RESULTING IN THE EXCAVATOR TURNING OVER BACKWARDS DOWN THE SLOPE. LOCAL FIELD OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT BECAUSE EXTENT OF INJURIES WERE NOT KNOWN AT THAT TIME.

EE WAS STARTING A HONDA PUMP TO WASH EQUIPMENT AND WHEN HE PULLED ON ROPE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT AND ON MONDAY 8/18/03 HE SAID BACK WAS WORSE AN D WAS GOING TO THE DOCTOR.

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN ABOUT 2:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 8/9/03 AND ON MONDAY 8/11/03 HE STATED THAT HE WAS REPORTING IT ON WORKERS COMP. WORKERS COMP CARRIER IS REVIEWING T HE CASE.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE BEARING ON SHAFT TO CRUSHER, HE STARTED TO THE LADDER TO CLIMB DOWN AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 5 FT.

EE WENT HOME AT 2:30 AM ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT 8/15/02. THOUGHT HE HAD FLASH BURNED HIS EYE. MISSED WORK THURSDAY NITE 8/15-16/02. WENT TO DOCTOR 8/16/02 & HAD PIECE OF METAL REMOVED FROM RIGHT EY E.

EE HAD REMOVED THE INSIDE COVER FROM THE ALE UNIT ON #6 INGERSOL RAND DRILL & PUT THE COVER IN THE CORNER OF THE CAB. WHEN HE STARTED THE DRILL TO CHECK THE SYSTEM THE COVER FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS USING DEAD BLOW HAMMER TO JAR ANFO LOOSE IN BIN AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK AND LEFT ARM AS HE WAS STRIKING BIN WITH HAMMER.

EE WAS PULLING UP ON FUEL PEDAL ON 16G GRADER TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER DID NOT REPAY IT TO CO TIL 3-22-02. WENT TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO BE OFF WORK FOR 2-3 WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING AND USING A GRINDER AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO LEFT EYE.

MECHANIC WAS STANDING BY THE DRIVERS DOOR OF SERVICE TRUCK WHEN A SINGLE ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE DOOR OF SERVICE TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH LEGS BELOW THE KNEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY THE MECHANIC AND SERVICE TRUCK WHEN A SINGLE ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALLAND THE EMPLOYEE WAS EITHER INJURED BY THE ROCK OR BY JUMPING OUT OF THE WAY.

EE WAS HELPING CONNECT SURFACE DELAY CAPS IN A BLASTING OPERATION WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALLSTRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK PINS OUT OF FRONT END OF 16G GRADER AND FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA.

WHILE CUTTING AND WELDING, A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO EYE. DIDN'T BOTHER EMPLOYEE UNTIL 4/18. WENT TO EYE DOCTOR AND HAD OBJECT REMOVED AND RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

EE WALKED AROUND THE BACK WELDING TRUCK & DIDN'TSEE METAL BARS THAT WERE EXTENDING APPROX 18" PAST THE BUMPER & WALKED INTO THEM. THE BARS WERE ANGLED UP & HIS NOSE HIT THE BARS CUTTING HIM REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

EE HAD BEEN WELDING ON A HOSE BRACKET ON D-10N DOZER & WAS USING A GRINDER TO SMOOTH IT DOWN WHEN A PIECE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME OFF & STRICK THE CLEAR SAFETY LENS ON WELDING HOOD SHATTER ING THE LENS & PIECES OF SAFETY GLASS & DISC ENTERED THE EYE. OBJECTS WERE REMOVED BY A OPTHAMOLOGISTY

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A WIRING HARNESS ON A D-10BULLDOZER WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON THE LEFT LEG.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELT SCRAPER RUBBER ON BELT LINE AND WAS LINING THE BOLT HOLES UP WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT A PIECE OF TING COVERING THE BELT LINE, CAUSING A SEVERE CUT TO THE TOP OF T HE RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC PUT TILT ARM BACK ON D10 DOZER. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAME OFF AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED TWO (2) STITCHES.

EE CLIMBED DOWN OUT OF CAT 785 ROCK TRUCK AND STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 1 1/2" CABLE TO HOOK A DRAG SLED TO A 785 ROCK TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK. TWO WEEKS LATER THE PAIN KEPT GETTING WORSE AND FELT NUMBNESS DOWN RIGHT LEG. WENT TO HOSPITAL ER ON 7-27-99 FOR PAIN. ALSO TO FAMILYD R ON 7-28-99.

EE WAS LOADING SCAFFOLDING INTO THE BACK OF TRUCK WHEN TIP OF INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT AGAINST THE BED AT THE TRUCK.

CO NOTIFIED BY EE'S LAWYER THAT THE EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY DR. THAT HE HAS CONTRACTED THE DISEASE OF COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHILE IN OUR EMPLOYMENT. RECEIVED LETTER 6-1-99. EE HAS BEE N OFF WORK SINCE 8-13-98 WITH A BACK INJURY.

EE AND ANOTHER WELDER WERE WORKIUNG ON A SIDEBOARD FOR 777 ROCK TRUCK IN THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP BUILDING. THE SIDEBOARD FELL OVER STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE--XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON CAT 777ROCK TRUCK AND STEPPED OFF ON A 30" STEP LADDER AT THE BOTTOM. THE LADDER TURNED OVER AND EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HEAD ON BUMPER CAUSING A CUT OV ER THE LEFT EYE.

EE DROVE CAT 773 ROCK TRUCK 1/2 DAY ON 8-2-97 AND LATE THAT EVENING AND THE NEXT DAY HIS BACK HURT AND WENT TO DR ON 8-3-97. AFTER TEST X RAYS DR DETERMINED CAUSE OF PRAN WAS STRAINED MUSCLE, AND THAT DRIVING A TRUCK COULD CAUSE THE PROBLEM

EE WAS CUTTING AND WELDING ON BUCKEY ON ENDLOADER. HE THOUGHT HE HAD FLASH BURNED HIS EYE BUT A FEW DAYS LATER HE REALIZED THAT SOMETHING WAS IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS NOTIFICED ON 2-27-97 THAT EE WAS GOING TO THE DR.

WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE CAB OF FUEL TRUCK AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS WATCHING AS A BED WAS BEING LIFTED OFF MACK TRUCK WHEN CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED & CAME OFF STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE BREAKING CHEEK BONE.

EE WAS LIFTING A BULLDOZER TRUNION ONTO A LATHE TO WORK ON IT WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHOT MATERIAL WHEN A LARGE ROCK SLID DOWN THE SHOT ONTO THE BUCKET CAUSING THE REAR END OF 992C TO COME OFF THE GROUND.A HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED CAUSING MACHINE TO BACK DO WN AND EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCED OUT OF SEAT AND HIS EAD HIT THE CEILING OF THE CAB.

EE WAS DIAGONISED AS HAVING CRIPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS & IS CLAIMING HE CONTACTED THE ILLNESS WHILECLIMBING THE IMMULISION TANK TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF IMMULISION. BIRDS ROOST ON THE TANK & DOCTORS SAY THT BIRD DROPPINGS CAN CAUSE THE ILLNESS. EEHAS BEEN OFF SINCE 12/21/95 & DIAGONSIS WAS CONFIRMED 2/1/96.

DELIVERY TRUCK FROM CULLIGAN WATER WAS CROSSING MINE PROPERTY TO SERVICE PRIVATE RESIDENCE WHEN HE VEERED TO THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HIT PARTS TRUCK DRIVEN BY COMPANY EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED. INJURED PERSON WAS NOT AN EMPLLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO MOVE A 245 EXCAVATOR. AFTER CLIMBING IN THE CAB, HIS LEFT HAND REMAINED ON DOOR POST. WHEN MACHINE MOVED, DOOR CLOSED STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES DRILLING A HOLE THRU A CONCRETE WALL AND WHEN HE STOOD UP RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

CLAIM FILED OF COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONISIS

CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED FOR COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EE WAS XRAYED AND DIAGNOSED TO HAVE FIRST STAGE COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE HAS FILED CLAIM OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS X RAYED AND DIAGNOSED TO HAVE FIRST STAGE COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS XRAYED AND DIAGNOSED TO HAVE FIRST STAGE COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE HAD FILED A CLAIM THAT HE CONTRACTED A HEARING LOSS WHILE EMPLOYED.

EE WAS XRAYED AND DIAGNOSED TO HAVE FIRST STAGE COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

CLAIM HAS BEEN FILED FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB OF TRUCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP DRIVER FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WORKED ON HYDROSEEDER HELPING ROLL UP 1 1/2" HOSE. ON OCTOBER 12TH HE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY HE HAD INJURED HIMSELF ON 10-3 BY EITHER LEANING ON HAND RAIL OR LETTING RUBBER HOSE RUB L EG AS IT WAS REWOUND ON HOSE REEL.

