Oriole Mine Coal

EMPL WAS DRIVING HAULAGE TRUCK UP RAMP OUT OF PIT. TRUCK STALLED CAUSING TRUCK TO TRAVEL DOWNHILL AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO TURN WHEELS INTO HIGHWALL TO STOP TRUCK. AT THIS TIM E TRUCK OVERTURNED TOSSING EMPL AROUND IN CAB OFTRUCK HITTING SHOULDER & BACK.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE FITTINGS ON R50 EUCLID TRUCK. GREASE GUN SLIPPED ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PRESSURING GREASE INTO FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE SHOP TO THE OUTSIDE TO HELP OTHER WELDERS WITH A PROBLEM THEY HAD RUN ACROSS WHILE WELDING. EE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF METAL, TRIPPED AND ALMOST FELL. HE APPARENTLY P ULLED OR TORE A LIGAMENT IN HIS FOOT TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON THE DRAGLINE TO BEGIN WORKING. HIS FOOT WAS LODGED INTO THE PAD ON THE DRAGLINE FOR FOOTING. HIS OTHER FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTING AND BENDING HIS FOOT BACKWARD AS HE FELL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR IMMEDIATE TREATMENT. AT THAT TIME, X-RAYS REVEALED A BROKEN BONE NEAR THE ANKLE. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHEPEDIC SPECIALIST FOR FOLLOW-UP.

TAKING OFF COUPLING FROM DRILL STEEL EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK OFF COUPLING WITH A HAMMER,AND A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF COUPLING AND WENT IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A D-10 DOZER. AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UPON THE DOZER BY THE HANDRAILS, HE PUSHED OFF WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING THE RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST AND POP. IT WAS ESTABLISHED BY X-RAYS AND THE LOCAL CLINIC THAT I.NAME HAD TORN HIS LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE REQUIRING SURGERY ON 4/25/90.

INJURED WAS HAVING TROUBLE REMOVING A DRILL STEEL AND COUPLING ON THE DRILL'S ASSENT. HE BEGAN HAMMERING THE COUPLING. A PIECE OF STEEL WAS KNOCKED OFF AND LODGED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAN D.

THE INJURED WAS CARRYING TOOLS TO CAB OF DRAGLINE ON THE CATWALK.HE HUNG HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE HARD ON HTE CATWALK RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

I NAME WAS TAKING WATER TO THE DRAGLINE CREW A PART OF HIS REGULAR JOB DESCRIPTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT TEH BOTTLE OF WATER ONTO THE SHOE OF THE DRAGLINE HE STRAINED HIS BACK DUE TO THE WE IGHT OF THE 5 GAL WATER BOTTLE AT THE TIME OF INJURY AN ATER HOURS CLINIC DR THOUGHT HE HADD SPRAINED HIS BACK AS THE PAIN WORSENED I NAME WENT BACK TO THE DR AND DISCOVERD INJURY ON 4-3-89

I,NAME WAS CHECKING A PUMP THAT WAS SITTING IN VERY MUDDY CONDITIONS. I,NAME STEPED INTO THE MUD, SINKING UP IN THE MUD PAST HIS KNEE. WHILE TRYING TO FREE HIMSELF, HE TWISTED HIS HIP & LOWER BACK.

I.NAME CLIMBING ON BOOM OF DRAGLINE TO CHECK & REPAIR IT.BENT DOWN TO EXAMINE BOOM FELT BURNING PAIN.PAIN & SWELLING INCREASED OVER PERIOD OF TIME.WENT TO DR 1-6-89 DIAG. RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL & RECOMMENDED TIME OFF WORK 3 DAYS.

EMPL WAS STEPPING OFF D-11 DOZER. HE JUMPED OFF LADDER ONTO PILE OF DIRT LOSING HIS BALANCE. HE THENN TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A LADDER OF A BACKHOE WITH MUDDY BOOTS. HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO A HOLE, TWISTING HIS KNEE. I,NAME WENT TO THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME; HOWEVER, THE INJURY WAS N OT GREAT ENOUGH TO REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF MEDICAL ATTENTION. LATER, ON 7-12, HE REINJURED HIS KNEE STEPPING OFF A DRILL AT THE MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF 245 BACKHOE WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND WEDGE MAUL UPON HITTING THE WEDGE WITH THE SLEDGEHAMMER A PIECE OF THE STEEL WEDGE CAME OFF AND PRICED HIS LEFT KNEE.

SHOVELING ON CRUSHER PULLED ABDOMINAL MUSCLE.DIDNT GO TO DR IMMEDIATELY.LATER AT WORK I.NAME PULLING WRENCHES ON MECHANIC JOB WHEN HE INJURED IT FURTHER.WENT TO DR WHEN PAIN INCREASED.

HE WAS WALKING,3STUMBLED AND TWISTED BACK, RESULTING IN INJURY.

HOOK ROLLERS ON3THE DRAGLINE WERE BEING CHANGED DUE TO THE LIFTING & PULLING A GROIN MUSCLE WAS STRAINED

I NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO DOWNSHIFT AN ENDDUMP AND ACCIDENTALLY JAMMED THE TRUCK IN REVERSE THUS KILLING THE ENGINE. THIS STARTLED HE WHO JUMPED FROM THE MOVING VECHICLE INJURING HIS KNEE. HE W AS HOSPITALIZED3FOR KNEE SURGERY.

HE HAD BEEN IN 1REASE TRAILER.AS HE CAME OUT OF THE TRAILER HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS.SAW DR. ON 4-12-87.NO LOST TIME UNTIL 5-19-87 WHEN HE WAS TOLD HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A DOZER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OFF OF THE DOZER BY STEPPING FROM THE TRAC TO THE PUSH ARM. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ONTO THE TRAC INJURING HIS BACK.

DRAGLINE WAS BR2KE DOWN EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH REPAIR. HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER FROM DRAGLINE. HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.