Harmony Mine Coal

EE was carrying 5 gallon cans of oil when he twisted his back.

Employee was pulling cable to move continuous miner, afterwords his wrists were experiencing pain. He went to doctor and has been treated by Integrated Medical Group, they determined he has carpal tunnel syndrome and surgery is required, his surgery was scheduled for Fri 1/4/13, therefore: he is unable to work.

Employee was lifting block to build walls when he twisted his back.

Employee was lifting jackhammer out of a low spot to change leg when he slipped on a rock & injured back.

Employee slipped in mud & twisted his right knee. He had pain in his knee but continued working. Doctor determined he needed surgery, had surgery on 3/21/12, he has been off of work since.

Was walking belt line checking roller when he tripped over large flat rock laying behind the scraper board striking left hip

Employee was drilling a hole with jackleg drill when the steel became stuck. Employee pulled drill down, steel fell out of hole striking the back of his right hand.

EE was pulling miner cable when he felt a burning pain in his back. Had pain all weekend, sought medical attention on Monday 7/4/11.

EE operated shuttle car entire shift near the end of shift he was experiencing pain in neck and shoulder sought medical attention next day.

Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a bump causing him to strike his head on shuttle car canopy.

Foot was stuck in mud, attempted to pull foot out of mud when he pulled muscle in left leg. Kept working on it for 9 shifts. When he still had pain he sought medical attention.

Employee was fixing back board at belt drive, when he slipped, striking his left side on corner of belt drive.

EE was in an area where timber was being installed when the timber was struck with an axe it caused a piece of coal to lodge in EE's right eye.

Employee was drilling a hole in the bottom to pin down a bolt tail. He attempted to pull jackleg drill out of hole when he experienced pain in his lower left back.

Employee was helping carry a steel beam when he pulled his groin muscle.

Employee was helping to carry a 6" steel airline on rough terrain, when he twisted his left knee.

Employee was in an area where a hammer was being used to hit a piece of steel. A sliver of steel flew off an imbedded itself in employee's right hand.

Employee was hand loading timber from timber pile to scoop bucket. While loading the timber he experienced pain in his lower back.

Employee was operating continuous miner all day. Near the end of shift he experienced pain in shoulder, limited movement in shoulder.

Employee was pulling cable at miner, when he twisted his right knee.

Bolters were moving hoses and hose caught employee in left ear. Employee finished shift and continued working for several days. He experienced swelling and pain in left ear, went to doctor several times but swelling and pain would not go away. Last day worked was 11/4/09.

Employee experienced pain in left hip, thigh & knee area on 9/28/09. He sought treatment on 9/29/09. He worked with the pain until 10/6/09. He sought treatment at emergency room on 10/10/09 and has been off work since 10/6/09 on doctor's advisement. Employee feels condition is a result of previous accident dated on 4/12/2004.

Employee was carrying 2 cans of hydraulic oil, when he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. The pan subsides but employee defected lump on groin the night of 9-14-09. He sought medical attention the next day 9/15/09

Employee was walking in entry when he slipped in low spot causing him to twist his back.

Employee was pulling cable when he slipped on wet coal causing him to fall down and strike left knee on bottom rock.

EE was pulling buggy cable away from feeder, when it threw him off balance and knocked him down. His left knee, right knee and lower back were injured.

EE was riding in travelway on mantrip when the spare tire, which was on top front of mantrip, rolled out and slid. This trapped EE's left foot between the tire and the roof.

Employee was standing on the back of a mantrip, closing the outside shop doors. He slipped and fell injuring his left knee.

Employee left work at 7:00 am on 7/21/08 complaining of a sore back. On 8/8/08 employee claimed injury was caused by under inflated air cushion seat bottoming out when travelling over uneven terrain.

Employee strained his lower back while changing a flat tire on his mantrip.

Employee was walking in a low area of the mine and hit his head against the roof.

Employee was on his knees near the feeder. As he stood, a piece of copper telephone wire which was hanging from a roof bolt plate, entered his left ear.

EE was operating the continuous miner. As he was backing up, he noticed line brattice behind him. He reached through the opening of the canopy, directly behind the operators seat, to push the brattice to the side. While doing this, his left hand was above the canopy and his left index finger was squeezed between the roof and the canopy.

EE was operating a Joy 21 SC Shuttle Car behind a continuous miner. A lump of coal approx 2" X 2" X 2" was thrown from the boom of the miner and struck him on the left eye.

Employee was opening an air valve and the line blew apart. He fell back and landed on his left shoulder. Employee has been on light duty since 2/12/08. He is now not working.

The roof bolters were installing bolts in a low area of the mining section. The EE was on his knees beginning to install a bolt, when the jack hammer and leg struck him on the left side of his forehead.

Employee was crossing over the section conveyor belt. He stepped off the belt and sprained his right ankle.

Employee had his right hand grasping the top of the canopy of his shuttle car, while tramming toward the south miner his hand became squeezed between the canopy and the roof.

Employee was cutting stainless steel and incurred flash burn to eyes from errant plasma cutter arc.

EE was backing a lee norse 265 cont miner out of a cut the miner climbed onto a large stone. When the machine came off the stone, the operators compartment hit the bottom throwing his left shoulder against the roof canopy.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF FEED CONVEYOR, LANDED IN SILT, LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

Employee was tramming his shuttle car toward the continuous miner. The shuttle car slid against the coal rib, which caused the employee's left knee to strike the rib and rebound up into his chest.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN AN INCLINED ENTRY, SLIPPED AND SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR OF COAL PREP PLANT DURING A SCUFFLE WITH EE SUPERVISOR

EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON THE CONT MINER, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE GATHERING PAN ON THE MINER.

EE WAS OPERATIING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HAD JUST RECEIVED A LOAD OF COAL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. HE TRAMMED FROM FACE & MADE THE TURN TO GO WEST TO THE FEEDER. OPERATOR OF 2ND SHUTTLE CAR WAITED FOR EE TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION. 1ST CAR HAD TO BACK UP A SHORT DISTANCE TO CLEAR THE LEFT RIB. OPERATOR OF 2ND CAR THOUGHT HE HAD CLEARED THE INTERSECTION & PULLED FORWARD STRIKING 1ST CAR.

Employee had been standing on the #5 main belt tailpiece. when he stepped off, he slipped and fell injuring his left hip/thigh area.

EE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARD, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE SCOOP. HE STEPPED ON A LARGE PIECE OF COAL, FELL BACKWARDS, AND TRIED TO BRAKE HIS FALL BY REACHING FOR THE SCOOP. IN DOING SO, HE PULLED HIS LEFT PECTORAL MUSCLE.

RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THIS DATE FROM MSHA THAT THE BELOW LISTED EE IS CONSIDERED A PART 90 MINER DUE TO A DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE IS EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN, BUT HE HAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER FROM ENTRY #2 TO ENTRY#3 IN THE EAST SECTION. HE WAS VISUALLY CHECKINGTHE CLEARANCE AT THE BACK LEFT OF THE MINER WHILE TRAMMING & DID NOT NOTICE THE NARROW AREA BETW EEN THE RIGHT RIB & THE MINER. HIS RIGHT LEG WASPINNED BETWEEN THE MINER FRAME & THE RIGHT RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THECONT MINER. THE CAR CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE RIB AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT OF THE CAR AND INJURED TWO OF HIS FINGERS.

WHILE PAINTING STEEL ACCESS DOORS (16' X 4"-DOUBLE DOORS), THE LATCH OF END SHIFTING THE WEIGHT, PUSHING THE EE AGAINST THE RIB. THE DOORS RESTED AGAINST HIS RIGHT THIGH CAUSING DEEP CONTUSION S.

THE ROOF FELL 50' IN BY SPAD 573 TO SPAD 594. THE FALL WAS APPROX 130' LONG 12' WIDE AND 7' HIGH IN #3 ENTRY OF THE WEST MAINS INTAKE. IT WAS EXAMINED ON 10-25-01 AND FOUND SAFE ON 10-29-01. DANGERED OFF ALL ENTRIES AND THE FALL TIMBERED OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER, WHICH WAS BY #1 OUTSIDE BELT. WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND, HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE CONT. MINER. A COWORKER STRUCK THE FOOT SHAFT OF THE MINER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE FOOT SHAFT & STRUCK HIMON THE LEFT CALF.

EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. THE SCOOP BUCKET BRUSHED THE RIB AND A PIECE FELL OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK & SIDE.

