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Employee stated was operating a coal loader in the coal pit. EE was loading coal from the stockpile and also breaking coal. The jarring of the coal loader caused pain to EE's neck/back area throughout the shift. Kept working but missed 9/15/17 shift to go to doctor to get checked out, thus reportable.

Employee stated that EE was operating loader in coal pit. The jarring of the loader caused pain in the employee's lower back area. Finished that work shift. Started work the next day but ended up going to doctor that day to have checked. Injury is reportable due to missing the shift on 2/5/2016.

Employee stated that he was operating a hauler and was being loaded with mine spoil. The loader operator accidentally dropped a large rock into the hauler bed causing it to jar the employee. This motion caused pain in his neck area. Went to ER later in shift to get checked. Missed the next work shift, thus reportable.

Employee stated that he was driving to the job parking lot. He hit a hole in the road causing the seat in his mechanic's truck to bottom out. He stated that this caused immediate pain. He mentioned pain to his back/leg area a few times afterwards. He continued to work and never went to doctor. Left work on 1/12/16, missed starting 1/13/16, and now wants to see doctor.

Employee stated that he was driving a tandem coal truck hauling coal to the prep plant. As he was starting down a grade, he down shifted to a lower gear. He stated that it came out of gear & truck started to gain speed. As he proceeded downgrade, he applied brakes to slow the truck down but as he entered a curve, the truck turned over onto its right side causing multiple injuries.

Employee stated that he was dumping material out of hauler when the front end came off of the ground and then sat back down. This jarred the employee causing him to hit his left arm on the door panel and up into his left shoulder. Went to ER to check and missed 5/7/14 work shift and is on restrictive duties.

Carrier bearing that holds drive line (shaft) broke allowing drive line (shaft) to move rupturing air line that goes to the brakes causing brakes to fail. At this time the truck (International Truck #15) begin rolling backwards. Employee jumped out of the truck landing on his back injuring shoulder (right) & his back.

Employee stated that he was digging rock off of the coal seam. The loader struck some tight rock and came to a sudden halt causing a whiplash type motion to the employee's neck area.

Employee stated that he was operating a loader in soft material. The swaying/rocking motion of the loader in this material caused pain in lower back area radiating down his legs. Missed first work shift on 5/21/08 thus being a reportable injury.

Employee stated he was operating hauler on road from pit to dump area. He hit a dip in road, causing hauler to bounce up and down onto road. Jarred employee. Not reportable till lost work on 12-3-2007.

He was coming up the hill in a truck and assumed that something in the transmission broke and turned the truck up onto its side.

Employee stated that he was delivering parts to the job site in the parts truck. The truck hit a pothole in the haul road causing the employee to be jolted in the truck. He said he felt pain in lower back area and down his right leg.

Employee stated that he was operating a loader in the strip pit when the loader bucket struck the highwall causing loader to stop abruptly. This jarred the employee causing low back pain. Not reportable until lost time incurred on 10-24-06.

Employee stated that he had delivered parts to the job. He was coming down the road from the job when his parts truck hit a pot hole in the road. The truck jarred him causing low back pain. Reportable on 7-31-06 when lost time was incurred.

Employee stated that he had parked his truck, set brake, & got into truck bed to look for a pin in tool box. The truck started sliding and slid into rear end of a parked tractor trailer. Employee was thrown into the side of the tool box.

TRUCK CAME DOWN A HILL AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT. HE GOT TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE BRAKE KILLED THE MOTOR AND HE COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK, WOULDN'T STEER, AND TRUCK TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LOADER TO MOVE A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE WORK AREA. AS HE WAS CARRYING THE ROCK UP THE ROAD, THE LOADER BECAME UNBALANCED AS IT TOPPED THE CREST OF THE ROAD. THE LOADER BUCK ET HIT THE GROUND CAUSING THE LOADER TO JAR THE EMPLOYEE. HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING AN ENGINE BACK INTO A DOZER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THESPREADER CHAIN WHICH HELD THE ENGINE ONTO THE BOOM OF THE TRUCK. AS HE WAS GUIDING THE ENGINE IN T WHICH CAUGHT AND TWISTED THE EE HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

