Western Strip Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF THE KELLICOKEE PIT. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT HURT ING AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER IT STARTED HURTING.

SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL & DIDN'T NOTICE A TREE ON OUTSIDE OF SPOIL BANK. HE WAS RAISING HIS BUCKET & TREE HAD BECOME DISLODGED & FELL ONTO FRONT OF CAB AREA. SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS NOT HIT BY TREE BUT TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING AWAY FROM TREE.

EE HAD JUST DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER AND WAS STARTING BACK TO THE PIT. HE STATED HEGOT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT A BUMPIN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT EXTENDED UPWARDS & CAME BA CK DOWN STOPPING ABOUT HALFWAY. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM PAIN. HE CAME TO MINE OFFICE & DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL.

EE WAS REFUELING FUEL TRUCK. HE WAS DONE WITH REFUELING AND WAS STARTING DONE TRUCK WITH NOZZLE IN HAND. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ANDD HE STARTED TO CATCH THE NOZZLE WHEN HE SLIPP ED AND FELL OFF OF THE FUEL TRUCK. A ROPE WS PROVIDED TO PULL AN DLET NOZZLE OFF OF MACK WITHOUT HAVING TO HANDLE IT WHILE CLIMBING.

AFTER THE SHIFT ENDED ON 3/15/96, EE [A DRILL OPERATOR] WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED & SLAMMED THE CAB DOOR ON HIS FINGER. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & FRACTURE OF HIS POINTER FINGA ER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID AT JOB SITE 7 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.

EE WAS REFUELING THE FUEL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF FUEL TRUCK. HE FELL ON HIS FACE CUTTING HIS LIP AND NOSE.