EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO SHARPS QUARRY TO SERVICE A CAT 621 SCRAPER FOR MCCLINTON-ANCHOR COMPANY.HE WAS OPERATING A 1989 FORD F700 WITH A HIAB 173 SPEED LOADER BOOM HOIST WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENE D.HE WAS USING THE HOIST LIFTING A 29.5X35 (APPROXIMATELY 900 POUND) TIRE OFF THE REAR OF THE SCRAPER. WITNESSES AT THE SCENE REPORTED HE HAD JUST CHANGED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND HAD MOVED TH
Mining Incidents in September 1993
All MSHA-reportable mining accidents in September 1993, sorted by severity. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities
- 9
- Total incidents
- 2,174
- Period
- September 1993
Top operators this month
- 01 Jim Walter Resources Inc 45 incidents
- 02 Drummond Company, Inc. 35 incidents
- 03 Costain Coal Inc 30 incidents
- 04 Magma Copper Company 20 incidents
- 05 Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Company 19 incidents
Most recent 500 incidents
Showing the 500 most recent of 2,174 incidents this month. All fatalities are included and listed first.
WHILE REPAIRING A 10HPH ELECTRIC MOTOR AND WIRING IT UP AFTER REPAIR A HOT WIRE WAS PLACED ON GROUND AND EMPLOYEE TOUCHED MOTOR WHILE POWER WAS ON RESULTING IN DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION.
A FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN ABANDONED SURFACE MINE WHERE LAND RECLAMATION WAS BEING PERFORMED. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE D9N DOZER OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF THE MACHINE AND ROLLED OVER (1 1/2 TIMES) THE SLOPED EMBANKMENT (APPROX. 60 FT) WHERE HE HAD BEEN PUSHING DIRT OVER A 35 FT HIGHWALL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS FOUND PINNED UNDER THE ROLL O
DECEASED TRUCK DRIVER FOR QUALITY SERVICES WAS LOADING CEMENT FOR HIS TRAILER #47-638 IN BAY #1,WHEN HE REMOVED THE BASKET (SCREEN) FROM HIS TRAILER HATCH.HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 1 2 FEET TO THE GROUND LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND STOMACH.
DECEASED BACKED OFF ROOF EDGE WHILE APPLYING ROOF COATING.
HE TOOK A GUARD OFF NO. 2 BELT LINE TAKE-UP FOR WHAT REASON WE DO NOT KNOW, RESULTING IN HIM BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN TAKE-UP STATIONARY ROLLER AND BELT, RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. HIS JOB WAS A BELTMAN.
A LARGE SECTION OF ROOF FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' THICK AND 20' IN WIDTH CRUSHING THE JUMBO DRILL WITH VICTIM INSIDE.
A LARGE SECTION OF ROOF FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' THICK AND 20' IN WIDTH CRUSHING THE JUMBO DRILL WITH VICTIM INSIDE.
UNLOADING BAGS OF POWDER FROM STORAGE TRAILER ONTO PICKUP TRUCK. APPARENTLY PULLED PICKUP TRUCK AWAY FROM STORAGE TRAILER SO AS TO CLOSE DOOR ON STORAGE TRAILER. PICKUP TRUCK WAS APPARENTLY LE FT IN GEAR (REVERSE) ROLLED BACKWARDS PINNING WORKMAN BETWEEN STORAGE TRAILER AND PICKUP TRUCK, CRUSHING HIM.
INJURY ALLEGEDLY HAPPENED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK ALTERNATOR AND THE WITNESS ALLEGEDLY ENGAGED THE STARTER INJURING TH EEMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING SIDING ON THE MILL BUILDING (20' X 26" METAL). EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SECTION OF SIDING.
THE MECHAINC WAS REBLAUNG AN OIL COOLER HYD ON THE MACHINE. THE OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING HIM ON THE OBERATION THE MACHANIC DECIDED TO START THE MOCHING WITHOUT REPLACING THE FAN GUARD COVER THE OPERATOR NOTICED LEAK CLOSE TO THE FAN AND DECIDED TO ADJUST ONE BOLT CLOSE TO THE FAN HIS RH COME IN CONTACT WITH THE FAN LOST HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A FEED CYLINDER ON DRILL THEY HAD TO LIFT THE CYLINDER INTO PLACE. WENT TO THE DR ON 9/29 AND BEGAN LOSING TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE BELT SPLICE WHEN HIS LEFT RING FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SPLICING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE HELPING TO LIFT THE RAW DEPARTMENT MOTOR HAS BEEN OFF SINCE 10-01-93
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A COPUS BLOWER INTO A TWO WHEELED CART-WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO CART INJURING STOMACH. NOTIFIED OF MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10-1-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING HIS HAUL TRUCK WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE TRUCK DOOR CLOSED ON HIS FINGER.
HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A LARGE DESK FOR CLEANING. HERNIA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN TO LOSE TIME UNTIL 5 OCTOBER 1993.
ON 9-21-93 THE INJURED WAS PUSHING ON A HOIST CABLE COVER ON A CRANE AND FELT A PIN. ON 11-29-93 HE UNDERWENT SURERY. BECAME AWARE OF LOST TIME ON 12-9-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CLEVIS ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. APPARENTLY, HE HAD HIS THUMB IN THE PIN HOLE AS HE HELD THE CLEVIS AND WHEN HIS HELPER HIT THE SHACKLE PIN, IT SEVERED OFF THE END OF HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING A CASING FOR SCREW CONVEYOR.
THE INJURED PERSON WAS KNEELING IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A TWIN BOOM ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WITH HIS FEET HANGING OUT OVER THE REAR EDGE OF THE MACHINE. HE TRAMMED BACKWARDS CRUSHING HI S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BOTLER AND COAL RIB. HE SUSTAINED AN AMPUTATION OF 1/2 OF BIG TOE AND FOUR SMALL TOES FROM LEFT FOOT.
ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 9-21-93.
ROLLING A PIECE OF STEEL TO MAKE A SEAL DRIVER. TAIL CAUGHT GLOVE AND PULLED IT INTO ROLLER. AMPUTATED TOP 1/2 OF LITTLE FINGER. CRUSHED RING FINGER.
INFECTION URINARY TRACT HERNIA RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA.
WITH A HELPER, THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A V-BELT DRIVE ASSEMBLY WEIGHING ABOUT 100 POUNDS, FROMA PUMP SHAFT DOWN TO THE GROUND. A DISTANCE OF ONEFOOT WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.
EE WAS RELOCATING A LARGE 150 HP MOTOR. HE SUFFERED A STRAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE THE LARGE MOTOR. THE RESULT WAS AN EMBILICAL HERNIA. THE EE ELECTED TO HAVE THE OPERATION DURING THE SLOW SEA SON. THE OPERATION WAS PERFORMED 1-17-94.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 7 GALLON WASH BUCKET WHILE EXITING CONTROL ROOM. HE STEPPED DOWN FROM DOORWAY & FELL FORWARD STRAINING GROIN.
INJURED WAS HAND PULLING A 5 GAL WATER KEG 45 VIA A 3/4 INCH ROPE FROM GROUND LEVEL TO THE DRAGLINE CAB 40 FT AS HE REACHED THE HAND RAIL TOP WAWITH THE KEG AND BEGAN TO MANUALLY HOIST IT OVER THE HAND RAIL, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE PIPELINE REMOVING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS INFORMED HE COULD HAVE A POSSIBLE HERNIA .
INJURED WAS PREPARING TO LOAD RAILCAR. AS HE DESCENDED FROM THE LOADING PLATFORM TO THE TOP OF THE RAILCAR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OR TWISTED AND HE FELT AN PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING A DRESSER COUPLING ON A 6IN WATER LINE & AS HE WAS LIFTING THE WATER PIPE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE DID NOT STOP WORK UNTIL 09-20-93
EE PULLED RIGHT GROIN WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK ON 7-31-93 BUT WORKED UNTIL 9-7-93 WHEN HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR A HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A ROCK OVER CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PINCH IN HIS GROIN AREA.
EE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON THE LEFT SIDE ON A CONTINUOUS MINER TO EXPOSE A HOSE FOR REPAIR. HE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM THE COVER. AS HE WAS PULLING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS L OWER LEFT ABDOMEN. EE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED FOR WORK. HE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9-08-93.
ON THE 3RD, WHILE ASSISTING IN THE RESETTING OF THE PORTABLE PLANT, INJURED WAS MOVING 12 X 12 X & 4 X 6 WOODEN BLOCKS & PULLED HIS ABDOMINAL MUSCLES, HE DIDN'T FEEL BAD & DID NOT NOTIFY HIS S UPERVISOR UNTIL THE 7TH WHEN HE HAD TWISTED & TURNED HIS BODY WHILE HE WAS TURNING A SCREW JACK ON THE PLANT & HE POPPED IN HIS UNBILICAL AREA. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON THE 7TH, RESTRICTED ON W
CONVEYOR V BELT JAMMED AND EE WAS PULLING ON V BELT TO TRY TO FREE JAM WHEN BELT BROKE LOOSE AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOREFINGER IN BELT SEVERING AT THE 1 ST JOINT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A 4' ROOF BOLT BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE BOLTER ON THE TOP OF THE WHEEL ON BOLTER. THE TIRE WAS WET & THE BOLT SLIPPED OFF TO THE SIDE CAUSING THE MAN TO FALL ALL HIS WEI GHT ON HIS RIGHT ARM WITH HIS WEIGHT COMING DOWN ON HIS ARM ON THE BOTTOM IT BROKE HIS ARM ABOUT 4" TO 5" ABOUT HIS WRIST BOTH BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LETTING ATRS DOWN AND WAS STILL UNDE RIT WHEN IT CAME DOWN CATCHING HIM ON THE BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING SCOOP & BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF TOP
EMPLOYEE STANDING NEAR COAL RIB WHEN ROCK FELL OFF ROOF AND SLID DOWN RIB STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LOWER LEG.
WHILE BACKING THE DOZER THE DOZER DROPPED INTO A 2' DRAINAGE DITCH BUILT IN THE PIT TO DETOUR HIGH WATER TABLE.
EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK ON 9-30-93 COMPLAINING OF HISEYE BURNING, HE COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-4-93 AND ON 10-5-93 HE HAD AN ACCIDENT REPORT FILED BY H IS FOREMAN STATING HE DID NOT KNOW HOW METAL ENTERED HIS EYE LID, HE ALLEGES THAT HIS ONLY POSSIBLE ANSWER WAS THAT ON THE NIGHT PRIOR TO HISLEAVING WORK HE PASSED BY A SCOOP OPERATOR THAT
INJURED BEGAN MISSING TIME ON SEPT 30,1993 AND MISSED 5 DAYS FROM WORK.
EE WAS GRINDING A DRILL BIT. WHILE EE WAS GRINDING THE DRILL BIT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
STEPPED OFF EQUIPMENT ON ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
WHILE MINING HE WAS WORKING ON THE 2-5 FLOOR AND HIS CHIPPING HAMMER WAS STUCK IN A TIMBER UP ABOVE HIM. HE PULLED ON THE AIR HOSE TO GET THE HAMMER SO HE COULD GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE. WHEN THE HAMMER CAME DOWN IT HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE SUMP AT THE SULFURIC ACID SUMP AFTER HE HAD REMOVED A SECTION OF GRATING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE LIFTING IT ONTO HEAD OF MINER FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING THE TOP WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE RIB AND SCRATCHED HIS BACK.
PULLING METAL PIPE, STRAINED LEFT GROIN AREA.
FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK VICTIM ON NECK AND BACK.
EMPLOYEE TRAMMED GOODMAN 360 LOADER OUT OF MOTORBARN SWITCH & PARKED IT. THEN MOVED 27-TON LOCOMOTIVE UP BEHIND LOADER TO GET EMPTY COAL CARS. WHEN TURNING TROLLEY POLE OF LOCOMOTIVE THE LOA DER DRIFTED BACK & THE BOOM HIT MAN IN THE BACK FORCING HIM DOWN IN MOTOR.
EE WAS COMING DONW LADDER ONTO CRUSHER PLATFORM ON COARSE CRUSHER 5TH FLOOR. THERE APPARENTLY WAS OIL AND WATER MIXED ON THE FLOOR. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND SLID UNDER A PIPE CAUSINGTWIST TO LIGHT KNEE.
TRIPPED BY RE-CYCLE PUMP & LANDED ON RIGHT HAND THERE WAS SOME UNSTABLE GROWTH(ROCKS) CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & FALL
INJURED WAS WALKING BESIDE A LOADING MACHINE ADN TRIPPED OVER THE SEAT. A SMALL KNOT CAME UP ON HIS LEFT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. HE DIDN'T SEE DR UNTL 12-3-93 AND DIDN'T MISS ANYWORK UNTIL 12 -15-93.
EMPLOYEE AS CLIMBING ON PRENTICE 180C LOADER AT BREAK TIME AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE WA ROOF BOLTING, TRIPPED ON RIB RASH AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE FLOOR.
EMPL WAS CONSTRUCTING A TEMPORARY BRATTICE WHEN THE TOP BOARD FELL STRIKING HIM N THE CHEST CAUSING HIM TO FALL & INJURE HIS NECK & BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/7/93 WHEN HE TOOK HIMSELF TO MD.
DRILLING, DRILL VIBRATE, LOOSE ROCK FELL HIT ARM AND LEGS.
INSTALLING A SECONDARY CHUTE WHEN A CHUTE DOOR SWUNG AROUND STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST CAUSING A BRUISING CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTING TO MOVE "ROCK SPLITTER" FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER POCKET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.
INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A 4" PIPE COUPLER WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3'X3'X0" TO 3" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN A ROOF BOLT & THE RIB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE #2 ENTRY STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHILE HE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES FROM T HE S&S MODEL 482 SCOOP,POSSIBLY CAUSING A FRACTURE.
WHILE CARRYING THE MACHINE BACK FROM THE FACE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE RAIL. THE MACHINE HE WAS CARRYING FELL ON HIS SHIN. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO SUPERVISION ON 10-2-93 HIS NEXT SCHEDUL ED SHIFT WAS 10-6=93.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN #4 ENTRY, THAT THE MINER CABLE HAD A LOOP IN IT ABOUT 5'. HE REACHED DOWN, GOT THE CABLE TO THROW IT OVER WHEN HE STARTED TO HURT SEVERLY IN THE LOWER GROIN AREA.
EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND FEEDER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF DOZER AND WAS LOOKING OVER THE HOLLOW FILL AREA. EMPLOYEE FELT HIS HAND STINGING LIKE A BEE STING. WHEN HE LOOKED DOWN AT THIS HAND, IT WAS BLEEDING.
EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO EXTEND CURTAIN & WHEN DRAW BACK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LID FROM THE TOP OF AN OIL DRUM.PINCHED SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN LID OPENER AND LIP OF LID.
EE WAS DISCONNECTING THE NUMBER TWO DRIVE COOLER AT KLIN NO. SIX WITH AN AIR PRESSURE HAND TOOL, WHEN SUDDENLY THE AIR LINE PIPE CAME OFF FROM THE OTHER LINE CONNECTION, HITTING HIM ON THE CHI N.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE 395 SHOVEL FROM THE TRACK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING TROUGH RUBBERS INTO PLACE WHEN PRYBAR CAUGHT ON BELT & THEN STRUCK HIM ON THE COLLAR BONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STUCK ROCK WITH HIS RT HAND IN THE #5 TAIL PIECE AT THIS TIME ANOTHER ROCK CAME OVER THE HEAD DRIVE STRIKING THE RT HAND CUTTING THE RING FINGER BEHIND THE FINGER NAIL ALMOST INTO
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM BELT ROLLED ROCK OFF BELT, ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50LB BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
PLEASE ADD 7 DAYS TO RECURRENCE TO THIS ACCIDENT REPORT. NO NEW INCIDENT OCCURRED SINCE ORIGINAL 7000-1 WAS FILED.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT PIN FROM HINGE OF OLD BELT IN ORDER TO ADD NEW PIECE OF BELT & ACCOMPLISH LENGTHING BELT FOR A BELT MOVE PIN CAME OUT FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED WHIPPED UP & STRUCK INJU RED N LEFT EYE CAUSING ABRASIONS & CONTUSIONS TOLEFT EYE LID
002-0 SOUTH MAINS SECTION BELT ENTRY, EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING A BELT EXTENSION. HE WAS CARRYING RIGID BELT STRUCTURE (42") AND STRAINED BACK.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP CRIB BLOCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10-8-93 DUE TO THIS INJURY.
KICKING BARGE OUT (LOADED BARGE) CHECKING STERN OF BARGE END WHEN LINE FILED ON CAVEL NOT LETTING LOOSE OF LINE IMPACT CAME OUT OF END OF LINE CAUSING INJURY TO HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE ON ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SIDE.
THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX ALONG A CATWALK. INJURED EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A GASH ON HIS LEFT KNEE THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MISS TIME ON 9-30-93. NO INJURY WAS REPORT. EMPLOYEE TOLD DR IT WAS RELATED TO AN INJURY WHICH OCCURED O 4-2-93. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT BACK TO WORK AS OF YET.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT INTO THE TOP. HE TURNED & SAID THAT WAS WHEN HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.
WHILE OPERATING THE 10TH SOUTH CONT. MINER A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND HIT INJURED ON THE RIGHT FOOT.
ON 9-29-93 EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A COOLER. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A WORK CART HE OVER-EXTENDED HIS ARM WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE CART HANDLE. HE WAS TREATED FOR BICIPITAL TENDONITIS, RIG HT SHOULDER AND RELEASED FOR REGULAR WORK. ON 4-6-94 HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB FOR SURGERY AND IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY.
EE WAS SETTING BITS ON MINER WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL HIT LEFT INDEX FROM THE BIT
ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT 2 PIECES OF PIPE & THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE. FINISHED WORKING SHIFT & HALF OF NEXT DAY. LEFT WORK THINKING HE HAD FLU. WENT TO HOSPITAL & FOUND COLLAPSED LUNG. DR. INDI CATED HE BLEW HOLE IN LUNG FROM STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SPLIT SET BOLT. THE DRIVER HUNG UP CAUSING THE JACKLEG TO SPIN. EMPLOYEE WAS JERKED AROUND UNTIL HE TURNED THE MACHINE OFF. EMPLOYEE RETURNED 10-4-93 FULL DUTY THEN HAD A RELAPSE.
WORN BIT
WHILE MOVING A BULK HEAD IN RAILROAD CAR, THE EE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE. WAS USING A PRY BAR AT TIME.
SUBJECT WAS USING HAMMER TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT HD LODGED IN CHAIN FEEDER. BRUISED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH WOOD HANDLE OF HAMMER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET TIMBER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE.
WHILE LIFTING PLANK UP TO PUT ON PLANK JACKS, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. AS DESCRIBED BY EE.
WAS STANDING ON SHAKER (NOT RUNNING) WITH 2 OTHER MEN REPLACING SAFETY GUARD. I BELIEVE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.
EE WAS HANGING ON TO TAGLINE WHEN IT BROKE AND HE FELL BACK BANGING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A I BEAM.
WALKING DOWN HILL TO PIT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING LARGE WOODEN BLOCKS INTO A CRAT E BLOCKS WEIGHED APPROX 35POUNDS EACH WHILE STACKING BLOCKS HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
CABLE FOR MINER PULLED OUT IN HAULWAY, WHILE PULLING CABLE OUT OF HAULWAY INJURED FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK & ELECTRICAL SENSATION IN BOTH LEGS.
WHILE CLEANING SHUTTLE FLOOR, EE LET BIN DOOR SLIP OFF HIS HAND AND MASH HIS FINGER.
TRAVELING UP #3 BELT ON A SCOOP OPERATOR MADE CONTACT WITH HALLWAY TIMBERS WITH THE SCOOP DECK THE TIMBERS WERE KNOCKED OVER WITH SCOOP DECK & ROCK FELL 2X4X2 STRUCK HIM ON SHOULDER HEAD & SID E
EMPLOYEE WA REPAIRING #3 CLINKER BREAKER. HE STRUCK BEARING LOCK NUT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. AWKWARD POSITION AND EXCESSIVE USE OF SLEDGE HAMMER RESULTED IN STRAIN OF ABDOMINAL WALL.
KILN SUPERVISOR WAS INSPECTING THE KILN (INSIDE) WHILE IT WAS DOWN. CRAWLING OVER A PILE OF KILN BRICK HE STEPPED OFF PILE. FEET SLIPPED ON HULL OF KILN FALLING FORWARD HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. FALL BROKE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OFF A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSISNG HIM TO SLILP BACKWARDS, WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE AREA OF THE STAIRCASE #5 A STONE OF THE STAIRCASE WAS DISPLACED AND ONE OF THE PARTICLES HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BELT FROM SUPPLY WAGON AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ROLLS HE STEPPED ON THE CAT WALK & HIS KNEE LOCKED UP & THEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE.
EE WAS PUSHING ON BAR DRILL TO RELOCATE AND HAD BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING HYDRAULIC HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER, WHILE PLACING METAL LIDS ON THE BOLTER, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
HURT BACK LIFTING
INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE BELT ROPE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ROPE STRIKING THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPLITTING STONE & A ROCK SLID DOWN & HIT THE HEEL ON LEFT FOOT. IT WAS A FRACTURE.
CAUGHT RT HAND IN MOVING BELT
EMPLOYEE DOWN WHILE WALKING UP LONGWALL FACE IN 140 TO 130 SHIELD AREA INJURING LEFT KNEE.
UNLOADING 150' OF SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OF PERSONAL CARRIER, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING ON THE REAR OF THE ANFO TRUCK TO REPAIR IT. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER HE FELL BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND BUMPER WITH THE BUMPER CATCHING HIM UNDER THE RIGHT ARM PIT RESULTING IN PROBABLE FRACTURETO THE 8/9TH RIHFIX AND A SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP A RAMP (CATWALK TO THE CRUSHER HOUSE WHEN HE GOT TO THE END OF THE RAMP HE STEPPED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT ONTO ANOTHER CATWALK, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HIS LEFT ANKLE FOL DED UNDER HIM.
COMING DOWN FROM SCALPED DECK TO #22 CONV TURNED LEFT ANKLE ON A ROCK
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CAP FROM AN ACID TANKER & STRAINED HIS BACK INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON OCT 07,1993
LIFTING REBAR GOT MUSCLE SPASM.
