Employee was going to check the fluid level in the dozer while it was heating. The cap blew off and hot liquid hit him in his face and left hand.
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Showing all 44Employee was supporting miner cable on his right shoulder when he states he felt a sharp pain.
Employee allegedly strained a muscle in his back while hanging scoop charger cable. * Employee did not begin to miss work until 03-31-11.
Shuttle car cable pulled tight and at an angle. Employee tried to pick it up and hang it and a pain shot through left shoulder.
Employee alleges he sprained/strained his back getting out of a dozer on 02/28/11. No company accident report was submitted. Employee began missing work on 03/28/11. Employee did not file Worker's Comp. claim until 04/12/11. Injury was questionable. Brick street ruled the claim compensable 05/03/11. Therefore, we are now reporting.
Employee was shoveling belt line when he pulled a muscle in his right shoulder.
Employee was carrying an Idler Bearing for a shuttlecar out to set it down on the mantrip. As he set it down, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Employee was taking mantrip off charge when it started to roll and the power cord was pulled out of power center. Employee tried to stop it by grabbing the cord with his hand, jerking his arm and shoulder.
Employee was carrying beams & jacks. The beam slipped from his hand causing an abrasion on his right wrist & a laceration on right upper leg.
The employee was moving timbers.
Employee was setting timbers. Timber fell and hit employee under his right eye and across the bridge of his nose lacerating his jaw & nose.
Employee was working on #3A Head. When he moved a guard it fell striking his left hand middle finger.
Employee was setting breaker post timbers. When he went to split a half header it slipped causing it to kick back & lacerate his left middle finger, ripping nail off.
EE cut his left arm on a metal roof bolt binding strap while he was unloading roof bolts from a scoop bucket and placing them on the bolting machine.
Employee was reeling cable up on MRS when a cable broke loose from breakaway hangers striking employee in the neck.
Employee was picking up a timber out of the scoop bucket, when the timber hit him in the left knee.
Employee was taking rub rail off miner. The rub rail fell on right hand.
Employee was raising ladder up on PC1800. He got his finger caught between ladder & frame causing a laceration.
Employee was removing hose from 2500 Hitachi. The hose slipped out of employee's helper's hands & hit employee in the head.
Employee was pulling a roof bolt off the bolter, when he jerked the bolt it was hung up causing his left shoulder to be pulled.
Employee was under belt line and feeder when employee felt hamstring pull in left knee. Didn't begin missing work until 1/12/09.
The employee was helping to hang a miner cable when he felt a burning sensation in his shoulder.
Employee bent over to lift a planitary cover off of a 988 loader when he felt a sharp pain in his low back & leg.
Employee was climbing up ladder to start stacker belt when he hurt his leg.
Employee was working on power box putting in a switch when his finger got caught causing a laceration.
Duck bill slipped off belt, striking left hand. Employee did not report until 6/12/08.
The employee was helping bolter operator back out of #3 face. The operator turned the reel on, when the cable pulled down, it struck employee on the right knee.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE TRACK WITH LEFT LEG, HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF STEP & HE SAT DOWN ON RIGHT LEG. HE DIDN'T FALL, HE OVER-EXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BLOCK & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS ARM. MISSED WORK 9/10 & 9/11 RTW 9/12 THEN BEGAN MISSING 9/13/07 TO CURRENT. QUESTIONABLE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE OUT OF HAUL ROAD WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE TOP BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A WHEEL UNIT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE WHEEL UNIT HE FELT HIS HAND POP.
EMPLOYEE CHECKED OIL IN DOZER (D-9). HE WENT TO GET INTO CAB AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT CLAMP ON BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CLAMP, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
Helping tighten a binder down, he bent over and pulled his back. Went home about 8:00 pm, returned to work next day, worked 2 days and then went to doctor on 6/10/06.
Employee was fueling truck, when hanging up the fuel hose, it pulled apart causing fuel to spray into ee's face & eyes. Ee also claims that when the fuel pump began to spray him he twisted his back. Employee did not seek medical treatment for his back until 5/5/06. Protesting injury of the back.
Employee was putting a torkshaft in on miner when he mashed his hand between metal.
Employee was carrying buckets filled with rock dust. He bent over to pick up buckets and strained his lower back.
Belt line broke - Employee was picking up structure to level it when he pulled something in the left side of his back.
Employee was lifting a box and turned when he felt a pain in his back.
Employee was squatting on knees while working on panel box, when rub rail fell striking his left leg.
EE WAS TAKING 4" WATER LINE DOWN WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN WATER LINE AND BELT STRUCTURE.
ON 8/28/03 APPROX 7:30 PM, EE WAS DOING A P.M. SERVICE ON A 777D ROCK TRUCK. HE THREW A SMALL OIL FILTER FROM THE GROUND UP TO THE DECK OF THE ROCK TRUCK. THE FILTER ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK, HIT A STEP & BOUNCED INTO HIS FOREHEAD. HIS HEAD WAS CUT APPROX 3/4". HE HAD STITCHES IN FOREHEAD.
LIFTING CUTTING EDGE FROM D-10 TRACTOR WHILE UNLOADING TRUCK.