Job #11 Prater Fork Strip Coal

EE WAS IN ROCK TRUCK WAITING TO BE LOADED. SHOVEL OPERATOR HIT BED OF TRUCK WITH SHOVEL BUCKET, CAUSING BACK STRAIN TO EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT. WHILE PICKING UP DRILL BIT AND BUSHING HE STRAINED LOWER STOMACH CAUSING RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTI L4-22-96.. H E UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 5-8-96. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK ON 6-24-96.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL WEAR PLATE FROM SHOVELINTO SHOVEL BUCKET. THE PLATE WAS TOO HEAVY CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK. EE DID NOT CEASE WORK UNTIL 9-15-96 AT WHICH TIME HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION

OPERATOR WAS WALKING ACROSS DECK OF DOZER TOWARD THE CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND PUT EXTRA WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE ALSO STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE DEKC PLATE.

EMP WAS BACKING UP DOZER TO GET ANOTHER BLADE OF MATERIAL. HE BACK ED OVER PILE OF DIRT ONTO SOLID FLAT ROCK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING OIL FILL HOSE ACROSS THE DRILL TO SERVICE. WHILE PULLING THE HOSE EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT WRIST, FOREARM AND ELBOW. HE CONTINUED TO SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND WORKED UNT IL THE END OF SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER PUSHING IN HOLLOW FILL WHILE BACKING UP TRACK IMPACTED LARGE ROCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE THROWN BACKWARDS IN SEAT INJURY SIMILAR TO WHIPLASH FROM AUTO ACCIDENT EMP LOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON SATURDAY WAS GIVEN RETURN TO WORK SLIP FOR SUNDAY WORKED 41/2 HOURS & HAD TO LEAVE JOB HE DID NOT REPORT FOR NEXT SCHEDULED WORK SHIFT ANTICIPATE RETURN 09-0

INJURED SAID HE TRIED TO CLIMB HILL IN WRONG GEAR.TRUCK BOGGED DOWN PUT IN NEUTRAL CAME OFF BACKWARD HIT EMBANKMENT.CHEST WENT INTO STEERING WHEEL.TRUCK CHECKED EVERYTHING WAS OKAY MUD FLAP WA S TORN OFF.

EE WAS LOADING A 789 TRUCK WITH A CATERPILLAR LOADER 994, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A HIGHWALL AND HIT IN PIT AREA, AND THREW A ROCK THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING SUB SECTION ON DRILL STEEL HE PICKED UP ON THE SUB SECTION IN ORDER TO CONNECT WITH THE STEEL FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS INCID ENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR & INFORMED HIM THAT HE DIDNOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE BACK PROBLEMS & ON 04-26-95 SOUGHT MEDICAL STTENTION HE WAS INFORMED NO

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING TTRAMSSION OIL.

DRIVER WAS MOVING BLOCKS OF COAL AROUND ONTOP OF TRAILER AND STRAINED BACK AND HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 8-22-94.

HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN A LOADED COAL TRUCK AND LOST CONTROL AND JUMPED OUT AND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND IS WHAT CAUSED HIS INJURY.

EE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS INTO RIGHT HAND DOG BONE LINK TO LOADER BUCKET AND TILT LEVERS, USING IMPACT AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT IT BROKE AND IT THEN SHOT OUT OF TH E LINK, STRIKING EE IN THE STOMACH.

WHILE CLIMBING ON A 992D CAT LOADER, EE S FOOT SLIPPED WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING LARGE WOODEN BLOCKS INTO A CRAT E BLOCKS WEIGHED APPROX 35POUNDS EACH WHILE STACKING BLOCKS HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WSTOPPED D-11 DOZER TO TAKE A BRAKE. MACHINE WAS GOING TO BE SERVICED. HE WAS GOING TO CLIMB DOWN FROMT HE DOZER WHEN HE HOOKED HIS FOOT UNDER THE GREASE GUN HOSE LAYING ON THE TRAC K. HE FELL OFF THE MACHINE AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE GROUND.

A SLAB OF SLATE LODGED ON FEEDER BELT OF A COAL CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT OFF BY HAND. SLATE SLIPPED AND ROLLED ON HIS LEG AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE ONTO DOZER TRACK, SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK, LOST BALANCE & FELL TO GROUND-HIT ON BACK & SIDE.

