Cedar Creek Mine Coal

EMP GOT RIGHT HAND FINGERTIPS SMASHED BETWEEN STRUT & FRAME WHILE DISASSEMBLING AN R100 END DUMPFRACTURE TO BOTH FINGERTIPS & REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO MIDDLE FINGERTIP.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL BELLY PAN, THE PAD EYE USED TOLIFT INTO PLACE BROKE FREE OF BELLY PAN ALLOWING IT TO FALL ON EE, FRACTURING 2 RIBS ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM LANDING OF 100 TON ENDDUMP THAT WAS DISABLED DUE TO FAILURE OF DRIVE COUPLING ON ENGINE. TRUCK WAS AT TOP OF RAMP AND BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN RAMP. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FRACTURING H EEL OF RIGHT FOOT AND TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER MEN INSTALL A HYDRAULIC PUMP IN A R100 ENDDUMP. HE LIFTED THE PUMP AND PUT SHOULDERS UNDER IT TO RAISE IT UP. NECK BEGAN TO HURT ON 3-19-93. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL A TTENTION UNTIL 3-22-93. REPORTED INCIDENT ON 3-25-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT ALTORFER MACHNERY PICKING UP A IDLER FOR A D7H DOZER, WAS HELPING LOAD THE IDLER IN BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK, STEPPED DOWN FROM BACK OF TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN PAVEMENT, FOOT TWISTED, AU SING FRACTURE.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON A R100HOIST CYLINDER, EMPL LIFTED ONE END, FELT MUSCLE PULL IN THE GROIN AREA. PAIN WENT AWAY, GRADUALLY GOT WORSE UNTIL EMPL SAW A DR. ON 3/3/93. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA, HAD SURGERY ON 3/9/93.

DISMOUNTING DOZER SLIPPED HIT SIDE ON STEP

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF A DOZER AFTER SERVICING IT, AND SLIPPED AND FELL, DUE TO LIGHT RAIN THAT WS FALLING AT THE TIME. TRIED TO BREAK FALL, CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CHECKING WATER & LOIL IN 992C LOADER WAS CLIMBING DOWN HANDSLIPPED ON HANDRAIL & FELL APPR 10FT

MOVING PLANT WITH DOZER MOVING OF HITCH TRAPPING LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN HITCHES AMPUTATING TIP OF LITTLE FINGER OF L HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND SIDE OF BUILDING TO START EXHAUST FAN ON RAW COAL TUNNEL DUCKED O GO UNDER A/C BRACKET AND HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF BRACKET CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO A 637E SCRAPER TO CHECK OUT THE AIR CONDTIONING, AND HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BRACKET CAUSING A LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD WHICH REQUIRED 11 STITCHES.

I NAME SERVICE MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE WATER LEVEL ON A CAT 992C WHEEL LOADER HE KICKED THE RADIATOR CAP MADE TWO TURNS & STOPPED KICKED AGAIN & IT BLEW OFF SPRAYING WATER & BURNING HIS FACE HANDS & ARMS

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OUT THE TRANSMISSION OF A R100 ENDDUMP, WAS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. HE GOT OUT TO WALK OVER TO HIS TRUCK FOR A BOLT. WALKED UNDERNEATH METAL BAR AND HIT HEAD. HAD HIS HARDH AT BESIDE HIM WHILE WORKING, BUT WOULD NOT FIT IN THE POSITION HE WAS IN UNDER TRUCK, FORGOT TO PUT ON WHEN GOT OUT.

EE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE CAUGHT A RIDE WITH A R100 ENDUMP, OPERATOR OTHER A EXTRA SEAT IS PROVIDED IN THIS VEHICLE TO THE PARKING LOT AS IT WAS THE END OF HIS SHIFT . AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE HANDRAIL BROKE OFF AND HE FELL 10FT6INCH TO THE GROUND. AS HE FELL, HIS HARDHAT FELL OFF, AND THE HANDRAIL CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE WAS REPAIRING A 900X20 TIRE. INSTALLED A USED RIM JUST PURCHASED ON THE TIRE WHICH WAS ON A BORROWED FUEL TRUCK. HE HAD CLEANED THE RIM AND MADE A VISUAL INSPECTION. HAD JUST STARTED PUTTIN G AIR IN TIURE AND WAS REACHING FOR IT TO INSPECT OTHER SIDE AND PUT IN CAGE WHEN THE TIRE BLEW.RIM FLEW APART AND TIRE FLEW UP IN AIR. RIM HIT RIGHT HAND AND TIRE HIT HIM.

