RES Houtzdale Coal

The employee was operating a triaxle truck hauling coal from the mine to the cleaning plant. The tarp motor broke on the triaxle and employee was pulling on the tarp arm to manually move the tarp arm into a secure position. EE felt pain in neck and reported it to the supervisor at 2:00 P.M. on 11/15/2021. EE did not seek medical attention until 11/18/2021.

Employee notified the Safety Director on 10/22/2020 at 3:00 P.M. that employee received medical treatment for pain in right shoulder caused by constantly correcting the blade tilt control of the D11R dozer employee was operating. The pain got progressively worse even after the blade control was repaired.

Employee informed supervisor on 8/13/2018 that employee was experiencing pain in neck and shoulder from operating a rock truck. The employee did not seek or was not provided any immediate medical attention. The employee continued to work without any lost time until 7/25/2019, when EE had surgery to correct a disc problem in the neck.

Strained back while stemming holes

The employee was climbing down the ladder of a CAT 777D rock truck. Employee missed hand hold and fell backward to the ground. Employee fractured a hip.

Employee was walking across the job site parking area from his pickup to the loader he was operating. He stepped in a washout and twisted his left knee. He did it again on 9/15/2015. He did not report the accident to his supervisor until 10/1/2015.

Employee was lifting a 6" x 6" x 8" wooden block to use as a cribbing to secure the boom of a loader, when he heard/felt his right shoulder pop.