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EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER FROM HIGWALL SIDE LOADING HAUL TRUCK WHEN ROCKS AND MATERIALS FELL FROM HIGHWALL.
INJURED STATED HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAULAGE ROAD WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD BACKWARD, LOOKING UP AT THE STARS, WHEN HE DROVE OFF THE HAULAGE ROAD, INTO THE EMBANKMENT AND FENCH. SMALL BRUISE TO RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND A 3 CM SUTURED CUT ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE EE CLAIMED HE WAS SITTING ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT, TIGHTENING THE FAN BELT TENSIONER AFTER REPOSITIONING THE FAN BELT. THE ENGINE STARTED & FAN TURNED. THE FAN BLADES HIT HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD & ABOVE THE RIGHTEYE. THE FANS POUNDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER & BACK AREA AND WAS PULLING HIM TO THE BOTTOM OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ONE OF HIS PANT LEGS AT THE BOTT
INJURED WAS DRIVING UP A RAMP WITH A LOAD OF ROCKS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED OUT CAUSING THE TRUCKTO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE LEFT REAR WHEELS CAME UPON A SPOIL TILTING THE TRUCK BED AND ROLLED IT OV ER ON IT'S RIGHT SIDE.
THE SCRAPER WAS GOING A STEP GRADE AND CAME UPON A 2 SLOW MOVING EQUIPMENT. THE OPERATOR TRIED TO STOP THE SCRAPER BY ALL MECHANICAL MEANS BUT THE MOMENTUM OF THE EQUIPMENT CAUSED IT TO SLIDE INTO THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF OTHER SCRAPER THAT WAS TRAVELING IN FRONT OF IT.
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISCONNECT A TON CABLE FROM TOW-HOOK WHEN HIS LEFT FINER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE SCRAPER FRAME WHEN THE MACHNE INADVERTENTLY TURNED RIGHT.
INJURED THINKS SHE BACKED OVER A WIND ROW AND WAS SHAKEN UP. SHE DOESN'T REALLY KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED. SHE SAYS SHE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.
INJURED SAID HE WAS DRIVING A 2.5 TON MECHANIC TRUCK AND WAS TAKING A RUN AT AN INCLINE. WHEN HE GOT TO THE TOP, THE TRUCK TIRE HIT A POT HOLE IN ROAD, CAUSING TRUCK TO BE JARRED. HE FELT HE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AT THIS TIME.
THE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF COMING ONTO THE TRUCK HOPPER TO DUMP HIS LOAD OF COAL WHEN HIS RIGHT FRONT TRUCK TIRE HIT THE GUARD RAILING, JERKING THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE SHIFT TOWER, & BUMP HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING SEVER LOWER BACK PAIN. HE ALSO BUMPED HIS HEAD AGIANST THE CAB WINDSHIELD'S METAL FRAME CAUSING A BRUISE & BUMP.
INJURED WAS PASENGER IN A PRIVATE TRUCK THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED OFF MINE PROPERTY.
MECHANIC WAS DRIVING A MECHANIC TRUCK WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE RAMP ON THE BENCH TURNED LEFT & FRONT WHEELS OF TRUCK HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING TRUCK TO BE JARRED & BOUNCED MECHANIC ST RUCK CAB OF ROOF & FELL BACK DOWN ON SEAT SAFETY SEAT BELT WAS IN USE
INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS BACKING UP HIS END DUMP TO DUMP HIS LOAD. WHEN END DUMP #453 BACKED INTO HIS TRUCK, IT CAUGHT HIM BEFORE HE COULD REACT. TRUCK #453 CONTINUED BACKING UP, PUSHING THE FRON T END PORTION OF THE OPERATOR'S CAB UP AGAINST HIS LEGS. THE TRUCK CONSOLE UNIT CAUGHT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING A BRUISE TO BOTH SIDES OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE INJURED & TWO OTHER MEN WERE STANDING ON TOP OF THE FEEDER BELT INSIDE A FEEDER-CHUTE. THE CHUTE IS LOCATED UNDER THE J-28 DONE (CONE SHAPED COAL STORAGE) THAT WAS EMPTY. WHILE CHECKING FO R POSSIBLE LOOSE COAL BEFORE COMMENCING WORK, THE WORKERS THOUGHT THEY HEARD SOME COMING DOWN-MADE NASTY EXIT ON HAND & KNEES-INJURED SLIDE OFF EDGE OF FEEDER BELT DOWN APPROX. 20' CHUTE HEAD
WHILE THE INJURED WAS REMOVING ATRANSMISSION FROM A150 TON RIMPULL HAUL TRUCK. A CHAIN USED TO HOLD THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. CATCHING THE MAN'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PRY BAR AND TAIL SHAFT OF TR ANSMISSION.
