No 1A Surface Mine Coal

Opening door on D11R dozer, the door was frozen, the handle broke and he fell to the ground. He hurt his elbow, left ribs and lower back.

EE was attempting to remove a drain plug from a 777 rock truck. He was trying to remove the drain plug by striking a wrench with a hammer. He missed the wrench and struck his hand with the hammer

Operator slipped on step of push arm on dozer, while mounting dozer. Left leg hit edge at push arm.

Employee stepped off of dozer and pushed the arm of the dozer. Got pain in lower back. Employee said he pulled muscle and drove himself from the job.

Employee was greasing equipment, when grease fitting exploded and struck him in left testicle.

Employee was dismounting 988 Loader and twisted his back.

Employee was trying to lift rock out of crusher machine. He pulled a muscle in his back.

Employee slipped and fell while greasing a D8 dozer. When he landed he hurt his ankle.

1993 Mach tractor/trailer (loaded) turned oer on elevated curve, causing small engine fire(app less than 5 mins). Driver left vehicle, assuming incident over. Apparently truck re-ignited after driver left causing another fire. No bodily injury occurred due to this accident.

Employee got on the passenger side of 785 rock truck to clean mirror. Said he tripped over CB coax cable, fell and hurt his back. Employee finished shift, drove himself home. Tried to work the next day but said his back was hurting too bad.

Operator was climbing into 775 truck. He slipped on the second step, about 2 feet from the ground, and landed on both feet. Operator claims he pulled something in his back

Operator got something into eye while operating a dozer on the valley fill area.

EMPLOYEE FINISHED LOADING THE DRILL HOLES. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT UP THE UNUSED PRIMERS INTO THE PORTABLE DAY BOX. HE SAID AT THAT TIME THE WIND BLEW THE LID OF THE DAY BOX BACK ONTO HIS LEFT HAND, CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE LID AND THE DAY BOX BODY.

EE, an employee of Mystic Energy's Candice No. 2 mine, was driving his own S-10 pick-up truck on the Candice No. 2 Mine access road when he collided with the rear tires on the driver's side of a Kenworth Coal Truck driven by Witness Employee of Tyler Trucking Co. LLC. EE's truck went over an embankment.

Employee had complained of low back pain for several weeks. Employee stated while preparing drill steel for drilling, he felt pain in his low back. This report has been delayed waiting on the diagnosis from the treating physician.

EE WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT TO MAKE A SEAL FOR THE TAILGATE ON THE CAT 740 LIZZARD TRUCK. HE WAS USING AN AIR DRILL. THE DRILL JUMPED THE HOLE AND CUT THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND AT THE BASE OF HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GETTING INTO THE CAB OF THE HITACHI EX 700. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING HIS BACK AND BACK OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WATERING THE ACESS ROAD FROM THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN TO THE TURN AT BANNER AND CANDICE COAL MINES. WHILE HE WAS TURNING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND TO RETURN TO THE TOP OF TH E MOUNTAIN, THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK CATCHING HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST AREA IN THE SPOKE AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A CAT HOE. HE HAD THE DOOR OPENED TO THROW AWAY SOME TRASH. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR BLOWING THE DOOR OPEN MORE, HE CAUGHT THE DOOR WITH HIS LT. HAND TO PULL IT SHUT . WHILE SHUTTING THE DOOR HE CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE DOOR HINGE CAUSING HIM TO MASH THE END OF HIS RT. THUMB OFF. NOTE: NO BONE INVOLVED.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS, THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER BACKED OVER A BIG ROCK CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS NECK. (EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSIN G WORK ON 11/19/02, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 11/22/02).

EE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THETRUCK THAT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE STATED WHILE DRIVING 777 TRUCK ON ROUGH HAUL ROADS FROM CENTRAL AREA TO THE OFFICE STOCKPILE HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE STATED WHILE DOING HIS PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECK OF 220-16G ROADGRADER. EE WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL BY REMOVING THE DIP-STICK HE BECAME UNSTEADY ON THE DRIVE TIES AND GRABBED THE HAND RAIL. HE STATED HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM AROUND THE ELBOW AREA. ALSO STATED HE HAD BACK PAIN. EE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT ON MONDAY 10-21-02 HE HAD WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 10/21/02 DUE TO INJURY ON 10/07/02

NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 9/30/02. DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 10/9/02.

EE STATED WHILE DRIVING A 777 TRUCK, HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD; AT THE LOG LANDING, CAUSING A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 9-4-02. EMPLOYER RECEIVED MEDICAL ON 9-13-02.

NOISE INDUCE HEARING LOSS. DATER OF IDAGNOSIS 8019092. DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-18-02.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 8-1-02. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-30-02.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE WORKING IN THE WEST VALLEY FILL AREA. HE WAS ABOUT 10 TO 15 FT UP ON THE SPOIL BANK. HE ATTEMPTED TO COME DOWN THE BANK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE FELL ON HIS HIPS AND BACK AN D SLID DOWN THE BANK ABOUT 12 FT. AFTER HE STOPPED SLIDING A ROCK ROLLED OVER HIS RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING HIS TO HAVE PAIN WHILE BREATHING. (REDNESSIN THE AREA OF PAIN).

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 4-16-02 DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-18-02.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE PUSHING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY (A SHORT AREA) THE BLADE OF THE #103 D11R DOZER SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROCK HE WAS PUSHING. THIS THREW HIM SIDEW AYS IN THE SEAT, CAUSING PAIN AND TWISTING HIS BACK. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-21-02, PAIN IN BACK.

EE STATED WHILE GREASING THE BUCKET OF THE 1800 HOE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN BOTH KNEES, LT. WRIST & LT. SHOULDER.

GOOD CONDITIONS DRIVER DROVE TO FAR TO THE RIGHT OF HAUL ROAD. CAUSING THE TRACTOR AND TRAILER TO PARTIALLY TIP OVER. DRIVER COMPLAINING OF BACK PAINS.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSED 1/16/02, RECIEVED 4/12/02.

ON 7-14-01 AT 1145 AM EE OF BLACK DIAMOND SECURITY A CONTRACTOR FOR EASTERN ASSICIATED COAL CORP. WAS GOING UP THE ROAD INT HE WEST AREA OF COLONY BAY COAL COM PROPERTY. THE 1993 CHEVY SUBURBA N HE WAS DRIVING QUIT RUNNING AND HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. HE REMOVED HIS PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM THE VECHILE AND RAN BACK TO THE SHOP.

EE WAS USING CUTTING STEEL BEARING MOUNT ON THE END A CATERPILLAR D11N PUSH ARM. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE BOTTOM SECTION, A SMALL PIECE OF HOT SLAG (<1/4" DIA) BLEW OUT AND GOT UNDER HIS CUTTING GOGGLES, BURNING THE BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT EYELID.

DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS.

OCCUPATIONAL PNUEMOCONIOSIS. DATE OF DIAGNOSIS 1-3-01. DATE DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 5-31-01.

DIAGNOSIS OF HEARING LOSS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FROM ONE SIDE OF LOADER TOT HE OTHER VIA THE REAR DECK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A TOOL BOX IN ONE HAND AND HOLDING THE HAND-RAIL WITH THE OTHER, WHEN HE MISSED A STE P AND FELL TOT HE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW.