No 1 Prep Plant Coal

Employee stated was replacing and wiring up a motor in the clean coal tunnel. Some rust/dust was blown into EE's right eye. Had to go to doctor to get removed. Removed foreign bodies from eye. Rx for antibiotic drops. Returned to work the next day with no lost time incurred.

Employee stated that EE was clearing out trees/brush for power line. EE's left foot slipped on the bank causing EE to fall onto the ground. EE hit the right side of EE's face against a stob causing 2 small lacerations above and below EE's right eye. This is a no lost time accident but reportable due to requiring sutures.

Employee stated that EE was getting off of dozer. The push beam was up on jacks. As EE stepped down off of push beam step, EE felt EE's right knee buckle when EE stepped onto the ground causing pain in EE's right knee aggravating a previous injury.

Employee stated EE was using a wood stick to dig mud out of loader bucket. As EE was jabbing the stick, a splinter embedded into EE's left hand between thumb and index finger. The area became infected, went to doctor on 6/25/20 to get checked. The splinter had to be surgically removed. Became reportable on 6/29/20 due to lost time and removal by doctor.

Employee was helping remove a discharge chute out of the plant. Using chain hoists to move toward doorway. Chain slipped causing the chute to shift/swing toward employee. It struck the right side of employee knocking them onto the floor resulting in pain to right shoulder and right knee.

Employee stated that they were going to fuel the hauler. They had put the fuel nozzle into the tank to fill. As they turned to go and start the pump, the nozzle came out and struck the employee's right wrist. Went to ER, x-rays negative, but put into sling and on restrictions.

Employee stated that EE was clearing out brush from underneath a power line right-of-way. As EE was pulling brush, a thorn punctured/embedded into right ring finger. Became infected and went to doctor on 3/29/17 to have checked. Doctor had to remove embedded object and treat infection.

Employee was getting down into wash box. Foot was on a step inside the wash box & left arm resting on top of wash box overflow. As EE stepped on down, EE drug arm down, and a sharp piece of metal on the edge of the box lacerated the underside of forearm. Required sutures.

Employee stated that was servicing a dozer. EE reached to loosen fuel filters and twisted left knee. Immediate pain but lessened with time. Kept working. Went to doctor on 5/23/16 to get checked. Never missed time/work until 7/15/16 when EE had orthoscopic surgery on knee and incurred lost time.

Employee stated that he was patching the supply pipe to the distribution box on the #70 screen. The ladder slipped causing the employee to lose his balance and fall onto the vibratory screen. This resulted in a right sprained ankle and bruising to the left leg/groin area.

Employee stated that he was bending down to pick up a coal sample. As he did, he felt pain in his lower back area. He continued to work but finally went to doctor on 6/19/2015 to get checked. Doctor has him on some restrictions. No lost days but reportable due to the restrictions.

Employee stated that he was putting a 10 inch pipe clamp on the return line to the heavy media cyclone sump. As he was installing the clamp, he was reaching overhead and in an awkward position when he felt pain go down his right leg. Went to Doctor to get checked. RTW with some restrictions.

Employee stated that he was driving a tandem coal truck hauling coal to the prep plant. As he was starting down a grade, he down shifted to a lower gear. He stated that it came out of gear & truck started to gain speed. As he proceeded downgrade, he applied brakes to slow the truck down but as he entered a curve, the truck turned over onto its right side causing multiple injuries.

Carrier bearing that holds drive line (shaft) broke allowing drive line (shaft) to move rupturing air line that goes to the brakes causing brakes to fail. At this time the truck (International Truck #15) begin rolling backwards. Employee jumped out of the truck landing on his back injuring shoulder (right) & his back.

Employee was standing behind foreman as he was cutting the seal/bearing off of shaft on magnetic separator. Something caused pressure behind the end cap on the separator. Before finishing the cutting, the end cap blew off, glanced off of a nearby pipe and struck the injured employee in the forehead resulting in a laceration and fractures to facial area.

Employee had been welding on the rear cross member of main frame on a hauler. He had finished welding and said he was in the process of getting down the ladder when his arm let go and he fell onto the ground striking his head against the ground incurring a concussion and also had shoulder pain.

Employee stated that he was removing the track adjuster cylinder off of the track adjuster rod with a sledge hammer. The hammer glanced off the side of the cylinder and struck his left leg below the knee. Went to doctor and missed one shift work.

Employee stated that he was reaching up to open the crusher on the sample system at the strip dump. As he was pulling down on the lever to open it up, he turned his left ankle.

Employee alleges coal worker's pneumoconiosis. Employer was notified by letter dated 1/10/12 and was received on 1/12/12. The employee went off work in October 2011 on short term disability for medical reasons and is still currently off work.

Employee stated that he was removing the lower seal retaining cap from the upper hitch pin assembly. The retaining cap slid down the bar onto his right hand causing laceration to top of right hand between thumb and index finger requiring sutures and restricted days work.

Employee stated that he was climbing the ladder to get onto a coal loader so as to pull it out of the shop. As he reached the top, he felt a pop and burning sensation in his right shoulder.

The individual (self-employed) was not an employee of Red River Coal. He was in the process of salvaging scrap metal from the mine site. He complained of heartburn earlier and became nauseous and sat down. He fell over with an apparent heart attack. Transported to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Employee stated that he was using a utility knife to cut the fan belts off of a loader. As he was cutting, the knife slipped causing him to lacerate his little finger (5th digit) on his right hand. Reportable due to requiring sutures.

Employee stated that he was holding the vibrator screen upright with his left hand while using a utility knife to cut the rubber tips off the side of the screen with his right hand. The screen slipped causing his left hand to move to the right and the knife came down and lacerated his left ring and small fingers. Reportable due to sutures.

Employee stated that he was mounting the left rear inside tire onto a mechanic's truck. While mounting the tire, the employee's left ring finger got caught between the tire rim and the hub severing the tip of his left ring finger.

Employee stated that he was helping to replace a screen on the #27 vibrator. He bent over to lift the screen out when he felt pain in his lower back area.

Employee stated that he was cranking the handle on the leveling jack on the utility trailer, so as to unhook it from the dump truck, when he felt pain in his lower back area. He went to doctor on 8-13-2010 and incurred lost workdays starting with that date.

Employee stated that he was working on unstopping a pipe from the thickener tank to the underflow pumps in the prep plant. He was pushing a hose with water pressure into the pipe so as to unstop it. He felt a burning sensation in his right groin area. Reportable when he went to doctor on 7/26/10 and diagnosed with a hernia.

