June 26, 2013
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Straight Creek Coal Mining, Inc · Struck against a moving object
Employee was operating a D9L bulldozer and he states that the seat belt was aggravating his right groin. He had right inguinal hernia repair surgery in March 2013 and went back to work in early June. He had noticed increasing pain in his right inguinal area with swelling and ? numbness.