Spring Creek Mine Coal

EE was power washing a drill in the field when they tripped backwards over the wash wand and hit their head on the genset radiator shroud causing a laceration on the head requiring 3 staples to close.

Employee was operating a manlift. During the operation, the man-lift had a mechanical failure that caused the boom to retract into the housing causing the employee to hit their mouth on the handrail.

EE was boarding a blade when they felt pain and a burning feeling in their left calf muscle. Two days later the calf began to swell and bruise. On May 9th imaging revealed a ruptured (torn) Achilles tendon that will require surgery to repair.

EE was greasing a pin with a pneumatic grease gun when the adapter slipped off the fitting and injected a small amount of grease into the EE's LH index finger. Debridement and stiches were required to treat the wound.

EE was cutting a piece of wear plate off the dragline shoe. When it fell to the ground it cut through EE's boot causing a small laceration on two toes. Stitches were required to close the wound.

CV07 suffered a tear in the splicing with coal loaded on the belt. The head pulley created enough heat friction with the belt not moving to start the belt on fire. Fire was not fully extinguished in under 30 minutes.

EE was using a hydraulic tool to remove a wheel lock ring on a RTD. The tool slipped off of it's position landing on the EEs Rh index finger causing a laceration that required stitches.

EE started climbing the ladder on a scraper when EE slipped and fell causing a distal fracture to the radius on the left wrist.

Employee was preparing a coal sample by pulverizing it in the pulverizer. When pushing down on the lever with left hand to lower the plate to replace drawer with right hand employee felt a "pop" in left wrist.

Employee was dismounting equipment when EE's foot slipped causing EE to land on right hand/wrist. Employee states heard a "pop" and swelling was present. Employee was treated at a local medical facility where it was determined there was a ruptured tendon.

The hoist ropes came out of the boom point sheeves on the BE1570 dragline when the bucket contacted the spoil pile. The operator tried to lower the bucket which created heat/friction between the ropes and the structure, igniting nearby grease. A fire started that was not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery.

EE was removing a haul truck tire lock ring when it shifted causing the EE's thumb to be pinched between the lock ring and a wheel lug stud, causing a laceration. The laceration required stitches to be closed.

Employee noticed smoke and flames coming from a haul truck that was idling in a parking ditch. There was no operator on or near the machine at the time. The fire was not fully extinguished in under 30 min. No injuries occurred.

EE working on hands and knees, felt a "pop" in knee. MRI revealed a torn meniscus.

Employee was attempting to cut a plastic zip tie with a pocket knife. The knife slipped causing a laceration to the employees left pinky and ring fingers. Sutures were required to close the wound.

Operator relocating loader to another pit when sparks and flames started coming from the front of the articulation. Mine rescue team extinguished all flames in 64 minutes.

Employee was pulling a drawer of coal from the riffler with their left arm and felt something pull in EE's left upper arm/shoulder.

Employee was exiting the right rear passenger door of a crew cab pickup when EE got feet hung up between the rear seat and the door pillar, causing EE to fall out of the vehicle and land on the right shoulder and hip area. EE sustained a deep bruise to the right hip area causing EE to miss the next scheduled shift.

Truck driver was walking around trailer when ee slipped and fell. The temperature was -6 degrees which contributed to slick conditions of the packed snow. The driver slipped, ankle rolled and ee fell fracturing tibia and fibia.

Employee was moving trailing cable with a cable hook when he slipped and fell to the ground landing on his right elbow tearing his right shoulder rotator cuff.

Employee was manually moving a dragline swing gear bearing retainer weighing approximately 150 lbs. when his middle left finger became pinched between the retainer flange and a walkway toe board. This resulted in a laceration to the top of his finger requiring 15 stitches. He was wearing heavy leather welding gloves at the time.

Employee was grinding on a spreader bar in the Weld Shop when the grinder kicked to the left after catching on metal causing the disc to cut through his coveralls and into his left knee. The laceration required ten (10) stitches.

Employee was helping a mechanic tighten a loose hose connection in the back of a lube truck when the mechanic bumped the truck rear door lever causing the door to come down and strike the employee across the back area resulting in two (2) broken ribs.

Employee was changing a park brake on a haul truck when the bolt he was using an impact on broke allowing the brake housing to pop slightly outward and strike the top of his right middle finger. This resulted in a 2mm fracture to the fingertip and a laceration to the side of the finger that required 4 stitches. He returned to work full duty on his next scheduled shift.

While at his residence the employee woke up early in the morning to discover his eyes had sustained flash burns from performing extensive weld work over the last 3 days. The damage over time was either sustained from reflection while working in close proximity to another welder, or from a small gap that was identified in his welding hood.

Employee stuck his hand into a moving heater/ac fan blade while attempting to replace the cover for it that had just fallen off. His right index finger was cut by the fan blade resulting in three (3) stitches.

EE was purging propel lube lines on a 1570 Dragline. Contractors were working above him & accidentally knocked over an open bucket of EPA 2000 Solvent which in turn fell on top of him. He was correctly following all safety procedures put in place for this project. He suffered a chemical burn on his left eye which required prescription medication.

Employee stopped dozer to look behind when his neck popped. He could not turn head to side afterward. The mine believes due to no noted mechanism of injury that this is not work related. Potential causal factors found include employee having a metal plate in his neck from a previous non-work related event, and that he was "breaking a philly" the previous day.

The EE was trying to remove a door panel that was stuck. When it came loose, his hand came into contact with a sharp edge, resulting in a laceration to his finger that required medical attention (3 stitches to a finger).

Employee was opening the heater valve door to turn on the dozer heater valves when a gust of wind caused dust to swirl up underneath his safety glasses getting into his left eye. This resulted in his cornea being scratched. A prescription antibiotic was applied. Employee returned to work on his next scheduled shift.

Employee was laying down some metal shelving on a push cart when his left ring and pinky finger were caught in a pinch point causing the ring finger to be lacerated and the pinky finger to lacerated and broken. Employee lost approximately 25% of the distal bone of the pinky.

Employee was exiting the cab of the vehicle she was driving that had been parked with the driver's side front and rear axles partially on a stem pile increasing the distance from the vehicle step and the ground. As the employee's left foot contacted the ground, her knee buckled. An MRI revealed a torn ACL. Surgery to repair the torn ACL took place on 07/16/2009.

Removable stairs were not level or secured from top of dragline shoe to rev-frame platform. Injury was stepping down onto second step when stairs came loose. He lost balance falling approx. 3' onto his left side, striking the toeboard of a catwalk on top of the shoe, fracturing the 12th left rib.

Employee was removing bolts from the belly pan of a scraper to perform maintenance work when the hinged pan swung down pinching his right index finger causing it to be lacerated on both side from the middle joint up. This resulted in 17 stitches.

Task to remove cable guide of "A" frame, stagged in shop, when partially cut loose by air arcing, cable guide broke loose and dropped about 16 inches to floor, striking welder on top of right foot as he stepped back and rested on steel toe of left boot.

EE was lifting a bucket of approx. 20 to 25 lbs. of bolts and other materials from the ground to the flatbed of his pickup when he sustained an umbilical hernia. He was evaulated by a physician and fully released. On 2/21/08 the employee underwent outpatient surgery to repair the hernia and received a full work release to return on his next regularly scheduled shift.

Two employees were in the process of inspecting topsoil piles while driving on a two track road when they noticed flames coming from the engine compartment of their pickup truck and underneath it. The truck cab burned down along with approximately 20 acres of BLM land. The fire burned for approximately 1 hour.

Employee was working from a walk platform. As the platform is designed to fold up, the weight of the employee standing on the edge caused the platform to fold unexpectedly pinching his left leg at shin height between the platform and a metal structural brace. He suffered a 1" laceration to his left shin that required 2 sutures.

Employee put himself in a precarious position so that when he slipped, his leg became wedged between two pieces of iron.

Employee was lowering a manlift and felt something get in his eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time.

While attempting to locate the heater valves in the engine compartment of a blade, the employee fell approximately 3 and 1/2 feet to the ground. The employee felt sharp pain in his right shoulder and both hips. He was unable to return to his next scheduled shift.

EE was attempting to place the de-watering pump back into the cradle after he was finished de-watering a blasthole when pump slid into postion pinching the tip of the his finger between the cradle and the pump. He was in compliance company and mine rules and regulations.The accident did not involve the mining system, job skills or protective equipment.

EE STRUNG OUT A CUTTING TORCH, TURNED ON THE FUEL GAS (PROPANE) AND LIT THE TORCH. HE THEN OPENED THE OXYGEN VALVE. WHEN HE DID SO THE OXYGEN FEED LINE EXPLODED. A FIRE RESULTED AT THE HOSE REEL WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A HAND HELD DRY CHEM. EXTINGUISHER.

EMPLOYEE HAD PRYED THE OUTSIDE BEAD BAND OFF OF A 23 1X26 TIRE, PULLED THE TUBE OUT AND STARTED TO PRY OFF THE INSIDED BEAD BAND WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT HITTING HIM IN THE UPPER LIP. HIS LI P WAS CUT AND NEEDED STITCHES.

INATTENTION TO ACTIVITY-LACERATION SUSTAINED WITH NO IMPAIRMENT.

REPETITIVE TRAUMA TO ELBOW FROM OPERATING VARIOUS TYPES OF EQUIPMENT. SINCE THIS IS AN ILLNESS, THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT IS THE DATE TREATMENT WAS GIVEN.

WHILE TRAVELING ON AN ACCESS ROAD, THE PICKUP THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING STRUCK A HOLE. THIS RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCING A BACK STRAIN.

EE DESCRIBES THE ACCIDENT AS FOLLOWS: " I WAS SURVEYING ALONG A SCRAPER CUT (2'DEEP) WHEN I LOST MY FOOTING ON THE UNEVEN AND LOOSE MATERIALAND FELL AND INJURED MY LT. WRIST."