WHILE DRIVING UP TOT HE LOADER, TURNIGN AROUND IN AND END DUMP TRUCK. FRONT WHEEL ROLLED OVER A BOULDER, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO TURN VIOLENTLY WHEN MAN STILL HOLDING ON WITH ONE HAND.
EMPL PUTTING AUGER TUBE BACK IN THE RACK.LEVER CONTROL HANDLES LOCATED DIRECTLY UNDER TUBE.PUSHED CONTROL LEVER IN WRONG DIRECTION AND AUGER TUMBE CAME AND PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN AUGER TUBE AND CONTROL LEVER.
THE INJURED AND HIS HELPER WERE USING A FORKLIFT WITH AMANBASKET ATTACHMENT, CHECKING FOR POWER SOURCE. THE BASKET WAS HOISTED 8 FEET OFF THE FLOOR WHEN IT WOULDN'T HOIST DOWN. THE OPERATOR HAD THE CONTROL LEVER THE DOWN POSITION LONG ENOUGH TO RELEASE ALL OF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. THE SHIFTING OF THE WEIGHT CAUSED THE MANBASKET TO UNBOUND AND DROP TO THE FLOOR.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A ONE INCH PLATE (METAL MEASURING APPROX 10FTX5FT WITH THE SHOP OVERHEAD HOIST WHEN PAD-EYE WELDED TO THE METAL PLATE FAILED DROPPING HEAVY METAL PLATE ON RT FOOT INJURED S USTAINED BRUISING INJURY METAL PLATE FELL FROM ADISTANCE OF APPROX 48IN TO CONCRETE FLOOR
INJURED CLAIMED HE TOPPED THE RAMP & NOTICED IT HAD BEEN BLADED & A PORTION OF RT UPPER SECTION WAS GRAVELED DOWN HE APPLIED RETARDER FOOT BRAKE TRAILER BRAKE BUT KEPT SLIDING HE JACKNIFED HAL FWAY DOWN & HIT THE SPOIL AT THE BOTTOM RT SIDEIN THAT POSITION
HE WAS GUIDING A HAUL DUMP DOOR BY HOLDING IT WITH HIS HANDS. THE DOOR WAS HANGING FROM A FORK LIFT BY SLINGS. AS THE DOOR SWUNG, IT HIT A JACK CAUSING THE INJURY BY PINCHING THE PINKY FING ER OF THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DUMP DOOR AND THE JACK HANDLE. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. AN ANVULSION OCCURED REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS CHECKING AND OIL PUMP FOR OPERATON, THE COVER WAS REMOVED EXPOSING THE ROCKER VALVE ASSEMBLY. WHEN EE COUPLED UP THE HOSE, THE PUMP STARTED OPERATING. THE VALVE ROCKER MOVED AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER.
HAULING COAL, FRONT END LOADER COLLISION, HE WAS JERKED BACK BY SEAT BELT BRUISED ABDOMEN AREA
INJURED WAS OPERATING PAN SCRAPER AND WAS COMING DOWN A 4 TO 5% INCLINE AT A FASTER SPEED THAN NORMAL CAME UPON RECENTRLY WATERED DOWN ROAD LOST CONTROL OF SCRAPER IN SKID MACHINE TURNED OVER. INJURED WAS HAULED A LOAD OF DIRT AND WAS USINGHIS SEAT BELT.
INJURED WAS BACKING UP THE END DUMP TRUCK WHEN ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES HIT A POT HOLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHELL TO TURN WHICH CAUGHT HER LOWER ARM AND ROTATED WITH IT.
TIRE FELL FROM FORKLIFT STRIKING TABLE WHICH STRUCK INJ KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO FLOOR WITH GREAT FORCE TIRE WAS HEATED EARLIER.
