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EE was sandblasting and pulling the air hose when something got caught on the ground pulling EE backwards, EE then felt something pop in his lower/mid back. EE did not tell anyone that he had hurt his self until a day later. EE was taken to see the doctor and placed on light duty on 8-7-12.
Volvo truck was hauling coal down mine pit road. EE stated to his wife and brother that he knocked truck out of gear. Truck was in a curve and the emergency brake was applied. Truck turned over in roadway an injured ee. He was unconscious when extracted from truck, transported to hospital by ambulance and helicopter.
Employee was tramming JD690 Excavator to parking lot and cleaning cab with "Auto Care Instant Shine" aerosol spray. Was lighting cigarette which caused flash fire burning left hand, both arms.
Employee was bolting a belly pan back up on dozer after changing a starter. The chain holding the belly pan up came loose allowing it to strike his arm.
Employee was traveling haul road to fuel equipment going down hill when something broke in transmission, Employee exited vehicle and was injured.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A CENTER DRIVELINE ON A VOLVO ARTICULATING TRUCK WHEN A BOLT THAT WAS STUCK BROKE FREE AND THE DRIVELINE UNEXPECTEDLY TURNED, MASHING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER WAS BROKEN AND LACERATED ABOVE THE NAIL.
Employee was walking beside #1 belt in pit area of the plant when a 6"-8" rock fell off belt and hit him in the neck.
Employee was cleaning coal from shute when a piece of slate fell out of shute and hit at his knee causing him to twist to get away hitting his back on hopper.
Employee was walking up a stair when he slipped and hit his right knee.
OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 992G ROCK LOADER. OPERATOR SAID SLIPPED FROM STEP & LANDED ON HIS BACK. EE RET'D TO WORK 7/12/04 THEN CALLED IN ON 7/13/04 AND HASN'T RET'D BACK TO WORK
Using a pipe on the coal; slipped catching finger between pipe and edge of metal chute.
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER CLEANING OUT BELLY PAN WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS BEHIND.
EE WAS CUTTING METAL THE NIGHT OF THE 25TH. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF BED ON THE 26TH HIS LEFT EYE WAS SWOLLEN. HE WENT TO THE EYE DOCTOR WHO FOUND A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A DRIVE MOTOR FROM A BELT ON THE 23RD OR 24TH WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE INTO THE BELT STRUCTURE. KNEE STARTED SWELLING ON THE 26TH. X-RAYS SHOWED THE KNEE WAS NOT BROKE.
FELL OFF LADDER OF 785 ROCK TRUCK LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. CRACKED HIS RIGHT ELBOW, BRUISED HIS RIBS AND HIP.
OPERATOR FAILED TO MAKE SURE STEP WAS FREE OF DEBRIS BEFORE CLIMBING DOWN. WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FALLING ON HIS BACK.
WALKING AROUND MINER, CHECKING MINER, FELL DOWN AND HURT LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG AWAY FROM TRACK ON WASH BOX WITH A HAMMER WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE SPRING LOADED TRACK WITH A SLATE BAR. THE HAMMER HIS THE SLATE BAR RELEASING TRACK ON EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB SMASHING ABOUT 1 INCH ON THE END OF IT.
EE WAS WORKING ON DUMP TRUCK AND HAND WERE WET AND PRY BAR SLIPPED THIS CAUSING AND OF BAR TO COME BACK AND CUT CHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SPRING ON RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
CUTTING TREE WHEN IT FELL PULLED DOWN ANOTHER TREE STRIKING MINER IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM OFF EMBANKMENT ABOUT 10-11 ON HIS BACK.
EE WAS MOUNTING A TIRE AND ROLLING A WHEEL PART BEAD SEAT BAND ONT HE GROUND TO PUT ON TIRE AND IT HAD A BURR STICKING OUT HE DID NOT SEE AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING A SMALL BUILDING ACROSS THE FLOOR OF THE PLANT. EE WAS GUIDING THE BUILDING WHEN IT PUSHED INTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS DROPPING A RAIL CAR DOWN THE TRACK, THE RAIL CAR BUMPED A RAIL CAR IN FRONT OF IT CAUSING THE EE'S LEFT LEG TO STRIKE A STEP ON THE RAIL CAR.