WHILE TRAVELING TO THE YARD FOR LUNCH BREAK. THE SCAPER OPERATOR EE CAME AROUND A CORNER ON THE MINE ROAD. HE TOOK THE CORNER WIDE DUE TO HIS SPEED. THE SCRAPER HIT A DITCH WHICH CAUSE HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR FRAME. CAT BEHIND EAR AND NECK THAT NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

AFTER COMPLETING REPAIR OF A CAMERA AT THE TAG READER ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACKS, EE WAS RETURNING TO HIS TRUCK AFTER DOING A FINAL EQUIPMENT CHECK AND TRIPPED OVER A PARTIALLY EXPOSED CABLE & ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT APPROX. 15'. THIS CAUSED A BACK SPRAIN.

THE EE WAS RAISING THE BELLY PAN FOR A D-9 DOZER. THE JACK LIFTING HANDLE HIT THE "T HANDLE"FOR THE JACK RELEASE VALVE, CAUSING THE JACK TO FALL AND PINCH THE EE'S HAND. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND ON THE LEFT SMALL FINGER.

THE EE WAS REPARING THE MANLIFT OF THE 120 SHOVEL. WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE LATCH MECHANISM, THE LIFT SWUNG AWAY FROM THE SHOVEL CAUSING THE EE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROX. TWELVE FEET T O THE GROUND. THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON ON JAN 11,2001, WHEN THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR A CHIPPED TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DRAGLINE TRAIL CABLE ONTO THE REAR DRUM OF A CABLE TRUCK. A ROPE WAS LOOPED THREE TIMES AROUND THE PLM CONNECTOR. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO LOAD THE CABLE ONTO THE DRUM, HE T RIED TO ASSIST THE PLM COUPLER OVER THE LOADING BAR. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE FOUR BOLTS ON THE PLM COUPLER PULLING HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE BAR FRAME, PINCHING LEFT RING FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT OF A DOZER. HE PLACED HIS HAND NEAR THE AIR DUCT TO CHECK FOR AIR FLOW ANDTEMPERATURE. THE GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED AND A VANE FROM THE SQUIRREL CAGE APPARENTLY EXITED THROUGH THE DUCT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

DISMOUNTING AN 11R22.5 TIRE FOR REPAIR. WHILE BREAKING THE BEAD-SWUNG BEAD AXE BETWEEN RIM AND TIRE. BEAD AXE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RIM CAUSING A METAL CHIP, WHICH FLEW INTO LEFT EYE BETWEEN THE RIM OF SAFETY GLASSES AND CHEEK.

EE STEPPED ON THE BACK OF THE DRILLING RIG WITH LEFT FOOT & AND AS THE RIGHT FOOT CAME UP, HE KICKED THE BOTTOM OF THE STEP WITH THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT

UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR WORKERS COMPENSATION FRAUD. WHEN CARTOPPING A TRAIN MOVING IN REVERSE, SHOVEL WAS DROPPED ALLEGEDLY INJURING ARM.

WHILE CONDUCTING AN AREA INSPECTION NEAR BELT #1, THE EE NOTICED THAT THE MAGNET NEEDED TO CLEANED. AFTER CLEANING THE MAGNET THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON AN IRON SHAVING THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/1 6" IN DIAMETER AND 2 3/4" LONG AND PENETRATED HIS WORK BOOT. THE OBJECT LODGED IN THE BALL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT AND HAD TO BE REMOVED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

A FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE LETOURNEAU L-1000 FRONT END LOADER AT 8:10PM, AND IT REQUIRED 35 MINUTESTO EXTINGUISH IT. LARRY KELLER, A FIELD SUPERVISOR IN GILLETTE, WYOMING WAS NOTIFIED AT 11:00PM. THE INCIDENT WAS INVESTIGATED BY A FIELD INSPECTOR ON 03/22/99. LARRY KELLER WAS ADVISED TO SUBMIT A 7000-1 FORM ON 03/26/99.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SPREADER BAR THAT WEIGHTS APPROX 10 LBS, TO REPOSITION THE DRAGLINE TRAIL CABLE. AS HE LIFTED THE BAR, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITA LIZED OVERNIGHT AND DID NOT RETURN FOR HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE WAS CLOSING AN OPEN DOOR ON A RAILCAR. THE BAR HE WAS USING TO TURN THE LATCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE LATCH MECHANISM, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACKWARDS. HIS LEFT FOOT STAYED STATIONARY CAUSING H IM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

THE EE WAS RUNNING THE VAC TRUCK. THE HOSE PLUGGED, AND THEN UNPLUGGED. WHEN IT UNPLUGGED, IT FLEXED AND KNOCKED THE EE INTO THE FRAME OF THE CRUSHER. THE INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 11-10 W HEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT WITH A CHIROPRACTOR. WE WERE INFORMED OF THE VISIT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 11-13.

UNLOADING FULL O2 CYLINDERS, BOTTOM SLID CAUSING TOP TO LAND ON HAND ABOVE A KICKGUARD. CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON BACK OF MIDDLE KNUCKLE. ER VISIT AT 6:00PM FOR TETANUS SHOT. CUT REQUIRED 4 SUTUR ES.

THE EE WAS ADJUSTING THE TRACK ON A SHOVEL, WHEN THE STEEL STOCK THAT WAS BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE IDLER FLEW OUT AND STRUCK THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE INJURY REQUIRED SIX SUTURE S.

THE EE WAS TRYING TO PRY SLACK ON THE DRAG ROPE AROUND THE WEDGE. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO SLIP AND LOSE HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE FELL HE BROKE THE RIGHT FIBULA JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.

THE EE WAS USING A 1" AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE PULL DOWN CHAINS ON A DRILLTECH D-45K DRILL. A PIECE OF ETAL CAME OFF OF THE SOCKET OR BOLT AND LANDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN APPROX 70LB SAMPLE BUCKET OF COAL UP TO THE TOP OF A 36" RIFFLER. INJURED BACK. NO LOST TIME, HOWEVER, PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY (LAB ANALYSIS ONLY, NO LIFTING) FOR LAST SCHEDULED SHIFT 12/24, DUE TO A SPRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS WITH COAL SAMPLE OF APPROX. 30 LBS. IN EACH HAND. STEPPING FROM LAST METAL STEP TO CONCRETE STEP, HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD TO BOTH KNEES ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR. INJURY DID NOT BECOME LOST TIME UNTIL DEC. 10 WHEN HE COULD NOT REPORT FOR SCHEDULED SHIFT DUE TO HERNIATED DISC SYNDROME WITH SOME TRAUMA TO RIGHT LEG.

ONE OF THE BEAMS HOLDING THE SPLICING UNIT HAD A BOLT SLIP OUT OF THE END OF THE TOP BEAM. THIS RESULTED IN THE BEAM SWINGING ON TO THE EMPLOYEE. A PIN THAT CAN BE USED TO HELP PREVENT THE BOL T FROM SLIPPING WAS DEEMED NOT NECESSARY BY THE EMPLOYEE AND NOT INSTALLED. THE SPLICE WAS COMPLETED AFTER MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED. ONLY CONTRACTOR EQUIP. INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT.

WHILE RINSING A MOP, THE END OF THE MOP STRUCK AHEATER DUCT COVER. THE EE RAISED HER HEAND TO CATCH THE COVER AND IT STRUCK HER RIGHT HAND CUTTING THE RING FINGER CAUSING A SUTURABLE LACERATIO N AT THE FIRST KNUCKLE

EMP WAS REMOVING A STEEL CHOKER FROM THE BUCKET OF THE 175 LOADER, AFTER MOVING A CABLE TOWER. THE CHOKER CAME AROUND THE TOWER AND STRUCK THE END OF THE EMPS NOSE CAUSING IT TO BLEED INTERNAL LY. WAS TREATED AT EMERG RM AND MISSED FOLLOWINGSHIFT.

SPRING CREEK EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. THE ROD STUCK TO METAL, PULLED IT OFF NOT REALIZING ROD WAS STILL IN STINGER. EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SSE EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON GROUND, PEELING BELT DOWN. OVERHEAD WAS AN EDGE CLAMP HOLDING THE OTHER END OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EDGE CLAMP SLIPPED OFF AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CRUSHER TOOTH FROM A PALLET TO A WELDING BENCH WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE RECTAL AREA. PERSISTANT PAIN CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1-22-96 . SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON AN OUT PATIENT BASIS, CAUSING THE INJURY TO BECOME RECORDABLE.

SAFETY LINE HOOKED UP ON A BOLT, WHEN TURNING TO FREE SAFETY LINE FOOT SLIPED. CAUSING MY LEG TO STRIKE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX, CAUSING LACERATION TO RIGHT LEG, BELOW THE KNEE.

EE WAS CRAWLING UNDER THE MECHANICS TRUCK TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE PTO. HE GRABBED THE EXHAUST PIPE TO HELP PULL HIMSELF UNDER THE TRUCK, THINKING HE WAS GRABBING THE FRAME.

EE WAS MANUALLY LIFTING SOME HEAVY COMPONENTS OF A HAUL TRUCK AND RE-AGGRAVATED AN EXISTING BACK INJURY.

THE EE SUSTAINED A SUTUREABLE LACERATION TO THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER WHILE REMOVING A BRAKE SHOW ON THE DRAG LINE. HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BRAKE SHOE AND THE BRAKE FRAME.

I WAS DRIVING A SCREW NEAR A SHEET METAL HOUSING. THE SCREWDRIVER BUCKLED AND I CUT MY FINGER (MIDDLE, LEFT HAND) ON THE SHEET METAL. I GOT SIX STITCHES AT THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP GRINDING DISC AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAIL CAR DOORS TO ASSURE THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY LATCHED WHEN HE NOTICED A LATCH THAT WAS NOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY HE MOVED TOWARD THE CAR TO SECURE IT & FELT A SHARP P AIN IN THE LEFT CALF AREA

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH TO STOP A LEAKING WATER VALVE IN THE COAL BARN WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED THE EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST A CONCRETE SILL ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING & BRUISED H IS RIBS ON THE RT SIDE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTERED

ON 01-15-95 EE WAS UNLOADING TOOLS OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP AS HE STEPPED OFF THE TAILGATE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK IT WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL 01-26-95 THAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVE D CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT

THE INJURED EE WAS REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE LUBE TRUCK ON 12-16-94. THE EE DOESNT KNOW OF A SPECIFIC INSTANCE TO CAUSE THE BACK STRAIN. HOWEVER, BACK PAIN CAUSEDHIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATT ENTION ON 12-20-94.

