Blue Pennant Transfer Coal

A load of track bars came in at the high line crews office and they were falling off the truck. EE went down there to reload them. As he was reloading them, he had slide his hand down the bar when a sliver of metal punctured his left hand.

Belt vulcanizer was cutting conveyor belt. When he finished, he put the knife in his pocket. The blade was not completely retracted and cut his leg. He was undecided about going to the doctor at the time of the accident. It was learned on 4/21/11 that he had received stitches but missed no work.

EE was loading a roll of 3/8" steel rope onto the #2 digger truck. He turned to put the wire into the truck and felt severe pain in his lower back and down his right leg. He worked until 4/14/2010 and went off work until 7/6/10.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING TOP STRUCTURE USING A HAMMER TO ANGLE STRUCTURE. HE DERW THE HAMMER BACK, STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST 4" WATER LINE COUPLING AND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LITTLE FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE NEEDED, HE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS DUE TO INJURY

Employee has worked in and around coal mines for 25 years. He has been diagnosed with an occupational illness (repeated trauma/degenerative disc disease) of the lumbar spine. He has not missed any scheduled work. This is a degree 6 occupational illness.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER IN ANTICIPATION OF LOADING IT TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON SITE.

CRANE OPERATOR WAS CENTERING OVER LIFT, ONE HOOK ON SPREADER CAUGHT ON EDGE OF LIFT AND RELEASED STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

TAKING BELTS OUT OF FEEDER WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF AND POWER HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN CHEST/RIB AREA.

WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR APPROXIMATELY 28 YEARS EE WAS OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL ON 11-15-99. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION ON 1-3-00.

WORKING FROM A MAN CAGE EE WAS TORCH CUTTING A CHUTE LINER. AS THE CUT WAS COMPLETED THE SUSPENDED (BOOME TRUCK) LINER TWISTED & CAUGHT THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE MAN CAGE & LINER

WHILE CUTTING STEEL WITH A CUTTING TORCH ADJACENT TO CONCRETE, THE HEATED CONCRETE POPPED SENDING A SMALL PIECE OF HEATED CONTRETE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE T

THE EE WAS USING A RED DEVIL ROPE HOIST WHEN THEACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE HAD THE ROPE HOIST HOOKED TO THE BELT CONVEYOR & TIGHTENING THE ROPE ON THE HOIST WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOIST & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES. THIS IS A DEGREE 6, CLASSIFICATION 10, NON-INTERMEDIATE INJURY.

DRIVER EXITED THE TRUCK THAT HE WAS OPERATING. WHEN HE STARTED TO THE SCALE HOUSE, HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONCRETE. A FOREIGN OBJECT CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF IRON FROM THE GROUND WHICH WEIGHED APPROX. 100#. HE RECEIVED A STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK WHICH ROLLED OVER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE RECEIVED A SPRAINED RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT A PIPE INTO A DITCH, HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS SIDE USING A TORCH. HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR. HE RECEIVED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THE FLOOR OF HIS EAR CANAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONCRETE FORM & STRAINED THE MUSCLE IN THE RT SIDE OF HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING OXYGEN TANKS TO BE LIFTED INTO PLACE BY A BOOM TRUCK. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOOMT RUCK WAS EXTENDING THE OUT RIGGERS AND SET THE OUTRIGGER DOWN ON EMPLOYEES FOOT. HE REC EIVED A MASHED FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BELT CLASMP FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE CLAMP DROPPED DOWN AND TRAPPED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT CLAMP AND A STEEL BEAM. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS INDEX FINGER - LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING SHEETING OVER A CONVEYOR BELT. HE RECEIVED A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A FEEDER WORKING AND WHEN HE WAS COMING OUT, HE USED HIS HANDS TO HELP LIFT HIMSELF UP AND OUT OF THE FEEDER, AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS DIGGING HOLES ON JOB SITE APPROX. 9-21-92. HE REPORTS THAT HE HURT HIS BACK BUT DID NOT TELL HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL A WEEK LATER. HIS BACK WAS HURTING, BUT MADE NO FURTHER MENTION.