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EE WAS BACKFILLING A DRILL BLAST HOLE WHEN HE HOOKED A ROCK HIDDEN IN THE DRILL CHIPPINGS. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT INCREASED LATER IN THE DAY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON THE WAY HOME. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR SCHEDULE/REGULAR JOB THE 29TH AND 30TH AND TOOK ANNUAL RE-TRAINING ON THE 31ST. HE STARTED MISSING WORK 8/2/04.
HIGHWALL DRILL WAS GOING TO THE DRILL BENCH ON THE ACCESS ROAD. THE DRILL GOT THE CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. WENT THRU THE BERM AND SLID INTO THE STRIP PIT BELOW. THE OPERATOR JUMPED OUT A S THE DRILL SLID DOWN THE BANK. MISSED WORK 1-6-04.
EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER, PUSHING OUT A SHOT, ANOTHER DOZER WAS PUSHING OUT THE SHOT AT A HIGHER ELEVATION. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED INTO THE DOZER OPERATED BY INJURED EE, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK AREA.
THE EE WAS PUSHING OUT A SHOT ON THE TAYLOR COAL SEAM. BACKING UP HE RAN INTO A LARGE ROCK, JARRING HIS BACK AND NECK.