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The mechanic stated: was attempting to step up on a handrail to remove a chain on the drill. When EE raised EE's leg EE felt this knee pop. This resulted in a partially torn tendon.
A mechanic was attempting to install an equalizer bar on a dozer. While positioning the bar, the belly pan fell catching EE's left hand between the belly pan and the bar. This resulted on the loss of the left ring finger.
The contracted employee stated that "something" hit EE from behind after cutting a tree causing EE to roll down the hill EE was working on. This resulted in broken ribs, a fracture above the teeth, and cuts/bruises.
An employee broke both heels when EE jumped to the ground from the deck of a 785B rock hauler. EE jumped because a steering jack hose ruptured onto the turbo causing flames to come up to the outside of the cab area. The EE also received burns to the back of the neck and right arm.
EE climbed up a 3 step ladder to hand another technician a tool. EE was standing on the 2nd step of the ladder and holding onto the handholds on a 7858B Truck. The ladder twisted out from under EE and they slipped off the ladder and twisted an ankle when they hit the ground.
The employee was grinding on a push arm pin in order to weld the pin. The pin rolled on to their left pointer finger, while the grinding was being done, resulting in a broken bone.
Kneeling underneath dozer, utilized an air nozzle to clean debris from bolts to remove final drive. Debris blew back into employees face and underneath safety glasses of right eye.
Lying underneath excavator utilizing an acetylene torch to cut track guide when a piece of hot slag entered right ear
The employee slipped as EE was walking up an incline. When EE slipped, EE fell on EE's right ankle causing a broken tibia.
The employee slipped as employee was coming down the front set of steps on the 777 Hauler. The slip resulted in a strained back.
The employee lost footing as ee climbed down the steps of a CAT 992D loader. EE fell to the ground sustaining bruises to back and the back of head.
The employee was in the process of trying to extinguish a non-reportable fire on a dozer and possibly experienced smoke inhalation.
Employee was walking down the steps of the filter trailer and fell when he got to the bottom step and turned his ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain and small chip to a bone in the ankle.
Employee was grinding on a welded spot when the hand grinder jumped and hit him on the left hand between the pointer and middle finger causing a laceration that required sutures.
Employee went to get on the push arm of a D10R dozer and his foot slipped causing him to fall and hit the push arm with his left rib cage causing cracks to two ribs. He returned to full duty the next shift. His regular job duty is an excavator.
As employee stepped off of the Lube truck his foot slipped and he fell into the ladder on the used oil tank causing a laceration to his left ear that took sutures to close the cut. He was in the process of emptying the used oil tank on the truck into the ground tank. He reported to full work on his next scheduled shift.
Loading wet hole material(bags)from trailer to truck when employee felt a sudden sharp pain in his lower back
Employee was unloading supplies when cutting blades for a grader started shifting. He stepped to get in the clear and tripped over a hydraulic unit, falling to the ground catching his fall with his left hand causing a hair line fracture. He is continuing working his regular job.
Employee passed out as he exited truck.Worker saw him covered with mud.No injury occurred.No exposure to toxic hazards.Went to hospital for heart tests found nothing.Was admitted due to infection & given antibiotics.Was taking antibiotics prior to incident.Reporting this as occupational illness MSHA says we must.We do not agree this is reportable would like it removed from record.
Employee is a mechanic and he was working under a truck. As he was getting out from under the truck he twisted his knee. When he stood up, the pain of the knee & standing up made him pass out & he fell on his face.
Employee was helping load crib blocks onto a mechanic truck when he felt a pain in his stomach. He was diagnosed as having a hernia. He required surgery and has not returned to work as of today.
As the loader operator dumped into a 777 Cat. truck, a rock from the bucket hit in the truck bed and the driver backed into the loader bucket causing a strain to his back. He has been on restricted duty for four days and is working now at full duty.
As employee was doing his pre-opt he stepped on an oily spot and fell hitting his left knee on the deck of a loader causing bruising.
Changing a wrench hydraulic unit out on a drill. The new unit was bolted up and when he stepped to the ground his stomach started hurting. He was diagnosed with a hernia that required surgery.
A fire was discovered in a day box on a powder truck as a shot bench was being loaded. A brush/tree fire was located near the loading site which may have been the ignition source. No injuries occurred in this incident.
