Blum-Noble Mine: 7 reportable incidents Coal

WHILE STRIPPING, A TREE FELL ACROSS DOZER. EMPL GOT OFF MACHINE AND LIFTED TREE OFF TO CONTINUE WORK. LIFTED THE TREE,EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN BACK. AT THE END OF SHIFT TOLD I.NAME OWNER WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WORKED THE NEXT 2 DAYS BUT COULDNT GET UP TO WORK ON THE 3RD DAY.

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING BELT ON COAL PLANT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BELT, HE FOUND HE COULD NOT IMMEDIATELY STAND UPRIGHT. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND MISSED NO WORK. HE WENT TO HIS CHIRO. THE NE XT DAY OR SO AND RECEIVED TREATMENT.

DOZER RAN OUT OF FUEL ON WAY TO FUEL TANK.MECHANIC BROUGHT FUEL IN 2 5-GAL BUCKETS.EMPL CLIMBED ONTO TRACKS INSTEAD OF PLATFORM,TO ADD FUEL.LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON FEET THEN ROLLED BACKWARD TO CUSHION FALL. AT PM AND RETURNED ON MONDAY,REGULAR WORK DAY.

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN RADIATOR FLOW LIGHT CAME ON. CLIMBED ONTO HOOD OF DOZER AND IN KNEELING POSITION ATTEMTPED TO LOOSEN RAIATOR CAP TO CHECK WATER LEVELS. CAP WOULD NOT LOOSEN. WHEN H E TRIED TO STAND UP HIS DISCOVERED HE COULD NOR RAISEDUP AT THETIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE RETURNED TO THE DOZER TO OPERATE UNTIL THE SUPERVISOR CAME AND SENT HIM TO THE DR.

WORKING ON RIPPER SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND BROKE LEFT ARM AT WRIST.