Kentucky Avenue Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was using a prybar to assist in moving a gate handle. The prybar slipped causing a contusion and fracture to the left thumb.

At 7:53pm, EE reported a fire behind the mine portal. The fire department responded and used foam to extinguish the fire. MSHA was called at 8:21pm and the fire was extinguished at 8:30pm. No damage occurred to any equipment except two high voltage fuses that blew due to bird activity (a dead bird was found at the origin of the fire).

Employee was operating haul truck when he strained his lower back

Employee was climbing the steps to his truck when he slipped and caught himself causing a strain to his left arm and shoulder. Incident became reportable 7/16/07 when the employee was sent for "Other Professional Treatment" (Physical Therapist)

Employee was using a high pressure steam cleaner when he contacted his boot causing a hole which allowed hot water to burn his foot.

Employee was handling a 4'x4'x 1 1/2" opening screen cloth when the metal cloth cut his finger.

Employee fell and hit his forehead and twisted his ankle.

Employee was using an Oxygen Actylene cutting torch when the Oxygen hose developed a hole in it causing a flashback and subsequent 2nd degree burn to the back of his left hand

As employee was tightning the rear diff. housing bolts, the wrench he was using slipped off of the bolts. This caused stress to his middle back.

Employee was making a plant change by opening a gate when he smashed his finger between the handle and a keeper pin. The employee received 4 sutures.

Employee was removing ice from a conveyor when he smashed his pinky finger between a chunk of ice and a machine guard.

Employee was going to turn on a conveyor when he stepped on a step incorrectly and strained his calf muscle

Employee was washing out under the crusher when a rock fell from the structure and struck him on the shoulder. Employee returned to the Dr. for follow up where it was decided on the 18th of October that he would see a physical therapist for treatment of the contusion.

Employee was removing a fuel cap when he strained his thumb.

Employee was walking back to scaler when he was hit in the head by a small rock that had fallen.

Employee was using a hand tool when it slipped and hit his thumb.

Employee was helping another employee carry a troughing roller when he miss stepped and twisted his lower back.

EE was reaching to turn on the master switch when he wrenched his back.

As he was helping the mechanic remove the hub off of a wheel on a loader, it fell mashing his finger against the inside of the wheel.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN EMPLOYEE DROPPED A STEEL PLATE ON HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE. HE REPORTED ACCIDENT AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE BUT DID NOT ASK FOR ASSISTANCE UNTIL 12-29-03. ACCIDENT RESUL TED IN RESTRICTED DUTY DAYS.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH A BELT SPLICE WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS KNEE.

EE TURNED TO WALK AND TRIPPED OVER A HOSE REEL STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF OF HIS HAUL TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

CLIMBING INSIDE A SCREEN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. SIDE BACK. EE IS UNSURE OF EVENT THAT CAUSED INJURY BUT RESULT IS A FX RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE AND HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS ELBOW.

EE STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE AIR VENT OF HIS LOADER TO SEE IF IT WAS OBSTRUCTED AND PUT HIS FINGERIN THE FAN.

EE COMPLAINED OF HIS LEFT EYE BOTHERING HIM, WE THEN SENT HIM TO THE CLINIC AND CLEANED OUT A PIECE OF RUST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE FACE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 10/29/02.

THE ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH THAT WAS IN USE HAS AN OPENING OF ABOUT 1/2" WIDE AROUND THE BODY OF WRENCH. THE PLASTIC GRID THAT IS MOLDED ACROSS THIS OPENING HAD A SMALL PIECE BROKEN OUT OF IT A LLOWING HIS FINGER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH MOVING FAN. WRENCH HAS NOW BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

EE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE JARRED HIS BACK.

WHILE REPAIRING COLLECTION BOX SKIRTING EE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH ROLLED ONTO FROM UNDER HIS FOOT TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE WITH A METAL FRAGMENT WHILE RUNNING A POWER GRINDER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE UNDERGROUND CRUSHER WHEN HETWISTED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EE WAS CLEANING BIG ROCKS OUT OF A PLUGGED CHUTE. A ROCK JAM BROKE LOOSE KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND THEN ANOTHER ROCK HIT THE EE IN THE HEAD REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS LOADING POWDER ONTO THE TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. ELECTED NOT TO GO TO THE CLINIC UNTIL 10-1-01.

