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EE STATES HE WAS CHECKING RADIATOR FOR COOLANT. HE RAISED GUARD & STUCK HIS HAND DOWN BESIDE THE RADIATOR WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE FAN BLADE STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE STATES HE WAS DRIVING A RAMCAR THROUGH A HOLE AND JAMMED HIS BACK, CAUSING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIPS. HE DID HOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4-16-98. IT DID NOT BECOME A REPORT ABLE UNTIL 6-1-98 DUE TO REPEATED ELECTRICAL SHOCK PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT.
STANDING IN 3" OF MUD SWING END GATE. SLIPPED IN MUD RIGHT HAND CRUSHED BY LATCHIN PIN AND LATCH.
CREW WERE LEAVING STR. SITE #11. TRUCK MADE LOUD NOISE FROM DRIVE LINE. THEY STOPPED THE TRUCK AND EMPLOYEE GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT MADE THE NOISE. AS HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, THE DRIVER SE T THE PARK BRAKE AND ALSO GOT OUT. AS HE DID THETRUCK BEGAN MOVING AND STRUCK INJURED KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR.
HE WAS DRIVING A SERVICE TRUCK UNDERGROUND AND HIT A BIG POT HOLE, WHEN HE WAS SLAMMED AGAINST THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND THIS JAMMED HIS NECK.
TWO EE'S WERE TRAVELING OUT OF MINE IN A TRUCK. ANOTHER EE WAS HAULING GRAVEL INTO THE MINE WITH A LHD. TWO VEHICLES COLLIDED HEAD ON, CAUSING A FRACTURED ANKLE.
EE WAS OPERATING RAM CAR. A RIB HAD ROLLED INTO THE ROADWAY AND EE RAN OVER IT CAUSING A JAR TO HIS BACK. INCIDENT DID NOT BECOME A LOST TIME INJURY UNTIL EE DID NOT COME TO WORK ON 4-29-97.
EE WAS PARKED WAITING OF THE OTHER RAM CARS WITHHIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BUMPER BLOCK WHEN HE SPOTTED THE OTHER RAM CAR. HE PUT THE RAM CAR INTO GEAR, THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARD & FUTHER ARTICULATED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BUMPER BLOCK & THE BED OF THE CAR.
EMP WAS BEING TRANSPORTED FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO THE BATHHOUSE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. PICKUPHE WAS RIDING IN HIT A BUMP AND THE TRUCK TAILGATE FLEW OPEN. EMP LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OUT OF THE PICKUP ONTO THE GROUND.
WHILE RIDING IN FAR BACK OF MANTRIP, MANTRIP HIT HOLE JUST INSIDE PORTAL, BOUNCING EE UP INTO METAL TOP KNOCKIN GOFF HARD HAT, WHEN REAR WHEELS TRAVELED THRU HOLE IT BOUNCED HIM BACK UP INTO C ROSS BAR ON ROOF STRIKING HEAD AGAINST IT.
ON 1-14-96, EE SAID HE WAS HAVING BACK PAIN AND COULD NO LONGER CONTINUE. ON 1-15-96 EE STATED HE HAD BACK PAIN FOR THE PAST 3 TO 4 YEARS ADN ALLEGES IT WAS CAUSED BY OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMEN T AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN TIRE OF FRONT END LOADER AND STEEL BEAM FOR MAGNET FRAME. THE WEIGHT APPLIED TO THE LOADER CAUSED IT TO ARTICULATEAND SLIDE, CATCHING EMP BETWEEN LOADER TIRE AND STEEL BEAM.
EE GOT INTO BUCKE TO FSCOOP TO GET WINCH CABLE. FAN WAS AT END OF BUCKET. OPERATOR HIT PUSH PLATE PUSH LEVER INSTEAD OF WINCH OUT LENER. PINNED HIM BETWEEN FAN AND PUSH PLATE. OEPRATOR REL EASED LEVER AND HE GOT OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SHEAR PIN ON FEEDER BREAKER AFTER CHECKING THE ALIGNMENT WITH HIS FINGER HE REQUESTED THE BREAKER TO BE MANUALLY ROTATED WHEN IT WAS ROTATED HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SHEAR PIN ASSENBLY
WHILE RIDING IN BACK OF THE MANTRIP, THE MANTRIP HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE STRUCK AGAINST MANTRIP BRUISING HIS RT RIBS.
RUNNING JOY SHEAR, STARTED RAISING DRUM TO ROOF,WALKING PAST DRUM TOWARDS HEADGATE, CHUNK OF COAL FLEW OFF OF DRUM APPROX 1 FT BY 6 " HITTING SHIN CUTTING IT.
