Mining Incidents in July 1991

AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE REVERES FORWARD SWITCH SHORTED TO THE CASE-ELECTROCUTING EMPLOYEE.

VICTIM ENTERED THE TAIL PULLEY AREA AND BECAME INTAGNLED IN TAIL PULLEY. RESULTS WERE FATAL INJURY.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED REMOVING A 24"X24" MAN HOLE COVER AT THE TOP OF A 27 FT. HIGH LIME SILO, THE SILO WAS UNDER PRESSURE, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16 OZ HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE COVER, DO TO THE EXTREN E PRESSURE IN THE SILO THE COVER CAME OFF STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE DEAD.

DURING PILLAR RECOVERY IN THE #4 ROOM A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP APPROXIMATELY 17'X17'X90' FELL CAUSING FATAL INJURIES TO THE VICTIM.(SECTION FOREMAN)

THE EMPLOYEE, AN ELECTRICIAN, WAS CALLED TO THE MINE TO REPOWER 793 DRILL FROM THE "IRON HORSE" 4160 VOLT POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER BY THE MINE FOREMAN. #4 CUBICLE WOULD NOT "RACK IN" THUS POW ER WAS TO BE CONNECTED FROM #1 CUBICLE. #1 HAD A BLOWN FUSE THUS THE VICTIM ELECTED TO PULL A FUSE FROM #4 TO IN #1. RETURNING TO #4, THE VICTIM OPENED THE DOOR AND GRABBED FOR A FUSE. THE FU

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO REPAIR HOLES IN THE WALL OF THE ROTARY BREAKER.HE ENTERED THE ROTARY BREAKER BELIEVING THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT TO BE DE-ENERGIZED.WHEN IT WAS STARTED BY ANOTHER EM PLOYEE WHO BELIEVED THAT HE HAD BEEN ASKED TO START IT,A FATAL INJURY RESULTED.

STANDING IN BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR HANGING CABLE OFF THE ROOF.THE OPER RAISED BOOM TO PLACE EMPL CLOSER TO ROOF.EMPL HAD HAND RESTING ON SIDE BOARD OF SC.AS BOOM WAS RAISED IT PINCHED THUMB BETWE EN SIDEBOARD AND CANOPY OF SC.

EMPL WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN LEGS SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL INTO A "SPLITS"POSITION.

I.NAME MOVING AND LIFTING A MOTOR.

PUTTING PIN IN BAR ON DRAGLINE, LIFTED HOIST C GHAIN AN HAS HERNIA IN ABDOMEN

INJURED DUMPED A HWEELBARROW FULL OF COAL, AND FELT A TINGLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FELT HE HAD A LOW BACK STRAIN. HE HAS A DISC OUT OF LINE AND A PINCHED NERVE.

WHILE PULLING UP CHUTE USED TO EXTRACT FILTER CAKE.EMPLOYEE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH.NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12-17-91.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING 3 SPOUT BAGGER AND GOT HAND CAUGHT IN BAGGER BLADES.

THE HAUL TRUCK INJURED WAS DRIVING WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP.THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR BELT.INJURED WAS CHECKING THE BELT WHEN THE MECHANIC START ED THE ENGINE.BELT CAUGHT SECOND FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.IT PULLED OFF THE NAIL AND THE FRONT PART OF FINGER.

MEDICAL VERIFICATION RECEIVED ON 08-15-91.EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIRANHA PUMP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.FIRST DAY LOST 07-29-91.

ON 07-23-91 THE MAN WAS SWINGING A SHAFT AND FELT A PAIN.ON 08-23-91 HE UNDERWENT SURGERY.BECAME AWARE OF LOST IME ON 09-03-91.

EE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM JAW CRUSHER WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS SIGNALED TO MOVE FORWARD TO REPOSITION THE CABLE TO ATTACH IT TO THE ROCK FOR A DIFFERENT PULL. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS RE MOVING SMALLER ROCKS FROM BEHIND BOULDER WHEN BOULDER DISLODGED AND FELL BACK ONTO HIS HANDS SMASHING THEM BETWEEN UPPER JAW AND BOULDER.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE LIFTED A TRAILER WELDER TONGUE & HURT HIMSELF WORKED UNTIL 08-04-91

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A MOVING A WATER DUKE EXTENTION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WRAP-OVER PULLEY WITHOUT DENERGIZING THE CONVEYOR AS INSTRUCTED.LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.LAFT ARM WAS SEVERED AT SHOULDER AND BRACHI AL NERVE ROOT DETATCHED AT C4/C5/

EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER GUARD AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN, BY HAND, VIBRATING SCREEN ECCENTRIC (PULLING V-BELS). SCREEN WAS NOT RUNNING. ECCENTRICS ROTATED DOWNWARD CAUSING V-BELTS TO TURN QUICK LY, CATCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

DEVELOPED A HERNIA OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD, INT HE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES AS GENERAL LABOR. NO SPECIFIC OCCURANCE OF AN ACCIDENT.

LIFTING MOTOR FELT PAIN IN L GROIN AREA

PUSHED LOUVERS IN PLACE THROUGH HOLE GOT MIDDLE FINGER OF R HAND IN SQUIRREL CAGE FAN

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING FILLED 94# CEMENT BAGS ONTO A PALLET, WORKING ON THE TOP HALF OF THE PALLET. WHEN LIFTING BAGS TO THROW ON STACK, EITHER STRAINED OR PULLED MUSCLE IN STOMACH AREA.

REFILING BOXES GOT BAG PAIN IN STOMACH

CRUSHER PLUGGED IT WAS ASSUMED CONV STOPPED RUNNING MOVING MOTOR BELTS BY HAND OPER STARTED BELT PULLLED FINGER THROUGH DRIVE SHAFT

EMPLOYEE STATED AFTER SHOVELING A PLACE TO SET TIMBER HE WAS MEASURING LENGTH TO CUT TIMBER & A PIECE OF RIB FELL & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT

INJURED WAS ATTEMTPING TO SWING THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL CLUE BOX AND METAL TRAY PLATE. THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS CUT OFF WITH PART OF HIS FINGER NAIL EE BEGAN WORKING RESTRICTED DUTY ON 7-17-91.

EMPLOYEE WAS AWAITING SUPPLIES N THE SLOPE WHEN THE TIMBER SKIP HUNG UP HE GRABBED THE TUGGER CABLE & HIS HAND WAS DRAWN IN BETWEEN THE CABLE & THE BLOCK

ROLL CRUSHER HAD BEEN PLUGGED TO CLEAR THEY HAVE TO MOVE TENSION SPRINGS AND WHILE PLACING THE SHIMS IN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS OF LEFT HAND PINCHING THEM SEVERALY.

EE WAS TRYING TO HOIST IRON FROM THE GROUND TO THE "A" FRAME TO EXTEND THE FESTOON RAIL. EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE IRON BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE WALL, IN DOING SO HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABB ED THE CABLE WHICH WAS IN MOTION CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY. HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED OFF ON THE TIP.

TRYING TO TIE PC OF RUBBER TO DEFLECT WATER BY SCREEN TIE ROPE DROPPED IN ECCENTRIC TANGLED MIDDLE FINGER PULLED TOP OF IT OFF

REPLACING BOLT ON THREE POINT HITCH BOLT IN PARTWAY AND HE PULLED LEVER TO ALIGN,IT CAME UP TOPO FAST AND PINCHED LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND SEAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON BRAKES WHILE LOADING COAL CARS HE STRADDLED ON A COAL CAR WHILE TURNING BREAK WHEEL AND FELT BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN.

EMPL CLIMBING UP ON A SCREEN.FELT BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN.DR TOLD HIM IT WAS A HERNIA.MIGHT NOT BE JOB RELATED.SURGERY WAS 7-16-91.WORKED UP TO THAT DAY.

I NAME WAS INSTALLING A TOWING STABILIZER ON NO 1 RUBBER TIRE DOZER WHEN HE STUCK H IS FINGER IN A PIN HOLE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT & THE MACINE ARTICULATED SLIGHTLY

LIFTING PIPEBENDER OFF TABLE TWISTED COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN DOUBLE HERNIA

EMPL WAS PICKING UP ROCK AND SAID BELLY-BUTTON WAS SORE.NOTE:ON 7-9 EMPL COMPLAINED OF BELLY-BUTTON PAIN.ON 7-10 HE PICKED UP ROCK.ON 7-12 WENT TO DR.

TRAILER TOWING ARM DROPPED PINCHING THUMB BETWEEN FRAME AND TOWING ARM. PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN CHANGING OUT A TEST MACHINE & REPLACING THE TAMPELLA MACHINE MACHINE CAME OFF THE GUIDE SHELL & DROPPED ONE & ONE-HALF FT ONTO THE TAMP ELLA MACHINE CATCHING HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CEMENT CLINKER FROM A RR CAR-AS HE PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE SECOND DOOR THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE OPENING SPROCKET & THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE . HE FELL TO THE GRATING OF THE HOPPER & HIS FEET FELL THROUGH THE GRATING. FALL CAUSED DOUBLE HERNIA TO LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE WAS REPALCING A BROKEN RETURN IDLAR ON THE 117 CONVYOR BELT INSTEAD OF GETTING THE PROPER TOOLS TO DO THE JOB THE EE LIFTED THE BELT WITH HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS IN A HURRY AND TRIED TO LIFT THE PLANETARY GEARS BY HIMSLEF.HE FELT SOME PAIN AND GOT HELP TO REMOVE THE OTHER GEARS.HE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY UNTIL HE WENT TO TH E DOCTOR ON 07-12-91.HE FIRST TOLD ME OF HIS INJURY ON 07-08-91.

RIGHT ARM SEVERED ABOVE ELBOW-DETAILS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME-UNABLE TO SPEAK TO EMPLOYEE NO KNOWN WITNESSES.

CAUGHT INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BELT AND ECENTRIS SHEAVE WHILE TURNING BELTS ON NON-OPERATING CRUSHER. INDEX FINGER AMPUTATED ABOVE KNUCKLE

WHILE MAN WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP PIECE OF ROCK 18"X6-8"X2-4" FELL & STRUCK HAND LYING ON SIDERAIL.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING INTO A FIAT ALLIS 745 FRON END LOADER WHEN STRONG WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT WHILE HIS HAND WAS IN THE DOOT JAM AREA.THE DOOR STRUCK AND PINCHED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL AREA,CUTTING THE END OF THE FINGER OFF.

SAID SAID HE WAS PUTTING WELDING LEADS UPON DRILL AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE DRILL PLATFORM.

INJURED WAS BLOCKING UP AN EXPLOSIVE TRAILER THAT HAD A DAMAGED FRAME SUPPORT BY 5TH. WHEEL, USING 8 FOOT LONG RAILROAD TIES. WHILE INA STOOP DOWN POSITION HE WAS SLIDING TIES INTO PLACE, HE F ELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A FLAT CAR LIFTING ROCK DUST BAGS AND HANDING THEM TO A BUDDY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 8-5-91. THE DR. TOOK HIM OFF WORK STARTING 8 -6-91.

PC OF SLATE FELL BRUISING L SHOULDER

INJURED WAS PULLING BUNKER HANDLE OPEN WHEN THE GATE GOT STUCK,HE TRIED TO FREE THE GATE BY PULLING THE GATE BACK AND FORTH,IN DOING SO THE HANDLE SWUNG BACK STRIKING THE DRIVER AND KNOCKING H IM BACK AGAINST THE CAT WALK.

CUTTING WITH TORCH AND ACYLENE HOSE WAS LOOSE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE.

WORKING ON 30" CYCLONE TAKING APART WITH WRENCHES PULLING ON WRENCH AND PULLED SOMETHING IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE SCALING ROCK

TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING ON RIGHT HIP LOWER BACK.

