Grove #3 Mine Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO INSTALL FOR TRAINING THE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SPLICE BELT WHEN THE BELT WAS PULLED UP AND PUT IN THE TEMPLATE THE BELT SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND TEMPLATE

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN A BOLT WRENCH THAT HE BENT ON THE PREVIOUS BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE CHEST EMPLOYEE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK 8-7-84 FOR INJURY HE RETURN TO WORK ON 8-8-84. ON 8-11-84 HE WAS TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR THE SAME INJURY AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE ADDITIONAL TIME OFF FOR THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY 2 SECTIONS OF WATER LINE FROM RETURNS WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT LINE MAKING AN EXAMINATION HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STARTED TO FALL. HE GRABBED A BELT CHAIN TO BREAK HIS FALL AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER.

FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 7-23-84 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 A.M. WHILE MAKING A WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF SECTION WHILE MINE WAS IDLE DUE TO VACTION., FOLLOW-UP INBESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED BY I.NAME SUP & I.NAME CO. SAFETY INSPECTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TANKER TRUCK. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM OPERATORS CAB TO START FILLING THE TANK. WHEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER FROM THE CAB HE PULLED HIS SHOULDER

INTERSECTION FELL IN, IN WEEKLY EXAMINED AREA IN LOWER BLEEDER OF ABANDONED SECTION. AT 6 FT TO 8 FT ABOVE ROOF LINE AT AN APPROX. MEASUREMENT OF 35 FT WITH WIDEST WIDTHS UP TO 23 FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING HYD. HOSES FROM SCOOP THAT WAS BEING USED TO RUN A RIB DRILL. HE WAS UP ON THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP.

EMPLOYEEWAS INSTALLING A NEW HANDLE ON A PICK HAMMER. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRIM THE HANDLE. HE WAS PULLING ON THE KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GOLF CART HE WAS GOING TO GO UNDER A CABLE THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HHOLDING UP THE TRAM SWITCH STUCK ON THE CART, AND HE WAS CAUGHT BY THE CABLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CART THE CART HIT A RIB POST & THE POST FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE RIB HE WORKED THE NEXT SHIFT 5-24-84 ONHE REPROT HIS RIB HURT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A 8\ WATER LINE HE WAS HOLDING THE WATER LINE LEVER WITH HIS SHOULDER WHILE AN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE JOINT WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PU PULLING DOWN ON THE WRENCH IT SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN OVERCAST STEPS. THE STEPS WERE WET AND SLIPPERY EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMP WAS USING A RIB DRILL TO HOLE FOR A RIB BOLT HE REPORTED TO THE SEC FOREMAN THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE DRILLING A HOLE HE FINISHED WORKING HIS SHIFT AND ON FRI 4 27 HE ATTEND AN ANNUA TRAINING CLASS ON MON 4 30 HE WENT TO DR AND WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSP FOR TEST AND TREATMENT

EE WAS REPLACING A RIB POST. HE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END WITH A BOW SAW WHEN THE SAW JUMPED OUT OF THE SAW CUT & CAME ACROSS EES FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STAB JACK ON MINER. HE STARTED TO DRAG THE JACK IN PLACE WHEN HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS STOMACH.

EMP WAS LIFTING 80# BAGS OF SALT TO FILL WATER CONDITIONER IN SHOWER BUILDING HE REPORTED TO THE CO THAT WHEN HE WAS LIFTING A BAG TO PUT INTO CONDITIONER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. AN AN EXAMINATION BY A DR REVEALED HE HAD A HERNIA AND WOULD ENTER A HOSPITAL FEB 27 84 TO HAVE CONDITION CORRECTEDE

CRAWLING OVER OVERCAST WHEN HE GOT TO OTHER SIDE AND GOT UP TO COME DOWN STEPS COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP AND HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARDS A FEEDER THAT HE WAS GOING TO PAINT IN THE SHOP BUILDING. WHEN HE STEPPED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT HIS ANKLE TURNED UNDER

EMP WAS WALKING FROM SHOWER HOUSE TO HOIST HOUSE TO GET ON HOIST TO START HIS SHIFT. THE PARKING LOT WAS ICY AND SLIPPERY FROM THE FREEZING RAIN THAT WAS FALLING DURING THE TIME. EMP SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON HIS SELF-RESCUER

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING REPAIRS ON FEEDER. MECHANICS WERE REPAIRING TAKE-UPS WHEN THEY FINISHED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT LIDS BACK ON WHEN THE GOT HIS HAND UNDER ONE OF THE LIDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING BELTLINE HE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT LINE TO GET A BAG OF ROCK DUST WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET BOTTOM. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRABBING THE BOTTOM OF THE BELT ST RUCTURE AND HE CUT HIS HAND.