Employee stated that he had just checked the oil levels in the motor grader and was starting to get into the cab when his foot slipped off of the tire and he fell approximately 5 feet onto the ground injuring his right shoulder.

Employee stated that he was using a chain hoist to reposition the flop gate on the main conveyor belt. As he was pulling on the chain hoist, he felt a pop in his right shoulder. Went to doctor on 3/17/10. Continued working but became reportable when lost time was incurred on 6/9/10 due to having surgical repair on right rotator cuff.

Installing powertrain oil cooler on dozer and felt burning pain in right shoulder. Right shoulder strain.

Employee stated that he was helping remove a bogie pin from a dozer roller frame. He was holding a bar while another mechanic was using a hammer to knock out the pin. The bar bounced off and caught his left little finger between the bar and the roller frame, resulting in a fracture to the tip of his little finger.

Employee stated that he was rebuilding a dozer blade. He had been grinding on, welding on, and air arcing on the blade during the course of the work shift. He noticed a foreign body in his left eye toward the end of the shift. Had to get removed and missed next two work shifts.

Employee stated that he was picking up a five gallon bucket of oil. The bucket was frozen to the ground. He pryed it loose, picked it up and twisted as he put it in the pickup. He felt pain in his lower back area.

Employee stated that he was getting up onto the road grader. He grabbed hold of the hand rails to pull himself up the ladder. As he did, he felt a pop and had pain in his right shoulder.

Employee stated that he was working inside the raw coal screen. As he positioned himself to install a piece of rubber belting on the back of the screen, he twisted his right knee and felt it pop as he knelt down. Reportable effective 2/18/08 due to restricted work. Lost time on 2/22/08.

Employee stated that he was doing various jobs during the day. He wiped his eye area with his shirt sleeve throughout the day. He noticed a foreign body in his left eye that night. Tried to remove but couldn't. Went to ER doctor to have removed. Removed imbedded object and used antibiotic drops.

Employee stated he was removing belt wiper from conveyor belt. As he was pulling out one end of the belt wiper, the other end fell causing his end to pin his right arm between the belt wiper pipe and the brake rollback arm. Resulted in mashing type injury with a laceration (sutures).

Employee stated that he reached down to move a box with a hydraulic pump inside. The box slipped off the pump causing employee's left middle finger to slide against the flange on the pump lacerating top side of left middle finger (sutures).

Employee stated that he was replacing steel plate on back of wash box. As he stepped up onto a steel beam, he hit the top of his head on a 3 inch steel pipe. This pushed his hard hat down onto his glasses cutting his nose, bruising his right eye, and causing mild concussion.

Employee stated that he was delivering parts to the job site in the parts truck. The truck hit a pothole in the haul road causing the employee to be jolted in the truck. He said he felt pain in lower back area and down his right leg.

Employee stated that he was trying to dislodge rocks in the crusher so as to unclog the crusher. He placed his left hand on the top of the chute to the crusher for balance. A large rock came loose and struck his left thumb as it laid on the metal chute, severing the tip of his left thumb.

Employee stated that he had delivered parts to the job. He was coming down the road from the job when his parts truck hit a pot hole in the road. The truck jarred him causing low back pain. Reportable on 7-31-06 when lost time was incurred.

Employee stated that he had repaired the air compressor. He turned it on so as to build up the air pressure. The pop off valve released air pressure which blew something out and into the employee's right eye. Went to doctor, nothing found but prescription given for antibiotics for eye.

Employee stated that he was bent over the fine refuse discharge chute attempting to pull out a vibrating screen panel. As he was bent over, he attempted to lift out the screen. When he did, he felt pain in the lower back area.

EE STATED THAT HE OPENED THE DOOR ON THE HEAVY MEDIA CYCLONE UNDERFLOW BOX TO ADD SOME CERAMIC BEADS. WHEN HE DID, HE FELT A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH RADIATED DOWN HIS LEFT LEG (STRAINED BACK).

EE stated that he was coming down the steps from 2nd to 1st floor in the prep plant. EE's right foot slipped, causing him to fall against the handrail. As he did, he twisted his left knee.

EE was servicing the water truck. After completing the service work, EE stated that he felt pain in his lower back area. EE missed the next work shift due to back pain.

Employee stated that he and a helper were lifting a piece of steel metal. As he lifted the metal and turned to carry it, he felt pain in his lower back area.

EE STATED THAT THE COAL CRUSHER IN THE PREP PLANT SAMPLING BLDG. HAD GOBBED OUT. HE PLACED A PRY BAR INTO THE SLOT SO AS TO PRY OPEN THE CRUSHER. AS HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE PRY BAR IT SLIPP ED OUT & STRUCK THE RT. CHEEK BONE AREA ON HIS FACE. LACERATION (SUTURED) ON FACE AND COMPLAINS OF BACK/LEG PAIN.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING AN ENGINE BACK INTO A DOZER. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THESPREADER CHAIN WHICH HELD THE ENGINE ONTO THE BOOM OF THE TRUCK. AS HE WAS GUIDING THE ENGINE IN T WHICH CAUGHT AND TWISTED THE EE HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT OFF A BELT PIN ON AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE PIN, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. WENT TO DR. ON 2/22/03 TO HAVE FOREI GN OBJECT REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE. NO LOST WORK DAYS INCURRED BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO EMBEDDED OBJECT REMOVED BY DR.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A TRUCK HAULING REFUSE TO THE DISPOSAL AREA. AS HE WAS HAULING LOADS OF REFUSE OVER AN ALLEDGED RUTTED OUT ROAD, HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK AR EA WHICH PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE. NOTIFIED FOREMAN ON 6/12/02 AND THEN WAS REPORTABLE DUE TO LOST TIME INCURRED ON 6/17/02.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS BETING METAL RUST OFF OF THE SIPER ARM ON A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF, STRUCK AND WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT WRIST. DOCTOR ATTEMPTED TO REM OVE BUT DECIDED TO LEAVE FOREIGN BODY IN WRIST AT THIS TIME, DID REQUIRE ON SUTURE IN PUNCTURE WOULD. NO LOST TIME INCURRED BUT IS REPORTABLE.

