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EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIN WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. HE MISSED THE PIN AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE HAMMER CAUSED WHAT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SHOULDER STRAIN. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN, DIAGNOSED WIT H SHOULDER TENDONITIS AND RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION. THE INJURY GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON JUNE 29, 01.

AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM/SHUT DOWN TRIPPED THE PRS. PLANT OPERATOR NOTIFIED SHIFT SUPERVISOR, AND CALL OUT FOR AN ELECTRICAN BEGAN. OPERATOR BEGAN REDUCING THRUPUT OF PLANT. FIRED HEATER WAS SHUT DOWN, AND FULL SHUT DOWN OF PLANT BEGAN. RAW COAL FEED TO PLANT WAS STOPPED. GATES WERE LOWERED PRGING REACTOR OF COAL. REPORTED TO CONTROL ROOM THAT SMOKE WAS VENTING FROM VALVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF CORRUGATED RUBBER BELTING AS A SIDE RUBBER FOR COAL HANDLING BELT. WHILE DOING THIS, THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS UPPER LEG. THE BLADE PENETRATED HIS COVERALLS, TROUSERS, AND RESULTED IN A WOUNDREQUIRING 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS PULLING GREASE HOSE (FROM A SERVICE TRUCK) ACROSS FROZEN GROUND CONDITIONS. THE HOSE HUNG UP ON A PIECE OF FROZEN GROUND WHICH CAUSED UNEXPECTED FORCE AND TWISTING MOTION TO THE EMPLOYE E WHEN THE LENGTH OF HOSE SUDDENLY TIGHTENED. HECONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 2-26-01. AT THAT TIME HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN.

EE IS A PARTTIME WORKER ASSISTING IN ENGINEERINGDEPT. ON WORK STUDY PROGRAM THRU LOCAL HI SCH.L HE WAS ACCESSING THE STAIRWAY ENTRANCE TO ENGINEERING BLDG, AND HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE RESULTING IN A FALL. HE WAS FITTED WITH WRIST BRACE & PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 1 WK AS A CONSEQUENCE

EE WAS WORKING WITH A CONTRACTOR MECHANIC TO INSTALL A DIFFERENTIAL IN A KRESS HAULAGE TRUCK. HE PHYSICALLY LIFTED THE CONTRACTOR MECHANIC IN ORDER TO CHECK A FILTER NUMBER ON THE DIFFERENTIAL . THIS RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN. OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE HE HAD MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY UNTIL DECEMBER 8, 2000.

EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CVARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AS A RESULT OF REPETITIVE DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH COMPUTE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE FUNCTIONS.

EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A BOLT THAT ATTACHED A SIGN TO A POST. THE WRENCH "SLIPPED", HIS HAND SLID DOWN THE SHARP METAL EDGE OF THE SIGN RESULTING IN AN INCISION WOUND. SUTURES WERE R EQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. EE RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHUDLED SHIFT WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EE IS A MECHANIC WORKING IN OUR AREA "C" REPAIR SHOP. FOR MANY YEARS, OPERATORS HAVE COMPLAINED THAT THE FACTORY HORNS ON 992 LOADERS ARE NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR THE MINING ENVIRONMENT. CONESEQUEN TLY WE HAVE INSTALLED AIR HORNS ON THESE MACHINES. A CO WORKER SOUNDED THE HORN OF A 992 IN THE BAY NEXT TO THE INJURED EE CAUSING PAIN AND RINGING IN HIS EARS.

THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE HAS ASSOCIATED THIS ILLNES WITH HIS ON-GOIN DUTIES OF SWEEPING, DUSTING AND MOPPING OF OFFICES AND CREW BUILDINGS. HE HAD BEEN GIVEN A BRAC E TO WEAR FOR THREE WEEKS AND WILL BE EVALUATED AGAIN. NO WORK MISSED TO DATE.

EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT LOADING WASTE COAL TRUCKS WITH A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD BEEN RELIEVED BY THE DAY SHIFT OPERATOR AND WAS WALKING TO THE CREW VEHICLE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE UNEVEN AND SNOW COVERED COAL SURFACE. LATER THAT DAY, HE WENT TO ADR. AND AN X-RAY WAS POSITIVE FOR A FIBULA FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JACKING PLATES FROM BOTTOM OF REVOLVING FRAME. WHEN PUSHING THE CART AROUND TO THE REMOVAL AREA, THE PLATE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND THE PLATE CAME OFF, HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND DISLOCATING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL AND REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 8/25/00. THE CAUSE IS DATA ENTRY ON COMPUTERS ASSOCIATED WITH HER WORK DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TENSIONING RACK BOLTS ON TUB. THE BOLT HE WAS TENSIONING BROKE AND THE MULTIPLIER JUMPED OFF OF TORQUE WRENCH AND HIT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN EYE. LATER, HE LOOKED IN A MIRROR AND IT APPEARED HE HAD A BLISTER IN HIS EYE. HE WAS CHECKED BY A MEDICAL DOCTO R AND AN OPTOMETRIST, GIVEN MEDICATION FOR THE CONDITION AND RETURNED MTO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTION. THE CAUSE OF THE ONSET REMAINS UNKNOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WITH SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD AND GOT SOME GRINDING DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A DIAPHRAM WALL WHEN SOME GRINDING DUST GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

THERE WERE HIGH WINDS ON THE MORNING OF 8/7/00 AND SOME TRASH BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT A FILL STATION LOADING A 10,000 GALLON WATER TRUCK WITH WATER. THE TANK FILLED AND HE WENT TO THE PUMP CONTROL, PUSHED THE STOPBUTTON AND RETURNED TO THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCKS. AT THAT TIME HE NOTICED THE WATER FLOW HAD CONTINUED. HE TURNED SUDDENLY TO RETURNTO THE PUMP CONTRO AND HIS KNEE "GAVE WAY" AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE STATES THAT ON THE DAY INDICATED HE WAS LIFTING A LARGE WOODEN FENCE POST FORM THE BACK OF A LIGHT TRUCK WHEN THREE BUNDLES OF STEEL POSTS SLID DOWN ON THE WOOD POST AS HE WAS LIFTING IT, C AUSING TRAUMA OT HIS HAND AND WRIST. HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS INDIDENT CONTINUES TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION. REPORT TO CO. 10-04-00.

THIS EE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM AS ARESULT OF REPETITIVE USE OF PC KEYBOARD & MOUSE WHILE PERFORMING HER ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. THISFIRST BECAME NOTICIBLE ABOUT LAST MAY. THE DIAGN OSIS WAS MADE ON 1/19/01 WHEN SHE REQUESTED MED ICAL EVALUATION. SHE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY OF NO MORE THAN 4 HRS CONTINOUS COMPUTERACTIVITY

A GEAR CASE MALFUNCTION ON THE CABLE REELER FOR TRAILING CABLE RESULTED IN HAVING TO MANUALLY REEL ABOUT 100 FEET OF TRAILING CABLE ONTO THE REELER SPOOL. WHILE ASSISTING WITH THIS, THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TRAILING CABLE FOR A 8050 MARION DRAGLINE. HE WAS PLACING IT ON THE RIPPEROF A DOZER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HEWAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON MAY 5, 2000 AND WAS AT THAT TIME PLACED ON LIFTING RESTRICTIONS NOT TO EXCEED 40LB.

EE IS A COAL TRUCK OPERATOR & WHILE IN THE PIT WAITING TO LOAD AT THE SHOVEL, GOT DOWN FROM THE TRUCK TO CHECK A SUSPECTED COOLANT LEAK. SHE DID NOT SEE A SMALL BERM IN THE HAUL ROAD & WHEN ST EPPING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK, SHE STEPPED ON THE BERM AND INJURED HER KNEE. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO WORK HER NEXT 2 SCHEDULED SHIFTS. APRIL 28 WAS A HOLIDAY AND NO WORK WAS SCHEDULED.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING DRILLING AND RIVETING. HE BELIEVES THAT METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE DRILLING ACTIVITY FELL ON HIS SHIRT SLEEVES OR HANDS. LATER IN THE SHIFT HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND THAT IS WHEN HE THINKS THE PIECE OF METAL SHAVING WAS FORCED IN HIS EYE. HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.

THE EE HAS HAD TROUBLE DEVELOP WITH BOTH SHOULDER IN THE LAST NINE MONTHS OR SO. HE FEELS THAT MANY YEARS OF USING A 1" IMPACT WRENCH IS THE MAIN REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. HE HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY A DR, REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND HAS BEEN GIVEN WORK RESTRICTIONS FOR A PERIOD OF ONE MONTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING PUTTING A SHIELD ON THE DRIVELINE OF A TRACK DOZER. ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS NEARBY GRINDING ON METAL TO MAKE A BRACKET FOR A GREASE LINE. APPARENTLY A PARTICLE FROM THE GRI NDING ACTIVITY STRUCK THE INUURED EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

EE IS A UTILITY OPERATOR AND AT THE TIME OF THE REPORTED INJURY WAS OPERATING A CH 120 EUCLID COAL TRUCK. HE HAS STATED THAT DURING THE TIME OF 3/8,9,10/2000 THE SEAT IN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT AD JUST CORRECTLY AND CAUSED INJURY TO HIS LOW BACK. NO REPORT WAS MADE TO THE COMPANY UNTIL HE MISSED WORK ON 3/20/00. AT THAT TIME HE FILED AN INJURY REPORT.