HELPING CLEAN ROCK OFF MINER HEAD.WENT TO STEP DOWN FROM MINER -FOOT HIT SMALL ROCK AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

CHECKING BATTERIES ON SCOOP.LIDS ON BATTERIES WERE OPEN WHEN ONE OF THE LIDS STARTED TO FALL EMPL TRIED TO GRAB LID AND IT FELL ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CANVAS WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER HE STARTED TO DRIVE A NAIL INTO THE CANVAS THE LADDER TIPPED OVER AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE BOTTOM

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD ROCK DUSTER ON SCOOP FOR HENERAL CREW TO START ROCK DUSTING WHEN HE STARTED TO LIFT ON ONE END OF THE DUSTER HE REPORTED HE INJURED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO SET X-BARS. THE BARS WERE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE FACE ON THE ROOF BOLTER. WHEN THE BOLTER WAS BEING MOVED TO THE FACE A X-BAR 5"X7"X18 FT WAS JARRED LOOSE AND FELL OF F STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG & FOOT.

ON 10-24-83 EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 5"X7"X18 FT BARS FROM SCOOP. HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN HE INJURED HIS BACK LIFTING A BAR. HE FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT ON 10-25-83 HE CAME TO WORK AND WORK ED 2 HRS AND TOLD HIS FOREMAN HIS BACK WAS HURGING . A AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

THE MINER HELPER WAS GOING TO TRAM MINER INTO CUT. HE APPARENTLY HAD RT TRAM IN GEAR MORE THAN LEFT TRAM. WHEN THE MINER STARTED TO MOVE THE TAIL SWUNG TO THE RT & STRUCK EE ON THE HIP. THE IM PACT DID NOT KNOCK EE DOWN.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 8FT POST OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE POST SHE PULLED UPON THE POST AND TWISTED OR PULLED HER BACK

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SETTING RIB POST AND WAS WALKING FROM X-CUT TO ENTRY WHEN HE CAME AROUND THE CORNER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL DOWN AND TWIST HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AMINER CABLE OUT OF S-CAR RUNWAY. A LOOP WAS IN MINER CABLE AND EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FOOT IN THE LOOP. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS HAND AND F ELL ON HIS HAND.

REOCCURRENCE OF ACCIDENT REPORTED 062281 EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF POWER CENTER TO HIS TOOL BOX THE BOTTOM WASWET AND SLIPPERY HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON A SLIGHT PITCH AND FELL HE TWISTE D HIS KNEE WHEN HE TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING THE KNEE WAS UNSTABLE SINCE THE ACCIDNET ON 071883 HE WENT TO ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND WAS ADVISED TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPAIR THE KNEE ON 07(2583 HE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING PUMP MOTOR ON MINER. HE MOVED BACK FROM MINER TO CONFER WITH SEC FOREMAN WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE SLATE HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING IT OFF AND THE EDGE OF THE HAT CUT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING POST ALONG THE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF RIB APPROXIMATELY 3IN THICK X10INX14IN FELL OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG

EE WAS REPAIRING POWER CENTER WHEN OTHE EES WERE PULLING A WATER LINE. THE WATER LINE CAME AGAINST A POST & WHEN IT WAS PULLED IT LOOSENED THE POST & IT FELL ONEE\S SHOULDER.

ON JUNE 15, EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE INJURED HIS GROIN AREA WHILE LIFTING A WHEEL ON A RUBBER/RAIL SUPPLY CAR. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JUNE 21 AND REPORTED HE WAS HAVING PAI N FROM THIS INJURY. ON JUNE 27 HE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL TO HAVE SURGERY TO CORRECT A HERNIA.

EMP WAS COMING OUT OF MINE ON GOLF CART CART GOT STUCK IN A RUT AND THE EMP ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CART OUT OF THE RUT AND WHEN HE LIFTED ON THE CART HE INJRED HIS BACK