EMPLOYEE GRINDING ON A 992 LIFTARM CROSSTUBE LET THE GRINDER SLIP FROM HIS GRASP, WHICH THEN STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING IT TO BE CUT.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER TO SERVICE MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING OPERATOR TO FALL TO GROUND LEFT FOOT LANDED ON ROCK CHIPPING BONE IN ANKLE AND SPRAINING LIGAMENTS.

EMPL WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLT TO REMOVE BLADE FROM BULLDOZER WHEN PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF BOLT HEAD & HIT EMPL IN LEFT EYE. METAL WAS REMOVED AT EMERGENCY ROOM & EMPL WENT TO SPE CIALIST NEXT DAY TO HAVE SCRATCH CLEANED OUT. METAL DID NOT PENETRATE EYE ONLY SCRATCHED IT.

CONTRACTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP CRUSHER WHEN CONTROL BUTTONS WOULDN'T WORK. HE TRIPPED THE MAIN BREAKER WHILE UNDER FULL LOAD. BREAKER BLEW UP CAUSING BURNS TO THE RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS WALKING AROUND A CATERPILLAR MACHINE IN THE DARK HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL,STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE FROZEN GROUND.

OPERATORS FOOT SLIPPED CLEANING OFF BULLDOZER.FINGER NEXT TO LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND HIT DOZER TRACK,SPRAINED FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING 3 OTHER MEN MOVE A HEAT PUMP UNIT THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 300 LBS. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE HELPED MOVE IT. EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT AND CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT HAD TO RETURN HOME BECAUSE OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WAS ADVISED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF IRRITATION OF LEFT EYE. EMT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING IN EYE AND ADVISED EMPLOYEE TO GO TO DOCTOR. DR. FOUND SMALL PIECE OF SLAG UNDER EYELID AND BLISTER. ADVISED EMPLOYEE TO TAKE OFF 3/15 & 3/16 AND KEEP EYE COVERED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT SCRAPER RUBBER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB REQUIRING THREE <3| STITCHES

EMPL WALKED INTO THE BOOM ON THE POWDER TRUCK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE BOOM EMPL WAS WEARING HARD HAT AND RECEIVED NO APPARENT INJURY EMPL WENT TO CHROPRACTOR ON 9/8/89 COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN BACK AND NECK SAYING IT WAS RELATED TO ACCIDENT ON 8/11/89 EMPL WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL 9/18/89

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A MOTORCYCLE PAST A PARKED ENDLOADER WHEN A PICKUP TRUCK CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIM. EMPLOYEE HAD NO TIME TO STOP AND STRUCK THE PICKUP TRUCK, THROWING HIM FROM THE MOTORCYCLE .

EMPLOYEE STOPPED ENDLOADER AND STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB ONTO THE LEFT FENDER TO GREASE THE LEFT LIFT CYCLINDER PIN WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 6' TO THE GROUND.

I NAME WAS RIDING A MOTORCYCLE AFTER WORK AND LOST CONTROL OF THE BIKE HIT A GRAVEL PILE THROWING HIM FORM THE MOTORCYCLE NOTE EMPL WAS NOT PERFORMING ANY WORK RELATED ACTIVITY WHEN ACCIDENT O CCURRED ACCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER WORK

THE 2 777 ROCK TRUCK STOPPED SIDE BY SIDE FACING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS INJ OPENED HIS DOOR AND OTHER EMP OPENED HSI DOOR TOHAND INJ. A CIG. INJ FOT CAME OF THE BRAKE ALLOWING HIS TRUCK TO ROLL F ORWARD CATCHING HSI HAND VETWEEN THE DOORS.

WHIEL PUTTING T5RP ON COAL TRUCK A RUBBER TARP STRAP SLIPPED AND THE METAL HOOK HIT THE RT EYE OF I NAME THE TRUCK DRIVER, AND CUT THE EYE LID AND TEAR DUCT

VEHICLE WAS DUMPING TOPSOIL IN AREA WHERE BERM HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM EDGE OF SLOPE FOR RECLAMATION PURPOSES. DOZER OPERATOR WAS ON GROUND SPOTTING TRUCKS. BEFORE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP SPOTTER TURNED TO LOOK AT ANOTHER TRUCK AND OPERATOR BACKED TOO FAR OVER SLOPE AND JUMPED FROM VEHICLE.