Randolph Prep Plant Coal

EE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELTING PULLED KNIFE BACK AND INTO LEG ABOVE RT KNEE CAUSING A 2 CM CUT THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS STANDING INSIDE THE MIDDLINS CRUSHER CHUTE IN AN AKWARD POSITION WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING LOOSE BOLTS THAT HOLD A GRINDING PLATE IN PLACE U NDER OUT CRUSHER, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TASK OF CHANGING OUT A WORN OUT PIPE. 10 INCH ELBOW WITH A 18 INCH STUB ENDS EE ATTACHED A 3/4 HOIST TO PIPE TO LOWER FROM POSITION, EE CUT LOOSE BRACKETS HOLDING PIPE IN PLACE , EE PUT RIGH THAND ONTO THE AREA BY HOOK OF HOIST AND PAD EYE ON PIPE AS LOADED SHIFTED LOOSE FROM BRACKETS PIPE ROLLED SLIGHTLY PINCHING FINGER IN BETWEEN PAD EYE AND HOOK OF HOIST CAUSING

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 1/2 TON HOIST INTO POSITION AS HE LIFTED AND TURNED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND RIGHT HIP AREA! NOTE: EMPLOYEE WORKED TILL 8-21-97 THEN WENT OFF WORK.

EE HEATED LID OF 55 GALLON DRUM. VAPOR IGNITED INSIDE CAUSING BARREL LID TO FLY UP AND STRIKE VICTIM ALONGSIDE OF HIS FACE. EE SHOUDL HAVE WASHED OUT DRUM BEFORE DOING ANY CUTTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHANGE FREEZE PLUG ON CAT 416 BACKHOE. AS HE PULLED THE OLD ONE OUT HIS HAND SCRAPPED ALONG THE OIL FILTER TEE CAUSING A CUT TO HIS HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN CABOOSE READY TO DISMOUNT CABOOSE AND THROW SWITCH TO RAILROAD YARD WHEN HE CALLED OUT TO ENGINEER TO REMEMBER SWITCH USING MINE RADIO. ENGINEER THOUGHT HE HAD RUN THR OUGH SWITCH AND APPLIED BRAKES ON CARS BEFORE CAR DUMPER WAS PREPAIRED TO STOP, THROWING EMPLOYEE AGAINST INSIDE OF CABOOSE.

EE HAD TRAVELED FROM THE MAIN OFFICE TO THE LOCOMOTIVE SHED IN HIS PICKUP TO CHECK ON ONE OF HIS MEN. HE PROCEEDED TO WALK FROM HIS PARKED TRUKC TO THE SOUTH ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE SHOP. WHILE W ALKING, EE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE THAT WAS COVERED WITH LIGHT SNOW BENDING HIS RIGHT KNEE BACKWARDS.

EE STATES REPEATED TRAUMA TO HANDS CARPAL TUNNEL DURING HIS EE WITH PEADBODY COAL APPROX. 35 YEARS OF SERVICE. NOTE NO SINGLE INCIDENT.

EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A FEEDER IN THE RAW COAL SILO AREA-BOLT LOOSENED QUICKLY-HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON OUTER HOUSING OF FEEDER MAKING A SMALL 2 CM CUT ON INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MOTOR WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE GETTING MOTOR IN POSITION (SMALL MOTOR) LESS THAN 80 LBS. ACCIDENT REPORTED ON 8-7-95.

WHILE TRYING TO REPAIR HYDRAULIC RAM ON LOADOUT GATE, EMPLOYEE CUT TOP OF RIGHT RING FINGER, REQUIRING SUTURES.

WHILE GETTING INTO CHUTE TO CLEAN BUILD UP OF COAL EE STRUCK ELBOW AGAINST WALL.

WHILE WORKING IN A RAW COAL STORAGE AREA, INJURED WORKER FELL 15' LANDING ON GRADED WALKWAY, CUTTING HIS HEAD (REQUIRED 3 SUTURES). ALSON CAME IN CONTACT WITH ANGLE AS HE FELL, CAUSING BRUISE TO BODY AND BRUISES WHEN HE LANDED ON GRADED FLOORING.

WHILE WORKING IN PREP PLANT CHANGING 8 INCH BY 8INCH ELECTRICAL BOX. EXPERIENCED SHARP PAINS IN LOWER BACK AT THE TIME OF INJURY HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING IN HANDS AND WASN'T LIFTING ANYTHING. HAS HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING ONA CRUSHERIN PREP PLANT REMOVING BACK PLATE USING COMALONG & ACHISEL WHEN HIS NECK & SHOULDER MUSCLES BEGAN T O STIFFEN UP

EMPLOYEE STATED HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE GOT OUT OF PICK UP TRUCK.

