Falkirk Mine Coal

When replacing the windshield on a front-end loader, the employee cut right index finger resulting in stitches.

A maintenance technician was working on the latch bar mechanism on the dipper of an electric rope shovel. A small chunk of dirt fell from the dipper door striking the individual which caused the individual to lose their balance and striking EE's mouth on the end of the crowbar. The impact caused a cut lip which required stitches.

Employee was installing a pin into the back of the dozer arm, the pin moved unexpectedly and pinched two fingers on left hand. This resulted in stitches and time away from work.

Employee was attempting to use an overhead crane to straighten a piece of metal on the bed of an overburden truck. When tension was applied to the crane hook it moved and pinched the employees thumb resulting in an injury.

While walking to EE's dozer employee tripped over EE's feet, hitting the bottom of the manlift with EE's left arm. The date of the incident the employees arm was x-rayed and no fracture was reported. On 8/31 an additional CT scan was performed, which now has reported a fracture.

While closing an access door a maintenance individual fell from a piece of mobile equipment and injured leg.

Employee was repositioning a sign and fell forward hitting/cutting EE's chin.

A Technician was working on crack repair in the revolving frame on a Marion 8750. While grinding, a small metal fragment contacted the employees right eye while wearing safety glasses and a welding hood.

Employee was kneeling down to inspect the latch on the shovel dipper. As employee was getting up employee felt pain in right leg. The employee has a fractured right fibula.

Employee was struck by a falling ladder.

Employee was attempting to set a tumbler into position. The employee placed right hand in a pinch point between the tumbler and the brass sleeve. The contact from the tumbler being placed into position resulted in a laceration to EE's right hand middle finger that required sutures. The employee received a regular duty work release.

While an employee was conducting a walk around inspection of a 693 Overburden Truck, the employee slipped on packed snow injuring ankle.

Employee slipped on stairs in office area. Dislocated ring finger on left hand.

Employee was using a sledgehammer to connect poly pipe camlocks when EE felt a pain in EE's back.

While pulling a dent out of a fender, employee felt pain in the upper arm. This resulted in a strained pectoral muscle.

While exiting D11 dozer had hand on grab handle and went to step onto ladder to get off, slipped and fell to the ground.

Employee received a back strain while riding in a shift change bus.

Employee was cleaning the conveyor belt with a Vac Truck, when their arm was injured by the suction hose.

Employee was using a wire-wheel grinder to clean a S-hook used for painting. The S-hook got caught in the wire-wheel, injuring the employee's finger.

Employee was replacing batteries on a track backhoe. EE slipped on the track and the battery fell on hand, causing the injury.

Employee was attempting to hang coat in the locker when EE received a static shock from the coat. Employee jerked hand back resulting in a cut on left thumb from the edge of the locker.

Employee was boarding a Cat 777 Truck when employee felt pain in their lower left leg. Medical treatment followed.

A mechanic was walking around a piece of equipment. Slipped and fell on the ice and injured knee.

Employee felt eye irritation at the end of the shift, a piece of steel was found embedded in EE's eye and removed. Employee was able to return to work next scheduled shift.

Employee slipped while stepping down from the pickup bed using three points of contact and injured his shoulder.

Employee stepped into a parking trench and twisted his ankle. Employee received a hair-line fracture to right ankle.

An employee was dismounting a backhoe when he slipped and fell to the ground. A handrail was in place but three points of contact was not used.

While removing a dozer tooth tip with a sledge hammer, a piece of metal came off the tip and hit employee in the leg.

Employee noticed eye discomfort and had a piece of steel in his eye, medical treatment was required.

While employee was working on scraper brakes, his fingers got pinched causing a laceration on his pointer and index finger

A dragline maintenance welder was changing a dump rope on a dragline bucket. While pushing a pin in with his hands, he got his finger between the head of the pin and the rope end. Right hand index finger was injured, requiring stitches.

Working with boring bar.

Temporary employee was uncoiling a new tow-cable with a full-time employee. Cable end came up, striking temporary employee in the face. Employee received a chipped tooth and lacerations to outside and inside of lip, which did not require stitches. This occurred on the night shift and employee was outside.

An employee was cleaning mud and ice in the Shop with a Wrangler when the cutting edge got hooked on the rails that are embedded into the concrete floor. This caused the Wrangler to stop abruptly and the employee hit his lower lip on the steering wheel. The employee received a laceration that required stitches. The employee was wearing a seatbelt.

While trying to install a bushing into a right track frame on a Komatsu D475 track dozer a mechanic hit his thumb on his left hand with a soft faced hammer. This caused his thumb to smash against the bushing making a cut on the inside of his thumb.

