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Employee stated that he was digging rock off of the coal seam. The loader struck some tight rock and came to a sudden halt causing a whiplash type motion to the employee's neck area.
Out on a shot loading holes, something went into right eye.
Employee stated that he was removing the bolts from the lip saver on a loader bucket. Holding bolt head with right hand while using air wrench with left hand. The bolt spun in his hand causing laceration to right middle finger. Reportable due to requiring sutures.
Employee stated that he was getting out of his mechanic's truck. As he stepped onto the ground, he stepped onto a ridge of dirt and sprained his right ankle.
Employee stated that he was aligning sprocket and chain up with hole in the pull down cylinder. He was moving a shim in the hole when the sprocket fell down on top of his left middle finger causing a laceration. No lost time but reportable due to having to glue/suture laceration.
Employee stated that he had started up a step ladder to work on a front end loader but stepped back off to get a tool. As he stepped off, his right foot stepped onto uneven ground causing him to sprain his right ankle. No lost time incurred but reportable due to restricted work duties.
Employee stated that he was fueling the dozer. He pulled the fuel hose from the reel, turned and felt something pull in back. He went to his doctor, filed on insurance and disability in Oct. 2010. He did not tell the company to file as a workers comp injury. Was off again in Feb. 2011 for same injury but called on 2/22/11 & said to turn in as comp injury & would go to comp doctor.
Employee stated that he was getting onto a dozer. He had one foot on the step of the push beam and the other foot on top of the push beam. His right foot slipped off of the step causing him to fall down and strike his right rib cage against the top of the push beam resulting in a fractured right rib.
Employee stated that he was laying on his left side using a cutting torch to cut out bogie pins on dozer roller frame. A piece of metal slag popped off and into his right ear. To ER doctor-burn, ear drops. To comp doctor on 12/6 & 12/13 - puncture ear drum. To ENT doctor on 12/16-same diagnosis. Talked to MSHA/Denver 12/22 and report as first aid case per them. No lost time.
Employee stated that he was laying on the frame of a 992G loader in an awkward position trying to change out two starters. He felt a pull/strain in right hip area. Did not bother him until the next night when he experienced pain in hip area. He went to doctor on 11/24/10 and incurred lost work shift on that day.
Employee stated that he was working on the pilot control valve on a D11R dozer. He hit his left knee against the hydraulic control valve, causing bruising and swelling of left knee. Reportable when he went to doctor on 10/21/2010 and was put on restrictions until follow-up appointment.
Reported 9/8/10 - attempting to hook up hose from tanker to tractor to blow off product, slipped and fell backward hit catwalk and landed on tail bone.
Putting on downspout bucket on end of auger, truck operator moved auger too quickly, pinched end of ring finger.
Employee stated that he was helping the mechanic change the cutting edges on a dozer blade. He bent over to pick up an air impact wrench. As he picked it up, he felt a sharp pain in his back going down into his left leg. He did not report the injury until 11/09/2009 when he incurred lost work days.
Employee stated that he was operating a dozer. The muffler stack fell off. He stopped and got out of the dozer to pick it up, when something was blown into his left eye.
Employee stated that he was stepping off of dozer. As he stepped onto the ground, his right foot landed on a rock and caused him to turn his ankle toward the outside, resulting in pulled ligament.
Employee stated that he was getting out of the dozer. He stepped on a loose bolt on the deck causing him to slip. He grabbed hold of a safety rail to keep from falling. As he did, he strained his shoulder. Taken off work on 4-9-09 to have minor shoulder surgery to repair rotator cuff tear.
Employee stated that he was operating a dozer pushing out shot rock/material. He backed the dozer up over a rock ledge. When the rear of the dozer sat down, it jostled the employee causing his left side strike the arm rest on the seat, resulting in a fractured left rib.
Employee stated he was getting onto dozer when left foot slipped off step. He had hold of grab iron which prevented fall but it strained right shoulder. Hurting but seemed ok. Went to doctor later. Found small tear in shoulder. Opted to keep working. Finally decided on minor surgery to repair tear. Did so and lost time starting on 11/17/08, thus reportable.
