Colony Bay Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2002

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS, THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER BACKED OVER A BIG ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS NECK. (EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSIN G WORK ON 11/19/02, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/22/02).

EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THETRUCK THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE STATED WHILE DRIVING 777 TRUCK ON ROUGH HAUL ROADS FROM CENTRAL AREA TO THE OFFICE STOCKPILE HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE STATED WHILE DOING HIS PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECK OF 220-16G ROADGRADER. EE WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL BY REMOVING THE DIP-STICK HE BECAME UNSTEADY ON THE DRIVE TIES AND GRABBED THE HAND RAIL. HE STATED HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM AROUND THE ELBOW AREA. ALSO STATED HE HAD BACK PAIN. EE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT ON MONDAY 10-21-02 HE HAD WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 10/21/02 DUE TO INJURY ON 10/07/02

EE STATED WHILE DRIVING A 777 TRUCK, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD; AT THE LOG LANDING, CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 9-4-02. EMPLOYER RECEIVED MEDICAL ON 9-13-02.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE WORKING IN THE WEST VALLEY FILL AREA. HE WAS ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT UP ON THE SPOIL BANK. HE ATTEMPTED TO COME DOWN THE BANK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE FELL ON HIS HIPS AND BACK AN D SLID DOWN THE BANK ABOUT 12 FT. AFTER HE STOPPED SLIDING A ROCK ROLLED OVER HIS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HIS TO HAVE PAIN WHILE BREATHING. (REDNESSIN THE AREA OF PAIN).

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE PUSHING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY (A SHORT AREA) THE BLADE OF THE #103 D11R DOZER SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROCK HE WAS PUSHING. THIS THREW HIM SIDEW AYS IN THE SEAT, CAUSING PAIN AND TWISTING HIS BACK. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-21-02, PAIN IN BACK.

EE STATED WHILE GREASING THE BUCKET OF THE 1800 HOE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN BOTH KNEES, LT. WRIST & LT. SHOULDER.

GOOD CONDITIONS DRIVER DROVE TO FAR TO THE RIGHT OF HAUL ROAD. CAUSING THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO PARTIALLY TIP OVER. DRIVER COMPLAINING OF BACK PAINS.

NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 9/30/02. DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 10/9/02.

NOISE INDUCE HEARING LOSS. DATER OF IDAGNOSIS 8019092. DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-18-02.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 8-1-02. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-30-02.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 4-16-02 DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-18-02.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSED 1/16/02, RECIEVED 4/12/02.