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EE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR 2 WEEKS EARLIER FOR NUMBNESS IN HIS ARM, HE STATED HE DIDN'T KNOW IT IF WAS WORK RELATED. ON 1/20/97 AFTER DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK A COUPLE OF HOURS HE LEFT WORK COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS ARMS, NECK & SHOULDERS.
EMP WORKED LAST SHIFT ON 12-1-96. NOTIFIED HIS FOREMAN ON 12-2-96 THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING DUE TO DRIVING ROCK TRUCK. HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WAS 12-6-96, DID NOT RETURN TO WORK AND SAW DR O N 12-6-96. INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO LOST WORK DAY ON 12-6. CAN'T SITE ANY SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSED BACK PAIN. ALLEGES PAIN IS DUE TO DRIVING TRUCK.
EMP WAS WALKING AROUND CROSSCUT WHEN A CAR CABLEKNOCKED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSINGHIM TO FALL ON HIS STOMACH.
EE WAS DRIVING 4 SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF COAL 8" WIDE, 6" THICK X 24" LONG FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM. THIS HAPPENED WHILE HE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD ON THE FEEDER. THE COAL FELL OUT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE CANOPY AND THE WIRE SCREEN ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR.
EE WAS DRIVING CAR, CAR HIT BUMP AND BOUNCED EE S HEAD UP INTO THE CAR CANOPY, JAMMING HER NECK.
EE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP INTO THE MINE. HE DROVEINTO A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. HE WAS BOUNCED AGAINST THE SEAT & BRUISED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 992 ENDLOADER. HE ALLEGES THAT PAIN IN HIS BACK IS ATTRIBUTED TO OPERATING ENDLOADER. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT IS INDICATED.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE ROCK TRUCK WAS DRIFTING UNDER THE LOADER. THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED AND A BRAKE VALVE WAS REPLACED. ON HIS FIRST LOAD HE REPORTED THE BRAKES WERE O.K, HE TRAVELED 1/2 MILE DO WN THE HOLLOW FILL AND THOUGHT THE BRAKES WERE WEAKENING. HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO THE HILL SIDE & WHEN THE TRUCK CAME TO A STOP IT ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE. TRUCK IN WORKING ORDER, EE BRUISE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CAT 980 LOADER TO FEED COAL TO THE PLANT HE WAS LOADING THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN THE REAR WHEELS RAISED OFF THE GROUND THIS ;ACTION CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER CAB CAUSING A SMALL CUT STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE CUT
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT IN A GOLF CART, HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
AN EE WAS TURNING THE WHEEL ON CAR AND ROD WASN'T OUT OF THE WAY OF THE CABLE. THE CABLE CAUGHT ROD UNDERNEATH HIS RIGHT ARM, PUSHING HIS ARM UP AND DISLOCATING RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A STEP AT THE BACK OF THE POWDER TRUCK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVINGTHE TRUCK, THE DRIVER WAS STARTING TO TURN THE TRUCK AROUND WHEN HE BACKED THE TRUCK AGAINST A ROCK LEDGE PINNING THE OTHER EMPLOYEES LEGS.
HE WAS MOVING SCOOP OVER TO GET INTO SCOOP AND MASHED FEET BETWEEN RIB AND SCOOP.
HE WAS DRIVING BUS WHEN BRAKES FAILED WHILE BUS WAS APPROACHING DOOR AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN DOOR AND SEAT OF BUS.
INJURED WAS LOADING TIMBERS FROM RAM CAR ONTO GOLF CART, WHEN THE GOLF CART ROLLED BACK PINNING HIS RIGHT CALF BETWEEN THE GOLF CART AND RAM CAR.
EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION IN A CAT 777 TRUCK. TRUCK BED WAS ELEVATED AND IT LOST PRESSURE. IMPACT OF TRUCK BED FALLING AND HITTING TRUCK FRAME JARRED HIM, CAUSING NECK STRAIN.
INJURED WAS CLEANING RECOVERY ROOMS UP WHEN HE RAN OVER A SOLID BLOCK AND BRUISED HIS BACK. AGAINST SCOOP OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT.
EE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT WITH SCOOP SCOOP RAN OVER HEAD & BRUISED HIS RT RIB THE HEAD (KETTLE BOTTOM) WAS LYING IN THE ROADWAY NOTE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 09-16-94
EE WAS STEPPING ACROSS A CAR CABLE WHEN THE REEL KICKED IN IT KNOCKED HIS ANKLE AGAINST THE RIB BRUISING IT
GARY WAS IN SCOOP AND RAN OVER TIMBER, SCOOP BOUNCED AND BRUISE LOWER BACK.
HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF CAR DECK TO TURN AROUND WHEN HE STEPPED ON A HEADER BOARD AND HIS FOOT SLID UNDER THE DECK OF THE CAR AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CAR ROLLED BACK OFF THE FEEDER TRAPPING HI S LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS STANDING IN TRACK ENTRY WHILE SCOOP WAS PULLING OLD BELT OFF AND HAD HIS BACK TO THE SCOOP, WHEN SOME UNKNOWN MATERIAL HIT HIM IN THE BACK BREAKING 5 OF HIS RIGHT RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SLOPE CAR TRACK SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. HE FAILED OT GET OUT OF HTE WAY OF THE APPROACHING CAR. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE ON THE CAR SHOVED HIM OUT OF THE PAT H OF THE CAR.
EE GOT COAL DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS DUMPING ROCK ON FEEDER AND PUT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON GROUND TO ASSIST IN TURNING AROUNDIN DECK, SHUTTLE CAR SLID SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN DECK FRAM OF SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHOVEL TO GET COAL SAMPLE OFF OF MOVING CONVEYOR BELT. INJURED RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS DRIVING BUS TO BOTTOM AND THE BUS WENT THROUGH A SWAY AND WHEN THE FRON OF THE BUS CAME OUT IT HIT THE ROOF JAMMING EE DOWN IN THE BUS STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLINE WHEN HIS SHOVEL HUNG INTO THE BELT, AND HIS RIGHT ARM WAS PULLED INTO A BELT ROLLER CUTTING HIS ARM.
A GOLF CART WAS UNINTENTIONALLY PUT INTO MOTION AND ARNOLD'S LEG WAS CAUGHT AGAINST ANOTHER CART
SLOPE CAR CAME OFF TRACK CAUSING EE TO RFALL OFF CAR
GATTEN WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS OVER BELT, FELL ONTO BELT, GRABBED FOR CHAIN TO PULL HIM OVER BELT WHEN HIS LEG BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BELTAND THE BELT ROPE.
NICHOLS WAS ON SCOOP AND WAS MOVING OFF TRACK TO LET TRAFFIC BY WHEN HIS BRAKES FAILED WHILE HE WAS ON A HILL, THE SCOOP WENT THROUGH DOORS, KNOCKED BLOCKS, AND WHILE TRYING TO STOP SCOOP NICHOLS HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT SUMP ON BOTTOM. THE HOISTMAN WAS DROPPING A TRIP TO THE BOOTTOM AND DIDN'T SEE EMPLOYEE ON HIS CAMERA. THE TRIP BUMPEDEMPLOYEE ON BOTH ANKLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON GOLF CART AS A PASSENGER. THE GOLF CART WENT THRU A CURTAIN. THE CURTAIN HUNG ON THE REAR TIRE, CAUSING IT TO PULL CATCHING EMPLOYEE AND PULLING HIM OFF BACK OF GOLF CAR T.
EE WAS RIDING ON THE MANTRIP EXITING THE MINE. AT THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE SLOPE A SAFETY DEVICE CALLED A COW CATCHER FAILED TO RAISE UP CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EE ON TOP OF HIS LEG IN THE ARE A OF THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE MANTRIP EXITING THE MINE. AT THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE SLOPE A SAFETY DEVICE CALLED A COW CATCHER FAILED TO RAISE UP CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT SIDE FRACTURING TWO(2) RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP EXITING THE MINE. AT THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE SLOPE A SAFETY DEVICE CALLED A COW CATCHER FAILED TO RAISE UP CAUSING IT TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE ABDOMINAL AR EA.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP EXITING THE MINE. AT THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE SLOPE A SAFETY DEVICE CALLED A COW CATCHER FAILED TO RAISE UP. THE EE WAS ABLE TO BAIL OUT OF THE MANTRIP CAR AVOIDING BEING STURCK BY THE COW CATCHER.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL OF DIESEL WHITE BUS AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING TO UNIT ON MAN TRIP; WHEN MANTRIP HIT END OF EXPOSED TRACK RAIL CAUSING A WHIP LASH TO NECK & BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP AND TRAMMED OVER A 3" X 5" X 3' BOARD CAUSING THE BOARD TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE JUST BELOW LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART WHEN AXLE BROKE THROWING GOLF CART UP INTO ROOF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT HEAD/NECK.
OPERATOR WAS BACKING TO THE EDGE OF A ROCK DUMP WHEN HE FAILED TO STOP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FLIP OVER & DOWN APPROX A TWENTY FIVE FOOT HIGH DUMP
EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP WHILE DRIVING A SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE'S HAD SHEAVED A ROCK DUST TRAILOR INTO A SPUR. VICTIM HAD HER HAND NEAR THE SHEAVE WHEN TRAILOR STARTED TO ROLL PULLING HER HAND INTO THE SHEAVE WHEEL.
WHILE WORKING ON HIS TRUCK, ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS TURNING AROUND, BACKED INTO HIS TRUCK, CAUSING HIS TRUCK TO STRIKE HIM.
UNIT HAD FINISHED 2ND SHIFT & WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP TO ELEVATOR DRIVER OF BUS FAILED TO CORRECTLY NEGOTIATE HIS CLEARANCE WHEN PASSING THROUGH A SET OF STEEL ARCHES LEFT CORNER OF CAB STRUCK O NE ARCH BREAKING IT (THE CAB) LOOSE & PUSHED IT BACKWARD VICTIM WAS SETTING TO LEFT OF DRIVER CAB STRUCK HIM I THE FACE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN EDGE OF INTERSECTION, BENT OVER CUTTING CURTAIN. A SHUTTLE CAR TURNED SLOWLY INTO THE ENTRY EMPLOYEE WAS LOCATED AND BUMPED HIM ON THE HIPS, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING GOLF CART THROUGH CURTAIN ON SUPPLY ROAD WHEN HE RAN INTO SCOOP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN INTO GOLF CART STEERING WHEEL CUTTING UPPER LIP AND REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCK IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN RAM CAR CAME OUT OF GOB AREA ONTO TRACK BUMPING THE PADS OF THE CRIB BLOCK.EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP AND RAM CAR BREAKING LEG.