A mechanic had climbed onto a track dozer to change fuel filters. He stepped from the dozer arm onto the track and slipped on the track. He grabbed the fender hand hold with his left arm. Momentum pulled at his left shoulder causing a strain.

An employee was walking around the front of a pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backwards. He landed on his back, left shoulder, and left elbow. Employee was taken to ER for physician evaluation.

A coal truck operator was waiting to get loaded by a loader. The loader dumped its first bucket into the truck bed which caused the truck operator to get bounced in the seat. Employee was taken in for physician evaluation.

A mechanic was installing a pin on a scraper hitch. The employee was using a sledge hammer to pound the pin into place behind him. When the hammer contacted the pin a piece of metal from the pin broke off and embedded into the mechanic's right leg. Employee was taken to ER but had to have surgery to remove the piece of metal from his leg.

One employee was holding a B&O tool in order to remove a wedge from a socket. Another employee hit the impact area on the B&O tool with a sledge hammer when a piece of metal chipped off of the B&O hit the employee, holding the tool, in the forehead. The employee was transported to ER where doctor removed the piece of metal.

An employee was getting 203 loading shovel's cable off of a cable tree. The rope between the tree and the shovel had tension on it. He stepped on the rope and then pulled on it to try and remove the clevis. This is when he heard and felt a pop in his right arm. Employee was transported to ER where he was diagnosed with a right bicep tendon tear.

I WAS UP ON LIFT UNWINDING SPRINGS TO CHANGE OUT SPROCKET ON OPENER. I WAS TAKING OUT BOLTS AND NUTS WITH IMPACT WRENCH AND BACKUP WRENCH, WHEN I TOOK OUT FIRST BOLT AND NUT SPRING BEARING PLATE SPUN AROUND SHAFT AND CAUGHT MY WRIST AND CUT IT.

The employee was standing between the tri-structure and fairlead tower. He was in the process of removing a piece of keystock from the back leg of the fairlead tower. The employee was using a 5 inch grinder and a 5 inch wheel to remove the tack welds that were holding down the keystock. During this process the grinder kicked back, and struck his right leg causing a laceration.

An employee was walking around the front of a front-end loader when he slipped on snow packed ice. He fell and landed on his right shoulder and arm. Employee was transported to ER where he was diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain.

An employee was cutting zip ties with a utility knife. He cut through the last zip tie and the knife blade contacted the palm of his left hand causing a laceration. The employee was transported to the ER where he received 2 stitches.

An employee was on break when he felt something in his right eye and it started watering. The employee was previously putting culverts together but is unsure of when the metal particle entered his eye. The eye was examined by a mine site EMT but they could not get the metal particle out. The employee was taken to the Emergency Room to have his eye examined and particle removed.

Was exiting a Loading Shovel pinched fingers between the ladder and the tracks of the equipment. Was placing the ladder into its original position

Emp operating a 992 front-end loader was struck from behind by mud chunks which flew out of a sump. A 8750 dragline was filling in the sump located 450 feet away. A chunk flew thru the back window of the loader hit the head rest deflecting the chunk towards the emp's right shoulder/back area. The chunk then flew out the front window. The employee was transported to a hospital.

Employee was grinding welds between 2 safety posts that come together. The grinder jammed between the post and kicked back hitting the employee in the welding shield breaking the hood. The clear lens and plastic on the hood broke causing lacerations and scratches on the employee's nose. The employee was taken into a clinic where he received 6 stitches.

Emp noticed an eye irritation in his right eye on the evening of 2/3/12. The emp was fitting the top rim angle on a fuel tank earlier that day on a mine site. The emp did not seek medical attention until 2/6/12. An optometrist diagnosed that he had developed a scratch on his eye but was released to come back to work that day with prescription antibiotic eye drops.

Employee was fixing the filter on the coffee pot when the filter with the grounds in it and hot water spilled onto the employee's left hand causing a burn. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 10/27/11 when a large blister started forming on the top of his hand. Employee was seen by a doctor on 10/27/11 and diagnosed with a second degree burn.

Emp tripped while going thru a revolving frame of an 8750 drag line injuring his right bicep muscle. Emp was taken to ER where the doctor diagnosed him with a bicep rupture. Emp did receive a full return to work and was referred by the ER doctor to a specialist on 9/15. The specialist required a MRI on 9/20. On 9/26, emp received results of MRI indicating that surgery was needed.

An employee was pounding an 8 inch pin with a sledge hammer on an 8750 dragline when a piece of metal from the hammer broke off and hit another employee standing 10 feet away. The piece of metal lacerated the left chest/shoulder area on the employee.

