POINT ROCK MINE Coal

Employee was moving a wooden pallet which had a metal band attached to it. As he threw the pallet the metal band cut his left thumb.

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING SERVICE DOOR ON LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL 5' TO THE GROUND, WHERE DIRECT FORCE TRAUMA RESULTED IN BOTH WRISTS BEING FRACTURED. WORK AREA HAD BEEN WET DOWN FOR DUST CONTROL PURPOSES & WAS MUDDY AS A RESULT OF SUCH ACTION.

While operating loader, EE apparently jarred himself, causing pain to his lower back. He worked 6.5 hours the next day and went to Williamson A.R.H. to have check-up.

EE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE WHEN HE APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE SHOP WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON A BARREL, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS PULLING THE RAIL CAR HOIST CABLE. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF COAL THAT HE COLLECTED AS A SAMPLE. WHEN PUTTING THE COAL IN A PICK-UP TRUCK HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A VOLVO TRUCK THAT IS USED TO HAUL REJECT MATERIAL TO THE REFUSE AREA. ON A RETURN TRIP TO THE PLANT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT BRING THE TRUCK TO A STOP. HE DROVE TH E TRUCK INTO THE ROADWAY DITCH. A SPRING IN THE BRAKE VALVE HAD BROKEN AND THE EE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE TRUCK ALTHOUGHT A WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING ALERTING HIM TO THE MALFUNCTION.

EE WAS INSTALLING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER THE BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD JUST BEEN LOADED ON LOW BOYAS EE WAS PLACING CRIB BLOCKS THE SHUTTLE CAR BOOM FELL AND CAUGHT EE MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HA ND BETWEEN BOOM & CRIB BLOCK. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES

TRUCK WAS RETURNING FROM REFUSE SITE BACK TO PLANT, IT WAS EMPTY. ROAD WAS SLICK FROM WATER, TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THROUGH A CURRENT COMING TO REST AGAINST THE CATERPILLER ROAD GRADER.

FLOCK LINE GOING TO THICKNER STOPED UP USING WATER HOSE TO UNSTOP HOSE SLIPPED OF FITTING LOOSE CLAMP CUT EE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING HOIST CABLE BACK TO NEXT EMPTY RAIL CAR TO BE LOADED. THERE WAS AN ESTIMATED 2" OF SNOW ON GROUND, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SNOW AND FELL TO GROUND CAUSING A FRAC TURE IN RIGHT ANKLE.

TRAVELING IN A PICKUP TRUCK FROM POUNDING MILL TO POINTROCK, OVER A PERMITTED COAL HAUL ROAD. RIDGETOP MINING INC. LET A EXPLOSIVE SHOT FIRE, STRIKING THE PICKUP TRUCK. FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSE D WAS 10-27-97.

EE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRIC HEATER, WHEN ENERGIZED A FLASH OCCURED BETWEEN PHASES.

EE WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK WHEN A CAR COMING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION LOST CONTROL AND HIT PICKUP EE WAS FOLLOWING THEN HIT COMPANY VEHICLE EE WAS OPERATING.

THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF DRY FLOCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF WOOD ON THE WALKWAY AND HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE HANDRAIL.

HE USED A WIRE CHOKER TO MOVE A FUEL TANK, AFTER MOVING TANK HE WAS UNHOOKING THE CLEVIS USED TO COUPLE CHOKER TO FUEL TANK. HE TOOK THE PIN OUT OF THE CLEVIS BUT IT DID NOT COME LOOSE. HE T OOK THE PIN AND TAPPED THE CLEVIS, THE CLEVIS FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE JAW.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER USING RATCHET AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON BEARING HOUSING WHEN SOCKET SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO GROUND.

INJURED WAS REMOVING BOOM ARM FROM 980 LOADER CRANE FROM SERVICE TRUCK WAS HOOKED ON BOOM ARMS WHEN LEET PIN WAS REMOVED THE BOOM SWUNG FORWARD & PINNED INJURED PERSON LEG BETWEEN LOADER BUCK ET & BOOM ARMS

COAL HAD BEEN SPILLED IN BASEMENT FLOOR DUE TO A RECENT PUMP PROBLEM EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING OBASEMENT HE WAS SHOELING FLOOR DRAINS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK WHILE SHOV ELING AT 4:00PM HE LEFT WORK AT 8:00PM TO HAVE BACK CRACKED

WASHING FLOOR DOWN UNDER PRESS GOT UP TO MORE HOSE HE TURN HIS ANKLE.

FOUR EE WERE WORKING ON THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. TWO ON TOP AND TWO ON BOTTOM AND A FLOOR SEPERATED THEM. THE EE WAS INJURIED BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE OTHER WERE GOING TO REST. HE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE A WRENCH FROM THE MACHINE WHEN THE OTHER TURNED IT RESULTING IN INJURY TO RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A CUT TO RIGHT HAND REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADOUT OPERATION OF RAILROAD CARS.HE WAS CHANGING HOISTING CABLE FROM LOADED CAR TO AN EMPTY ONE.HE WAS IN PROCESS OF HOOKING CABLE TO CAR HAD PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PUTTING HOOK IN POSITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON STEPS ON SIDE OF TRUCK CHECKING HIS LOAD. HE HAD FILTER CAKE MATERIAL ON HIS SHOES. HE SLIPPED FROM STEPS HITTING HIS LEFT HAND ON TRUCK OR GROUND CAUSING BROKEN BONE IN TOP OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING LOADE DRIAL ROAD CARS FROM PLANT LOADOUT FACILITY, THE CAR HE WAS DROPPING HAD A QUICK RELEASE BRAKE, HE TIRPPED BREAK CAR STARTED DOWN TRACK PICKING UP SPEED BEFORE HE C OULD GET BREAK TIGHTENED FULLY HE HIT AGAINST OTHER LOADE CARS, BUMPING HIS LEFT SHOUDLER AREA AGAIST CAR ON IMPACT.

