Combs Branch Job: 1 recorded fatality Coal

Employee got out of loader, tripped, grabbed the rail but couldn't hold on and fell to the ground. He hurt his right shoulder and back.

Employee was in rock truck the loader loaded the truck with a big rock the big rock jared the truck.

Employee was changing cutting edges on a grader when he lifted cutting edge; right side of stomach started hurting.

NO DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONS TO THE ACCIDENT/INJURY/ILLNESS.

EE SAID HE HIT A BUMP WHILE HE WAS TRAMMING HIS DRILL AND SAID HIT BACK, STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MIRRORS ON COAL TRUCK AND FELL BACKWARD AND CAUGHT FALL WITH LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS PRYING ON LARGE ROCK BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK CAUSING EE TO BRUISE LOWER BACK.

EE KNEELING ON THE GROUND TO LOOSEN TRACK ADJUSTER. GOT UP & TURNED AROUND TO GET A TOOL & LEFT KNEE POPPED VERY LOUD.

EE WAS WORKING THE FILL ON A D-6 DOZER HE WAS MOVING FROM 1 WORK AREA TO ANOTHER WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK STICKING UP & JARRED HIMSELF HE HAS CHRONIC BACK PROBLEMS BUT HIS CAUSED PAIN & N UMBNESS IN LEGS

EE WAS TARPING HIS TRUCK(AUTOMATIC TARPER) AND THE TARP BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TARP FRAME. HE REACHED UP TO UNTANGLE THE TARP AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK (14TH). THE PAIN B ECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL HE BEGAN LOSING TIME (24TH).

WORKER WAS CUTTING A SMALL TREE. HE DIDN'T LEAVE A HINGE ON THE TREE. THE TREE DROPPED OFF THE STUMP AND FELL BACK AND AND HIT HIS HEAD AND BACK.

EE USING A PRY BAR TO HELP SET TRACTOR ENGINE INPLACE THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO LOSE HISFOOTING HE FELL INTO TRACTOR TRACKS CAUSING HIS LEFT ELBOW TO BE SEVERLY BRUISED Y

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC UNLOAD A BUCKET LINK FOR A LOADER. THEY USED A CHAIN TO UNLOAD IT. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE OILER'S RIGHT WRIST WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET LINK AND THE CHAIN CUA SING SEVERE BRUISING TO THE RIGHT WRIST

EMPLOYEE WAS SLOPING #27 HOLLOWFILL WITH #746 D9L BULLDOZER. EMPLOYEE SAID DOZER KICKED OUT OF GEAR COMMING UP SLOPE FORWARD HE THEN JUMPED FROM DOZER LANDING IN ROCK PILE.

STANDING ON COUNTER WEIGHT WITH THE PILER CHECKING THE AUTOMATICE GREASER ON LOADER 421, 992C. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL APPROX. 5' TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON LEFT HAND.

HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM HIS DRILL & HIS SHOULDER "POPPED".

GOT OUT OF LOADER TO CHECK OPUT THE COAL REMAINING IN THE PIT. HE WALKED OVER TOWARD THE FOREMAN STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL, TRIPPED AND FELL. HE HAD A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES, BUT SEEMED OK. HE F INISHED HIS SHIFT. HE LATER WENT TO ER DUE TO LOW BACK PAIN.

EE WAS REPLACING TRACKS ON A D11N DOZER. THE TRACKS WERE ON A BOOM BEING LOWERED INTO PLACE, THE HOOK SLIPPED ON THE CHAIN AND THE TRACKS FELL ONTO THE FINAL DRIVE CATCHIN HIS LEFT HAND BETWE EN THEM. THE LITTLE FINGER WAS ALMOST SEVERED AND THE INDEX FINGER WAS CUT AND CRUSHED.

THE OTHER CUTTERS BUILT A FIRE TO EAT DINNER BY. AFTER DINNER WORKER FILLED HIS SAW UP WITH GASOLINE AND OIL. WORKER THEN WALKED BY THE FIRE TO GET A CHAIN FILE FROM THE OTHER WORKERS WHEN HI S CLOTHING IGNITED. HE WAS CARRING THE SAW. HE AQUIRED 2ND AND 3RD DEGREE BURNS TO HSI RIGHT HAND AND BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING TO UNHOOK DOZER FROM TREE IT WAS PULLING. JUST BEFORE THE DOZER STOPPED A LIMB LODGED BEHIND A STUMP, SPRUNG FREE AND SWUNG AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS L EFT KNEE. MCL & ACL TEAR & POSSIBLE MEDIAL MENISCUL TEAR OF HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED, A MEACHANIC, WAS HELPING TO CLEAN TRACKS ON A DOZER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN HIS SHHOVEL BECAME LODGED VERY SUDDENLY CAUSING HIM TO SEVERELY SPRAIN HIS WRIST. HE CONTINUED TO WORK REQULAR HOURS UNTIL MONDAY 1-11-94 WHEN THE PAIN & SWELLING BECAME SEVERE. HIS DOCTOR THEN ADVISED HIM NOT TO WORK.

HELPING LOADING PIPE ON TRAILER INJ BACK

I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A COAL TRUCK TIRE ON TO THE BACK OF THE TIRE TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE AT FIRST THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT THEN AS THE DAY WENT ON HE EXPERIENCED MORE, AND MORE PAIN. HE THEN REPORTED IT TO THE SUPERVISOR, WHO SENT HIM HOME TO GO TO THE DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ON TREE TO REMOVE ANOTHER SAW THAT WAS HUNG-UP TREE BROKE & FELL ON OTHER EMPLOYEE AND CAUSING THIS EMPLOYEE TO FALL DOWN.

I.NAME WAS ON THE HILLSIDE CLEARING BRUSH, ONE OF THE TREES HE AHD CUT HAD A VINE IN THE TOP OF IT CONNECTING IT TO THE TOP OF THE NEXT TREE. WHEN THE CUT TREE FELL, IT BROKE A LARGE LIMB OUT OF THE ADJOINING TREE, WHICH FELL AND STRUCK I.NAME ACCROSS THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SHOULDERS. I.NAME WAS ABLE TO GET INTO A TRUCK ON HIS OWN POWER AND WAS TAKEN TO THE CLINIC.