A LARGE ROCK FE5L ONTO THE LOADER BUCKET. CAUSING THE LOADER TO JAR INJURING EMPLOYEES NECK
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Showing all 35EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWNGRADE ON AN ACROSS ROAD. WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRUCK LOST AIR PRESSURE AND LOST ALL BRAKING CONTROL. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET TRUCK UNDER CONTROL AND JUMPED FROM3TRUCK ALLOWING TRUCK TO TRAVEL OVER APPROX. 150 FOOT ENBANKMENT.
WHILE HAULING C2AL-FINES UP ASCENDING GRADE IN COAL TRUCK,EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SHIFT FROM 4TH TO 1ST GEAR.THE TRUCK (OUT OF GEAR) WENT BACKWARDS INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.
PIN MACHINE CAB5E JERKED OUT OF CABLE HANGER AND STRUCK EMPL ACROSS FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE INJURE8 HIS LOWER BACK WHEN A LARGE ROCK WAS DROPPED IN THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING REFUSE TO THE DUMP AREA WHILE OPERATING THE TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE OUTSIDE MIRROR AND RAN UP ON SIDE OF SPOIL TURNING TRUCK OVER ON LEFT SIDE 3
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING REFUSE FROM TO A DUMP AREA WHEN EMPLOYEE RAISED THE BED TO DUMP HE RECEIVED A SEVERE JARRING MOTION INJURING HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE LOST C2NTROL OF COAL TRUCK AND TURNED IT OVER ON A DOWN HILL CURVE AND BUMPED HIS LEFT SHIN BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN END-LOADER MOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM THE PIT AREA. WHILE MOVING ROCKS, ONE SLIPPED FROM LOADER BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SIDE TRACKING A DEFECTED BUCKET WHEN WHEELS FELL FROM RAILING AND HIT HIM ON HIS ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED AFTER JUMPING FROM MOVING RAILROAD CAR.
EMPLOYEE FELL FROM BACK OF MANBUS WHEN RAILING BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER THAT WAS CARRYING SPOIL FROM THE NUMBER 7 COAL SEAM LEVEL. WHILE LOADING THE SPOIL, THE LOADER BUCKET STRUCK A ROCK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE.
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TIGHTENING BRAKES ON RAILROAD CAR HE STRAIN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADED COAL TRUCK DOWN GRADE. WHILE PROCEEDING DOWN GRADE, EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND TEERED INTO THE DITCH LINE STRIKING AN EMBANKMENT.
EE FAILED TO MAINTANE CONTROL OF MOVING COAL TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SUPPLIES AND RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK WITH UNA-TRAC AND HURT HIS NECK.
OPERATOR OF TRACTOR END LOADER DROVE OVER ROCK ON RIGHT OF WAY. OPERATOR SAID WHEN FRONT WENT OVER CENTER OF GRAVITY AND CAME DOWNON THE GROUND THE JERK STRAINED HIS BACK.
TRUCK DRIVER RAN OVER ROCK ON RT OF WAY MAN RIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK WAS THROWN AGAINST A METAL TOOL BOX LACERATING THE 2ND&4TH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPLOYEE STATED HE DROVE SHUTTLE CAR INTO THE RIB THROWING HIMSELF UNDER STEERING WHEEL (THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 022884 WHICH AT THAT TIME HE BEGAN MISSING)
OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HISBUGGY HIT A HOLE OR A LUMP OF COAL AND HURT HIS NECK AND BACK BY THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PAN WHILE RIDING ON TOP OF RUTS PAN SUDDENLY SLIPPED INTO A HOLE JARRING DRIVER HURTING HIS BACK
THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLEANING ROCK OFF SCALPER ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK CAME OVER SHAKER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JUMP OFF TABLE TWISTING HIS KNEE
EMP WAS INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A RUN-AWAY TRUCK WHICH HAD DEVELOPED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE
EMP WAS INJURED WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A RUN-AWAY TRUCK WHICH HAD DEVELOPED MECHANICAL FAILURE OF UNKNOWN CAUSE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING LOADED IN THE PIT. A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK BED OF TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS BOUNCHED AROUND INSIDE BED OF TRUCK.
TAKING SAFETY STOP OUT FROM FRONT OF BUS, BRAKES LEAKED OFF, SAFETY BLOCK LODGED RIGHT FOOT UNDER SAFETY JACK.
EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO DUMP HIS TRUCK LOAD OF ROCK AND WHEN HE STOPPED THE WEIGHT SHIFTED ON THE TRUCK CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER THE AREA WHERE HE WAS GOING TO DUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING REJECT COAL TO THE WASH PLANT WHILE DOING SO EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE TRUCKS SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT INJURING THE EMPLOYEE
CAUGHT LARGE ROCK WITH LOADER BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO BOUNCE RESULTING IN EMPL ARM BEING JERKED.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN END LOADER CLEANING COAL IN THE COAL PIT WHILE CLEANING COAL EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FORWARD WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET STRUCK A LAYER OF ROCK INJURING HIS BACK
DROPPING 3 RAILROAD CARS AND WAS RIDING THE MIDDLE CAR THE BRAKES WOULDNT HOLD SO HE JUMPED OFF
ROCKDUSTING AND SAID SCOOP HIT HIS LEG
EMP WAS OPERATING A MACK COAL TRUCK DESCENDING FDOWN AN ACCESS HAULAGE ROAD WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE GRADE A MECHANICAL FAILURE OCCURRED AND EMP STERRED TRUCK INTO AN EMBANKMENT
EMP WAS PREPARING TO DUMP HIS LOAD WHEN WEAK SHOULDER ON DRIVERS SIDE STARTED GIVING AWAY BEFORE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN AN EMANKMENT NOT OVERTURNING THE EMP JUMPED TO THE GROUND BRUISING HIS BA BACK