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EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A CAP OFF OF A LONGWALL SHEARER DRUM. DURING THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE CAP IT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. THIS RESULTED INTO A FRACTURE TO A BONE IN HIS LEFT L ARGE TOE.
ACCORDING TO THE ACCIDENT REPORT EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CAP FROM AN OXYGEN CYLINDER. THE CAP BECAME STUCK AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE IT, WHEN HE DID THIS HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN AT THE BASE OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER. ON 6/22/01 IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD JUST BEGAN A SERIES OF THERAPY TREATMENT FOR HIS INJURY.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A CONVEYOR CHAIN IN THE PREPARATION PLANTS NO. 1 BATH. AS THE CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS BEING PULLED INTO PLACE ON EYE BOLT THAT WAS HOOKED ONT ONE OF THE GLYTES BROKE A ND EE WAS STRUCK UNDER THE RIGHT EYE. THIS RESULTED INTO A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SEVERAL SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM A HIGH AREA ON THE 5 LEFT CROSS BELT WHEN A PIECE OF THAT STRUCTURE. FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW AND FOREARM. THIS RESULTED INTO A CONTUSION AND S ORENESS TO THAT ELBOW. ON 6-13-01 HE BEGAN A SERIES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS FOR THAT PROBLEM.
EE WAS PULLING ON THE 3/8" STEEL CABLE FOR THE MONORAIL WINCH. THE CABLE BECAME HUNG UP ON SPOOL AND WHEN HE JERKED ONIT, A STRAND ON THE CABLE ENTERED HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE METAL STRAND WAS REMOVED AT A HOSPITAL.
EE AND 3 OTHER EES WERE CARRYING A RACK WHEEL TO THE SHEARER WHEN EE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A POWER MOVE ON THE 6LEFT SECTION. WHILE PULLING ON THE TRAILING CABLE OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE HE EXPERIENCE SOME PAIN IN THE CALF MUSCLE OF HIS LEFT LEG. THIS BEC AME A LOST TIME INJURY ON APRIL 11, 2001.
EE WAS REMOVING A BELT ROLLER FROM THE 00 RIGHT STORAGE UNIT. HE DROPPED THE ROLLER ON HIS LEFT HAND LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE HAD BEEN SENT TO THE TAILDRIVE TO GET A FIVE GALLON CAN OF OIL THAT WAS LOCATED THERE. THE OIL WAS SITTING IN SOME MUD AND HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CAN HE EXPERIENCED SOME LOWER BACK PAINS. EE HAS RECEIVED CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS FOR THEPROBLEM.
ON 3-16-01 EE COMPLETED AN ACCIDENT REPORT STATING SHE HAD HIT HER LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A CABLE HOOK ON THE SIDE OF THE MINER WHILE PUTTING THE MINER CABLE IN THE HOOK. EXAMINATION REVEALED SH E HAS A BONE CHIP IN THE FINGER. EE CONTINUES TO WORK IN HER MINER HELPER JOB ON OR3NE.
EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HISE BETWEEN SHIELD NO'S 41 AND 42 ON THE C-4 LONGWALL. WHEN THE HOSE WAS PULLED OUT OF THE SHIELD SOME FLUID ENTERED BOTH EYES. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS GIVEN FOR THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE NO. 2 BATH IN THE COARSE COAL PLANT. WHILE LIFTING A SHOE INTO THE BATH HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN ACROSS HIS LOWER BACK. ON MARCH 9, 2001 IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE HAD RECENTLY BEGUN A SERIES OF CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS FOR THIS INJURY.
EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE OIL IN A SPEED REDUCER AT THE TOP OF THE RAW COAL SILO. WHILE LIFTING THE 5 GALLON BUCKETS OF OIL HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FOR WHICH CHIROPRACTOR T REATMENTS WERE RECEIVED. EASTER WAS OFF WORK SHORTLY AFTER THIS INJURY DUE A DEATH IN HIS FAMILY. IT WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL 1/23 THAT HE HAD RECEIVED CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS.
