West Volunteer Coal

THE WEATHER WAS RAINY. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS. THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE OF THE DRAGLINE WAS WET. AS HE WAS MOVING THROUGH A DOORWAY HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BOOM WINCH. HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION EXTENSOR TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING FOR THE 1450 DRAGLINE TO WALK BACK. HE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF 1" HEMP ROPE TO MAKE A SLING THAT IS USED TO PULL THE TRAIL CABLE AS THE DRAGLINE WALKS BACK. HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE RECEIVED A 2" LACERATION TO HISLEFT FOREARM MIDWAY BETWEEN HIS ELBOW AND WRIST.

GPF-BLACK LUNG CLAIM. FILED ON 05-05-97. LAST DATE OF EMPLOYMENT WAS 05-21-97. EMPLOYEE WAS EMPLOYED FROM 12-04-68 TO 05-21-97. EMPLOYEE QUIT DUE TO OTHER MEDICAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED MOVING THE BULLDOZER UNDER THE POWER CABLE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING. HIS FEET WAS MUDDY AND AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE PLATFORM HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE ALREADY HAD A HOLDOF THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AND AS HE WAS FALLING HE REACHED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF. HIS RING FINGER FOLDED BACK.

EMP WAS HELPING THE DRAGLINE CREW CHANGE A DUMP ROPE ON THE 1450W BUCYRUS ERIE DRAGLINE. WAS USING A 6' LONG PRY BAR TO SEPARATE THE DUMP SOCKETON THE ARCH OF THE BUCKET. AS THE SOCKET CAME AP ART THE BAR SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK JUST BELOW LEFT EYE. RECEIVED TWO SUTURES ONTHE LACERATION.

HE WAS HELPING THEM REPLACE A SET OF TRACK SEGMENTS AND TRACKS. WHILE I.NAME WAS CUTTING OFF THE BOLTS, INJURED AND I.NAME WERE GETTING THE NEW SEGMENTS AND BOLTS. I.NAME HAD BROUGHT HIS BLACK LAB DOG WITH HIM TO WORK. WHILE THEY WERE WAITING ON I.NAME, INJURED REACHED OVER TO PET THE DOG AND HE BIT HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. HE RECEIVED 3 SUTURES TO THE MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS REPLACINGA CUTTING EDGE ON THE BLADE OF A CATERPILLAR D-11 BULLDOZER. HE WAS REMOVING THE CUTTIN EDGE BOLTS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. HE WAS REMOVING THE NUTS WITH THE IMPACT WRENCH WHILE HOLDING THE BOLTS WITH HIS HANDS. WHILE TURNING THE NUT THE BOLT SLIPPED OUT OF IT SSOCKET STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND. IT CUT HIS FIRST FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING THE 9-600 DART LOADER AT THE HOPPER AREA. AS HE WENT TO DISMOUNT THE LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE LOADER. AS HE WAS FALLING HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL ON THE LADDER, BUT HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL APPROX. 3-4 FEET TO THE GROUND.

INJURED WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON A 1000 WATT MERCURY HALIDE LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE B.E. 2550 DRAGLINE. HE HAD THE LIGHT FIXTURE CLAMPED IN A VISE ON THE WORK BENCH. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO DISMANTE THE FIXTURE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF THE VISE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

RECURRING PAIN- WILL HAVE SURGERY BEFORE RETURNING PER AUDITOR, MADISONVILLE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING THE #8 RIBBINS HIGHWALL DRILL. THE DRILL HAD BROKEN DOWN & A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON THE DRILL WITH A CUTTING TORCH. AS MECHANIC WAS CUTTING ON THE DRILL A SMALL GREASE F IRE STARTED, INJURED JUMPED FORM THE DRILL CAB TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT ONT THE FIRE & RE-INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A CATERPILLAR D-10 BULL DOZER STRIPPING THE ROCK ABOVE THE #11 COAL SEAM. THE AREA HE WAS IN CONTAINED # 11 SEAM OLD UNDERGROUND WORKINGS. THE LIMESTONE ROCK HE WAS PUSHING WITH THE BULLDOZER GAVE WAY FALLING INTO THE OLD UNDERGROUND WORKINGS CAUSING HIS BULLDOZER TO DROP SUDDENLY AND HE WAS JARRED AROUND IN THE CAB.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN A POWER-LINE RT-A-WAY SHOWING AN EMPLOYEE OF GROVES CONSTRUCITON WHERE HE WASNTED THE POWER LINE RAN AS THEY WERE DRIVING ALONG THEY CAME UPON A SMALL DITCH AS EE WENT TO C ROSS THE DITCH HE HIT A TREE STUMP CAUISNG HIM TO STRIKE HIS NOSE ON THE STEERING WHEEL

EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN MERCURY VAPOR LIGHT BULB ON THE 2550 B.E. DRAGLINE. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE BULB HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING APPROX. A 3/4" LACERATION TO THE KNUCKLE ON THE LEFT THUMB.