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I WAS RUNNING A 992 LOADER. I WAS CLEANING UP AROUND A BIG ROCK. WHEN I WENT AROUND, THE CORNER OF THE BUCKET HIT THE ROCK.
WAS GETTING OUT OF THE ROCK TRUCK, THE HAND RAILS AND STEPS WERE ICED OVER DUE TO WINTER STORM. SLIPPED AND FELL OUT OF TRUCK DUE TO ICE.
WORKER WAS LOADING A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN ON TO SERVICE TRUCK AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING IN THE SNOW & FELL WITH THE BOTTLE OF OXYGEN. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK, HIP AND NECK.
STEPPED ON HOE TRACK. TRACK SLICK DUE TO RAIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TRACK, HURTING LEFT HIP, BACK AND NECK.
TAKING THE SUPPLY HOSE OFF THE POWDER TRUCK, CO-WORKER RAISED THE BOOM UP IT JERKED TO LEFT & HIT HIM IN HEAD, KNOCKED HIM DOWN.
WAS LIFTING A HOOD UPON A TRUCK (TRIPLE 7 ROCK TRUCK) FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.
COLD AND SNOW, ICE OUTSIDE. GOING DOWN STEPS WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER NECK AND BACK. TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL C/0 NECK AND BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS ON 1100 HOE WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER. BY HANGING ON TO LADDER TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND HURT HIMSELF GETTING BACK ON MACHINE 9/21/01.
TRACTOR SLIPPED OFF OF A ROCK SIDEWAYS, RESULTING IN WHIPLASH TO HIS NECK. EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 11/4/00 AT 1:00 PM. EMPLOYEE CONSULTED PHYSICIAN ON 11/6/00.
FOREMAN TRAVELING ON HAUL ROAD. FOREMAN'S PU AND COAL TRUCK COLLIDED, RESULTING IN INJURIES. MAC COAL TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD.
EXITING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT, SLIPPED AND FELL. SEEN DR ON 6-8-00 DID NOT SEE DR IMMEDIATELY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
HAND SLIPPED HITTING PIECE OF SHARP METAL.
CLIMBING THE LADDER TO ENTER 777D ROCK TRUCK, EE SLIPPED OFF OF SECOND STEP AND FELL RESULTING IN MUSCLE STRAIN. EE DID NOT CONSULT PHYSICIAN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. SAW DR ON 9/16/00. ENPLOYER N OT INFORMED UNTIL 9/28/00.
777D DUMPED BIG ROCK. FRONT END CAME OFF GROUND WHEN FRONT END HIT GROUND. STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND HIT RIGHT WRIST. EE SAID WRIST HURT A LITTLE NOTHING MAJOR.
GRINDING PIECE OF METAL. PARTICLE OF METAL GOT INTO EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES. NO LOSS TIME OF WORK.
DOZER WAS WORKING IN SHOT, UNDER ORDINARY CONDITIONS OPERATOR JUST SAID HIS NECK WAS SORE.
EE WAS BACKING UP LOADER AND HAD NECK PAIN.
INSPECTING EQUIPMENT FOR OIL LEAK. EE FELL FROM CATWALK TO GROUND. EE FELL ONTO ROCK.
992D DUMPTED BIG ROCK INTO TK. BED ROCK FELL OVER HIT SIDE OF BED, SHOOK OPERATOR TK. EE DID NOT GO TO SEE A DR. I WAS INFORMED NEXT SHIFT. 10-8-99. 5 PM.
CLAIM OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS
EMPLOYEE FILED A CLAIM WITH WEST VIRGINIA WORKERS COMP., STATING THAT HE HAD STEPPED DOWN OUT OFOFFICE TRAILER AND HIS BACK CAUGHT AFTER RETREIVING SUPPLIES.
FELL OFF DOZER.
EE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH A HIGHWALL DRILL.
EE WAS STANDING ON BLADE ARM, PICKED UP BATTERY AND HURT BACK.
ON 2-7-97, EE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE DOOR OF A BACKHOE. HE DID NOT MISS ANDY WORK UNTIL 5-9-97 AT THIS TIME HE HAD TO GO TO THE DR GET THE FLUID REMOVED FROM HIS ELBOW.
INJURED WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A 777 CAT TRUCK, WHILE GRINDING METAL AROUND THE RADIATOR CAP THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART HITTING HIS HAND AND GLANCING OFF CUTTING A GASH ON THE R SIDE OF HIS FACE. RESULTING IN HAVING 7 STITCHES PUT IN TO CLOSE THE CUT. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO RICH MOND HOSPITAL AND THEN TAKEN TO CLARKSBURG TO HOSPITAL FOR PLASTIC SURGEON TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF TRUCK WHEN SHOT WAS FIRED AND FLY ROCK CAME INTO THE AREA HIS TRUCK WAS PARKED. INJURED RECEIVED 19 STITCHES ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE.