York Canyon-Underground Mine Coal

WHILE WASHING DOWN THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE PREP PLANT, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE WET MATERIAL. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO BECOME OFF BALANCE. DURING THIS TIME THE PRESSURE FROM THE HOSE CAUSED T HE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST IN AN UNNATURAL MANNER CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A ROUSTABOUT CLAMP OFF OF THE DISCHARGE SIDE OF RIVER PUMP SUING A 12" CRESCENT WRENCH. EMPLOYEE STARTED TO TORQUE DOWN ON THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE COUPLING AND THE COUPLING CAME OFF UNDER PRESSURE, SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE END CAP ON A 2" SPRAY BAR PIPE WITH A 36" PIPE WRENCH. WHILE EXERTING FORCE TO BREAK THE SEAL ON THE CAP HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING ON SLIPPERY HILLSIDE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A FLAT ROCK AND THE ROCK SLIPPED OVER HITTING EE ON THE CALF MUSCLE OF HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A DEEP BRUISE.

TERMINATING 500 MCC CABLE/CABLE UNEXPECTEDLY R ELEASED S TRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH

ALIGNING UNISTRUT CAUGHT LEFT THUMB INBETWEEN- 3 COUTANEOUS SUTURES MEDIAL ASPECT LEFT THUMB- IMPAIRMENT TO TENDONS LIGAMENT- PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.

EMPLOYEE STRIPPING WIRE CUTTING TOWARDS BODY KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING HOLDING HAND FINGER CAUSING FULL DEPTH LACERATION WITHOU IMPAIRMENT TO TENDONS LIGAMENTS REQUIRING FOUR CONTAINOUS SUTURES S

54736YEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND HURT HIS LEFT LEG.

54736YEE WAS GUIDING DOZER MAKING RAMP BEHIND FLATBEAD TRUCK TO UNLOAD MULE.EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARD INTO A HOLE IN BED OF FLATBED TRUCK RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE STRAIN AND A BRUISE TO HIS LOWE 90997HT LEG AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING RAILROAD TIE SO A FORKLIFT COULD GET UNDENEATH IT.SEVERAL TIES ALREADY LOADED ON THE FORKS ROLLED AND ONE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT REAR RIBS BRUSING THEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT A BELT DRIVE FLUID COUPLER INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

A PIECE OF PIPE FELL ON HAND CUTTING RT INDEX FINGER

BUILDING CONCRETE FORMS IN EXCAVATION. JUMPED INTO EXCAVATION, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET DEEP. BEGAN MISSING 8/11/90.

EMPL ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING COAL SPILLAGE AROUND A BELT TAIL ROLLER WITH A HOE THE HOE BECAME WEDGED AND WHEN HE TRIED TO GET IT UNSTRUCK HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS L HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF S TEEL CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING 5 SUTURES

INSTALLING STAR7ER IN FORKLIFT, IN AWKWARD POSITION, STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING STARTER IN PLACE.

SLIPPED ON BASE3OF STAIRS AT ROTARY BREAKER.

HELPING LIFT OX2GEN BOTTLE.

DRIVING LOADER 2FF OF HILL AND BRAKES FAILED.

CHECK DISCONNEC7 S.W.FOR PROPER SPRING,HAD LEFT HAND AT WRONG LOCATION AND SPRING LEVER PINCHED HAND.

WAS ATTEMPTING 7O DISLODGE A PIECE OF METEAL FROM INSIDE #4 CYCLONE & SLIPPED HIS HAND STRUCK THE SHARP METAL INSIDE THE CYCLONE DISCHARGE BOX CAUSING A CUT

TRIMMING DOWN A3PIECE OF WOOD WITH A KNIFE. HAND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB AT THE JOINT.

INSTALLING COWL3ARM ON TAILGATE ARM IN SHOP.IT FELL OVER ON RIGHT HAND PINCHING 2 FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND CRIB BLOCK.

