Mill Branch Coal

Employee was pulling hydroseeder hose when his feet slipped and he landed on his back.

Employee was riding with dayshift foreman when they stopped to look over into a hollowfill. Employee stepped onto a berm to look at the hollowfill. As the employee was stepping down the berm, he stepped onto a rock, causing him to lose his footing.

Employee was climbing ladder to get on grader when his right knee gave out.

Employee was checking grade on a ditch when he fell on a rock striking his side. Employee was taken to the hospital and recieved 2 or 3 stitches.

Employees was pushing spoil with a dozer. The employee went forward over the pile of dirt and when the dozer fell over the dirt the blade hit the ground, jarring the employee.

Employee was removing a portable antenna from the top of the dozer when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Employee was going down hill when his brakes failed to hold and turned the truck over.

Employee was descending down a coal haul road when he lost control of his coal truck and went over an embankment.

Employee was changing a bogie on a D11 roller frame. Employee started to get up when the other mechanic moved the bogie, catching the employee's fingers between the bogie and the frame.

Employee was cutting a tree down with a chain saw, when a limb flew back and hit him above the left eye. Four stitches to close laceration.

EE WAS HITTING A PIN ON HIS EXCAVATOR WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN BROKE OFF STRIKING THE EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYEBROW. EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES ABOVE HIS EYEBROW.

Employee was getting off front end loader when he felt pain in his back.

EE WAS LIFTING BATTERIES UP ONTO A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND LOWER NECK AREA.

WHILE ASSEMBLING TRACK, HE LIFTED LINK AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE POWDER TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT WITH HIS HAND HOLDING THE HANDRAIL IT PULLED HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS GETTING ONTO AN EXCAVATOR WHEN HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. EE NOW HAS A KNOT ON HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. NOTE: EE WOULDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 09-17-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RUDD MECHANIC WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK STRIKING HIS SIDE AND FALLING ONTO THE GROUND ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND NECK.

EE WAS BEATING ON A PIN ON AN EXCAVATER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT THE EE IN THE JAW-2 STITCHES.

EE WAS TIGHTNING LUG NUTS ON COAL TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STEPPED ON DOZER PUSH ARM, RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING SHIN BONE STRIKE PUSH ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A HUB OFF A 777C HAULBACK WHEN THE BEARING POPPED OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE ABDOMEN REGION CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS OVER THE BOOM TRUCK'S OUTRIGGER HIT TING HIS BACK.

EE WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS ON THE ENGINE OF A MACK COAL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. (HIP, LEG AND SIDE)

EE WAS REMOVING BOOSTER CABLES FROM A 773 CAT HAULBACK TRUCK WHEN THE BATTERY BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING COAL WITH AN END LOADER WHEN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER WENT THROUGH THE COAL, STRIKING THE BOTTOM AND HURTING EMPLOYEE'SBACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET WHEN HE DEVELOPED A RUPTURE.

EE INFORED EMPLOYER ON 9/29/99 THE HE ALLEGEDLY HURT HIS BACK 9/23/99 WHILE BACKING A D-8 DOZER UP A SLOPE WHILE RECLAIMING HE STATES HE HIT A ROCK WITH DOZER CAUSING DOZER TO JERK THUS INJURI NG HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A STUMP OFF A TREE WHEN THETREE FELL ON THR EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING WET HOLE BAGS WITH SHOVEL WHEN HE TURNED TO PUT THE SHOVEL OF DUST INTO THEBAG. HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE DOCTOR. ON 03/17/99 EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOC TOR FOR HIS BACK PROBLEM.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF A BIG ROCK TO EXAMINE IT FOR BLASTING, WHEN HE FELL THIS SEPARATING HIS CLAVICLE.

ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE LOADER. THE EE TURNED QUICLY TO GO OUT OF THE DOOR PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SHIFTING GEARS, HE MISSED AND KILED THE ENGINE. WITHOUT POWER HE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK DOWN THE HILL AND TURNED OVER.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDSHIELD ON L30 LOADER WHEN HE FELL & HIT HIS ARM ON THE LOADER, BREAKING HIS ARM AROUND THE ELBOW.