INJURED STATED AS HE WAS BACKING UP WITH A LOAD OF COAL AND AT THE SAME TIME LOOKING BACK WHE EQUIPMENT. HIT A LOW SPOT AND BOUNCED. THIS CAUSED THE OPEARTOR TO JARRED INSIDE CAB AND STRAIND ED LOWER BACK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED AREVEALED THAT IT WAS JOB-RELATED CAUSING IT TO BE LATE IN REPORTING. Y
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A END PUMP HAULAGE TRUCK HAD JUST GOT LOADED BECAME DISORIANTED WHEN LEAVING LOAD SITE DROVE OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON ITS RT SIDE DRIVER SUSTAINED HIP MUSCLE STRAIN FROM SEATBELT
INJURIED WAS NE1OTIATING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT A 3-WAY INTERSECTION WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS EQUIPMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED.
MAN HAD PARKED 5N END DUMP TRUCK AND SITTING IN THE CAB WAITING TO BE LOADED WITH OVER BURDEN MATERIAL. A 295B LOADER WAS ABOUT RELEASE A BUCKET LOAD OF OLD MATERIAL WHEN HE NOTICED A LARGE BO ULDER WSAS IN T2E BUCKET-RATHER THAN DROPPING LOAD, HE LOWERED THE BUCKET INTO THE TRUCK BED AND UNLOADED MATERIAL. AS HE WAS RAISING BURK TEETH CAUGHT WEAR PLATE IN BED & LIFTED WHOLE TRUCK-
VICTIM WAS HITT3NG FROZEN COAL ONTO A MOVING VONXX CONVEYOR BELT WAS SCRAPER WITH HANDLE TAIL END OF BELT HIS TOOL GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND CHUTE CAUSING TOOL TO PULL HIS HAND AGAINST AN I BEAM. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. TRUCK RAN OFF RAOD AND JARED INDIVIDUAL IN CAB- MAN WAS USING SEAT BELT, SUSTRAINING A STRAIN TO THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK. 3
INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING HIS BRAKES AFTER BEING LOADED WHEN END-LOADER OPERATOR BUMPED THE REAREND OF HIS TRUCK W/BACK END OF LOADER BUMPED CAUSED HIM TO BE JARRED BACKWARDS
WHILE INJURED WAS ADJUSTING SAMPLE REJECT BELT HE REACHED AROUND TAIL PULLEY TO CLEAR BUILDUP BELT WAS IN SLOW MOTION. HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & PULLEY REVOLVING AROUND PUL LLEY. LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED.
WHILE DRIVING A WELDING TRUCK HUB BROKE ON WHEEL & VEHICLE TURNED OVER.
EMP WAS DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK ON HAULAGE ROAD AND ENCOUNTERED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON BLIND CORNER HAULAGE ROAD WAS SNOW PACKED AND ICY HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN HIS HAND STRUCK HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A DISLOCATION TO THE FIRST DIGIT
INJURED WAS LIMBING UP ON THE WATER TRUCK AND STRUCK HER KNEE AGAINST THE TRUCK STEP-LADDER.
A 910 LOADER WAS HOLDING A 100 RETAINING PLATE W FORKS & WHILE I NAME WAS ALSO CLEANING THE MATING SURFACE OF THE AIRBRAKE UNIT WITH HIS BACK TO THE LOADE THTE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON THE TILT LIF T OF THE FORKS BLED OFF TIPPING FORKS FORWARD LETTING PLATE SLIDE OFF FALLING OVER HITTING THE INJURED ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG.
I.NAME WAS SCRAPING MUD FROM A BELT PULLEY WITH A LENGTH OF 1/2" PIPE. THE BELT CAUGHT THE PIP E AND JERKED HIS ARM AGAINST THE PULLEY GUARD, CAUSING A CONTUSION. AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN AND NOTHE ING WAS BROKEN.
BAGAGE WAS HAULING COAL FROM T-7 PIT, ENTERED THE MAIN HAULAGE ROAD AND LAST THE STEERING ON THE TRUCKS UPON INVESTIGATION THE COUPLING AND SPLICE OF STEERING PUMP HAD BROKEN SENDING THE STEE RING INOPERATIVE HE STRUCK A BERM AND RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD