Mining Incidents in December 1990

INJ WAS COVERED UP IN ROCK FALL.MASSIVE ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON CONT MINING MACHINE DURING PILLAR RECOVERY ON 004-0 MMU...CONT MINER OPER ESCAPED UNINJURED AS RESULT OF CANOPY INSTALLED OVER OPE RATORS COMPARTMENT

EMPL WAS HAND MUCKING IN PREPARATION FOR RAISING CRIB WHEN THE BROW UNDER WHICH HE WAS WORKING GAVE WAY AND BURIED HIM BENEATH THE BROKEN ROCK.THE BROW WAS SUPPORTED BY ROCK BOLTS AND HAD BEEN CHECKED AND THE AREA SCALED.

EMPL UNLOADING DUMP TRUCK INTO BIN.FELL INTO BIN AND WAS COVERED WITH COAL REFUSE.

ROCK FALLING FROM HIGHWALL PINNING EMPL BETWEEN SCOOP.

A COAL HAULER AND SCRAPER COLLIDED AT AN INTERSECTION WHERE SCRAPER WAS CROSSING HAUL ROAD.

I.NAME FATALLY INJURED -CRUSHED AGAINST RIB BY CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE TRAILING CABLE STAND-OFF.I.NAME KNEELING BESIDE MACHINE AND OPERATING IT BY REMOTE CONTROL.HE HAD BACKED THE MACHINE AW AY FROM FACE AND WAS PIVOTING IT TO LEFT SIDE OF PLACE TO CLEAN UP LOOSE COAL.#1 ENTRY 001-0 SECT.

EMPLOYEES WERE PUSHING RAIL CAR INTO PLACE FOR TARE WEIGHING & LOADING WITH FRONT-END LOADER EMPLOYEE WAS FATALLY INJURED-CAUGHT BETWEEN RAIL & RAIL CAR

EMPL & OTHERS OF DEADWORK CREW REINSTALLING ROOF BOLTS AFTER SMALL ROOF FALL OCCURRED.THE PTO ON SPEEDCO DRILL GOT HOT.THEY ALLOWED IT TO COOL.AFTER EMPL PLUGGED PTO BACK IN,A RIB ROLLED OVER ON RAILRUNNER PINNING EMPL BETWEEN ROLL AND RAILRUNNER.FALL 48" X 46" X 7" STRUCK ON HEAD.

MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WORKING ON STACKING CONVEYOR TOWER IN FINISH DEPT THEY BRACED UP CONVEYOR & REMOVED TOWER TO REPLACE BAD STEEL LOAD ON CRANE BUMPED TOWER WHICH MADE WEIGHT SHIFT ON CONVEY OR CAUSING CONVEYOR TO COLLAPSE PINNING I NAME UNDER IT

EMPL TAKING MINER CABLE DOWN TO MOVE ACROSS SECTION -FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELT LINE (44' HIGH) CARRYING A CO MONITOR BOX AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS GROIN AREA.THIS INJURY RESULTED IN A HERNIA.INJURED DIDN'T SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL JAN8,1991.

LIFTING AND PUSHING CAUSED A HERNIA.

LIFTING QUEBRACHO BAGS BY HAND UP ON REAGENT TANKS FOR MIXING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING RIGHT CUTTER GEARCASE ON #10 MINER, HAD THE GEARCASE HANGING IN THE BACK, ATTEMPTING TO LOAD IT ON THE REAR OF A SERVICE CAR. SERVICE CAR WOULDN'T STOP, KNOCKED GEARCASE FROM BACK TOWARDS THE MINER AND THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED-HE WAS HAND SHOVELING CLEANING OUT A CHUTE UNDER THE A.C. SCREEN AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

WHEN EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAILS HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN ABDOMEN RESULTING IN RUPTURE. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OPERATOR ON 1/04/91 BY TELEPHONE BY EMPL.

EMPL STATED WHILE PULLING ON #1 SCREEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.

MVOING HEAD ON BUCKET LAYING ON SIDE STEPPED OF FF BUCKET ON METAL IT BROKE LOOSE FELL TO GROUND

EE WAS LOADING MINER BLOCKS INTO SCOOP, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. BEGAN LOSING TIME 1-22-91 FOR HERNIA REPAIR.

EMPL STACKING 1.8 BAGS ON PALLET FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE GROIN. PAIN INCREASED AS CONTINUED RESULTING IN STOPPING WORK.

THE EE WAS USING HIS FEET AND LEFT HAND TO SECURE A CABLE WHILE USING A WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO TIGHTEN UP A CROSBY CLAMP THE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA POSSIBLE HERNIA.

EMPL PERFORMING ROUTINE MINING ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT SHIFT.SPECULATES THAT EFFORT OF PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE MAY HAVE CAUSED MUSCLE SPASM.NO SYMPTOMS AT END OF SHIFT BUT DEVELOPED LATER. HOSPITALIZED FOR INJECTION OF MUSCLE RELAXANTS.

WHILE MANUALLY LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMINAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS TO USE A 65 MOBILE CRANE TO REPLACE A SWING SHAFT IN A 1260-W BUEYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINEHE PULLED THE 650 LB HEADACHE BALL OUT OF HIS WAY & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH HE DID NOT REQUEST MEDICAL ATTENTIOJN UNTIL 01-14-91

CRUSHER MAIN FRAME BEING LIFTED TO TURN IT TO FINISH INSTALLING LAST 3 SETS OF SPRING CLUSTERS.FRAME WAS TURNED TO POSITION AND HE SIGNALED FOR CRANE OPERATOR TO LOWER FRAME TO FRAME STAND.WHE N FRAME WAS LOWERED HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME AND STAND.LOST TIME.

INJ LIFTED BEAM AND RUPTURED STOMACH MUSCLE WALL.

WHILE LIFTING STABILIZER BAR FOR DOZER EMPL FELT PAIN IN R HIP AREA. WENT TO DR ON 2/21/91 & BEGAN MISSING WORK AT THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BUCKE TTOOTH TO DRAGLINE BUCKE TWHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL AGAINST BUCKET. THIS CAUSED AN AVULSION TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER RESULTING IN AN AMPUTATION TO THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT RING FINGER. (BOTTOM OF NAIL BED).

THE EMPLOYEE PARKED A BATTERY SCOOTER APPROX. 12' OUTBY A 610 SCOOP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SCOOTER WITH A 1 GALLON JUG OF WATER. THE SCOOTER BECA ME ENERGIZED AND INADVERTANTLY TRAMMED FORWARD PINNING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SCOOP AND SCOOTER.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE GRABBED ONTO A MANHOLE COVER ON A ROTARY DRUM WHILE IT WAS STILL ROTATING. FINGERS RUBBED AGAINST A SCRAPER WITHIN THE DRUM AND CAUSED THE A MPUTATION OF TWO FINGERS (FIRST JOINTS).

HERNIA CAUSED FROM THROWING BAGS.

EMPLOYEE IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINER OPERATOR.HE WAS REMOVING THE MINER CABLE FROM THE HEAD OF THE MINER WHEN HE WAS MOVING THE CABLE HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH IN THE SAME AREA I N WHICH HE HAD SURGICALLY CORRECTED HERNIA ON 10-21-87.

CHECKING CONE IN BREAKER AND SLIPPED ON STEP.

SLICK ROADS

EMPLOYEE WAS OEPRATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FEWL INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CARRYING BELT MATERIAL THAT HE TRIPPED OVER SOME METAL BANDING CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING STRAIN.

EMPL STATED WHILE HELPING TO LOAD RAILS ONTO RAIL TRUCKS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

RUNNING SHUT CAR, RUN OVER PILE OF TIMBER ONE CAME IN DECK AND HIT HIM ON FOOT

EE WAS WATCHING THE TRAILING CABLE ON HELIMINER 8233 WHILE OTHER EE MOVED THE MACHINE. EE SWUNG THE MACHING AROUND AND THE CONVEYOR BOOM STRUCK EE AND MASHED HIM AGAINST THE MINE RIB.

WALKING AWAY FROM CONTROLS OF PINNER. THE ATRS WAS LET DOWN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STACKING MAN ON BACK OF LEFT LEG.

EMPL BENDING DOWN TO SHOVEL TAILPIECE OF BELT.LEFT KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH TURNBUCKLE CAUSING BRUISING AND SPRAIN TO MUSCLES OF LEFT KNEE.

LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO SCOOP WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIBS THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT START TO MISS ANY TIME UNTIL JANUARY 22 1991

WHILE WORKING IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL HOUSE SWITCHING WIRES ON A PANEL THAT WAS SHUT OFF BUT ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT WIRE CAUSING FLASH BURNS.

INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING PAST ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE BUMPED NOSE ON ATRS BAR.

THE EE STATED THAT HE LIFTED THE ARMEDILLA CHAIN TO PLACE BACK IN HOLDER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

SLICK ROADS

EE WAS POKING A PLUGGED RAW MILL FEED PIPE.

BACKED DRILL BEHIND SHUT CAR IT WAS TRAMMING TO DUMP POINT IT CAUGHT DRILL OPER IN UPPER PART OF BODY TWISTED BACK

CRAWLING IN PLACE AND HURT KNEE

INJ & COWORKER WERE TAKING 6900 CABLE DOWN SO IT COULD B E LOADED THEY HAD REMOVED EVERY OTHER HANGER SO CABLE WOULD NOT BE SO HEAVY THEN WENT BACK STARTED REMOVING LAST HANGERS. THEY HAD REM OVED ABOUT ONE BREAK WHEN INJ REACHED TO UNHOOK CABLE WITH RIGHT HAND & FELT PAIN IN NECK & LEFT SHOULDER. HANGERS WERE OHIO BRASS TYPE ATTACHED TO MESSENGER CABLE.

WHILE LIFTING 5 GALLON CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL (TO REFILL RESERVOIR IN QUARRY DRILL), INJURED FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOW BACK.

EMPL REPORTED THAT AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS BELT TAIL HE STEPPED ON WATER HOSE TRIPPED & FELL HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE AS HE FELL. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/9/91 AFTER BEING SCHEDULED FOR KNE E SURGERY . HE IS STILL OFF WORK AT THIS TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 4" SUCTION LINE ON PUMP WHEN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

STRAINED BACKHANGING CABLE

STEPPED OFF JEEP, TWISTED R ANKLE

REMOVING ROCK WITH BAR CAUGHT BETWEN FORKS OF CAT FORKLIFT AND FRAME

EMPL STEPPED ACROSS SCOOP & HIT HEAD & BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING ABSORBANT PADS AND BOOM (COLLAR) SATURATED WITH OIL AND WATER FROM SEDIMENT BASIN.

OPER SCOOP ON SECTION HIT HOLE IN FLOOR SCOOP JARRED HIM

WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 002 SECTION, RAN OVER A HOLE IN ROADWAY IN #3 ENTRY HURTING HIS BACK.

EMPL REPORTED HE WAS PULLING ON PUMP HOSE WHEN HE LOST FOOTING ON MUDDY SLOPE & FELL. HE FELL DIRECTLY ONTO LEFT SHOULDER. INITIALLY HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HOWEVER PAIN IN SHOULDER FIALED TO SUBSIDE & HE SAW DR ON 3/18/91. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED AT THIS TIME HOWEVER REVEALED EMPL HAD TORN ROTATOR CUFF MUSCLE. EMPL WAS ADMISSTED TO HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY & BAN

BLOWING OUT JARS IN SAMPLE PREP AREA,OBJECT BLEW INTO EYE.

