Doty Creek Coal

Employee was helping the mechanic load a D8 bogey onto a parts truck. The mechanic lowered the bogey catching the employee' fingers in a pinch point on the bogey.

Employee was trying to put a piece of drill steel back into the rack when the steel slipped and caught his hand and thumb, also bending his wrist enough to break it. The drill steel landed on the employees thumb, breaking it in 2 places.

Employee was reaching behind the seat when his upper back muscles knotted up causing severe pain and numbness in his left arm and hand. Employee went to emergency room and was admitted overnite. Employee came back to work until 02/21/06 where he wad diagnosed with a ruptured disc in his neck.

D11R, company # 0453 caught on fire from what appears to have been an electrical short under the cab of the dozer. The dozer burned for over 30 minutes and was reported to the local MSHA office.

Employee was working on hydroseeder truck when he fell to the ground injuring his left shoulder and collar bone.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A D8 BATTERY WHEN A KNOT POPPED UP ABOVE HIS GROIN.

EE WAS LOADING THE SHOT WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK IN DIFFERENT DIRECTION & TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS GETTING OFF AN EXCAVATOR WHEN HE SLIPPED PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.