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WHILE WELDING, A EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.
THE WHEEL OF A BROKEN DOWN TRUCK WAS SCOTCHED WITH A ROCK, WHEN THE TRUCK WAS BEING TOWED, THE ROCK EJECTED AND HIT ANKLE.
ON 11/03/01 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVINGPAIN IN HIP AND L.POB WANTING TO SEE A DR.DENIEDWORK INJURY ONE SUPERVISOR DOCUMENTED EMPLOYER ILLNESS. EMPLOYEE REPEATEDLY DENIED WORK RELATED INJURY TO OTHER MINE MANAGEMENT. ON 11/15/01 CALLED MINE SUPERINTENDENT TO ? EXPENSES IN ON WORKMANS COMP. INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL WORKRELATED INJURY.
EE AND A FELLOW EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ENGINE BELLY PAN. WHILE REPOSITIONG PAN IT SLIPPED FROM HINGER STRIKING EE WITH A GLACING BLOW.
EE WAS INSTALLING A BOTTOMROLLER ON A 475 KOMATSU DOZER. WHILE USING A CHAIN AND HYDRAULIC BOOM INJURED STATED THAT THE ROLLER BECAME LODGED WITHIN A FEW INCHES OF THE FRAME. AS HE DISLODGE T HE ROLLER, THE ROLLER CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE FRAME.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON REAR BUMPER WITH ONE FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP AND THE OTHER FOOT ON THE BUMPER. HE REACHED INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO GET COVERALLS WHEN HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP SLIPPE D CAUSING HIS RIB CAGE TO HIT THE TAILGATE.
EE WAS OPERATING CHAIN SAW, CUT A LIMB THAT WAS IN A BIND. LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD AND WHEN HE FELL THE SAW CUT IS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RELOCATE TELEPHONE LINE CABLE THAT WAS LAYING ON BEAM BESIDE MAIN ENTRANCE TO JOB. EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE STEPPED ON ROCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL ON RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOY EE WENT TO SPECIALIST ON 6-14-00 WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF RIGHT ELBOW.
FOREMAN WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE WAS CRUSHED WITH THE REAR WHEELS OF A LOADED FORD 9000 COAL TRUCK. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE VICTIM BENT OVER TO MOVE A WATER HOSE AND WAS CRUSHED BY T HE REAR WHEELS OF THE COAL TRUCK MOVING IN REVERSE TOWARD THE RAW COAL BINS.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE 30 RAILROAD CARS (LOADED) WITH A LOCOMOTIVE, WHEN HAND BRAKE WAS LOOSED THE CARS STARTED TO MOVE. INJURED GOT ON CAR AND FELL IN FRONT OF WHEEL RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS LOWER LEFT FOOT AND LEG. LOWER LEG WAS AMPUTATED 4/21/00.
THIS IS NOT A NEW INJURY ON 3-09-00 EE STATED HIS KNEE HURT HIM SOME WHEN HE WALKED ON IT. ORIGINAL INJURY WAS ON 7-2-96. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 3-19-00 AND ON 7-7-00 EE WEMT BACK TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTION. INJURY WAS RECURRENCE BASED ON MEDICAL INFORMATION.
EMLOYEE STATED HE WAS RUNNING EMPTY FROM DUMP. SAID HE HIT A PLACE IN ROAD SIGHTLY ROUGHER THAN NORMAL. THIS CAUSED A JERKING MOTION, TO HIS NECK. HE WAS WEARING A SEATBELT.