WALKING SLIPPED TWISTED R KNEE

EMPL & PARTNER WERE SWITCHING UNDERSIZE PUMP DISCHARGE LINE FOR MAGNETITE CONVERSION. THEY WERE WORKING IN BASKET OF MANLIFT. THEY HAD HARD TIME GETTING 10" RUBBERHOSE INTO IGHT POSITION. AFTE R JOB WAS DONE EMPL FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE WAS SEEN BY DR ON 1/8/91 & BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

WHILE CHANGING L/S HOIST ROPE ON SHOVEL MECHANICS HAD LIFTED ONE END OF ROPE WITH WINCH LINE OVER POINT SHEAVE & INTO MACHINERY HOUSE EMPL & PARTNER THEN BEGAN STRINING NEW ROPE THRU BALE SHEA VE. WHILE WORKING IN FRONT OF BUCKET HOIST ROPE SLIPPED OFF 4/S POINT SHEAVE & DROPPED SLIGHTLY. WHEN HE HEARD ROP SLIP EMPL INSTINCTIVELY JUMPED OUT OF WAY & FELT PAIN IN BACK & LEG.

A ROOF BOLT WAS LYING IN SUPPLY ENTRY AND THE DIESEL BUS, TRANSPORTING MEN RAN OVER AND THE END FLEW UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON EAR.

INJURED WAS LIFTING BELT CLAMPS TO PUT ON BELT AS HE TURNED WITH THE CLAMPS-HIS FEET STUCK IN THE MUD & AS HIS BODY TURNED HIS FEET STAYED IN MUD CAUSING BACK PAIN

EMPLOYEE STATED, THAT HE STARTED TO REMOVE A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BELTLINE. STRAINING HIS BACK.

MINER TRIPPED ON EDGE OF JEEP WHILE DISMOUNTING LANDED ON LEFT ANKLE AND FRACTURED FIBULA.

INJ WAS ATTEMPTNG TO APPLY BELT DRISSSING TO HEAD PULLEY & BELT OF UPPER COAL BELT WHILE BELT WAS IN OPERATION. INJ BELIEVES SPLICE PORTION OF BELT CAME BY & CAUGHT GLOVE THIS IN TURN PULLED H AND & ARM INTO PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED/TRIPPING, STEPPING OFF THE TOP OF A BULK CAR, ONTO A WALKWAY, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. SNOW & ICE WERE A FACTOR.

WHLE TRAMMING BUGGY TOWARD FEEDER THE FEEDER A TRIANGULA SHAPED ROCK WAS HIT BY THE BUGGY DRAG, BOUNCED OFF RIB AND INTO CAB.

HARD HAT FELL IN CAB, BEHIND HEATER, WHEN I REACHED FOR IT THE FAN OF THE HEATER HIT MY MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A 7 FT. ROOF BOLT THAT HE WAS INSTALLING IN 5-1/2 FT. HEIGHT. AS HE PUSHED ONT HE BOLT TO STRAIGHTEN IT, THE BOLTTWISTED AROUND IN THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE.

CLOSE DOORS USING R FOOT, SLIPPED PINCHED IN DOORS

THIS MAN WAS BOLTIN GIN FACE AREA BREAK BETWEEN ON. 2 AND 3 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 6" THICK 2'X 2' LONG FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ONT EH BACK SCRATCHING HIM ON BACK.

EMPL IN BUCKET OF HYDRAULIC SHOVEL MOVING WATER PUMP FOR QUARRY PUMP.SHOVEL OPER WAS LOWERING THE BUCKET FOR EMPL TO GET OUT.THE BUCKET TILTED BACKWARDS-WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND ,CAUGHT EMPL HAND BETWEEN BUCKET & BOOM.LACERATED MIDDLE & RING FINGER LEFT HAND.

INJURED SLIPPED ON AN ICY STEP & FELL TO THE GROUND STRAINING HIS BACK HE CONTINUED WORKING HIS NORMAL SCHEDULE UNTIL 01-28-91 WHEN HE MISSED HIS FIRST TIME DUE TO THE 12-29-90 INJURY

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PLACE A DRILL BIT IN BIT BASKET AND FELT A POP IN HER BACK.

WAS WORKING WITH 988 LOADER WHEN IT GOT STUCK IN THE MUD. HE WENT OT GET OUT AND SLIPPED AND FELL. WHEN HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, IT TWISTED HIS KNEE AND HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING HOSE FITTING OFF THE NE. TRUNION COOLING SOCKET.THE FITTING WAS PLUGGED OFF MAKING A PRESSURE SEAL ON THE SOCKET.THE SOCKET HAS ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE IT AND WITH THE HEAT FROM THE BEARING IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE.AS HE TOOK THE FITTING LOOSE THE ANTI-FREEZE CAME OUT AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.THE TEMPERATURE OF THE TRUNION SHAFT WAS 270 DEGREES.

INJ WAS PULLING SHOOTING CART ACROSS SECTION & STRAINED BACK.

I.NAME INSTALLING A CENTER PIN ON A LOADER ALL DAY.HAD BEEN USING SHOULDER DURING INSTALLATION.TOWARD THE END OF INSTALLATION,FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.THIS WAS INITIALLY HANDLED AS A FIRST AID CLAIM ONLY.

LIFTING A PLANTERARY OFF OF A SCOOP AND FLET A SNAP OR POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPL SAID WHILE MOUNTING FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED & FALL.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE.

INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OD PICKING UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST 50LB BAG AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STEPPED OFF SCOOP TWISTING HIS KNEE.

INJ FIXING BROKEN PIPELINE.WALKING IN THE WATER CARRYING A PIPE,STEPPED IN HOLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE WALKING ALONG WALKWAY OF FUEL TRUCK LOOKING UP AT ROCK TRUCK HE WAS FUELING EMPL STEPPED OFF WALKWAY FALLING TO GROUND RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO FACE.

EMPL WAS ROLLING 55 GAL DRUM ACROSS METAL DRAGLINE FLOOR & WHEN DRUM HIT SLICK SPOT ON FLOOR. DRAGLINE OPERATOR LOST BALANCE ON DRUM. AS HE TRIED TO REGAIN BALANCE OF DRUM TO CONTINUE ROLLING DRUM HE PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

EMPL WAS WASHING DOWN WITH HOT CONDENSATE. EMPL TURNED AROUND & HOT CONDENSATE SPRAYED INSIDE OF BOOT.

EMPL WAS LEAVING MINE SHOWER ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEPS WHICH WERE ICY AT TIME CAUSING TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EE REPORTED HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A BEARING CAP WHILE STANDING ON PROPELL SHAFT OF 1150 DRAGLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST BULKHEAD.

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO CLEAN COAL FROM SHAKER SCREEN. HE SHUT DOWN THE SCREEN AND LOCKED THE POWER OUT. THE SHAKER TAKES A COULPLE OF MINUTES T COMPLETELY STOP. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB INTO SHAKER, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN A BRACE AND THE SPRING BRACKET.

STRAINED BACK LIFTING CABLE

COMING OFF BREAK AND FELT PAIN DOWN HIS BACK. FEELS MAY HAVE PULLED BACK WHILE PUMING GUNK.

SPANISH TRANSLATION TO FOLLOW(EE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED WHILE DOING HIS WORK,DIDN'T FALL,BUT SINCE THEN HAS FELT PAIN AT THE WAIST.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO REPAIR FIRE SUPPRESSION LINE AT 26 LEFT BELTDRIVE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN MIDDLE PART OF BACK.

BREAKING ROCKS AT FEED HOPPER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER BOUNCED BACKWARDS & JERKED EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK & LEG HURTING

WHILE PREPARING TO INTALL A ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, PINNING VICTIMS HAND BETWEEN SAID ROCK AND PINNER HEAD.

A HEAD STAND FELL OVER AND HIT INJ IN BACK .HE WAS REMOVING CONCRETE FROM HOLE WHERE STAND WAS TO SIT.

SHOVELING DIRT UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT TWISTED BACK WHILE SHOVELING DOC DIAGTNOSED PAIN AS A PINCHED NERVE & RECOMMENDED 7 DAYS REST AT HOME

OPERATING SCOOP-CAUGHT KNEE AGAINST TOP

EMPL WAS CHECKING PUMP ALONG TRACK IN EUREKA & WHEN HE CAME OUT OF PUMP HOUSE FOOT SLIPPED & HE STRUCK RT ELBOW ON CORNER OF PUMP HOUSE DOOR.

MAKING BELT SET UP PULLIN G ON BELT PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

REMOVING PIP E IT FELL ON R FOOT

REMOVING FORKS FROM FORKLIFT. FORKS WERE SUSPENDED AND THEY FELL STRIKING MIDDLE FINGERS ON BOTH OF EE HANDS.

EMPLOYEE CHANGING ROOF DRILL BIT, USING NAIL TO DEPRESS BUTTON THAT HOLDS BIT IN PLACE, PUNCTURED HAND WHEN NAIL SLIPPED AND TURNED POINTING BACK AT HAND. PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND FINGER. NAIL WAS 8D IN SIZE.

EMPL WAS WASHING FLOORS IN PLANT WITH FIREHOSE. HE STEPPED IN SOME CHEMICAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL.

CHANGING ATTACHMENTS ON BOBCAT,FOOT SLIPPED AND HIT RETRAC FOOT PEDAL AND IT CURLED BACK AND CAUGHT HIM.

REPAIR ON B E SHOVEL AND SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.AS TIME WENT BY ON 4-23-91,FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED.

INJURED WAS LOADING 300 FT BELT SETUP AND WHILE LOADING BELT ONTO SUPPLY TRAILER FELT PAIN DOWN LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM WHEN INJURED PULLED ON BELT.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF OF TRUCK AND HIT OUTSIDE OF LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS TRYING TO UNLOAD TWO 40 FT LENGTHS OF 8 INCH PIPE FROM TOP OF A CASE 480 LOADER BUCKET. ONE END OF ONE PIPE STRUCK THE GROUND AT AN ANGLE CAUSING THE OTHER END TO STRIKE HIM IN THE RIGH T SHIN, FRACTURING HIS LEG.

HE WAS PULLING CABLE TO FEEDER WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING AND ALSO HIS LEFT LEG.

PULING STRUCTURE OUT FROM UNDER BELT AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN HOLE TWISTED IT ON R HAND

EMPL WAS HELPING SCALE OPERATOR BEND CATHODES. AFTER BENDING WAS COMPLETED EMPL STEPPED BACK OFF OF SCALE PLATFORM & STEPPED ONTO GUARD RAIL. GUARDRAIL & SCALE DECK WAS WET & SLIPPERY. FRONT F OOT SLIPPED OFF & WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PLANKS.

SLIPPED ON STAIRWAY THAT HAD ICE ON THEM.

THE MAN WAS RIDING IN THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE OPERATOR GOT THE SCOOP STUCK GOING IN REVERSE. THE OPERATOR THEN PUT THE SCOOP IN FORWARD AND THE MAN RIDING THE SCOOP GOT HIS FOOT UNDER THE BU CKET GETTING IT CAUGHT AND BREAKING HIS BIG TOE.

HE WAS GOING TO TURN THE BELT OFF & TWISTED HIS KNEE SPRAINED KNEE

EMPL WAS DECENDING STAIRWAY AT END OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. STAIRWAY WAS NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH HANDRAILS. THERE WERE NO BENT STEPS OR HANDRAILS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AC CIDENT. EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJ OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 01/02. EMPL STATED HE WAS NOT USING HANDRAILS.

