Rock Island Mine Coal

While turning a corner to dump a load, one set of the injured's rear tires went over the berm and pulled the rest of the truck off. The truck and cab slid backward down the face of both sides of the highwall corner about 50'. The injured was wearing his seat belt and suffered a cut on his head requiring 3 staples to close it. ER room doctor had injured take several days off work.

SEVEN CHILDREN AGES 8 TO 15 CLIMBED OVER A FENCETO ENTER THE MINESITE AND SWIM IN AN OLD WATERFILLED PIT. ONE CHILD COULD NOT SWIM VERY WELL, SLIPPED INTO THE WATER AND DROWNED. MSHA EVENT NO. 4258501 ORDER NO. 4367587

WHILE PUTTING A BARREL OF GREASE ON HIS DRILL, THE EE BUMPED HIS HAND WITH NO RESUTLING PAIN ORAPPEARANCE OF DAMAGE. THE NEXT DAY AT WORK, THE HAND STARTED SWELLING & GETTING PAINFUL. LATER THAT DAY, THE DR DIAGNOSED BLOOD POISONING.

EE WAS PRESSING EQUALIZER BAR CENTER. AN OUT-PULLER BOLT THREADS PULLED AND CYCLINDER AND BOLT FLEW OFF. SOMETHING HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE, CUTTING A GASH THROUGH EYEBROW.

ALLEGED INJURED WANTED OFF TO PLAY IN BASEBALL GAME, NOT ALLOWED TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. TOOK DAYS OFF CLAIMING INJURY. RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 17TH, LEFT AT NOON & NEVER RETURED. TOLD WORKERS HE PLAYED IN TOURNNMENT AND DIDN'T CARE IF HE GOT FIRED BECAUSE HE WAS GOING TO COLLEGE. HE WAS NOT FIRED BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT. HE TOLD FELLOW WORKER'S IF HE DIDN'T RETURN THAT HE QUIT.

WHILE PUTTING WATER ON THE HAUL ROAS WITH THE WATER TRUCK, EE HIT A WASHED OUT AREA IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING A STRAIN.

INJURY CANNOT BE ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT/ACCIDENT ON THE MINESITE. INJURED COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK ON SATURDAY. ON MONDAY, HE CALLED IN AND WENT TO THE DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A ST RAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. ACTUAL TIME, LOCATION AND CAUSE ARE UNKNOWN. WENT TO DR. ON 4/22/96.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE DRAGLINE, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON A ROCK AND STRAINED IT.

WHILE HELPING CHANGE TEETH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET THE INJURED STRUCK A TOOTH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A PIECE BROKE OFF THE TOOTH STRIKING HIM IN THE ARM REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.

ON 12/11/95 THE INDIVIDUAL TURNED HIS END DUMP ON ITS SIDE.HE TOLD SEVERAL PEOPLE HE WAS NOT HURT AND CONTINUED WORKING.ON DEC 14 HE WENT HOME EARLY AFTER TELLING MINE SUPT THAT HE HURT RIBS M OVING A REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.ALSO TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEES ABOUT REFRIGERATOR HURTING RIBS AND WROTE ON COMPNAY TIME SHEET HOME INCIDENT INJURY.ON 21ST CHANGED INJURY CLAIMS TO ACCIDENT OF 12-11-

WHILE PULLING A WATER PUMP HOSE AWAY FROM THE HI-WALL, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS NECK.

WHILE GRINDING ON A DRAGLINE TOOTH SHANK (BUCKET), THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIS LEG REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE STANDING ON THE GROUND LOADING IRON INTO ALOADER BUCKET, THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN A PIECE OF IRON AND THE BUCKET LIP. THE FORCEOF THE MOMENTUM MASHED HIS HAND/RING FINGER.

WHILE HELPING CHANGE OUT THE TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET THE INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE THE TEETH KEEPERS OUT.PART OF A KEEPER BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE THIGH REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE HLEPING TO HOOK UP AND SET A WATER PUMP, THE INJURED FELL OFF THE SHOVEL BUCKET TO THE GROUND AND HIT HIS KNEE AND HEAD.

AFTER HELPING SET A WATER PUMP IN THE PIT, THE INJURED WAS STANDING NEAR THE SPOIL WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE SPOIL SLOPE & HIT HIM ON THE ANKLE CAUSING A BRUISE & SWELLING.

