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Employee was operating FEL loading coal. When moving forward cleaning the floor the loader fantail was struck by the right drivers of a 150 ton coal truck that was positioning to load. The EE was employed by the former mine operator at the time and we received no medical record of inability to work until 4-17-07. First shift missed was 4-6-07.

Employee's foot slipped off ladder rung when dismounting the scraper he was operating.

Employee was driving a coal hauler. He turned on the cab heater, became drowsy, fell alseep, and allowed the truck to veer and strike the berm along the road.

EE slipped on deck of drill. The deck was wet from moisture. This injury was orginally reported as bruising only and EE did not complain of continuing discomfort until 1/24/07, at which time he was taken for examination & placed on restrictions.

Employee was attempting to attach a sling to the hook on a hoist. The end of the sling slipped from employee's hand, and he leaned forward and bent over attempting to catch it.

Employee was operating a scraper. The scraper bounced over a chunk of hard material while loading. Employee's upper torso was turned as he looked back at bowl and he twisted/sprained muscles in lower back.

Employee parked the haul truck he was operating to await loading of materials. Loading unit struck box of truck as it approached with the first bucket of material. The impact caused the truck to bounce & the driver was shaken causing a strained shoulder muscle.

Employee was walking around and servicing a coal hauler. He stepped on a rock and felt his foot start to turn. He then relaxed his leg and attempted to step off the rock; but continued to fall sideways and contacted the ground with the right side of his body.

Lower back strain, numbness leg and hip while moving heavy (200-300 lb.) lab equipment without sufficient assistance. Hoping to get well on own, injured person chose not to see a doctor until 7/26/06. She has missed no work; as of 7/26 restricted duty 12 days; she is facility manager so able to fully work with restrictions.

EE was striking the wedge in the socket of a dragline drag cable. The wedge came free unexpectedly and dropped on the employee's left foot, striking the very rear edge of the steel toe in his boot. The force of the falling object turned the toe of the shoe sharply upward forcing a toe against the end of the cap.

Loading coal sample bags into back of a pick-up truck

Employee alleges he slipped and wrenched his lower back when dismounting a blade. He had soreness in his lower back. The first shift missed was on 3-9-06. The employee has a past history (pre-existing condition) of serve degenerative disc disease. Recorded under #23 - 26 & 29 Occupational Illness - pre-existing condition. WGI disputes this as a work related injury.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A LUBE PUMP & ASSENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, HE TRIPPED ON A STEP & FELL FORWARD. THE PUMP PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND, LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP & THE FLOOR. RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE LITTLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULVERIZING COAL IN PREP ROOM, STEPPED BACK & TURNED HER BODY BUT NOT HER LEG, TWISTED HER KNEE.

While ee was attempting to lift an inspection door on the primary crusher at the plant, he experienced pain in his left arm. EE done light therapy for several months for a strained muscle then recently decided to have surgery to his left shoulder rotator cuff.

WHILE WORKING AS A MECHANIC, THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRITATED. UPON EXAMINATION, A SMALL PARTICLE WAS OBSERVED. HIS EYE WAS FLUSHED & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. DR. REMOVED A SMALL METAL PARTICLE WITH A Q-TIP. THE METAL PARTICLE LEFT A RUST RING THAT WAS REMOVED BY AN OPTOMITRIST ON 11/04/04.

While changing the spreader bar on a dragline bucket, the ee's right hand thumb was pinched between a chain link and the connecting eye on the spreader bar. Resulted in a laceration to the thumb that required suturing.

WHILE WORKING ON THE AIR VALVES TO THE SPRAY BARS LOCATED INSIDE THE CAB OF A WATER TRUCK, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE CAB DOOR SHUT AND CRUSHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR EDGE AND THE DOOR FRAME. RESULTED IN DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER AND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE UNLOADING CUTTING EDGES (MOTOR GRADER) FROM VENDOR (DTS) TRAILER, THE VENDOR PUSHED ONE OF THE EDGES AND IT FELL FROM THE TRAILER STRIKING EE ON THE OUTER THIGH THEN ON THE TOP (BRIDGE) OF HIS LEFT FOOT. RESULTED IN BRUISING THE FOOT AND A FRACTURE OF THE BONE ABOVE THE SMALL TOE.

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE VALUE CAP FROM THE AIR STEM FROM A 651 E SCRAPER TIRE. THE VALVE STEM BECAME LOOSE AND WAS EJECTED UNDER PRESSURE. SAND BLASTING HIS RIGHT PALM AND WRIST. EE WAS C HECKING THE AIR PRESSURE OF THE TIRES.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHITE EXISTING THE LOWER POWDER MAGAZING HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW. IN FALLING HE ALLEGES THAT HE DID THE SPLITS AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE ASSISTING WITH THE CHANGE OUT OF THE DUMP ROPES ON THE 2570 DRAGLINE, A TANGLE DEVELOPED ON THE CABLE. WHILE TRYING TO UNDO IT THE END CAME OUT OF THE TANGLE STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.