BOTLING TOP SLIPPED AND FELL HIT BOOM L LEVER IT LOWERED DOWN ON FOOT

2 EE WORKING TOGETHER RELINING TRUCK BODY HAD TRUCK BODY RAISED EE A WENT TO MOVE TRUCK FORWARD TO FACILITATE PLACING STEEL EE B STEPPED IN FRONT OF REAR DUALS ON DRIVER SIDE JUST AS EE A RELE ASED CLUTCH TRUCK THESE KNOCKED DOWN EE B AND BEFORE EE A COULD STOP AND BACK UP DRVE UP EE B S LEG.

SET ELECT POLISHER ON TABLE IT FELL LACE R KNEE

STANDING UNDER KILN JACKHAMMERING GOING ON , IT FELL ON R KNEE

THE GROUND WAS SLICK,EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL INTO PATH OF SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS SITTING IN OFFICE TRAILER AT RIVER FORK SUPPLY YARD & WAS BIT ON HAND BY SPIDER.

OPER HAULER LOST CONTROL COLLIDED WITH OTHER HAULER, REC BACK STRAIN

INJURED WAS SHOVELING BELT LINEIN RAW COAL TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE EE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE STATED HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OR LOOSE ROCK FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE BENT OVER PULLING CABLE.

HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 1-22-91- UNTIL THEN REGULAR DUTY. INJURY REPORTED 12-29-90. SAW DOCTOR 1-2-91.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE SNOW INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WHILE DRILLING HOLE FOR INSTALLATION OF RESIN ROOF BOLT DISLODGED ROOF SCALE FELL ONTO DRILL HEAD AND ONTO LEFT FOOT.

EMPL WALKING DOWN EAST BELTLINE.THE GROUND SLOPES AND RIGHT ANKLE TURNED UNDER AND TWISTED.

HYD WRENCH WAS LEAKING THAT IS USED TO TIGHTEN TRUSS RODS WITH HE HAD OIL SOAKED GLOVES FROM THIS WRENCH STARTED TO LEAK BAD HE QUIT USING IT & STARTED TO TIGHTEN TRUSS WITH CLICK WRENCH & IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD & HE FELL BACKWARDS TRIPPING OVER THE HYD HOSE & LANDED AGAINST THE MECHANICS KNEE WHO WAS BEHIND HIM AT THE TIME

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING CHUTE WITH TILE SPADE WHEN LARGE PIECES OF COAL FROM ABOVE IN CHUTE FELL STRIKING SPADE AND PULLING BLADE DOWN AND HANDLE UP. HE TRIED TO HOLD ON TO SHOVEL AND IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. HE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 1-5-91.

WHILE WORKING WAS COMING DOWN STEPS FROM MEASURING HYDRATE BINS TURNED TO SAY SOMETHING TO FELLOW & FELL DOWN SOME 6 TO 8 STEPS. POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT KNEE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROUCHED AND ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A BULK NOT HEAVY ITEM,MUSCLE SPASM TO LOWER BACK.

CHANGING WIPERS AT UPPER FLIGHT TRANSFER WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED KNEE DESCENDING FROM H BEAM

STYLE JACK USED TO HOLD STRENGHTS STEEL ROPE CAME OUT HITTING INJURED ON LEG.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON FROZEN WATERLINE AFTER ICE STORM HE STEPPED IN HOLE & LSOT BALANCE & FELL ON SAME LEVEL.

HE WAS CHARGING A LOADER BATTERY. THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING INJURY TO HIS FACE.

I.NAME DISMOUNTING HAUL TRUCK,SLIPPED & FELL FROM BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON BACK AND RIGHT ARM.

A ROCK ABOUT 12" THICK IN THE MIDDLE AND TAPERING OUT TO EACH SIDE.APPROX 5'X3' FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS.IT STRUCK THE ROOF BOLT OPERATOR ACROSS THE SHOULDERS AND BACK AS HE MOVED THE MACHINE TO INSTALL HIS LAST BOLT OF THE CUT.A WELT AND 2 ABRASIONS (LONG AND THIN)WERE PRESENT NO BROKEN BONES.

EMPL WORKING DRAGLINE MAINTENANCE SHIFT WITH OTHER EMPL.THEY WERE REINSERTING PIVOT PIN IN VERTICAL FAIRLEAD ASSEMBLY.PIN FIT WAS TIGHT SO A CAT 231 TRAC-HOE BUCKET WAS USED TO APPLY DOWNWARD PRESSURE TO PIN.EMPLS HAD WALKED 15'AWAY FROM IMPACT POINT WHEN PIECE OF METAL SPALLED FROM PUSH BLOCK ON PIN AND STRUCK EMPL IN LOWER RIGHT JAW

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A CABLE SLING WHEN HE FELL ON SLICK ROAD.AS HE FELL THE METAL END OF THE SLING HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

IN PARKING LOT AT MINE SHUT TRUCK DOOR ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER BEFORE START OF SHIFT. TRUCK WAS PERSONAL VEHICLE.

EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE STACKING 100 LB BAGS ONTO PALLET.

HURT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST THE CORNER OF A TABLE.

EMPL WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN CLOTH GLOVE GOT CAUGHT TWISTING LEFT HAND & FINGERS.

MOBILE EQUIP OPERATOR SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE WHILE GETTING OFF BULLDOZER.

EMPLOYEE GOT THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE CHUCK OF THE BOLTER HE REMOVED THE CHUCK FROM THE BOLTER HEAD & BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE REAR OF THE MACHINE &WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK THE STEEL LOOSE & A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HIS HAMMER & LODGED INHIS ARM

EMPL HANDED 4' ROOF BOLT TO BOLTER OPERATOR & TURNED TO GO BACK ALONG MACHINE WHEN HE TURNED AROUND EMPL EXPOSED LOWERBACK IN BY PERMANENET BOLT & STRAP ROOF COAL FROM 2" TO 4" THICK BROKE OFF & 7' LONG AT BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LOWER BACK.

INJURED PICKED UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF HYDRAULIC OIL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPL STATED HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF SUPPLY CAR CARRYING TWO 5 GALLONG BUCKET OF GREASE WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWSITED RIGHT KNEE. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK AT THAT TIME. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3/21/91 DUE TO INJ.

EMPL WAS WALKING IN MANWAY SLIPPED ON ICE & FELL HURTING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SUPPLIES AND STRAINED HIS HIP.

WHILE CLIMBING ONTO THE DOZER, SLIPPED AND GRABBED ONTO THE DOZER, CAUSED A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN IN THE BACK.

HE IS A ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE AT THE START OF THE SHIFT. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE DID NOT FALL. IN AVOIDING A FALL HE STRAINED BACK OF HIS R IGHT THIGH. INVESTIGATION CONTINUES HOWEVER AT THIS TIME THIS ALLEGED INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE REPORTABLE.

WALKING FROM CAGE TO BATHHOUSE ON SNOW COVERED GROUND,SLIPPED AND HURT LEFT KNEE.

EMPL SLIPPED ON FROZEN SNOW & ICE COVERED GROUND PINNING LEG UNDER BODY.INJURY DIAG AS STRETCHED OR STRAINED LIGAMENT IN LOWER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING 6 X 6 X 18' HEADERS ON FLAT CAR HIS NECK, SHOULDER TIGHTEN UP THROUGH OUT SHIFT EMPLOYEE STATED RE-OCCURRENCE FROM 6/4/89.

GETTING DOWN OFF TRAILOR TRIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND FRAC BONE IN FOOT

INJURED AND 2 CO WORKERS WERE CARRYING A 3 INCH STEEL PIPE ON THEIR SHOULDERS WHEN A CO WORKER TRIPPED AND FELL THE PIPE STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE PIPE TO STRIKE THE INJUREDS SHOULDER.

BRUISED LEFT LOWER LEG BETWEEN GOLF CART & PROP WHILE MAKING INTAKE ESCAPEWAYS

HOOKING UP BATTERY CABLE, COROSION ON BATTERY POST WENT INTO EYE.

EMPL STATED HE WAS WALKING TO SLOPE MANTRIP AT START OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON WET SNOW COVERED GROUND. EMPL DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL 3/11/91 STARTED MISSING TIME ON 3/11/91.

EMPL STATED WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER PUTTING HOSE ON BOLTER HE TOOK A PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS TRAVELING INSIDE THE MINE ON PORTALBUS THE POLE SWING LIMITER HIT THE TRACK VENT DOOR CAUSING THE POLE TO SWING AND HIT HIS HEAD.

STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

SHOVELING BELT ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN

EMPL WAS WALKING OUT TO HELP UNLOAD MATERIAL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON ICE BY WEST SIDE OF HOIST ROOM & FELL LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

SQUATTED DOWN TO GROUND IN ORDER TO PICK UP JOY PLUG(FEMALE END) IN 5A.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD MALE END,TRIED TO HOOK PLUGS TOGETHER AND SOMETHING SANPPED IN BACK AND SHE DROPPED PLUG.

EMPL WALKING IN PARKING LOT,SLIPPED ON ICE TWISTING LEFT ANKLE CAUSING STRAIN.

REMOVING OVERCAST BLOCK FELL & STRUCK ON BACK OF LOWER LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PALLETIZING 80 LB BAGS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE SAID THIS PAIN OCCURRED AS HE GRABBED THE BAG AND TWISTED TO PALLETIZE IT. FELLOW EMPLOYEES SAID HE HAD COMP LAINED APPROX. 1 WEEK ABOUT HIS BACK HURTING. MISSED 1 DAYS WORK. 12-28-90.

HAUL TRCUK HAD EMPTIED AT CHUTE. INJURED DRIVER LEFT UNLOADING AREA. LOADED TRUCK TURNING ONTO HAUL ROAD. INJURED DRIVER FAILED TO YIELD TO LOADED TRUCK, ATTEMPTED TO STOP, AND SLID ON WET HAUL ROAD. BED OF LOADED TRUCK HIT CAB OF UNLOADED TRUCK.

WALKING BEHIND WARHOUSE, SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND HURT BACK

WELDER WAS USING AIRARC, CUTTING OUT CRACKS ON BACK OF BUCKET ROLL ON BUCKET OF 475 MICHIGAN (H-8). THE WELDER WAS REACHING SLIGHTLY UPWARD WHILE USING AIRARC. CHUNK OF HOT METAL FELL ON ARM A ND BURNT THROUGH WELDERS WORK JACKET, HOODED SWEATSHIRT, AND SHIRT. THE METAL BURNT AN 8 INCH SECTION OF WELDERS ARM, ON INNER PART OF ELBOW AND A 2 INCH SECTION ON WRIST.

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 A.M. AT THE CLINKER LOADOUT AT THE QUARRY PLANT, THE TAIN WAS LOADED NAD READY TO GO TO THE TOWN PLANT. WHEN CHECKING BRAKES FOR PROPER WORKING ORDER, NOTICED ONE CAR N OT WORKING RIGHT. LET THE AIR BUILD UPA ND STARTED FOR THE TOWN PLANT. AT THE NORMAL CHECK POINT, BRAKES SEEMED TO BE ALL RIGHT. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT WORK. AFTER

I.NAME ATTACHING WIRE TOW ROPE TO REAR END OF SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING.RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK CAUSING FALL BACK AND TWIST HIS BAC WHILE REGAINING BALANCE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 A.M. AT THE CLINKER LOADOUT AT THE QUARRY PLANT, THE TAIN WAS LOADED NAD READY TO GO TO THE TOWN PLANT. WHEN CHECKING BRAKES FOR PROPER WORKING ORDER, NOTICED ONE CAR N OT WORKING RIGHT. LET THE AIR BUILD UPA ND STARTED FOR THE TOWN PLANT. AT THE NORMAL CHECK POINT, BRAKES SEEMED TO BE ALL RIGHT. HOWEVER, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THEY DID NOT WORK. AFTER

EMPLOYEES WERE SETTING UP A LONG PIECE OF STEEL WHEN IT SHIFTED AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS.

EMPL SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR HITTING HIM ON THE BACK.

NO UNUSUAL OR UN-ORDERLY CONDITIONS EXISTED. EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN FLOOR CLEAN UP USING A BROOM, SHOVE, & WHEELBARROW. NO SPECIFIC BODY MOTION CAUSED INJURY SUDDENLY. PAIN WAS FELT BY CUMULA TIVE AFFECT.

HE WAS HOLDING A BAR WHILE THE OTHER REPAIRMAN WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK SHAFT SLEEVE OFF OF THE BOOSTER PUMP AND MISSED THE BAR HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

SCRATCHED LEG ON LADDER DR SAYS INFECTED

BACK INJURY REPORTED TO FOREMAN.CONTINUED TO WORK FOR WEEKS WITHOUT DIFFICULTY OR DISABILITY.AFTER TERMINATED REDUCTION IN FORCE REQUESTED MEDICAL FOR DISABILITY.

EMPL INSTALLING V-BELT WHEN HE CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES SLIPPED ON CLINKER DUST ON FLOOR, ALSO GOT SHOCKED, WHOLE LEFT LEG AND BACK HURTS, ALSO TESTICLES HURT.

SHOVELING DIRT

EMPLOYEE WALKING TO PICK-UP WHEN HE SLIPPED NAD FELL. HE EXTENDED HIS ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL. HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER. IT WAS ICY.

EMPL FELL FROM TRUCK LADDER WHILE ENTERING CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP ONTO FORKLIFT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP CAUSING HIS RT ARM WHICH WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL TO SLIP DOWN INTO THE HAND RAIL TWISTING HIS RT ELBOW

HE WAS CROSSING FROM ONE EUCLID TO ANOTHER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICY CATWALK

EMPL WALKING DOWN STEPS -HUNG FOOT IN A STEP AND STUMBLED.THERE WAS NOTHING ON STEP AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.

EMPL CLEANING OUT A LINE,STARTED TO FLUSH WITH WATER.VALVE HADNT SEATED PRESSURE BLEW WATER HOSE FROM COUPLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT 992C LOADER WHEN HE CAME DOWN OFF LAST STEP ON LADDER & HIS FOOT HIT SNOW COVERED GROUND HE SLIPPED & STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WA WORKING ON FUEL FILTER HOUSING ON CAT 777 HAUL TRUCK. WHEN INSTALLING THE RELIEF VALVE IN THE HOUSING FUEL SQUIRTED OUT AND BROKE THE LIGHT BULB ON THE DROP LIGHT WAS USING. THIS RESULTED IN IGNITION OF THE FUEL AND FIRE. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS BURNED. IVNESTIGATION HAS SHOWN GASOLINEWAS IN FUEL TANK, FUEL IS DELIVERED ONSITE AND PUT IN FUEL TRUCK BY AN OUTSIDE S

EMPLOYEE HEARD A SQUEALING SOUND FROM MS-7.HE SHUT OFF MOTORS THEN TOOK OFF BELT GUARDS.HE TURNED BOTH MOTORS ON AND PULLEY WOULD NOT TURN.HE THEN PUT BOTH HANDS ON BELT AND PULLEY TO FORCE IT TO MOVE.THE PULLEY STARTED TO MOVE AND PULLED ONE HAND BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.HE THEN USED HIS OTHER HAND TO TRY AND FREE THE CAUGHT HAND.HIS FREE HAND AND CAUGHT HAND WERE BOTH PULLED AROUN

STRAINED BACK WHILE CLEANING OUT ROCKS FROM BASE PLANT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CORNER OF RUBBER SCREEN CLOTH SECTION AND WAS ABOUT TO START DRAGGING IT ON CONCRETE SURFACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE WALKING THROUGHT HE WAREHOUSE,EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE.

HAD SEVERE ICE STORM ICY CONDITIONS THRUOUT PLANT. EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CLIMBING INTO TRUCK STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF SCOOP WHILE UNPLUGGING CABLES AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

INJ WORKING WITH COWORKER ON 2 SECTIONS OF METAL WELDED TO DUMP FEEDER.WELD WAS REMOVED WITH CUTTING TORCH EXCEPT SMALL SPOT WELD.COWORKER USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER TRYING TO FREE REMAINING WE LD STRUCK CHISEL WITH HAMMER CAUSING IT TO FLY. STRUCK INJ OVER LEFT EYE.

WHILE CHANGING AN EMPTY PROPANE TANK ON FORLIFT,EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMSELF LIFTING THE TANK.

HE WAS PULLING WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND PUSHING WITH HIS RIGHT ARM TO ALIGN A SIX INCH WATE RPUMP HOSE FOR INSTALLATION ON A WATER PUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL AT A BELT DRIVE,HE SPRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJ & COWORKER WERE CLEANING RIB ROLLS ALONG 6 HAULAGE BELT WHEN HE NOTICED SORENESS & STIFFNESS IN LOWER BACK. INJ HAD PREVIOUS INJURY TO BACK 2/11/86 & RETURNED TO WORK 2/5/90.

FELL ON KNEE WHILE IN MINES

HE WAS SETTING JACK #125 WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN CANOPY STRIKING HIM ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.ROCK CAUGHT WHICH WAS LYING ON PAN LINE BREAKING HIS FINGER APPROX 3 TIMES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE SO THE COAL HAULER WOULD NOT GET CLOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, LEFT SHOULDE R AND LEFT LOWER LEG.

ON 12/26/90 EMPL REPORTED THAT HE HAD BLOOD IN URINE. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12/27/90. DR DIAGNOSED PROSTATITIS BACK STRAIN. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO 0PEN WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS DENIED. HE THEN T RIED TO REOPEN OLD CLAIM & WAS AGAIN DENIED. HOWEVER TODAY WE HAVE LEARNED THAT HE HAS BEEN APPROVED TO REOPEN OLD BACK INJ CLAIM. HE NEVER REPORTED ACCIDENT. WE BELIEVE IT TO NOT BE WORK REL

EMPL ALLEGEDLY CROSSED CONVEYOR BELT WITHOUT DEENERGIVZING CONTROL LINE. AS HE WAS ON TOP OF BELT BELT STARTED THROWING HIM OFF ONTO MINE FLOOR.

INJ WAS WALKING OVER TO THROW TRACK SWITCH & SLIPPED ON ICE HE FELL TO GROUND INJURING HIP & WRIST.

WAS WALKING IN MINE WHEN SCOOP CAME UP TO MEET HIM. HE STOPPED THE SCOOP AND GOT ON THE BATTERY END TO RIDE ON TO THE SECTION. WHILE RIDING ON THE SCOOP HE RAISED HIS KNEE AND JAMMED THE KNEE INTO TOP WITH FOOT ON SCOOP.

EMPL STATED HE & FELLOW EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING DRAIN VALVE ON SECONDARY ELEVATOR WASHBOX. WHILE SHOVING ON EXTENDED WRENCH & APPLYING HEAT TO VALVE. EMPL SLIPPED ON ICE THAT HAD FROZEN WHEN BOX WAS DRAINED.

CARRYING RACK WHEEL OFF FACE OF LW AND STRAINED NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TRAILING CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY IN THE #5 ENTRY OF THE 2 LEFT OFF TURKEY MAINS SECTION, MMU #005-0. AS HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE, HE STRAINED HI S BACK.

MAN GOT BEAT UP WITH CHAIR & 10 YRS LATER GOT DOWN IN BACK WHILE WORKING FOR ME.

INJ WALKING BLEEDER ENTRIES WITH FIREBOSS.HEIGHT WAS LOW AND INJ HAD TO WALK IN STOOPED OVER POSITION.WHEN INJ STRAIGHTENED UP FELT PAIN IN BACK

BACKING OUT WITH RF BOLTER BUMPED TIMBER HIT HIM ON HAN ND

EE WAS GETTING INTO 29 DRILL AT 1YDS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE CANOPY POST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR AROUND 956-6 BELT. WHEN PUSHING WHEELBARROW, FOOT SLIPPED, PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK TO PUSH ON THE TAIL SHAFT WHILE REPAIRING THE MINER WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE THE CRIB BLOCK WAS ABOUT TO FALL HE JUMPED OUT OF THE WAY

EMPL CROSSING STAGE LOADER ON LONGWALL I,STEPPED ON CHAIN AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EE CLAIMS HE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE SPOIL TO THE RAMP, WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME ICE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE, HIS FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER.

BATTERY BLOWED UP WHILE TAKING JUMPER CABLES OFF.

EMPL DRILLING COAL.DRILL GOT HUNG & HE TWISTED DRILL AROUND AND CAUGHT HAND ON MACHINE.

I.NAME BACKING UP AND FELL OVER LUMP OF COAL ON RAM JACK AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRAINED LEFT WRIST.

EMPL CUTTING PIECE OF STEEL FROM LARGE PIECE AND THOUGHT FOOT WAS OUT OF THE WAY BUT STEEL FELL ON ARCH OF RIGHT FOOT AND FRACTURED.

VICTIM WS HELPI8NG THE MECHANIC START DIESEL EQUIPMENT. AFTER JUMP STARTING A ROCK TRUCK HE RAISED THE BATTERY COVER TO REMOVE THE BOOSTER CABLES. WHEN HE RAISED THE LID THE BATTERY BLEW UP. ACID WENT IN HIS EYES AND FRAGMENTS FROM THE BATTERY CASE CUT HIS FACE.

A HAUL TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS ACROSS HAUL ROAD INTO RUBBER TIRED DOZER CAUSING RTD OPERATOR TO STRIKE THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD-CAUSED SLIGHT CONCUSSI

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP ELEVATOR AT RECLAIMER & STRAINED HIS BACK

REOCCURENCE OF OLD ACCIDENT WHICH HAPPED ON 10/25/90 EMPL PICKED UP ROLL OF BRATTICE CLOTH.

MAKING SECURITY ROUNDS SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

INJURED WAS ENTERING ROOF AREA OF RAIL LOADING SILOS. AS HE STEPPED ONTO SILO ROOF INJURED SLIPPED ON ICY SPOT AND FELL.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST FUSE CLIPS LOCATED IN AN ELECTRICAL PANEL BOX ON THE FIVE LILIES CRANE. HE SUFFERED FLASH BURNS TO HIS FACE AND NECK AND 4TH DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE PLIERS HE WAS USING CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LIFE PHAS OF THE FUS DISCONNECT.

THE EE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF A PIPE RACK IN THE MILL TRYING TO REPAIR THE HEAT TAPE ON THE SOLUTION LINES WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS SEAT. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT HIP WHICH BEGAN TO CAUSE HIM DISCOMFORT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER.

ICE STORM ALL OUTSIDE AREAS WERE COVERED WITH ICE.EMPLOYEE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT WAS LEAVING THE PREP PLANT WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT.HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK.

