Island Creek #1 Coal

D-11 Carry Dozer was being taken down rear road to a Low Boy when it overheated and was believed to be low of water. Employee took cap off radiator and his right side was dowsed in anti-freeze.

EE WAS HITTING TRACK BOLT WITH HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF, GOING UNDER SAFETY GLASSES STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER EYELID.

EE HAD COMPLETED THE CLEANING OF BATTERY TERMINALS ON DOZER CO.#660. HE WAS PLACING THE RUBBER INSULATION MAT ON TOP OF THE BATTERY WHEN APPERENTLY THE BATTERY GROUNDED OUT AND EXPLODED. THE E E WAS STRUCK IN THE EYES WITH BATTERY ACID.

EE WAS REPLACING SPROCKET SEGMENTS ON A BULL DOZER. ONE OF THE BOLTS WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT SO HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. A PIECE OF THE BOLT BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS ARM CAUSING A LACER ATION ON HIS FOREMAN THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER ON THE BACK FILL, WHILE TRYING TO LEVEL OUT THE DUMPING AREA, HE BACKED OVER SOME ROUGH ROCKS. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE DOZER TO JAR AND HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WASHING OUT A RADIATOR. WHILE BENDING OVER HE EXPERIENCED A MUSCLE SPASM. THE SPASM WAS IN HIS LOW BACK.

WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT A METAL PIN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE PIN WHEN HIT BYTHE HAMMER SLIVER OF METAL HIT EE'S LEFT KNEE, MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING A LEFT REAR PIN IN THE N OSE CONE ON THE TRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE BASE FRAME OF THE METEC HIGHWALL MINER. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEEN A MAGNETIC SENSOR BRACKET AND THE POWER HEAD. HE SUFFERED 2 FRACTURED TOES.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH. HE WAS CUTTING METAL FOR REPAIRS ON THE THIN SEAM MINER. HE WAS USING EYE PROTECTION. BUT SOME HOW SLAG MATERIAL GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. A DOCTOR REMOVED ONE PIECE O F SLAG FROM HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING A NEWLY INSTALLED HANDRAIL ON A CAT 777 ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS HOLDING ON THE RAIL WITH ONE HAND. HE TWISTED TO THE SIDE TO CONTINUE PAINTING. THIS MOTION CAUSED A BACK MUSCL E STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A FUELDISPENSER HOSE OFF OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHILE DOING THIS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS INSTALLING A TRANSMISSION IN A CAT 777 TRUCK. TRUCK BED WAS ELEVATED AND IT LOST PRESSURE. IMPACT OF TRUCK BED FALLING AND HITTING TRUCK FRAME JARRED HIM, CAUSING NECK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK THAT WAS BETWEEN THE D9N DOZER TRACK AND COUNTERWEIGHT. AFTER LIFTING THE ROCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 10-6-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING 2 BOTTOM BUCKET PINS ON A 992C LOADER. HE SPENT AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME CRAWING ON HIS KNEES. HE STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS ON 3/17/94 DUE TO FLUID ACCUMULATION ON HI S KNEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST ANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A D9N DOZER WHILE MAKING REPAIRS HIS FOOTING SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND (3FT) HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BY STICKING HIS HAND OUT TRYING TO GRAB HIS TRUCKS TOOL BOX LID PUNCTURED HIS HAND STICHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND

THIS INJURY ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON THE JOB IN JAN. OF 1990 AND ACCORDING TO THE EE HAS FLARED UP SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. ON THE DAY IN QUESTION HE WAS HELPING LOAD A 120# BARRELL OF GREASE ONTO TH E THIN SEAM MINER. THE LIFT WAS 4' HIGH. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LIFT HE AGGRAVATED THE OLD BACK INJURY.

EMPLYEE WAS MOVING A TANK OF NITROGEN BY PLACING HIS ARMS AROUDN THE TANK & SCOOTING THE TANK ABOUT A FOOT AT A TIME DURING ONE OF THE UPWARD LIFTS HE ROTATED HIS UPPER BACK & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS EXCHANGING A BUCKE TON A 992 C CAT LAODER. WHILE INSTALLING THE BUCKET PIN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED ON THE THAWING GROUND. THE PIN CAME LOSOE AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE PIN WITH HIS LEF T HAND. THE LEFT ELBOW LIGAMENTS WERE TORN WHEN HE CAUGHT THE PIN (APPROX WEIGHT 40 LBS).

54736YEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS ON A CLUTCH ON THE THIN SEAM MINER. THE CLUTCH HOUSING WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. HE USED COMPRESSED OXYGEN TO BLOW AWAY THE SMOKE. WHEN THE HOUSING FILLED WITH OXYGEN 10851T SOURCE CAUSED IT OT EXPLODE FILLING THE EMPLOYEE.

38505MPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE THINSEAM MINER. HE WAS WALKING ON THE MINER'S BASEFRAMEAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HIS HAND STRUCK THE MINER'S GRIPPER AND HE CUT HIS HAND.