Discovery Coal

While mounting haul truck the miner missed the top handhold on the ladder causing him to fall to the ground.

While using a cutting torch, victim's left hand was burned when hose on torch failed.

EE cut finger while closing sliding glass window.

While changing right rear tire on Dodge pickup truck, sidewall blew out injuring right wrist of employee.

Injured person was carrying grease pump to remove it from the bed of service truck. When stepping down he felt pain in lower back.

Victim rolled truck on its side while returning on haul road to shovel after experiencing steering failure, incurring bruising on left side of body and head.

During a previous incident, victim was standing on a ladder working on front of dozer. Victim felt discomfort in right shoulder. On 4/16/07 victim visited doctor for x-ray and MRI and physical therapy was ordered.

Prior incident occurred when operator was dismounting truck and leg became lodged between door & catwalk. First aid only required with no lost time. Medical attention was received on 3/12/07 resulting in scheduled surgery.

Victim stepped from stepladder onto steel beam under coal breaker while working on belt line, losing balance after step and fell to the ground.

Victim was changing hose on D-11 blade hoist cylinder, slipped and fell to the ground.

Victim was exiting mechanics service truck onto rough road surface and stepped on large rock twisting right ankle.

While driving on haul road, truck slid into berm turning wheels and steering wheel rapidly. Victim's hand became entangled in steering wheel breaking wrist.

Traveling down haul road ramp into pit 5 and failed to negotiate curve at the bottom of the ramp. Proceeded through berm adn over approximately 12 foot high spoil wall over turning truck on it's side causing injury to head and chest. Appeared to have fallen asleep. During investigation marijuana & methamphetamine were found.

Lifting pad and replacing it on dozer when lost footing and twisted knee.

RETURNING DOWN RAMP WHEN APPLIED BRAKES CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND STRIKE LOADED 785 END-DUMP.

COMING UP RAMP IN LOADED 785 END-DUMP WHEN AN UNLOADED 785 END-DUMP LOST CONTROL AND SLID INTO HIM.

EE WAS HAMMERING PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF PIN BROKE OFF, CAUSING LACERATION IN NECK REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.

PULL/TORE MUSCLE IN SHOULDER WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO BLAST HOLES. STRESS/STRAIN OF ACTIVITY CAUSED PAIN/INJURY.

RETREIVING ITEM FROM BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT WHEN FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A METAL OBJECT CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES

Servicing equipment when he raised head while still partially under equipment hitting back of head on equipment.

EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN SLIDING CATCH FOR THE DOOR WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR, CAUSING LACERTION ON PINKIE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

REATTACHING BELLY PAN TO DOZER USING CHAIN WHEN HAND/ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PAN & CHAIN CAUSING WRIST INJURY.

EE STATED THAT JARRING IN DOZER CAUSED NECK PAIN FOR WHICH HE IS SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. EMPLOYER IS STILL REVIEWING MATTER.

EE CLIMBED DOWN LADDER WHEN STEPPED ON GROUND FELT PAIN IN BACK. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED INJECTION AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL TREATMENT.