Employee was tramming a D11N dozer out of a shot and when he got to the haulroad he noticed that the hydraulic gauge was showing hot. He stopped the dozer and trammed it backward to a wide spot (50 to 60 feet) to keep from blocking the haulroad. When he stopped, fire shot up beside both doors. The right side fire lesson and he exited the dozer. No injuries occurred.
Was decending a haul road with a loaded truck, he went to change gears and could not get the transmission in another gear. He turned the truck over onto the passenger side. On an approximately 8 percent grade. This accident is a contractor for Huffman Fork (LB Trucking #K193) but we are required to report the accident according to our MSHA district.
Employee was walking from a dozer to a hauler and tripped over a small berm created by the dozer pushing, he fell to the ground. He caught his fall with his right arm and stoved it up. He continued to work and started missing work on 9-7-2010 due to complications.
Employee entered the cab of the drill and mashed his thumb when he shut the door on it. He had to have sutures to close the wound on his thumb. Tip of bone was cracked. He missed no scheduled work.
Employee was fueling a D11N dozer when he slipped and fell to the ground.
EE was inserting a wire into a Bunch Block using a stainless steel razor knife, when it slipped and cut his right index finger. The cut required 5 stitches.
The employee was standing on top of a loader with a rope in his hand that was tied to a drive line underneath the loader. As he was pulling on the rope he felt pain in his back. He continued to work and on 11-30-09 he was taken off work to start 2-3 weeks of therapy and is still missing work.
Employee got a foreign object in his left eye as he was blowing dust off of a dust hood on a drill. Employee missed no work, but had to use prescription medication.
This is filed for the ltd. purpose of abating C. #8165978. The engine died on EE's truck, EE stepped out, he got back in and tried to start the engine and said the truck rolled off and went over the hill and the cab turned over. **EE was terminated 9/4/09 while still on restricted duty per Inspector**
turned 992 loader over into a pit. He was a contractor for Bates Contracting & Construction Inc. They reported the accident to MSHA. I got a violation issued on 7-9-09 to file an accident report on incident also.
The injury was not reported until 11/23/08. We were informed that the EE was grinding metal and got something in his eye at that time.
During Tree cutting operation for a spoil fill area in advance of mining operation. An employee received multible non-fatal injuries when another employee felled a tree. Then the tree struck the injured employee who was working down slope of the felled tree.
Employee was starting the equipment and as he exited a dozer he slipped on the push bar and fell to the ground approximately 2.5 feet. The condition was cold, icy, and snowy. This is a revised submittal.
The highwall fell in and pinned the employee against the outer berm of the miner pit.
Employee was backing a loaded Cat.777 hauler when he backed onto a berm and the truck turned over into a dry pond.
Employee was exiting a dozer and tripped on the hand grip located on the tilt jack causing him to fall approximately three feet to the ground hitting on his back.
THE END OF THE AUGER HAD BROKEN OFF ON THE HIGHWALL MINER AND THE EE GOT INTO THE BASE FRAME AND LIFTED THE END OUT. THE END WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 POUNDS.
EE WAS PUTTING A SECTION OF A BELLY BACK ON A DOZER. THE SECTION WAS HANGING FROM A CHAIN. EE WAS LYING UNDER THE DOZER. THE SECTION FELL AND CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT ARM. EE JUMPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT CHEEK BONE ON THE SECTION OF BELLY PAN AND CUT HIS CHEEK.
EE WAS WORKING ON A TORQUE ON A DOZER AND WHEN HE WAS ENTERING THE BELLY PAN AREA HE HIT HIS LT. KNEE ON A METAL BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE THAT COMES FROM THE POWER CENTER TO THE HIGHWALL MINER. AS HE WAS PULLING HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THE GROUND WAS WET AND MUDDY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CUTTING CHAIN ON A HIGH WALL MINER HEAD AND WHEN HE HIT A PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.
I WAS WAITING FOR THE TRUCK TO GET LOADED AND WHEN IT WAS I STEPPED OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO PUSH UP THE TARP WHEN I DID THE RAIL OF THE TARP KNOCKED OFF A ROCK A LUMP OF COAL OFF THE TOP OF THE TR UCK ONTO MY HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A SET OF TORCHES AND A PIECE OF RUST POPPED AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.