While adjusting rear brakes on Mack Lube truck, the air pressure dropped low enough to engage parking brake causing sudden shift of slack adjuster pinning right pinky finger between slack adjuster and rear axle mashing finger causing laceration.
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Showing all 41He was holding a piece of metal for Guyan Heavy equipment employee when the crane operator made a sudden move and the plate shifted weight.
EE repairing the A/C on a Cat 789C rock truck when he attempted to ascend the equipment ladder he felt a pull in his left shoulder, no medical attention was given & EE finished his shift. *EE worked until 8/20/14 when he began missing due to a non-work related illness. Upon release from his illness he was unable to RTW. It was determined to be related to the incident of 7/8/14.
Employee was standing on porch of guard house. A stray cat approached him near his feet & legs. As he tried to shoo the cat away, the cat bit him on his hand.
Carrying timbers, took to #3 seals. Carried them 3 breaks, felt pain shoot down back.
Was lifting timbers and pulled his back. The conditions were good, no mud or water. Was not reported until 8-3-09.
EE was picking up a rock that had fell on the H20 line and strained his back.
Employee was removing belt structure when his index finger on his left hand got caught between two pieces of belt structure. Employee sustained a fracture/laceration to the distal joint of the index finger.
Injured was carrying two cans of hydraulic oil from #3 entry to the #4 entry, when he felt pain in his lower back. Employee did not go to hospital and worked his next scheduled shift. Employee started missing work on 4/4/2006.
AS EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 5 GALLON PAIL OF HYDRAULIC FLUID TO REFILL MACHINE RESERVOIR. HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN THAT QUICKLY SUBSIDED.
EE was loading oxygen & acetylene tanks onto personnel carrier when he felt pain in his lower abdomen. EE did not start missing work until 2/2/06.
Shoveling coal, he hit his hand on structure, fracturing his left hand.
Employee was helping make belt move, belt was being taken out, in the process of removing top belt rail ee's index finger on right hand got caught between belt rail and mine roof. Employee sustained laceration/ contusion to index finger (rt) requiring sutures.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER PICKING UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE IN SUPPLY YARD. EE INFORMED ME ON 4/7/05 THAT HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/1/05.
Employee stated while removing a bag of rock dust (40 lb) from scoop, he felt pain in his lower back. Employee started missing work on 3-14-05. EE was diagnosed as having low back strain.
EE REPORTED ON 12/28/04 THAT HE WAS INJURED ON 12/14/04. WHILE LIFTING A MINE DOOR AT THE PORTAL, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN. EE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK. NOTE: HAD SURGERY 1/10/05 & RETURNED 2/14/05, MISSED 25 DAYS.
EE notified us that he was going to the doctor for an incident that occurred on 11-7-04, ee stated he felt pain in his lower back while working on miner ripper head. EE has had ongoing back pain. Did not start missing work until 11-29-04.
EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 10/7/04 AND IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
RUNNING CENTERS IN #1 ENTRY, STOOD UP & TURNED, FELT PAIN IN BOTH KNEES. EE HAS A HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS & PREVIOUS SURGERY. EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 11/16/04
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN WHILE LOADING A BOX OF RESIN ONTO A ROOF BOLTER. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA.
WHILE WORKING ON A PICK-UP THAT HAD A FLAT, EE PICKED UP A ROCK TO SCOTCH THE WHEEL, HE PICKED UP THE ROCK & TURNED HIS BODY AT THE WAIST & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS CARRYING A MANDOOR AND SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE STATED WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE IN SUPPLY YARD WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING UP RAIL CAR TO SUPPLY MOTOR WHEN TONGUE OF RAIL CAR FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
WHILE SETTING FORMS FOR DIVIDER WALL, THE FORMS MOVED & PINCHED EE'S MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SPUD WRENCH & FORMS
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD RAILS ON FLATCAR AT END OF TRACK, GUIDING RAIL ONTO FLATCAR WHEN RAIL FLIPPED OVER CATCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND FLATCAR. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO HIS INDEX FINGER. HE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
EE WAS STANDING WHEN A PIECE OF RAIL STRUCK HIM IN HTE UPPER LEFT LEG. POSSIBLE BRUISED MUSCLE.
EE STATED WHILE LIFTING COUPLER ON RAIL CAR TO HOOK UP TO MOTOR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON A 988B LOADER HE WAS WORKING ON WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE SHOVELING AT SECTION TAIL PIECE HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 7/24/02 DUE TO THIS INCIDENT.
EE STATED WHILE RE POSITIONING MINER CABLE LOCATED NEXT TO MINER A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OF MINER STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. EE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
EE STATED HE WAS CROSSING MOBILE BRIDGE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE MINE FLOOR HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. AFTER EVALUATION BY A MEDICAL DR., IT WAS DETERMINED EE SUSTAINED A TORN LIGAMENT IN HI S LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS GETTING A ROCK OFF OF BELT WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE STATED HE WAS AT MINE FAN HOUSE CHECKING BEARING ON FAN MOTOR FAN WAS OFF, WAS PULLING ON FANBELTS TO MAKE SHAFT TURN SO A DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE ON WHICH BEARING WAS BAD DURING THIS PROCESS EE'S LEFT THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT PULLEY. EE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO TIP OF THUMB
EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE. DURING THIS PROCES OF LIFTING THE BELT EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A RUPTURE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 11-25-00.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A RAIL WITH A JACK ISNTALLING A METAL TIE WHEN JACK FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND UNDER THE TIE AND RIAL. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FX TO RING FINGER (PROXIMAL) AND MIDD LE FINGR (PROXIMAL), EMPLOYEE ALSO HAD LACERATION TO BOTH RING AN DMIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METACARPAL GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN CLOSING AIR LOCK DOORS, HIS HEAD GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME THAT WAS ACROSS TOP. HE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT EAR AND LACERATION BEHIND LEFT EAR. LACERATI ONS REQUIRED SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SPLICE ON #1 BELTWHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. FIRST SHIFTMISSED DUE TO THIS INCIDENT WAS 8/27/00.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING SHOVEL FULL OF COAL AND MUD ONTO BELT, HAD PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK; EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED, DUE TO THIS INCIDENT - 6/10/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN THROUGH BELT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING PAIN IN LOWR RIGHT BACK. EMPLOYEE FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO INCIDENT WAS 4-23-00. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIATED DISC.
WHILE INSTALLING A FLOP GATE EMPLOYEE MASHED INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED WORKING, HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 1-21-00.