COMPANY FUEL TRUCK UNIT #942 WAS DISCOVERED WITH A FIRE IN THE CAB. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO PUT OUT FIRE. SECURITY HAD BEEN POSTED NEARBY TRUCK ALL EVENING UNTIL TEN MINUTES BEFORE FIRE WAS 1983 INTERNATIONAL 1900 SERIES TRUCK WITH 2500 GAL TANK ATTACHED.

EMPL ASSEMBLING A COUPLING ON PRIMARY PUMP SUCTION PIPE.HAD LOOSENED A NUT,BOLT SLIPPED AND 3 SECTIONS BEGAN TO SLIDE.EMPL GRABBED AT IT FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN BACK.REPORTED TO SUPV,WENT TO DR 8-24 AND HAD FOLLOWUP VISIT W/SURGEON WHO HAD DONE BACK SURGERY 12-89.

EMPL LOOKING UNDER LOADER AT DIFFERENTIAL TROUBLESHOOTING MECHANICAL PROBLEM.DIRTY,HOT OIL DROPPED INTO LEFT EYE.DIDNT EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT UNTIL THAT PM AT HOME.EYE BEGAN TO BLISTER & SWELL. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM,RECD 1ST AID TREATMENTONL

ICE STORM 2-15,EMPL COMING IN TO WORK GETTING OUT OF CAR IN SHOP PARKING LOT,SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE -DISLOCATION OF NECK AND ROTATION OF PELVIS.

EMPL WELDING ON COAL DUMP AT PREP PLANT,PULLING PIECE OF METAL TO WORK AREA.SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPL CLIMBING OFF TRACTOR SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.IT WAS RAINING HEAVY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.EMPL SUFFERED FX LEG AND SPRAINED WRIST.

THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER AND KNUCKLE WHILE GRINDING A HOSE CLAMP.

THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MASHED THUMB WHEN 8LB HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE DRAFT TUBE ON THE HAUL TRUCK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING THE FENDER.DOCTOR DRILLED THROUGH THUMB TO RE LIEVE PRESSURE.

EMPL SUSTAINED PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER IN HSI EYE.EYE WAS WASHED OUT.NEXT DAY EYE WAS STILL IRRITATED,SENT TO DR FOR TREATMENT OF INFECTION.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES CHEST PAIN WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER.THE SCRAPER WAS BEING PUSHED BY A PUSH TRACTOR.THIS ALLEGED INJURY IS SUSPICIOUS.IT IS QUESTIONABLE WHETHER IT IS A RESULT OF A WORK-R ELATED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE ADJUSTING FANBELT ON SCRAPER HAD HOOD WIRED UP WORKING UNDER IT WHEN WIND BROKE WIRE LETTING HOOD FALL ONTO EMPLOYEES BACK.

EMPLOYEE FUELING TRACTOR, SAID HIS FEET SLIPPED ON TRACK AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS ON HANDGRABS JERKING HIS BACK.

EMPL REMOVING CRADLE WHEN HE GOT DIRT OR GREASE IN LEFT EYE.WASHED AND FLUSHED EYE OUT BUT WAS STILL IRRITATING HIM.SENT IN TO DR TO BE WASHED OUT AND CHECKED.DR RX EYE DROPS.

WHEN EMPLOYEE WNET TO GET BACK INTO TRUCK, HE SAID HIS BACK GAVE AWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING PIPE. WHILE DOING SO, HE HAD HIS FINGER IN THE PIPE AND WAS STRUCK ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BY THE PIPE CLEARING INSTRUMENT.

WHILE UNLOADING SCRAPER FROM LOW BOY TRAILOR, EMP WAS UNHOOKING CABLE SLING FROM STINGER OF SCRAPER & HOOK HIT SIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TRACKS TOGETHER ON DOZER, WELDER WAS STRIKING TRACKS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF TRACK BROKE OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND, ON THE AREA BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFIN GER.

