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Employee received award of workers' compensation for hearing loss

Employee was working from a ladder, helping take bolts off the bearing cap from the dragline drum drive. As he was using a knocker wrench to help remove the bolts, it struck him on the little finger as it inadvertently fell to the floor.

Employee states that he was in process of unloading shovel bucket pins from the back end of his service truck. As he was rolling or scooting the pin from his truck, after it landed on the bumper, it either bounced or flipped and struck his right hand. Three of his fingers were mashed with the index finger being fractured.

Employee states that on July 8, 2004, while moving and handling de-watering pumps and waterline he strained his back. Employee continued to work and then on July 31, 2004, employee started missing work. Note: This injury was not reported to management until August 25, 2004.

Retired employee received award of compensation for occupational pneumoconiosis

Injured was in process of showing dozer operator work area. As they were walking, the injured stepped in an undetected drill hole, causing the injured to sustain a laceration on his lower leg.

Employee stated that he was in process of tightening roller cap bolts on a D-10 bulldozer. During the process, he inadvertently struck the trigger causing the impact wrench to thrust his right hand against the roller. He sustained a bruise and later on, was told that he may have a torn ligament in his knuckle area. Note: Employee did not start missing work until May 5, 2004.

Employee had been working on the radiator on 1068 D-9 dozer. As he started to stand up and straighen his leg, his knee suddenly popped. He was diagnosed on March 4, 2004 as having a meniscus cartilage tear. Note: Employee did not start missing work until March 5, 2004.

EE RECEIVED A WORKERS' COMPENSATION AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON HIGHWALL DRILL. DURING THIS TIME, THE WIND SUDDENLY INCREASED CAUSING DUST TO GET ON IN HIS FACE & EYES. LATER, HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. THE NEXT DAY, HE WENT TO SPECIALIST WHERE EYE DROPS WHICH MADE THIS INJURY REPORTABLE.

EE HAD BEEN GRINDING AND WELDING DURING SHIFT. DURING LATTER PART OF SHIFT, HE NOTICED IRRITATION IN EYE. HE DOES NOT RECALL HOW OR WHEN HE GOT SOMETHING IN EYE. AN EMT WASHED EYE OUT BUT STIL L FELT SOMETHING IN EYE. AFTER COMPLETING HIS SHIFT, HE WENT TO EYE PHYSICIAN WERE A RUST PARTICLE WAS REMOVED. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS WHICH MADE THIS INJURY REPORTABLE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING DOWN FROM SCRAP METAL BIN WHEN HIS RING FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON THE CORNER CUTTING HIS FINGER. THE LACERATIONREQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

WHILE PERFORMING WORK ACTIVITIES AT THE SHOVEL WHEN MACHINE WAS DOWN FOR REPAIR, THE EE SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH (REFLECTION) WHILE WELDING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUCTED.

ON OCTOBER 17, 2003, EE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK, HAULING MATERIAL FROM THE SHOVEL PIT TO THE BACKSTACK AREA. DURING ONE OF THE TRIPS, HIS NECK SUDDENLY "POPPED" AND LATER ON, HIS NECK BEGAN T O HURT WITH THE PAIN INTENSIFYING. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED BY HIS PHYSICIAN WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HE HAD IN MAY - CERVICALGIA.

EE STATES HE WAS IN PROCESS OF OPENING A DOOR ON THE WET BAG POWDER TRAILER AS HE TOOK HIS HAND OPEN THE DOOR THE HANDLE SUDDENLY CAME AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LIP, CAUSING A LACER ATION NOTE: PLEASE SEE ATTACHED MEMO

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DUTIES. HE RAN OUT OF CLEAN CLOTHS AND ASKED A CO-WORKER TO HAND HIM SOME. CO-WORKER CAME DOWN STEPS & INJURED CAME UP STAIRWAY TO MEET HIM. INJURED START ED TO DESCEND STAIRWAY. ON HIS FIRST STEP BACKWARDS HE EITHER MISSED A STEP OR SLIPPED. HE STARTED TO FALL & CONTINUED UNTIL HE LANDED ON THE BOARDING PLATFORM BELOW(APPROX 4 FEET). STRAIN/BR

AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY, THE INJURED EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 793 ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING LOADED BY THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL. DURING ONE OF THE PASSES (SWINGS) THE SHOVEL STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. THE SUDDEN IMPACT CAUSED THE INJURED TO BE THROWN, RESULTING IN NECK & ARM PAIN.

COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE (RETIRED) RECEIVED A WORKMANS COMPENSATION AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSES

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF TIGHTENING A LUG NUT ON THE WHEEL OF A MACK COAL TRUCK WHEN THE "STUD" BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE SUSTAINED SPRAINED ANKLE AS A R ESULT.

REMOVING A REAR WHEEL UNIT FROM A 785 ROCK TRUCK. SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER, HITTING LEFT MIDDLE BACK ON FUEL TANK OF TRUCK. IT WAS SNOWING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

WHEN THE BINDER SHOT WAS DETONATED, FLY ROCK WENT MUCH FARTHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND CAME IN THE DIRECTION OF THE DRAGLINE, STRIKING THE MACHINE AND STRIKING EE'S DOZER. A ROCK THE SIZE OF A SO FTBALL CAME HURLING THROUGH THE SIDE GLASS AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS FOOT. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO BROKEN BONES ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2002 APPROX. 8:45PM, EE OPERATING #06174 D-11 DOZER APPARENTLY SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE,STADDLED THE PUSH ARM AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE AND BECAME DISORIENTED DUE TO SEIZURES. HE WAS TAKEN TO WEBSTER COUNTY HOSP AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO CHARLESTON GENERAL. HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL ON WEDNESDAY.

THE EE AND COWORKER WERE WORKING ON FAN ENDLOADER. THEY WERE IN PROCESS OF REMOVING A RACE (BEARING) BY HEATING IT WITH A TORCH. AS THE RACE WAS BEING HEATED, EE DECIDED TO POSITION HIMSELF IN TO THE CENTER AREA OF THE LOADER IN ORDER TO PRY ON THE RACE WITH A BAR. AS HE WAS STEPPING TOP THE CENTER AREA, SOME OIL WITHING THE SHAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND FLARED UP AND BURNT HIM ON THE NOSE

MECHANIC WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A TIRE ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. AFTER LIFTING THE TIRE HE SAID HIS BACK AND STOMACH BECAME SOAR. HE WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA IN HIS STOMACH.

EE WAS DRIVING AN EMPTY TANDEM COAL TRUCK ALONG THE KNIFHT TRK HAULROAD AND DROVE THE TRUCK THROUGH A BERM (VEY HIGH) AND OVER A 200' EMBANKMENT. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN GUMLINE BONE AND LACERAT IONS TO HIS CHIN, LIP AND HAND. EVIDENCE INDICATES AND INFORMATION GIVEN TO US AT THIS TIME IS THAT HE FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL.

AWARD OF COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE USING A SET OF COME-ALONGS TO INSTALL A MOTOR FOR THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AT THE REFUSE BUILDING. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS MANEUVERING THE MOTOR IN PLACE, HIS LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE MOTOR AND FRAME CAUSING A LACERATION.

WAS CLIMBING OUT OF COUTER WEIGHT BY PULLING HISSELF UP BY HIS ARMS AND NOTICED WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE COUNTER WEIGHT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST WAS NOT FEELING THE SAME HAD A SHORTNESS OF BR EATHE.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A GENERATOR AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS FINGER/HAND IN BETWEEN A LOOSE AND SECURED GUARD MASHING THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER. THIS OCCURRED ON THE 1570 DRAGLINE ON MAINTENANCE DAY.

EE WAS DRIVING A 785 ROCK TRUCK, HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM A 5230 CAT SHOVEL. WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL A ROCK FELL OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BUCKET & LANDED ON THE TAIL BOARD OF THE ROCK TRUCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO GET "BOUNCED" IN HIS SEAT.

