Mining Incidents in September 1988

FIREARM OF SECURITY GUARD FELL FROM SHOULDER HOLSTER STRIKING CONCRETE FLOOR, THEREBY DISCHARGING THE FIREARM AND FATALLY WOUNDING HIMSELF.

OPRATOR STARTED PINNING A CUT THAT THE MINER HAD ALREADY TAKEN OUT. HE STARTED ON THE 2ND BOLT AND THE INTERESECTION FELL AND PULLED OUT THE PERMANENT SUPPORT OVER TOP AND BEHIND THE PINNER TR APING EMPLOYEE. THE ROCK FALL WAS 20' X 30' AND 7' THICK.

EMPL WORKING ON STRUCTURAL STEEL SECTION OF ELEVATED WATER TOWER -NORMAL DUTIES AS A WELDER.WELDING ON 2ND OF 2 SECTIONS.EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT WITH 2 LANYARDS ATTACHED AND WAS REQUIRED TO BE TIED OFF AT ALL TIMES WHEN WORKING.EMPL FELL 93' WITH 1 LANYARD ATTACHED TO BELT AND 1 ATTACHED TO HAND LINE.

IT WAS A CLOUDY DAY, IT HAD JUST RAINED EARLIER. THE COAL TRUCK ABOVE WAS APPROX. THE 3RD COAL TRUCK TO LEAVE THE HILL SINCE THE RAIN. THE DRIVER HAD STATED ON THE C.B. THAT IT WAS SLICK COMIN G OFF THE HILL THAT WAS THE LAST CONTACT WITH DRIVER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THAT CAUSED DEATH.

MEN INSTALLING GOVERNOR CABLE ON MANLIFT.THEY WERE SPOTTING CAR AT 2ND LEVEL.ONE MAN WAS ON TOP.OTHER MAN WAS TO SPOT CAR FOR PROPER HEIGHT TO REMOVE CABLE CLAMP UNDER CAR.AT THIS TIME CAR RAN DOWN PINNING MAN BETWEEN CAR AND STRUCTURAL STEEL.

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE WHEELS AND AXLE FROM AN END LOADER, THE LOADER WAS BLOCKED UP WITH WOOD BLOCKS. THE END LOADER FELL OFF THE BLOCKS WHEN IT FELL THE BUCKET STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE, CRUS HING HIM.

CAT 621 BEING PULLED HEAD FIRST TO ANOTHER IN PREPERATION TO JUMP-START 2ND MACHINE,EMPL GOT BETWEEN THE MACHINES AND WAS CRUSHED TO DEATH.

APPARETLY HE HAD GONE TO CHECK FUEL IN FUEL TANK, AND WAS ON HIS WAYBACK TO PICKING TABLE AREA. FOR SOME REASON WE DONT KNOW WHY, HE WALKED UNDERNEATH THE COAL STACKER BELT, AND WAS COVERED W ITH ABOUT 400 TO 500 LBS. OF COAL AND ROCK.

TWO QUARRY ROCK TRUCKS COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD ON WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HAUL ROAD

TWO QUARRY TRUCKS COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD-ON WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HAUL ROAD

HERNIA/STRAIN LOGGED 11-30-88 AS HAVING OCCURRED ON 09-30-88.

WHILE OPERATING NEW BOLTER MACHINE/ PINNER EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB WAS CRUSHED AGAINST CANOPY JACK WHILE STEEL BOLT BENT EMPLOYEE'S THUMB UP TO THE KNUCKLE HAD TO BE AMPUTATED

INJURED MAN WAS PUTTING THE CHAIN ON THE REEL MOTOR SPROCKET OF THE CUTTING MACHINE HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE CHAIN HE TOLD HIS COWORKER TO TURN THE REEL WHEN HE DID IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FI NGER BETWEEN THE SPROCKET AND CHAIN CUTTING THE FINGER OFF BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING 3 OTHER EMPLOYEE'S CARRY SOME STEEL TUBING FROM OUTSIDE SHOP TO INSIDE SHOP TO DO SOME WELDING.

INJURED WAS HELPING REMOVE FEECER HOPPER FROMA DJUSTING CAP ADJUSTING CAP WAS COCKED TO ONE SIDE WHEN INJURED PLACED H IS HAND ON ADJUSTING LOCK POST TO STEP UP ON ADJUSTING CAP THE CAP SLID INTO PLACE CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN FEEDER HOPPER & THE ADJUSTING LOCK POST

WTHIS IS TO REPORT A RECURRENCE OF AN ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPENED 102086 WHILE REPAIRING LOADER GREASER, EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP ON LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL, HIT ELBOW AND STRAINED GROIN AREA.

PULLING INNERTUBE FROM CORE BARREL SLIPPERY FROM MUD SLIPED OUT OF HANDS & SEVERED TIP OF FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE #2 SILO AND WAS PUSHING UPWARD ON RAM THAT CONTROLS THE FLOW GATE WHEN HE ALLEDGEDLY HERNIATED HIS RT SIDE

EMP WA S HANDSORTING RIP RAP FOR LOADER BUCKET SOTNE HIT LEFT HAND CATCHING RING FINER AND SEVERED END FROM HIS FINGER APPROX 1/4" BEHIND FINGER NAIL.

HE WAS COUPLING TWO PIECES OF BOLT DRILL STEEL TOGETHER, PUSHING LEVER TOO SOON THEREFORE PINNING HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOLTER STEEL AND MINE ROOF.

PULLING WIRE FORE WIRE SAW & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE. HE HAS HERNIA ON RIGHT GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL AND EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN LOWER GROIN AREA.

EMPL AND PARTNER REPLACING DRIVE BELTS ON #0 TAILING PUMP.I.NAME GUIDING BELT INTO SHEAVE WITH SCREWDRIVER.AT SAME TIME HE WAS PULLING ON BELTS WITH RIGHT HAND-IT GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BELTS & S HEAVE RESULTING IN AMPUTATION OF DISTAL PHALANX OF 4TH FINGER.

EMP STATES THAT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PUNCH ROD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED A BUMP ON HIS ABDOMENT WHERE HE HAD FLT PAIN A DR. ADVISED THAT HE HAD A POSS. HERNIA AND REF. HIM TO A SURGEON.

EMPL WAS WORKING IN AREA 33 WORKING OVERTIME ON #12 WASHER MOVING IRON VALVES INTO PLACE USING CHAINFALL AND PULLING ON SRENCHES

EMPLOYEE PULLED ON A COME A LONG TO OPEN HYDRAULIC CHUTE AND NOTICED PAIN AND PROTRUSION TO UMBLICIAL AREA.

EMPL WAS ENTERING THE PARTS ROOM WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE TRESHOLD HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR HE FELL AND MADE AN OLD HERNIA ACUTE NEEDING SUGICAL INTERVENTION

THE INJURED WAS THREADING TAILPIECE WHEN HE PULLED ON BELT CAUSING A HERNIA IN BOTTOM OF STOMACH.

I NAME WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER DRILLING HOLE IN MINE ROOF WHEN DRILL STEEL BROKE OFF CATCHING WORKERS GLOVE SEVERING TIP OF INDEX FINGER ON L HAND

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING CONCRETE FOR PROPER PLACEMENT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH,HE BEGAN VOMITING SO HE WAS WSENT TO REDBUD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A ELECTRIC MOTOR AND STRAINED HIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMINAL AREA CAUSING A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP SIDING PANELS TO BE INSTALLED ON FACE OF BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION.EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT TOO LARGE OF A LOAD.EMPLOYEE COMPALINED OF GROIN PAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS H AVING A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS LISTING A LARGE PIECE OF METAL INTO A JEEP AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS GROIND AREA.

THE INJURED WAS LINING UP THE HOLES ON A SHEAR PIN AND WAS FEELING INSIDE WITH HIS FINGER.THE GEAR OVER ROTATED AND CHOPPED OFF THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EMPL WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER TO STACK IRON. THEY WENT TO TURN OVER I-BEAM WHEN OTHER EMPL'S HAND SLIPPED INJURED COULD NOT HOLD BEAM ALONG & BEAM FELL ONTO HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE LEFT HER WORK STATION TO APPLY BELT DRESSING TO HEAD PULLEY ON BELT, WHICH WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT CLIMBING ON SOMETHING TO GET UP TO PULLEY.

HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND RUPTURED HIMSELF IN BOTH SIDES.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE SETTING A MOTOR AND ADAPTER ON A SLED AFTER THE MOTOR WAS ALIGNED OVER THE STUDS IT WAS BEING LOWERED THE FINAL INCHES ONTO THE SLED THIS EMPLOYEE PUT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE BASE TO RAISE HIMSELF UP AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BASE AND THE MOTOR AS THE UNIT SETTLED

EMPL WAS WORKING IN AREA 50 SAND BAGGING SWITCHHOUSES AND FELT A PULL IN THE R GROIN

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE PULLING ON A BAR TO REMOVE PUMP SHELL LINER HE FELT PAIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A PIECE OF PLATE IN SHOP ROLLER WHEN HIS HAND BECAME ENGAGED IN THE ROLLER HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE ROLLER HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME & DISCOVERED THE SKIN W AS OFF OF HIS FINGERTIP & THE BONE WAS E XPOSED

12 RIGHT LONGWALL SECTION #60 SHIELD INJURED PERSON WAS HELPING LIFT A LEG JACK FROM PAN LINE WHEN HE FELT A STING IN GOIN, POSSIBLE RUPTURE.

EMPL STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF JACK LINE HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING RIB ROLL OFF OF FEEDER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH DIDNT COMPLAIN OF PAIN TILL 090988 DIDNT KNOW EXTENT OF INJRY TILL 091988 FIRST DAY OFF FROM WORK 092688

EMPL WAS CARRYING AN I-BEAM TO BLOCK UP A GROUT TRUCK BOX AND PULLED STOMACH MUSCLE POSSIBLE HERNIA FIRST REPORTED LOSS OF TIME 10-3-88

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE COAL CHUTE WITH A BAR.

LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BASE LIFT PLATE AND RELAY BAR OF SHIELD CAUSING COMPLETE TRAUMATIC OF ALL TOES ON LEFT FOOT EXCEPT PROXIMAL 1/2 OF SMALL TOE

MINER A WAS HOLDING AUGER SHAFT OF THE BUG DUSTER ON CUTTING MACHINE IN PLACE SO IT COULD BE SLIDE IN PLACE IN A CYLINDER WHICH IT GOES MINER B WHICH WAS HELPING REPAIR PULLED THE SHAFT THR OUGH THE CYLINDER MINER A FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN AUGER SHAFT AND CYCLINDER WHICH CUT TO FIRST JOINT ON LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND OFF AND RING FINGER WAS CUT ALSO

EMPLOYEE WA RIGGING THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE TAIL SECTION OF #4 CONVEYOR. AS THE COUNTERWEIGHT WAS LOWERED, IT GOT IN A BIND. WHILE TRYING TO RELOCATE THE RIGGING, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND THE C OUNTERWEIGHT DROPPED, PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON TRUCK. WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED TIRE OFF TRUCK, HE RUPTURED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.

EE REPORTED 2-12-890 300 PM THAT IN SEPTEMBER 1988 HE HAD BEEN MOVING A BARREL OF OIL IN THE SHOP AND HAD FELT A PAIN PAIN HAD STEADLY GOTTEN WORSE. HE FELT IT WAS A HERNIA.

BRAKES FAILEDON TRUCK COMING DOWN HILL WITH LOAD OF ROCK TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IS SIDE. INJ PARTY REMAINED IN VEHICLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAIN AND DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING DO NOT BELIEVE ILLNESSS WAS WORK INDUCED.