BOLTER MAN WAS ON THE OFFSIDE OF BOLTER.JUST AS OPERATOR WAS PULLING BOLTER UP TO INSTALL FIRST ROW OF BOLTS A LAYER OF DRAW ROCK FELL PULLING ROCK BACK BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS WHICH HIT OFFSIDE BOLTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A FROZEN TRUCK LINE THAWED PRESSURE WAS BUILDING IN TANK #3 WHICH CAUSED THE CAMLOCK TO BLOW OFF SPRAYING CAUSTIC ON THE EMPLOYEES FACE & EYES

EE FELL OFF FEL 282 WHILE WORKING ON BUCKET LEVELER, THE LOADER HAD BEEN WORKING IN WET LIME HE STEPPED ON THE TIRE AND SLIPPED OFF FALLING APPROX. HITTING A FORKLIFT WITH HIS RIBS.

HIM & TWO OTHERS WERE IN 3RD NORTH BELT ENTRY HANDING ROOF BOLTS 5' RESIN TO JACKLEG OPERATOR. THERE WAS 4' OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN ROOD & MUCKPILE. HE STARTED THROWING BOLTS UP ONTO PILE WHEN HE STRUCK ROCK IN PILE WITH RIGHT HAND WITH BOLT STILL IN HAND. INJ TO RIGHT HAND LACERATION & COMPOUND FRACTURE TO LITTLE FINGER. RING FINGER DISLOCATED.

THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED GETTING BATTERIES OFF DOZER HURT BACK.

WORKING ON 78" BELT FEEDER TO UNBLOCK IT EMPL SLIPPED OFF 10" BEAM & FELL INTO HOPPER. HE HIT CHIN ON ONE OF BAFFLES.

EMPLOYEE REMOVING 8-D BATTERY FROM DOZER WHICH WEIGHED ABOUT 100 LBS. BATTERY WAS STUCK AND IN BENDING OVER AND LIFTING HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

REPAIRING LW SHEARS PULLED ON CHAIN, HOOK SLIPPED FELL BACKWARD HITTING IT LOWER ARM AND HAND ON SHIELD.

MAN WAS JACKING SIELD WITH PUMP JACK WHEN HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF JACK & MAN'S HAND STRUCK SHIELD CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS BOLTING TOP HIS DRILL STEEL GOT CAUGHT IN A BIND AS HE MOVED BOLTER TO RELESE THE BIND THE DRILL STEEL CAME OUT OF HOLDER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

SLIPPED ON MUDDY STEPS AND FELL

WAS STANDING ON FRAME CHECKING ELEL PLUG TURNED BACK AROUND TO STEP DOWN ONE FOOT SLIPPED & FOOT LANDED ON DRIVESHAFT CATCHING HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING DOWN

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A HOSE. THE KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE HOSE AND INTO HIS THIGH.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN AND PUT HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE ON TOP OF A ROCK.

THERE WAS BUILDUP UNDERNEATH BEDESCHI ROLLS WITH CLEANOUT DOOR THAT YOU OPEN TO REACH UNDERNEATH ROOLS TO CLEAN REPIRED TO TAKE BAR & LAY ON BACK & PICK BUILDUP OFF OF ROLLS. AFTER NORTH SIDE WAS CLANED HAD TO REACH INSIDE DOOR FURTHR TO REACH BUILDUP ON SOUTH SIDE. BY LAYING ON BACK & HAVING TO REACH UP EMPL OVERSTRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CONNECTING BLOWER LINE TO THE NEW 1 BAGHOUSE, HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF THE PIPE LINE WHILE BEING MOVED IN THE MAN CAGE. TOLD TO KEEP ARMS INSIDE CAGE WHILE IT MOVING HE BUMP ED IT ON FRIDAY 21, REPORTED IT SATURDAY 22, BUTSAID IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM THURSDAY 27, MADE APPT WITH DR BECAUSE ELBOW WAS SWOLLEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK OF SCREEN AT 20 FT HEIGHT (APPROX.); CARRYING METAL TO PLACE FOR WELDING (WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE). HE MIS-STEPPED, DROPPING METAL, AND FELL BACKWARD OFF SCREEN O NTO BED OF FLATBED TRUCK PARKED BELOW SCREEN.

REACHING UP WITH LEFT HAND TO PULL SELF UP INTO 633 SCRAPER PULLED ROTATOR CUFF IN LEFT ARM.

EMPLS HAND WAS PINCHED BY WRECKING BAR WHILE SLOSING RAIL CAR WHICH HAD BEEN EMPTIED WHILE LOADING BARGE.

EE WAS INSTALLING FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT HAND.

VICTIM WAS USING PICK TO CLEAN ROCK OUT OF BIN WHEN HE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

SPRAINED LEFT KNEE WHILE LEAVING DRESSING TRAILER.

THE INJURED MINER WAS A SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR. HE HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF SHUTTLE CAR TO HELP LOADER OPERATOR BAR-DOWN SOME CAP COAL THAT WAS HANGING FROM RIB. WHEN THE CAP COAL WAS BARRED DOWN A P IECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK MINER ON THE HIP.

WHILE CUTTING WELDING AND HEATING A PIECE OF 6 INCH STEEL PIPE, THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT EAR AND SIDE OF FACE AND POSSIBLE UPPER RESPIRATORY BURNS WHEN A PAINT CAN INSIDE THE PIPE RUPTURED AND IGNITED, THE SPRAY PAINT CAN WAS APPARENTLY INSIDE THE PIPE UPON DELIVERY TO THE MINE AND WAS UNDETECTED BY THE INJURED EMPLOYEE.

MINER OPP. WAS HAMMERING ON PIECE OF ROCK STUCK IN BOOM CHIP FLUE OUT.

WAS LIFTING HEAVY ICY CRIB BLOCK NEAR TOP ON CRIB & INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE THE MINE AT BLASTING MAGAZINE AREA. HE WAS LOADING EXPLOSIVES ONTO #9 BLASTING TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN AREA, IN THE AREA OF A PREVIOUS HERNIA.

WAS PUTTING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR BOTTOM OF TIRE KICKED OUT KNOCKING FEET OUT FROM UNDER EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING FACE ON TIRE RIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF RESIN (50LB) HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LEG OR BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND BACK OF TRACK BOLTER AND TRIPPED OVER A CABLE THAT WAS LAYING ON MINE BOTTOM.

DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-2-91. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED BY A PIECE OF FALLING ROOF MATERIAL WHILE OPERATING AN A.C. ROOF BOLTER. WHILE MANEUVERING THE "AUTOMATIC TIMEPORARY ROOF SUP PORT" TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING MATERIAL. A PIECE OF SLATE MEASURING APPROX. 3' X 3' 2" FELL BEHIND HIM STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HARD HAT AND LOWER BACK.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A STUCK DRILL STEEL OUT OF A DRILL HOLE. THE BOTTOM PORTION CAME OUT LEAVING THE TOP HALF IN THE DRILL HOLE. THE TOP HALF DROPPED FREE STRICKING THE VICTIMS FINGER B ETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL ITSELF AND THE CHUCK OF THE DRILL.

GOT STEEL IN EYE WHILE POUNDING 1 DAY LOST TIME.

WALKING UP SLOPE TO OUTSIDE. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 01/02/91.

WHILE MOVING BOLTER TO PREPARE TO BOLT OPERATOR MOVED HAND TO TOP OF CANOPY TO SEE ATRS & BOLTER ROCKED OVER & LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED AGAINST ROOF

EMPLOYEE WAS REFULEING A BULLDOZER.WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE TRACK,HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE DOZERS PUSH ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS LWOER BACK CHANGING OUT THE TOP BELT ROLLER ON #4 BELT TAIL.

EE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

OPERATING BATTERY SCOOP IN LOW COAL AND LEFT KNEE STUCK UP WARD HITTING ROOF ON TOP KNEE WAS TWISTED AND BRUISED.

WHILE CLIMBING ONTOROCK TRUCK FIRST STEP BROKE CASUING EMPL TO FALL APPROX 2' STRAINING LIGAMENTS OF RIGHT KNEE. HE REMAINS OFF WORK.

MINER WAS STRUCK BY STONE WHILE HE WAS CONNECTING ROCK DUST HOSE. HE FELL INJ LEFT KNEE. MINER WAS ON VACATION FROM 12/22 UNTIL 01/02/91 HE NOTITIFIED SAFETY DEPT ON 01/04/91 OF INJ & THAT HE

LIFTING HYDRAULLIC PUMP INTO A MACK TRUCK

KILN HAND BEEN SHUT DOWN BY POWER OUTAGE DURING EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER. INJURED WAS HELPING RE-LIGHT NATURAL GAS TORCH. ON IGNITION A PUFF OF EHAT BLEW BACK THROUGH SMALL DOOR WHERE THE IGNI TION TORCH WAS INSERTED. EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED BY FLAME AND HOT DUST IN THE BLOW BAK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE DRILLING A BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF TOP FELL 10" BY 6" BY 3" FROM RIGHT RIB. THE PIECE STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BREAKING ROCKS ON GRIZZLY HE HIT HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE A CCIDENT ON DEC 10 DIDNT GO TO THE DOC UNTIL 01-03-91

WHILE EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR HE HEARD A NOISE BEHIND HIM. AS HE TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM OUTSIDE THE CAB. THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID INTO THE RIB, PINCHING EE S ARM BE TWEEN THE RIB AND THE SHUTTLE CAR. EE S RIGHT ARM WAS BADLY BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DISMOUNTING A LOADER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP DOWN HAULAGE ENTRY TOWARDS THE FACE HE SAID I RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK THAT I DID NOT SEE-IT JARRED MY NECK

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE IN PROCESS OF HANGING HI-VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 0-21" THICK 1' LONG FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING VICTIM ON SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS PICKING UP LINERS AND ROLLERS ALONG 2 CONVEYOR. AS HE LIFTED HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION WHICH WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINAL ACIVITY. HE WAS EXAMINED ON 1-16-91 AND SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 1-30-91.

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON CABLE & FELL.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRAG A ROCK DUST HOSE TO APPLY ROCK DUST ALONG A BELTLINE. THE HOSE BECAME TANGLED ON A FIRE OUTLET VALVE WHICH CAUSED EE TO FALL AND TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BONDER FELT PAIN IN BACK

RUNNING DRILL DRILL HIT FOOT.

CLAIMS THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING A CONVEYOR BELT.

ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING EMPLOYEE ONR IGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING A FLAT ON A COAL TRUCK AND WIND BLEW DIRT AND GRIT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF ON 12-21-90 AND JOB BECAUSE OF HOLIDAYS, RESUMED OPERATION ON 12-26-90. ONLY MISSE D 1 DAY.

AS EMPL WAS LOADING BULK SEMITRAILER WITH SAND AT OUR FAIRWATER PLANT HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE ICE FROM TOP OF TRAILER HE LOST FOOTING & FELL APPROX 12' TO GROUND. ON WAY DOWN HE HEAD & LEFT KNE E ON CONCRETE WALL CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD & BRUISE TO LEFT LEG.

EMPL RECD BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER WHEN STRUCK BY PIECE OF ROCK 19" X 20" X 6" FROM TOP WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT.TOP FELL FROM BETWEEN RIB BOLT AND ATRS ON BOLTER.FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT TO DR AFTER WORK.

RUNNING TAIL MOTOR, WENT OVER HISH SPOT IT UNCOUPLED FROM TRIP IMPACT DROVE HIM FORWARD KNEE STRUCK LIGHT SWITCH BOX

I NAME WAS MOVING A DESK ACROSS THE OFFICE & DISLOCATED HER LEFT SHOULDER

PERSON WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY CHECKING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE. PERSO LOST FOOTING AND FELL ON BACK STRIKING HEAD AND BACK.

EMPL WAS EMPTYING CASE OF NUTS INTO STORAGE BIN IN SUPPLY HOUSE WHEN BOX SLIPPED IN HAND CAUSING HIM TO HIT RT ELBOW ON BOLT BIN.

EE WAS BACKING CONTINUOUS MINER OUT OF ENTRY WHEN MINER STRUCK CORNER OF RIB CAUSING A PIECE OF COAL TO BREAK AWAY STRIKING FOOT.

EMPL TURNING SHIFT ON MOTOR TO CHECK OUT WHEN GLOVE ON RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BELT,PULLED GLOVE AND HAND THROUGH CAUSING INJURY TO FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND./

EMPLOYEE STATES HE BENT OVER & BACK STARTED HYRTING HE HAS A HISTORY OF PREVIOUS BACK INJURY

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING THE GUARD ON LEFT SIDE OF THE CONTINOUS MINER TO REPAIR LEAK IN HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL WHO RECEIVED REPORTABLE INJURY HAD BEEN WORKING IN CROUCHED POSITION ON ASSEMBLERS DREDGE WHEN HE ROSE TO MOVE TO DIFFERENT AREA. AS EMPL TOOK FIRST STEP DOWN FROM PLATFORM WHERE HE WAS W ORKING AT TIME RIGHT KNEE SUDDENLY LOCKED UP ON HIM. INJ HAS RESULTED IN APPARENT CARTILAGE DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING UP #637 PAN(#3)ON WACHTER JOB TO BEGIN HIS DAYS WORK IN THE ACT OF STARTING UP HIS MACHINE I NAME FELL OFF FRONT END OF THE PAN & HURT HIS LEFT ANKLE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS O N 12-21-90 REVEALED NOS ERIOUS PROBLEM BUT HE WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST ON 12-27-90 DOC TOLD HIM TO STAY HOME FROM WORK & SCHEDULED HIM FOR THREAPY

PULLING PLASTIC,WIND WHIPPED PLASTIC CAUSING EMPL TO GO UP IN THE AIR COMING BACK DOWN LANDING ON HIS BACK.

I NAME WAS FILLING BAGS WITH PRODUCT WHEN A BAG BLEW UP I NAME FELT A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN HIS LEFT EYE HE WASHED HIS EYE OUT & EXPERIENCED NO FURTUER PROBLEMS UNTIL 12-27-90 WHEN HE WAS SENT TO A PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT

EMPL STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING HOSE.

EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF ICE MACHINE,PICKUP PARKED BEHIND HIM UNATTENDED AND RUNNING,STARTED MOVING AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE ICE MACHINE.SEVERE CONTUSION LOWER THORASIC SPINE.EMPL TREATED & RELEASED BY DR.ON 12-26 CONDITION WORSENED AND EMPL WAS TAKEN OFF JOB AND IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY.

RELEASED COME-ALONG HANDLE HIT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING BEARING ON SC-18 HE WENT TO WIPE OFF EXCESS GREASE & CUT THUMB ON BEARING SEAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE EMPLOYEE WAS UNAUTHORIZED TO DO THIS ALSO HAD NOT BEEN TRAINED EM PLOYEE WAS VERBALLY WARNED

EMPL CLEANING PLATFORM OF SALT AND DEBRIS.HIT HEAD ON PAD-EYE .

WALKING TO OTHER EMP SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE FRACT FEMUR IN L LEG

9A LONGWALL RECOVERY-I.NAME IN A HURRY TO OPEN UP HYDRAULIC VALVE TO PRESSURE NEXT SHIELD TO BE RECOVERED.TURNED AND STRUCK HEAD ON LOW SHIELD CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.LOST DAYS BEGAN 12-20-90

EMPL STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND ONTO CONVEYOR AND FOOT SLIPPED.

WALKING ALONG STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROOF, PAIN I N NECK

FUELING TRUCK, SLIPPED ON DECK, HIT L ARM ON TRUCK CHIPPED BONE IN L WRIST

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP TO DISCONNECT THE LUBE OIL FEED LINE (9S ROD MILL FEED END) WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ON THE HANDRAILING.

CROSSING OVER CONVEY BENT OVER TO CROSS UNDER HAND RAIL WRENCHED BACK

EMPL SHOVELING COAL ONTO BELT.SHOVEL HIT BELT KNOCKING HAND INTO BELT ROLLER.

INJURED WAS GETTING INTO THE OPERATORS DECK OF SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON AN OILSPILL IN THE DECK & TWISTED HS BACK INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11:20AM BEFORE COMING OUTSIDE & SEEEKING MEDIC AL TREATMENT

EMPL WAS ARC AIRING CRACKS ON BUCKET OF SHOVEL. WHILE ARC AIRING AIR HOSE FROZE EMPL WENT INTO HOVEL & POURED SOME AIR BRAKE CONDITIONER INTO AIR HOSE & THEN STARTED TO ARC AIR AGAIN. HE THEN NOTICED THAT HIS PANTS LEG WAS ON FIRE JUST ABOVE BOOT. HE WAS SENT TO DR DIAGNOSIS 2ND DEGREE BURN ON LEG. EFFECTIVE 12/22/90 HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK DIAGNOSIS 2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT LE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN A-MAINS SECTION, EXPERIENCED WEAKNESS IN LEGS AND BACK WITH BACK ACHE.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTED IN LIFTING A BUCKET OF CONCRETE AND STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

EE WAS PULLING ON AN EXHAUST HOSE ON CRUSHING PLANT WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN ON HIS BACK. EE SAW A DR ON 12-21-90. THE DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE EE MISSED WORK ON 12- 21-90 THIS EE ALONG WITH THE MAJORITY OF OUR OTHER EE S WERE LAYED OFF ON THIS DATE 12-21-90.

EMPLOYEEW AS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF THE CROWD MOTOR ON SHOVEL. HE AND PARTNER WERE ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE THE MOTOR OUT THE DOOR ONTO CATWALK. CRANE WAS HOOKED TO MOTOR WHEN PARTIALLY OUT THE DOOR. MOTOR BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN DOOR ADN FRONT HOUSE PANEL. HE USED 3' PRY BAR TO DISLODGE MOTOR WHILE CRANE APPLIED LIGHT LIFTING PRESSURE. MOTOR SUDDENLY MOVED, CASUING PRY BAR TO SLIP

HE WAS CLIMBING AROUND THE BACK OF THE HI LIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

CUT LEFT HAND ON SAW WHILE CUTTING TIMBERS.

HEAVY EQUIP OPER CLEANING SETTLEMENT POOL FELT MACHINE BEGIN TO TILT TOWARD POOL.BANKING 3-5'HIGH GAVE WAY UNDER MACHINE.OPER HAD ENOUGH TIME TO SWING BOOM ARM INTO PLACE PREVENTING SUBMERSION OF OPERATOR CAB.

EMPL WAS HELPING PUT BELT STRUCTURE IN ON 3 3AST BELT MOVE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THROW BOTTOM TAND UNDER BELT WHEN FOOT SLIPPED & STRUCTURE HIT HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT FOT JUST BEHIND METALTARSAL PROTECTION. AFTER I EXAMINED FOOT IT STARTED SWELLING & WAS VERY TENDER TO TOUCH.

SLIPPED ON SOLICATE WHILE WALKING ON PAVEMENT FROM BLEACH SHACK TO FOREMAN'S OFFICE,FELL AND INJURED KNEE.

INJURED STATES HE WAS USING HIS LEFT FOOT TO PUSH ON A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP FROZEN MATERIAL FROM FLOOR,FELT PAIN IN FOOT.

WORKER WAS PULLING POWDER WAGON WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

OPER MOTOR WENT THROUGH LOW TOP BACK AND NECK INJ

EE WAS PULLING ON A COME A LONG THAT WAS RIGGED WITH A CHAIN. THE CHAIN BROKE AND HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES.

WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDIN GIN SCOOP BUCKET AND SLIPPED ON TH WET METAL AND FELL HURTING HIS LEFT LEG.

BOOM OF TRUCK CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A POWER LINE. WORKER WAS ON GROUND. TOUCHING TRUCK BED AND WAS SHOCKED. PWOER WAS INTERRUPTED. WORKER WAS TAKEN TO PHYSICIAN FOR OBSERVATION AND WENT HO ME. WORKER WAS CONSTIENSE WITH OUTWARD NJUIRIES, BUT WAS DAZED.

TURNING OVER A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE, OBJECT BROKE IN HALF AND INJURED TIP OF FINGERS.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAMING THE STAMLER CRUSHER FEEDER OFF THE TAILPIECE. WHILE RAISING THE BOOM OF THE FEEDER A HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE AND OIL SQUIRTED INTO THE INJURED S EYES.

POSSIBLE CONTACT IRRITANT DERMATITIS.

THE INJURED WAS DRIVING THE 3-D MANTRIP AND HE SEEN THAT THE AREA WAS LOW AND THOUGHT HIS MANTRIP WOULD CLEAR, WHEN MANTRIP CAUGHT THE ROOF COAL HE COULD NOT GET IT STOPPED, SO HE ROLLED OFF T HE MANTRIP HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE ON ROOF, CAUSING THE ONE OF HIS RIBS TO CRACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING SCOOP. LEANING OVER IT, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO PRESS HIS RIBS AGAINST THE SCOOP FRAME. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-20-90.

DESCENDING STAIRS

GETTING IN LOADER SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED LADDER LANDED ON PLATOFRM FELL TO GROUND

HE WAS GETTING OFF 1855 SHOVEL & HE SLIPPED PULLING LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

WHILE GETTING OFF DOZIER I STEPPED FROM TRACK TO BLADE ARM AND MY FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE BLADE ARM AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARM AND ROLLER FRAME. I THEN FELL SIDEWAYS FROM THE DOZER WITH MY L EG STRILL HUNG BETWEEN THE BLADE ARM AND ROLLER FRAME.

WORKING AROUND WELDERS GOT EYE FLASH

DISMOUNTING FORLIFT AND FOOT HUNG UP IN STEP AND HE FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING BUSHING THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR.

INJURED WAS TURNING UNDERNEATH A LONGWALL SHIELD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS RT KNEE

EE WAS LOADING 50 LB BOXES OF PRIMERS AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM.

OTHER EMPLOYEE AND EE WERE PICKING ROCK OFF THE DUMP. OTHER EMPLOYEE THROWED A PIECE OF ROCK ONTO I,NAME'S MASHING ONE FO HIS FINGERS. EXAMINED BY OTHER EMPLOYEE (EMT) POSSBILE BREAK, BAD CUT, APPLIED DRESSING.

USING AXE TO LEVEL CONCRETE BLOCK AT 2 LT CUT THRU.STRUCK LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BLOCK AND AXE.

HE IS CLASSIFIED AS A MINER OPERATOR HE WAS WORKING IN ROOM #2 IN UNIT#3 HE WAS LIFTING THE TRAILING CABLE ON THE MINER WHEN HE LIFTED THE CABLE HE FELT A SHARP BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT E LBOW RESULTING IN A SPRAINED LEFT ELBOW

EMPL REMOVING BUILDUP OF MATERIAL FROM BELT CONVEYOR EXCHANGE.WHEN CONVEYOR STARTED UP PINCHING LEFT FINGER IN CONVEYOR PINCH POINT.EMPL FAILED TO LOCK OUT CONVEYOR BELT BEFORE REMOVING MATERI AL.