CLIMBING LADDER ON DREDGE LEFT FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE-IMPAIRMENT - NONE
CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS INSPECTING CONE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE BRUSINING HIS RIBS AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE ROOF BOLTER WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY & TWISTED HIS KNEE EMPLOYEE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10-12-93 HE WAS SEEN AGAIN ON 10-19-93 & IT WAS DETE RMINED THAT HE NEEDED TO SEE A SPECIALIST FIRST DAY OUT 10-19-93
BREAKING CUT OF LIMESTONE WITH LOADER HELPING. THE CUT BROKE AND TILTED BACKWARD. BRIAN FELL FORWARD OFF OF CUT ABOUT 5 FEET TO THE QUARRY FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF MINER, TRYING TO PULL A RIPPER HEAD JACK OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET WITH A ROPE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS.
SAWING SLATE STONE,TURNING STONE TO BE SAWED,SLID ON SHARP EDGE.
EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF SUB SOIL FROM A SPOIL DANK LODGE AS HE BACKED TO THE LODGE WITH HIS BED IN THE RAISED POSITION THE DIRT LODGE GAVE WAY AND THE TRUCK TUMBLED BACKWARD APPROX. 40 FT LAN DING ON ITS TOP. HE WAS ASSISTED FROM THE CAB OFTHE TRUCK HE ASCENDED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING IDLER ON B-5 BELT. IDLER IS UNDER CHUTE AT TAILPULLEY AREA; IDLER MUST BE TURNED IN DIRECTION OF BELT TO REMOVE AND REPLACE. AREA VERY TIGHT. POSSIBLE TO REMOVE SKIRTING OR CUT BELT SO IDLERS AREA EASIER TO REPLACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WIRE CLOTH ONTO HANGERS AT OUR SCREEN BUILDING, FELT A STIFFNESS IN HIS BACK BUT CONTINUED TO WORK, THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING STOCK PILE TRUCK FROM 57 BIN WHEN HE OPEN THE BIN THE HANDLE STUCK CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK PULLING ON HANDLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR A SKIRT ON SCALP ON BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT LEG
THIS EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE TWISTED TO PICK UP A WELDING ROD.
INJURED ALLEGED HE WAS DROPPING THE HEAD OF THE ROOF DRILL(HE WAS OPERATING FROM A KNEELING POS ITION) WHEN HIS LEG SLIPPED AND WENT UNDER THE HEAD CAUSING THE HEAD TO SUPPRESS HIS LEG AGAIN ST THE BOTTOM.
DIRT BLEW INTO THE EYE WHILE OPERATING A LOADER (RELOADING TRUCKS WITH MATERIAL).
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO ROLL BELT, WHEN HE LIFTED THE ROLL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A MOTOR & PREPARING TO COME OUT OF A SWITCH TO GET ON A TRIP OF LOADS. AS HE WAS COMING OUT OF THE SWITCH HE WAS STRUCK BY AN ONCOMING MOTOR. MAN RECIEVED A PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.
EE HAD RT HAND RESHING ON THE PIPE GUARD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MINER WHEN CAR CAME IN AND BUMPED MINER THE RT MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED BROWN THE PIPE GUARD AND SCRUBBER COVER FIRNGER REQUIRED ST ITCHES.
EE WAS HELPING PUT A FLAT TIRE INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHEN FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL HIT ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
WHILE CHECKING OUT FEEDER CHAIN IN (JAW) TOM STAMPER STEPPED ON AN OVERSIZE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS FOOT HAD BEEN OPERATED ON 9-17-93 FOR INGROWN TOE NAIL SO HE WAS FAVORING THIS FOOT SOMEWHAT.
MACK MCCOY JR. ALONG WITH OTHER CREW MEMBER RODE SLOPE TRIP INTO MINES. WHEN MACK MCCOY JR. ATTEMPTED TO STEP OFF OF MINE CAR HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND CAUSI NG A POSSIBLE FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HIP.
WHILE MOVING PINNER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELLA ND STRUCK HIM ON HI SHEAD AND NECK. THERE WAS NOT SIGN OF PHYSICAL INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 160 TON COAL HAULER IN THE D PIT. AFTER HE WAS LOADED, HE PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE PIT VIA THE D 1 RAMP. HE DROVE INTO A WATER DRAINAGE DITCH THAT HAD BEEN CUT THE SHIF T BEFORE, JAMMING HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED WITH BACK HURTING THE REST OF THE SHIFT, BUT NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED AT THAT TIME.
CLEANING RIB WITH SCOOP WHEN IT RAN OVER ROCK JAMMING HIM DAOWN ON SEAT AND TOP OF CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CAR HOIST ROPE AND BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE ROPE AND A FRAUD WIRE PENETRATED THE SKIN. THE KNEE BECAME INFECTED AND THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10-6-93, AND WAS ABSENT FROM WORK ON 10-7-93.
EE WAS WALING IN THE TUNNEL WHILE PUSHING A SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL HIT A SEAM IN THE CONCRETE CAUSING THE SHOVEL HANDLE TO HIT EE IN THE SIDE.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD FINISHED CLEANING BELT-HEAD AND WAS LEAVING WHEN HE STEPPED ON 8" WATER LINE AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AUTO-GREASER.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CATERPILLAR D-9 AND WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE ARM OF THE DOZER BLADE. HE JUMPED FROM THE SIDE ARM TO THE GROUND WHICH WAS APPROX. THREE FEET. HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
WHILE OPERATING SCOOP, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO FEEL SOME PAIN & DISCOMFORT IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EE MISJUDGED STEP FOR INTERING CRANE. SPRAINED L LEG SCRAPER RIB CAGE SORE HEAD.
LOWER BACK STRAIN LOST TIME INCCIDENT STARTING 9/28/93.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCRAPER ON A HEAD DRIVE WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT FOOT BRUISING IT
PUMPING OUT TUBE & FELL IN A BROKEN SPOT IN THE PALLETS ON THE GROUND.
EE WERE TAKING A PART A FRAME STUCCO HOUSE IN ORDER TO SALVAGE THE LUMBER. EE WAS PRYING OUT A WINDOE FRAME SOME OF THE STUCCO CHICKEN WIRE GAVE WAY AND FELL HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEA D THE WIRE CUT HIS EAR HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR AND RECIEVED 8 STITCHES.
INJURED PARTY WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE BACK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS PULLING A MUSCLE N HIS CHEST & BACK
SMOKE INHALATION EMPLOYEE WAS IN BASE OF DRAGLINE WELDING & WAS OVERCOME BY SMOKE FUMES.
MISSING TIME AGAIN FOR TENDER AND SWOLLEN ANKLE.
SLIPPED ON ROCK SCREWER INJURED KNEE
INJURED WAS CARRYING 2 BUCKETS OF PLASTER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. INJURED SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN TO HIS BACK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS BACK ON THE BELT STRUCTURE. ACCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY CLASSIFIED AS A FIRST AID CASE BUT IT BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT WHEN INJURED BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-4-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOIVNG PUMP PACKING WITH PACKING REMOVAL TOOL WHEN TOOL BROKE. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON BACK.
LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HANG PULLED GROIN AREA
EMPLOYEE TOOK 30 LB. BOLT DOWN TO JAW, WHERE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON JAW. SAT DOWN TO SUPERVISE AND WHEN HE TRYED TO GET UP HE COULDN'T HARDLY MOVE.
LIFTING OXYGEN BOTTLE OVER ALOAD OF ROCK DUST & STRAINED HIMSELF
EE WAS CLEANING RAILROAD TRACK AREA NEAR DRYERS. HE WAS SHOVELING AROUND SWITCH AND NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE WORK DID NOT INVOLVED ANY HEAVY LIFTING. HE REPORTED INJURY ON 9-28- 93.
CRUSHER MAINTENANCE MAN WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON IMPACT CRUSHER LOST HIS BALANCE & BELL OVER PROTECTIVE GUARD RAIL TO GROUND LANDED ON RT FOOT & BROKE HEEL BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE CHANNEL BAR WHEN IT "BLEW-BACK" AND A PIECE OF GRANITE (OR DUST) LODGED IN HIS EYE, OR JUST SCRATCHED.
HE WAS PULLING ROCKS OUT OF THE JAW THAT DAY. SOMETIME THAT DAY HE PULELD HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THAT DAY OF WORK AND THE NEXT DAY.
BETTY E CUSTARD WAS TRAVELING THE TIGHT SIDE OF 430 CONVEYOR, CARRYING HER WATER JUG. HER BELT OR WATER JUG HUNG SOMETHING AND SHE FELL HITTING HER HEAD AND BACK ON A BELT ROLLER.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT ON PUMP HOUSE TO BRING IT TO THE BANK, WHEN THEY STARTED LIFT ING ANCHOR. INJURED HAD A PIN IN HIS RIGHT HIM &LEG.
WHILE TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLTS, HE PULLED ON RATCHET IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ALLEGEDLY VICTIM WAS BENDING OVER TO OPEN VALVE ON #3 BUNKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DUST OUT OF RAIL HOPPER CAR WHEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE FROM SIDE CAUSING DUST TO RUSH OUT AT HATCH.
PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK WHILE LOOSENING BOLTS TO REPLACE SCREENS ON WET WASH PLANT
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN 85 TON HAUL PAC DOWN A 7% GRADE LOADED W/ORE AT APPROX 15MPH EMPLOYEE BECAME UNCONCIOUS FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A RT TURN & DROVE INTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INJURED IN CRASH HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL DUE TO MEDICAL PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS BY PHYSICIAN AS CHRONIC BRONCHITIS EMPHYSEMA & HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
TAPPING SPROCKET SEGMENT INTO PLACE PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF & HIT NECK CUTTING NECK
EMPLOYEE SET AN IMPACT WRENCH ON RIM OF RUBBER TIRED DOZER. WHEN HE WENT TO PICK IT UP TO USE IT, IT FELL ON LEFT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS TIEM IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A FRONT END LOADER IN THE PIT AS HE WAS GREASING THE LOADER HE HAD TO REACH OVER ONE OF THE TIRES TO GREASE & HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER BACK ON 09-17-93 THE EMPL OYEE WAS LIFTING CONCRETE CHUNKS INTO A LOADER BUCKET ON A STREET PROJECT IN NEW ULM & HURT HIS BACK HIS BACK FELT BETTER IN A COUPLE DAYS & HE NEVER WENT TO A DOC FOR THIS INJURY
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING NEW SPARE BALL MILL TTRAMMEL FRAME BY OVERHEAD CRANE AS HIS PARTNER WAS CHANGING SLINGS INJURED FELT STRAIN ON LOWER BACK WHILE HOLDING FRAME FROM MOVING
OPERATING 966 LOADER STOCKPILING. HIT A HOLE WHEN THE SUN OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW. FELT SIMILAR TO ELECTRIC SHOCK TO LOWER BACK, WHEN BENDING & STEPPING WITH RIGHT FOOT OR USING RIGHT LEG IT FEELS LIKE AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING PIPE GATE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STEPED BACKWHILE REPAIRING A MILL SHAFTAND STRUCK HIS LEFT HEEL ON A PUMP SHAFT ON FLOOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TAKING HEAD OFF 8X10X21 GOYNE PUMP, THE HEAD SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
OPERATOR WAS IN DRIVERS SEAT OF A CATAPILLAR 988 FRONT END LOADER. GLASSES FELL FROM HIS FACE TIRED TO CATCH THEM LEAVING MACHINE GO OFF SPAD.
