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MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO TAKE A TRACK APART AT THE MASTER LINK. THE MACHINE HAD A DEAD BATTERY AND WOULD NOT START. INSTEAD OF MOVING MACHINE UNTIL MASTER LINK WAS IN POSITION RECOMMENDED IN SERVICE MANUAL, THE MECHANIC STOOD ON TOP OF THE TRACK AND REMOVED THE BOLTS. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE TRACK CAME APART AND LAUNCHED HIM OFF OF THE MACHINE.

Victim was removing the cutting edge from a 980 loader bucket. He was on next to the last bolt when the cutting edge swung down and struck him on the top of his left foot. He went to his family doctor and was sent for an X-ray which showed no broken bones, bruises only. Missed 3 days work to allow swelling to subside.

Victim was driving a powder truck up an incline. There was loose material on the roadway, which caused the truck to lose traction. The truck rolled back onto the berm and overturned onto the passenger side. Victim's safety glasses caused a laceration above right eye. Required 4 stitches to close.

Operator states that he was dumping a load of rock when the truck bed came down and jarred his tailbone. X-rays revealed no broken bones. Bruised tailbone.

Deck of shovel was muddy and his feet slipped from under him and he grabbed for the handrail and strained his left shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.

Victim was checking for a leak on a rock truck. To determine location of the leak the bed had to be raised & lowered. He had another employee raise & lower the bed. He got his finger between the hoist & mast and when the bed was lowered it pinched the tip of his finger off. No bone involved. Cleaned & wrapped at hospital.

Employee was hauling tires onto job site. While removing binders holding the load, the binder came loose and struck him in the eye.

Victim was checking the differential oil on a 992-G loader. When loosening the fill plug, he slipped and hit his left elbow on the rim of the loader. Sustained a fracture to his left elbow. Missed 4 days work: returned 8-2-08

Employee was unloading parts from his truck to the company storage unit. The surface where the truck and ramp met was uneven and employee mis-stepped and broke his leg.

Victim was tightening segment bolts on a D-10 dozer. The wrench slipped striking him in the head resulting in a laceration. Five (5) stitches to close wound.

Victim was leaving job at the end of shift, he went around the water truck that had stopped along the haul road and struck another vehicle that was coming onto the job. No injuries in other vehicle. Victim was taken to the hospital and x-rayed : no broken bones just bruises. Missed one days work because of being sore.

Victim was entering job at the start of shift, another car went around a water truck that had stopped & struck his vehicle coming onto the job. Originally reported as no injuries in this vehicle until 6-13-08. Victim went to the doctor and was told he possibly had whiplash. Missed 4 days work:returned 6-19-08.

Operator was working a D-11 dozer near the highwall when a rock fell from the highwall and came through window in the cab door striking him on the left ankle. He was transported to the hospital where a splint was applied - bruising & swelling, nothing broken.

A 789 rock truck steering hose ruptured and sprayed oil onto the engine. The oil caught fire and the truck operator and another operator inhaled fire extinguisher chemicals while helping to extinguish the fire. The chemicals irritated the lungs and eyes.

A 789 rock truck steering hose ruptured and sprayed oil onto the engine. The oil caught fire and the truck operator and another operator inhaled fire extinguisher chemicals while helping to extinguish the fire. The chemicals irritated the lungs and eyes.

EE states that back was injured at another location in 4/08.While driving the ANFO truck on 4-21 he hit a small pothole & pain went up his back & neck.On 4/25 treatment was started for muscle spasms,on 5-1 notified supervisor that he would be off work & had been put on steroids.Still off work to date.

During everyday work process employee bent over to pick up a bead hook and injured his back.

Employee was striking a wrench with a hammer when the wrench slipped hitting him in the face.

Employee was cleaning 992G Loader Frame when he stepped on the ground and his feet slipped causing his arm to hit a sharp edge.

Employee was helping to lift a pipe in valley fill, causing muscles in his back to be pulled and strained.

Employee was operating a dozer when he stood quickly, striking his head against an overhead cb bracket.

Bent over picking up crib block & injured lower back. Did not go to Dr. until 5/3/07. Then he was off work from 5/3/07 to 5/14/07.