Employee stated that he was operating a loader in soft material. The swaying/rocking motion of the loader in this material caused pain in lower back area radiating down his legs. Missed first work shift on 5/21/08 thus being a reportable injury.
Employee stated that he was operating loader in coal pit. He noticed his right hand itching with red spot developing. Swelling became more pronounced at end of shift. To ER next day when right hand and arm was swollen. Probable spider bite but was not felt by employee.
Employee stated that he was obtaining oil samples while servicing the loader. He was in the transmission area of the loader, stooped down getting the samples when the overhead compartment door fell and struck his head causing a laceration.
Employee stated that he was helping the mechanic to lower the pull bar on a fuel tanker so as to hook it to his dozer in order to move the tanker. As they were pulling down on the bar, it fell and struck the employee's leg causing a deep laceration above his right knee.
Employee stated that he was operating a loader in the strip pit when the loader bucket struck the highwall causing loader to stop abruptly. This jarred the employee causing low back pain. Not reportable until lost time incurred on 10-24-06.
Employee stated that he was operating a dozer pushing out shot rock. The right front corner bit of the dozer blade slipped out of the tight rock causing it to jar the employee in the cab resulting in pain in back area.
Employee stated that he was using an impact wrench to tighten the bolts on the cutting edges which he had replaced on a D11R dozer. He said he felt a burning sensation in right shoulder area and some numbness in his right hand toward the end of the work day. He did not report this as a work related injury until 8-11-06 when his doctor said it was work related.
Moving an Auger around on a shot loader when a rock fell down off the high wall striking left thigh & forehead
Loading powder truck, he bent down to go under the anfo bin, straightened up, felt something pull in neck.
Employee stated that he loosened radiator cap on dozer to check antifreeze level. As he did, hot steam/liquid spewed out and struck employee's left hand, arm and side, causing burns to these areas.
Employee stated that he had parked his truck, set brake, & got into truck bed to look for a pin in tool box. The truck started sliding and slid into rear end of a parked tractor trailer. Employee was thrown into the side of the tool box.
Job mechanic had removed the old filtering system from the diesel fueling station so as to install a new larger system. Some spillage resulted. As he proceeded to weld on the bumper of the fueling station, the diesel spillage caught on fire and spread along the station. He could not control the fire in time by extinguishers, thus destroying the fueling station.
Employee stated that he was removing the right side top bucket pin from the loader bucket. There was pressure on the pin and when he struck the pin with a hammer, the pin jumped out, fell and landed on top of the employee's right foot.
Employee stated that he was loading a truck with bags of slurry. He reached down and picked up 2 bags of slurry (40lbs each bag), one in each hand. He raised up and turned to go toward the truck with the slurry bags. As he did, he felt pain in his lower back area.
TRUCK CAME DOWN A HILL AND TRIED TO DOWN SHIFT. HE GOT TRUCK OUT OF GEAR, ENGINE BRAKE KILLED THE MOTOR AND HE COULDN'T GET THE TRUCK CRANKED BACK, WOULDN'T STEER, AND TRUCK TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH.
EE stated that he was in the process of removing the right side rear tires off of a hauler. The hauler bed was raised and pinned. A small rock fell over the rock guard from the cab shield of the bed and struck ee on the top of his head. No lost time incurred but reportable due to laceration requiring sutures.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULER WHICH WAS USED TO HAUL SPOIL FROM THE PIT AREA TO THE DUMP AREA. DURING THE HAUL, THE SEAT IN THE HAULER BOTTOMED OUT JARRING HIM, RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS LOWE R BACK AREA. LOST TIME WAS INCURRED STARTING 3-4-04.
EE STATED THAT WHILE HIS HAULER WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT MATERIAL DIRT OFF A SPOIL BANK BROKE LOOSE AND FELL DOWN AGAINST THE HAULER CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE THE EE AROUND INSIDE THE CAB. THIS RESULTED IN A WHIPLASH TYPE OF INJURY TO THE EE NECK/SHOULDER AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A HAULER IN THE MINE PIT. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED, THE FRONT END LOADER TIRE RAN UPON A ROCK ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE LOADER BUCKET TO STRIKE THE CAB SHIE LD ON THE HAULER. THIS RESULTED IN THE HAULER JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED HURTING. AT QUITTING TIME HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS NIMB. HE WOKE THE NEXT MORNING WITH BACK PAIN. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HAD BACK SURGERY & NOTIFIED HIS EMPLOYER OF THE PROBLEM ON 2/27/03. THE 1ST LOST WORKDAY OCCURRED ON 2/21/03.
