Mining Incidents in June 1993

EMPLOYEE DROVE VEHICLE OFF HIGHWALL FORWARD. FROM START HE DROVE APPROX. 150 FT & OVER & 36 IN BERM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VERTICAL DROP OF 134 FT. AFTER MSHA INVESTIGALTION, NO CAUSE OR EQUI PMENT FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY TOTALED. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MASSIVE TRAUMA INJURIES TO HEAD & BODY.

CRUSHER WAS ROTATED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STILL IN CHAMBER. INJURIES TO EMPLOYEE WERE FATAL. EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN FREEING A LARGE BOULDER FROM THE CRUSHER.

EE WAS TESTING A 3 1/2 YARD MUCKER, HE WAS BACKING THE MUCKER UP WITH A LOADED BUCKET IN A RAISED POSITION ON A SUPER (GRADE), THE MUCKER ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF HIM.

VICTIM WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON I-75 WHEN FLYING MATERIAL STRUCK THE VECHILE IN WHICH HE WAS A PASSENGER RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES. THE FLYING MATERIAL WAS DIRT OR MUD WHICH WAS DISPELLED FROM A SURFACE MINE WHICH WAS IN THE PROCESS OFBLASTING THIS MATERIAL WAS THROWN APPROX. 240 FT FROM THE BLAST SITE TO THE VECHILE. CHARCEABILITY IS BEING LOOKED INTO.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LHD UNIT IN THE 990 NO ORE DRIVE WHEN A GROUNDFALL OCCURRED RESULTING IN A FATALITY.THE INCIDENT WAS DISCOVERED WITHIN APPROX 5 MINUTES AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS BEG AN IMMEDIATELY.THIS VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED AT APPROX 11:50 AM BY P.A. BILL CARLE OF THE BEATTY MEDICAL CLINIC.

FELL INTO HOPPER WHILE RUNNING WASHING PLANT AND WAS COVERED WITH GRAVEL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 920 LOADER. WHILE SEATED, HE TWISTED AROUND TO OPEN THE SLIDING GLASS WINDOW AT THE REAR OF THE CAB. WHEN HE PULLED THE WINDOW OPEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE. CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL, CAUSING LACERATION AT SECOND JOINT ON LITTLE FINGER (RIGHT HAND). DR HAD TO AMPUTATE AT SECOND JOINT. (6- 30-93).

OVEREXERTED HIMSELF DOING HIS REGULAR JOB WHICH INCLUDES LIFTING BOLTS & RESIN

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING S&H COAL DRILL AND COMPLAINED OF LOWER STOMACH PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT THROUGH WITH A SNATCH BLOCK WHEN THE ELT GOT CAUGHT ON A CROSS MEMBER WHEN HE TRIED TO UNHANG THE BELT IT JUMPED & CABLE PULLED HIS FINGER INTO THE SNATCH BLOCK CUTTI NG LITTLE FINGER OFF AT FIRST JOINT ON RT HAND

SPRAY DRYER OPERATOR SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION OF THE DISTAL END OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN HE LEANED AGAINST THE HOUSING OF AN OPERATING SCREW CONVEEYOR & HIS FINGER WENT THROUGH SOME CLAY BUILDUP WHICH HAD CAMOULFAGED A 1 1/2" DIAMETER HOLE IN THE HOUSING.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING WATER & POWER CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN PAST SURGICAL AREA (HERNIA) POS REOCCURRENCE

EE WAS IN THE TRENCH USING THE WACKER TO COMPACT THE MATERIAL OVER THE DECANT PIPE. AFTER HE WAS FINISHED COMPACTING, HE LIFTED THE WACKER OUT OF THE TRENCH CAUSING SEVERE PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AND SIDE. ON 6-21-93 LIFTING WACKER IN TRUCK, EXPERIENCED SAME SYMPTOMS.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO FOREMAN ON 6-22-93 THAT HE GOT A HERNIA LAST FRIDAY MORNING 6-18-93 WHILE HELPING THE OPERATOR LOAD A TRAM MOTOR FOR THE 265 L.N. MINER. THE TRAM MOTOR WAS BEING LOADED IN TO I.NAMES TRUCK ON THE SURFACE. THIS WAS THE FIRST REPORT OF THE INJURY.

HE WAS PULLING A VENT TUBE IN BREAK THRU. HE TURNED THE FAM ON AND IT JERKED HIM FORWARD. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

HAD CLIMBED UP STEEL BEAM (POST) TO THE SLIDING DOOR BACK TO POST (ABOUT 2' OFF FLOOR). WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN, HE CAUGHT HIS RING ON A BURR ON THE STEEL AND HIS WEDDING RING TORE HIS FINGER OFF. (PART OF HIS FINGER- THE DOCTOR FELT IT BEST TO TAKE OFF THE REST)

TRYING TO PULL A BROKEN CONVEYOR CHAIN FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA WHICH MAY REQUIRE SURGERY IN THE FUTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING EQUALIZER BAR PADS BETWEEN THE MAIN FRAME AND THE EQUALIZING BAR ON BOTH SIDES. A PORTA-POWER WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF EQUALIZER BAR, PUSHING AGAINST MAI N FRAME OT MAKE ROOM FOR THE PAD. APPARENTLY THE PORTA-POWER SLIPPED, SHOOTING THE SHIM OUT CUTTING THE EDN OF THE LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER OFF JUST BELOW FINGER NAIL.

EE AND OTHER WERE LOADING A PROPEL SHAFT ON A WELDING TRUCK THE SHAFT HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE DRAGLINE SHOE CAUSING IT TO MOVE FASTER TOWARDS THE TRUCK THE SHAFT CAUGHT HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE WELDING TRUCK CRUSHING THE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BETWEEN THE 1 ST AND 2ND JOINTS AT THE ROUTT MEMORIAL HOSITAL.

COWORKER AND EE WERE ATTEMPTING UNLOAD A DISTRIBUTION BOX WEIGHIN BETWEEN 3 AND 4 HUNDRED POUNDS WHEN EE TWISTED HIS BACK TOWARD SCOOP AND GOT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER EITHER THE SCOOP BUCKET OR D ISTRIBUTION BOX. RIGHT FOOT WAS MASHED BEHIND TOES.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SIZE 4/0 POWER SUPPLY CABLE TO HANG ON INSULATORS WHEN HE STRAINED GROIN.

THIS EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A TAKE UP HYDRAULIC CYLINDER AND AS HE REACHED TO SWING THE JACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION THE JACKS WEIGHT SHIFTED SMASHING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND STEEL FRAMEWORK THE EE S RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST JOINT. HE IS ON SURFACE RESTRICTED DUTY.

CRASH OF INDEPENDENT TRUCKER VEHICLE WITH A LOADER OWNED BY MINE. MINE EMPLOYEE NOT INJURED. SERIOUS INJURY TO TRUCK DRIVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE, HE CHANGED STEEL TO GO ANOTHER 3'USING SECTIONAL STEEL. HE THOUGHTTHE TWO PIECES OF STEEL WERE TOGETHER WHEN HE PUT THE BOOM LIFT PRESSURE ON & THE STEEL CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE IS BELIVED TO HAVE A HERNIA. EMPLOYEE IS UNSURE EXACTLY WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. EMPLOYEE DOES LIFT, STREDCH & BEND THROUGH OUT THE WORK DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING FLEX HOSE NEAR THE GRINDER AS EE CLEANED THE DIVIDING WALL BETWEEN #1-#2 COMPARTMENT. THE WIRE WHEEL CAUGHT THE WIRE IN THE FLEX HOSE AND WRAPPED HIS HAND IN THE FLEX HOSE AND HIS FINGERS WERE CUT & HIS THUMB WAS CUT OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEGINNING TO MOUNT THE TEREX SCRAPER. HIS HAND SLIPPED ON THE HAND RAIL & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER. IN THE FALL OF 1994 [OVER A YEAR LATER], HIS PHYSICIAN DIAGNO SED A HERNIA & ATTRIBUTED IT TO THIS INCIDENT. SURGERY WILL BE IN JANUARY 1995.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING MINER IN LEFT WALL IN #1 ENTRY, WAS ADVANCING IN ENTRY WHEN RIGHT RIB CAME DOWN KNOCKING HIM AGAINST WRIST MASHING ARM AND HAND AND LEG BETWEEN MINER AND RIB ROLL.

HERNIA RESULTING FROM FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A FITTING IN ROLL BEARING AND WRENCH GOT CAUGHT AND HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE CRUSHER, TIP OF R. LITTLE FINGER CUT OFF.

PULLING LONG STEEL- FELT SOMETHING PULL IN SHOULDER.

EMPLOYTT REMOVED PIPING FROM WATER PUMP OF BULLDOZER, WITHOUT RELEASING THE PRESSURE FROM THE RADIATOR. HOT WATER, UNDER PRESSURE, SPEWED OVER UPPER TORSO AND LOWER PART OF FACE. SECOND DEGR EE BURNS ON LIPS, NOSE, SHOULDER, ARMS, CHEST.

FLY ROCK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HAND BREAKING BONE, EMPLOYEE WAS DISPACHER, SHE COULDNT WRITE WITH CAST ON.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BREAKING THE BEAD ON A DEFLATED TIRE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE UNEXPECTEDLY MISSED STRIKING THE IRON WITH THE TIRE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM DUMP TRUCK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT, PULLING THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT FOOT & ANKLE.

FINISH GRINDERMAN HELPER IS EXPOSED TO CLINKER DUST WHICH GETS INTO THEIR PORES. ALONG WITH THE HEAT AND SWEAT THE ALKALI BEGINS TO IRRITATE SKINK THEN CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE EXPOSED ARE AS.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED FROM SICK LEAVE FOLLOWING RIGHT KNEE SURGERY. DRIVING DUMP TRUCK, HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE BOX AFTER CLEANING AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THROUGH A SACK LOADING AISLE. THE BOX STRUCK A CONCRETE BEAM. THE IMPACT DROVE HIS RIGHT KNEE INTO THE DASH BOARD CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING. HE ADVISED NO WORK UNTIL 7-12-93 AT THE EARLIEST.

WHILE ASSEMBLING A SIMMONS DEWATERING PUMP, EMPLOYEE MOVED A BOWL ASSEMBLY FROM A PALLET AND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.

MOVING THE BLOCK TO SAW THE BLOCK FELL IN HIS HAND.

INJURED HAD INSTALLED STUINBEUS ON FAKE SECTION OF ROOF AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLIMBING OFF THE SCAFFOLD AT BELT LINE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON BELT RAIL AND WHE N HE WENT TO MOVE HIS LEFT FOOT, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL AND HE FELL TO MINE FLOOR.

HIT IN HEAD BY AIR WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.

WHILE INSTALLING A LEG ON CONVEYOR A PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING @#3 LEACH DUMP & STEPPED ON THE DRISCO PIPE & SLIPPED LANDING ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING SOME GRAVEL & TWISTED HIS BACK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED.

WAS TIPPING 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL LOST LEVERAGE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DRUM AND WALL OF BLDG.

INJURED HAD BEEN PERFORMING MASON TYPE WORK, STACKING AND PLASTERING CINDER BLOCKS, FOR THE LAST FOUR DAYS WHICH IS NOT HIS REGULAR WORK. INJURED BEGAN FEELING DISCOMFORT ON 6-2993 BUT ON 6-30

EMPLOYEE SAID WHILE CARRYING A SPOOL OF CABLE HESLIPPED AND FELL AND STRAINED HIS ANKLE. *NOTE: DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRING DURING VACATION AND THE UMW CONTRACT STRIKE IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 7-12-93.

