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Injured employee was walking on the opposite side of the newly installed refuse belt from a telehandler that was picking up new belt lying on the ground to place on the belt rollers. The belt slid off the forks and side of belt structure bumping the employee enough to cause employee to lose balance in the mud, twisting a knee.
Employee was running belt to check it and a lot of dust came from belt getting into EE's eyes causing redness and irritation, this belt had just been changed out is the reason for the dust in the raw coal side, EE sought treatment on 7-30-20, returned to work on 7-31-20
Member was washing under tail roller of #2 belt. He had his hand on the belt structure. A rock bounced off the belt striking him on his right hand.
While employee was being loaded a rock slid across the load hitting the right rear side of the bed causing employee to be jarred in the truck.
Member was leaving property after shift and overturned his personal vehicle on property access road.
MEMBER ALLEGES HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK IN THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING.
Ee was operating a water truck to fill decant pipe. he was backing water touch up to fill decant pipe, back truck off road into ditch and turned loaded water truck onto side.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER. HE STUCK HIS HAND INTO FAN. HIS FINGER WAS CUT BY FAN REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
MEMBER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AROUND THERAILROAD TRACKS WITH A BOBCAT ENDLOADER. WHILE HE WAS CLEANING AROUND THE RAILS, THE LIP OF THE BUCKET GOT CAUGHT ON A RAIL CAUSING IT TO SUDDEN LY STOP. THIS LED TO WHIPLASH OF THE NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A 1995 BURGUNDY COAL TRUCK OFF THE HILL OF BANDMILL COAL HAULAGE ROAD. WE BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHIFTING GEARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS FOUND TO BE IN NEUTRA L ON THE LOWSIDE. THE EE WENT 7/10 TO 9/10 OF A MILE WITH THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE EE WAS RIDING THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE EE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.