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EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A COAL HAULER TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO JAR HIS BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL 5/4/04, WHEN HE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE. HE WENT TO HIS DR. AT THAT TIME & REPORTED OFF WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WALK BEHIND ELECTRIC FOKLIFT TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM THE ELECTRICAL PART STORAGE BUILDING. AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE FORKLIFT, HE WAS WATCHING A COMPRESSOR ON THE FL OOR SO THAT HE WOULDN'T HIT IT. WITH HIS ATTENTION ON THE COMPRESSOR, EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO SLOWLY BACK UP THE FORKLIFT AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND A PALLET.
TRESPASSER WAS RIDING A DIRT BIKE ON A COUNTY ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN A RECLAIMATION AREA. HE HIT HOLE AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE. HE FLAGGED EMPLOYEES DRIVING BY WHO CALLED FOR AN AMBULA NCE WHO CALLED FOR LIFEFLIGHT BECAUSE OF A POSSIBLE HEAD INJURY. HE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY WARNED NOT TO RIDE ACROSS MINE PROPERTY. HE WOULD RIDE AROUND GATES AND OVER BERMS ON CLOSED ROADS.
EE PARKED A FORD F250 PICKUP IN ORDER TO GET TOOLS OUT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. A SHORT TIME LATER HE NOTICED THE TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS & RAN AFTER IT TO STOP IT. WHEN HE JUMPED IN, HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE BACK OF CAB AT THE DOOR OPENING. HE DROVE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP & WENT TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR AFTER THE SHIFT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A BROKEN CLIP THAT HOLDS THE
EE WAS USING A SKID MOUNTED PORTAJOHN LOCATED ONTHE DRILL BENCH. ANOTHER EE UNAWARE THAT SOMEONEWAS USING THE PORTAJOHN HOOKED A SMALL TRACTOR TO THE PULL CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY OF A SHOT. WHEN THE PORTAJOHN WAS MOVED, IT CAUSED THE EE TO BE THROWN AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE PORTAJOHN & SHE LANDED ON THE FLOOR. EE DID NOT REPORT
EE WAS OPERATING A D-11 TRACTOR PUSHING SHOT MATERIAL ACROSS THE PIT IN FRONT OF THE DRAGLINE. HE STATED THAT BY THE END OF THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM. HE ALSO STATED THAT AT ONE POINT THE TRACTOR JOLTED AND HE FELT PAIN.
EE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP DOWN A MUDDY INCLINE. THE TRUCK HIT A RUT, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN, JERKING HER ARM & SHOULDER. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-9-01 WHEN BECAUSE OF CONTINUING PAIN REPORT ED OFF. HER FAMILY DR. IS SENDING HER TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. HE FEELS LIKE THERE MAY BE SOME TENDON DAMAGE IN THE DELTOID REGION. EE WAS OFF ON REGULAR VACATION FROM 6-25 THRU 7-8.