WHILE RIDING THE LONG-AIRDOX MANTRIP OUTSIDE (AT QUITTING TIME) THE MANTRIP RAN INTO A POTHOLE IN THE ROADWAY. THE SUDDEN JERK CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO INCUR LOW BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND FELT PAIN IN RIBS.

EMPLOYEE STATED HIS SHOVEL CAUGHT ON A SPLICE WHILE SHOVELING BELT. PULLING HIM FOREWARD STRAINING HIS UPPER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING BELT,HIT STAND WITH AHMMER,BOUNCED OFF AND HIT KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE A-2 LONGWALL PANEL. AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE TAIL END OF THE LONGWALL, AND IN THE AREA OF SHIELD NO.50, HE WAS STRUCK BY A MOVING SHIELD THAT CAUGHT BOTH OF HIS ELGS BETWEEN THE SHIELD BASE AND A SPILL TRAY. THIS RESULT INTO FRACTURES TO BOTH LEGS.

MAN WAS MINER OPERATOR AND WHEN HE STOPPED RUNNIGN THE MINER HE STARTED TO SET BITS IN HEAD AND PULLED HIS BACK.

EMPL WAS TRYING TO REPAIR ELECTRIC PUMP AS HE HIT PUMP WITH HAMMER IT BROKE OIL SEAL CAUING HOT OIL TO SPRAYED IN FACE.

WHILE LOADING PIN BOARD INTO SCOOP BUCKET A METAL BAND BROKE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HAND.

BREAKING BOLTS LOOSE FROM MINER.

BUMPED R KNEE AGAINST POWER PAC

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW JAW PLATE IN THE CRUSHER. THE LIFTING EYE BROKE ALLOWING THE PLATE TO FALL OVER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AND PINNING HIS LEG UNDER THE PLATE.

REPLACING TIMBERS ON DOCK. EMPLOYEE FELL THROUGH A HOLE WHERE OLD TIMBERS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND LANDED ON A STEEL I-BEAM. FRACTURED 6TH, 7TH AND 8TH RIBS.

INJURED WAS DRIVING A FORKLIFT AT EXCESSIVE SPPED MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN ROLLING THE FORKLIFT. WHEN THE FORKLIFT ROLLED, INJURED GOT FOOT UNDER THE FORKLIFT, FRACTURING HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMP WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THIS EE REPORTS THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM CAB OF IN HAULER HE STATED THAT HE DOESNT KNOW WHAT OR HOW HE TWISTED HIS KNEE NO WITNESS HE DID NOT SLIP FALL OR CATCH HIS KNEE MUST HAVE PLACED BODY WEIGHT WRONG.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DJACK A SLOPE CAR ON TRACK CAR WAS ON THE JACK & STARTED TO SHIFT OFF I NAME TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM SHIFTING & STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS MOVING IN A SHIELD WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND.

THE INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE CUFF OF HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY THE ROTATING STEEL TWISTING HIS HAND IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT FRACTURED HIS 5TH FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

BREAKING BOLTS LOOSE FROM MINER,HAIRLINE FX TO WRIST.

WALKING ALONG ENTRY STEPPED ON CHUNK OF ROCK FELL TWISTED L ANKLE AND KNEE

INJ EMPL & 2 OTHER MEN PICKING UP STEEL WATER LINE & HAD TO SLIDE IT BACK CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WATERLINE & CRIB.

WHILE HOOKING UP WATER PUMP TO DOZER,I.NAME HAD FINGER ON TONGUE OF WATER PUMP AND MASHED IT BETWEEN DOZER AND WATER PUMP TONGUE.

PULLING ROCK DUST HOSE FELL DOWN STEPS

EMPL WAS IN BASKET OF LADDER TRUCK REACHING OUT TO POSITION BELL & INSTALL WIRE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA THAT EVENING HE NOTICED SWELLING. DECLARED LOST TIME ON 0/07/91 DUE TO SURGERY H ERNIA.

AS A HAULAE TRUCK DRIVER I NAME SUFFERED MUSCLE STRAIN AT CERVICAL SPINE WHEN THE DIPPER OF A SHOVEL STRUCK THE BACK END OF THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS PARKED IN

JUMPED DOWN FORM STONE THREE FEET TO ANOTHER STONE INSTEAD OF USING LADDER

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE FOOT.

MOVING SCOOP GOTRIGHT ARM STUCK BETWEEM TOP AND SCOOP

WHILE DUMPING MATERIAL OUT OF DUMPSTER,LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN FORKS ON FORKLIFT AND DUMPSTER.

BENT DOWN TO PLUG UP A CHARGER CABLE IN A MANTRIP BUS AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING STOPPING WITH RUBBER GLOVES.THE BLOCK BOND RAN DOWN GLOES CONTACTING SKIN CAUSING A SKIN IRRITATION.

INJURED WAS HAULING MUD IN WHEELBARROW WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT SIDE.

EMPL STATED THAT WHILE PUSHING UPWARD ON 4' RESIN ROOF BOLT INTO DRILLED HOLE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE PULLING MACHINE OUT OF LIFTER HOLES STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

INJURED WAS ON SCOOP, REMOVING TUBING. WHILE MOVING TO TAKE DOWN ANOTHER VENTILATION TUBING, A PIECE OF LOOSE RIB WITH DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING INJURED ON BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE SHOP WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE SHOP BRIDGE CRANE TO HIS WORK AREA CRANE CONTACTED A LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH DROPPED STRAIGHT DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEES HEAD

EE WAS WORKING WITH A BORTECH BORE WELDER WHEN HE FLASH BURNED HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MINER MAKING A CUT HE POSITIONED HIMSELF BEHIND THE MINER TO CHECK HIS SIGHT LINE & THE RIB ROLLED OFF AT THE INTERSECTION & HIT HIS LEG FROM BEHIND DIAGNOSIS WAS CO NTUSION TO LEFT HIP & SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE

EMPL PICKING UP FLIGHTS FOR STAMLER FEEDER AND THROWING THEM INTO SCOOP BUCKET.ONE HAD METAL SLIVER WHICH CAUGHT PALM OF RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.NOT SUTURED DUE TO WHERE IT WAS LOCATED I N PALM OF HAND.

HE WAS PULLING ON A CONVEYOR CHAIN AND PULLED A MUSCLE.

EE WAS CHANGING BROKEN HEADLIGHT ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO CUT RT THUMB ON BROKEN LIGHT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A POWER MOVE BACK. IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CABLE BACK, THE CABLE HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN. WHILE TAKING DOWN THE CABLE, INJURED BACK.

JACKING SHIELD WITH WATER J ACK, JACK SLLILPPED STRUCK ON L WRIST

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING RAIL CARS IN THE CONCENTRATOR YARD. AS HE PULLED ON THE BAR TO OPEN THE SWITCH, THE BAR SLIPPED OUT. THE EMPLOYEE JERKED BACK, TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL TO THE GR OUND. ICE AND SNOW CONTRIBUTED TO THE INJURY. A HAIRLINE FRACTURE WAS OBSERVED WITH SUBSEQUENT X-RAYS.

EMPL WAS WALKING AS HE TURNED TO LOOK AROUND LEFT KNEE TWISTED ON HIM.

WAS REPAIRING A MAST JACK ON A FLECTCHER ROOF BOLTER. AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE MAST JACK WITH A BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A BOLTER HEAD.

EMPL PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON NEW EQUIP BEING BUILT UNDER SILO #5 LIFTING CHANNEL IRON ITO PLACE,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER PRYING DOWN LOOSE TOP WITH 5'PRY BAR IN UNIT 5.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LOADING OXYGEN, ACEYTLENE TANKS, AND HIS TOOL BAG. HE STATED PIN IN LOWER BACK.

WATCHING PRESSURE GAUGES CLEAN OUT CAP BLEW OFF DUST GOT IN EYES

THE INJURED MAN WAS LIFTING A 40 POUND BUCKET OF OIL FROM THE TOP OF A 50 GAL OIL DRUM TO THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK REQUIRING HIM TO LEAVE WORK AND RECEIVE TREATMEN T.

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A SPEED REDUCER ON AN 820 RAM CAR ON SECTION 1010, THE INJURED WAS LIFTING ONE END OF THE SPEED REDUCER WHEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

REMOVING CEMENT BLOCK PC OF ROOF ROCK FELL CTCHING INJ R THUMB BETWEEN BLOCK AND ROCK

INJURED WAS LIFTING A CINDER BLOCK TO THE TOP ROW OF A STOPPING WHEN HE FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE TO INSTALL RIB BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM RIB BROW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 12-29-90.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR ONT HE GRAVEL BUCKET. IN THE PROCESS HE GOT HIS FINGER CUAGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE BUCKET FRAME.

ROOF HEAD FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HEAD & BACK WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BESIDE BOLTER WAITING ON LOADER

TRAMMING FROM $7 TO #1.CAUGHT HEAD BETWEEN BOLT4ER AND TOP.

EMPL WAS CARRYING BATTERY CELL FROM SIDE OF MACHINE TO BACK OF MACHINE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN FOOT LIPPED ON RAMP PLATE TWISTING BACK. DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 12/21.

SLIPPED ON PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ON FLOOR WHILE TRYING TO HANG CURTAIN HE FELL TO GROUND & STRUCK ELBOW ON ROCK. STARTED MISSING TIME ON 8/21/91 FOR SURGERY.

WHILE PROCEEDING TO CLEAN MOTOR COMMUTATOR BY STONING A FLASHOVER OCCURRED,BURNING MY RIGHT HAND AND EYES.

HE SLIPPED ON A SCREEN DECK, CAUSED BY FREEZING WEATHER, WHILE ASSEMBLING A PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT. HIS LEG WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE SPRING BRACKET AND THE GEAR HOUSING. THE KNEE BENT SIDEWAY S.

SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET MAGNETITE WHILE WALKING IN PLANT. FRACTURED A BONE IN ELBOW, STOVED HIS RIGHT THUMB AND BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SERVICING MINER, PICKED UP 5 GALLON OF OIL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED SLIPPED ON SOME FLOCK ON 3RD FLOOR AND HURT HIS KNEE, ELBOW AND BACK.

INJ WAS CARRYING SAMLL EXTENSION CORD THROUGH PARKING LOT WHEN HE STEPPED ON CONCRETE STOP BLOCK WHICH WAS APPROX 3" HIGH WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF CASUING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE.

CARRYING BOARD HAD TO STEP DOWN TO PASS UNDER TROLLY WIRE EXPER PAIN IN GROIN AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY REMOVING LARGE ROCKS FROM CRUSHER FEEDER BELT. ROCK ROLLED OFF BELT ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING THE BIG TOE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE A STEEL TOE SHOE, AS REQIR ED.

EMPL WAS LIFITING COVER BACK ON 609 ROOFBOLTER DURING LIFTING PROCESS HE SUFFERED LOW BACK STRAIN.

EMPL TWISTED HIS BACK WENT TO DR 2 DAYS LATER.DR HAD HIM OFF WORK 5 DAYS.RELEASED TO RETURN BUT EMPL NEVER SHOWED UP AGAIN.EMPL TERMINATED HIMSELF.EMPL FILED A CLAIM IN CA FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.WE CONTACTED CA AND GOT INFO REGARDING EMPL.

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED AT MINE OFFICE WHEN HE ALLEGEDLEY SLIPPED ON SOME GRAVELS, THUS INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A BEARING HOUSING WITH AIR AND METAL CHIPS BLEW INTO HIS EYES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WAREHOUSE TO CHECK THE HEATER THE WALKWAY WAS NOT CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE.THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK CAUSINF MUSCLE SPASMS TO T HE LOWER BACK,AND SLIGHT CONCUSSION TO BACK OF HEAD.

