THE EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL OUT OF THE PIT ON THE MAIN HAUL ROAD. THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL. BACKWARDS. BEING UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK IT STRUCK A BERM RIPPING OFF THE REAR AXUSS. THE TRUCK THEN SLID OVER THE HIGHWALL AND FALL 88' FEET. THE DRIVER ONLY HAD BRUISES.
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Showing 50 of 79EE WAS WELDING. A LARGE ROCK SLID OFF HOPPER WALL. STRUCK EE ABOVE KNEE ON LEFT LEG. WENT TO ER, XRAYS TAKEN. PAIN PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.
EE WAS CLEANING IN THE SURGE TUNNEL USING A SHOVEL AND PUTTING THE MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT THE SHOVEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE BELT CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO KICK BACK STRIKING HIM IN HIS RIGHT E YE. HE WAS WEARING HIS AFETY GLASSES BUT THE LENS BROKE AND GLASS GOT INTO HIS EYE. THERE WAS NO DAYS LOST.
EE WAS HAULING BLASTED ROCK TO THE CRUSHER WITH A CAT 631D HAUL TRUCK, WHEN AS HE WENT THRU A CROSSCUT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TRUCK TO HIT THE RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE SUBS TAINED 2 SMALL CUTS ON HIS HEAD & ONE REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
EE WAS RIDING CARS DOWN. HE HAD LEFT 4 CARS BEHIND. THOSE 4 CARS STARTED ROLLING AND CAUGHT UP WITH THE ONES HE WAS RIDING DOWN. BUMPING THOSE CARS CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM CAR HE WAS ON.
HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A BRIDGE OVER INSIDE A SYNTRON FEEDER. WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE IT MADE A SUDDEN MOVE PULLING THE PIPE FROM HIS HAND AND HITTING HIM IN THE EYEBROWS.
EMP WAS TRYING TO GET THE ACCUMULATOR BELT IN THE BAGHOUSE TO MOVE. THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS SLACK. LUBRICATED SOME OF THE ROLLERS AND BELT STARTED TO MOVE BECAUSE HE HAD NOT TURNED OFF POWER. TH IS BELT DRIVES ROLLERS THAT MOVE BAGGED LIME. A ROLLER CAUGHT HIS FINGER CUTTING IT.
EE WAS BACKING UP WITH THE TENDERBOAT, WHEN HE HIT A SUBMERGED SAND PILE, CAUSING THE RUDDERS OF THE BOAT TO SPIN THE STEERING WHEEL, IN TURN HITTING EE'S LEFT HAND. EE WAS BACKING UP BOAT AT TOO GREAT A SPEED.
EE WAS RIDING ONT HE BACK OF A TRACTO9R GOING TOWORK AREA. THE TRACTOR RUN OVER A ROUGH PLACE IN THE FLOOR AND IT JARED HIM AND HE SAID IT HURT HIS BACK
EMP WAS GUIDING A FLIGHT BAR INTO POSITION AT STAMLER CRUSHER. HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON MAINTENANCETRUCK CABLE JUST ABOVE SHEAVE BLOCK AND TOLD TRUCK OPERATOR TO RAISE THE BAR. WHEN CABLE WINCHED UP, IT CAUGHT EMPS FINGER BETWEEN SHEAVE PULLEY AND CABLE. FINGER REQUIRED 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK OF A TRACTOR GOING TO WIRE IN A BENCH FACE. THE TRACTOR HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD AND SAIT IT HURT HER BACK.
WHILE WORKING ON THE AIR SYSTEM OF A RD 85 TON HAUL TRUCK (RIMPULL) #256, EMP CAME TOO CLOSE TO MOVING DRIVE SHAFT ENTANGLING HIS SHIRT AT THE UJOINT END NEST TO THE TRANSMISSION. DRIVE SHAFT RIPPED SHIRT IN HALF AND PULLED EMP'S HEAD/NECK AND UPPER BACK INTO DRIVESHAFT. EMP SUFFERED CHIP AND POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE #5 VERTEBRAE.