EE WAS OPERATING A FORK TRUCK WITH ANOTHER PERSON. THE PARTNER LIFTED UP THE FORK AND EE PUSHED IT OVER AND DID NOT MOVE HIS HAND AS THE PARTNER LET DOWN THE FORK. THE INJURED EE'S THUMB WAS S MASHED BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE THE FORKS ON THE FORK TRUCK. THE FORK HUNG UP, CAUSING IT TO DROP AND CATCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FORK AND ITS REST.
10795CE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE GOB CHUTE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AS HE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK.
WHILE DRIVING THE RAM CAR A PIECE OF COAL GOT INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
DRIVING R-1 HIT LIP OF THE RIB CAUSING CAR TO BOUNCE.HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HIT HEAD ON METAL BAR INSIDE CAB.
WHILE WORKING ON A HEADROLLER ON 4 BELT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BEARING. THE ROLLER CAME LOOSE A SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND CUTTING THE TIP AND REMOVING THE NAIL .
EMPL TRAMMING JEFFREY,HIT LUMP OF COAL IN ROADWAY HURTING HIS BACK.EMPL WORKED REGULAR SHIFT,THEN REPORTED 6-19 THAT BACK WAS SORE AND WANTED TO SEE DR.
EMPL OPERATING FRONT END LOADER RAN OVER SMALL BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING TEETH TO HIT TOGETHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SLOPE COULD NOT HEAR SCOOP TRAM COMING UP BEHIND ME WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND WITH SCOOP BUCKET CAUSING A CUT BEHIND THE EAR (R)
EMPL WAS RUNNING RAMCAR SOMETIME DURING SHIFT GOT PARTICAL OF COAL IN LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WAGNER SCOOP TRAVELING TOWARDS THE FALL PUMP AREA AND RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK WITHT HE CAB END OF THE SCOOP STRUCK HEAD AGAINST CAB AND CAME DOWN HARD JAMMED NECK GOING UP EMPLOYEE DID NOT GOT TO THE DR UNTIL 12 5 88 AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT.
DRIVING RAMCAR 8OWN ENTRY AND RAN OVER A LUMP OF COAL HE BOUNCED UP OFF OF THE SEAT AND WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE LINKAGE COVER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BY A CONVEYOR WHEN SOME CEMENT LEAKED OUT THE CONVEYOR AND WAS THEN SPRAYED INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE GOT A 1IECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE WHILE OPERATING A RAMCAR.
I NAME PARKED PICK-UP TRUCK NEXT TO DUMPSTER. AFTER EXITING TRUCK, TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO HIT PARKING BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE DOOR PINNED HIS HAND AGAINST THE DUMPSTER BREAKING A FINGER.
DURING OPERATION OF DIESEL RAM CAR IT ROOFED OUT CAUSEING A ROOF SUPPORT PAN TO BEND FROM ROOF AND HOOK ARM CONTINUATION OF MOVING RAMCAR FORCED CANOPY OF THE RAMCAR TO FORCE THE PAN AND ARM T OWARD THE ROOF 5FT 8 IN HIGH THE VICTIMS ARM WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE ROOF THIS ACTION FRACTURED THE VICTIMS LEFT ARM AND DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
THE EE WAS OPERATING DIESEL HAULAGE AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CANOPY ROOF OUT TEARING A ROOF PAN FROM ITS BOLT. THE ROOF PAN ENTERED UNDER THE CANOPY STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE HEAD CA USING A 1" LACERATION AT T HE LEFT TEMPLE 3 STITCHES WERE GIVEN BY LOCAL DR.
MINER WAS LIFTING CURTAIN IN ENTRY ON OFF SIDE OF MANTRIP SO MANTRIP OPERATOR COULD PROCEED THRU. MANTRIP RAN OVER TOP OF FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION. DR. ISSUED PRESCRIPTION FOR ANY SWELLING & R ELEASED HER FOR WORK ON NEXT REG. SHIFT.
EMP CLIMBED INTO THE TRAILER TO CLEAN OUT FROZEN COAL BUT FAILED TO PUT SAFETY DEVISE INTO POSITION TO HOLD GATES OPEN - GATES CLOSED CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN THEM - WAS HERE UNTIL OTHER DRIVE R SHOWED UP TO RELEASE GATES
LOOSE ROOF MAT HANGING FROM ROOF CAUGHT RAMCAR OPERATER IN NECK AS CANOPY ON THE RAMCAR FORCED IT INTO THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT