Mining Incidents in April 1995

EMPLOYEE WHILE REPAIRING A CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE WAS POSITIONED IN THE BOOM OF SAID MACHINE,THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CAME ON DRAGGING HIM INTO THE TOP OR CONVEYOR FLIGHT RESULTING IN A SKULL FRA CTURE.

FATAL ACCIDENT - VICTIM APPARENTLY FELL 31 FEET FROM AN ELEVATED CATWALK [UN-WITNESSED], STRIKING A STINGER BAR CAUSING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO HIS BODY RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY LOADING OR HAULAGE MINING EQUIPMENT AS HE WAS CROSSING THE MINE ROAD. A CO-WORKER DISCOVERED THE BODY IN THE ROADWAY NEAR HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WITNESS ES & IT HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED:[A] THE EXACT MACHINE INVOLVED, [B] WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OR IF HE HAD COLLASPED DUE TO A PHYSICAL PROBLEM JUST PRIOR TO BEING STRUCK.

BOOM ON BOOM TRUCK CAAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINE 13,200V. VICIM WAS HOLDING ONTO BOOM CABLE PREPARING TO HOOK UP FOR A LIFT, WHEN BOOM WAS SWUNG INTO THE LINE RESULTING IN ELECTRICUTION.

EE WAS OVERCOME BY CARBON MONOXIDE WHILE SITING IN HIS VEHICLE. HE WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE TO KEEP WARM. THE AUTOMOBILE HAD A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

EE HAD BACKED UP TO THE BERM TO DUMP WHEN HE WAS NOTIFIED HE HAD A WHEEL MOTOR FIRE. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HE WAS BURNED AS HE DECENDED THE LADDER.

WITHOUT INFORMING ANYONE OR THE OPERATOR EE PLACED HIS HAND BEYOND PROTECTIVE SCREEN, 7" ANGLE IRON, TO REPLACE CHAIN DRIVE AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROKET.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING A 13 HP SUBMERSIBLE PUMP & FELT PAIN IN BOTH GROIN AREAS THIS INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EE STARTED MISSING WORK 06-02-95

HAND WAS RESTING ON ROOF BOLTER BOOM WHEN IT RAISED IT PINNED LITTLE FINGER AMPUTATING.

EMPLOYEE HAD STATED HE FELT PAIN IN THE GENTALIA AFTER LIFTING ANOXYGEN BOTTOM. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH 5-8-95.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT HAND IN AIRLOCK VALVE OF MILL BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE WHILE VALVE WAS TURNING RESULTING IN SEVERING OFF MIDDLE THREE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. SEE FORM FOR CORRECT PARTS OF FING ER.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A HEAVY EQUIPMENT TIREONTO A RIM USING A TIRE HANDLERTO HOLD THE TIRE UP RIGHT WHILE AIRING THE TIRE UP HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEAD SEAL & THE LOCK RING EMPLOY EE RECEIVED LIGHT DUTY ASSIGNMENT UNTIL RE-EVALUATED BY DOCTOR

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET MEASUREMENTS ON THE 3 GATE. HE WAS HOLDING THE CONTROL SWITCH IN HIS LEFT HAND AND WAS REACHING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO PROP THE GATE WITH A 4X4 12" BLOCK. HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN AT THE HOSPITAL THAT HIS LEFT FINGERS SLIPPED OFF THE SWITCH WHICH LET THE GATE CLOSE ON HIS RIGHT HAND THE INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS WERE REMOVED BETWEEN THE 1 & 2ND JOINTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING ROTOR ON IMPACT CRUSHER AT END OF SHIFT EMPLOYEE PUT HAND ON ROTOR WHILE IN MOTION AMPUTATION OF SECOND FINGER SECOND JOINT LEFT HARD

INJURED WAS PUSHING DOWN WITH FOOT ON TORQUE WRENCH, TIGHTENING SPROCKET SEGMENT BOLT ON A D9H DOZER WHEN HE THINKS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER RIGHT STOMACH. MAN WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION DOING TA SK, STANDING ON DOZER FRAME REQUIRING AWKWARD WORK SITUATION.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT ROCK KNOCKERS ON #5 LIFTPUMP. HE WAS UP ON THE PUMP PULLING WITH A ROPE. HE SLIPPED BUT DID NOT FALL AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

WAS WORKING ON PROXIMITY SWITCH INSIDE BELT FILTER. MACHINE ACTIVATED AND TRAY MOVED FORWARD. FACE WAS CRUSHED FROM THE NOSE DOWN BY THE TRAY. LEFT EYE WAS ALSO SERIOUSLY INJURED.

EE WAS FILLING WATER JUGS WITH ICE & WATER IN PREPARATION FOR THEDAYS NEEDS ON A TYPICAL DAY HE WILL FILL ABOUT 30 JUGS VARYING IN SIZES FROM 2 GALLON JUGS TO 10 GALLON JUGS THIS MORNINGHE WAS FILLING THE FIRST OF THREE 10 GALLON JUGS WHICHWHEN FULL WEIGHS APPROX 75 POUNDS FIRST HE FILLED THE EMPTY JUG WITH ICE HE THEN MOVED THE JUG TO THE WATER SPOUT & SET IT ON TOP OF AN EMPTY BU

MAN STATES HE WAS BENDING A 6 FOOT ROOF BOLT FELT PAIN AND BURNING TO RIGHT GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BUST A ROCK ON BELTLINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NAVEL GROIN AREA

WHILE HOISTING A 800 LB PIPE, THE CHAIN FALL WAS OFF SET FROM THE CENTER OF THE PIPE. TO PREVENT THE PIPE FROM SWINGING TO CENTER A CHAIN COME-A-LONG WAS USED AS A HOLD BACK. THE HOLD BACK HOO K WAS ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN FALLS HOOK. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE HOOKS ROLLED OUT ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SWING. THE PIPE PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND AGAINST WALL CUTTING OFF HIS MIDDLE FINGER & DAMA

EE STEPPED BACKWARDS OUT OF A JEEP. HIS RIGHT HEEL CAUGHT ON A MAIN LINE RAIL. HE JERKED HIS RIGHT LEG TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE AND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN. A VERY SMLL HER NIA WAS DETECTED BUT SURGERY IS NOT REQIRED.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED SCREEN HOUSE TO CHECK BELT TENSION ON SCREEN DRIVE MOTORS UPON ENTERING THE SCREEN HOUSE HEHEARD #3 SCREEN SHUT DOWN AS PART OF THE AUTOMATIC SHUT DOWN SEQUENCE HE LIT A CIGAR ETTE HEARD #4 SCREEN SHUT OFF & PROCEDED TO #4 SCREEN DRIVE MOTOR HE REACHED AROUND THE GUARD TOSLAP THE BOLTW/R HAND & BECAME ENTANGLED IN MININGBELT

PULLING CABLES FROM BANK TO BARGE.

VICTIM WAS WORKING ON MINER 200-31 LEENORSE REPLACING COUNTER UNIT HOURS PUTTING LUS GNITIN & AGIGNING SHAFT UNIT & CAUGHT LEFT INDER FINGER BETWEEN UNITS, SEVEING FINGERNAIL PORTION OF INDEX FINGER WITNESSES WERE 2 CO WORKERS.

EE WAS HIT IN LEFT SIDE OF HEAD BY 7820 DRAG CABLE WHILE TRYING TO UNLODGE STUCK CABLE EE LOST ONSCIOUSNESS AND SUFFERED A SEVERED LEFT EAR AND LOSS OF BLOOD.

EE WENT BACK TO THE DR OR 5/1/95 & WAS PLACED ONTHE DISABLED LIST DUE TO A LOWER BACK INJURY, RESULTING FROM THE 7-6-94 ACCIDENT.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLUG JUMPER CABLE INTO SCOOP TO CHARGE WITH. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS BETWEEN TWO OLD FACE CONVEYOR FLIGHTS ON A CONVEYOR CHAIN. AS HE PULLED THE CABLE, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTER. HIS CAUGHT FOOT DID NOT ALLOW HIS RIGHT KNEE & LEG TO TURN. THIS RESULTED IN A KNEE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING MUD OUT OF THE BLUNGING TANK (D-105) HIS FOOT (RIGHT) GOT STUCK IN THE MUD AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIS FOOT OUT OF THE MUD HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE R ESULTING IN A STRAINED LIGAMENT & POSSIBLE CARTILAGE TEAR

EMPLOYEE HURT BACK LIFTING A BELT ROLLER (SLIPPED)

EE STEPPED OFF OF MANBUS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STARTED MISSING WORK 5/3/95. EE STATED HE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING IN BACK.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN JACKLINE & SLIPPED ON PONTOOR & FELL ON RT. KNEE.

HE WAS HELPING I.NAME CHANGE OUT FLUID COUPLING ON THE STAGE LOADER. WHEN THE COME-ALONGS WERE RE-ADJUSTED THE COUPLING SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST HIS RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.

OPERATOR WAS DECENDING A PRIMARY CRUSHING UNTI AND MISJUDGED WHICH LADDER STEP HE WAS ON HE WAS ON THE SECOND FROM LAST STEP BUT THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE LAST, HE FELL BACK TO THE GROUND JAMMING HIS LEFT THUMB AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING IN CARRYING A JACK-ROLLER ASSEMBLY FROM THE TRACK ENTRY TOTHE BELT ENTRY AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

MINER WAS STEPPING OFF #1 PERSONNEL CASSIER & HIS RT KNEE LOCKED INTO POSITION AS HIS FOOT CONTACTED THE GROUND HE FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE 992-C TIRE USING A TRUCK MOUNTED BOOM TO HOIST A LIFT CYLINDER INTO PLACE. THE CHAIN SLIPPED, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

CLIMBING DOWN OFF DRILL, STEPPED ON A ROCK, & THE FELL TO GROUND, INDIVIDUAL HEARD RIGHT FOOT/ANKLE POP.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO WORK ON HINGE BOLT FOR THE #154 CMI FEEDCHUTE AND THE LADDER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS BACK AGAINST THE OUTSIDE FRAME OF THE NO. 154 CMI. EMPLOYEE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK AND RIGHT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING EXHAUST FAN ON TOP OF SILOS AT THE SORENSON TIPPLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A BOLT STICKING OUT OF THE CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WAS CHECKING THE SCREEN ON THE SHAKER SCREEN WHEN HE MADE A MIS-STEP & FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, A LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK JARRING THE EMPLOYEE.

WHILE HELPING TO TURN BLOW BARS IN THE K-0 HAZEMAG CRUSHER & AFTER SUCCESSFULLY TURNING 2 OF THE4 BARS EE SAID HE HEARD A POP IN HIS BACK & FELTPAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE HELPING TO LIFT THE 3RD B AR INTO PLACE.

EE INFORMED MANAGEMENT OF REOCCURANCE OF BACK PAIN FROM OLD INJURY, PROBABLY DUE TO LIFTING PORTABLE WELDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADVANCE SLIDING CURTAIN WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION ATOP THE CONTINUOUS MINER - FELT PAIN IN BACK EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSINTG TIME UNTIL 05-01-95

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT HE WAS TAKING A BREAK WHILE LEANING AGAINST A WORK BENCH IN A STOOPED POSITION. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE IS STATING THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LEANING FORWARD & PRYING UP ON A BAR THAT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THEGROIN AREA. DUE TO THE INJURED NOT REPORTING THIS ACCIDENT RIGHT AWAY- IT WASN'T DETERMINED IT WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL 6-15-95.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE-UP AUXILLARY FAN. HE WAS TAKING DOWN VENTILATION TUBE WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS. WHEN HE DID THIS HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN MINE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIM TO CATCH HIS FOOT ON SOMETHING AND FALL. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

INJURED WAS HANGING MINER CABLE ON A HOOK WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON EDGE OF HOOK.

HYDRAULIC LINE RUPTURED SPEWING FLUID INTO EYE.

AS EMPLOYEE CLIMBED OVER GOB AT TAILDRIVE TO GAIN ACESS TO TAIL ENTRY HE FELL (HE STUMBLED). STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-9-95.

CLIMBING UP ON LOADER TO CHECK OIL-1 FOOT ON TIRE & 1 FOOT ON STEP- HE FELL & FOOT GOT STUCK IN STEP TWISTING KNEE.

OPER. WAS USING DOZER TO PUSH SPOIL TO LOADER IN THE WHITESBURG PIT HE MISJUDGEDTHE DISTANCE GOING OVER THE EDGE OF THE SPOIL DOZER FELL APP 25FT OVERTURNING COMING TO REST IN WHITESBURG PIT

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS PULLING CABLE IN THE 4-LEFT MINER SECTION WHEN THE CABLE TO THE MINER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LEG AND PULLED IT AGAINST THE MINER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD BEEN HELPING REPAIRMAN HANG LIGHTING CABLES WHEN HE HAD BEEN BENT OVER AND RAISED UP HE HAD A KNOT JUST ABOVE HIS GROIN AREA.

STEPPED OFF FENDER OF TRUCK AND STRUCK BUTTOCKS ON FUEL TANK.

EMPLOYEE STATED ON 05-23-95 THAT ON 04-28-9 5 HE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN SOME IRREGULATIES IN THE ROADWAY CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY TOP

STARTED 4-28-95, FRIDAY, WHEN DOING STRENDOUS WORK WAS SORE OVER THE WEEKEND. AS OF TODAY, WEDNESDAY, 4-3-95, EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER OF CRUSHER TAKING BIG BOLTS OFF & HIS BACK HURT. IT I S HARD FOR HIM TO WORK IN CONDITION.

WHILE PUTTING LAST ROW OF BOLTS UP IN #7 R BREAK, THE DRILL STEEL WASN'T ALLIGNED. HE HIT HTE ROATAION TO ALIGN THE STEEL CAUSING THE STEEL TOE. STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE KNUCKLE AREA CAU SING SWELLIGN AND PAIN. THIS WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS AN AVULSION FRACTURE RESULTING AS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT BEGINNING 5-6-95.

EE SAID HE WENT TO THROW A TRACK SWITCH TO PARK HIS TRACK EQUIPMENT AT 2 NE SWITCH & AGAIN AT 40 SWITCH & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK ON BOTH OCCASIONS. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS OVEREXERTION DUE TO DIRTY TRACK SWITCHES. NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS WORN.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING CRIB UNDER BOLTER WHILE CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER BOLTER EMPLOYEE EXPERIEN CED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EE WAS OPEATING ROOF BOLTER, HAD DRILLED HOLE, INSERTED GLUE & WS IN ACT OF INSERTING 5' ROOF BOLT INTO ROOF. EE HAD POSITIONED ROOF BOLT WITH RITH HAND OVER DRILL HEAD TO PUSH UPWARD INTO HOL E. EMPLOYEE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DRILL HEAD & ROOF BOLT.

EE WAS WALKING OUT FROM THE LABORATORY, HE STUMBLE OVER SOME METAL RAILINGS ANG FELT TO THE FLOOR, INJURING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. DEEP PUNCTURE WOUND.

EE STATES THAT WHILE TAKING SHOWER AT END OF SHIFT, HE GOT SOAP IN HIS EYES CAUSING IRRITATION TO EYES.

EE ALLEGES THAT AS SHE WES BUILDING SOLID BLOCK CONCRETE STOPPING WALL IN UNIT #1 SHE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK. WAS SENT OUT OF MINE TO HOSPITAL ER TO BE CHECKED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING VENTILATION TUBING AND HURT HIS BACK.

A ROCK FELL FROM TOP & STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A 988 LOADER SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND STEP OF THE LADDER AND WHEN HE FELL HE HIT THE LADDER CAUSING LEFT RIB CAGE TO BE BRUISED.

INJURED WAS MOVING A WATER PUMP WHEN HIS FOOT GOT STUCK IN MUD CAUSIGN HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE DRILLING HOLE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH 1ST DRILL STEEL BACK UP INTO HOLE WHEN IT GOT STUCK HE TRIED TO PUSH IT A LITTLE HARDER & STRETCHED OR PULLED MUSCLE ON TOP OF RIGHT SHOULDER

EE STATES HE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF BLOC BOND TO WHEELBARROW AND SLIPPED ON A SMOOTH ROCK IN THE WATER. EE FELLK AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

HAVE BED OF TRUCK ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE LEFT STOCK PILE WITH BED STILL RAISED.

EE HAD CUT A 4" PIECE 10" METAL PIPE TO ADD TO THE EXISTING PIPE. WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE PIPE INPLACE SO HE COULD WELD IT TO THE EXISTING PIPE, HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING A CROSS TIE. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 4-29-95.

THE HEAD ON ROOFBOLTER CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT RIGHT KNEE. RELIEF VALVE WAS NON UNLOCKED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ADDITIONAL ROOF SUPPORT(CRIBS)WHEN HE WAS SCALING THE ROOF AND PULLED A PIECE OF LOOSE ROOF DOWN CONTACTING HIS UPPER LEG CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE LEFT FEMUR.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM, HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A POSSIBLE MUSCLE SPRAIN ON 4-28-95, UPON FURTHER MEDICAL EVALUATIO N ON 5-17-95, AN MRI INDICATED THAT THE LEFT ROTATOR CUFFWAS TORN.

INJURED WAS PULLING ROCK DUSTER/TRACTOR. WAS TURNING IN CROSSCUT AND HIT CORNER OF BLOCK. RIB TURNED OVER ON OPERATOR, BREAKING BONE IN RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WAS CARRING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF GEAR OIL PAST A SCOOP & TRIPPED OVER A BAG OF ROCK DUST.

EE WAS MOVING A BATTERY STAND, WTIH A METAL BAR. SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LOWER MID SECTION AND GROIN AREA AGAINST THE BATTERY STAND.

MOVING BUGGY BACK A LINE OF BREAKS TO BE WORKED ON. A HUNG BACK CURTAIN CAUGHT & PULLED OPERATORS LEG OVER HIS BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A FEEDER CABLE STRAINED BACK

WHILE MOVING MATERIAL WITH LOADER,HIT BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE LOADER TO BOUNCE FROM SIDE TO SIDE,CAUSING RIGHT SHOULDER TO BE JAMMED.

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A SULFUR BALL FELL OUT OF ROOF STRIKING THE INUJURED ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A 3' SLOPE, STEPPED ON A SMALL DIRT PILE & TRIPPED. HE FELL & BROKE HIS LEG. [NO OTHER INJURIES]

EE WAS REPLACING SAND STACKER, CONVEYOR IDLER SLIPPED ON BELT AND FELL 4'. HE HIT RIGHT UPPER THIGHT ON END OF CONVEYOR FRAME, PRODUCING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LOWER ARM BY A BUNDLE [10] OF ROOF BOLTS WHILE HE WAS MOVING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE CAUSED THE BOLTS TO SLIDE OFF THE TOP OF THE ROOF B OLTER.

OPERATOR WAS WORKING 637 SCRAPER HIT BUMP IN ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK. OPERATOR WAS WORKING WITH LOW PRESSURE ON CUSHION HITCH. REPLACEMENT OPERATOR REPORTED LOW PRESSURE.

TRIPPED OVER A SKID WHILE LOOKING FOR PARTS & FELL INTO A HOLE.

2 EAST DEV SECTION. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL WATER LINE ON A CONTINUOUS MIENR. WHILE TIGHTENING HOSE FITTINGS, EMPLOYEE'S PLIERS SLIPPED. CO-WORKER'S PIPE WRENCH THEN CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEF T MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER CO-WORKER HANG UP A MINER CABLE & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT LIFTING PROPERLY & NOT GETTING HELP NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN NO EQUPMENT INVOLVED BACK BELT WAS NOT BEING WORN & PERSON HAS A HISTORY OF A BAD BACK MINER ATTITUDE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR

PUTTING A RUB RAIL ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. LIFTING - STRAINED IS BACK.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM ONE STEP TO ANOTHER STEP THAT WAS COVERED WITH ROCK. ROCKS ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE LANDED ON HISLEFT SHOULDER, BRUISING IT.

MINE OPERATOR WAS TRAMMIGN MINE RTO FACE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON LEG AND HIP WITH THE RETRAINING CLAMP AND MIEN CABLE.

EMP WAS CLIMBING OFF LADDER ON COAL CAR AND TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CENTER BOLTING IN THE #1 ENTRY OF 11-E SECTION. DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OUT DRILL HEAD AT THE SAME TIME. DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY RAM CAR AND HE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER RAM CAR THAT WAS PARKED INBY A FLY CURTAIN IN THE ROADWAY.

FUEL SUPPLY PROBLEM CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL- STEERING AND BRAKES TO FAIL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE WAS LYING ACROSS THE SEAT OF HER HAUL TRUCK AFTER EATING LUNCH & A WASP FLEW IN THE WINDOW & UNDER HER SHIRT NEAR THE NECK OPENING & STUNG HER

EMPLOYEE STATED HE TOOK WRENCH OFF DRILL STEEL AND DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST DRILL HEAD. RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING ON A TRANSFER RAIL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA, LEFT SIDE. HE WAS WORKING ALONG THE DILWORTH MAINS TRACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BOLT FROM THE BOTTOM SIDE OF A D-8 ROLLER FRAME WITH A CHISEL & HAMMER. WHEN HE STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH THE HMMMER A SMALL PIECE OF THE BOLT BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS F LEFT BOTTOM EYE LID.

GUIDING PIPE WHILE HOLDING ON TO CHAIN WHEN PIPE LAID DOWN CHAIN PINCHED THUMB

2 BREAKS LEFT OF SPAD 143 STARTING A NEW CUT 8-9 INJURED WAS SITTING IN OPER DECK A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 2" THICK 3'X8' FELL FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS STEPPING FROM DREDGE TO BARGE-TRIPPED ON CABLE FELL & HURT LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS DRIVING SPIKES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWERBACK.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PUT FEEDER ON BREAKER & STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT DOWN.

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A STOPER. AS HE ATTMPED TO PULL STOP BACKWARD TO START A NEW HOLE HE TRIPPED OVER STOPER HOSE.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED TO HAVE STRAINED HER BACK WHILE PULLING UP HER CLOTHING BASKET IN THE BATHHOUSE AFTER HER SHIFT.

2 BREAKS LEFT OF SPAD 143 STARTING A NEW CUT 8-9 INJURED WAS APPROX 6' FROM LIN OPER DECK A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 2" THICK 3'X8' FELL BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING INJURED S RIGHT FOOT SEAM NEIGHT APPRO X. 42".

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, SHE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED HER TO COME DOWN HARD ON HER RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT SIDE. SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HER HIP AND LEG.

RUNNING PACKER AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PLUNGER AND FILL SPOUT.

WAS CROSSING PAN LINE, FOOT SLIPPED, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, GOT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

TWISTED KNEE CLIMBING OUT OF 2FT HOLE(LEFT)

DRIVING OFF ROAD HAUL TRUCK & BACK BEGAN TO HURT

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF DRILL CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPEDD & HE FELL TO DRILL DECK. HE HIT THE RAILING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS TORSO.

THE SUPERVISOR WS ASSISTING 2 EES INSTALL A P.L.M. PLUG WHEN ONE OF THE EE'S FELL AGAINST THE SUPERVISOR'S LEFT LEG TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. NOTE: BECAME REPORTABLE ON 10/23/95 WHEN EE BEGAN MI SSING WORK DUE TO INJURY

THE INJURED WAS HELPING MAKE UP BOLTS FOR ROOF BOLTER WHEN A SULFUR BALL FILL OUT OF ROOF AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER.

EE TURNED TRUCK OVER - EMPTY - ON PIT HAUL ROAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES IN SCOOP BUCKET, HE PICKED UP A BUNDLE OF RODS ADN HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP ON HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONVEYOR WHEN ROCK STRUCK WRIST.

INSTALLING BOLTS ON LEFT SIDE OF PLACE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL 3' 2' 3" FROM RIB TO FIRST BOLT HITING HIM ON THE LOST HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A PARKED MANBUS WHEN ANOTHER PARKED BUS DRIFTED INTO THE RIDE - DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 15-18 FEET.

THE EE SAID HE WAS PULLING ON A ROPE ATTACHED TO A PIT DEWATERING PUMP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING STORAGE BOXES WEIGHING 25/30 LBS. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

PULLING HALF HEADERS OFF TOP AFTER BRATTICE WAS KNOCKED OUT PULLED ROCK LOOSE FROM TOP, ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING BOLTS OFF A FISH PLATE TO DISCONNECT 2 RAILS WHEN BOLTS CAME LOOSE THE RAIL TRUNED & LANDED ON IS RT FOOT THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO THE RT 2ND & 3RD METATARSA L CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SWITCHING SEAT POSITION IN A SHUTTLE CAR AT THE SECTION LOADING POINT. HE STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BACK PAIN AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE SEATS. HE LET GO OF HIS HAND HO LD AND FELL OUT OF THE CAR ONTO SOME WOODEN CRIB BLOCKS INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE GOT OFF MINER TO MOVE CABLE OVER HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST CANOPY POST ON MINER DECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LEVEL LINE ASSEMBLY TO INSTALL IN A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE WORKED TILL 05-05-95.THE MINE WAS IDLE FROM 05-05-95 TILL 05-30-95 DUE TO A MINE FIRE AND VACATION SHUT DOWN.EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS ON 05-30-95.

EE WAS STEPPING BACKWARD FROM ONE DECK LEVEL TO A LOWER DECK. HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE LOWER DECK AND HE FELL OFF THE LOWER DECK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG UNDER HIMSELF. THE LOWER DE CK WAS 14" HIGH.

PULLING BELT ROPE.

EE STATED HE WAS CHECKING THE BRAKES ON THE SCOOP & THE OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING WHICH RELEASED BRAKES & RAN OVER THE SUPERVISIOR'S FEET.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED 4-26-95 AND STARTED MISSING WORK ON 6-1-95. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS RIDING A RAIL RUNNER MANTRIP WHICH DE-RAILED APPROX 10 BREAKS FROM THE SECITON. THE SUDDEN J R RESULTED IN PAIN EXPERIENCED IN THE LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS AFTER CHECKING MOUTH OF CRUSHER PRIOR TO START UP WHEN HE BEGAN TO TRIP AND FALL.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY LEFT HAND 2ND AND 3RD FINGERS.THE FORCE OF FALL DISLOCATED

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, WHEN TRYING TO BEND THE BOLTS, HE SEPARATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

AT APPROX 8:00 PM THE CRUSHER/PUMP MOTOR ON THE OWENS FEEDER FAILED. THE SECTION FOREMAN AND THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR WERE PREPARING TO ASSIST THE ELECTIRCIAN IN REMOVING THE MOTOR. AS THE TWO APPROACHED THE WORK AREA, THE FOREMAN OBSERVED THE RIB WAS SLOUGHING. HE UTILIZED A SLATE BAR &PULLED DOWN THE PROBLEM RIB THEN THE 2 BEGAN WORKING ON FEEDER. THE RIB SLOUGHED FURTHER HITTING

EE OPERATE THE TRACK DRILL MACHINE, WHEN HE GO TO GLIDE & FALL DOWN. HE WOUND HIS LEFT LEG & FOOT.

INJURED WAS LOADING BAG ROCK DUST FROM MINE FLOOR AND PLACING ON TOP OF SCOOP SCOOP FENDER. HE PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCK DUST AND TWISTED TO PLACE IT ON TOP OF SCOOP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER B ACK. INJURED HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EE STATED THAT WHEN LIFTING A CABLE TOWARDS THE MINE ROOF SHE FELT A STRAIN IN RIGHT CHEST AREA.NOTE: EE DID NOT MISS FIRST SHIFT UNTIL 4-28-95

EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DECENDING INTO THE 1360 PIT ON THE SOUTH END PLUG WHERE HE CROSSED UNEVEN & ROUGH TERRAIN. THE UNEVENESS BOUNCED & TOSSED HIM AROUND IN HIS SEAT. AS HE WAS LOOKING BACKWA RD HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

WHILE HELPNG TO CHANGE OUT A DRILL BIT, EE HAD HIS HAND ON THE WRENCH, AND MOVEMENT OF THE CYLNDER TO BREAK THE BIT FREE, PINMCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MAST AND THE WRENCH. EE REQUIRED STITC HES IN HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RAISE RUBBER TIRE ON A SUPPLY CAR WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS JOGGING HEAVY MEDIUM CYCLONE PUMP ON/OFF, WHEN A PIECE OF PUMP HOUSING BLEW OUT AND WATER PRESSURE PUSHING HIM BACK INTO THE GUARD FLOOR PUMP SUMP.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING BESIDE MATERIAL CAR WHEN AN ADVANCING JACK FOR THE LONGWALL ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CABLE FROM ROADWAY AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE STATED BOTH KNEES HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY FRACTED SURGERICALLY THE LEFT KNEE ON IN 1986 AND THE RIGHT KNEE IN 1990. HE HAS BEEN EXPEREINCING PROBLEM SINCE. HE STATED HIS LEFT KNEE GIVE OUT AND HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKS UP.

TRUCK TURNED OVER WITH TRAILER FULLY EXTENDED WHEN A BIG WIND BLEW IT OVER. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT. FRACTURED RIBS FROM SLIDING INTO WINDSHIELD HANDLE.

EE LEANED OVER THE RAILING WITH A POST BAR TO PRYU A CHUNK OUT OF THE PAN CONVEYOR GATE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR (SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE) TO CLOSE A RAIL CAR DUMP DOOR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL HARD ON HIS BACK SIDE.

STEPPED OFF OF LECTRA HAUL STEP ON TO GROUND & SPRAIN HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING THROUGH WATER ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MIEN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

ON WASY TO CLEAN UP AREA AROUND SPILLAGE DRAG BY MEANS OF JACKHAMMER AND SHOVEL. EE'S GRIP SLIPPED AS HE TOOK JACKHAMMER OUT OF LOCKER AND LIFTED IT ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. JACKHAMMER CAME DO WN ON SHOULDER. ALTHOUGHT NOT A CRUSHING BLOW, EE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AREA. AFTER BRINGING JACKHAMMER BACK DOWNT TO THE FLOOR, EE AGAINS LIFTED IT ONTO HIS SHOULDER AND PROCEEDED T

CLIMBING DOWN THE FEED PLATE OF CRUSHER TO ASSIST INT HE REMOVAL OF AN OVERSIZE STONE, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN AND LEFT FOOT HIT THE ROTOR. LEFT NAKLE WAS FRACTURED.

EE WAS SWITCHING 5" DRILLING HAMMERS. AS THE HAMMER WAS STANDING UP IN THE TRUCK BED, THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE CENTRALIZER FROM THE HAMMER. HE LOST GRIP OF THE HAMMER. THE HAMMER FELL STR IKING EE'S RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS SAFETY SHOES. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY THE EE ALSO TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ROOF BOLTING HE GOT SOME RESIN ON HIS HANDS WHICH CAUSED A RASH TO BOTH HANDS.

EMPLOYEE HAD PUT FUEL FILTER ON D11 DOZER. THEN CLIMBED UP THE REAR OF THE DOZER TO TURN ON THE FUEL. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APPROX 6 FT. TO THE GROUND. TRYED TO BRACE SELF WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO WRIST. WAS ALSO WEARINGMINE LIGHT AND LANDED ON BATTERY PACK CAUSING INJURY TO TAILBONE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING LADDER TO CHECK BATTERY ON CAT 777B TRUCK. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE STRUCK HIS CHEST ON BUMPER OF THE MECHANIC TRUCK. BRUISED CHEST. DID NOT STOP WORK ON THIS DAY.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHEN HE WAS CHANGING IN THE WASHHOUSE, HE FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT AGAINST SOMETHING. EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAS NO FEELING IN HIS FOOT DUE TO DIABETES. EMPLOYEE STATES HIS FOO T BECAME INFECTED DUE TO AN OPEN WOUND.

WAS CRAWLING ON KNEES RUNNING BOLT MACHINE TWISTED LEFT KNEE

LIFTING PIPE IN A THREADING MACHINE TO CUT THE PIPE. BACK OF NECK-MUSCLE SPASMS - PAIN IN LEFT EAR.

HE GOT OFF DOZER TO CHECK GRADE AND STEP ON ROCKAND TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL WHEN HE TRAIPPED ON HOSE IN WALKWAY (CONTRACTOR HOSE) & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWBACK & LEFT HIP

EE WAS SETTING RAILCAR BRAKE WHEN HE FELT PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES.

EE GOT HURT WHEN HE WAS COMMING DOWN FROM THE CRUSHER.

EE STATED THAT HE HAD CLEANED RAW COAL VIBRATOR.HE CLIMBED OUT OF HOLE ON THE BACK OF THE VIBRATOR THAT WAS COVERED WITH A PIECE OF BELT. HE HADTO HOLD BELT UP WITH HIS HEAD WHILE HE TWISTED A ROUND TO GET ONTO A 55 GAL BARREL, HE THEN STEPPED OFF ONTO FLOOR. WHEN GOT ONTO FLOOR, HE COULDHARDLY STRAIGHTEN UP WITH PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA RESULTING IN STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRAMMING 484 S & S SCOOP AND MAKING RIGHT TURN. TRAMMED OVER TIMBER CAUSING SCOOP TO BOUNCE HURTING HIS BACK.

PUSHING ENTRY WITH 913 LHD SLAB CAME OFF RIB, RAN OVER ROCK CAUSING HIM TO JAM SHOULDER INTO STEERING WHEEL.

MAN WAS DRIVING MANTRIP, RUN OVER A ROCK AND STEERING WHEEL DUMPED FROM HAND CAUSING INJURY.

OPERATING DIESEL SCOOP. RAN OVER CONCRETE BLOCK & INJURED HIS BACK.

ON 4-25-95 EE SLIPPED IN MUD AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THROW A SWITCH AND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. ON MAY 2, 1995 EE SAUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT DUE TO CONTINUING PROBLEMS. ON THIS DATE HE WAS DIAGNOS ED WITH A COMMINUTED FRACTURE TO THE LEFT FIBULA CAUSING EE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

EE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 04/25/95

RUNNING GALIS ROOF BOLTER [300] & TRAM LEVER STUCH & ATRS JACK HIT HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS PULLING MOTOR OUT OF A SCOOP AND HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.,

THE MINER BOOM THREW A PIECE OF ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS FACE WHILE ON SHUTTLE CAR.

EE INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE CUTTING BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE. THE BELT BACKLASHED AND PULLED HIS ARM UNDER THE BELT--BRUISING HIS ARM. THERE WASN'T POWER ON BELT AS THIS OCCURRED IN AN ABANDO NED AREA OF THE MINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING ROOF, WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND BOLT WRENCH.

INJURED CLOSED A 3 INCH PLUG VALVE ON PIPING FROM A C150SS COMPRESSOR AND THE VALVE EXPLODED. INJURED SUFFERED A SEVER LACERATION TO THE LEFT FOREARM AND MULTIPLE FRACTURES TO THE SMALL BONE I N THE FOREARM.

THIS AMENDS 7000-1 DATED 9-1-93. PERMANENT ACCOMODATIONS WERE MADE FOR EE TO RETURN TO PART TIME WORK IN A NEW CAPACITY. EE WORKED SPORADICALLY FOR 14 DAYS BETWEEN 4-24 AND 5-24, WHEN HE WAS A GAIN REMOVED FROM ACTIVE STATUS BY HIS PHYSICIAN. HE WILL BE REEVALUATED ON 6-6-95.

EE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN A HAND RAILING. THE HAND RAILING CAME OFF AND THE BOLT PINCHED HIS FINGERS. HIS RING, MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT, AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS LOADING BELT ROLLERS INTO SCOOP BUCKET, CAUGHT END OF RIGHT INDEX FNGER NAIL BETWEEN TWO BELT ROLLERS. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES.

WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS ROLLING OUT FROM UNDER A HAUL TRUCK ON A MECHANIC'S CREEPER. EE STRUCK BRACKET ON AIR TANK CAUSING HIS KNEE TO SWELL.

CO-WORKER, A MOTORMAN, WAS PULLING TRAILER OFF THE ELEVATOR. EE HURRIED FROM HIS GOLF CART TO CLOSE THE GATE. HE DIDN'T SEE THE RAISED COWCATCHER & STRUCK HIS HEAD ON IT, KNOCKING HIM TO THE G ROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO SCAFFOLD FROM DECK. AS HE STOOD ON A PLANK, IT GAVE WAY. AS HE WAS FALLING HE GRABBED A CROSSBRACE, WHICH CAUSED STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ALSO, SOMETIME DURING THE FALL HE BRUISED HIS LEG.

WORKING UNDER CRUSHER CONE AND GOT DURT IN LEFT EYE.

HE SLID DOWN INSIDE OF RAIL CAR AND HIS RIGHT FOOT FELL INTO THE CHUTE INJURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

SHOVELING SAND IN TUNNEL. SHOVEL SLIPPED FROM HAND IN UPWARD MOTION.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER OF DRILL IR #1, HIS FOOT GAVE WAY AND HE FELL DOWN THE LADDER TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF CHAIR. WHEN SHE STOOD UP SHE FELT HER BACK CATCH AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP. PAIN CONTINUED AND WORSENED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT ON APRIL 24 1995 WHILE WORKING ON A WIPER FOR THE SHORT CONVEYOR ON 921 MINER HE PICKED UP A 1/2IN X4IN X6FT PIECE OF METAL CAUSING INJURY TO HISBACK THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL PAIN THEN OR REPORT THIS INJURY AS WORK RELATED UNTIL MAY 9 199 5 AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED BY HIS DOCTOR WITH TWO HERINATED DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK THIS WAS AFTER I HAD TALKED TO THE EMP

EE'S SKIN WAS IRRITATED BY ACTIVATED CARBON CHAR & PITACH BLENDING MATERIALS. HE DID NOT USE THE PROTECTIVE BARRIER CREAM SUPPLIED.

DRAGLINE WAS STARTING TO WALK & TRAILING CABLE WAS LOOPED UNDER THE EDGE OF THE DRAGLINE TUB. INJURED TRIED TO PULL THE CABLE FROM UNDERNEATH THE TUB. HE SLIPPED & HIS FOOT BECAME TRAPED UNDER THE CABLE & TUB. THE TUB SAT ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A LOADER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER HE SLIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED DUTIES OF POSITIONING 6" DIAMETER SUCTION HOSE INTO PREP PLANT THICKENER PAD TO REMOVE MUD. EMPLOYEE HAD TO DRAG THE SUCTION HOSE THROUGH THE MUD AND THE ACTION OF THE DR AGGING AND POSITIONING CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO EXPERIENCE LOWER BACK PAIN.

CRAWLING IN LOW SEAM COAL.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS INSTALLING A ROOFBOLT. HE HADSHOVED THE BOLT UP IN THE HOLE & WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A SLIGHT BEND IN IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK & NECK.

HURT BACK WHILE WORKING ON DISC ON 245 LEE NORSE MINER

EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING ALONG SIDE A MOBIL BRIDGE CONVEYOR. HE TOLD THE BRIDGE OPERATOR HE WAS IN THE CLEAR AND HE COULD LOWER THE BRIDGE DECK. HE HAD HIS FOOT TO CLOSE AND THE BRIDGE DECK HIT T HE HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING A SPRAIN IN HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS SHOVELING 33 MAINS NO 1 TAILPIECE WHERE A COAL SPILL HAD OCCURRED HE STRAINED HIS BACK CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS OVEREXERTION THIS MAN HAS A HISTORY OFBACK PROBLEMS NO RUL ES OR REGS WERE BROKEN MINER ATTITUDE MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS BEING WORN NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED

EE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON SCOOP IN THE SECTION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT HIM. [STARTED LOSING TIME 4-26-95]

HE WAS BARING STONE FROM A WALL, THE STONE WAS ABOUT HEAD HIGH WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING INTO SHOVEL TO BE LOADED, WAS WATCHING SHOVEL BUCKET AND LEFT REAR TIRE HIT ROCK TWISTING TRUCK AROUND SOME. EMPLOYEE SAID WHEN TRUCK TIRE HIT ROCK AND TWISTED TRUCK IT HU RT HIS LEFT LOWER PART OF BACK. FDO: 4-26-95.

REMOVING A BELT CHECK CURTAIN AND RIB POSTS IN THE C-10 SECTION BELT ENTRY PRIOR TO DOING A BELT JOB. WHILE REMOVING THE BELT CHECK AND POSTS, A POST DISLODGED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S RT WRIST WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE POST AND BELT STRUCTURE.

EE HAS BEEN OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR FOR APPROX. 30 MIN WHILE THE REGULAR OPERATOR WAS HAVING LUNCH. WHEN EE DISMOUNTED SHUTTLE CAR HE EXPERIENCED PAIN ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF HIS RIGHT TESTICLE.

GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN AND DR COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.

LIFTING CORNER OF PIPE FLOAT FRAME TO POSITION BAND AND PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

EE WAS TRAMMING A CONTINUOUS MINER FROM OUTSIDE TO NO. 1 SECTION WHEN HE BECAME TIRED OF WALKING BESIDE THE MINER AND DECIDED TO RIDE ON THE END OF THE MINER BOOM. THE MINER TRAMMED OVER SOME RAILS AND THE BOOM WENT UP, THROWING EE AGAINST THE ROOF.

WHILE MOVING PALLETS SAWDUST CAME OFF PALLET AND BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS CRAWLING- HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF ROCK CAUSING LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

MECH WAS WORKING ON WALKING CHAIN ON DRAGLINE. OPERATOR WAS STANDING THERE WATCHING WHEN HE STEPPED BACK AND TRIPPED OVER A DIRT CLOD FALLING AND TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

CHANGING BOTTOM ROLLER ON #40 BELT, LAYING ON /ACROSS CHANNEL THAT SUPPORTED THE BOTTOM ROLLERPULLING UP ON A BOTTOM ROLLER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS CHEST. STATED THEY CONTINUED TO CHANGE ROLLERS AND THE MOVEMENT KEPT AGITATING THE CHEST. FORMAL ACCIDENT REPORT FILED 4-28-95.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL UP AROUND SECTION TAIL PIECE. INJURED TOLD CO-WORKER THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK. BELT WAS NOT RUNNING.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS PUTTING UP CHANNELS FOR BELT MOVE HE STEPPED TOWARD ROOF BOLTER AND BUMPED INTO SIDE CANOPY(ELEPHANT EAR)OF BOLTER WITH HIS SHOULDER. TOP WAS LOW IN THIS AREA. EMPLOYEE FIRST SAW DOCTOR ON 4-27-95 AND CONTINUED TO WORK AT REGULAR JOB UNTIL HE WENT TO DRS CARE ON 5-18-95 AND STARTED MISSING WORK FOR THIS INJURY. FIRST DAY OF WORK LOST WAS

DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE LOADER A PIN CAME OUT & THE LOADER TURNED ON ITS SIDE

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SAWING A TIMBER TO BE INSTALLED ON #2 BELT CONVEYOR LINE WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS BENDING DOWN TO FIND WEDGES UP UNDER M-RAIL IN THE BOX ON THE STAGELOADER. A ROCK 4'L, 2 1/2' W, 14" THICK FELL OUT BETWEEN PINS & STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK & ANKLE.

THE EE WAS SHOVELING COAL & MUD ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A TINGLING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT FOOT & PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SHOVELING LOOSE SAND, PREVIOUS DUG BY A BACKHOE.NO APPARENT REASON FOR INJURY.

EE WAS HELPING UNLOAD PUMP MOTOR FOR SCOOP OFF OF MANBUS. HE SLIPPED & FELL & THE MOTOR HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT CASUING HIM TO FALL ON HIS SCSR HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT SIDE.

RAN OVER LARGE ROCK WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER. FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BAD PANELS IN THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE 1-A CRS SCREENS ON THE THIRD FLOOR AT THE PREP PLANT. A RAIL BROKE ALLOWING A CHAIN HOOK TO SLIP STRIKING AND BRUISING HIS LEFT ELBO W.

CORE DRILLING INNERTUBE HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE& UNLATCHED INNERTUBE FROM LOCKING COUPLING WHILE DRILL =45'. INNERTUBE FELL 80' EXITING DRILL ROD & WENT THROUGH DRILL HELPERS FOOT. BROKE 2 BO NES IN FOOT. ALSO ENTRANCE & EXIT WOUNDS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THE NO. 30 JEEP HE WAS OPERATINGWRECKED. WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE JEEP, HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE MINE FLOOR & FELT PAIN IN ANKLE.

THE EE WAS GETTING DOOR FROM THE TOP OF A CONTINUOUS MINER THAT HE WAS WORKING ON. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF HE LOST HIS BALANCE DUE TO ON PIECE OF METAL MOVING THAT HE WAS USING TO STABLIZE HIS A RM. HE FELL AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM RESULTING IN A STRAINED SHOULDER.

EE HAD PARKED BUCKET OF TRUCK MOUNTED MANLIFT OVER CAB OF TRUCK AND WAS STEPPING OUT OF BASKET WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 10' TO GROUND STRIKING HEAD AND CHEST ON LARGE PIECES OF SCORIA.

WHILE ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN REPLACING SWING MOTOR COUPLING BOLTS ON THE 8050 DRAGLINE, HE WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS WITH A FIVE FOOT PRY BAR. WHILE REPOSITIONING THE PRY BAR, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE CAP WITH A GLANCING BLOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER. HE SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE JUMPED OFF THE DOZER LANDING ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.

LOADING RAILS ON RAIL TRUCK, BAR SLIPPED WHILE PRYING ON COAL, TWISTING BACK.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT & WHEN HE LOWERED THE PINNER BOOM A ROCK FELL OUT PUSHING HIS HAND ONTO THEBOOM & CATCHING HIS GLOVE ON A HOSE FITTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE HOSE FITTING & THE PINNER BOOM AS THE BOOM LOWERED

WHIILE LOADING OXYGEN TANK IN PICKUP, REMAINNG TANKS STARTED TOTOPPLE. ATTEMPTED TO STEADY TOPPLING TANKS. SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF TRAILING CABLE AND FELL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT HIP AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN THE SCOOP. HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE AGAINST THE PANIC BAR CAUSING PAIN IN THE RIBS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING AN UNDERCUTTER. AS HE STEPPED OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S CAGE HE STEPPED ON A SMALL BOULDER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE RIB, CAUSING A STIFF NECK.

MOVING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE IT CAUGHT BELT LINE UP STRING BROKE IT AND THE STRING HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

THE INJURY ALLEGEDLY OCCURED WHILE REPLACING THE DUST CURTAIN ON THE 381 DRILL. THE DUST CURTAIN EXTENDS AROUND THE PERIMETER OF A 4'X4' DECK. DUE TO THE LACK OF SPACE BETWEEN THE DECK AND CAB ,HE HAD TO STRETCH BOTH ARMS TO BOLT THAT SECTION OF CURTAIN IN PLACE. IT WAS DURING THIS TIME THAT HE FEELS THE INJURY OCCURED. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND HAS WOR

ALLEGES HE WAS OPENING/CLOSING VLAVES. EMLOYEE DID NTO RELAE IT WAS JOB RELATED UNTIL 5-8-95. EMLOYEE STARTED LOOSING TME 5-1-95 AND IS STILL OFF. WE ARE CONTESTING THIS WORKER'S COMPESATIO N CLAIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BOXES OF MINER BITS ON HIS RAM CAR. HE PULLED UP TO THE MINER, GOT OUT & PULLED BOX OF BITS OFF RAM CAR TO CARRY UP TO THEMINER. AS WEIGHT OF BITS COMING OFF OF RAM CAR P ULLED DOWN ON HIS ARMS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

ANOTHER EE DROPPED A 4"X4"X10' TIMBER ON EE'S FOOT. *EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/23/95 & STARTED LOSING TILME ON 4/24/95.

THE EE WAS CLEANING DUST FROM THE INSIDE OF THE 46" DIAMETER DUCT. TO DEPOSIT THE MATERIAL ON THE GROUND IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO REMOVE THE CLEANOUT OPENING COVER. FOUR SPOT WELDS HOLD THE COVER IN PLACE. USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER HE BROKE THREE OF THE WELDS LOOSE. THINKING HE COULD BREAK THE REMAINING WELD LOOSE BY REMOVING THE COVER HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT. LIFTING FROM A BEN

BOLTING TOP AND SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING VICTIM IN BACK AREA CAUSING SOME BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE SWEEPING BELTLINE SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK. SHE SAYS THIS IS RE-OCCURRING PAIN FROM AN OLD INJURY. SHE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 1-31-94 AND RETU RNED TO WORK ON 2-7-94. ON 4-22-95 SHE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN DUE TO THIS SAME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MOVING WALKING SHIELD WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT FOOT

SMASHED FINGER ON ROOF BOLTER.

