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D-rings left on hoses got tangled up while pulling down road, Employee went to untangle, lack of communication between driver of vehicle and employee watching cable. Employee got tangled up and drug down road way.
Contractor was trying to lift a bolter cable in order for a skid-steer to place a pallet of plates. In doing so,the skid-steer ran over the contractors foot. Contractor was placed on restricted duty as of 04/09/2020. Contractor terminated employment as of 04/14/2020.
Employee was sitting in the cab of Company #443 haul truck a 785 Caterpillar haul truck, being loaded with dirt. An unseen rock in the bucket struck the truck bed jolting the employee.
Employee exited a vehicle they were operating to open a garage door, the vehicle started to roll and employee tried to re-enter the vehicle and slipped on the ice/snow surface and a tire pinned a leg. Medical evaluation on 12/19/2016, has placed employee on restricted duty.
Employee was operating a haul truck on graveyard, being loaded by LeTourneau #243 in ramp 2. The operator's statement indicates she felt pain in her shoulders and neck while being loaded at approximately 1:30 am.
Initial injury occurred on 6/29/2004, when employee was operating a scraper water wagon. The employee drove through a rough spot in roadway causing pain in his neck. Employee is currently complaining of numbness in his hands caused by the injury in 2004 and is unable to return to work.
Employee was operating 625 scraper when he ran over a large rock that was barely covered with dirt. After he passed over the rock, the right front tire of the scraper fell off the rock and dropped suddenly. Employee was thrown upward, and then slammed down, bottoming out the seat. He then experienced severe pain in his lower back.
Employee was operating a tow vehicle, as the vehicle was traveling it hit a hole in the roadway causing the employee to hit his hit on the cab of vehicle. Employee was placed on restricted duty on 10/22/2013.
Employee was standing beside scoop with his hand on the frame work of the scoop. He told operator to retract push plate, his finger was caught between frame and push plate. Wound required stitches to close and was placed on restricted duty for 3 days.
Employee was preparing to task train another employee, the injured employee started a 3.5 scoop, the machine turned and pinched the employee.
EE was cleaning under the belt with a ditch which. He then went to scoop another load when the back of the machine lifted and pinched his finger on a bracket. From the bracket to the floor is 54". From his hand positioning to the floor is 52". Tow inches of space for his hand placement. The right hand thumb was crushed between the structure and the machine.
Employee was operating a cansetter, hit a small drop off causing the employee to strike his head against cab of machine. Doctor excused employee from work.
After employee finished shift, he left in personal vehicle and slid on icy spot and wrecked personal vehicle. Although, Bridger does not agree this incident as reportable, Bridger is reporting in good faith
Employee was moving a steel shaft with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift to adjust the cribbing, the left fork kicked up and struck the employee in the left shin. The employee recieved eight stitches.
Employee was shoveling coal onto conveyor belt. The shovel struck the belt and roll jerking the shovel from the employee's hands. Employee reported burning sensation in his lower back later in the shift.
The employee noticed a piece of rock between the top and bottom belt. The rock was rolling around in front of a "V" scraper that was on the top side of the bottom belt. He reached a rake in between the belts to pull the rock out. When the rake came into contact with the moving belt, the rake handle came back and struck him in the face.
The employee aledgedly hit his head in the mantrip. The employee didn't report this injury to his employer. This report is being filed under protest to abate a citation.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP WITH THE DEFROST FAN ON WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. THIS MATERIAL BECAME IMBEDDED IN THE CORNEA AND WAS REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.
EE LOST CONTROL OF A HAUL TRUCK AND SLID INTO THE TOE OF THE SPOIL. UPON IMPACT, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK. UPON LATER MEDICAL EVALUATION, THE EE WAS RESTRICTED FROM ALL WORK DUTIES. (OCTOBER 30, 2003). THE EE HADSURGERY ON NOVEMBER 4, 2003
THE EE REPORTED LOWER BACK AND NECK PAIN AFTER OPERATING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. UPON MEDICAL EVALUATION THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STRAINED LOWER BACK. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRIC TED DUTY.
EE WAS TRANSPORTING #401 HAUL TRUCK FROM THE FIELD TO THE SHOP AFTER REMOVING THE DUMP BED. THE STIFF SUSPENSION ON THE TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE BACK OF THE SEAT WITH HIS LOWER BACK. THI S RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER WAGON WHEN THE STEERING FAILED (HYDRAULIC HOSE FAILURE). THIS CAUSED THE WATER WAGON TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY. WHEN THE WATER WAGON CAME TO A STOP, THE EMPLOYEE STRU CK THE SIDE WINDOWS, WHICH WAS RESULTED IN A HEAD LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE ALSO INCURRED TWO MINOR RIB FRACTURES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AREA. WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.
WHILE OEPRATING A LOADED HAUL TRUCK, THE TRUCK BEGAN TO SLIDE DOWN AN INCLINE. WHEN THE TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS ON THE INCLINE, THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS DUG IN THE TRUCK ROLLED ONTO IT'S RIGHT SIDE. THE OPERATOR WAS EJECTED THORUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ONTO THE GROUND. THE OPERATOR INCURRED OCMPRESSION FRACTURESS TO TWO VERTEBRAE INT EH MID BACK AREA. A CONTUSED RIGHT KIDNET, 2ND
WHILE BACKING A PICKUP TRUCK, EMP STRUCK AN OUTRIGGER OF A CRANE. EMP PULLED FORWARD AND LEFT THE PICKUP TRUCK TO SEE WHAT HE HAD HIT. PICKUP ROLLED BACKWARD AND EMP GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BUMPER OF TRUCK AND CRANE OUTRIGGER, VERY BRIEFLY, AND PUSHED HIMSELF AWAY. EMP INCURRED ABRASIONS, CONTUSIONS, AND INTERNAL INJURIES INVOLVING THE L.KIDNEY, PANCREAS, SPLEEN, BOWEL, AND L. LUNG.
WHILE DRIVING A LUBE TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE HIT AN ICY PORTION OF ROADWAY. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SLIDE & EVENTUALLY TO ROLL OVER [3/4 TURN]. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION ON THE RIGHT HIP OF THE EMPLOYEE.
WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER, THE EE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD. THIS RESULTED IN A NECK AND SHOULDER STRAIN.
EE WAS DRIVING A LUBE TRUCK IN THE PIT AREA WHEN HE STRUCK A DIP IN THE ROADWAY WHICH JARRED HIM AROUND THE CAB (SEATBELT WAS USED). EE REC'D MEDICAL EVALUATION AND WAS RELEASED TO WORK. ON 7 -8-94 FURTHER EVALUATION SHOWED THE EE AGGRAVATED PRE-EXISTING CONDITION IN HIS BACK. HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY EFFECTIVE 7-11-94.
EE REPORTED A BACK PAIN, AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, DUE TO DRIVING OVER A ROUGH ROADWAY. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A THORACIC STRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED DUST IN HIS EYE. HE (THE EMPLOYEE) WAS UNSECCESSFUL IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLUSH THE MATERIAL FORM HIS EYE. A FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED FROM THE EYE BY AN OPTOMETRIST.
WHILE DRIVING THE LUBE TRUCK BETWEEN WORK LOCATIONS, THE EMPLOYEE HIT A ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD. THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND LANDED ON THE BRAKE. THE TRUCK JUMPED, CAUSIN G A BODILY REACTION OF THE EMPLOYEE. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAINED NECK.
I.NAME OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK AND BACKING INTO A DUMP AREA.RIGHT-REAR DUALS OF TRUCK SLID OFF 6' EMBANKMENT CAUSING TRUCK TO ROLL ON THE OFF-SIDE. I.NAME STRUCK HEAD(WAS WEARING A HARD HAT) ON DOOR FRAME RESULTING IN 4 LACERATIONS TO HEAD.2 OF THE LACERATIONS REQUIRED SUTURES.ALSO I.NAME STRUCK LEFT LEG ON STEERING WHEEL RESULTING INA CONTUSION.
THE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK WHEN THE WABCO COAL HAULER HE WAS DRIVING HIT A ROUGH SPOT AT THE MAIN HAUL ROAD ASH HAUL ROAD INTERSECTION.
THE REAR AXLE OF THE 631D CAT WATER WAGON BROKE CAUSING DROP TO THE GROUND. SHIFTING WEIGHT CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK TO RAISE. THE OPERATOR WAS THROWN INTO THE DOOR POST WITH THE LEFT SHOULDER STRIKING THE DOOR POST. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION).
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CAT SCRAPER IN PARTING CUT. WHEN HE STARTED INTO THE CUT WHICH WAS ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE AND STEEP GRADE, HE SAW THREE ROCKS IN THE PATH. MISSED TWO BUT RAN OVER THE T HIRD ROCK. AS THE SCRAPER ROLLED OVER THE ROCK IT CAME DOWN WITH A HARD JOLT AND THEEMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE RETURNING TO PIT EMPTY. AS HE APPROCHED THE INTERSECTION HEBEGAN SLOWING DOWN BECUASE THE INTERSETION WAS CONJESTED. A MACHNICS TRUCK PULLED OUT ONTO THE MAIN HAULROAD. THE COAL HO HAULER APPLIED BRAKES AND AFTER GOING THRU INTERSECTION. JACKKNIFED. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENED PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EMPL RUNNING SCRAPER ON PARTING REMOVAL RAMP #7 TO #8.SCRAPERS WERE DUMPING LEFT OF RAMP #8 WHILE DUMPING LOAD OF PARTING,EMPL LOOKED BACK SCRAPER WENT OVER PARTING DUMP AND EMPL EXPERIENCED P AIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICKUP TRAVELING FROM PIT AREA TO OFFICE AREA OPERATOR OF PICKUP SLID PICKUP AROUND CORNER BOUNCING OCCUPANTS INJURED EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER EXIT ING PICKUP AT OFFICE AREA
COAL HAULER WAS TRAVELING DOWN RAMP 1 AND CAB PICKUP TRAVELING UP RAMP 1.WHEN THE COAL HAULER OPERATOR APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE TRAILER FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT HITTING THE PICKUP WHICH WAS OCCUPI ED BY THREE EMPLOYEES.PICJUP WAS DRUG BACKWARDS AND PINED UNDER THE LEFT TRAILER WHEEL.EMP LOYEE-DRIVER OF PICKUP.THIRD EMPLOYEE IN BACK SEAT O F PICKUP.
COAL HAULER WAS TRAVELING DOWN RAMP 1 AND CREW CAB TRASVELING UP RAMP 1. WHEN THER COALER OPERATOR APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE TRAILER FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT HITTING THE PICKUP WHICH WAS OCCUPIED B Y THREE EMPLOYEES.PICKUP WAS DRUG BACKWARDS AND PINNED UNDER THE LEFT TRAILER WHEEL.EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE PICKUP.
COAL HAULER WAS TRAVELING DOEN RAMP 1 AND CREW CAB PICKUP TRAVELING UP RAMP 1.WHEN THE COAL HAUIULER OPERATOR APPLIED THE BRAKES,THE TRAILER FISHTAILED TO THE LEFT HITTING THE PICKUP WHICH WAS OCCUPIED BY THREE EMPLOYEES.PICKUP WAS DRUG BACKWARDS AND PINNED UNDER THE LEFT TRAILER WHEEL.EMPLOYEE-PASSENGHER SIDE OF PICKUP.THIRD OCCUPANT IN BACK SEAT.
WORKING IN S C R APER CUT AREA THAT HAD A LAYER OF CAP ROCK. ROCKS WERE WINDROWED SO THEY COULD BE COVERED UP. HAD DUMPED OVERBURDEN ON BOTH SIDES OF LAEGE ROCK TO COVER IT. WHEN EMP WENT TO STRADDLE THE ROCK TO FINISH COVERING HE DROPPED OFF THE ROCK AND INTO A HOLE. WHEN THE SCRAPER DROPPED EMP FELT A POP IN H IS NECK
611D CAT SCRAPER, OPERATED BY EMPLOYEE HAD SLIPPED OFF A LARGE ROCK. THE PUSH CAT WAITED UNTIL THE STINGER WAS SET BEFORE PICKING UP THE STINDER. THE PUSH CAT SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK MAKING A ROU GHER THAN NORMAL CONTACT WITH THE SCRAPER STINGER CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK.
RETURNING FROM 9OMS (ON DEADMAN HAULROAD) IN 120 TON WABCO COAL HAULER. COAL HAULER LEFT THE ROAD, CLIMBED THE EMBANKMENT AND TRAILOR FLIPPED OVER. TRACTOR CONTINUED ON, ENDING ON TOP OF HILL OUTSIDE THE FEN7E. BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT.
RUNNING 699 SCR5PER, HAULING PARTING BETWEEN SPOIL PILES AT RAMP 15. HAD DUMPED A LOAD AND COMING OFF DUMP AREA WHEN EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK. EXPERIENCED A POP IN HIS NECK. CHIROPRACTOR- TRE ATMENTS. 3
RUNNING WATER W5GON ON 9-23 AND NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WASHED OUT WITH VISINE AT HOME AFTER COMPLETING SHIFT. ON 9-23 AT LUNCH TIME AGAIN FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WENT FOR MEDICAL ATT ENTION (MEDICAT3ON).
LOADING COAL WI7H DART FRONT END LOADER.WHILE LOADING COAL,TWISTED BACK SEVERAL TIMES.EMPLOYEE'S BACK STARTED TO BOTHER HIM AND PAIN STARTED DOWN HIS LEG.UNABLE TO CONTINUE RUNNING LOADER. NOT E: AGGRAVATION 2F PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY.EMPLOYEE HAD A PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY WHICH HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.PRE-EXISTING INJURY WAS NON-OCCUPATIONAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING A TRUCK AND LOOKING DOWN AT SIDE OF LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK, AND THEN PAIN.
EMP WAS ON RET6RN TRIP, LOADED AND MOVED TO FAR SIDE OF HAULROAD BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRUCK. HIT POTHOLE STRAINING BACK
THE LOCK NUT ON A STEERING CENTERING VALVE BACK ED OFF CAUSING A HAUL TRUCK TO RUN OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
TRUCK RAN OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OVER