La Plata Mine Coal

Employee was power washing an equipment. She stated her eyes became irritated at the end of the shift, so removed contact lenses and washed eye out. The next day while driving to work felt eye still sore. At the end of that day, employee went to Urgent Care facility after work. They referred her to a specialist, who gave her prescription med. On the third day, she told her supv.

Employee was climbing on board her unit when a gust of wind kicked up and blew dust into her eye. As it did not bother her immediately, she did not have the eye irrigated until an hour later. She was taken to a clinic for extra precaution where the doctor found a scratched cornea. She was given prescription medication for the irritation.

Lowered air filter boxes from above head level. Felt some discomfort 30 minutes later. Next day, right shoulder sore, two days later, more sore. Monday (2/27) felt like small needles in fingers. Reported numbness in fingers to foreman on Tuesday 3/01, (5 days later). Send to clinic on 3/02. Diagnosed with minor AC separation in right shoulder (shoulder strain) .

The employee, a tire repair person, was assisting another employee replace a tire when a pry bar he was using to hold a lug nut slipped and pinched his left middle finger. Injury required 5 stitches.

Employee reported what seemed like an insect bite to foreman on 05/25/05. He thinks he may have gotten bit while attending annual refresher training away from the mine site on 05/23/05. He was taken to Clinic on 05/25/05, two days after alleged incident date. He was given oral and injected antibiotics, and place on restricted duty.

Security patrol noticed smoke coming from a water pumping station. Found a fire water pump engine had small fire atop engine. Extinguished fire withing 28 minutes of noticing smoke. Fire may have started with a fuel leak.

Started experiencing mild pain in wrist and right forearm. Pain is more persistent when typing or writing. Doctors determined repetitive typing as root cause. The pain was caught early on where physical therapy will greatly help.

WAS LOADING SPARE BUCKET PARTS FROM ROW ONTO A PALLET. BUCKET SHROUD SLIPPED AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO SHROUDS. HAND WAS ICED PACKED BY MINE RESCUE. NEXT DATE, BRUISE INTENSIFIED, REQ UIRING BLOOD TO BE DRAINED.

HE STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW WELDING.

WHILE MOVING UNUSED VENTILATION HOSES, STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

MECHANIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CRIBBING UP A REMOVED GEARBOX. AS HE WAS PLACING ONE CRIBB ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TOSSED HIM ANOTHER PIECE. THIS PIECE BOUNCED ONTO HIS LEFT HAND, PINCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO CRIBBING MATRERIAL. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRUSH INJURY WITH NON-DISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE MIDDLE PHALANGE OF THE LITTLE FINGER.

END DUMP OPERATOR STATED THE SHOVEL OPERATOR HIT HER TRUCK BED WHICH JOLTED HER AROUND IN THE CAB. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED IF IT WAS THE SHOVEL BUCKET OR A LARGE ROCK THAT HIT THE BED. THE INJUR ED WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL AND THORASIS MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS SHUTTING DOOR ON DOZER WHEN HE JAMMED ELBOW INTO THE DOOR. RESULTING IN BRUISE TO LEFTELBOW ULNER NERVE

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DOZER, PUSHING OVERBURDEN TO AN ELECTRIC SHOVEL, WHILE IN REVERSE MOTION, THE EE HIT A LARGE ROCK THAT JOLTED HIM AS HIS DOZER WENT OVER IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING THE PRE-PM TASK OF STEAM CLEANING WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BRUSHED THE STEAM CLEANING WAND ACROSS HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

WHILE BACKING DOZER AND LOOKING OVER SHOULDER, DOZER BACKED INTO AN UNEVEN AREA, CAUSING MACHINE TO JERK. OPERATOR TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK.

EE WAS BOARDING TRUCK ON LADDER, WHILE REACHING FOR RAIL ON CAB BELOW WINDOW, HAND HIT RAIL MOUNTED ON PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE; GOT RIGHT THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN AXLE HOUSING AND METAL SHIM. INJURY: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB, TENDON REPAIR TO MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE TRUCK WHEN LOADER BROKE APART. HE WAS JOLTED FORWARD AND BACKWARD. STRAIN RESULTED IN CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT.

EE WAS IN THE TRUCK CAB, RECEIVED JOLT FROM THE FORCE OF LOAD BEING DROPPED INTO THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE HIT A FAULT WHILE DRIVING, SHARP DROP CAUSING HIM TO GET BOUNCED IN THE AIR, SEAT BELT JERKED HIM BACK DOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SEAT, PULLED LEVER, SEAT SLID FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WITH HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, HAND SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL.

THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE'S HAND AND HE FELLED OFF THE LOADER, RESULTING FRACTURING AND DISLOCATING LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE CRAWLED UNDER THE UNIT TO REPAIR THE MUFFLER AS HE TURNED TO GRAB THE EXAUST PIPE HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE DOZER AND HIT THE SCRAPER HARD ON THE PUSH BLOCK JARRING THE OPERATOR SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING THE DOZER AND HIT THE SCRAPER HARD ON THE PUSH BLOCK JARRING THE OPERATOR SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING THE HYTORQUE WRENCH ON THE BOLT, THE WRENCH TWISTED PINCHING THE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION, REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM READY LINE TO THE SHOP AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REQUIRING MORE THAN ONE TREATMENT.

MUD HAD COLLECTED ON THE FRAME OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK DURING THE PREVIOUS SHIFT AND DURING THE PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION MUD FELL OFF THE FRAME AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT.

WHILE MOVING A LIGHT PLANT FROM ONE DUMP LEVEL TO ANOTHER, EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. THE INJURY REQUIRED TWO CHIROPRACTOR VISITS.