EE STATED THAT WHILE HIS HAULER WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT MATERIAL DIRT OFF A SPOIL BANK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN AGAINST THE HAULER CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE THE EE AROUND INSIDE THE CAB. THIS RESULTED IN A WHIPLASH TYPE OF INJURY TO THE EE NECK/SHOULDER AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER IN THE MINE PIT. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED, THE FRONT END LOADER TIRE RAN UPON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO STRIKE THE CAB SHIE LD ON THE HAULER. THIS RESULTED IN THE HAULER JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED HURTING. AT QUITTING TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS NIMB. HE WOKE THE NEXT MORNING WITH BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HAD BACK SURGERY & NOTIFIED HIS EMPLOYER OF THE PROBLEM ON 2/27/03. THE 1ST LOST WORKDAY OCCURRED ON 2/21/03.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK HAULING REFUSE TO THE DISPOSAL AREA. AS HE WAS HAULING LOADS OF REFUSE OVER AN ALLEDGED RUTTED OUT ROAD, HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK AR EA WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. NOTIFIED FOREMAN ON 6/12/02 AND THEN WAS REPORTABLE DUE TO LOST TIME INCURRED ON 6/17/02.

EE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 7/23/02 THAT ACCORDING TO HIS DR., HIS PREVIOUS NECK INJURY WAS AGGRAVATED BY AN INCIDENT OCCURRING ON 5/24/02. ACCORDING TO THE EE, HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER & HE WAS DUMPING THE LOAD ON A STEEP GRADE. THE LOAD DUMPED OUT QUICKLY CAUSING THE HAULER BED TO MOVE UP AND THEN BACK RATHER QUICKLY. THIS CAUSED THE HAULER TO JAR THE EE'S NECK.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET, FELL AND STRUCK THE SIDE RAIL ON THE HAULER BED JARRING THE EE. THIS RESULTED IN RE I NJURING THE BACK STRAIN FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO FIRST LAST WORK DAY ON 2-20-02.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER IN SHOT MATERIAL. AS HE WAS LOADING A HAULER, HE BACKED INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE LOADER TO TILT AND JAR HIM. HE STATED THAT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA BEGAN WITH IT RADIATING DOWNHIS LEFT LEG. WENT TO DR. ON 11-09-01 AND INCURRED LOST WORK DAYS.

EE WAS OPERATING A REFUSE HAULER ON THE IMPOUNDMENT AREA. AFTER HAVING DUMPED A LOAD OF REFUSE, HE WAS LEAVING THE FILL AREA ON AN UPHILL GRADE WITH THE BED RAISED FOR TRACTION. AS HE TOPPED T HE GRADE, THE HAULER JARRED HIM, JERKING HIM TO ONE SIDE & STRAINING HIS RIGHT SIDE. LOST TIME BEGAN 1/25/01.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATRING A FRT END LDR IN SHOT MATERIAL & WAS PRYING ON ROCK WITH THE LOADER BUCKET THE BUCKET SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE & JAR EE CAUSING PAIN TO HIS NECK. WENT TO DR 10/14/00 & BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN MISSED 1ST WORK SHIFT ON 10/16/00

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A COAL LOADER AND WAS CLEANING COAL IN THE PIT AREA. AS HE WAS CLEANING ALONG THE HIGHWALL, SOME ROCKS FELL OUT OF THE HIGHWALL AND ONTO THE TOP FRONT OF THE LO ADER CAB/ROPS BENDING THE CAB DOWNWARD AND BREAKING OUT FRONT GLASSES. EE SUSTAINED VERY MINOR CUTS TO RIGHT ARM AND A CERVICAL STRIAN FR5OM HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST AN OVERHEAD OBJECT.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROOF BOLT CAUGHT AT THE HEAD ROLLER ON THE RAW COAL CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT WAS TURNED OFF BUT HAD NOT COMPLETELY STOPPED. EE GRABBED HOLE OF ROOF BOLT AND THE BOLT JERKED HIS HAND AGAINST THE HEAD ROLLER SIDE CAUSING LACERATION TO TWO FINGERS. REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRING SUTURES.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER IN THE STRIP PIT. THE HAULER WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK BY A FRONT END LOADER. A LARGE ROCK FELL OUT OF THE LOADER BUCKET AND ONTO THE CAB SHI ELD OF THE HAULER. THIS CAUSED THE HAULER TO ROCK AND JAR THE EMPLOYEE.