SYNOPSIS: TWO CONTACT MECHANICS NOTICED TWO INDIVIDUALS ON ATVS NEAR WHERE A BULK TRUCK WAS PARKED. UPON INVESTIGATION THEY FOUND THE TRUCK ON FIRE. IT HAD TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPT. IT APPEARED THE TRUCK WAS VANDALIZED & THE FIRE INTENTIONALLY SET. THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK INCLUDING THE CAB HAD COMPLETELY BURNED.
EE WAS OPERATING A HAULER. AS HE WAS BEING LOADED WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET, FELL AND STRUCK THE SIDE RAIL ON THE HAULER BED JARRING THE EE. THIS RESULTED IN RE I NJURING THE BACK STRAIN FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY. THIS BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO FIRST LAST WORK DAY ON 2-20-02.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE BOTTOM ENGINE GUARDS WHEN THE END OPPOSITE INJURED FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE GUARD TO HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT HAND. THE GUARDS WERE HEAVIER THAN NORMAL DUE TO MUD AND DIRT. DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE GUARD,A CRANE WAS NOT AN OPTION AND HAD TO BE REMOVED BY HAND (TWO MEN).
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A DOZER TO ADD HYDRUALIC OIL TO THE DOZER. HE HAD THE OIL HOSE IN HIS L. HAND W/ HIS R. HAND ON THE HAND-RAIL USING IT TO PULL HIMSELF UPON THE DOZER. DUR ING THIS PROCESS, HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE. INJURY NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL INCURRING LOST TIME ON 11-29-01.
EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON THE BACK OF THE OIL TRUCK AFTER HE HAD FILLED IT WITH OIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LADDER & HE CREELED HIS ANKLE ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER IN SHOT MATERIAL. AS HE WAS LOADING A HAULER, HE BACKED INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE LOADER TO TILT AND JAR HIM. HE STATED THAT PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA BEGAN WITH IT RADIATING DOWNHIS LEFT LEG. WENT TO DR. ON 11-09-01 AND INCURRED LOST WORK DAYS.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT A TOOTH ON THE FRON END LOADER BUCKET. HE HAD KNOCKED THE PIN OUT WHICH HOLDS THE TOOTH ONTO THE BUCKET. THE TOOTH FELL OFF AND STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT FOOT BEH IND THE STEEL TOE AREA CAUSING AN INJURY (CONTUSION) TO HIS FOOT.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CHECKING THE LOADER FOR AN OIL LEAK. AS HE OPENED THE DECK LID TO LOOK, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DECK LID AND HANDLE, MASHING HIS FINGER. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, HE J ERKED HIS FINGER OUT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF HIS RT. RING FINGER. NO LOST TIME INVOLVED BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO FRACTURE.
EE WAS CHECKING A LOADER RADIATOR THAT WAS OVER-HEATING. THE RADIATOR CAP WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. IT WAS HOT TO THE TOUCH SO HE STEPPED ON TOPOF IT WITH HIS FOOT. AS HE DID, THE CAP BLEW OFF AND HOT FLUID/STEAM BLEW ONTO HIS FACE & ON THE RIGHT ARM.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE HAULER STEPS TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND TO START UP THE HAULER TO WARM IT UP. AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPSHE MISSED THE HAND RAIL AND FELL BACKEWARDS AND ONTO THE GROUND(APPROX FALL OF 7 TO 8 FT.) CAUSING A COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE T12 VERTEBRAE.
EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON 2ND SHIFT HE STOPPED THE DOZER TO CHECK AN OUTSIDE LITE WHICH HAD STOPPED WORKING AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE DOZER TRACK TO CHECK THE LIGHT, HE FELL OFF OF THE DOZER IN BETWEEN THE PUSH BEAM & ROLLER FRAME OF THE DOZER. MISSED 1ST WORK SHIFT ON 10/19/00