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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RIGHT ANGLE AIR DRILL TO DRILLOUT A BROKEN FITTING AND THE DRILL SLIPPED CAUSING THE BIT TO LACERATE HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEENTHE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 8 SUTURES. THE EE CONTINUES TO WORK AT HIS NORMAL JOB.
EE WAS PULLING ON A TILT CYLINDER PIN WHEN HE FELT POPPING IN LEFT WRIST WITH PAIN. EE NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR ON NOVEMBER 6TH AND HUMAN RESOURCESDID NOT RECEIVE THE ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL NOV 13
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MECHANIC'S TRUCK TO GET A PART. HIS MINE LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAUSING HIM TO PULL HIS HARD HAT OFF AND STRIKE FOREHEAD ON THE EDGE OF DOOR. 6 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. EMPLOYEE RTW ON NEXT SHIFT SCHEDULED ON REGULAR DUTY.
EE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK BED REPAIRING TAIL SECTION OF BED LINER WHERE HE HAD TO DOG DOWN THE LINER TO BE WELDED. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING A METAL WEDGE TO DOG DOWN THE LINER, THE WEDGE FLEW OUT ST RIKING HIM ON THE FACE.
EE WAS OPERATING 785 ROCK TRUCK & THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 2/11/02 & WENT TO THE DOCTOR. ON 2/14/02 WHEN RETURNING ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT HE BEGAN WORKING RES TRICTED DUTY (EE WORKS A 4 ON, 2 OFF SCHEDULE). HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING BUT IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY WHILE GETTING THERAPY TREATMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO WORK UP HAUL ROAD. VEHICLE OVERHEATED, HE PARKED VEHICLE, RODE TO JOB WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. WHEN HE CAME BACK, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MGMT IS REPORTING THIS DUE TO THE FIRE OCCURRING ON THE HAUL ROAD. THIS WAS REPORTED BY PHONE TO MT CARBON 7/20/01.
THIS EE WAS HELPING FLAG NEW PERMIT AREA & SLIPPED WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF OF A TREE STUMP. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND ON 5-15-01 WENT TO A SPECIALIST WHO DETERMINED THIS EE HAS A STRESS FRAC TURE OF HIS HEEL. THIS EE IS NOT ASSIGNED TO THIS IS A MEDICALLY REPORTABLE EVENT. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUES TO WORK AT THIS TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA AND HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF. WHEN HE REPLACED HIS HAT. MATERIAL CAME OUT OF THE HAT AND WENT IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES LODGING IN HIS EYE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF FUEL TRUCK, REFUELING DOZER. HE SLIPPED ON LADDER RUNG WHILE DESCENDING AND FELL.
EE WAS HOOKING A STRAP ONTO PIPE IN POND DURING CLEANING. OPERATOR OF EXCAVATOR LEFT HYDRAULICS ON DURING PROCESS OF GOING TO HELP EE.IN DOING SO THE BUCKET WENT INTO EE'S LEG ABOUT BOOT HIGH
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS AND STUMBLED CAUSING A LEFT KNEE SPRAIN. ON 11-8 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION TO HAVE FLUID DRAINED FROM HIS KNEE. HE WORKS A 4 ON 4 OFF SCHEDULE AND IS NOT MISSI NG ANY WORK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON HIS OFF CYCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 992 G LOADER AND WHEN HE WENT INTO SHOT MATERIAL TO GET A BUCKET HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.
AFTER SERVICING EQUIPMENT THE OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO REFUEL SERVICE TRUCK. THE OPERATOR STOPPED AND NOTICED SPARKS OUT THE RIGHT SIDE MINER. AFTER PARKING TO INVESTIGATE THE OPERATOR DISCOV ERED A FIRE IN THE REAR STORAGE AREA. 2 FIRE EXTINGUISHES WERE TO ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. AFTER THIS WAY UNSUCESSFUL THE SUPERVISOR ELECTED TO WITHDRAW PERSONS TO PREVENT INJURY AND L
COAL TRUCK WAS UNLEVEL WHEN TRYING TO DUMP.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING DUE TO EITHER CARRYING 50 LBS WET BAGS FOR STEM-MING OR SHOVELING STEMMING. THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/17/00; HE DID NOT REPORT ANY EVENT ON THE DAY HE ALLEGES AN EVENT HAPPENED. THIS EMPLOYEE HAD BACK SURGERY FOR AN OFF-THE- JOB INJURY IN NOVEMBER 1998.
ON 4/16/00 MANAGEMENT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS EE RECEIVED A 10% AWARD FRO WV WORKERS COMP FOR A BLACK LUNG AWARD. THIS EE HAD FILED A CLAIM PRIOR TO BEING LAID OFF, SO THEREFORE THIS ILLNESS RE PORT IS BEING FILED.
EE SLIPPED FORWARD WHILE GOING UP STEPS. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND WHICH CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE RING FINGER 1ST JOINT OF HIS RT. HAND. NO MISSED DAYS OR NO RESTRICTIONS.