Bluegrass Mine Coal

EMPLOYEE IS STATING HE WAS STEPPING BACK FROM FUELING A DOZER TO THE CONTAINMENT STRUCTURE AROUND A DIESEL FUEL TANK. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STEPPED DOWN TO A PLATFORM (APPROX 2') PUTTING HIS WEIGHT ON ONE LEG. THIS ACTION CAUSED AN INFLAMATION TO THE OSTEOARTHRITIC CONDITION OF HIS LUMBOSACRAL SPINE THAT HAS EXISTED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT HE WAS HELPING CHANGE HYDRAULIC LINE ON THE SHOVEL BOOM. HE IS STATING THAT HE SLIPPED ON BOOM STEPS & CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING A BANK OF HYDRAULIC HOSES & WRENCHED HIS RT. SHOULDER. EE IS STATING HE WORKED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT & PART OF THE NEXT SHIFT ON 8/3/04, HE THEN FELT HIS SHOULDER "POP" ON 8/3/04.

Employee is stating that he felt back pain on 4-16 and 4-21 while performing duties as a deckhand on a coal barge. Employee sought medical attention on 4-21. Ee had degenerative spine disease.

EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE HITACHI EX1800 SHOVEL IN THE WEST END OF THE AREA #2 PIT STRIPPING SHALE AND LOADING END DUMPS. HE BACKED THE MACHINE UP AWAY FROM THE HIGHWALL TO ALLOW A DOZER TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM. AS HE STARTED TO MOVE UP A SECTION OF THE HIGHWALL FELL IN STRIKING THE CAB AND MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE BECAME AGGRAVATED AT PLASTIC SEAT COVER AND USED HIS POCKET KNIFE TO CUT IT OFF. WHILE DOING SO HE CUT HIS HAND WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES. PLASTIC SEAT COVER WAS INSTALLED 3 YEARS AGO BE CAUSE EMPLOYEE HAD EXCESSIVE BODY ODOR. COMPANY PURCHASED AIR CUSHION TO HELP BUT EMPLOYEE DIDN'T LIKE PLASTIC.

EE IS STATING HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING TO CHANGE ONE OF THE TRACKS ON A D11 CAT DOZER. INJURED EE WAS STRUCK BY METAL FRAGMENT IN THE CHEST AREA WHEN THE OTHER EE STRUCK THE MASTER LINK WITH A 17# HAMMER. EE WENT TO ER ON 5-2-03, SENTTO A SURGEON PM 5/5 AND HAD METAL PIECE REMOVED ON 5-6-03

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH WRENCH STRAINED HAND.

EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF THE PLANT WITH APPROX 10 #S OF LOOSE COAL/MUD IN IT. HE CROUCHED DOWN A LITTLE TO GO UNDER A STRUCTURE AND WHEN HE PROC EEDED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS CAUSED HIM TO GO TO HIS KNEES AND THEN ON THE FLOOR.

HE WAS GETTING INTO BULK TRUCK & FOOT SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK, HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON FUEL TANK.

EE OVERFILLED A/C GAS TANK, SPILLED GASOLINE RAN DOWN INSIDE ENGINE COVERS. HE SHORTED OUT STARTER TO MAKE ENGINE START THERE WAS A SPARK, IT IGNITED THE GASOLINE, BURNING HIM ON THE ARMS AND FACE.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIN TO BE KNOCKED OUT, WHEN THE MECHANIC HIT HIM IN THE HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

WHILE TRYING TO LIGHT A CUTTING TORCH, THE OXYGEN HOSE BLEW.

EE WAS EMPTYING GOB BIN MUD WAS FLYING & CAME INTO SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES & IN LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVED SITTING IN THE 988 FRONT- END LOADER NOT MOVING AND UNRESPONSIVE. CPR WAS STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND PROCEEDED UNTIL EMPLOYEEWAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL AT 15:15 ON MONDAY, NOV. 12, 2001.

EMPLOYEE WAS REELING IN A FUEL HOSE WHEN THE FUEL NOZZLE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION. THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WAS 12-17-01.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE OUT THE SKIRT RUBBER IN THE #8 BELT TAILPIECE. HE WAS USING A PARY BAR TO PULL BELT BACK, WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FELL OFF THE BELT. HE FELL APPROX. FIVE AND ONE HALF FEET TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ONTO THE BACK BUMPER OF SERVICE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE WASTE OIL BARRELL CUTTING HIS ARM.

WHILE OPERATING A GRINDER, EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE. (RIGHT EYE)

WHILE OPENING A 988B ENDLOADER FEEDING COAL INTO THE TRUCK HOPPERS, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

SECURITY GUARD NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE OVERLAND BELT TUNNEL LOCATED AT THE UNDERGROUND OPERATION. COAL WAS SMOKING UNDETR THE FEEDER WHERE COAL HAD PILED UP ON BELT. COAL BURNT THE BELT IN TWO. THIS IS THE ONLY DAMAGE NOTICED DURING THE INVESTIGATION

IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING TOOLS HIS LIFE JACKET GOT HUNG ON SOMETHING, HE TRIED TO UNTANGLE & HIS LEFT ARM GOT CAUGHT

WHILE REMOVING PLANETARY PIN EE STRUCK PIN WITH A HAMMER CUTTING SNAP RING. SNAP RING BORKE HITTING EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHIN & CHESY

EE WAS STARTING HIS SHIFT, THE CONDITION WAS WET AND RAINY. HE EXITED HIS SUPERVISOR'S VECHILE TO WALK TO HIS WORK TRUCK. WHEN HE SLIPPED ONT HE WET GROUND CAUSING HISFEET TO FLY OUT FROM UNDE R HIM. HE FELL ON HIS BUTT AND LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING A #338 EUCLID BACK DUMP WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN HAULAGE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS ELBOW ON BOTL IN WINDOW CRANK.

EE WAS WORKING UNDER A TRUCK WHEN HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SEEING WHAT HE WAS WORKING ON HE TOOK HIS GLASSES (SAFETY)OFF FOR A MINUTE WHEN SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE

EE WAS HOOKING UP THE SCRAP METAL BIN AND AS HE WENT TO LIFT IT WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE, THE BIN PINCHED HIM BETWEEN ANOTHER TANK.

EE AND ANOTHER EE HAD MOUNTED A 175 LB. TIRE ON THE 763 BOBCAT AND THEN BENT OVER TO PICK UP A LUG NUT, WHEN PAIN STARTED IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE HIS WELDING TRUCK PREPARING TO WELD ON ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A 50 TON EDN DUMP PASSING BY APPROX. 45 FT AWAY WHEN THE OPERATOR FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING A PI ECE OF RUBBER FROM THE BLOW OUT TIRE TO STRIKE HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND HEAD.

EE WAS REPLACING A RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT IN THE PREP PLANT HE USED HIS BODY TO PUT THE RETURN ROLLER INTO PLACE NEXT DAY HE REPORTEDHIS NECK & SHOULDER WERE SORE BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 8/7/98 HIS FIRST DAY TO MISS WORK WAS 8/10/98

EE WAS DRIVING AN ARTICULATING END DUMP HAULING REFUSE FROM THE COAL PREP TO THE PIT. ON THE RETURN TRIP HE HIT A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING A BACK SPRAIN. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ONE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LIGHTS FROM A LIGHT PLANT WHEN THE BULB EXPLODED. FLYING GLASS FROM THE BULB CUT EE'S RT ARM AROUND THE WRIST AREA. THIS WOUND REQUI RED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE. EE'S OTHER ARM WAS CUT IN THE FOREARM AREA AND ALSO REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE.

HAULING REFUSE FROM PREP PLANT.

HOT WATER WENT DOWN BOOT & BURNED FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT TEST LEADS TO EACH PHASE FUSE BLOCK. EITHER HIS HAND ORR THE TEST LEAD CLIP CAME IN CONTACT WITH TWO PHASES SIMULTANEOUSLY AND CAUSED A FLASH THAT BURNED HI S FACE, LEFT HAND, AND LEFT FOREARM.

