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EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING IN COAL PIT WHEN LOADER WHEEL RAN IN SINK HOLE CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S HEAD TO HIT THE WINDOWGLASS SCRAPING HIS EAR.
AS INJURED CLIM6ED DOWN FROM TRUCK, HE STUMBLED BACKWARDS ON THE GROUND AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE FOREMAN ASKED IF HE HAD INJURED HIMSELF AND HE SAID, "NO, I'M ALRIGHT." THE FOREMAN THEN LAI D THE EMPLOYEE 2FF BECAUSE HE NO LONGER NEEDED HIM ON THE JOB. THE FOREMAN DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THE INJURY UNTIL 1-15-87.
STEPPED OFF OF 9OCK HAULER AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND THE DAY FOLLOWING THE INJURY. HE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK ON 10-2-86 AND 10-3-86, BUT RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-6-86. HE DI8 NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 10-7-86.
EMPLOYEE HAD BACKED HAULER INTO PIT WHERE LOADER WAS LOADING HAULERS. AFTER LOADER HAD PUT 2 DIPPERS ON HAULER, A LARGE BOULDER BROKE LOSE FROM HIGHWALL FALLING ON RIGHT REAR CORNER OF BED.
EMP PARKED DOZER FOR FUELING AND WHILE DISMOUNTING IT SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL TO GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HIT THE G ROUND BY TWISTING OR STRETCHING OF BACK WHEN HE FELL
EMP DRIVING SERVICE TRUCK UP STEEP GRADE TO DRILL LOCATION UNIVERSAL JOINT IN DRIVE LINE BROKE FREEING DRIVESHAFT TO FLOP UNCONTROLLED UNDER TRUCK BREAKING BRAKE LINE. WITH BROKEN DRIVE LINE A ND NO BRAKES TRUCK WAS FREE TO ROLL BACKWARDS OFF OF HILL. TRUCK ROLLED OVER AT BOTTOM OF HILL THROWING DRIVER AROUND INSIDE CAB CAUSING SLIGHT BRUISES ON NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN FUELING LOADER AS HE DISMOUNTED MOUNTING LADDER HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIND TO HIS RT ANKLE
EMP WAS ASSISTING WITH FUELING DRILL AS PICKUP TRUCK HAULING FUEL BARREL WAS COMING TO STOP EMP LAYED HIS LEFT HAND ON FUEL BARREL AND AS HE DID THE BARREL ROLLED CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BE BETWEEN THE BARREL AND TOOL BOX ON PICKUP