EE WAS LIFTING JACK HAMMER TO MOVE & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A POST INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TH EMINER CABLE WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE MINER ON A SLIGHT PITCHED ENTRY, THE LOADING END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID T O THE SIDE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.

WAS HELPING DRAG MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONG THE MAIN LINE BELT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A SHUTTLE CAR WHEELUNIT. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.

EE WAS RUNNING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE FEEDER. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY WHICH JARRED HIS BACK.

WHILE ROOT BOLTING THE JACK BUCKED AND BOUNCED LANDING ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT, PUNCTURING THE TOP OF THE FOOT AND BREAKING A BONE.

SLICK/SLIPPERY ROADWAY - MANTRIP SLID TO LOWER SIDE OF THROUGHWAY COMPRESSING DRIVER.

EE STATED HE HIT HIS HEAD WHILE WALKING NEAR THE FACE AREA.

EE CAME INTO THE OFFICE 9/14/98 WITH A DR SLIP STATINNG HE HAD A BACK CONDITION. NO PRIOR REPORT WAS EVER GIVEN TO HIS FOREARM OR THIS OFFICE OF ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT

EE STATED THAT HIS BACK HAS BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR AWHILE. HE CAN'T PIN POINT ANY ONE THING WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. AFTER VISITING THE DR THE DR TOLD HIM THAT HIS LOWER BACK/TAILB ONE PROBLEM WAS HEREDITARY AND PROBABLY AGGRAVATED BY WORK.

THE EE WAS DRIVING THE 3B LONG AIRBOX MANTRIP OUT OF THE MINE. THE MANTRIP STRUCK A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY AND THE STEERING LEVER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HAND.

EE WAS HELPING HIS FOREMAN CHANGE A MANTRIP TIRE IN THE MINES OUTSIDE SHOP. HE KNEELED DOWN & FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WAS A PASSENGER ON A LONG AIRBOX MANTRIP, WHICH WAS ENTERING THE OUTSIDE SHOP. THE EE HAD HIS FOOT HANGING OUT OF THE MANTRIP AND IT BECAME SQUARZED BETWEEN THE M ANTRIP HE WAS IN AND ANOTHER LONE WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE SHOP.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT AND WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NEXT ONE HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS ASSTING OTHER IN PLACING A STRUCTURAL BEAM. BEAM FELL AND EE WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTINGTO GUIDE BEAM AWAY. EE SUFFERED A HERNIA

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. HE WAS USING A JACK HAMMER AND JACK LEG TO DRILL THE HOLE. THE BOTTOM OF THE JACK LEG KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE ANKLE.

WHILE REPARING CANOPY ON CONTINOUS MINER,THE LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CANOPY AND LEG SUPPORT CANOPY. TIP OF FINGERTO BEHIND NAIL WAS CRUSHED.

EE'S FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & STRUCTURE WHILE CLEARING OBSTRUCTION. EE TWISTED KNEE WHEN EXTRACTING LEG FROM LOCATION. PROBABLE LIGQMENT INJURY IN KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A SLOPPED AREA IN THE MINE NEAR THE FEEDER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS POSITIONED BEHIND THE CONT. MINER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT HANGING OUT OF THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT & HIS FOOT GOT SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE COMPARTMENT & THE MINE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE CONT. MINER. THE SHUTTLE CAR ENCOUNTERED SOME UNEVEN BOTTOM WHICH JARRED THE OPERATOR, STRAINING HIS UPPER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BOTTOM ROLLER ON THE #2 BELT. THE BELT HERE IS APPROX. 6' HIGH. EMPLOYEE PUT THE ROLLER ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD TO LIFT UP ON IT. HE SAID SOMETHING CRACKED IN HIS NECK.

EMP WAS RIDING INTO THE MINE ON TOP OF THE SCOOP. AS THE SCOOP CRESTED OVER A HILL THE BATTERIES ROSE QUICKLY AND PINCHED THE EMP BETWEEN THE BATTERIES AND A ROCK PROTUSION IN ROOF.

EE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE FEEDER AS HE WAS TURNING INTO A XCUT, HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, WHICH FORCED HIM TO SLIDE OFF THE SEAT. HIS HEAD STRUCK THE RIB 7 CANOPY OF THE S HUTTLE CAR.

AT THE MINE ENTRY YOU TRAVEL THRU A DOORWAY (HANGING RUBBER BELT)PASSAGE THRU THE BELT REQUIRES THAT EE PUT HAND/ARM UP TO DEFLECT THE BELT. EE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF THE MANTRIP & APPARENT LY FAILED TO DEFLECT THE BELT WHICH CAUSED IT TOKNOCK HIM OFF THE MANTRIP

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR & STATED HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

DURING MANTRIP RIDE TO THE SECTION EMP GOT FOREIGN MATTER IN LEFT EYE. FOREMAN CHECKED EMPS EYE FOR MATERIAL AND FOUND NOTHING. EMP ASKED TO BE BROUGHT OUTSIDE TWO HOURS INTO THE SHIFT.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE CONTINOUS MINER. THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND HIT A ROCK WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE TRAVEL WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP. A PIECE OF ROOF COAL MEASURING APPROX. 2.5" X 8" WIDE FELL FROFM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS DRILLING A ROCK FACE, USING A JACK HAMMER. WHILE DRILLING THIS ROCK, IT FELL TOWARDS HIM & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WASH PLANT. WAS USING A SHOVEL AND A WATER HOSE. WAS INJURED WHILE CLIMBING A LADDER WITH HOSE. THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN THE LADDER WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING. FORCE JERKED EMPL OYEES HEAD AND HE SUFFERED A NECK STRAIN.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A ROCK FACE, USING A JACK HAMMER, HIS DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE HOLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE STEELM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS CHIPPING ICE AWAY FROM CONVEYOR WHEN PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW.

EE WAS WALKING IN DEEP SNOW TO GET TO FRONT END LOADER TO PLOW SNOW. AS WALKING, EE FELT A SHARP BURNING SENSATION IN UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN APPROX 42 INCH OF COAL AND APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

A SLICKER SIDE HORSE BACK MEASURING 35' IN LENGTH AND 18' IN WIDTH AND MEASURING FROM 1 FT TO 5' THICK FELL IN 5 ENTRIES WEST FROM MIDDLE OF THE X CUT 65 TO THE FACE, WHERE THE MINER WAS CUTTI NG COAL. THE ROCK FELL ON THE MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP. THE COMPARTMENT OF THE SCOOP BRUSHED AGAINST THE COAL RIB AND AN AREA OF COAL MEASURING APPROX 6'H 3'W 1'D, FELL FROM THE RIB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE B ACK.

HE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND HAD SURGERY IN SEPTERMBER. NEVER MISSED WORK AS A RESULT WORKED LIGHT DUTY. ON 12-7 HIS DOCTOR ADVISED THAT THE WRIST/HAND WWAS NOT HEALING AND RECOMMEN DED 2 WEEKS OFF. WE DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE CARPAL TUNNEL SYDROME WAS WORK RELATED. WE HOWEVER ACCEPTED IT UNDER WORKERS' COMPENSATION.

EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A ROOF BOLT HOLE AND HIS DRILL STRUCK A ROOF JACK, WHICH WAS POSITIONED NEAR BY. THE ROOF JACK BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK.

EE WAS STEPPING ACROSS A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE, WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THE EE TRIPPED ON THE CABLE AND FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING A PLACE & HE LEANED THE JACK JAMMER HE WAS USING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AGAINST THE RIB. WHEN HE TURNEDTO MOVE A ROOF JACK THE HAMMER FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS LOWER LEG BRUISING HIS ACHILLES TENDON.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A JACK HAMMER TO THE AREA WHICH WAS TO BE DRILLED. HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THIS APPEARS TO BE A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISH DRILLING A BOLT HOLE. AS HE WAS LOWERING THE JACK HAMMER, THE DRILLSTEEL REMAINED IN THE HOLE. SUDDENLY THE DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES F INGER BETWEEN IT AND THE JACK HAMMER.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON TOP OF THE FEEDER WHILE TRAMMING IT TO THE BELT ENTRY.THE FEEDER RAISED UP,SQUEEZING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING A GOLF CART TO THE OUTSIDE AND HIS CART BECAME STUCK ON A HILL.HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE CART AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

COAL BONDED TO THE IMMEDIATE ROOF.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CEMENT BLOCK TURNED AROUND TO PUT IT ON THE SCOOP AND INJURED HIS LEG.

