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EE was attempting to place a crib block under a metal bin while the bin was being lifted up by an end loader. The bin slipped down, striking the crib block catching EE's middle left finger between the bin and crib block. EE's finger required 7 stitches and the end of the bone was broke. (Tip of bone) (No time was lost).
EE was originally injured on 12/29/04 at MSHA ID 4406991. This report was filed. EE now said he was operating his loader and when he changed direction, the loader jerked, causing some pain in his neck.
Employee was operating a 230 cat hauler and ran out of the road into the ditch.
Operator backed his hauler through the berm, overturned and fell approximately 40 feet. He sustained a cut on his hand requiring stitches.
Employee was putting auger back together, while picking up skid with boom truck, the skid slipped & pinched fingers on left hand & broke left ring finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 988 LOADER PULLING ROCK OFF OF COAL. WHEN GOING IN FOR A BUCKET OF ROCK, THE LOADER BUCKET HIT SOLID & TWISTED. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG.
EE WAS LIFTING A METAL SUPPORT STAND WITH BOOM ON WELDING TRUCK, CHAIN SLIPPED AND PINNED FINGER BETWEEN TRUCK AND STAND, CUTTING THE END OF EE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER OFF
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF FUEL TRUCK, GRABBED THE HANDRAIL WITH ONE HAND & THE SEAT HANDLE WITH THE OTHER. WHEN HE TOOK ALL HIS WEIGHT OFF OF THE SEAT, THE SEAT WENT UP & CUT HIS FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.
ROCK ROLLED OUT OF A SHOT AND WENT UNDER HAULER. WHEN LOADER OPERATOR PICKED UP THE HAULER TO SET IT OFF THE ROCK, THE BUCKET SLIPPED, SHAKING THE HAULER AND EMPLOOYEE.
EE WAS DRIVING A 785 B HAULER WHEN HE HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD ADN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK FROM THE JOLT.
EE WAS OPERATING A 35 TON VOLVO HAULER WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCINS SEVERE BACK PAIN. NO INCIDENT NO ACCIDENT AND THIS IS AN ALLEDGED CLAIM.
EE WAS FUELING A CAT LOADER, HE HAD TAKEN THE FUEL HOSE OFF THE LOADER... THE FUEL VALVE ON THE LOADER STUCK OPEN, DUMPING FUEL INTO EE'S FACE &UPPER BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HAUL ROAD WITH HIS LOADER. HE RAN INTO A HOLE IN THE ROAD THAT JARRED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT TURN IN A WORK RELATED COMPENSATION CLAIM UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2002.
ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL HAD A MUD SCAM BEHIND IT,THE ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT THE BUCKET AND BOOM ON 992-G LOADER. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, BUT HE WAS JOLTED FROM THE FORCE OF THE R OCK HITTING THE LOADER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE ON THE HYD CONTROL VALVE AND TWISTED HIS HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK AND HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD COMING OFF THE DUMP, TWISTING HIS BODY AND NECK.
LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF SHOT WHILE EE WAS BEING LOADED. THE ROCK STRUCK THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. THIS JOLTED THE TRUCK. EE SAYS HIS RIGHT HIP HURTS AND HE FEELS SOME NUMBINGS IN HIS HIP. HE WAS T AKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN EE DID NOT INFORM HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS GOING TO SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE HE WENT TO DR. & THE DR PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY & PAIN MEDS. WE WERE FIRST INFO RMED OF THESE ACTIONS ON 2/6/01
EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER. HE HOOKED A ROCK WITH THE CORNER BIT OF THE BLADE. THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND JERKED THE OPERATOR IN THE SEAT.