On November 18th, an equipment operator, noticed a pain in EE's lower right stomach while operating the CAT 980 wheel loader. Initially EE thought EE's belt was too tight, but after EE loosened it, the pain still persisted. EE finished EE's shift at 4:49 PM. EE went to the emergency room that night around 9:30 PM and it was determined EE had a hernia.
An employee slid off the second step of the loader while attempting to enter the cab, landing on EE's lower back/tailbone. EE was unable to maintain three points of contact while holding the ash tickets/slips from the mailbox.
Driver was lifting bed in order to offload ash. The ash was more adhered to 1 side of the bed causing the truck to tip onto the driver side. Driver was taken by ambulance to be examined. Result was 1 stitch to forehead & 1 broken rib on left side. Family dr recommended 1 to 2 week rest, or until driver feels able to return.
The employee was working on snow plow truck when the injury occurred. He was physically located in an area (tight spot) between the snow plow truck cab (Back side) and the bed. He was reaching to access a square bolt with a crescent wrench and when he pulled on the wrench he felt pain in the middle of his back. Went to Medical facility for follow-up treatment.
On the day of the injury, the employee was at the site early to start equipment up for the start of the shift. He had just started the D5 Dozer and was attempting to egress it, when his right foot slipped off of the equipment provided step. His left foot made contact with the ground and twisted, as a result, a bone in his left ankle was broken. (sprained not broken per MM)
Clear, dark conditions: got loaded with coal and had a problem with the tarp. The tarp is manually operated and the driver climbed up to untangle the tarp rope. When the tarp untangled, driver lost his balance and fell against the trailer in the coal. No initial medical treatment but placed on restricted duty on 1/7/08.