EE WAS USING HIGH PRESSURE STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE BECAME DISTRACTED AND RAN THE STEAM ACROSS HIS FOOT. HIGH PRESSURE CUT THE BOOT AND HOT WATER BURNED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE CUT THUMB WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHILE CUTTING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE MUCK PILE WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS HAND SMASHING THE RIGHT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT RECEIVING SUTURES UNTIL 9-21-01 WHEN COMPLICATIONS FORCED HIM TO REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM A DISCHARGE CHUTE. WHEN THE ROCK WAS FREE IT FELL ON HIS R THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING AN OPEN UTILITY KNIFE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB IT OUT OF HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE WITH KNIFE JERKED AWAY AND CUT THE HAND OF THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO G RAB THE KNIFE. EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE THE KNIFE BLADE WAS OUT!

STEPPING OFF OF HIS LOADER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE.

PARTICULAR EE IS SUFFERING FROM BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AGGRAVATED BY DRIVING A LOADER. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, BUT CONDITION WAS REPORTED ON THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER, 1999.

EE STARTED COMPLAINING OF SORE SHOULDER ON 11-8-99 FOUND OUT ON 12-10-99 THAT SURGERY WAS NECESSARY TO FIX A TORN ROTATOR CUFF. SURGERY OCCURRED 12-13-99.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE MATERIAL WHEN A ROCK CAME BACK AND STRUCK HIM THE ARM.

EE WAS EXITING FLOOR DRILL WHEN HE LOST THIS BALANCE AND FALL CATCHING HIMSELF NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER.

WORKER BUMPED ELOBW ON TRUCK CAB TOLD SUPERVISOR HE WOULD JUST SEE IF IT STOPPED HURTING TOLD SUPERVISOR ON 17TH OF FEB. THAT HE WANTED TO GO TO THE CLINIC BECAUSE HIS ELBOW STILL HURT. TOOK E E TO CLINIC ON 2-17-99.

EE WAS MANUALLY REMOVING A PIEC OF DRILL STEEL FROM A ROCK PILE WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL FROM THE RIB FOLLOWING DETONATION OF A BLAST.

FIRE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM A SCALING MACHINE PARKED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE MINE. THE MACHINE HAD BROKEN DOWN EARLIER IN THE SHIFT. GRADALL SCALER GRADALL SNO187281.

EE FELL TO FLOOR WHEN AN EXTENSION LADDER HE WAS USING COLLAPSED THE LATCH DID NOT SECURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING CHAIN BINDER ON CHUTE GATE. THE BINDER SNAPPED OPEN QUICKLY AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A TRUCK.

CONFIRMED CTD BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME BILATERAL TENNIS ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HAND BY A CHUNK OF STONE WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES IN THE FACE FROM A MAN-LFIT BASKET.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED PINCH TYPE INJURY TO HAND WHILE ADJUSTING THE TENSIONER ON A BELT SCRAPER.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE MANUALLY MOVING BLOCKING AND A BARREL OF OI.

EE RECEIVED INJURY TO RIGHT HAND WHILE MOVING A MOBILE OIL TANK WITH A BOBCAT LOADER. HAND WAS TRUCK BY TRAILER TONGUE.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BACK PAIN/STRAIN WHEN MATERIAL HIT TRUCK BED WHILE BEING LOADED AT MUCK PILE.

EMPLOYEE SUFFRING FROM CUMULITIVE TRAUMA DISORDER. DILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM SURGICAL REPAIR REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEP OF DRILL UNIT. HE FELL AGAINST DOOR POST OF CAB AND STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE MANUAL HANDLING OFSCREEN CLOTH PANELS. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT & CUT ON SHARP WIRE EDGE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 9-19-95 THAT HE WAS HAVING ARM/NECK PROBLEMS. THIS MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM BEIGN STRCK BY A BOG (50LB) OF ANFO IN.

EE GOT HAND CAUGHT UNDER WRENCH HANDLE WHILE REPAIRING A SLURRY PUMP.

A DUMP TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY A PICK-UP OPERATED BY A MINE FOREMAN. THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER WAS OUT OF HIS VEHICLE IN THE STOCKPILE AREA AND WALKING IN A TRAVEL AREA. THE FOREMAN WAS OBSERVING LOAD ING OPERATIONS AS HE TRAVELED THROUGH THE AREA AND HIS ATTENTION WAS MOMENTARILY DIVERTED WHEN STRUCK THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER.

