Black Butte Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2002

INJURY TO UPPER RIGHT ARM ELBOW REGION DUE TO QUICK BACKWARD MOTION OF ARM WHILE TRYING TO ARM REST STATIONARY.

THE EE HAD TWO SEPARATE INJURIES THAT OCCURRED ON HIS BACK IN MARCH. THE FIRST OCCURRED ON MARCH 3RD AFTER DRIVING A COAL HAULER. SECOND OCCURRED ON MARCH 12 AS HE STEPPED OFF A WATER TRUCK. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF #14 LUBE TRUCK WHEN THE HOLDING STRAP FOR THE BOARDING STEP CAME UNDONE. THE STEP FOLDED OUT & HE LANDED FLAT ON HIS FEET, JARRING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE DRAGLINE (RIGHT SHOE) USING THE REAR INSIDE BOARDING LADDER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP HE USED THE CATWALK ABOVE THE LADDER TO PULL HIMSELF UP & FELT A TWISTING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF AS THE SHIFT PROGRESSED & HAD TROUBLE WALKING BY THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

MINSERCO EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A JACK LUG & THE TUB OF THE MACHINE, RESULTING IN SMALL CUT ON THE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT POINTING FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS UNLOCKING THE DOOR FROM THE OPEN POSITION TO CLOSE IT ON THE IT-28 LOADER, WHEN THE CAUGHT IT AND BLEW IT SHUT ON HIS FINGER.

WHILE GETTING OFF OF #10 BLADE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE LEFT GRAB RAIL & FELL FROM THE TOP BOARDING STEP, LANDING ON THE MOLDBOARD OF THE BLADE.