INJURED WAS RUNNING CONDUIT W/ANOTHER PERSON WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE. HE RECEIVED ABRASIONS CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT LEG ON LATERAL SIDE.

PREP. PLANT HAD MAJOR FIRE WHICH STARTED IN N.W. CORNER OF PLANT. MAJOR DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO STRUCTURE CAUSING SUPPORT BEAMS FLOORING MATERIAL & LARGE PIECES OF EQUIP. TO BECOME UNSTABLE. FINE COAL SECTION OF PLANT AS WELL AS MOTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT BREAKER RM. HAS BEEN DESTROYED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING EQUIPMENT IN RAW COAL VIBRATOR AREA & AS HE TURNED & KNELT TO CHECK ON COAL IN FLUME TO WASH BOX HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED & GAVE WAY. THIS INJURY WAS ORIGINALLY A FIRST AID REPORTED ACCIDENT. HE HAD SURGERY ON 10/25/93 & STARTED LOOSING TIME ON THE SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT PAN OR SCRAPER THAT HE WAS OPERATING ON COAL STOCKPILE STRUCK A HOLE OR DEPRESSION AND HE FLET PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS STARTING TO GET ON LOCOMOTIVE AND WHEN HE RAISED HIS RIGHT KNEE IT POPPED AND HE FELT PAIN. HE SUBSEQUENTLY, HAD SURGERY ON 4-16-93.

EE STATED THAT HE STEPPED OFF OF BEAM ONTO A SLICK MUDDY SURFACE AND FELT PAIN IN BOTH KNEES.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS CUTTING GALVANIZED FLOOR GRATING IN THE TIPPLE. AFTER HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT HE WENT HOME AND BECAME ILL WITH HEADACHE AND NAUSEA.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE AND OTHER WERE LIFTING A PORTIBLE GENERATOR OFF OF THE TRACK TRUCK TO PUT IT AWAY. THE AIR COMPRESSOR WAS HOOKED TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. WHEN THEY PULLED THE GENERAT OR OFF, HIS KNEE WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE GENERATOR AND COMPRESSOR.

NEW INCIDENT THROWING TRACK SWITCH WHICH WAS INCY AND FROZEN AND THREW HIS BACK OUT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING COAL OUT FROM UNDER #2 BELT ON TOP OF RAW COAL SILO TO INSTALL A BELT CLAMP WHEN WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT INTO RIGHT EYE

EMPL PUTTING NEW SCREEN AND BASKET ON #7 EB DRYER,CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN NEW BASKET AND A PIPE WHILE LOWERING IT ON OVERHEAD HOIST TO DRYER.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS WASHING DOWN WORK AREA NEAR THE TAIL OF THE CLEAN COAL AND LOADOUT BELT AREAS AND WHILE BACKING UP AND WASHING DOWN THE WATER HOSE HE WAS USING KINKED AND AS HE WA S PULLED THE KINK BROKE LOOSE ALLOWING HIS RIGHT STRIKE THE ANGLE ON THE METAL DOORS. THIS RESULTED IN A BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE AND OTHER HELPER RAISED A COUPLING GUARD STRAIGHT UPWARD ABOUT 3 FEET WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE OR BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE JIG IMPULSE VALVE ON EAST SIDE OF THE SECONDARY ELEVATOR WHEN HIS LEADING FOOT (RIGHT) STEPPED ONTO A PLATE COVERING A HOLE THAT CONTAINS A VALVE CONTROL. THE PLATE TURNED ALLOWING HIS FOOT TO ENTER THE HOLE AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.

STANDING IN FRONT OF OFFICE SMOKE INSIDE OF THE SILO THICK HEARD BOOM AND 2 METAL PLATES WERE BLOWN OFF THE TOP OF SILO

EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLIDDING ONE SECITON OF 16 INCH PLASTIC WATER SLURRY PIPE OVER THE TOP OF ANOTHER SECTION. THE TOP SECTION GOT AWAY FROM US STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE LEGS. THE SECTIONS OF PLASTIC PIPE WERE BEING ROLLED IN FRONT OF A GROVE CRANE S FRONT TIRES WHEN THE TOP SECTION GOT AWAY AND STRUCK HIM.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WASHING DOWN RAW COAL SILO WHEN A METAL SUPPORT BRACKET BROKE WHICH WAS HOLDING A 16IN PLASTIC PIPE & RFELL ON HIS HEAD NECK BACK LEFT SHOULDER & ELBOW KNOCKING H IM TO THE FLOOR OF CATWALK