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON DOZER. HOISTED PAN INTO POSITION AND PUT A NUT ON THE BOLT.WHILE PLACING A SECOND NUT AND BOLT IN THE PAN, THE HOISTING CABLE SLIPPED. THE WEIGHT OF THE PA N STRIPPED THE NUT AND THE PAN FELL PINNING THE VICTIM'S HAND BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PARKED WHILE BEING LOADED. THE BUCKET OF THE LOADING SHOVEL STRUCK THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WENT FORWARD GIVING THE EMPLOYEE A "WHIPLASH" TYPE INJURY.

EE WAS HELPING PULL PUMP HOSE. HOST FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARD TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A 988 LOADER SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND STEP OF THE LADDER AND WHEN HE FELL HE HIT THE LADDER CAUSING LEFT RIB CAGE TO BE BRUISED.

EE WAS CARRYING A PIPE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEP OF FUEL TRUCK. HE FELL AND STRADDLED THE BUMPER OF TRUCK RESULTING IN CONTUSION OF GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE SUFFERED A PULLING FEELING IN LOWER STOMACH. IT WS NOT UNTIL AN EXAMINATION WAS MADE BY DOCTOR THAT IT WAS FELT TO BE A RUPTURE [THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED TO GRAND E AGLE AS WORK RELATED UNTIL AFTER CHRISTMAS

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT AND STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED ANKLE.

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL AWAY FROM THE COAL CONVEYOR NEXT TO THE HIGHWALL. EE WAS SUDDENLY HIT BY MULTIPLE PIECES OF ROCK, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE FALLING ROCK WAS DUE TO A NEARBY BLAST B Y THE BLASTING COMPANY ON THE JOB. AUGERING WORKERS WERE NOT GIVEN ANY NOTICE THAT THE BLAST WAS TO OCCUR.

EE WAS PREPARING TO LIFT ONE OF 2-6 FT LONG STEEL AUGERS WITH HYDRAULIC HOIST. AUGERS WERE SITTING ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER ON THE SLED WHEN EE LIFTED TOP AUGER WITH HOIST, BOTTOM AUGER ROLLED ON TO TOP OF EE S FOOT.

EE WAS REMOVERY STARTER FROM 637-0 ENGINE HE DROPPED SLANTER ON FINGER OF RIGHT HAND HE RECIEVED LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES HE ALSO RECIVED FRACTURE OF REST OF FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING TRAILER FROM TRUCK THE TRAILER JACK BENT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLT & HITCH CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION

EMPLOYE EWAS PREPARING TO APPLY GREASE TO BEARINGS ON ROLLER OF CONVEYOR. GREASE FITTING WAS CONVERED WITH COAL DIRT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT TURN CONVEYOR OFF. HE USED HIS RIGHT GLOVED HAND TO B RUSH COAL AWAY FROM FITTING IN ORDER TO APPLY GREASE. CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT GLOVE PUTTIN GRIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER.

LEAD BLASTER INITIAT ED SHOT WHILE STANDING 425FT FROM THE NEAREST BLASTHOLE BLASTER WAS STANDING BESIDE 1 TON TRUCK APPROX 4 BASEBALL ROCKS FLEW HIS DIRECTION ONE ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET UNDER THE TRUCK FOR PROTECTION THE BLASTER RECEIVED 3 CRACKED RIBS & A CRACKED RIBS & A CRACKED SPINE THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT LACERATION TO THE SPLEEN THAT

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 2-5 GALLON KEROSENE CANS. HE SLIPPED ON SOME FROZEN ROCKS & FELL STRIKING HIS BACK ON GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO BELT LINE STRUCTURE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AT CONVEYOR.WHILE SHOVELING WITH TURNING MOTION,EMPLOYEE FELT NEEDELE LIKE PAIN IN MIDDLE RIGHT BACK ABOVE PANTLINE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF WATER PUMP, PULLING TENDONS IN LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELED AT DRYER SCREEN. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON WORN EDGE OF SCREEN, CAUSING LACERATIONS TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND, REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDINT ONTOP OF FUEL TANK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, INJURING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK. TRUCK STALLED ATTOP OF RAMP & ROLLED DOWN STRIKING BERM. TRUCK THEN ROLLED ON IT'S SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING HOIST, GETTING READY TO HOOK ONTO AND PICK UP AN AUGER FROM SLED WITH CABLE HOIST. HE WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF AUGER SLED WITH "UP ROPE" CONTROL IN LEFT HAND. HE SLIPPED OF EDGE OF SLED, PULLING DOWN ON UPROPE WHICH MOVED HOOK IN DIRECTION OF HOIST SPOOL. HE REACHED UP WITH RIGHT HAND CATCHING ONTO HOIST HOOK AT END OF CABLE AND RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HOO