EE WAS UNLOADING ROLLS OF 2" HIGH PRESSURE HOSE OFF OF A SUPPLY CAR WHEN ONE OF THE ROLLS SLID OFF & STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING INA STRAIN. THE ROLLS WERE 50' LONG & OVER 50 LB.
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE THE BRITBY OUT OF A "SLED"TO PREPARE IT FOR INSTALLATION ON THE NEW LONGWALL SETUP. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A HALF-HEADER IN TWO TO SUPPORT THE BRITBY. WHEN HE STRUCK THE HALF-HEADER AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE SLED HISLEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE HALF-HEADER & BRITBY & WAS FRACTURED.
EE AND ANOTHER WERE CHANGING OUT A BAD BRAKE CHAMBER ON A MODEL NO. 2085 DART TRUCK THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE BRAKE CHAMBER WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM DROPPED BELOW 60 LBS OF PRESSURE. THIS CAUSED THE BRAKESTO SET UP AND BLOW THE FLUID OUT OF THE BRAKE LINE AND INTO EE'S EYES. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.
EE WAS SENT TO SOUTH MAINS A BELTHEAD TO CHECK THE GOB OUT SWITCH THERE. WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THEBOLTHEAD HE FOUND A TIMBER STUCK IN THE BELT CHUTE. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE TIMBER FROM THE CHUTE HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER NECK& LEFT SHOULDER.EE BEGAN TO MISS WORK 12/27/00 THE REASON FOR ABSENCE WAS NOT KNOWN UNTIL 1/4/01
ON 12/20/00 EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME SEVERE PAIN AND A KNOT IN THE AREA OF HIS RIGHT GROIN. (ORIGINAL HERNIA 2/18/82)
EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HE HAD DRILLED THE HOLE FOR THE BOLT & HAD INSTALLED THE BOLT & RESIN IN THE HOLE. AS HEREACHED FOR THE CONTROLS HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELB OW ON CANOPY POST THIS RESULTED INTO SOME FLUIDSCOLLECTING ON THAT ELBOW WHICH HAD TO BE DRAINEDTHIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 1/15/01
EE WAS CHANGING BIT INSERTS ON THE TAIL DRUM OF THE LONGWALL SHEARER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET TO A SNAP RING EE LEFT HAND CONTACTED A PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT OF ONE OF THE INSERTS. THIS RE SULTED INTO A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS REPLACING A SIEVE AT THE NO.1 CLEAN COAL SCREEN. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE SIEVE IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, PINCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE SIEVE & THE CHUTE THIS RESULTED INTO A SMA LL AVULSION FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT THUMB
EE WAS HELPING MOVE TRACK RAILS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE EXTENDING DOWN INTO HIS GROIN. A DR'S EXAM REVEALED EE HAD 3 SEPERATE HERNIA'S.
INJURED AND TWO CO-WORKERS WERE INSTALLING A NEWTOP ROLLER IN THE SLOPE BELT. INJURED WAS LAYINGON HIS BACK PUSHING UP ON THE ROLLER. THE ROLLERCAME OUT OF IT'S BRACKET AND HIT HIM ON THE FORE HEAD RESULTING IN A LACERATION NEEDING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING RECOVER BELT STRUCTURE OFF THE SOUTH MAINS, WHILE DRAGGING AND LOADING THE STRUCTURE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HIP, AND LEGS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1-4-0 1 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY HIS DOCTOR.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CONVEYOR BELT ON THE NO. 3" WEIGHT BELT. HE WAS REACHING UNDER THE STRUCTURE PULLING THE NEW BELT INTO PLACE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SOME LOWER BACK PAIN S. ON 11-6-00 IT WAS LEARNED THAT EE WAS RECEIVING THERAPY TREATMENTS IN THE FORM OF MANIPULATI ONS FOR THIS INJURY.
EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE MOVE THE SECTION BATTERY CHARGING STATION TO NEW LOCATION. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE TRAILING CABLE TO MOVE IT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. UPON BEING EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN EE'S PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURED RIB.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVING OF BELT SYRUCTURE OUT OF THE C-3 LONGWALL BELT, IN THE AREA OF THE TAILPIECE. WHILE PULLING ON A TOP ROLLER HE FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS DIAGNOSE LATER AS A TORN MENISCUS AND ON 10-23-00 HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO THAT INJURY.
