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April 9, 2012 NM · Coal security guard, watchman POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Security Officer was escorting a diesel semi-truck. Officer stopped to lower buggy whip at a RR crossing and vendor rear-ended the security truck.

July 21, 2011 NM · Coal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was walking with traffic on a public road that accesses the mine site. A vehicle was traveling on the public road that accesses the mine site, a collision occurred between the vehicle and employee.

July 2, 2011 NM · Coal grader operator, roadgrader operator POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

785 Caterpillar end dump truck drove into the back end of 16M Caterpillar motor grader. While the motor grader was blading the haul road the end dump had straddled the windrow. End dump driver indicated that he did not see the motor grader. Our investigation concluded the driver was distracted (distraction is unknown).

June 10, 2010 NM · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Employee was jarred in the cab when loader was dumping coal into the coal hauler that she was operating.

June 11, 2009 NM · Coal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

An operator hit a rut in the road that caused the loader to bounce. The operator hit his head against the glass that required 2 staples to close the laceration.

February 21, 2008 NM · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

While returning to the pit, the operator missed the turn and hit a safety berm on the haul road while operating a coal truck. The operator stated she fell asleep after the event.

January 12, 2008 NM · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Heavy equipment operator was riding in a buddy seat all shift while task training another operator. Operator reported his back was injured. Employee did not notify his employer until 1/16/2008 at the start of shift.

February 26, 2007 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Ee was tramming a Genie manlift when he drove into a small ditch. This caused a jarring motion, up and down, to his back. Ee felt pain and was determined he strained his lower back.

August 28, 2006 NM · Coal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck by flying object

Foreign particle embedded in left eye. Employee's eye became irritated after reboarding his truck after the loader completed loading large rocks. The particle was found the next day and removed by medical provider. Due to continued irritation the employee did not report next scheduled shift.

July 22, 2005 NM · Coal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck against a moving object

Preliminary report - At approximately 12:30 p.m., Ee was backing down an incline with a mix truck loaded with ANFO. The truck took off, hit a berm, and flipped on its side. EE had scrapes on her elbows at time of incident but a couple of days later, said she had dizziness.

March 26, 2005 NM · Coal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was in process of unhooking the trail cable off the tub hooks of the 8050 dragline with SE-3137 cable tractor when his right index finger got caught in between the cable tractor ROPS and the cable tie off hooks on the left front side of the machine.(rt index finger @ 2nd knuckle)

May 10, 2001 NM · Coal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 5-15-01, EE REPORTED IRRITATION AND REDNESS TO HIS RIGHT EYE POSSIBLY DUE COAL DUST WHILE OPERATING TRW0334, COAL HAULER ON 5-10-01.

May 5, 2001 NM · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE CONDUCTING A TA/PM ON PL07157 CONVEYOR BELT, EE WAS OPENING AN INSPECTION DOOR TO INSPECT THE BELT CLEANER WHEN THE LID TO THE DOOR FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

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