EE WAS CHANGING BROKEN HEADLIGHT ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO CUT RT THUMB ON BROKEN LIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING SPROKET CHAIN ON DRILL, HAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN & SPROCKET - CUTTING TIP OF RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON HITACHI HYDRAULIC SHOVEL, STEPPED OF LADDER TO GROUND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPL OPERATING LOADER LOADING ROCK TRUCKS LOADER SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE CAUSING OPERATOR TO BE THROWN AND JERKED AROUND.HE HIT STEERING WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEP OF LOADER WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK GIVE EMPLOYEE THEN CALLED TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO HELP HIM OFF THE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A R-85 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK., HAULING OVERBURDEN TO FILL AREA. HE WAS COMING DOWNHILL LOADED WHEN THERE WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN T RUCK TO HILL SIDE, TRUCK TURNED OVER ON RT SIDE.

THIS EMPLOYEE W5S OPERATING A 85 TON END DUMP TURCK AND WAS MOVING LOADED FROM THE PIT AREA TO THE DUMP SITE. DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS (DENSE FOG RISING FROM THE VALLEY) THE OPERATOR DID N2T REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH & THEREFORE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER HAUL UNIT. FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE & THE INABILITY TO REACT TO THIS WEATHER CHANGE IS THE REASON FOR THIS ACCIDENT.

THIS EMPLOYEE W5S OPERATING A 100 TON END DUMP TRUCK AND WAS MOVING EMPTY FROM THE DUMP AREA. DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS (DENSE FOG RISING FROM THE VALLEY) THE OPERATOR WAS NOT ABLE TO REACT 0UICKLY ENOUGH , TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH A 85 TON HAUL UNIT. FAILURE TO COMMUNICATE & NOT BEING ABLE TO REACT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS CAUSED HIS ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON R-85 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK WHEN ROCKS FELL FROM H IGHWALL GLANCING OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN BACK & RT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO THAW A FROZEN AIR LINE ON SERVICE TRUCK. HE HEATED THE METAL END OF LINE AND STRUCK THE LINE AGAINST VEHICLES TIRE. THE ICE CRYSTALS SHOT OUT THE END OF THE AIR HO SE, STRICKING E4PLOYEE IN FACE AND EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO DUMP INTO REFUSE AREA,FILL BROKE LOOSE UNDER REAR OF TRUCK,EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM VEHICLE.

EMPL PUSHING FI5L WITH KOMATSU 355 DOZER ,ROCK TRUCK WAS LEAVING DUMP AREA LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT THROWING ROCK THROUGH SIDE GLASS IN DOZER STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.INJ MINIMIZED D UE TO EMPL WEAR3NG HARD HAT.

EMPL CUTTING TI4BER WITH CHAIN SAW,DEAD LIMB FELL OUT OF TREE STRIKING HIM ON FRONT OF HARD HAT FORCING HARD HAT INTO NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A TOOTH ON 475 MICHIGAN LOADER BUCKET WHILE DRIVING LOCK INTO PLACE A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OF LOCK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN CORNER OF LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK ON 9-10, WHILE LOADING SHOT WITH BAGGED ANFO OCIDIZER DID NOT REPORT INJURY TIL 9-16 HE WAS NOT SURE WHEN HE HURT BACK DATE FINALLY DIAGNOSED OF BACK INJURY MA DE ON 9-25-85.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING R-50 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK RT WRIST HIT STEERING WHEEL REINJURING ARM BROKEN ON 6-25-84 CRACKED IN SAME BREAK AREZ

EMPL HELPING BLASTING CREW LOAD SHOT.ROCK STARTED FALLING FROM HIGHWALL PERSONNEL EXITED AREA IMMEDIATELY.THIS EMPL STRUCK IN BACK BY ROCKS.

EMPL REFUELING LOADER FROM FIELD STORAGE TANK.AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES,EMPL STRUCK LIGHTER TO SEE FUEL LEVEL.FUMES FROM DIESEL FUEL IGNITED CATCHING SHIRT ON FIRE-EMPL RECD BURNS TO HANDS ,UPPER ARMS,CHEST,FACE,HEAD AND NECK AREAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN TIMBER AND BRUSH IN ADVANCE OF STRIP OPERATION. THE CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK FROM TREE AND HE THREW UP HIS HAND TO KEEP THE SAW FROM HITTING HIM IN THE BODY.

EMPL PREPARING TO DUMP ON HOLLOW FILL.EDGE OF FELL BROKE OFF UNDER ROCK TRUCK EMPL JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND BROKE RIGHT ARM.

LEFT ARM STRUCK CAB OF TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BAGGED OXIDIZER FROM POWDER TRUCK TWISTED BACK