EE WAS LOADING AN OLD FEEDER ROLLER INTO A HOISTBASKET TO BE DISCARDED. WHILE DOING THIS THE ROLLER SHIFTED ON THE SHAFT AND PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THAT F INGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE TRAILING CABLE FOR AROOF BOLTING MACHINE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE CABLE FROM BECOMING TANGLED WITH ANOTHER CABLE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE FROM THE O THER END AND WHEN SLACK CAME INTO THE CABLE HE TWISTED HIS BACK. THIS INJURY HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A BULGING DISC IN THE L3, L4 AREA OF HIS BACK.
EE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO CHANGE A LOAD CELL ON THE G-2 BELT SCALES. ACCORDING EE HE WAS REQUIRED TO CLIMB ON AND OFF THE BELT STRUCTURE TO COMPLETE THIS JOB. THE FOLLOWING DAY HIS RIGHT KNEE NB EGAN TO HURT, AND RECENTLY THIS INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TORN CARTILAGE. HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 10-23-00 DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING MEGA BLOCK OFF OF A SUPPLY CAR AND WHILE THROWING THE BLOCK HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT FILL AN ACCIDENT REPORT OUT UNTIL 7-30-00.
EE WAS WORKING IN THE BUNKER CHANGING SPRINGS & HANGERS ON 1 UNIT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THATUNIT TO THE BUNKER BASEMENT HE EXPERIENCED SOME BACK PAINS IN 10/2000 HE RECD MED TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY WHICH DID NOT MEET THE REPORTING CRITERIA ON 2/1/01 HE BEGAN A SERIES OF PHY THERAPYTREATMENTS
EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING A BELT STAND. THE CO-WORKER DROPPED THE BELT STAND WITHOUT TELLING EE. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE BELT STAND CUTTING THE TIP.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE LONGWALL SET-UP WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. ACCORDING TO EE HE FELT THIS OCCURRED WHILE INSTALLING A FACE PAN "DOG BONE" MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS RECEIVED W HICH INCLUDED PRESCRIPTION MEDICIATION. AN ACCIDENT REPORT ON THIS INJURY WAS NOT COMPLETED UNTIL 6-3-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A BELT ROLLER ON THE SILO CATWALK. HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME FOULED BETWEEN TWO ROLLERS ON THE CATWALK STRAINING HIS KNEE.HE IS PRESENTLY OFF WORK DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SU RGERY AND DECIDED TO HAVE ARTROSCOPIC SURGERY DONE AT THE SAME TIME ON HIS KNEE.
EE WAS SCATTERING TRACK TIES. ONE ROLLED OFF THE PILE AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER. X-RAYS REVEALED A SMALL BONE CHIP IN THE FINGER.
EE WAS GOING THROUGH A MANDOOR WITH A LOT OF AIR PRESSURE AGAINST IT. WHILE FORCING HIS WAY THROUGH THE DOOR HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE CONTINUED TO WORK INTO APRIL BUT NOW HAS WENT OFF WORK DUE TO THE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING LIFT A KENNEDY DOOR FRAME WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SOME LOWER BACK PAINS. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE INJURY OCCURRED HOWEVER THAT TREATMENT DID NOT MEET THE REPO RTING SERIES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS.
EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE LOAD A TRANSFORMER OFF OF A CART AND INTO THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME BACK PAINS. ON 4/19/00 HE INFORMED US THAT HE WAS TO BEGIN A SERIES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS FOR THIS BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE "TONGUE" THAT WAS TO BE USED TO CONNECT A 15 TON JEFFREY MOTOR TO A LOWBOY THAT WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT A PETITE "MULE". WHILE DOING THIS HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN HIS UPPER ABDOMEN ABOVE HIS NAVEL. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA. EE BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 3/6/00 DUE TO THIS INJURY.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED WELDING A METAL PATCH ONTO A CHUTE. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO PULL HIMSELF UP AND OUT OF THAT CHUTE HE REACHED UP AND GRABBED A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. WHILE PULLING HIMSELF UP HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.