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COLLISION BETWEEN MACK TRUCK AND TOYOTA PICKUP RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CRIBBING FROM UNDER PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE GOT HOLD OF ONE THAT WAS CAUGHT UNDER PRESSURE & WHEN HE MOVED IT IT CRELED OUT & HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH
JOY 14-5 CONTINUOUS MINER INVOLVED IN NORMAL PILLAR FALL (ENTRAPPED)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING & WENT TO EMPTY A SHOVEL FULL HIS BACK SUPPOSEDLY START ED TO HURT
ROOF FALL 6FT TO 8FT HIGH 18FT TO 20FT WIDE 60FT OR MORE LONG AT LAST CROSSCUT BETWEEN #6 & #7 HEADINGS IN LEFT PANEL
WAS WORKING ON A DRILL, LIFTING A PUMP DRIVE- HURT BACK.
DOZER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING RECLAMATION CREW IN LOADING CULVERT PIPE ON TOP OF D-8H. AFTER LOADING THE FIRST PIPE THE 2ND PIPE WAS BEING LOADED WHEN IT BECAME UNSTABLE & STARTED TO PUSH THE O PERATOR OFF THE TOP. HE JUMPED TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PIPE, LANDING ON A ROCKY TERRAINS.
ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS COMING OUT OF PIT. WHEN A FORK CAME OFF HIGHWALL HITTING IN DITCH. THAT WAS FULL OF MUD. CASING MUD TO SPLATTER DRIVER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.
GOT TANGLED IN C.B. ANTENNA WIRE AND FELL TO THEGROUND AND LANDED ON HIS HIP AND BACK.
OPERATOR WAS COMING DOWN A HILL AND SAID FETERDER WENT OUT HE HIT BERM THEN CROSSED ROAD AND WENT OVER THE OTHER BERM CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN OVER.
PREPARING TO REPAIR BRAKE ON REAR OF C-70 SERVICE TRUCK HAD LEFT REAR WHEELS OFF GROUND & UNBOLTED WHILE LIFTING OFF FELT PAIN IN BACK LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AFTER DARK HE JUMPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON A ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RT FOOT
EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE HE SUPPOSEDLY HAD MORE ON SHOVEL THAN HE TOUGHT AND WHEN HE RAISED IT HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER IN STRIP PIT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH SHOT MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST DASH.
THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE WHILE EE WAS ENGAGED IN LOADING SCOOP BUCKET WITH SUPPLIED FOR ROOF BOLTER AS HE WAS IN BENT OVER POSITION LOADING BUCKET A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT LA NDING ON EE S LOWER BACK AND TOP OF LEFT HIP.
WHILE LOADING A ROCK TRUCK, PICKED UP A LARGE ROCK IN THE BUCKET OF LOADER CAUSING THE BACK END OF LOADER TO COME OFF THE GROUND. AS HE STARTED TO LET BUCKET DOWN THE LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET, CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE LOADER TO HIT THE GROUND HARD. OPERATOR SSAID THIS INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIE ROD END. WHILE HAMMERING ON THE TIE ROD END PART OF IT CAME OFF & HIT RIGHT THUMB RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THUMB.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING BACK FROM FEEDER TO THE MINER TO GET LOADED WHEN HE SUDDENLY HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT A BUMP
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING A LOAD OF COAL FROM MINER TO FEEDER, WHEN HE SUPPOSEDLY RAN CAR INTO RIB, CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN CAR AND RIB.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLECAR, HE SUPPOSEDLY HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSINGHIM TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE KNEE AGAINST A SWITCH IN OPERATOR'S STATION.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS OPERATING CONT- INOUS MINER IN TRAM MODE WHILE PRODUCING COAL, IT SUPPOSEDLY RAN OVER A HUMP IN ROADWAY AND THE FLOATING CANOPY ALLEGEDLY JARRED HIM.
WELDING ON EXCAVATOR BUCKET, HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL TO PUT IN WELDING TRUCK. THE METAL FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE, WAS CLIMBING UP LECTRA HAUL LADDER TO START TRUCK. IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND TRUCK WAS SETTING IN MUD HOLE FROM RAIN. EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED IN MUD BEFORE CLIMBING UP LADD ER AND HIS FEET SLIPPED FROM UNDER HIM ON THE LADDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. EMPLOYEE GRABBED HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM HITTING GROUND WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A HEADER ON TOP OF BOTTOM BELT FOR SCRAPER, A SPLICE CAME THROUGH AND CAUGHT HEADER, STRIKING EMPLOYEE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO RIB.
