Shane Mine Coal

Employee slipped climbing ladder of loader and caught himself with his full weight on arm. The weather was extremely slippery and snowy and very cold. Employee had a possible ruptured tendon in his elbow and upper arm area.

Employee was lifting a rock with 988B Loader, bucket slipped and employee wrenched back.

Employee stepped onto the step of the rock truck and the strap holding the step broken. Employee fell on his side onto the frozen ground

Pulling on pump hose

Employee walking to pit area to check pump, slipped on ice covered ground.

WHILE CROSSING A DIRTPILE TO GET ON THE DRAGLINE, STEPPED ON A FLAT STONE WHICH WAS ON ANOTHER ROCK AND THE STONE SLIPPED, ALLOWING RIGHT LEG TO OVEREXTEND AT THE KNEE AND INJURED THE MUSCLE O R LIGAMENT ON REAT OF KNEE.

EE HAD BEEN ADDING TRANSMISSION OIL TO 988A #6 LOADER. IN GETTING DOWN FROM THE LADDER ON THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, HE STEPPED BACK AND TURNED, AT WHICH TIME HIS RT KNEE TWISTED AND BUCKLED, CAU SING EXTREME PAIN.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP ON THE 1975 FORD F-350 CATTLE TRUCK REMOVING OLD FENDERS AND INSTALLING NEW ONES. HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT THE FENDER'S EDGE, CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE #19 (MILLS) JOB, PREPARING THE GRAIN DRILL TO DO SEEDING. HE WAS STOOPING DOWN AND STARTED TO LOOSE HIE BALANCE. HE BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND,BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUT ROLLERS ON THE TRACKS OF THE D-11 BULLDOZER. IN TRYING TO LIFT THE ROLLER, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SIDE AND LOWER BACK.

GROUND WAS FROZEN, SLIPERY CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER PUMPS AT THE RIDDLE (#23) JOB, TRYING TO TAKE A BARREL OFF THE BACK OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK. THE TAILGATE AND GROUND WERE ICY, BARREL SLIPPED AND FELL, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO ALSO FALL.

DUE TO RAINY WEATHER, THERE WAS A LOT OF MUD IN THE TIPPLE AREA. EE HAD BEEN HAULING FROM THE HENDERSON (#13) JOB TO THE BELLS LANDING TIPPLE. AT THE TIPPLE, HE WAS CLIMBING BACK INTO HIS TRUC K. HE HAD MUD ON HIS FEET AND SLIPPED, FALLING TTO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW AND TWISTEDHIS BACK IN THE FALL

EE WAS OILING FOR THE #3 DRAGLINE ON THE MILLS JOB. TO DO THE JOB, HE HAD MOVED A FAN UP SO THAT HE COULD GET AT THE DRUMS HE WAS GREASING. WHEN HE STARTED TO MOVE THE FAN BACK INTO POSITION, HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE HAD BEEN IN THE ACT OF REACHING FOR THE FAN, AND HIS LEFT ARM WENT INTO THE FAN.

DUE TO THE WEATHER, THERE WERE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DUE TO ICE AROUND THE WORKING AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CUTTING EDGE ON THE DOZER HE OPERATED. HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ONTO HIS BAC K TOWARD THE LEFT HIP, INJURING BACK & LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-10 BULLDOZER HE HAD EXITED THE MACHINE & WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK UP ON IT HIS SHOES HAD GOTTEN MUDDY FROM THE SURROUNDING CONDITIONS & WHEN HE TRIED TO CLIMB UP H E SLIPPED FALLING TO THE GROUND & INJURING HIS RIBS

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-10 BULLDOZER ON THE HARTZFELD JOB. HE BACKED OVER A LARGE ROCK, WHICH MADE THE EQUIPMENT JERK, TWISTING HIS BACK.

FUELING ROCK TRUCK #5. BRACE THAT WAS HOLDING THE FUEL NOZZLE BROKE, CAUSING THE FUEL NOZZLE TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HEAD WAS CUT AND ELBOW BRUISED.