EMPLOYEE & 3 CO-WORKERS WERE PASSENGERS ON A BROOKVILLE CENTURION PERSONNELCARRIER THAT COLLIDED WITH A NATIONAL MINE SERVICE TYPE MCL PERSONNEL CARRIER ON THE TRACK DUE TO OIL ON THE RAIL THE BROOKVILLE UNIT WAS UNABLE TO STOP PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH THE NMS UNIT EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE & LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS JOLTED INHIS SEAT WHEN THE UJNITS COLLIDED

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE AREA AS HE FILLED THE LUD CENTER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SAW THE DR THE NEXT DAY. THE X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND SHOWED A DEGENERATIVE CONDIT ION. THE EMPLOYEE IS OFF ALL WORK.

EE WHILE BENDING BOLTS FELT "STINGER" IN WRIST/HAND FINISHED SHIFT BUT WENT TO DR. 4/23/95 WITH SWELLING.

HE WAS OPENING THE MANDOOR AT COLD STORAGE. WHEN HE PUSHED ON THE DOOR HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. ON THE PREVIOUS DAY HE SAID HE FELT PAIN WHILE PULLING A LUBE CART.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE BELLY PAN AREA OF A D-10 TRACTOR. WHEN HE WANT TO GET OUT OF THE ACCESS OPENING HE SAID HE PULLED HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING GEAR TO REINSTALL INTO DRILKTECH SP400 DRILL WITH BOOM ON SERVICE TRUCK. THE BEAR BECAME UNATTACHED FROM ITS HOLDING SLING AND FELL APPROX 8" ONTO EE'S FOOT, BREAKING HIS FOOT.

WHILE RIDING SCOOP TO SURFACE IN SCOOP DIPPER, THE SCOOP WENT THROUGH A WATER HOLE CAUSING EE TOGET CAUGHT BETWEEN SCOOP DIPPER & ROOF. EE WAS ROLLED BACKWARD PINCHING HIS LEFT SIDE, LEG & HIP BETWEEN SELF RESCUER THAT WAS ON RIGHT SIDE OF HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT OLD #1 & #5 TURNOUT ON NORTH TRACK WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING ROCKDUST PIPE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT CONVEYOR BELTING WITH AN ENDLOADER WHEN LIFTING CHAIN BROKE AND WHIPPED HIS HAND.

EE DRIVES A WATER TRUCK, HAULS WATER TO TANK AT MINE. HE WENT TO CLIMB THE LADDER BESIDE TANK AND THE SECOND RUNG BROKE. THE FALL WAS ABOUT THIRTY INCHES AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST O N SIDE OF LADDER ON THE WAY DOWN.

DUST COAL IGNITED IN #3 KILN CAUSING AN EXPLOSION.

HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LEG WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MINE FLOOR

EE STATES THAT HE WAS HELPING TO DROP RUBBER AND RAIL SUPPLY CARS ONTO TRACK. CAUGHT LEFT FOOT UNDER WHEEL GUARD OF TRAILER CAR SIMPLE FRACTURE TO LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS LOADING DUSTER AND FELT PAIN LOWER BACK, THEN WENT TO SHOVEL TAILPIECE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK RADIATING TO RIGHT BUTTOCKS AND RIGHT LEG. THE EE FINISHE THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TOOL BOX THAT WAS JAMMED NEXT TO ANOTHER ONE SO THAT HE COULD OPEN LID WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISTRACTED FROM THE OPERATION OF A SMALL PORTABLE HAND GRINDER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TOOL'S BLADE AND GUARD.HE RECEIVED LACERATIONS/CUTS AND LOST HIS FINGER NAIL.

EE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE & MOVING IT OUT OF ROADWAY ON 1ST WEST SECTION & STRAINED BACK.

HE RAN OVER A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD IN ROADWAY, STRAINING HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING THE SCREENING PLANT TO BE REPAIRED. HE WAS UNDERNEATH THE PLANT AND LOOKING UP AS HE WAS WIPING AN AREA OUT, RUST PARTICLES ENTERED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS USIN G GLASSES BUT SHOULD HAVE HAD GOGGLES ON. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN INFORMED TO USE GOGGLES WHEN WORKING IN THIS TYPE SITUATION AND/OR POSITION. WORKED 21ST, 24TH, OFF 25TH, BACK 26TH.

DRIVING TO COAL TIPPLE ON SR11. AUTO IN FRONT STOPPED SUDDENDLY TO MAKE LEFT TURN. ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING. BLEW HORN, LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF TRUCK HIT RIGHT REAR OF AUTO, GOING OVR IT AND C AUSING TRUCK TO FLIP OVER.

1 EAST LONGWALL. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE LONGWALL BELT TAILPIECE. HE WAS MOVING THE TAILPIECE WITH A TIMBER WHEN THE TIMBER KICKED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL SHEET METAL ON OVERCAST RAILS WHEN METAL SLIPPED & FELL, HITTING HIM ON RIGHT SHOULDER & RIGHT FOREHEAD.

LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE FROM SCOOP BUCKET & LOADING ON FLAT BED TRUCK. WAS LIFTING ABOVE HEAD 7 THROWING INTO TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP COMPARTMENT & HE STEPPED OUT & HIS LEFT KNEE BUCKLED & HE FAZLL TO THE GROUND CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FALL TO SAME LEVEL NO RULES OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN EQUIPMENT WAS NOT A FACTOR PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS BEING WORN MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR

EMPLOYEE STATED: HE WAS MOVING 100 HP MOTOR WITH A CHAIN HOIST WHEN MOTOR SWUNG AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT ANKLE.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE PUMP. SLIPPED & FELL DUE TO SLIPPERY COND. HURT RIGHT SHOULDER & LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO SET A PUMP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A HALF HEADER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED. WHEN HE WENT DOWN HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

MINER BACKED UP AND HTI THE SHUTTLE CAR JARRING HIS BACK CAUSING MUSCLE CRAMPS IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE ROOF BOLTING THAT HE SLIPPED ON SOME COAL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE BOOM OF THE BOLTER RESULTING IN SWELLING TO LEFT KNEE.

PULLING PILLARS- SETTING TIMBER- WHEN TOP STARTED TO FALL. HE STARTED TO RUN AND TRIP AND FELL HITTIGN ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT WHEN HE DESCENDED A SHORT RAMP TO THE COAL THE BRAKES ON HIS HAUL TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. WHEN THE TRUCK REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP HE STEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE TRUCK HIT THE HIGHWALL. EMPLOYEE IS ALSO STATING THAT HIS BRAKES WERE WORKING UNTIL HE WENT DOWN THE RAMP. HE IS ALSO STATING THAT HE TESTED HIS BRAKES AND THAT HE HAD JUST COME

EE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY WHILE HE WAS VERIFYING THE WATER OF THE RADIATOR OF A COMPRESSOR.

SUBJECT WAS TIGHTENING SCRAPER. A SPLICE HIT THE SCRAPER AND CAUSEA THE PIPE WRENCH TO KICK, CATCHING SUBJECTS RIGHT THUMB.

THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING A GLUE BELT & METAL STRAP AT THE SAME TIME. AS HE WAS SPINNING THE BELT, THE STRAP SWING AROUND & STRUCK HIM IN THELEFT ARM.

EE SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL ON GRADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START IT. RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS, CHEST, LEFT ARM, AND LEFT LEG.

GOT TOO CLOSE TO SPINNING RODS WITH LOOSE CLOTHING.

WHILE LOADING PRIMARY SCREEN ONTO A FLATBED TRUCK A SCREEN SLIPPED & SKID OFF THE STACK MAKING CONTACT WITH THE TOP FRONT OF THE ANKLE

ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLT'S HIT HIM ON BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HIT HEAD AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL BAR WHILE RAISING UP

AFTER COMPLETING A SERVICE JOB ON A DOZER THE MINER WAS STOPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A SIEVE AT A REFUSE SCREEN AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT CALF. THE NEXT DAY HE VISITED THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS RECOMMENDED HE BE OFF ALL WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A CRUSHER MAIN SHAFT WIPER RING & HIT THE RING WITH THE BACK OF HIS HAND & CUT IT ON A SHARP SURFACE DEEP CUT ON LEFT HAND

HE HAD JUST PICKED UP A LOADER BUCKET OF COAL AND WAS TRANSPORTING IT ACROSS THE CLEAN COAL YARD. THE LOADER TIRE DIPPED INTO A WATER FILLED HOLE, RESULTING IN A SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF HIS SEAT CA USING A TWISTING OF HIS BACK WHICH LEAD TO MORE BACK PAIN AS HIS SHIFT PROGRESSED. HE STAYED HOME FOR ONE DAY TO REST BACK THEN RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.

WHILE ALTERNATING BETWEENWELDING & GRINDING METALGRINDINGS LODGED IN EMPLOYEES HAND METAL GRINDINGS ENTERED LEFT EYE

EE WAS OPERATING HIS MBC IN THE C-12 SECTION NEAR THE BELT TAIL. WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A HOLE IN THE MINE BOTTOM VICTIMS MBC CLIMBED UP ONTO AND THEN FELL OFF OF THE RFM BELT STRUCTURE, JARR ING THE OPERATOR IN HIS COMPARTMENT.

EMPLOYEE SMASHED FINGER WHILE MANUALLY TURNING THE BOLT DRIVE ON CONVEYOR

WHILE WORKING IN #5 PRE-HEATER EMPLOYEE SAID HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN TO GROIN AREA WHILE UNLOADING 5 GAL OILCANS FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK.

EE STEPPED OUT OF A JEFFREY 15 TON LOCOMOTIVE. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. AN MRI REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE MEDIAL MENISCUS & ON 5/15/95 HE WENT OFF WORK TO HAVE SURGERY.

BOARDS GAVE WAY BECAUSE OF CRACK.

PULL MUSCLE WHEN STRAIGHTEN A ROOF BOLT OUT. BOLT TWISTED AND BOLTER MAN PULLED MUSCLE.

WHILE SEALING COVERS, WALKED ALONG SCREW, HEAD BUMPED CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN COLUMNS AND HOPPERS. IMPACT DROVE HEAD BACK STRAINING NECK.

EE WAS TURNING RAIL INTO POSITION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK AND LEGS.

WHILE TRAMMING THE MINER INTO COAL, THE MINER DRIFTED TOWARD RIB DUE TO WET/SLICK CONDITIONS, CATCHING HIS LEG BETWEEN MINER AND RIB.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN ENTRANCE STEPS TO PORTAL TRAILER HE TURNED HIS ANKLE RESULTING IN PAIN

EMPLOYEE ALONE IN PLANT OFFICE- TOOK SHOTGUN- LOADED- PLACED UNDER CHIN AND FIRE WEAPON.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A DRILL BUCKET. THE DRILL BUCKET WAS LOWERED AND AS THE BUCKET HIT THE GROUND THE LID OF THE BUCKET JARRED LOOSE AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE LID AND TH E TOP OF THE BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CLAY INTO DUMP HOPPER HEARD HIS BACK POP LATER STARTED FEELING PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK AREA

WHILE REACHING OUT & RECEIVING A SACK OF CONCRETE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY- FELT PAIN TO BACK. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 4-25-95.

HE WAS DISCONNECTING A CHAIN FROM A PIECE OF STEEL. THE CHAIN WAS HANGING DOWN FROM LOADER BUCKET, AS THE LOADER BACKED AWAY THE CHAIN HOOKED THE PIECE OF STEEL AND DRUG IT ACROSS HIS SHIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DOCTOR AND STITCHED UP. THE CUT WAS APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG ON THE FRONT OF HIS SHIN 20 STITCHES.

THE MAN WAS LOOSENING A NUT WITH A HAND WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT. THE WRENCH STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEST AND CRACKED A RIB. HE CONTINUED TO WORK DAILY UNTIL THE 24TH WHEN HE WENT TO THE DR FOR A CHECK OUT. HE LOST ONE DAY OF WORK AND IS BACK ON REGULAR DUTY.