EMPLOYE WAS PUTTING OUT WATER, WHEN HE WAS GETTING INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK HE STEPPED ON A SPADE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING GRILL ON TRACXTOR GRILL FELL O N FINGER LACERATION TO THE MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND

WHILE GETTING O3 SCRAPER OPERATOR INJURED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE BENT O5ER WHILE ADJUSTING TRACTOR SEAT & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON HYDRALIC SHOVEL OUTDOORS WHEN A FOREIGN PARTICLE BECAME EMBEDDED IN RITHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING WEAR PLATES WHEN A PIECES OF METAL OR SLAG BECAME EMBEDDED INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPL MAKING FIN5L CUT ON ROLL OF TAPE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND CAUSING DEEP CUT 9 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3LADDER AND FELL AND AS HE STARTED TO FALL HE THEN JUMPED AND LANDED ON BOTH FEET AND AS HE LANDED HE DISLOCATED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING BRAKES ON TRUCK USING AN IMPACE WRENCH WHEN PARTICLES OF STEEL WERE OR BECAME EMBEDDED IN EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5THER STRIPPING DOOR AND WAS PRYING WITH SCREWDRIVER WHEN SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF OF DOOR CUTTING RT EYE ABOVE EYE LID

EMP WAS GRINDIN1 ON PIECE OF STEEL WHEN 2 PIECES OF MATERIAL (SHAVINGS) BECAME EMBEDDED INTO EMPLOYEES L EYE AND UNDER EYELID

EMPLOYEE WAS TH9EADING CONDUIT WHEN SHARP EDGE OF CONDUIT CUT (L)HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

WHILE WELDING O3 SPARE SHOVEL BUCKET A PIECE OF HOT SLAG DROPPED INSIDE OF EMP BOOT CAUSING BURN TO R ANKLE AREA EMP DID NOT WANT OT GO TO DR AT THAT TIME BUT DID GO TO SEE A DR ON 10 2 86

EMP WAS CHECKIN1 CLOGED DISCHARGE HOSE AND WHIEL DISCONNECTING HOSE FROM WATER PUMP HOT WATER PRESSURE BLEW HOSE FROM PUMP SPRAYING VERY HOT WATER ONTO LOWER LEG PUMP APPARENTLY OVERHEATED FRO LACK OF WATER T2EREFORE CAUSING PRESSURE BUILD UP AND RESULTING IN EMP RECEIVING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS

EE WAS LOADING 2OLES OFR BLASTING WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF BULK RUCK & SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK IMPACTING RIGHT LEG ON FUEL TANK.

EE WAS SPOTTING3TRUCKS A PIECE OF SHALE FROM TRUCK FELL OFF ONTO EES R FOOT BREAKING IT.

WHILE EE WAS ST9PPING DOWN OUT OF HIS EQUIPMENT EES FOOT SLIPPED & EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPL CLIMBING D2WN LADDER OF EQUIP CAUGHT WEDDING BAND ON.LADDER RUNG CAUSING TEARING TYPE OF LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8EMBLING EUCLID 100 TON END DUMP WHEN WIND BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLES INTO EYE

EMPL CUTTING DU8T RINGS OUT OF OLD BELT LOSING CONTROL OF KNIFE AND CUTTING LEFT HAND.1'' CUT ON TOP OF HAND.

EMPLOYEE STEPP9D DOWN OFF DOZER ARM TO GROUND AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE PROCESS OF STEPPING DOWN

WHILE FILLING H2DRAULIC TANK WITH HYD FLUID EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FELL OFF SCRAPER APPROX 7 FT RESULTING IN SEVERE LOWER LUMBAR PAIN RADIATING INTO LT TEMORAL AREA PT ALSO STATED SLIGHT CERVICAL P AIN 3

WHILE UNDER A T9UCK REPAIRING TI A PARTICLE OF METAL FELL OFF OF UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK INTO I.NAMES EYE WEARING HIS GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY

SORENESS ON LEF7 WRISTS AND RIGHT RIB CAGE BY SLIPPING ON ICE ON PUSH BEAM ON DOZER.

REPAIRING BLADE TAPPING ON NEW BALDE BRACKET WITH HAMMER TO LINE IT UP ON BALDE CAUSING PAINT CHIP IN RT EYE.

1 INCH LACERATION TO PALM OF HAND RT HAND WAS USING WRONG SIZE TAP TO FIX MACHINE CUT HAND

FALL - 5 THORACIC FRACTURED VERTEBRAE

LIFTING - STRAINED BACK LOADING BAGS OF SLURRY

HIT RIBS WITH STEERING WHEEL DRIVING WATER TRUCK

TWISTED BACK WHILE SHOVELING

I.NAME WAS STRUCK IN THE LEFT ELBOW BY A CHUNCK OF COAL WHILE INSTALLING A GUARD TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT FROM HAPPENING.

STEPPEN OFF GRADER & TWISTED HIS BACK

I.NAME SAID HE WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND ON THE PUSH BLOCK OF HIS SCRAPER BY THE PUSH TRACTOR & HURT HIS NECK.

HAD BEEN RAINING WORKING ON SCRAPER FRONT ENGINGE.