Showing the 500 most recent of 3,763 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
August 31, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter helper, rock bolter helper, pinner helper
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Dominion Coal Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE VICTIM AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE STAYING BACK FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE END OF THEIR REGULAR SHIFT TO LAY TRACK. THE FLAT CAR THEY WERE TO USED HAD ONE RAIL ON IT. AT THIS POINT, THE MEN COULD NOT GET THE CAR COUPLED TO THE LOCOMOTIVE SO TWO OF THE EMPLOYEES HOOKED TO IT TO PULL IT TO WHERE IT COULD BE. AS THE CAR WAS BEING PULLED, THE VICTIM CAME FROM APPROX. 20' INBY THE CAR
Juliana Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
VICTIM WAS DISPOSING OF PERSONAL GARBAGE IN NO#1 PIT AREA WHEN BLAST WAS PUT OFF-VICTIM WAS APPEARENTLY DEAD AT SCENE OF ACCIDENT.
August 28, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN HIS HEAD WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STATIONARY CANOPY AND THE MOVING DRILL HEAD BOOM OF THE BOTLING MACHINE. THE VICTIM SUSTAINED FA TAL MULTIPLE-TRAUMA HEAD INJURIES.
August 24, 1989
AL · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AFTER STEPPING OUT OF DRILL, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY FELL 123 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE HIGHWALL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.
Hageman Mining · Struck by flying object
VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO INDIVIDUALLY IGNITE THE SAFETY FUSES OF 21 CHARGED HOLES USING A HAND HELD PROPANE TORCH THE BLAST WENT OFF BEFORE THE LAST TWO FUSES WERE IGNITED
Sunshine Precious Metals Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INFLUX OF WATER INTO THE WASTE POCKET 5000 NO 12 SHAFT RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT HYDRAULIC HEAD CAGERS PULLED ABOUT 8 TONS OF WASTE FROM THE POCKET SUDDEN VIOLENT RELEASE OF PRESSURE CIRCUMVEN TED ALL CONTROL GATES & DEFLECTORS RUSH OF ROCK & WATER WASHED BOTH CAGERS OUT OF CONTROL AREA INTO THE SHAFT ONE LANDED ON A LOADED SKIP OF WASTE WHICH WAS STOPPED OTHER WENT DOWN SHAFT ABOU
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A OFF STANDARD (LEFT DRIVE) SHUTTLE CAR, CAME INTO LOADING AREA, ALONG SIDE A COAL PILLAR. THE WALL OF THE PILLAR (RIB) FELL, COVERING THE VICTIM WITH COAL AND ROCK MATERIAL, CAUSING FATAL HEAD INJURIES.
August 15, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
Fatality · MACHINERY
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE A.T.R.S. ON A ROOF BOLTER AND THE MINE ROOF.
August 8, 1989
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Cemex de Puerto Rico · Struck by powered moving object
EMPLOYEE I NAME (# 01-1491)WAS DRIVING EUCLID TRUCK #245 TRANSPORTING QUARRY FROM ANGOLAS QUARERY STORAGE PILE TO CRUSHER #1 HAMMERMILL #1 AFTER HE UNLOADED THE TRUCK HE PROCEEDED TO MOVE TO T HE STORAGE PILE AREA TO LOADED AGAIN BUT AT THATMOMENT I NAME DIDNT SEE I NAME WHO CROSSED IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE & RAN OVER HIM I NAME WENT TO LOAD THE TRUCK & WHEN HE CAME BACK TO THE CRUS
August 1, 1989
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Holst Excavating Inc · Struck against a moving object
I NAME WAS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HIS LOADER OVERTURNED OFF THE RAMP
August 1, 1989
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE VICTIM'S TRUCK ROLLED APPROX. 75 FEET DOWN AN ELEVATED HAUL ROAD FROM IT'S DUMPING POINT WHERE IT THEN CROSSED THE ROAD BERM AND OVERTURNED DOWN THE APPROX. 55 FOOT HIG H SPOIL SLOPE AND CAME TO REST ON THE HAUL ROAD BELOW. THE VICTIM WHO WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELTS WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK WHEN IT REACHED BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE.
August 31, 1989
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL WALKING TO SHAFT STATION,SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEG TO BECOME ENTRAPPED BETWEEN DRIFT RAIL AND GRATED PIPECOVER.EMPL LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO ONE SIDE CAUSING LEG TO BREAK.
August 30, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
drill operator
MACHINERY
Covia Solutions Inc. · Struck by powered moving object
OPERATOR WAS MOVING DRILL TO EDGE OF LEDGE.TO DRILL ANOTHER HOLE WHEN THER DRILL TRACK RAN OVER END OF SHOE CAUSING STEEL TOE TO BUCKLE AND CUT MIDDLE TOE.
August 29, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Texas Talc Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING A BIT ON A CP DRILL RIG WHEN THE PIPE CAME DOWN & MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BIT & COLLAR ABOUT HALF THE FINGER ON THE PALM SIDE WAS CUT OFF
Kiser Brothers Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CHANGING FLAT ON SCOOP COULDNT GET TIRE ON TRIED LIFTING TIRE BY HAND,COAL SEAM TOO LOW,MINER IN BAD POSITION TO LIFT TIRE AND STRAINED HIMSELF CAUSING HERNIA.
August 28, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sand Supply Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DUMP TRUCK HIT OVERHEAD PIPE WHILE HIS TRAILER WAS EXTENDED UP WHILE REPAIRING THE OVERHEAD PIPE THE WELDER GOT HIS HAND SMASHED BETWEEN THE TWO HALVES OF PIPE WELDER LOST THE TIP OF HIS LITTL E FINGER & CUT THE NEXT TWO FINGERS REQUIRING STITCHES ON HIS RIGHT HAND
August 28, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lost Mountain Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING POWER CABLE LEADING TO DRAGLINE.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A HERNIA WHILE PULLING CABLE.
August 27, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Clinchfield Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE PUT BELTS ON PULLEY OF 619 PUMP. THEY BOTH WERE TURNING PULLEY BY HAND AND THE BOLTS CAUGHT LEFT FINGER.
August 26, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Shuster'S Willits Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
DUE TO SHOCK OF INJURY,EMPL UNABLE TO CLEARLY RECALL EVENTS OF ACCIDENT.UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES AND LACK OF INFORMATION WE ARE UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT.
August 25, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Milpark · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE BEGAN TO SHOVEL SOME BARITE THAT HAD SLIPPED AROUND ONE OF OUR TWO BUCKET ELEVATORS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINE.
August 25, 1989
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Purco Coal Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TIRE RIM AND AXLE HUB.
August 24, 1989
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Quarto Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CHANGING AN AIR COMPERESSOR ASSEMBLY ON A BATTERY LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE SET THE ASSEMBLY DOWN ON HIS FINGER CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND TEAR AWAY THE END OF HIS FINGER.
August 23, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Chuck Vaughan Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE CAUGHT A WRENCH BETWEEN A BELT AND A PULLEY AND THE WRENCH SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND A PIECE OF IRON. HIS FINGER WAS ACTUALLY CAUGHT IN PULLEY OR BELT.
August 23, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lensco Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING A LARGE SPRING FROM LOADER TRACKS ADJUSTING SPRING WITH HAMMER & CHISEL-PIECE OF SPRING BROKE OFF UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING RT HAND FINGER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED RESULTING IN AMPUTATION - MIDDLE FINGER
Dravo Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON THE OUTSIDE RAIL AND LOW COVER PIN BOX WHILE CLOSING THE COVER ON A LIME BARGE. HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAIL AND THE PIN BOX.
Ryan Lode Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING ROCK ON GRIZZLEY SCREEN PORTION OF THE JAW CRUSHER UNIT WITH A PRY BAR. THE OTHER END OF THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BY THE APRON FEEDER FORCING IT DOWN TO GRIZZLEY BARS WHERE IT SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND ABOVE THE SECOND JOINT.
August 21, 1989
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Cloud Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL MOVING FROTHER BARREL IN LOADER BUCKET WHEN BARREL SLIPPED EMPL STOPPED AND HELD BARREL IN PLACE UNTIL OTHER EMPL COULD HELP GET BARREL STABLE.CO NOT INFORMED UNTIL 9-18-89.
Miami Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON MINING CABLE RESULTING IN SWELLING AND PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT ADBOMEN.
August 18, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitaker Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE DEVELOPED A HERNIA WHILE LIFTING MINE ROLLERS.
August 17, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wash Ridge Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
I.NAME LIFTING 3" WATER PUMP INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK.THINKS THIS HAS CAUSED POSSIBLE HERNIA.
Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL PICKED UP 30 LB SAMPLE BUCKET AFELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE.MEDICAL EVALUATION ON 9-1-89 REVEALED DOUBLE HERNIA.
August 17, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHAFT THAT GOES TO THE CONTINOUS MINER SPEED REDUCER.
Castle Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE AND OTHERS WERE WORKING TO RE-ASSEMBLE CONE CRUSHER. TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO SYSTEM CAUSING NITROGEN FILLED BLADDER TO BURST BLOWING HYDRAULIC TUBE OUT OF FITTINGS.
August 16, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Plowboy Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
PINNER STEEL BROKE
August 15, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capital Quarries Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRILLER HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING LENGHT OF 1 STEEL WHILE TAKING NEW STEEL OUT OF RACK, IT STARTED TO FALL, HE REACHED FOR IT AND SAYS HE PULLED SOMETHING.
August 14, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
welder (shop)
MACHINERY
Manville Sales Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL WAS CUTTING METAL PLATE USING LARGE METAL SHEAR. AFTER CUT EMPL USED HAND T RETRIEVE CUT METAL. MACHINE CONTINUED PORTION OF CYCLE & CAUGHT FINGERS IN HOLD DOWN MECHANISM CRUSHING TIPS OF TWO FINGERS.
August 13, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Newmont USA Limited · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
FINGERS WERE CAUGHT IN THE ALTERNATOR BELT WHILE CHECKING BELT TENSION.ENGINE WAS STARTED BY DRILL OPERATOR AND MAINTENANCE FOREMAN.
August 13, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Agrico Chemical Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WAS CHANGING A JOINT AT 100' MTAILING PIPE A 280 RUBBER TIRE PAYLOADER WAS PUSHING SAND AWAY FROM THE LEAK I NAME HAD GONE GONE BACK IN TO CUT BOLTS AWAY THAT WERE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE TH E 280 OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW HE WAS THERE AND BACKED INTO HIM
Florida Crushed Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INSTALLING BEARING ON SHAFT EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP SHAFT KEY FROM FALLING OUT WHILE SUPERVSIOR PUSHED TO LOCK AND BRG PINCHED OFF RIGHT INDEX FINGER NEAR FIRST KNUCKLE.
August 11, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED LIFTED THE BATTERY LID ON RAILRUNNER AND HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE HANDLE AND DROPPED THE LID ON HIS INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
August 10, 1989
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
FMC Corp · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
ATTACHED;I.NAME,& OTHERS MOVING CONVEYOR BELT INTO MONO STOCK PILE RECLAIM TUNNEL...I.NAME WORKING CABLE NEAR SNATCH BLOCK TRYING TO KEEP CABLE IN CENTER OF WALKWAY SO BELT WOULDNT DRAG AGAINS T FRAMEWORK.I.NAME WAS WATCHING BELT AND KNEW HE WAS CLOSE TO SNATCH BLOCK BUT DIDNT REALIZE HE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET CAUGHT IN IT.HAD LEFT HAND ON TOP..FINGERS PINCHED BETWEEN CABLE&WHEEL.
Kimberly & K Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BELT CLAMP SLIPPED FINGERS GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY. SEVERED TIP OF FOREFINGER ON LEFT HAND.
Four A Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
MAN WAS PULLING LOOSE CONVEYOR BELTING WITH HANDS WHEN HE HURT STOMACH POSSIBLE RUPTURE.
Cemex · Fall from machine
THE ACCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. FALL OF PERSON FROM MOVING VEHICLE RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FRACTURES. THE CASUE OF THE LOOSE OF THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING DRAW HEADS FOR SUPPLY CARS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS WHEN THEY COUPLED.
August 7, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Magma Copper Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
WHILE EMPL WAS BACKING LHD UP INCLINE ENGINE STALLED & MOMENTUM CAUSED LOCAKED BRAKES TO LET LHD SLIDE. EMPL JUMPED FROM CAB & HAND WAS RUN OVER BY TIRE. INCIDENT RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FRACTURE S DISTAL HEAD, RIGHT 3RD METACARPAL STYLOID PROCESS, RIGHT WRIST, DISTAL PHALANX, RIGHT 3RD FINGER & 3/4 AMPUTATION DISTAL PHALANX RT 3RD FINGER.
Kaser Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAN WAS TIGHTENING SOME 1 INCH BOLTS ONA FEEDER WITH A WRENCH AND OVEREXERTED HIMSELF CAUSING A STRAGILATED HERNIA
August 3, 1989
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pacer Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CARRYING A BUCKFUL OF GRINDING MEDIA TO PLACE IN THE MILL AND SLIPPED. IN THE PROCESS OF CATCHING HIS BALANCE, THE BUCKET PLACED A STRAIN ON HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG. ACCORDING TO DR STEVEN FISHER I NAME DEVELOPED A SYMPOTMATIC INGUINAL HERNIA.
