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WHILE WIPING OFF GRIZZLEY, THE INJURED'S LOADER HIT, A ROCK OR PIECE OF IRON, WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE LOADER TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE INJURED HIT HIS HEAD ON THEWINDSHIELD, STRAINING HIS HEAD A ND NECK.
67591TING A SCRAPER,INJ HIT A ROUGH AREA THAT JERKED HEAD SIDEWAYS STRAINING NECK.
THE INJURED STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE TRYING TO DISENGAGED THE PTO ON HIS HAUL TRUCK. THE PTO WAS HUNG UP WHILE IN GEAR AND THE MOVEMENTS USED TO GET IT OUT STRAINER HIS SHOULDER NAD RIB AR EA.
THE INJURED CAME TO WORK ON A MONDAY AFTER BEING OFF WORK FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A COMPLAINT OF BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS. HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR IT, OTHER THAN POSSIBLY BEING JOSTLED AROUND IN HIS TRUCK CAB. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM MUSCLE RELAXERS.
THE INJURED WAS LOADING HIS SCRAPER AND THE PAN BLADE HIT A CEMENT SLAB, CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO STOP SUDDENLY. THE STOPPING CAUSED THE INJURED, TO BE SHOOK AROUND STRAINING HIS NECK. HE RECEIV ED A PRESCRIPTION FOR MUSCLE RELAXERS. NO LOST TIME.
WHILE RUNNING A BLADE ON A HAUL ROAD A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO HIS EYE. A DR REMOVED THE PARTICLE AND REQUIRED ONE DAYS REST.
WHLILE DRIVING ON A RECLAMATIN AREA. THE INJURED'S PICKUP TRUCK TIRE HIT A HOLE, BOUNCING THE TRUCK AND HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE UPPER PART OF THE TRUCK CAB. HE JAMMED HIS HEAD AND NECK AREA. NO LOST TIME. SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.
WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER THE SEAT BACK HAD LOOSENED OVERTIME AND WAS HITTING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK AFTER A WEEK AND HALF OF INCREASING PROBLEMS HE REPORTED THE PAIN AND PROBLEM.
OPER SCRAPER WENT IN DITCH CAUSING SCRAPER TO BOUNCE AND STOP JERKING HIS BODY AROUND STRAINIG NECK AND SHOULDER
ONE END DUMP BACKED INTO 2ND END DUMP PINNING THE EMPLOYEES LEG UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL
WHILE HIS END DUMP WAS BEING LOADED BY THE CAT LOADER, A LARGE ROCK DROPPED INTO THE END DUMP BED AND JARRED I.NAME BODY, HRUTING, HIS NECK. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED 4/25/89 BUT HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE MONTHS PREVIOUS ACCORDING TO I.NAME.
VICTIM WAS DRIVING SEMI-TRUCK WHEN STEERING WHEEL CAUSED HIS LEFT ARM TO BE JERKED TO THE RIGHT. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, VICTIM RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LOST NO TIME FROM WORK. O N 2-7-89, HE WAS ORDERED BY DOCTOR TO TAKE 10 DAYS REST AND RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENTS.
WHILE VICTIM WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL OF HIS COAL TRUCK WHILE TURNING A CORNER, THE STEERING LOCKED THEN QUICKLY UNLOCKED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN.
VICTIM WAS HAULING COAL, HIT A BUMP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS STOMACH. INITIALLY, HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS SICK WITH FOOD POSIENING. THE FOLLOWING WEEK HE WENT TO DOCTOR. TH E DOCTOR INDICATED HE HAD BRUISED STOMACH AND PINCHED NERVE.
WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER OPERATOR HIT A RUT CAUSING A SUDDEN JARRING EFFECT,TWISTING HIS ABCK.
VICTIM WAS HAULING COAL FROM PIT ROADWAY WAS SLICK TRUCK SLID INTO DITCH LAYING ON ITS SIDE.L
NATURE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. VALIDITY OF CLAIM IS BEING QUESTIONED AND INVESTIGATED. Y
VICTIM REPORTED THATH AUL ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSED ADVERSE MOTIONS IN HER COAL HAULAGE TRUCK CAUSING HER TO SUSTAIN MUSCLE SPASM IN THE NECK.
WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK BOUNCING AROUND HAULING COAL FROM PIT TO COAL PAD MAYBE BUT EE IS NOT SURE THAT IS WHAT HE WAS DOING THAT & BACK JUST STARTED HURTING EE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BACK BEF ORE.