Two mechanics were changing the axles in a boom truck when the differential slipped off of the jack landing on the steel toed portion of a mechanic's left foot. The mechanic was transported to the hospital where he was diagnosed with a toe fracture.

Employee was struck by a 4 lb hammer while helping to position the top section of a portal, resulting in a fracture to the third distal phalange of the right middle finger.

A mechanic EE experienced back pain while working on a track dozer

An employee was operating a scraper when he hit a frozen chunk of dirt and hit his head on the radio bracket above him causing an incision that needed stitches.

The operator of a 657E scraper experienced neck pain while push pulling with another scraper. The mine was informed by Workers Compensation on 10/28/2010 that employee was receiving chiropractic care.

A chain hook released causing a poly pipe to contact the emp's left leg. Minesite EMS examined to find a mild scrape-no immediate concern. 08/10 the emp asked to be seen by a DR. Mine was only informed from DR that the emp was taking antibiotics as precautionary. 09/10 mine was informed emp had seen DR multiple times for an infection.

Employee was pulling a new steel bearing with a redi-rod into the stick of a backhoe. The bearing was already into the bore of the stick..was into 3 inch of the stick with about 10 ton of force. A piece a thread flew off of the rod hitting the employee in the left check. Laceration which had to be removed.

Loosening a radiator cap, when it popped off, resulting in antifreeze going over his left hand.

Burn on left hand and face area. Employee was working with one other employee. They were trouble shooting disconnects when an arc flash occurred.

While Security officer was walking down the coal silo's catwalk his left foot slipped on the frosted grating. He caught himself from falling but twisted his right knee while doing so.

Security guard had come into the guard shack, tripped and missed a step and fell onto her knees. She extended her arms to break her fall. Her left arm got jammed in between the desk and a blue water cooler crate. Afterwards she felt no mobility in her arm and shoulder.

Employee was replacing a hose on an overburden truck when dirt from above started to fall onto his face. He turned his head and a plastic tie wrap on the hose slipped behind his safety glasses causing a cornea abrasion on his right eye.

Employee was assisting in fitting some gussets in the revolving frame when the gusset shifted trapping right hand and lacerating the middle finger.

Security officer tripped while descending stairs, loosing her footing and spraining her left ankle.

Emp was moving a loading shovel from one ramp to another. The shovel spun out on the slope causing the cable to tighten. He cut the rope that held the cable that was tied off to the shovel. When he cut the rope the cable whipped, knocking him to the ground. When he fell to the ground he landed on his right shoulder.

Employee got stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction. He administered an Epi-pen to himself and called his Supervisor and Dragline Maintenance Supervisor who activated the emergency response team on the minesite.

Employee was assisting with setup of a work platform. When climbing down, he missed the step or slipped backwards approximately 3 feet contacting a retangular guard on an 8750 dragline. This contact resulted in a multiple rib fracture to the employee.

In the process of setting up a pump, an employee got his right hand caught between a backhoe bucket and a poly pipe.

Employee was setting up a punch press when a piece of metal flew into the employee's right eye.

Employee was working underneath a pickup when the transmission shifted rolling into the right shoulder and neck area pinning the employee.

Employee was filling the boiler system in the B Building at the Coal Handling Facility with a mix of antifreeze using a pump in a barrel. The system had just reached the proper pressure and he was going to disconnect the air hose from the pump when the antifreeze suddenly shot out of the pump and onto the left side of the employee's face and entered his left eye.

Tipped over scraper.

Torquing bolts on hoist drum, right hand got crushed between the hoist and the torque.

EE was working for a construction company that was remodeling offices in the office building at the Falkirk Mine. EE was lifting a bundle of 10' metal studs weighing approx 60lbs, when he felt a strain in his back, re-injuring a prior back injury.

A particle entered a contractor employee's right eye while he was on 104 dragline carbody located on Falkirk Mine. Employee was taken to clinic after minesite EMT irrigated the eye.

Employee was climbing down the ladder off of 101 dragline when she lost her footing and fell to her left, hitting her head on the floor of the dragline shoe. She received a laceration to her head. She was carrying a bucket of solvent in her left hand as she was going down, however she still contained three points of contact but lost her footing on the ladder.

Security Officer was opening door to Coal Handling Fire Suppression Pump House to conduct a routine inspection. Upon grabbing the door the Security Officer was stung three times on her left index finger by wasps. The Security Officer was aware she was allergic to bee/wasp stings and started to have an allergic reaction. The Security Officer was wearing cloth gloves.

While grinding, wind blew foreign body into right eye

CUTTING OUT BAD AREA OF A PATCH ON A PIPE. INSTALLED THE SAWZALL, SLIPPED AND POKED HIS LOWER LEFT CALF DAMAGING HIS ARTERY AND MUSCLE.