EE WAS PERFORMING FUELING AND SERVICING WORK ON A D11R DOZER. WHILE DISMOUNTING THE DOZER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MAIN DOZER SUPPORT ARM STEP, AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS CHIN ON THE UPPER SURF ACE OF THE DOZER TILT CYLINDER. THERE WERE NO SLIPPERY SURFACES ON THE DOZER, HOWEVER THE WORKER DID HAVE AN ACCUMULATION OF OIL AND GREASE ON H IS SHOES.

EE WAS OPENING A FIRE HYDRANT TO FILL A WATER TANK. THE VALVE WAS TIGHTLY CLOSED AND WHEN HE APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE HYDRANT WRENCH, IT BROKE. THIS RESULTED IN HIM FALLING TO THE GROUND A ND CAUSED PAIN IN THE BACK, NECK AND ELBOW. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT NO MEDIAL TREATMENT UNTIL 2-9-00, WHEN HE BEGAN CHIROPRATIC TREATMENT FOR HIS DISCOMFORT. MINE OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF TREATMENT 2-14-

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING AN 8 LB HAMMER WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING A PUNCH WITH THE OTHER. HE WAS DRIVING OUT A WEDGE ON A TOOTH ADAPTER ON A COALSHOVEL DIPPER. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER. HE FEL T PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE HAD INJURED THIS SHOULDER BEFORE BUT HAD BEEN FULLY RELEASED FOR WORK.

EE WAS PRYING DOWN ON A LARGE BAR STRAIGHTENING AN EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS SHOULDER. THE SHOULDER PAIN PROGRESSED AND HE SAW A PHYSICIAN ON FEB 17TH AND WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE ALSO HAS WORK RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME.

EE WAS OPERATING A PETERBILT TRACTOR, TRAILER, PUP COMBINATION HAULING STOKER COAL FOR A MATERIALS TEST ON THE AREA D TIPPLE BELT SCALE. WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD THE COAL ON THE STOCKPILE, HE GO T STUCK. HE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM A BLADE WORKING THE COAL PILE. WHILE HOOKING UP THE CHAIN TO THE TRUCK HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE RIPPER BAR ON THE BLADE. HE BEGAN LOSING

ON 12/28/99 AT 0617 HOURS, AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE SECOND STAGE DUCTING OF THE ACCP COAL DRYING FACILITY. IMMEDICATELY FOLLOWING THE EXPLOSION, ACCP STAFF CONTACTED WESTERN ENGERGY'S SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EXPLOSION WAS AN UNPLANNED EXPLOSION AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPORT SUCH TO MSHA. MAHA WAS CONTACTED AT 0720 HOURS, AND A 103

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON THE FRONT ENGINE DECK OFA WATER TRUCK (631 CAT SCRAPER TRACTOR) WITH A 10,000 GAL. TANK. WHILE DOING THIS HE STEPPED ON THE PLUG END OF THE 220 VOLT MACHINE ENGINE HEAT ER AND TURNED HIS ANKLE. THE ENGINE HEATER CORDSHAD BEEN EXTENDED TO LAY ON FRONT ENGINE DECK BECAUSE EMPLOYEES COULD NOT REACH THEM, WHEN TIED TO GRILL GUARD. HE DID NOT RETURN ON NEXT SHIFT

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE CAB OF A WELDING TRUCKAND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AND DID NIT INJURE HIS HEAD, BUT JAMMED HIS NECK. HE WAS INITIALLY DIAGNOSED WITH ACUTE MUSCLE SPASM, BUTSINCE HAS BEEN REFERRED TO CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT AS WELL AS PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE HAS CLAIMED THAT HE HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH HIS RIGHT WRIST OVER PAST 4 YRS OR SO AS A RESULT OF USING WRENCHES & OTHER TOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS WORK DUITES. THIS RESULTED IN A SURGE RY ON HIS WRIST. HE MISSED ONE SCHEDULED WORK DAY & HAS RETD TO WORK WITH RESTRICITONS