I NAME SHUT DOWN WASH PLATN FOR REPAIR OF SEVERED MOUNTING BOLT & BROKEN MAIN SUPPORT BRACKETT MTIONED I NAME FOR LOCKOUT PROCEDURE REMOVED THE SCREEN COVER WITH A TAPE MEASURE IN R HAND TO ME ASURE FOR NEW STEEL SUPPORT BRACKET ASSUMED LOCKPROCEDURE HAD BEEN COMPLETED I NAME WAS STILL IN THE PROCESS HE HIT THE BUTTON TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OFF THE MACHINE REACTIVED GRABBING THE TAPE

EMPL WAS CARRYING 4 BUCKETS OF MINER BITS FROM SUPPLY HOUSE TO TRACK WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED BACK.

PUSHING CONCRETE CART FULL OF CONCRETE AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BOLTS ON A LOADER WITH A 8' CHEATER BAR,HE STRAINED MUSCLES AND DISLODGED DISCS IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURED HAD JUST COMPLETED PULLING MINER CABLE AND WAS STANDING BESIDE THE OPERATING PANEL.HE PLACED HIS AHND ON TOP OF THE SAFETY CANOPY AND THE MINER OPERATOR BACKED THE MACHINE,HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CANOPY AND THE ROOF.THEY WERE FINISHING AN OVERCAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP IN THE FRONT END LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOTTOM STEP, HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HITTING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ALONSIDE A COAL RIB WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIS NOSE AND CHEEK.

STANDING BY ROCK DUST SWITCH THROW.DIRT FELL FROM WIRE MESH WENT INTO LEFT EYE.SCRATCHED EYE.HAD GLASSES ON.

EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM 1 BELT. WHEN EE PICKED UP ROCK HE HURT HIS BACK.

VICTIM WAS WELDING ON FRAME OF TRUCK BETWEEN CYCLINDER HINGES.HE WAS SEATED ON LEFT REAR TIRE,WITH BOTH FEET BRACED ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK,FACING REAR OF THE CAB.BOTH FEET SLIPPED FROM TANK,CAU SING VICTIM TO FALL BETWEEN THE REAR TIRES AND THE HYDRAULIC TANK.VICTIM FELL 4 1/2' TO THE GROUND,STRIKING LEFT ELBOW ON THE HYDRALIC TANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 4D BATTERY FROM A CONCRETE FLOOR ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ACUTE LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK

TOP COAL FELL AS EE WAS LOADING THE LAST CAR IN A 20 FT CUT, HE INSTINCTIVELY PUT ARMS UP IN FRONT OF HIS FACE AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE CAB OF THE MINER.

STARTED TO DRILL HOLE IN ROOF.PIECE OF ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM TOP STRIKING ROOF BOLT MACHINE CAUSING IT TO BREAK UP.SMALL PIECE STRUCK OPERATOR IN LEFT EYE.

EMPL BACKING UP IN BOBCAT AND HIT HIGHWALL.

SLOPING STEEP BANK. BIG ROCK IN FRONT OF BLADE LIFTED REAR OF DOZER OFF GROUND. STUMP ROLLED DOWNHILL AND UNDER RIGHT SIDE TRACK CAUSING DOZER TO OVERTURN.

WEATHER CLEAR SUNNY BUT SUN WAS GOING DOWN. SUN WAS BEHIND EMPL. INJ EMPL & ANOTHER HAD WENT TO EMPTY FLEET TO CHECK BARGES. ON WAY BACK INJ EMPL CAUGHT FOOT ON CATALK & FELL INTO PILE OF RIVE R DRIFT.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE FITTINGS ON R50 EUCLID TRUCK. GREASE GUN SLIPPED ACCIDENTALLY CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PRESSURING GREASE INTO FINGER.

EE HAD JUST COMPLETED USING SOME CUTTING TORCHES. AS HE WAS CARRYING A FIRE EXINGHISER TO RETURN IT HE TRIPPED AND FELL ALLEGING INJURY TO KNEE AND BACK EE CONTINUED TO WORK COMPLETED THE SHIF T ON 8-1-91 KNEE WAS SWELLING AND COULD NOT WORK

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ON MAKING A BEL MOVE, HE TRIPPED OVER THE BELT AND BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.

PUTTING PULL CABLE ON BUMPER WHEN THE OPER TRUEN CAUSING THE EMP TO GET HIT BY THE DRAWBAR IN L HIP AND ROLLING HIM DOWN DOWN FRONT BUMPER OF B 30

DID NOT RECEIVE DR'S INFORMATION UNTIL 8/16/91. EMPL WAS PREPARING TO MAKE REPAIRS TO WASHBOX CELL IN PREPARATION PLANT. EMPL WAS REMOVING RUST & OTHER MATERIAL WITH HAND TOOL WHEN FOOT SLIPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO PLANT FLOOR CAUSING PAININ LEFT KNEE & FOREARM.

CHIPPING OUT OVER RUN CONCRETE.FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW IN EYES HIT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THE LONGWALL SECTION HAD ADVANCED 170 FT WITHOUT A FULL BEHIND THE SHIELDS. THE ACCIENT OCCURRED WHEN A SECTION OF THE ROOF FELL BEHIND THE LONGWALL SHIELDS. THE CONCUSSION O R AIR FORCEBY THE FULL, KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT.

EMP WAS CARRYING 5 GAL BUCKET OF GREASE. GRATING & EMPLS BOOTS WERE GEASY. EMPL SLIPPED & TWISTED KNEE AGGRAVATING OLD INJURY. WENT TO BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC. WAS TOLD TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF.

CLEANING OUT THE MILL SURRY TANK IN PREPARATION FOR REPAIR PLASTIC PIPE APPROX 60FT LONG WITH 15 FT PIECE OF 4 INCH HOSE ATTACHED TO THE DISCHARGE END WAS CONNECTED TO THE MILL SLURRY PUMP FOR THE PURPASE OF WASHING THE HEAVY SLURRY OUT OF TANK AND RUHNING IT THRU THE BALL MILL. MOST OF THE SLURRY HAD BEEN WASHED OUT OF THE TANK AND ONLY WATER AND SOME SOUND REMOAINED THE PIPE AND

SLIPPED OFF TRAILER HIT GROUND KNEE TWISTED AND POPPED OUT

DRIVING TEREX HAULER TURNED ON SEAT TO LOOK OUT AT RIGHT SIDE MIRRO, HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON SEAT.

EE TOLD LW FOREMAN THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK, RIBS AND CHEST WALL OPENING A TOOL BOX LID. HE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEE THAT HE HAD DONE THIS BY SLINGING A BAG OF TOOLS ACROSS HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE H AS APPARENTLY STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST WALL.

INJURED WAS ON HIS KNEES MOVING THE DRILL HEAD TOWARD THE RIB AS HE MOVED WITH THE DRILL HEAD HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE.

WATCHING SHUT CAR GO BY IT BACKED INTO EMP PINCHING L LEG BETWEEN RIB AND CAR

A PIECE OF ROCK SLIDE DOWN CANOPY STRUCK LEFT ARM L FOREARM CAUSING A CUT SUTURED

EE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO REPACK A SLURRY TRANSFER PUMP AT WET GRIND. PRODUCTION WAS CLEANING OUT THE MILL SLURRY TANK USING A TRANSFER LINE FROM THE MILL SLURRY PUMP AND BALL MILL SCOOP BOX. AN AIR HOSE WAS PUT ON THE LINE TO ASSIST IN THE DRAINAGE OF THE LINE. WHEN THE AIR WAS TURNED ON, SAND THAT REMAINED IN THE PIPE, PLUGGED IT. THE AIR PRESSURIZED CAUSING THE HOSE TO BLOW OFF

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS, WHIKLE HE WAS PUTTING OUT A FIRE WITH A HAND-HELD EXTINGUISHER, SOME MOLTEN METAL BLEW OUT OF A ZINC POT AND HIT HIM, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS ARMS, LEGS, NECK, AND BAC K.

WORKING AT TRANSFER STATION STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CHUTE. JAMMED NECK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BEHIND. A WEEK LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS TESTICLES.

INJURED WAS DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BODY TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT. AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

STEPPED OFF OF LADDER ON LEFT SIDE OF 380 KOMATSU LOADER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

BUIDLING BRATTICE WHEN CINDER BLOCK FELL STRIKING EMP ON R SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE LAMPROOM IN THE TANOMA MINE PORTAL BUILDING WHEN HE TURNED RAPIDLY AND LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING HIS CHEST TO FALL AGAINST A BENCH ANVIL AND HIS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE A BENCH VISE.

INJURED WAS PULLING HANDLE ON GATE LOADING HIS TRUCK.WHEN HIS TRUCK WAS LOADED HE CLIMBED BACK INTO HIS TRUCK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.DOCTOR SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS MIDDLE BAC K.

ROCK LIFTED OUT OF CRUSHER WITH CHAIN BY LOADER IT SLIPPED OFF STRUC K EMP ON FOREHEAD

ON THURSDAY 8-1-91, AT 6:20AM, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DAY SHIFT SECTION FOREMAN, THAT INJURED'S GIRL FRIEND AND PHONED HIM THE PREVIOUS NIGHT AND TOLD HIM, THEY WERE TAKING INJURED TO THE HOPSI TAL BECAUSE HE HAD HURT HIS BACK ON TUESDAY 7-30-91 WHILE AT WORK.

A CEMENT BAG WAS PLACED ONTO AS SPOUT OF CEMENT PACKING MACHINE AND WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A SECOND BAG ONTO ADJOINING SPOUT. THE FIRST BAG SLIPPED OFF OF SPOUT WITHOUT CEMENT FEED ON THAT SPOUT DOD NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CEMENT TO FLOW OUT ONTO EMPLOYEE.

WHILE PUSHING TREES OFF AREA ALONG PROPERTY LINE INJURED WAS STUNG MANY TIMES.WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND FEPT OVER NIGHT WITH IV OF GLUCOSE AND RELEASED 10:30(07-31-91) WITH PREXRIPTION OF EPIP EN AUTO-INJECTOR.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE BENT OVER TO THROW A TRACK SWITCH AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

PLACED LEFT PALM OF HAND ON HOT PIECE OF METAL RESULTING IN BURN SIMPLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF EMPL ERROR.

WALKING AND SLIPPED ON WET ROCK TWISTING R KNEE

WHILE WORKING ON DUST COLLECTOR SYSTEM HE GOT FLU DUST IN RIGHT SHOE BURNING TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. WENT TO DR 8/1/91 & WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF FOOT UNTIL 8/5/91.

EMPL STEPPED OFF OF CRIB TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION TO GIVE EMPL ON LOADER INST. AS HE STEPPED OFF CRIB HE TWISTED ANKLE ON OBJECT ON FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN SECTION TO STAGGER THE BOLTERS. HE CAME UP TO THE FACE OF THE #2 HEADING OF NORTH EAST FLATS SECTION. THE FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO HAND UP A UNSUPPORTED ROOF SIGN AT THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. AS HE WAS HANGING THE SIGN, A LARGE PIECE OF ROCK FELL INBY AND TRAVELED OUTBY AND A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OVER THE TRUSS ROD AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROCK PUSHED HIM AGAINST THE

EE WAAS GETTING BACK ON HIS DOZER AFTER LUNCH AND FELL BACKWARD OFF ONTO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALIG SMALL SLAB OFF FACE OF A PILLAR WITH A 7' PRY BAR.A 21"X12'X5" SECTION OFF THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EE WAS TRAVELING ON RETURN ROAD TO COAL PIT WENT THRU A SOFT SPOT IN ROADWAY TRUCK TWISTED CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE SCALE PIT TO DO SOME CLEAN UP WORK. HE SAID HE SLIPEPD AND HIS RIGHT SHIN IN AN IRON BEAM AND SKINNED IT AND ALSO HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND INSTALLING A TRUSS ROD. HE WAS TIGHTENING A TRUSS ROD WITH THE HYDRAULIC GUN AND THE PIN THAT HOLDS THE UNIVERSAL TOGETHER CAME OUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND NOSE WHEN THE GUN JUMPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD.

WHILE EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IT FAILED TO RESPOND TO WHILE SHIFTING GEARS SO EMPL FELL & LEFT DOZER RUNNING.

DIGGING UNDERNEATH PIECE OF CONCRETE TO PUT PIPE UNDER IT THE PIPE SLIPPED & PINNED HER HAND UNDER IT & DIRT ON THE BOTTOM SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL HER HAND OUT WITHOUT AID BUT IT WAS BRUISED

I NAME WENT TO FUEL WATER PUMP FOUND IT NOT PUMPING SHUT OFF MOTOR WATER IN DISCHARGE HOSE RAN BACK INTO PUMP WHICH WAS EXTREMELY HOT SUCTION HOSE BROKE LOOSE FROM PUMP & SPRAYED I NAME WITH S CALDING HOT WATER

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHAKER SCREEN AT THE CRUSHER. HE WAS WORKING ON CUTTING A PIECE OF I-BEAM AND THE STEEL BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE UNDER THE CHIN. THIS KNOCKED HIS HEAD BACK INTO ANOTH ER PIECE OF STEEL AND THIS CUT HIS HEAD.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A PIPE FITTING FROM A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS CLAMPED INTO A VISE WITH A 24" PIPE WRENCH,THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE TABLE.HE REPORTED TO DR 4 DA YS LATER AND RECEIVED TREATMENT FOR INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN LOSING TIME 07-30-91 ON THE SAME ACCIDENT.HE RETURNED TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY 10-14-91.THERE WAS SOME QUESTION AS TO THE ACCIDENT AS HE WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED IN AN OFF THE JOB ACCIDENT.

PC OF ORE CAME DOWN SLOPE HIT HIM IN L THIGH

EMPL WAS EATING DINNER & WENT TO OPEN DOOR WHEN WINDOW SLID DOWN ONTO FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING ACROSS A BIRM ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LEACH PAD ON ATV 6 WHEELER. AS HE TURNED LEFT THE ATV TURNED OVER AND LANDED ON IT'S SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK. LATER IN THE WEEK HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON 8-3-91. THE DOCTOR EXAMINED HIM AND HAS ALLOWED HIM TO RETURNED TO WORK ON 8-11-91.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE MANTRIP. AS THE MANTRIP PULLED OUT. THE FRONT TIRE RAN OVER SOME JOB, TRAPPING INJURED BETWEEN MANTRIP AND TOP.

WORKING IN MILL SLIPPED AND FELL IN 1988.STARTED HURTING AGAIN IN JULY 1991.

EMPL IS CLASSIFIED AS SURFACE UTILITYMAN HE ALLEGES HE WAS INJURED WHILE WORKING AS MECHANIC REPLACING BRAKE ON OVERLAND BELT HE WAS ALIGNING BRAKE WITH SHAFT HE WAS PUSHING & LIFTING ON BRAKE TRYING TO START IT ON SHAFT & FELT PAIN IN UPPER PART OF BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS. DO TO HIM NOT SEEKING IMMEDIATE MEDICAL TREATMENT & CONFLICTING MEDICAL REPORTS THIS IN INCIDENT CONTINUES TO

EE STATED THAT WHILE UNLOADING TOP BELT STRUCTURE HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL PICKED UP ROCK ABOUT 125 LBS BETWEEN BELT AND BELT ROPE AND STRAINED GROIN AREA.

EMPL WAS VISUALLY EXAMINING CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHILE ENCOUNTERING LOSE WIRE BREAKER EXPLODED SENDING FRAGMENTS INTO EYES & CAUSING BURNS TO FACE & EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF STAGING. ROTTEN BULKHEAD ON BACK BROKE THROUGH, KNOCKING DOWN STAGING. EMPLOYEE FELL AND BY SUPPORTING HIMSELF ON HIS ARMS, HIS SHOULDER CAME OUT OF JOINT.

BRUSHING TREE STRUCK WINDSHIELD CUT FACE Y

CARRYING OIL STEPPED IN HOLE, TWISTED LOWER BACK

AFTER LOADING OUT NO. 2 PILLAR, EMPLOYEE TRAMMED CONTINUOUS MINER TO NO. 1 ENTRY AND KNOCKED DOWN LOOSE RIBS WHILE TRAMMING. OPERATOR WAS LOADING LOOSE ROADWAY COAL WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR GOT ST UCK. MINER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING SHUTTLE CAR W/MACHINE WHEN A COAL RIB, APPROX. 77"L, 58"W & 31"T, SQUEEZED OUT, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BACK AND STRIKING HIM AGAINST REMOTE BOX.

RAN OVER PLASTIC HIT BUCKET & IT THREW MUD & DIRT IN FACE

INJURED AND PARTNER WERE OPERATING A MUCK TRAIN. INJURED WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE CARS WHILE HIS PARTNER, OPERATING THE LOCOMOTIVE, PUSHED BACK TO COUPLE UP. INJURED WAS NOT IN THE CLEAR AND S USTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ARM. THE FULL EXTENT OF THE INJURY WILL NOT BE KNOWN UNTIL TOMORROW. IF NECESSARY, A CAST MAY BE APPLIED THEN.

FALLING ROCK STRUCK EE ON LEFT SHOULDER ROCK CAME FROM THE JAW SCREW.

WORKING ON ENGINE CHANGE WHEN WELDER BURNED ANGLE IRON OFF. INJURED WITHOUT THINKING PUT AND ON BURNED ANGLE.

WHILE INSTALLING A BOTTOM ROLLER ON A BELT THE ROLLER FELL AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR RESULTING IN A PAIN TO HIS BACK.

THE DRIVER BACKED TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE SPOIL DUMP AND THE REAR WHEELS SETTLED. AFTER THE TRUCK STOPPED, HE STOPPED THE ENGINE ON THE TRUCK AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND, FRACTURING HIS LEFT HEEL AND THIRD VERTEBRAE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ROCK BAR TO SCALE DOWN SOME LOOSE MATERIAL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK HE WAS SCALING SUDDENLY FELL, CAUSING HIS ARM TO STRIKE THE CANOPY OF A ROOF BOLT MACHINE. THE WEIGHT OF T HE BAR AND DOWNWARD MOTION OF HIS ARM CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE CANOPY WHEN THE SCALE ROCK FELL.

SLIPPED ON CATWALK-BACK BEGAN HURTING 08-15-91 (TOOK OFF WORK)

PIECE OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE

LET BOLTER POT DOWN ON LEFT FOOT

INJURED WAS EXITING A SEMI TRAILER THAT HOSUES OUR BULK OIL TANK. HE SLIPPED COMING DOWN THE METAL STEPS, AND BROKE HIS TAILBONE. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER IN EVANSVILL WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION.

INJURED WAS IN THE NO. 3 ROOM 75 FT. LEFT HANDED INBY SPAD NO. 4663 ON THE 002-0 1 EAST P. MAINS SECTON OPERATING THE OFFSIDE SIDE OF THE TWINHEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL. AS INJURED BEGAN TO SLI DE THE DRILL HEAD OUTWARD A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL THAT WAS STORED IN THE RACK ON FRONT OF THE ROOF DRILL, CAUGHT BETWEEN TEH ROOF DRILL FRAME AND CANOPY POST JACK. THIS PRESSURE CAUSED THE DRI

EMPLOYEE WAS STOPING AND EXITING FROM LOCOMOTIVE WHEN LOOSE TRAMS HIT THE LOCOMOTIVE AND CAUSED IT TO MOVE 6' TO 8' FORWARD ON IMPACT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL & STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE SHUTTLE CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN ROPE & IRON STRUCTURE ROPE WAS BEING PULLED USING FRONTEND LOADER ROPE CAME LOOSE & BACKLASHED STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEG & BROKE LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ELECTRICIAN IN TROUBLE SHOOTING A BREAKER BOX AS A LOOSE WIRE WAS ENCOUNTERED THE BREAKER EXPLODED SENDING FRAGMENTS INTO EYES & CAUSING BURNS TO EYES

AFTER FINISHING STACKING OF PALLET OF BAGGED PRODUCT EMPL LEANED OVER TO PICK UP 50 LB BAG OF MATERIAL THAT HAD FALLEN ON FLOOR WHEN HE DID FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS SHOVELING ROCK & TWISTED BACK.

WHILE PLUGGING THE SECTION SCOOP CAR INTO ITS CHARGING STATION HE OVEREXTENDED HIMSELF AND FELT A SCOOP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

SHOVELING OUT TUNNEL

CONTRIBUTING FACTORS UNKNOWN.

I NAME GOT OFF TRACTOR CRAWLED OVER TO TELEPHONE IN LOW TOP

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CAN OF OIL DOWN THE LONGWALL FACE,HE FELL.FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOEYE WAS CRAWLING FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER AFTER WASHING IT OFF.WHEN GETTING DOWN HE STEPPED DOWN ON MINER CABLE AND WATER HOSE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND THE RIGHT HIP STRU CK THE TOP OF THE MINER AND SLIPPED DOWN ONTO THE CABLE HOOKS CAUSING LEFT KNEE AND BACK PAIN.

INJURED WAS BEANDING A ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL INT HE ROOF AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS LIFTING PUMP OUT OF WATER HOLE & STRAINED BACK. HE WAS GIVEN RETURN TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS. RETURN TO WORK ON 8/1/91. EMPL DID NOT RETURN BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE LIGHT DUTY WORK. HE WAS OFF FROM WORK FROM 7/31 THRU 8/2 HE WENT ON VACATION ON 8/3. HE ONLY MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK.

EMPLOYEE COMPALINED OF BACK PAINS AFTER MOVING MINE CABLE OVER TO THE COAL RIB HE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE.

PERSON STATED: WALKED THROUGH VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TURNED ON HIS MACHINE. THE TRAILING CABLE JERKED AND STRUCK PERSON CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

PERSON STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING SCOOP TRACTOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE SEAT & FELL PERSON COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO HIS BACK NECK & RT ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING UP ON A BELT SPLICING DEVICE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER. BELT SPLICE WEIGHS APPROX 40 LBS.

EMPL SLIPPED HIT HIP ON TAILPIECE OF BELT.

REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE HOIST WELL ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE PLANT. THE MATERAIL HUNG ON THE GATE CAUSING THE GATE TO CLOSE AND STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE HA ND.

EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER MACK END DUMP UPON GETTING UP FROM UNDER TRUCK HE HIT HEAD ON FENDER & FELL ONTO GROUND. HE RECEIVED SMALL CUT TO HEAD & HAD PAIN IN ELBOW RESULTING FROM FALL.

SLAG ON RAILROAD TRACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MUCKING WIT H A 40H MUCKER WHEN HE DUMPED BUCKET OF MUCK IN CONVEYOR A ROCK ROLLED OUT &STRUCK HIS HAND THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FX RT FIFTH METACARPAL CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK

WORKER WORKING NEAR STOCK PILE WHEN A 6INTO8IN ROCK ROLLED DOWN HILL HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK FROM BESIDE OF TRACK.

EMPL CLEANING AREA AND MOVED A LADDER AND FELT PAIN IN BACK (WAIST).

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TIPPLE SCALES.GRINDER HIT A CONCRETE CURB WALL,BOUNCED AND HIT HIS KNEE.

