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RIGHT FT SPRING BROKE WHERE ROAD HAD ELEVATION CAUSING TRACTOR AND TRAILOR TO OVER TURN.
TURNED TRUCK OVER WHILE DUMPING. FELL AGAINST INTERIOR DOOR & SPRAINED ARM.
EE WAS WASHING THE ROAD OFF WITH A WATER HOSE IN AN AREA WHERE TRAFFIC RUNS. A VEHICLE BELONGING TO ANOTHER CONTRACTOR RAN ACROSS THE HOSE. THE HOSE CAUGHT ONTO THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE, JERK ING THE HOSE OUT OF THE EE'S HANDS. THE HOSE PULLED THE EE'S SHOULDER HARD. THE PERSON DRIVING DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD HOOKED ONTO THE HOSE AND HURT THE MAN.
VICTIM STATED HE WAS OPERATING 988 LOADER CLEANING COAL, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL DROPPED THROUGHT THE COAL INTO A HOLE THUS, CAUSING A JARR TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. HE REPORTED THIS TO MGNT ON 4 -21-97 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-25-97. HE EXPERIENCES PAIN AND WAS GIVEN PAIN PILLS AND MUSCLE RELAXES. HE CONTINUES TO WORK NORMAL JOB DUTIES. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PU
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 777 HAULER AND AS HE WENT THROUGH A DIP IN ROADWAY HE BOUNCED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS IN A RAISED POSITION IN LINE TRUCK WHEN THE BOOM HINGE BRACKET BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 30 FT. EE REMAINED IN BUCKET AND SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING INJURIES. FRACTURES LEFT ELBOW, RT LEG, LEFT HIP AND BROKEN TEETH.
THE INJURED AND A COWORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A 10' SECTION OF 10' DIAMETER PIPE. THE PIPE WAS BEING PICKED UP BY A LOADER WITH CHAIN AROUND THE PIPE. THE PIPE SLIPPED IN THE CHAIN AFTER BEING RAISED 6" AND FELL STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
SUBJECT WAS DRIVING A SERVICE TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT ARM IN THE WINDOW AND WHEN HE RAN OVER A BUMP, HE BOUNCED STRIKING HIS ELOBW THE WINDOW OPENING FLUID ON ELBOW BRUISE. NOTE THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
THE OIL REEL TAKE UP WAS PULLING HOSE UP ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE HOSE NOZZLE STRUCK THE SERVICEMAN IN THE MOUTH, KNOCKING CAP OFF TOOTH.
THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE #4 SILO BELT SLIP SWITCH. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE WHEEL HAD QUIT TURNING BUT IT HAD NOT, CONTACTING RT MIDDLE FINGER, CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQU IRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE HAS ACHRONIC BACK CONDITION DUE TO REPETITIVE TRAMA OF CONDITIONS WHILE WORKING UNDERGROUND ON 12-23-94 THE EMPLOYEE HAD REOCCURING BACK PAIN DUE TO OPERATING A HAULER ON UNEVEN TERRI AN
EE WAS SETTING SPEED REDUCER ON FEEDER. A PIECE OF FROZEN MATERIAL FELL FROM THE BELT ABOVE AND STRUCK THE EE'S HARD HAT. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY. EE WAS GIVEN AN I.V.
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS OPERATING A 3 WHEELER, RAN OVER UNEVEN BOTTOM. HE BOUNCED COMING DOWN ON THE FRAME BRUISING HIMSELF.
SUBJECT STATES THAT HE OPERATED S. CAR THIS SHIFT AND COAL UDST IRRATATED HIS RIGHT EYE. CLEANED EYE AND USED DROPS FOR 3 DAYS.
SUBJECT STATED WHILE OPERATING S. CAR AND THE MINER WAS LOADING AT THE SCRUBBER BLOWER WAS BLOWING AIR INTO THE RIB WHICH CAUSED DUST TO BE SUSPENDED GETTING INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SHUTTEL CAR CABLE TRYING TO ANCHOR IT OFF. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE SHUTTLE CAR PUMP MOTOR PULLING EMPLOYEES HAND INTO ANCHOR.
SUBJECT WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE RIB WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN AROUND IN THE DECK AREA.IN THE PROCESS OF THIS HIS ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DECK OF S CAR AND THE RIB CAUSING AN I NJURY OF TORN TISSUE.
24215CT WAS A DRIVER OF A CAR ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND A COAL TRUCK WAS GOING OFF THE FILL LOADED. THE 2 VEHICLES MET HEAD ON IN A SLIGHT CURVE AND STRUCK EACHOTHER.
24215CT WAS A PASSENGER IN A CAR ON HIS WAY TO WORK AND COAL TRUCK WAS GOING OFF THE HILL LOADED. THE 2 VEHICALS MET HEAD ON IN A SLIGHT CURVE AND STRUCK EACHOTHER.
SUBJECT WAS RIDING A PIECE OF TRACK EQUIPMENT OF THE CHAIN ENDS TO A BELT CLAMP FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND HOOKED ON A TRACK TIE PULLING THE BELT CLAMP AGAINST THE VICTIMS FOOT.
SUBJECT WAS HAULING A LOAD OF REFUSE UP THE FIRST STEEP, TRUCK STARTED MISSING AND ENGINE QUIT. TRUCK STARTED HOLLYING BACKWARD AND VICTIM JUMPED FROM TRUCK 6 1/2 TO THE GROUND.
SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED HIS SHUTTLE CAR THE WRONG WAY CAUSING HIS TRAILING TO COME OVER THE TOP OF HIS S.E..HE PUT HIS HAND UP TO STOP CABLE AND HIT LITTLE FINGER EMPLOYEE REQUESTED A DAY OFF.
SUBJECT STATED HE WAS OPERATING HIS S CAR IN #4 ENTRY 1 CROSSCUT INBY THE DUMPING POINT & THE S CAR TIRE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE OTHER END WHICH HE WAS RIDING TO ELEVATE TOWARD TH E ROOF THIS CAUSED HIS HEAD TO STRIKE THE ROOF WHICH CAUSED HIM A NECK STRAIN HE IS TAKING MUSCLE RELAXERS & PAINPILLS
EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TRUCK AND THE BANK FELL OUT FROM UNDER HIM. TURNED TRUCK ON SIDE.
SUBJECT STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING S CAR AT THE FEEDER ON AN INCLINE THE SHUTTLE CAR STARTED SLIDING TOWARD THE RIB AND THE EE THREW HIP HAND UP AND HIS HAND WAS STRUCK AGAINST THE RIB CAUSI NG A FRACTURED WRIST.
SUBJECT STATES THAT HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, WHILE TRAVELING TOWARD THE MINER. THE SUBJECT HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE TO THE SIDE ON THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CA R AND HIS RIGHT ARM STRUCK A RIB CAUSING BRUISES AND SCRAPS ON HIS ARM. SUBJECT RECEIVED A SHOT AND A BANDAGE.
SUBJECT STATED THAT AS HE WAS WALKING ON THE SECTION AND AS HE WENT THROUGH THE LOCATION AREA WHERE THE OPER. SIDE S.C. WAS ANCHORED, THE S.C. WENT BY HIM AND THE CABLE TRIPPED HIM AS THE CABL E SWINGS FROM ONE SIDE OF ENTRY TO THE OTHER. THE VICTIM FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST FRACTURING IT.
EMPL WAS HAULING LOAD OF COAL FROM MINE WENT INTO TOWER CURVE IN 1ST GEAR SHIFTED TO 2ND TRUCK WOULD NOT GO IN 2ND ATTEMPTED 3RD & 4TH LOST CONTROL JUMPED FROM TRUCK. TRAILER RAN OVER BOTH FEE T.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING MANBUS WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES,BRINGING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE TO THE OUTSIDE.THE PIPE WAS PROTRUDING PAST THE FRAME OF THE BUS. THE PIPE STRUCK APIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE,CA USING IT TO HIT3THE INJURED'S RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING IN MANBUS WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES,BRINGING A PIECE OF STEEL PIPE TO THE OUTSIDE.THE PIPE WAS PROTRUDING PAST THE FRAME OF THE BUS.THE PIPE STRUCK A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE ,CAUSING IT TO 2IT THE INJURED'S LEFT LEG.
INJURED RIBS;OP9RATING COAL TRUCK AND BEING LOADED BY A GRADE-ALL CLEANING SUMP HOLE,AFTER BEING HALF LOADED,THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CAUSING THE TRUCK TO OVERTURN INTO THE SUMP.
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE STATED THAT THE INJURY WAS CAUSED BY JARRING
EMPL PERFORMING3JOB OF MINER HELPER SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER PIECE OF ROCK.ROCK SHOT OUT AND HIT LEFT ANKLE.
EMPL RIDING MAN6US OUTSIDE AT END OF SHIFT-MANBUS HE WAS RIDING COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER BUS CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPL OPERATING 8C.HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN STRUCK LOWER BACK ON SEAT BRACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SUPPLY MOTOR PULLING EMPTY SUPPLY CARS HE STOPPED TO LET ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OFF SECOND SUPPLY MOTOR BUMPED INTO CARS JARRING EMPLOYEE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NECK
EMPLOYEE STATED3HE PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK WHILE OPERATING SCOOP HE STATED THE INJURY WAS DUE TO BOUNCING AROUND IN DECK OF THE SCOOP
OTHE MANTRIP RAMMED THRUI RUN TRUS & HIT BACK OF OU MANTRIP.
EMPL SWITCHING OUT WITH ANOTHER SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT RIB CAUSING NECK INJURY-WHIPLASH.
#6 S.C. CABLE CAUGHT ITS OWN CABLE PULLING OUT OF WIRES HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AND NECK.
TRAMMING PONY DRIVE ALONG BETWEEN LEFT RIB AND POWER SLED WHEN CHAIN GUARD ON TRAM CHAIN CAUGHT LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE BETWEEN DRIVE AND SLED.
THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HAULING FROM THE FACE TO THE SECTION DUMPING POINT. HE ENCOUNTERED A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD & SHOULDERS AGAINST THE CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWNHILL ON A HAULAGE ROAD AS HE APPROACHEAD IN INTERSECTION, HE APPLIED HIS BRAKES, AND THE TRUCK SLID. TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE HE STERED THE TRUCK INTO A DITCH . HE WAS THROWN INTO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK.
SWITCHING OUT JEEPS FOR MOTOR CREW AND ONE JEEP RAN INTO THE REAR END OF MR. SUTHERLAND\S JEEP.
MS WHITE WAS SCOOPING AT THE FACE WHEN SCOOP BOUNCED AND THREW HER AGAINST THE SEAT
EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF SHOVELING THE BELT HE GOT A PORTION OF THE SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLER THE BELT ROLLER PULLED THE SHOVEL STRIKING THE FINGER AGAINST THE STRUCTURE
MR ALLEN WAS CROSSING BELT TAILPIECE; HE REACHED OVER TAILPIECE TO TURN OFF BELT CONTROL SWITCH AND A LARGE PIECE OF FLAT ROCK CAME OVER HEAD ROLLER AND HIT HIS HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE D/CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND THAT REQUIRING 1 STITCHES.