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Injured was in process of showing dozer operator work area. As they were walking, the injured stepped in an undetected drill hole, causing the injured to sustain a laceration on his lower leg.
EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DUTIES. HE RAN OUT OF CLEAN CLOTHS AND ASKED A CO-WORKER TO HAND HIM SOME. CO-WORKER CAME DOWN STEPS & INJURED CAME UP STAIRWAY TO MEET HIM. INJURED START ED TO DESCEND STAIRWAY. ON HIS FIRST STEP BACKWARDS HE EITHER MISSED A STEP OR SLIPPED. HE STARTED TO FALL & CONTINUED UNTIL HE LANDED ON THE BOARDING PLATFORM BELOW(APPROX 4 FEET). STRAIN/BR
REMOVING A REAR WHEEL UNIT FROM A 785 ROCK TRUCK. SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, HITTING LEFT MIDDLE BACK ON FUEL TANK OF TRUCK. IT WAS SNOWING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2002 APPROX. 8:45PM, EE OPERATING #06174 D-11 DOZER APPARENTLY SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE,STADDLED THE PUSH ARM AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO SEIZURES. HE WAS TAKEN TO WEBSTER COUNTY HOSP AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO CHARLESTON GENERAL. HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS COAL TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND, HE APPARENTLY LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EE JUMPED ON ROOF TO GET WELDING HELMER & FELL THROUGH ROOF, FALLING APPROX. 8'.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE #8 LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT AND WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE BOARDING LADDER, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE RUNG SPACING. WHEN THIS OCC URRED, HE SOMEWHAT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TOSHIFT AND WHILE REGAINING HIS BALANCE HIS ONE ARM WAS MAINTAINING HIS WEIGHT AND THEREFORE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.
ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT "OFF DUTY" EE DROVE TO THE MINE OFFICE TO CHECK ON THE AVAILABILITY OF OVERTIME FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE AT THE MINE OFFICE TALKING THE WAREHOUSEMAN HE WAS ASKED TO GO WITH HIM TO CHECK ON LEAKING AIRCONDITIONER. AS THE EE WAS LOOKING AT THE AIR CONDITIONER, HE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED FROM THE PLYWOOD FLOOR OVER ONTO THE CEILING TILE. AS A RESULT, HE FELL
REMOVING PARTS FROM OLD TRANSMISSION, TRIPPED OVER AIR HOSE IN FLOOR, LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE EXITING A TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE
REACHING TO GET CHOKER AND GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL. BROKEN WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OD STARTING EQUIPMENT AND SINCE THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON WOULD NOT START HE CLIMBED THE BOARDING LADDER AND REMOVED THE OUTER AIR FILTER IN ORDER TO SPRAY STARTING FLUID. WHILE DOING THIS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 7 FT AND LANDED ON HIS FEET. HE SUBSEQUENTLY SPRAINED HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.
FEET SLIPPED ON WET EQUIPMENT CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING BACK AND KIDNEY.
EE WAS INSTALLING AN ENGINE IN A 785 TRUCK. EE SLIPED ON ICE AND FELL CATCHING RIGHT LEG BETWEEN STEERING JACK AND ROD FALLING BACKWARD, HANGINGBY LEFT UPSIDE DOWN.