EE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP A WIRE ROP SLING OUT OF THE FLOOR AND WAS USING METAL ROD TO HANG IT ON THE WALL IN THE SHOP AREA. THE WIRE ROPE SLID DOWN THE ROD, SRIKING THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A WIRE STRAND EMBEDDED IN FINGER. DR REMOVED WIRE STRANDS AND SUTURED WOUND. NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CARRYING A BEARING CARRIER IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND SEALS IN HIS LEFT HAND WHILE WALKING DOWN SOME STAIRS IN THE WAREHOUSE. TOWARD THE BOTTOM OF THE STAIRS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE FELL ONTO THE STEPS, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND POSTERIOR.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE TOOL STORAGE CABINET. HE WAS PULLING OUT A DRYER SHIM WHEN IT GOT HUNG ON SOMETHING IN THE CABINET. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE SHIM AND THE JAGGED METAL SHIM LACERATED HIS LT. HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS. HE BENT OVER TO CLOSE THE LATCH ON THE RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND AS HE ROSE BACK UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWERBACK AREA. WENT TO DOCTOR & MISSED 1 DAY'S WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING A REAR TIRE ON A WA600 LOADER USING THE OVERHEAD CRANE. THE TIRE SWUNG AROUND AGAINST A METAL STAND. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL STAND AND CONCRETE WALL CAUSING A MASHING INJURYTO HIS LEG. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 8-9-01 DUE TO INCURRING LOST WORK DAYS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN ONTO THE GROUND FROM THE PUSH BEAM ON THE DOZER. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND, HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING REPLACE BAD LINKS ON THE TRACKS OF A HIGHWALL DRILL. A METAL PIN WAS BEING DRIVEN INTO THE LINK BY ANOTHER MECHANIC WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL F LEW OFF AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT TEMPORAL AREA OF HIS HEAD.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT THE TOP SCREEN ON THE VIBRATOR DECK. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL/SLIDE DOWN OFF OF THE SCREENS. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE. NO LO ST TIME WAS INCURRED BUT IS REPORTABLE DUE TO BEING ONSOME RESTRICTED WORK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING INSTALL A SET OF TIRE CHAINS ON THE FRONT WHEELS OF A FRONT END LOADER. WHILE DRIVING A PIN INTO THE TIRE CHAINS WITH A HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF ST RIKING AND BECOMEING EMBEDDED IN THE EE'S LEFT LEG, METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LEG BY A PHYSICIAN.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A STEEL WATER LINEAT THE REFUSE BIN. AS THEY WERE SWINGING THE PIPE OVERTOP THE HAND RAIL INTO PLACE, HIS HAND GOTCAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND HAND RAIL CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING REPOSITION THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT ON THE BOOM TRUCK FOR DELIVERY TO THE JOB SITE. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ENGINE STAND AND ENGINE MOUNT CAUS ING FRACTURE TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERTIP. NO LOST TIME INCURRED BUT EE IS ON SOME WORK RESTRICTIONS LEFT HAND WORK.

EE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS ON EMPTY RAILROAD CARS.HE WAS USING A METAL PRY BAR TO CLOSE THE LATCH DOOR. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF AS HE WAS PULLING ON IT CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ONTO THE GROUND.

EE WAS OPERATING A REFUSE HAULER ON THE IMPOUNDMENT AREA. AFTER HAVING DUMPED A LOAD OF REFUSE, HE WAS LEAVING THE FILL AREA ON AN UPHILL GRADE WITH THE BED RAISED FOR TRACTION. AS HE TOPPED T HE GRADE, THE HAULER JARRED HIM, JERKING HIM TO ONE SIDE & STRAINING HIS RIGHT SIDE. LOST TIME BEGAN 1/25/01.

EE WAS HELPING REPAIR CLEAN COAL BELT. HE WENT TO CUT OFF A FEW PIECES OF ANGLE IRON. WHILE USING CUTTING TORCHES TO CUT THE ANGLE IRON SPARKS FLEW UP INTO HIS FACE. A FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN H IS LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT REMOVED & HAD ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT ADMINISTERED.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A CERAMIC LINER FROM A CYLANE SECTION. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK OUT THE LINER. AS HE WAS STRIKING THE LINER WITH THE HAMMER, HE MISSED THE LINER WIT H THE HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE LINER. EE INCURRED NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO HAVING THE LACERATION SUTURED.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING ON THE DOZER TO WORK. HE STEPPED UP ONTO PUSH BEAM STEP WHERE COAL WAS PILED ON TOP OF IT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE STEP. KNEE STARTED SWELL8ING ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER. WENT TO DR. ON 1-3-2001. NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL LOST TIME INCURRED ON 1-31-2001.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS THROWING EMPTY BARRELS INTO THE TRUCK BED OF THE PARTS TRUCK. WHEN THROWING 2ND BARREL INTO TRUCK. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE TRUCK BED. ELBOW BEG AN SWELLING DUE TO SOME INTERNAL BLEEDING IN LEFT . WENT TO DR - NO LOST TIME BUT RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

EE STATED THAT HE STEPPED ON A ROUND BOLT LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF THE SHOP BUILDING. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BOLT AS IT ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. HOWEVE R, AS HE DID, THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN, DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 9-20-00 WHICH RESULTED IN LOST WORK DAY AND RESTRICTED WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANIC IN REPLACING A HEEL PLATE ON THE LOADER BUCKET; A LARGE WASHER WELDED ONTO THE HEEL PLATE, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO LIFT THE PLATE INTO PLACE, BROKE OFF AS THEY WERE PRYING ON THE PLATE TO HINSTALL IT; THE METAL PLATE FELL OFF, STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE HARD TOE AREA. MISSED WORK ONE SHIFT AND THEN LIGHT DUTY.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROOF BOLT CAUGHT AT THE HEAD ROLLER ON THE RAW COAL CONVEYOR BELT. THE BELT WAS TURNED OFF BUT HAD NOT COMPLETELY STOPPED. EE GRABBED HOLE OF ROOF BOLT AND THE BOLT JERKED HIS HAND AGAINST THE HEAD ROLLER SIDE CAUSING LACERATION TO TWO FINGERS. REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRING SUTURES.