CHANGING TUB TO HEADER STANDING ON PIPE AGAINST SCALPER PINCHED R RING FINGER ON SUPPORT FRAME AND PIPE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF CABOOSE AT THE CLEAN COAL SILO WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK OR SOME OTHER OBJECT AND BRUISED HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED;THAT HE WAS MOVING DIRT WITH A TS-24 SCRAPER WHEN WHILE BUILDING A LEVEE TIPPED ON ITS SIDE.HE HAD BOWL OF SCRAPER TOO HIGH WHILE DUMPING HIS LOAD OF DIRT ON A SLIGHT GRADE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON TAKE UP CARRIGE HELPING TO PULL CONVEYOR BELT UP & OVER TAKE UP PULLEY HE WAS PULLING ON THE BELT ITSELF WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF & HE LOST HIS BALANC E & FELL ABOUT 5FT HITTING HIS CHEST ON TAKE UP RAIL HE RECEIVED 3 CRACKED RIBS

PICKED UP GALLON CAN OF OIL FELT PAIN IN L SIDE OF BACK

HE WAS UNPLUGGING SHOOTS IN RAW COAL SILO WHEN SOME HOT COAL & FLAMES SHOT OUT OF FEEDER. THIS RESULTED IN LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM FEEDER INTO OPEN AREA INSIDE OF SILO. IN CONFUSION EMPL WA S TRYING TO LOCATEFELLOW WORKMAN. IN DOING THIS HE INADVERTENTLYSTRUCK WALKWAY HANDRAIL WITH LEFT HAND RESULTING IN CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS CLEANING CHUTE WITH TILE SPADE WHEN LARGE PIECES OF COAL FROM ABOVE IN CHUTE FELL STRIKING SPADE AND PULLING BLADE DOWN AND HANDLE UP. HE TRIED TO HOLD ON TO SHO VEL AND IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. INJURED STARTE DLOOSING TIME ON 1-5-91.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT SHE WAS USING A VAC SWEEPER TO CLEAN SHELVES IN TEH WAREHOUSE WHEN A METAL WEAR RING FELL OFF OF SHELF AND STRUCK RIGHT INSTEP OF FOOT. RESULTING IN CONTUSION. NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY FIRST AID. WHEN REPORTED. SHE STARTED LOOSIGN TIME FROM 1-2-91.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING CHUTE WITH TILE SPADE WHEN LARGE PIECES OF COAL FROM ABOVE IN CHUTE FELL STRIKING SPADE AND PULLING BLADE DOWN AND HANDLE UP. HE TRIED TO HOLD ON TO SHOVEL AND IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 1-5-91.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AT THE THICKENER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A LOOSE PIECE OF CATWALK LAYING ON THE WALKWAY. HE GRABBED HANDRAIL AS HE STARTED TO FALL AND STRAINED HIS LEF T ELBOW.

JUENGER WAS TAKING A BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE OUT OF HOIST BASKET IN RAW COAL AREA OF TIPPLE WHEN ACETYLENE BOTTLE SLID HYPEREXTENDING & STRAINING HIS RT THUMB HIS THUMB IS IN A CAST & JUENGER WILL BE OFF FOR APPROX 3 WEEKS

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS CHANGING AN EB CHUTE AND WAS LIFTING A HEAVY OBJECT AND HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA. NOTE: I.NAME REPORTED INCIDENT AS 1ST AID ON 8-14-90 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR IN SEPTEMBER AND IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 10-29-90.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE FEED TO 3 EB DRYER, WHEN THE PLUG WAS STARTING TO GET SUCKED BACK IN AGAIN SO I GRABBED IT WITH BOTH HANDS AND GAVE IT A JERK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD PAN FROM UNDER NORHT REFUSE VIBRATOR AND WAS PULLING ON COME-A-LONG TO LOWER OLD PIECES OF PAN TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLS TATED INSPECTION DOOR JAMMED IN CHANNEL WE WERE USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO OPEN DOOR WHEN FINGER WAS HIT BY SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING COAL & WATER AT SILO BETWEEN THE R-R- TRACKS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL UNDER THE WATER WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT SHE WAS USING A VAC SWEEPER TO CLEAN SHELVES IN THE WAREHOUSE WHEN A METAL WEAR RING FELL OFF OF SHELF AND STRUCK RIGHT INSTEP OF FOOT, RESULTING IN CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE STATED: THAT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A LADDER; I THOUGHT I WAS ON BOTTOM. I STEPPED OF FAND FELL APPROX 2 FT. TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. I WAS REALLY ON THE NEXT TO THE BOTTOM STEP.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS LEAVING THE SHOWER STALL AND AS HE STEPPED OUT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT AND WHEN HE WAS BRINGING HIS RIGHT FOOT THROUGH THE DOORWAY HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE DOORWAY LEDGE , CAUSING HIM TOO SLIP AND FALL DRIVING HIS LEFT KNEE INTO A BENCH AND TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER HIM.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TO PULL OUT FIRE HOSE OFF OF LARGE 150LB DRY CHEMICAL UNIT WHEN HOSE BROKE ALLOWING DRY CHEMICAL TO FILL AFFECTED AREA HE WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM CHEMICAL FIL LED AREA WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A WHEELED PARTS WAGON HURTING HIS LOWER BACK

HE WAS PRYING DOWN A SCREEN ON SOUTH REFUSE VIBRATION USING A PRY BAR BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND FEED SHUTE. DUE TO CLOSE WORKING AREA. HE WAS KNEELING ON SCREEN SUPPORTING UPPER BODY WITH LEFT HA ND ON CHUTE AND PRYING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN THE SCREEN GAVE IT CAME DOWN PINCHING LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND CHUTE. THIS RESULTED IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO HIS FINGER.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DOZER ON THE BLADE ARM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK,BEHIND, ARM NECK AND RIGHT LEG RESULTING IN STRAIN AND BRUISES.

WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER WORKMAN IN INSTALLING METAL SIDING ON THE PLANT WHEN WIND WAS BLOWING. THE OTHER WORKMAN WAS CUTTING THE SIDING WITH METAL SNIPS AND AS VICTIM WAS LOOKING UP A PIECE OF M ETAL SHAVING ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF COAL CHUTE NEAR FEEDER OPENING WHEN WORKMEN TOSSED A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF CHUTE STRICKING AN AIR BLASTER CONTROL SWITCH. THIS ACTIVAITED THE BLASTER BLOWING CHUNKC S OF CAOL INTO VICTIMS FACE RESULTING IN LACERATIONS REQUIRING STITCHES.

HE WAS WALKING UP TO THE TOP OF THE RAW COAL SILO WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL ON THE WALKWAY. APPARENTLY HIS LOWER LEG NEAR THE KNEE WAS INJURED AT THE TIME.

WAS CHANGING THE WIRING GOING FROM THE RAW COAL SILO TO THE PARTS YARD WHEN HE FELL FROM THE TOP HANDRAIL ON THE CATWALK OUTSIDE THE SILO TO THE GROUND BELOW WHICH WAS ABOUT 15 FT. THE RUBBER BOOTS HE WAS WEARING WERE MUDDY.

I JUMPED UP TO KNOCK SOME ICE OFF MY WINDSHILED., MY LEFT KNEE POPPED AND I FELT PAIN IN MY KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN USING WELDING TORCH A FEW MINUTES WHEN APPARENTLY COAL DUST IGNITED AND BURNED HIS FACE. HE WAS USING THE WELDING TORCH INSIDE OF ROTARY COAL BREAKER WHEN ACCI DENT HAPPENED.

CUT OFF 3'OF 10''PIPE AND WHILE LOADING IT ON WELDING TRUCK STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HAULAGE ROAD BETWEEN RANDOLPH AND COUNTY ROAD 181A HAULAGE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BEING WORKED ON BY 2 MEN AND A FOREM AN. THE FOREMAN'S TRUCK WAS PARKED ALONG SIDE OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK WITH HIS HEAD IGHTS 2 FLASHING SIGNALS ON. HE RAN INTO REAR OF HAUL TRUCK.

EMPL STEPPING UP TO PLACE STEEL PLATE INTO CONVEYOR CHUTE STRAINED LEFT KNEE.INJURY NOT REPORTED PROPERLY UNTIL 11-2-88.

EMP STATED THAT HE WS DRIVING SPIKE WHN SPIKE MALL STRUCK END OF L. INDEX FINGER CRUSHING BONE EMP HAD NOT LOST ANY TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A 12" BLACK PIPE 90 DEG ELBOW FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE ELBOW CAUSED A HYPEREXTENSION OF THE RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE AHAD TORN LIGAMEN T DAMAGE 11 MONTHS PRIOR TO HIS ACCIDENT WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

WALKING ON BED OF DELIVERY TRUCK TO HOOK UP RIGGING ON STEEL CHANNEL TO BE UNLOADED WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON FLOOR OF TRUCK BED.IN CATCHING HIS BALANCE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.LATER,P AIN BECAME SUCH THAT HE COULDNT CONTINUE WORKING.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING FROM TRUCK TO BASE OF STEPS TO HEAD OF #5 BELT ON TSM BELTLINE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A WASHED OUT AREA - (3") AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT RE PORT THIS ACCIDENT TO MINE MANAGEMENT UNTIL 6/23/88. HE WORKED ON 6/23/88 AND SAW A DOCTOR ON 6/24/88.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING DECK BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE SOUTH JIG VIBRATOR WHEN AIR RELEASED FROM THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH HE WAS USING BLEW FORIEGN MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EY E EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND REQUIRED A PHYSICIAN TO REMOVE PARITCLES EMPLOYEE WAS NOT RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK UNTIL 6-15-88

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH A PORTHOLE DOOR ON THE WASHED COAL SILO DOOR LATER IN THE DAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON MARCH 22 1988 DR PRESCRIBED ANTI I NFLAMMATORY DRUG.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS MOVING LADDER TO REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURE IN TRAIN BATHHOUSE SHOWER AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT ON THE FLOOR AND FELL.WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM ON A LADDE R RUNG.INITIAL 5ISIT TO DOCTOR WAS FIRST AID TREATED.UPON FOLLOWUP VISIT DR.PRESCRIBED MOTRIN FOR TENONITIS IN RIGHT LOWER ARM,ON 01/25/88.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN UNION ON WATER PIPE, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON AN ADJACENT PIPE. HIS INJURED WERE INITIALLY FIRST AID TREATED. O ON DEC 11 EMPLO2EE SAW DR AGAIN WITH COMPLAIN OF PERSISTANT SWELLING AND AT THE TIME RECEIVED AN INJECTION TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING LOCOMOTIVE AFTER HE HAD FINISHED STEAM CLEANING IT, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET STEP. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE FELL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDI CIAL ATTENTION FOR SWELLING IN LEFT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ELBOW HAD MILD SORENESS SINCE ACCIDENT AND HAD ONLY AECENTLY SWELLED.

EMPLOYEE STGAED3THAT HE WAS REMOVING 1IN AIR IMPACT WRENCH FROMUNIT BOLT ON FIRE COAL VIBRATOR WHEN WRENCH CAUSED HISTHUMB TO BE PUSHED BACK STRAINING IT INJURY WAS INITARLLY TREATED A FIRST AID EMPLOYEE CO3TINUED TO HAVE PAIN IN THUMB HE RF ECEIVED A CORTYSONE INJJECTION IN THUMB ON 110487 & WAS NOT RELEASED BACK TO WORK ON 110987

EMP STATED HE W5S PUCHING A MOD EB DRYER HOOD TOP SUSPENDED BY AN ELEC HOIST ON A MONORAIL CLEAR OF THE NO 2 MOD EB DRYER. THE LIFTING TOOL USED FOR LIFTING THE HOOD POPPED OUT OF PLACE CAUIS THE HOOD TO FAL5 UNEXPECTEDLY, THE HOOD BOUNCED OFF AN ADJACENT DRYER BEFORE STRIKING I NAME IN THE CHEST, KNOCKING HIM INTO THE DRYER MOTOR RESULTING INJURIES WERE CONTUSIONS AND MUSCLE STRAI

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING A OXYACETTLENE CART FROM THE BUCKET OF THE FORD TRACTOR WHEN THE CART BEGAN TO FALL OVER. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE REACHED TO CATCH THE CART, A LOOSE PIECE OF EXPANDED ME7AL (PART OF THE GAUGES GUARD) CAUGHT HIS L LONG FINGER-CUTTING THE LENGTH OF THE FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED 16 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMP STATED HE W5S DRIVING THE KINGPIN FROM THE AXLE OF WELDING TRUCK FROM A SQUATING POSITION USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. AFTER DOING THIS TASK HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INCIDENT WAS REP REPORTED BUT HE3DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATENTION UNTIL 8 27 87. EMP RECEIVED CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT FOR INJURY

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS STANDING ON A SECTION OF SCAFFOLD(8'6" ABOVE TO FLOOR)ASSISTING THE ELECTRICIAN RUN NEW CONDUIT.THE CENTER OF THE SECTION OF SCAFFOLD COLLAPSED AND HE FELL TO THE F LOOR BELOW,LAND9D ON HIS FEET AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS HEAD.A 2 1/2" LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND A BRUISED RIGHT HEEL WERE THE RESULTING INJURIES.MISSING WORK BECAUSE OF BRU