WHILE SWINGING IN LEFT SID EBOLTER BOOM TO INSTALL SECOND BOLT IN ROW LOOSE PIECE OF RIB COAL & BINDER ROLLED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LOWER CALF AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE. HIS MIDDLE RIGHT HAND FINGER WAS IN THE WAY AND WAS SMASHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR MINER CABLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT AN ARTERY BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER, FROM CENTER OF HAND TO BACK OF HAND.

WET SCREENING COAL SLURRY. LIFTING 5-GALLON BUCKETS OF COAL SLURRY AND POURING IT ONTO SCREENS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING RETURN STOPPING. SOUTH MAINS SECTIONS, STATION 119, TWO BLOCKS OUTBY FACE, WHEN CO-WORKER DROPPED CONCRETE BLOCK STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, CAUSING FRACTURE TO METAC ARPAL BONE, LITTLE FINGER.

HE WAS INSERTING A TUBE OF GLUE THROUGH A METAL STRAP HOLE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED CAUSING THE TUBE TO BURST AND LIQUID MATERIAL DROPPED INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS TRYING TO PUT OUT FIRE IN GRID BOX OF HAUL TRUCK HE INHALED THE FUMES FROM THE FIRE & FIRE EXTINGUISHER FUME & SMOKE INHALATION & WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR A FEW DAYS FOR OBSERVATION

WORKER WAS OUTSIDER IN THE FINISHED END TAVER WHILE MOVING A WELDER INTO PLACE WHERE IT WAS TO BE PERMANETLY MOUNTED HE STRUCK KNEE ON 4 WELDER CAUSING HIS KNEE TO SWELL.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON METAL CATWALK ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A CRUSHER WHEN A WELD ON A PIECE OF THE CATWALK GAVEWAY EMPLOYEES LEG WENT PARTIALLY THRU CAT WALK PINCHING LEG NO FALL OR OTHER TRAUMA WAS INVOLVED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 070693

DRILL HELPER WENT UNDER THE DECK OF DRILL TO CLEAN ROCKS FROM AROUND DRILL HOLE. HIS HARDHAT FELL OFF, A CLUMP OF DIRT FELL FROM UNDER THE DECK, AND HIT HIS HEAD. HE JERKED UP HIT HIS LOWER BACK ON THE STEP. THIS CAUSED PAIN IN HIS KIDNEY AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING 4 NORTH BELT & CLAIMS HE HIT HIS HEAD ON AN EYE BOLT HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT & CONTAINUED TO WORK UNTIL WED JULY 14 1993

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING BAGS AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE MANCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WATCHING HIS FOOTING INJURY INVOLVED FIRST AID (ELASTIC BANDAGE WAS APPLIED TO LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE...BUMPED LEFT KNEE. KNEE STARTED SWELLING OFF & ON. EMPLOYEE WENT INTO HOSPITAL 1/14/94 TO HAVE KNEE OPERATED ON FOR BURSITIS.

INJURED WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO REMOVE A BUILD UP OF SLURRY AND DUST INSIDE OF THE KILN FEED END HOOD. A LARGE LUMP BROKE LOOSE, STRUCK THE AIR LANCE, THE AIR LANCE CAME OUT OF HER HANDS, TH E AIR LNACE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HAD NEAR HER EAR. SHE ALSO BIT HER TONGUE.

INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLE TO PUT UP STRAP WHEN NPIECE OF ROCK 2' X 1' X 3" FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT KNEE. INJURED HAS BRUISED KNEE ABLE TO RETURN 7-5-93.

EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING DRILL STEEL AND RE-RACKING. THE BREAKING LUGS ARE WORN OFF THE COLLAR, SO A PIPE WRENCH WAS USED IN ITS PLACE. INJURED HAD PLACED A PIPE WRENCH ON THE BREAK OFF JAW, WHEN EMPL.SHIFTED THE GEAR IN LOW& INJURED LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH & DRILL MAST. SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT RING FINGER & RECEIVED STITCHES.

EE, OUTSIDE MAN WAS HELPING COWORKER, SCOOPMAN, LOAD SUPPLIES ON SURFACE SUPPLY YARD. COWORKER STARTED MOVING THE SCOOP TO LOAD ROCK DUCT & EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SCOOP FRAM & A PALLET OF R OCK DUST INJURING BOTH LOWER LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TIRE ON ROLL CRUSHER. TIRE WAS CHAINED AND LOWERED INTO POSITION BY CRANE CHAIN WAS DISCONNECTED FROM TIRE AND HANGING FREE FROM HOOK OF CRANE. CHAIN SOMEHOW DISENGAGED ITSELF FROM CRANE HOOK AND FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S KNEE.

PICKING UP STEEL FROM ONE PILE AND PLACING IT ON ANOTHER PILE (1' X 1' X 3")- STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

INSTALLING A HYDRUALIC CYLINDER ON ROCK BREAKER BOOM AND STRAINED HIS BACK,

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING GEAR AND SHAFT INTO BUCKET OF FRONT END LOADER, THE GEAR AND SHAFT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND BUCKET.

AN AIRPOCKET BLEW OUT OF THE MINE FACE AND THREW CHUNKS OF SALT THAT HIT HIM IN THE SIDE AND BRUISED HIS RIBS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A SUPPLYMAN WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM UNDERGROUND, ALLEDGEDLY STRAINING HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDERNEATH BELT #1 ON SURFACE WHEN A LUMP OF COAL FELL OFF THE BELT KNOCKING HER DOWN AND CAUSING HARD HAT AND GLASSES TO FALL OFF ALSO. THIS RESULTED IN A WHIPLASH TO NEC K AND IS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT..

WHILE PINNING ROOF, EE HAD NEW RUBBER GLOVES HOLDING ONTO DRILL STEEL. THE GLVE ADHERED TO DRILL STEEL CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT FINGERS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TRANSPORTED IN TRACK MOUNTED MANTRIP WATER FROM MINE ROOF HIT HIM IN FACE. THIS RESULTED IN A FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE DID RECIEVE MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7/1/93 & WAS ALSO HIS FIRST DAY OFF FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING GATE IN GUARD RAIL AROUND MIXER PLATFORM SO THAT RAW MATERIAL COULD BE PLACED ON PLATFORM WITH FORKLIFT. AS EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING GATE, EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL/JUMPE D APPROX.. 8 FEET TO FLOOR BENEATH PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A DRYER CHUTE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS NAVAL AREA. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 7-12-93 EMPLOYEE WS WEARING BACK SUPPORT FIRST DAY MISSED WORK IS 7-12-93 G OING TO HAVE HERNIA OPERATION - OFF 4-6 WEEKS. FIRST DAY LOST TIME WAS 7-12-93

INJURED WAS LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG WHEN HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.

SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WAS HAULING COAL TO FEEDER, CABLE THAT WAS HUNG CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIM ON NECK.

CUTTING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF BELT MATERIAL WITH A RAZOR KNIFE..KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF MATERIAL CROSSING LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION.

TAKING PART OF 1" X 6" X 15' FLAT BAR FROM METAL RACK WHEN BAR SLID OFF SUPPORT AND CAUGHT INJUREDS FINGER AGAINST SUPPORT BRACKET.

FEEDING STONE INTO GUILLOTINE - LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER GOT PINCHED & BROKE.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE LOADER, HE MISSED OR SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP HITTING THE GROUND AND INJURING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIREBOSSING BELT LINES AND TWISTED HER RIGHT FOOT SPRAINING HER ANKLE.

WHEN LIFTING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER I PULLED A MUSCLE IN NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS SIDE USING A CUTTING TORCH SPARKS FROM TORCH WENT INTO HIS RT EAR BURNING A HOLE IN THE EARDRUM

AT END OF SHIFT, WHILE CHANGING FROM WORK BOOTS TO STREET SHOES IN THE MAHONING HOURLY MEANS DRY, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY STOPPED ON SOMETHING AND FELT MINOR DISCOMFORT (PIN PRICK). AFTER A FEW DA YS, SWELLING AND DISCOMFORT PERSISTED. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION & BEGAN LOOSING TIME. NO FOREGIN BODY FOUND IN PUNCTURE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE LEDGE-HE PICKED UP A SMALL PIECE OF GRANITE TO THROW IT IN THE PAN-GRANITE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CUT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB & FORTH FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING CONVEYOR CHAIN ON MINER WITH TIMBER, WHEN TIMBER CAME OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FACE AREA.

OEPRATOR WAS OPERATING NORTHWEST 80-D DROP-BALL MACHINE BREAKING LARGE ROCKS. WAS PULLING BACK ON CABLE HOIST LEVER AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE CHANGING THE THEETH ON A LOADER & STRAINED HIS BACK

CHANGING LINKS ON A SCRAPER CHAIN WHEN THEY HIT THE PIN THE CHAIN JUMPED TURNED & LANDED ON EMPLOYEES FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 31/2IN IMPACT SCKET AWAY ON BOARD ABOVE WORK BENCH SOCKET FELL & WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT THE SOCKET LANDED ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER

EE WAS STAKING THE HIGHWALL LINE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL WALKING DOWN THE DRILL BENCH.

ELMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE WHEN HE SPLASHED BLOCK BOND INTO HIS EYE LEFT CAUSING BLURRED VISION AND 4 BURNING SENSATION.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING HAULAGE ON 5-TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE CAME TO AN AREA THAT HAD LOOSE ROCK IN THE ROOF. IT WAS BOLTED WITH WIRE MESH. ROCK FELL FROM INBETWEEN WIRE MESH AND HIT INJURED'S RI GHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 8' X 8' X 24" WOODEN BLOCKS AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE ONE BLOCK, IT STRUCK ANOTHER BLOCK CAUSING THE BLOCK TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND STRIKE HIS RIGHT FOOT BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON A 992C LOADER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACKWARD, TRIPPED OVER THE DISCHARGE END OF CLEANER CELL.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WS WALKING INTO THE SHORTHEAD CRUSHER LUBE ROOM TO CHECK THE OIL LEVELS IN THE SUMPS, & HE STATES HE SLIPPED ON THE OILY FLOOR & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SPACER BAR (EST WEIGHT 100#) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN

EE CLAIMS THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE PUTTING CABLE COUPLER INTO THE CABLE REEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SELF-LOADING SCRAPER STRIPPING OVERBUREN FROM SURFACE MINE PIT. SCRAPER PASSED THROUGH A DEPRESSION LEFT BY AN OLD TEST HOLE. THE OPERATOR WAS JARRED AS THE SCRAPER PASS ED THROUGH THE DEPRESSION.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS HE WAS INSTALLING BEARINGS ON A 27/16" X 42" SHAFT WHICH WAS ON A WORK TABLE AT WAIST LEVEL, HE RAISED ONE END OF THE SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE SUDDENLY FELT HIS BACK START HURTING. TOTAL WEIGHT OF SHAFT APPROX. 45 LBS.

WHILE PICKING UP CRIB TIES THE INJURED FELT MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS LIFTING SCREEN UP FROM THE SCRRENDECK WHEN HIS FOOT COLLAPSED & HAD TO SQUAT WITH THE SCREEN CAUSING SHARP PAIN IN LEFT HEEL AREA. THIS IS A RE-INJURY FROM 1991.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF SILO TANK TO TAKE A MEASURMENT, FOOT SLIPPED THROUGH RUNG, EMPLOYEE STRUCK BACK OF KNEE AGAINST RUNG.

USING WRENCH ON ROCK CRUSHER, FINGER PULLED.

OPENING SLIDING DOOR AT SAW HOUSE AND FELT CATCH IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCK OUT OF FEEDER WHEN HE FELT PAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK EXTENDING FROM SHOULDER TO TAILBONE.

EE WAS HOOKING PULL CHAIN ON SHUTTLE CAR AND THEY MOVED IT AND IT CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SHOVE A CHAIN BOX ONTO LOWBOY WITH A CRIB BLOCK WHEN BRAKES LEAKED OFF MOTOR AND EMOPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN MOTOR AND CHAIN BOX.

DRILLER WENT TO BREAK OFF DRILL ROD & HIT WRONG LEVER. HIT WIRE LINE LEVER WHICH SUCKED BY WIRE LINE, CAUSING STUFFING BOX TO PINCH FINGERS AGAINST DRILL FRAME.

INJURED SAID HE WAS WELDING ON THE NO 5A BELT HEAD AND A PIECE OF HOT METAL WENT DOWN IN HIS BOOT AND BURNED THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 7-1-93 WHEN HE BEGAN MIS SING WORK. MISSED 7-1-93 & WAS RELEASED BY DOCTOR TO COME BACK ON 7-5-93. BECAUSE OF VACATION THAT WEEK HE DID NOT RETURN UNTIL 7-12-93.

WAS WORKING WITH A FELLOW EE. THEY WERE TAKING A NUT OFF THE DRILL JUMBO BY STRIKING THE NUT WITH A BALL PEEN HAMMER. WHEN FELLOW WORKER STRUCK THE NUT, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF THE HAMMER AND EMBEDDED IN THE INJURED PERSON S RIGHT HAND.

UNLOADING OXYDEN CYLINDERS AND TURNED; TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO PLATFORM OF BELT STARTER BOX WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND KNEE.

INJURED WAS CROSSING THE TRACK BY STEPPING OVER THE REACH OF AN EQUIPMENT CARRIER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE OPERATING #16 JITNEY BRAKES GAVE OUT & IT STRUCK #5 BUS THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO FRONT OF JITNEY

WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF ENDLOADER, HIS FOOT LOST TRACTION BECAUSE OF THE DEW CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF MANTRIP WITH HIS RIGHT ARM RESTING ON THE TOOL BOX. THE MANTRIP HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO JAM HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW INTO TH E TOOL BOX. CURRENTLY OFF WORK AS OF 8/16/93.

SLIPPED & LEFT FOOT WENT INTO HOLE. FELL BACKWARD INJURING LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF CRIB AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

INJURED WAS PULLING A TRACTION MOTOR TO LOAD IT INTO THE SCOOP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN AND SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK 1ST DAY LOST TIME 6-29-93.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING/EXAMINING A BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

WHILE HANGING BELT ROLLER BACK IN BASS BOAT EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WAS TAKING BIG STEP UP TO HYSTER FORKLIFT AND FELT PULL AND PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD SHIPMENT OF PUGMILL PADDLES WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT PADDLES HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REINSTALLING AIR PIPING ON ENGINE OF HAUL TRUCK. STANDING ON LADDER USING FOOT AS BRACE ON LUG NUT OF HAUL TRUCK TIRE, FOOT SLIPPED OFF TIRE AND EMPLOYEE FELL 5-6 FT. TO MAINTENAN CE SHOP FLOOR. REACTION TO PUT HAND OUT TO BREAK FALL - FELL ON HAND-WRIST - BREAKING LEFT WRIST.

WHILE OEPRA TING FRONT END LOADER EMPLOYEE STIMBULTED PREVIOUS BACK INJURY THE OPERATION OF THE MACHINE (INBRATION BODY MOVEMENT ETC) CAUSED THIS REOCCURRENCE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE WHEN HE T URNED TO PICK BOLT UP HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS SPINNING HIS BOLT AS HE WAS PLACING IT INTO THE BOLT HOLE. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE DRILL PIN OR THE BOLT PLATE AND TWISTED HIS HAND & ARM AROUND THE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING MD516 HAUL TRUCK WHEN SHE STARTED UP THE LADDER SHE HEARD HER KNEE POP

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REGULAR JOB IN MILL. WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN THE TURNBUCKLE ON GANG #2 THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS UPPER RIGHT CHEST LATER DIAGNOSED AS PECTORALIS MUSCLE STRAIN.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS CLEANING UP A COAL SPILL HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

STANDING AT FACE AND LOOKING TO SEE WHAT HOLES HE LACKED AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF FACE AND STRUCK FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING #2 SUMP ON #125 H BLOCK. HE WAS FACING MINER POSITIONED APP. 4' FROM LEFT RIB. RIB BUMPED FROM 0 TO 4' THICK, APP 10 1/2 HIGH STRIKING OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A VALVE & MOUNTING IT. WHEN HE LOWERED THE VALVE TO THE FLOOR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN. HE DID NOT INFORM US OF MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6/27/93. AT THAT TIME HE WENT OFF WORK. RETURNED 8/27/93.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS USING LEFT ARM RAISING LEVEL FOR PUMPING TRUCK BED.

WHILE LOADING CRIBBING ONTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP, ARM (RIGHT) WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO OF THE CRIBBING BLOCKS CAUSING CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING TO THE STEPS THAT GO UP TO THE SECONDART CONTROL HOUSE. HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE HANDRAIL POST AS HE STARTED UP THE STAIRS. HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AFTER HITTING THE HAN DRAIL POST.

REMOVING REAR UPPER BED SCALE FRAME WORK ON HAUL TRUCK AND EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE INDICATES HE DOES NOT KNEW HOW OR WHEN OR WHAT CAUSED THE PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING VENT TUBE & AS HE WAS GETTING OFF THE MUCKER BUCKET HE SLIPPED AS HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK CATCHING & TWISTING HIS RT ANKLE CAUGHT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RT ANKLE CAUSING A F X

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE, SAID HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK, BUT DIDN'T WANT ACCIDENT REPORT FILLED OUT. HE WORKED 4 SHIFTS AFTER ALLEGED ACCIDENT, THEN CALLED MINES, SAID H E WAS GOING TO DOCTORS OFFICE.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEDN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN BECAME HUNG WHEN HE REVERSED THE CHAIN A ROCK WAS THROWN FROM THE CHAIN STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN N OSE & A CUT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE

SUBJECT STATED HE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE THE STEEL BECAME STOPPED UP WITH DUST & WHEN THE DUST BECAME DISLODGED IT BLEW OUT & GOT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PAST THE WASH BASIN IN MEN'S DRY AND SLIPPED ON SOME WATER THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE COLLAPSE AND LATER HAD PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE AREA. WATER WAS INCIDENTAL SPILLAGE FROM 0700 SHIFT CHANGE.

WHILE SWEEPING AROUND THE STRETCH-WRAPPING MACH INE, EMPLOYEE BUMPED ONE OF TWO 70" ROLLS OF STRETCH FILM CAUSING IT TO FALL & HIT HIS LEG.

WHILE TRAMMING A D-10N BULLDOZER IN "REVERSE", THE OPERATOR BACKED THE MACHINE OVER A VERTICAL WALL APPROXIMATELY [66"] INCHES HIGH, CAUSING A 'JOLT' IN HIS LOWER BACK AND "TINGLING" IN HIS LE FT LEG. NO WORK WAS MISSED UNTIL 7-11-93.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

WHILE CROSSING 3 W B BELT ABOUT 30' FROM ITS TAILPIECE WITH A BROOM IN HIS HAND.EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE BELT AND STRUCTURE ROPE.NOTE: EMPLOYEE REFERRED TO SPECIALIST ON 06-28-93.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A HOE AND IT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE GETTING CEMENT IN HIS EYE.

BARRING LOOSE DOWN IN INTERSECTION AND WHEN HE BARRED A PIECE NEAR BOLT ANOTHER PIECE FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS. IN AN ATTEMPT TO JUMP AWAY, HE STRUCK FACE AGAINST GUARD RAIL OF POWDER BASKET. H E WAS WORKING FROM.

EE PUTTING UP A BOLT ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE OTHER BOLTS PUSHING HIM DOWN ON POT OF MACHINE

INJURED WAS WORKING IN SWITCHGEAR BUILDING. FALL INTO AN OPEN PIT INSIDE BUILDING. FALL APPROX. 7' RESULTING IN A BRUISE TO HIS BACK.

WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL, THE TRUCK STARTED TO LEAN, WHENHE STARTED TO LOWER HIS BED THE TRUCK OVER TURNED.

A MIST OF DEGREASER SPRAY CARRIED BY THE WIND, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE SPRAYER CLEANING AN ENGINE. THE WIND PUSHED THE DEGREASER MIST AGAINST THE AFFECTED EMPLOYEE.

WAS CLEANING MIRROR AND WINDOW TO TRUCK. FOOT SLIPPED ONT RUCK DECK. FELL HITTING BACK (RIGHT SIDE) ON TRUCK.

LIFTING SMALL ROCK AND MOVING IT OUT OF THE WAY EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE USED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A GRAB IRON TO STABILIZE HIS DESCENT FROM TRUCK. THIS "GRAB IRON" WAS IN FACT RUBBER HOSE WHICH WAS SLIPPED OVER ENDS OF A LARGE U-BOLT THAT HOLDS ANTENNA TO HANDRA IL. THE HOSE CAME OFF THE U-BOLT, AND HE FELL APPROX. 12', STRIKING HIS HEAD, RIGHT SHOULDER, RIBS AND RIGHT HIP ON A SET OF STEEL PORTABLE STEPS.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN #3 HG ENTRY AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AS HE SLIPPED IN A MUD HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE BELLY PAN OF A DOZER AND THE COME-ALONG LET LOOSE. THE PAN FELL ON HIS FINGER.

HE WAS HELPING STEAM CLEAN OUR ROCK DRILL. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING, HE SLIPPED ON THE WET CAT WALK AND FELL OFF THE DRILL APPROX. 3 FEET. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK TO INSPECT A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHILE WALKING TO EQUIPMENT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A DRILL HOLE AND FELL, INJURING HIS LEG AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING EQUIPMENT. EMPLOYEE'S SHOE/BOOT BECAME CAUGHT ON EQUIPMENT, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. THIS FALL RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS TO THE LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE SAID HIS LEG WAS BRUISED BY A MINE CAR AS HE WAS RERAILING THE CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 988B LOADER IN STRIP PIT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS BUCKET WITH SHOT MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST DASH.

WHILE MAN WAS WATCHING FOR CUTTER BAR DURING CROSSCUT BREAKTHROUGH, A PIECE OF COAL POPPED OUT OF FACE HITTING MAN IN NOSE.