EMPLOYEE NEEDED PINS WELDED ON BUCKET SO HE TOOK HIS FEL550 INTERNATIONAL TO THE WELDER HE SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN GOT OUT OF MACHINE & WAS LEANING AGAINST THE DOOR WHEN THE NYLON STRAP ON THE D OOR BROKE & EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 6FT
WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT DOWN OFF LOADER, THE WIND BLEW DUST AND DIRT IN HSI EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF A FUEL TRUCK & TURNED HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING BACKFILL MATERIAL TO DUMP AREA BULLDOZER HAD LEVELED DUMPED MATERIAL LEAVING 21/2FOOT BERM TRUCK BACKED OVER BERM ONTO PLATEAU & INTO WET MATERIAL RT REAR WHEELS SANK & TR UCK ROLLED 180DEG ONTO TOP SEATBELT WAS FASTENEDBUT WAS NOT SNUG OPERATOR WAS WEARING HARD HAT OPERATORS HEAD HIT TOP OF CAB & WAS CUT BY HARD HAT SUSDENSION
THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING ONE END OF A STEEL H-BEAM AND STARTED WALKING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK AND FELL BACKWARDS AND CORNER OF H-BEAM PUNCTURED LEFT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A FUEL TANK IN AN MG SET. AS THE TANK SLIPPED INTO POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE'S SECOND INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND FRAME OF THE UNIT AND THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MIENR BY REMOTE CONTROL INT HE #8 HEADING. WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL. IT HIT HIM ONT EH SIDE OF HTE NECK AND LEFT ELBOW.
WHILE DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP & BRUISED GROIN AREA
WHILE PUTTING CONVEYOR CHAIN TOGETHER ON MINER, METAL USED TO TAKE UP SPACE BETWEEN BOOM WALL AND CHAIN CAME OUT. CAUSING JEFFERY TO BE STRUCK BY HAMMER AND METAL.
HE WAS BOLTING #5 ENTRY AND HIS CANOPY HUNG ON A STRAP AND WHNE IT CAM ELOSOE, STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
RIDING MANTRIP OUT SIDE AND HIT ARM AGAINST TOP.
CARRYING A STEEL DOOR, HIS LEG SIMPLY BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 3-WHEEL MANTRIP WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A HOLE IN THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND & STRIKE HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS RT HAND EMPLOYEE DID N OT SEEK MEDICAL ATT ENTION UNTIL 10-04-93
INJURED WAS BENT OVER PICKING UP A 2" SUPER STEKO LINE TO THROW IT OFF A CABLE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
INJURED'S LEFT THUMB WAS TWISTED WHEN THE WHEEL BARROW THAT HE WAS PUSHING OVERTURNED. INJURED DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 1-12-94.
VICTIM HT A POT HOLE IN MINE FLOOR WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL REAR PIN IN THE RAM JACK ON A SHIELD WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RAM JACK AND THE HOLD DOWN. EMPLOYEE IDD NOT START LOSING TIME FROM WORK UNTIL 9/30 /93. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.
WAS LOADING 4 X4'S ONTO THE SCOOP WHEN ONE BOUNCED OVER AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SCOOP BUCKET SURFACE AS HE WAS LIFTING 4' CRIB BLOCK OVER HIS HEAD WHILE BUILDING A CRIB.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A 245 CAT BACKHOE ONTO TO A CAT HIGHLIFT HE STEPPED ONTO THE TIRE OF THE HIGHLIFT WHICH WAS MUDDY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF TH TIRE AND HE FELL ON THE TIRE. THIS FALL INJURE D HIS KNEE.
TURNED A ROCK OVER AND IT BROKE OFF AND A SMALL PIECE HIT HIM IN THE EYE RIGHT EYE.
3 SO CONTINUOUS MINER SECTION THE FIRST ROOF STRAP WAS BEING INSTALLED BY THE MINER BOLTERS THE OPERATOR SIDE BOLTER HAD HIS HOLE DRILLED INTO THE ROOF 39IN & WAS ADDING ON EXTENSION AUGER WHE N A PIECE OF TRAINGULAR SHAPED PIECE OF SANDSTONBROKE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ATRS & THE LAST PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORT SANDSTONE FELL & PUSHED HIM INTO THE SIDE OF THE MINER FACIAL FX
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE POWER CENTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP & STUCK HIM ON THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING INTO HIS OPERATOR'S DECK ON HIS MOTOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG. RETURNED TO WORK ON 5/19/93. STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 9/27/93.
WHILE PREPARING TO MOVE PINNER TO A NEW PLACE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.
HE WAS RIDING IN SCOOP BUCKET AND HE STARTED TO SLIDE AND HE GRABBED END OF SCOOP BUCKET AS THE SCOOP HIT A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM CATCHING HIS FINGER RINDER SCOOP BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCOOP DUSTER WITH ROCK DUST AND WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK DUST UP HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE SHOVELING RIBS ON 001 SECTION THE EMPL SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAID HE TWISTED WITH A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE RIB LOCATED IN #2 CROSSCUT BETWEEN THE BELT AND TRACK ENTRIES ON 3 RIGHT WHEN RIB ROLLED AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY, INJURING HIS BACK AND SIDE . THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN WALKING CLOSE TO THE RIB TO AVOID A MUD HOLE LOCATED IN THE CROSSCUT.
GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAD JACK AND BOOM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING OVER THE 42 INCH SEWER ON THE FINES SUMP TO CHECK THE FINES ELEVATOR WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A BEAM EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 10-11-93 MEDICAL REPORT JUST RECD TO COVER INCIDENT
A FEED CHUTE PLUGGED OFF AT THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER ELEVATOR-THIS MAN WENT TO THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR TO PUNCH OUT THE CHUTE W/A BAR. THE ELEVATOR EMPTIES INTO THE CHUTE-THE ELEVATOR WAS NOT SH UTDOWN. THE PUNCH BAR BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR BUCKET & THE TOP EDGE OF THE ELEVATOR. CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT HAND, SML FINGER, AS THE HAND WAS CAUGHT HOLDING ON TO THE BAR.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE SIDE OF A CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT SLIPPED AND FELL AND HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOU LDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN ARM AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING AROUNG BOLT MACHINE, HE TWISTED LOWR PART OF LEG.
CLIMBING DOWN DRILL DECK SLIPPED HURT RT ARM
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A LARGE BOLT IN PLACE WITH A JACK HE RELEASED THE JACK TO RESET HIS BOARD THE BOLT FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND REPAIRING SHOE OF 2570 DRAGLINE
BUMPED KNEE WHILE CLIMBING UP ON HOPPER LADDER.
EE STEPPED ON FLAT BAR TO REPOSITION WEAR PLATE TO ENSURE PROPER ALIGMENT. WHILE LIFTING WEAR PLATE EE STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE HYDRAULIC PRESS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS BACK INJURY WAS A RECURRENCE OF AN INJURY HE INCURRED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
WHILE WORKIGN HE FELT SOMETHING GO INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE STAGELOADER AT THE HEADGATE OF THE LONGWALL WHEN A STEEL YIEDABLE LEG, KPOSITIONED UNDER ONE END OF A ROOF SUPPORT RAIL, KICKED OUT FROM AN ELEVATED LEDGE ON WHICH THE BASE OF THE LEG WAS PLACED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK BY THE YIELDABLE LEG.
EMPLOYEE STATES: THAT A CO-WORKER WAS LIGHTING A TORCH USING HIS STRIKER, THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS BELT. WHEN HE LIT THE TORCH THE EMPLOYEE'S PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOTH THIGHGS. AN AREA APPROX 6" LONG ON BOTH LEGS.
EE WAS CARRYING WEDGES. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND LANDED ON HIS BACK, BRUISING IT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE STEPPED OFF OF CRANE AND TWISTED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING STEEL LINER PLATE INTO CHUTE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A REFUSE TRUCK DOWN A HILL WHEN HE HAD A COLLISION WITH A LOADED PAN (SCRAPPER) THAT WAS COMING UP THE HILL.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE A SHOVEL THROWING POWER CABLE INTO CABLE BOAT. IN THE PROCESS SHE LIFTED ON TURNED THE WRONG WAY PULLING A MUSCLE IN HER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING BETWEEN RAILROAD HOPPER CARS TO GET TO OTHER SIDE. AS HE STEPPED DOWN OFF DRAW HEAD HE STEPPED ON ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS EXCAVATING FOR GRAVEL IN LENOX AL WHEN HE WAS ASSAULTED BY A NEST OF YHELLOW JACKETS IN HIS EFFORT TO ESCAPE MORE STINGS HE RAN WILDLY TRIPING & FALLING INTO THE PATH OF A FALLING TREE HE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSION SEVERAL LACERATIONS& NUMERSON YELLOW JACKETS STINGS
WET SCREENING COAL SLURRY. LIFTING 5 GALLON BUCKET OF COAL SLURRY AND POURING IT ONTO SCREENS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD & BOUNCED THE OPERATORS HEAD IN TO THE CANOPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A PRODUCTION HOIST ROPE WHEN HE FELT A KNOT COME UP IN THE LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF DRILL PLATFORM AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
LOADING ROCK DUST ONTO MAC8 STRAINING LOWER BACK.
INJURED BUMPED HIS THIGH WHILE WASHING FLOORS IN THE CONCENTRATOR. THIS CAUSED INTERNAL BLEEDING AND REQUIRED SURGERY.
PERSONNEL HAD COMPLETED RELIGNING SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE FINGER GATES & EMPL WAS CLOSING THE CHUTE ACCESS DOOR. HE LEANED HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE DOOR IN ORDER TO INSERT THE CLOSURE WEDGE & I N DOING SO STRAINED HIS BACK.
A STEEL WEDGE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BETWEEN THE BOWL & BOWL LINER ON A CRUSHER WHEN THE WEDGE WAS DISLODGED IT FLEW OUT & HIT EE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE AREA
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF METAL AND TRIPPED,T HE PIECE OF METAL FELL ON IS LEFT HAND. THE HAND IS BRUISED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PUMP FROM THE FLOOR TO A PALLET RACK APPROX 12 INCHES OFF THE FLOOR.
THE HOSE OF THE EE GREASE GUN WAS PULLED BETWEEN A TROUGHING IDLER AND CONVEYOR BELTING. BEFORE HE COULD LET GO THE EE ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IDLER AND BELTING QUICKLY RETRACTING HIS ARM H E RECEIVED AT A LACERATION ABOVE HIS ELBOW.
ON 9-27-93 EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS MUSCLE UNDER LEFT ARM WAS HURTING. HE CLAIMS ON 9-24-93 HE WAS OPERATING EXPLORATION DRILL AND PULLED THE CLUTCH LEVER WITH LEFT ARM, H E FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT. EMPLOYEE WORK 9-27 AND MISSED OWRK 9-28 AND 29. NOTE: SUPERVISOR WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 9-27-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN HIS DRILL, DRILLING BESIDE THE HIGHWALL. WHILE DRILLING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL, HITTIGN EMPLOYEE'S CAB AND PINNIG HIM INSIDE OF THE DIRLL. THIS RESULTED IN HE AD INJURIES (FRACTURED SKULL), AND LEG AND SHOULDER INJURIES.
EE WAS SPLICING THE 1 BELT LINE. THE BELT BROKE AND STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT EYE.