EMPL PIVITED ON3RIGHT LEG TO TURN AND DESCEND LADDER FROM HATCH SCREW PLATFORM TO 2ND FLOOR OF PLANT.WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT RIGHT KNEE POP.FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED FOLLOWING SHIFT WHEN TIGHTN ESS IN KNEE BEC5ME WORSE.KNEE WAS DRAINED BY DR ON 8-12-87.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE FINISHED WORKING ON CAR MOVER AND WIPED HIS HANDS WITH A RAG. A SHORT TIME LATER HIS HAND (LEFT) BECAME SWOLLEN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A N INJECTION TO 7OMBAT THE ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE SUPPOSED INSECT BITE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS PICKING UP PAPER & TAPE FROM A PREVIOUS PAINT JOB WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICKUP A PC.OF PAPER HE BUMPED HIS HARD HAT AGAINST THE LOCOMOTIVE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT CHIROPOACTOR TREATMENT FOR N9CK PAIN

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP CONCRETE FLOOR AROUND BRACES UNDER RAW COAL VIBRATORS.THE BIT OF THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED ON THE CONCRETE WHILE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FLOOR A ND THE JACKHAMM9R DROPPED DOWN PINNING HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE ANGLE BRACE ON THE VIBRATOR MOTOR AND THE JACKHAMMER HANDLE.INJURY WAS A CUT REQUIRING 7 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT SHE EXPERIENCED MUSCLE SPASMS IN HER LOWER BACK AFTER LIFTIING 31 COAL SAMPLES(RANGING FROM 19-47LBS.).WHILE PREPARING THESE SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 03/12/87. SHE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECEIVED CORTISONE INJECTION ON 03/06087. SHE HAS HAD REPEATED BACK INJURIES (MINOR) DUE TO AN INJURY IN 19839

EMP STATED THAT3SHE WAS PREPARING SAMPLES IN ZINC CHLORIDE SOLUTION WHEN SHE FELT A STINGING SENSATION ON HER RT WRIST. LATER SHE NOTICED AN ULCERATED BUMP IN THE AREA SHE FELT THE STING. THE WRIST BECAME SW2LLEN. HER DR TOLD HER IT WAS PROBABLY A SPIDER BITE AND CLEANED THE BITE THROUGHLY

EMPL PUTTING PA1ER SHIM IN CAB DOOR BECAUSE LATCH WAS BROKEN.STRAIGHTENING SHIM WHEN CAR DUMPER SLAMMED DOOR TO WEDGE PAPER.EMPL CAUGHT TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME.EMPL TAK EN TO HOSPITAL 4HERE FINGER WAS SUTURED AND DRESSED.ONLY TISSUE WAS LOST INB AMPUTATION.RETURNED TO WORK ON NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE STATED HE WA8 WALKING DOWN STEPS WHEN HE STEEPPED TO THE FLOOR HE STEPPED ON A BOLT TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE & CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO T HE FLOOR. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A SEVERLY SPRAINED A NKLE. 3

EE WAS WELDING 4HILE STANDING IN A SUPPORTED TROUGH WHILE WELDING THE SUPPORT TROUGH TO A BRIDGE STRUCTURE. A GUST OF WIND BLEW OFF HIS WELDING HELMET HE GRABBED FOR THE HELMET & FELL 17'-18 ' TO THE CONCRE7E FLOOR SUFFERING FRACTURE OF BOTH LOWER LEGS.

ON JUL 30,1985 9MPLOYEE NOTIFIED OFFICE THAT HIS DOCTOR DIAGNOSED RESPIRATORY PROBLEM AS BEING OCCUPATIONAL EMPHYSEMA.PEABODY COAL COMPANY'S WORKERS' COMP CARRIER DENIED CLAIM.HE FILED CLAIM W ITH ILLINOIS IN8USTRIAL COMMISSION.CASE WAS SETTLED OUT OF COURT ON 11/26/86.HE RECEIVED COMPENSATION AWARD AND QUIT JOB WITH PEABODY.THIS OFFIC E WAS NOTIFIED OF OUTCOME 1/12/87.