NOT A REPORTABLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 4-12-93. EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DIRT ON WACHTER JOB WHEN HE RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK, CAUSING A SEVERE MOTION, TWISTING HIS BA CK BADLY.

NOT A REPORTABLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT: EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT - MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED UNTIL 1/19/93. AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE WAS DO ING GENERAL MAINTENANCE WORK ON LOADER ON THE GRIMMINGER JOB.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE BELLS LANDING GARAGE REPLACING THE BRAKES ON THE LUB TRUCK HE WAS USNDER THE VEHICLE, OPERATING IN A VERY CRAMPED SPACE, AND AS HE WAS UNDOING A BOLT IT BROKE OFF THRUSTI NG HIS ARM INTO HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AREA, JAMMING THE MUSCLES.

HE WAS TRYING TO GET THE TAILGATE ON A TRUCK DOWN BUT IT WAS STUCK. IT LEFT LOOSE SUDDENLY AND CAME DOWN HARD ON HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOEYE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT ON MONDAY AUGUST 14,1992.HE HAD JUST FINISHED FOR THE DAY AND WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A LADDER WHEN HE FELL APPROX 4FEET.INJURING HIS BACK.AFTER SEEING A DOCTOR ON MONDAY,AUGUST 31,1992.HE CALLED AND REPORTED THAT THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDED BED REST AND RODERED A CAT SCAN.

OPER DOZER SAW SMOKE MACHINE NOT WORKING THEN BATTERY CABLES ON MACHINE SHORTED OUT CAUSED IT TO CATCH ON FIRE

LIFTING AUGER CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

INJURED OPERATES THE #4 LOADER AT THE HARTZFELD JOB. WHEN HE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK SHIFT, HE WAS FUELING HIS LOADER, AND AS HE WENT TO GET DOWN FROM THE LOADER, HE TRIPPED AS HE STEPPED OFF. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LAND ON THE GROUND IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

RE FUELING DOZER WALKING ALONG TO TOP MISSED STEP FELL TO GROUND

IN HIS CAPACITY AS TIPPLE FOREMAN, HE WAS ASSISTING IN UNFOLDING A COAL CRUSHER AT THE BELLS LANDING TIPPLE. IN THE PROCESS OF UNFOLDING THE COAL CRUSHER, A BRACKET ON THE CRUSHER LET GO, CAUS ING THE ROLLER TO FLY APPROX. 15 FEET, STRIKING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD, IN THE AREA OF THE RIGHT EYE.

HE IS A MECHANIC IN OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT AND HE WAS WORKING ON A DOZER ON OUR WACHTER JOB. HE WAS REPLACING THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE TRACK ON THE DOZER, HE I NJURED HIS LEFT HAND BY GETTING IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND A PIECE OF BLOCKING WOOD.

GETTING DRINK OF WATER AND DRANK FROM WRONG JUG-CONTAINED ANTI-FREEZE.

UNLOADING SAFETY EQUIPMENT.TURNED WORNG AND PULLED LOWER BACK.

EE IS AN OILER ON THE DRAGLINE WORKING AT OUR KLINE JOB. HE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC WITH REPAIRS, AND WHEN HE WAS USING A BAR, IT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN DRUMS, CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND, AND CUT TING TWO FINGERS.

I.NAME ACTING IN CAPACITY OF SUPT WAS CHECKING WORK CONTINUING AT WACHTER JOB.ENTERED SMALL MAINTENANCE SHED,TRIPPED ON STEP LEADING INTO DOOR AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WORKINF ON LIFT CABLE OF ELEVATOR.PRYING WITH BAR.IT SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

HE WAS UNLOADING A DOZER TRACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A BURR, CAUSING A DEEP CUT THAT NEEDED 6 STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE S22 LOADER AT THE KRICK JOB AND HAD STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS LOADER TO ADJUST A WATER PUMP.AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE PUMP PAD,HE SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS ANKLE,CAUSING A SEVERE STRAIN AND STRETCHED LIGAMENTS TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP #637 PAN(#3)ON WACHTER JOB TO BEGIN HIS DAYS WORK IN THE ACT OF STARTING UP HIS MACHINE I NAME FELL OFF FRONT END OF THE PAN & HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS O N 12-21-90 REVEALED NOS ERIOUS PROBLEM BUT HE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST ON 12-27-90 DOC TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME FROM WORK & SCHEDULED HIM FOR THREAPY