EE WAS RIDING ON A CARRIER ON THE BACK OF A FORD TRACTOR THE CENTER ARM ON IT BROKE AND LET IT FALL ABOUT 18" EE WAS SETTING DOWN AND THE JAR CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT WENT TO DR ON 4-18-96.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WWERE HELPING TO GET ONE RAIL CAR OF TWO THAT WERE CONNECTED READY FOR THE FREIGHT TRAIN TO PICKUP. EMPLOYEE HAD SET BRAKES ON ONE CAR AND WAS BETWEEN THE TWO CARS RELEASING THE COUPLING. THE CAR MOVED AWAY AND THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED BETWEEN THE COUPLINGS OF THE 2 CARS. THE TRAIN BUMPED THE CAR TO CONNECT & THE CAR MOVED BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION PINCHING
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING THE MANTRIP TO GO UNDERGROUND. THE CAR WAS ABOUT 200 FT FROM THE BOTTOM. THE CAR HIT A ROCK AND DERAILED. EMPLOYEE STOOD UP IN MANTRIP CAR WHEN THE FRONT CAR HIT THE BACK C AR IT THREW HIM BACK INTO HIS SEAT HURTING HIS BACK. LAST DAY WORKED 2-8-96.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MANTRIP CAR UNDERGROUND. THE CAR JUMPED THE TRACK AND HE SAID IT JERKED HIM AROUND SOME AND THE D-RING ON HIS MINER'S BELT CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS USING AN IT18 CAT LOADER TO CLEAN ROCK UPALONG P-4 BELT. SHE SAID WHEN SHE BACKED THE LOADER UP SHE RAN OVER A ROCK & IT CAUSED HER TO GOFORWARD SOME & SPRAINED HER LEFT WRIST. SHE HAD 7 DAY RESTRICED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A KOBOTA TRACTOR DOWN THE SLOPE AND IT STARTED TO SLIDE SOME AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FENDER AND CUT RING RIGHT HAND.
INJURED WAS WELDING IN JAW FEEDER.A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 15 LB. FELL FROM THE JAW DUMP HOPPER AND ROLLED DOWN THE FEEDER STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT LEG.THIS ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINA LLY REPORTED AS A FIRST AID INJURY.
EE WAS WALKING TO HER WORK AREA, WHEN AN OPEN TYPE TRUCK PASSED HER. SHE SAID THAT SOMETHING HIT HER IN THE EYE LEFT.
EE WAS WORKING UNDER A RUNNING CONVEYOR, WHEN LIME DUST COMING FROM CONVEYOR, COMBINED WITH SWEAT, CAUSED A CHEMICAL BURN ON THE EE'S LEFT SIDE UNDER HIS ARM.
EE WAS DOING DEMO WORK IN THE TRANSFER TOWER #1 AREA, WHEN LIME DUST BLEW INTO HIS RT EYE. THE LIME DUST WAS COMING FROM AN ADJACENT CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WASRIDING ON FORK LIFT & WIND BLEW LIME DUST UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RT EYE FLUSH EYE OUT NUMEROUS TIMES WITH SOLUTION
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 1991 CHEV PICK UP AND AS HEAPPROACHED THE PLANT ENTRANCE-HE PULLED ON TRACKS AND WAS STRUCK BY NORFOLK SOUTHERN TRAIN ENGINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 35 TON TRUCK HAULING MUCK FROMT HE AREA TO THE CRUSHER. HEW AS ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE FACE TO GET ANTOEHR LOAD. HE SAID I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT HIT THE RIB A ND BROKE LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT A FACE WITH 988B CAT LOADER. HE SAID THAT THE BUCKE TSTRUCK A LEDGE, CAUSING HIM TO GO FORWARD AND HHIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
EMPOYEE WAS ON THE MANTRIP GOING UNDERGROUND. T THE MANTRIP CAR JUMMPED THE TRACK. ADN WAS STRUCK BY THE FRONT CAR, CAUSING A SUDDEN MOVEMENT. EMPLOYEE SAID THA TCAUSED HIS BACK TO START HUR TING.
EE WENT TO PULL A PIECE OF METAL OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING RAIL CARS WITH A 850 CAT. LOADER. HE COULDN'T SEE AND PUSHED RAIL CARS INTO PARKED CARS. THIS THREW OPERATOR FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS NECK. OPERATOR HAD SPRAIN IN TH E BACK OF HIS NECK. THE LOADER OPERATOR AND THE BULK LOADER HAS TWO WAY RADIOS TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT FROM OCCURRING.
A BARGE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE BANK. HE WAS TURNING IT AROUND WHEN THE BARGE STEERING RUDDER HIT THE BANK MAKING THE STEERING FLY AROUND STICKING HIM ON THE ARM. LEFT ARM AND WRIST LACERATED. Y
EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING OUT IN 12 WEST WITH A 988 CAT LOADER. HE NOTICED SOME ROCK FALLING FROM ROOF. HE PUT LOADER INTO REVERSE & BACKED OUT FAST. HE SAID THE LOADER JERKED HIM AROUND & HURT H IS BACK & NECK. FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 3/11/94.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING LOADED HAUL TRUCK COMING UP RAMP FROM LEVEL FOUR. THE TRUCK WAS NEAR CREST OF RAMP WHEN THE RIGHT AXLE BROKE. OPERATOR BACK TRUCKAPPROX 50' THENTURNED TRUCK SHARP TO A ROA D ONTHE LEFT. WHENT HE TRUCK TURNED THE FRONT SLID AROUND AND THE TRUCK ROLLE DOVER ON ITS RIGHTSIDE. THE TOPERATOR HAD LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSED BY THE TRUCKSHIFT LEVER.
HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANG SOME CABLE WITH AN ARMADOR HIGH LIFT. HE WAS IN THE BASKET ABOUT 3 FT OFF OF THE GROUND.. THE MANLIFT STOPPED SUDDENLY AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT LEG ON MANLIFT BASKET AND BRUISED IT. THIS CAUSED A BLOOD CLOT IN THE MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SILO SCALES WHEN WILEY SANDERS TRUCK BACKED ONTO SCALES. TRAILER HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM AWAY FROM TRAILER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO INJU RY. ON JUNE 14, A993 EMPLOYEE'S DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK TO DO SURGERY ON HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS INJURY WAS CAUSED BY ACCIDENT ON 9-2-92.
EMPL DRIVING POWDER RIG DOWN A 12 DEGREE DECLINE WHEN ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE ENGINE QUIT AND STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED. AFTER GETTING OFF OF THE RAMP HIT THE LEFT RIB WITH LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN FOREMAN'S COMPANY TRUCK. AS FOREMAN DROVE UPT HE RAMP FROM THE HOPPR, THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE STRUCK AT POT HOLE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE. EMPLOYEE SAID IT THREW HIM AROUND AND POSSIBLY HURT HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE BECAME INJURED WHILE TRYING TO STEER MACK TRUCK AFTER POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK. HE WENT INTO STOCKPILE WITH BUCKET, HE THEN PUT LOADER IN REVERE BACKING UP. HE THEN PUT LOADER IN FOWARD GEAR JERKING HIS HEAD INTO A BACKWARD MOTION CAUSING INJUR Y.
REMOVING LG STONE FROM FEEDER, LIFTING IT UP GATE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK OR HIP
EMPL WENT INTO #3 CO0LING TUNNEL TO CHECK FEEDERS WHILE IN TUNNEL HE GOT SMALL PIECE OF GRIT IN RIGHT EYE.
WHILE OPERATING #2214 JARVIS CLARK TRUCK,THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.SHE FEELS THE PAIN MAY BE THE RESULT OF A SPRAINED NECK INJURY SHE SUFFERED IN 1989 AND WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE OPER ATION OF THIS TRUCK.TO OPERATED THIS VEHICLE,THEVEHICLE,THE OPERATOR MUST CONTINUALLY LOOK TO THE LEFT).
BACKING UP TO DUMP MATERIAL IT WENT OBER EDGE OF PILE FLIPPED OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN, 35 FT TALL PILE
THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO BLOW SOME MATERIAL FROM THE TANK TRUCK BACK INTO THE BIN. THE PIPE PLUGGED UP AND IT BUILT UP PRESSURE. HE STARTED TO LOOSEN THE HOSE TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE, THE HOSE BROKE LOOSE, UNDER PRESSURE AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM
I,NAME WAS MOVING MATERIAL WITH A CHERRY PICKER ON A WORK BARGE. HE WAS SWINGING THE BOOM FROM THE STERN TO THE BOW OF THE WORK BARGE WHEN MID-WAY OVER THE WATER, THE CHERRY PICKER TOPPLED OVE R-I,NAME JUMPED OFF PICKER BEFORE IT WENT OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GETMAN MANLIFT TO HANG SOME CABLE HE HAD HIS RT HAND ON THE CONTROLS EXTENDING THE BOOM OUT & HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE CABLE WHILE WATCHING THE CABLE HE GOT HIS RT HAND CA UGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF & THE CONTROL LEVER
I NAME WAS RIDING ON A PLATFORM ON THE BACK OF A FORD TRACTOR HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE FRONT HANDRAIL & SIDE RAIL I NAME SAID THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP & FELL OFF OF THE PLATFORM & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FLOOR
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT HALFWAY AS A BELTMAN. HE WAS STANDING AT THE CONTROL CABINET LOCATED ABOUT 25 FT FROM THE BELT HE WAS TIGHTING THE HYDRAULIC TAKEUP. SOMEWAY A ROCK WAS PINCHED OR THROW N FROM THE BELT AND HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HAARD HAT AND BUSTED IT.
INJURED WAS CLEANING FROM UNDER APRON FEEDER AT JAW AREA AND ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
STARTED TO HOSE BELT, PULLED HOSE UP WALKWAY HOE HAD 2 LOOPS IN IT, ONE ENT IN PULLEY STARTE D TO HET HOSE OUT OF PULLEY OTHER LOOP WNET AROUND R FT PUILLED HIM IN PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR DOWN 5 EAST TO BLAST A LOADED HEADING HE TURNED INTO 6 EAST HE SAID THE STEERING LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKES FAILED THE RIGHT FRONT AND REAR WHEELS HIT THE RIB. EMP LOYEE JUMPED OFF OF TRACTOR AND IT TURNED OVER HE HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE FLOOR.