EMP LIFTED A 1-7ON ELECTRIC HOIST ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HANG IT ABOVE THE HEAD TANK HE PULLED A MUSCLE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES IN HIS UPPER BACK. DR PRECRIBED REST AND MUSCLE RELAXERS FOR TREA TMENT 3

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LYING DOWN USING A 18 INCH AND 12 INCH EXTENSIONS TO A 3/4 DRIVE RACHET TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM HYDRAULIC OIL CASE ON REAR ENGINE OF TS-24 TEREX SCRAPER. WHEN A STUBBORN G BOLT BRAKE LOO8E THE EXTENSION SEPARATED FROM THE RACHET AND FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN EASY. EMPLOYEE TOOK OFF 8-19-86 TO SEE DR WOUND REQUIRE 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMP STATED HE T6RNED AFTER CUTTING DOWN A TREE HIS CHAINSAW BLADE BECAME INTANGLED IN SOME CAT TAIL LEAVES CAUSING THE BLADE TO BE PULLED UP ONTO HIS LEFT LEG THE RESULTING LACERATION 3 IN LON 2 IN DEEP REQUI9ED 20 SUTURES TO CLOSE DR ADVISED EMP NOT TO WORK FOR 2 WEEKS DUE TO EXTENT OF INJURY AND POSSIBILTY OF INFECTION

HE WAS INSTALLI3G METAL SIDE ON MCC I ONTER WALL. HE WAS HOLDING SIDING AGAINST WALL WITH RIGHT HAND CUPPED OVER TOP OF SIDING. WHEN HE FASTENED SIDING WITH POWER NAILER. A FRAGMENT OF METAL B ROKEN BY FASTER3BEING FORCED THROUGH METAL BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE S HAND THE 1/4 INCH X 1/4 INCH METAL SLIVER HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM HAND BY PHYSICIAN.

EMP STATED HE W5S PULLING A 55 GAL DRUM OF WASTE OIL ON A BARREL CARRIER THROUGH THE SHOP HE STOPPED SUDDENLY TO AVOID BACKING INTO A SHEET OF METAL SUSPENDED BY A CRANE HOOK WHO WAS COMING I INTO THE SHOP T2E BARREL ROCKED BACKWARD CAUSING THE BARREL CARRIER HANDLE TO F ORCEABLY UNLATCH STRIKING HIM IN THE GROIN AREA REPORTED ACCIDENT 6 23 86

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE BOTTOM ON A 24" HEADSECTION PI E.A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO HIS EAR(LEFT)CAUSING MINOR BURNS.AND A PERFORATION OF THE EAR D RUM.EMPLOYEE DI8 NOT RECEIVE MSHA INDICATED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REPAIR EAR DRUM ON 6-12-86 EMPLOYEE MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE CLIMBING UP ON EB DRYER HOOD HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF DRYER CAUSING A FALL OF 3 FT WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS FOOT HE JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN EMPLOYE E IS RECEIVING 1HYSICAL THERAPY AS TREATMENT FOR INJURY

EMPL UNWRAPPING3WELDING CABLE AND THROWING IT TO HIS WORK AREA.AFTER THROWING ON ONE OCCASION HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER.TREATED W/MANUAL MANIPULATION BY CHIROPRACTOR.INFORMED MINE MGMT 2 2-25-86. 3

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE STEPPED UP ON A USED LOCOMOTIVE COUPLING LAYING ON THE SHOP FLOOR TO RETURN A CASE OF FUEL FILTERS TO A STORAGE SHELF HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE COUPLING CAUSING HIM TO FALL H E CAUGHT HIMSEL0 WITH HIS LEFT ARM INJURING IT

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO POSITION SCREEN IN A 6X16 AC VIBRATOR WHEN HE LIFTED AND PULLED SCREEN TOWARD HIMSELF WHILE BENDING OVER THE SIDE PLATE OF VIBRATOR HE HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS CHEST EM STRAINED (PULLE8) INTERCOSTAL RIB MUSCLES BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1 16 86

EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING HIS DOOR ON A 4X4 FORD PICK UP. WHEN HE CLOSED THE DOOR HE WAS GRIPPING THE EDGE OF THE DOOR. AS HE PUSHED THE DOOR SHUT HE FORGOT TO REMOVE HIS HAND. RESULTING IN CRUSHIN G INJURY TO HAN8 AND A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HIMSELD AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REHOOKING A ELECTRIC HOIST TO POSITION A 14 IN PIECE OF PIPE THEY HAD A 3/4 TON COME-A-LONG ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE PIPE WHILE REHOOKING HT E PIPE SLIPPED 8LIGHTLY CAUSING THE HANDLE OF THE COME-A-LONG TO SWING AND STRIKE THE VICTIM IN THE MOUTH RESULTING INJURIES WERE LACERATION TO BOTH LIPS AND CHIPPED AND BROKEN TEETH REQUIRIN

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE CLIMBING UP ON MIDDLINGS CRUSHER MOTOR TO INSPECT #2 SECONDARY ELEVATOR FOR A BROKEN LINK WHEN HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK THE MOTOR PAIN IN KNEEHAS PERSIS TED SINCE DATE 2F ACCIDENT & ON 012986 I.NAME SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS INJURY I.NAME HAS NOT LOST DAYS DUE TO ACCIDENT

WHILE EXITING THE CAB OF THE WELDING TRUCK, HIS STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE LEVER OF THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED AFTER STOPPING. THE TRUCK. LATER IN THE SHIFT W HEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BED OF THE MECHANICS TRUCK HE TWISTED THE SAME KNEE RESULTING INJURY WAS TORN CARTILAGE N THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CENTER BUSHING FROM THE BEARING OF A VC DRYER. BEARING WAS CLAMPED IN VISE WHEN BUSHING WAS STRUCK TO DRIVE OUT INNER RACE COCKED C ATCHING FINGER BETWEEN VISE AND INNER RACE RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LOWERING A PISTON-CYLINDER LINER ASSY. INTO ENGINE BLOCK. AS HE GUIDED THE PISTON ROD INTO THE CLOCK OPENING, THE PISTON SLID OUT OF THE LINER CATCHING HIS HAND BET WEEN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND POSTON. CONTACT WITH THE PISTON RING CAUSED A LOAERATION REQUIRING 12 SUTURES TO CLOSE, THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS A SAFERY CLIP USED TO HOLD PISTON IN LINER WAS LOOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND WEST SIDE OF PLANT AND TRIPPED OVER A USED EB DRYER CONE. AS THE EMPLOYEE FELL HIS LEFT LOWER LEG STRUCK AGAINST A SHARP USED EB DRYER FLITE AND CUT HIS LOWER LEG. THE WOUND REQUIRED 9 OR 10 SUTURES TO CLOSE. I,NAME SAW HIS DOCTOR ON 4-15-85 AND TOOK A PERSONAL/SICK PAID DAY ON 4-16-85. HE RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY ON 4-17-85.

EMP WAS USING 16 FT LADDER TO TIGHTEN SCRAPER UNDER FEEDER LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 5 FT STRIKING TAIL SECTION GUARD

EE WAS PUTTING NEW GASKET IN PLACE UNDER PIPE FLANGE FLANGE SLIPPED FROM PIPE FALLING ABOUT 6" ONTO MIDDLE FINGE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD CHECKED WATER LEVEL OF CLASSIFYING TANK, BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO CUT THE DRAIN OFF AND REPLACE IT, AFTER CHECKING LEVEL OF WATER, HE LOWERED CUTTING TORCH DOWN TO DRAIN VALVE ON 1ST FLOOR AND HE THINKS HE STEPPED BACK FALLING INTO HOLE THAT HE CHECKED WATER LEVEL FROM FALLING INTO TANK TO BOTTOM ABOUT 12 FEET.

VICTIM AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WHERE LOADING RAILROAD TIES, VICTIM MISUNDERSTOOD SIGNAL AND THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO TIES.

WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ROAD TO ASSIT VEHICLE THAT WAS STUCK IN THE SNOW PERSON STATES HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE ROADWAY CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE

EMP STATED WAS LOADING 15 GALLON BARREL OF BOLTS INTO BACKHOE BUCK ET WHEN HE SWUNG HIS ARM BACK AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH SHARP FLANGE ON TOP OF BARREL CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER R EQUIRING 8 STITCHES

WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ROCK HOPPER LADDER AND SLIPPED ON METAL FLOOR

MR. HICKS WAS STANDING ON WATER PIPE ABOUT 3 FT OFF THE GROUND CHEEK THE 4A BELT BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE WATER PIPE CAUSING TO STRIKE THE WITH HIS FEET.

VICTIM STATES HE WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE FROM #5 BELT WITH LONG HANDLED SCRAPER AND STRUCK BACK OF FHEAD ON HOOK THAT WAS WELDED TO PART TO HOLD CHAIN GUARD IN PLACE ACROSS OPENING OF CHUTE CAUSING 3 INCH LACERATION TO BACK OF RT HAND

CUTTING R R CARS,WALKING BACK TO LOCOMOTIVE AND STEPPED GROUND DEPRESSION,CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT ANKLE.