Road Creek Mine #1 Coal

HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN HIS TRUCK, WHEN SOMETHING GAVEWAY IN HIS TRUCK. HE COULD NOT HOLD HIS TRUCK BACK, HE JUMPED FROM HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK.

HE BACKED OVER ROCK OR BERM; DOZER JARRED HIM CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT. HE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAID HE WAS O.K. HE DID NOT WANT TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS OFF FO R A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT BUT DID NOT SAY IT WAS FOR HIS BACK. STARTED LOSING TIME FROM WORK AUG. 11, 2003.

SLIPPED UNDERGROUND AND TWISTED KNEE, COMPOUNDING INJURY BY LIFTING ON PANEL.

DRIVING MACK TRUCK UP HILL, TRUCK SPUN OUT ON SNOWY SLICK ROAD, HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT FOOT AND ANKLE AGAINST ROCK.

HE WAS WORKING AS PART OF A CREW CHANGING THE R.F. STEERING COLLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE STEERING COLLAR INTO PLACE USING R.F. LEVELING CYLINDER, HAMMER WAS USED AS A SPACER. THE OPERA TOR APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER WAS PUSHED OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.

THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.

STANDING ON BEAMS PULLING PINS, WHEN BEAMS JAMMED TOGETHER PUSHING A PIN UP STRIKING HIM IN SIDE OF LEFT KNEE.

CLEANING BELT, FROPPED SHOVEL, GOT DOWN TO GET SHOVEL, WHEN GETTING BACK ON MINER. HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON MINER.

TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND JERKED NECK.

STEPPING DOWN FROM FORK LOADER ONTO GROUND, STEPPED ON CLUMP OF DIRT, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

HIT BY OBJECT IN THE BACK OF HEAD.

WE WERE CONDUCTING A SAFETY MEETING PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT, EE WALKED BEHIND A PARKED PICKUP AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST TRAILER HITCH.

EE WAS BUSTING A LARGE ROCK ON BEAMS OF HIGHWALL MINER, WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND. THE SPLINTER WAS STICKING OUT OF HANDLE, HIS FINGER CAUGHT THE SPLINTER.

HE LOADED WATER PUMP AND WATER STAND ON ROAD CREEK AND TOOK TO ELSWICK FORK. HE SAID HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD PUMP AND STAND. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT BUT STARTED TO HURT AFTER COMING BAC K TO ROADCREEK. HE SAID HE WAS OK TO GO TO THE DR TO GET CHECKED OUT. EE HAD PULLED ON THE SUCTION HOSE AND DISCHARGE HOSE OFF TRAILER.

USING SLATE BAR ON STUCK PIN, PIN WAS LODGED VERY TIGHT AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH LOADER. SOMETIME AFTER REMOVING PIN, EE FELT A STINGING ON EXTERIOR OF STOMACH.

CONDITIONS WERE MUDDY EE STARTED TO DISMOUNT LANDING ON MINER, STARTED DOWN LADDER FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS USING 3 POINT CONTACT. HIS RIGHTFOOT HIT FIRST STEP & SLID OFF, LEAVING THE LEFT LEG ON LANDING JERKING HIS LEFT KNEE IN A BACK WARDS POSITION

EE WAS WALKING ON, ON UNEVEN AREA, CAUSING EE TO STUMBLE AND INJURE HIS BACK.

REPLACING PINS ON BEAMS, INJURED FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PIN AND BEAM.

CHECKING ENGINE OIL LEVEL ON DRILL, IN BENT OVER POSITION, WHEN HE RAISED BACK UP HEAD STRUCK DRILL MASK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN FRONT LEFT CYCL BROKE OFF TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HIT THE BERM CAUSING INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIBS AND NECK.

EE AND MECHANINC HELPER WERE WORKING UNDER THE BULLDOZER TO INSTALL OIL COOLER. EE LIFTED COOLERINTO POSITION WITH HELPER HOLDING OIL COOLER IN PLACE FOR EE TO BOLT INTO PLACE. OIL COOLER SLIP PED FROM HELPERS' HANDS STRIKING EE ON LEFT KNEE

EE WAS CLEARING TIMBER. WHILE SAWING TREE THE SAW KICKED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEG.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN HAUL ROAD WHEN HE DROVE TO LEFT SIDE OF ROAD THROUGH THE BERN CAUSING WATER TRUCK TO ROLL OVER CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

EE WAS PULLING 4" WATER LINE UP HILL DROPPED LINE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN LINE AND ROCK.

BLASTER AND HELPER WERE CARRYING 5 GAL BUCKETS OF ANFO TO BLAST HOLES. AFTER POURING IN REQUIREDAMOUT BLASTER & HELPER USED SHOVES TO BACKFILL HOLES. BACK SPAMSS/PAIN BEGAN AS DULL ACHE AND PR OGRESSED TO ALMOST IMMOBILITY.BLASTER FINISHED SHIFT IN PAIN THEN REPORTED TO EMERGENCY ROOM

EE WAS CLEANING FUEL TANK. HE HAD THE LADDER LEANING ON TRUCK WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. LANDING ON HIS BACK. NOTIFIED BY MEDICAL STATEMENT 1-28-98 FIRST TIME S AW DR FIRST DAY MISSED 1-29-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK. SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND A DISTANCE OF 6-8 FEET, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE, KNEE AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D-10 DOZER. HE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER, FOOT SLIPPED AND LEG WENT BETWEEN TRACKS AND PUSH ARM CAUSING FRACTURE TO KNEE.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON ROCK TRUCK. HE LOST FOOTING AND HAND HOLD AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDING ON HIS FEET. CAUSING INJURY TO BOTH ANKLES AND RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS SHOVELING UPWARD INTO A BOULDER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHIGN IN SHOT WITH DOZER. DOZER SLID ONR OCK AND THREW OPRATOR AROUND IN CAB CAUSING BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 8-27-96.

REPETITIVE TRAUMA DUE TO VIBRATION DURING EQUIPMENT OPERATION CAUSED NERVE DAMAGE IN RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. PER DR EVALUATION.

EE'S ROCK TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED. LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED LARGE ROCK IN BED OF ROCK TRUCK SHAKING EE IN THE TRUCK CVAB CAUSING INJURY TO BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE COMPLETED GREASING 994 LOADER AND WHILERETRACTING THE GREASE HOSE HE WAS HIT ABOVE EYE BY HOSE END.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NSIDE DRILL CAB WAITING ON DRILL BENCH. A ROCK FELL FROM NEAR TOP OF WALL, HIT SAFETY BENCH AND BOUNCED OUT INTO PIT. ROCK BOUNCED TWICE AND HIT DRILL IN BACK CORNER O F CAB. IMPACT CAUSED OERATOR TO HIT CONTROL PANEL OF DRILL WITH HIS LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TIRE RING ON RIM.. HE PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST AND SHOULDERS CAUSING STRAINED MUSCLE IN CHEST.

EE WAS INSTALLING HANDRAILS AND MIRRORS ON A 777C TRUCK AFTER ALL HANDRAILS HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE TRUCK HE WAS WALKING BACK AROUND THE TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE GRABBED A RAIL THAT WAS L OOSE, IN TURN LOSING HIS BALANCE, FELL TO THE GROUND.

AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF AND STEPPING DOWN FROM HIS SERVICE TRUCK, HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING BRAKES ON A 789B TRUCK USING HYDRAULIC HOIST BOOM ON THE SERVICE TRUCK TO RAISE THE COVER PLATE UP SO HE COULD GET TO THE BRAKE DISC. A HOOK WAS ATTACHED TO A STUD O N THE COVER PLATE, THE HOOK CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE COVER PLATE TO FALL, STRIKING THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT 994 LOADERS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO GROUND STRIKING BACK ON ROCK.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LOADING BULK TRUCK.WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND STARTED DESCENDING THE LADDER,THE STEP GAVE WAY AND THE EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE LADDER RAIL FROM FALLING.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF DRILL CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPEDD & HE FELL TO DRILL DECK. HE HIT THE RAILING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS TORSO.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE JUMPED OFF THE DOZER LANDING ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A DOZER. EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING AHD HIT HIS FACE AND HEAD ON TRACK.

