Lee Ranch Coal Mine Coal

IE slipped in mud as they tried to catch themselves with right leg they felt a pop in upper leg.

Tool slipped and employee fell to a lower surface injuring the right elbow.

Employee misjudged step on boarding ladder. Held on to handrail with right arm so they wouldn't fall to the ground.

On 06/12/2025 employee reported that a coworker kicked the back of the front seat from the back seat of a quad cab pickup on 06/11/2025. On August 4th the employee was treated at an urgent care facility and released with restrictions.

Left arm was caught between porta-potty door and frame due to excessive wind

IE was removing #2 belly pan. IE planned to rattle hinge bolt with impact to get the pan to hinge downward. Bolt threaded out and allowed belly pan to move. Cable supporting the pan allowed the pan to move sideways due to weight. Side movement of pan pinched IE's arm between belly pan and side frame of tractor.

IE and co-worker were replacing a sway bar on a haul truck. a broken portion of the sway bar was attached to the pin. As the pin started out of the frame bushing the IE reached to steady the pin, it rotated allowing a sharp edge to contact the IE's arm. IE was transported to hospital. IE received 9 sutures to repair the laceration then returned to work.

There was an unidentified event causing a loud percussion noise resulting in temporary hearing loss in both ears. Employee will be retested in less than 21 days.

Employee was stepping down onto the tub of a dragline and stepped on a foreign object resulting in a loss of balance and rolled his ankle.

IE and 4 other techs were replacing a snub pulley. A piece of channel was used to position the pulley. IE pulled on the channel before securing the channel for removal the other end fell into the chute, the end he was pulling on raised. IE's left hand was caught between the channel and the pillow block, resulting in a fracture of the middle metacarpal shaft.

AUDIOMETRIC TEST WERE CONDUCTED DURING PART 48 ANNUAL TRAINING ON APRIL 4TH AND 8TH. IT WAS DETECTED THAT EMPLOYEE HAD AN MSHA REPORTABLE STS. WE WERE NOTIFIED OF THE CONDITION ON 05/23/2011. NOTIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE MINER.

IE was boarding a dozer. His foot slipped as he was reaching for the grab iron. As he fell forward his hard hat partially slipped off and he struck his head on the grab iron. The impact with the grab iron knocked his hard hat off and struck the IE in the top of the head. It was determined this morning (2/14/2011)that 4 staples were required to secure the laceration.

IE was replacing a seized bogie roller on a D-11 dozer. IE states he told GG to hold on, the shaft has to be rotated to align with the cap alignment pin. GG states that IE instructed him to lower the machine. Machine lowered 1-2 inches. IE yelled and crawled out from under the dozer.Injury resulted in amputation of the rt index finger at the proximal phalanx.

IE had completed his pre-shift inspection of ground level items on his dozer He mounted the machine and while checking engine oil from the left track he slipped and fell onto the track. He landed on his left elbow and felt pain in his left shoulder. He did not want treatment from the mine ERT. The incident became a Lost Time Injury due to a rotator cuff repair.

EE's were replacing a beltline idler when there was a call for ERT members.1 went to loadout to relieve ERT member.Other went down the beltline for truck.30? from the portal he turned to see if he had lost tools from his pockets.He stumbled and fell.Uni-strut material used as beltline walkway cut his knee requiring nine stitches.

The scaper driven by EE was traveling at a high rate of speed. (8th gear) A water truck driven by Other EE had stopped in the road to let the motor grader make his turn. The scraper made contact with the water truck on the right rear corner. The damage estmate was $44,000 The operator stated that he was OK at the time of the accident, but went to the doctor the next day.

Technician was repairing the left propel walking camshaft in the revolving frame of the dragline. Employee stated he was working in compartment #L-26 when he stepped on an unknown object, slipped and twisted his right ankle.

He was re-torquing tire of a coal hauler, using a air torque gun. He had torqued all lugs except lug at 6 o-clock. As he placed the gun on the last lug he hit the trigger with his rt hand.The gun being activated caused the gun to twist.This action caught his lt 5th finger between the gun extension and the wheel cover. He received a laceration to his lt. pinky, requiring sutures.

Normal hearing for speech sounds in left ear. Normal hearing for speech sounds in right ear. Moderately severe loss for high pitch sounds in left ear. Moderate loss for high pitch sounds in right ear.

Employees advancing trailing cable. After advancing, he went to rear of skidder, removed cable and motioned operator to move forward. When he dropped the cable, it got caught on a hook. As skidder traveled forward tension on the cable increased and cable struck ee in the lower chest and flipped him to the ground. X-rays show fractured ribs and a fracture in #4 Metacarpal.

EE was climbing up on shovel track to change lube filter under lube room. As he was climbing, pain in his left knee. EE did not fall, twist or have any impact to the knee. No mechanism of injury could be found. Investigation supported by MRI and EE statements revealed degenerative conditions aggravated by several years of high impact sports. Surgery 12/28/06.

While working on equipment in shop, EE was removing a relief from hydrolic cylinder with a wrench and his back popped. It only felt like a sore muscle until 3/27/2006.

ON 8/11/04 EE LIFTED AN 80 LB. SWIVEL HEAD ATTACHMENT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT PAIN BUT WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS VEHICLE AT HOME, HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE PAIN THE NEXT DAY. THE DOCTOR ALLOWED HIM TO CONTINUE WORKING BUT ON 8/25 WHILE STARTING TO CLIMB A HAUL TRUCK LADDER, HE FELT PAIN AGAIN. ON 9/2 AN MRI SHOWED DISC AND FACET DISEASE AND FACET ANTHROPATHY.

LIFTING EYE USED TO HOLD PAN STRIPPED OUT OF THREADS ALLOWING BELLY PAN TO PIVOT AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.

INJURED RT. KNEE WHEN LIFTING ENGINE HOOD DURING A PRE-OPERATIONAL INSPECTION OF A FUEL/LUBE TRUCK. THE PREFERRED LOCATION TO RAISE THE HOOD IS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEN EE PULLED THE HOOD FORWARD TO OPEN THE HOOD, IT TRAVELED PAST NORMAL OPEN POSITION FORCING EE TO THE GROUND. THIS WAS DUE TO A RETAINING PIN THAT APPARENTLY VIBRATED OUT OF THE CABLE/SPRING DEVICE.

EE WAS RETORQUING REAR TIRES ON HU716 SN 201 WITH A 1" IMPACT. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RT. EYE.HE REPORTED THIS TO THE COAL SUPERVISOR. EE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT, HIS SAFETY GLAS SES ARE THE WRAP AROUND TYPE OF GOOD QUALITY.

FRACTURE OF LT. LITTLE FINGER 3RD PHALANGE, IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HOIST ROPES ON THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL. A CHAIN USED TO SECURE THE BAIL BROKE STRIKING THE EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER.

LEFT HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE, REMOVING AXLE PIN BOLT/CONVEYOR BELTLINE.

EE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL FAULT ON UNIT HU714/174. THERE WERE SOME ELECT. WIRES THAT NEEDED TO BE COVERED TO PROTECT THEM FROM RUBBING. HE WAS CUTTING ON A SHEET OF RUBBER TO WRAP AROUND THE WIRES USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT WITH, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND BELOW HIS THUMB. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

FOOT STRUCK BY PIECE OF BROKEN RAIL THAT WAS TURNED OVER AFTER A FRONT END LOADER DROVE OVER IT,FRACTURING RIGHT METATARSAL OF GREAT TOE.

RIGHT THUMB PINCHED IN PISTON OF PNEUMATIC LUBE PUMP.

EE DISMOUNTED A D-11 DOZER INCORRECTLY, RESULTING IN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPING & HIS BODY FALLING FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO HANG ON TO THE GRAB RAIL BY THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT HIS LEFT FOOT BEC AME CAUGHT NEAR THE STEP, RESULTING IN A FRACTURE OF THE TIBIA & FIBULA ABOVE THE LEFT ANKLE.

LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

STEP LADDER SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR- EE FELL TO THEFLOOR.

EE HAS EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN SINCE 1988. BACK PROBLEMS HAVE RANGED FROM STRAINS & SPRAINS TO A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. ON 1/24/02, WHILE ATTENDING A TRAINING CLASS, HE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS HUR TING A LOT AND ASKED TO SEE THE ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST AS SOON AS HE COULD. NO RECENT ACCIDENT OREVENT IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO HIS PAIN. DIAGNOSIS: "MULTI-LEVEL DISC DISEASE W/STENOSIS OF CANAL.."

300-TON HAULER WAS STUCK ON STOCKPILE. EE'S CONNECTED COAL HAULER TO A RUBBER TIRE DOZER WITH A 1 1/2" CABLE SLING. EE IN THE DOZER AND EE IN THE HAULER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AS THE MACHINES STARTED MOVING FORWARD THE HAULER TRAILER LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE. THIS ALLOWED THE TRAILER TO DISCONNECT FROM THE TRACTOR ALLOWING THE TRACTORTO PROPEL FORWARD STRIKING THE DOZER.

FRACTURED ARM.

FRACTURE OF THE MEDIAL MALLEOUS AT THE DISTAL END OF THE TIBIA.

MOVING HOLE OPENER FROM BACK OF PLATFORM TO THE FRONT OF PLATFORM WITH HOIST LINE, ONE MAN WAS HOLDING IT AT THE BOTTOM TO MOVE IT FORWARD AS IT WAS RAISED, THE INJURED MAN GRABBED IT AT THE T OP AS THIS MOTION STARTED AND SMASHED THE END OF HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE HOLE OPENER AND DRILL PIPE.

AVULSION TO RIGHT MIDDLE DISTAL REQUIRING SUTURES.

HE SLIPPED OFF OF PORTABLE STEP.

CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN DRISCO WATER PIPE AND ROCK.

STAINED SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE FELL ON CAST MATERIAL RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT PALM.

STRUCK BY A AIR HOSE.

STRUCK SMALL PIECE OF METAL MEASURING 3/16" BY 1/16".

SLIPPED WHILE MOUNTING DOZER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

TWISTED RIGHT KNEE SLIPPING ON BERM OF DIRT.

EE WAS DISPATCHED IN MAINTENANCE SERVICE TRUCK U-932 TO WORK ON A WHEEL LEAK ON END DUMP UNIT 302. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SERVICE TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP OF THE SERVICE T RUCK, AND HE GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO KEEP HIMSELF FROM FALLING. HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES WERE STRAINED IN THE PROCESS. HE NEVER FELL TO GROUND. HISTORY OF BACK PROBLE

EE WAS USING THE MANUAL WINCH TO LOWER THE MAST ON AN IR RIGHT PLANT WHEN THE WIRE ROPE CABLE BROKE NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAST, ALLOWING THE MAST TO TELESCOPE DOWNWARD. THE RESULTING MOMENTUM TH EN CAUSED THE CABLE TO BREAK APPROX 14" FROM THE WINCH DRUM AND WHIP BACKWARD, STRIKING THE DISTAL PORTIONS OF HIS LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER. RESULTING IN AVULSIONS & FRACTURES TO BOTH.

EE WAS HAULING COAL TO THE "D" STOCKPILE IN A UNIT RIG 300 TON COAL HAULER. WHEN HE APPROACHED THE DUMP AREA, HE HIT A DEPRESSION IN THE COAL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE FROM THE OPERATOR'S SE AT, AND STRIKE HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE AND BACK ON THE ARMREST OF THE OPERATOR'S SEAT AS HE CAME DOWN. OPERATOR CLAIMED HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AT THE TIME, BUT STATED IT "SLIPPED" AND DIDN

EE WAS LOADING PRE-SPLIT BLAST HOLES WITH 30 LB BAGS OF SLX 600 PACKAGED EXPLOSIVE. IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A BAG, HIS BACK "POPPED" AND HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REPLACING LEFT FRONT TIRES ON THE LOADER USING AN EXTENSION BETWEEN THE 75 TON AIR JACK AXLE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIFT. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE TIRE CHANGE, THE AIR JACK WAS RAISED TO REMOVE THE JACK STAND, AND THE EXTENSION SLIPPED OFF. EE WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT BY THE EXTENSION, OR BY THE BLOCKING MATERIAL ON TOP OF THE JACK STAND, SUTURES

EE WAS TRANSPORTING DR760 LOWBOY TO PIT 8. AT THE SECOND CATTLE GATE, HE STARTED THE DRILL AND TURNED ON THE LIGHTS. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE LOWBOY PLATFORM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 5 FEET T O THE GROUND. FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO LEFT HIP.

ON 10/15/99, EE WAS HELPING TO HOOK THE SWIVEL HEAD ON THE DOZER BLADE TO BEGIN DRAGGING THE HIGHWALL WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT HIS KNEE BACK IN PLACE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN. MRI INDICATED TEAR TO THE MENISCUS. HE WORKED WITHOUT RESTRICTION UNTIL SURGERY ON 12/16/99 WHEN LOST TIME BEGAN.

WHEN STEPPING OFF DL101 DRAGLINE SHOE ON LEFT SIDE, EE STEPPED ON A DRY MUD PILE, WHICH GAVE WAY CAUSING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST RESULTING IN A SPRAIN. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND X RAY WAS NEGATIVE. RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY. FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT ON 9-7-99.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON DZ151 CATERPILLER DION DOZER. WHILE REMOVING COMPRESSOR CLUTCH & COIL FRONT SEAL ON A/C COMPRESSOR, OIL & FREON LEAKED OUT SPRAYING HIS FACE CONTACTING HIS RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN A MINOR BURN TO THE CONJUNCTIVA. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR 8/23 WITH A FOLLOW UP 8/24/99.

FUELING A LIGHT PLANT AT PIT5 TRUCK DUMP AREA. THE BACK PRESSURE IN THE FUEL TANK BLEW OUT AND SPRAYED HIM WITH DIESEL ENTERING BOTH EYES. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR. AND DIAGNOSED WITH INFLAMMATION TO THE CONJUNCTIVA OF BOTH EYES. BOTHE EYES WERE MEDICATED AND PATCHED.

EE WAS OPERATING HG232 COAL HAULER WHEN HE STOPPED FOR FUEL. HE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR TO SEE WHICH SIDE THE TANK WAS ON. HE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE REAR FENDER (FENDER'S OUT ED GE (16") IS RUBBER.) WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE EDGE OF THE FENDER, HE FELL APPROX 12' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND DIAGNOSED WITH BRUISED/SWOLLEN FEET. X R

AS EE DESCENDED THE ACCESS LADDER ON DR761 INGERSOLL RAND DRILL HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER ONTO A ROCK, TWISTING HIS FOOT HAS HE LANDED CAUSING PAIN THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT. ON 7/2/99 HE WAS SEEN BY A DR & DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING AND WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS EYES. HE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THAT HE GOT FOREIGN OBJECT OUT OF HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE HE WAS STRIKING RUBBER TIRED DOZER BLADE WEAR PLATES, WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, THE BLADE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT, PINCHINGOUTER LEFT SIDE OF FOOT BETWEEN THE GROUND AND L OWER PART OF BLADE. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE REMOVED FROM UNIT. BLADE WAS TIED WITH CHAIN TO HOLD IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE IN TURN STRUCK BLADE WITH HAMMER AND CHAIN BROKE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING A 170-TON HAUL TRUCK, EE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LADDER. HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO TRY TO STOP HIS FALL, PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOUDLER MUSCLE. EE W AS SEEN BY A DR AND AN MRI INDICATED A 2.5 CM TEAR TO THE ROTATOR CUFF TENDON. SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, 12-21. THIS INJURY RESULTED IN LOST WORK DAYS BEGINNING ON 12-14-98.

EE WAS WELDING, GRINDING AND CHIPPING ON LIFT ONCYLINDER ON LETOURNEAU FRONT END LOADER. THE NESXT DAY HE EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF A FLASH BURN. WHEN THE REDNESS AND SWELLING SUBSIDED, A FOREIG N OBJECT (METAL SPEC) COULD BE SEEN ON THE IRIS OF HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS SEEN BY A SHYSICIAN ON 10/22/98 AND THE METAL SPEC WAS REMOVED.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF L471 LOADER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE LADDER BRACKET RESUTLING IN A DEEP CUT ABOVE THE ELBOW. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR AND RECEIVED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE TH E WOUND. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY

INJURED AND ANOTHER EE WERE WORKING ON THE HITCH ASSEMBLY ON HC205 COAL HAULER. WHEN LOWERING THE TRAILER BODY ONTO THE HITCH, EE'S RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND HITCH FRACTURI NG THE TIP OF DISTAL PHALANX PHALANGE ON HIS FIRST TOE OF RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY.

HE WAS PULLING AN AIR HOSE TO START A 160 TON COAL HAULER ON THE SHOP READY LINE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GRAVEL. HE TRIED TO STOP HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND, INJURING HIS WRIST.

EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER MATERIAL WITH UTILITY KNIFE. BLADE SLIPPED THROUGH BLADE HOLDER CUTTING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER. STITCHES REQUIRED BY DR. TO CLOSE CUT. THIS BRAND OF UTIL ITY KNIFE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM STOCK & REPLACEDWITH A BETTER QUALITY KNIFE.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE THE PINON GEAR TO THE FRONT SWING MOTOR OF THE P&H 4100 SHOVEL. HE WAS UNABLE TO PLACE A 2 1/4" IMPACT SOCKET WRENCH ON ONE OF THE RETAINING BOLTS DUE TO BEARING FAILURE SO A 24" CRESCENT WRENCH WAS USED. HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AGAINST THE WRENCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE THE BOLT WHEN HE MISSED THE WRENCH, SMASHING THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETW

EE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER MECHANICS REPLACE BROKEN TRACK PADS ON A P&H 4100 SHOVEL, USING A DOUBLE ACTING RAM TO PROVIDE SLACK SO THE TRACK PADS COULD BE REMOVED. AS HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS AP PLIED TO RAM, THE HYDRAULIC HOSE AND SCREW ON COUPLER BLEW OFF THE ATTACHMENT PORT OF THE RAM, STRIKING EE ON THE MOUTH AND NOSE. EE'S UPPER LIP REQUIRED THREE STITCHES, AND HIS UPPER BRIDGE

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK UNDERNEATH A 160 TON COAL HAULER TRUCK. AS HE WAS CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK, HE HIT HIS RT SHOUDLER ON THE BUMPER. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 6-12-98, AND RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK FULL DUTY AND TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY TO EXERCISE THE SHOULDER. ON 6-25-98, LRCC WAS NOTIFIED THAT EE HAS RECEIVED DIATHERMY TREATMENT

EE WAS GRINDING ON THE REVOLVING RIM OF THE DRAGLINE CONTINUOUSLY FOR APPROX. 3 HRS. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HIS BACK WAS STIFF. THE NEXT MORNING HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND COU LD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT AT FIRST. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 6-26 & DIAGNOSED WITH MUSCLE STRIAN. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS HELPING COWORKERS ATTACH A HOIST CABLE END TO A HOIST DRUM LUCKER CLAMP ASSEMBLY USING AN ELECTRIC TUGGER. AS THE HOIST CABLE END STARTEDUP INTO THE LUCKER CLAMP, EE INADVERTENELY PLACE D HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE TUGGER CABLE CATCHING THE DISTAL PORTION OF THE LAST 3 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SHEAVE WHEEL AND 9/16" CABLE. INJURY RESULTED IN AVULSION TO DISTAL PORTI

ON FEBRUARY 3, 1997 EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS MID SECTION NEXT TO HIS BELLY BUTTON. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD NOT SUFFERED AN INJURY PRIOR TO THE PAIN AND THAT HE COULD NOT RELAT E IT TO ANY SPECIFIC OR INSTANTANEOUS SINGLE INCIDENT. HE ALSO STATED THA THE DID NOT FEEL ANY STRAIN THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE CYLINDER ON FORKS. WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED CYLINDER TO LINE UP WITH FORKS, THE CHAIN SECURING CYLINDER ON SECOND FORKLIFT SLIPPED OFF FORKS AND CYLINDER FELL AGA INST EMPLOYEE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH INJURED PUSHED CYLINDER OFF CAUSING IT TO FALL AGAINST EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND FRONT PART OF FORKLIFT.

EE[DRIVER] & CO-WORKER[PASSENGER] WERE RTN TO SHOP VIA S ACCESS ROAD TO PICK UP PARTS TO REPAIR 170 TON HAUL TRUCK IN #6 PIT. WITNESS OPERATING 160 HAUL TRUCK WAS HEADED E ON MAIN HAUL ROAD ST ATED HE SAW PU[1 TON] APPROACHING INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT THOUGHT THEY WOULD STOP. REALIZING THEY WEREN'T STOPPING HE SWERVED &LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES RAN OVER FRONT PART OF PU.

EE[PASSENGER] & CO-WORKER[DRIVER] WERE RTN TO SHOP VIA S ACCESS ROAD TO PICK UP PARTS TO REPAIR 170 T HAUL TRUCK IN #6 PIT. WITNESS OPERATING 160 HAUL TRUCK WAS HEADED E ON MAIN HAUL ROAD STAT ED HE SAW PU [1 TON] APPRACHING INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT THOUGHT THEY WOULD STOPREALIZING THEY WOULDN'T HE SWERVED & L REAR DUALTIRES RAN OVER FRONT PART PU. HOOD & PART OF CA

EMPLOYEES WERE ASSIGNED TO THAW OUT AIR HOSE ON TRUCK. THEY APPLIED HEAT TO METAL END CONNECTORSWHILE HOSE ATTACHED. DID NOT WORK. PROCEEDED TO POUR AIR BRAKE CONDITIONER IN THE HOSE WHILE INJ URED HELD OTHER END. HOSE 69" LONG X 1/2" DIA.(AEROQUIP). END CAUGHT FIRE, EXPLODED AND BURNED INJURED'S EARS, NECK, LEFT HAND & CHEST. FOUND A CIGARETTE (JUST LIT) AT SCENE (INJURED'S BRAND)

MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE AND DOZER OPERATOR (INJURED EMPLOYEE) WERE DRIVING PIN ON DOZER RIPPER POINT WITH DOUBLE JACK & PLASTIC COATED PIN DRIVER. INJURED WAS HOLDING DRIVER, WHEN MAINT. EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE DRIVER HEAD IT BOUNCED BACK (DRIVER) AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE JUST BELOW LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WASHING THE DRILL TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE WORK ON IT. HE STOOD ON THE DRILL DECK PLATE (APPROX 4' X 4') WHICH HAD MOVED WHEN MAST WAS LAID DOWN. THE PLATE TIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED BAKC AND HE FELL THROUGH IT. HE TRIED TO BREAK THE FALL WITH HIS RT HAND AND HURT HIS SHOULDER.

OVERBURDEN HIGHWALL SLOUGHED OFF WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ALONG RT SIDE OF P&H 4100 SHOVEL BURYING RT FRONT & RT FRONT END OF DOZER THE MATERIAL BENT FRONT WINDOW FRAME DOWNWARD & PUSHED WI NDSHIELD AGAINST VICTIM

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SHROUD ON RADIATOR FOR 160 WABCO HAUL TRUCK. THE RADIATOR WAS LEANING UPRIGHT AGAINST A SHELF. THE SHROUD WAS BEING LIFTED BY THE SHOP OVERHEAD CRANE. WHEN EMPLOYEE L IFTED THE SHROUD IT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE RADIATOR CAUSING IT TO SLIP AND FALL. THE EDGE OF THE RADIATOR SCRAPED OVER EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ON ROTARY DRILL HEAD ON DRILL RIG TO CHECK ON OIL LEAK. HE REACHED FOR A GRABHOLD, MISSED, SLIPPED ON SLICK SURFACE AND FELL APPROX. 7 FEET TO MAIN DECK ON DRILL.

MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING PULL DOWN CHAIN FOR DRILL FEED ON DRILLTECH. THE BROKEN CHAIN WAS TIED ONTO THE DRILL WINCH WITH A 1/2" CHAIN. WHEN THE DRILL CHAIN WAS PULLED OVER THE S PROCKET THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN UNLATCHED AND THE DRILL CHAIN FELL AND HIT THE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ANOTHER MAINT. EMPLOYEE. THEY WERE INSTALLING LARGE NUT ON SHOVEL SADDLEBLOCKS. THE LARGE NUT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN FORKLIFT FORK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTING FOR WORK, CHANGED CLOTES IN DRY, WAS WALKING NEXT TO WASH BASIN, STEPPED ON SOAP BAR ON FLOOR, SLIPPED/FELL. HIT & CUT HEAD, BRUISED HIP & SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING TEETH ADAPTORS ON SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN PIN DRIVER WHICH WAS BEING HELD BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH A DOUBLE JACK BY THE INJURED A PIECE OF METAL FLAKE D OFF THE PIN DRIVER

36INX24INX21/2IN STEEL PLATE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM LOADER BUCKET PLATE FELL & SMASHED END OF RT MIDDLE FINGER FIRST DIGIT OF FINGER WAS AMPUTATED

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IN SHOVEL TOOTH ADAPTOR PIN WITH HAMMER SMALL METAL SILVER CHIPPED OFF & EMBEDDED UNDER CHIN

EE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF DRAGLINE SHROUD WITH A DOUBLE JACK FELT PAIN TO BACK WHEN HE SWUNG DOBLE JACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON DRAGLINE DUMP ROPES AND ALLEDGED HE HURT BACK WHILE DOING THIS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT ASK TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 11/4/92.

ELECTRICIAN WAS CLEANING TOOLS WITH SOLVENT. STATES THAT SKIN CONDITION AGGRAVATED BY SOLVENT.

54736YEE WAS LOOSENING BOLT OFF LOADER TRANSMISSION USING AIR IMPAC AND SWIVEL SOCKET. THE SWIVEL SOCKET BROKE AND CUT LEFT FLESHY PART BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND THUMB.

41953ENANCE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOTH ADAPTOR ON BE DRAGLINE BUCKET BY STRIKING IWTH 20 POUND DOUBLE JACK. PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON UPPER BACK OF LEFT THIGH.

THREE MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE RESOCKETING DUMP ROPES ON DRAGLINE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SET WEDGE, THE DRAG SOCKET FELL OVER AND PINNED INJURED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ANKLE. DUE TO EXTREMELY MUDDY CONDITIONS THE INJURED EMPLOYEE COULD NTO ACT QUICK ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

EMPL FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO 1 1/2" CLEVIS' ON THE END OF A CABLE SLING WHEN LOADING SLING ON BED OF PICKUP.

PIN ON DRAGLINE BUCKE TRIGGING WAS STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DISLODGE. PIN WAS STRUCK OFF CENTER (GLANCING BLOW) AND A SLIVER OF THE PIN FLAKED OFF LODGING IN EMPLOYEE LEG JUST ABOVE LEF T KNEE. FRAGMENT WAS APPROX. THE SIZE OF APENNY. 2 STICHES TAKEN ADN TENTNUS SHOT. NO LOSS OF TIME OR FUNCTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GREASE ON THE LOWER GEARING WALKING MECHANISM AND WAS OVERCOME BY FUMES FROM THE LUBRICATING OIL USED TO LUBRICATE THE GEARS.

DOZER STARTED AT 6:20 AM TO ALLOW EQUIPMENT TO WARM UP PRIOR TO OPERATION. AT 6:50 AM FIRE WAS NOTICED IN VICINITY OF OPERATOR'S CAB OF DOZER. HELP WAS SUMMONED. TWO 12,000 GAL. WATER TRUCKS, ONE 350 LB ABC, SEVEN 30 LB ABC AND FOURTEEN 20 LB ABC FIRE EXTINGUISHERS WERE USED TO PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE WAS UNDER CONTROL BY 7:45 AND OUT BY 8:05 AM. REAR HALF OF DOZER INCLUDING CAB, HYDRAU

CAUSE UNKNOEN;UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME.FIRE DAMAGE TO TOOL ROOM TRQAILERS AT 1570 ERECTION SITE ON MINE PROPERTY,BUT NOT ON MINE SITE.FIRE DID NOT LAST THIRTY MINUTES.

I.NAME WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE GEAR TRYING TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS WITH HIS FOOT. THE BOLT BROKE, GEAR JUMPED UP THROWING HIM IN THE AIR HITTING A HOUSE COLUMN, LANDING ON TOP OF REVOLVING FRAM E.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF 170 HAUL TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A WINDSHIELD MOTOR ON MOTOR GRADER. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE UP ARMS ON WIPER ELECTRIC MOTOR BY ENERGIZING MOTOR. WHEN MOTOR ROTATED IT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ARMS ON MOTOR AND FRAME AND CUT FINGER.

INSTALLING DRILL STEEL IN CAROUSEL RACK ON UNIT 758 DRILL. CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN TWO DRILL STEELS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER VALVE ON WATER TRUCK.IN ORDER TO CHECK THE VALVE IT HAS TO BE ACTIVATED BY A MANUAL SWITCH ON THE VALVE.THE VALVE WAS RESTING ON THE ASSEMBLY SUPPORT FRAME AND IT S TARTED TO FALL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE VALVE THE SWITCH WAS ACCIDENTALLY TRIGGERED AND THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE CASING AND THE BUTTERFLY CLOSURE.

