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Employee's portal vehicle was struck by a deer while driving on mine property. The air bags deployed causing the driver to enter the ditch and into a sump along the roadway. Employee suffered a fracture to his left ring finger. * Medical records diagnosing and confirming the injury were not available until 12/10/04.
Employee was using an endloader to move a large rock from the dig face. A section of the rock broke loose, causing the endloader to jar the employee resulting in a strain to the neck and shoulder.
Employee turned to look rearward while backing his loader down a slight incline and strained his lower back.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN A CONTUSION.
EE FELL FROM A 3' LADDER WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON MOVED FORWARD.
EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE SHOVEL. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 12-2-02.
EE JAMMED WRIST AND THUMB DOWN SHIFTING TRUCK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE A LARGE ROCK WITH THE ENDLOADER BUCKET. THE ROCK BROKE WHICH RESULTED IN A JARRING ACTION TO MACHINE. STARTED MISSING WORK 3/19/02.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ENDLOADER ALONG THE TOE OF THE HIGHWALL WHEN THE CORNER OF THE BUCKET CAUGHT ON A SOLID PIECE OF THE WALL, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN STOP.
EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL ON A STOCKPILE & THE TAILGATE MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE TRUCKS FRONT END TO SUDDENLY RAISE & JUST AS SUDDENLY, DROPPED DOWN.
EE STRAINED AND BUMPED HIS KNEE WHILE BOARDING A HAULAGE TRUCK.
EE BUMPED HIS ELBOW WHILE DISMOUNTING TRUCK, THE BUMP WAS MINOR, BUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH HIS ARM BOUNCING ON ARM REST & THE LARGE AMOUNT OF BLOOD THINNING MEDICATION HE IS TAKING, HE DEVELOPED A LARGE BRUISE & IS NOW MISSING WORK. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 3/7/ & WE DID NOT HAVE THE MEDICAL INFO UNTIL 3/12/01. WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS INCIDENT & ILLNESS DUE TO THE REPEATED
EE WAS DIGGING ROCK WITH AN ENDLOADER WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN HIGHWALL, STRIKING ENDLOADER BUCKET & JARRING OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND INSIDE AN AIR CONDITIONING UNIT ON A 992C END LOADER AND HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTACTED THE VENTILATION FAN.