Employee lifted a mounted truck tire off of stack of tires when employee felt pain in the low back/left hip area. Continued to work. Went to specialist on 3/20/19 to have checked due to continuing pain. Was put in physical therapy and on light duty work at this time, thus being reportable.
ShopCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2014–2019
- Latest incident
- Feb 2019
Reportable incidents
5 on file2019 · 1 incident
2017 · 2 incidents
Employee stated that EE was using a cut off wheel to cut off a section of an exhaust pipe. The wheel broke causing a piece of the wheel to fly off and strike the employee's chin. No lost time incurred but reportable due to requiring sutures.
Employee stated was servicing a coal loader. Squatted down onto knees to change the engine air filter. When employee did, felt a pop in right knee resulting in pain in right knee. Went to doctor to get checked out. Was put on restricted work duty.
2015 · 1 incident
Employee stated that he was working in the shop putting a seat in a coal loader. He squatted down to put in bolts and when he tried to get up, he felt severe pain in his left knee. Checked by doctor on 02/11/2015 due to persistent pain and only became reportable on 02/20/2015 when he missed his first shift of work.
2014 · 1 incident
Employee stated that he was at the shop to wash his truck. He grabbed the hose and was backing up when he stumbled/fell over a drive line laying on the floor. Fell backwards landing on right shoulder. Did not go to doctor until 9/26/14 due to recurring pain. Tendon pulled in right shoulder. Lost time starting on 10/17/14 due to surgery on shoulder, thus reportable.