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING PUMP TH EPUMP SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG. HE DID NOT SUFFER ANY FRACTURE ON INJURIES REQUIRING SUTURES, BUT HE HAS SUFFERED LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE COAL CONVEYOR PICKING UP AND REMOVING PIECES OF ROCK FROM COAL GOING UP CONVEYOR FROM AUGER HOLE TO TRUCK. A LUMP OF COAL ROLLED DOWN THE CONVRYOR CATCHTING EMPLOY EE'S LEFT 5TH FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER LUMP OF COAL.

CHANGING FILTERS IT FELL STRUCK UNDER THE L EYE

EMPL MASHED CHAIN TO PULL PUMP OUT OF PIT. WHEN DISCONNECTING CHAIN HAND SLID OVER BURR ON CHAIN CAUSING LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 6 SUTURES.

AT APPROX 9:30 AM HE WAS GRINDING OFF A PLACE ON TRUCK BED.THE GRINDING DISH BURST HITTING HIM ON LEFT ARM BELOW ELBOW CUTTING HIM I TOOK HIM TO MERCY HP WHERE THEY ADMITTED HIM AND DID SURGER Y AND DISMISSED HIMON 04-16-91.

EE STATED WALKING ACROSS GRAVEL PARKING LOT AND TURNED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN PUMP, SLIPPED AND HURT BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 3-19-91 WHEN HE CALLED ME AT APPROX. 6 PM. SAID HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO DOCTOR AND CHE CK ON IT.

EMPL ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING COAL & MOVED CAT D=9 DOZER OFF OF COAL. HE WALKED UP TO COAL TRUCK BEING LOADED ASKED FOR CIGARETTE & AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AFTER IT DROPPED TO GROUND LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF TRUCK & STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER/PAN 2000 FT WEST OF THE TRUCK HOPPER IN OLD SPOIL AREA,DOING RECLAMATION WORK,WHEN HE RAN INTO A WASHED OUT AREA,WHILE LAYING TOP SOIL.IMPACT THREW HIM UP AGAINST THE CAB DOOR,OVER CONTROLS.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE SLIPPED ON CATWALK ON #777 END DUMP, BRUISED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PUTTING UP STOCK IN MINE PARTS TRAILOR AT PARKING LOT, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF BACK OF SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT HAND, LEFT WRIST POPPED, PAIN IN LEFT WRIST, ALSO HIT BACK OF LEFT ARM.

EMPL WORKING ON DOZER,LIFTED WITH BOOM CHAIN,HOLDING UP,CHAIN SLIPPED OFF -HIT EMPL ON HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED: OPERATING SERVICE/GREASE TRUCK, STARTING BACK TO PARKING LOT AT QUITTING TIME. HIT HOLE IN PARKING LOT, JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HIS HAND. HIT HIS LEFT ARM/ELBOW INSIDE CAB.

OPER DOZER PUSHING MUD, SLID DOWN WALL SLID TO BOTTOM AND STRUCK ROLL POST PITCH FORWARD IN CAB AGAINST ROLL BAR POST HURTING R SHOULDER

EMPL STATED HE WAS DRIVING BACK DUMP ON ROUGH GROUND BACK ALLEGEDLY STARTING TO BURN BURING SENSATION.

OPER BACK DUMP BACKED INTO LOADER BUCKET, JARRING EFFECT TO HIS SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK CAUSING WRIST TO BE STRAINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS STAYING A BARGE. HE PULLED ON 2 CABLE & STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPL MOVING X-TIE TO CRIB UNDER TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE RESULTING IN A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL INJURING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING SCRAPER, STEPPED ON RIDGE OF DIRT TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.