Cavanal West Mine Coal

While using a porta power to remove a pin from a hoe bucket, a piece of metal popped out and struck the injured in the forehead causing a laceration requiring 10 stitches. The injured is a contract welder that works intermittently for the mine.

While stepping to the ground off his end dump truck, injured strained (pulled a muscle) his leg. Note: The company did not work on the four day Thanksgiving weekend.

While standing at the ladder on the catwalk of his end dump truck. Cleaning his windshield. The injured slipped, lost his balance and his grip on the hand holds. He fractured his wrist trying to protect himself and prevent a fall to the ground.

While traveling on a surface haul road, the injured's truck impacted the berm. He continued powering into the berm for 150' to try to get back on the road. Instead, he topped it, traveling down the rain satureated slope, sinking right front tire in the mud. Turned truck over to the right. Suffered strains from the jarring. Due to schedule w/dr, rtw delayed.

While operating his loader, the injured turned to look behind him and strained his neck.

No medical until 2/19/08, when doctor prescribed an anti-inflamitory to reduce inflamation. While pinning coal, the injured jarred his back, causing a strain. No medical until 2/19/08 and still no lost time.

While letting the bed of his end dump truck down, the bed free fell, jarring him and threw the injured into the steering wheel causing a laceration to his check.

While pinning coal with his loader in the pit, the loader movement strained his neck.

WHILE MOUNTING HIS END DUMP TRUCK, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK.

INSTALLING ACCESSORY DRIVE SHAFT IN TRUCK, TURNED TO GET IMPACT WRENCH AND COUGHED THEN HAD SEVERE SHOOTING PAIN THROUGH LOWER BACK.

WHILE OPERATING AN END DUMP TRUCK THE INJURED'S BACK STARTED HURTING FROM A STRAIN OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN OR REPEATED TRAUMA FROM EQUIPMENT OPERATION

WHILE OFF WORK ON ANOTHER ALLEGED INJURY BEING FOUGHT BY WORKER'S COMP., AN ATTORNEY NOTIFIED THE COMPANY THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD ANOTHER INJURY INVOLVING HIS TEETH AND FACE. HE SUPPOSEDLY GOT HIS IN THE FACE WITH A PIECE OF METAL.

INSTALLING FLYWHEEL ON ENGINE; WHEN PICKING UP FLYWHEEL IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE FLYWHEEL HOUSING AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FLYWHEEL WITH ARM.

WHILE THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HIS BULLDOZER DURING A RAIN STERN, HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE GROUND STRAINING HIS ANKLE.

INJURED DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL A WEEK LATER. WHILE WALKING UP A SLOPE, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS THIGH WHEN HE HIT A ROCK TRYING TO STOP HIS FALL.

WHILE OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER THE INJURED BACKED INTO A SMALL HOLE & JARRED HIS BACK

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TERMINATED FOR FAILURE TO SHOW UP FOR WORK. HE LATER CLAIMED HE WAS HURT ONT HE JOB. HE WENT TO A CHIOR. HE NEVER REPORTED THE INJURY AND AN ALLEGED WITNESS WAS NOT WORKI NG WITH HIM ON THAT DATE AND HE DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF AN INJURY. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASIONS, EE CLAIMED A PUNCTURE WOOUND TO HIS FOOT CAUISN GSEVER BLEEDING REQUIRING HIM TO LEAV WORK EARLY.

WHILE CROSSING A CREEK THE INJURED JUMPED FROM ONE BANK TO THE OTHER AND HIT HIS HEEL ON A ROCK ON THE BANK WHERE HE LANDED. HE BRUISED HISHEEL.

WHILE OPERATING THE DRAGLINE, MUD SPLASHED FROM THE BUCKET THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW INTO THE CAB, HITTING THE INJURED IN THE EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH.

WHILE LOADING MATERIAL INTO THE LOADER BUCKET, THE INJURED CAUGHT HSI FINGER ON SOME OF HT EMATERIAL AND CUT IT REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE DRAGLINE, THE INJURED DISCOVERED A GUARD THAT NEEDE TO BE REPAIRED. WHILE RESETTING IT, HE CUT HIS FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE MAKING HIS ROUNDS AND PERFORMING HIS USUAL FOREMAN'S DUTIES IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK, THE INDIVIDUAL WENT TO THE SCALEHOUSE COMPLAINING OF CHEST AND ARM PAIN. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND HE W AS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THEY SAY HE SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK.

WHILE HELPING TO PUT TOGETHER AN HITACHI SHOVEL, THE INJURED CUT HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF SHARP STEEL REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.