EE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP IN SURFACE YARD AREA JUNK WAS BEING MANUALLY LOADED AND HAULED TO A DISPOSAL DUMPSTER EE FAILED TO OBSERVE A PIECE OF STEEL PROTRUDING FROM THE TRUCK BED AND HE WAL KED INTO IT.

MEDICAL DIAGNOISIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS ON FEL BUCKET. THE PIN WAS REMOVED AND THE CYLINDER ROD FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WHEEL FROM A HAULAGE TRUCK. THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY MOVED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WHEEL AND BLOCKING.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM FLAT BOTTOM BOAL ACCESSING A PUMP FLOAT UNIT HE STRAINED HIS RT SHOULDER PULLING HIMSELF UP TO CLIMB LADDER ASSEMBLY TO ACCESS THE PUMP FLOAT

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT MIEN DECLINE TUNNEL. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL AND JAMMED THUB. INITIAL MEDICAL INDICATED STRAIN OR SPRAIN. FURTHER EVALUATION INDICATED A FRACTURE AND SURGERY I S REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED ANKLE STEPPING FROM STAIRWAY TO CONTROL BUILDING.

EE RECEIVED LACERATION TO HAND WHILE ASSISTING WITH CHAIN RIGGING UNLOADING A PALLET OF ROOF BOLTS.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF POWER STEERING PUMP FROM HAUL TRUCK. 2" COMBINATION WRENCH FELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT & STRUCK EMPL IN MOUTH.

DRIVELINE FAILURE CAUSED MULTIPURPOSE MINE VEHICLE TO STRIKE PILLAR AND OVERTURN.DRIVER RECD CUT ON FOREHEAD.

EE WAS MANUALLY HANDLING 14 FT DRILL STEEL ON TRACK DRILL HE LOOKED UP TO CONFIRM COUPLING AND STRAINED NECK.

STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK CLEANING AROUND HOLES AT FACE HEADING

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HAND (LEFT WITH A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR STRAIGHTENING.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PUMP.

EE WAS MANUALLY CLEARING A ROCK FROM A JAW CRUSHER HE WAS STRUCK ON ARM BY A ROCK.

EMPL STRAINED/STRETCHED WHILE REACHING TO CHANGE HOSE ON A HYDRAULIC DRILL

BEARING HOUSING ASSEMBLY FELL ON EMPLS FOOT ABOVE SAFETY SHOE CAP. BEARING WAS BEING CHANGED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED ANKLE WHILE CLEANING AROUND PREP PLANT AREA.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & STRUCK RT.KNEE DURING FALL

EMPL STUNG BY BEE OR WASP.STING WAS TREATED BY DR 7-30-88 & EMPL HAD REACTION TO MEDICATION 8-2-88.

THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CAR ROOF OF A R-35 HAUL TRUCK. THE SEAT ASSEMBLY DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY TO REDUCE THE BOUNCE.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CLIMBING DOWN FROM A HAUL TRUCK AND FELL A PORTION OF THE WAY DUE TO A STEP THAT HAD FALLEN OFF DURING THE SHIFT.

EMP WAS OPERATI3G A DRILL AND HIS FINGERS ON LEFT HAND WERE STRAINED BACKWARD

EMP WAS STRUCK 3N THE FACE BY PRY BAR WHILE ASSISTING IN REMOVING A JAM FROM A JAW CRUSHER. A ROCK SLID, STRUCK THE BAR, AND HE WAS HIT IN LEFT JAW AREA WITH THE BAR HE WAS USING

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 STRUCK BY A CHUNK OF STONE THAT FELL FROM THE CAB SHIELD AND BROKE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD.

A GETAN ORE CAR9IER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWN A DECLINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK

A GETMAN ORE CA9RIER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWN A DECLINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK

A GETMAN ORE CA9RIER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWN A DECLINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE

A GETMAN ORE CA9RIER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWN A DECLINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK

A GETMAN ORE CA9RIER TRANSPORTING PEOPLE DOWN A DECLINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE

EMPLOYEE STRUCK3HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE PUNCHING HOLES IN SKIRTBOARD MATERIAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS MA3UALLY PLACING A BROKEN WINDSHIELD SECTION IN TRASH FOR REMOVAL -THE SECTION BUCKLED & CUT THE EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN-NO APPRENT CAUSE.

EMP WAS MANUALLY INSTALLING A CONVEYOR PULLEY IN A CONFINED AREA AND HE STRUCK HIS RT RIB CAGE AGAINST A MATERIAL CHUTE

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET CONCRETE FLOOR OF SLOPE TUNNEL.