THE EE REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE CATERPILLAR D-10 TRACK DOZER, HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE GROUND AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE EE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS RELEASED TO RE TURN TO WORK. THE EE WORKED HIS REGULARLY SCH TEDULE SHIFT ON SEPT 18 BUT MISSED HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT ON SEPT 19 WHEN THE SWELLING IN THE ANKLE PROHIBITED HIS RETURN TO WORK.

WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH TO REMOVE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS FROM A CLARK MICHIGAN 280 RUBBER TIRED DOZER EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HIS DOCTOR IMPRESSION WAS HE HERNIATED A LUMBA R DISC.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE RIGHT HAND DOOR AND WAS STANDING WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE TOP DISMOUNT STEP AND HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE HINGE JAME AREA. THE DOOR OPEN LATCH WAS STICKING, AND EE WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE DOOR & NOT ON HIS HAND. THE DOOR CAME LOOSE & SWUNG SHUT ON EE'S RT. THUMB.

GRINDING A WELD ON THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF CENTER PIN PLATE IN TUB OF DRAGLINE AND A SPARK HIT HIM IN THE EYE.

WHILE GRINDING IN DRAGLINE TUB A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED INTO RIGHT EYE.

REPORTED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP OVE SOME HOSES ON A WORK PLATFORM HIS LEG GAVE OTU FOR AN UNKOWN REASON AND HE FELL TOT HE PLATFORM. HE DID NOT FEEL ANY DISCOMFORT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. HI S DR PLACED HIM ON TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS ON 6-27 AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK STATUS ON 6-29-. HE WAS UNDERGOING MEDICAL TEST AND DOES NOT HAVE A WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS. HE HAS METIONED ARTHIRITS, HIP

HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT FINGER WHEN HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE #4 DRAGLINE SWING PINION GEAR. A 2 FT ROUND 1" RETAINER PLATE FELL WHEN HE REMOVED THE HYDRAULIC JA CK THEY WERE USING FOR REPOSITIONING AFTER IT RAN OUT OF TRAVEL. THE RETAINER FELL SEVERAL INCHES CRUSHING THE FINGER BETWEEN THE RETAINER AND BULKHEAD WALL OR PINION CRADLE. SURGERY WAS REQU

NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED OR ALLEGED BY EE UNTIL FEB 1994 WHEN SHE FILED A SECTION 105 -C COMPLAINT SHE ALLEGES SHE HURT HER BACK AS A RESULT OF LIFTING & OTHER FACTORS NO CONDITIONS ARE KNOWN TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT WE DO NOT BELIEVE ANY WORK RELATED INJURY OCCURRED

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING A CATERPILLAR 120 SCRAPER WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR HE HAD JUST OPENED AND BLEW IT BACK ONTO THE EMPLOYEE, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ELBOW.

WHILE INSTALLING VENTILATION EQUIPMENT ON TOP A COAL SHOVELEE LOST HIS GRIP ON ONE OF THE HANDLES OF A 9IN HAND GRINDER HE WAS USING THE GRINDER TURNED AROUND THE SECOND HANDLE ALLOWING THE WH EEL TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS RT ARM FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SUTURE THE CUT

THE LOW WALL COAL FENDER BROKE THROUGH ALLOWING 20OR30FT OF OVERBURDEN SPOIL TO COME INTO THE PIT OBSERVED FOR ONE DAY & THEN MATERIAL WAS PILLED AT THE BASE OF THE LOWWALL TO PROTECT MEN & EQ UIPMENT

WHILE GRINDING ON A WELDING JOB EE FELT SOME MATERIAL GO IN HIS EYE HE WAS WEARING AA FACE SHIELD & SAFETY GLASS AT THE TIME HE WENT HOME AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT BUT THE IRRITATION BECAME WORS E HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE ADOC REMOVED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM INSIDE HIS EYELID & APPLIED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION TO THE EYE

WHILE DIGGING COAL AT THE FACE SEVERAL MINERS NOTICED THE COAL FENDER ON THE LOW WALL SIDE CRACK & BULGE OUT INTO THE PIT REGULAR MIXING ACTIVITY WAS STOPPED & THE MEN & EQUIPMENT WERE REMOVE D WHILEMOVEMENT WAS OCCURRING THE MOVEMENT WAS PHONED IN TO THE SUBDISTRICT OFFICE REFERENCE CPR30. 50.2H(9) & GFR3050.10

AT THE EAST COAL DIGGING FACE OF PIT #1 THE LOW WALL SLOUGHED OFF INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF A 120 TON WABCO HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A COAL SHOVEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE BY REGULAR MINING ACTIVITY WAS STOPPED FOR ABOUT 2 HRS WHILE FALLEN DIRT AND COAL WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA AROUND THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK.