SLIPPED ON SHOP FLOOR LOWER BACK PAIN FDO 1-21-94
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN AND BURNING IN RECTUM.
EE SLIPPED OFF MIXER, BUMPED HIS ELBOW.
INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING ON 4160 CABLE AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
DOLPH WAS WALKING BESIDE THE 6L25W BELTDRIVE. HE STEPPED ON SOME WET COAL FINES. HIS LEFT LEG SLID FORWARD HYPER-EXTENDING HIS LEFT KNEE.
PULLING TOGETHER A BROKEN BELT USING BELT PINCH BOARDS COME-A-LONG & ROPES WHILE EE & OTHER CREW MEMBERS WERE PULLING BELT TOGETHER THE BELT PINCH BLOCKS SLIPPED EE JUMP OUT OF WAY WHILE JUMPI NG HE HIT HIS RT KNEE ON SOMETHING
WHILE OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE SECTION, CAUGHT COVERALLS ON A ROOF BOLT, PUSHING HIM BACKWARD AGAINST THE PERSONNEL CARRIER.
INJURED PERSON WAS CLEANING THE RIGHT RIB WITH LOADER WHEN THE DIGGING HAND HUNG INTO THE RIB THROWING THE OPERATOR OFF THE LOADER SEAT AND SOMEWAY STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER HE SAID.
OPERA TOR WAS RUNNING CAT 966 LOADER APPLYING LIME TO ORE ON HEAP LEACH PAD
EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE 6L25W BELTDRIVE. HE STEPPED ON SOME WET COAL FINES. HIS LEFT LEG SLID FORWARD HYPER-EXTENDING HIS LEFT KNEE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING IN THE TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE THEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EE HAD A STRAINED MUSC LE IN HIS BACK. EE WASN'T LIFTING OR CARRYING ANYTHING.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS PAIN GOT WORSE AFTER SHOVELING THE AROUND THE STAGELOADER THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM THAT EE HAS HAD WITH HIS BACK THE DATE STATED IN ITEM 6 IS THE DATE THIS BECA ME REPORTABLE
EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND FROM BENCH & HIT A SHARP 2" FLAT STEEL PLATE WITH HIS R HAND CUTTING HIS 1ST INDEX FINGER & HAND.
ON TOP OF LADDER AT SECONDARY PLANT BY MAGNET REACHING TO REMOVE STEEL OFF MAGNET. LOST FOOTING FELL OFF LADDER. RIGHT FOOT HIS A STONE, BROKE BONE IN TOP OF FOOT.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO 50 TON WABCO TRUCK. IT WAS FOGGY & THE STAIRS WET. HE SLIPPED & FELL BACK TO THE GROUND, SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE UNLOADING 50 LB. BAG OF INDIA MICA FELT PAIN IN NECK AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FUNNEL IN THE PRIMARY WHEN HE PICKED UP THE PICKAXE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WITH THE METAL.
INJURED WAS GRINDING THE BOTTOM OF A TOOL BOX THE TOOL BOX WAS SET AGAINST A SHOP FABRICATED METAL STAND AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE THERE WAS ALSO A 6INCH NYLON SLING ATTACHED TO THE TOOL BOX TO PRE VENT A SUDDEN FALL THE INJURED WAS GRINDING THE ROUGH EDGES SO THE TOOL BOX WOULD SET LEVEL ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE TOOL BOX SHIFTED PUSHING THE METAL STAND OUT & TIPPING IT OVER ON THE EMPLOYE
A ROCK WAS LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER, BOTH TRUCK DRIVERS STOPPED TO HELP DISLODGE A ROCK OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER. WHILE PRYING AGAINST THE ROCK A PRY BAR CAME LOOSE DROPPED THROUGH THE MESHED F LOORING HITTING THE FLY WHEEL, CAME BACK THROUGH THE FLOORING & STRIKED INJURED ACROSS THE CALF, CUTTING HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 55-GAL BARRELS OF WASHING CHEMICAL.
INJURED AND COWORKERS WENT TO THE DINNER HOLE TO PUT SOME PARTS UP AND TO GET PARTS FROM THE TOOL BOX. AFTER OPENING THE LIDE TO THE TOOL BOX, INJURED WAS PUTTING SHUTTLE CAR TIPS IN THE BOX W HEN THE LIDE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS MOVING A BALL CART TO EMPTY IT WHEN WATER SPALSHED OUT OF CART ONTO FLOOR MAKING IT SLIPPERY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.
PRINCIPAL & A COWORKER WERE INSTALLING A FLOOR SUPPORT ON THE 2570 DRAGLINE THE SUPPORT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A GEAR & WAS PROPELLED INTO THE AIR STRIKING THE PRINCIPAL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE PRINCIPAL RECEIVED A BROKEN LEFT JAW BONE
EMPLOYEE WAS AT FACE OF #5 ENTRY. HE WAS STRAIGHTENING A BOLT AND STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS AT BUILDING 400 WHEN HE STEPPED BACK & HIS FOOT WENT BETWEEN THE ROLL & A SPROCKET THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT CONSIDRE PORT T THE PLANT DISPENSARY FOR TREATMENT ON OCT6 HE WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH A SYSTEMIC INFECTION AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY BECOMING INFECTED
AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, WAS THE RESULT OF THE EMPLOYEE HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO EYE-EASE II EYE DROPS. THE EMPLOYEE HAD FOREIGN MATTER IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO A FIRST AID STATION A ND USED THE EYE DROPS, WHICH DIALATED HIS PUPIL. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED FOR AN ABRASION TO HIS CORNEA. THE DR. WOULD NOT RELEASE HIM FOR DAYS, BECAUSE FOR AN ABRASION FROM RE
EMPLOYEE WAS ARC WELDING ON SHOVEL BOOM SHIPPER SHAFT & AREA THROUGHOUT HIS ENTIRE REGULAR & OVERTIME SHIFTS ON 09-24-93 WHILE AT HOME SYMPTONS OF ARC FLASH EXPOSURE PROMPTED EMPLOYEE TO SEEK MEDICAL AT TENTION & HE WAS EXCUSED FROM HIS 09-2 5-93 SCHEDULED OVERTIME SHIFT UPON INTERVIEWING EMPLOYEE RE SPECIFIC INCIDENT COULD BE DETERMINED AS AN ACUTE CAUSE INSPECTION OF THE HOOD & L
DAVID TIM WOMACK WAS OPERATING A SCOOP AND JAMMED HIS NECK AGAINST A "T"-BOARD.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS TIGHTENING ON AXLE CAP BOLT & THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BODY
WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A TRACK MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER A WRENCH SLIPPED FROM A FITTING CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS THUMB AND HYPEREXTEND IT. THIS CONTINUED TO HAVE SOME PAIN PERSIST IN THE THUM BE AREA RESULTING IN SURGERY TO DISCOVER AND CORRECT THE INJURY ON 10-28-93, OF WHICH IS THE FIRST LOST WORK DAY.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE END OF A MINE SUPPLY CAR WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN THE COUPLINGS IN ORDER TO CONNECT THE CARS TOGETHER THE INJURY WAS NOT DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10--04-93 W HEN INJURED ASKED FOR MEDICAL TRETMENT NO NEW INJURIES OR OCCURRENCE HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE ABOVE DATE LAST WORK DAYS BEGAN 10-04-93
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE HE WAS PALLETIZING STONE A PIECE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE AND HIP.
ON 9-23-93 HE WAS DRILLING A VERTICAL HOLE AT THE QUARRY WITH THE 16' DRILL WITH THE AIR HAMMER ON IT. HE BENT OVER TO PULL THE DRILL UP A LITTLE TO DISLODGE ANY SAND ABOVE THE DRILL BIT. AS HE DID SO HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-25-93 WHEN HE WENT TO HIS DR WHO SAID HE HAD ALOW BACK INJURY AND WOULD BE OFF WORK. HIS LAST DAY WORKED WAS 9-24-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING FROM 966 LOADER HE WAS OPRATING AND SLIPPED ON STEPS. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET BUT FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK WITH A HAND LIGHT BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
INJURED STATED HE WAS PUTTING MOMORAIL UP ON LONGWALL WHEN DUST FELL OFF RAIL & WENT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR, HAULING COAL FROM NO. 6 LEFT GOING TO THE MINER HE WAS THROWN OUT OF HIS SEAT WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY.
EE WAS LOADING A TOOL BOX INTO A RAILRUNNER, WHEN HE SET ON END UP AND STARTED TO PICK THE OTHER END UP, THE BOX SLIPPED, CATCHING THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STI TCHES.
AT BREAKTHROUGH, BETWEEN #2 AND #3 ENTRYIES, EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AROOF BOLTER TO SET 3RD BOTL IN ROW WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON TOP OF HIM....
12B LONGWALL SECTION THE BOTTOMS WERE WET ALONG SIDE THE STAE LOADER & A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WAS LAYING ON THE BOTTOM EE WAS REACHING ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HANG UP A CABLE WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPE D & HE FELL TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 09-27-93
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING ON 3RD FLOOR IN PREP PLANT AND STEPPED INTO A FLOOR DRAIN. THE JARRING ACTION OF THE EMPLOYEE STEPPING INTO THE DRAIN APPARENTLY CAUSED THE EMPL TO STRAIN HIS UPPER BODY. EMPL DID NOT START MISSING WORK TILL10/1/93.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON THE BACK CAR OF A MUCK TRAIN WHEN THE CAR DERAILED & WHILE TRYING TO CATCAH HIMSLEF FRACTURED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE MECHANIC HELPER TRYING TO REMOVE A SCREW FROM A CAT (CATERPILLAR) HIT THE SCREW WITH A SLEDGE A PARTICLE OF METAL FLY OUT & INBEDDED ITSELF IN RT SIDE OF HIS CHEST RETURNED TO WORK SOMEDAY MAY HAVE OPERATION TO REMOVE IT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAULPAK AND WAS BEING LOADED AND THE LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED A LOAD IN THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK ROCKED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO JAR IN HIS SEAT AND THE SEATBELT MADE CONT ACT WITH HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE, THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10/01/93.
INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND CUTTING & BRUISING MIDDLE FINGER.
AS EMPLOYEE PICKED A PIECE OF 6" DRISCO PIPE OFF OF A PIPE DOLLY THE TONGUE SWUNG DOWN STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT FRACTURING TWO TOES.
EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE STANDING ONA CONVEYOR BELT COVER, PERFORMING CLEANUP DUTIES, AND FELL APPROX 4' STRIKING HIS SHOULDER AND UPPER BODY ON HANDRAIL AND GRATE FLOORING.
SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING CAUSE FLAME TO BURN BACK OF SIDE AT THE RT ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW
WHILE HELPING WORK ON A BULLDOZER, THE INJURED STEPPED FROM THE FENDER PLATFORM TO THE TRACK, SLIPPED GRABBED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICHBROKE OFF. AND HE FELL ON THE TRACKS. HE STRAINE D HIS BACK.
EE WAS LEAVING MACHINE FOR RESTROOM PURPSES SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP APPROX. FOUR FEET FROM GROUND FELL.
WHILE WORKING ON THE FINAL DRIVE OF A D-10 BULLDOZER. THE FLANGE FELL ON THE INJURED'S FOOT AND BROKE A BONE.
