No 10 Surface Coal

EE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING MECHANIC REPLACE A PANEL ON DOZER HE STEPPED BACK AND FELL FROM THE DOZER CAB LEVEL PLATFORM TO THE TRACK OF THE DOZER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE TRUCK, HE FORGOT SOMETHING IN THE CAB AND STARTED BACK UP THE LADDER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL FROM THE TOP RUNG OF THE LADDER TO THE GROUND.

EE STATED THAT WHILE PUTTING THE BED CABLE BACK INTO PLACE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HOLDING THE CAROUSEL JACK IN PLACE DURING INSTALLATION. THE HEAD OF THE JACK RETRACTED, SMASHING HIS LEFT THUMB. CHIPPED BONE & TEN STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING DEISEL TANK ON FUEL TRUCK. THE HOSE FLEW OUT AND FUEL GOT IN HIS EYES.

EE WAS DRIVING POWDER TRUCK ON HAULROAD. HE HIT A BUMP SO HARD IT CAUSED THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE STATES THAT THE SEAT BACK BROKE LOOSE IN THE TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS SUDDENLY AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN STEP BROKE ON LOADER AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING. HE NEVER REPORTED ANY INJURY TO SUPERVISORS, SIMPLY CALLED IN AND SAID BACK WAS HURTING. HE DID NOT FALL JUST HIT GROUND ON HIS FEET TOO HARD, HE SAYS.

EE CLIMBED ONTO THE LOADER TO CLEAN THE LIGHTS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HIS RIGHT ANKLE WAS CRUSHED AND BRUISED TO OTHER PARTS OF HISBODY.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND TRUCK THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON WHEN FOREIGN BODY WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, WIND BLEW IT IN. WOULD NOT WASH OUT.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD A TRUCK WHICH HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT EARLIER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A LARG ROCK WITH DOZER; THE ROCK GAVE SUDDENLY, AND THE DOZER LURCHED INTO THE HOLE IT HAD CREATED. ORIGINALLY, HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN NECK & SHOU LDERS; ON 8/15/00, HE REPORTED THAT HE WOULD BE OFF WORK WITH TWO "BULGED" DISCS AND WAS TO SEE A SURGEON.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A FUEL TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GROUND AND THE OTHER CAUGHT ON THE BOTTOM STEP. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HE LANDED ON HIS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING BACKHOE, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM TRACK HIS ANKLE POPPED. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, DOCTOR PUT HIS LEG IN AN AIR SPLINT CAST. SAYS IT IS SEVERELY STRAINED.

EE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVELINE IN AN OFF ROAD TRUCK WHEN LOWER BACK STARTED TO HURT

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A DESK OUT OF A TRAILER. IT GOT STUCK AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK TRYING TO LOOSE IT.

EE WAS PUSHING ON A LARGE ROCK WITH DOZER. THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROCK AND CAUSED HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE SEAT. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO DR, IS TO RETURN TO DR ON 8-20-99.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SHOT ROCK. HE TURNED IN HISSEAT TO BACK UP AND THE DOZER BACKED OVER A ROCKAND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER MID-BACK AREA WHICH GRADUALLY SPREAD TO HIS LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO ADD COOLANT TO RADIATOR. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, HOT COOLANT SPRAYED ONTO HIS RIGHT ARM, FACE, NECK AND CHEST. HE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO IS RIGHT WRIST AND FOR EARM AND 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON THE OTHER AREAS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BETWEEN HIS WELDING TRUCK & THE DOZER HE WAS WORKING ON WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLES IN HIS AIR HOSE WHICH WAS LAYNGON THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED HM TO STUMBLE & FALL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE GROUND.

A TRUCK HAD SPUN OUT ON AN INCLUINE LEADING TO MINE POND SO I ATTACHED A CHAIN TO THAT TRUCK AND WAS IN THE PROCES OF PUTTING IT ONTO AN EXCAVATOR BUCKET TO PULL IT OUT AND GOT MY HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND BUCKET AND THE CHAIN TIGHTENED RESULTING IN AN AVULSION TO THE LAST KNUCKLE OF THE LAST FIFTH DIGIT LITTLE FINGER.

I WAS PUTTING FOG LIGHTS ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND WHILE SQUATTING DOWN MY KNEE LOCKED UP. I COULD FEEL SOMETHING TEAR IN MY RIGHT KNEE. I CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8/14/98. STATEMENT BY INJURED

EE STATED HE WAS HOOKING UP AN AIR HOSE TO THE AIR COUPLING OF A 785 CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELTA SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS DUE TO HIM BEING IN AN AKWARD POSITION.

TORCHING CORNER GOSSETS FROM BOTTOM OF DOZER BLADE. WHEN CUTTING WAS COMPLETED, GUUSSET FELL STRIKING LEFT LEG CUTTING INSIDE CALF AREA.

EE LEFT WORK EARLY. CAME BACK A FEW DAYS LATER & SAID THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM AND SAID THE HE COULDN'T DRIVE HIS TRUCK ANYMORE. HE ALSO SAID HE WAS UNDER DR.'S CARE AND HE NEEDED COMP PA PERS TO FILL OUT. HE WAS REFERRED TO A BACK SPECIALIST.

WHILE CHECKING OIL ON THE DOZER HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE DOZER. THE IMPACT WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.

TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT THAT HAD A LOOSE WELD NUT. 8MM BOLT GOING THROUGH ELECTRONIC MODUEL HAD WELD NUT BROKEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO GET BOLT OUT USING NORMAL METHOD. TRIED HOLDING PRESS URE AGAINST BOLT WHILE SPINNING BOLT WITH IMPACT 1/2 SOCKET AND EXTENSIONS CAME OFF HIT LEFT HAND FIRST FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING, WELDING, CUTTING AND GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON A 994. SMALL PIECE OF METAL OR SLAG WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

EMP TOLD OTHER EMP'S ON 12-18-95 THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND. DR TOLD HIM THAT IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED AT WORK FROM OPERATING HEAVY EQPT FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME. DIDN'T REPORT TO WORK ON 3-18-96 & FILED REPORT FROM DR. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. NO SPECIFICMECHANISM OF INJURY WAS REPORTED.

CLEANING TRACKS AT END OF SHIFT FOUND ROCK LAYING BETWEEN PUSHARM AND FINAL DRIVE.

FELL OVER 15 FOOT WALL, INJURED LEFT ELBOW.

WAS BACKING DOWN A SLOPE & DROPPED OVER A ROCK -JOLTING BACK.

HIT IN HEAD BY AIR WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.

WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT DIRT GOT INTO EYE.

CLEANING HEADLIGHTS ON 785 TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL, BROKE WRIST.

DOING MECHANIC WORK ON DOZER FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO EYE.

LIFTED A PIECE OF METAL AND SPRAINED BACK.

68935 DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK SOMETHING FLEW INTO EE S EYE.

FELL OFF DOZER DOOR STUCK IT FLEW OPEN LOST BALANCE FELL TO GROUND

WHILE CHECKING OIL LEVEL IN EQUIPMENT, FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO LEFT EYE.,

EE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE PIT AND FELL DOWN HITTING HIS ELBOW ON A ROCK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER,THE MACHINE AND EMPLOYEE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CAB.