WHILE CLEANIGN SPILLED COAL UP UNDER TH ELOADOUT BUILDING, USING A BOBCAT FRONTEND LOADER THE BUCKET STRUCK A SPLIC EINTHE RAIL IMMEDIATELY STOPPING THE LOADER. THE NEXT DAY THE PLANT OPERATO R EXPERIENCED SOME SORENESS IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE RECEIVED CHIORPRACTOR TREATMENT. THE CHIIRPRACTOR CALLED HIS TECHNIQUE ACTIVATOR.

THE MINE MECHANIC WAS REMOVING AN INTERNAL BRAKE PAD FROM A 120 TON WABCO HAUL TRUCK FOR REPLACEMENT WHEN IT CAME LOOSE, IT SWUNG OVER PINCHING & CUTTING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. FOUR STICHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT.

WHILE GRINDING ON A SHAFT A STEEL GRINDING FLEW UNDER EE FACE SHIELD & SAFETY GLASSES AFTER WORKEE WENT TO AN OPHTHALOMOGIST WHO DID NOT FIND A FOREIGN BODY UPON EXAMINATION BUT IRRIGATED THE EYE & APPLIED A PRESCRIPTION BACTERIDAL ANTIBIOTIC ON A EPIDERMAL CUT

WHILE WASHING A PICKUP TRUCK CUT HIS SHIN ON THE SIDE OF THE WAS BAY GRATING. HE COULDN'T SEE A RECTANGULAR SECTION OF GRATING HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR BECAUSE 1" TO 2" OF DIRTY WATER COVE RED THE AREA. HE WALKED BETWEEN THE FOUR TRAFFIC INTO THE SUMP NOT REALIZING THE CONES WERE PLACED TO DELINEATE THE OPENING IN THE FLOOR. FIVE STITCHES WERE TAKEN IN HIS SHIN.

WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE AROUND THE MAGNET HOUSE ON CONVEYOR BELT 1 HOWARD SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND HE WRAPPED HIS RIGHT ANKLE REPORTED THE INJURY AND WENT GROUND. HE WR APPED HIS RIGHT ANKLE REPORTED THE INJURY AND WENT HOME HE WENT TO THE HOPSITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WITH INCREASING PAIN DURING THE SAME EVENING THE DIAGNOSIS WAS PROABLE LIAGMATE INJURY AND POSSI

WHILE CLOSING AND LATCHING RAIL CAR DOORS INJURED BEGAN TO NOTICE BACK PAIN.THE NEXT DAY THE PAIN WORSENED AND HE WAS EXAMINED BY A CHIROPRACTOR.THE PAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INFLAMMED DISK HE IS EXPECTED TO MISS 10 DAYS OF WORK.

68935 GRIDNING ON A WELDED METAL HE FELT A SMALL HOT PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN HIS EYE IT BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM AFTER HE ARRIVED HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY HE WENT TO A DR AND HAD SOME FORIEGN M 13599AL REMOVED FROM HIS EYE HE BELEIVE THE MATERIAL BOUNCED OFF A WELDING SHIELD PAST HIS SAFETY GLASES AND HIS EYE.

GETTING INTO A PICKUP TRUCK TOOL BOX A CAN OF STARTING FLUID (PRESSURED ETHER) EMPL WAS HOLDING CONTACTED TOOL BOX LID SPRAYING THE FLUID PAST ASAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.DR FLUSHED EYE AND APPLIED MAXITROL-BELIEVED TO BE A RX MEDICATION

14475D OFF EQUIP HIT ROCK TWISTED R KNEE

PLACING DRAG CHAIN HOOK-UP RING OVER POST ON DOZER BLADE,I.NAME CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RING AND BLADE POST CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT RING FINGERTIP.EMERG REM DR REPORTED FINGERTIP BONE WAS FRACTURED.

EMPL WORKED SHIFT FROM 6:00 AM UNTIL 4:30 PM DURING WHEN HE WAS WELDING GRINDING & AIR ARCING. HE HA NO EYE IRRITATION UNTIL AFTER HE ARRIVED HOME AT 5:30 PM. HE WENT TO DR SAME DAY & HAD META L PARTICLE REMOVED. IT IS PISSIBLE PARTICLE FELL INTO EYE AFTER HE LEFT MINE.

A METAL SLIDING CAB DOOR CAME UN-STUCK WHILE PULLING ON IT AND CUAT THE OPERATORS HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME. THE OPERATOR HAD SEVEN STICHES TO CLOSE THE CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

ON 9/26 EMPL REPORTED HE HAD GONE TO CHIROPRACTOR ON OWN FOR BACK ADJUSTMENTS. HE REPORTED HE HAD STEPPED OFF LADDER OF WATER TRUCK & HE FELT PAIN IN LUMBAR AREA WHEN HIS EXTENDED LEFT FOOT HI T GROUND.

DRAGLINE OPER STRUCK BUCKET TOOTH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING STEEL CHIP TO FLY OFF AND HIT LEFT CHEEK.7 STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE CUT.

A SMALL AMOUNT OF DIRT AND COAL DUST FELL BY 33 SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS WORKING UNDER A PICK UP TRUCK ON A RAISED RACK COAL SPECK WAS SLIGHTLY IMBEDED IN THE EYE.