LIFTING A PUMP FROM BARGE AND HANDING IT TO ANOTHER EE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING BACK IN SHOP AREA AND HIT HIS LEFT HEEL ON A PUMP SHAFT THAT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR.
INJURED & COWORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE ACROSS ROADWAY THEY HAD BEEN PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY & AS THEY LIFT ED THE CABLE T O BE HUNG INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 09-28-93 BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 09-29-93
EE WAS WELDING ON SHOE OF 2570 DRAGLINE-WELD FLASH BURNED HIS EYES.
ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE HE WAS MOVING 5'TIMBERS IN #5 HEADING SETTING UP A PILLAR WITH BREAKER TIMBERS. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT WHEN EMPL LIFTED & ATTEMPTED TO TOSS THE TIMBER EMPL FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WAS HELPING ELECTRIAN WORK ON ROOF BOLTER & SAID PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS OPERATING CONTINUES MINER AND WHILE TURNING TO BACK MINER FROM FACE AREA. EE FELT SOMETHING TWINGE IN HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE CAR STRUCK A HOLE IN MINE FLOOR AND JOLTED HIM.
INJURED MEPLOYEE WAS KNEELING NEAR THE CONTINUOUS MIENR WHEN A SECTION OF ROCK 2"X12"X2'-3'. FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGTH THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG MOTHER BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SLOPED SURFACE, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED ALLEGES THAT ON 9/23/93 HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM WHEN DESCENDING STAIRS IN WASKPLANT & INJURED BACK. THEN ON 9/26/93 HE SLIPPED OFF STEP WHILE MOUNTING A TEREX 3308 END DUM P GOB TRUCK & ALSO INJURED HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 09/28/93. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 09/29/93.
INJURED WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED ON A ROCK.
EE STATED THAT HE LIFTED A 5 GALLON CAN OF HYDRAULIC OIL TO PUT IN FEEDER AND HURT HIS BACK.
SUPPORTED EE WAS LOADING ROCK DIRT MACHINE IN SCOOP BURFIT AND THE TRUCK OF THE LOOP ACCIDENTLY PIP UP BUCKET PINNING EE AGAINST TOP.
EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL AND UPON LIFTING EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP & LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A SHOVEL OUT FROM UNDER A LINE POWER BOX AND AS HE JERKED ON THE SHOVEL AFTER IT BECAME CAUGHT HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING BOLTER AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT TO THE RIB.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ONT EH BELTLINE WITH A CHAIN RATCHET, WHEN THE HANDLE SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
INJURED WAS LHOOKING HYDROLIC CHAIN SAW UP ON SCOOP AND TWISTED BACK. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPEND 9-23-93 EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK OR GO TO DR UNTIL 9-29-93.
INJURED PROPPED UP A 2 INCH PIN ONTO THE SIDE OF A MACHINE AND THE PIN FELL OVER AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND THIS IMPACT CUT HIS HAND AND CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO A BONE ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL END OF SHIFT AND WAS TAKTETANUS SHOT.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF CONVEYOR. HE SAID LADDER WAS IN USE AND HE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT- TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE.
WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A SPACER (CRIB BLOCK) THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.
SUBJECT WAS WORKING ON A PILE OF BELT-STRUCTURE. FEET SLIPPED CAUSING SUBJECT TO FALL ON METAL OBJECT HITTING RIGHT SIDE IN LOWER BACK REQION CAUSING INJURY TO BACK & LEG.
TWISTED KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OFF LOADER, CARTILIGE AND LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AROUND TAIL PIECE AND SAID HE HAD SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND SAID HE COULDN'T DRAW A DEEP BREATH, ALSO SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP TO THE UPPER HILL TO TURN THE WATER OFF AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A TIMBER ACROSS THE BELT CATWALK AT 5 LEFT DRIVE. THE END OF THE TIMBER HIT THE CATWALK CAUSING IT TO SLIP OUT OF HIS HAND. THE TIMBER STRUCK THE EMPLO YEE ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
INDIVIDUAL WAS TRAMMING MINER OUTBY LAST OPEN BREAK, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS INJURING HIS FOOT. THE SIZE OF THE ROCK WAS 1 1/2" THICK X 3 1/2' WIDE X 4" LONG.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING 1" HOLE IN ROOF WHEN DRILLS TEEL BROKE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LOWER LEFT SIDE.
INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOTLER WHEN PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF ROCK THAT FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS. AFTER STRIKING HIS HEAD THE ROCK SLID DOWN HIS BA CK. INJURED SUFFERED CONTUSIONS ON HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS PUSHING DOWN ON TROLLEY POLE FOR JEEP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEES WERE WELDING ON THE SHOES OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE. THE WELD FLASH BURNED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP FLOOR CARRYING A WATER HOSE. THE FLOOR WAS SLIGHTLY WET. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL TIMBERS ON THE 672 PILLAR SECTION WHEN A COAL RIB ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNTRARPING A MACH TRUCK TARP HUNG ON BOLT. HE CLIMBED UP TO UNHAND TARP WHEN HE GOT OF FSTEPPED IN HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
SPRAINED HAND WHEN TRUCK HIT A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT HIS HAND.
SMALL FIRE AT ENGINE--SMOKE INHALATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE SHEAR WHEN HE WAS USING A RATCHET TO TAKEBOLTS OUT OF SHEAR THE BOLT WAS VERY TIGHT (HE HAD TO USE A PIPE ON THE RATCHET TO LOOSEN BOLT) & WHEN IT LOOSENED SUDD ENLY HE STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN PIPE & THEFRAME OF THE SHEAR(SPLINT)
EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS MOVING A FLOOR BUFFER DOWN SOME STAIRS WHEN SHE TWISTED HER BACK.
EE WAS DRIVING R85 TRUCK & HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON DOOR HANDLE THE R85 WAS BEING WORKED ON & THE 992 LOADER HAD PICKED THE BACK OF THE TRUCK UP & THE TRUCK FELL OFF OF THE LOADER BUCKET
HE WAS WORKING ON A S&S TRACTOR THAT WOULDNT TRAM HE HAD WORKED ON IT ALL DAY & COULDNT GET IT TO DO ANYTHING HE WAS TROUBLESHOTT ING THE PANEL WHEN HE PUSHED A CONVEYOR IN & IT JUMPED BACKWAR DS & HIT HIS LEG HE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND BEHIND IT
EMPLOYEES WERE WELDING ON THE SHOE OF THE 2570 DRAGLINE. WELD FLASH BURNED HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE GOT WELD FLASH REFLECTION OFF OF SURROUNDING SHINY METAL.
PUTTING OIL IN RAM AT CRUSHER
HE WAS HELPING LIFT PARTS (REAREND HAVING ) FROM STORAGE BUILDING AND HE GOT A PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF ABDOMEN.
WHILE FILLING HYDRUALIC TANK OF HI LIFT PATENT WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HURTING LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS UNDER ROTARY DRILL STTEMTING TO FREE THE INTERMEDIATE PROPEL CHAIN. WHEN CHAIN MOVED, EE MOVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY-IN DOING SO STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF FACE AGAINST STRUCTURAL SUPPORT BEAM -CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT EYE LID AND POSSIBLEBONE CHIP/STRAIN/SPRAIN,CERVICAL.
EE ALLEGES RE-INJURY OF 3/12/91 BACK INJURY RESULTING FROM HIS POSITION ON THE SHOP FLOOR WHILE WELDING ON A TRUCK FRAME.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING A ROLLER OFF AN INCLINE BELT WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED DOWN THE EMPLOYEE'S BOOT.
I REPEATEDLY SLEDGE HAMMERED ON THE CRUSHER TRYING TO TAKE THE TOP OFF IT DID NOT MOVE HAND WAS SORE ALL WEEK AND DID NOT GET BETTER .
PRINCIPAL WAS OPERATING A HANDHELD AIR CHIPPER TO REMOVE CERAMIC TILE FROM A SLUICEWAY IN THE PREPLANT THE TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING THE PRINCIPAL RT HAND TO CONTACT A SHARP EDGE OF THE TILE PRINCI PAL RECEIVED SIX (6) SUTURES
MAN WAS OILING ROLLS WHEN HE GOT DIRT IN HIS RT EYE HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL THE NEXT DAY HE HAD THE DIRT REMOVED BY A DOC & HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON THE DAY FOLLOWING HIS DOC AP POINTMENT
INJURED WAS RIDING IN OPERATIONS COMPARTMENT OF "DOCKBILL" AS A PASSENGER OPERATOR OF DUCKBILL. WENT THRU A SWITCH AND DID NOT KNOW OF 10-TON MOTOR COMMIT FROM OTHER DIRECTION.
EMPL STATED HE WAS HANGING HIGH LINE, FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK.
HAULING GRAVEL WITH TRCUK AND BELLYDUP. BELLYDUMP TIPPED TIPPING TRUCK HE WORKED ALL DAY 10-4-93 BUT TOLD FAREMAN HE WOULD NOT BE BACK TUNIL HE SAW A DR AS HE HAD NUMBNESS TO HIS LEFT SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GRATES IN A 10X10 BALL MILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LUMBAR BACK STRAIN & IT WAS FELT THAT IT WAS AN EXASPERATION OF AN OLD INJURY HE W AS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST & ON 10-04-93 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THIS INJURY WAS A NEW DISC INJUR & IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE PUMPING STATION PUMPING WATER INTOT HE WATER WAGON AND THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE WATER WAGON. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 9-27-93 AND DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL THAT TIME.
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSELF (TO PREVENT A FALL) WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REPLACING SECTION OF PIPE OVER CLEAN COAL FILTER. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF FILTER, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK OR SIDE, CAUSING SHARP PAIN AND TROUBLE BREATHI NG.
EMPLOYEE DRIVING WATER TRUCK AND WAS HIT BY SCRAPER MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A ROCK TRUCK LADDER AND MISSED THE HANDRAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 637 SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR LEVER BAR AND BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE MESH SCREEN OF THE CAGE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OXYGEN TANK DOWN THE STEPS WHEN THE TANK SLIPPED & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD ON TO IT HE PULLED THE MUSCLE IN HIS ARM. THIS HAPPENED IN THE CLEANING PLANT AT THE TIP PLE.
IN PIT AREA DISMOUNTING LAODER SLIPPED AND FELL ONDEBRIS IN FLOOR OF LAODER. THEN FALLING OUT OF LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING SUPPLIES ON 09-21-93 WHEN HE STEPPED ON LOOSE COAL,TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.HE PERIODICALLY HAS FELT PAIN AND IS NOW MISSING WORK DUE TO ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON #5A BELT, HE THREW A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD & COAL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD REPLACED A PUMP ON THE FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER AND WAS REPLACING A LID WHEN THE LID SLIP TO ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE TOP. AFTER POSITIONING BOLTS A ROCK FELL FROM THE LEFT RIB AND TOP AREA NEAR THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD, NECK AND BACK AREA.
AS EMPLOYEE GOT OFF THE BATTERY MOTOR HE WAS ON HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE. HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT BUT THEN LATER HE WAS MOVING THE COUPLER ON THE BATTEY MOTOR FROM SIDE OT SIDE AND HIS BACK STA RTED BOTHERING HIM MORE. THESE INCIDENTS RESULTED IN A BACK SPRAIN CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
AS EE WAS MAKING A CABLE SPLICE; THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT.
