Sheep Fork Surface MineCoal

Repetitive use of hammers, wrenches, air guns and daily mechanic duties,

Loader operator was loading 777 Cat truck with big rock. After rock was placed on truck he tried to push rock out of bed causing bed on truck to go up dumping rock out, and then the bed fell back down. Front wheels came off ground when rock came out of bed.

MEMBER WAS LOADING BAGS OF REDI MIX CONCRETE ONTO A TAG ALONG TRAILER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK 10/26/04. HE IS SEEKING DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT FOR BACK PAIN. WE ARE FILING THIS REPORT AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY. COPIES OF DR.'S REPORTS/NOTES WILL FOLLOW WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM. Revision per misc. mail 1/10/05 #17: Member was helping carry a filing cabinet up a set of steps, hurting his lower back.

THE ORIGINAL ACCIDENT OCCURED MARCH 6, 2004 AT WHICH TIME EE CONTINUED TO WORK. HE WAS EXITING THE SURFACE MANTRIP, SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS BACK. HE WORKED THROUGH JUNE 18, 2004 & THEN BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO BACK PROBLEMS.

EE WAS HAULING A LOAD OF ROCK TOWARD THE DUMP AREA. A LARGE BOULDER WAS POSITIONED TOWARD THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. IT CAUSED THE TRUCK TO UP-END. THE BOULDER ROLLED OUT OF THE BED AND SLAMMED BA CK DOWN TO THE GROUND WHICH SLAMMED THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.

EE WAS ALLEGEDLY TREATING COAL BED FOR COLD WEATHER, SLIPPED AND FELL. NO EVIDENCE OF INJURY AND EE WAS NOT DIRTY. THERE WAS NO WITNESSES. I STRONGLY FEEL THIS ACCIDENT SHOULD BE DISREGARDED.