SUBJECT WAS LIF7ING FROZEN PIPE ON HILL SIDE, SLIPPED ON SNOW WHILE LIFTING. SUBJECT STATED HE FELT LIKE HE HAD RUPTURED HIMSELF.

WAS ON SCAFFOLD3ONFLAT BED TRUCK, TRUCK HAD TO MOVE DRIVER HIT HOLE, KNOCKING HER OFF THE SCAFFOLD ON THE GROUND.

WELDING OVER OP9N STARIWAY LOST FOOTING AND FELL THROUGH OPENING APPROX 21 FT HURTING LOWER BACK

BENT OVER TO PI7K UP WATER JUG & LUNCH BOX, PINCHING NERVE IN LOWER BACK, DISABILITY FROM INJURY BEGAN 9-17-86

HAD BEEN WELDIN1 IN ODD POSITIONS ALL WEEK COULE HAVE TWISTED NECK OR PINCHED NERVE BECAUSE HE COULDNT MOVE NECK ON 9-13-86

LIFTING PANEL A3D PULLED MUSCLE IN HIP

LIFTING PIECE O0 2 IN CONDUIT PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

INSTALLING STEE5 PLATES WHEN RELEASEING FROM CRANE STEEL SLIPPED AND JERKED HIMM POPPING KNEE AD BACK OUT OF PLACE

WELDING ON PIPE2 LADDR SLIPPED - HUNG ON TO PIPE W/ARM BECAME LADDER FELL

EMPL CARRYING P9OP,FELL HURT RIGHT ARM.

SUBJECT ALLEDGE8 HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET FULL OF WATER(OUT OF A WATER HOLE.)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELT AND HAD SHIRT SLEEVES UNBUTTONED WHEN THEY CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM AND PULLED IT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING AN ELKHORN THAT WAS STUCK IN ENTRY & CHAIN BROKE & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT SIDE OF THE FACE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OFF REAR WINDOW ON SCRAPER AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 6\), LANDING ON BOTH FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM MATERIAL CAR WHEN THE REAR SIDE OF BUNDLE BROKE LOOSE, FALLING TO THE GROUND AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST SOME CINDER BLOCKS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING HE TRIPPED OVER DUKE AND FELL AGAINST THE WHEEL OF THE BELT TAILPIECE.

EMP WAS JOGGING ACROSS FROM OFFICE TO PREP PLANT TO RELAY A MESSAGE AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK WITH LEFT FOOT SEVERLY SPRAINING WHICH LATER PROVED TO BE A BROKEN ANKLE BROKEN BONE IN LOWER AN KLE

EMP WAS WALKING ON BEAM ON THE GROUND CARRYING CRIB BLOCK HE SLIPPED OFF AND TWISTED HIS BACK PAIN IN UPPER PART RT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON THE PLANATARY WITH A CHEATER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK. PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING MINER CABLE DOWN OFF J-HOOKS WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER GAVE OUT. HE COULD NOT PICK UP HIS ARM AGAIN. MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER GAVE OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING JACK HAMMER AND STEEL UP OUT OF HOLE AND GOT SHARP PAIN IN CENTER OF BACK. SHARP PAIN IN CENTER OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SLIVER WHICH WENT INTO LEFT FOOT. PUNCTURE WOUND, LEFT FOOT. STEPPED ON SLIBER OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE FLOORS AT BREAKER WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON HAND RAILING. BRUISED AND SORE RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER WITH NAIL TO MAKE HOLES IN BELTING GUARD, HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE THUMB, CUTTING IT. LACERATED LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PROPS ONTO A SHUTTLE CAR HE STEPPED ON THE MINER CABLE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE PAIN IN LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE AND FELLOW WORKERS WENT TO 4TH RIGHT L.W. TO PULL THE AFC CHAIN FROM ON TOP AROUND THE TAILGATE SPROCKET TO THE UNDERNEATH SIDE WITH AN S/S CAR, THE CHAIN WOULD NOT G UNDERNEATH SO EM PLOYEE WAS PRYING ONE FLIGHT WITH THE S/S CAR PULLING FROM THE OTHER END. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE WHEN EMPLOYEE STUCK A 1"X4"X5\ BAR TO RELEASE THE FLIGHT. THE BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE RIG

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING FEEDER CABLE TOWARD POWER CENTER WHEN HE SCRATCHED RIGHT EYE ON WIRE WHICH WAS HANGING DOWN FROM MAT. SCRATCHED RIGHT EYE.