EMPWAS DISMOUNTING A 175 MICH. LOADER BY STEPPING FROM THE HYDRAULIC TANK DECK ON TO LEFT REAR TIRE. HE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND. THIS PC.O F EQUIPMENT IS EQUIPPED WITH A LADDER BUT EMP CHOSE NOT TO USE IT.

AS CLOSING POCKET WITH BAR THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF POCKET EYE SUDDEN SLIP OF THE BAR CAUSED STRAIN TO WRIST

HE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN 2B PRECIPATOR BLOCKING OFF THE DUCTS TO #1 GRATE. AS HE ENTERED THROUGH THE OPENING (A 23" ROUND HOLE) HE FELT A PAIN FROM HIS NECK DOWN TOWARDS HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE H AS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THIS AREA OF HIS NECK AND SHOULDER FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT ON 6-10-88. NO SLIP, TRIP OR FALL INVOLVED. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 10-4-88.

WHILE REMOVING A BLOCK OF COAL FROM IN FRONT OF TRUCK TIRE ANOTHER BLOCK OF COAL FELL FROM ON TOP OF THE TRUCK BED HITTING HIM IN THE BACK

PULLING PIECE OF ROCK ROCK FELL FROM BEHIND CATCHING LEFT LEG AND ANKEL.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED HE HURT HIS NECK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD OFF THE DUMP HOPPER EMPLOYEE STATES MY HEAD JUST SNAPPED BACK ALL THE WAY WAS A SMALL POPPING SOUND NECK BURNED FOR FEW MINUTE S AND THEN DIDNT FEEL ANYTHING ELSE

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROOF ROCK WITH SLATE BAR WHEN ROCK FELL IT HIT THE GROUND AND TURNED OVER AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A TOOL BOX AT THE BLUE BIRD SHOP FROM A PICKUP AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP BOLTS ON A STIRP SOLUTION STRAINER WHEN BOLTS BROKE & HOT 265DEG.WATER HIT HIM ON BOTH LEGS

CO.ROUTE TRUCK WAS LEAVING J OBSITE & WAS MET BY CO.HAUL TRUCK FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION HAUL TRUCK DRIVER APPARENTLY FAILED TO SEE ROUTE TRUCK & STRUCK IT HEAD ON

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN WINDY CONDITIONS REAMING HOLES AND RATTLING BOLTS WHEN PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CONVEYOR HOPPER. A PIECE OF WOOD CAME OUT OF THE HOPPER HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT UPPER ARM. THIS INCEDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION, RIGHT BICEPS MUSCLE AND A LACERATION RIGHT ELBOW.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL HIT INJURED ON LEG WHILE BOLTING TOP.

OPENING SLIDE ON RAILCAR WITH METAL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE, LOST HER BALANCE AND BAR STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.

MAN WAS REMOVING PUMP FROM LOADER SHARP EDGE ON PUMP CUT FINGER

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD WAY

I NAME WAS RIB BOLTING HE WAS TIGHTENING A RIB BOLT WITH THE RIB GUN. THE HANDLE OF THE GUNS TRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE. FRACTURED HIS RIGHT CHEEK BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM CHECKING ANALYZER IN KILN LOGHOUSE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL SIDEWAYS DUE TO DEBRIS ON FLOOR, THUS TWISTING HIS ANKLE. THERE WAS NO APPARENT PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT A WEEK L ATER. AT THAT TIME HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO HIS FOREMAN AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.

MAN STATED THAT HE HELPED UNLOAD COVERS SCRUBBER PARTS AND SUCH OFF AN ON/OFF CAR FOR THE MINER THEYD JUST MOVED AND THAT HSI BACK GOT TO HURTING MORE AND MORE AS THE DAY WENT ON THE MANS T HE MAN STATED HE WAS STILL GOING TO THE DR FROM THE PREVIOUS TIME HE HURT HIS BACK IN FACT HE HAD AN APPOINTMENT AT 4:30 THAT AFTERNOON

MAN PULLING CABLE STRAINED HIMSELF.

EMPL PUSHING PAN AND HEAD DRIVER OVER AND WHEN HE PUSHED #4 RELAY BAR IT CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN TOP OF RELAY BAR AND BOTTOM OF GOB SIDE TRIM CABLE TROUGH OF PAN LINE.RIGHT KNEE WAS HURTING THOUGH T HE TWISTED IT WHEN RELAY BAR CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT THE VIBRATION & BUMPING OF THE SCRAPER CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING STEAM CLEANER WAND PREPARING TO WASH BACK OF A PICKUP BED THERE WAS A RESTRICTION IN THE HOSE WHICH BLEW LOOSE SUDDENLY CAUSING THE HOSE TO WHIP & HIT THE EMPLOYEES ARM H AND & NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON CAT D96 DOZER BLADE. PIECE OF SLAG JUMPED OFF WELD AND WENT DOWN EMPLOYEE'S BOOT. ADMINISTERED FIRST AID. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR TILL A FEW DAYS LATER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING RAM CAR UNDER MINER WHEN HIS CAR WAS HIT BY ANOTHER RAM CAR.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A ROCK WHEN ONE LET GO OF HIS END CAUSING ROCK TO FALL ON INJURED EMPLOYEES MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND

EMP SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING L. KNEE SLIP AND FELL.

FELL OFF LADDER, HIT KNEE CAP AND TWISTED KNEE.

ALLEGELLY GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE

LIFTED BUCKET OF OIL AND S TRA2NED BACK.

THE MAN STATES THAT HE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE INJURED HIS PELVIS.

EMPLOYEE ROLLING CANVAS OFF LOAD, LOST FOOTING ON RUNNING BOARD, HELD ONTO CANVAS ROLLER TO PREVENT FALLING AND ELBOW POPPED.

EMPL WAS DOING JOB AS USUAL & POKER BECAME LODGED IN DISCHARGE SHUTE. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO FREE POKER & WHEN HE PULLED ON IT HE WAS CAUGHT OFF GUARD & POKER STRUCK EMPLS RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED WASS WORKING ON BELT & ROCK ROLLED & INJURED RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED PERSON WAS WORKING AS A MINER HELPER HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE BETWEEN THE ROOF AND RIB HE DIDNT SEE THE SLIP IN THE RIB WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE DRAW S LATE THE RIB ROLLED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON POWER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

OPER WAS WALKING SHOVEL UP TO MUCK PILE WITH 2 TRUCK AREADY POSITIONED SET TRAVEL BRAKE AND SHOVEL CONT. TO MOVE INTO THE TRUCK RESULTING IN INJ. TO OPER.

TWISTED ANKLE AS HE STEPPED OFFOF BACKHOE,STEPPED IN LOW SPOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.ROOF BOLTER WAS CHANGING BITS WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE ROOF DRILL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPW A> WALKING DOWN SLOPE CHECKING SLOPE BELT EMP LOST FOTING AND FELL TWISTING KNEE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK. SAID COAL SPILLAGE HELPED CASUSE HIS FALL.

ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON BACK

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HEATING A RAIL TO REMOVE IT FROM THE BREAKER AND BEFORE THE RAIL WAS CUT THRU IT BROKE INTO HITTING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT UPSTAIRS ACROSS FROM THE SHOP ON HIS WAY INTO WORK AT 3:00 PM.

SCRAPER OPERATOR CAME OFF OF DUMP AFTER UNLOADING HIS LOAD UNKNOWN TO THE OPERATOR THE NUT CAME OFF OF THE BELT HOLDING THE SEAT BELT IN PLACE THE OPEROR HIT A BUMP AND WAS THROWN INTO THE TO THE ROLLOVER PROTECTION

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES INTO A RUBBER SKIRT ON A BELT LINE WHEN UTILITY SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB

INJURED AND TWO COWORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO REHANG A PIECE OF TUBING WITH SLIDER INSIDE IT THEY HAD LIFTED IT UP AND INJURED STEPPED UNDERNEATH IT AND WAS HELPING HOLD IT UP ON HIS BACK THE T UBING WAS 4' HIGH FROM THE MINE FLOOR TO THE BOTTOM SIDE OF TUBING INJURED SAID HE FEL SLIGHT PAIN IN NECK SHOULDER AND CHES INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK TILL 10-13-88 BEFOR SEEKING MEDICAL TREA

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WELDING ON CHUTE IN COAL HOPPER, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL ONTO BOOT AND BURNED THROUGH CAUSING SMALL 3RD DEGREE BURN ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNT IL 10-27-88 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD FOOT CHECKED AND DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL FOOT HEALED TO PREVENT INFECTION.

EMPL WAS REPARING WESTERN BELT ON CONVEYOR. HE TOOK TOP OFF WESTERN BELT TO PUT BELT BACK TOGETHER. WHEN HE LIFTED BELT HE TWISTED BACK.

EMPL SAYS HE GETTING OUT OF RAILRUNNER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE

INJURED WAS PUTTING WRECHED JEEP ON TRACK PRYING WITH BAR ON SHOULDER JACK FEW ART CAUSING INJURED TO DEXUSHED DOWN ON HURTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE GETTING READY TO BLOCK A TRAILER ON THE BED OF A 9000 TRUCK, THE TRAILER MOVED AND HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK BED LANDING ON HIS FEET.

EMP CRAWLED IN COSE PROXIMITY TO 506 BRIDGE CARRIER OP. TRAMMED MACHINE FORWARD CATCHING EMP L. FOOT UNDER RAWLER TRACK.

FLASH BURN FROM WELDING.

INJURED WAS TRAMMING FEEDER WHEN IT SLID OFF BLOCKING STRICKING HIS KNEE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND GARAGE AND S TEPPED ON A STONE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST ANKLE

EMPL BUMPED HEAD ON MINE ROOF WHILE OPERATING SCOOP.

WHILE OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A SLOUGHING RIB.

THE EMPLOYEE DROPPED A STEEL LID ON HIS LEFT LEG. IT WAS RAINING THAT DAY AND THE LID WAS SLICK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE FRONT OF THE CONTINOUS MINER TO OBSERVE THE PLACE THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF ROCK LAYING BESIDE THE MINER. EMPLOYEE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPL HELPING CONSTRUCTION WORK WHILE LIFTING TIMBER FOR THIS WORK,PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE REMOVING A SEILL STEM FROM THE DRILL POT THE STEM STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A ROCK ON THE GRIZZLY RAILS ANOTHER ROCK ROLLED OUT OF THE DRAW POINT STRIKING HIM ON THE ANKLE THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CONTUSION & ABRASION LEFT ANKLE & HEEL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK

WHEN GETTING INTO TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL TRYING TO STOP HIMSELF WITH RIGHT ARM.

HE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND RAN INTO HUNG MINER CABLKE KNOCKING IT DOWN OUT OF ITS HANGERS. HE GOT OFF HIS BUGGY TO REHANG THE MINER CABLE BY HIMSELF HE SAYS THIS IS WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN HU RTING.

EMPLOYEE HAD UNCOUPLED A STRING OF FLAT CARS AS HE TURNED AWAY & BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A GARBAGE CAN LID THE UNCOUPLED FLATGS ROLLED FORWARD & THE HUB OF ONE WHEEL ROLLED OVER HIS FOOT THIS INC IDENT RESULTED IN AN UNDISPLACED FX.BASE OF METATARSAL #5 RT.FOOT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK

HAND WAS BETWEEN SEAT AND FRAME WHEN THE PAN HIT A BUMP. HE JERKED HIS HAND WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT AND TORE OFF HIS FINGER NAIL.

THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO PUSH A CONVEYOR WHICH WAS TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN TO HANDLE.IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING A TOOL BOX INTO THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP AND FELT A APIN IN HIS A BCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER IN HANGING TRIP SWITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING IN ON THE ROOFBOLTER WHEN HE LET THE HEAD OF THE ROOFBOLTER DOWN ON HIS LEFT LEG

HE DROPPED HIS BOOM DOWN TO REPOSITION HIS BOARD REACHED UP OVER THE TOP OF THE BOOM TO STRAIGHTEN HIS BOARD AND GOT HIT BY A PC OF FALLING TOP RT HAND BEHIND THUMB IS BRUISED.

P-5 SECTION INJURED WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM TRACK FISH PLATES WHEN THE SPAD WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT CAUSING HER TO FALL BACKWARDS LANDING ON A RECOVERED TRACK RAIL.DIAGNOSED AS A CONTUSI ON.

SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER STEP WHEN FILLING LOADER WITH OIL HIT CHEST AGAINST LOADER

MAN STATED HE WAS STANDING BY PICKUP TRUCK TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPL WHEN EMPL PUULLED INTO PARKING LOT & P INNED HIM AGAINST TRUCK WITH BUMPER OF CAR CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH KNEE & BRUISE IT.

ALLEGEDLY WAS ATTEMPTING REMOVE A BUILDUP OF MUD AND ROCK WITH AN AIR SPADE, WHEN THE MATERIAL SLID PINNING HIS LEGS.

EMPLOYEE SOUGHT TREATMENT FROM A DOCTOR ON 10-06-88. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BODY. DISABILITY BEGAN 10-6-88.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WILE EXITING THE WIND BOX SLOPES IN THE GRATE LAUNDER.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR, COMPANY NUMBER 12. AFTER DISCHARGING HIS LOAD OF COAL INTO THE BELT FEEDER, HE PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL TOWARD THE FACE IN NUMBER 4 ENTRY. AFTER TRAVELI NG APPROX. 60' UP #4 ENTRY, THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BE JOLTED IN THE CAB. HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER REGION OF HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM A FLAT CAR HE WAS PUSHING THE TIMBERS INTO A SCOOP BLADE WITH H IS HANDS ARMS AND UPPER BODY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN INJURED ARRIVED OUT SIDE HE SAID HE FELT OK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING LID ON VESSEL OF FILTER RECEIVER THE LID WAS STUCK TRIED TO FEE LID UP SO IT WOULD BE IN LINE

MAN STATED WHILE EXAMING SME BLET HE HIT HEAD ON BOLT IN LOW TOP AREA OF BELT. HE BECAME NAUSEATED HOSPITALIZED FOR 24 HOURS FOR OBSERVATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE FLOP GATE AFTER REPLACING 2 DISCHARGE SCREENS IN THE CENTER DECK THE COME-A -LONG WAS LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE HOOK FROM THE GATE COULDNT GET HOOK OFF SO FELLOW EMPLOYEE REACHED AROUND BETWEEN THE SCREEN DECK AND THE DISCHARGE BOX TO HELP COULDNT SEE THE END OF THE HOOK LOOKED LIKE WAS HOLDING TRIED TO TURN IT TO REMOVE AND THE GATE CA

TAKING TAILPIECE LOOSE FOR BELT MOVE.ON BACKSIDE OF TAILPIECE AGAINST COAL RIB WHEN HELPER UNSCREWED TURNBUCKLE ON CLEARENCE SIDE THUS RELEASING TAILPIECE.PRESSURE OF BELT TILTED IT SIDEWAYS A ND FOULED HIM AGAINST RIB MASHING CHEST AND LEFT LEG.WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION AND DR SAID MAY HAE FX RIB AND HAVE LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO LEFT LEG.OCCURRED5568 ON 3 EAST 4DW IN BELT & TRAC

ACC OCC ON PRIMARY PLANT ACCESS ROAD INJ WAS DIR DRIVING IN TO REPORT A TRUCK LOAD OF SALT WAS LEAVING ON ACCESS ROAD. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN AUTOMOBILE PASSING TRUCK INJ APPLIED BRAKES AND I N DOING SO SWERVED INTO PATH OF TRUCK, HITTING HIM NEARLY HEADON.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LIFTED IN WORK CAGE BY FORKLIFT ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A VALVE, RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED AT PINCH POINTS BY FORKLIFT.

HE STRAINED HER BACK WHILE LIFTING TIMBERS IN THE 17 SOUTH 2 MAIN EAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIFTING JACK TO RAISE BATTERY ON SCOOP WHEN JACK CLOSED ON HIS FINGERS.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OD RAILROAD CAR WHEN HIS LEFT AHND WEAKENED AND INJURED HIS GRIP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS ABCK.LOCATION SURFACE LOWER YARD #2 TRACK.

INJURED PICKED UP A STEERING CLUTCH COVER FROM THE GROUND OF A BULLDOZER AND PUT IT ON THE TAIL GATE AT A MECHANICS TRUCK.HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN AT THAT TIME BUT ABOUT 10:30 AM HIS BACK STAR TED HURTING.HE WORKED OUT THE SHIFT THEN WENT HOME.

LOADING TIES INTO PICKUP TRUCK AND GOT INTO BED OF TRUCK TO STRAIGHTEN LEFT LOWER BACK AND THEN FELL TO GROUND.

WHILE SHE WAS CLEANING SHELVES IN THE TOOLROOM SHE STEPPED OFF A SMALL STOOL,STEPPING WRONG AND INJURING HER ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE WHILE WALKING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS INJURY TO LEFT KNEE.

REPLADING OIL IN MACHINE SLIPPED & LANDED ON OIL DRUM.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLIMBING INTO DECK OF SCVOOP TO START ROCKDUSTING, HE BUPED HIS BACK AGAISNT THE SEAT.

DROPPED 8 X 8 ON LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE RE-INJURED HIS BACK WHILE OPENING A CYANIDE VALVE. PREVIOUS INJURY WAS DONE AT HOME WHILE USING A WHEEL BARROW.

HE WAS NAILING CUT NAILS INTO CONCRETE.A PICE OF NAIL CAME OFF AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHIEL ATTEMPT. TO LOOSEN MATERIAL BETWEEN TAIL GATE AND BODY OF DUMP TRUCK TAILJGATE CAME DOWN SMASHING EMP HAND AGAINST LOCK.

EMLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP TRACTOR WHILE GETTING OFF THE SCOOP THE EMPLOYEE ROLLED ANKLE AND FELL DOWN

HE WAS OPERATING A 621 SCRAPER. HE WAS TURNING DOWNHILL AND CROSSED OVER A BUMP AND INJURED HIS BACK.

OPERATOR BACKED DOZER UP INTO A HOLE THIS JARRED HIM AROUND THIS RESULTED IN TGEARING LOOSE SOME OLD ADHEASIONS & PULLING SOME MUSCLES IN HIS STOMACH

MOVING THE BOLTER OVER RUFF TRRAIN THE BOLTER TILTED DOWN THE CANOPY HIT HIM ON THE BACK.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT INTO POSTION, EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND HEAD PULLEY.

I NAME STATES THAT HE WAS STRUCK BY THE CRANE WOOD BUMPER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A BRIDGE STOP

LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INTO BLADE OF BATTERRY SCOOP ON OLD 005 SECTION.EMPL SLIPPED AND STRAINED GROIN MUSCLE.

WORKING AS BOLTER HELPER STANDING BY POST IN CUT BEING BOLTED POST KICKED OUT & LOOSE ROOF COAL AND STONE FELL ON HIM INJURING RIGHT ELBOW RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT WRIST.

WALKING DOWN RAMP TO CONVEYOR PIT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCKS

EMPL STATES THAT HE WAS HANGING A CHECK CURTAIN AND AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CURTAIN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD BY THE NECK THIS OC CURRED IN THE FACE CROSSCUT BETWEEN 5 & 6 IN UNIT 2 EMPL WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL ER TO BE CHECKED

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO DRILL HOLE WHEN A ROCK MEASURING 12 IN X 12 IN X 3 IN FELL STRIKING HIS HAND

A RIB APPROX 4'X4'X1 1/2" ROOLED OUT AND THE END OF THE RIB STRUCK EMPL ON THE R SIDE AND EMPL FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS L SIDE THERE WERE NO VISABLE SIGNS OF ANY INJURY WHEN EMP GOT TO THE SU RFACE HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN WHEN HE BREATHED EMPL HAS CONTUSIONS OT HIS R SHOULDER BACK AND CHEST

PERSON WALKING UP WOODEN BRIDGE, CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON UNEVEN BRIDGE BOARD CAUSING HIM TO BEND BACKWARDS AND STRAIN BACK.

INJ STEPPED UPON ROOF DRILLPOT LYING ON FOOT WALL TO PULL STUCK DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF.STEPPED DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF DRILLPOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING AN IDLER AND THE IDLER FELL THROUGH A HOLE AND HANDED ON HIS WRIST. LOST TIME WAS DUE TO LOST TIME. DR'S APPT. SCHEDULE.

INJURED WAS HELPING ON MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND BOLTS BRUISING HOIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS

WHIL;E PICKING UP A SACK OF SAKRETE AND ATTEMPTING TO THROW IT ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST, EMPLOYEE FELT SEVER PAIN IN HIS BACK.

#4 HAD JUST BEEN FINISHED BEING SUPORTED & I.NAME WAS GETETING READY TO TRAM TO NEXT WORKING PLACE HE DROPPED CANOPY & LIFTED THE BOTTOM CRADLE AT THE SAME TIME AS CANOPY DROPPED DOWN THE CANO PY STRUCK DRILL STEEL LAYING ON TOP OF A BOX OF RESIN LAYING ON TRAY OPPOSITE END OF DRILL STEEL FLEW UP & STRUCK I.NAME ON LEFT EYE BROW HE R ECEIVED FIRST AID & TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE H

EMPL STRAAINED BACK WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLT.

EMPL WAS HANDLING SECTION OF 40# RAIL. HE DROPPED ONE ON HIS FOOT.

LETTING DOWN SHIELD ON LONGWALL. ROCK FELL FROM TOP OF SHIELD STRIKING NECK AND UPPER BACK. SCHEDULED FOR CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON JANUARY 5, 1989,

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM THE PORTAL BUS TOWARDS THE FACE AREA WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER WELDER ON JOB WELDING PIPE USING ARC WELDER. HE SAID HE WAS WEARING WELDER'S GLASSES. NEVERTHELESS HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE DID NOT SEE DOCTOR TIL L NEXT DAY AFTER REPORTING TO WORK AT USUAL TIME.

EMPLOYEE WHILE WELDING FOREIGN MATTER FELL INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

MAN WAS SQUATTING DOWN PICKING UP SCRAP IRON AND LOST HIS BALANCE HE REACHED TO STEADY HIMSELF AND GRABBED A PIECE OF HOT STEEL

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING STRAW INTO A STRAWBLOWER WHILE HE WAS MOVING THE BLOWER AROUND HE FELL ABOUT 6 FEET ONTO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT HE BROKE HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SCOOP CANOPY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AND BUILDING CRIBS.

HE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE FACE AND WAS BENDING THE BENDABLE RESIN ROOF BOLTS AND SAID HE HAD PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE PUSHING BOLTING MATERIAL FROM SCOOP BUCKET AD A BOLT BECAME LOADGED THEN SPRUNG LOOSE STRICKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT KNEE.

PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT HIP.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FAINTED AND PASSED OUT FROM INHALATION OF GAS. MGMT COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM. MSHA INVESTIGATED THIS WITH NO CONCLUSIONS DRAWN.

EMPL PUT BAR IN END OF RAIL TO TURN IT OVER AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWE PART OF BACK AND RIGHT LEG.FIRST DAY OFF 9-30-88.

WHILE WALKING FROM BATHHOUSE TO SHOP, HE STEPPED ON A STONE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

LOWERING PANEL COVER OFF OF SHUTTLE CAR, COVER DROPPED PULLING EMPLOYEE DOWN.

OPERATOR WAS ADVANCING LOADER INTO BROKEN ROCK PILE TO LOAD BUCKET BUCKET CAUGHT ON ROCK IMPEDING LOADERS MOVMENT AND CAUSING OPERATORS HEAD TO JERK FORWARD.

WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE A LIME STORAGE TANK WHERE A BACUUM TRUCK WAS RMOVING LIME FROM THE GROUND INJUREDS ARM WERE EXPOSED TO THE CAO POWDER THE LIM REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION RESULTING IN CHEMI CAL CURNS TO BOTH FOREARMS

INJ TOOK APART A HYDRAULIC HOSE TO REPAIR AN OIL LEAK LINE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED HIM

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS EUCLID TO GO TO LUNCH HE FELL OFF THE STEPS & HURT HIS BACK & HIP OFF 100488

PUSHING STONE OFF ?SECOND PLACE?.PUSHED STONE ON HIS OWN FINGER SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION RUBBED THE INSULATION BETWEEN CONNECTION AND ELECTRICAL COVER CREATING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING FIRE.

EMPL WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER AND NOTICED THE RACDIATOR CAP WAS LEAKING AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN IT IT BLEW OFF SCALDING HIS L ARM

DRILLING OUT BOLT WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO R EYE

JUMPING ON BOXES TO CRUSH THEM.LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD.PUT HAND BACK TO BCATCH HIS FALL.STRUCK HANDS ON FLOOR AND FX LEFT WRIST.

THE EMPL WAS PULLING A CHAIN OUT FROM UNDER A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK

MAN CLAIMED HE WAS LIFTING A SILVER BUTTOM DROM THE FLOOR TO A WHEEL BARROW HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE BUTTON FELL TO THE FLOOR TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO BUTTON AND BR OKE IT.

FELL OFF CONVEYOR PLATFORM INTO FRAME WORK OF TRAMMEL AND CONVEYOR.

HE WAS MOVING TO GET BEHIND THE LOADER DURING A PRODUCTION SHOT WHEN A PIECE OF FLY ROCK FLEW TOWARD HIS LOCATION AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE. LOADER WAS APPROX. 400 YARDS FROM THE SHOT.

WHILE DRIVING A BEARING ONTO A SHAFT WITH AHMMER AND PUNCH A CHIP FLEW FROM THE PUNCH STRIKING INJURED IN LEFT EYE.

A PLUG IN A DUST CHUTE HAD VIBRATED LOOSE & SPILLED DUST ON FLOOR I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP SPILL WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL & STRUCK HIS HEAD & FACE ON THE STEPS OF THE LADDER HE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO HIUS T EMPORAL AREA & MULTIPLE FX.TO HIS LEFT CHEEK BONE HE REAMINS H OSPITALIZED

EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT - TOOL SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON FRAME.

THE INJURED STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS PICKING UP AND PULLING ON SOME HEAVY CABLEHE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.LOST TIME DID NOT START UNTIL 10-31-88.

TRIPPED OVER MANTRIP CAR,FELL AND HURT LOW BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN SHOT IN FRONT OF SHOVEL BACKED OVER ROCK AND DOZER SAT DOWN HARD JARRING BACK AND HIP

EMPL WAS REMOVING CHAIN FROM AREA NEAR DOOR WITH FREE HAND ON JAM OF DOOR. DOOR CLOSED INJURING FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE CHANGING OF A VOR SIV AND A PLATE FELL AND STRUCK LEFT FOOT.

HE WAS STEPPING UP FROM GROUND LEVEL TO A BENCH THAT WAS ABOUT 3 FT.HIGH HE PLACED ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RT.LEG & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROVE A PIN INTO THE TRACK OF A KOMATSU BACKHOE.METAL SPLINTER FLEW OFF ENTERING EMPLOYEES LEFT GROIN AND LODGING CLOSE TO THE BLADDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OUT OF A PIT OF COAL NEAR THE TIPPLE,WHEN SEVERE LOW BACK PAIN OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COAL IN A STOCK PILE USING A D-9 DOZER WHEN THE COAL SHIFTED UNDERNEATH THE DOZER CAUSING A HOLLOW SPOT THE DOZER SLID INTO THE HOLE THE EMPLOYEES ARM HIT THE WINDSHIELD AN D ROLL BAR RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO HIS R T WRIST AND ARM

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS MOVING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO EXCHANGE THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE LOADER. HE CUT THE MIDDLE OUT FIRST WITH A TORCH AND LEFT THE TWO ENDS. AFTER CUTTING THE ENDS LOOSE WHICH SHOULD HAVE MADE THE CUTTING EDGE DROP, BUT IT DID NOT. THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A METAL BAR AND TRIED TO PRIZE IT ON OFF THE EDGE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL.

ANOTHER EMPL WAS PULLING SHIELD OFF MINER AND IT FELL AND HIT I NAME ON LITTLE FINGER

ON 09-28-88 THE EMPLOYEE INJURED NECK WHILE OPERATING 21 BUGGY.THERE WAS NO WITNESS.WAS NOT REPORTED WHEN OCCURRED.RECEIVED COMP CLAIM-11-01-88.HE WAS IN CAR WRECK ON 09-23-88 HURT NECK WAS WE ARING NECK BRACE.

A BLOCK OF COAL AT THE FACE FELL AND BRUISED THE LEG WHILE TAMPING A SHOT.

I NAME WAS PUTTING O WHEEL CHOCKS UNDER WHEELS OF MOTOR ON A HILL WHEN MOTOR STARTED TO SLIDE THIS CATCHING WHEEL CHOCK AND PUSHING HANDLE UP AGAINST BOTTOM OF MOTOR PINCHIN HIS THUMB

SLIPPED ON ROCKDUST. HURT RIGHT KNEE- DAMAGED LIGAMENT.

HE WAS PULLING ON A GRIP HOIST, JACKING BELT LINE TOGETHER.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO SWING BOOM OF UTILITY TRUCK WHEN HE HIT WRONG LEVEL & DROPPED BOOM ON RIGHT HAND PINCHING IT BETWWEN BOOM RANGING ARM OF SHEAR.

EMPL PUSHED CRATE LOADED WITH TIMBER ONTO CAGE. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CRATE & TIMBER AS IT ROCKED SLIGHTLY INSDIE CRATE.

EMPL USING BUCKET OF LOADER TO BREAK ROCK AND JERKED SHOULDER.DIDNT LOSE TIME FROM WORK BUT DIDN RECV RX.

SCA LING LEFT WHEN HISE ON RIGHT SIDE OF SCALER BLEW SPRAYING HOT HYDRAULIC IN OPERATOR SEAT. WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF SCALER, RESCURER CAUGHT ON STEERING WHEEL.

EMPLOYEES WERE ENGAGED IN TIMBERING ACTIVITY IN A STOPE RAISE INJURED STOOD UP & IN THE PROCESS BUMPED HIS HARD HAT AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF A RAISE CAP

EMP WAS OPER. CUTER ROCK AND COAL FELL STRIKING EMP ON L. SHOU.DER.

THE MAN WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE INSTALLATION OF A GATE VALVE INTO A WATER LINE.THEE MAN THAT WAS INJURED WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT AHND BY A HEADER BOARD THAT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING TO TAP THE WATER LINE TOGETHER.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS HE HURT HIS UPPER BACK.

EMP STATES PICKING UP DRAW BAR TO ALIGN IT WITH HOLE IN LOW BOY, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

RUNNING MINER GOT COAL IN EYES COAL CAME OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN

STATES THAT HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A PPIN OUT OF A ROOF BOLTER TRUNNION JACK IN #2 WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT OF WORK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTEN TION AFTER WORK

INJ PICKING UP CEMENT BLOCK IN MUD TO DISCARD IT HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS UNLOADING BLOCKS INTO THE UNITRAC BUCKET AND HE SLIPPED FALLING ON THE BLOCKS.

EMPL CARRYING BUCKET OF COAL TO DUMP OUTSIDE WHILE WALKING THROUGH BUILDING.EMPL STEPPED ON SEVERAL LUMPS OF COAL TWISTING ANKLE.FIRST DAY OFF 10-4-88.

WHIEL UNLOADING RAIL EMP. FELT PAIN HIS LOWER BACK .

EMPL PUSHING ROOFBOLT IN HOLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

MAN STATED THAT WHILE LOADING ROOF BOLTER HE STEPPED ON CHUNK OF ROCK & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE OFF SIDE OF BELT TO PUT A DISCHARGE LINE TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. IT WAS LOW. HE LOOKED BACK AT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND WALKED INTO A BENT ROOF BOLT.

EMPLOLYEE WAS SHOVELING RIB TO INSTALL CRIB. A LARGE PIECE OF COAL FELL AND AS THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK HE HURT HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HELPING 2 MECHANICS PULL A WHEEL OFF OF #7 SHUTLE CAR.SFTER USING SLATE BARS TO GET WHEEL OFF THEY WERE ROLLING IT OUT OF THE WAY WHEN IT FELL OVER AND INJURED TRIED TO CATCH IT,ST RAINING HIS LEFT SIDE.INJURED CONTINUED WORKING THROUGH 12-08-88 AND ENTERED THE HOSPITAL ON 12-09-88 AND WAS OPERATED ON FOR A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL OFF OF THE TAILPIECE AT THE NO. 2 BELT DRIVE AND SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.

I.NAME LOADING FRONT END LOADER BUCKET WITH PIT-RUN AS BUCKET ENTERING STOCKPILE IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HARD SPOT CAUSING EMPL TO BE JERKED FORWARD WRENCHING HIS BACK.EMPL COMPLAINED OF LOWE R BACK PAIN.SEAT BELT WAS IN USE AT TIME OF INJURY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM REAGENT BUILDING TO CHECK LIME FEED AND FELL DOWN. THE FALL RESULTED IN A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AREA.

INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP THAT WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES TO THEIR WORK AREAS.THE TRUCK WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AND HIT A MOUND OF DIRT (THE BERM ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY DIRECTOR) AND SUBSEQUENTLY ENDED UP IN A DITCH.

WAS DUMPING COOLER DUST VALVES ON UNIT 4 AS HE WAS WALLKING FROM ONE DUST TO ANOTHER HE SLIPPED ON AN OIL SLICK LEFT BY THE PAYLOADER HE AND HIS PARTNER WAS USING SLIPPED DID NOTFALL BUT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE LOADER BROKE AN OIL LINE AND HE SLIPPED IN THIS OIL THE LOADER WAS NOT LEAKING WHEN THEY STARTED TO USE IT

HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRUCK TO FUEL IT AT FUEL STATION WHEN HE REACHED THE ROUND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

FILLING WATER TRUCK FOR DUST CONTROL AND FELL FROM TOP OF TRUCK REMOVING HOSE WET CONDITIONS CAUSING FALL BROKEN RIBS

STUMBLED IN DOORWAY OF OFFICE,TURNED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE FILLING OIL CANS AT SUOOPPLY TRAM,FELT PAIN WHEN MOVING CAN.