DRIVING SHUT CAR, RAN OVER RF BOLT STRUCK HIM ACROSS HIS CHEST AND R ARM

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOW OF HIS TRUCK HE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE & LEFT SHOUDLER

INJ WAS MAKING REGULAR ON SHIFT RUN ON FACE OF 5 H LONGWALL & WAS WAITING AT MID FACE FOR PLOW TO GO TO TAIL BUT BOOM LOADED OUT. INJ PROCEEDED DOWN FACE JACK WERE PULLED UP INJ WAS LAYING FLA T & RAISED UP ON ELBOWS TO PULL HIMSELF THROUGH JACKLINE & STRUCK HEAD AGAINST #96 SHIELD CAUSING HEAD TO BE FORCED BAKC. HEAD SIDE JACK LEG WA DOWN #96 SHIELD. INJ CONTINUED TO WORK TILL 12/

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 21 S.C. HE RETURNED TO THE MINER TO LOAD AND WHEN HE CHANGED SEATS HE GOT HIS TOE HUNG AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLING A CAR, HE STEPPED BETWEEN THE CARS TO HOOK UP SAFETY CHAIN. THE CARS ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO BE CAUGHT UNDER THE LIP OF THE CAR. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A CRUSH INJURY AND SEVERE CONTUSION, LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

TRA MMING FEEDER ON CONVEY TAIL PC FEEDER LSID OFF CRIB BLOCKS UNDER CRAWLERS PINCHED HIM BETWEEN FEEDER AND RAIL JACK

WHILE OPERATING A LOADED DRESS HAUL TRUCK LOADED SCRAPER APPARENTLY DID NOT SEE THE HAUL TRUCK COMING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD AND CROSSED IN FRONT OF THE HAUL TRUCK. THE HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR VEERED TO THE LEFT TO AVOID THE SCRAPER. BOTH PIECE OF EQUIPMENT COLLIDED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS KILLED AND THE HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR.

HE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND STARTED HURTING IN HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS RUNNING SCOOP HE STARTED THROUGH CURTAIN THERE WAS PIECE OF WIRE HANGING DOWN IT SCRATCHED LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED, AS HE PULLED DIRT BACK INTO THE DRILL HOLSE AFTER BEING LOADED, HIS SHOVEL HIT A ROCK BURIED IN MUD CUASING HIM TO STRAIN OR PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

LEANING OVER WORKING AND COULDNT STAND UP.

THE INJURED STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN BURING AND WELDING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. ON THE CONTINIOUS MINER ON SECTION 6515 WHEN BE RECEIVED BURNS TO BOTH OF HIS EYES (FLASH BURNS).

EMPL UNLOADING ROCKDUST FROM FLATCAR ONTO SCOOP.SCOOP ROLLED FORWARD CATCHING I.NAME FOOT PUTTING PRESSURE ON LEG AGAINST FLATCAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER TO CLEAN SOME BOLTS. SOME PARTICLES FLEW OFF THE BOLT AND WENT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE SLIPPED AND GRABBED AN OBJECT TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING.

LOADING BAGS INTO RAILCAR. EMPL STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF CAB OF HAULER TO CLEAN OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. AS HE WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE HAULER ON THE CATWALK, HIS FOOTING SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM THE CATWALK ONTO T HE GROUND (APROX. 10 FT.IN HEIGHT) RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT WRIST, FRACTURED LEFT 7TH RIB, FRACTURED PELVIS, SMALL SKULL FRACTURE, AND 3 LACERATIONS ON HEAD AREA.

ACC ON 8 22 90 OFF AGAIN AS OF 10 1 90

EMPL OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HIT BUMP THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY JAMMED NECK.

DUMPMAN WANTED TO MOVE DUMP SHANTY.CABLE WAS TANGLED UNDER SHANTY WHE HE TRIED TO PULL CABLE OUT FROM UNDER SHELTER .CABLE BROKE AND HE FELL BACK WARD AND PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

TREE FELL BACK ON HIM AND HE COULDNT RUN FAST ENOUGH TO MOVE AWAY.

EMPL GETTING OUT STEEL MEMBER STRUCTURE KNOWN AS A KNEE BRACE FROM SHALLOW EXCAVATION HOLE WHEN FOOTING SLIPPED CAUSING BACK TO TWIST,STRAINING LOWER BACK.FIRST AID EXERCISE TO DETECT INJURY.E MPL GIVEN BACK BRACE AND SENT HOME TO REST.

DUE TO ROUGH HAULWAYS STRUCK HIS NECK UP ON CANOPY ON OFF STANDARD CAR.

MAKING BELT SPLICE AND SLIPPED ON PIECE OF BELT AND ALMOST FELL.

PULLING ON A COME-ALONG HANDLE TO TIGHTEN CONVEYOR CHAIN AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS CARRYING TWO WRENCHES HE BENT OVER TO PASS THRU MANDOOR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS STEPPING ACROSS TAIL PIECE WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON TAILPIECE.

EMPL WAS STANDING BESIDE SHUTTLE CAR CABLE WHEN OPERATOR STARTED EQUIPMENT. CABLE SLAPPED EMPL ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNTIL 01/02/91.

MAN WAS LIFTING ROLL OF BELT ONTO MANTRIP WHEN FELT STINING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

CHECKING OVER CAST STRUCK BY BRATTICE BLOCK

EMPLOYEE WORKED ON MONDAY,DECEMBER 17,1990.WHEN HE WENT HOME FOOT SWELLED (RIGHT FOOT) UP THAT HE COULD NOT GET BOOT ON.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED ON DECEMBER 17,1990(BUT) DUE TO AN OLD INJURY F OOT SWELLED UP AGAIN.

EE STATED THAT HE BENT OVER TO HEAT THE LOCK ON THE GATE SO HE COULD UNLOCK IT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

RUNNING A BUCKET LOADER HE JUMPED OFF AND HURT BACK.

EMPL OPERATING GRINDING MACHINE WHEN PARTICLES FLEW UNDER HELMET AND INTO EYE.EMPL DIDNT IMMEDIATELY SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION -ASSUMED HE HAD DUST IN EYE.SEVERAL DAYS LATER WENT TO HOSPITAL AND DISCOVERED A PARTICLE WAS EMBEDDED IN EYE.CURRENTLY BEING TREATED AND EYE IS IMPROVING.INJURY CONSIDERED MINOR.

UNLOADING BUNDLE OF 2 FT PINS OFF SUPPLY TRAILER AND MASHED FINGER.

INSTALLING ROLLER IT SLIPPED BRUISED R FINGER AND FRACT

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING AROUND DINNER TABLE ON 150 SECT WHEN HE HIT A HALFHEADER STICKING OUT FROM TABLE AFTER HITTING THE HALFHEADER HE TRIPPED & FELL INJURING HIS BACK THE HALFHE ADER WAS USED IN BUILDING THE TABLE & IS PART OFOF THE TABLE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WORKING AS EXAMINER, TRAVELING THROUGH MAN DOOR GOT INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN MAN DOOR

DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND BOUNCED OFF BOOM STRUCK HIM IN EYE.LACERATION BENEATH EYE ON CHEEKBONE.

EMPL PICKING UP SALT AND THROWING IT ON THE BELT.FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WHILE DRILLING HE WAS TIGHTENING UP SAND LINE WHEN IT BROKE.LINE FELL & HIT HIM ON HEAD AND SHOULDER...QUESTIONABLE CIRCUMSTANCES-EMPL WORKED A MONTH BEFORE BEING PUT OFF WORK BY DR AND JUST A FTER CAR ACCIDENT.WORKERS COMP CHANGED POSITION & PAID CLAIM.

PERSON STATED;PULLING ON THE BELT AT THENO 7 BELT DRIVE WHEN HE FLET PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.PERSON STARTED MISSING WORK 12-31-90.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL,THE SHOVEL CONTACTED THE MINING BELT CONVEYOR.AS A RESULT HE WAS TWISTED AROUND.HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF BEING TWISTED. W E DID NOT RECEIVE INFORMATION ON THIS INCIDENT UNTIL 12-28-90.

OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO GROUND & LANDED ON BACK.

INJURED HAD TO CLIMB UP ON JOY DRILL TO PUMP UP FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE. HE WAS STANDING ON ONE OF THE DRILL AREA. HE DESCENDED TO GROUND AND STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH FLIPPED. HE FELL AND I N DOING SO TWISTED R KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A COWORKER MOVE A CONFERENCE TABLE TO ANOTHER ROOM AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL BACKING THE RB OUT OF A PLACE AND HIT HEAD ON MINE ROOF.

EMPL STATES HE WAS WORKING ON CRIBBING CREW & HANDLING BIG JOHN TIMER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN. HE WAS LATER EXAMINED BY DR & DIAGNOSED AS HAVING HERNIA.

TWO MEN TAKING DOWN 2" PIPE.ONE TOOK PIPE LOOSE AT ONE END.THE PIPE KICKED UP AND CAUGHT I.NAME FINGER BETWEEN ROOF AND PIPE RESULTING IN LACERATIONS.

EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF A FLAT BED POWDER TRUCK AND STEPPED DOWN ONTO A ROCK CAUSING TO FALL AND TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPL EXITING 3RD FLOOR OF SPRAY DRYER BY WAY OF STAIRS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING FALL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS.

SETTING UP PUMP SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM FELL ON R SHOULDE ROTATOR CUFF TEAR

WAS PUTTING GLUE AND BOLT IN BOLTED HOLE WHEN ROOF FELL.

EMLOYEE STATED A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS AND HIT HIM ON UPPER LEG. WHILE HE WAS OPERATING MINER.

INDIVIDUAL WAS INITIALLY INJ ON 12/16/90. VICTIM WAS CLIMBING OUT OD DISCHARGE CHUTE AFTER DOING CEMENT WORK WHEN HE EXPERIENCE PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUT Y FOR THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/4/91.

SLIPPED ON ICE FELL ON L KNEE

INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE IN THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

SORE BACK FROM REPITITIOUS AND REPEATED TRAUMA OTO LOWER BACK.

WHILE DRIVING AN OFF-ROAD DUMP TRUCK, EMPLOYEE FAILED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, CAUSING THE DOOR TO CLOSE WHILE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AND STRIKING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

RUBBER TIRE MANTRIP WHILE REVERSE STUCK IN HIGH TRAM STRIKING RIB

WHILE PERFORMING GENERAL MECHANICAL DUTIES,EMPL FELT BURNING SENSATION LEFT EYE.

EMPL DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLE WITH 2-PIECE DRILL STEEL.ONE PIECE BECAME HUNG UP IN DRILL HOLE.EMPL FREEING DRILL STEEL,LAID HAND ON DRILL POT WHEN DRILL STEEL BECAME LOOSE AND STRUCK FINGER.

AFTER SPOTTING RAILROAD CAR WITH FRONT END LOADER HE WAS CLIMBING UP RAILROAD CAR LADDER WHEN HANDS SLIPPED OFF LADDER CASUING HIM TO FALL HITTING HEAD ON FRONT END LOADER & SHOULDER AGAINST G ROUND.

WAS SETTING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IN #1 ENTRY WAS USING ADJUSTABLE METAL LEG WHICH WAS TO TALL FOR AREA SO THEY WERE LOWERING IT DOWN WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE METAL LEG & A CRIB BLOCK WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE PAVEMENT CAUSING A MASHING INJURY TO THE END OF HIS FINGER