August 3, 1989
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Wyo-Ben, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
ROCK STUCK IN MILL FEED ROLL FELLOW WORKER TURNED ON POWER WHILE L HAND STILL ON ROLLER. SEVERED L THUMB BELOW FIRST KNUCKLE
August 3, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Canyon Mining Inc. · Struck against a moving object
EMPL WAS BACKING UP ON DUMP SITE AND BACKED INTO ON DUMP AREA MARKED AND DESIGNATED AS A LOAD OUT FEED AREA
August 2, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southern Nevada Paving · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT OF THE FEEDER JAWS WHEN HE PUSHED TO HARD ON THE PRY BAR STRAINING THE STOMACH AREA.
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buccaneer Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS AT BUCCANEER COAL WORKING ON D475 KOMATSU TRACTOR. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACKS WHICH IS APPROX 3 FEET FROM GROUND SPRAINING RIGHT FOOT.
C & K Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL PERFORMING WELDING REPAIR OPERATION ON BUCKET OF HILIFT.HAD TO KNEEL AND REACH ABOVE HIM.HAD BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME,FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.EMPL CONTINUE D TO WORK UNTIL 9-8-89 BECAME DISABLED.SAW DR 9-7-89 AND NOTIFIED COMPANY 9-5-89.
Garden Creek Pocahontas Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME STEPPED OUT OF A PORTAL BUS & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO R EPAIR HIS CARTILAGE
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Wolverine Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD SHUT DOWN DOZER READY TO GO HOME, HE TRUENED AROUND TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND HIS LEFT SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF PLACE.
August 31, 1989
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
M & M Mining Company · Fall from machine
HE WAS BACKING DOWN TO GET LOADED. HE WAS IN A FORWARD GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS AND KILLED THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTO THE BACKHOE- NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. HE WHILE EXI TING VEHICLE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING, SUPPOSEDLY, A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS BACK.
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING FIBERGLASS BAR TO PRY ROCK LOOSE FROM FALL WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING BAR CAUSING OPPOSITE END OF BAR TO FLY UP STRIKING HIS CHIN. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTUR ED RIGHT JAW AND LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO CHIN.
August 31, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Austin White Lime Company, Ltd. · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS UDER QUARRY EQUIPMENT WHILE IT WAS PARKED OVER THE LUBE PIT. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE PIT HE HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TRAIN COUPLER OF THE UNIT.
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Prosperity Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I,NAME WAS GREASING ON CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE OUTSIDE HE TOLD ME THAT THE GREASE GUN HE WAS USING QUIT WORKING & HE SLUNG IT HITTING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON SOME PART OF THE CONVEY OR DRIVE, CONTRIBUTING TO BREAKING HIS FINGER.
Pine Ridge Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
DID NOT GOT TO DR UNTIL 9-13-89, FRACT. L RIB DR PAIN PILL AND MOIST HEAT EMP FELL HANGING CONTROL CABLE IN ENTY STRUCK P OF BELT
Joshua Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE SAID WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Carbonex Inc · Fall from machine
VICTIM WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL WET ROAD CONDITION COULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN SUCH AREA, BUT PROCEEDED ON TRAVELING UPGRADE IN EMPTY TRUCK UNTIL REAL WHEELS HIT SLICK AREA, SPINNING TRUCK 180 DEGREES OFF ROAD (DROP-OFF SIDE), AT WHICH TIME, VICTIM JUMPED FROM CAB, FRACTURING HIS LEFT FEMUR.
Stoney Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN BOLT ON CUTTER HEAD SHAFT WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED, INJURING HIS LEG.
August 31, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EXPERIENCED PAIN N L SHOULDER AS SHE WAS CARRYING A BOARD THIS TO BE AN AGGRAVATION OF PROBLEM SHE HAS HAD FORM APPROX 2 YEARS
August 31, 1989
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Freeman United Coal Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
INJURED WAS BREAKING UP ROCK ON A CONT. MINER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT THE ROOF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUT HIS RIGTH INDEX FINGER. HE HAD 4 STITCHES.
Jeff Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING TOP AND A 12'X4'X4" ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG.
August 31, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WENT TO CLIMB DOWN FROM BULLDOZER; SLIPPED ON LOWER STEP AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE. SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR 11-14-89.
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS WALKING DOWN WET TRACK STEPPED UP ON THE RAIL TO GET OF THE MUD SLIPPED OFF, TURNING RIGHT ANKLE.
August 31, 1989
MD · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
York Building Products Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SHOVELING SAND UNDER CONVEY LINE FOR EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME BACK STRAIN
August 31, 1989
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Sahara Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WALKING TO BONDER WENT THROUGH CURTAIN STRIKING HIS RIGHT EAR ON CHAIN HANGER
Valley Mining, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS CAB AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL THAT WAS LAYING ON THE TRACK.THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.
PREPARING BOX BURNER TO MOVE LEGS LOOSENED UNDER WT HE FELL 8 FT FROM BURNER TO GROUND LACERATING HEAD INJ R WRIST ANKLE LOWER LEG.
August 31, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Ritchie Sand Inc · Struck against stationary object
HE STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT WAS BURIED IN THE SAND. PUNCTURE WOUND REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION.
August 31, 1989
PA · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nesquehoning Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS UNDER MACK TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK
August 31, 1989
AL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
BURNT EYES FORM REFLECTIONS FORM ARC WELDING WHILE HELPING WELDER
August 31, 1989
IN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Laswell Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS PUTTING IN 4 SECTION POINT ANCHOR ROOF BOLTS HE WAS PUSHING UP THE FIRST 2 SECTIONS WITH HIS R HAND WHEN THE COUPLER ON THE BOLT CAUGHT ON THE ROOF THE IMMEDIATE STOP STRAINED A TEN DON IN HIS WRIST RESULTING IN TENDONITIS
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP & FELL ON HIS SELF RESCUER, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
Raider Mining Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
CONTINUOUS MINER LEFT APPROX. 18" CAP COAL O ROOF. PERSON WAS USEING SLATE BAR. STEEMPTING TO PULL CAP COAL FROM ROOF.
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT BOLTER MAN IN THE BACK OF HEAD.
August 31, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Tohono Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX AFTER SQUATTING DOWN TO PICK IT UP HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED AND HE FELL INJURING (STRAINING) HIS KNEE.
August 31, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING ON THE WATER AT THE CRUSHERS AND WHEN HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE CONVEYOR ON THE CROSSOVER STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A WET STEP AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK AND HEAD ON THE STEPS. ACUTE SPRAIN AND CONTUSION L-S BACK. CONTUSION HEAD.
August 31, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Double Camp Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CHANGING A BOOM JACK ON LOADER THE JACK SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER CAUSING A CUT.
August 31, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valley Camp Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THR EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL,STRAINED AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
August 31, 1989
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS STACKING BAGS OF CLAY IN DOORWAY OF CAR A FAN WAS BEING USED IN THE DOORWAY EMPL MOVED FAN AND IT FELL ON HIS BACK
August 31, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE IS NOW CLAIMING HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE SELAING ON THE SMALL PACK LINE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT REPORT FILED AND ALL PERVIOUS DOCTOR VISTIS HAVE BEEN PAID BY OUR HEALTH INSURAN CE.
August 31, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
More Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME (EMPLOYEE) WAS USING A CRANK TO WIND CABLE ON THE BARGE, SOMEHOW HE LET THE CRANK HANDLE SLIP AND WAS IN A POSITION WHERE THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE FACE WHEN IT STARTED TO UNWIND. THE H ANDLE STRUCK HIM ON THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE, AND HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ADMISSIONS AT GEARY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. THE REPORTS ARE NOT YET COMPLETED, HOWEVER, THE NOSEBRIDGE WAS BROKEN.
August 31, 1989
PA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Keystone Coal Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
PULLING DOWN A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK CAME DOWN BETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB. EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS HAMMER TO PULL THIS ROCK DOWN.
Old Ben Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS HANGING A FACE VENTILATION CURTAIN IN ENTRY 7 OF UNIT 4, HE STUMBLED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. WENT TO HOSPITAL ER TO B E CHECK.
August 31, 1989
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The National Lime & Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS ASSISTING TO CARRY A LARGE SCREW. THE OTHER MAN CAUSED A TWISTING MOTION AND STRAINED EMPLOYEES BACK.
August 31, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING TEE RAIL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
Thompson Ready Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING PLATE IN JAW PLATE GOT STUCK, WENT TO UN STICK IT MASHED THUMB BETWEEN PLATE AND BOTTOM OF JAW CRUSHER.
August 31, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glasgow Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING STOCK BINNS WHEN HE HEARD A PIECE OF METAL GO THRU THE CRUSHER. HE QUICKLY TURNED TO SEE IF HE COULD LOCATE THE METAL AND WHILE DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
August 31, 1989
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Penn-Grampian Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWISTED BACK WHILE LIFTING 5 GAL. BUCKET OF WATER ONTO CAT. 980-B LOADER.
August 31, 1989
IL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Big Ridge Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOTCRETING ROOF AND RIBS OF SHAFT BOTTOM STATION.CEMENT DUST GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYES WHICH CAUSED AN IRRITATION TO HIS EYES.
August 31, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cargill Fertilizer, LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HAD A D8N STUCK AND EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER OPERATOR BY PULLING ON THE CABLES TO GET THEM HOOKED UP WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK OR LOWER PART OF NECK.
August 31, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Tohono Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A LOAD OF CATHODES INTO THE UNLOADING RACK AND NOTICED ONE CATHODE WAS READY TO FALL, HE THEN TRIED TO PUT THE CATHODE BACK ONTO THE HOOKS, BUT WAS UNABLE TO TO SO. THE EMPLOYEE THEN UNLOCKED THE CATHODES HOLD DOWN PINS AND THE CATHODE FELL OFF KNOCKING ALL THE REST OFF WITH IT.
August 31, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Boral Resources Inc · Fall onto or against objects
LOST HIS FOTTING WHILE ON TOP OF THE CONE CRUSHER CHANGING V-BELT.
August 31, 1989
VA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Ison Coal Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
PUSHING IN SPOIL BANK OPER REMAINED IN DOZER AS DOZER BEGAN TO SLIDE .OPER UNDER ROPS ROLLOVER DI VISE OPER WEARING SAFEY BELT KEP IN SEAAT RESUE SQUAD TRANSP TO ER.
August 31, 1989
WV · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWN FINE REFUGW SCREEN SET OF STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH LEFT HAND ON HANDRAIL HIT ON LEFT HIP FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK,LEFT RIB CAGE AND LEFT ARM.
August 31, 1989
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Shannopin Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPL RIDING IN GALIS PORTAL BUS.TURNED AND WAS REPLACING FILTER IN RESPIRATOR.LIFTED HIS HEAD JAMMING IT INTO ROOF.FELT PAIN IN NECK.STARTED MISSING 10-9-89.
August 31, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nicky Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A ACETYLINE BOTTLE. Y
August 31, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
INJURED WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE ANOTHER EE WELDED THE PIECE OF METAL. INJURED RECEIVED ARC BURNS FROM THE WELDING.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE STEPPED OFF A FLAT CAR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STARTED TO HOSE BELT, PULLED HOSE UP WALKWAY HOE HAD 2 LOOPS IN IT, ONE ENT IN PULLEY STARTE D TO HET HOSE OUT OF PULLEY OTHER LOOP WNET AROUND R FT PUILLED HIM IN PULLEY
August 30, 1989
WY · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Amax Coal West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME WAS BLEEDING PRESSURE OFF OF THE SANDBLASTER AT A VALVE ON THE MAIN AIR HOSE. THE HOSE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND AND COMPRESSED AIR PICKED UP SAND FROM THE GROUND, SANDBLASTING HIS RIGHT HAND (ABRASIONS TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND).
August 30, 1989
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING PANS OF SHOT HOLE MATERIAL BY HAND WHILE LIFTING PANS EMP STRAINED LOWER BACK AND R LEG. REQ MED ATTENTION 9-9-89. PAIN BECAME SEVERE .
Independent Aggregates · Struck against a moving object
WHILE RIDING IN LOADER HIT BUMP & CAME DOWN HARD ON SEAT
August 30, 1989
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kmg Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL WAS LIFTING AND STACKING 50LB MICA BAGS ONTO WOODEN PALLET AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLE
August 30, 1989
TN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Green Branch Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK BENDING HIM OVER.
August 30, 1989
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Kentucky Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN THE ROD BEARING BOLTS ON A FRONT END LOADER MOTOR WITH A 3/4 DRIVE RACHET, THE RACHET SLIPPED AND HIT THE EE ON THE FOREHEAD.
August 30, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Nerco Metals Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LET WHEELBARROW BELOW SAMPLE CHUTE GET TOO FULL & TRIED TO LIFT UP ON HANDLES
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WALKED UP BEHIND JACKLEG WHILE BEING RUN LEG KICKED OUT HITTING HIM ON R LEG
Gary Enterprises Inc · Fall onto or against objects
WHILE BACKING THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT OF THE FACE A ROCK FELL ON THE RIPPERS FORCING IT DOWN AND THROWING THE INJURED AGAINST THE CANOPY. THE INJURED'S HEAD & SHOULDER WERE BRUISED. THE INJUR ED RETURNED TO WORK ON 9-1-89 AND DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-5-89.
August 30, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buzzi Unicem USA · Fall from machine
INJURED HAD FINISHED INSTALLING BLIND IN SILO 9 AND WAS STARTING TO GET OFF OF CART WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 40", LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HIP.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS CRAWLING THE FACE OF THE LONGWALL WHNE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE STRETCHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS R RIBS
August 30, 1989
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Limestone Dust Corp · Fall onto or against objects
INJURED WAS LOADING DUST ONTO A PALLET AND FELL INTO THE STACK OF PALLET BEHIND THE PALLET THAT HE WAS LOADING.
August 30, 1989
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dover Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
WALKING ON CATWALK ,PLANK BROKE AND HE FELL TO GROUND.
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT THE PREVIOUS SHIFT HE HAD BEEN USING A LONG HANDLE SHOVEL TO CLEAN AT A BELT DRIV HE STATES HIS L WRIST BEGAN HURTINGHIM AT THE END OF THE SHIFT
August 30, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Holnam Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOE TO CLEAN OUT THE SCREEN UNDER THE SILO #1 SIDE FEEDER; SCREEN WAS PLUGGED, TWISTED TOO HARD AND HURT BACK.
August 30, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
D & K Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TRAILING CABLE WHEN GOING UNDERNEATH.
August 30, 1989
WV · Coal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
OTHER
Oneida Coal Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE BEGIN EXPERIENCEING BACK PAIN ON AUGUST 30 . THIS PAIN DID NOT RESULT FROM ONE INCIDENT. LOST TIME DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL 9-26-89.
August 30, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL WAS RAISING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE LYING ON THE GROUND TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EMPLS DR INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A REINJURY TO HIS BACK THAT HAD ORIGIN ALLY OCCURRED 4/14/89 WHILE EMPL WAS WORKING FOR ANOTHER COMPANY ARGONAUT CONST
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leeco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE SAYS THAT HE HURT HIS BACK AS HE MOVED A TOOL BOX.
August 30, 1989
AL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAIL & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
August 30, 1989
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
E P Bender Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A CLARK-MICHIGAN 475B HIGHLIFT EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON LADDER & ONE FOOT ON CENTER OF MACHINE EMPLOYEE RAISED GREASE GUN OVERHEAD TO REACH GREASE FITTING & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK
August 30, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
mechanic helper
MACHINERY
Co Ca Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INDV OPERATING AIR IMPACT WRENCH REMOVING LINER ON A C CONE...CAUGHT BETWEEN IMPACT WRENCH HAND LE AND SPIDER BUSHING WHEN LINER BROKE FREE.
Missouri Red Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HOOKING UP BLOCK WHEN THE HOOK SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RIGHT HAND RING FINGER.
August 30, 1989
ND · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Basin Cooperative Services · Struck against a moving object
HE BACKED OVER A ROCK WITH A DOZER. HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. VISITED CHIROPRACTOR.
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Trimar Inc · Struck against a moving object
BULL DOZER OPERATOR WAS BRUSHING ABOVE 30 FT HIGHWALL WHEN HIGHWALL BROKE OUT UNDER THE DOZER CAUSING A COMPLETE ROLLOVER. OPRATOR HAS BROKER LEG AND LARGE CUT ON HIS HEAD.
Wyoming Fuel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING FROM THE MANTRIP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE METAL GRATING AT THE DOORWAY. HE FELL DOWN ON THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS HEAD.
August 30, 1989
PA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Solar Fuel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER 2ND RT SECTION WHEN DRILLING A BOLT HOLE HIS GLOVE RT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL STEEL & BOLTER CHUCK CAUSING A FX OF THE ULNAR BONE
August 30, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS PUTTING A SERVICE BASKET ON THE BOOM OF THE SERVICE TRUCK TO SERVICE CONVERS ON THE ROCK PLANT HE WAS IN THE LOADER BUCKET TO DO THIS HE UNCHAINED THE BASKET FROM THE BUCKET & MOVE THE BASKET WHICH WAS IN A BIND IT BROKE LOOSE & BOUNCED HIM OUT OF THE BUCKET ONTO THE GROUND
Consolidation Coal Company · Fall onto or against objects
HOOKED SHOVEL ON CRIB BLOCK TO PULL IT OUT FROM UNDER BELT, SHOVEL SLIPPED OFF CAUSING INJURED TO FALL BACKWARDS STRICKING BACK AGAINST SELF RESCURER ATTATCHED TO MINE BELT.
August 30, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Orex Coal Inc · Struck by falling object
DRAW ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING EMP ON L WRIST STRTED TO DRILL HOLE IN TOP
August 30, 1989
UT · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Genwal Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
PUT STEEL IN ROOF BOLTER AND DROPPED DRILL HEAD CATCHING FOOT.
August 30, 1989
IL · Coal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
POWERED HAULAGE
ExxonMobil Coal USA Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE PERSONNEL CARRIER JEEP THAT THE EMPL WAS RIDING IN DERAILED BECAUSE OF SPLITTING THE POINTS OF A TRACK SWITCH THE JEEP SPLIT THE SWITCH CAUSING THE JEEP TO COME UP OFF OF RAILS AND TURN SI DEWAYS AS THE JEEP WAS JARRED THE EMPL STRUCK HIS ARM ON A SECTION OF THE JEEP FRAME
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Karst Robbins Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
I.NAME WAS BACKING UP MINER. HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN CABLE STANDOFF AND MINE BOTTOM, RESULTING IN CUT ON FOOT.
Lexie Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE IN A TRAILER WHEN HE PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.
August 30, 1989
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Helen Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
THE MAN WAS OPERATING A TRACK MOTOR WHEN HE STRUCK HIS BACK AGAINST A DISLODGED ROOF MAT.
August 30, 1989
IL · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL WAS NAILING SIGN ONTO ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS BACKING OUT MAN WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER AND RIB
August 30, 1989
TN · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colquest Energy Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL WALKING UP BELTLINE TO SECTION.SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM AND STRUCK BELT STRUCTURE WITH LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
August 30, 1989
PR · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
ELECTRICAL
Agregado Sur Este Inc · Contact with electrical current
WHILE OPER PLANT HE BURNED HIMSELF ON ELECTRIC BOX
August 30, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cyprus Tonopah Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF REMOVING A STEEL BRACE FROM A P&H 2100 SHOVEL BUCKET BRACE WAS HOLDING THE LID OF THE BUCKET AWAY FROM THE BUCKETO CUT THE FAR SIDE WELD AS HE CUT THE WELD THE LID FELL PINNING THE EMPLOYEES ARM
August 30, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
White County Highway Department · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PICKING UP ROCKS OUT OF CRUHER BIN STRIANED LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING OVER LIFTING ROCK
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING AND LIFTING ON CONT MINER CABLE TO KEEP IT OUT OF WAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
ExxonMobil Coal USA Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE WITH ANOTHOR MOTORMAN, WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUT DE RAILED TRAMS BACK ONTO THE TRACK. WHILE USING A MECHANICAL JACK TO LIFT THE DE RAILED TRAMS, THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED FEELING PAIN I N HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
August 30, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
drill operator
MACHINERY
Weaver Stone Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO WINCH A GEN SET ONTO TRAILOR WHEN KNOT CAME LOOSE ON THE CABLE AND HIT HIM IN MID SECTION.
August 30, 1989
PA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Florence Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOLTER CABLE WHEN THE BOLTER MOVED AROUND THE CORNER CAUSING THE CABLE OTO SWING ACROSS THE ENTRY. THE CABLE STRUCK HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
SUPPLYCAR ROLLED DOWN THE TRACK AND STRUCK AGAISNST MANTRIP HE WAS OPER CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED AND SHAKEN AGAINST INSIDE OF OPER COMPARTMENT.
Tanoma Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS UNLOADING ARCH BEAMS FROM A SUPPLY CAR. DUE TO WET BOTTOM, MAN'S FEET SLIPPED. SUDDEN DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF ARCH BEAM CAUSED MAN TO STRAIN HIS ABDOMEN.
August 30, 1989
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
T Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
SHUTTLE CAR OPER INJURED TRYING TO MISS RIB ON LEFT SIDE,CAUGHT RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE ON A BROW ON RIB CAUSING ABRASION TO RIGHT SIDE AND SHOULDER.
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Flaget Fuels Inc · Fall from machine
OPERATOR PUSHING SPOIL OVER WALL MAKING DRILL BENCH MACHINE STUCK IN GEAR.OPERATOR TRIED TO GET MACHINE OUT OF GEAR.COULDNT,JUMPED FROM MACHINE HURTING LEG & SIDE LANDING ON GROUND.DOZER THEN WENT OVER WALL.
August 30, 1989
WV · Coal
backhoe operator, trackhoe operator
MACHINERY
Apogee Coal Company LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE MAST HEAD COUPLING BOLTS ON A DRILL WHEN THE AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE AND PULLED EMPL ARM SUDDENLY
August 30, 1989
WV · Coal
greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler
POWERED HAULAGE
Shine Coal Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EE WENT TO GET A CHAIN OFF OF SCOOP AND IT WAS BACKING UP AND THE TIRE STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.
Valley Camp Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROCK DUST,HURT BACK.
Peabody Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
INJURED STATED HE WAS CHECKING A WATER PUMP WHEN ONE OF THE WATER HOSES CAME APART, AS HE JUMPED OUT OF WAY, HE WRENCHED HIS KNEE.
August 30, 1989
MD · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mettiki Coal Corp · Struck by falling object
EMPL SHOVELING UNDER CRUSHER MOTOR ON LONGWALL UNIT.HE HAD EXAMINED AREA WHERE WORKING AND WAS BENT OVER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF HARD HAT AND RIGHT SHOULDER.THIS CAU SED ABRASIONS TO HEAD,SHOULDER & STRAINED NECK.
August 30, 1989
CO · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Twentymile Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE STEPPED OFF OF A BENCH IN THE BATHHOUSE ONTO THE FLOOR AND SLIPPED IN SOME WATER CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS TOES INTO AN OPEN LOCKER DOOR.
August 30, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arch Of Kentucky · Fall from machine
EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE WAL HAULER AFTER PUTTING OIL IN EQUIPMENT HIS FOOT SLIPPED ANY HE FELL STRIKING AS LEFT ELBOW.
August 30, 1989
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE USING PRY BAR TO MOVE POWER LEADS IN CENTER SECTION OF SCOOP WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER LEADS. THE JERK CAUSED FROM HTHIS PRY BAR SLIPPING STRAINED THE EMPLOYEES LEF T WRIST. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY COMPANY OFFICIALS THAT HE WAS OFF WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY UNTIL SEPT. 13, 1989.
August 30, 1989
TX · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
Luminant Mining Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
GETTING A DRINK OF WATER & BITE ON THE HAND BY A NON-POISONIOUS SNAKE
August 30, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belanger Brothers Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CARELESSNESS IN WALKING.DAMAGE SPRAINED FOOT.
August 29, 1989
MT · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Decker Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAND I WERE TOLD TO LOAD AND UNLOAD RAILS TO GET THEM ONTO PLATFORM. THEN WAS TOLD TO HELP MAD DOG SET THEM, I STRAINED MY BACK DURING THIS TIME.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP WING CURTAIN SO THE MINER MEN COULD PULL BACK THE MINER CABLE AND NOT THE WING CURTAINS WHEN SOME ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP WHERE SHE WAS STANDING.
Southern Utah Fuel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STEPPED AWAY FROM DINNER TABLE ONTO A 3" LIP IN THE FLOOR.
August 29, 1989
VA · Coal
continuous miner operator, coal mole operator
MACHINERY
Bullion Hollow Enterprises Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THIS MAN WAS TRYING TO PULL THE MINER CABLE WITH IT LOOSENED OVER TRS SYSTEM OF A LONG AIRDOX ROOF BOLTER THE ATRS TILTED OVER LATCHING HIS FINGER AND BREAKING HIS FINGER.
August 29, 1989
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bronco Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING ANGLE IRON, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK
EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TAKE A TIRE OFF OF A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN THE TIRE CAME FREE IT RODE HIM OVER AND FELL ON TOP OF HIM.
August 29, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eller & Olsen Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING WELDING EQUIPMENT INTO BOBCAT BUCKET.THE EQUIPMENT SLID BACK INTO RIGHT FOOT,HURTING RIGHT ANKLE.
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
I NAME SAID THAT HE ROLLED OVER ONTO A SMALL ROCK WHILE LAYING UNDER THE ZEAST ROCK MINER CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING CAT PAD
August 29, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Carbonite Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER TO PIN TOP. WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND RIB. SELFRESCUER PLACED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK- FROM AN OLD INJURY IN 1978.
August 29, 1989
IN · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peabody Coal Company · Fall from machine
EMPL STEPPED OFF OF DOZER AD ONTO MUDDY GROUND HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN MUD AND HE TWISTED HIS R KNEE
WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE,A LUMP OF COAL FELL FROM ROOF,IT HIT HIM IN THE SIDE.
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Transit Mixed Concrete Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THIS EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED 7--689 AND HAS SUFFERED A REOCCURANCE OF PAIN SWELLING TO THE SOLE OF HIS FOOT.
