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The injured employee was cleaning coal basket, turned to leave area and hooked his right arm on a rail, which "wrenched " his arm backward. The company sent the employee to an emergency room and the Doc. told him it was likely a rotator cuff tear. The employee took the next shift off to see a specialist. The employee stated that this was an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.

While grinding a wheel motor commutator, the grinding stone wedged in the commutator causing the grinding stone to spin around pinching the left index finger between the grinding stone and the commutator. The pinching caused a laceration requiring 5 sutures.

While moving a yield sign on a skid, the employee's right pinky finger became trapped between the skid and the ground. The employee jerked his finger free and in doing so caused a fracture to the tip of the finger and a laceration that took eleven sutures to close. After treatment, the employee was given a full duty release from the ER doctor.

While the employee was dismounting a haul truck he lost his footing and slipped off the truck running his hand along the handrail and getting his right lower palm caught on a bolt resulting in a lacertation to the lower section of the right palm.

Employee was laying down some metal shelving on a push cart when his left ring and pinky finger were caught in a pinch point causing the ring finger to be lacerated and the pinky finger to lacerated and broken. Employee lost approximately 25% of the distal bone of the pinky.

Employee injured servicing GM Autocar fuel truck when an unplanned movement of the truck occured. Employee was struck by the rear bumper of the fuel truck while walking between the rear of the truck and partially closed shop door. Employee sustained a broken pelvis

While employee was lining up a rock knocker on a lube truck for installation his right middle finger was pinched when the rock knocker and pin (bushing) slipped.

Employee was air arcing a heel band off of a 4100 shovel bucket. He was a making a cut with the air arc when the band fell from the bucket landing on his right wrist and hand.

Employee was in the process of changing a tire on a 1 ton pickup. The tire iron slipped off the lug nut and cuased the employee to fall backwards. During this, the employee's left ankle rolled, resulting in a fracture.

Employee was standing about 10'away observing a track tourch that was cutting metal. He was wearing both a cutting face shield and safety glasses when he felt something in his eye. This was later found to be metal that was imbedded in his eye and had to be removed by an eye Doctor.

Employee was exiting the cab of the vehicle she was driving that had been parked with the driver's side front and rear axles partially on a stem pile increasing the distance from the vehicle step and the ground. As the employee's left foot contacted the ground, her knee buckled. An MRI revealed a torn ACL. Surgery to repair the torn ACL took place on 07/16/2009.

A Maintenance Inspector falls off the back of a work vehicle. He lands on the ground, breaking one rib on his left side. He had stepped on an open tool box lid, which then shut, causing him to lose his balance.

Removable stairs were not level or secured from top of dragline shoe to rev-frame platform. Injury was stepping down onto second step when stairs came loose. He lost balance falling approx. 3' onto his left side, striking the toeboard of a catwalk on top of the shoe, fracturing the 12th left rib.

A shop welder was needle scaling a welding bead on a haul truck. He felt something in his eye and rubbed it. He contacted mine rescue personnel. After attempts were made to flush the eye, the employee was taken to an optometrist. Extensive scratching on the eye surface was found. The employee was given a prescription antibiotic in the eye and a full duty release to return to work.

Employee experienced a flare up of arthritis of the right shoulder due to motion of operating a haul truck over rough roads.

Employee was closing the door on the BE 1300W dragline that enters the PCL room when his glove caught on a metal burr on the door latch which caused the employees left index finger to be smashed in the door. This resulted in pinching off of the flesh of the tip of the finger.

Employee was lining up a lift cylinder to a D-block on a D-11 Cat dozer. During lining up of the cylinder and the D-block. The employee's left hand was caught between the D-block and the gusset on the dozer blade resulting in fractures to the left middle and ring finger.

While utilizing 2-1500 lb magnets to pick and place a dozer corner cutting edge, a mechanic recieved an angular laceration to jaw. A pry bar used to position the cutting edge holes with the holes of the dozer blade swung up when 1 magnet failed. The mechanic went to the emergency room and recieved 3 sutures and recieved a full release.

Employee was removing bolts from the belly pan of a scraper to perform maintenance work when the hinged pan swung down pinching his right index finger causing it to be lacerated on both side from the middle joint up. This resulted in 17 stitches.

Employee was removing a lip shroud from a shovel bucket. A hammer was used to loosen the shroud. This caused a piece of metal from the bucket to strike the employee between the eyes causing a laceration.

Employee states that he bent over to wash under a conveyor and when he stood up his knee "popped" and he felt pain.

On 10/28/08 the employee stepped on a piece of coal, lost balance and fell on their right arm and back. The employee followed up with a doctor for futher examination. A cyst was found in the right shoulder (pre-existing). The employee chose not to do any medial treatment at that time. On 3/30/09 the employee notified that he would like to have surgery on the right shoulder.

After securing the rope on a cable tree rope brake, the employee pulled sharply on the free end of the rope which caused the rope brake to swivel towards the employee. The handle on the rope brake struck the employee on the right eye causing ocular fractures. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.

A haul truck driver states she was injured when the truck she was driving traveled over rough roads. The motion of the truck caused back pain. As a result, a physician prescribed pain medication, physical therapy, and time away from work.

While using a hydraulic cylinder to straighten bent flanges on a dragline mast, the cylinder dislocated, sprung from position and struck 2 employees approx. 8 feet away from the cylinder in their protective safety headgear. Employee 1 recieved a minor contusion to the forehead and Employee 2 recieved contusions, cuts and fracture from impact of the cylinder to his safety glasses

A rubber tire dozer operator was exiting the dozer cab at the end of the shift. When he shut the cab door, his left ring finger tip was pinched between the cab door and the door frame. The operator sustained fractures of the finger tip and a laceration of the finger tip, requiring six sutures to close.