EE WAS ROLLING A BRAKE ROTO INTO THE WAREHOUSE WHEN THE ROTOR CAUGHT ON HIS COVERALLS, FELL OVER AND PULLED HIM DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE ROTOR LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT AND BROKE THE LATERAL META TARSAL.

WHILE INSTALLING LIFTING EYES ON A SCETION OF SCREW CONVEYOR LOCATED 8 FT ABOVE THE GROUND EE ATTEMPTED TO RESPOSITION THE LADDER HE JUST CLIMBED WHILE STANDING ON THE 2ND RUNG BY SLIDDING IT UNDER HIM AND HANGING ONTO THE CONVEYOR. THE LADDDER FELL AWAY THE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL OR WITH THE LADDER STEPPING ON THE LADDER WITH HIS RIGHT LEG WHICH BROKE THE LEFT LEG WHEN WAS CAUGHT

WHILE MOVING TRASH BAGS A COFFEE CAN LID CUT THROUGH A PLASTIC TRASH BAG INTO HIS HAND. THE LACERATION TOOK 7 STITCHES TO REPAIR.

WHEN DISMOUNTING A CRANE IN THE SHOP HE FELT PAIN IN H IS LOWER BACK WHEN TAKING THE LAST STEP TO THE FLOOR WITH HIS RT LEG A CHIROPRACTOR HAS TREATED HIM WITH ADJUSTMENTS & ELECTRICAL STIMULA TION

EE REMEMBERED HE HAD PAIN IN HIS NECK ABOUT 10:30AM. ON 12-1-90 HE SAW A CHIROPRACTOR WHO DIAGONOSED THE PAIN AS A STRAIN AND PINCHED NERVE AGRIOATED BY FLIPPINE A WELDING VISOR WITH HIS HEAD. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THERE WASN'T AN INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT RELEATED TO THE PAIN. TREATMENT INCLUDES ADJUSTMENTS AND ELECTRICAL STIMULATION.

HE HAD SLIPPED & FALLEN ON 8/29/90 WHILE WASHING DOZER. HE WAS UNSURE IF THERE WAS CONNECTION BETWEEN MEDICAL PROBLEMS & FALL. A WEEK LATER ON 11/13/90 HE REMEMBVER EARLIER CONVERSATION WITH D RS WHO TOLD HIM INCIDENT WAS RELATED TO HIS MEDICAL PROBLEMS.

WHILE WASHING A BOOM CONVEYOR HE INNATTENIVELY STEPED BACKWARD OFF A STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF USING THE HAND RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON HIS OWN A ND RELEIVED APPROX. FIVE "ADJUSTMENTS" FOR "BACK ALLENMENT."

ON 6-5-90 THE EE REQUIESTED TIME OFF BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN REPORTING AT THE TIME HE HURT IT ELEVEN DAYS BEFORE WHILE MOVING DRAGLINE CABLE BY HIMSELF HIS DR THEN DIAGNOSED THE PAIN AS LUMBER D IXK DIEASE. ANOTHER DR LETTER DATE 7-7-90 REFERSTO TWO DEGENERATED DISK L4/5 L5, S1. MONTH AS WORKERS COMP. DIVISON HAS NOT RULLED WEATHER THE PAIN IS A OCCUPATIONAL DIEASE OR AN INJURY HIS IS

WHILE USING A IMPACT WRENCH A PIECE OF CHROME CAME OFF THE SOCKET AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT HAND. THEN A DOCTOR REMOVED THE FOREIGN OBJECT AND ADMINISTERED AN ANTIBIOTIC.

LONG PRY BAR BEING USED TO CLOSE RAIL CAR DOORS SLIPPED OFF LATCH & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR & LEG. ONE STITCH & TETNAUS SHOT WAS GIVEN.

THE INJURED WAS AIR ARCING ON THE DRAGLINE.WHEN HE LOWERED THE TORCH HE WAS INATTENTIVE AND LET THE TORCH TIP CONTACT HIS LEFT LEG.A DOCTOR TREATED THE SMALL THIRD DEGREE BURN AND PRESCRIBED A

DRIVING BEARING RACE OFF SPINDLE USING BAR, INJ REACHED OUT TO KEEP THE RACE FROM FALLING, STRUCK BY BAR AT FINGER NAIL BASE, SOME BLEEDING BRUISED AND BROKEN BONE.

EMPLOYEE CLOSED RAILCAR DOORS BETWEEN 9-11AM ABOUT 200 OR 230PM LATERIN THE SAME DAY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER TO DATE I NAME HAS SEEN 3 DOC. WHO HAVE ADMINISTERED INJECTIONS & GIVEN H IM PERSCRIPTIONS

WHEN WALKING ON TOP TWARDS THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AT NIGHT TO CHECK ON THE WATER BEING DUMPED INTO A BLADDER THE EMPL DID NOT SEE AN INSPECTION PLATE WAS OPEN AND STEPPED INTO THE OPENING STRII NG HIS L SHIN ON THE TANK EDGE TWO STITCHES WERE TAKEN TO CLOSE THE CUT

WHILE LOADING A PALLET WITH PLYWOOD AND BELT CLAMPS ONE CLAMP FELL 6 INCHES OFF THE PALLET AND STRUCK THE TOP AREA ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.THE FOOT WAS X-RAYED ON 03-06-89 A CHIPPED BONE WAS DI SCOVERED AND A GELCAST WAS APPLIED.

WHILE DRILLING COAL I.NAME CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN A PULL DOWN CHAIN AND SPROCKET. A BAR WAS USED TO RELEASE HIS FOOT. THE COMPRESSION INJURY TO SOFT TISSUE WAS IN THE FORM OF BRUISI NG AND A CUT.

OVERCOME BY HYDROFLUORIC ACID FUMES IN LAB TRAILER WHEN POWER TO LAB TRAILER WAS SHUT DOWN BY MINE ELECTRICIANS, RESULTING IN NO POWER TO VENTILITION HOOD.

AFTER COUPLING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE IN A RAIN SOAKED MUDDY AREA HE FELT A PIN IN HIS LOWER BACK,.

ON 2-11-88 I.NAME SUPERVISOR SUBMITTED A REPORT OF A SLIP AND FALL OVER A CABLE SLED WHEN I.NAME LIFTED A CABLE END WHEN THE HUMAN RESURCE MANAGER AND I INTERVIEWED HIM HE REPORTED HE HAD BEEN UNDER THE CARE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR YEARS FOR BACK PAIN AND THE SLIP AND FALL DID NOT REINJURE HIS BACK ON 4-14-88 HE UNDERWENT SURGICAL EXCISION A LETTER WAS RECEIVED IN MID MAY FROM

WHEN MOVING THE3DRILL HE OPENED THE CAB DOOR TO SEE BETTER DURING A WINDY SNOW STORM.HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE DOOR JAM AND THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR WHICH STRUCK HIS HAND.

EMP WAS WELDING3IN A TIGHT OVERHEAD SPOT AND COULD NOT SEE IF THE CRACK WAS WELDED COMPLETELY, RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD AND TITED HIS HEAD BACK TO THE RIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND FELL BY HI8 SAFETY GLASSES INTO THE CORNER OF RIGHT EYE. EYE HAD A HEAT BURN AND ABRASION IN THE WHITE AREA NEXT TO THE NOSE. THE CORNEA WAS NOT AFFECTED NOR WAS HIS VISION

WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO MOVE A 55 GAL BAREL OF SURFACTANT THE EMP LOST HIS WET GRIP ON THE BAREL AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIS BACK ON SOME ROCKS

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CLEANING THE DRAGLINE FLOOR ON THE LUBE ROOM ON HIS HANDS & KNEES WHEN THE WIND BLOW AN OUTSIDE DOOR SHUT ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPL LIFTED AIR LINE TO GO UNDER IT AND PULLED IMPACT WRENCH ATTACHED TO IT AND IT FELL TO GROUND.AIRLINE PULLED LEFT THUMB BACK AND SPRAINED IT.RX FOR SWELLING /PAIN.

DRIVING A BEARING ON FRONT SPINDLE,EMPL PLACED THUMB BETWEEN PUNCH HE WAS STRIKING WITH HAMMER AND SPINDLE.4 MOS AFTER ACCIDENT EMPL HAD BONE CHIP REMOVED FROM THUMB -10-23-87-FROM THUMB JOING T BY DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A TOOTH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKERT WHEN A CHIP OFF THE TOOTH PUNCTURED HIS NECK DR.REMOVED THE CHIP & PUT IN TWO SUTURES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION

THE SAMPLER SYS7EM WAS TRIPPED I.NAME WAS CALLED IN T O FIX PROBLEM. SYSTEM WAS SHUT OFF & WAS PLUGGED AT THE AIRLOCK. I.NAME SHUT OFF SYSTEM BEFORE WORKING ON IT. I.NAME CLEANED OUT THE AIR LOCK, HE PICKED3UP A PIECE OF COAL AT THE END OF TURN BUCKEL & WHAT WAS IN THE AIRLOCK BROKE & TTOOK PART OF HIS LEFT THUMB.

THE EMP.UNHOOKE8 THE TRAILER FROM A PICKUP WITHOUT CRIBBING THE REAR OF THE TRAILER.THE TRAILER TONGUE CAME UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE.HE RECEIVED A LACERATED EYE BROW REQUIRIN G FIVE STITCHES1

A CHOKER SLING IN USE BY THE INJURED EE FAILED & SEVERAL PIECES OF METAL WERE PROPELLED THRU THE AIR. ONE PIECE STRUCK EE IN THE RT BREAST.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE MAIN HALLWAY TOWARD THE FIRE DOOR. AS THE EMPLOYE REACHED TO TURN THE HANDLE THE DOOR WAS OPENED FROMM THE OTHER SIDE JAMMING THE EMPLOYEES SHOULDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LOWER BAR OF THE HANDRAIL SURROUNDING THE SCREEN TO THE STOKE PLANT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SEVERAL BOLTS, THE MECHANIC SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO AN ALLEN WRENCH WHEN THE SET SCREW CAME LOOSE THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER TO STRIKE THE PIPE CUTTING BLADED. LACERATED FINGER NEEDED THESE S TITCHES.