WHILE MOVING A HINGED GEAR COVER EE PUT HIS FINGERS IN THE HINGED OPENING. UPON LIFTING THE COVER IT CLOSED ON HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY COUGHED CAUSING A SEVERE BACK SPASM. (N0TE: ATTACHED LETTER QUESTIONED THE VALIDITY OF THIS CLAIM ALTHOUGH THE DOCTOR FELT THE INJURY WAS WORK-RELATED).

ON 7-5-02, EE ALLEGES A BACK INJURY OCCURRED DUE TO THE ALLEGED BOUNCING OF A COAL BELLY DUMP TRUCK THAT HE WAS OPERATING ON THAT SWING SHIFT. EE ALLEGES THAT AS THE SHIFT PROGRESSED THE PAIN IN HIS BACK INCREASED. EE WAS TAKEN OFF OF THE TRUCK AND TRANSPORTED TO THE E.R. EE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT SHIFT ON LIGHT DUTY. ON 7-15-02 EE WAS GIVEN FULL RELEASE, NO RESTRICT.

TWISTED RT. KNEE WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE OVERBURDEN POWDER TRUCK WHILE STOPPING TO FUEL THE TRUCK AT THE FUEL ISLAND.

A PIECE OF HARDENED STEEL STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT CHEEK WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE FROM DRAGLINE RIGGING. THEY WERE USING A HARDENED PIN AND A 16 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT THE WEDGE.

FELL DOWN STAIRS - SENT TO DOCTOR FOR CHECKUP.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WELDING ON A FRONT END LOADING ARM A WELDING SPARK ENTERED HIS RIGHT EAR. HE ALLEGES THAT IT BURNED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES THEN IT QUIT HURTING SO HE FORGOT ABOUT IT.

CONVEYER BELT 1 WAS NOT NOT RELEASED OF ALL OF THE TENSION BEFORE REMOVING THE BELT CLAMPS IN ORDER TO LOWER THE COUNTER WEIGHT.

EE WHILE CHANGING OUT A WIPER MOTOR WITH THE POWER ON, CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE TRYING TO MOVE HIS HEAD WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED TO ROTATE INTO THE PARK POSITION.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE MANEUVERING A 130LB.PORTABLE GENERATOR TO THE TAILGATE OF A PICK UP TRUCK, THE GENERATOR SLIPPED CAUSING MUSCLE STR.TO HIS BACK AND NECK. EMPLOYEES DUTIES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS MONITORING WATER ELEVA-TIONS AND VOLUMES IN PIEZOMETERS OUTSIDE ACTIVE MINING.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE OPERATING A GRINDER IN AN AREA WITH LIMITED WORKING SPACE, THE GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE NOSE. INJURY REQUIRED STITICHES.

EE LOOSENED HOSE ON RIPPER LIFT CYLINDER UNAWARETHAT IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE. AIR & OIL SPRAYED OUT OF HOSE INTO HIS FACE. HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED; HE WAS TAKEN TO AREA DOCTOR TO BE CHECKED OUT. FLUSHED EYES. OBSERVED NO SCRATCHING. GAVE PRESCIPTION & RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

SLIPPED AND FEEL FROM BACK OF POWDER TRUCK AND INJURED LEFT FOOT.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS IN A HURRY & SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE SERVICE TRUCK. EE ALLEGES HE WAS CAUGHT BY HIS ARM THROUGH THE STAIRS RUNGS, WHICH STOPPED HIS FALL.

EE ALLEGES THAT ON HER 1ST LOAD ON 7-25-00, SHE HIT A HOLE IN THE 30 PIT CAUSING HER TO BOUNCE IN THE SEAT. EE ALLEGES THAT SHE WAS WEARING HER SEATBELT AT THE TIME. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS INC IDENT ON HER TIME CARD NOR DID SHE ADVISE HER SUPERVISOR THAT SHE HAD SUSTAINED AN INJURY UNTIL 1200 NOON ON 7-26-00. EE RECIEVED A RESTRICTED DUTY RELEASE FOR 7-27-00 BUT ON 8-1-00 DR WOULD

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER FROM IT'S SHIPPING CRATE. MUFFLER SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE LOWERING OVERHEAD POWER CABLE FROM POWER POLE THE SHEAVE BLOCK BROKE STRIKING HIS THUMB, THE POWER HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED PRIOR TO THE WORK BEING PERFORMED. THE SHEAVE BL OCK APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION PRIOR TO BEING USED.

WAS RELEASING THE TIRE RAM REACHED OVER TO MOVE AN AIR POT & LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THETWO ITEMS

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON TRACKHOE, CAUGHT INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON SHARP METAL CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING.

PULLING FUEL HOSE FROM LUBE TRUCK AND FELT PAIN IN NECK.

EE CLAIMS THAT A LOAD OF OVERBURDEN DROPPED INTO HIS TRUCK DURING THE NORMAL LOADING PROCESS, JARRED HIM AROUND AND CREATED A CRAMP IN HIS NECK.

HELPING A SICK EE FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO THE GROUND AND STRAINED BACK.