Amos Run Coal

HE WAS OPERATING A KOMATSU 330M HAULAGE TRUCK. WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE D & K RF120C HYDRAULIC SHOVEL A LARGE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AS IT WAS BEING PLACED IN THE TRUCK BED. THE ROCK SHI FTED WHEN IT STRUCK THE MATERIAL IN THE BED AND STRUCK THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BED. THIS JERKED THE TRUCK SUDDENLY AND HE DEVELOPED A PAIN INBETWEEN HIS SHOULD BLADES.

EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMONOCONIOSIS ON 6/1/98. JULIANA RECEIVED THIS NOTIFICATIONS. EE HAS WORKED AT THE FOLLOWING OCCUPATIONS SINCE 5/16/83. DRIL LER, SHOOTER HELPER, MOBILE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, BLASTER, SURFACE MINER.

EE WAS CROSSING THE DRILL DECK TO PULL IN HIS TAPE LINE. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE DUST DOOR COVER ON THE DRILL DECT, IT TIPPED UP AND HIS LEFT FOOT WENT INTO THE HOLE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AN D RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT KNEE. THE HINGES WHICH ATTACH THE DUST DOOR TO THE DECT WERE BROKEN

AFTER DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL EE NITICED A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIRES OF HIS RT FRONT TANDEM. HE EXITED THE CAB,REMOVED A LUG EXTENSION WRENCH AND AFTER SEVERAL BLOWS TO THE ROCK BOTH TIRES RUPTURED, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS FACIAL ABRASIONS AND SCRATCHES TO BOTH EYES WHEN HIS GLASSES WERE KNOCKED OFF BY THE AIR BLAST. HE WAS KEPT OVER NIGHT AND RELEASED A

EE COAL TRUCK WAS TRAVELING ALONG HAUL ROAD TO COAL PIT IN AREA 25. APRPOX. 4TH OF A MILE FROM GOB DUMP HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BY A 777-B CATERPILLIAR TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY GR OF JULIANA MINING CO INC. EE WAS A SMALL HEMOTOMA ON HIS OCCUPITAL SKULL, PAIN IN HIS KNEES, ACERUICALS STRIAN SPRAIN AND LUMBAR STRAIN SPRAIN.

EE RETIRED FROM MINING CO ON 4-10-97. HE WAS EXPOSED TO OCCUPATIONAL DUST FOR APPROX 21 YEARS AS A SURFACE MINER. CO WAS NOTIFIED OF FINAL COMPENSATION AWARD ON 1-12-98 OF A 5% IMPAIRMENT.

LIFTING HEAVY METAL. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABELUNTIL DIAGNOSED BY PHYSICIAN.

MECHANIC HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN THE DOOR OF A DRILL TECH D45KS DRILL, WHILE TAKING WITH THE OPERATOR. AS THEY FINISHED THEIR CONVERSATION, THE DRILL OPERATOR SHUT THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT THUMB. THI S RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB.HE HAS MISSED NO WORK FROM THIS INJURY.

EE, NIGHT SHIFT TRUCK DRIVER HAD BACKED UP THE HIGHWALL SIDE OF THE BOG RING WITH A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE RAISING THE BED WHEN IT REACH AN APPROX. 3/4 RAISED POSITION IT APPARENTLY HIT THE HIGHWAL L AND A ROCK APPROX 6'X4' FELL AND STRUCK THE CAB. THIS RESULTED IN EE HAVING STRAINED NECK & SHOULDER MUSCLES.

AFTER A HEAVY RAIN EMP, DRILLER AND THE SHOOTINGCREW WERE WATCHING THE HIGHWALL IN AREA 24, #3 BENCH. A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE WALL AND EMP STARTED TO RUN. AFTER A FEW STEPS EMP SLIPPED AND FELL THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMP WAS REMOVOMG BOLTS ON A HITCH PIN ASSEMBLY ON CAT TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON THE TRANSMISSION AND USING A WRENCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER LACERATING IT ON THE TIP AND BREAKING THE MOST DISTAL BONE.

EE, WEEKEND SHIFT GREASER, REPORTED AN INJURY TOHIS LOWER BACK ON 3/22/96 WHILE REACHING OUT TO PICK UP AN OIL HOSE. HE MISSED NO TIME FROM WORK& DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTILL 4/3/96. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH A LUMBAR SPRAIN, GIVEN HEAT TREATMENTS, PAIN MEDS & AN ANTI-INFLAMATORY MEDICATIONS. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. NO TIME WAS LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON THE 800 KOMATSU END LOADER. WHEN HE REACHED THE LAST STEP HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE MUDDY STEP AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN PAIN IN HIS LOW ER BACK. ON 3-12-96 EMPLOYEE SAW HIS DR. AND WASDIAGNOSED WITH A LOWER BACK STRAIN. A PRESCRIPTION WAS WRITTEN. NO DAYS OF WORK WERE LOST. EMPLOYEE IS A WEEKEND SHIFT EMPLOYEE.

EE WEEKEND SHIFT GREASER HAD CLIMBED DOWN THE GREASE TRUCK LADDER. AS HE WENT TO SWING THE HINGABLE LADDER BACK INTO THE TRUCK IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION.

HE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A WELD. GREASE AND SLAG CAME OFF OF THE GRINDER AND GOT IN BOTH EYES CAUSING ABRASIONS. THE DR. PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC EYEDROPS.

WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE ON SLICK GROUND, EE SLIPPED. HE THREW OUT HIS LEFT ARM TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. THE PAIN HAS GROWN WORSE AND EE WENT TO THE DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSE D WITH A STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER AND IS RECEIVINGPHYSICAL THERAPY. HE HAS LOST NO TIME FROM WORK.

EE SAID HE HAD PAIN & SWELLING WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS WHILE OPERATING A CAT ENDLOADER. HE WENT TO THE DR. AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHI FT. HE HAS WRIST SPLINTS ON BOTH HANDS AND IS RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE HAS MISSED NO WORK.

ON 9-30-94 WHILE OPERATING A 685-E HAULPAK ROCK TRUCK EE STRUCK A HOLE COMEING DONW THE RAMP ON THE NO. 2 L3EVEL, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND CONTINUED WORKING A ND DIAGNOSED WITH A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS BENT OVER INTALLING TUBING FOR A TEMPATURE GAUAGE THRU CENTER OF A DRILL BY THE DRIVE SHAFT AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING EE DID NOT START OFF WORK UNTIL 2-3-94.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK OF AN D 11N, HE REACHED FOR THE HANDRAIL TO GET OFF AND HIS FEET SLIPPED WHILE FALLING HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE TILT JACK AND HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT FIRST RESU LTING IN A SPRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE OF UNIVERSITY TIRE CENTER BENT OVER TO PICKUP PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN

EE OVER TO PICK UP OIL LUBE REFINER FILTER AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK EE STARTED OFF ON 8-30-93.

EE WAS FUELING UP A D8N DOZER. HE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACK. HE REACHED DOWN ON THE TRACK TO PICK UP THE NOZZLE TO THE FUEL HOSE, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE F UEL NOZZLE HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE A BALL STUD FROM THE STEERING SECTION OF A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK,WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS EYE.

GETTING OFF THE GRADER AT END OF SHIFT STEPPED OUT OF GRADER FELL HURTING LOWER BACK

EE WAS BACKING A 85 TON ROCK TRUCK (WABCO) UNDER THE BUCKET OF A 992C END LOADER. THE 992C OPERATOR DROPPED THE BUCKET ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK CAUSING EE TO HURT HIS BACK.

I NAME WAS CHANGING A DFBUCKET ON A 992 C ENDLOADER HE WAS USING A AIR IMPACT WRENCH AIR IMPACT WRENCH DISCHARGED A PIECE OF MATERIAL (METAL OR RUST) & IT HIT IN I NAME EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BROKEN LINK IN PULL DOWN CHAIN LINK BROKE RESULTING IN FRACTURE & LACERATION

HE WAS OPERATING A D 11 DOZER, WHEN HIS DOZER TRACK CAUGHT ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO RAISE UP FROM HIS SEAT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A CB RADIO.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND STEPPED TO CHIP SLAG OFF WELD.WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG HIT HIM IN THE EYE.THE EMPLOYEE DID HAVE ON SAFETY GLASSES.

THE DOZER OPERATOR WAS WORKING ON A ROCK FEILL HE PUSHED A ROCK OFF THE END OF THE FILL AND WAS BACKING UP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.

I NAME WAS TAKING A CHANNEL SAMPLE OF THE #5 COAL SEAM WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL LOOSE FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD I NAME WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TRUCK BED IN ORDER TO REMOVE REFUSE FROM TRUCK BED WITH SHOVEL EMPLOYEE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH BRUISES & ABRASIONS

FOOT BRAKES GOT HOT OPER LOST CONTROL OF TRUK ON DOWN HILL GRADE LACERTIONS TO L ELBOW AND L LOWER LUMBAR, SUTURES

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON PARKED DYDRULIC SHOVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND INJURED RIGHT SIDE.

HE WAS ON TOP OF BULK TRUCK GETTING READY TO LOAD TRUCK WITH ANFO. HE GRABBED THE HANDLE TO THE DOOR ON THE ANFO BIN. THE HANDLE BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 12' TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UPON THE STEP OF THE GREASE TRUCK <DRIVERS SIDE|HE REACHED INSIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET A GREASE RAG THE STEP WAS WET & ICY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 5" DIA - 30# WET HOLE MATERIAL WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. WAS PLACING BAGS IN PICK-UP.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING HIS RIDING PARTNER IN THE THROWING AWAY OF GARBAGE IN #1 PIT AREA. WHEN A BLAST WAS PUT OFF, CAUSING MINOR SCRAPES AND CUTS TO BOTH ARMS AND HIS FOREHEAD.

OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING GRADE WHEN AS HE STATED THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED AND HE LOST CONTROL OVERTURNING TRUCK.OPERATOR SUFFERED SEVERE SCRAPES SPRAINS ANS BRUISES.

OPERATOR WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT ON DRILL WHEN HE MASHED THE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE DECK BUSHING GOT FOULED

THE INJURED WAS BEING LOADED AT SHOVEL WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF BUCKET AND HIT SPILL BOARD ON TRUCK.SAID HE DID NOT SEE ROCK FALLING AND IMPACT CAUGHT HIM UNPREPARED.CAUSED NECK STRAIN.

OPERATOR WAS WORKING AROUND DRILL WHEN SLIPPED ON SLICK BANK AND FELL, LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER.