LOCUST COVE MINE Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS CUTTING AWAY THE OUTER CASING ON A MULTIWIRE THERMOSTAT CABLE ON THE MILL FURNANCE WITH AN ELECTRICIAN'S KNIFE. HE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF. T HE KNIFE SLIPPED AND SLID BACK OVER HIS LEFT THUMB, CAUSING THE LACERATION.

EE WAS ATTEMTING TO REPLACE A BROKEN DRILL BIT. AS HE STRUCK THE COLLAR HOLDING THE OLD BIT WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT, HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND DRILL. RT INDEX FINGER WAS FRAC TURED AND LACERATED.

ON OR ABOUT 9-20-97 EE COMPLAINED ABOUT NUMBNESSIN LEFT ARM WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK. EE WAS ROTATED TO OTHER JOBS BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTED. THE DR FELT THAT STRAIN AND VIBRATION FROM STEERING T HE HAUL TRUCK MAY HAVE RESULTED IN OVERUSE SYNDROME AND OR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. NO CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF NERVE COMPRESSION HAS BEEN FOUND.

EMP WAS RELOADING ROOF BOLTS INTO THE CAROUSEL WHEN ONE OF THE PLATES FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE CAROUSEL. AS IT FELL, THE PLATE HIT AND CUT EMP'S GLOVE AND HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED AN ALLEGED RELATED ILLNESS OF ARTHRITIS IN BOTH KNEES ON 7-8-96. EMPLOYEE LAST WORKED ON 6-21-96.

EE WASDISASSEMBLING TRACVTOR BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND REAR DRIVE TRAIN. THE FRONT SECTION WAS CRIBBED UTILIZING 12" X 12" OAK BLOCKS. THE REAR SECTION WAS CRIBBED UTILIZING A 3 TON HYDRAULIC F LOOR JACK. EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP AND PUTTING AWAY HIS TOOLS WHEN SOMETHING STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT, THAT BEING THE ROLL BAR OF THE TRACTOR, WHICH HIT THE GROUND, STRIKING EE.

EE STEPPED OFF THE GRASS ONTO THE PAVEMENT AT TRAILERS AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECK SCALING A MINE HEADING. HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY LOOSE ROCK OFF THE SIDE OF A WALL. WHEN HE DISLODGED THE SLAB, A ROCK FROM ABOVE HIS HEAD CAME DOWN STRIKING HIM ON THE BAC K OF HIS HARD HAT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK DRILL RODS AS THE WRENCH GRABBED IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH & THE BOOM OF THE DRILL THE EMPLOYEES LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT REQUIRIN G 5 SUTURES

WHILE INSTALLING AN AIRLINE, DUST BLEW AROUND SAFETY GLASSES INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE. A DR. REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM HIS EYE. HE WAS GIVEN A ONE DAY LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTION.

WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM BOTTOM BAR ON LOADER USING A 1" IMPACT WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND THE WEIGHT OF THE WRENCH PINNED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE CONCRETE FLO OR. FRACTURED RING FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND JUST ABOVE FIRST JOINT.

THE EMLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE HAUL TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A ROCK. THE ROCK CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS GIV EN A THREE DAY RESTRICTION BY DR.

THE INJURED EE AND A CO WORKER WERE REMOVING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE FROM THE ROOF OF THE 8TH LEVEL. AT THAT TIME, ANOTHER EE PROCEEDED AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE HEADING AND BEGAN PULLING DOWN T HE CABLE. THE PULLING PRODUCED A DOMINO EFFECT, BREAKING THE CABLE FASTENERS AND CAUSING THE CABLE TO FALL 20 FEET, STRIKING THE EE ON THE HAND.

THE INJURED EE AND A CO WORKER WERE REMOVING AN ELECTRICAL CABLE FROM THE ROOF ON THE 8TH LEVEL. AT THAT TIME, ANOTHER EE PROCEEDED AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE HEADING AND BEGAN PULLING DOWN T HE CABLE. THE PULLING PRODUCED A DOMINO EFFECT, BREAKING THE CABLE FASTENERS AND CAUSING THE CABLE TO FALL 20 FEET, STRIKING THE EE ON THE WRIST.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE LOADING OF 2INCH DIAMETER X 21 FT LENGTH VICTRAULIC PIPE ONTO THE VENTILATION SERVICE TRACTOR. THE PIPE WAS NEW AND IT SLID OFF THE TRACTOR AND STRUCK THE EE S LEFT F OOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE CAP.

EE WAS TRAMMING #7 FACE DRILL DOWN AN INCLINE WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE TO TRANSMISSION RUPTURED THE DRILL HIT RIB CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BE BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS MUSCLES IN HIS CER VICAL & THORACIC SPINE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #4 HAUL TRUCK WHEN ENGINE STALLED AND AIR BRAKES DID NOT HOLD. THE UNIT ROLLED DOWN ON INCLINE AND HIT A WALL HEAD ON. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED ABRASIONS AND A CONTUSION T O THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE ALSO HAD A SMALL CUT TO THE SIDE OT HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE START OF AN OVERHEAD HOLE USING A ROTARY DRILL. THE EMPLOYEE USED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DRILL STEEL TO GUIDE THE DRILL TO THE HOLE TARGET. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT GLOVE W AS CAUGHT BY THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL, THEREBY WRAPPING HIS FINGERS AROUND THE DRILL STEEL AND SPRAINING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF LODGED DRILL STEEL USING AN AIRDRILL. THE DRILL CHUCK AND STEEL WERE OUT OF AILIGNMENT ABOUT 1/4". EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON STEEL TO ALIGN. THE DRILL CAM E OFF OF THE STEEL AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL CHUCK. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 SUTURES. THE EMPLOYEE WORE LEATHER GLOVES. X-RAYS WER

EE WAS TRAMMING 5 ROCK TRUCK IN HAULWAY AT 8-G-143. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN TRUCK RAN OVER A ROCK 12 INCH IN DIAMETER AND BOUNCED THE OPERATOR ON HIS SEAT. THE OPERATOR SHIPPED SIDE OF FRONT TOOTH.

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF IN SECTION 5 N 137.LHD BUCKET HAD PREVIOUSLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE ROOF AND MAY HAVE LOOSENED THE ROCK.EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK HAULAGE TRUCK WHEN ROCK STRUCK RIGHT RING FIN GER AND OUTSIDE HAND CAUSING CONTUSION & STRAIN

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRILLING A HOLE FOR AN ANCHOR BOLT FROM A RAISED TRACTOR BASKET. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOLD A JACKLEG STEADY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK (APPROX. WEIGHT 75 LBS) BROKE LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER AND FOREARM. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A CONTUSION TO THE SHOULDER AND SLIGHT ABRASIONS TO FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT INJURY TOOK PLACE WHILE LIFTING A 20HP MOTOR. THE MOTOR WAS MOVED BY TWO EMPLOYEES WHO SUSPENDED MOTOR FROM A BAR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A SORE MIDDLE BACK . EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED ON THE AFTERNOON ON 2-6-91 AND RETURNED TO RESTRICTED WORK ON 2-7-91. FULL DUTIES WERE ALLOWED ON 2-20-91.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY REBUILDING A PUMP STAND INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING MATERIAL WHILE THE OTHER WAS CUTTING IT FREE WITH A TORCH WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WITH THE TORCH MO VED TO REPOSITION FLAME PASSED BY THE OTHERS SIDE HEATING HIS COVERALLS WHEN EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON HIS SIDE IT PRESSED A SYNTHETIC SHIRT INTO HIS SIDE SHIRT MELTED 2IN ROUND SECOND DEGREE

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS DRIVING #2 WAGNER TRUCK DOWN THE INCLINE TO THE 7TH LEVEL. HE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 8MPH. AS THE INCLINE LEVELS OFF, THE EMPLOYEE SAID HE BOUNCED IN HIS SEAT BECAUSE OF A SLIG HT DIP IN THE ROAD. EMPLOYEE SAID HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

INJ RIDING IN REAR SEAT OF UTILITY TRAILER #738 COMMONLY USED AS PERSONNEL CARRIER.HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY,THROWN INTO THE AIR.WHEN HE CAME DOWN,BACK HIT BACK SEAT RAILING.DIAG AS STRAINED BACK MU SCLE.EST SPEED OF VEHICLE 10 MPH.

THE INJURED WAS CONNECTINGCAPS TO THE DETACORD ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING LOADING TUBE IN A TOP HOLE OF THE FACE. AS THE COMPRESSED AIR WAS TURNED ON AND THE ANFO STARTED, A ROCK (APPROX 15 LBS) FELL OFF THE FACE STRIKING THE INJURED ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT. THE ROOM WAS VISUALLY CHECKED UPON ENTRY BUT NOT PHYSICALLY CHECKED WITH A SCALING BAR.

THE INJURED WAS SCREWING A CASING WING BIT #5 ON FLETCHER DRILL. HE WAS SUPPORTING THE BIT FROM UNDERNEATH WITH 3 FINGER OF LEFT HAND. THE INDEX AND THUMB WERE RESTING ON THE AXIS PARALLEL TO THE SIZE A DRILL STRING. THE DRILL HEAD MOVED BACKWARDS CAUSING THE INDEX FINGER TO GO UP INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE DRILL AND CASING SNORKLE. DRILL HEAD HYDRAULICS BLEED OFF ALLOWING HEAD TO

INJURED WAS SCALING THE ROOF USINGA SCALING BAR HE WAS WORKING ON A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 100LB AS HE SAW THE ROCK BRA EKING FREE HE LET THE PROBE SECTION OF BAR DROP WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE OTHER END ROCK FELL ON THE END OF THE PROBE CAUSING HAND-HELD END TO STRIKE & BRUISE THE UPPER RT LEG NEAR THE GROIN FORCE KNOCKED HIM DOWN THE RT LEG SUSTAINED A BRUIS

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING WITHOUT WARNING THE ROOF COLLASPED EMPLOYEES LEGS WERE COVERED WITH ROCK HIS RT ANKLE WAS CRUSHED

DURING WORK TIME I.NAME ADN 3 OTHER MINERS WERE SHOOTING RUBBER BANDS AT EACH OTHER PLAYING A GAME I.NAME PULLED BACK A RUBBER BAND IN ORDER TO SHOOT IT THE RUBBER BAND BROKE STRIKING HIM ON THE RT LOWER EYE LID CAUSING A BLOOD BLISTER ON THE OUTSIDE AND INTERNAL HEMORRAGING

THE INJURED WAS3ATTEMPTING TO SCALE LOOSE ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL WITH A 20' SCALING BAR. THE SCALING BAR BROKE LOOSE FROM THE ROCK HITTING THE INJURED ACROSS THE LEFT EYEBROW. THE METAL EAR PI ECE HINGE ON HI8 SAFETY GLASSES MADE A ONE INCH CUT IN THE EYEBROW.

AS AIR PRESSURE WAS BEING RELEASED FROM ONE END OF THE WATER WAGON TANK THE FILL PLUG ON THE OTHER END OF THE TANK BLEW OFF AND HIT THE INJURED ON LEFT CHEEK INJ RECEIVED A CUT ON LEFT CHEEK AND FRACTURED ORBIT BONE AROUND THE LEFT EYE