Lost Creek #1 Strip Rngtwn Rntls Di Coal

RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THE FORMER EE FILED A BLACK LING CLAIM.

BLACK LUNG CLAIM

WE RECEIVED A CLAIM PETITION FOR HEARING LOSS FROM A RETIRED EE.

EE REPORTED THAT RATCHET SLIPPED OFF A DRAIN PLUG HE WAS REMOVING FROM A D-10 DOZER WHILE CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS FINGER ON A STATIONERY OBJECT

EE WAS WASTLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USING A PRESSURE WASHER AND A PRESSURIZED CONTAINER (BUG SPRAYER) TO DISPENSE & DEGREASE. EE WAS REMOVING THE HOSE AND WAND FROM ONE SPRAYER TO PUT ONTO AN OTHER . NOT REALIZING THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE & DEGRESER IN THE UNIT FROM WHICH THE HOSE WAS BEING REMOVED DEGREASER SPRAYED ONTO THE EE WHEN CONNECTION WAS BROKEN

OPERATOR WAS IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION WHEN HE REPORTED TO WORK. SHORTLY AFTER 0915 HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT ARM. SWELLING OCCURRED. LEFT JOB SIT FOR TREATMENT. PREVIOUS TO THIS, HE WAS OP ERATING A D-10N CAT DOZER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A METAL PLATE WITH A BAR. WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL OFF THE SURFACE HE WAS WORKING ON AND ONTO THE GROUND APPROX 3' IN HEIGHT. WHEN EMPLOYEE FELL HE HIT HIS HE AD AND SHOULDER ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET THAT WAS POSITIONED NEXT TO THE BUCKET HE WAS WORKING ON.

ON A CAT 777 TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. EE HURT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GETTING ONTO DRAGLINE SHOVEL AND SLIPPED ON STEP.

EE WAS HAMMERING A PIN ON A DOZER AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

UNLOADING EXPLOSIVES SLURRY BAG WAS SLIPPEING TOWARD END OF TRUCK EE WENT TO STOP IT WITH HIS HAND. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE LIFTING LOOP AND WAS PULLED DWON BY THE TRUCK AND HIS FINGER SNAPPED.

LOADING WELDING EQUIPMENT IN TOOL BOX. TOOL BOX LID CAME DOWN AND BUSTED MIDDLE RIGHT HAND FINGER WHICH RESULTED IN STITCHES AND BROKEN FINGERTIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL. APPLIED WRENCH TO LOOSEN AND FELT A PULL ON HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

MOVING TRAIL CABLE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE BREAKING LEFT ANKLE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A 3/4" BREAKER BAR WITH SOCKET WRENCH IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN A 1 1/2" NUT ON THE DRUM ASSEMBLY OF THE 7450 SHOVEL. AS HE WAS PERFORMING THIS ACTIVITY, HE FELT A SE VERE PAIN IN THE ENTIRE LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SHOVEL TEETH WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A STRIP OF STEEL SPRAINING HIS KNEE

EMPL TWISTED BACK WHILE STEMMING BLAST HOLES WITH DIRT. EMPL DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2/7/91 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK.

WHILE STARTING TO PUT FUEL IN DOZER EMPL STEPPED BACK FROM DOZER & TRIPPED OVER STEEL PLATES & FELL BACKWARD ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER & ARM CAUSING THEM TO BE SPRAINED. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/26/ 90 & WORKED UNTIL 8/29/90. ON 8/30/90 EMPL HAD SHOULDER OPERATION TO CORRECT IN. HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DATE.

WHILE CHANGING DRILL STEEL PIPE BECAME FREE-CATCHING FINGER AGAINST DRILL.

ON 11-5-88 EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OFF DRILL ON THE DAY BEFORE. HOWEVER, DISABILITY FROM THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL 1-31-89 WITH THE COMPLAINT OF INJURED NEC K, SHOULDER AND ARM. THE INSURANCE CO DETERMINED IT WAS A VALID CLAIM.

WHILE STARTING TO DRILL A NEW HOLE THE DRILL OBERTURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS ABOUT TO WELD A BUCKET WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF A PROP EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP IT AND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK