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WHILE RIDING AS A PASSENGER IN A ROCK TRUCK EE CLAIMED HE WAS HURT WHEN TRUCK OVERTURNED. HE REFUSED ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME. WENT TO DR. ON 1-23-04 ON HIS OWN. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGH T DUTY WORK. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ROCK TRUCK.
OPERATOR OF ROCK TRUCK WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP LOAD AND OVERTURNED. OPERATOR RECEIVED A HEAD WOUND REQUIRING 10 STITCHES. THE TRUCK HAD DAMAGE TO HEAD BOARD.
EE WAS OPERATING A 988B CAT LOADER IN THE PROCESS OF BUSTING COAL. HE STATED HE RECEIVED A SUDDEN JAR WHICH RESULTED IN NECK PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL 12-2-02.
EE WAS OPERATING A CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE RECEIVED A SUDDEN JAR WHILE GETTING LOADED COMPALINED OF PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA. EE FAILED TO REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL NEXT SHIFT 8-8-02 AT WHICH TIM E FOREMAN SENT HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR X RAYS FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 8-12-02.
EE WAS OPERATING A 992G CAT LOADER WHEN FRONT TIRE DROPPED IN HOLE CAUSING MACHINE TO SHIFT. EE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL. X-RAYS NEGATIVE. EE WENT ON VACATION AND R.T.W. HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-28-02, WHEN HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR HIS DR. HAD TAKEN HIM OFF WORK.
OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A 980C CAT LOADER CLEANING UP DUMP PAD AND BACK INTO COAL TRUCK. LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH COMPLAINTS OF BACK PAIN. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-25-02. HE CALLED AND SAID DR. PUT HIM OFF FROM WORK.
OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK TRUCKS WITH A 992G CATERPILLAR LOADER WHEN HE RECEIVED A JAR CAUSING HIM BACK PAIN.
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS BEING LOADED BY 992C OPERATOR, OPERATOR DROPPED A ROCK INTO THE BED OF HIS ROCK TRUCK CAUSING A QUICK JERK TO HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. EE FIRST DAY WORK WAS 406091 , AN MRI IS PENDING. PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS-MUSCLE SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS LOADING A BICKET OF ROCK, THE BUCKET HIT A ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE SEAT BELT, JERKING HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 2-26-01 AND IS OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PENDING MRI.
FOREMAN DROVE HIS PICK UP INTO THE COAL PIT WHERE HIS MEN WERE WORKING. HE STATED THAT THE EQUPMENT LIGHTS SHINING IN HIS EYES CAUSED HIM NOT TO SEE THE HOLE. CONTACT WITH THE HOLE CAUSED A SP RAINED MUSCLE TO HIS LOWER BACK.