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Employee was using pry bar to raise a cover when the pry bar slipped causing him to lose his balance and strain his neck. Employee had major neck surgery earlier this year (a few months prior to this accident date). On 10/31/07 medical verification was received regarding work-relatedness of this injury.

Employee was attempting to remove a protective bag installed over control cables when his knife slipped cutting his hand below his left thumb.

During typical pipe connection, employee pinched two fingers while utilizing pipe handling tools. The third and fourth fingers of the left hand sustained fractures and lacerations.

Employee was tightening air fitting on a pump with a crescent wrench when the wrench slipped off and employee struck his right index finger on the base of the pump, causing a laceration. Five stitches were required to close laceration.

Employee was shoveling when his shovel hit a beam and he felt a "pop" and dull ache in his right shoulder. Employee continued working until 9/12/06 when he sought medical assessment and was prescribed restricted work duties.

Employee was cutting splice from electrical cable when knife slipped and cut his left leg above the knee.

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer when he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued working until 8/30/06 when he had shoulder surgery and began missing work.

While lowering arm of bin whip apparatus through a hatch on top of Raw Coal Silo 1, employee's left index finger was pinched between a bar and the floor (floor = top of silo), causing lacerations to the finger. Employee received 12 stitches to close laceration.

Employee was using a pry bar to align a shield hydraulic cylinder when the bar slipped causing him to suddenly twist and feel pain in his knee. Employee was diagnosed with a sprain, including tear in ligament.

Employee was using a sledge hammer working on a dumpster when he pinched his left little finger between wooden handle of hammer and side of dumpster, causing an open fracture to finger.

Employee cut his left thumb while attempting to cut nylon wire tie with utility knife. Four sutures were required to close laceration.

EMPLOYEES WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY WHEN ONE WAS WORKING WITH A HOOK KNIFE. ONE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY. ONE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO MAKE SURE THE OTHER WAS CLEAR WHEN CUTTING WITH THE KNIFE. EMPLOYEES WERE TRAINED ON SAFE USE OF KNIFE BUT FAILED TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN WITH SAFE DESIGN THE KNIFE COULD STILL CAUSE INJURY.

Employee was attempting to clean coal dryer chute when built up coal fines and water discharged and knocked employee off the work platform. Employee received fractures to his right elbow and nose, along with laceration to right eyelid.

While employee was using manual hoist to lift a metal tube, the tube struck him on his lower right leg causing a small laceration. Six sutures were required to close the wound.

On 2/17/04 employee was pushing broom in office hallway when he felt pain in his lower back as he was in the twisting mode. He continued working until 2/27/04 when he began missing work.

EE WAS USING A RETRACTABLE UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE OUTER JACKET OF A CABLE IN PREPARATION OF MAKING A SPLICE. THE KNIFE CUT THRU THE CABLE AND SLICED INTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACE RATION. LACERATION REQUIRED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AS HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A FAILED CONVEYOR BELT ROOLER BEARING. EE CON'T TO WORK ON REGULAR DUTIESUNTIL UNDERGOING SHOULDER SURGERY ON 11/5/03. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT AN OPENING IN PLASTIC TUBE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB. FOUR SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE LACERATION.

EE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC BANDING MATERIAL ON BUNDLE OF VENTILATION PANELS. AS HE CUT THROUGH BANDING, BLADE CAME IN CONTACT W/HIS LT. FOREARM, CREATING LACERATION WHICH REQUI RED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO REMOVE A FITTING WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LT. SHOULDER. ON 11/12/02, EE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR A TORN ROTATOR CUFF IN HIS LT. SHOULDER. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK AT THAT TIME.