EMPL WAS TAKING SUPER BAG OFF #6 TON BAGGER & BAG LEANED OVER & SHE TRIED TO STOP BAG & BAG KNOCKED HER DOWN & MASHED RIGHT ARM & WRIST. SHE FELL ON RIGHT WRIST FRACTURING IT.

EMPL WAS CLOSING FREIGHT ELEVATOR DOOR AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER L ABDOMEN EMPL CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND HAS SEEN THE PLANT DR SINCE THE DATE OF INJURY ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA RECENTLY AND HAD IT SURGICALLY REPAIRED ON 1-12-89 SAFETY OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON 1-31

AS I NAME AND W2 NAME WERE ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE BOLT HOLES UP TO PUT THE BUGGY REEL ON THE BUGGY BY USING A SLATE BAR I NAME STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A UNIT RIG ROCK TRUCK BED WHILE WELDING EMPLOYEE RECIEVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTRH EYES

EMPL STATED HE W AS DECENDING STEPS IN PREP PLANT WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING RIGHT SIDE AGAINST METAL STEPS.

I NAME DID NOT MOVE THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULWAY AND PUT IT BY THE RIB. WHEN THE SUTTLE CAR CAME IN TO LOAD, THE DRAG GOT ON THE CABLE HE LIFTED THE DRAG OFF THE CABLE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS H AND, STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING WET RUBBER GLOVES WHEN HE PICKED UP THE CABLE DIGNOSIS WAS SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE LEFT FOOT.

DRAW ROCK WAS LOOSE HELPER DIDNT KNOW IT OPERATOR STARTED TO DRILL TEST HOLE WHEN STEEL HIT DRQDRAW ROCK WAS LOOSE HELPER DIDNT KNOW IT OPP. STARTED TO DRILL TEST HOLE WHEN STEEL HIT DRAW ROC K IT FELL OPP. DIDNT KNOW IR WAS LOOSE UNTIL HE TOUCHED IT WITH STEEL

EMPL STATED WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE FELT POP IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TENSION SPRING ON BEATER SHAFT. RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROTATION SHAFT AND HAMMER TYPE BEATER. MASHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

THIS MAN SAID HE WAS HANGING A WING CURTAIN WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRICKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF TOP OFCUTTING MACHINE. MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICKUP THAT WAS TRANSPORTING EMPLOYEES TO WORK AREA. THE DRIVER WAS GOING UP AN INCLINE WHERE A DITCH HAD BEEN DUG ON THE LEFT SIDE. DRIVER WENT OVER THE BERM INT O THE DITCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING TUBING THAT TOP KNOCKED DOWN.A PICE OF SLATE HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A JACKLEG DRILL MACHINE FROM ONE RIB TO ANOTHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LOW BACK STRAIN CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

5 BUTT SECTION IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING ROOF BLT PUSHING BOLT UP SPINNING BOLT,BOLT HEAD BROKE OFF ROOF BOLT PLATE FLEW OFF STRIKING EMPL ON FRONT OF LEFT ELBOW.

HE WAS STANDING ON SELF RESCURER BOX TO TIGHTEN BOLT IN PIN FOR FLOP GATE AT CAR SPOTTER. BOX KICKED OUT PINNING ANKLE BETWEEN BOX AND CAOL CR WITH HIS WEIGHT ON IT.

EMP WAS RIDING IN FORNT SEAT OF MANTRIP AND HIS R. ELBOW WAS RESTING ON EDGE OF MANTRIP DRIVER FAILED TO SEE A SET OF CLOSED AIRLOCK DOORS AND MANTRIP SID THRU DOORS CAUSING EMP TO HIT ELBOW ON DOORS

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON BOTTOM. HE STOOD UP AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE WORKED/HE LATER WALKED OUT OF THE MINE ON HIS OWN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN UNTIL 12-15-88 AND REPORTED THIS TO THE COMPANY 12-19-88. MADE A STATEMENT HE WAITED UNTIL HUNTING SEASON WAS OVER BEFORE GOING TO THE DR.

WORKING WITH A GALLION 125 TO HOIST A SKIP BOX ATTACHED TO THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 30 FT IN THE AIR PREPARING THE POSTS TO SET A PREFABRICATED CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHEN THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOOM CAUSING THE HOOK TO TILT TO AN ANGLE SO THAT TWO OF THE CABLES CAME UNHOOKED DROPPING ONE END OF THE BOX AND THE EMPLOYEE FALLING TO THE GRO

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A 270 TRACTOR PULLING A ROCK DUSTING MACHINE THE ROCK DUSTER JACK KNIFED AND CAUGHT HSI HAND BETWEEN CANOPY LEG AND ROCK DUSTER MACHINE.

P-7 SECTION MAN WAS STANDING IN A X-CUT A S C CAUGHT EITHER THE LOADER CABLE OR MINER BACLE PULLING THEM BOTH DOWN CABLE FELL STRIKING INJ ON R. SHOULDER MAN REC A CONTUSION TO R. SHOLDER.

EMP STATED HE WS CARRYING 5 GASLLON CAN OF W ATER AND STEPED IN AHOLE, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS SLIDING ROCK OFF MINER WHEN ROCK SLIPPED OFF SIDE CAUGHT THUMB ON RT HAND AND SMASHED

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RODMILL WRENCH SLIPPED CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND GUARD ON RODMILL,MASHED THUMBNAIL PARTIALLY OFF ON LEFT HUMB REQUIRING REMOVAL OF THUMBNAIL.

WHILE RIDING ON GOLF CART ON THE SECTION, HE FELL OFF FRACTURING HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE SAFETY DEPT. UNTIL 10-3-88.

WAS REMOVING PACKING FROM WATER PUMP WITH A PACJKING PULLER AND WHEN CAME LOOSE FROM PACKING HIS RIGHT WRIST SCRAPED FRAME OF MOTOR CAUSING ABRASIONS TO WRIST.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CONTUSION FRACTURE TO LEFT SECOND METATARSAL WHILE HELPING LOAD TIMBERS, TIMBER BECAME DISLODGED AND ROLLED ONTO LEFT FOOT.

COAL AND ROCK BROKE OFF ROOF AND RIB HITTING EMPLOYEE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED, " WAS HANGING CURTAIN, PULLED ON CURTAIN TO PULL IT DOWN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP OTHER CURTAIN. STRAIN MID-LOWER BACK."

EMPL LIFTED OXYGEN CYLINDER IN SHOP AREA & EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

INJURED WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPL WAS HOISTING SLUSHER UP TIMBERR SLIIDE ADJACENT TO STOPE. THE SLUSHER HIT SECTION OF PLASTIC PIPE 3" DIAMETER THAT BROKE OFF & FELL DOWN TIMBER SLIDE & STRUCK EMPL ON ARM.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BOOMING A CAP HE WAS ON THE MICK PILE,FORWARD OF THE BACK LAGGING WHEN A SLAB FELL,STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS SHOUL ERS,LEFT NECK AND UPPER BACK,CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ON 9-27-88 HE SHOVELED IN THE SLOPE ONTO SLOPE BELT FOR THE ENTIRE SHIFT AND AS A RESULT HIS BACK TIGHTENED UP AN 9-28-88 AT WHICH TIME HE CAME OUT OF MINE AND WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL ER TO BE CHECKED.

EMPLOYEE STATED HIS LEFT KNEE BUMPED STEERING WHEEL ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR AS HE WAS TRAMMING TO TAILPIECE.

BOLTING TOP ROCK FELL & CUT LEFT ANKLE

WHILE PINNING TOP 3" SLATE FELL STRIKING BODY.

EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER CROSSBARS CRSS BARS WERE 31 HIGH WHEN EMPL TURNED HEAD HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 7 X 9 X 18 FT HARDWOOD HEADER ABOVE HIS HEAD TO PLACE ON ROOF BOLTER FOR IMPLACEMENT

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING STOPPING ANGLES FROM ONME PLACE TO ANOTHER HE TRIPPED OVER SOME CHUNKS OF COAL IN WALKWAY AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON RIB.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TAKING A BOLTER POT OFF THE BACK OF THE SCOOP TO PUT AT THE BENCH AND WHEN HE LIFTED THE POT HIS BACK STARTED BOTHERING HIM THE MAN CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-21-88 WHE N HE WENT TO THE DR AND HE CALLED UP ON 10-24-88 TO REPORT HE HAD GONE TO THE DR AND HE WOULD BE MISSING TIME

HE WAS LOADING COAL WITH SCOOP OUT OF RIGHT HAND BRICK OFF NO 6 HEADING IT WAS THE FIRST CUT OF COAL OUT OF BRICK A PRU OF DRAW ROCK CORN LOOSE FROM TOP AND FELL ON EXPLAIN HURTING HIM.

HE WAS LOADING BRATTICE BLOCK FROM SUPPLY CAR ONTO SCOOP DRIPPER AT THE SUPPLY HOLE . HE WAS ALMOST FINISHED WHEN HE REACHED FOR A BLOCK AND HIS HJAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A METAL STRAP USED FOR BUNDLING THE BLOCKS. STRAP CAUSED A LACERATION.

EMPL ATTACHING OVERHEAD HOSIT HOOK INTO EYE BOLT ON MOTOR TO LIFT IT ONTO WORK TABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.

INJURED WAS STEPPING OFF OF A KABOTA TRACTOR WHEN HE STARTED TO SLIP THEN TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE JUMP TO THE GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE AND OTHER WERE CLEANING CLAY TANK. CLAYCOLLASPED ONTO EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING BELT INTO THE SCOOP AND AS HE WAS GETTING BACK INTO THE SCOOP HE HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SCOOP

IMJURED WAS WALKING BESIDE STAB JACK THAT COWORKER WAS PULLING WITH HOIST THE JACK HUNG ON THE SOFT BOTTOM AND KICK FELL STRIKING INJURED ON R LEG

TRAMMING BOLT MACHINE TO FACE,HAD RIGHT HAND ON BOOM ON MACHINE WHILE HIT WRONG LEVER.

REPAIRING PLANT-WENT HOME AND WENT TO BED AND EYES STARTED BURNING AN WATERING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

HURT BACK SHOVELING BELT - DID NOT REALIZE INJURY UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY - WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE POSSIBLE REOCCURENCE OF OLD INJURY.

WHILE UNLOADING A 55 GAL. DRUM OF WATER FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE DRUM OFF THE TAILGATE ONTO THE GROUND. AS THE DRUM HIT THE GROUND, IT FELL OVER STRIKING THE EMP LOYEE ON THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EMPL WAS PUTTING SIGHT SPADS IN #1 ENTRY WHEN INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL TO MINE FLOOR

EMP HAD CLIMBED UP ON BACK OF LOADER TO CHECK ANTIFREEZE IN RADIATOR AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM MACHINE SLIPPED AND FEL ON TAIL BONE.

MINER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO START MINER HEADS AND WAS RAISING HEAD AT SAME TIME JUST AS BITS STARTED TO REPEAT THE MINER OPERATOR SAW BITS CONTACT ANOTHER CABLEWHICH WAS HUNG ACROSS ROD CABLE WAS PULLED TIGHT IT CAME APART AT THE SPLICE. CABLE FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM THE BOOM END OF THE MINER KNOCKING HIM DOWN HE WAS STRUCK IN MED SECTION.

WHILE PINNING TOP 3" SLATE FELL STRIKING BODY FORCING HEAD INTO PINNER.

THE EMPLOYEE WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES STEPPED ON TOP OF A PIECE FO COAL ON THE MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS RT KNEE

WORKING WITH A GALLION 125 TO HOIST A SKIPBOX ATTACHED TO THE HOISTING HOOK BLOCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING 30 FT IN THE AIR PREPARING THE POSTS FOR A PREFABRICATED CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHEN THE HO ISTING HOOK BLOCK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BOOM CAUSING THE HOOK TO TILT TO AN ANGLE SO THAT TWO OF THE CABLES CAME UNHOOKED DROPPING ONE END OF THE BOX AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND

THE INJURED WENT UP ALADDER ONTO APLATFORM.FROM THERE HE CLIMBED ONTO A PIPE RACK.AS HE WAS ON THE PIPE RACK.HE WAS GETTING READY TO TIE OFF THE SAFETY BELT.WHEN THE INSULATION ON THE PIPE TUR NED CAUSING HIM TO FALL 18 FEET TO THE GROUND.

RUNNING PUSHCAT BACKED OFF SLOPE TO ALLOW SCRAPER TO PASS AND BUMPED LEFT HIP ON SIDE SEAR SHIFTING GEAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCK AND LATER PUSHING WHEELBARROW AND STARTED EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.

WHILE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT I NAME WAS BITTEN ON THE L HIP AREA BY A SPIDER

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING IN CAB OF LOADER. (BEGAN MISSING 10-05-88).

WHILE WORKING WITH MINING CABLE STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A FAN BASE WHEN A METAL SLIVER ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

EMP LOYEE AND OTHER WERE CLEANING CLAY SILO WHEN CLAY COLLASPED ONTO EMPLOYEE.

EMPL PUTTING OIL IN SPEED REDUCER ON CONV #5.SLIPPED WHILE GOING UNDER LOW BEAM GETTING BACK DOWN ON CATWALK.HAD WRENCH IN ONE HAND & OIL CAN IN THE OTHER.SLIPPED AND FELL ON CATWALK.

EMPL HAD FILLED WHEELBARROW WITH DEBRIS FROM KILN IT STATE FROM KILN IT STARTED TO TIP OVER AND HE TRIED TO RIGHT IT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

WHIEL FIRE BOSSING 10 L SECTION ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP HITTING H-IMIN L. SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP AND THE MANTRIP JUMPED TRACK AT A SWITCH WHICH CAUSED I NAME TO EXPERIENCE A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK I NAME CONTRINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-17-88

LIFTING RAILROAD TIE AND TWISTED BACK.

REPLACING THEETH IN RECLAIMER HURT HAND WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

WHILE BACKING ONTO STOCK PILE, TRUCK DROPPED OFF SECTION OF PILE THT HAD BEEN CUT AWAY TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMP WAS WALKING ALONG BELT LINE AND FELT CRAMP IN L. THIGH

OPERATING CAPERPILLAR BULLOZER TO REMOVE OVERBURDEN FROM GRAVEL. THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SPARAIN ANKLE WHEN THE GROUND SHIFT UNDER NEATH OF THE EQUIPMENT CAUSING IT TO ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE.

EMP STATES THAT HE WAS OPENING A VALVE WHICH WAS STUCK WHEN HE PUSHED HARD ON VALVE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

STEEPPED OFF LOADER & TURNED ANKLE.

EMPL WAS REMOVING DRUM BLOCKS FROM HOIST DRUM ON 2570 DRAGLINE. HE DROPPED ONE OF BLOCKS ON HIS TOE.

EMPL WAS MOPPING A HALLWAY SHE OVEREXTENDED HER BODY WHILE MOPPING STRAINED HER LOWER BACK

THE EE SAID THAT AS HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD OF A CHERRY PICKER, THE ROD THAT HOLDS THE HOOD UP SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE AND THE HOOD FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE S HEAD. THIS CASUSED A NECK COMPRE SSION.

WHILE DESCENDING METAL STAIRWAY HE SLIPPED AND AS HE SLIPPED HE GRABBED RAILING TWISTING BACK.

TWISTED BACK WHILE BAGGING ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING P & H CRANE EQUIPPED WITH DROP BALL TO BREAK LARGE ROCKS AS BALL HIT BOULDER A PICE OF ROCK FLEW BACKWARDS AND HIT WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF UPPER FOREHEAD.

WHILE COMING INTO AREA LAY BY TRACK WITH LOCOMOTIVE AND EMPTY CARS, INJURED CLAIMED HECOULD NOT GET TRAIN TO STOP. INURED JUMPED FROM CAB CAR BEFORE COLLISON.

MAN WAS OPERATING BOBCAT BEHIND A SHAFT HOIST BUILDING BOBCAT ENTERED DIP THROWING MANS HEAD INTO CANOPY CAUSING NECK STRAIN THIS ACCIDENT WAS ON SURFACE AT PREP PLANT

WALKING FROM SILOS TO TRUCK DUMP AND FELL ON WALKWAY AND HIT HIS NECK ON HAND RAILS.

UNLOADING ROCK DUST OFF CAR ON SECTION,STRAINED LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL ON #124 DART HAUL TRUCK SLIPPED ON LEVEL PLATFORM CONTAITING BACK SIDE ON CAB PLATFORM

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING A 50-55 LB. BAG OF SPLICING MATERIAL WHILE BENT OVER GOING THROUGH A MANDOOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMP WS DESCENDING FORM LADDER ON GREASE TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED FROM LADDER.

BOOM WIRE HOOKED TO PONTOON WIRE STATED PSUHING MAN AND HE TRIED TO GET TO BARGE FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON L ARM

WHILE LIFTING RADIATOR,PULLED GROIN.

MAN STEPPED OFF OF A HAULAGE MOTOR ONTO A RAIL HE FELL AND HURT HIS ANKLE.

EMP WS WLKING UP #2 ROOM AND HIT HS HEAD ON ROOF BOLT.

STANDING ON TAILPIECE TO DUMP BUCKET OF MUD OVER SIDEBOARD BELT SPLICE HIT SCRAPER CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER BAR ON END OF SCRAPERHIT MAN IN LOWER LEF LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE OF THE SMALL BONE OF HE LOWER LEFT LEG

I NAME WAS RUNNING THE MINER IN THE FACE OVERHANGING RIB FELL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MINER CAB AND STRUCK I NAME ON BOTH SHOULDER ACROSS HIS BACK DIAGNOSIS IS PENDING COMPLETION OF TESTS AND AND THOSE RESULTS HOWEVER AT THIS POIN I NAME IS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN NECK R ARM AND ELBOW BACK AND R HIP

OPER BACKING LOADER OUT OF FACE REACHED WITH LEFT HAND TO MOVE CABLE.THUMB CAME IN CONTACT WITH BARE CONDUCTOR IN SMALL DAMAGED AREA IN CABLE.BURN ON LEFT THUMB INSIDE EDGE POSSIBLE SHOULDER S EPARATION AT THIS TIME FROM FALL.

THE MAN STEPPED OVER A CABLE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR,CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS GROIN.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A PICK UP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE STATED, "I WAS LIFTING REMOTE STATION AND HURT MY LOWER BACK."

EMP WS ON #5 BATTERY MOTOR LEADING DIESEL MOTOR AND LOW BY INTO #1 SECTION. MOTOR LOST TRACTION AND SLID ALLOWING VERSA TRAC TO COLLIDE WITH MOTOR. VERSA TRAC BUCKET CAME OVER BACK OF MOTO R STRIKING EMP.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPLACING SOME WEIGHTS ON #4 CROSS BELT SCRAPER-FEELING PAIN IN SHOULDER AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED, "I SLIPPED HITTING A ROCK RIGHT BETWEEN MY SHOULDER BLADES."

EMPL THROWING TIES FOR 60 LB TRACK RAILS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN AND PAIN IN RIGHT LEG.

EMPL WAS MOVING POWER CABLE AND MUD SPLASHED IN HIS R EYE THE DR WASHED MUD OUT OF HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER HE MISSED A STEP & FELL ONTO GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP MINER WHEN SMALL PIECE OF MATERIAL FELL FROM AROUND ROOF BOLT STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL JUNE 9,1989.

CARRYING TOOLS OUT OF UNIT,STEPPED IN A SMALL HOLE,FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE DROPPED DRILL STEEL ON THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EMPL WAS LAYING TRACK HE WAS LIFTING ON RAILS & HURT BACK & LEFT LEG.

WAS STANDING NEXT TO CONTINUOUS MINER AND ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP,STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HR.EAD.

OCCURRED UNDER EXTREMELY LOW T OP

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING WATER IN BUCKETS DOWN BELTLINE WORKING ON STOPPINGS.

EMPL WAS PULLING PIPE OUT OF SUPPLY HOIST CAGE AND STRAINED HIS BACK

INJ CLAIMS TO HAVE STUMBLED OVER A PC OF PIPE ON 5TH FL. OF PREP PLANT WHILE CARRYING A PC OF CHAIN AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-1788

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REMOVING MINER CABLE FROM HEAD OF MINER ON #1 UNIT FEELING PAIN IN BACK.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES TO CARRY AN I BEAM DOWN THE PANLINE HE STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AFTERWARDS IN THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE GETTING OFF BACKHOE, FELL ONTO THE GROUND.

PERSON WAS REMOVING TARP FROM HIS LOADED TRUCK. UPON CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED ON TIRE & FELL TO GROUND INJURING KNEES.

EMPL STATED THAT HE AD DISMOUNTED THE JEEP IN ORDER TO HELP UNLOAD CONCRETE BLOCKS FROM A TRAILER WHEN THE JEEP BATTERY TRACTOR ROOLED PINNING HIS R LEGBETWEEN THE JEEP AND THE TRAILER HE RECE IVED A SINGLE FRACTURE TOHIS R LOWER LEG

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN MAN TRIP JEEP WHEN HE COULD NOT GET STOPPED BECAUSE RAILS WERE WET.

INJURED GOT OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND WAS WALKING TOWARD MINER WHEN HE STEPPED INA HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND FELT APAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDER BELT AS HE REACHED UNDER THE BELT WITH THE SHOVEL HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & INJURING GRABBED THE BELT ROPES & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK

MAN WAS STOOPED OVER WORKING BETWEEN 2 CRIBS. WHEN HE WENT TO STRAIGHTEN UP, HE HIT THE LOWER MIDDLE OF HIS BACK AGAINST A CAP PIECE STICKING OUT FROM THE CRIB.

EMPL WORKED 10 HOURS ON 9-26-88 HE DID NO REPORT AN INJURY ON THIS DATE THE NEXT DAY HE CALLED IN SICK AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK BUTDID NOT INDICAT THAT IT HAD OCCURRED ATWORK HE WAS ONLY EMPLOYED WITH US FOR ONE DAY

INJURED WAS LIFTING WATER LINE PIPE ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK & SHOULDER INJURED FINISHED HIS SHIFT & REPORTED THE INJURY AT THE END OF 092588 SAW PHYSICIAN ON 09278 8

WORKER WAS HELPING WITH BELT STRUCTURE LIFTING AND CLEANING IT WHEN HE STRAINED BACK WORKER TRIED TO WORK OFF AND ON UNTIL PAIN GOT WORSE AND ON 10-28-88 WORKER HAD TO STOP

WAS WALKINGF THROUGH A HIGH AIR VELOCITY AREA WHEN SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE DOCTOR REMOVED A FOREIGN BODY FROM TEH EYE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-28-88

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT THE SCOOP CAUSING HIM TO SUFFER SEVERE PAIN IN HIS RT ARM AND NECK

EMPLOYEE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING A SHEET OF PLYWOOD, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK, PROGRESSED TO RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A TRANSFORMER ON THE SCREEN OF THE MILL WHEN A ROCK POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BELT LINE AND SHOVEL BOUNCED BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING THE MINER CABLE IN THE SECTION. HE LIFTED THE CABLE AND PLACED IT ON THE TAIL OF THE MINER. THE CABLE SLIPPED OFF THE TAIL AND STURCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING SOME HAMMER MILL HAMMERS WITH SOLDER, A PARTICLE OF SOLDER ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED DISEMBARKED FROM HIS DRILL STEPPING DOWN UPON A ROCK FROM WHICH HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

TWO EMPLS WERE WORKING IN TAILIINGS PUMPHOUSE. EMPL WAS WORKING ON GROUND WHILE INJURED WAS ON 10' LADDER AT 7'+ LEVEL. EMPL WAS TRYING TO PULL UP CABLE TO GET WEIGHT OFF PULLEY SHEAVE. THI S WAS TO ALLOW INJURED TO RELEASSE PIN TO PULL APART SHEAVE. CABLE CONDITION WAS SLIPPERY DUE TO PULLING SSOAP. EMPL HAD HIS BACK TO INJURED BUT FIGURES WEIGHT OF CABLE DROPPED AFTER IINJURE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR METHANE WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD, SHOULDER AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS UP ON TOP OF F TANK CAR CLEANING IT AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON FEET RESULTING IN SPRAINED BACK

WHILE CHANGING FRONT STRUTS ON A WATER TRUCK ONE OF THE STRUTS CAME OUT STRIKING THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON CAUSING I.NAME TO FALL ON H IS RIGHT SIDE

CLIMBNG DOWN FROM BULLDOZDER. SLIPPED AND HIT KNEE ON FRAME OF BLADE ARM.

HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A BELT SCRAPER FROM THE BELT DRIVE ON WEST. THEY WERE ON BOTH SIDES SLIDING THE SCRAPER FROM UNDER THE BELT WHEN A BOLT ON THE SCRAPER PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE LE G OF THE DRIBBLE CHUTE.

I.NAME PAINTING IN LUNCH ROOM BETWEEN MACHINE SHOP AND BOILER SHOP.NEEDED TO GET SMALL SECTION FO FINISH PAINTING .WALKED SCAFFOLD WHICH WAS ANGLED BY HIS WEIGHT.LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO ALL 6'.CAUSED INJURY TO RIGHT ANKLE.

DOING TRACK WORK AND BURNED HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE OPERATING THE BURNER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BOLTS ON A PUMP USING A RACHET IN THE PREP PLANT. AS HE WAS JERKING ON THE RATCHET, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS LOADING BLASTING MATERIAL IN HOLES WHEN A ROCK, APPROX. SIZE 12" X 8" X 1", FELL STRIKING THE TOWER BASKET AND THE LOWER RIGHT LEG OF THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPA LADDER ONTO GRATING ONTO THE LOADING CHUTES AND STEPPED OFF BACKWARDS THROUGH THE GRATING HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS BUT RECEIVED BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT CHEST FROM THE GRATING.TAKEN TO SHELBY MEDICAL CENTER.

HE WAS SUING HIS HAND TO CHECK THE FEED LEVEL IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AND A ROCK HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND CAUSED SWELLING.

HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHEN HE WENT TO GRAB LADDER. HE MASHED HIS KNUCKLED OF RIGHT HAND.

INJURED AND CO WORKERS WERE USING A CABLE AND A CLAMP TO PULL MORE BELT ONTO A BELTLINE WHEN THE CLAMP SLIPPED CAUSING THE CABLE TO STRIKE THE INJURED ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A MOTOR GRADER WITH A CHAIN HOOKED TO HIS COAL LOADER. THE CAHIN BROKE AND CAME THROUGH THE WINDOW AND HIT HIM ON THE NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED HIT HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT WHEN OPERATING SCOOP

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING OTHER MECHANIC PUT BELLY PAN BACK ON DOZER WHEN THE PAN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE DOZER FRAME.

WALKING 7 NORTH BELT AT END OF SHIFT AND STEPPED ON SOMETHING TWISTING LEFT LEG AT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING BEHIND A CRIB WHILE A BROKEN BELT WAS BEING SHIEVED TOGETHER. THE CHAIN BROKE ALLOWING THE WIRE ROPE TO FLY AND COME THROUGH THE CRIB HITTING HIS FOREHEAD .

WAS HELPING UNLOAD 55 GALLON DRUMS OF OIL FROM HILIFT BUCKET ONTO AND INTO PAGE DRAGLINE HE JERKED TO GET IT OVER THE BOLTS ON THE LIP OF THE HILIFT BUCKET AND HE TWISTED LOWER BACK

155 BLOCK MAIN NORTH NOTHER BELT.EMPL REPORTED HE WAS GETTING SHOVEL OUT OF X-CUT TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF BELTING CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS CUTTING COAL WITH THE SHEAR TOWARD THE HEADGATE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON A SPEAKER BOX. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-18-88.

I NAME AND W NAME WAS CHANGING THE SHOR BELT ON THE MAGNET FOR THE 10 NORTH CONVEYOR A ROPE HAD BEEN PLACED AROUND THE SHORT BELT TO ACT AS A CHOKER AND THE COMEALONG HAD BEEN ATTACHED TO THE ROPE AND THE OTHER END TO THE COMEALONG HAD BEEN ATACHED TO PIPE THAT HAD BEEN WELDED TO A ROOF BOLT AS TENSION WAS APPLIED THE PIPE CIR HE FREE OF THE ROOF BOLT AND DEBRIS STRUCK I NAME

OUTSIDE AT SKEENS BOTTOM IT WAS RAINING HARD AND HE WAS IN HURRY HE WAS WORKING ON BELT HEAD AND INSTEAD OF USING STEPS HE JUMPED OFF O F HIGH WALL ABOUT 6 FT TO GET DOWN TO BELT ROLLER.

INJURED WAS STEPPING UPON SOME CRIB BLOCKS IN ORDER TO REACH HOIST CONTROLS. AS HE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT ARM TO GRASP A BELT COUNTERWEIGHT GUARD HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE MUSHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN SLATE BAR AND I BOLT WHEN BAR SLIPPED.

6-NORTH LOADING OUT OVERCAST MAN LOOKED BACK TOWARD BOOM TURNED BACXK AROUND & WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF 2 HOLE BOARD THAT WAS PICKED UP BY THE LOADING MACHINE

STRAINED BACK WHILE PULING LOADER CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING BOXCARS AT CATHODE LOADING DOCK USING SWITCHMASTER THE SWITCHMASTER COUPLED TO A LOADED BOXCAR GAINED EXCESSIVE SPEED AND EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNIT AFTER TR AVELING 1.2 MILES ON THE MAIN TRACK THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE UNIT DUE TO THE HIGH SPEED OF TRAVEL HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTIAN HIS BALANCE WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND TUMBLED FORWARD ONTO HIS FA

INJURED WAS STANDING IN NO. 3 ENTRY WHEN PINNER STARTED MOVING PULLING THE CABLE DOWN THAT WAS TIED TO THE ROOF. THE CABLE HIT INJURED IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A 3/4 DRIVE RATCHET WHILE PULLING ON THE RATCHET THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING THE MAN TO SPRAIN HIS BACK.

WHILE HOISTING ONE TON SAMPLES FROM FLAT CAR TO HAULAGE TRUCK STRAINED BACK OPERATING CHAIN FALL

I NAME WAS UNLOADING A SUPPLY CAR OF CRIB BLOCKS HE ACCIDENTALLY KNOCKED A BLCOK OFF WITH HIS ELBOW AND IT LANDED ONHIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND NO STITCHES WERE REQU IRED THIS OCCURRED AT END OF TRACK ON 1ST NORTH

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE STEEL SCAFFOLD FORCLEANING AND PAINTING THE SURFACE OF A 9'6" DIA. BIN. THEBIN WAS LYING ON ITS SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE SCAFFOLD AND A WHEEL FEL L OUT. HE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE WHEEL WHEN THE SCAFFOLD TIPPED OVER ON HIM. THE CROSS BRACES APPARENTLY STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER WHEN IT FELL. THE WORK WAS BING DONE ON A SOMEWH

THE MAN SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WET PIECE OF BELT.WHEN HE FELL ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIM.

WAS HELPING LIFT SOME METAL BEAMS OUT OF THE PAN LINE WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FACE APPROXIMATELY 2'X2'X3' BROKE OFF AND FELL TOWARDS HIM IT CAUGHT THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEGS AND PINNED THEM BAC K AGAINST THE INSIDE PART OF THE HAND RAIL

I NAME STEPPED OFF OF GOLF CART AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT BOARD. PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS NECK.

THIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 10-11-88 THE EMPL WAS SETTING SITE SPADS WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 2 FEET IN DIAMETER AND 2" THICK STRUCK A GLACING BLOW TO HER L SHOULDER AND HARD HAT SHE REPORTE D PAIN AND WAS XRAYED HER ARM WAS PLACE IN A SLING AND SHE IS WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUTY AS OF TUES 10-11-88

JUMPING FROM A CONVEYER LINE TO A PLATFORM THE EMPL TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED ON THE KICK RAIL OF THE PLATFORM

RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING TIMER INTO EMP R. SIDE OF BODY

CRAW PAN BROKE THROWING EMPL INTO ROOF

INJ HA JUST REPORTED TO WORK AND WA> DOING ROUTINE CHECK ON EQUIP. HE CLIM BED UPON DOZER TO S TART IT UP WHEN FOOT SLIPED ON DOZER TRACK. RT. LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN DOZER PUSH ARM AND ROLER FRA ME WHILE REST OF BODY FEL TO GROUND RT. LEG REMAINED STUCK CAUSING FRACT.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE SETTING TIMBERS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A DISLODGED TIMBER.

THE ROOF BOLTER WAS BOLTING TOP IN ENTRY. THE HEAD BECAME STOP UP WITH DUST. THE OPERATOR STOP THE MACHINE TO CLEAN IT OUT WHEN THE VALVE THAT WORKS THE ATRS WAS HIT IN THE DIRECTION TO LET THE ATRS DOWN THE OPERATOR STARTS THE MACHINE UP WHILE UP UNDER THE ATRS. T COME DOWN ON THE OPERATOR PUTING IN SPACE.

THEY WAS CHANGING OUT DISCHARGE ROLLER ON BELT HEAD HE LIFTED UP ON ROLLER TO PUT IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THREE WING PULLEYS FROM CONVEYER. HE WAS WORKING FROM SCAFFOLDIND. ONE WING PULLEY HUNG UP AND HE HAD TO PRY IT FROM THE SUPPORT BRACKETS.

EMPL STEPPED ON PALLET SQUATTED DOWN TO LIFT BOX OF COMPUTER PAPER & AS SHE STEPPED BACK OFF PALLET CAUGHT LEFT HEELP ON METAL FILE DRAWER. TO KEEP HERSELF FROM FALLING SHE TURNED TO RIGHT

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE TRUCK DUMP AREA OF THE ROCHELLE MINE ON SPLIT SHIFT: 3:00 AM TO 12:00. AT 7:30 THAT MORNING THERE WAS A FLASH FROM HIS WELDER AND HE REALIZED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCE D A FLASH BURN. HE REPORTED IT TO HIS FOREMAN AND DURING THE SHIFT, HE USED EYE DROPS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT SEEMED TO HIM BETTER UNTIL THE MORNING OF THE 27TH WHEN THE PAIN BECAME INTOLERA

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LOCK BLADE KNIFE AND WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER SKIRTING WHEN THE BLADE CLOSED ON HIS FINGER RSULTING IN A VERY DEEP CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO ELEVATOR BOTTOM STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CAT IDLER PARTS OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET ON TO FLAT CAR & SPRAINED LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS MOVING ROLLAWAY CHUTE USING PIPE AS PRY BAR. PIPE SLIPPED & S TRUCK RIGHT KNEE.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM A SCOOP BUCKET WHENHE SLIPPED & FELL IN SCOOP BUCKET HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 11-29 WHEN HE WAS REEXAMINED BY A PHUSICIAN & DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIAT ED DISC.

BOAT HEAD SECTION SECTION IS LKOW WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING SC TIRES TIRES ARE FOAM FILLED AND VERY HEAVY 2 EMPLOYEES WAS LIFTING TIRES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHIEL REMOVING OX. TANK FROM 28 BUS BOX, EMP FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER MIDDLE PART OF BACK.

BOLTING 6X RIGHT IN 007-0 SECTION ,PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL ON LEFT SIDE BACK.

CUTTING MACHINE OPER DROPPED HIS CABLE AND THE OPER PULLED HIS MACHINE ONTO THE INJ.(ROOF BOLTERS)LEGS. THE OPER BACKED THE MACHINE OFF HIS LEGS.

THIS MAN WAS SACKING SACKS AND STACKING THEM ON PALLETS.

THE FOREMAN WAS CRAWLING FROM THE #4 HEADING TO #5 HEADING AND APIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT PARTIALLY HITTING HIM ON LOWER BACK.

IN AREA OF RELAY ON EAST MAIN HE WAS HELPING LEFLIFT A TIMBER, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW.

THE INJURED WAS REPOSITIONING A POGO STICK USED TO HANG LINE CANVAS. WHEN HE REMOVED THE POGO STICK, A PIECE OF ROOF 8" X 8" X 4" THICK FELL STRIKING HIS ELBOW.

MAN WAS CHECKING BREAKER AT POWER CENTER WITH METER WHEN GR OUND OCCURRED & CAUSED FLASH ARC

DURING THE COURSE OF HIS REGULAR DUTIES WHILE TAKING OFF GATE ON SCALPER SHAKER AT CRUSHER PLANDT INDIVIDUAL HURT HIS 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND

EMPL PULLING FUEL HOSE OFF SERVICE TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS PRYING A BELT UP SO THAT A RETURN IDLER COULD BE INSRTED INTO BRACKET WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

STEPPED ON ROCK SLIPPED ABOUT 4IN.WHEN GRABBED MACHINE TO STOP HIS FALL HE TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM RAIL CAR TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING LARGE ROCK WITH D6 DOZER BLADE RODE UP ON ROCK AND SLIPPED OFF EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 10-6-88 JOLT FROM DOZER CAUSED BACK INJURY

I NAME WAS HANGING A S CAR CABLE FROM THE ROOF ON A J HOOK THE J HOOK WAS HOOKED THROUGH A ROOF BOLT PLATE A SMALL STEEL BURR EFELL INTO HIS L EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS ON LEDGE AND DRILLING LINES. PIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM SIDE OF THE WALL AND FELL A FEW FEET, HITTING A SCAFFOLD OAK BOARD AND THEN SLIDING ON HIS LEFT FOOT. TOE NAIL TAKEN OFF AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE- NO BROKEN BONES.

EMPLOYEE GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN RIGHT EYECLAIMS IT HAPPENED AT WORK HOWEVER DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW.

THIS EMPL SUFFERED A RECURRENCE OF OLD INJURY WHICH OCCURRED ON 3-24-88 NO NEW WORK RELATED ACIVITY IDENTIFIED HAD BEEN UNDER DR CAR SICE ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BRIDGE CONVEYOR BACKING OUT OF LAST CUT WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CARRIER AND RIB.

THE ROOF BOLT CREW HAD POSTIONED A FLY BOARD ON THE T-BAR IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE BOARD.WHEN THE OPERATOR STARTED DRILLING THROUGH THE BOARD THE BOARD SLIPPED OFF THE HELPERS SIDE.THE OPERATO R LOWERED THE T-BAR TO RESET THE BOARD BEFORE THE HELPER WAS READY.THE BOARD HIT HE HELPER ON THE SIDE OF THE NECK.

WHILE PICKING UP A BOX OF ROOF BOLT GLUE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCK WHEN A CRIB BLOCK SLIPPED OUT OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S HAND.BLOCK FELL AND CAUGHT INJURED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CRIB BLOCK AND BUMPER OF 3A M OTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIATED DICS ON 9-24-88 FROM PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS THAT HE HAD HAD OVER PAST 3.5 YEARS HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-23-88 WHEN BACK BOTHERED HIM TOO MUCH EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS INFLAMATION OF HERNIATED DISC

WHILE GETTING BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF SUPPLY CAR HE STUMBLED OVER ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND FELL ON HIS BACK REACCURENCE OF OLD INJURY HE SAID HIS BACK GAVE OUT ON HIM.

PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WAS CAUSING PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIECE OF DRILL STEEL OUT FROM UNDER QUARRY BAR WHEN HE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING METAL JACK LEG FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER HE PICKED UP LEG OF MACHINE ON HIS SHOULDER AND HURT HIS BACK ZONE OFFICE STATES THAT THIS PERSON HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS UNR ELATED TO THIS INCIDENT LONGYEAR IS REQUESTING AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE INTO THIS INCIDENT ALSO EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE MEDICAL ATTENTION TO INJURY

EMPL SLIPPED & FELL OFF LADDER WHILE FILLING TRAM WITH HYDRAULIC OIL.

AFTER BENDING A 6FOOT ROOF BOLT WORKER EXPERIENCED PAIN IN AREA OF LEFT RIB CAGE

EMPL WAS CLIMBING THE RTIRE OF A ROCK TRUCK TO REPLACE A BROKEN GREASE LINE ON THE LIFT JACK HIS FEET SLIPPED AND ALL HIS WEIGHT LANDE D ON HIS L FOOT CAUSING SEVERE BACK PAIN

SCOOP SPUN INTO RIB CAUSING RIB ROLL.

EMPL WAS LIFTING PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT OUUT OF WAY THAT IS INSTALLED IN FRONT OF DISCHARGE END OF SHAKER SCREEN. CABLE SUPPORTS CONVEYOR BELT & CABLE BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO SLIP & FALL BETWWE EN SHAKER SCREEN & CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SITTING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN OPERATING THE REFUSE TRUCK. MANAGEMENT NOTIFIED INCIDENT WAS JOB RELATED 10-1-88.

THE INJURED WAS TRAMMING A CONTINUOUS MINER AWAY FROM A FINAL PUSHOUT STUMP. A ROOF FALL OCCURRED. INJURED RECEIVED BRUISED RIBS WHEN MINER CANOPY STRUCK ROOF. CUTTER HEAD WAS IN RAISED POSITI ON WHEN FALL OCCURRED. FALL IS APPROX. 8' HIGH IN PILLAR EXTRACTION AREA OF #56 BLOCK.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON 1650 HOIST BRAKE AND THOUGHT HE HAD HIS FOOT OUT OF THE WAY BUT REACHED UP TO LOOSEN LIGHT BOLTS AND MUST HAVE MOVED HIS FOOT IN WAY OF THE FALLING BRAKE WHICH FELL ON TOP OF HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEE ENTERED BATHHOUSE CHANGED FROMS TREET CLOTHES TO WORK CLOTHES EXITED BATHHOUSE CROSSED DITCH LINE BRIDGE STEPPED DOWN FROM BRIDGE ON LEFT FOOT & TWISTGED ANKLE EXPERIENCING SHARP PAIN

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A 14 CM X SWING OUT PANEL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNBOLTED IT FROM THE SET UP TABLE. WHEN THE PANEL WAS LOOSE HE LIFTED THE PANEL TURNED AROUND AND TOOK TWO STEPS AND SET IT DOWN ON BENCH. ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER HE STATED HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STRAIN GROIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE THROUGH WELD SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED IN A BAD PLACE IN FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN ANKLE.

VICTIM & A COWORKER WERE REPLACING DEFECTIVE BOLTGS IN B-1 PRE-WET SECREEN VICTIM STEPPED ACROSS WALKWAY TO OBTAIN A SOCKET & STRUCK HIS HEAD (HARDHAT) AGAINST A PIPE THAT EXTENDED ACROSS WALK WAY HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN PAIN IN THE LOWER REGION OF THE BACK LEFT SIDE OF THE HIP & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 092688

OPERATING CUTTING MACHINE WHEN BLOCK OF COAL FLEW FROM UNDER MACHINE STRIKING HIS HAND.

EMPL WAS REMOVING SHACKLE FROM JAW DYES HE PUT HIS FOOT BETWEEN JAW DYES AND THE SEDE OF THE HOPPER JAWS MOVED AND PINEED HIS FOOT HE HAS BEEN TRAINED NOT TO HAVE HIS FEET ON DOWNHILL SIDE OF JAWS

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN HILL IN PARKING LOT TOWARD BATHHOUSE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT WATCHING A CAR PARKED ON LEFT CAR STARTED TO SWING TOWARD INJURED EMPLOYEE AS THE CAR STRUCK HIM HE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID BEING HIT BY JUMPING UPON HOOD HE THEN ROLLED ACROSS HOOD & BACK TO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A 2/0 CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO THE MINE ROOF WHEN HE STRAINED HIS ABCK.EMPLOYWEE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AFTER THAT.EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 09-26-88.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING DRILLING HOLE FOR BOLT TO BE INSTALLED A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON HAND CUTTING HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCKDUST AROUND THE 2E60 HEAD ROLLER AREA, WHILE WALKING UP A SMALL INCLINE THAT WAS DAMP AND ROCKDUSTED WHEN WM EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE. THE EM PLOYEE HAD FLUID ON THE KNEE AND A STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE BOLTING ROOF ON 003 TRACK A PICE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.ACCIDENT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

PULLING CABLE, STRAINED BACK.

VICTIM WAS PLACING A JACK ON TOP OF BELT TAIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING NO 4 HEADING & HAD PROCEEDED TO NO 5 RT.BREAK TO BEGIN BOLTING OPERATIUONS TGHERE INJURED STAYED BEHIND TO THROW BOLTER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULROA D THE SHUTTLE CARS WOULD BE USING AS HE GRABBED CABLE TO DO THIS HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SMALL SPLIT PLACE IN CABLE & RECEIVED AN ELECTGRICAL SHOCK SECTION WAS DAMP & MUDDY

JUMP ON TRUCK SLIP AND FELL BROKE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND STACKING BELT ROLLERS ON YARD. EMPLOYEE HAD A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED SURGERY INJURY IS THOUGHT TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO OLD INJURY WHICH WAS SPINAL COLUMN INJUR

EMPL WAS STANDING ON STEPS BETWEEN BOOM ARMS OF LOADER SERVICING MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET AND FRONT AXLE INJURING HIS R SHOULDER

I NAME WAS LIFTING A PROP THAT HAD FELL OFF A LOAD WHILE MOVING MATERIAL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPL WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN PIECE OF ROCK CAME FROM RIB & HIT HIM ON TOP OF SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A BELT SPLICING TOOL.THE WEIGHT OF THE SPLICING MACHINE SHIFTED FORWARD CAUSING PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP AIR COMPRESSOR AND HURT HIS BACK.

GREASE LINE ON GUN CAME APART INJECTING GREASE INTO FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED WHEN SHOTFIRER FIRED SHOT & IGNITED METHANE GAS OR COAL DUST

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPL ON L SHOULDER AND BACK

MAN STATED HE STEPPED OFF BOTTOM BELL STATION PLATFORM INTO HOLE & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE, SPRAIN.