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EE STATED HE HAD ASSISTED THE MECHANIC ON 2-10-96 TO PERFORM VARIOUS JOBS WHILE HIS TRUCK WAS BEING REPAIRED. THESE JOBS INCLUDED CHANGING A BRAKE CHAMBER ON HIS 777 BACKDUMP WHICH HE DID ALON E AND HELPED CHANGE A WATER PUMP ON A 992 LOADERHE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK UNTIL 2-12-96. HE CONTINUED TO WORK TUNIL 3-5-96 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR HE STATED THE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN ROUTE FROM FUEL STORAGE TNAKS TO PIT IN ORDER OT FUEL EQUIPMENT. WHILE GOING UP A SLIGHT GRADE A PICK-UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO ENGAGE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HOEVER HE DECIDED TO BACK OFF HILL. HE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTOT HE BANK AND TURNE DONTO IT'S SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM PIT TO DUMP SITE. UPON RETURNING TO PIT FOR ANOTHER LOAD, HE DROVE THROUGH A DRAINAGE DITCH. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE BOUNCED AND JARRED HIM IN HIS SEAT AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP AND PRIMING WATER PUMP IN TEHPIT. WHEN HE BENT OVER AND STREACHED OUT TO GET A BUCKET OF WATER FOR PRIMING THE PUMP. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL HITTING THE HOOD OF A CAT D11, SEVERED A FUEL LINE & CAUSED A MINOR FIRE. WHILE THE FIRE WAS BEING FOUGHT THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED ON THE DOZER. MINOR INJURIES WERE SUFFERED BY THE EMPLOYEES FIGHTING THE FIRE AS THEY RAN TO SAFETY.
EE BACK STARTED HURTING DUE TO DRIVING A BACKDUMP TRUCK EVERYDAY.
EE WAS HAND CLEANING A COAL PIT WITH A SHOVEL. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO A COAL CLEANING BROOM TRACTOR THE FRONT END OF THE TRACTOR SWUNG AROUND WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND STRUCK EE LEG.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SNOW-COVERED STEP AND FELL OFF OF A D10-N BULLDOZER. HIS HAND WAS FRACTURED WHEN IT HIT THE STEP AS HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIN GALONG THE CATWALK ON A BACKDUMP TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF FALLING TO THE GROUND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND MUDDY.
EMPLOYEE DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT UNTIL 2-19-92, EMPLOYEE WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO ALIGN BULLDOZER TRACK LINKS, STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A PULL CHAIN FROM A BLAST HOLE DRILL & SPRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER AND PULLED.
BRAKE SYSTEM BECAME OVERHEATED, AND LOADER CUAGHT ON FIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CUTTING EDGE FROM A DION BULLDOZER WHEN IT FELL, CUTTING HIS HAND.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING A DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH ARM TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EMPL HAD PRE EXISTING KNEE PROBLEMS WHICH WERE AGGRAVATED WHILE OILING EQUIPMENT HE ORIGINALLY FILED FOR BENEFITS UNDER OUT HEALTH PLAN BUT HAS NOW DECIDED TO FILE A WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIM
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TRUCK MOUNTED WELDER HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE WELDERS COOLING FAN
GOT UP ON SIDE OF A BANK WITH ALOAD OF COAL AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.HE TURNED THE CURB TOO SHARP.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH AN EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AREA WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER A WOODEN TIE USED TO BLOCK EUIPMENT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GROUND ROD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS STRUCK WITH A BLOW FROM THE HAMMER.
GETTING OUT OF CAT BULL DOZER WHEN DOOR SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT TO THE HITCH OF A PICKUP TRUCK.THE TONGUE OF THE LIGHT PLANT SLIPPED SMASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE TRUCK BUMPER.