REPLACING STEEL BEAM DRIVING BULL PIN WITH BALL PEEN HAMMER WHEN HAMMER STRUCK CLIP ON BEAM GLANCED STRUCK BACK EMP L HAND WHICH WAS HOLDING PIN

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A LARGE BLOCK OF COAL THAT WAS LODGED IN TRUCK DUMP HOPPER. HE WAS PUSHING ON COAL WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN GRANITE (FOR BLASTING LATER) A PIECE OF STEEL OFF OF DRILL (OR ROCK?) FLEW HITTING HIS LEFT ARM/ELBOW AREA. ENTERED ARM AND LODGED IN. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY R OOM WHERE THEY X-RAYED AND TRIED TO REMOVE BUT LEFT IT IN - SENT HIM BACK- WAIT FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

INJ HAD RECEIVED SMALL SCRATCH ON WRIST A FEW DAYS BEFORE AND DIDNT CLEAN IT.IT BECAME INFECTED AND WHEN HE TURNED WRIST ON A BLOW PIPE IT SWELLED AND BECAME SORE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRUCKS WITH CAT LOADER, BEGAN COMPLAINING OF BACK HURTING. WAS NOT LIFTING ANYTHING HEAVY OR DOING ANY MANUAL LABOR. OPERATION OF LOADER WAS ON SMOOTH, LEVEL GROUND.

WORKING TOP FLOOR SHORT PIVOT TO RIGHT KNEE POPPED

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK. HE DROVE OVER A PILEOF HOT MIX WITH DRIVERS SIDE WHEELS. DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM SEAT & LANDED ON TOP OF GEAR SHIFTERBRUISING RIGHT LEG. HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

GOT UP FROM CHAIR AND TURED TO LEAVE HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY AND SEEM TO SLIP OUT OF JOINT AND CAUSING PAIN.

EMPL WAS THROWING BAGS FROM END OF CONVEYOR ONTO PALLET REACHING BACK TO GRASP ANOTHER BAG WHEN FINGERS WERE PULLED INTO PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT & STAGING PLATFORM. BELT SPLICE ON CONVEYOR C AME AROUND & CUT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A KICKER PLATE OFF OF A CATWALK. THE PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF THIER HANDS AND HIT INJURED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE LINE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM LAODER TO MOVE DRILL STEEL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO INSTRUCKT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE OPERATION OF 120T HAULAGE TRUCK. WHILE INSTRUCTING EMPLOYEE INSTRUCTOR WAS REQUIRED TO OCCUPY BUDDY SEAT. BUDDY SEAT DOES NOT HA VE CUSHION RIDE CAPABILITIES.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER LABORER, ATTEMPTING TO DISASSEBLE AND REMOVE A PITCH PIPE. THEY WERE UNSUCCESSFUL USING PIPE WRENCHES SO THEY APPLIED HEAT USING A PROPANE TORCH. WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, RESIDUAL PITCH IN THE PIPE WHICH HAD BEEN HEATED BY THEM SP RAYED ON TO HIS ARMS FACE AND NECK HE WAS NO WEARING PROTECTIVE GREAR EVEN THOUGH HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DO SO.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STNADING ON A SCAFFOLD BOARD ABOUT 4' OFF THE FLOOR WHILE REPLACING BROKEN WINDOW PANES. AN ANCHOR BOLT PULLED OUT OF THE WALL AND THE SCAFFOLD BOARD DROPPED, CAUS ING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR.

ON 07-29-91 THE INJURED AND HIS PARTNER WERE CARRYING A FLOW METER AND HE FELT A PAIN.ON 10-16-91 HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED APPARANT LOWER BACK STRAIN WHILE LIFTING PLANT SUPPORT TIMBERS.

EMPL DID NOT FOLLOW PROPER 3 PT CLIMBING PROCEDURE AS SPECIFIED IN SAFETY PROGRAM. THIS CONTRIBUTED TO FALL OF APPROX 16' TO GROUND LEVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING TIRES ON RIMS. AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED A TIRE AND RIM, THE TIRE AND RIM SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TIRE AND RIM.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE FRONT LOADING DOCK(ELEVATION 48") AND HE MOTIONED FOR THE LOADER OPERATOR TO STOP SO HE COULD ASK HIM A BOUT A GREASE GUN.THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS CLEANING UP ON THE GROUND LEVEL AND CAME FORWARD TOWARD INJURED WITH THE LOADER BUCKET RAISED.THE RAISED BUCKET HIT THE LOADING DOCK GANG BOARD CAUSING IT TO RISE AND FALL STRIKING INJJRED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIG

WORKING ON 2-1 DESILICATOR FEED PUMP, TAKING HEAD BOLTS OUT AND HAD PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED SLIPPED ON WET METAL WHILE HOLDING 30LB PIECE OF STEEL PIPE.HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

STEPPED OF SCREEN L KNEE STRUCK METAL OBJECT ON METAL OBJECT SHOULDER STRAINED DUE TO BODY WT

WHILE INJURED WAS DRAGGING A BULK HOSE IT HUNG UP. PULLING HIS LEFT SHOULDER BACKWARD. HIS SHOULDER WAS STIFF AND SORE THE MORNING OF 7-30-91.

SQUATTED TO GET OUT OF RAM CAR PAIN IN KNEE

PUTTING CAR DOOR AND BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL HURT BACK

STEPPED DOWN FROM DRAGLINE SHOE, TWISTED KNEE. MSHA-EE HAD SURGERY ON 9-3-91 AND BEGAN LOSING TIME FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM CONTROL ROOM TO WATER TREATMENT AREA, FROM THE 3RD TO 2ND FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF STEP AND CAME DOWN HARD ON HIS FOOT ON THE NEXT STEP.

INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF WAY OF LOADED SHUTTLE CAR, AS SHUTTLE CAR PASSED HIM A ROCK FLEW OUT FROM UNDER THE TIRE STRIKING INJURED IN HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CHAIN SAW CUTTING TIMBER IN ADVANCE OF THE MINING OPERATION. THE SAW KICKED BACK AND THE CUTTER BAR HIT HIS LEFT LEG IN THE THIGH AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF CAT PAD. IN PROCESS SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK FOR AUGUST 7, 1991.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PIPE WHEN ONE KICKED OFF THE STACK AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE PART OF BOOT.

PERSON STATED; HE WAS REPAIRING THE BULK ROCK DUST TANK LOCATED ON THE SURFACE AT THE SOUTH PORTAL WHEN THE HOSE BLEW OFF KNOCKING PERSON DOWN. STATED HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AREA. FAILED TO CLAMP HOSE PROPERLY BEFORE TURNING DUSTER ON.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE FUEL HOSE AT THE FUEL STATION. THE HOSE WAS KINKED. WHEN THE HOSE FREED UP THE NOZZLE STRUCK HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

I.NAME & OTHER LIFTING BELT GUARD ON SIDE OF STACKER BELT WHEN I.NAME INJURED BACK.

MANTRIP WA ON ITS WAY OUTSIDE WHEN IT RAN OVER BROKE RAIL CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP OF MANTRIP CAR.

INJ WAS HOLDING ON TO DRILL STEEL & PULLED WRONG LEVER CAUSING ROTATION TO START.

INJURED STATED HE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE LIFTING THE RUB RAIL ON THE MINER AND HE HURT HIS BACK.

LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG IT PC OF CLOD FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON BACK OF NECK AND SHOULER

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MECHANIC SHOP REMOVING HIS HARD HAT & GLASSES WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING FALL INTO HIS EYE THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN EMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY RT EYE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FR OM WORK

I NAME WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES ONTO A ROOF BOLTER AS HE WAS PUTTING ROOF BOLTS ON THE ROOF BOLTER HE SLIPPED STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK

I NAME WAS CARRYING A BELT ROLLER INTO THE BELTLINE AT #446 X-CUT WHILE TWISTING IN A LOW ROOF AREA I NAME FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RT SIDE (146XCUT2ME)

SHOVELING BELT HIT HEAD ON LOW BOARD

EE BOUNCED IN A SHUTTLE CAR DECK WHILE OPERATING IT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK./

EMPL WAS OPERATING CONTINUOUS REMOTE MINER ON PILLAR SECTION WHEN COAL RIB ROLLED OFF & STRUCK IM ON LEFT LEG.

I NAME WAS HELPING MAKE A POWER MOVE IN THE 2W/MWN WHICH REQUIRED MOVING SEVERAL CABLES BY HAND DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY I NAME FELT A KNOT ON HIS RT SIDE GROIN AREA DID NOT BEGIN MISSING TIME UNTIL 09-05-91 WHEN HE WENT OFF FOR HERNIASURGERY

EMPLOYEE MUCKING HOSE AS FAR AS HE COULD WITH THE TRAM, BUT STILL HAD TO PULL HOSE BY HAND FOR 25' TO 30' INTO HEADING.

STRAINED BAKC WHILE SHOVELING ON 1A TAIL PIECE.

SHOVELING BELT AND HURT LEFT KNEE.

INJURED AND THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING A TAIL PULLEY AND IT STARTED TO SLIP,AS HE TRIED TO GET ANOTHER GRIP HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

WHILE TRAMMING TO FEEDER HE TURNED LEFT TO GO DOWN #3 ENTRY HE COULD NOT MAKE TURN SO HE BACKED UP & CAUGHT SR100 IN RIB.

CHANGING WATER HOSE CAUGHT INNER ARM ON COTTER PIN

LIFTING BAG FROM PACKER SETTING ON SCALE

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 5' GALLON BUCKET FILLED WITH GREASE AND CARRIED IT ABOUT FIVE FEET. THE BUCKET WEIGHED ABOUT 35 POUNDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SHUTTLE CAR. MINER OPERATOR BACKED MINER ONTO SHUTTLE CAR BUMPER AND CAUSED SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY.

INJURED WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK AREA AFTER LUNCH BREAK AND STEPPED DOWN OFF A CONVERED SCREW VIA THREE WOODEN STEPS OF AVERAGE SPACING. AS HE STEPPED TO THE FLOOR HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED, CAUS ING HIM TO ICED AND MEDICAL CARE WAS IMMEDIATELYOBTAINED.

ARCH WAS WALKING BELT FOR PRESHIFT EXAMINATION. HE TRIPPED ON SMALL PILE OF BELT THAT HAD BEEN TRIMMED OFF 4E #2 BELT. HE FELL FRACTURING RIGHT WRIST.

CARRYING CHAIN BLOCKS TO THE BELT WHEN SLIPPING AND FALL ON HANDLE OF CHAIN BLOCKS AND MINING HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LOOSEN A FITTING HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THROWING SWITCH FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINS THE CANOPY.

HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE DOOR ON THE LANDING AT THE TIPPLE. A WASP CAME FROM THE INTERCOM BOX AND STUNG HIM.

WHILE INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF GETTING OUT OF WAY OF ROLLING RIB,HE LANDED IN SCOOP BUCKET,THUS HITTING HIS HEAD AND INJURING HIS BACK.

EE TELEPHONE ON 7-30-91 AT 700 AM TO REPORT THAT HE WAS INJURED AT WORK ON 7-29 HE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE AS THE MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF CUT HE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING TH E CABLE SIDEWAYS ACROSS HIS BODY AND TWISTED HISBACK. EXPERIENCING PAIN.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEPS DUE TO MUD ON BOOTS EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 7/29/91 AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE WORK. EMPLOYEES INJURY HAS NOT REQUIREDSURGERY AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK.

EMPL LIFTED 5 GAL BUCKET OF GREASE HURT LOWER BACK.

MINER WAS SETTING A POST AT #63 WALL ALONG THE 6 NO. MOTHER BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

INJ WAS IN PROCESS OF THROWING BELT IDLER WHEN LEFT FING FINGER CONTACTED ANOTHER IDLER BEING HANDLES BY COWORKER.

REMOVING COATING AND BRICK HOT CEMENT CLINKER DUST FELL FROM TOP OF KILN INTO EMP EYES REC BURNS TO BOTH EYES AND SCRATCHED EYE

ATTEMPTING TO OPEN RAILCAR DOOR WITH STEEL BAR, FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK.

EMPL WAS WORKING WITH BRICKING CREW PERFORMING FINAL KEYING OF LAST ROW OF BRICK IN CEMENT KILN DURING SHUTDOWN FOR REFRACTORY BRICK REPAIR. BRICK DUST FELL FROM EITHER BRICK OR OFF OF BRICKIN G RING & WENT BEHIND EMPL'S SAFETY GLASSES & LODGED IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A CONT INUOUS MINER WHEN HE BACKED UP & STEPPED OVER A SMALL ROCK FALLING BACKWARD LANDING ON ANOTHER ALLETGEDLY HURTING HIPS & BACK

INJ REMOVING ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHEN BELTLINE SHIFTED THE ROCK HURTING INJ BACK.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON A 1 1/2 TON COME-A-LONG HANDLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK.

TRYING TO REMOVE ANGLE IRON UNABLE TO CONTROL IT

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HANDLE IRON LOCK ON CRUSHER DOOR IRON SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN STEEL TOES ON INSTEP

EMPL WAS INSTALLING PVC CONDUIT FOR ELECTRICAL LIGHT LINES WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 5' DOWN GRADED SLOPE & SUFFERED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.

LIFTING CRIB BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL SOCKET ON BOLT ON ROCK GUARD ON DOZER, HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

MINE ELECTRICIAN WAS UP ON 5' HIGH SCAFFOLD WIRING IN SWAMP COOLERS OUTSIDE THE GENERATOR ROOM. VICTIM LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK ONTO TIMBERS AND LOOSE ROCKS ON GROUND.

MAN BUS HE WAS RIDING IN WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A DOOR

HELPING SET R R CARS THREW SWITCH, PULLED MUSCLE IN R SIDE AND BACK

EMPL STANDING ON HANDRAIL PRYING WITH A BAR USING HANDRAIL AS A LADDER.RAIL BROKE AND EMPL FELL.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT AS LOST TIME TIL CAME BACK FROM 1 DAY VACATION AND WENT TO DR.

PRIOR LOWER BACK PROBLEM REOCCURRED 7-27-91 AFTER RETURNING TO WORK FULL TIME AND REGULAR DURY 7-15-91.

EMPLOYEE STATES: WAS CLEANING UNDER THE KILN CRUSHER AND DIRT GOT IN MY LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LARGE LOADER, RECLAIMING PELLETS WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES DIRECTLY BEHIND THE CAB. HE STOPPED AND JUMPED OFF LOADER. SHUT DOWN ENGINE WITH GROUND EMERGENCY STOP, ACTIVAT ED AUTOMATIC FIRE SYSTEM, PUT FIRE OUT WITH HAND-HELD EXTINGUISHER.

VICTIM WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE YARD AND WAS STRUCK BY A LOADER CAUSING A BROKEN LEFT LEG.

WHILE CARRYING A SADDLE BLOCK RETAINER FOR 22204 SHOVEL, THE INSIDE PART 2 PIECE ITEM FELL OUT STRIKING EE ON R FOOT. BONE SCAN 8-8-91 FINDING CONSISTENT WITH FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WHILE OPERATING 50 TON MOTOR AT 404 TOO BLOCK, A LARGE ROCK SLID DOWN PUSHED OUT OF CRIB SUPPORTING A STRINGER, IBEAM. EITHER A ARCH BOARD AND CRIB BLOCK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS T HE LEFT SHOULDER AND PORTION OF HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING ? DOWN DOCK TO HAVE WELDED IN BARGES. HE FELL BACKWARD OVER TREE LIMBS JARRYING LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS GETTING INTO DECK OF MINER TWISTED RIGHT KNEE,

PINNER SLID DOWN THE HILL PINNING HIM AGAINST RIB HURT L HIP AND PELVIS

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING RAILROAD JACK TO PLACE IT BACK ON A RAIL LOCOMOTIVE & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 08-02-91 DUE TO PAIN GETTING WORSE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A 4" LINE WITH WATER. THE WATER BECAME VERY HOT BECAUSE OF RESTRICTED FLOW. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE LINE HOT WATER BLISTERED HIM.

EMPL WALKING AROUND BOLTER AND HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT THAT WAS HANGING DOWN.

LOWER BACK STRAIN WHILE LIFTING TIMBERS FOR GRAVEL PLANT SUPPORT.

PULLING ON SUCTION HOSE FOR AN AIR PUMP AND STRAINED UPPER RIGHT GROIN AREA. STARTED MISSING TIME 2-17-92 FOR SURGERY, DIDNT KNOW EMPL WAS MISSING TIME DUE TO WORK RELATED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SECTION WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING COAL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHOULDER PAIN. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED AS A MINE INJURY UNTIL 8-15-91. INVESTIGATION WAS NOT COMPLETE UNTIL 8-26 -91.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CABLE TO PLACE ONT HE BOOM TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BAKC. HE WAS EXAMINED ON 7-29-91 AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE SEVERAL DAYS OFF. NO TREATMENT WAS NE EDED, HOWEVER.

EMPLOYEE BACKED ONTO A STOCKPILE. THE EDGE GAVE AWAY AND TIPPED THE TRUCK BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON ITS TOP. EMPLOYEE WAS APPARENTLY WEARING A SEAT BELT AND ONLY RECEIVED BUMPS AND BRUISES.

WHILE SHOVELING, HE TURNED TO THROW STONE FROM SHOVEL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING KNUCKLE BOOM HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIP & BACK

MANBUS HE WAS RIDING IN WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING THE MINER CABLE UP ON TOP OF THE BULLWHEELS AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HE FELL TO HIS KNEES.

EMPL ON PERSONNEL CARRIER.LEFT THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH ON.REACHED TO GET BOX OF MINER BITS OFF ANOTHER DONKEY.ACCIDENTLY MASHED ACCELERATOR ON HIS RIDE.RAN INTO RIB..FOULING EMPL BETWEEN RIB AN D STEERING WHEEL.

INJURED FELT NO PAIN TO TELL HIM WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE BUT WHEN HE GOT UP SAT AM 07-27-91,THERE WAS A PROTRUSION ON HIS ABDOMEN.SINCE HE HAD HELPED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LOAD AND TIE DOWN A 988 L OADER ONTO A HAUL TRUCK AT THE JOBSITE LATE THE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON,HE THINKS THAT MUST BE WHEN IT HAPPENED.HE LIFTED BLOCKS.

I.NAME OPERATING DOZER,BOUNCING HURT BACK.

RELIEVING PRESSURE ON GREASE JACK, GREASE ADN COAL DUST STRUCK FACE, FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE, RESULTING IN CORNEAL ABRASION.

EE WAS BACKING A 4 WHEELER THROUGH LOW SPOT IN MINES, LOW SPOT ROLLED HIM FORWARD AND PEPSI BOTTLE HE WAS CARRYING IN THE FRONT POCKET OF HIS COVERALLS INJURED HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 6" X 5' DRILLING AUGERS BY HAND FROM THE SIDE OF DRILLING RIG. TWO EMPLOYEES, ONE ON EACH END WERE LIFTING AUGERS OFF RIG AND EMPLOYEE STATED HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

SHOVELING BELT ROCK FELL HIT ON ARM

MOVING 55 GAL OF MATERIAL BY HAND FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. THE DRUM SLIPPED OFF PALLET AND CUT THE SHIN ON HIS LEFT LEG. FIRST AID GIVEN ON DATE OF INJURY. IT DID NOT HEAL AND EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DOCTOR ON 8-12-91.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE HAD REMOVED THE HOIST HOOK FROM ATHE CRAWLER LIFTING TOOL AND HAD SWUNG THE HOOK OUT OF THE WAY.AS HE STARTED TO SLIDE THE CRAWLER LIFTING TOOL AGINST TH EAST WALL OF THE GARAGE THE HOIST HOOK SWUNG BACK CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HOOK AND THE CRAWLER LIFTING TOOL.THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A FRACTURE OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS ROCK DUSTING, USING A POD LIE HE WAS STANDING IN MUD, AND A SURGE CAN THREW THE LINE THROWING HIM OFF BALANCEY TWISTING HIS KNEE.

HAULING COAL FROM FACE TO DUMPING POINT WITH TRACTOR AND TRAILER.WHEN GOING THROUGH CROSS CUT AT 90% GOT ARM OUT SIDE OF DECK ON TRACTOR.

EE WAS SITTING A TIMBER ON THE N. BELTLINE AS HE WAS PUTTING A CAP BOARD UNDER THE TIMBER A ROCK FELL 1X4INCH STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS AT THE END OF THE TRACK ON 4 SECTION TO HELP LOAD AND BRING A TRAM MOTOR AND GEAR BOX TO THE SECTION,WHEN THE EE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STOP OF THE UNATRAC BUCKET AND THE BLADE O N THE UNATRAC.

PERSON WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR BOLT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND LANDED ON CANOPY ROCK THEN FELL FROM CANOPY AND STRUCK PERSON ON KNEE.

EE WERE SOCKETING CABLE. THE CABLE HAD BEEN PULLED THRU THE SOCKET CABLE SLIPPED BACK OUT OF THE SOCKET AND STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT FOOT.

I NAME WAS CLIMBING UP TO GREASE HIS LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL & HIT HIS SIDE ON A LANDING HE WAS WEARING ALL H IS SAFETY EQUIPOMENT AT THE TIME THIS WAS A ROUTINE HE FOLLOWED REGUL ARLY THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN HE USES GOOD JUDGMENT

CHANGING SCREEN PANEL IN ROCK SCREEN BENT OVER AND TURNED WHILE HANDLING SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE STARTED GETTING NUMB IN LEFT ARM BECAME DIZZY & WAS OF BREATH HE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB

WHILE STRETCHING FOR STEP TO CHECK ENGINE OIL, SHE PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING RIB MATERIAL TO BUILD A REGULATOR WHEN SOME MATERIAL FELL OFF THE RIB INJURING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANBUS AT THE MAINLINE ST MANBUS STORAGE AREA BOTTOM OF CANEY SHAFT.WHILE OPERATING MANBUS THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE BUS WHILE GOING ON A DOW NGRADE.THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE MANBUS AND STRUCK A PARKED MANBUS,CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 11-19-92.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BRACE FOR SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY.

HITCHING UP SKID TANK L WRIST AND ARM HURT

OPER SHUT CAR WHEN DROVE THROUGHT CURTAIN HIT CRIB IT CAME DOWN STUCK R UPPER LEG

INJ & WITNESS AFTER FINISHING CLEAN-OUT OF DUCTWORK,WITNESS STEPPED DOWN INTO DUMPSTER WHICH WAS ELEVATED UNDER DUCTWORK HATCH DOOR TO RECOVER TOOLS USED.INJ THEN STEPPED ON DUMPSTER EDGE.THE WEIGHT TIPPED LIFT TRUCK AND DUMPSTER SLID OFF FORKS CAUSING INJ TO JUMP OUT AND FALL TO GROUND LEVEL.

CAN OF WD-4- EXPLODED AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.FORMAL INVESTIGATION IN PROGRESS.

STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE BENDING 6' ROOF BOLT.