KTHE INDIVIDUAL WAS MOVING HIS SUPPLIES UP CLOSE. HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF PLATES WITH HIS LEFT HAND & WAS GETTING A BUNDLE OF PLATES WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, WHEN THE PLATES IN HIS LEFT HAND FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

PUNCTURE WOUND FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE BECAME INFECTED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE LONGWALL RECOVERY CROSSCUT DIRECTING A SCOOP INTO THE CROSSCUT. TWO TRACK RAILS HAD BEEN POSITIONED ALONG THE RIB FOR THE SHEAR REMOVAL. WHILE THE SCOOP WAS TR AMMED INTO THE CROSSCUT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE RAN OVER THE END OF THE RAIL. THE RAIL SLID OUT INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSCUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WHEN ROCK BROKE OUT WHERE BAR WAS ANCHORED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS GROING AREA. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND CAME TO WORK ON 6-26-93 COMPLAINING OF PAI N AND WAS TAKEN TO M.D.

INJURED SAID HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A TRACK SCOOTER WHILE GETTING INTO THE SCOOTER BRUISED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BOLTED #2 HEADING BACKED OUT TO INTERSECTION TO CLEAN DUST BOX OUT, WHILE CLEAN ING DUST BOX ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIK ING EMPLOYEE ON BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP TRASH ALONG THE 2SW TRACK. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT ON 7/16/93 HE PICKED UP COMPENSATION PAPERS & WENT OFF WORK FOR THERAPY.

THE OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF OF HIS BUGGY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG.

WHILE HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING THE END OF A PORTABLE WELDING CART ON TO A PINTLE HITCH, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BACK OF TRUCK AND CUTT ING A BEARING FROM A BELT PULLEY ON CRUSHER. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND REACHED UP TO THE PULLEY TOCATCH HIMSELF. HE PIERCED PALM ON THE RIGHT HAND ON LOOSE METAL FILLINGS.

HIT KNEE AGAINST A GUARD BAR.

PATIENT WAS HIT IN THE BACK WHEN METAL BROKE LOOSE AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN METAL AND BEAM CAUSING BACK INJURY.

THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE LIFTED A 100# BAG OF ASAND OFF THE BAGGING MACHINE.

ROLLER BOGIE WAS CHAINED UP UNDER DOZER & WHILE I WAS WORKING TO PUT THE ROLLER ON THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE & THE BOGIE CAME DOWN ON MY FINGERS

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER CLEANING THE RIGHT CROSSCUT AT #2 ENTRY IN THE FACE AREA A PIECE OF SHALE APPROX 4FTX4FTX0-6IN THICK FELL FROM THE TOP NEAR THE RIB & STRUCK THE EMPLO YEE ON THE HEAD & SHOULDER

HIT ARM ON END OF SCREEN AS HE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON SCREEN IN CRUSHER.

OPERATING 588 BOBCAT RAN OVER HOLE IN SIDE OF ROAD BY DOCK GATE. SAFETY BAR HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.

EE WAS FIXING TO DRILL A HOLE TO PUT A BOLT IN & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND THE ATRS WAS SET IN PLACE & THE ROCK FELL DOWN BETWE EN IT ON HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON 6-25-93 REGULAR SHIFT DUE TO BACK PAIN ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY WORK RELATED STOCK PILE BACK INJURY.

SLIPPED ON CRUSHER & SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

WASHING REPULPER #5 FILTER; WATER HOSE TANGLED AND FINGERS WERE CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING TRASH FROM A PICKUP AT LANDFILL HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ACUTE SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB & REFERRED T O AN ORTHOPEDIST

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE WATER TRUCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL & SPRAINED HIP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK & DID NOT GOT TO DR. UNTIL 6/28/93.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 700 SERIES SIMMONS RAND MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE TOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEG.

INJURED WAS USING AN AIRPICK TO TAKE RIB. AIR PICK SLIPPED AND INJURED SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE GRABING THE AIRPICK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO RELEASE A SET OF COME-A-LONGS. THE HANDLE FLIPPED AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO LIFTD A WHEEL UNIT ON A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HOLDING 3# HAMMER ON MASTER LINK. CO-WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING HAMMER RETINER CLIP ON THE MASTER LINK. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF STRIKING AND PENETRATING INJURED'S LEFT FOREARM.

EE STATED HE WAS PUTTING BOLT IN HOLE, STANDING ON DRILL HEAD WITH LEFT HAND ON CANOPY, WHEN 2 ROCKS MEASURING 16"X32"X3" FELL AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. EE WAS WEARING GLOV ES. EE WAS BOLTING IN HIGH TOP, APPROX. 10' HIGH.

INJURED WAS LEAVING TRACK ENTRY GOING INTO A 80" DRIVE THROUGH MANDOOR. HE REACHED OUT TO OPEN DOOR AND JAMMED FINGER IN DOOR CAUSING INJURY.

TRYING TO GET POWER OUT OF HOPPER BY HITTING THE SIDES AND PEACE OF STEAL GOT IN EYE.

WHILE HOLDING SHAFT TO DRIVE ON BEARING, HE MISSED SHAFT AND HIT INJURED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIB IN ORDER TO GET HIS PINNER THROUGH, AND PULLED HIS BACK.

PULLED MUSCLE/TENDON IN ELBOW WHILE SHOVELING SAND.

WHILE CLOSING SPENT LIQUOR VALVE ON SUCTION OF P 4R-22 A & B THE GASKET BLEW ON THE SCALE BASK ET SPLASHING SPENT LIQUOR INTO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET CUTTING EDGE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HANDLING A VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED COUPLING 2 SIDE DUMP RAILROAD CARS. AFTER CONNECTING THE AIR HOSE HE STEPPED BACK AND STOOD UP. AS HE DID THIS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BLOWING OUT BLAST HOLES. AIR HOSE WAS WRAPED AROUND BLOW PIPE USED TO BLOW OUT BLAST HOLES AND EE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT. AS THE DRILL AND COMPRESSOR WERE BEING MOVED AHEAD, THE HOSE TIGHT ENED UP AND TWISTED AROUND, STRIKING HIM IN THE HAND.

EMPLOYEE STAT ED HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM PLATFORM OF DRIVE CHAIN ON #1 RAW COAL BELT NOTE MISSED ONE DAY 07-12-93

EE WAS TURNING A DUAL TIRE THAT WAS SLIPPING WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER THE RING ON THE INSIDE DUAL BLEW OFF SENDING THE OUT SIDEDUAL PAS5 THE LUGNUTS HITTING EE IN THE NOSE CHEST HAND & ARM AREAS

EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN UNLOADING MINER FLEX SIDE FROM SUPPLY CAR TO TOP OF SCOOP, HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE FLEX SIDE WHEN PLACING IT ONTOP OF SCOOP.

RIB ROLLED OFF KNOCKING EMPLYEE AGAINST A SHUTTLECAR

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING NEXT TO RIB WAITING ON A SCOOP TO CLEAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL INJURING THE EMPLOYEES UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED PAIN WAS FLET TO HIS LOWER BACK WHEN PULLING DAMAGED BELT STRUTURE FROM UNDER CAONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING 3/4" AIRLINE ON TOP OF LOCOMOTIVE AND FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TRYING TO PRY A RAM JACK TO THE TOP OF SHIELD PONTOOMS & STRAINED HIM SELF.

EMPLOYEE3 WAS HOOKING UP WELDER & CROSSED PHASES CUASING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH WHICH BURNED BOTHE HANDS. (2ND DEGREE BURNS)

HIT ROCK ON HAUL ROAD. BROKE OIL PAN LOST OIL NAND ENGINE BRAKE. DRIVER PANICKED AND JUMPED OTU OF TRUCK SUSTAINED CONCUSSION, DISLOCATED SHOULDER AND SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES.

WHILE MOVING AN EMPTY PALLET OFF FROM A PALLET OF CUT STONE THE END PIECE OF STONE FLIPPED OFF THE PALLET AND ONTO MY FOOT.

EMPLOYEE MOVING ROCK IN CROSS CUT WITH HANDS WHEN ROCK BEGAN TUMBLE AND HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE RIB OF THE MINES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING LABOR CREW AT WORK WHEN A HIDDEN POT FELL FROM BETWEEN CHANNELS STRIKING HIM ON HEAD AND LEFT SIDE OF BODY.

ASCHRODER HYDRAULIC HAND DRILL WAS LEFT ON A PARKED SCOOP. WHEN THE EE GOT INTO THE SCOOP TO START IT, THE DRILL SWUNG AROUND AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT ARM.

INJURED WAS OPERATING CAT 637E PAN SCRAPER. HE WAS HAULING HIS FIRST LOAD UP THE RAMP. INJURED TURNED TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER, AT WHICH TIME, HE STRUCK A ROCK WHICH CAUSED SCRAPR TO JERK RESULTI NG IN AN INJURY TO HIS BACK.

MAN FELL OFF MANTRIP AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAWS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PICK UP AN EXTENSION FORK WHEN THE EXTENSION DROPPED & BOUNCED ON TO EMPLOYEES FOOT

EE LIFTED A ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO RELEASE PINS ON A 600 WA BAY LOADER AND AS HE WAS DISCONNECTING THE BUCKET THE BRASS BAR SLID AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

EE FELL ON UNIT 18 CONVEYOR BELT AND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN BELT AND 3/4" DUSCHARGE CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF U-BELT FROM THE MOTOR. ONE EMPLOYEE SUGGESTED CUTTING THE BELT, THOUGHT EVERYONE WAS CLEAR AND CUT THE BELT. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE MOTOR TO SWIVEL PIN NING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE MOTOR BASE AND THE FLOORING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PALLET AND PLACING IT ON TOP OF PALLETS IN PALLET DISPENSER. WHEN HE HAD PLACED A PALLET DOWN AND TURNED AROUND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

PUSHING ROOFBOLTER UPO A GRADE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SIDE ON PANIC BAR IN SCOOP. CRACKED TWO RIBS.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED AFTERNOON SHIFT AND WAS ENTERING HIS CAR IN THE PARKING LOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF SNOW COVERED ICE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK . HE SAW A DR ON 2-9-89, DIAGNOSIS: ACUTE LUMBAR AND SACRAL STRAIN. HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK FOR 4 DAS AND RETURNED ON RESTRICTED.

MAN WAS STANDING IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLS TRIKING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE MOVING A ROTOR WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE SWINGING LOAD WITH HIS ARM WHICH OVER EXTENDED HIS SHOULDER EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK TILL 07-02-MEDICAL REPORT JUST RECD CON FORMS UNABLE TO WORK

WIND BLEW LADDER OVER HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HIP WIND GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES

WHILE CUTTING COAL DRAW ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG, INJURING HIS KNEE.

HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A FINISH BALE CONVEYOR & A ROLLER CONVEYOR ON THE PACKAGING LINE WHICH BAGS CAT LITTER.

NEW EMPLOYEE - REPORTED THAT THE CONSTANT USE OF WRIST & HAND HAD CUASED PAIN & SWELLING. DOCTORRECOMMENDED 1 WEEK REST.

LONGWALL RECOVERY. THEY WERE BUILDING A CRIB AT JACK #21 WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL 1 1/2" X 40" X 47" ON CRIB. CORNER OF ROCK HIT HIM ON NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. HE WENT OT DR ON 24 & 25 WORKED WEEK OF 28 TO JULY 2. WENT BACK TO DR JULY 6 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR ALONG HAUL ROAD HE HIT A ROUGH AREA CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN UP OUT OF SEAT & HE LANDED ON THE EDGE OF SEAT WITH LOWER BACK STRIKING EDGE OF SEAT.