EE WAS REMOVING LARGE ELECTRICAL CONDUIT FITTINGIN PREP PLANT WITH A PIPE WRENCH WHEN FITTING SUDDENLY LOOSENED AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST DRYER MOTOR. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED O N 1/9/02 FOR TRIGGER FINGER SYNDROME. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HIS SHOVEL HOOKED ON BELT FRAME CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY BY HIS PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHOVELING WET ROCK DUST WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO HOLD UP A HOSE SO HE COULD REPAIR A LOOSE FITTING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED PINCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND CONTUSION. HE REQUIRED 4 SUTURES. STICHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING AN OIL FILTER. HE WAS USING A 3/4" RATCHET TO REMOVE THE FILTER HOUSING. HE EXPERIENCED SOME DIFFICULTY GETTING THE HOUSING DISASSEMBLED AND WHEN IT LOOSENED HE STRUCK HIS UPPER LEFT ARM AGAINST A MOUNTING PLATE.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A PRIMARY REFUSE ELEVATOR DRAIN WITH A METAL ROD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RACHET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND THE PALM OF HIS HAND STRUCK A VLAVE CAUSING A LACERATION. SUTURES WEE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERA TION.

DURING THE COURSE OF SETTING WOODEN PROPSETTERS, EE FELT PAIN WHILE LIFTING AND USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. EE HAD A PRE-EXISTING CONSITION THAT WAS AGGRAVATED BY THIS WORK EXPOSURE.

EE WAS CHANGING A DAMAGED HYDRAULIC. HE WAS PRYING A STAPLE LOCK OUT TO FREE THE HOSE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT BICEP, SHOULDER AND NECK.

EE WAS KNOCKING WING WALLS OUT OF OVERCAST WHEN HE FELT STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-5-99 DUE TO SHOULDER SURGERY.

EE WAS INSTALLING CABLE TRUSS BOLT ON BROW. EE STRETCHED OUT HOLDING COMPLETE BOLT WHILE PUTTING HIS WRENCH ON BOLT TO TIGHTEN IT IN HIGH ROOF. EE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STAINLESS STEEL BAND FROM END OF A SCRAP PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE BY USING A STEEL TRAM STANDARD PIPE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK PLASTIC PIPE WITH STEEL PIPE AND STEEL P IPE RECOILED FROM BEING STRUCK AGAINST PLASTIC PIPE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SUTURES TO CLOSE LACERATION.

WORKER ON WALKWAY WITH HANDRAIL REMOVING PIECE OF EXISTING CHUTEWORK. WORKER WASHED OFF TO WALKWAY. CHUT ME6TAL WAS SUPPORTED BY 2 ONE TON CHAIN HOIST. A NEW EYELET WAS ON ONE END, USED EXISTI NG EYELET ON OTHER. EXISTING EYELET GAVE WAY, CAUSING METAL TO STRIKE WALKWAY KNOCKING IT DOWN. WORKER FELL APPROX 9' WITH THE WALKWAY INJURING LOWER RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE COAL FROM THE CHARGING HOPPER WITH A PRY BAR WHEN THE EE S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEENT HE BAR AND THE SIDE WALL OF CHARGING HOPPER.

EE PINCHED HIS FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE A SKIRTBOARD USING A PRY BAR.

EE WAS REMOVING CABLE INSULATION TO CHECK CABLE SPLICE WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A CHUNK CAUGHT IN THE BELT TAIL WIHT A SLATE BAR. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND ABDOMEN WHLE REACHING OVER THE TAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BITS ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS STRIKING THE BIT WRENCH WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE HAMMER FLEW STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS UNDER MINER WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND FLEW BACK HITTING EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE UNDER HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS FROM A COVER CAUSING A POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON MAR 7, 1995.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON LIGHT COVER, BOLT SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE FELT A POP IN HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS USING A PUSH BROOM TO CLEAN UP COAL FINES AND SPREAD ROCK DUST. WHILE PSUHING BROOM, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING STRIP OUT SHUTTLE CAR CABLETO MAKE A SPLICE. CUT FINGER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND-TIGHTENING TRUSS BOLTS AT FACE WITH A LONG HANDLED RATCHET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHANGING MINER BITS. WHEN HAMMER STRUCK WRENCH PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RIB ALONG BELT AND CLEAN UP. FLET HEAT SENSATION ALL OVER DID NOT FELL PAIN AT THE TIME. PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD ON FACE END SHIELDS WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED. HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1/2 INCH FLEX HOSE FOR AVALVE STEM WITH NEW BLADE, THEKNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS SHAVING BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.