DEMPLOYEE WAS IN OFFICE, HE SUPPOSEDLY TURNED AROUND & IN PROCESS, LOST FOOTING & BALANCE. WHEN HE STARTED FALLING, HE GRABBED A FELLOW EMPLOYEE & PULLED HIM DOWN ALONG WITH HIM. THE FELLOW EM PLOYEE LANDED ON OTHER'S RIGHT ANKLE.
HE WAS LIFTING A TRUCK BED OFF OF A CHEVY PICKUP. DURING THIS PROCESS HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND THE FRAME OF THE PICKUP THEREFORE CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS OPERATING A EUCLID R-50 ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN TO THE DUMP AREA THE TRUCK WENT OVER A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD CAUSING AN UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSC LE IN HIS LOWER BACK./
THE OPERATOR WAS CHANGING STEEL ON A ROBBINS DRILL WHEN BREAKER PIN ALLEGEDLY FLEW FROM THE STEEL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.
THE OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL WHEN HE FELL IN HITTING THE BUCKET AND BOUNCING THE OPERATOR INTO THE ROOF OF THE LOADER.
54730USING A STEAM JENNY CLEANER TO CLEAN COAL FROM COAL SCREENS. TURNING AROUND,SLIPPED ON THE WET DECK AND FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG.
EMPL INSTALLING TRACKS,ROLLERS,IDLERS ON A D10 DOZER. WAS USING 1" AIR IMPACT GUN TO INSTALL INDLER BOLTS WHILE IN A STRAIN UNDER DOZER,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DRILL BENCH IN HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BENCH AND WENT TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO GROUND, HE STEPPED INTO A DIP IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER TO CLEAN THE MUD FROM HIS HEADLIGHTS
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM REAR OF DOZER
WHILE REPAIRING 992 C TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION YOKE SLIPPED OFF ITS SHAFT PINNING EMPL'S FINGER AGAINST METAL TUBE.
EE WAS FILLING DRILL WITH WATER WHEN HE SAW INJECTION LINE LEAKING HE REACHED HIS HAND INTO CK LEAK WHEN LINE SPRAYED FUEL INTO HIS RT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS BY HAND, PLACING THEM IN A BACK HOE BUCKET AND RIP RAPPING A PONG.
EMPL USING LOADER TO LOAD COAL WHILE OWN LOADER WAS BEING REPAIRED.AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED LOADER WAS RETURNED TO EMPL AND HE SWITCHED OUT OF IT.EMPL WENT INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN LOWERED BUCKET COAL WAS HARDER THAN WITH 997C CAUSING EMPL TO SPIN TIRES.
EMPLOYEE HAS REPLACED AIR LINE AND HAD CLIMBED BACK INTO OPERATORS' CAB TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE GUAGE. WHEN HE HAD STARTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. E MPLOYEE HAD BEEN WALKING IN MUD AND OIL WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN LADDER WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL.
EMPL WERE INSTALLING STEEL GUIDE ON 16 DRILL. WHEN DOZER WAS PUSHING ROCKS OF HIGHWALL WHEN ONE OF FALLING ROCKS HIT PILE OF LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING ROCKS TO FLY OUT ONE OF WHICH HIT EMPL ON LE G. ROCK HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 15 OR 20' FROM WHERE DOZER WAS PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL.
EMPLOYEE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING REAR MACK SPRING & CAPS & WHEN EMPLOYER BENT DOWN TO INSTALL 2ND CAP WHEN HE GOT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS INSTRUCTING WORK CREW CONCERNING DAYS WORK WHEN A BEE OR SOME TYPE OF INSECT STUNG FINGER.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PIN IN DUMP CLY ON LECTRA HAUL. EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN LADDER FELL OVER CASUING EMPL TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALLING TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING DUMP CLY ON A LECTRA HAUL DUMP TRK WAS CLIMBING UP A STEP LADDER TO PIN THE TOP OF HOIST CLY WHEN THE STEP LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING UP SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM LADDER
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING LOAD TO CRUSHER PLANT WHILE DUMPING TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAINS IN LOWER PART OF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW ON HIS STEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL FROM BELT LINE AT CRUSHER USING A SHOVEL, WHEN EMPLOYEE TWISTED LOWER PART OF HIS BACK WHILE TURNING TO THROW COAL FROM HIS SHOVEL.
EE WAS RETURNING TO THE PARKING AREA FROM 1 DUMP WHEN HE STOPPED ON HAVE ROAD TO LET PICK UP TRUCK PASS WHEN OTHER COAL TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN REAR. KNOCKING EE APPROX. 10C 15 FT.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE GOUND CAUSING EE TO STRIKE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS 980C LOADER TO BREAK UP COAL TO LOAD ON RUCKS WHILE USING HIS BUCKET LOADER STALLED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.