INJURED WAS LIFTING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS TO PUT THEM ON BOLTER TRAY WHERE HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE CALLED IN & REPORTED HE WAS HAVING MUSCLE SPASUMS & WOULD BE OFF A FEW DAYS. HE THEN LATER WENT TO DOCTOR & SAID HE WAS HURT ON THE JOB.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING WOODEN TRACK TIES OFF OF A SUPPLYC AR LOCATED 3 X-CUTS OUTBY THE END OF MAIN C TRACK. WHILE LIFTING ONE TRACK TIE, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.
EMPLOYEE DROPPED A CROSSTIE ON THE RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TROLLEY POLE ON A TRACK MACHINE & WHEN HE WAS CUTTING THE INSULATION OFF THE TROLLEY POLE WIRE THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE WIRE CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON T HE PALM OF THE LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN A KNEELING POSITION AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS KNEE POPPED.
UNDERGROUND IN A SCOOP RAN INTO A CRIB THAT WAS BUILT ON ROAD WAY
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING FRESH WATER PROBES AT THE SUMP WHEN HE STEPPED BACK INTO A HOLE IN THE GRATING CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE AGAINST THE CONCRETE WALL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER HE WAS TREATED & HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 09-27-93 HE WAS TREATED AT THE CLINIC & TAKEN OFF THE JOB FOR A POSSIBLE SEPARATED RT SHOULDER & IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY
INJURED WAS DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR. AFTER DUMPING COAL AT THE FEEDER HE STEPPED OFF THE CAR TO TURNAROUND. HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING THE FACE AREA WHEN DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT ALLEGEDLY FRACTURING IT.
EMPL STATED HE WAS MAKING BELT SPLICE WHEN BELT CLAMP SLIPPED BELT WENT BACK THROWING EMPL IN BELT STRUCTURE
INDEX FINGER TIP ON ELFT HAND WAS SMASHED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH AND HAMMER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. HE HAD THE LEFT DOOR OPEN AND HIS FOOT OUT OF THE CAB RESTING ON THE STEEL BRAKE WRENCH. WHILE CHANGING THE STEEL, HE SWUNG THE CAROUSELAROUND AND HIT HIS FOOT MASHING IT.
WAS WALKING IN THE PIT-TWISTED KNEE-WHEN STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF ROCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIS DOZER REMOVING BRUSH FROMA HOLLOW FILL, HIT AYELLOWJACKET BEE'S NEST, AND GOT STUNG SEVERAL TIMES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING TRUCK DRIVER WHERE TO GO IN PLANT AS SHE STEPPED DOWN OFF OF SIDE RUNNING RAIL THE TRUCK PROCEEDED THRU THE GATE. THE MIRROR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD BEEN BROKEN WHILE CO MING THRU THE PICKET LINE. AS THE TRUCK WENT THRU THE GATE THE TRAILER IT WAS PULLING STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE FORCING HER INTO A PARKED VEHICLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT BELT WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN A BELT ROLLER AND HOG EAR.
INJURED WAS STEPPNG UPON A DOZER. T HERE WASN'T ENOUGH ROOM ON THE DOZER FROM A FOOT HOLD. HE THEN STEPPED BACK OFF OF THE DOZER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER LEFT LEG.
WORKING ON FUEL TANK AND DESCENDING LADDER WHEN LADDER SHIFTED EMPLOYEE FELL,LOADER RESTING ON 3'X3' PC OF METAL SHIFTED.
WHILE TURNING THE POWER BOX ON TWO WIRES SHORTED OUT CAUSING COVER TO FLY OFF & STRIKE EMPLOYEE (IN) FACE.
BELTS FROM MOTOR CAME OFF AND HIT ME.
EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING BAGS. SHE HURT HER WRIST AND HER ARM AROUND ELBOW AND UP IS SWOLLEN.
INJURED WA ADJUSTING THE BRAKES ON A TRUCK WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED & INJURED HIS ELBOW.
ENTERING DRY MILL TOOL TRAILER, WENT TO PULL TRAILER DOOR OPEN SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS BACK.
WHILE WALKING UP #2 ENTRY EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK AND FELL TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
WILBURN HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO WALK TO THE ELEVATOR BOTTOM TO OBTAIN A CART THAT WOULD BE USED TO MOVE SUPPLIES. ACCORDING TO WILBURN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BENDING AN 8 FT ROOF BOLT HE EXPEREINCED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A UNI-LOADER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A GUARD OFF HT EFEEDER AND HE TRIPPED ON AN ANCHOR PIN, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO DROP THE GUARD ON HSI RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE BATTERIES ON A CATERPILLAR 966-C FRONT ENDLOADER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE SEAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE IT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT ABDOMINAL AR EA.
HE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER AND THE DOZER KICKED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T GP BACL OMTP GEAR/ JE WAS GPOMG DOWN A HILL WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND HIT BOTTOM CAUSING HIS NECK TO SNAP BACK.
HE WAS HAULING MATERIAL OUT TO OUT POND #2 LOCATION, BACKED THE HAUL TRUCK UP TO THE EDGE OF THE POND TO DUMP. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING, THE BANK OF THE BERM BROKE AWAY RESULTING IN THE TRUCK TIPPING OVER SIDEWAYS INTO THE POND. HE THEN CLIMBED OUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK AND JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN HURTING HIS LEFT.
FUELING WELDING MACHINE ON T RK SLIPPED & FELL ON OILY DECK AS A RESULT OF THE FALL PULLED OR STRAIRED BACK
EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EE LIFTING A ROLL OF V BELT.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING & CARRYING OXYGEN BOTTLE ON SHOULDER TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
WAS BACKING DOWN A SLOPE & DROPPED OVER A ROCK -JOLTING BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY INJURED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING CAT 777 DOWN #2 INCLINE. A LARGE ROCK(3'X3'X2.5' WAS IN ROAD ALONG SIDE OF SPOIL. EMPLOYEE STATED HE DID NOT SEE ROCK IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING IT. EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK STRADDL ED ROCK WITH FRONT TIRES BUT RAN OVER IT WITH REDUALS CAUSING TRUCK TO LEAVE GROUND AND WHEN RETURNING CAUSED JOLT TO OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID THAT HE WAS RUNNING THE PINNER AND STARTED HURTING AND HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY PULL OR ANYTHING AND THE PAIN STARTED GETTING WORSE . ON 9-21-93 THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD A VIRUS, AND HE DIDN'T TAKE ANY X-RAYS, BUT EE SAID HE STILL HAD A LOT OF PAIN AND HE WENT BACK TO THE DR 9-22-93 AND THE DR TOOK X-RAYS AND HE SA
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BLASTING SUPPLIES ONTO A TRUCK, CAUSING A NERVE TO BECOME PINCHED IN HIS BACK.
METAL PIECE FROM MACHINE FELL ON HAND/FRACTURE. EE WAS REPAIRING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SPRAYS ON COAL TABLE, SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND(PALM AREA).
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A LOADED BUCKET OF MUCK & STRAINED HIS BACK
EMPL WAS PERFORMING GUARD DUTIES (PERIMETER CHECK). WALKING AROUND FENCE OF TRANSFORMER AT GRASSY RUN MAIN SUBSTATION STEPPED IN HOLE & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE WALKING AROUND IN THE SECTION, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A LOW AREA IN THE MINE ROOF. *NOTE: BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-04-93
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING A PERMANENTLY ATTACHED LADDER TO CONVEYOR BELT AT THE SLOPE WHEN HE ALLGED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.HE HAS SINCE WITNESSES CONTINUING DISCOMFORT WITHOUT ANY RECURRING INJURY AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 05-04-94 FROM THIS ACCIDENT OF 09-20-93 FOR ARTHOOSCOPIC SURGERY.FIRST DAY LOST 05-04-94.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
WHILE BOLTING TOP IN FACE AREA HE TRIED TO BEND A CONVENTIONAL 36" ROOF BOLT. HE SAID THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. DOCTOR SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP PULLING ANOTHER SCOOP. EMPLOYEE PULLED UP TO GET SLACK & REMOVE CHAIN. HE HAD ALREADY SWITCHED DIRECTION ON THE SCOOP WHILE REMOVING THE CHAIN HE ACCIDENTALLY B UMPED THE ACCELERATOR PUTITNG TENSION ON THE CHAIN THUS PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS GETTING OFF THE FRONT END LOADER, HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP WITH HIS LEFT LEG AND HE LANDED WRONG AND APPARENTLY TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
RALPH WORKED HIS NORMAL SHIFT ON 9/17/93 DOING HIS NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY (BOLTING, HANGING LINE CURTIN, ETC). RALPH SAID HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND HIS BACK WAS SORE. HE REPORTED NOTHING TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 9/20/93. RALPH REPORTED SOREBACK TO MANAGEMENT BEFORE HIS SHIFT 9/20/93, BUT SAID HE WANTED TO TRY TO WORK HIS SHIFT. RALPH WORKED HALF OF THE SHIFT, WENT DOC. NEXT MORNG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ONA RAILROAD IRON TO LEVEL IT WHEN IT FELL ON HAND.
WHILE REPLACING A KNOCKOFF BOLT THE WRENCH CAME OFF AND LANDED ON INJURED'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE PULLING CURTAIN DOWN FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.
HE WAS USING A 6" GRINDER TO GRIND A WELD OFF OF AN "I" BEAM. THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT AND TWISTED THE GRINDER OUT OF HIS ELFT HAND. THE WHEEL CUT THE UNDER SIDE OF HIS LEFT WRIST.
CLAIMS HE FELL 6 FEET OFF SCRAPER WHILE AT WORK ON 9-20-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A DRAG CHAIN ON DRAGLINE CRANE AND SOMEHOW PULLED HIS LOWER BACK DURING THE MORNING.
FELLOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS COMING AROUND #2 SWITCH BACK AT ABOUT 330 PM WHEN HE OBSERVED TRUCK DRIVER EE TURNED UP ON SIDE IN NO. 2 SUMP. HE WAS REMOVED TO HOSPITAL BY ABULANCE. DON'T NO ANY AP PARANT REASON FOR INCIDENT. THEY THINK HE MIGHT HAVE FAINTED OR PASSED OUT. F ANY APPARENT REASON FOR INCIDENT THEY THINK HEMAY HAVE FAINTED OR PASSED OUT.
LOADING BELT STRUCTURE, HURT LOWER BACK.
INJURED & ONE OTHER PERSON WERE LOADING TRACK RAIL ON RAIL CAR UNDERGROUND AT END OF TRACK INJURED WAS ON HIS KNEES WITH HIS HANDS LAYING FLAT ON THE GROUND NEXT TO A PILE OF RAIL OTHER PERSON USING A TRACK WRENCH FLIPPED A RAIL OVER ON TOPOF INJUREDS RT HAND THE RIM OF THE RAIL CUT HIS RING FINGER RT HAND & BROKE THE BONE AT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER HE WAS WEARING GLOVES
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON BELTLIEN AND FELT STRAIN IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT MOTOR FROM MOTOR BASE WHEN HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROCK & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE BY STEPPING ON A PIECE OF SCALE ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD SECTION AFTER GETTING OFF OF MAN BUS WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER INTO A SCOOP BUCKET AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SCOOP BUCKER AND THE O2 CYLINDER, MASHING IT.
EE WAS OPERATING RAM CAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY AND HURT HIS BACK AND LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MAKE BELT SETUP & INSTALLING BELT ROLLER AND HURT LOWER BACK LIFTING BELT ROLLERS.
THIS PERSON WAS WALKING FROM COAL TRUCK TO SEALE HOUSE TO PICK-UP HIS TICKETS. HE SAYS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING EQUIPMENT ON THE 6TH FLOOR OF THE CRUSHER. HE WALKED INTO A DUST COLLECTOR PIPE INJURING HIS NECK. HE IS RECEIVING CHIROPRACTOR CARE.
SLIPPED ON STEP OF LOADER.
A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF (SLATE) FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE ARM THE ROCK MEASURED APPROX 11/2FTX11/2FTX4IN THICK
INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH A EUCLID TRUCK ADJUSTING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE FLASHLIGHT HE USING HIT A MUD BALL AND SOME OF THE DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN THE 51-100 BELTL TUNNEL. HE SAID HIS LEFT FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD & WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIS FOOT OUT OF THE MUD & HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SMALL OXYGEN BOTTLE DOWN THE FACE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK.
SMALL SPOT ON ARMS CONTINUED TO SPREAD UNTIL THE RASH COVERED BOTH ARMS EE WENT TO DOC & WAS TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL APPOINTMENT ON FRI 09-24-93 HE WAS THEN RELEASED ON 09-24-93 & SHOUDL NOT B E EXPOSED TO HEAVY CONCENTRATIONS OF LIMESTONE
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP. STIFFNESS AND PAIN IN NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING LINE CURTAIN. HE WAS DRIVING NAILS IN CURTAIN AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 9/29/93. EMPLOYEE REPORTED INJURY AS ARTHRITIS ON 9/20/93.
MAN WAS CHANGING A SCOOP JEEP TIRE, AS HE WAS REMOVING TIRE FROM HUB THE TIRE SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG (KNEE)
WAS LIFTING AND LOADING GROUP 28 BATTERIES INTO BACK OF PICKUP, FLAT GROUND. SUBJECT LIFTED & TWISTED, STRAINING HIS BACK. ONE PERSON INJURED NO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BEG OF CEMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A ROCK PILE WITH HIS DOZER AND HE WAS PUSHING ON A ROCK AND THE BLADE OF THE DOZER SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND JOLTED THE EMPLOYEE.
STEPPED UP ON STABILIZER BAR TO GET ONTO DRAGLINE. SLIPPED OFF, HURT LOWER BACK. PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE DRAGGING A FOREPOLE CYLINDER WITH A SCREWDRIVER WHEN IT SLIPPED OTU OF THEIR HANDS AND FELL ON SOLASS'S FOOT. FRACTURING HIS LITTLE RIGHT TOE.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS RT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT AIR SLIDE AT TRUCK LOADING SILO CEMENT WENT INTO FACE & EYE
WAS KNEELING ON THE BELT HELPING HOLD THE BELT UP SO WE COULD PUT A ROLLER BACK IN PLACE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPOYEE WAS CHECKING NUMBERS ON BARGE HE WAS LOADING. HE PLACED RIGHT HAND ON BARGE TO BRACE HIMSELF AND FELT PAIN ON HAND.
AGGRAVATED BACK INJURY LEANING OVER USING CHIPPING GUN ON RAW MILL FEED CHUTE. DID NOT REPORT INJURY. DID NOT RECEIVE DOCTOR'S SLIP TILL 10/8/93.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF 12 INCH PLATFORM ONTO LEVEL GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE & ANOTHER WERELIFTING ON OUTRIGGER PAD FROM THE GROUND TO PLACE IT ON DECK OF CRANE. EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. THE PAD WEIGHED BETWEEN 50 AND 75 LBS. EMPLOYEE HAD SUR GERY ON 11-19-93.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON SLIPPERY SPOT WHILE WALKING TO SECTION & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE
INJURED WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF HAULAGE ROADWAY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING HAULAGE TRACTOR INTO PLACE AND RAN OVER INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT.
INJURED WAS DROPPING ROOF BOLTER CABLE DOWN FROM HANGERS. THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED THE REEL ON TO TAKE UP SLACK HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT INTEH CABLE, JERKING HIM DOWN AND STRAINING HIS NECK AND ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROOF BOLT & IT HAD A SHARP PIECE OF METAL STICKING OUT AND IT WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PLASTIC WATER LINE UNDERGROUND WHEN A JOINT OF WATER LINE HIT A TRACK SWITCH CAUSING THE PIPE TO HIT HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD OBTAINED PAPER TOWELS TO CLEAN OPERATORS CAB WINDOWS AND SIDE MIRRORS OF MOISTURE FROM OVERNIGHT RAIN AND EARLY MORNING DEW. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER LEFT OF THE STEP LADDER THAT LEADS TO THE OPERATORS CAB OF HIS 980-C CAT LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO GET BACK INTO THE LOADER, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE SIDE REAR MIRROR, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ABOUT 5 1/2' TO THE G
WHILE TRAMMING A 474 S & S SCOOP TO THE SURFACE. THE OPERATOR ENCOUNTERED SOME LOW ROOF CONDITIONS AND HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK BY THE TOP AND A ROOFBOLT PLATE. THE RESULT WAS A SEVERE CUT TO THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.
GLOVE HUNG IN DRILL STEEL AND MASHED FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON A BELT ROPE
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS DRIVING A LUBE TRUCK DOWN THE WEST SIDE OF THE PIT TO GO INTO THE SLEEPER PIT. AS HE ROUNDED A CURVE, HE LOST CONTROL AND THE TRUCK SKIDDED AND THEN TIPPED OVER ONTO I TS LEFT SIDE PINNING HIM IN THE TRUCK, BETWEEN THE SEAT, THE DOOR AND STEERING WHEEL. HE WAS PINNED APPROX. 1 HR AND 30 TO 40 MINS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #1 CONVEYOR BELTLINE AT THE QUARRY. EMPLOYEE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE V BELT CONVEYOR AND THE PULLEY ON THE SIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT.
ON SEPT. 18 KRMC MILL TECH. REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER SHOVELING CARBON FINES. ON OCT. 11 HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON A FOLLOWUP VISIT. @ THAT TIM E PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.
PLANT SUPERVISOR IN THE PRIMARY PLANT AREA WAS WALKING WHEN HE SUDDENLY SLIPPED & FELL & HURT HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCHORHING HOT 2X2 ANGLE IRON THAT WAS JUST CUT BY WELDING TORCH WITH BARE LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO PALM AREA OF LEFT HAND.
REPAIRING A CHAIN LINK ON SCRAPER AND THE SAFETY CHAIN BROKE WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE SIDE OF SCRAPER HE FELL BACKWARDS. AND BRUISED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A CABLE, IT WAS TOO TIGHT SO HE STEPPED BACK ONTO ANOTHER CABLE, THIS CABLE TIGHTENED AND HE WAS THROWN TO DECK.
MAN FELL ABOUT 7' ON HEAD & SHOULDERS LOOSING HIS HELMET. WHILE FALLING CUT HIS HEAD ABOUT 1" LONG. THE MAN TRIPPED ON CHAIN WHILE HE WAS REPLACING DOGS IN ROCK.
EE WAS LIGHTING CUTTING TORCH TO AID IN CHANGING SHAKER SCREENS TORCH BACKFIRED PRODUCING A LUD BOOM CAUSING RINING IN EE S EARS AND SOME HEARING IMPAIRMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A P & H 4100 GUSSET AND GOT A METAL FRAGMENT IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAITED FOR THREE DAYS BEFORE SEEING A DR ALLOWING RUST TO DEVELOPE IN THE EYE.
EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ONTO HIS ROOF DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 2FTX3FTX4FT THICK FELL STRICKING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS STAGING RAILCARS FOR PICKUP BY TRAIN HE WAS RIDING ON R EAR OF RAILCAR WHILE MOVING TO NEW DESTINATION WHEN CAR STOPPE EMPLOYEE DISMOUNT ED AS EMPLOYEE DISMOUNT ED RAILCAR HE STEP PED ONTO A ROCK THAT SLIPPED UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RT ANKLE THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN THE ACTUAL HAPPENING OF THIS ACCIDENT THE INJURY WAS INCURRED BY BODILY ACTION
EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING LADDER TO EXIT FROM MACHINE. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT RING ON SERRATED LADDER STEP FORCING RING INTO FINGER.
MOVING CORE BOXES, I WAS WEARING A WAIST SUPPORT BELT FOR LOWER BACK SUPPORT BUT EVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS FRID SAT I STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN MY UPPOER LEFT BACK AROUND MY SHOULDER BLADE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BELLY BAN ON D10 DOZER WITH A 1" DRIVE AIR WRENCH PUTTING IN 1" X 3" BOLTS. HE WAS CRAWLING OVER ROCKS & DIRT CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HE WAS OPERATING REMOTE CONTROL MINER WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE MINER CABLE & SLIPPED STRAINING IS LOWER BACK AS HE TWISTED SUDDENLY TO KEEP FROM FALLING
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET. HE HIT THE BOLT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND THE BOLT FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE LEG.
LIFTING STEERING VALVE FROM BENCH TO PUT IT IN VISE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK FROM B SECTION TO SURFACE DURING EVACUATION DRILL OF MINE RIDE WAS ROUGH & JARRED HIS BACK ON 09-21 HE WAS DRIVING TRAM WHICH WAS WHIPPING & AGGRAVA TED INJURY SAW DOC ON 02-22 & BEGAN LOSING TIME
WHILE MOVING A BATTERY CHARGER HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
SCALE OF ROCK FELL WHILE OPER WAS INSTALL BOLT HITTING HEAD OF BOLTER BUSTED INTO PIECES AND HITTING OPER IN THE RIGHT EYE.
TO CROSS CONTINIOUS HAULAGE @ DESIGNATED CROSSOVER. EQUIPMENT WAS STOPPED (NOT TRAMMING) HAULAGE EQUIPMENT BEGAN TO MOVE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP (BOOT WAS WET) EMPLOYEE CAUGHT & FOOT UNDER T RACK OF MBC. THE MBC RAN OVER THE END OF EMPLOYEES FOOT. CAUSING A FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN THE 10 LEFT SECTION THE INJURED MAN STRUCK AN OVERHEAD ROOF MST WITH THE CANOPY DISLODING ONE END OF THE MAT. THE LOOSE END ENTERED THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT U NDER THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE MAN IN THE CHEST CAUSING A COMPRESSION INJURY TO THE LEFT CHEST MINING HEIGHT IS APPROX. 42 INCHES IN THIS AREA.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER ASSISTING CO-WORKER PLACE DIRLL POT INTO ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
INJURED CALLED COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN, HE STATED HE COULD NOT REMEBER HURTING BACK. EMPL SAID IT WAS HURTING THE SAME AS WHEN HE HAD KIDNEY STONES, WHICH HE HAS HAD 8 TIMES. ON THE FOLLOWI NG WORKING DAY HE HAD GONE TO DR & SAID HE HAD HIT SOME HOLES & HURT HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING BUGGIE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE CORNER IN THE BUGGY AND HIT A RIB, THREW HIM OFF THE BUGGY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE BEARING FROM PUMP SHAFT. HAMMER GLANCED OFF SHAFT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE SQUATING ON HIS KNEES AND BACK OF FEET HIS KNEE POPPED.