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Employee was transferring chemical from a tote when one drop of chemical splashed over the top of the employee's safety glasses and into his right eye.
The Equipment Serviceman was removing the drain/fill plug from the final drive of a dozer and while turning around, he felt pain in his back.
The loader operator was digging a rock off of the edge of the pit when the rock slipped off of the loader bucket, rolled into the pit causing the back end of the loader to bounce up and down in the pit and later he felt pain in his back and neck. EE started missing on 10/5/2012.
The truck operator had backed the truck to the toe of the berm, set the dump brake & was dumping the load when the spoil material hung against the tail gate causing the front end of the truck to be lifted into the air causing the cab to turn onto it's side. He was taken to the hospital, was examined, released & returned to work & finished working the remainder of the shift.
The truck operator was observed by another truck operator pulled over to the side of the roadway and parked. His head was bowed, the other operator stopped, climbed onto the truck and shook the victim and called out the victim's name but the only response was the victim's eyes would flutter when his name was called.
The dozer operator was tramming off of the dump, backed over a large rock and felt pain in the lower left side of his back.
The back dump operator was descending the ladder of the 777C Cat truck, missed the bottom step and that shifted his weight to his left arm and he heard a popping sound in his chest.
Employee dumping D300E articulating truck. Load stuck, raising cab off ground, allowing cab to turn onto its side.
After fueling grader, climbing down, right foot slipped striking right knee against machinery.
Employee's hand and wrist began to swell and became sore. He states that climbing into and out of the cab of the articulating truck caused the swelling. He did not fall.
employee was operating a dozer trying to remove a large rock from the pit. while trying to perform this task, he backed the dozer over a large rock and the dozer hit the ground on the other side of the rock. Employee complained of back pain.
Spontanious combustion occured in coal being stored at the No. 1 upper stockpile/blending area. Dirt was used to cover and extinguish the flames. This action was performed within approx. 15 to 20 minutes of discovery.
employee was entering the drill cab and slammed the door on his right hand thumb, causing bruising and contusions.
Employee was putting his foot down off of the drill and lost balance, spraining his ankle when he hit the ground.
EE was cleaning out rear differential of a loader he removed all the bolts and the support fell on his fingers.
Employee was mounting D-10 Dozier to check oil, felt pain in right leg. Unable to walk normally. Feels like muscle cramp continually. Pain in back side of right leg between knee and hip.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of her Rock Truck when she lost her footing and fell to the ground. She was taken by ambulance to the Pinveville Community Hospital where she was admitted and still remains.