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Employee stated that he was digging rock off of the coal seam. The loader struck some tight rock and came to a sudden halt causing a whiplash type motion to the employee's neck area.
Employee stated that he was operating a loader in soft material. The swaying/rocking motion of the loader in this material caused pain in lower back area radiating down his legs. Missed first work shift on 5/21/08 thus being a reportable injury.
Employee stated that he was operating a loader in the strip pit when the loader bucket struck the highwall causing loader to stop abruptly. This jarred the employee causing low back pain. Not reportable until lost time incurred on 10-24-06.
Employee stated that he had parked his truck, set brake, & got into truck bed to look for a pin in tool box. The truck started sliding and slid into rear end of a parked tractor trailer. Employee was thrown into the side of the tool box.
TRUCK CAME DOWN A HILL AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT. HE GOT TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE BRAKE KILLED THE MOTOR AND HE COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK, WOULDN'T STEER, AND TRUCK TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HIS HAULER WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT MATERIAL DIRT OFF A SPOIL BANK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN AGAINST THE HAULER CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE THE EE AROUND INSIDE THE CAB. THIS RESULTED IN A WHIPLASH TYPE OF INJURY TO THE EE NECK/SHOULDER AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER IN THE MINE PIT. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED, THE FRONT END LOADER TIRE RAN UPON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO STRIKE THE CAB SHIE LD ON THE HAULER. THIS RESULTED IN THE HAULER JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED HURTING. AT QUITTING TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS NIMB. HE WOKE THE NEXT MORNING WITH BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HAD BACK SURGERY & NOTIFIED HIS EMPLOYER OF THE PROBLEM ON 2/27/03. THE 1ST LOST WORKDAY OCCURRED ON 2/21/03.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET, FELL AND STRUCK THE SIDE RAIL ON THE HAULER BED JARRING THE EE. THIS RESULTED IN RE I NJURING THE BACK STRAIN FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO FIRST LAST WORK DAY ON 2-20-02.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER IN SHOT MATERIAL. AS HE WAS LOADING A HAULER, HE BACKED INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE LOADER TO TILT AND JAR HIM. HE STATED THAT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA BEGAN WITH IT RADIATING DOWNHIS LEFT LEG. WENT TO DR. ON 11-09-01 AND INCURRED LOST WORK DAYS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATRING A FRT END LDR IN SHOT MATERIAL & WAS PRYING ON ROCK WITH THE LOADER BUCKET THE BUCKET SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE & JAR EE CAUSING PAIN TO HIS NECK. WENT TO DR 10/14/00 & BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN MISSED 1ST WORK SHIFT ON 10/16/00
EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A COAL LOADER AND WAS CLEANING COAL IN THE PIT AREA. AS HE WAS CLEANING ALONG THE HIGHWALL, SOME ROCKS FELL OUT OF THE HIGHWALL AND ONTO THE TOP FRONT OF THE LO ADER CAB/ROPS BENDING THE CAB DOWNWARD AND BREAKING OUT FRONT GLASSES. EE SUSTAINED VERY MINOR CUTS TO RIGHT ARM AND A CERVICAL STRIAN FR5OM HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST AN OVERHEAD OBJECT.