HE WAS GRINDING THE WELD DOWN ON 38" X 10" SMOOTH FACE PULLEY. A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS PULLING #2 AND FELT A LITTLE INJURY IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT GOT WORSE LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. MSHA REPORTABLE BECAUSE HE IS LOSING TIME.

DUST PARTICLES IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HIS WORK AREA. KNOCKED A FAN OVER & FAN BLEW TRASH IN EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK ON CRUSHER WHEN CRUSHER THREW ROCK OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD AND FACIAL AREA.

WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT & SLIPPED & USED ARM TO BREAK FAL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE HOLE. WHILE PREPARING TO REMOVE STEEL, IT BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL STRIKING HIM ON THUMB.

REMOVING A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER, SLIPPED & FELL ON THE CATWALK.

ROCK HUNG IN PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE THE ROCK BY TURNING IT ON AND OFF. HE LOOKED OVER THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER WITH IT TURNED OFF AND THE ROCK WAS STILL SHAKING. ONE FLEW UP AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON THE BACK OF THE HAND CAUSING AN ALLERGLIC REACTION

WHILE BACKING HIS PRODUCTION INTO A TRUCK INTO A SHOVEL TO GET LOADED. THE TRUCK STRUCK THE SHOVEL BUCKET. THIS CAUSED HIM A BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING ADDITIONAL GOLD AND SILVER TO AN ON-GOING MELT HOT SLAG BLEW THROUGH THE TOP OF THE FURNACE BURNING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND FACE.

INJURIES TO THE TOP OF THE LEFT HAND RECEIVED WHEN OPERATING WENCHES ON A TOW BOAT. WHEEL HIT WINCH ON LEFT HAND.

A ROCK WAS HUNG AT BELT DRIVE. HE WAS PULLING AT ROCK AND PULLED HIS BACK.

LOOSE RIB PIECE OF COAL FELL, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAND WINCH. THE HANDLE SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT FOREARM CUTTING HIS ARM.

WINDY DAY, WIND BLEW SAND INTO LEFT EYE WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND #1 CONV.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AFTER AN ARGUMENT OVER A TRAFFIC INCIDENT. THE INDIVIDUAL FOLLOWED THE EMPLOYEE TO HIS PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

THE INJURED WAS MOVING TWO MANBUSES WITH A BATTERY JEEP HE WAS GOING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE WHEN HIS JEEP BEGAN TO SLIDE HE STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED MANBUS WITH HIS JEEP THE IMPACT THREW INJURED FRO M HIS BUS RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS RUNNING CENTERS IN THE #3 ENTRY HE WAS STANDING ON A OIL CAN SLIPPED & FELL SEVERELY BRUISING HIS RT ARM

EMPLOYEE REPORTS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PICKING UP ELECTRIC CABLE FROM BOTTOM OF DITCH & PUTTING IT UP ON THE BANK WHEN EE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. OLD INJURY. EE HAS HAD PROB LEMS WITH THIS KNEE BEFORE.

INJURED STATES THAT HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WITH A BOW SAW. THE SECTION REPAIRMAN SAW HIM WORKINGALONE AND REACHED FOR THE SAW TO LEND HELP. WHENTHE REPAIRMAN CONTACTED THE SAW HANDLE IT JUMPED OUT OF THE CUT THAT HAD BEEN STARTED AND CONTACTED THE SAW HANDLE IT JUMPED OUT OF THE CUT THAT HAD BEEN STARTED AND CONTACTED THE LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP TURNED A CORNER ANDDECK OF SCOOP BIT RIB & RIB FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE MIDDLE OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING BUGGY WHEN DIRT FROM THE TRAM ROAD WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

PULLING WRENCH, STRAINED SHOULDER AND CHEST. IMPAIRMENT - NONE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING AROUND A WATER HOLE WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL. WHILE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING TO THE MINE FLOOR, HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPPING A WHEEL BARROW ONTO A PORTABLE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AREA THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ACUTE SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER ON 06-23-93 HE RETURNED TO THE CLIN IC WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIST & IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY

EMPLOYEE WENT IN BETWEEN TWO STORAGE CONDXES. HE WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHOT WAS OPERATING A V-900 FORK LIFT, MADE A PICK OF ANOTHER CONEX. THAT PUSHE IN A 2ND CONEX PINCH ING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE 2ND & 3RD CONEX. V-900 OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE THAT THE PERSON HAD GONE BETWEEN CONEXES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A BOLT IN A CANOPY LEG. THEY WERE CUTTING THE HOLE WITH A TORCH.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED INTO THE TOP SPRAINING HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSICIOUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING #4 SLIDE GATE ON #5 DUST CHAMBER. IT WENT TOO FAR, CRUSHING THREE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

AS INJURED WAS PUTTING AIR IN TIRE IN TIRE OF ENDLOADER THE TUBE HAD A DAMAGED PLACE IN IT & IT BLEW OUT TO THE INSIDE AWAY FROM THE INJURED

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SPLIT BOLTS WHEN THE MACHINE STALLED. HE ATTEMTPED TO CATCH THE DRILL AS IT FELL, STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF MANTRIP TO THROW TRACK SWITCH WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGLE TROTTLE FORKING INJURY HEAD INTO THE ROOF OF MINE 1ST DAY LOST TIME NO. 1, 1993

PLUGING UP BATTERIES ON SCOOP INCHED NERVE IN ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SET BUCKET, PUSHED BAIL TO RIB, BUCKET SLIPPED TO SIDE, CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN RAIL AND RIB.

INJURED HAS LONG HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. GOT HIS DOZER STUCK IN MUD WHILE CLEARING TIMBER. THE DOZER HAS A WENCH ON THE REAR. HE SEVERLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE STRETCHING OUT THE CABLE. HE WORKED THE NEXT 2 1/2 DAYS WITH THE THOUGHT THAT HIS CONDITION WOULD IMPROVE. ON 6-25 HE WENT TO SEE DR (SPECIALIST). HE RECEIVED AN EXAM AND 2 WEEKS CONVALESCENCE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF BULK TRUCK & ONTO GROUND & TWISTED HIS RT FOOT

INJURED WAS IN A CRAWLING POSITON, PUSHING A WAGON COAL DRILL, INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE REACHED TO HIS LEFT SIDE AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A 20 LB FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

HE WAS ROOFBOLTING AND ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A 4 FOOT RESIN ROOF BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TOOTH FOR A 994 LOADER INTO THE BACK OF A MECHANICS TRUCK. EMPLOYEE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT WORSENED THAT EVENING.

CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND TOP MASHED LEFT FORE FINGER

WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT. WHEN LETTING DRILL HEAD DOWN, A PIECE DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN BACK OF HEAD AND BACK. BACK STARTED HURTING THE NEXT SHIFT HE WORKED AND HE WENT TO DOCTOR FOR CHE CK UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHICH WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A OFF HIGHWAY PUMP TRUCK CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO JAM ON GEAR SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE WHEN STEELS BECAME PLUGGED UP WITH DUST. DROPPED DRILL HEAD AND REMOVED 2 OF THE 3 STEELS, 3RD STEEL WAS STUCK IN ROOF. EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OUT THE DRILL BO X WHEN THE STEEL THAT WAS IN THE ROOF DROPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER, FRACTURING THE SAME.

SLIPPED CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOBCAT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE OPERATOR'S DECK OF NO. 9 RAM CAR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER OVER HIS SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE SLEDGE HAMMER FROM HIS SHOULDER WITH ONE HAND. AS HE DID THIS HIS LEFT WRIST TWISTED.

INJURED WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE AND WATER DUKES WHEN HE FELT STIFFNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING #3 BOTTOM AS A PASSENGER IN A 5-TON MOTOR. AS THE MOTOR CAME INTO THE PARALLEL SWITCH AT THE #3 BOTTOM THE OPERATOR COULD NOT STOP AND RAMMED INTO ANOTHER 5-TON MOTOR.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING ON A WATER PUMP THAT WAS STUCK IN MUD.

EE WAS CHANGING HOSE ON ACTALENE TANK THAT WAS MOUNTED BEHIND A PORTABLE WELDER. HE TURNED GAS OFF BUT THE VALVE DID NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY OFF. THE WELDER EXHAUST SET FIRE TO ACTALENE REQULATO R WHERE HIS HAND WAS RESULTING IN FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE ANCHOR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE GOING TO GET SHOVEL, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN EYE BY A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK, BEING BROKEN BY AN OTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE SO HE COULD SET UP HIS TRANSIT TO SET SAADS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

GOING DOWN STEPS WITH 2FT SQUARE BOX FELL SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM HE FELL & HIT CABLE CLAMP

WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING, THE RIB ROLLED MASHING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN A CONCRETE BLOCK AND THE FALLING COAL.

WORKING ON MINER-ROCK APPROX 4" THICK 20" WIDE 30"LONG FELL AND CAUGHT FOOT BROKE FOURTH AND FIFTH TOES OF RIGHT FOOT LACERATED RIGHT FOOT.

DO O SECTION EE WAS HELPING EE CHECK BATTERY WATER IN THE BACK-UP SCOOP BATTERYS EE DROPPED THE BATTERY LID STRIKING EE ON THE HAND CUTTING EE FINGER

EE WAS WALKING UP A HILL TO HELP LOAD A SHOT A ROCK APPROX. 12X18 ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND HIT THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE AT MINE BOTTOM AREA. FIRST DAY LOST DUE TO THIS INJURY WAS 8-19-93.

INJURED WAS HOOKING CABLE TO SCOOP PULLING BOTTOM BELT BACK TO TAIL END OF LOW PROFILE. CABLE BROKE AND WHIPPED AROUND TIGHT SIDE OF FEEDER STRIKING HIM AT KNEE LEVEL FORCING HIM TO THE GROUND .

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE RAN THE BOLTER OVER HIS RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS RUNNING A UNIHAULER, WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM & HIS HEAD HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY.

CLAIMAINT STATED HE WAS PUTTING THE TROLLEY POLE OF #34 BUS ON THE TROLLEY WIRE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

ACCIDENT OCCURED WHILE LEAVING OFFICE TRAILER. HE SLIPPED ON WET STEP AND FELL ONTO THE STEPS. DURING FALL HE RECEIVED LACERATION ON HIS LITTLE FINGER.

WAS PUTTING PIN IN BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF CRANE IN STOOPED ACKWARD POSITION FELT PAIN IN BACK RADIATING TO LEFT LEG

I CALLED ON 6-21-93 AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK ATHOME. DR. REPORT SAID LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN WITH LUMBAR DISC SYNDROME. ON 7-9-93 HE SAID THIS IS A PRE-EXISTING WORK RELATED INJURY THAT OCCURED ON 4-1-91. INJURY RESULTED IN TIME LOST AT JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A ROCK BIN DOOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GROUND WHERE A SMALL DITCH HAD WASHED OUT

EE WAS CLEANING KILN BEARING HOUSINGS, USING RAGS SOAKED WITH MINERAL SPIRITS TO WASH THEM OUT. SHE INADVERTENTLY SPILLED SOME OF THE MINERAL SPIRITS ON HER JEANS, WHICH CAUSED A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO HER RIGHT THIGH.

HE WAS PUTTING HAMMERS IN HAMMER MILL. HE DID NOT SET THE CLUTHES ON MILL. THE SPINNER ROLLED AND HE CAUGHT THE SIDE OF HIS KNEE BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE GATE.