ROCK FELL WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DRIVER BREAKING FINGER ON LEFT HAND. FOURTH FINGER LEFT HAND.

ROCK FELL BETWEEN RIB & LAST BOLT ON MAT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG WENT TO SOUND ROOF POSSIBLE BROKEN LEG (LEFT)

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROOF JACK ON BOOM OF GALIS JACK SLIPPED AND FELL ON FINGER

WHILE EMP WASD CUTTING A PAN AT THE HEADGATE A ROCK STRUCK HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D A RAM THE SPILL PAN BROKE CAUSING THE RAM TO FALL ON EMPLOYEES FOOT

EMP SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT ARM

WHIEL EMP WAS SHOVELING RIBS AND X CUT A ROCK STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND HIS RT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING DECK PLATE ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY & HURT HIS BACK

EMP WAS OPERATING ELKHORN WHILE ENTERING MINE ELKHORN HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON CANOPY COVER

AN AIRPICK METAL CHIP ENTERED EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM CAUSING A MINOR LACERATION

PIECE OF COAL FELL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE

EE FELL FROM LADDER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A D.A. RAM TO THE X-CUT, HE SLID OFF A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS ANKLE AGAINST A PROP.

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING PIPE A RUSH OF COMPRESSED AIR CAUSED A LOSS OF HEARING IN HIS RIGHT EAR.

WHILE EE WAS UNLOADING WELDING CABLE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN AREA.

A LOOSE ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD BY AN ACCELARATOR WHILE WORKING ON A CUSHMAN.

EMP WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CABLE WITH HIS KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG DEEP CUT ON LE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CHAIN A PIN BECAME LOOSE AND SMASHED THE EMPLOYEES FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CHECK VALVE ON A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER WHEN 4/H BOARD PINNED HIM AGAINST TRS EXT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDERGROUND A STICKER ENTERED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT (CRIB BLOCK) WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A ROLLER ON THE DRIVE WHEN THE BELT GOT THE BAR HIS LEFT HAND HIT THE DRIVE.

EMPLOYEE AND I.NAME. WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A HEAVY METAL OBJECT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS INSTALLING RIPPER MOTOR IN CONT MINER MOTOR BECAME HUNG ON SOMETHING AND EMP PLACED HIS HAND UNDER MOTOR BETWEEN MOTOR AND BOTTOM OF COMPARTMENT AT SUCH A TIME MOTOR FREED ITSELF D DROPPING ON EMPLOYEES RT HAND LACERATION OF RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS AND FRACTURE OF MIDDLE FINGER

SUBJECT WAS SHOVELING SMALL SPILL DOWN IN TRUCK DUMP WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA HERNIA IN GROIN AREA

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN DRIVER AND STEEL HOLDER OF FLETCHER.

A LOOSE ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH, CAUSING A BROKEN FRONT TOOTH.

HE FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB WHEN RAKE GOT CAUGHT IN ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE HIT A PIECE OF CHANNEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

LOOSE OR MISSING STAPLE ALLOWED HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TO COME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPL ON FOREHEAD.

CLEANING 2ND MAIN BELT-PICKED UP BAG OF ROCK DUST CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS HOLDING METAL WEDGE WHILE OTHER MAN WAS HITTING IT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT EMP FINGER

EMP WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING CONVEYOR BELT STORAGE SYSTEM WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF STORAGE WITH AN ELKHORN THE STORAGE SLID OUT OF ELKHORN BUCKET LANDING ON EMPLOYEES RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LIFTING CRIB BLOCKS AND PLANKS, AFTER DOING SO, HE SAT DOWN FOR LUNCH AND WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP TO RETURN TO WORK HE FELT THE SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.