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Employee was awarded on additional 5% impairment on his lungs.
Accident occurred on 07/25/2011; injured employee continued to work until 08/02/2011 when he went to the doctor and was excused from work on 08/03/2011.
EE slipped and fell inside of drill causing injury to his lower back and pelvis.
EE placed his right hand on the tailgate to bend over to see what was keeping the tailgate from closing. At this time, the tailgate closed, smashing his right middle finger causing a laceration that required suturing.
While pushing coal in stock-pile he stated he backed into the highwall injuring his lower back. IME report 12-23-2009 states that the lower back complaints are not causally related to the injury date,but were preexisting and naturally occurring such as a degenerative change or preexisting conditions.
Injured employee was loading galvanised pipe when he cut the palm of his left hand on the sharp edge of the pipe. Employee received 5 sutures.
Personal Dodge Dakota pick-up truck owed and driven by other EE, as he was passing a coal truck he hit a rock on the berm,traveling 100' hit the second rock, traveling another 100' hitting the bank and third rock,causing pick-up to flip. resulting in laceration to his right index finger and passenger recieved facial fracture with laceration and small skull facture
Personal Dodge Dakota pick-up truck owned and driven by ee. As he was passing a coal truck he hit a rock on the berm,traveling 100' hit the second rock, traveling another 100' hitting the bank and third rock,causing pick-up to flip. Resulting in laceration to his right index finger and passenger recieved facial fracture with laceration and small skull facture.
As he was dismounting the dozer he tripped, fell foward and caught himself with the grabrail, twisting his left wrist. He was removed from work, due to swelling in his wrist.
Member was replacing push block on crusher. Jack that he was lining up slipped, cut and smashed his right middle finger.
EE WAS IN LINE TO DUMP AT THE BY-PASS WHEN ANOTHER TRUCK EXITING THE DUMP CLIPPED THE FRONT OF EE'S TRUCK, RESULTING IN EE HITTING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
EE was cleaning his tailgate when he pulled, when he pulled the tailgate out he had to shave it back in place. in doing so he caught his left thumb between the tailgate and the truck.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING 5-GALLON CONTAINER OF TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE STORAGE CONTAINMENT, WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK. EE HAS AGREED THAT THIS IS A REOCCURENCE OF AN OLD BACK INJURY DATING BACK TO AUG.2, 2000, WHERE HE STEPPED IN A HOLE INJURING HIS BACK ON THE JOB.
IN STORING JIB ON MOBILE CRANE, EE ASKED INJURED IF HE WAS READY FOR JIB TO BE STORED, INJURED ANSWERED YES. CRANE OPERATOR SLID JIB BACK, INJURED'S 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON LE HAND WERE IN A PIN CH POINT AND SEVERED.
EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND TO HAVE OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS WHICH WILL AWARD HIM 10% PARTIAL DISABILITY.
DRIVER WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF WET DIRTY COAL DRIVER STATED THAT HE HAD RAISED BED OF TRUCK 2 1/2 STAGES. COAL WOULD NOT COME OUT, FRONT END OF TRUCK RAISED OFF OF THE GROUND 4' TO 5'. COAL BROK E LOOSE ALL AT ONCE CAUSING FRONT END OF TRUCK T
WAS MOVING OVERHEAD HOIST CRANE FROM ONE SIDE OF A SCREEN TO THE OTHER. WHEN THE SPREADER SLID OVER THE BEAN HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD.
EE WAS INSTALLING FILTER CLOTH AROUND IMPOUNDMENT. HE WAS PULLING ON A ROLL OF CLOTH THAT GOT HUNG UP. HE STRAINED TENDON IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL FILTER CLOTH AROUND THE IMPOUNDMENT. HE PUT HIS HANDS UNDER A ROLL OF FILTER CLOTH TO LIFT IT UP. A COPPERHEAD SNAKE BIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND THROUGH HIS LEATHER GLOVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FOUND TO HAVE PNEUMONCONIOSIS.
EE WAS HELPING INSTALL SILT FENCE AROUND IMPOUNDMENT. HE WAS WALKING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND. IT SPRANG HIS HAND AND WRIST.
MEMBER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACHING A 6" DISCHARGE HOSE TO A DIESEL PUMP. HE STEPPED IN A MUD HOLE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. MEMBER FELL ON PIECE OF BROKEN STEM, PIERCING AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT EAR.
EE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL OFF LADDER OF LOADER, LANDING IN AN UNBALANCED POSITION WITH ALL OF WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT FOOT. EE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 10-24-01 AFTER BEING RE-EXAMINED BY DR, THE TEST DIAGNOSIS BEING A FRACTURE. SAFETY DEPARTMENT WAS NOT AWARE OF HIM MISSING WOTK UNTIL 2-21-02.
MEMBER WAS CHECKING A PIPE WHILE WALKING ALONG A WALKWAY. HE TRIPPED & FELL CAUSING A CRACK TO THE LEFT WRIST.
INJURED HAS SUFFERED A HERNIA OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WHILE WORKING AT THE PLANT. THIS INJURY IS A RESULT OF AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
EE ENCOUNTERED HEATING PROBLEMS WITH HIS DOZER. AS HE KNELT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DOOR TRACK,THE RETURN HOSE ON THE RADIATION BURST, SPRAYINGHIM ON THE NECK, CHEST, ARMS, HANDS, AND LOWER BACK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED SECOND & THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO 20% OF HIS BODY.
GRINDING PAINT OFF TRACK PAD AND RAILS FOR REASSEMBLY, FOREIGN BODY ENTERED LEFT EYE, WOULD NOT WASH OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BARREL ON #2 SLURRY PUMP USING A BOXED END WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BARRELL AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 8/28 AND IS STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS.
EE WAS GREASING AND CHECKING PUMPS, HE STEPPED ITNOT HE BASEMENT THROUGH FOR THE CLEANING PUMP AND TWISTED HIS BACK A PIECE OF FLOOR GRATING WAS OUT OF PLACE AND WAS INT HE PROCESS OF BEING RE PLACED WITH NEW PUNCH PLATE. EE DIDN'T RETURN TO WORK ON 8-4-00 BECAUSE OF MEDICATION PRESCRIPBED TO HIM.
GETTING OFF DOZER TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE REPORTED NEXT SHIFT
WHILE PRYING A ROCK OUT OF #3 FEEDER THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND JERKED SLATE BAR OUT OF HIS HANDS PULLING HIS UPPER RIGHT HAND.