EE WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND AS HE WAS WALKING HE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM AND FELL AND HURT HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO AN EXTREMELY LIGHT DUTY JOB. HE WAS HANDING 6 LB. DRILL STEEL TO BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BECAME SORE. MANAGEMENT SENT EMPLOYEE TO HOSPITAL WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. HE WAS SENT NEXT DAY TO A PRIVATE DOCTOR AND HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT TOLD TO TAKE 2 DAYS OFF. EMP.HAS RETURNED AT HIS REG. JOB W/ NO MORE PROBLEMS

RALPH WORKED HIS NORMAL SHIFT ON 9/17/93 DOING HIS NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY (BOLTING, HANGING LINE CURTIN, ETC). RALPH SAID HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND HIS BACK WAS SORE. HE REPORTED NOTHING TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 9/20/93. RALPH REPORTED SOREBACK TO MANAGEMENT BEFORE HIS SHIFT 9/20/93, BUT SAID HE WANTED TO TRY TO WORK HIS SHIFT. RALPH WORKED HALF OF THE SHIFT, WENT DOC. NEXT MORNG.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING COAL IN THE SCREEN PLANT AREA WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP. WHEN HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING HE LET GO OF THE SHOVEL HE WAS USINSG & GRABBED A HOLD OF THE CHUTE ON THE SCREEN PLA NT. HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EE WAS TRAMMING TO THE SECTION IN A 2-MAN MANTRIP. HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF RESULTING IN PAIN.

EMPL WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION. HE SLIPPED ON SLICK BOTTOM & FELL. HE APPARENTLY REINJURED AN EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK UNDERGROUND & FELT SOME TIGHTNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK BUT CONTINUED HIS SHIFT. WHEN HE WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE.

MANAGEMENT KNEW NOTHING OF INJURY INVOLVING EMPLOYEE UNTIL HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EMPLOYER MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EMPLOYEE TO SEE DOCTOR. DR. DIAGNOSED DOUBLE HERNIAS & SAID HE MUST HAVE AN OPERATION.

ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A WITNESS WE REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. HE WAS IN HIGH TOP, UNDERGROUND. AS HE WAS HANDLING CRIBBING HE BECAME OVERCOME DUE TO BACK PAIN. HE WAS TAKEN TOT HE HOSPI TAL AND X-RAYED. DR WHO EXAMINED HIM SAID NOTHING WAS BROKEN OR SPRAINED BUT PAIN PERSISTED.

HE WAS IN #5 HEADING, BOLTING. A PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM TOP AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND. ROCK STRUCK HIS HAND IN AREA OF KNUCKLE CLOSEST TO THUMB AND NEXT KNUCKLE.

CREW WAS EXTENING BELT IN WEST HEADINGS. EE WAS SUPERVISING BELT MOVE. WHILE BELT WAS BEING TENSIONED, EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE RIGID STRUCTURE. NO LACERATIONS OCCURRED WAS DELERMINED AT H OSPITAL THAT KNUCKLE CLOSET TO THUMB WAS BROKEN AND SECOND KNUCKLE CHIPPED.

LABORER WAS GREASING BELT AND SLIPPED. HE HURT HIS RIGHT WRIST IN TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL. X-RAYS SHOWED NEGATIVE. DR PLACED AN ELASTIC BANDAGE ON HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM.

MINER WAS RUNNING THE BOLTER AND A LOCKNUT HOLDING THE HAIRLINE TO THE HAMMER CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM UNDER RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TAKNE OUTSIDE, THE WOUNDW AS WASHED AND THE BLEEDING STOPPED AND H E SHOWED NO SIGSN OF SHOCK OR ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. HE WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK, HOWEVER, THE COMPANY ELECTED TO TAKE HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. X-RAYS WEE NEGATIVE

MANAGEMENT KNEW NOTHING OF EE INJURY UNTIL HE LEFT THE MINE DURING MIDSHIFT ON 1-19-93. HE SAID HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT NEVER TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR. EMPLOYER MA DE ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIM TO SEE A DOCTOR.

MINER HAD HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN RB AND SCOOP BUCKET. X-RAYS SHOWED NO FRACTURES AND LITTLE SWELLING OCCURRED. NO TREATMENT GIVEN AT HOSPITAL. NO MEDICATION PRESCRIBED (EXCEPT PAIN PILLS. NO C UTS OR BLOOD.)