A DOZER OPRATOR WAS WORKING/PUSHING COAL TOWARD A LOADOUT SPOT FOR THE FRONT END LOADER WHERE IT COULD BE PICKED UP AND DUMPED INTO THE HOPPER FOR THE PREP PLANT. AS HE WAS PUSHIGN COAL, HE N OTICED STEAM/SMOKE COMING FROM THE COAL PILE. AT APPROX 11:45 PART OF THE COAL PILE WHICH HAD BEEN OPENED UP AND EXPOSED TO AIR BY THE DOZER, COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES. THE DOZER OPERATOR PROCEE

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DOZER. HE STEPPED FROM THE DOZER ONTO THE PUSH ARM AND THEN FROM THE PUSH ARM ONTO THE GROUND. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND, HIS LEFT FOOT STEPPED ONTO F ROZEN MUD WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN.

EE STTED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE BACK STEPS ON A CAAT 980C COAL LOADER, WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS LEFT KNEE ARCH. PAIN OCCURED WHEN WEIGHT APPLIED TO THAT ARCH. MISSED ONE DAY, RESTRICTE D DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.

EE STATED HE WAS BEATING ON A METAL PIPE WITH A HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF RUST FLEW OFF THE PIPE & INTO EE'S LEFT EYE. FOREIGN OBJECT WASHED OUT OF EYE BY EE NO LOST TIME INCURRED BUT REPO RTABLE DUE TO DR USING & PRESCRIBING USE OF ANTIBIOTICS FOR HIS LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION

EE WAS REMOVING SIDE PANELS OFF OF A KOMATSU WA700 LOADER. EE APPARENTLY STRUCK HEAD AGAINST LOADER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE LOADER (APPRX. 5' FALL) ONTO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. EE'S INJURY WAS A FRACTURE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS AT THE LANDING PAD AT THE LOADOUT TUNNEL SO AS TO OPEN A DRAIN VALVE. HE STEPPED ONTO ICE CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP RESULTING IN A FALL. HE FELL AGAINST THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AREA AND HITTINGHIS RIGHT LOWER LEFT LEG AGAINST THE FLAT BAR.

AT APPROX 8:00 PM ON 3-7-99 SECURITY GUARD NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF OUR COAL LOADOUT STRUCTURE. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED COMPANY PERSONNEL ABOUT THE SITUATION. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT RESPONDED PROMPTLY. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUIKLY.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD PICKED UP A HEAVY COAL SAMPLE FROM THE #12 MINE LOADED IT INTO A PU TRUCK TOOK IT TO THE CRUSHER BLDG AND UNLOADED IT INTOTHE BLDG. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE SAMPLE TO DUMP INTO THE COAL CRUSHER, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. WENT TO DR ON 1/14/99 AND WASPUT ON SOME WORK RESTRICTIONS(LIFTING, PUSH/PULLLIMITS)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING EE IN USING BOOM TRUCK TO PICK UP A SET OF SPRINGS FOR A FEEDER. THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS TO THE SIDE OF THE BOOM TRUCK SO AS TO HOOK CHAIN TO OTHER END. THE B OOM TRUCK OPERATOR SWUNG THE BOOM AROUND AND THEINJURED EE WAS STRUCK WITH THE SPREADER CHAIN. NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO RECEIVING SUTURES.

WHILE WORKING ON D6D FINAL DRIVE, HE HAD CUT BEARING AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BEARING OFF USING METAL HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT BEARING WITH HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF BEARING AND WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO SAND OFF THE ROUGH EDGES ON THE END OF AN AIR INTAKE ON THE ROBBINS DRILL. WHILE GRINDING, A SMALL PIECE OF FOREIGN BODY FLEW UP AND UNDERNEATH THE EE S SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. DR CHECKED EYE. NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO USE OF ANTIBIOTIOS IN EE S EYE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DIGGING OUT DRAIN PIPE IN A POND WHEN SOME EARTHEN MATERIAL SLID DOWN ONTO HIS RT LEG. HE DID NOT GO THE DR BUT DID MISS THE 8-27-98 WORK SHIFT DUE TO A BRUISED RT KNEE. INJURY REPORTABLE DUE TO LOST WORKDAY ON 8-27-98

EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING THE SCREENS FROM THE CRUSHER AT THE AUGER SAMPLER. HIS BODY WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AS HE PULLED THE SCREENS OUT I.LE. SHOULDER AND ARM TWISTED WHILE PULLING ON THE SCREENS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NO LOST TIME INCURRED BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO FINDING OUT THAT EE IS ON SOME WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SAMPLING COAL OUT OF A STOCKPILE. HE HAD GOTTEN HIS SAMPLE AND STARTED DOWN THE STOCKPILE WHEN THE LOOSE COAL CAUSED THE EE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL DOWN ONTO HIS RIG HT ARM. DRS DIAGNOSIS OKAY BUT INJURY IS REPORT ABLE DUE LOOSING SOME WORK TIME STARTING 6-15-98AND WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WELDING ON A TRUCK FRAME & WAS USING HIS WELDING HOOD. HE DID SEE AN ARC OR TWO DURING THE PROCESS BUT DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHE N HE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. WENT TO DR. A FEW DAYS LATER BUT ONLY BECAME REPORTABLE WHEN NOTIFIED OF USE OF ANTIBIOTIC IN EYE. NO LOST TIME.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DAJUSTING THE DRUM ON THE CRUSHER WITH A SPANNER WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE ADJUSTING SPROCKET MASHING THE EE'S RIGHT THUMB WHICH WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND CRUSHER. REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRING SUTURES BUT NO LOST TIME WAS INCURRED.

EE STATED THE HE WAS LYING UNDERNEATH A MECHANICS TRUCK WORKING ON THE CLUTCH AND TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RESTING ON A HYDRAULIC JACKHE WAS USING HIS LEGS TO MANUEVER THE TRANSMISSI ON AROUND. WHEN HE GOT OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK AND STOOD UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER IN A COAL STOCKPILE ADJACENT TO A HIGHWALL AS HE WAS LOADING COAL, THE LOADER BUCKET SNAGGED A ROCK IN THE HIGHWALL. THIS MOMENTARILY STOPPED THE LOADER BUT AS THE LOADER BUCKET FREED FROM THE ROCK, THE LOADER MOVED SUDDENLY JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED OPERATING THE LOADER FOR THE SHIFT AND HAD PARKED IT OUT. AS HE WAS PLUGGING IN THE ELECTRICAL CORD TO THE LOADER SO AS TO KEEP THE SYSTEM WARM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE LOADER STEP. THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3-12-98 AFTER A DR. DIAGNOSIS AND LOST TIME INCURRED ON 3-12-98.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DOWN IN THE FLOOR BOARD IN A DOZER UNBOLTING HYDRAULIC HOSES ON THE TRANSMISSION PUMP. THE EE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BODY IN ORDER TO REACH ANOTHER HOSE/BOLT & FLET P AIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WENT TO DR. & MISSED 1 WORK SHIFT ON 1/12/98, THUS MAKING IT A REPORTABLE LOST TIME INJURY.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A BOTTOM ROLLER ON A DOZER. AS HE WAS PICKING UP AN AIR WRENCH [IMPACT WRENCH] TO TIGHTEN UP THE ROLLER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD FINISHED REPLACING THE DRIVE LINE ON A 992 C LOADER AND WAS PUTTING UP HIS TOOLS IN HIS MECHANICS TRUCK. AS HE WALKED AROUND TO HIS TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK ON THE ARO UND AND HEARD A POP IN HIS LEFT FOOT. WENT TO DR AND X RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE ALLEGES COAL WORKER'S PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

HE SAID HE WAS PAINTING A STEEL WATER TANK USING A LIFT, THE OUTRIGGERS SUNK INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LIFT TO HIT THE GROUND.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLOSING THE CAR DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS. THE BAR THAT HE WAS USING TO PRY THE DOOR CLOSED SLIPPED OFF OF THE DOOR LATCH, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. ALL OF HIS BODY WEI GHT AND FORCE LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMP STATED HE WAS REMOVING AN OLD 900 DRYER BASKER. AS HE WAS SETTING DRYER BASKET ONTO FLOOR HEGOT RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DRYER BASKET AND SCROLL ON DRYER BASKET. CAUSED A MASHED AND LACE RATED FINGER. WENT TO DR AND INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES, THUS REPORTABLE. NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS CHAIN-FALLING A CHUTE INTO PLACE, CHUTE WAS TOP HEAVY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO EE PIMMING BOTH LEGS TO THE GROUND.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING AN AIR ARC TO CUT OUT A CRACK ON A CAT 777B HAULER FRAME. AS HE WAS KNEELING AND CUTTING ABOVE HIS HEAD, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS BLOWN IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASS ES AND SHIELD AND LODGED I HIS LEFT EYE. WENT TODR TO HAVE REMOVED, TREATED & RETURNED TOWORK NO LOST TIME INCURRED

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING A METAL PIN FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF A DOZEN. A LARGE METAL PUNCH SHICH WAS BEING HELD BY EMP FLEW OUT OF HIS HAND AS IT WAS BEING STRUCK BY A HA MMER. IT STRUCK THE EMPS CUTTING GOGGLES AND CAUSED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE. NO LOST WORKDAYS BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD REMOVED A SEAT OUT OF FRONT END LOADER.HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANY INSTANTANEOUS PAIN,BUT THAT HIS BACK STARTED TO STIFFEN UP BY THE END OF THE DAYS WORK SHI FT.MISSED WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3/31/97.OFF WORK SINCE THAT DATE.

EE STATED THAT OTHER EES HAD SECURED AND WERE CUTTING FEED PIPE TO THEHEAVY MEDIA CYCLONE SO AS TO REMOVE IT. THE PIPE WAS HELD SECURED ON THE 4TH FLOOR WITH A CHAIN AND WAS CUT LOOSE ON THE 2 ND FLOOR. AS EE LOOKED OVER THE RAIL FROM THE 3RD FLOOR, THE CUT WAS COMPLETED AND PRESSURE ON THE PIPE CAUSED PIPE TO MOVE AND STRIKE EE IN CHIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PULLED HTE HAULER FORWARD AND GOT OUT TO CLOSE, THE REFUSE BIN GATE, THE HAULER DRIFTED FORWARD. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET BACK INTO THE HAULER TO STOP IT. HE GOT HIS LEFT LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAULER DOOR AND THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE CATWALK LOCATED ADACENT TO THE HAULER CAUSING A CONTUSTION TO HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USIN GA KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER OFF OF THE SIDE OF A POP IN SCREEN WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF, CAUISING A LACERATON TO THE RIGH THUMB. NO LOST TIME WAS INCU RRED. HOWEVER, THIS IS REPORTABLE DUE TO HAVING LACERATION SUTURED.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD SECURED AND WAS REPLACING THE SUPPORT TUBE IN THE VIBRATING SCREEN. AS HE WAS MOVING THE TUBES, IT BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE SIDE PLATE ON THE SCREEN. AS THE EMPLOY EE WAS FREEING THE SUPPORT TUBE, IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A SEVERE CONTUSION AND A FRACTURE OF THE TOE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING OLD DRYER BASKETS TO BE DISCARDED INTO A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET. EE GOT HIS LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRYER BASKET & THE LOADER BUCKET CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THE LEFT THUMB. WENT TO DR. LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES, THUS BEING REPORTABLE, BUT THERE WAS NO LOST WORK DAYS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING OUT A HEAVY MEDIU,M VESSEL PUSH BOX INSIDE THE DANIELS WASHBOX. AFTER WORKIN IN THIS WASHBOX MOST OF THE DAY, HE NOTICED A RASH ON HIS UPPER TORSO. THE RASH BECAE M SEVERE AND AS A RESULT HE WENT TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. DR DIAGNOSED AN ALLERGIC REACTION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN. EE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD TO LAY DOWN ON HIS BACK SO AS TO INSTALL THE BOTTOM SCREEN ONA DOUBLE DECK VIBRATOR. AS HE WAS INSTALLING THE SCREEN, HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK AND PAIN RESULTED. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 9-27-95 DUE TO PAIN. INJUURY REPORTABLE ON 10-4-95 DUE TO HAVING MISSED HIS WORK SHIFT, THUS A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMP STATED THAT HE HAD CUT HOLES IN A SHAKER SCREEN SO AS TO BOLT DOWN THE SCREEN. THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND EMP GRABBED HOLD OF IT WITH HIS HAND. A SHARP METAL EDGE ON THE SCREEN LACERATED HIS L EFT MIDDLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES BUT RESULTED IN NO LOST WORK DAYS.

EMP STATED THAT HE HAD HOOKED A COME A LONG ONTO THE CHANNEL IRON BELOW A CONVEYOR BELT SO AS TO LIFT UP THE BELT TO CHANGE OUT A BOTTOM ROLLER.THE HOOK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMP ON HIS CH IN,RESULTING IN A LACERATION ON HIS CHIN WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES THUS BECOMING REPORTABLE. NO LOST TIME RESULTED FROM THIS INJURY.

DRIVER ERROR DRIVER DID NOT HAVE TRUCK IN CORRECT GEAR FOR THE INCLINE TRUCK CHOKED OFF WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES FRONT END OF TRUCK RAISED LID TOWARD DITCH DRIVER PANICKED RELEASED BRAKE CRO SSED BURN & TURNED OVER

EMP STATED THAT HE HAD HELPED SET AND BLOCK A LOADER TRANSMISSION ONTO SHOP FLOOR. HE CHECKED TO SEE THAT IT WAS BLOCKED AND THEN UNHOOKED CHAINS SO AS TO MOVE THE OVERHEAD CRANE. AS THE OTHER MECHANIC BEGAN TO MOVE THE OVERHEAD CRANE,THE TRANSMISSION TIPPED OVER, PROBABLY DUE TO UNEVEN /UNLEVEL FLOOR, AND STRUCK EMP IN JAW RESULTING IN A FRACTURED JAW.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING DOWN CUTTING EDGE BOLTS WITH A HAMMMER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF THE BELTS WITHA N AIR WRENCH. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF AND THE BOLT JUMPED UPA N D STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER AND HAND. THE SHARP EDGE CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND. NO LOST WORK DAYS BUT REPORTABLE BECAUSE OF LACERATON BENG SUTURED.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE DOOR ON THE MOTOR GRADER WAS OPEN WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DIRT INTO THE EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE REMOVED FOREIGN MATTER FROM EYE BUT WENT TO DOC DUE TO CORNEAL ABRASION IN EYE DR APPLIED ANTIBIOTICS TO EYE THUS MAKING ITA REPORTABLE ACCIDENT NO LOST TIME INVOLVED

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A BUFFING WHEEL TO BUFF A SUSPENSION CYLINDER PIN HE STATED THAT HE WAS WERING CUFFING GOGGLES & MUST HAVE GOTTEN SOMETHING IN HIS RT EYE WHENHE RAISED HIS GO GGLES HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN HIS RT EYE PRIOR TO LEAVING WORK WENT TO DOC ON 03-31-95 AFTER IRRITATION PERSISTED DOC CLEANED EYE & EMPLOYEE MISSED THE 03-31-95 MISSED THE 03-31-95 WORK S

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BACK BLADING THE HAUL ROAD WITH A D9N DOZER.HE BACKED OVER A HUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE TURNING.THE DOZER DROPPED OVER THE HUMP AND WHEN IT HIT THE ROAD,IT JARRED THE E MPLOYEE CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN.DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 041-1795.NO LOST TIME WORK DAYS BUT BECAME REPORTABLE AFTER LEARNING THAT THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT TAKE SOME PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GRINDING A RING OUT OF A DRYER BASKET, WHICH CREATED A SHARP METAL EDGE. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER STRUCK THE SHARP EDGE CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER. WENT TO DOCTOR & REQUIRED ONE SUTURE TO CLOSE WOUND. NO LOST TIME BUT REPORTABLE DUE TO REQUIRNG SUTURE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD CUT THE BOLTS OFF OF THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE DOZER BLADE WITH CUTTING TORCHES. AS HE WAS CHIPPING OFF SLAG, A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO HIS L EYE. WENT TO DO CTOR ON 2/4/95. REMOVED FOREIGN OBJECT & APPLIED ANTIBIOTIC TO EYE. NO LOST TIME.

EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS GRADING THE COAL HAUL ROAD THE GRADER BLADE CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED THE GRADER TO JAR THE EE RESULTING IN A CERVICAL STRAIN TO THE NECK. WE NT TO DR ON 1-26-95, MISSED 1-27-95 WORK SHIFT BACK ON LIGHT DUTY ON 1-30-95. THUS INJURY IS REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE RAISED UP IN UNDER THE OUTSIDE MIRROR ONA FRONT END LOADER (992C). HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR AS HE RASED UP AND CAUSED A CERV. STRAIN. WENT TO DR AN D DIAGNOSED A S A CERVICAL STRAIN BUT ONLY BECAUSE REPORTABLE WHEN HE LOST ONE DAY OF WORK ON 11-7-94.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON PUTTING THE VIBRATOR SCREEN SIDE PLATE BACK TOGETHER WHEN HE INCURRED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM THE SHAFT OF A PUMP. AS HE WAS STRIKING THE BEARING WITH A HAMMER, SMALL PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF, STRUCK AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S ABDOM EN AREA. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO REMOVED THE FOREIGN MATTER AND SUTURED THE WOUND. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-29-94 WITH NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WELDIGNON A TANK ABOVE THE HYDRAULIC UNIT AT THE COAL AUGER SAMPLER. A GUST OF WIND STIRRED UP DIST AT THE SAMPLETER CAUSING FOREIGN MATTER TO BE BLOWN INTO EMPLOY EE'S RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 4-13-94 AND HAD DUST/RUST REMOVED FROM THE RIGHT EYE. THIS IS REPORTABLE DUE TO MEDICATION (ANTIBIOTICS) FOR THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING OUT LINERS ON A WASH BOX WITH CUTTING TORCHES WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING BEHIND HIM WITH A GRINDER. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER HIT THE SIDE OF THE E MPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES & ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO DR. ON 3/30/94 & 3/31/94 TO HAVE MATTER REMOVED FROM EYE THUS REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF HTE LUB TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. HE HAD HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND AND STARTED TO STEP DOWN WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TURNED/TWIST ED CAUSING ORM LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REPLACING A VALVE ON A 2 INCH PVC LINE A THREE FOURTHS INCH PVC SUPPLY LINE BROKE (CRACKED) & CAUSED A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQUID CAUSTIC TO SPRAY OUT SMALL AMOUNT OF L IQUID CAUSTIC HIT EMPLOYEES LEFT SIDE FACE & IN LEFT EYE CAUSING AN ALKALINE BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO GRADER TO CHECK ENGINE OIL. HE HAD HOLD OF HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND STEPPED UP ONTO STEP FROM GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSI NG HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER/ NECK AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BRUSHING OFF A FINAL DRIVE HUB WITH A DIE GRINDER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND THAT A PIECE OF METAL WIRE BROK EOFF OF GRINDING BRUSH AND STR UCK EMPLOYEE IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TOT HE DR ON 10-4-93 DUE TO INFECTION/INFLAMMATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE AND INCURRED LOST TIME.

EE STATED THAT 8-25-93 HE WAS PULLING ON A RACHET SO AS TO LOOSEN THE PUSHER BOLTS ON A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE FELT A POPPING SENEATION IN HIS RIGHT HAND HE FELT AN OBJECT AT THE BASE OF HIS RI GHT MIDDLE FINGER THAT DAY. HE WENT TO THE DR. 8-31-93 TO HAVE IT CHECKED. DIAGNOSIS WAS A GANGLION CYST INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 9-16-93 AT WHICH TIME THE CYST WAS REMOVED AND FIRST LOST

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A GUIDE FROM THE ROLLER FRAME ON A D9L DOZER WITH THE USE OF A SLIDE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SLIDE HAMMER AND THE END OF THE ROD MAS HING THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. WENT TO DR ON 8-21-93, LOST OWRK SHIFT ON 8-23-93 AND RETURNED TOW WORK ON 8-24-93 ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE STATED THAT WHILE FILLING UP MEASURING CONTAINER WITH CHEMCIAL TO BE MIXED IN WITH WATER FOR DUST CONTROL FOR HAULROADS, SOME OF THE CHEMICAL SPLASHED INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING SOME IRRITAT ION TO THE LEFT EYE WENT TO DR ON 7-8-93 CLEANEDEYE AND APPLIED MEDICATION MISSED 7-9-93 WORKSHIFT SO AS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A SIDE WEAR PLATE FOR A LOADER BUCKET SO AS TO SLIP OVER & OUT OF THE WAY HE FELT A SHARP STINGING PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER LUMBAR AREA & LEFT GROIN AREA HE WENT TO THE DOC ON 07-02-93 DUE TO BACK PAIN & WAS GIVEN AN INJECTION (FOR ANTI-INFLAMMATION) THUS MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE INJURY

EE WAS USING HOIST TO LIFT A METAL BUSKET FROM 1ST FLOOR TO 3RD FLOOR IN PREP PLANT AS HE WAS PULLING WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BASKET SO THE BASKET WOULD CLEAN THE SAFETY RAILS HE FELT A SHAR P PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. WENT TO DR ON 4-16-93 MISSED 1 WORK SHIFT AND DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA CURRENTLY ON LIGHT DUTY WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF DOZER TRACK ADDING ENGINE OIL. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL. AS HE FELL, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AND RIGHT LEG AGAINST PUSH BEAM ON DOZER. THIS RESULTED IN A CON TUSION TO HEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE AND SPRAIN IN RIGHT KNEE/RIGHT HIP AREA.

EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS INSIDE PREP PLANT WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF FOUR INCH PIPE LAYING ON THE FLOOR. THE PIPE ROLLED CAUSING EE TO TWIST AND SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

38505MPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING INSTALLING A SMALL CHUTE IN THE PREP PLANT.AS HE WAS HOLDING THE CHUTE IN PLACE, A CO-WORKER BEGAN THE WELDING OPERATIONS AS THE WELDER BEGAN WORK ,A FLASH FROM THE 65349NG CAUSED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEES EYES.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN MEDCIATION FOR THE EYES,THUS REPORTABLE.NO LOST TIME.

54736YEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE MUFFLER ON A DOZER WHILE REMOVING BOLTS ONE BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEES ELBOW TO STRIKE /HIT INTO AN EXHAUST DAMP CAUSING CONTUSION & LACERATION TO RIGHT 53266

WELDING ON DISTRIB BOX IRRITATED TREATED FOR FLASH BURNS

EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS TO THE SCALEHOUSE. AS HE WAS ASCENDING THE STAIRS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT OF A STEP CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL REINFORCING BAR OFF OF A TWO INCH THICK METAL PLATE WHEN THE METAL WAS CUT THROUGH IT FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER L EFT LEG ABOVE THE INSIDE ANKLE AREA ACCIDENT RESULTED IN NO LOST TIME BUT IS REPORTABLE DUE TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF SUTURES BY THE DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WORKS ON LUBE CREW SERVICING EQUIPMENT. DURING SERVICING OPERATIONS ON GREATER WISE NO. 5 STRIP (4406545) HE WAS ASSISTING IN LIFTING A 55 GALLON OIL DRUM UPRIGHT WHEN HE STRAINED MUS CLE IN LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED INTO DOZER TO START WORK WHEN HE TURNED ON THE HEATER THE HEATER FAN BLEW DUST PARTICLES OUT OF THE HEATER VENTS & INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE NO LOST TIME WENT TO DOC FOR MEDICA TION THUS MAKING THIS A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT INJUPROBABLE CORNEAL ABRASION

EE WAS WORKING WITH REPAIRMAN AND HELPING TO INSTALL THE MEDICA RETURN LINE PIPE FROM THE CLEAN COAL SCREENS. RIGHT EYE BECAME IRRATED WENT TO DR AND HAD A PIECE OF METAL RUST REMOVED FROM HIS EYE EYE TREATMENT RESULT FROM FOREIGN IN EYE AND ALSO LOST ONE DAY OF WORK DUE TO DR ORDER.

REMOVING WHEEL FROM CAT, PUSHING AND KICKING IT WITH L KNEE ON WRENCH

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ONTO A PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE ON THE HYDRAULIC SAMPLER.AS HE WAS LINING UP THE THREADS ON THE HOSE END,IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS FACE BE LOW HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.NO TIME WAS LOST BUT IS REPORTABLE TO HAVING TWO SUTURES USED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

EMPL GRINDING COAL SAMPLES AT SAMPLE BLDG.BOTOOM BIN/BUCKET FILLED UP WITH SAMPLE,EMPL PICKED IT UP TO EMPTY.TURNING,LOWER BACK AREA RESULTED IN MUSCLE STRAIN.WENT TO DR 9-24.BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO LOST WORK STARTING 10-2 DUE TO PERSISTENT PAIN.

EMPL USING AIRGUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON OVERHEAD FEED PIPE TO 1300 DRYER WHEN SMALL PIECE OF RUSTY METAL-FLAKE-DROPPED AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.NO LOST TIME BUT EMPL WENT TO DR AND HAD FOREIGN MA TTER REMOVED FROM EYE.DROPS ADDED TO EYE AND PATCH WORN 2 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISITNG IN REMOVING SCRAP METAL OUT OF PLANT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF METAL, IT FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOR BEHIND THE HARD TOE AREA. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1 -29-91 TO HAVE CHECKED. RESULTS INDICATED ONLY A BRUISED LEFT FOOT BUT WITH LOST DAYS OF WORK.