EE SAID HE STUMBLED ON A TREE LIMB AND FELL ON HIS CHAINSAW HE WAS CARRYING. HE WORKED ON MONDAY 6-13-94 HE WAS HAVING DIFFIENTLY BEDNING AND CHEST PAIN. HE WENT TO POTTER MEDICAL CLINIC AT KY 6-14-94. CHEST X RAY SHOWED FRACTURE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SIXTH RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HIGHWALL DRILL ON A BENCHED AREA. THE SECTION OF HIGHWALL ABOVE THE DRILL FELL CAUSING THE CAB TO COLLAPSE, INJURING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A CAT 240 EXCAVATOR, PUTTING IN A ROCK DRAIN. HE SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND STRAINED BACK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-3-94, AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 2-4- 94. HE AGAIN SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 2-6-94, AND HIS FIRST REGULARLY SCHEDULED WORK SHIFT MISSED WAS 2-7-94.

EE WAS TAKING A HOSE OFF THE DRILL USING A CHAIN WRENCH. THE HOSE BROKE AND SMASHED THE 2ND FINGER FROM HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED AN EMPLOYEE WHO ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WORK WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN HIS PERSONAL VEHCILE.WE ARE REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME AT THE DIRECTION OF LOCAL MS HA OFFICALS AND TO SATISFY A 104A CIATATION.THISCOMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS ACCIDENT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY,AND IS SUBJECT TO REPORTING.

EE SAID HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HILL SIDE. HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM HE WENT TO THE DR. THE DRS SAID HE HAD A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A DM45 DRILL ON THE 3 PIT AREA AND WHILE REPOSITIONING DRILL FOR THE NEXT LINE OF BLAST HOLES HE CAUSED THE DRILLTO TRAM OVER THE OUTSLOPE. EE WAS THROWN FROM THE DRILL AS IT TURNED OVER ON THE OUTSLOPE. HE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT SIDE RIB AREA, BUTTOCKS, LOWER BACK. HE FRACTURED THE SMALL BONE IN LOWER LEFT ARM.

WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL FROM CO SERVICE TRUCK THE PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED FROM EE GRASP STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT KNEE METAL WEIGHT APPROX. 60 LBS.

HE WAS CUTTING A TREE. A LIMB OF THE TREE HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE CALLED ME WEDNESDAY NIGHT 08-04-93 HE SAID HE BUMPED ;HIS LEG ON A LEG MONDAY MORNING 08-2 1 -93 SAID HE WENT TO THE PIKEVILLE METHODIST HOSPITAL TUESDAY HAD AN X-RAY MADE OF HIS LEG SAID T HEY WERE NO BONES BROKEN JUST A BRUISED LEG DR SAID THEY WERE NO BONES BROKEN JUST ABRUISED LEG DR SAID HE COULD GO BACK TO WORK THURS I ASKED MY FOREMAN & EMPLOYES 7 NO ONE KNEW ANYTHING ABO

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON DRILL DECK TO SHUT OFF MACHINE. HE TURNED AROUND AND ANTENNA HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A LOADER TOOTH WITH USING A HAMMER.

CUTTING A TREE WHERE ANOTHER ONE WAS LODGED ON. INJURED SAID AFTER HAVING X-RAYS AT THE PIKEVILLE HOSPITAL AT PIKEVILLE, KY. HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES BUT HAD A BRUISED BACK.

EMPLYOEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON A 992C LOADER. SLIPPED ON FIRST STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON LADDER. THIS CAUSED STRAINED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON 992 C LOADER. LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING SEAT FROM CAT D9N DOZER. STAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK PAIN ON 1-12-93. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1-13-93. HE WORKED COMPLETE SHIFTS ON 11 -11-93 AND 1-12-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GUARDS ON A DRIVE LINE ON A D11N BULLDOZER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL HEAD FIRST DOWN BESIDE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. IN DOING SO, HE PULLED A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER TO CHECK LOCATION OF GASLINE. WHILE DISMOUTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALLB ETWEEN TRACK AND DOZER TWISTING LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE.

TRYING TO GEAR DOWN ON STEEP; LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK WHEN HE COULD NOT GET IT IN GEAR. HE JUMPED FROM VEHICLE JUST WHEN IT HIT THE BURM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CHAIN SAW CUTTING TIMBER IN ADVANCE OF THE MINING OPERATION. THE SAW KICKED BACK AND THE CUTTER BAR HIT HIS LEFT LEG IN THE THIGH AREA.