Kragon Tipple Coal

54736YEE WAS UNPLUGGING DRAIN PIPE ON SILT IMPOUNDMENT USING A LONG METAL ROD TO DISLODGE CLOG. THUMB OF RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE METAL DRAIN PIPE, CAUSING A PINCHING AND 31359ATION OF THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL HEAD ROLLER ON BELT LINE AT TIPPLE 3 HE WAS HOLDING BEARING WITH HIS HAND HEAD ROLLER & BEARING ASSEMBLY FELL INTO PLACE CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND B ETWEEN BEARING & MOUNTING SURFACE IT SMASHED THEFINGERNAIL & COMPLETELY SEVERED A PIECE OF FLESH ON INSIDE OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND

EMP WAS OPERATING TIPPLE. HE WAS PICKING ROCK FROM COAL WHICH WAS PASSING ON PICKING BELT. HE PICKED UP ROCK OFF BELT TO DROP DOWN INTO ROCK SHOOT. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK & METAL G UARD & CRUSHED FINGER. EMPL WAS SEEN AT LOCAL HOSPITAL THEN TRANSFERRED TRO UK MEDICAL CENTER IN LEXINGTON WHERE THEY DID SURGERY & REMOVED SEVERAL BONES IN FRONT PART OF FINGER BECAUSE IT

EE WAS REMOVING ROCKS OUT OF COAL COMING ACRTOSS THE PICKING BELT. HE WAS USING BOTH HANDS & WAS IN A STANDING POSITION. ON THIS PARTICULAR DAY THE COAL HAD SOME VERY LARGE HEAVY ROCKS IN IT & LIFTING THESE HEAVY ROCKS CUASED STRAIN ON EES BACK WHICH HAS NOW RESULTED IN NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG & TOES. THERE IS ALSO SOME LOSS OF REFLEXES WHICH IS UNDERSTANDABLE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A BEARING IN T H E SCREEN PLANT. WHEN HE WAS POUNDING ON THE OLD BEARING WITH A HAMMER TRYING TO REM/OVE IT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF THE BEARING & BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT LEG. HALFWAY BETWEEN THE ANKLE & KNEES. THE EE\S LEG WAS X-RAYED & THE DOCOTR FELT THE SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WAS LODGED TOO DEEPLY & DID NOT NEED TO BE REMOVED AT