SAID EE STATED THAT HE WAS COMING AROUND CORNER OF #6RB RIGHT BREAK WHEN HIS STEERING CAUGHT CAUSING THE SHUTTLE CAR TO RUN INTO RIB CAUSING HIS INJURY.

NO "ACCIDENT" INVOLVED IN THIS INJURY. EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON ONE KNEE AND HE TRIED TO STAND UP THE KNEE TWISTED. THE DR. RECOMMENDED KNEE SURGERY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE TO LOAD IT INTO A TRACK MOTOR. AS HE WALKED TO MOTOR, HE STATED HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST CABLE BOARD.

AT THE END OF THE DAY WHILE WALKING TO PUT HIS TOOLS AWAY THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & THE TOOLS HE WAS CARRYING OVER HIS SHOULDER FELL OFF HIS SHOULDER & A HAMMER HIT HIS FINGER

EE WAS AT PACKHOUSE OPERATING THE PACKER REACHING BACKWARD & UPWARD FOR BAGS. INCIDENT REPORT OF 12/2/94 MADE MENTION OF ARM HURTING, BUT INDICATED "NO PROBLEM". [ON 4/20/95 FIRST PHYSICIAN DI AGNOSED AS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM & REFERRED EE TO AN ORTHOPAEDIC IN TULSA, OK. 2ND PHYSICAN PRESCRIBED "NO WORK" FOR 3 WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PULLING ON A HOIST HANDLE WHEN THE LOAD MOVED AND CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO WRENCH HIS SHOULDER.NOTE: NOT REPORTABLE AT TIME OF INJURY.LOST WORK DAY BEGAN ON 09/01/95 AT WHIC H TIME IT BECAME REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A FUELDISPENSER HOSE OFF OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHILE DOING THIS HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

DRIVER WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM SUPER STRUCTURE TO GROUND.

CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON DECK OF HSI TRUCK (FROM TRACTOR TO TRIALER) AND SLID OFF DRIVER'S SIDE. CUT HIS LEG ON ANGLE IRON-BRACKET BOLTED TO FRAME.

WHILE UNLOADING APALLE TOF FINISH MILL LINERS, APPROX 14 TO 16, INTO A SHIPPING BOX, THE PALLET BROKE IN HALF, DROPPING AOBUT 6 TO 10 PLATES ON LEFT FOOT AND LEG, LINERS WERESTEEL PLATES WEIG HING AOBUT 100#S EACH.

EMP WAS "KNOCKING" UP HOPPERS USING A PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF GEAR THAT OPENS HOPPER DOOR ON RAIL CARS, RESULTING IN HYPER EXTENSION TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

SECRETARY INJURED BACK WHILE LIFTING BOXES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL A JAMMED STEEL ROD OUT OF A DRILL HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE A 42" CRUSHER, REMOVING PLATES AND INJURED HIS BAC.

WHILE PULLING WATER LINE UP CAME APART COUPLING HITTING EE ON FOOT.

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK LOADER CARRYING ROCK FOR ROCK DRAINS. HE TURNED THE LOADER TO THE RIGHT TO DUMP THE ROCK AND THE LOADER SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS AND WHEN THE TRACK LOADER STOPPED, IT HAD LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. EE S RIGHT HAND WAS CUT IN THE PROCESS.

WHILE CARRYING MONORAIL DOWN THE BELTLINE ON 12CM-2. THE INJURED FELT PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

THIS IS UPDATE TO LOST TIME INJURY OF PREVIOUS MEDICAL TREATMENT INJURY EE BECAME A LOST TIME ON 04-19-95 AFTER HIS DR DECIDED HE HAD POSSIBLE LONG TERM PROBLEMS WITH HIS NECK/BACK

EE WAS WORKING ON PRIMARY WOBBLER BAR IN THE MACHINE SHOP AND ALLEGES THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A SPROCKET HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL MAY 18 AFTER HE HAD SOUGH T MEDICAL TREATMENT ON MAY 16.

PERSON STATED: OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY. BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. PERSON DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 5-5-95. DID NOT INFORM MAN AGEMENT HE WAS MISSING WORK DUE TO AN INJURY UNTIL 5-15-95.

THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK 07-10-95 DUE TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED 04-19-95.INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS UNLOADING OXYGEN AND ACTEYLENE HIS LOWER BACK.

REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE, STEELS CAME APART AND SPINNING STEEL CAME OUT OF CHUCK AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE, PAIN IN KNEE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF LOCOMOTIVE AT #2 SECTION WHEN HE GOT OFF HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE ROOF CAUSING HIM TO JAMHIS NECK EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 04-24-95

EE WAS HANDLING MATERIAL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT RING FINGER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 7-13-95.

LOADING TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS UPRIGHTING A 55 GAL DRUM. IT STARTED TO SLIP IN HIS HANDS AND HE AJUSTED HIS POSITION TO STAND IT UP.

BOUNCING AROUND IN DOZER BACK STARTED HURTING

WHILE PULLING A TRAILING CABLE WITH A CABLE HOOK, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A LOSS OF TIME.

EE WAS STRUCK BY RIB THAT BROKE UP WHEN IT HIT EE. STRUCK BACK, RIBS, WITH ABRASIONS TO BODY. EE ALSO TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

MAN WENT TO PUT BELT BREAK IN. HE CLAIM TO HAVE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF. THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OF ROOF. ALSO THEREIN WAS NOTHING IN ROADWAY TO OF CAUSE THIS MAN CALLED IN NEXT DAY AND SAID HE WAS HURT AND NEVER LEFT INFO, DID NOT GET INFO UNTIL 4-22-95.

LOAD WAS BEING CARRIED 6' HIGH. FORKLIFT WS NOT A ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFT & WAS BEING BRIVEN OVERGRAVEL & POTHOLES. DRIVER MADE A SLIGHT TURN WITH LOAD IN THE AIR. FRONT TIRE DROPPED IN A POT H OLE & ROLLED FORKLIFT ON IT'S SIDE STRIKING THE DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE ROLL CAGE.

OPERATOR MOMENTARILY RAN TIP OF WATER BLASTER NOZZEL OVER HIS FOOT CAUSING AN APPROXIMATELY 2" LACERATION TO HIS BIG TOE. OPERATOR FOLLOWED ALL SAFETY PROCEDURES EXCEPT HE DID NOT WEAR STEEL T OED BOOTS.

EE IS STATING THAT WHILE CARRYING SOME WELDING LEAD FROM INSIDE THE 8900 TO THE OUTSIDE CATWALK HIS ANKLE "GAVE OUT". THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE MOMENTAIRILY & FALL AGANIST A HANDRAIL INJURING HIS RIBS. EE ALSO STATE THAT HIS ANKLEHAD "GIVEN OUT" MANY TIMES BEFORE. EE DIDN NOT START MISSING TIME UNTIL 4/24/95.

INJURED & CO-WORKER WERE LIFTING A 3IN X8IN X10FT BOARD FROM THE MINE FLOOR & FELT PAIN IN HIS RT FOREARM INJURED & CO-WORKER HAD MOVED APPROX 15 BOARDS PRIOR TO INJURY INJURED CONTINUED TO WO RK THROUGH 5/4/95 BEFORE SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 05-05-95

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING LEFT ARM AROUND THE WRIST.

LIFTED TIMBER AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE SLURRY SYSTEM IN 85 SOUTH AND 25 EAST. SHE WAS WORKING IN HIGH PH WATER. HER RIGHT RUBBER BOOT HAD A HOLE IN IT AND SHE GOT HER RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE BURNED.

EE WAS WALKING BESIDE HIS WATER TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS GETTING ON THE PREPARATION PLANT ELEVATOR. HE SLAMMED SHUT THE ELEVATOR'S DOORS. HE PINCHED THE RING FINGER AND SMALL FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE DOORS. END OF THE SMALL FINGER WAS LACERATED AND FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING ONTO A CAT WALK WHEN HE TURNED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE HAND RAIL.

WHILE THE DAY SHIFT OFF STD. SHUTTLE CAR OPERATORS SHUTTLE CAR WAS BEING LEAPED A RIB ROLL. APPARENTLY OCCURRED IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY. THE OPERATORTRAVELED FROM THE MINER TO THE FEEDER, HE RAN OVER THE RIB ROLL CAUSING HIM TO BE THROWN INTO THE ROOF OF THE SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY A CERVICAL STRAIN RESULTED .

EE WAS WALKING PAST THE FEEDER WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A STATIONARY POSITION & WITH A TWISTING MOTION AT THE TORSO HE SHOVELED DIRT FROM PILE TO A DRILL HOLE EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A PULL (MUSCLE) IN HIS BACK & PAIN HE SR ESTED FOR A FEW MINUTES & FINISHED OUT THE SHIFT

EE WAS LIFTING A PUMP. AS HE LEANED OVER TO PUT IT INSIDE OF FENCE ON THE TRAILER, HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM BECAUSE HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES & THE TRAILER DECK.

EE LIFTED SHANK ON BUCKET OF DRAGLINE. KEEPER FELL OFF SHANK AND HE WAS TRYING TO PUT SHANK BACK IN PLACE TO REPLACE THE KEEPER.

WAS HOOKING DRILL PAN TO JEEP WHEN PAN WAS JACKED UP HE DROPPED IT ON HIS HAND WHEN HE BUMPED INTO THE PAN KNOCKING IFF OFF THE PROPS.

HE WAS HELPING LIFT A LINER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. THE NEXT DAY HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

WAS BOLTING IN 6 X 7 ROCK FELL FROM TOP & HIT OP ON HEAD & SHOULDER.

LIFTING AND MOVING STEEL PLAT EUSED AT LOADING DOCK. PLATE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT. CAUSED A CONTUSION TO FOOT.

WHILE 2 EE'S WERE ALTERNATELY BEATING ON A STUCK CLAM GATE, THE 4 LB HAMMER MISSED ITS TARGET, THEN SLIPPED OUT OF THE GRIP, STRIKING INJURED EE IN THE MOUTH. HAMMER FLEW APPROX. 5 FT IN AIR B EFORE STRIKING EE. CUT UPPER LIP REQUIRED SUTURES, 2 BROKEN TEETH, UPPER RT AND LOWER LEFT FRONT TEETH, PLUS 1 CRACKED.

HELPING INSTALL STEEL CHUTE USING COMEALONG. COMEALONG MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING CHUTE TO DROP ONE FOOT. STRUCK EE AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN ON BEAM, BEFORE ANYONE COULD REACH HIM HE ROLLED OFF AND FEL L TEN FEET TO THE GROUND.

STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON PONTOON BOAT AND ONE FOOT ON DREDGE - LIFTING HEAT EXCHANGER TO OTHER EMPLOYEE.

WAS SHOVELIGN ON HAMMERMILL DECK TO PULL GUARD OUT OF DIRT AND STRAINED HSI BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESENDING LADDER METATARSAL GUARD CAUGHT ON LADDER RUNG CAUSING STRAIN TO BIG TOE RT FOOT MODIFIED DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF LIFTING A 30 POUND JACK PIN OFF OF A LOADER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF GLUE TO THROW ONTO THE PINNER & HURT HIS BACK.

EE STATED THAT WHEN LIFTING A SHORT RAIL UP OVER A SWITCH STAND, APPROX. 7', THE BOTTOM OF RAIL BUMPED THE TOP OF SWITCH STAND WHICH JARRED THE RAIL LOOSE FROM THE RAIL TONGS. AS A RESULT THE RAIL FELL AND STRUCK THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A FOOTER FOR A BLOCK WALL & HE STRUCK HIS FINGER WHEN HE WENT TO HIT THE BLOCK WITH HIS HAMMER CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS INATTENTION & BEING STRUCK BY HAMMER NO RULES OR REGU LATION WERE BROKE NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS WORN MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR

INJURED STATED THAT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING BELT AND A PIECE OF DIRT OR RUST FLEW INTO HIS EYE. CAUSED OF ACCIDENT WAS BEING CONTACTED BY AND A HIGH VELOCITY AREA.

AS EE WAS CHANGING STEEL BY DRILLING, THE STEEL SLIPPED CATCHING HIS HAD BETWEED THE STEEL & THE MACHINE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN "V" LACERATION, WEB SPACE BETWEEN RIGHT THUMB & INDEX FINGER . THIS INJURE REQUIRED DEBRIDING & DRSSING & EE WAS REFERRED TO A HAND SPECIALIST, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

EE WAS TRYING TO UNHOOK SECTION OF TRACK RAIL TAHT WAS CHAINED TO A SCOOP. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE SHIFTING THE DRAG. MACHINE FROM SWING TO TRAVEL THE LEVER JUMPED A GEAR STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM TEARING SKIN.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THEY WERE LOADING A LARGE PIPE ONTO A FLAT BED TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE ASKED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-28-95 AND A DR. ADVISED HIM TO STAY OFF WORK FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACKPROBLEMS WHICH INCLUDES TWO SURGERIES).

EE WAS WORKING ON A SHUTTLE CAR PANEL WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

WIPING OFF CUTTING EDGE OF CATBLADE & DEBRIS FLEW IN EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING 2 MAIN BELT ON A PRESHIFTEXAM. AS HE CROSSED ROCK A FALL AT 25 STA. MARKER HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE CLAIMS HE WAS PULLING A POWER CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED IN SMALL HOLE OR LIP IN COAL FLOOR HE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE IN 1992 NON JOB RELATED

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE GROUND, JARRED HIM, CAUSIN GPAIN IN LOWER BACK.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING 5 GALLON BUCKETS OF FIREPROOFING SEALANT INTO JEEP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN MINER HE PICKED UP A GUARD (A PIECE OF STEEL) TO PUT ON THE MINER & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING ON A PRY BAR THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY THE COMPANY THAT HE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR OFF SITE UNTIL MAY 31 1995

HE WAS BOLTING AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

GETTING OUT OIL FROM BARREL. BARREL HAD ROCKER. TIPPED BARREL BACK AND BARREL SLID DOWN HITTING KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN COVER OFF OF HEADGATE AND TILTED IT AGAINST HIS THIGHS. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT COVER WHEN RIGHT THIGH WAS INJURED. EMPLOYEE'S FIRST WORK DAY LOST BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 04-22-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER OT CHIP RUST FORM A STEEL BEAM. A PIECE OF STEEL PIERCHED HIS LEFT HAND & BECAM EIMBEDDED IN A BONE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A ROPE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO THE MINER CABLE TO HAND THE CABLE ON THE SIDE OF THE MINER WHEN HE STATED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND THE SHOP WHEN HIS RT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A WATER HOSE CAUSING HIM TO TRIP HIS RT FOOT BANGED AGAINST THE WELDING TRAILER

EMPLOYEE WENT ACROSS THE TAILPIECE (#4) TO CLEAN UP A COAL SPILL. WHEN HE CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE SCALE OFFICE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A WIRE AND LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

COAL HAD BEEN SPILLED IN BASEMENT FLOOR DUE TO A RECENT PUMP PROBLEM EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING OBASEMENT HE WAS SHOELING FLOOR DRAINS HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER PORTION OF BACK WHILE SHOV ELING AT 4:00PM HE LEFT WORK AT 8:00PM TO HAVE BACK CRACKED

ON MAINLINE HAULAGE AT 11 SOUTH SPURTRACK. WHILEGETTING OFF MOTOR TO THROW SWITCH, CAUGHT LEFT FOOTING SAFETY CHAIN ON MOTOR SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARDS ON GROUND. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

OPERATING 350 PAYHAULER ROCK TRUCK AND SLID DOWN HILL, JARRING AND TURNING OVER ON HILL. HURT EMPLOYEE BACK, CHEST, ARM, LEGS WITH BRUISES CONCUSION TO HEAD, STITCHES TO LEFT HAND .

THE RIGHT SHOULDER HAD BEEN OPERATED ON IN APRIL FOR PINCHED NERVE. DR HAD RELEASED HIM TO FULL DUTY. HE WSA DOING NORMAL DUTIES IN A MANNER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUCK BUILDUP FROM UNDER WEST C DRIVE UNIT WHEN HE FELT SOME SORENESS ANDPAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A WOMBAT DRILL UP ON TO THE TAILGATE ENTRY WHEN HE STUMBLED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WAS IN PENTHOUSE TO TAKE BIN MEASUREMENTS WHEN A STORM CAME THROUGH AND BLEW QUICKLINE ALL OVER EE. HE CAME DOWNSTAIRS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE AND WASHED HIS EYES BUT RECEIVED LIME BURNS TO EYES, AROUND SAFETY GLASSES.

WAS PRYING OPEN AN 8' X 8' WOODEN CRATE. HE BELIEVED THAT ALL THE NAILS HAD BEEN REMOVED AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE LD IT WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE BACK FRAME.

EE WAS USING A GASOLINE CHAIN SAW TO FELL A 10 IN DIAMETER TREE ON A STEEP HILLSIDE. DURING THE PROCESS HE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF, THUS TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING IT TO BECOME DIS JOINTED. EE SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED THE DISJOINTEDKNEE BACK IN SOCKET. HE THEN HOBBLED FROM THE JOB SITE ABOUT 1/2 MILE TO A WAITING VEHICLE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING/OBSERVING WHILE THE FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN ON THE LONGWALL WAS BEING PULLED TOGETHER WITH A WIRE ROPE AND THE SHEARER. THE WIRE ROPE BROKE AND A FLYING OBJECT STRU CK THE INJURED. HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THEFINGER, ARM AND RIGHT CORNEA.

EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR NECK STRAIN/SPASM ON 6/13/94 WITH NO LOST TIME. CURRENT NECK AND UPPER BACK CONDITION IS DUE TO INJURY OF 6/13/94 PER DR. KRIS ARMSTRONG. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER F ROM DR. ARMSTRONG)

EMP WAS ON 3F LW FACE IN THE PROCESS OF ADVANCING SHIELDS. THE SHEARER CONTACTED A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OF THE METAL TO STRIKE THE EMP ABOVE THE LFT EYE BROW, LACERATING HIS FO REHEAD.

WAS WORKING ON BELT POWER BOX CHECKING MONITOR AND RECEPTACLE BURNED UP BURNING UP HIS HANDS.

ROLLING A BEAM OVER HOSRSES TO WORK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BEAM. SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. WHILE BENDING A ROOT BOLT FOR INSERTION INTO ROOF HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF SCRAPER AT THE END OF SHIFT & WIND BLEW DUST IN HIS EYE. COMPANY DR., FOR TREATMENT OF EYE INJURIES WAS UNAVAILABLE. DR. (COMPANY MEDICAL DR) DIAGNOSIS- IMBEDDED. PROB LEMS PERSISTED, HE SAW AN OPTOMETRIST, DIAGNOSIS REMOVAL/ CONJUNCTIVA,. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK ON THIS VISIT. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK ON THIS VISIT. 2ND VISIT- MISSED WORK 4/32 4/32 4/23

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING BEARINGS AND SLIDE ON THE SOUTH UPHILL SIDE OF CL-N. LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE SOUTH GEARBOX SWING ARM BEARING AND INPUT SHAFT HOUSING- FX METACARPAL, LACERATIO N OF PALM OF HAND AND DISLOCATION OF MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING & REACHED OVER TO EMPTY OUT A SUPERSACK OF MATERIAL. HE BRUISED UP AGAINST THE PLASTIC HIGH SPEED AIRFLOW SUCTION PIPE AND WAS STATIC SHOCKED.

TRAVELING ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD, ON RIGHT WENT TO LEFT. RAN UPON EMBANKMENT AND TRUCK TURNED OVER ON PASSENGER SIDE.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION HE SLIPPED IN SOME LOOSE COAL STRAINING HIS KNEE THAT REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING TIE DOWN CHAINS OFF OF LOWBED TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE SAID THAT WHILE WALKING IN SECTION SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LEFT FOOT. TRAMWAY WAS MUDDY AND HARD TO WALK ON. CAUSE OF ACCIDENT WAS FALL TO THE SAME LEVEL. PERSONNEL EQUIP WAS BEING WOR N, NO EQUIP WAS NEAR, NO RULE OR REGULATIONS WERE BROKEN, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR.

CHAIN SLIPPED FROM ANCHOR IN ROOF OF DRAW OFF TUNNEL DROPPING LOAD ON WORKER CAUSING FRACTURE OF RIGHT LEG.

STANDING ON TOP OF STORAGE BUILDING WHILE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR. THE ROOF ON THE STORAGE SHED GAVE WAY AND COLLASPED.

EE CUTTING GRASS, SAW A SNAKE, SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING FROM THE SNAKE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A TRUCK ON 05-26-95 PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED

WELDING BOTTOM COVER PLATE ON AUTO DOOR WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS LOWER BACK WAS HURTING.

CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN DOLLY AND ROOF.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A HAUL TRUCK (769B) AND HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE BUMPERCAUSING HIM TO MISS THE LAST STEP. AS HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE( T HE SAME KNEE HE HIT ON THE BUMPER). HE SAID SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYWW STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS HAUL TRUCK AND HEADED TOWARDS THE BIN TO TURN IT ON WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

WATER SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. THE EE SLIPPED ON THE WATER & INJURED WRIST.

EE STATED HE HAD A PUT A LADDER ON TOP OF A 55 GALLON DRUM TO BE ABLE TO REACH THE MAN-HOLE OT GAIN ACCESS TO THE INSIDE OF THE RE-WASH BOX TO CLEAN THE AIR HOLES. EE STATED THE BARRELL ROLLE DOUT FROM UNDER THE LADDER CAUSING EE TO FALL OFF THE LADDER APPROX 8' TO THE FLOOR HITTING ON HIS FACE AND LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE PULLING ON ELECTRICAL CABLE AND STRAINED/HURT LOWER BACK.

PLACING TOOL BOXES ON RAIL VEHICLE HIT RT KNEE ON RAIL VEHICLE LOST WORK DAYS DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL 04-25-95

EE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING A JOY 21 SHUTTLE CAR ON THE 005 SECTION THE SHUTTLE CAR TRAMMED OVER A ROCK WHICH THREW HIM INTO THE CANOPY INJURING HIS BACK.

INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING 1" WATERLINE WHEN A SAILBOAT (WHICH WAS ON TOP OF THE WATERLINE) FELL DOWN AND HIM ON THEBACK OF THE LEFT HAND. INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO EBENSBURG MEDICAL CLINI C WHERE XRAYS REVEAL A BRUISED HAND.

HE WAS STARTING THE ROOF BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN THE ROOF BOLT HOLE SURROUNDING ROCK FELL. IT STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD [BACK], BACK OF NECK, & SHOULDERS.

STRAIN LOWER BACK THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING 3"X8"X16' WOODEN HEADERS FROM SUPPLY CAR ONTO SECTION SCOOP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A DRUM TRUCK TO REMOVE A 3100# DRUM OF JAMBCO HANGERS FROM DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE (LEFT). HE FURTHER INJURED HIMSELF ON 4/21/95 WHEN HE TRIPPED WHILE MOVING A PUMP SCREW BOX. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 4/26/95 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW THE CO DOCTOR & WAS REFERRED TO A SUGEON FOR POSSIBLE HERNIA. HERNIA CONFIRMED & SCH FOR SURGERY 5/5/95.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT CHAIN ON "MULE" TO PULL LONGWALL SHIELD, THE HOOK BROKE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S ARM WHEN TENSION RELEASED.

1 S SECTION WALKING ALONG STAGE LOADER WHEN PIECE OF RIB SLOUGHED OFF CAUSING INJURED TO STUMBLE & FELL AGAINST STAGE LOADER STRIKING REAR OF LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE TO SHOULDER BLADE.

EE INJURED HIS KNEE ON 4-9-95 PALYING BASKETBALL AWAY FROM WORK. HE MISSED THE ENTIRE WEEK FOLLOWING THIS INJURY. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON MONDAY , 2:15 PM, WORKED DOING LIGHT WORK UNTIL 7:45 PM WHEN HE WAS UNLOADING 3" PLASTIC PVC PIPE FROM A COAL HAULER INTO A XCUT. AS HE TURNED TO GET ANOTHER PIPE, HE HEARD & FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE & WAS HELPED FROM THE MINE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HIT HOLE IN BOTTOM WHILE OPERATING RAM CAR & EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE DRAWROCK FORM CONT. MINER. STEPPED OFF MINER SEAT & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS HELPING MOTOR MAN UNLOAD BRATTICE BLOCK AND TWISTED BACK WHILE TAKING BLOCK OFF OF FLAT CAR-HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE FILLING TANK TRUCK WHEN HOSE BURST BLOWING ROCK DUST PARTICLES IN EMPLOYEE'S EYES.

INDIVIDUAL SAID THAT HE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF A FRONT END LOADER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP AND HE FELL BACK ON THE GROUND. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS.

REPLACING DISCHARGE LINE FROM PUMP, EMPLOYEE PHONED IN ON 17TH TO REPORT ACCIDENT. HIS BACK HAD BECOME SORE FROM THIS WORK.

EE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE FUELING HIS DOZER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A "WATER PROP" FROM THE MUD WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN. NOTE: BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4-21-95 WHEN EMPLOYEE BEGAN WORKING RESTRICTED WORK.

INDIVIDUAL WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE 4" PIPE WHICH WAS LOADED ON THE GETMAN IN A 12% INCLINE. HIS FELLOW CO-WORKER WAS LEVELING OFF THE GETMAN WITH THE HYDRAULIC JACKS RESULTING IN THE JARRIN G LOOSE OF THE PIPE CAUSING THE INDIVIDUAL TO FALL TO THE GROUND BREAKING A BONE IN LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS GETTING A ROCK OUT OF BELT HEAD & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED WAS LOADING BELT STANDS IN SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS SELF RESCUER BRUISING LOWER BACK

EE WAS PUSHING A LARGE ROCK WITH HIS DOZER WHEN THE ROCK ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT THE BOTTOM OF THE BLADE, ROCKING AND JARRING THE DOZER.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING A GUARD OFF OF A GRINDING UNIT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH LATER WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PULLED BACK MUSCLE

EE WAS SPLICING A CABLE, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON THE HIP AND RIGHT FOOT. THERE WERE NO FRACTURES IN THIS INJURY.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A PIN THRU A CHAIN TO COUPLY UP 2 MOTORS. THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE TRACK MOTOR AND THE PIN WHEN THE MOTOR WAS MOVED A DIFFERENT THAN HE HAD WANTED.

WHILE OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER THE INJURED BACKED INTO A SMALL HOLE & JARRED HIS BACK

WHILE TAKING BOLTS LOOSE, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO JAM FINGERS INTO BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING IN #3 ENTRY WHEN HE WAS STARTLED BY COAL POPPING OFF RIG. GOT KNEE CAUGHT BETWEEN SWING BOOM AND FRAME OF PINNER.

THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM SHIELD TOES OF #94 SHIELD TO #93 SHIELD, THE EMPS RT FOOT SLIPPED OFF SHIELD TOES ONTO MINE FLOOR. WHEN HIS FOOT CONTACTED THE FLOOR HIS RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OFF OF LOADER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS RT KNEE (RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY NO LOST TIME)

WAS DRIVING MAN BUGGY TO THE OUTSIDE OF MINE WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN LEFT EYE. HE HAD SAFETLY GLASSES ON.

WHILE HELPING MOBILE MAINTENANCE MAN CHANGE BATTERY IN LOADER HE SUFFERED A CUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN STRAINED.

WHILE CLASSIFYING SAMPLES HUNG FOOTING CABINET DOOR LOST BALANCE & FELL BRUISING & STRAINING KNEE

WHILE CONVEYORS WERE BEING UNLOADED FROM A FLATBED TRAILER THE LOAD SHIFTED. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET CLEAR OF THE LOAD IT STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEG OR FOOT AND FLIPPED HIM INTO THE AIR. H E LANDED ON HIS HEAD APPROX. 3 FEET FROM THE TRAILER AND SUSTAINED A FRACTURED SKULL AND COLLARBONE AND SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

AS MATERIAL TRIP WAS BEING PULLED FROM SUPPLY YARD TO TOP OF MATERIAL SLOPE, THE INJURED WALKED BETWEEN THE HOIST WIRE ROPE & SIDE ROLLERS. THE HOIST ROPE WAS SLIDING ALONG THE TRACK BED & BET WEEN SWITCHES & RAIL. AS THE WIRE ROPE SPRANG FROM THIS AREA IT STRUCK INJURED ON HIS LEFT ANKLE & PULLED HIM INTO THE RAIL BED. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE REPORTS CABLE WAS CHOKED AROUND SHAFT AND WAS REMOVING CABLE, CABLE JUMPED LOOSE AND HIT HIS FINGER.

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR HAD FINISHED BOLTING #1 HOG. AS HE WAS CRAWLING BACK TO LET THE ATRS DOWN, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE 3RD & 4TH ROW BOLTS. THE PLACE HAD BEEN BOLTED TO WIT HIN 2' OF THE FACE. THE ROCK STRUCK OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. THE ROCK MEASURED 14" X 24" X 2"

WORKING ON A DOZER- LOST FOOTING ON TRACKS- FELL APPROX 4 1/2 FT.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM THE CONVEYOR, TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

HE REPORTED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS NECK WHEN HE PULLED DOWN A VENTILATION CURTAIN. HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT OF WORK AND BEGAN MISSING ON 4-17-95. HE IS BEING TREATED FOR A MUSCLE STRA IN.

HE WAS OPERATING A RAIL MOTOR THAT FELL OFF THE RAIL AND CAM4 TO A SUDDEN STOP, HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT. HIS FIRST SHIFT MISSED FOR THIS INCIDENT WAS 5-24-95.

I WAS RUNNING THE BOLT MACHINE.ROCK FELL ON TOP OF IT.THE HEAD ON THE BOLT MACHINE WOULDN'T COME DOWN.I TOOK A SLATE BAR KNOCK THE ROCK OUT OF BOOM.IT SEESAW THE SCALE BAR UPSIDE THE HEAD.

INJURED WAS ROCKDUSTING, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROCKDUSTER AND SCOOP BUCKET, CUTTING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING THE CROSSCUT 3 TO 4 OFWEST MAINS PARALLEL SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL (6" X 6" 1") STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIB CAGE.

EE WAS RIDING SCOOP BUCKET WITH 4 OTHER MEN HE SAID SCOOP HIT BUMP TOO HARD & HURT HIS BACK HE WAS THE ONLY ONE INJURED

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM RIB & PIECE OF SLATE FELL & HIT HIM ON NECK

CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN PARTS ON ELEVATOR, TOOK OFF TOE NAIL.

CLEANING COAL SCREEN WHEN I WENT TO TAKE A STEP WHEN MY FOOTING SLIPPED ON METAL GRATING. I GRABBED THE SCREEN TO KEEP FROM FALLING. AT THAT TIME, I FELT A POP IN MY LOWER BACK.

WHILE INSTALLING BOTTOM ROLLER IN BELT EE WAS HOLDING UP ROLLER ON ONE SIDE AND OTHER BELT PICKED UP ROLLER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF BELT WITH A PAIR A CHANNEL LOCKS. THE CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED OUT OF EE HAND DROPPING ROLLER AND PINCHING EE FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND K & K FRAME.

HE WAS STADNING ON CATWALK HE PICK UP A SCREEN THE WIND WAS BREWING AND CAUGHT THE SCREEN BLEW HIM BACKWARDS AGAINST GUARDRAIL AND GUARDRAIL BROKE AND HE FELL TO GROUND LANDED ON HIS FEET.

ORIGINAL ACCIDENT 7-24-89. A BATAM ROCK DUSTER WAS BEING PULLED THRU A BRATTICE DOOR. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. HE HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 4-13-95 AFTER SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE STRAINED HER BACK WHILE BOARDING THE DRALINE. SHE CONTINUED TO WORK AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION NOR LOOSE TIME DUE TO THIS STRAIN. ON THE MORNING WHILE SETTING AT HER KITCHEN TABLE P RIOR TO COMING TO WORK, SHE SNEEZED AND FELT POPACCOMPANIED BY SEVERE PAIN. HER HUSBAND HAD TO HELP PUT ON HER WORK SHOES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN OVERSIZE ROCKS OFF OF THE FEEDEER FRIZZLEY. WHILE TRYING OT FREE A ROCK ANOTHER ROCK BESIDE IT ROLLED OVER AN DSMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT AND AT THE END OF THE FINGER.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE JAW FEEDER. THE COME-A-LONG BROKE & CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL 4-5 FEET & UPON LANDING INJURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE WALKING TOWARD HIS CARRIER AFTER HE ATE DINNER.

WHILE ENTERING WELDING SHED, HE WALKED UNDER CURTAIN & RAISED UP, STRIKING THE DRAGLINE BUCKET WITH HIS HEAD AND NECK.

EE WAS GOING OUT OF 10 BELT HEADER HOLE INBY UP 7 BELT TO CHECK FOB SWITCHES AND V WIPER, INBY 10 REMOTE HEAD ON 7 BELT. WHEN HE TURNED TO GO UP BELTLINE, HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BRUSHED THE RIGHT RIB. A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN ON HIS SHOULDER AND RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCOUPLE AN E_21 MUCKER HE SIGNALED HIS PARTNER TO GO FORWARD. THE MUCKER DID NOT UNCOUPLE AND IT ROLLED FORWARD AND IT'S WHEEL CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT AGAINST THE TRACK AND GUARD RAIL. THIS INCIDENT RESULTEDIN A 6" LACERATION TO THE INSIDE OF RIGHT ANKLE,REQUIRING 9 SUTURES, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

INJURED WAS MANEUVERING ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN HE LOWERED THE DRILL HEAD AGAINST HIS LEG.

SHOVELING AROUND CONVEYOR AND HIS COAT GOT CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR.

EE WAS LIFTING TAKE UP JACK ONTO BESSIE CAR, SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

WAS WELDING ON EQUIPMENT (992-C LOADER) HAD PROTECTIVE HOOD, BUT WAS WELDING A PLACE THAT WAS HARD TO GET TO.

EE STEPPED OUT OF THE LOADER TO CHECK THE COAL PIT. A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK EE.

WHILE TURNING WRENCH, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF VERSA TRAC HELPING OT LOA H-BEAMS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FOOTWALL AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB ON DRILL AND HAD OPENED THE DOOR WHEN A STRONG GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR AND SLAMMED IT SHUT ON HIS FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE GOING THROUGH WATER HOLE. FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN THE LOAD OUT HE WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE 5TH FLOOR TO THE 4TH & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP HE FELL AGAINST THE HAND RAIL & SUFFERED 3 BROKE RIB HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 04-20-95 THAT IS ALSO WHEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS

INJURED PARTY WAS SITTING ON RIB BESIDE THE MINER AND A LOOSE SLUG OF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD. HE STATED HE WAS OK AND DID NOT NEED TO GO TO THE DR ON 4-20-95. HE WENT TO THE DR AND THE DR RELEASE HIM. HE WORKED UNTIL 5-8-95. ON 5-2-95 HE CALLED AND SAID HE WENT BACK TO THE DR AND HE NOW NEEDS THERAPY FOR 30 DAYS.

WHILE LOADING TIMBERS ONTO SCOOP STRAINED LOWER BACK

EE WAS LIFTING A METAL PIECE FROM GROUND ONTO A 6 INCH PUMP. ONE DAY MISSED WAS 4-18-95.

AUGER FELL OFF RACK AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS FOOT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO MINE MANAGEMENT UNTIL 4-15-95.

EE REMOVED PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR WHILE BLOWING WELDING SLAG OFF PART USING COMPRESSED AIR. MATERIAL LODGED IN LEFT EYE.

WAS STEPPING UP ONTO TRUCK LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EE STATED HE STEPPED IN HOLE IN MINE FLOOR & TWISTED ANKLE.

WAS DRAGGING CABLE AND STEPPED IN HOLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY ON JULY 12, 1995. HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 7-12-95.

EMPLOYEE BEND OVER TO PICK-UP A RE-RAILER AND AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT HIS BACK "GO-OUT".

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM DR-#4 DEEP MIENS. H STATED WHE H STARTED DOWN HIILL ON HAUL ROAD HE REALIZED HE WS IN TO HIGH OF GEAR TRIED TO DOWN SHIFFT & KILLED HIS ENGINE, TRUCK GOT AWAY FORM HIM & DITCHED IT.

EE WAS GOING DOWN WEST A BELT. A PIECE OF SCALE ROCK FELL FROM TOP AND FRACTURED FINGER.