EMPL INSTALLINA DRILL BIT INTO DRILL CHUCK.THE DRILL CHUCK KEY SLIPPED DURING TIGHTENING CAUSING EMPL HAND TO SLIP AND STRIKE SHARP EDGE ALONG SIDE OF DRILL BIT.LACERATION RIGHT THUMB.NO LOST TIME,BUT STITCHES FOR LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELIDNG ON A SCREEN SIDE. HE RAISED HOOD TOO SOON AND INCURRED A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPL CLOSING DOORS ON RR CARS,PINCH BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO FALL ONTO GROUND -PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPL ADJUSTING PACKING ON HEAVY MEDIM CYCLONE PUMP.AS HE WAS WORKING HIS WAY AROUND PUMP,TURNED & TWISTED AND FELT KNEE POP CAUSING EXTREME PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.WENT TO DR WHO DIAGNOSED CHIPPED K NEE CAP .

EMPL WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE NEW LOADER. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER HE MISSED GRABBING HANDRAIL & FELL BACKWARDS ONTO CONCRETE PAD CAUSING NAVICULAR FRACTURE IN RIGHT HAND & MILD COMPRESSION IN L1 & POSSIBLE T12 VERTABRAE.

EE WAS WELDING ON METAL BOX WHEN HE LIFTED WELDING HOOD FOR A VISIBLE EXAMINATION A SMALL PIECE OF METAL RUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE WENT TO DR AT 100 AM ON 1-20-90. DR REMOVED THE IMBEDDED F OREIGN BODY AND GAVE EE NEODECADORN EYE DROPS TOUSE IN HIS RIGHT EYE, THUS REPORTABLE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A BUCKET PIN FOR CAT LOADER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LOWER BACK AREA. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION.

EMPL WAS GETTING OFF OF DOZER AS HE STEPPED DOWN THE TRACK WAS SLICK AND CAUSED MEPL TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AS BODY TWISTED HE PULLED MUSCLE IN L SIDE RIB AREA WENT TO DR AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIB TION FOR PAIN PILLS NO LOST TIME

EMPL CUTTING ON BEARING TO REMOVE FROM DIFFERENTIAL HOUSING WITH CUTTING TORCHES.AS HE USED HAMMER TO KNOCK SLAG OFF BEARING,PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF ,STRUCK AND LODGED IN EMPL LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SOME SPRINGS ON THE BRAKES OF THE WATER WAGON AS HE WAS LIFTING UP ON THE SPRING WITH A SCREWDRIVER, THE SCREWDRIVW SLIPPED OFF STRICKING THE LOWER CONRER OF LEFT EYE C AUSING SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING WOOD BLOCKS AT THE SHOP WHEN A SPLINTER CAUSED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 7-18-89 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR DUE TO LEFT HA ND STARTING TO SWELL. PUNCHTURE WOUND HAD BECOMEINFECTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIBTION FOR ANTIBIOTICS. NO TIME LOST AT WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING TWO WRENCHES TO BREAK LOOSE AN AIR LINE HOOK-UP WHEN ONE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT HAND TO BEND BACKWARD CAUSING PAIN IN THUMB AND RADIAL SIDE FOREARM. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7-11-89 BUT WORKED ON 7-12 SHIFT. HE MISSED THE 7-13 SHIFT, WORKED THE 7-14 SHIFT, WENT BACK TO DOCTOR ON 7-14 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED OFF WORK UNTIL FUTEHR NOTICE.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON HAULER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO HIT HIS L KNEE AGAINST THE HAULER LADDER RESULTING IN BRUISED L KNEE EMPL WENT TO DR FOR PRECAUTION KNEE XRAY WAS NEGA TIVE DID DRAIN SOME FLUID OFF OF KNEE NO PRESCRIPTIONS AND NO LOST TIME WORKED

EMPLOYEE UNLOADED (ROLLED OFF) BARRELS FULL OF WATER FROM TRUCK ONTO GROUND. WHILE STANDING THE BARRELS UPRIGHT ONTO THE GROUND, EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK AREA AND FELT PAIN IN BACK, THUS PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PERMANENT SUPPORT BRACE IN LOADOUT TUNNEL. AFTER CUTTING OUT TEMPORARY METAL BRACE SUPPORT, THE EMPLOYEE LACERATED RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON A JAGGED PIECE OF MET AL AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF WORK PLATFORM.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER INTO TRAILER TO HELP UNLOAD SCREENS HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP INTO R*EAR OF TRAILER FROM GROUND LEVEL.

A SIX INCH DIAMETER PIPE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSION LATERAL SURFACE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHIPPING HAMMER TO REMOVE SLAG FROM A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A METAL PLACE CAME OFF, STRUCK & IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6-29-88 & WAS NOT REPOR TABLE AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR & HAD THE FOREIGN BODY REMOVED ON 7-15-88 AND MISSED ONE WORK DAY ON 7-18-88, THUS MAKING IF REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP WHEELBARROW TO EMPTY ITS LOAD WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA HE FINISHED THE DAYS SHIFT OF WORK AND REPORTED TO WORK ON 6-7-88 AND THEN WENT OT DR 6-7-88 WIHT REPORTED PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE COAL TRUCK DUMP AREA WHEN FOREIGN MATTER WAS BLOWN INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE BY THE WIND WENT TO DOCTOR TO REMOVE MATTER FROM EYE DID SO AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTIO N TO TAKE TO PREVENT INFECTION NO LOST TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING ONTO LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER CAUSING HIM T O LOOSE FOOTING F

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO LOAD 2'X8' PIECE OF 1/4" METAL PLATE ONTO LOADER BUCKET AS EMPLOYEE LET GO OF METAL,HE FELT PAIN IN HIS MID-BACK AREA.

OM 03/03/87 THE3EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CHAIN ON CRUSHER WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ASTRADLE OF METAL BEAM,CAUSING A PULL/STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT G TO THE DOCTOR O3 THIS DATE. HOWEVER, DUE TO RECURRING PAIN, EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 03/18/87 AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA IN GROIN AREA.