EE AND CO-WORKER WENT TO WORK ON A COAL LOADER, REPAIRING THE BACKUP ALARM. SHORTLY AFTERWARD, THEY CAME BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE AND STARTED GATHERING SUPPLIES TO PERFORM OTHER WORK. DURING THI S TIME AND WHILE EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP AN AIR HOSE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN GO THROUGH HISLOWER BACK. HE WAS UNABLE TO SIT DOWN FOR A FEW MIN. EE RECEIVED X-RAYS AND MUSCLE RELAXERS.

EE RECEIVED A WORKMANS COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE & CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING A BENT DRILL STEEL ON THE #4292 DRILL. AFTER PLACING DRILL MAST IN DOWN POSITION THE BOOM TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE BENT SECTION. WHILE THE STEEL WAS BEING R EMOVED, IT GOT FOULED MOMENTARILY & WHEN IT SPRANG LOOSE IT SUDDENLY CAME IN HIS DIRECTION. WHEN MOVING TO GET OUT OF WAY HE WALKED INTO ANOTHER PIECE OF DRILL STEEL (EYE LEVEL) ON THE RACK.

AWARD OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS INJECTING AIR BRAKE DE-ICER INTO A FUEL TRUCK. EE STATED THAT SOMEHOW HIS HAND SLIPPED, ENGAGING THE AIR PRESSURE LEVER AND IN TURN CAUSED THE DE-ICER SOLUTION TO "BLOW" BACK INTO HIS FACE, WITH FORCE. THE SOLUTION WENT UP AND UNDERHIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN BOTH EYES. EE WAS TREATED (EYES FLUSHED) AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. HEWAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORNEA ABRASION.

ON THE ABOVE DATE, EE, A ROCK TRUCK DRIVERS, WAS PERFORMING A PRESHIFT EXAM ON A ROCK TRUCK THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO OPERATE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE WAS OBSERVED BY A COWORKER COLLAPSED OVER T HE STEERING WHEEL OF THE TRUCK. CPR WAS INITIATED & CONTINUED BY EMTS UNTIL HE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. CAUSE OF DEATH WAS LISTED ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON 785 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE REMOVING A HOIST LINE (HOSE) THE '0' RING SUDDENLY BLEW WHICH CAUSED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BE RELEASED. TH E EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY THE HYDRAULIC FLUID AND KNOCKED HIS GLASSES OFF. APPARENTLY, SOME RUST WAS IN THE HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SOME GOT IN HIS EYE.

WHILE REMOVING AN ENGINE FROM A 777 ROCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH REMOVING A BOLT WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT MIDDLE BACK.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

DRIVER PULLED TRUCK IN FOR END LOADER TO LOAD & OPERATOR LEFT BOOM DOWN ON TRUCK, JERKING & TWISTING THE DRIVER INJURING HIS BACK & NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS COAL TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND, HE APPARENTLY LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE JUMPED ON ROOF TO GET WELDING HELMER & FELL THROUGH ROOF, FALLING APPROX. 8'.

MGMT. WAS NOTIFIED ON JUNE 19, 2001, BY EE, THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON JUNE 27, 2001. (OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS).

AWARD OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.

WHILE MONITORING AND PERFORMING WORK ACTIVITIES AT THE DRAGLINE ON MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN DAY, THE EE APPARENTLY SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH (REFLECTION) WHILE WELDING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUC TED.

EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE #8 LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT AND WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE BOARDING LADDER, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE RUNG SPACING. WHEN THIS OCC URRED, HE SOMEWHAT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TOSHIFT AND WHILE REGAINING HIS BALANCE HIS ONE ARM WAS MAINTAINING HIS WEIGHT AND THEREFORE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

PUTTING BEAM INTO PLACE. BEAM WENT BACK IN PLACE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN OTHER BEAM.

LIFTING MOTOR OFF TRAILER, HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EEHIT ELBOW ON FEEDER WHILE TIGHTENING SPRING HANGER. DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1/12/01.