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST STARTED THE BACK ENGINE OF THE #2 SCRAPER ON THE HARTZFELD JOB (#15). HE THEN BEGAN WALKING TO THE FRONT OF THE SCRAPER TO BEGIN WORK, AND WAS CLIMBING A SMALL BANK AND FELL FORWARD. THE FALL CAUSED HIS ACHILLES TENDON (LEFT) TO TEAR IN HALF. HE HAD TO UNDERGO AN OPERATION TO SEW THE TENDON BACK TOGETHER. HE IS NOW IN A CAST GOING ABOVE THE KNEE WHICH WILL LAS

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING DRAG FRICTION, WHEN HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND HIT HIS NECK AND ELBOW. EMPLOYEE OPERATES THE NO.3 DRAG ON THE WACHTER JOB.

EMPLOYEE FELL WHEN EXITING #4 DRAG ON THE HUMPHREY JOB AND HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE IS A DRILL OPERATOR,A DN DURING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF PRESPECTING AND DRILLING FOR COAL SAMPLES, HE AHD THE DOWN CHAIN OF A DAVEY DRILL, AND WAS WIPING OFF THE CHAIN AFTER A TEST DRILL . WHILE WIPING OFF CHAIN, HE CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER WITH REPAIRS ON DRAGLINE, WHEN PROP THAT WAS HOLDING THE FAIR LEAD CAME LOOSE. WHEN THE FAIR LEAD CAME LOOSE, THE ROLLER SWUNG AROUND STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE IN T HE BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES KNICKING HIMTO THE GROUND.

EMPL WAS OPERATING A LOADER IT WAS NECESSARY TO BREAK UP ROCK WITH THE LOADER AND WHEN THE LOADER IS USED TO BREAK UP ROCK IT BOUNCES ALL AROUND WITH THE LOADER BUMPING AND BOUNCING IT CAUSED STRAIN ON THE LOWER BACK AND CAUSED MUSCLES TO SPASM EMPL DID CONTINUE TO WORK USING MEDICATION FOR RELIEF BUT PAIN DID NOT CEASE NOW THE DR HAS RECOMMENDED NO FURTHER WORK UNTIL TESTS CAN BE

GREASING BOOM O3 DRAGLINE-SLIPPED AND FELL.

CHECKING BLADE 5ND EQUIPMENT. FEET SLIPPED, FELL BETWEEN BLADE AND TRACK.

WAS KNELT DOWN ON CATWALK DIRECTLY BELOW OP CAB WORKING ON LIMIT SWITCHES FOR HOIST & DUMP OP OF BOOM. MACHINE PARKED STRAIGHT DIRECTLY PARALLEL. TOLD OP TO DUMP BUCKET & RAISE BOOM. L-800 ST ARTED TO TURN SIDEWISE. CATWALK ON REAR SECTION OF MACHINE CROSSED OVER CATWALK ON FRONT SECTION. PINNED AGAINST FRONT PART OF MACHINE.

CUTTING RIGHT-A-WAY TO MOVE DRAGLINE. CHAIN SAW KICKED BACK CUT LEFT KNEE.

ABOVE THE ACTOR DID PULL HIS VEHICLE INTO A NON-DES-IGNATED MAINTENANCE AREA, DID NOT REMOVE HIS KEYS, GOT OUT OF VEHICLE, CRAWLED UNDER VEHICLE TO DO MAINENANCE. A TOW MOTOR CARRYING A PUMP H D TO G ET BY PICK-UP AND A MINER GOT INTO PICK-UP TO LET TOW MOTOR GET BY. ABOVE ACTOR DID YELL BUT COULD NOT BE HEARD OVER NOISE OF TOW MOTOR. PICK-UP WAS STARTED AND RAN OVER ABOVE NAMED AC