EMPLOYE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK WHERE TRUCKS ARE LOADED. HE STARTED TO TAKE A STEP ON THE WALK AND HAD BAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THEY WERE MOVING A PIECE OF METAL OVER TO THE WORK AREA, SLIDING IT ALONG THE FLOOR. THEY LOST CONTROL OF IT AND IT FELL PINNING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE FLOOR GRATING.

INJURED WAS CUTTING SOME OLD METAL AT SCRAP YARD, HE HAD CUT A PIECE AND LAID TORCH DOWN TO PULL THE FREASH CUT PIECE OUT FROM UNDER ANOTHER PIECE. WHEN HE REACHED TO PULL THE METAL HIS ARM CA ME IN CONTACT WITH THE PIECE OF HOT METAL.

COVER PLATE HAD VIBRATED LOOSE ON BELT PRESS. OPERATOR FOUND IT AND TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE. THE EDGE OF THE PLATE GOT CAUGHT IN OUTSIDE OF ROLLER AND PINNED LEFT HAND BETWEEN PLATE AN D ROLLER.

INJURED WAS OPERATING DOZER HE STOPPED TO GET OFF DOZER. HE STEPED ON TRACKS AND WALKED TO BACK OF DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE TURNED HIS ANKLE.

MACH TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO HAUL BELT PRESS MUD AND MATERIAL FROM POND TO REFUSE AREA.THE TRUCK WOULDN'T PULL THE HILL AFTER MAKING THE TURN AT REFUSE DUMP,THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACK,HIT HIM AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE.

CLEARING SLAG FROM METAL AND PIECE OF SLAG CAME UNDER WELDING HOOD AND HIT RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF CHUTE USING A WATER HOSE TO CLEAN OUT CHUTE AS HE STARTED TO STEP DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE FLOOR BELOW

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING D7 DOZER. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE CAB OF THE DOZER.

OPER END LOADER WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FLAMES CAME IN CAB THE OPER JUMPED TO THE GROUND

INJURED WAS CARRING A KOMAX MIXER INTO PLANT AND TOOK A STEP SIDE WAYS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER HAULING LOAD AROUND STOCKPILE AREA WHERE LOADER WAS WORKING. AS TRUCK CAME AROUND PILE THE LOADER WAS BACKING OFF THE PILE. THE LOADER HIT THE COAL TRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE AG LONG THE BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HAMMER THE SIDE OF A CHUTE THAT HAD BECAME BLOCKED THUS INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER

JUMPED FROM RR CAR STEPPED ON SOME OBJECT AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN ANOTHER FREE DISLODGED STRIKING EE ACROSS SIDE AND STOMACH.

SLIPPED IN MUD, HIT KNEE ON CRIB BLOCK WHILE WALKING TO GATHER SAMPLES, EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR 8-2-84

WHILE SHOVELING UNDER TAIL ROLLE AT RAW COAL BELT. HE WAS SHOVELING & LIFTING A ROCK WEIGHTING ABOUT 10PD. HURT ON STRAINED HIS BACK

WHILE TAKING CAP FROM RADIATOR ON COAL TRUCK. WATER BURN LEFT SHOULDER, NECK & WRIST.

WHILE DRIVING CHISEL BETWEEN PLATE & FRAME OF DOZER CHISEL CAME OUT BREAKING SAID TO BE POSITION SAFETY MAKING OUT OVER RIGHT EYE.

WHILE LATCHING TAIL GATE ON COAL TRUCK STRAIN MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE.

DID NOT KNOW WHETHER HURT BACK OR FROM OLD ACCIDENT.

HELPING LOAD TIRE IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK, SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HURT BACK WHILE CLEANING OUT FOR FORMS FOR CONCRET.

WAS DRIVING SOUP TRUCK WHEN DUMPING THE TRUCK THE BED JERKED THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND EMP FELT BURNING SENSATION TO BACK ALSO NUMBNESS IN LEGS

CHANGING A SCREEN ON A RAW COAL VIBRATOR- WHILE HOLDING UP HIS END OF THE SCREEN HE MADE A MOTION TO TURN & FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

WHILE HOLDING UP AN IMPACT WRENCH REMOVING NUTS FROM A MACK TRUCK SPRING A PAIN HIT HIM IN HIS BACK.

WHILE ROLLING A ROCK OUT OF THE DITCH, THAT RUNS BESIDE OF A REFUSE ROAD. SO WATER COULD PASS FREELY HE TWISTED HIS BACK RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

BURGESS WAS FIRST INJURED ON 102682 LOST 4 DAYS ON 020883 HE CALLED IN SICK COMPLAINING WITH HIS BACK HE CAME OUT TO WORK ON 020983 AND COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAINS IN LOWER BACK HE THEN TOLD HI S SUPERVISOR HE SLIPPED GETTING ON/OFF THE CRANE ON FRIDAY 020483 THE INJURY ON 020483 WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 020983 BETWEEN 2-3 OCLOCK