WHILE WALKING ON SPOIL MATERIAL THE INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK, FELL, AND TWISTED STRAINED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE HELPING TO REPLACE TEETH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM A HAMMER BLOW AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE RIGHT LEG. DR LEFT METAL IN HIS LEG.

WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HELP REMOVE A TOOTH FROM A DRAGLINE BUCKET A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG. X RAYS WERE TAKEN TO LOCATE THE CHIP AND A TETNUS SHOT ADMINSTE RED.

WHILE OPERATING A WATER WAGON THE INJURED TURNED TO LOCK. BEHIND HIM, HIT A RUT AND SEVERLY JARRED HIMSELF.HE SUFFERED MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS BACK AND SIDE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER THE INJURED STEPPED ONTO UNLEVEL GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE DRAGLINE, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF AND STRAINED HIS SHOUDLER.

THE INJURED WHILE CLIMBING OFF A BULLDOZER STEPPED ON TO UNLEVEL GROUND AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER, THEEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OOF A STEP. HE STARTED TO FALL BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER MUSCLES IN THE PROCESS.

WHILE MOUNTING HIS BULLDOZER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE FENDER PLATFORM. HE HIT THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE PASSING A CAT 773 END DUMP GOIN GIN THE OPPISITE DIRECTION, THE INJURED'S EUCLID R50 TRUCK STRUCK THE REAR 7' OF THE CAT WITH A GLANCING BLOW CAUSING THE INJURED TO RECEIVE CUTS REQUIRIN G STITCHES.

WHILE GOING UP A RAMP, THE INJURED'S EQUIPMENT BOGGED DOWN AND LOST TRACTION. THE EQUIPMENT STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD FOR 50 FEET WHILE THE INJURED DOWNSHIFTED. HE LOST TRACTION AGAIN WHILE THE EQUIPMENT SLOWLY JACKKNIFED, ROLLED OVER ON ITS TOP ONE TIME CAUSING JARRING TYPE INJURIES.

WHILE CLIMBING OVER CONVERTOR EE PULLED ON A HAND GRAB & FELT PAIN IN HIS WRIST

STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE TRACK OF THE 5600 DRAGLINE TO GET OFF THE MACHINE AND THE TRACK WAS WET AND FOOT SLIPPED.HE HIT THE GROUND ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

TURNED LEFT ANKLE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM FUEL TRAILER.

STEPPED ACROSS FAIRLEAD STUMBED TWISTED L ANKLE

LIFTING COUPLER OFF REAR OF TRUCK

REPLACING ON COOLER(OIL)ON CAT 988A LOADER LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN BETWEEN COOLER FLANGE & SHOURD

I NAME WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING UP THE WEIGHT SCALES WHEN HE WALKED ACROSS SOME OLD BOARDS THAT HAD BEEN SET ASIDE, WHEN THE BOARD SUPPORTING HIM BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE GROUND HARD WITH HIS FEET.

RAISING WINDOW ON DRAGLINE AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

FELL FROM DUMP TRUCK AND HURT BACK.

REBUILDING UNDERCARRIAGE ON D8K. WHILE LIFING FRONT IDLER YOKE WITH A PRYBAR, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT RUBBER COVERED SPRING IN YOKE WHEN BAR SLIPPED CATCHING SMALL AND RING FINGER TIPS BETWEE N IDLER YOKE AND SIDE FRAME.

OPERATING D6 DOZER, PUSHING ROCK. WHEN DOZER BROKE OVER ROCK, OPERATOR HEAD AND TEETH WERE SNAPPED FORWARD, CAUSING HIM TO BREAK OUT TWO FRONT TOP TEETH.

INJURED WAS ON DRAGLINE,WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

INJURED IA ALLERGIC TO ALL BITES,CARRYING A PERSONAL TREATMENT KIT WITH HIM AT ALL TIMES.HE WAS STUNG ABOVE THE LIPS BY A BEE.

EE CARRING SOLVENT IN A 5 GALLON CONTAINER, SPILLED SOLVENT ON HIMSELF AND CONTINUED WORKING WITHOUT CLEANING HIMSELFJ. RESULT IN BURNS AROUND WAISTLINE.

DISMOUNTING FROM D8L DOZER, COMING OFF LEFT SIDE, FEET AND MACHINE WERE MUDDY, FOOT SLIPPED HITTING INSIDE OF LEFT KNEE ON BLADE STABLIZER.