INJURED EE AND AN ELECTRICIAN WERE REPLACING A METAL GUARD FOR THE CENTER PIN ON S101 SHOVEL WHEN HE FELT PAIN TO MED UPPER BACK. GUARD WEIGHS APPROX. 75 TO 100 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A METAL PIN OUT OF RIPPER SHANK GUARD WITH A DOUBLEJACK. PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG SHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT HOIST CABLES ON S101 SHOVEL A TAG LINE HAD BEEN ASTTACHED TO THE CABLE TO GUIDE IT INTO THE CABLE GROOVE ON THE BUCKET WHEN HE STEPPED INSIDE THE BUCKET TO GRAB THE TAG LINE HE SLIPPED ON THE SLICK SURFACE & FELL

EMP WAS LOADING A 4" X 4" X16' ON UTILITY TTUCK LEFT ARM WAS SUPPORTING 4X4 AND WHEN EMP PUSHED WITH RIGHT HAND THE 4X4 SLID ON HIS LEFT FOREARM AND A SPINTER BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A FINAL DRIVE GEAR FROM S101 SHOVEL WITH A 30,000 LB. FORKLIFT.THE GEAR HUNG ON THE HOUSING;TWO MAINRENANCE EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE GEAR WITH PRY BARS.THE I NJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS ARM OVER ONE OF THE FORKLIFTS WHEN THE WELD ON THE EYE TTHAT WAS WELDED TO LIFT THE GEAR BROKE,CAUSING THE FORK TO SPRINF UP STRIKING AND FRACTURING THE LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING G480 BLADE IN PIT FOUR. SHE TURNED HEAD TO BACK THE EUIPMENT AND FELT A PAIN TO THE NECK. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSED THE PAIN RELATED TO A PRE-EXISTING SPUR (GROWTH) ON ONE OF THE NECK VERTEBRA.

EMPL HANGING HO3ST SLINGS ON SHIPLINE OF CRANE.STEPPED BETWEEN 2 CRUSHER ROLLERS SETTING ON LAGGING.1 ROLLER MOVED & PINNED RIGHT LEG BETWEEN ROLLER TEETH.

EMPLOYEES LEFT 5NEE WAS SPRAINED WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB THE SHOVEL TRACK TO SERVICE IT

EMPL INSTALLING3OIL SEAL ON RETAINER WITH SCREWDRIVER.IT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL HAND TO CONTACT EDGE OF SHAFT.MIDDLE KNUCKLE ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE0ILLING WATER CONDITIONER IN UPPER STORAGE IN WAREHOUSE.HE PICKED UP SALT BAG AND BUMPED LEFT SIDE OF HEAD ON LOW BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING AIR DRYER ON WATER TRUCK.HE WAS STANDING ON STEPLADDER,LADDER MOVED,EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING TRACK DOZER IN #3 PIT SHE GOT OUT OF CAB TO INSTRUCT A TRUCK DRIVER ON WHERE TO DUMP WHEN SHE GOT BACK INTO DOZER CAB SHE ACCIDENTALLY CLOSED LEFT DOOR ON THUMB

EMPL CLEANING W3TH RUBBER TIRE DDOZER IN AREA CONTAINED WATER.WHEN HE BACKED DOZER REAR TIRE HIT ROCK THAT WAS SUBMERGED AND CAUSED EMPL TO SPRAIN HIS BACK FROM THE JOLT.

EE WAS LUBRICATING BOBCAT PINS ON BUCKET GREASE ON POWER GREASE GUN ON LUBE TRUCK DEVELOPED A LEAK. GREASE SHOT THRU CLOTH GLOVES & PENETRATED INTO RT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING SUMP PUMP DISCHARGE LINE WAS PLUGGED WITH FINE COAL BY USING A 1 INCH AIR LINE ATTACHED TO A HEADER ON DISCHARGE LINE METHOD DID NOT WORK AND HE TURNED AIR LINE VALVE OFF BUT DID NOT BLEED LINE HE REMOVED AIR LINE FROM HEADER WITHOUT BLEEDING LINE AND BACK PRESSURE FROM DISCHARGE LINE CAUSED SMALL COAL FRAGMENTS TO BLAST HAND AND FOREARM

OPERATOR STEPPED OFF LADDER OF CAT 992 C LOADER AT END OF SHIFT & TWISTED ANKLE.