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES AS HE WAS PULLING A SCOOP WITH ANOTHER TRACTOR, TRAVELING ON A DOWN GRADE. THE CHAIN GOT SLAK IN IT AND CAME LOOSE. HE NOTICED THE LOOSE CHAIN AND ATTMPTED TO STEP ON THE TRA M TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE SCOOP BE HE HIT THE BRAKE BY MISTAKE. AND WAS STRUCK WITH THE SCOOP.

PERSON WAS PULLING DOWN ON DRILL STEEL TO REMOVE FROM ROOF AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN A FIGHT WITH TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEE LEFT MINE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING INFORMED BY SUPERVISOR

INJURED WAS GIVING MINER OPERATOR A BREAK WHEN SOME ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE CONTROL BOX WHILE CUTTING COAL.

THE EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM THE SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE WALKING THE INTAKE ESCAPEWAY ON 6 HIGH & SECTION, HE SLIPPED & FELL ON WET ROCKDUST (MINE FLOOR) & FELT PAIN IN BACK & HIP. NOTE: NO MEDICAL TREATMENT TILL 8/21/91.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UPTHE FIRST CUT OUT OF #5 X-CUT RT WHEN A HORSEBACK MEASURING APPROX 9FT LONG 56IN WIDE 18IN THICK FELL KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR THUS BRUISING HIS RT H IP & PELVIC REGION

PUTTING CHAIN AROUND BUNDLE OF BELT ROLLERS ONE ROLLER TURNED OVER LANDING ON SHOULDER AN ARM OF INJURED.

PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND LIFTING HYDRAULIC DRILL OUT OF SCOOP DIPPER.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE HAS A BACK STRAIN DUE TO OPERATING A JACKHAMMER. HE SAYS THERE WAS NOT ONE INCIDENT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL ON VACATION ON JULY 31, 1991.

WHILE PICKING UP A PALLET, A RATTLESNAKE BIT EE ON HIS LOWER LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIRED AS A LABORER & CAME TO WORK ON THE MORNING OF 07-26-COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN THE CHEST & NECK AREA

ON 7-26-91 EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE SUSTAINED A NECK STRAIN WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. HE ALLEGES THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A ROUGHT PLACE IN THE ROADWAY AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY. OUR INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT IS VERY QUESTIONABLE, AND WE DO NO BELIEVE THAT AN INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE ARE ONLY REPORTING TO AVOID A CITATION UNDER PART 50

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE TONGUE OF #2009-0854.AIR COMPRESSOR SO THAT IT COULD BE HOOKED TO THE BUMPER HITCH OF A PICKUP AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ON HIS BUTT OCKS, INJURYING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUING A WEDGE TO HELP FREE A BIG ROCK WHICH WOULD NOT GO THROUGH THE CRUSHER.HE HAD BEEN USING THE HYDRAULIC HAMMER BUT WAS UNSUCESSFU.WHEN THE ROCK BROKE FREE A PIECE FLEW OFF AN D HIT HIM IN THE NECK.

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING IN #6 ENTRY ON 1 WEST SECTION. A PEACE OF ROOF FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG, BRUISING THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MICHIGAN RUBBER TIRE DOZER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND CLAIMS HE HIT THE GEAR SHIFT THROWING MACHINE IN REVERSE. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE.

STEPPED OVER 12" I-BEAM,SLEDGE HAMMER LAYING ON THE GROUND,TWISTED ANKLE.

CLEANING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT,HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING.

LIFTING ROCK HURT BACK

PERSON WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM RIB AND SAID HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

INJURED EMPL STEPPED OFF MOTOR & TWISTED KNEE

INJ WAS MOVING A LARGE PRINT BOOK FROM A TABLE TO A CABINET -FELT TWINGE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS BEING SHUTTLED TO HER HAUL TRUCK IN THE PIT IN A SUBURBAN, THE VEHICLE HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED HER TO BOUNCE SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY IN THE REAR SEAT WHERE SHE WAS RIDING. ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES LATER, SHE FELT PAIN BACK OF NECK AND UPPER MIDDLE SPINE. EMPLOYEE STATED THE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND SHE WAS NOT USING HER SEAT BELT AT THIS TIME.

REPAIRING CONVEYOR ROLLERS STEPPED DOWN OFF OF CONVEYOR AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK TRYING TO OPEN HOPPER CAR HATCH

WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN CHAINS WITH RATCHET BINDERBINDER CAME LOOSE AND HANDLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN EYE.

HAMMERING PINS OUT OF LOADER BUCKET TOOTH PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON RT FOREARM & EMBEDDED IN ARM.

VICTIM WAS PICKING UP UNUSED PARTS REMAINING AFTER A FEEDER HOPPER REPAIR. HE LIFTED A STEEL PLATE WEIGHING ABOUT 30 LBS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO PLACE A BLOCK UNDER IT FOR LIFTING BY A FORKLIFT . THE PLATE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PLATE. LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES AND FRACTURE OF THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

OPER CHAINSAW CUTTING TREE IT KICKED BACK L KNEE 20 SUTURES

HANDING CABLES IN WET AREA LOST BALANCE FELL CATCHING L HAND

PERSON WAS SETTING POSTS WITH OTHER EE WHEN HE WAS HELPING TO LIFT POST IN UPRIGHT PISITON FELT PAIN IN CENTER OF BACK AND CHEST.

FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE WHILE DRIVING BULLDOZER.

THE INJURED WAS BUILDING A CRIB IN 6 SOUTHWEST. AS HE WENT TO PUT THE LAST CRIB BLOCK IN, IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

PULLED ON LOADING SPOUT PULLED L GROIN

INJURED PERSON WAS RIDING IN UNIT MANTRIP TO OUTSIDE PORTAL WHEN MANTRIP HIT POTHOLE IN SUPPLY ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF MANTRIP AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

EE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP INSIDE AND HIT BUMP IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT RIGHT HIP AND SMALL PART OF BACK.

OPER DOZER THE PERSON INC SORE BACK

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN HELPING INSTALL A STEEL WALL (SLID 1/4" PLATE INTO POSITION). EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AFTER. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE.

FELT MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AND LEG GETTING PARTS FROM SHELF

EMPL STATED HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BELT ROLLER ON THE MAIN WEST BELT A ROCK 24" WIDE BY 6" FELL FROM THE TOP BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE MINER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER.

THE EE STATED THAT WHILE IN 5 HEADING ON 002 SECTION HE WAS PULLING BOX OF GLUE OFF OF ROOF BOLTER STUMBLED IN GOB WHILE CARRYING BOX OF FLUE TOTWISTING BACK CAUSING INJURY.

STEPPED OFF ROCK DUST TANKER, SLIPPED TWISTED ANKLE

LOADING ROOF SUPPORT TIMBERS IN SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLING SOMETHING IN BACK.

HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLATFORM OF A D9 DOZER DOING SOME REPAIR WORK AND HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE TRACK TO GET A PART. THE TRACK WAS COVERED WITH WATER AND MUD. AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE TRACK HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING AND FALLING. HE PUSHED OFF OF THE D-9 SO HE WOULD NIT HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PLATFORM OR TRACK, HIS BODY LANDED ON THE GROUND BUT HIS RIGHT ARM LANDED ON THE TRACK WHICH CA

EMPL WAS LOADING ROCKS ONTO HAUL TRUCK WHEN ROCK ROLLED OUT OF BUCKET & ONTO HOOD OF TRUCK. EMPL WHILE PUSHING ROCK OFF TRUCK HOOD FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

A CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING LOADED ON A LOW-BOY.AS MINER WAS BEING TRAMMED UP ON LOW-BOY,INJURED WAS WALKING BETWEEN TWO OLD BELT ROPES STILL WITH TENSION.AS EMPLOYEE WALKED BY HEAD OF MINER, IT HAD CAUGHT AND PULLED BELT ROPE EVEN TIGHTER.BELT ROPE CAME LOOSE FROM MINER HEAD,STRIKING EMPLOYEES RIGHT KNEE,CAUSING A FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PROCEEDING TO GREASE THE TOP PORTION ON THE RADIAL STACKER. EMPLOYEE LAID DOWN ON THE BELT IN ORDER TO RIDE UP TO THE TOP. WHEN THE BELT STARTED, THE EMPLOYEE REACTED BY SITTING. UP. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK AND NECK BYA CROSS BAR GOING OVER THE BELT.

DRAWROCK FELL AND HIT INJURED ON THE LEFT SIDE.THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

HE WAS BACKING UP A 3-WHEEL PERSONNEL CARRIER. EH FOULED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF.

WALKING OUTBY FT STEPPED IN HOLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST SUPPLY STRIKING HIS L RIBS

EMPL OF AAA ELECTRICAL CO WAS WORKING IN MCC ROOM. HE REMOVED TERMINAL FROM LINE SIDE OF CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAULT OCCURRED CAUSING SHORT CIRCUIT & INJURED EMPL.

DUE TO A MARCH 15, 1989 LEFT KNEE ACCIDENT AND RECURRANCES, THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A LEFT FOOT STRESS FRACTURE. THIS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION UNTIL 8-13-91.

INJURED WAS HELPING LOAD FRAMING ON BELT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PITCHED A ROLLER AND IT HIT INJURED'S LOWER LEFT LEG.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A 769. HE ENTERED INTO AN INCLINE IN TOO HIGH A GEAR. THE 769 BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD, SIDESWIPED A TREE AND LAYED OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN MIN OR DAMAGE TO THE 769 AND A CRACKED RIB ON THE EMPLOYEE.

CLIMBING ROPE LADDER TO SHIP- SLIPPED ABOUT 1 FOOT AND JARRED BACK (MV RIVER DIGNITY).

SLIPPED IN CROSS TUNNEL,FAC 24 HURT RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS TRACK IN SHOP WHEN HE STEPPED OVER TRACK RAIL HIS FOOT TWISTED IN A SLIGHT DIP IN MESH SCREEN COVERING THE PIT, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

BENDING OVER TO PICK UP BOX GLUE STRAINED LUMBAR

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTIGHTENING BOLTS ON TEH BELLY PAN ON BOTTOM OF DOZER. THE BELLY PAN SLIPPED OFF BEFORE ALL THE BOLTS WERE REMOVED, PINNING THE EMPLOYEE UNDERNEATH THE DOZER FOR SHORT WHILE. T HE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A CONCUSSION, LACERATION OF SCALP, AND POSSIBLE BRUISES AND INJURY TO THE NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK AREA.

EMPL WAS INSTALLING 8' COMBINATION BOLT IN #4 ENTRY ON #2 SOUTHEAST PANEL. HE HAD PUSHED BOLT ABOUT 1 1/2' UP INTO HOLE & WAS PUTTING INSERT IN DRILL HEAD OF BOLTER WHEN BOLT FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HI ON TOP OF LEFT HAND.

STEPPED ON WET REBAR AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

LOADING MATERIALS STEPPED ON BUCKET OF SCOOP FELL TO MINE FLOOR

50 TON JACK TIPPED SIDEWAYS WHILE TRYING TO RAISE JAW TO BLOCK IT.JAW UNIT FELL AND CONVEYOR FRAME CAUGHT GUST OF BACK OF NECK.

EMPL WAS LIFTING 40-60 LB BUCKETS OF SAMPLE MATERIAL FROM BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK FOR TESTING IN LABORATORY. SHE FELT POP IN BACK WHICH LATER DEVELOPED INTO VERY MINOR PAIN.

INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF TRUCK HANGING ONTO SIDE HANDLE WHEN LAST STEP BROKE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING AND TURNED TO GO IN HOIST HOUSE WHEN SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS KNEE.

CLEANING SUPPLY BUILDING, HIT LEG WITH SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHANGE THE BEARING ON THE HEAD BOX SHAFT OF THE 214 BELT. AS HE PULLED THE OLD BEARING DOWN THE BELT TO REMOVE IT TO A PLATFORM, IT WENT UNDER AN ELECTRO-MAGNET. THE MA GNET PULLED THE BEARING UP, CRUSHING INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE MAGNET AND THE BEARING.

DRILLING AND STANDING BY MACHINE AIR HOSE LET LOOSE HIT EMP IN R ARM

RIDING MANTIP TO TRACK IT RAN OVER ROCK ROLLING HIM OUT TO GROUND

SHOVELING #2 BELT ROCK HIT MAN ON LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE DUMP CABLE ON 500W DRAGLINE BUCKET.WHEN HE FELL OFF THE BUCKET AND ROLLED APPROX 25' DOWN THE SPOIL BANK.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED NUMEROUS BRUISES.LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD (5 SUTURES) DISLOCATED LEFT PATELLA AND A FRACTURED STERUM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER WHEN A LIMB STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. HE WAS CLEARING BRUSH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE STANDING BETWEEN TWO-PIECE STEEL FRAMES REMOVING IDLERS THE REMOVAL OF ONE CAUSED FRAME TO FALL INWARDS CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TWO FRAMES

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ROW BOAT TO A LANDING, BOAT WENT UP THE LAND AND EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND HIT BACK ON BACK OF SEAT.

WHILE SHOVELING SPILL MATERIAL NEAR FIRST SHAKER AT CRUSHER, A ROCK WITH AN APPROX. 6" DIAMETER FELL APPARENTLY FROM SHAKER STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING HEAD PROTECTION . THE HEADBAND OF THE SUSPENSION APPARENTLY CAUSED THE LACERATION.

WAS WORKING INSIDE A VESSEL WHEN SLIPPED DROPPING A METAL LID EE FELL 20 FEET TO BE BOTTOM OF R VESSEL WHEN HE HIT THE BOTTOM SOMETHING STRUCK HIS HEAD.

STEPPED FROM CAB OF LOADER ONTO PLATFORM TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING THEN BY BED TIME IT WAS SCORE AND SWOLLEN ALSO PAINFUL. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO HIS FAMILY DR FOR A REGULAR CHECK ON HIS DIABETES, AT WHICH TIME HE DID NOT HAVE HIM CHECK IT BECAUSE HE STILL DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOIND TO AMOUNT TO ANYTHING POSSIBLE TORN CARTILAGE LEFT KNE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ACCESS LADDER WITH LUNCH BUCKET AND THERMOS IN HAND. HE REACHED FOR THE NEXT RUNG ON LADDER AND MISSED CAUSING A FALL OF 4 FT. TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN A SPRAINED LT AN KLE.

EMPL WAS HOLDING METAL PUNCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS STRIKING IT IN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE PIN. WHEN PIN CAME OUT TOOL BAR ON D8 CAT ROLLED & CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TOOL BAR & PUNCH. IN JURED EMPL RECEIVED LACERATED FRACTURE OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. HE WILL LOSE TIME FROM WORK AS RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

INJURED VAULTED OVER SIDE OF PICK UP TRUCK AND HIS FOOT STRUCK CORNER OF WOODEN PALLET LAYING ON THE GROUND.

FOREMAN WHILE HELPING A MILLWRIGHT TECHNICIAN PUT A HOIST CABLE & IN SOCKET WAS KNEELING DOWN & TIWSTED LEG TO SIDE WORKERS COMP NOTIFIED 01-03-92 THAT EMPLOYEE MISSED 3 DAYS BETWEEN 12-12-91 & 12-17-91 BECAUSE OF INJURY

INJ WALKING ACROSS FLOOR SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR TWISTED KNEE.

PUTTING NEW MOTOR OIL IN GENERATOR ENGINE HAD OIL ON BOTTOM OF SOLE ON SHOE SLIPPED CAUSING FALL OF 36". FELL ON 5" ANGLE IRON LAYING ON GROUND. GOT IN PICKUP & DROVE TO OFFICE THEN WENT TO HO SPITAL BY AMBULANCE.

WHILE BACKING UP THE MBC HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE MACHINE.THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT HIT THE MINE BOTTOM AND THE MACHINE CAUGHT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BENDING IT BACK.BREAKING A BONE ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.

PREPARING TO OPER SHUTTLE CAR TURNING AROUND PAIN IN L KNEE

EMPL WAS INVOLVED WITH HORSEPLAY WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SOME WATER THAT WAS ON FLOOR & INJ ANKLE.

CHANGING CABLE FROM CROWS FOOT WHILE DRIVING WEDGE OUT

CLIMBING UPON DECK OF CRANE FEET SLIPPED FELL ABOUT 4FT HIT HIOP ON CRANE BOOM CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 08-19-91 RETURNED 08-22-91

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONG THE TRACK WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BUCK. HE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. BRUISED HIS BACK.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PUTTING THE RUB RIAL BACK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AFTER LIFTING THE RUB RAIL HE SAID HE HAD HURT HIMSELF.

HE WAS HELPING I.NAME WHO WAS INSIDE THE VESSEL. I.NAME SLIPPED AND CAUSED A METAL LID TO LAND ON HIS ARM. I.NAME FELL 20' TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VESSEL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A 72"X3" PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON FELL OFF OF THE TAKE-UP, AS HE REACHED FOR A WELDING ROD AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

SHOVELING LOOSE COAL AND ROCK AT 7306 DISCHARGE HEADER CHUTE WIRE ON CONV BECAME CLOGGED WITH LOOSE ROCK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROCK OUT OF CHUTE INJ BACK AND NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A SCOOP TRACTOR WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK-FIRST LOST TIME DAY WAS 9-9-91.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS UP ON THE SCREENING PLANT TO SHUT DOWN AND CHANGE SCREENS. HE CAME DOWN OFF THE PLANT AND WALKED OUT FROM BEHIND THE LIME BIN INTO THE PATH OF A STOCK-PILE TRUCK RETURNI NG FROM DUMPING HIS LOAD. THE TRUCK WAS ESTIMATED AT GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, LESS THAN 5 M.P.H. THE TRUCK STRUCK HIM WITH THE LEFT FRONT BUMPER, KNOCKING HIM DOWN, THEN THE LEFT FRONT

PULLING MINER CABLE BUMPED L KNEE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING IN A LOW POSITION ALONG THE FACE AND PANLINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS INSTALLING CAT IDLER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS HELPING LIFT CORNER EDGE OF DOZER & HE PULLED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WITHDRAWING CEMENT FROM CENTER TUNNEL BIN #7 STORAGE AND PUMING TO BULK TANK ANS SILOS.CEMENT SQUIRTED OUT OF DOWN SPOUT AND SCREW BOX LID HITTING EMPLOYEE ABOUT THE HEAD AND BODY .EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE CALIMS THE REAR AXLE ON THE TRACTOR BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF 560 INTERNATIONAL ENDLOADER AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER IT SWUNG IN CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO GROUND CAUSING STRAIN AND CONTUSION TO RIGHT HAND AND RIGHT HIP.

EE TWISTED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 8-15-91 THEN TURNED IN ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DISTRIBUTION TREE OF THE MAIN WATER LINE WHEN THE PIPE BROKE. THE TREE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS. WHEN HE FELL, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TRACK RAIL.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CABLE FROM SHEAVE BLOCK WHEN CAB LE MOVED & PULLED EMPL'S HAND INTO SHEAVE BLOCK FRACTURING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPL WAS UNDER TABLE OF D40K DRILL TECH PICKING UP SAMPLE PAN HE STOOD UP & HIT BACK ON TUBE THAT HOLDS HAMMER WHEN WE ARE NOT USING IT.

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON A CABLE THAT WAS HUNG OVERHEAD WHILE HE WAS OPERATING EQUIPMENT.

HE WAS STANING ON TAILPIECE SLIPPED AND FELL HIT ON BELT AND BELT ROPE HURT HIP AND TWISTED KNEE.

LIFT TIMBER OUT OF MUD FELT BACK PULL.

I NAME HAD CRAWLED UNDER CONVEYOR ON CRUSHER TO CHECK OIL PRESSURE & WAS COMING UP FROM UNDERNEATH WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & TWISTED HIS RT LEG HE SAID HIT KNEE FELT A LITTLE STIFF BUT HE DID NOT T HINK HE WAS HURT SO HE CONTINUED TO WORK IT WAS NOT UNTIL MON 07-29-91 WHILE ON THE JOB THAT HIS KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL QUITE LARGE AT THAT TIME THE FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO SEE HIS DOC HIS DOC

OPERATING SCOOP WHEN HE WENT TO HIT BRAKE RAISED KNEE UP PAST TOP OF SCOOP HITTING IT AGAINST ROOF.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON TOP OF THE STONE CHAMBER OF THE #2 KILN.THE AREA IS 80 INCHES LONG 50 LINCHES WIDE AND 63 INCHES HIGH.IT TOOK INJURED ABOUT 4 MINUTES TO CLEAN THIS AREA AND HE HAD TO BEND SLIGHTLY WHERE THE I-BEAM IS 63 INCHES HIGHHE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING.HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AT 11 PM.BYT HE NEXT MORNING HE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL B

EMPL STATED WHILE KNEELING IN TAIL OF MINER CHANGING WASTER SOLENOID VALVE WHEN HE STOOD UP HE NOTICED HE COULDN'T PUT WEIGHT ON RIGHT KNEE.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 07-24-91 BUT REPORTED ON 08-30-91 INJURED WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BEARING IN CLOSE QURTERS WEIGHT LIFTED ALONG WITH A STRETCHING & TWISTING NEEDED TO POSITION THE BEARING IN P LACE RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK

EMPL CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE,STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.MEDICAL CONDITION DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED BY DR 8-9-91.

DUST BLEW IN EYES WHILE CLEANING DUST COLLECTOS.

OPER INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WITH HEADER BOARDS.WAS IN A STRAIN PUTTING UP RIB BOLT AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.

IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE DIRT THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE STEPS OF THE TRUCK HAD TURNED A LITTLE SLICK. HE OPENED HIS DOOR AND STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HIS FEET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STEP, HE THEN FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK.

HE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON A LOADER BUCKET. HE HAD REMOVED THE OLD ONE AND WAS REFITTING THE CENTER SECTION. HE USED A PUNCH TO LINE UP THE BOLT HOLES AND WAS PLACING A BOLT INTO THE FIRST BOLT HOLE. THE STEEL SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BOLT HIS WAS HOLDING AND THE 200# CUTTING EDGE. THIS CRACKED ONE KNUCKLE AND CHIPED ANOTHER.

EE WAS PUCHING A LOAD OF GOB FROM THE MOTHER BELT TO DUMP IN PRODUCTION SHAFT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

RE-OCCURRANCE-EMPLOYEE COULD NOT DETERMINE EXACT DATE OF INJURY, BUT COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DOCTOR'S EXCUSE 7-24-91. OPERATING LOADER.

HE WAS STEPPING OFF 30' MACK FOR DRILL. HE STEPPED ON SIDE OF ROCK & SLIPPED TWITING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND BRAKE TO DROP RAIL CARS ON TRACK.CARS LOCATED ABOVE THE CAR THAT THE EMPLOEYEE WAS ON BEGAN TO MOVE DOWN THE TRACK.THE RUNAWAY CARS SLAMMED INTO THE CAR THAT THE EMPLOY EE WAS ON CAUSING HIS HEAD TO BUMP THE CAR THAT HE WAS ON.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CONDULET COVER AND MOVING 110 VOLT WIRES WHEN HE WAS ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED. HE WAS SEEN A PHYSICIAN FOR A BROKEN FINGER FROM PUNCHING A DOOR IN ANGER WHEN ON AUG 9, 1991 T HE PHYSICIAN IDENTIFIED A PERSISTANT HEADACHE AND DOUBLE VISION WERE ATTRIBUTABLE.