Minor ankle sprain jumping from 2' bank.

The employee was climbing a ladder so that we could finish a welding project on a coal truck, when the bottom of the ladder slipped. The employee fell to the floor landing on his back and buttocks. The employee was treated at the minesite and taken to the hospital for an evaluation.

THE EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE SWING CASE ON 101 DRAGLINE. THE EE BRUISED HIS HIP AND RECEIVED A CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HIS KNUCKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROLLER FROM THE FORK OF A FORKLIFT. THE ROLLER SLID OFF THE FORK AND PINCHED HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A GROUNDING CABLE AND FELL TO HIS KNEES.

EE STEPPED OFF DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

MECHANIC STRAINED BACK WHILE INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON A 992C LOADER.

WHILE LIFTING AN HYDRAULIC RAM FROM A TRUCK BOX ONTO A DRAGLINE SHOE, THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE LEFT HAND FINGER GOT PINCHED. THE INJURY TO HIS FINGER REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE CHANGE-OUT TRAILER AND MISSED A STEP.

WHILE RUNNING THROUGH THE SHOP YARD DURING A RAIN STORM, THE EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND & TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER. RESULTED IN SPRAINING HIS RT. ANKLE.

WHILE AN EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF A NYLON KEVLAR TOW STRAP, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE, UP TO A TOW HOOK ON A COAL TRUCK, THE EE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT FOREARM FOLLOWED BY MINOR PAIN AND A LOSS OF STRENGTH. AFTER MEDICAL CONSULTATION IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE EE HAS A RUPTURE OFTHE BICEPS TENDON IN HIS LT. FOREARM WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY TO REPAIR.

WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND USING A PRY BAR TO SEPARATE THE INLET PIPE FROM THE MUFFLER, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND THE BLUNT END STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON T HE LEFT SIDE TEMPLE AREA OF HIS HEAD. RESULTED IN A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURING.

STANDING AT THE TOP OF A STAIRCASE AND HANDING DOWN A BOX OF RAGS. FOOT SLIPPED AND WAS HOLDING ON RAILING WITH MY RIGHT HEAD. RIGHT SHOULDER WAS JERKED WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED.

EE WAS WALKING ON MUDDY GROUND CONDITIONS, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BACK. STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

55 GAL. DRUMS OF LUBE TO PROPER STAGING LOCATIONAND USING A BARREL DOLLEY, THE BARREL DOLLEY CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BARREL LIP SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE BARREL TO FALL BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS AROUND ANOTHER BARREL AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO BARRELS. RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND BROKEN BONE TO THE TIP OF THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE COAL HAULER HE WAS OPERATING AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE COAL HAULER WAS PARKED ON A FLAT, DRY, SMOOTH SUR FACE. AFTER SEEKING MEDICAL OBSERVATION BY A DR HE WAS RETURNED TO WORK AT 100% CAPACITY. ON 4/1/01 & ON 5/16/01 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. DR REPORTS A TORN MENISCUS LIGAMENT REQUIRE SURGE

EE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM A PIECE OF CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A THREE HOOK SPREADER CHAIN TO LIFT A MOTOR IN PLACE, ONE OF THE HOOKS CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE LEFT EYE, RESULTING IN A BROKEN NOSE AND A SMALL LACERATI ON TO THE SCLERA PART OF THE EYE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REPAIR.

WHILE CHANGING HOIST ROPES ON AN 8750 DRAGLINE BUCKET AND REMOVING A WEDGE FROM A HOIST ROPE SOCKET WITH A BATTERING RAM, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BATTERING RAM HANDL E AND AN OUTRIGGER ON A BOOM TRUCK. THIS RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE SEVERING THE TIP OF HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND, WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FORM A CABLE TRACTOR AND WHEN HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON UNEVEN GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE AN EMPLOYE EWAS REMOVING A SHEET (R'X8') OF ALUMINUM FROM A RACK A 2'X8' SHEET OF ALUMINUM FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND, PINCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO SHEETS OF A LUMINUM. RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT HAND FINGER, REQUIRING SUTURING.

WHILE TORQUEING ROLLER CAP BOLTS ON THE INSIDE L-H RAIL FOR A DOZER, THE REACTION ARM ON THE TORQUE ON THE WRENCH WAS AGAINST THE SIDE OF A ROLLER AND AS THE TORQUE ON THE WRENCH WAS INCREASIN G THE ROLLER TURNED CASUING THE WRENCH HANDLE TOGO AGAINST THE TRACK RAIL PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S L-H MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE REACTION ARM AND THE TRACK RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIMOUNTING MOTOR GRADER TO CLEAN WINDOWS AND SLIPPED ON STEPS AND FELL STRIKING HISLEFT ELBOW ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR JAM. RESULTED IN A LACERATION THE REQUIRED SUTRUING. THE GR OUND AND STEPS WERE WET AND MUDDY DUE TO RAIN.

DRIVER BACKED UNITS TO PILE OF BOTTOM ASH, WAS SITTING IN TRUCK WITH DRIVER DOOR OPEN. HE WAS SHOWING COWORKER HOW TO OPERATE CONTROLS TO DUMP LOAD, THE END DUMP WAS ABOUT FOUR CYLINDERS UP WH EN IT STARTED TO TIP TO THE RIGHT. THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY LOAD HANGING UP IN FRONT OF TRAILER, OR A BROKEN SHAFT BENEATH THE TELESCOPING CYLINDERS COULD HAVE SHIFTED THE LOAD.

CUTTING WEAR PLATE WITH AIR ARC TO CUT THE WELD, WELD BROKE PLATE FELL STRIKING EE.

WHILE AN EE WAS WELDING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET RIGGING DRAG HITCH PIN AND WAS LIFTING THE PIN WITH A BAR TO REPOSITION IT, THE PIN ROLLED OFF THE TABLE AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE SHIN OF HIS RIGHT LEG. RESULTED IN FRACTURING HIS LEG.

WHILE AN EE WAS DRIVING ALONG THE CABLE BELT SYSTEM IN A PICKUP WITH THE WINDOW DOWN LISTENING TO THE ROLLER BEARINGS. PIECE OF COAL CAME OFF THE BELT AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD. RESULTED IN A BRUISE AND POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE.

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAUL ROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE'S HEAD WAS INJURIES.

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAUL ROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE S NECK WAS INJURED.

A PASSENGER VAN WAS TRAVELING TO THE MINE FACILITY AND OVERTURNED WHEN IT DROVE ONTO A WINDROW OF GRAVEL PLACED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAUL ROAD BY A CONTRACTOR. AN EE RECEIVED BRUISES TO HIS RI GHT ARM AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO REMOVE WHEEL CHOCKS FROM COAL TRUCK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK. RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLE TISSUE BETWEEN HIS RIBS.

WHILE JACKING A FAIRLEAD PIN OUT USING A 100 TONHYDRAULIC JACK, THE STRON BACK (METAL PLATE) FELL AGAINST THE JACK AND PINCHED THE EMPS FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE METAL PLATE. RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WHICHREQUIRED SUTURING.

WHLE SETTING A PIECE OF RAIL IN PLACE NEAR THE ROOF OF A METAL BUILDING ONE END OF THE RAIL SLID OFF THE ANGLE IRON IT WAS RESTIGN ON AND THE OTHER END RAISED QUICKLY PIKNCHED AN EMPLOYEE'S FI NGER BETWEEN THE HEADER BAR OF THE BUILDING AND THE RAIL. RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. SUTURING WAS REUQIRED.

EMPLOYEE'S CAP BLEW OFF IN EMPLOYEE'S PARKING LOT AND AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AFTER HIS CAP HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SNOW COVERED ICE. RESULTED INS TRAINING LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A WALK BEHIND TRENCHING AMCHINE, EMPLOYEES FEET BECAME TANGLED WITH ANOTEHR EMPLOYEE'S FEET AND AS THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED HIS FOOT TWISTE CAUSING THE TIBIA AND FIBUAL BONE S IN HIS LEFT LEG TO BREAK ABOVE THE ANKLE.

WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER LOADING SUBSOIL, A PUSHCAT DOZER TAGGED UP TO THE SCRAPER AND STARTED PUSHING IT. THERE WAS SOME FROST IN THE GROUND THAT WAS BEING LOADED. THE FROSTED GROUND BROKE L OOSE AND THE SCRAPER SURGED FORWARD LOSING CONTACT WITH THE PUSHCAT. WHEN THE PUSHCAT CAUGHT UP WITH THE SCRAPER AGAIN IT STRUCK HARD CAUSING THE SCRAPER OPERATOR TO BEND BACK OVER THE SEAT.

WHILE INSTALLING A 6" PIECE OF POLY PIPE FOR A WATER LINE, AN EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT THE POLY PIPE TO GET A BLOCK UNDERNEATH IT TO CUT IT WITH A HAND SAW. LATER IN THE SHIFT THE EE FELT SOME PA IN IN HIS LEFT HIP AREA. AFTER A MEDICAL EXAMINATION IT WAS FOUND THAT HE HAD A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS HIP AREA.

WHEN DIS ASSEMBLING DRILL PIPE, EMPLOYEE GOT RIGHT HAND RING FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN BREAK OUTS AND PIPE SLIPS SUTURING WAS REQUIRED.

SLAMMED LEFT THUMB IN CAR DOOR.

WELDING TUB SECTION, SLAG GOT INTO EYE.

2 MEN WERE FOLLOWING CABLE ATTACHED TO BELT END FROM TRUCK MOUNTED WINCH. BELT STARTED TO GO OFF TO RIGHT HAND SIDE. THEY WERE ABOUT TO BELT OVER WHEN PULL PLATE ATTACHED TO PULLING ROLLER BRO KE AND STRUCK BOTH MEN BELOW KNEES.

TWO MEN WERE FOLLOWING CABLE ATTACHED TO BELT END FROM TRUCK MOUNTED WINCH. BELT STARTED TO GO OFF TO RT. HAND SIDE. THEY WERE ABOUT TO PULL BELT OVER WHEN METAL PULL PLATE ATTACHED TO PULLING ROLLER BROKE AND STRUCK BOTH MEN BELOW KNEES.

WHILE POUNDING IN A STEEL POST WITH POST DRIVER,THE POST DRIVER SLIPPED OFF THE POST AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE POST DRIVER IT HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE THUMB WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE POST AND THE POST DRIVER. IT RESULTEDIN A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT HAND THUMB AND REQUIRED SUTURING.

EMPLOYEE BECAME NAUSEATED, FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST AREA AND FELT TINGLING IN HIS LEFT ARM, HE WASTRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL EXAM. IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED IF HE WAS SUFFERING FROM STRESS OR A SLIGHT STROKE. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HIS CONDITION WAS NOT WORK RELATED.

WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4 LB. HAMMER TO BEND APIECE OF METAL ON TOP OF A VISE. HE STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND, FRACTURING THE TIP OF THIS THUMB.

INJURED STATED WHILE HE WAS MAKING THE LONG STEP DOWN FROM THE DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME UNSTABLE GROUND AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORE SHOULDER AND WAS TREATED FOR AN INFLAMATION OF THE SHOULDER THROUGH A CORDIZONE INJECTION.

WHILE PRYING APART SOME LAMINATED SHIM STOCK, THE EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND THE EDGE OF THE SHIM STOCK STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING OVERHEAD GRINDING ON ARCH OF DRAGLINE BUCKET. GRINDING DISC CAUGHT IN CRACK ON ARCH CAUSING GRINDER TO DISLODGE AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S FACE SHIELD. FORCE OF IMPACT FLEXED FACESH IELD BACK CUTTING LIP AND KNOCKING OUT FRONT TOOTH.

WHILE REMOVING A NITROGEN CYLINDER FROM A COAL TRUCK, THE BRACKET HOLDTHE CYLINDER BROKE AND THE CYLINDER END DROPPED, PINCHING THE EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE TRUCK FRAME. RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. REQUIRED SUTURING.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS SEPARATING HAMBURGER PATTIES WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB CAUSING A RELATIVELY DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURING

WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRACTOR SCRAPER AN EMLOIYEE WAS ROLLING THE BEAD SEAT BAND TO THE WHEEL RIM AND A METAL SPUR ON THE BAND CUT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

WHILE CHANGING TOOTH ADAPTERS ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET, AN EE STRUCK THE TOOTHE ADAPTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF THE TOOTH ADAPTER BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EE IN HIS UPPER LEFT CH EST AREA. THE METAL CHIP EMBEDDED IN THE TISSUE IN THE CHEST AREA. AFTER A DR.'S EXAM, IT WAS DECIDED NOT TO REMOVE THE METAL CHIP.

WHILE SETTING A PUMP IN THE PIT NEXT TO THE HIGHWALL, AN EE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A PIECE OF POLY PIPE AND A COAL CHUNK THAT FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL. THE EE'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HA ND REQUIRED SUTURING.

WHILE STEPPING FROM WORK PLATFORM TO A STEP STOOL THE STEP STOOL SLID & THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND RESULTED IN BRUISING HIS TAILBONE

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM A LOADING SHOVEL, AN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A CHUNK OF COAL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE FRONT OF A TRACTOR TO CHECK THE OIL, HE SLIPPED ON THE BATTERY BOX AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE AIR ARCING BROKEN DOZER BLADE LINER, THE LOWER SECTION OF THE LINER POPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A BRUISE TO THE HEAD AND LO ST CONSCIOUSNESS MOMENTARILY.