A LINK HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF DRIVE CHAIN AND HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT CHAIN BACK TOGETHER WITH A HALF LINK WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN SPROCKET AND CHAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 48" WRENCH, 1-TON CABLE COME-ALONG AND AN 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. SPRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA.

AT END OF SHIFT EMPLOYEE PULLLED HOODED SWEATSHIRT OVER HIS HEAD DISLODGING LOOSE LIME DUST WHICH FELL IN HIS EYES.

HE WAS BENT OVER K-3 STONE BOX TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK. IT WOULD NT COME LOOSE SO HE PULLED HARDER AND HIS BACK POPPED.

ROPE BROKE WHILE GUIDING CONVEYOR BELT THROUGH CONVEYOR WITH METAL PLATE AND ROPE. METAL PLATE DISENGAGED FROM ROPE. ONE PERSON INJURED.

EE WAS REPARING CONE LINES. POURING ZINE AROUND DOWELS. THE ZINE CAME INTO CONTACT W/RAIN AND EXPLODED HITTING HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER. HE SPOTTED A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO MVOE ROCK AND PULLED THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHEN CLIMBING UP A LADDER HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. OFF FOR SURGERY ON 8/16/93. LAST DAY WORKED 8/15/93.

EE DID NOT REPORT HTIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 6-23-93, 3 PM. EE STATED THAT HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON A GUSSET BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS HARD ENOUGH TO REPORT. SENT TO DOCTOR WHEN REPORTED; NO MEDICAL ATTE NTION NEEDED (23RD). EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS 24TH- DOCTOR DRAINED FLUID FROM ELBOW-28TH DOCTOR SAID NO WORK.

INSERTING BEARING RACE INTO TRACTOR HUB HOLDING PART WITH LEFT HAND.

WHILE CARRYING SUPPLIES EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS STOMACH AREA. (PRIOR SURGERY TO ESOPHAGUSTO PREVENT SPASMS.)

EE WAS APPLYING ROOFING TAR TO DISCHARGE POWDER ROLLER & BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT

WHILE JUMPING OFF SCREEN ONTO FLOOR HE INJURED HIS LEFT FOOT

SUBJECT SAID HE SLIPPED GETTING ONTO MACHINE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PATCH OF OIL.

EMPLOYEE HAD APPARENTLY STEPPED IN SOME GREASE A& AS HE WAS CLIMBING INTO A PICKUP TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE DOOR STILL & HE HET GROUND WITH FULL WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG WHILE IT WAS IN AWKWAR D POSITION.

CLIMBING ON LOADER STRAINED RT SIDE & BACK POPPED HIP

WORKER STRAINED HIP/BACK WHILE SHOVELING ROCK MATERIAL UNDER SCREEN AT ROCK CRUSHING PLANT CAUSING A NEED FOR CHIPORACTIC TREATMENT TWO DAYS LATER AFTER WORK.

OPENING A BARREL OF OIL WITH A SCREWDRIVER SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND

HE PICKED UP A SAW HORSE (APPROX. 40-50 LBS) AND MOVED IT OUT OF A SHOP DOORWAY. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY.

ONE OF THE DOORS ON A DROP BOTTOM RAILCAR USED TO HAUL COAL WITH HAD COME OPEN WHILE GOING THRU THE DUMP AND FOLEDED BACKWARDS. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TOOK A TRACK WELDER AND CUT THE PINS THAT HOLD THE DOOR ONT HE RAILCAR. WHEN HE DID THE RAIL CAR ROLLED BACK AND STRUCK HIM.

BLOCKING UP A PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT, HE STOOD UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL. HE THOUGHT HE WAS OUT FROM UNDER IT WHEN HE STOOD UP.

THE EM,PLOYEE AFTER OPRATING THE MINER DURING THE SHIFT, COMPLAIN OF SORENESS TO HIS BOTTOM SIDE, DUE TO THE VIBRATION IN THE MINING MACHINE WHILE HE WAS CUTTING SOME TOP ROCK.

EE WAS OPERATING A REAR DUMP BEING LOADED UNDER THE SHOVEL A ROCK FELL FROM THE BUCKET OF THE SHOVEL & IT HIT IN THE REAR OF THE BED THIS SHOOK THE TRUCK & EE CLAIMS THAT THIS STRAINED HIS BAC K

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS SEATED IN A TRAM WHEN IT RAN INTO A 2ND TRAM & HE STRUCK HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE TRAM

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING A PATCH OF CONCRETE WITH A PICK & FELT PAIN IN BACK. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. HAS HAD SURGERY IN THE PAST THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM.

EE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM RIPPER SHANK ON 166 GRADER SHANK FELL PINNING FINGER BETWEEN RIPPER & SHANK

SLENDER, TOP HEAVY ELECTRICAL PANEL BECAME OFF BALANCE FALLING OVER ON INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS INJURED. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OCCURRED.

WHILE RIDING THE LEEVATOR UP TO THE SURFACE AFTER COMPLETION OF WORK, EE WAS STRUCK IN THE LOWER BACK BY A PORTION OF THE ELEVATOR'S HINGED BACKBOARD CAUSING BRUISES AND MUSCLE SPASM IN LOWER BACK.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELT ENTRY ON THE 12 LEFT SECTION WHEN HE WALKED INTO A HEADER BOARD INCURRING THE INJURY.

PLANT OPERATOR HAD SCREEN DROP OUT WHICH DROPPED OUT ALL CONVEYORS IN FRONT OF SCREEN. EMPLOYEE SLIMBED ONTO CONVEYOR WITHOUT AUTHORIZXATION AN

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT ON 6-21-93 HE WAS PUTTING TIPS IN A 200 MOTOR IN THE SHOP AND THAT NIGHT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

HE CAUGHT HIS TOE ON SOMETHING IN THE TRUCK AS HE WAS GETTING OUT AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE GRABBED FOR THE DOOR AND HE MISSED THE STEP ON THE TRUCK AND HE HAD A COUPLE OF VERTABRA THAT SLIPPED OUT. HE HAD THEM PUT BACK IN AND RETURNED TO WORK 6/ /93.

HD31 DOZER WAS RUNNING HOT.EMPLOYEE STOPPED OPERATING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN.HE THEN STARTED CHECKING TO FIND THE PROBLEM.HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP WHEN THE CAP WAS TOUCHED IT BLEW OFF SPRAYING HIM WITH ENGINE COOLANT AND STEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING IN BELT ROLLERS PICKED UP BOTTOM ROLLER TO HAND ON BARCKET & HURT RT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN A D11 BULLDOZER, WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HE PULLED HIS STOMACH/ABDOMEN MUSCLES. WILL HAVE HERNIA SURGERY ON 6-22-93.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HER HEAD ON A CHALK BOARD AND LOSING CONSCIOUSNESS

EE WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE DRYER THRU THE BOTTOM DOOR. HIS FOOT SOMEHOW CAUGHT ON THE DOOR FRAME CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE SAND HE HAD SHOVELED OUT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OUTSIDE CLEANING UP THE BELT DRIVE WITH THE SCOOP & GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUMPER & THE DECK ON THE SCOOP

LUBE WAGON #136 REAR SPRING BORKE, CAUSING THE REAER WHEELS TO RUN UNDER LUBERICANT TANKS. AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT,#136 LUBE WAGON ABRUPTLY ROSE, STRIKING INJURED'S EHAD AND NECK AGAINST TH E BACK OF THE MINE.

EE WAS PUTTING NEW PLASTIC IN THE DRUM PIT AT 5 ROCK HOIST. HE WAS STANDING ON THE LEDGE ABOVE THE PIT BOTTOM PULLING THE PLASTIC FROM FLOOR WHE HE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO THE PIT, INJURING HIS KNEE AND ANKLE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A STRAINED RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS KNEE AND ON 9-28-93 WAS TAKEN O

STANDING ON INSPECTION PLATFORM IN SERVICE SHAFT ELEVATOR MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY EMPLYEE PICKED BY COUNTERWEIGHT FELL APPROX 15FT BACK ONTO INSPECTIO PLATFORM

INJURED WAS REPLACIGN A PAD ON A CAT D-7 TRACK. IN THE PROCESS OF POSITIONING THE TACK, HIS THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN TWO PACKS. HE WAS TAKEN TO OUR LADY OF MERCY HOSPIT E.R. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACONTUSION TO HIS LEFT THUMB. A HOLE WAS DRILLED INTO HIS THUMB NAIL TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. IT WAS X-RAYED, CLEANED AND DRESSED.

WAS CUTTING STEEL BEAMS AND MOVING OUT TO REACK FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK LATER (NEXT DAY) FELT NUMBNESS IN LEGS AND FEET WENT TO DOCTOR OFF WORK MINUMUM OF TWO WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING RADIATOR ON D-11 DOZER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN & CONTUSIONS.

SHE WAS STEPPING OUT OF LARGE DUMP TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK & SPRAINED HER ANKLE, BONE CHIPS & IS NOW IN CAST.

WHILE CARRYING PLANT EMPLOYEE FELL AND INJURED LEFT KNEE.

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE TO PLACE IN BELTLINE

WALKING FROM SCOOP TO FACE WITH PRIMERS AFTER HEADING HAD BEEN SCALED AND PREPARED WHEN BACK SNAPPED AND PRESSURE CRACKED 12' FROM FACE RELEASING A THIN PARTING SHALE FROM BETWEEN BOLTS WHICH STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT ARM AND LEG.

EE WAS UNLOADING 6 INCH PLASTIC PIPE WHEN PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS MASHING LEFT THUMB.

INJURED WAS BUILDING A CRIB WHEN A ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE STATED THAT WHILE HELPING TO CHANGE A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE HE WAS LIFTING UP ON THE TIRE WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN THE OTHER EE JERKED THE TIRE OFF AT THE TOP CAUSING THE TIRE AND BAR BOTH TO FALL AGAINST HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING CABLE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP AREA, HE BACKED TO FAR AND TRUCK TURNED ON ITS TOP.

INJURED WAS ACCEPTING AN AIR WRENCH FROM CO-WORKER. HE PLACED ONE HAND ON HANDLE AND THE OTHER ON FRONT OF WRENCH WHERE AN ADAPTOR WAS MOUNTED. HE BUMPED THE EXPOSED TRIGGER AGAINST HIS BODY C AUSING WRENCH TO OPERATE. A CARTER PIN INSTALLED ON THE ADAPTOR CAUGHT HIS HAND INFLICTING THE INJURY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN FELL AGAINST MACHINE AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN VALVE CHEST AND DRILL BOOM AT HINGE POINT.

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A CHAIN IN THE FEEDER HE HIT HIS SELF ON THE KNEE WITH A HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING STEEL BEAMS ON A RAIL CAR. A BEAM SLID AROUND AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAR AND A BEAM. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WELDER CABLE AND HIS SHOULDER CAME OUT OF SOCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR SPUD WINCH WHEN HE OEVEREXERTED AND BECAME DIZZY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF RELEASING COME-A-LONG (RED DEVILS) AFTER COMPLETEING A BELT SPLICE, WHEN HE PULLED ON HANDLE TO RELEASE THE LOCK, HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIS THUMB.

THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT SUPPOSEDLY TOOK PLACE WHILE EE WAS ENGAGED IN LOADING SCOOP BUCKET WITH SUPPLIED FOR ROOF BOLTER AS HE WAS IN BENT OVER POSITION LOADING BUCKET A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT LA NDING ON EE S LOWER BACK AND TOP OF LEFT HIP.

THIS EE AND ANOTHER WERE PLACING METAL IN A STORAGE RACK. ONE PIECE HUNG. AS THE EE PULLED ON THE METAL IT MOVED AND PINCHED TWO FINGERS FRACTURING BOTH FINGERS.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND HIT JEFF ON BACK OF NECK.

EE WAS IN PRECIPITATOR SWITCH GEAR ROOM TO START #2 I.D. FAN. APPARENT MISENGAGEMENT OF FAN SWITCH CAUSED A CONCUSSION THAT BLEW THE PANEL DOORS OPEN HITTING THE EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN .

WHILE CARRYING A JOINT OF 1 INCA WATER LINE TOT HE CONTINUOUS MINER THE INJURED STEPPED INA HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE DATE OF THE INJURY WAS ON 6-18-93 YET THE INJURED DID NOT BEGI MISSING WORK UNTIL 7-19-93.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN STEPS ON RAILROAD CAR, SCRAPING AND BRUISING HIS LEFT LEG ON THE STEPS.

EE WAS PULLING A SHIELD UP WITH A PIECE OF FACE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE RELAY BAR AND THE PAN LINE. THE BOLT BROKE AT THE RELAY BAR AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

FORK LIFT DRIVER BACKED INTO HIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN WITH THE TIRE. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FRAME OF FORKLIFT WHILE FORKLIFT WAS MOVING.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TEX214 (651 SCRAPER) WHILE EATING AN ORANGE AND DISLOCATED HIS JAW.

HAUL TRUCK THAT EMPLOYEE DRIVES WAS BEING LOADED WITH MATERIAL WHEN DRAGLINE BUCKET DROPPED INTO BED OF TRUCK. DUE TO HOT WEATHER, GREASE ON HOIST CLUTCH MELTED, ALLOWING CLUTCH TO SLIP AND B UCKET TO FAIL.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS AS HE WAS OUT IN HIS WORK AREA, HE NOTICED THE PRODUCT HE WAS PACKAGING HAD REACHED ITS LIMITS. HE REACTED BY RUNNING TOWARDS THE PACKAGING STATION WHERE HE SLIPPED AND DID THE SPLIT ON WAY TO GROUND LEVEL.

EE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING IN THE ROCK TUNNEL. HE DID NOT REPORT HTIS UNTIL THE NEXT NIGHT.

LEFT KNEE SWOLLEN AFTER RUNNING DRAGLINE.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING MINER CABLE AND TOOK A CATCH IN HIS BACK. INJURED STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-8-92.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT FROM THE SECTION TO TEH BOTTOM ON AN OPEN MANTRIP WHEN A PIECE OF SMALL OBJECT WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

MINER WAS ADJUSTING ROLLER BEFORE TIGHTENING BOLTS. WILE MINER WAS BENT OVER ROLLER THE AIR LINE CONNECTED TO 1" AIR IMPACT WRENCH BROKE FREE OF CONNECTION. THE AIR LINE STARTED WHIPPING ARO UND. MINER JUMPED BACK TO AVOID THE AIR LINE SLAMMING ELBOW INTO ANOTHER ROLLER ON THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS WORKING IN REAR LOOP CABINET CHANGING CONTACT TIPS. RACHET SLIPPED OFF NUT WHILE HE WAS TIGHTING TIPS AND PLACED STREESS ON BACK MUSCLES. (DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL EVE NING OF 6-22-93. DID NTO MISS WORK UNTIL 6-23-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN ROADWAY IN #4 ENTRY WHEN HE STEPPED IN A RUT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

SECTION FOREMAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CALLING OUT THE PRE-SHIFT REPORT AND WAS TO FAR OUT IN THE HAULWAY WITH HIS PHONE. HE WAS HIT AND ROLLED 20' BY A SHUTTLE CAR PULLED COAL THOU THIS ENTRY. THE VICTIM COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS CHEST & ABDOMEN.

INJURED, A MINER OPERATOR TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE PULLING CABLE.

STARTED UP STAIRS TRIPPED & FELL HITTING RT KNEE ON STEEL BEAM

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A FIRST AID KIT TO PUT IT INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING 5' BOLT IN THE MINE ROOF, IN THE FACE OF #3 ENTRY. WHILE HE WAS BENDING & PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP INTO MINE ROOF, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

INJURED STATED THAT HE AGGREVATED AN INJURY TO HIS FINGER THAT HAD OCCURRED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO ON THE LONGWALL. HE ALLEGES ON 6/18/93 THAT HE WAS MOVING A 2125 (BAR) PUMP.

EMPLOYEE SAID, HE WAS RUNNING JACKS ON LONGWALL. HE TURNED AROUND TO MOVE TO NEXT JACK AND RAN INTO A LIGHT.

MEC. WAS JUMP STARTING LOADE AND BATTERY EXPLODED IN MEC FACE CAUSING BURNS TO EYES.

WHILE SCALING IN THE MINE, THE EMPLOYEE SAID THE MACHINE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BACK AND JARRED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OVER OUT OF ROADWAY & STRAINED HIS BACK

INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE TWISTED TO PICK UP A FIBER CRIB BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE STEPPED ON A SLICK ROCK AND FELL, TWISTING HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 6-22-93 @ 9:00PM WHEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE M.D.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHEN HE AND ANOTHER MAN WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF A ROOF BOLTER, HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS RIB CAGE AREA.

LIFTING & CARRYING 4IN SALA PUMP SHAFT THIS REPORT IS AMENDED TO SHOW EMPLOYEE HAD 7 DAYS LOST TIME DUE TO 5-04-90 INJURY

EE WAS FIXING A HEATER HOSE LEAK ON TRK HOSE CAME OFF EE TURNED AND SCALDING WATER SPRAYED ON BOTH ARMS AND BACK.

HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE TRUCK HE WAS LOADING FROM HOPPER AND A PIECE OF COAL HIT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE BENT OVER THE SIDE OF THE FRONT END LOADER TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER AND BRUISED HIS RIBS ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BELT LINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS HAMMERING A ROCK OUT OF A VGF FEEDER GRIZZLY BARS WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP, AND HIT ARM, CUTTING IT ABOUT 1/2" LONG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND DRILL TO DRILL OUT A BOLT & A METAL SHAVING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

SPLITTING BLOCKS OF SLATE.

TAKING HANGER BEARER OFF SHAKER, WENT TO BURN OFF PIPE AND SPARK WENT BEHING GLASSES.

WHILE REPAIRING VEHICLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON REAR BUMPER.

EE WAS BREAKING DRAIN PLUG LOOSE ON SKIDDER PLANETARY WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST WHEEL STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE.

HE WAS COMING FROM UNDER A RAILCAR AND RAISED UP. HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE LOADING DOCK PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ROOF BOLTER LEFT HAND WAS ON TOP OF CANOPY, HE PULLED THE LEVER WITH RIGHT HAND, LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF AND CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN GLUE ONTO A 15A LONG AIRDOX IN #1 ENTRY 2 BREAKS OUTBY FACE AT SUPPLY HOLE WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. IMPROPER LIFTING WAS CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.

STATED: OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING PERSON TO BOUNCE AND STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

WHILE BENDING DOWN TO PICKUP CUTTING EDGES FOR 14G BLADE, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAD GIVEN NOTICE ON 6/16 THAT HIS LAST DAY OF EMPLOYMENT WITH ARIMETCO WOULD BE 6 /18. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK ON 6/17.

EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR SOCKET ON IMPACT WRENCH THE TRIGGER THEN HUNG IN THE 'ON' POSITON CATCHING EMPLOYEES GLOVE THEN TWISTED & CUT HIS LEFT ARM.

AS HE WAS WORKING HE FELT THE MUSCLE IN HIS MIDDLE BACK TIGHTENING UP.

EE WAS TAKING A BLASTHOLE DRILL SAMPLE WHEN THE WIND BLEW FINE DUST INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. THE LEFT EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED AFTER RUBBING IT. EE WAS TREATED FOR IRRITATION THEN RELEASED FOR WORK THE EYE IMPROVED BUT ON 6-20-93 WINDY CONDITION CAUSED FURTHER IRRITATION AND EE WAS REEXAMINED PHYSICIAN PRESCRIED TWO DAYS OFF WORK.

INJURED WAS STEPPING OVER A 10" HIGH RETAINING WALL BEHIND THE SHOP @ NIGHT WHEN HE STEPPED ON 4" X 4" WOODEN BOARD. THE BOARD TILTED SIDE WAYS FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE FOOT CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING OVER A RAIL USING A SLATE BAR TO DISLODGE PIECES OF SLATE BACKING A SLICE. THE SLATE BROKE AND ON THE FOLLOW THROUGHT EMPLOYEE PULLED THE SLATE BAR OUT OF THE SLICE, KNEEL ING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

NEW SCREEN WAS BEING PUT IN PLACE ALONG WITH NEW COVNEYORS. EMPLOYEE (THE PLANT FOREMAN) HAD CLIMBED UP ON CONVEYOR THAT HAD BEEN SET BY CRANE AND WHICH WAS ABOUT THREE FOOT OFF THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKING THE CABLES OFF OF CONVEYOR AND WHILE MOVING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BELT AND A ROLLER AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL THE THREE FOOT TO THE GROUND AND

INJURED WAS OPERATING PINNER MACHINE WHEN THE ATRS BROKE A PIECE OF ROCK & ROCK HIT HIM & INJURED NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN TIGHTENING A CHAIN BOOMER HOLDING A WATER TANK ON A TRAILER. USING A CHEATER PIPE TO ASSIST IN TIGHTENING THE BOOMER, THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE BOOMER CAUSING THE BOOM ER HANDLE TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE UPPER JAW KNOCKING TWO TEETH OUT, ONE MOLAR, ON INCISOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING MINER CABLE DOWN ON THE BOTTOM AND RIB ROLL FELL OFF AND HIT HIS HAND (RIGHT) AND CUT HIS LITTLE AND RING FINGER.

HE WAS RELINING THE CHUTE TO M-5. HE WAS WORKING THE COME ALONG TO PULL THE LINER IN PLACE. HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE COME ALONG AND THE HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS HAND.

FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL.

INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE WELDING BIT BLOCKON MINER HEAD. INJURED STRUCK ARC BEFORE PUTTING WELDING SHIELD DOWN AND /OR REFLECTION OF ARC FROM CO-WORKER WELDING CAUSED HASH BURN TO EYES.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A SECITON OF VENTILATION TUBING A SLIVER OF THE FIBER GLASS BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN HIS CHEST. THIS BECAME INFECTED AND INJURED STARTED LOSING TIM E ON 6-21-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF AN EXTRA ANGLE THAT WAS WELDED ON AS X-BRACING. AS HE WAS VUTTING, A SECTION OF CHANNEL THAT WAS LEANING AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FELL ON HIS FOOT. HE DID NOT REPORT INCID ENT TILL 6-19-93. HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH INFECTION IN HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING SIDE PLATE BOLTS ON SHAKER WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON STEEL BEAM.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CARRYING A TIMBER AND TRIPPED OVER THE MINER CABLE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER PERFORMING SPOT BOLTING OPERATONS NEAR THE CORNER OF A PILLAR BLOCK. THREE PIECES OF SMALL ROCK FELL WHEN THE DRILL STEEL WAS PUT AGAINST THE MINE ROOF CAU SING BRUISING INJURIES TO HIS SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND LEFT ANKLE. THE ATRS AND CANOPY WAS SET. THE ROOF HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SCALED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING PIECES OF 2' X 8' SHEET METAL THROUGH A MANDOOR WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE METAL AND MANDOOR.

HE TOLD COMPANY THAT HE DIDN'T GET HURT ON JOB, THEN SAID LATER THAT HE GOT HURT SETTING WATER PUMP.

MAN WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF MASONIC SLOPPED HE TRIPPED ON A WIRE CABLE & SLAMMED HIS BACK

WHILE WORKING ON VALVE, STEAM & WATER ESCAPED STARTLING EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO RUN AND FELL ON KNEE.

WHILE ON #2 CONVEYOR BELT THE EMPLOYEE GOT HUNG IN A PIECE OF FIRE SENSOR LINE WHICH TWISTED HIM & PULLED HIM OFF THE BELT

EMPLOYEE WAS PITCHED OFF A CONVEYOR AND CUT BOTH HANDS WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIS FALL. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, CAUSING A STIFF LEFT SHOULDER, NECK AND BACK. HIS BACK WAS ALSO BADLE BRUISED.

HE WAS WELDING ON THE SKIRT BOARD IN THE SHAKER BOX ON #60 BELT. HE WAS WEARING A TANK TOP SHIRT AND HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS ON HIS NECK, ARMS AND PARTS OF CHEST.

HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS CAR AND WHEN HE PUT HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG, HIS KNEE POPPED.

NO PARTICULAR INCIDENT CAUSED INJURY. CUMMULATIVE STRAIN ON BACK. WENT TO DR ON 6-16-93. WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-21-93 WAS FIRST DAY OFF BECAME A REPORTABLE ON 6-21-93.

WORKING ON NORTHWEST 95 DRAGLINE HAD HAND ON BOLT ATTACHED TO DRUM HAND SLIPPED OFF FELL BACKWARDS INTO CABLE WHEEL HIT RIGHT SIDE OF BACK CHEST AND SHOULDER X RAYS TAKEN ALL NEGATIVE REST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING DIRT WHICH HAD ACCUMULATED AROUND THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYOR WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE HIT A ROCK WITH THE SHOVEL CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JAM HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS HIT BY A ROCK, WHEN HE DISLODGED IT FROM THE ROCK SEPARATOR. BROKE ONE TOE ON LEFT FOOT, AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES IN LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO STEP UPON DRILL AND LEFT KNEE GAVE IN AND SPRAINED IT.

A COAL CAR CABLE BROKE, LETTING A COAL CAR RUN AWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON A COAL CAR, TO TRY TO STOP THE RUN AWAY COAL CAR, WHEN HE FELL DOWN THE LADDER.

MEN WERE SETTING THE STONES TO SPLIT WITH HAMMERS. APPARENTLY THE STONE INJURED SET WAS NOT STABLE & FELL ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING BELT LINE FOR P.M.

RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK INJURED IN LOWER BACK FRACTURING THE L-2 VERTEBRAE.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING ON THE #7 OVERLAND CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT AN INJURY TO HIS STOMACH. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST WORKDAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 9-4-93

ON 5-28-93, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A LARGE ROCK FROM TAILPIECE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP. HE MISSED NO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATEMNT AT THAT TIME. FIRST DAY OF MISSE D WORK 6-16-93. EXPECTED TO BE OFF WORK AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UPRIGHT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MINE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

WHILE ARRANGING CABLES TO ATTACH TO BOTTOM OF FUSE BOX, ELECTRICITY ARCED, BURING HANDS. (FUSE BOX WAS TURNED OFF.)

CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY, EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HARD HAT, BECAUSE OF HEAT. COUPLER VIBRATED LOOSE, FELL OFF OF DRILL ONTO EMPLOYEES HEAD, RESULTING IN INJURY.

INJURED EXPERIENCED BACK PAINS, INSTRUCTED TO NOT WORK FOR 2-4 WEEKS BY DR. THIS IS A RESULT OF INJURY FROM 1-24-92. THIS INJURY WAS REPORTED TOMSHA (7000-1) ON 2-12-92.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A FUEL TRUICK A PAIR OF RUBBER GLOVES THAT IS USED WHILE REFUELING FELL UT ON THE RUNNING BOARD WHEN THE DOOR OPENED WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE RUNNING BOARD HE SLIPPED ON A GLOVE LOST HIS ALANCE FELLTO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS SIDE

SHOVELING FALL OFF MATERIAL UNDER CRUSHER #611- TWISTED TO LEFT SIDE TO THROW MATERIAL- SUFFERED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

WHILE OPERATING A RAM CAR EE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN THE CAR RAN OVER A ROCK.

WHEN HE RAISED HIS CANOPY A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK FELL & IT ROLLED OFF THE CANOPY HIT HIM ON THE LEG CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE DRILL CONTROLS THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE HEAD INJURY

VICTIM WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT BUMP AND GOT SEVERE PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAN ROCK DUSTING, SLINGING ROCK DUST, STATED HE TWISTED HI LOWER BACK.

HE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER- HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TORE HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING TRUCK, FOOT SLIPED, KNEE HIT FUEL TANK.

EMPL WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HIS RT LOWER LEG WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER CAR & THE FRAME OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.HIS LEG WAS PINCHED AS HE DROVE THE CAR INTO THE FEEDER TO UNLOAD.EMPL SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION THE THE ANTERIOC SURFAUR OF HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG & A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT THIGH LATERAL TO THE MID.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS FRONT END LOADER AND WAS SUMMONED BY I.NAME TO DRIVE FROM THE VICINITY OF THE WASH PLANT TO THE AREA NEAR THE DREDGE. EN ROUTE HE RAN OVER AN UNSEEN BOULDER. THE END L OADER BOUNCED, JARRING HIM SIDEWAYS. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE FELT PAIN IMMEDIATELY.

THE MAN WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A 6 INCH ACTUATOR ON TO A BUS WHEN HE LIFTED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE LIFTED A 4IN PIPE & STRAINED HIS BACK

HAUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS PARKED UNDER SHOVEL BEING LOADED. A ROCK BOUNCED THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYE EWAS OPERATING DOZER PUSHING UP CLAY. EMPLOYEE GOT OFF DOZER AND WAS WALKING OT PLANT. HE STEPPED ONA SOFT SPOT AND TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

PUTTING HEAD DRIVE MOTOR ON DRIVE MOVING 75 HP MOTOR WHEN HE PULL LIGIGMENTS IN LOWER BACK.

ON 6/16/93 THE MAN CLAIMS HE WAS LIFTING A ROLLER & LATER FELT A PAIN. THIS CASE WAS ACCEPTED AS A OCCUPATIONAL ON 7/23/93.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN A RIB ROLL KNOCKED HIM TO MINE FLOOR.

EE CLAIMS SHE A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HER ON THE FACE WHILE SHE WAS HELPING TO DRIVE A VALVE SHAFT OUT OF THE SLEEVE THE METAL WAS PIECE THAT CAME OFF THE HAMMER THEY WERE USING METAL HAD TO B E SURGICALLY REMOVED SHE AND ONE SUTURE ON OUTSIDE OF CHEEK AND 5 INSIDE. LOST ONE DAY.

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE WORKING ON A HAULAGE TRUCK IN THE PIT AREA HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF ROCK OF BELTLINE WHEN HE LIFTED A ROCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK.

BOLTING TOP AND SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CONT. MINER CABLE PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER ADOMEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSERT BOLT IN THE MASTER PAD ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF A CAT D-9 DOZER. THREE TRACK PADS WERE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE RIGHT FORK OF THE FORKLIFT. WE FELL THE FORK SLIPPED OFF THE GROUSER, CAUSING THE RIGHT FORK TO SPRING OFF ITS RAIL AND FALL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FOOT.

WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO POSITION A SPOOL VALVE EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 06-24-93

EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE SEAT ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR. HE DID NOT REMOVE HIS HAND FROM UNDER THE SEAT BEFORE HE SAT DOWN. HE PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN SEAT ADN SHUTTLE FRAME.

INJURED WAS HANGING CABLE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINSST FEEDER BRUISED & STRAINED RT SHOULDER & ANKLE

MAN WAS OPERATING COAL DRILL IN #2 HEADING. COAL FROM BLAST DETONATED IN #6 CROSS CUT BLEW OUT BACK OF SHOT AND STRUCK MAN AS HE WAS COMING OUT OF #2 HEADING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE WITH A HAMMER AND HAMMER BOUNCE OFF, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND ON EDGE OF RAM CAR.

BACKED INTO A ROCK WITH LOADER WAS TAKING A BUCKET OF GRAVEL UPTO THE TRAP ON CONVEYOR & WHEN BACKING UP TO GET ANOTHER BUCKET BACKED INTO A ROCK DIDN'T SEE IT.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE IN THIS SECTION OF THE MILL, IT AFFECXTED HIM AND CAUSED HIM PAIN IN HIS ACHEST WITH POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF ASTHMA, BESIDE THE SUFFERING ITCHING ON HIS SKIN.

PUTTING AN IMPELLER ON A PUMP WHEN EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT WRIST ON SHARP EDGE OF IMPELLER CAUSING A LACERATION

EE WAS LIFTING UP A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE TO TIE UP WHEN HE FELT A STRAINING IN HIS STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING THE BELT LINE. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE AND HIS LOWER BACK.

REPAIRED LEAKING WHEEL CYLINDER ON AN ON HIGHWAY TRUCK. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BRAKE DRUM AND IN CROUCHING DOWN TO REATTACH BRAKE DRUM STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING A ROCK TRUCK WITH A HIGH PRESSURE STEAM WASHER. HE PASSED THE WAND OVER HIS RIGHT SHOE INJECTING HOT WATER INTO HIS SHOE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHEARERING MACHINE, WALKING APPROX. TWO SHIELDS IN FRONT OF THE SHEARER, WHEN HE LAYED HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF THE 2 1/2" WATER HOSE ON TOP OF THE SPILL BOARD AND THE SH EARER DRUM THREW A ROCK WHICH HIT HIM ON THE END OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE BELTLINE IN HIS 4 WHEEL MANTRIP AND STOPPED TO PERFORM SOME MAINENANCE. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF, THE MANTRIP MOVED, CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROO F.

MAN WAS FOLDING BELT FROM FLAT CAR ONTO BATTERY SCOOP. WHILE DOING SO, HIS BAC STARTED HURTING. NO SPECIDIFIC INCIDENT SUCH AS SLIPPING, FALLING, ETC, OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING JACK A CAR ON TRACK AT THE 12 EAST MAIN TRACK SWITCH HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF A CRIB BLOCK WHEN A PIECE OF STONE 2" X6" X18" FELL FROM RIB AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS.

WHILE LIFTING A METAL COVER BACK ON MINER (CONTINOUOUS) EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A CABLE THAT PROVIDES POWER FOR THE BELT DRIVE, AND THE INJURED STRAINED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY AROUND THE HIP AREA IN DOING SO.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING VENTILATION DOORS TO GO INTO THE REUTRN AIRWAY AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. ]