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The injured was driving on the Bearpen haulroad and as he started to negotiate a 3-4 percent grade and curve at road marker #18, his pickup truck slid into a loaded coal truck. Due to the potential serious injuries sustained to his head and chest areas, he was air lifted to a local hospital; he was released on 12/31/2010. The coal truck driver sustained first aid injuries.
Employee states that as he was attempting to dump a load of coal from trailer, the coal stuck in trailer causing the front wheels of tractor to raise off the ground. When the coal dislodged, the trailer came down suddenly, jarring employee.
Employee states he became nauseous from fumes upon inspection of battery box during the truck's daily service in shop. "REPORT BEING FILED UNDER PROTEST"
Employee stated he had gotten on the 2800 electric shovel to pick up the equipment preshift form. As he started to push down on the operators? cab door handle, his middle finger struck the corner of a bolt (head) that was sticking out, causing a laceration which required five (5) stitches.
on 1-10-05, He was driving a rock truck and was a process of hauling material from the electric shovel to the backstack area for dumping. At the dumpsite, as the bed was being raised up about 8 feet, the frame suddenly broke and the bed abruptly fell back down on the truck. The impact of the bed striking the frame caused his neck to take a hard jolt. miss work on 8/3/05