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EE was tramming a highwall drill from the south side of Grapevine to the north when the left side track locked up. EE was seated an the sudden stop threw them out of the seat against the door. Head hit door frame causing a headache and shoulder strain as well. Became a lost time accident on 8/17/2020
Employee was baking the dozer off the truck dump when the brakes set up on the dozer, causing the dozer to come to an abrupt stop. Employee's neck was hyper-extended, backward, and they sustained a strain to the neck muscles.
EE was tramming drill to the bench when the final drive stalled causing the chain that holds the dust curtain to crack side window and dust and debris came in the operators compartment. As a precautionary measure the EMT-M flushed ee eyes with eyewash. Due to continued irritation ee went to the doctor on 5/19/17 and was prescribed eye drops the
Employee was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt, in aligning top and bottom part of the drill steel he got his left thumb pinched between the drill steel. This resulted in requiring sutures for medical treatment.
EE was moving bolter machine when he bent down to pick up cable and slipped. He put his hand on top of operator deck to steady himself. As the machine trammed forward it traveled over a high spot and caught his hand between the deck and roof requiring stitches in fingers.
Employee was installing roof bolts with bolt in hole when he hit the rotation instead of up pressure fracturing his left wrist.
He was putting a roof bolt up and something flew in his eye.
Pushing bolt with drill pot when object struck him in the mouth cutting his lip and breaking his false teeth, requiring stitches.
Employee was bolting 7 right punch when he felt something hit his elbow which resulted in a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was installing a bolt when the head of the bolt slipped off the drill pod and struck on the left hand.
EE was removing a canopy from a shuttle car. He was sitting under the canopy & when he removed a bolt, the canopy dislodged & struck him on the right shoulder. EE was taken to the hospital & was diagnosed with a compression fracture of the No. 12 vertebrae. He had a follow up visit with his family physician on 6/8/2010 and returned to work on 6/9/2010.
While installing an o-ring in a 777 rock truck tire, the hydraulic jack employee was using flew out striking employee in hand.
Drill pot caught wrench and caused it to hit the employee's upper right leg and groin area.
Employee was grinding a piece of metal in a vise when the grinder kicked out and struck him in the mouth requiring stitches.
Tramming roof bolter up incline and it slid into left rib catching operator's head between canopy and rib
Tramming drill, he ran over a ridge in the road; drill dropped hard after crossing ridge straining his back and neck.
Moving excavator to lower level, when it started sliding to the left side. It came in contact with loose soil and sunk up, letting the machine roll over on its top.
Building loader pad, rock pushed from above hit his dozer jarring operator causing back strain.
Struck by a rock while grading road, throwing operator into armrest and steering wheel causing back pain.
Dozer topped short incline; when front of dozer came down on other side it jarred operator.
Drilling hole when finger got caught between drill pot & pinner steel amputating tip of left ring finger, fracturing middle finger & lacerating indes finger.
Employee was putting bolt up fast feed pot, he was down on left knee sitting on gob when his knee slid and got caught under pot.
EE was helping install a cutting edge onto a bulldozer blade, when the lifting eye that was being used to lift up the edge broke. The cutting edge landed on his foot.
EMPLOYEE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR AT QUIT TIME THAT HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & LEFT LEG. THE PAIN STARTED SOMETIME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT & AS THE NIGHT WENT ON IT GOT WORSE. HE STARTED MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF THIS ON 9/2/04 & IS STILL OFF WORK.
EE, DRILL OPERATOR, SET THE JACK PAD OF THE DRILL ON A ROCK. THE PAD SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK, JARRING EE. (ON 11-17-03 EE CALLED THE MINE CLERK, & STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY.)