On 12-3-13 employee stated he had back pain due to operating a front end loader, feeding raw coal to the prep plant, which was causing back pain over a period of time.
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Showing all 21Employee was operating a shuttle car when he hit a pot-hole in roadway causing the employee to hit his head against the canopy.
Employee was turning a mantrip around when the front tires contacted a ledge causing the steering wheel to spin and the steering knob struck the employee's right hand.
Employee was riding in mantrip to section when he stated that he hit his hardhat on a roofbolt.
Evidence at the scene suggests that the employee turned to dump and got his truck crooked an backed through the berm causing his truck to go over the embankment.
While having truck loaded, a rock came in contract with the truck and jarred the employee.
Employee was un-hanging the bolter cable in the No. 6 cross-cut when a shuttle car caught the cable and jerked it from the hangers. The cable struck the employee and caused him to fall striking his right hip on the mine floor.
Employee was getting onto the truck he was operating when the second rung on the ladder broke. this put all of the employees weight on his shoulders.
Employee was operating a rock truck and while being loaded, a large rock fell out of the loader bucket into the truck bed causing him to be bounced. Employee did not miss work until 10/27/11.
The driver was backing up to the scales to weigh a loaded truck. He felt he had gotten too close to a portable toilet on his right side and pulled forward to set over. He overcompensated and backed onto an incline, causing the truck to overturn.
Employee was injured on 4-11-11. While operating a rock truck he backed over a rock and jarred his back. Employee returned to work the next day and was able to work until 4-18-11. Employee stated that pain was getting worse and he was unable to work.
On 3/10/11 the employee reported that while pulling belt with a scoop, the scoop slid over and the battery end of the scoop struck him on the leg. Employee did not miss work until 3/14/11.
While operating the rubbered tired mantrip the EE struck the rib and jarred his low back.
EE stated that while operating a rock truck, he ran over a rough spot in the road and caused him to be jarred in the seat. EE stated that this caused him to have lower back pain.
Employee was operating fuel truck when he hit a bump causing him to be jarred.
Employee stated that while having his truck loaded, the loader operator dropped a big rock into the truck bed causing him to be jarred.
EE was dismounting endloader when he slipped on the ladder step and started to fall, his right hand became caught between the ladder rail and the machine.
EE was operating a front end loader and was picking up a rock with the end loader the rock fell out of the bucket and caused the rear of the loader to fall down. This jarred the EE causing him to have pain in his lower back.
EE was helping to move the forks on a fork loader his hand was caught between the forks and the back board of the loader.
While operating scoop, employee placed his hand on top of the scoop canopy, and his fingers were caught between the canopy and coal rib.
EE was operating a John Deere 40 ton Artic truck. While dumping a load of rock, a large rock flipped back and hit truck. This caused the employee to be jarred.