August 29, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Helen Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE MAN WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF A WELDDER, WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
August 29, 1989
CO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mid-Continent Resources Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP SOME STEEL WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK.
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Vanderbilt Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I.NAME WAS USING A LOADER TOOTH ON A CHAIN TO REMOVE A OVERSIZE ROCK FROM JAW. TOOTH WAS KICKED OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER.
August 29, 1989
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
James River Limestone Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING LOADER TO LOAD TRUCKS. AS HE WAS LOADING BUCKET, THE LOADER HIT A BUMP. THIS CAUSED THE LOADER TO COME TO AN INSTANT HALT AND JARRED HIS BACK.
August 29, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Eureka Stone Quarry Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WATER PUMP FROM A SUMP HOLE. THE PUMP WAS CONNCETED TO THE CRANE AND AS THE PUMP WAS BEING RAISED A LOOSRE PIECE OF GRATING FELL OFF OF PUMP PLATFORM. THE GRANTING ST RUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT HAND.
August 29, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Broyhill & Associates Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE EXITING ELEVATOR EMPLOYEE TRIPPED,FELL TO CEMENT FLOOR AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM UPON IMPACT.NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.
August 29, 1989
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dolese Bros Co · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WALKING DOWN INCLINE SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL
August 29, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Talc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THERE WAS A BOULDER STUCK IN ONE OF THE WASTE ROCK CHUTES IN THE SORTING ROOM I,NAME WAS TRYING TO FREE THE BOULDER WITH THE BAR. HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE. HE DOES NOT KNOW AT THIS TIME IF IT WAS BROKEN OR NOT.
August 29, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Missouri Red Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHEN DRAGGING DOGS ACROSS A ROCK THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT NEED TO BE SEEN BY DR BUT ON 9-5-89 HAD TO GO TO EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE BACK WAS HURTING.
August 29, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SLIPPED,FALLING OFF DOZER BACKWARDS.
August 29, 1989
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Medusa Aggregates Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING THE CRUSHER WHEN A CABLE ON A ELECTRIC HOIST STRUCK HIS HAND
August 29, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
MACHINERY
Roy Baker Quarry Inc · Struck by flying object
APPARENTLY A LITTLE FLECK OF METAL WORKED ITS WAY UP UNDER HIS PROTECTIVE GLASSES AND BECAME EMBEDED UNDER HIS EYE LID WHICH THE DR HAD TO REMOVE.
August 29, 1989
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THIS MAN HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO WORK ON THE CRUSHER UNIT AT THE QUARRY. HE STATES THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR HOW BUT HIS KNEE BECAME VERY SORE THE NEXT DAY. SEE ATTACHED.
Newmont USA Limited · Over-exertion in lifting objects
STRAINED UPPER BACK WHILE REMVING RETURN IDLER ON CONVEYOR.
August 29, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Covia Solutions Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAG OF GRINDING MEDIA. NOTICED A SLIGHT PULL WHEN TURNED TO DUMP BAG. CONDITION WORSENED STEADILY, WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATE IN MORNING OF 8-30-89.
August 29, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON A SCRAPER SLIPPED AND REACHED UP TO GRAB THE LADDER TO STOP FROM FALLING OFF AND FELT PAININ HIS SHOULER
August 29, 1989
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WAS WORKING ON SCREW IN SAND WASHER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON BLADE OF SCREW. CUT HIS LEFT SIDE IN THE RIB AREA. DID NOT REQUIRE STICHES.
August 29, 1989
NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Amboy Aggregates J.V. · Struck by falling object
EMPL TAKING CHAIN GUARD OFF DRIVE CONVEYOR #B6B. TOP HALF WAS REMOVED WITHOUT INCIDENT HOWEVER LOWER HALF SLIPPED WHEN BEING REMOVED AND LANDED DIRECTLY ON I.NAME LEFT BIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Mariposa Aggregates · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS STANDING NEXT TO CONVEYOR WHEN ROCK DROPPED ON FOOT BRUISED TOE WITH SWELLING NO PERMANENT DAMAGE
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Sonora Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ROUTINELY STEAM CLEANING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A HIGH PRESSURE WAND. HE MADE A SUDDEN MOVEMENT TO THE LEFT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Manville Sales Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OF A PIECE OF WET PIPING STRAING HIS LEFT KNEE.
August 29, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Service Rock Products · Struck against a moving object
DUMPING MATERIAL FORM LOAD BED UP EMP HEARD SNAP TRUCK OVERTURNED
August 29, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nevada Goldfields Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING ROCK OFF OF SCREEN.THE ROCK SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT RESULTING IN A STRAINED SHOULDER.
Southdown California Cement Llc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING CALIBRATION WTS FOR 27 BF - 11 NOTICED PULLING SENSATION IN L GROIN AREA
August 29, 1989
AL · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Blue Water Industries · Struck against a moving object
EMPL WAS UNLOADING AT THE STOCKPILE WHEN THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE CAT TRUCK TO FLIP BACKWARDS
August 29, 1989
WV · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Maben Energy Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A ROCK WAS STUCK IN REF. CHUTE. HE SHUT THE BELT DOWN & PUNCHED ROCK OUT OF CHUTE CAUSING THE BELT TO FILL UP. THE ROCK HIT A BAR IN HIS HAND PUSHING IT AGAINST CHUTE, MAS HING HIS FINGER
August 29, 1989
OH · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sidwell Brothers Inc · Fall from machine
WHEN GETTING OFF OF S-41 PAN SCRAPER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND.
August 29, 1989
ND · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Falkirk Mining Company · Struck by flying object
A DRAGLINE GROUNDPEROSN GOT A PIECE OF STEEL IN HER EYE WHILE GRINDING ON A PROPEL ECCENTRIC ON AN 8750 DRAGLINE. SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME.
August 29, 1989
OH · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R & F Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING BIT FROM DRILL STEEL HE PUT A 60IN PIPE WRENCH ON THE STEEL & TRIED TO SPIN THE BIT LOOSE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF DRILL STEEL WITH MUCHFORCE & STRUCK LEFT WRIST BRUISED LEFT WRIST
Addington Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
LG ROCK FORM SPOIL PILE FELL HITTING EMP ON R KNEE RESUTLING IN LACERATION CONTUSION BRUISING.
August 29, 1989
CO · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
GREASING TAKE-UP ROLLER ON SURFACE BELT- WORKING OVERHEAD IN AN ELEVATED POSITION SLIPPED AND WHEN GETTING DOWN, EMPLOYEE WORKED THE REST OF THAT SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO DAYS THEN WSA TOLD BY D R NOT TO WORK ON 9-5 AND 9-6.
Broyhill & Associates Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
ROUTING MAINTENANCE ON ROAD GRADER USED WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUTS BU FAILED TO USE PROPER TOOLS AS A RESULT THE EMPL SUFFERED BACK STRAIN NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPL
New Harlan Block Coal Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE SETTING A FAN,EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SLIDING A TILE UNDER DRIFT MOUTH OF MINE WITH SCOOP AND CHAIN WHEN SCOOP STUCK IN POINT CATCHING BOTH FEET OF EMPLOYEE.
Clinchfield Coal Company · Flash burns (welding)
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON FACE PANS ON THE TAIL OF THE NEW LONGWALL SET UP ON 6 LEFT HE WAS TAKING TURNS WITH A LONGWALL FOREMAN FOREMAN HAD NO FLASH BURNS & WAS USING A WELDING VISOR & SHIELD E MPLOYEE IS A YOUNG RED HAT(AT THAT TIME) BUT HADGONE TO WELDING SCHOOL & IS CERTIFIED AS SUCH
Sequoyah Resources Inc · Struck by falling object
LOOSE COAL RIB TURN OVER IN HAULWAY WHERE I NAME WAS PASSING COAL HIT ON R LEG ABOVE KNEE BRUISING LEG FROM KNEE TO HIP
August 29, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Double Camp Energy Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE DIGGING ARM BROKE OFF THE SHAFT AND SWUNG AROUND BESIDE THE LOADING MACHINE WHERE THE OPERATOR WAS KNEELING STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG AT THE CALF MUSCLE.
August 29, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Pine Creek Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE IN WORKING PLACE ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP HITTING I NAME IN BACK
August 29, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Akzo Nobel Salt Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THA THIS PROBLEM WAS THE RESULT OF AN INJURY INCURRED SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHILE WORKING IN THE MINE. HE HAS NOT DONE ANY VERY STRENUOUS WORK LATELY, MOSTLY CLEANUP. DR'S. OFFIC E ORIGINALLY STATED THIS WAS NON-OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY. LATER DR'S. OFFICE PROCESSED AS DISABILITY.
August 29, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AGGRAVATED HIS KNEE ON 08-29-89 DURING THE COURSE OF HIS REGULAR EMPLOYEMENT ACTIVITIES.A PREVIOUS KNEE INJURY OCCURRED ON 08-10-88 AND WAS REPORTED TO MSHA.WE DID NOT KNOW THAT THE INJURY WAS WORK REALTED UNTIL 09-13-89 WHEN EMPLOYEES WIFE CONTACTED US CONCERNING COMPENSATION BENEFITS.
August 29, 1989
PA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND TWISTED WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.
August 29, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
Hempt Brothers Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP A LOAD OF LIMESTONE WHEN THE BANK GAVE WAY CUASING THE TRUCK TO ROLL OVER BACKWARDS. THE EMPLOYE STRUCK HIS LEG ON THE DOOR, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS HIP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE HOIST OF THE TRUCK.
August 29, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cable Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING A LINE DRIVE WHEN HE PULLED LIGAMENT IN HIS SHOULDER.
August 29, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cave Branch Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING STRAW IN AN ENCLOSED TRAILER AND HE WAS HAVING TO STACK A LOT OF IT OVER HIS HEAD AND THE STRAW HAD BEEN WATER SOAKED AND IT MADE THE STRAW HEAVIER THAN NORMAL, THEREFORE STRAINING HIMSELF.
August 29, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Magma Copper Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CHAINS OFF HOOKS FROM CRANE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN STRAIN, LUMBER SPRAIN CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
August 29, 1989
UT · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Energy West Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING METAL LATHE.HE HAD SOME METAL ON HIS HANDS AND WIPED HIS EYES GETTING METAL INTO EYE.
Arch Of Kentucky · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EE WAS PULLING VENTILATION CURTAIN AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Clinchfield Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON MOTOR WHEN HE FELT SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT UPPER CHEST.
Gateway Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN BOTTOM & STRUCK HIS RT KNEE ON THE FRAMEWORK OF A TAILPIECE
August 29, 1989
KY · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
INJURED WAS RIDING TRACK MOTOR HE STUCK HIS ARM OUT TO PUSH BACK CURTAIN HIS ARM WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN CURTAIN CAUSING HIM TO BE PULLED OFF MOTOR INJURED RECEIVED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER & TORN MUSCLE
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE LAID A KNIFE ON TOP OF THE LOCAMOTIVE AND THEN THREW A BAG OF ROCK DUST ON IT. THE KNIFE POPPED UP AND CUT HER LITTLE FINGER.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
COMP PICKING UP TOOLS AFTER COMPLETING WORK ON FEEDER RAISED UP FELT PAIN IN BACK
August 29, 1989
PA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Coal Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LAYING ON SCREEN DECK REACHED TO REMOVE SECTION ON BOTTOM CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WALKING EMPL STEPPED ON A BOARD WHICH HAD A PROTRUDING NAIL
Imc Fertilizer Inc · Struck against a moving object
MACHINE GOT STUCK (631D) EMPLOYEE STATES D9L PUSHED MACHINE OUT. D9L STRUCK THE STINGER, HIT BACK AGAINST THE SEAT.
New Elk Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
WHILE EMPL WAS PITCHING TIMBERS AS HE STARTED TO PITCH TIMBER IT HIT ANCHOR JACK ON MINER BEFORE HE COULD TURN LOOSE OF IT THUS INJURING LEFT SHOUDLER.
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS UNWINDING INDIVUAL STRANDS ON A CABLE LEAD WHEN A STRAND FLIPPED UP STRICKING HIM IN EYE. WENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED.
August 29, 1989
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dravo Lime Company · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE SAID WHILE WORKING ON THE TOP SLOPE BELT, HE FELL OFF OF IT AND HIT ON HIS BACK AND HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT OUT AND HE PUT IT BACK IN A FEW DAYS LATER HIS KNEE STARTED TO SWELL AND WENT T O THE DOCTOR AND HAD SURGERY ON IT 9-5-89. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE HAD TROUBLE WITH IT FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
Arch Of Kentucky · Fall down stairs
INJURED WAS GOING TO CHECK OIL IN 360 WEMCO INJURED WALKED TO THE WEST SIDE OF 2ND FLOOR WHEN HE WALKED DOWN THE STEPS TO NORTH SIDE OF U-222,HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS LANDING ON HIS ELBOW & BAC K
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
USING PRY BAR TO RAISE A TRAP DOOR AND STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.
Consolidation Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A RAMP AT THE 2 EAST 2 RIGHT RETURN OVERCAST. HE SLIPPED ON THE RAMP, FELL AND STRUCK THE RAMP, THEN FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
August 29, 1989
VA · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blackfoot Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS SHOVELING BELT- #3 TAIL PIECE WHEN HE CAME OUTSIDE COMPLAINING OF BACK PAINS.
August 29, 1989
KY · Coal
bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pontiki Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING PUMP OUT OF 6-TON MOTOR AND STRAINED BACK.
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPL WAS HSOVELING OFF THE HEAD OF THE MINING MACHINE WHEN A HOSE BLEW AND THE PAN DROPPED ON HIS L FOOT
August 29, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
driver, jeep driver, tractor operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Independent Salt Company · Struck against a moving object
HE WAS OPERATING THE FRONT LOADER WHEN HE RAN ACROSS A LUMP OF SALT IN THE ROAD THROWING HIM UP IN HIS SEAT INJURYING HIS NECK.
EMPL STATED HE WAS STEPPING DOWN STEPS FROM CATWALK STEP GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL
Harman Mining Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON THE BELT AND SPRAINED BACK.
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck against stationary object
RUNNING SCOOP WENT OVER HUMP IN BOTTOM CAUGHT HEAD IN TOP.
Stoney Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HAULING COAL OUT OF ENTRY. THE SCOOP AHEAD OF HIM DROPPED A ROCK IN ROADWAY AND HE RAN OVER IT HURTING HIS BACK.
Charles Clearing Contractor · Struck against stationary object
EMPL CHECKING CABLE WINCH AND WHEN STEPPED OFF CABLE STAND STEPPED ONTO ROCK AND TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by falling object
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON THE 2E 48" BELT, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOREARM.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HURT BACK BY LIFTING HEAVY METAL(BOWTIE ON SHIELD.)
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cyprus Emerald Resources Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A NEW SCOOP PUMP MOTOR INTO PLACE WHEN THE MOTOR SLID CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SCOOP FRAME.
Big Boot Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS BEATING A PIECE OF ROCK OFF OF THE TAIL PIECE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF PLACE.
Helvetia Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PULL IN BACK WHILE CARRYING HYDRAULIC JACK AND PLACING ATOP HIS HAULAGE MOTOR.
August 28, 1989
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
welder (shop)
MACHINERY
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CLEAR SUMMER DAY. NAUSEA AND DIZZINESS FROM WELDING SMOKE.
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
INJURED WAS HELPING TO DISMAILE THE MINE RESCUE CUIMPEITION FIELD WHEN HE REAGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PREVIOUS INJURY OCCURRED ON 8-24-88.
August 28, 1989
NC · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Feldspar Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS HELPING TO ADD RODS TO RODMILL HURT LOWER BACK AND LEGS LEFT EMPL CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 9/4/89 SAW CHROPRACTOR 9/5/89
August 28, 1989
IL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Wabash Mine Holding Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
BOLTING IN 3 ENTRY AT FACE DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG IN RF PULLING ON DRILL STEEL TRYING TO FREE, STRAINED L SHOULDER IN PROCESS
August 28, 1989
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch Of Illinois · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING INNER BEARING ON TRUCK, STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN HE REACHED AROUND FORK OF FORKLIFT.
WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN TO GET OFF THE FORKLIFT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING, HE INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
August 28, 1989
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L R Falk Construction Company · Fall on save level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SURGE BIN STRAINING HIS BACK
August 28, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENDING OVER IN CRUSHER WELDING TWISTED BODY, STRAINING BACK ON SHOULDER AND L SIDE OF NECK
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE WALKING AROUND CONTINUOUS MINER EMPLOYEE LSIPPE DAND FELL STRAINIGN BACK.
August 28, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Laurel Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
I,NAME HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE TOP OF THE ENCLOSURE OF THE RUBBER-TIRE MANTRIP WHEN THE OPERATOR DROVE INTO THE RIB.
August 28, 1989
AL · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against a moving object
HAULING AT NIGHT WHEN RET. FROM DUMP HIT ROCK S M PIT OF ROCK IN ROAD SUDDEN JAR FROM BUMP IN ROAD STARTED HAVING PAIN IN LOWER BACK
Laurel Run Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE TURNED RIGHT KNEE GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK IN AREA OF SHOP PARKING LOT.
Mathies Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WALKING NEAR THE 8 FT BELT DRIVE AREA, VICTIM STEPPED ON ALUMO PF COAL AND LOST HIS BALANCE TWISTING HIS BACK THE INVOVED HO VIOLATIONS OF THE APPROVED RULES AND OR REGULATIONS.
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS PART OF CREW MOVING THE SECTION POWER CENTER.THE CREW HAD PUT SINGLE PROP JACKS ANDSINSULATED MATS ON TOP OF THE POWER CENTER DURING THE MOVE.INJURED PULLED THE MAT,WHICH WAS WET A ND MUDDY AND ON TOP OF A JACK,TOWARD THE GROUND AND THE JACK SLID WITH THE MAT AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
August 28, 1989
MD · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Goose Bay Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE REMOVING TAILPULLEY FROM GRIZZLEY WHEN IT FELL ON HAND.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH A WIRE WELDER. HE COMPETED A WELD AND LAID THE WIRE GUN DOWN. AS HE DID THE HOT TIP BURNED HIS LEG.
August 28, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS ON HIS KNEES AND REACHED AROUND TO ROLL A "L" BAR OUT OF HIS WAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE "L" BAR IS USED ON THE TAIL DRIVE AND WEIGHS IN EXCESS OF 100 LBS. THE 5E LONGWA LL PANEL HAD FINISHED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING MOVED TO THE NEXT PANEL.
Peabody Coal Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PRYING ON A CAT PAD FOR A CONTINIOUS MINER WITH A BAR. HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONTINIOUS MINER AND THE SLATE BAR.
August 28, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
POWERED HAULAGE
Sterling Energy Inc · Struck against a moving object
ROUGH ROADWAY TOP HAS BEEN SWEATING FOR 3 MONTHS ROADWAY WAS SLICK AND HOLE HAD EATEN OUT IN BOTTOM.
Kenellis Energies Inc · Struck by falling object
THREW A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF THE ROAD AND DROPPED IT ON HER LEFT HAND CONTUSION.
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coal Contractors Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE CLIMBING INTO AN EMPTY RAILROAD CAR EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & FELL 3-4 FT INTO THE CAR
United States Steel Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS DRAGGING A ROCK DUST HOSE THROUGH A CROSSCUT WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD TWISTING HIS LWER BACK.
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ladon Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL IN THE D10 HE WAS OPERATING.HE SLIPPED ON THE DOZER TRACK,FALLING ON HIS BACK ON TOP OF THE TRACK.NOTE:EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AND RECEIVED ONLY DIAGNOST IC TREATMENT UNTIL 10-18- AND 10-19 WHEN HE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND IS NOW BEING TREATED FOR A RUPTURED DISK.
INJURED WAS LIFTING THE LID ON A STORAGE COMPARTMENT ON AN OIL CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
August 28, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
New World Mining Inc · Fall from machine
I.NAME WAS COMING OUT OF PARTS TRAILER AND HIT HIS KNEE.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL HELPING UNLOAD 8" SOLID CONCRETE BLOCKS FROM FLAT CAR PARKED ON MINE TRACK WHEN HE LIFTED A BLOCK AND TURNED,PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS REPLACING THE GUARD ON THE DRAGLINE BULLGEAR.HE SLIPPED OFF THE PEDESTAL AND FELL 6' TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WENT THROUGH MAN DOOR IN STOPPING AND STRAIGHTEND UP FT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL
August 28, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR THE TIRE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.
Magma Copper Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL CHANGING HANGER-BOOM. FELT SHOULDER POP OUT OF PLACE.RESULTED IN RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION CUAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
Dravo Basic Materials Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OVER TO THE TUNNEL TO ADJUST THE FEED ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE STARTED BACK ACROSS ROAD HE WAS WALKING BRISKLY TO AVOID TRAFFIC WHEN HE STEPPED IN A LOW SPOT & TWISTED ANKLE CAUSI NG HIM TO PULL LIGAMENTS & CHIPPING BONE IN RT ANKLE
Monterey Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WHILE PUSHING ON A CHUNK OF COAL FROM TOP OF MINER, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
August 28, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Marson Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER AND TRAVLEING THROUGH #1 HEADING INTERSECTION A PIECE OF SLATE FELL HITTING EMPL INJURIES SUSTAINED BRUISED L SHOULDER AND UPPER MIDDLE BACK
Cyprus Shoshone Coal Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface
I NAME SLIPPED IN THE SHOW AND FELL FRACTURING HIS R LITTLE TOE
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPL AND 4 OTHERS RIDING IN #9 DOUBLE POLE MANTRIP WHEN BRAKE HOSE BROKE CAUSING IT TO HIT AT SLOW RATE OF SPEED A PARKED LOCOMOTIVE.EMPL CLAIM LOWER BACK PAIN.
Chevreaux Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AS HE WAS ROCK FREE IN THE JAW THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER.
August 28, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. HE WAS MOVING WOODEN PALLETS AND HAD BEEN STACKING PALLETS FROM WHICH HE WAS BACKING UP, LOST CONTROL OF FORKLIFT (AS BACKING). BACKED INTO SHALLOW DITCH, CAUS ING FORKLIFT TO OVERTURN. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP FROM FORKLIFT, BUT SAFETY PROTECTIVE DEVICE HIT EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND. HAD FORKS TOO HIGH.
August 28, 1989
KY · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Reedy Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRIMMING BELT SPLICING WHEN BELT ACCIDENTALLY CAME ON.MAN'S TRIMMING BELT SLIPPED CUTTING THIS MANS ARMS.
August 28, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL LIFTING 6 X 8 HEADERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
August 28, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zortman Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INDIVIDUAL WAS ASSISTING IN DISMANTLYING A 12 INCH PVC PIPELINE PULLING THE PIPE JOINTS APART USING CHAINS SLINGED AROUND THE PIPE END AND THEN PULLING THE PIPE JOINTS APART UTILIZING VECHICLE S. IN PERFORMING THE TASK, HE WENT TO REMOVE THECHAIN FROM BENEATH THE JOINT PREVIOUSLY DISMANTLED, THE CHAIN WAS CAUGHT BENEATH THE PIPE HE GAVE A HARD PULL TO FREE THE CHAIN AND STRAINED HI
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON STEEL RAILS TO REMOVE FROM MAIN TRACK ENTRY.
August 28, 1989
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
US Vanadium, LLC · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS GETTING SAMPLE OF CALCINES AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM PLATFORM HE STEPPED ON A SPILLED CALCINE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS BOTTOM IT HURT ENOUGH TO SEND HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED NO SERIOUS INJURY & SENT HIM BACK TO WORK OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS IT GREW WORSE WE SENT HIM TO ANOTHER DOC WHO GOT HIM APPOINTMENT WITH NEUROLOGIST
Consolidation Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS PULLING HOSE OUT OF CROSS CUT HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON 2 HOLE BOARD AND END OF HOSE (AIR) STRUCK MAN ON R SHIN
August 28, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HELPING PULL CABLE THREW MAN DOOR STRAIN BACK
Decker Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING IN A SECTION OF A DRAGLINE TUB WHEN A PIECE OF FILING FROM THE GRINDER FLEW BEHIND HIS SHIELD AND GLASSES STRIKING HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK TO GO TO T HE DOCTOR TO HAVE THE METAL REMOVED.
August 28, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tanoma Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
MAN WAS DOING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE AREA OF D5 NUMBER 1 BELT DRIVE. DUE TO AREA BEING WET, MAN SLIPPED AND TURNED LEFT KNEE. SPRAIN OF LEFT KNEE.
August 28, 1989
NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
OTHER
MECHANIC WORKING ON EQUIP WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE.AFTER WASHING HIS EYE,IT STILL BOTHERED HIM SO HE WENT TO DR.
August 28, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING ON WATER LINE FELT BACK GIVE AND SAT DOWN DR ADVISED TO STAY HOME FOR ONE DAY
August 28, 1989
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W Hodgman & Sons Inc · Fall from machine
EE SLIPPED IN WET ROCK WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM CRANKER TRACTOR.
August 28, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
August 28, 1989
AL · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WALKING AWAY FROM BELT TAILPIECE, STRUCK HIS HEAD IN THE LOW AREA OF ROOF.
August 28, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
PULLING SELF IN KILN ON SLIDE FELT STINGING SENSATION IN R SHOULDER , SHOULDER GOT WORSE
August 28, 1989
OK · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HE ALLEGED THAT HE PICKED UP A ROCK BREAKER STEM, USED TO BREAK ROCKS THEN DEVEOLED PAIN IN HIS NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.
August 28, 1989
WV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS LCIMBING UP THE LADDER OF AFIAT ALLIS 945 ENLOADER. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP STEP HE LSOT HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
August 28, 1989
KY · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SPOIL IN A ROCK TRUCK. WHILE DOING SO, EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND RAN OVER AN EMBANKMENT. HE WAS NOT INJURED BECAUSE HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, EMP LOYEE THOUGHT THE TRUCK WAS ON FIRE AND JUMPED DOWN AND STRUCK SOME TREE LIMBS WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE INJURED.
August 28, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Callahan Mining Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS UNPLUGGING A CHUTE BETWEEN THE ROCK HOPPER AND THE APRON FEEDER USING A BAR AND PORTA-POWER. A ROCK IN THE HOPPER CAME DOWN THROUGH THE CHUTE OPENING A LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
August 28, 1989
TN · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
ELECTRICAL
Cheyenne Coal Company · Contact with electrical current
MOVING 220V 1 1/2 ELECTRIC PUMP THAT WAS NOT GROUNDED. A PERSON MOVING THE PUMP WAS WET.
August 28, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Marys Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING IN SKIRTING BACK STARTED TO HURT.
Markgraf Materials Company · Struck by flying object
DYNAMITE MAN WAS BLASTING ROCK AND A PIECE OF FLY ROCK COME THROUGH PROTECTIVE BARRIER AND HIT HIM IN THE R ARM EXTENSIVE BRUISING TO R ELBOW
August 27, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikanuak Inc · Fall from machine
EMPL DUMPING DUMP TRUCK.FAILED TO RELEASE TAILGATE WHICH CAUSED TRUCK TO TIP BACK.JUMPED FROM CAB AND SLIPPED ON RUNNING BOARD RESULTING IN FALLING AND HURTING RIBS.
August 27, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
electrician, lineman
ELECTRICAL
Ash Grove Cement Company · Contact with electrical current
EE WAS CHECKING A BREAKER. HE OPENED THE CUBICLE AND TURNED THE BREAKER HANDLE ALL THE WAY TOWARDS OFF AND RESET HE THEN TURNED IT TOWARDS ON THERE WAS A BOOM AND A FLASH. HE WAS ABLE TO GO TO A PHONE TO SUMMON HELP. IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM BY SUPERVISOR, WHERE HE WAS CHECKED AND RELEASE TO GO HOME. COMPLAINS OF EXTREMELY BLURRED VISION IN BOTH EYES.
August 27, 1989
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
MACHINERY
Premier Granite Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
DRILLING THROUGH PIECE OF METAL AND SHAVING GOT IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASION.
August 27, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
American Colloid Company Minerals Group · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN PLANT. WHILE MAKING HIS ROUNDS, HE STEPPED ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TURN TWISTED HIS ANKLE FOOT.
Tilden Mining Company L C · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON ELECTRIC TRUCK WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT KNEE BY THE BOTTOM STEPS. THE TWO BOTTOM STEPS ARE SUPPORTED BY CABLE AND ARE MOVEABLE. HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR ON 10-25-89 AND MISSED 2 WORK DAYS, RETURNING TO WORK AGAIN ON 11-8-89. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE AN ARTHROSCOPY ON 11-8-89.
August 27, 1989
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Lamb Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE CONTROL VAN OPERATING THE CRUSHER EQUIPMENT AND I,NAME WAS OUT AROUND THE CRUSHER CLEANING AND DOING GENERAL LABOR WORK. A LARGE FLAT ROCK BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE U NDER CONVEYOR AND THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CRUSHER. THIS ROCK CAUSED THE CONVEYOR AND THE MAIN FRAME OF THE CRUSHER. THIS ROCK CAUSED THE CONVEYOR TO STOP AND THE OPERATOR SHUT DOWN THE OPERATIO
Kocher Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CUT ON RIGHT HAND WITH HOSE CLAMP WHILE DRILLING IN SKIDMORE GANGWAY.
INJURED WAS WALKING THROUGH A LOW AREA OF THE MINE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AROOF BOLT AND HEADER BLOCK.
Consolidation Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE ROCK DUSTING IN THE INTAKE AIRWAY BETWEEN 3L6 NORTH AND 2L6 NORTH THE MINER TURNED AND BEGAN WALKING AS HE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS R ANKLE
August 27, 1989
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck against a moving object
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE GOING INTO THE FACE AT THE ORE STOCKPILE TO LOAD THE BUCKET ON THE CAT LOADER, HE HIT A BIG ROCK WITH THE LEFT CORNER OF THE BUCKET BRINGING THE LOADER TO A COM PLETE SHOP. THE EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS JARRED PETTY HARD INTO THE SEAT BELT AND HAD THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM BUT FELT HE WAS NOT HURT.
Hansford Smokeless Collieries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING UNDER SIDE SLOPE BELT NEAR DISCHARGE LAYING ON SIDE TO GET UNDER BELT-TWISTED KNEE GETTING OUT
August 27, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Riverside Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME STRUCK HIS KNEE WITH JAMMED SUPER SUCKER HOSE
August 27, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Ohio Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE THE DINNER HOLE. HE CLAIMS HE EMPTIED THE TRASH CAN AND WHILE DOING THIS COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Green River Coal Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A CONCRETE BRATTICE AND GOT A PIECE OF CONCRETE IN HIS EYE.
August 27, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Briarwood Energy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO BE INSTALLED IN ROOF PULLED MUSCLE.
August 26, 1989
PA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE DRILL HEAD OF A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR. WHEN HE LANDED HIS KNEE BUCKLED. INJURED BEGAN MISSING WORK 10-13-89.
Paybra Mining Company Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE VICTIM WAS HELPING ON MINER, WHEN ROCK FROM TOP FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT KNEE.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROOF BOLTS OFF OF A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE, HIS WRIST POPPED RESULTING IN NUMBNESS TO HIS THIMB, INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
Bell County Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
PLESS INJURED BACK ON 8/26/89 HE DIDN'T SEEK MIDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/13/89. HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK OR HAVE ANY REPORTABLE INJURY UNTIL 9/26/89. HE STARTED TO MISS WORK THEN.
August 26, 1989
IL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Old Ben Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS USING GOPHER DRILL ON LONGWALL HEADGATE. THE DRILL STEEL FELL OUT AND SMASHED THEEND OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF RIB FELL & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER
August 26, 1989
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Camp Bird Venture · Struck against a moving object
DRIVING ON MINE PROPERTY SWEVERED TO MISS DEER RAN OFF THE ROAD DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT BROKEN RT LEG
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.
Golden Oak Mining Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects
BENT OVER TO LIFT BACK OF ROCK DUST FELT PAIN IN BACK
August 26, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arch Of Kentucky · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS ENCOUNTERED ON 8-27-89. ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE 7000-1 SUBMITTED ON 2-2-89.
Bell County Coal Corp · Struck against a moving object
THIS MAN WAS OPERATING SCOOP AND GOT BOUNCED UP IN THE AIR WHEN HE HIT SOMETHING INR OADWAY ON 8-26-89. HE DIDN'T GO TO DR. UNTIL 9-8-89 AHD X -RAY MAD HE WORKED 3 RD SHIFT 9-10-89 WENT BACK TO DR. ON 9-11-89. COMPLAINING OF LOW BACK PAIN DR. ADMITTED HIM IN TO HOSPITAL AND PUT HIM IN TRACTION TO TRY AND RELIEVE PAIN.
August 26, 1989
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Payne & Dolan Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH IN A CONFINED AREA WHEN GAS FROM THE TORCH IGNITED CREATING A LOUD NOISE.
August 26, 1989
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mountain Cement Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
POUNDING WEDGE BETWEEN BRICK WITH SLEDGE, WEDGE SLIPPED AND HE HIT INDEX FINGER REQ STITCHES
August 26, 1989
TN · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gravel Springs Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
4 MEN WERE LIFTING CRANK SHIFT AND ONE OF THE MEN PULLED LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF STOMACH.
August 26, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buzzi Unicem USA · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
LAYING BRICK, BEFORE TURNING KILN, SLIPPED AND HIT FINGER WITH BRICK MALLET
August 26, 1989
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object
EMPL WAS RUNNING A BOBCAT LOADED WITH DIRT AND MADE A SUDDEN TURN RESULTING IN THE MACHINE ROCKING OUT OF CONTROL AS THIS HAPPENED HE HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION
August 26, 1989
SD · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dacotah Cement · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPL WAS HANDLING BRICK ON KILN #6 PUTTING KILN BRICK ON CONVEYOR FOR PALLET EMPL WAS ALSO IN A BENT OVER POSITION AT THE TIME
August 26, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO LIFT ONE END OF A HEADER AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS ARM.
August 26, 1989
WV · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
MACHINERY
MOVING SHEILD UP PC OF ROCK FELL FORM TOP STRIKING HIM ON KNEE
August 26, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EE WAS LIFTING A BEARING HOUSING FROM A SHAKER WITH TO SMALL OF A COME LONG AND IT SNAPPED A CABLE DROPPING THE HOUSING ON HIS LEFT THIGH. BADLY BRUISING IT.
August 26, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Central Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AND EXPERIENCE BACK STRAIN.
August 26, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eagle Picher Filtration & Minerals Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
TOSSING BAGS FELT LIKE I PULLED A MUSCLE.
August 26, 1989
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Arco Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A LOADER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND JOLTED HIS BODY.
August 26, 1989
NM · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
BHP Navajo Coal Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I NAME WAS LOADING POWER CABLE INTO THE 1350 DRAGLINE CABLE BOAT AT HOSTEEN PIT WHEN HE STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK
Miller Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object
WALKING AND SLIPPED JERKED TO KEEP FORM FALLING HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP, STOVED HIS NECK
August 26, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Mercy Leasing Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLES AND GOT FIRST TWO FINGERS ON LEFT HAND CAUGT BETWEEN MINER BOOM AND ROOF.
August 26, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS LIFTING SCREEN ON B-1 VESSELL CLEAN COAL VIBRATOR AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
August 25, 1989
CO · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colowyo Coal Company L P · Struck by falling object
WHILE INSTALLING LINE UP BLOCKS ON HAUL TRUCK, PLATE FELL OFF TOP OF JACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE. REPORTED INJURY ON 8-28-89 TO HIS FOREMAN. DIAGNOSED AS BRUISED ANKLE REQUIRED MED ICATION FOR PAIN AND RESULTING IN LOST WORK DAYS
Hobet Mining Inc · Fall from machine
EMPLOYEE WAS ON WASH RACK WITH PICK UP TRUCK HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK FELL & HURT SHOULDER
Carter Branch Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE SLACK ON THE MINER CABLE WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER AND HE JUST HURT HIS BACK.
August 25, 1989
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO PICKUP CRIBBING WHEN HE PICKED IT UP TO LOAD IT,HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIB CAGE AREA.
Wabash Mine Holding Company · Struck against a moving object
OPERING CAN OF FLUID WITH SIDE CUTTERS FORM VENT HOLES HAND SLIPPED CUT FINGER ON CAN REQ SUTURES TO CLOSE LACERATION
Wabash Mine Holding Company · Struck by falling object
ASSISTING IN GETTING SHUTTLE CAR OUT THAT HUNG UP. ROCK FELL FROM 2 RF BOLTS KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO GROUND AND IN THE CAR
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Alma Developing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE STATED THAT HE WAS SPOT BOLTED THE HAUL WAY WHEN THE ROOF BOLTER GOT HIM AGAINST THE RIB.
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Kanawha Corp · Struck against a moving object
MANTRIP HIT HOLE IN ROAD AND THREW HIM UP IN AIR HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER.
Helen Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
THE MAN TRIPPED OVER A METAL BAND WHILE CARRYING TRACK TIES.
August 25, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Calico Rock Milling Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
STANDING ON FORK LIFT WITH LEFT HAND ON RAISING ARM OF LIFT IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAISING ARM & FRAME.
August 25, 1989
VA · Coal
motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS PULLING DRIVE TO LOAD ON CAR WITH CHAIN RUNNING THROUGH SHEAVE WHEEL HOOK SPREAD ON CHAIN AND THE CHAIN STRUCK EMPL ON R THIGH
August 25, 1989
AK · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Teck Alaska Inc · Struck by falling object
UNLOADING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON OUT OF A CONTAINOR HE DROPPED ONE END OF IT ON HIS LEFT LEG.
EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS DROPPING THREE LOADED RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND THE CARS RAN AWAY EMPL STATED THAT HE JUMPED OFF THE TRIP AND HIT THE GROUND ON HIS KNEES SHOULDE R AND BACK
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
INJ PRYING ON LONGWALL PAN SECTION WITH SLATE BAR.IT SLIPPED AND INJURED FELL STRIKING RIGHT HAND AGAINST ADJACENT PAN.
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lady H Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAUDLIC MOTOR OFF OF A FLAT CAR.
HOOKING MINER AND WATER CABLE ON MNER PC OF RIB ROLLED OFF STRUCK L LEG AND ANKLE FRACT IT IN 2 PLACES IN 2 ENTRY OF 3RD EAT 6 DEVEL..
August 25, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Syar Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPL WAS ROLLING BARREL OF WATER UP HILL IN SNAKE CANYON. SOMETHING POPPED IN LOWER BACK CAUSING BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT LEG & SEVERE PAIN I NBACK. NORMALLY TRUCK WOULD CARRY WATER BUT IT WA S NOT AVAILABLE.
ExxonMobil Coal USA Inc · Struck by falling object
WHILE EXAMINING THE FIRST NORTH, MAIN EAST SEALS, A PIECE OF SLATE ( MEASURING 2'X1'X1") FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Philippi Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE INDIVIDAL HAD STEPPED ON A ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN THE REEL TURNED ON TWISTING THE INDUVIDUAL LEFT KNEE INCURRING THE INJURY.
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A SUMP PUMP TO MOVE TO NEW LOCATION STRAINED LOWER BACK.
B & B Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WAS AIRING UP A PICKUP TIRE. THE TIRE WAS LYING FLAT ON THE SHOP FLOOR. THE TIRE EXPLODED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE. HIS LEFT FOOT AND LEFT HAND HAS BROKEN BONES IN SEVERAL PLACES (THIS T YPE TIRE ISN'T REPUIRED TO BE CAGED WHILE AIRING UP)
August 25, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE PULLED GROIN WHILE LIFTING;REPLACING ROCK GUARD.NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNIL NOV.
Field Granite International Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER SHOVELING
August 25, 1989
VA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Plowboy Coal Company Inc · Struck by flying object
WELDING CANOPY POST AND STARTED KNOCKING THE SLAG OFF OF IT AND A PC OF SLAG FLEW L EYE
August 25, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
I,NAME WAS WALKING DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE RAILING. THE HAND & WRIST WERE IMMOBILIZED IN A SHORT ARM CAST.
August 25, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
Double B Mining Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
SCOOP CAUGHT BELT ROPE FLIPPED MAN OVER BACK INJURY
August 25, 1989
PA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Keystone Coal Mining Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HANDLE BELT THROUGH NEW DRIVE, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE PULLING ON BELT.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
MAN STATED THAT WHILE COMING OUT OF THE MINE, HE HIT AN AREA OF THE TRACK WITH A "KINK" AND IT CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE CONTROLLER OF THE MOTOR HIS WAS DRIVING OUT. BRUISED KNEE. NOTE: MAN WORKED 3 DAYS BEFORE STARTING TO MISS WORK AFTER THE ALLEGED INJURY.
EMPL STATED HE WAS LOOKING FOR DRILL STEEL WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN HEADERS AND HIT HIM ON HIS BACK NOTE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 8/29/89
Paradox Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLING ROCK AT MINE FACE ON 8 25 WORKED UNTIL 8 30 WENT TO DR PULLED MUSCLE.
August 25, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Martiki Coal Corp · Fall onto or against objects
EMPL STATED HE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF MACHINERY OUT OF THE PREP PLANT AND WAS HOLDING ONTO THE CART THAT THE MACHINERY WAS ON THE CART STARTED TO FALL DOWN THE STAIR WELL AND IT PULLED HIM INTO THE HAND RAIL
August 25, 1989
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
POWERED HAULAGE
Copar Pumice Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING THE PLANT WITH FRONT END LOADER WHILE WAITING FOR FEED HOPPER,TO GET ENOUGH FOR NEXT LOAD HE DISMOUNTED THE LOADER AND REACHED IN BETWEEN ROLLERS WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE D UST.HIS AHND GOT INTO THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT.THE BELT AND ROLLER PULLED IN HIS ARM UP TO THE ELBOW AND THE BELT SCRAPED OFF SOME SKIN ON HIS ELBOW.
August 25, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Circle Cement · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CIRCULATING PUMP TIPPED FORWARD AND STRUCK INJUREDS FOOT.
Frontier Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING A 3 15/16" BEARING AND HOUSING ONTO THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE VAN WHEN HE SET THE BEARING DOWN HIS L INDEX FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BEARING HE WAS CARRYING AND ONE ALREADY IN THE VAN
Appalachian Collieries Corp · Struck by falling object
INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB AND ATRS & STRUCK HIM ONT EH SHOUDLER BACK AND LEG.
Oglebay Norton Taconite Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPL WALKING TO FOREMANS DRY AT END OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS BACK.CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS.
August 25, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frontier Stone Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A 100 LBS TIMING GEAR AT CHEST LEVEL TRYING TO REPOSITION IT.WHEN HE PICKED THE GEAR UP A LITTLE MORE AND COCKED IT HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
Badger Mining Corporation · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE I NAME WAS SHOVELING UNDER A SCREEN UNIT HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER LEFT BACK MUSCLES AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THROW A SHOVEL FULL OF SAND & ROCK IN A BENT OVER POSITION
August 25, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Avery Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
CLEANING RETURN ROLLER AND CAUGHT HAND AND ARM BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT, SEVERELY BRUISING SAME.
August 25, 1989
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
St Joseph Materials Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF WORK PLATFORM. CONVEYOR BELT WAS FREE FALLING OFF OF SPOOL. EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING CONVEYOR BELT.
August 25, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
PAINTING ON LADDER.THE LADDER SLID,HURT RIGHT ARM,RIGHT ANKLE SKINNED LEFT SHIN.
August 25, 1989
IA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Fuel & Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 80# BAGS AND HURT HIS BACK.
August 25, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cemex · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIS HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD AND FELT NUMBNESS FOR A BRIEF PERIOD IN HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/11/89.
August 25, 1989
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
POWERED HAULAGE
Pfaffenhauser Construction · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
ARM CAUGHT WHILE APPLYING BELT DRESSING BROKEN ARM & THUMB.
August 25, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Curtis Sand & Gravel · Fall from ladders
WHILE TRYING TO ATTACH CHAIN TO EQUIPMENT HIS BODY WEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF CHAIN UNBALANCED THE LADDER AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
August 25, 1989
WV · Coal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING GRADE WHEN AS HE STATED THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED AND HE LOST CONTROL OVERTURNING TRUCK.OPERATOR SUFFERED SEVERE SCRAPES SPRAINS ANS BRUISES.
Helen Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE MAIN STATES THAT HE INJURED HIS LEFT AFTER HE HAD CARRIED CRIB BLOCKS AND RELAY BARS.
BREWER WAS TRAMPING TIES ON THE MAIN LINE AND WAS HIT BY AN ORE TRAIN RETURNING FROM THE DUMP.
August 25, 1989
VA · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
MACHINERY
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by falling object
WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON THE 2 EAST SECTION IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY, DRILL STEEL HUNG AND THEN FELL STRIKING AND CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.
August 25, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Zemex Industrial Minerals · Over-exertion in lifting objects
ON 8-25-89, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 50 LB. CLAY BAGS FROM A CONVEYOR BELT AND STACKING THEM IN A RAILCAR, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ON 12-2-89 HE WENT TO A DOCTOR AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE SHOULD NOT RETURN TO WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
August 25, 1989
KS · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buzzi Unicem USA · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED WAS REPAIRING 75 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR WHICH WAS ON CART IN ELECTRIC SHOP. CART IS APPROX. 16 INCHES HIGH. LIFTED END BELL, AND LEANED OVER TO INSTALL ON MOTOR. WHILE HOLDING END BELL AND LEANING TOWARDS MOTOR TO INSTALL END BELL, STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK.
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OBSERVING PROPMAN DROP NO. 1 SHIELD. WHEN THE SHIELD DROPPED, THE CABLE SNAPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT EYEBROW.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Island Creek Coal Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHILE HELPING HANG A CUTTING MACHINE CABLE HE FELL DOWN HURTING HIS ABCK.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blue Diamond Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP AT THE END OF THE TRACK OF THE SOUTHSIDE PARALLEL SECTION, I.D. #011-0. AS HE WAS LIGTING A TIMBER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN AND THOUGHT HE MIGH HAVE A RUPTURE. NOTE: THIS ACCIDENT REPORT WAS RECEIVED 8-28-89.
Energy West Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 4FT CRIB BLOCKS & STRAIN NECK LOWER
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hollow Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS HANGING CABLE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER ABDOMEN
Davidson Mining Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE ON BELT & AS HE STARTED TO LIFT SHOVEL SOMETHING POPPED IN SHOULDER & NECK AREA PAIN IN RT ARM & SHOULDER
August 24, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A THREE WHEELER ON CHARGE IN CROSSING OVER THE THREE WHEELER TO GET THE PLUG HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE PULL CORD FOR THE BELL TRIPPING & TWISTING LEFT KNEE LTA AS OF 08-30-89
TRIMMING BAR WAS LEANING AGAINST WALL, BAR FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SHOULDER. BAR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON 8/24/89, REPORTED TO EMPLOYER 8/28/89, HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM ON 9/6/89. EMPLOYEE WORKE D 8/24, 8/25, 8/28, 8/30, 8/31, 9/1, 9/4(LABOR DAY), AND 9/5. HAS BEEN OFF SINCE.
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
OTHER
Fairfax Fuel Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES AND WHEN HE STARTED TO RAISE UP HIS KNEE LOCKED UP. THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS.
August 24, 1989
IL · Coal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
POWERED HAULAGE
I.NAME OPERATING SCOOP IN BUNKER AREA.HIT SEVERAL HOLES AND STRAINED UPPER RIGHT BACK.
Old Ben Coal Company · Rubbed or abraded
THE INJURED WAS REPLACING ROLLERS ON #1 WS BELT.HE CRAWLED UNDER BELT AND FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE POP AND LOCK.
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED ON 4-24-89 AT ANOTHER MINE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS EMPLOYEED AT HARRIS NO 1. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING UP BRACES FOR WATER LINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BAC K.
Blackfield Coal Company Inc · Struck by falling object
I.NAME OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM.HE WAS KNOCKED INTO ROOFBOLTER STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST VALVE CHEST.
Monterey Coal Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL LOADING GOPHER DRILL ,STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
lw propman, propman helper, move crew if lw, move-up man, jacksetter, advanceman lw helper
MACHINERY
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INJURED HAD BEEN SITTING ON THE #2 SHIELD SKID (TAIL SIDE) AND WAS GETTING READY TO GO DOWN JACK LINE. THE HEAD OPERATOR STARTED THE FACE CONVEYOR AND THE FACE LINE SHIFTED TOWARDS THE TAIL CA TCHING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE SKID AND SPRING ROD.
August 24, 1989
UT · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Utah Fuel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
LIFTING PIPE STRAINED BACK TWO WEEK PREVIOUS NO MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8/24/89 INJURED BACK AGAIN WHILE INSERTING BOLT INTO HOLE ON ROOF BOLTER
Pyro Mining Company · Struck by falling object
POWDER MAGAZINE LID FELL ON HAND
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Banner Coal & Land Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HELPING TO INSTALL BELT DRIVE ROLLER ROLLER SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER ON R HAND AGAINST BELT HEAD FRAME
August 24, 1989
IL · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
2 EMPL HANDLING PIECE OF SHEET METAL 4' X 8' X 1/2" THE METAL SLIPPED AND STRUCK 1 MANS LEG.
Peabody Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE SECTION, THE MAN TRIP DERAILED AT THE MOUTH OF 1 SOUTH CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE FRAME FO THE VEHICLE.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
chute blaster, rockman, hang-up man, raise blaster
MACHINERY
Wolf Branch Collieries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS ON OFFSIDE OF BOLT OPERATOR PULL PINNEN UP NOT KNOWING WHEELER WAS IN THE WAY TIRE OR WHEEL ROLL OVER RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS TAKING OUT PIPE AND BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A HACK SAW, TURNED TO ONE SIDE AND BUMPED HIS EYE ON A STUCK DRILL STEEL STICKING OUT FROM THE WALL.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Donald Swiney Mining Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects
FINGERS CAUGHT BOLT MACHINE HEAD AND DRILL STEEL
August 24, 1989
VA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
New Alberene Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND MOVING STONE TO WORK TABLE FOR SAWING HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
Old Ben Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON THE BELT AND STRAINED HIS LOW BACK WHILE THROWING A SHOVEL FULL OF LOOSE COAL.
August 24, 1989
VT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Zaluzny Excavating Corporation · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND LOST HIS FOOTING HE FELL BACK ONTO HIS LEFT ARM AND INJURED THE ARM AND SHOULDER MUSCLES.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Costain Coal Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
EE SLIPPED WALKING TOWARD HEADER.
Amarillo Road Company · Struck by falling object
HE WAS UNHOOKING AIR COMPRESSOR FROM DRILL WHEN COMPRESSOR TONGUE FELL ON HIS LEFT BIG TOE.
August 24, 1989
WI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Graymont Western Lime Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR TO BUILDING. HE LOOKED UP AND LIME DUST FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. FLUSHED EYE WITH WATER AND SEEMED TO BE OKAY. MORNING OF 8-25 WAS SWOLLEN SHUT. CONTACTED PHYSICIAN.
Homestake Mining Company of California · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS MUCKING DRIFT ROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF DRIFT AND HOOKED A LARGE ROCK WITH BUCKET. THIS CAUSED THE BACK END OF THE MUCKER TO COME OFF THE TRACK PINCHING HIM BETWEEN THE MUCKER AND WALL OF THE DRIFT.
Helen Mining Company · Struck against stationary object
THE MAIN WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND WHEN HE STEPPED ON A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL PROTRUDING FROM IT.
August 24, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
STANDING ON FORKS OF FORKLIFT TO DOUBLE WRAP, FOOTING SLIPPED FELL ON THE FORKS AND TO THE GROUND.
August 24, 1989
VA · Coal
laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
MACHINERY
Harman Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF DRILL THE ROTATION STOPPED CAUSING THE DRILL STEEL TO BEND CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE DRIILL HEAD.
August 24, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independance Construction Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PUTTING SCREEN IN 5 X 16 SHAKER AND TWISTED WRIST.
August 24, 1989
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Amerikanuak Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING HEAVY DESK HURT BACK WHEN LIFTING PARTNER SLIPPED SHIFTING LOAD.
August 24, 1989
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
drill operator
MACHINERY
C & C Drilling Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
CHANGING DRILL STEELS ON 3 1/2 DIA TRACK DRILL
August 24, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
outside foreman, leadman
OTHER
WHILE MOVING SHOVEL IN CD III EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SHOVEL. DUST WAS COMING OFF THE TRACK, A CROSS WIND BLEW DUST INTO EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE. DIAGNOSIS: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Rushton Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
UNLOADING CABLE OFF THE HOOKS ON MNER REC PAIN IN LOWER BACK
August 24, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Mason Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE STATE HAD BEEN WEARING EYE PROTECTION ALL DAY IN SHOP BUT A T SOME POINT HAD RUBBED EYES WITH BACK OF HAND AND FEELS TRANSFERRED METAL SLIVER TO LEFT EYE. EE LEFT WORK EARLY FOR MINOR IRRIT ATION DID NOT STOP AT OFFICE FOR TREATMENT. LATER THAT AFTERNOON EYE IRRITATED AND WAS ACCIDENTLALLY TREATED AT HOME WITH EAR DROS WENT TO ER FOR TREATMENT OF CORNEAL BURN AND ABRASIONS. TEMP
Mathies Coal Company · Struck by flying object
4 WEST SECTION VICTIM WAS STANDING NEAR A COWORKER WHO WAS INSTALLING A POST WHEN A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE POST FLEW AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE R EYE VICTIM WAS WEARING GLASSES AND THE PIECE FLEW BEHIND THE GLASS
August 24, 1989
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ash Grove Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS SHOVELING OUT UNDER THE PLANT AND PULLED THE LOWER MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
August 24, 1989
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Oil-Dri Georgia LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EE WAS ACTING AS SPOTTER WHILE A BOX CAR WAS BEING MOVED. ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING THE ELECTRIC CABLE WINCH. THE CABLE BECAME KINKED AND THE WINCH OPERATOR ASKED THE SPOTTER TO STRAIGHTEN IT O UT. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS HAND. THE EE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE INJURY.
August 24, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sun West Inc · Fall onto or against objects
EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER CHAIR & PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT ARM
August 24, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
F G Cheney Limestone Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
PULLED ON PIPE WITH WRENCH PULLED MUSCLE IN ARM.
August 24, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SLIPPED OFF LADDER OF 988 WHILE GETTING OFF THE VEHICLE.
August 24, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmhurst-Chicago Stone · Struck against stationary object
I.NAME UNLOADING MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR HIT LEFT HAND ON ROLLER.WRIST JOINT WAS IMMOBILIZED IN SUPPORTIVE DRESSING.
August 24, 1989
AR · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
ARKHOLA · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS IN STANDARD CRUSHER CLEANING OUT ROCK AND STRAINED BACK.THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PUT ON GROUP INSURANCE AND EMPLOYEE DECIDED SEPT 8,1989 TO FILE AS ON THE JOB.HAS A CURRENT DIAGNOSIS O F 2 HERNIATED DISCS AND A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
August 24, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Holliday Rock Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL FELT SORENESS IN RIGHT SHOULDER DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION AND ACTIVITY OVER PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME.ALSO HAD THE FLU WHICH ACCENTUATED SORENESS.
Consolidation Coal Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE RUNNING LINE CABLE WHICH IS USED TO MOVE BARGES WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER.
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS LIFTING ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND HURT BACK
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Warrior Coal Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON A CRUSHER DOOR-HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
August 24, 1989
MO · Coal
blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey
OTHER
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTED DOWN,WORKING ON TAMPING MACHINE.WHEN EMPLOYEE STOOD UP,HE INJURED STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
August 24, 1989
KY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
MOVING BRASS RING OFF OF FLAT BED TRUCK & HE DROPPED RING ON RIGHT HEEL.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Star Fire Mining Company · Struck against a moving object
EMPL HIT HEAD ON INTERIOR OF REAR DOOR AS RESULT OF BEING JARRED AROUND WHILE RIDING TO EQUIP.THIS WASNT CONFIRMED WORK RELATED UNTIL AFTER MEDICAL REVIEW.
Drummond Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF LOADER ONTO ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT.
Jim Walter Resources Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE WALKING BACKWARD WASHING DOWN, EMPLOYEE FELL INTO AN INSPECTION HOLE ON SCALE BRIDGE.
Three Oaks Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
JACKING A RED DEVIL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ace Coal Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND I NAME WAS WALKING UP A HILL TO GET HIS LOADER WHEN HIS FEET FLEW OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE HURT HIS LEG
Marcus Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BENDING SPLICING CHAIN RAISED UP RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP.
August 24, 1989
UT · Coal
stopping builder, ventilation man, mason man, overcast
OTHER
Sunnyside Coal Company · Struck by flying object
EMP ALLEGES STRUCK BY SM PC OF COAL DUE TO EXCESSIVE AIR MOVEMENT AIR PICKED UP SM PC OF COAL .
August 24, 1989
KY · Coal
electrician, lineman
MACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH-THIS IN TURN HEATED UP THE ARCH OF MINE ROOF ABOVE TORCH-CAUSING A THIN PIECE OF SCALE ROCK TO FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND.
August 24, 1989
AL · Coal
longwall operator, chock operator, shear operator, plow operator
STRIKING OR BUMPING
Chevron Mining Inc · Struck against stationary object
STRUCK NECK AGAINST HOOK HANDING FROM SHIELD
National Mines Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
SHOVELIDNG MUD FROM UNDER BELT HEAD.
August 24, 1989
TN · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tennessee Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
AS HE PICKED UP A BOX OF 4 FT RESIN EE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE DR CLAIMS EE HAS TORN MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
August 24, 1989
WV · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
POWERED HAULAGE
U. S. Steel Mining Company LLC · Struck against a moving object
INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, TRAVELING FROM FEEDER TO MINER, WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY ONE BREAK INBY FEEDER CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY, STOVIN G HIS NECK.
August 24, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Double M No 2 Mine Inc · Struck by flying object
HE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
August 23, 1989
CO · Metal/Non-Metal
ledgeman/hand, quarry man
MACHINERY
Camp Bird Venture · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS BLOWING WATER OUT OF LIFTER WITH BLOWPIPE HOLDING FOOT OVER THE HOLE ROCK FELL HIT HIM ON THE KNEE CAUSING SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF LEFT KNEE
Valley Camp Coal Company · Struck by falling object
EE WAS CLEANING WITH UNITRAC COAL RIB FELL HIT EE IN RIBS.
August 23, 1989
KY · Coal
shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mullins & Sons Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WHILE HELPING REMOVE PIECES OF ROOF ROCK FROM THE CONTINOUS MINER, REPORTED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING ROOF BOLTS. HE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM SCOOP. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-1-89.
Beth Energy Mines Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK BAND ON BUNDLE OF WEDGES USING PICK. AS HE STRUCK BAND UNKNOW OBJECT STRUCK RIGHT LENS OF SAFETY GLASSES SHATTERING LENS & GLASS ENTERED RIGHT EYE.
Juliana Mining Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
OPERATOR WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT ON DRILL WHEN HE MASHED THE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND WHEN THE DECK BUSHING GOT FOULED
August 23, 1989
IL · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peabody Coal Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING END UP OF TAIL SHAFT FOR MINER HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STRAIN TO THE X LOWER BACK REGION.
Asarco Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD ROOF BOLTS FROMT EH SKIP BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINE DHIS LOWER BACK.
August 23, 1989
NM · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Chevron Mining Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A TRAILING CABLE WHILE MOVING CABLE.
Medusa Minerals Company · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #1 PORTAL #6 HE WAS SCALING NEAR THE PORTAL WHILE SCALING ROOF & RIBS A LARGE SECTION OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIM & ANOTHER SCALER
August 23, 1989
PA · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cyprus Emerald Resources Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE 3 GATE LONGWALL SECTION ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS ON A FLUID COUPLER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND FOREARM.
Western Fuels-Utah Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface
WHEN PULLING THE MINER CABLE BACK AWAY FROM MINER HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTNG HIS LOWER BACK.
August 23, 1989
WV · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Eastern Associated Coal Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects
HANDLING TRASH AT YARD WENT TO BATHOUSE TO EAT LUNCH FELT PAIN N BACK
August 23, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Premier Silica LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A 12FT SECTION OF 6IN PIPE
Florida Canyon Mining Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects
HE WAS JUST PUSHING A SHOVEL INTO THE GROUND WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.
August 23, 1989
OH · Coal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
R A Eberts Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS ON CONVEYOR BELT CRUSHING A LUMP OF COAL WHEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LE KNEE THE EMPL DID NOT THINK INJURY WAS SERIOUS SO HE DID NOT REPORT TO THE FOREM AN ON THE 14TH OF SEPT THE FOREMAN NOTICED THE EMPL LIMPING AND UPON QUESTIONING THE EMPL LEARNED OF THE INJURY AT WHICH TIME THE FOREMAN ADVISED THE MEPL TO GO TO A DR
August 23, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hopewell Land Corp · Fall from machine
OPERATOR HAD PARKED THE DBJ YUKE AND WAS STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN HIS HAND HOLD SLIPPED AND HIS BODY FELL BACKWARD.HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE FOOT HOLD AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER O N THE GROUND.RETURNED TO WORK ON 08-29-89 MISSEDWORK 09-03-89 WITH RECURRING PAINS.
August 23, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Birchfield Mining Inc · Struck by falling object
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS-HAD PUT UP FIRST BOLT & MOVED MACHINE OVER FOR 2ND. BOLT-WHEN HE PUT CANOPY AGAINST TOP A PIEE OF ROCK APPROX. 4' SQUARE & 2" THICK BROKE OFF & FELL AGAINST HIS RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK BROKE HISRIGHT LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.
August 23, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Mystic Energy Inc · Struck by falling object
ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT SIDE.
August 23, 1989
OH · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Central Ohio Coal Company · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS OPERATING PAN SCRAPER TRAVELING SOUTH ON HAULHOOD HE TURNED OFF HAULPAD AND STARTED TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACK AT OLD STONE QUARRY CROSSING WHEN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK PAN ON RIGHT SID E.
August 23, 1989
GA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
BASF Catalysts LLC · Contact with hot objects or substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEXT TO A HIGH PRESSURE STEAM LINE. LINE BLEW OFF FITTING AND EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY HOT WATER AND STEAM. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM A ND LEGS. LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
August 23, 1989
MN · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
LTV Steel Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
INSTALLING CLUTCH AND PRESSURE PLATE ON BUS,PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
August 23, 1989
WV · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
First Big Mountain Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATING ROOFBOLTER I.NAME TWISTED KNEE.
August 23, 1989
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Miami Crushed Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WHILE LIFTING AN OIL CONTAINER, HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
August 23, 1989
IN · Coal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fossil Fuels Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANUAL CHAIN HOIST WHEN 3/8" CHAIN BROKE HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION ON THE ARM BETWEEN SHOULDER AND ELBOW.
August 23, 1989
PA · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Pbs Coals Inc · Fall from ladders
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER TO CHECK HYDRAULIC OIL. THE STEPS WERE BENT IN MAKING EMPLOYEE MISS THIRD STEP. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND PULLING HIS ARM SHOULDER AND BACK AND F ELL TO THE GROUND.
August 23, 1989
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mattoon Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHEN TRYING TO UNDO A CABLE THATWAS CAUGHT THE HAND WRENCH CONNECTED TO THE CABLE CAME LOOSE WHICH HIT HIM IN THE ARM AND STOMACH RESULTING IN CUTS AND BRUISES
August 23, 1989
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Plattsburgh Quarries · Fall onto or against objects
WHILE LEAVING CRUSHERS FEEDER SLIPPED ON WET BEAM STRIKING LEFT KNEE AREA ON METAL BEAM.
August 23, 1989
TN · Coal
beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Abc Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPL WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WITH A SHOVEL & STARTED HURTING IN LOWER BACK.
Empire Iron Mining Partnership · Struck against stationary object
WHILE WALKING ALONG WALKWAY I,NAME SOMEHOW LOST HIS BALANCE, HIS ARM WENT THROUGH THE HANDRAILING, RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ELBOW AREA.
August 23, 1989
PA · Coal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Hoffman Mining Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE DOZER OPERATOR WAS FUELING HIS DOZER WITH THE DOZER RUNNING APPARENTLY THE OIL COOLER FAN BLEW THE FUMES FROM FUEL OIL INTO HIS FACE HIS NOSE BEGAN TO BLEED A SHOR WHILE LATER
August 23, 1989
VA · Coal
roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs)
MACHINERY
Westmoreland Coal Company · Struck by falling object
A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROXIMATELY 4" THICK 12" LONG AND 8" WIDE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT AT THE BACK OF THE STEEL TOE.
August 23, 1989
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hanson Permanente Cement Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
NORMAL SHOVELING
August 23, 1989
KY · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Island Creek Coal Company · Struck by flying object
WHILE CLOSING A LID ON A METAL TOOL BOX, A PIECE OF METAL (SLAG) FLEW OFF AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN LEFT EYE. *MEDICAL INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE UNTIL THIS TIME.