Employee was operating D10N Dozer, when he backed up over a rock, injuring his back.

Employee was on a dozer when he got his foot tangled up in the track, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Employee was repairing a drill, picked up a solenoid resulting in pulling his back.

Employee is alleging incident occured on 10/28/2006 involving strain on his back. Employee worked 10/29/2006 and left early on 10/30/2006 due to illness. Employee reported to a foreman, other than his own on 11/06/2006, that he had been injured on 10/28/2006. Witnesses claim they did not see anything occur.

Employee was exiting a dozer on the left side, as he stepped onto the step on the push arm (right foot was to the side of the step) he put weight onto his right foot and heard a pop along with feeling a sharp pain. He could not put his weight onto his right foot.

Employee was loading tires into a truck when he felt pain in his lower back.

Two individuals on ATV's were trespassing on jobsite when they drove off a highwall, causing a fatality and one injury.

Employee was exiting the right side of a dozer when he lost his balance and fell backwards onto the ground. The employee stated he hit on his left buttocks and right shoulder. He got up off the ground under his own power.

He was removing a roll over cab (ROPS), it twisted around, caught his knee between it and the rail.

Employee was changing the cover on the intake on blower when the wrench slipped and caused his rt. elbow to hit the housing.

Drill operator said the 992G loader was on fire, when foreman got there the loader operator had gotten off the loader. At 10:45 p.m. the mine office called 911, then in turn called the Logan Fire Department. The Logan Fire Department arrived at 11:15 p.m. - the fire was completely out at 12:30 a.m.

While operating a dozer the Employee experienced chest pains, checked by E.M.T and transported to the emergency room. At the emergency room the employee was treated for a pulled muscle.

Employee was removing plow bolt with 1" impact wrench, bolt fell down while spinning causing a laceration on his left middle finger.

The employee was driving a 473 Truck when he was overcome by the heat. When he got out of the truck he became lightheaded and needed assistance. An ambulance was called to transport him to the hospital.

Employee was using a hammer to strike a chisel for separating head end of cylinder from barrel in order to reseal the cylinder. Upon striking the chisel a piece broke off and entered his left upper arm.

Employee was operating an excavator; he swung the machine to the right and struck a rock. The machine came to a sudden stop. The operator then complained of neck strain and headache.

Cut his right leg with a knife blade that was being used to cut plastic.

Original accident occured on 4/29/2006, sought medical care 5/23/2006. The medical provider placed him off work beginning 5/24/2006. The employee was operating a Caterpillar Rock Truck when a broke ball stud caused a break in the hydraulic line causing the engine to catch on fire. Employee jumped from the bumper of the truck causing him to strain/twist his knee.

Two coal trucks collided on the haul road. Sunlight effected drivers vision.

Employee was cleaning off the side door and window of the Rock Truck he was operating when the wind blew the door shut on his right hand injuring his middle finger.

Employee was sitting on the bumper of the mechanic's truck, stood up to take a step and his right knee gave out.

EE was pulling on a roller frame with a slate bar and hit his right elbow. **First reported as first aid--EE began lost time on 7/10/06.**

A fire occurred at this operation taking more than thirty minutes to extinguish. The fire involved a D11R Cat Dozer, Serial No. 9TR00200, and began at approximately 2:30 A.M. Indications from the mine site point toward the fire began around the engine area.

On 4/18/06 employee was loading holes with the prill truck when the boom swung out and employee twisted using his arm to block the boom. He twisted his lower back and felt pain in groin area. Employee RTW 4/19/06. Employee sought medical care on 5/8/06 and now off work due to scheduled hernia surgery on 5/22/06.

Employee was changing out a belt roller, while pulling roller out of position the weight of handling belt dropped down putting the roller in a position which pinched the employee's left middle fingertip between the roller and structure, resulting in stitches.

Employee was laying cat-head and cable over in the HWM car when the bottom of the pusher jack caught his left foot, resulting in 11 stitches.

Employee operating rock truck, backed the 785 under the 992 loader, the loader operator put a load containing a large rock in the rock truck, jarring the operator in the rock truck.....as a result of the jarring employee alleges head, neck, ear pain.