CLIMBING OVER CURB TO PUMP SLIPPED ON OIL

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A PLATFORM THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE TWO LATFORMS. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED THROUGH THE GAP. SCRAPED LEG AND STRUCK RIB CAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIS WATER JUG ON A SHALF ON HIS MACHINE WHEN HE WITHDRES HIS ARM HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF IRON ON THE MACHINE EMPLOYEE SAYS HE DOESNT HAVE MUCH STRENGTH IN H IS ARM SINCE THE INJURY HIS ELBOW BECOMES SORE AFTER LONG PERIODS OF WORK DATE EMPLOYEE FIRST SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT

ROCK FELL OFF CRUSHER HITTING LEG AND FELL TO GROUND. HE NEVER TURNED THIS IN AND WE WERE NOT AT HOME THAT WEEK AND DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL THE BILL CAME FROM THE HOSPITAL FOR THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HE NEVER WENT TO THE DOCTOR TILL THE NEXT DAY.

CUTTING APLATE OFF THE DRAG BUCKET AND THE PLATE FELL ON HIS FOOT.

TAKING TIRE OFF WITH AIR WRENCH SOME RUST BLOWN IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER, DIGGING AN AREA IN WHICH TO INSTALL A TRACK TIE.

MAN WAS WELDING UNDER SHOE OF 7800 SHOVEL LIFTING ANGLE INTO PLACE OVER HEAD HURT BACK.

EE WAS PUTTING PLASTIC BAG IN A BLAST HOLE AND SLIPPED.

THE EMPLOYEE (A FOREMAN) WAS MAKING A SECTION ISNPECTION AT THE WORKING FACES. WHILE WALKING FROM THE FACE AREA, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF GRAY SHALE (2'1/8" X 1'1/2"X2'4"). APPR OXIMATELY 40 LBS. ON THE LEFT NECK AND SHOULDER. THE ROOF MATERIAL FELL FROMB ETWEEN THE PINS INA PREVIOUSLY SUPORTED FACE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO PRY UP A BUCKET JACK ON A 482-SCOOP WHEN PAIN STRUCK THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. DIAGNOSIS PULLED STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK. TREATMENT'S GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION AND I NSTRUCTED TO LIE IN BED FOR TWO WEEKS.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING THRU A CHECK CURTAIN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A RIB BROW. THE EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

SCALING TOP & PIECE OF ROCK HIT HIM ON NECK.

GOING THROUGH MANDOOT AND AS HE STEPPED THROUGH HE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF MONORAIL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR, PC OF COAL FLEW OUT OF CONV HIT IN EYE

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE SLIPPED ON THE TROMMEL SCREEN OF #5 MILL INJURING HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE.

EE WAS MOVING 6 INCH PIPE AND COUPLING IT TOGETHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

SWEEPING NEAR EXIT DOOR IN BATHHOUSE THE DOOR BECAME DISLODGED AND CLOSED STRIKING INJ ON RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY FOREIGN MATTER WHILE HIS HELPER WAS CLEANING MUD FROM PINNER STEEL.

THE EE WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK CLOSE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO WAS WELDING AND SUFFERED FROM WELDING FLASH IN BOTH EYES.

EMPL BENT OVER TO PICK UP PLASTIC WING CURTAIN TO HANG UP FOR VENTILATION.ROOF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS,STRUCK RIGHT HAND AND FX 1ST FINGER.

HE WAS SWINING HEAD ON DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTER OUT TO INSTALL BOLT AND PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON SIDE OF FRAME, AS HEAD SWUNG HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ON THE END AND IT PINCHED AND OF IT OUT. CAUSING BAD PLACE ON END OF FINGER.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON CLAM HOIST.HE WAS SQUATTED DOWN & TURNED TO GET WELDER LEAD. WHEN HE TURNED HE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE IT STARTED HURTING HIM & STARTED SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO MAKE A BELT SPLICE ON 14 RIGHT 1 EAST BELT. HE WAS TAKING THE TOP BELT STRUCTUREOUT AND HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND BELT ROPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIGHLINE IN SPLICE BOX WHEN POWER WAS ENERGIZED CAUSING FLASH TO BURN EYES.

OFF-STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR WASSTUCK IN SOFT BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TRAM IT OUT AND WAS JARRED, STRUCK HARD HAT ON CANOPY, CAUSING PAIN IN NECK. STRAINED NECK.

WORKING SOME METAL SHAVINGS FAN BLEW SOME IN EYE

WHILE SHOVELING MUD ONTO BELT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

BELT BROKE THREW I NAME INT O ANOTHER MAN BACK HIT BEAM BACK & LEFT LEG PAIN

USING JACK PUSHED HANDLE DOWN THE BAR CAME UP HIT IN MOUTH

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING ON TOP OF THREE BLOCKS, WHICH YOU COULD STEP FROM BLOCK TO BLOCK. EMPLOYEE STEPPED WHERE BLOCKS WERE FURTHER APART AND COULDN'T REACH WITH HIS STEP AND FELL.

PAIN IN L KNEE, WHILE BOLTING

WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE, A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF HAMMER-STRIKING HIM IN LOWER CORNER OF LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASES AT THE TIME.

INJURED EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REAUGH A LONGWALL SHIELD ON THE FACE OF THE A1 LONGWALL SECTION A DUKE JACK WAS PRESSURIE BETWEEN TWO SHIELDS AND SUDDENLY KICKED OUT STIKING THE INJURED EE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD.

WORKING 4 BREAKS FROM 1 TAILPC DOWN THE BELT PICKED UP ROCK AND PUT ON BELT STRAINED BACK

HE SAID THAT HE WAS LOADING A ROCK WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK AND JARRED HIS SHOULDER. THE OTHERS AT THE QUARRY DID NOT SEE IT HAPPEN. THE DR SAID TO STAY OUT OF WORK WED. JULY 24TH THRU FRI DAY JULY 26, HE RETURNED TO WORK AROUND 1000 AM MONDAY, JULY 29TH BUT THEY DID NOT NEED HIM SO HE LEFT.

PULLING LOOP OUT OF 1/2" WIRE ROPE.

EMPL HANGING MINER CABLE UP AGAINST ROOF,PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK AREA CAUSING STRAIN.

EE WAS INJURED ON 7-2-91 WAS REPORTED . EE RETURNED WORK ON 7-15-91. STRAIN TO HIS LOWER TORSO IN THE FRONTAL AREA. 7-23-91 THE EE REAGGRAVATED THE LOWER TORSO STRAIN, HOWEVER IS NOW SUFFEREI NG PAIN IN THE DORSAL PORTION OF HIS TORSO.

MAN SAID HE STARTED TO TURN TO GO BACK DOWN BELT. FOOT WAS ON TOP OF WATER PIPE & AS HE TURNED HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

PERSON WAS LOADING 5' TIMBERS & STRAINED BACK.

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, HIT SHOULDERS AND WRIST.

MEDICAL VERIFICATION RECEIVED ON 08-16-91.EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PICE OF CLOD ONTO BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.FIRST DAY LOST 07-29-91.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE FELT A SLIGHT TWINGE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK AS HE WAS LOADING PLANKS INTO SHUTTLE CAR. AS HIS SHIFT PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. HE CONTINTUED TO WROK BUT WAS NO T ABLE TO COMPLETE HIS SHIFT.

MAN STATED WHILE PULLING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK #2 ENTRY #2 UNIT NOT REPORTED TILL 080191

EE WAS UNPLUGGING SLURRY LINE BY PONDING ON STEEL LINE WITH HAMMER. SAND AND WATER WAS SPRAYING OUT HE DOESNOT RECALL EXACTLY WHEN SAND WENT INTO EYE HIS EYE DID NOT HURT UNTIL THAT NIGHT.

WHILE BENDING REBAR BROKE AND THE PIPE BEING USED AS A LEVER STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEG.

THE INJURED WAS ACRRYING A 7 FOOT PIECE OF HOSE HE STATED THAT HE APPARENTLY TRIPPED ON THE HOSE AND FELL DOWN A SET OF STAIRS,A FALL OF APPROX 3 FEET.HE LANDED ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW ON BOTH KNEES AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A WAGNER LAODING MACHINE WITH BUCKET. HE STOOD UP TO SEE OVER BUCKET.

HE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON A JUNCTION BOX WHEN THE COVER CAME LOOSE THE UNEXPECTED WEIGHT OF THE COVER STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. SURGERY ON 09-16-92

WHILE WELDING HE LIFTED HIS HELEMT TO DO SOME CHIPPING AND THE BACK OF THE ARC ROD HIT THE WALL OF THE CHUTE AND FLASHED HISEYES.

THE INJURED RAN OVER A HYDRAULIC OIL BUCKET LEFT INT HE ROADWAY AND WHEN THE BUCKE TBURST OIL AND DIRT SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE.

PULLING CONCRETE FORMS WITH END LOADER AND FORM SLIPPED, HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT HIP.

EE WAS STARTING TO CLIMB A LADDER WHEN THE FOOTING OF THE LADDER BROKE FREE AN FELL. HE FELL APPROX. 7 FT ON TO HIS LEFT HAND HYPEREXTENDING THE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK WHEN LIFTING A WHEELBARROW FILLED WITH MATERIAL CLEANED UP FROM LEAKAGE IN THE MILL BUILDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS BRINGING MUCK BUCKET THROUGH WORK DECK WHEN EAR ON BUCKET HUNG IN THE DECK- SACK LEG WAS IN BUCKET. LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND- CUT EMPLOYEE'S HAND ON TOP BEHIND KNUCKLES.

THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK A CONNECTING LINK FOR A CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH AN 8LB SLEDGE HAMMER THE PIN ON THE LINK BROKE AND A PIECE OF IT EMBEDDED IN HISGROIN.

WHILE LIFTING DRILL STEEL OUT OF DRILL STEEL RACK, INJURED LOWER BACK.

CLEANING DIRT VIBRATING FEEDER & HIT FOOT WITH PCK AXE.

PLASTERING STOPPINGS WITH B BOND AND DID NOT USE LONG CUFF RUBBER GLOVES WHICH WERE AVAILABLE TO HIM RESULT WAS THAT EMP SUFFERED CHEMICAL BUR NS TO HIS WRIST AND HANDS

DURING AUGER OPERATION EXPOSION CAUSED BY DUST OR METHANE INJURED AUGER OPERATOR & HELPER CAUSING BURNS OF 1ST & 2ND DEGREE.

RUNNING CUTTER TRAMMING CUTTER OUT OF HEADING 741 TO 8 CRAWLING BESIDE CUT CUTTER ROLLED OVER HIS R FOOT

JUMPED OFF DOZER PAIN IN R LEG

THIS MAN WAS PUTTING UP A ROOF BOLT, DRILLING HOLE #2 ENTRY INBY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT FACE AREA. A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 4' X 3' X 2" THICK FELL AROUND DRILL STEEL WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE HITTIN G OPERATOR AT A GLANCING BLOW ON NECK AND BACK.

MAN STATED GREASING THE SWIVEL OF A GRADER THE GREASE HOSE SWIVEL BLEW OFF. THE GREASE HOSE STRUCK THE MAN IN HIS CHEST AND WHILE MOVING RIGHT HAND SKINNED THE TOP OF IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER, WHEN THE HELPER ACCDIENTIALLY BUMPED THE TRAM LEVER. THE ROOF BOLTER THEN CAME FORWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.

WHILE CHANGING REAR END ON S&H SCOOP KICKED OFF BLOCKS AND LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT OF MAN WORKING ON IT.