EE was operating a locomotive door with no safety features to prevent inadvertant closure. The EE was holding a clip board and lost controll of the door as his hand attempted to clear the door. The door closed on his left ring finger post to the begining of the nail bed, causing a laceration and parial oblique amputation. No loss to use of finger.

Employee was reaching to mouse a crane hook when the load of door panels slipped off a 6 x 8 x 48 1/2" wooden block and slid down to 2.5 feet - temporarily pinning his foor between the door panels and the floor.

Employee was checking the water level in a 12 volt battery. He was wearing safety glasses and a face shield. When he removed the cap, using a scraper, the cap flipped up and battery acid that was inside the cap splashed up under the face shield and safety glasses into his left eye.

EE was cleaning a weld on a table leg when the grinder kicked back and lacerated left fore arm. Employee was taken to hospital and recieved 8 stitches. Returned to work on next scheduled shift.

Employee jumped from a rear ladder of a scraper while starting the rear engine resulting in a suspected injury to left knee.

While repairing a crack in the revolving frame on the dragline a contractor accidently cut through the floor. Sparks ignited grease below. He attempted to extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful. It was reported to MSHA at 1:45 am. Due to the inaccessibility of the fire, it was declared extinguished at 5:00 am. No injuries resulted from the incident and fire damage was minimal.

Employee was climbing down a ladder on a loader and lacerated his right middle and ring finger on a burr. He needed sutures to close the wound. He returned to work on his next regular scheduled shift with no restrictions.

Task to remove cable guide of "A" frame, stagged in shop, when partially cut loose by air arcing, cable guide broke loose and dropped about 16 inches to floor, striking welder on top of right foot as he stepped back and rested on steel toe of left boot.

Mechanic was loosening a hydralic hose fitting on a Caterpillar 16G blade. Using a 1/2 inch ratchet, six inch extension, and a crows foot open end wrench. When the hydralic fitting came loose. It caused the ratchet to come free from the extension. Which struck the employee in the left lateral tooth causing a break in the tooth.

Employee twisted right knee mounting his haul truck. Employee returned to work performing normal duties driving truck. On 6/8/2008 employee worked in shop and right knee swelled up. Employee went to doctor on 6/13/08 where he was given a restricted duty release.

Employee was removing a cullet from a pin. Employee lifted the pin off the ground using a remote control and shop crane (wearing no gloves). Two other workers were using a 8# metal hammer to "tap" cullet free from the pin. Injured employee moved 8' away from work area to lay the remote down. A metal sliver came and imbeded in employees top side right hand.

Todd Pisciotti was stepping over the Cable Reel tow cable behind the P&H Shovel and fell onto the ground dislocating his left ring finger. He was taken to the hospital to have it re-aligned causing a Medical Treatment Case. He returned to work on his next scheduled shift. (Misc Mail 5/30/08 #1-he went out for surgery on 5/15/08 and was placed on restricted duty 5/16/08)

EE was carrying a hydraulic cylinder over his right shoulder. He was on his way to the next floor. As he apporached the first step, he slipped on ice and the cylinder landed on the metal floor, crushing the tip of his right middle finger between the cylinder and the floor.

Employee was prying on a tie-rod end of 240 ton dresser haul truck. The pry bar slipped off the tie-rod, and employee lost his footing and fell from a standing postion to the ground. The resulting fall caused a fracture of the tibia and fibula of the left leg.

EE was using the hydraulic press to flatten a push plate. He had set the plate and was pressing when spacer dislodged and hit him in the face. He has large cut across right cheek bone and upper jaw is dislodged from skull.

Contractor truck driver became ill while sitting in the cab of his truck doing paperwork. Paramedics responded; possible heart attack. Driver transported to hospital in Craig, CO for evaluation.

Field Service Mechanic was attempting to access the left side cab door of a CAT 16G motorgrader to repair a faulty door latch. The ee slipped from the ladder and landed on the ground (+/- 30"). This action resulted in a fracture of the right tibia just below the knee.

Associate was unreeling washbay hose, turned to move forward associate boot hooked on a metal rail that was not flush with concrete and associate twisted left knee.

EE was lifting a bucket of approx. 20 to 25 lbs. of bolts and other materials from the ground to the flatbed of his pickup when he sustained an umbilical hernia. He was evaulated by a physician and fully released. On 2/21/08 the employee underwent outpatient surgery to repair the hernia and received a full work release to return on his next regularly scheduled shift.

Installing radio equipment, was removing modulator from headliner, module came loose quickly causing his left thumb to hit the radio security cage/bracket.

Employee was changing a blade on a sawsall, did not unplug the tool first.

Employee was working out of a bucket truck swinging a sledge hammer. When he swung the hammer to strike a pin he accidently pinched his left index finger between the handle of the sledge hammer and the lip of the bucket truck at the same time he struck the pin with his bottom hand holding the handle to the sledge hammer. He fractured his left ring finger.

Employee attempted to climb up the ladder of her haul truck, when her left leg slipped off of the first step of the ladder and she slid through to her knee. She felt pain in her left knee. She was seen by a doctor and given pain medication the next day resulting in a medical treatment case.

Scrapping floor with scrapper (hand-held putty knife), had hand in front of scrapper - no gloves on - scrapper slipped, cut skin off tip of finger (index) and cut middle finger.