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING KNEE PROBLEMS AT WORK CAUSING THE KNEE TO PROGRESSIVELY GET WORSE. HE HAS UNDERGONE MICORSCOPIC SURGERY TO REPAIR THE KNEE PROBLEMS.

WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, HIS FEET WERE MUDDY, & AS HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP & HIS OTHER FOOT LANDED ON THE FLOOR & TWISTED. TESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO HIS ANKLE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE TEARING DOWN SCAFFOLDING, ON EOF THE SECTION STRUCK INSIDE SECTION BELOW IT. THE EMPLOYE JERKED ON THE SECITON TO FREE IT. AS A RESULT OF THE JERKIN GMOTION THE EMPLOYEE PULELD A MUSCL E IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

SLIPPED & FELL WHILE CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT INSPECITON ON A 195-M MARION DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT ELBOW THAT REQUIRED SUTURING.

BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN OBJECT ON THE FLOOR IN THE CAB OF A 245 CAT BACKHOE AND STRUCK THE STEERING LEVER WITH HIS MOUTH. RESULTED IN CHIPPING A TOOTH IN THE FRONT OF HIS LOWER JAW.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF 2 INCH RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.REQUIRED THREE STAPLES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM LOADING SHOVEL INJURED FELL AGAINST OUTSIDE RAIL OF THE POWERED STEP WHENIT CAME TO A STOP IN LOWERED POSITION AFTER A FREE-FALL OF 10-15'. EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK & UNDER MEDICAL CARE.

EE SLIDING FAN TO SET CAUGHT HAND.

REBAR SLID DOWN THROUGH SLEEPERS AND CUT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

12355DING A STEEL COLUMN TO CONNECT A GIRT, DECIDED TO GO BACK DOWN, ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND HE FELL APPROX 32'.

54730WASHING DOWN INSIDE OF TUB,SOLVENT DRIPPED OFF RAG INTO EYE.

AIR CHIPPING AND METAL FLEW INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIBBING WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END CATCHING HIS FINGER, FRACTURING AND CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE CHEST AREA.TOOK TO MEDCIAL FACILITY FOR OBSERVATION.

DESCENDING LADDER USED TO GET DOWN FROM CRAWLER FELL FRACT HEEL OF L FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WHEN HE STUCK THE WELDING ROD THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAND

WHILE CHANGING CUTTING EDGES ON A CATEPILLAR BALDE,A BOLT HUNG UP CAUSING THE CUTTING EDGE TO SWING OUT AND FALL ONTO THE LITTLE TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT,BREAKING THE TOE.

THE SOUTH HOPPER OF THE COAL HANDLING FACILITY HAD A STRUTURAL FAILURE AND COLLAPSED. THERE WERE NO MINERS IN THE STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

WHILE CHANGING ROLLERS ON A 8750 MARION DRAGLINE,A ROLLER STARTED SLIPPING OUT FROM THE SLING THAT WAS SECURING IT.THE EMPLOYEE USED HIS HAND TO PUSH THE ROLLERS BACK INTO POSITION,THE ROLLER SHIFTED AND FELL PINNING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TUB AND ROLLER.RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS PUSHING JACKS AND BALLAST PLATES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN

EMPL WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN LEGS SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL INTO A "SPLITS"POSITION.

EMPL SUFFERED ASTHMA ATTACK WHILE AT WORK. EMPL HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO WELDING FUMES.

WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE CAB OF A 195-M DRAGLINE,WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT AHND INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAM.RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FINGER AND SUTURING.

DURING THE SHIFT ON 5-14-91, HE HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN GRINDING AND BUFFING ON A FAIRLEAD ON AN 8750 DRAGLINE. THE NEXT MOVING HE AWOKE WITH AN IRRITATION TO HIS RIGHT EYE. A PHYSICIAN REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND RUST FROM HIS EYE. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW THE METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

STEPPING DOWN OFF FROM THE BACK OF A SCRAPER, WHEN HE PLANTED HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE GROUND, HIS KNEE OVER EXTENDED TO THE SIDE.

HOOK ON BOOM WITH RUBBER O RING HOOK SLIPPED FROM HAND HIT HIM IN MOUTH

SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE BED OF A LOW-BOY.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE WAS WALKING FROM HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO THE OFFICE BUILDING. RESULTED IN PAIN TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS.

WHILE OPERATING A LOADED DRESS HAUL TRUCK LOADED SCRAPER APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE THE HAUL TRUCK COMING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD AND CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE HAUL TRUCK. THE HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE SCRAPER. BOTH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT COLLIDED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS KILLED AND THE HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR.

REMOVING BRACKETS THAT HOLD BORING BAR IN PLACE OTHER PERSON ON OTHER SIDE END OF BAR DROPPED COLLAR AND IT LANDED ON FOOT OF INJ EMP LITTLE TOE ON THE L FOOT WAS FRACT

DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHNG IN HIS EYE. AFTER EXAMINATION OF THE EYE AT THE MINE SITE A SMALL PARTICLE FLAKE WAS NOTICED IN THE EYE. THE EMPLOYEE HAS NO IDEA HOW THE PARTICLE GOT INTO HIS EYE. PHYSICIAN REMOVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND RUST OFF THE EYE.

WHEN TORQUING MOUNTING BOLTS ON FINAL DRIVE USING HYDRAULIC WRENCH I RATCHED DOWN & SWITCH FROM ONE BOLT TO THE NEXT ONE GETTING MY FINGER BETWEEN HYDRAULIC WRENCH LEVER & CYLINDER AS THE CY LINDER WAS RETRACTING-(MIDDLE FINGER)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LINEUP BOLT HOLES WHILE INSTALLING A TRANSFER CASE ON AN ARCOL CABLE REELER THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE RESULTED IN SUTURING OF THE RT SI DE OF NOSE

WHILE EE POUNDING A 1/4 INCH SHIM, THE HAMMER HEAD GLANCED OFF THE TOP OF THE SHIM AND STRUCK HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HIS INDEX FINGER REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

WHILE DOZER OPERATOR WAS RETURNING TO THE CAB AFTER CLEANING THE REAR WINDOW, HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND FACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

FRACTURED THE BONE AT THE FINGER TIP ON RT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WHILE MOVING A PLYWOOD TABLE TOP

LACERATED RT HAND INDEX FINGER WHILE REMOVING A SHEET OF EXPANDED METAL FROM PARTS REBILD WORKENCH

THE INJURED PERSON WAS DISCONNECTING A TUGGAR LINE SHACKLE ON TOP OF A HOIST DRUM. THE CABLE WAS TUCKED UNDER HIS ARM WHILE BOTH HANDS WERE BEING USED TO TAKE THE SHACKLE OFF. WHEN THE SHACKLE WAS LOOSENED THE CABLE SPUN, STRIKING HIS TOOTH.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS SWINGING A 12 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A PIN FROM A DRAGLINE BUCKET TOOTH ADAPTOR.

EMPL CLEANING WINDSHIELD OF MACHINE SLIPPED OFF STEP.CAUGHT HIMSELF USING HANDRAIL STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

A DRAGLINE GROUNDPEROSN GOT A PIECE OF STEEL IN HER EYE WHILE GRINDING ON A PROPEL ECCENTRIC ON AN 8750 DRAGLINE. SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME.

A UTILITY PERSON WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HER HAND SUTURING WAS REQUIRED

WHILE DISCONNECTING AN AIR HOSE, I,NAME WAS HIT IN THE MOUTH WITH THE COUPLER AT THE END OF THE HOSE. SUTURING WAS REQRUIRED.

EMPLOYEE SWITCHING FROM HARD WELDING HOOD TO SOFT WELDING HOOD,EXTREMELY TIGHT QUARTERS AND GOT PARTICLES IN RIGHT EYE.

WELDER INJ BACK CHANGING DUMP ROPE ON DRAGLINE.SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT.

A SHOP WELDER STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD ON A SCRAPER

A SURVEYOR GOT A DUST PARTICLE IN HIS EYE WHILE PUTTING IN SUBSOIL RESPREAD STAKES THE PARTICLE CAUSED AN INFECTION WHICH REQUIRED MEDICATION.

PITMAN ON 195M DRAGLINE STEPPED OFF MANLIFT & TWISTED HER ANKLE ON F ROZEN CHUNK OF DIRT.

THE PITMAN ONA 195M DRAGLINE MAY HAVE STRAINED HER BACK WHILE CHANGING DRAG ROPES SHE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 11-14-88

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS LIFTING THE END OF A DEENERGIZED 23KV CABLE INTO THE BOX OF A PICKUP ON 11-16-88 HE WOUGHT A CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT

A FELLOW MINER WAS USING A CHAIN COMEALONG TO PULL A GRATE INTO PLACE THE CHAIN BROKE AND THE GRATE SWUNG STRIKING THE INJURED SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE INJURY

A MECHANIC WAS SEPARATING CUTTING EDGES WHICH WERE ON THE FORK OF A FORKLIFT. ONE OF THE CUTTING EDGES SLID OFF THE FORK STRIKING HIM ON HIS STEEL BOOT. THE BACK PART OF THE TOE WAS FRACTURE D. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AND X-RAYS WERE TAKEN.