EMPLOYEE WAS RETRIEVING WIPING RUBBER FROM THE TABLE. THE CORE BARREL CAME DOWN ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND, PINCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING FOR WORK AND WALKING ACROSS THE SCORIA YARD WHEN SHE FELL TO THE GROUND. SHE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HER LEG(POSSIBLY ONA SCORIA ROCK) AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOS E THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PART OF A MECHANICAL/WELDING CREW DOING REPAIR IN A DRAGLINE TUB. IN CONFINED AREASOF THE TUB SECTION, HE WAS HOLDING UP ONE END OFA GREASE WIPER WHILE A CO-WORKER WAS CUTTING IT FREE WITH A TORCH. WHEN THE WIPER WAS CUT FREE, IT WAS MORE WEIGHT THAN THE EMPLOYEE COULD SUPPORT, AND IT FELL, SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THEWIPER ASSEMBLE AND THE GREASE FENCE.

EE SLIPPED & FELL WHEN SHUTTING DOWN STEAM CLEANER AFTER CLEANING HIS SUPRVISORY VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE SLIPPED ON OIL THAT HAD LEAKED FROM THE STEAM CLEANER ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE CON TROL ROOM AREA. HE IS UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY & IS UNDER WORK RETRICTIONS AT THIS TIME

EE WAS CHANGING FUEL FILTERS ON A FRONT END LOADER, AND HAD BEEN USING AN ALUMINUM STEP LADDER TO ACCESS THE MACHINE TO DO THIS JOB. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER, IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE IS PRESENTLY ON LIFTING RESTRICTIONS, BUT IS BEING FURTHER EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO MACHINE AN ENGINE ADAPTER FOR A 120 TON COAL HAULER USING A LARGE METAL LATHE IN THE MACHINE SHOP. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DIALING IN THE LATHE AND WAS TURNING THE LARGE CHUCK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS ROTATING THE CHUCK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND WHEN THE CHUCK CAME AROUND, A TOOL IN THE CHUCK CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TOOL AND LATHE BED.

DURING THE COURSE OF HER EMPLOYMENT OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, THIS EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HER RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW. SHE WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION ON JULY 8, 1999.

EE WAS PART OF A CREW OF WELDER/MECHANICS REPAIRING A COAL SHOVEL. WHILE WELDING, HE GOT THE ARC WELDING ROD STUCK TO THE WORK HE WAS DOING. HE RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE STUCK ROD. WHEN THE WELDING ROD CAME FREE, IT ARCED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO HIS EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A PULLEY SHAFT, AND WAS USING A HAMMER TO DO SO. WHILE DOING THIS, HE ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK THE INNER BEARING RACE WHICH SHATTERED WITH THE IMPACT OF THE BLOW RESU LTING IN A PUNCTURE AND IMBEDDED STEEL PARTICLE IN HIS THUMB AND FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRWAY FROM THE HOUSE OF AN 8200 MARION DRAGLINE. HE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF TOOLS IN HIS LEFT HAND. HE STUMBLED AND STARTED TO FALL, AND GRABBED THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ARRESTING THE FALL. IN DOING SO HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE HAS BEEN PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT THIS TIME, AND FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT IS A POSSIBILITY.

EE NOTIFIED THE CO ON FEB 15, 1999 THAT HE HAD SCHEDULED A SURGERY FOR HIS SHOULDER, AND STATED IT WAS A WORK RELATED INJURY, OVER MANY YEARS. HE HAD SURGERY, AND BEGAN LOSING TIME ON MARCH 22 ,1999.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN WELDING SHOP REPAIRING A60 YARD DRAGLINE BUCKET. HE WAS KNEELING AND PUSHING A LARGE JACK UNDER THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET WHEN HE FELT ONE OF HIS KNEES "POP". HE WENT HOME THAT DAY AND PLACED ICE PACKS ON KNEE. HE APPARENTLY FELL ASLEEP. WHEN HE AWAKENED, HE HAD FROSTBITE FROM THE ICE PACK. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 02/11/99 TO EMPLOYER.

EE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, AND ON THE NIGHT OF THE INJURY WAS ASSIGNED TO OPERATE A PAN SCRAPER FOR WHICH HE IS FULLY QUALIFIED, BUT IS NO LONGER HIS NORMAL MACHINE TO OEPRATE. DURING T HE SHIFT, HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK DISCOMFORT. ON 2-16-99 HE WAS SEEN BY A DR., AND WAS DIAGNOSED 3WITH A LUMBAR STRAIN, AND WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND RESTRICTED FROM SCRAPER OPERAT