Right Fork Splint: 325 MSHA citations Coal

When entering a lube truck cab to disengage the PTO pump. As they used the grab/handrail to pull themselves into the truck, their shoulder popped. Employee continued into the truck, but, when they got out of the truck shoulder started hurting.

Hauling dippings, backing up a hill/truck started wheel hopping then the engine quit, then lost control and traveled into the wooded area.

Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie off of a hydraulic hose. The knife cut finger.

working under the drill cab, machine was partially raised too high to kneel not high enough to stand - ground was muddy when employee came out from under machine they raised up too fast striking edge of cab with neck and shoulder.

EE picked up an auger end head and a steel bur lacerated/cut right hand pinky finger.

Using porta-power & press pin to push pins out of drill roller frame. Holding pin w/left hand & operating press w/righthand. Left hand slipped off press pin & pinched left pinky finger in between press & press pin.

Exiting truck bed, foot slipped causing fall. Landed on right side. Employee was taken to doctor and released. No work missed until 11-1-17. 10-30-17 employee visits doctor. Doctor states there may be inflammation in right arm & prescribes medication. Employee returns to doctor the evening of 10-31-17. Doctor admits employee for IV fluids & ultrasound. 11-3-17 Employee is released.

Helping a mechanic install a bottom roller on a dozer. The roller set down onto the hand creating the laceration.

EE was stepping off the left side of a Caterpillar Dozer D9N as he stepped onto the push arm step twisting his ankle and fell to the ground, injuring his mid to lower back.

EE was pushing in a shot in an open pit when the motor of his D11R Caterpillar Dozer caught fire. EE disengaged the fire suppression system and the fumes began to fill up the cab before EE could exit the dozer. EE suffered an inhalation injury with internal chemical burns and was released from the hospital 03/18/11.

The claimant stepped out of the excavator to adjust his driver side mirror, when he pushed on the mirror it broke. The mirror busted in the claimant's hand, cutting his right hand.

EE was stepping off the operator side of his dozer. As he stepped on the ground, his left foot landed on a rock and he crilled his left ankle. He was taken to the ER at Harlan ARH, where he was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and possible hair-line fracture. He returned to work the same day.

EE was shoveling drill cuttings into blast hole. He felt a strain in his back. Did not report accident until next day. Saw ER doctor. Retuned to follow up exams. Resulted in removal from job by physician.

Employee was tightening a bolt on the cutting edge of a dozer when the bolt slipped while being tightened cutting his left hand. requiring 3 to 4 stitches to close cut.

EE stated as he climbed the ladder to enter his truck, his foot slipped causing his body to twist causing pain in his left hip

EMPLOYEE TOLD CO-WORKER WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 6AM HE HAD BEEN BOWLING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND ON HIS WAY HOME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN, HE GOT SICK TO HIS STOMACH & PULLED OFF THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT THAT HE COULD WORK. AROUND 6:30AM HE LIFTED A PRIMER BOX & THE PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT. ABDOMEN WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

EE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF AAA MINE SERVICE. IT WAS REPORTED EE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT METAL AND THE TORCH KEPT GOING OUT. EE BELIEVES GAS ESCAPED INTO GLOVE AND IGNITED BURNING LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE PLACED A SHEET OF METAL ON A WOOD BLOCK TO MAKE A RAMP FOR A 330M 100 TON ROCK TRUCK TO PULL ON. AS THE TRUCK PULLED ON THE WOOD BLOCK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG CAUSING TISSUE DAMAGE.

EE STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A LARGE RCK WITH LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE BUCKET SLIPPED CAUSING THE LOADER TO MOVE UPWARD QUICKLY CAUSING HIM TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE STATED ON HIS WAY TO WORK HE FELT SICK AT HIS STOMACH. HE SAID HE THOUGHT ABOUT GOING HOME, BUT CAME TO WORK. HE STATED AROUND 7:30 - 7:50 AM HE FELT WORSE THAT HE HAD EARLIER. HE EXPERIENC ED CHEST PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS FACE & ARMS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HARLAN ARH ER AND THE ER DOCTOR TREATED HIM WITH ZANTAC AND NERVE MEDICATION. HE WAS RELEASED & GIVEN FOLLOW UP APPT 6/9/0

EE STATED HE PERFORMED VARIOUS SERVICE JOBS 8/20/02, WORKED HIS FULL REGULAR SHIFT, WENT HOME & AFTER HE SHOWERED HE NOTICED HIS EYE WAS RED. HENOTICED A PARTICAL OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS EY E. HE FLUSHED IT, REPORTED FOR WORK 8/21/02 AND HAD EMT FLUSH IT-- THEN WENT TO DR. AND THE OBJECT WAS REMOVED. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK 8/23/02.

EE ALLEGES HE WENT TO ASSIST WITH LOADING A LOADER BUCKET TOOTH & AS HE LIFTED & MOVED TO LOAD THE TOOTH INTO A TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT MENTION THE PAIN TO HIS SUPERV ISOR UNTIL HOURS LATER AT WHICH TIME HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AT THE SITE OF A PRIOR INJURY IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STOPPED HIS TRUCK TO GET OFF AND USE RESTROOM. HE STATED AS HE RETURNED & CLIMBED BACK INTO TRUCK HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LT. BACK. AFTERA FEW MINUTES THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED.