Employee was organizing material around water well for drilling crew when EE stumbled and fell.
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Showing 50 of 119Some wiring caught fire in water truck, employee exited water truck to retrieve fire extinguisher. The next day EE started having back pain.
Descending ladder from rock truck got to bottom step when EE's foot slipped and went in between first and second step straining EE's knee.
Employee was lifting a beam when EE felt a sharp pain in lower back
Employee was exiting dozer cab when EE slipped and fell off platform landing on tracks.
Putting pipe onto belt line walkway pipe fell hitting employee on the left ankle/foot.
Employee was operating water truck, while descending downhill ee felt like truck went into neutral ee then applied brakes ran truck upon berm and overturned.
Employee was changing rollers when EE went to go underneath belt struck EE's head against a protruding object.
Employee was moving a tube of oil from underneath rock truck in parking lot when EE slipped and hurt back.
Employee was trying to open driver side door of lube truck when handle broke puncturing left hand
Employee changing sprocket on high wall drill when boom on mechanics truck extended casing EE's left hand to be pinched causing laceration to pinky finger on left hand.
Employee was leaving office, as they walked onto the parking lot, they stepped on a small rock, fell and turned an ankle.
Truck had a blow out tire on inside wheel. Driver dumped load short started back down hill to get spare truck. Stopped to get out and check tire, while in front it blew off spoke striking driver.
Changing vibrator spring, the spring slipped caught left thumb between spring and vibrator frame.
Ratchet slipped causing to strike elbow on loader differential. Employee started missing work on 09/15/2017.
Employee stepped out of sweeper truck, when their right foot made contact with ground their ankle turned over, twisting it. They returned to work on their next scheduled shift and started missing work on Monday July 24.
Employee and co-worker picked up a bottle of nitrogen to carry to the truck they were working on. When employee felt a burning sensation in left shoulder.
Employee said got out of truck to turn heater values off then climbed up the step to the side of engine as employee stepped back down felt a sharp pain in left hip.
Employee was driving on haul road at Clintwood Elkhorn, Laurel Branch Job, when vehicle hit a dip in the road and employee felt pain in lower back.
Employee was removing center strip from raw coal screen. EE went to reposition self and felt pain in the left knee. Shift started at 6:00 pm on 12/27/16 accident occurred at 02:00 am 12/28/16.
Medical Condition (apparent cardiac arrest)
Chute plugged on #1 cc belt head chute and employee was digging it out with a long spade and was leaning over into the chute and slipped/fell approximately 6 to 8 feet.
Driver was stepping off cement pad to hook the hose from powder truck to the bin. When EE stepped out of the truck, there was a large rock that EE stepped on and lost balance, which caused EE to sprain right ankle.
Hearing loss claim was made on December 2, 2014. We received the award letter notification on 12/23/2015. His hearing for the award was on December 16, 2015. Employee retired on June 15, 2015.
Employee was helping remove drive pulley on effluent pump. They had a chain hoist pulling on the pulley and using pusher bolts when it let loose from taper lock and hit employee in back and right leg.
Employee was going down ladder with fire extinguisher lost his hand hold and fell onto ground hitting his hand on bumper of rock truck and cutting his hand requiring stitches.
Hearing Loss Awarded Date 07/30/2015
Employees were changing hangers on roller. Employee was holding wrench while co-worker was loosening bolt. The wrench slipped causing employee's finger to strike structure.
Pneumoconiosis Awarded 07/13/2015 Last Day Worked 12/19/2012
Employee bent over to pick up ratchet and his back started giving him trouble.
Conditions outside were foggy, truck driver miscalculated the end of the scale ramp causing the truck to overturn onto the passenger side. This resulted in the driver having a fracture of the right knee
Slid into the ditch due to weather conitions
Changing bit on drill, employee was aligning the steel to knock off the bit ring, when the steel broke loose from the head falling and striking employee on the right foot and toes.
Black Lung
Employee was opening the drain valve to drain tank on water truck. He turned to get away from water and ran into the platform for the fire hose stand.
Employee stepped out of mine office and felt pain in his back. Employee worked the rest of the day. He went to the doctor on 6-12-14. He went back to the doctor on 6-20-14 and was taken off work until further notice making his first day of loss time as of Monday 6-23-14. *Employee returned to work on 7/14/14 and went back off work on 7/21/14 as a recurrence of old injury.
Employee had been working on cutting out deck on vibrator. While he was going in and around deck to cut bolts he strained his back. Employee did not report accident until 05/19/2014, he worked 5/20 and 5/21 then went to the doctor which scheduled him off work for 5/22 and 5/23. Due to holidays there was no work scheduled for this employee until 5/26/14.
Employee was getting out of cab of truck when he lost his footing and fell from fuel tank. He grabbed the hand rail on the cab of the truck and strained his left shoulder.
Employee was climbing up to service dozer, not sure what he hit his right eye on causing laceration
Employee was cleaning windshield, foot slipped injured shoulder, later required surgery. Starting missing work on 7/18/13.
Employee was getting out of the mechanics truck on the passengers side and slipped and fell onto the ground. He said his legs were going numb at the time on him.
Coal truck driver parked on railroad crossing, then came into guard shack to pick up tickets. Train backed up on track and hit truck pushing it into guard's car and guard shack. Guard was knocked out of the door and was injured in his lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOADING EQUIPMENT( A VULCANIZING PRESS) ONTO OUR TRUCK. THE PRESS WAS 3'OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE PRESS AWAY FROM THE RAILING TO PREVENT FROM HITTING WHEN THE STRAP BROKE .THE PRESS CAME DOWN THE Employer's LEGS THEN LANDING ON BOTH ANKLES AND FEET.
got finger caught between 2 parts of L50 Loader Operator cab door
Employee of Ball Service Inc. was working a come-a-long for a guide wire that had been tore out by an excavator. When EE pushed down on the com-a-long, the catch never caught on the com-a-long and flew back and hit him in the right jaw. EE had to have 3 stitches inside of his jaw and 5 stitches on the outside.
EE was removing metal Turbine (fan) from box at warehouse when he knocked the fan over. When he reached to grab the fan to keep it from hitting the floor he cut the outside of his little finger on his left hand.
Hole in I-Beam Broke causing rachet to fall.
EE went to close gate slipped while pulling on handle, fell 15 feet to belt then 5 feet to floor.
Lube Truck operator was pulling hose off reel on lube truck and stepped into a hole, twisting his left leg and hip. Starting missing work on 10/11/10.
While dumping R-85 Eculid rock truck, main hydraulic hose burst, oil caught fire on hot exhaust. Flames were around cab. Operator did not set brake or stop engine. He exited cab started down ladder, jumped from third step, injured right leg.