Pardee Surface Coal

Employee was laying on ground repairing manifold and while working in an awkward position, strained his neck.

DRIVER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS WHILE IN A SWITCHBACK AND LOADED, ROLLED DOWNHILL. LET ENGINE BRAKE KILL ENGINE, LOSING CONTROL AND TURNING TRUCK OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE.

THE EE HAD MADE SEVERAL ROUNDS WITH HIS 777B HAULER WITH NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. AT 9:00 AM THE HAULER LOST ITS RETARDER AND THE EE LOST CONTROLOF THE HAULER. HAULER ROLLED 4 TIMES INTO A VALL EY FIELD. EE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT THIGH AND NECK INJURIES.

HE WAS WORKING ON A D-10 DOZER. HE HAD BOTH PUSH ARMS BLOCKED AND WAS WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ROLLER FRAME. THE LEFT SIDE PUSH ARM SLIPPED, ALLOWING THE ROLLER FRAME TO DROP APPROXIMATEL Y 4". A TRACK CLEAT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT LEG, CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/29/03.

EE WAS WALKING ON HAULRAOD. HE STEPPED ON A FLAT ROCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROCK. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT FOOT TO TWIST SIDEWAYS RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT FIBULA APPR OXIMATELY ONE INCH ABOVE THE ANKLE.

HE WAS REMOVING A TILT JACK ON A D-11 DOZER. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON THE PUSH ARM AND PLACED THE OTHER FOOT ON THE TRACK. THE TRACK WAS MUDDY AND HISFOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON THE TRACK.

TRUCK WAS DROVE INTO DITCH AFTER LEAVING SEVEN FEET OF SKID MARKS AND TRAVELING FORTY FT AFTER SKID WITH NO SIGN OF BRAKING INTO DITCH. TRUCK WAS FOUND IN NEUTRAL AND EE BRAKE TURNED OFF. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO TRUCK.

LOADER BOOM HIT HAULER BED WHILE LOAIDNG HAULER. THIS CAUSED THE HAULER OPERATOR TO BE JERKED SIDEWAYS WHILE INT HE OPERATORS SEAT HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS SEEN BY A DR. DR SAID POSS IBLE PULLED MUSCLE AND RETURNED HIM TO WORK. ON JUNE 13TH HE RETURNED TO THE DR MRI BEEN OF WORK SINCE JUNE 14TH.

HE OPERATED A LOADER ON 2-6-02, LOADER TIRE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS BACK TO BECOME MILDLY PAINFUL. HE OPERATED THE LOADER ON 2-8 AND 2-9. ON 2-9 HE WENT TO A LOCAL EMERBENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA OF A VERTEBRAE DISK.

EE WAS INSTALLING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SIDE DOOR ON A DOZER. DOOR WEIGHT ~30LB. HE WAS HOLDINGIT IN PLACE WITH ONE HAND & ONE KNEE. DOOR SLIPPED & FELL, CATCHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWE EN THE DOZER TRACK CLEAT & THE DOOR. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE WITH LACERATION AT THE FIRST JOINT OF THE FINGER.

WHILE HE WAS TAKING A D-10 DOZER OVER A 4 FOOT DROP, THE DOZER BLADE CAUGHT THE GROUND CAUSING THE DOZER TO SUDDENTLY STOP IN AN STEEP POSITION. THE SUDDEN STOP AND THE STEEP INCLINE, CAUSED T HE OPERATOR TO BE THROWN FORWARD STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A METAL BEAM IN THE TOP OF THE CAB. THE OPERATOR WAS IN AN AIR RIDE SEAT AND WEARING A SEAT BELT.

AN AIR HOSE FITTING ON THE LUBRICATION TRUCK WAS LEAKING AIR. HE TOOK THE HOSE OFF THE TANK AND DOING SO THE AIR WAS RELEASED FROM THE TANK. THE FITTING TO BE BRAZED EXTENDED 1/4 INCH ABOVE TH E INSIDE BOTTOM OF THE AIR TANK. THERE WAS APPROX 1/4 INCH OF LIQUID "AIR DRY" (FLAMABLE) STILL IN THE TANK. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE FITTING WITH A TORCH FLAME THE FUMES IGNITED & FLASHED ON HIM.

HELPING TO LIFT A TRACK PAD FOR A D-11 DOZER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

DRIVING LOADED COAL TRUCK UP A GRADE WHEN THE REAR WHEELS STARTED SPINNING. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH AND TURNED ONTO HIS SIDE. LIMITED DAMAGE TO TRUCK BUT EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN.

WHILE OPERATING A LOADER, THE FRONT WHEEL EITHER RAN OVER A ROCK OR INTO A SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE WORK AREA. THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO COMPLAIN OF PAIN IN HIS NECK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING TWO FIVE GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL FROM THE TRACK OF A D-10 DOZER. ONE EMPLOYEE HANDED A BUCKET FROM THE TRACK TO THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE ON GROUND WAS SITTI NG THE BUCKET DOWN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER-DISLOCATION.

WHILE HOLDING UP THE DRIVELINE SO THE TRANSMISSION COULD BE SLID IN, THE DRIVELINE SLIPPED AND FELL ON FINGER CUTTING THE FINGER ABOVE THE JOINT.