Mining Incidents in April 1996

IT'S ASSUMED THAT EITHER WATCHING ANOTHER EE OR PERHAPS LOOKING FOR HIS CAP WHICH THE WIND MIGHTHAVE BLOWN OFF HE APPARENTLY HAD HOLD OF THE BUILDING & A RAIL ON A MACHINE WHICH WAS GROUNDED. AN ELECTRICAL CABLE HAD A CUT IN IT FROM RUBBINGON [OR CUTTING] FROM SHEET IRON SIDING ON BUILDING. CUT WAS NOT KNOWN ABOUT UNTIL ACCIDENT.

NARITIVE PER PRELIMNINARY-THE VICTIM WAS TRAMMING UPHILL WITH A RUBBER TIRE CRANE. THE CRANE WASOBSERVED ROLLING BACKWARD. THE CRANE TIPPED OVER& CRUSHED THE VICTIM. WITNESS STATED THAT THE CR ANE TRAVELED UP THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 100'. IT STOPPED & THE OPERATOR STARTED BACKING DOWN THE ROADWITH HIS HEAD OUTSIDE THE CAB WINDOW LOOKING IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. AT THE BOTTOM IT WRECK

EE HAD USED A FIVE TON JACK TO RAISE A BELT HEAD. THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD WAS STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN OBJECT, POSSIBLY THE JACK BAR.

SURVIVOR STATES THAT HE & TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING IN A BOAT & HIGH WINDS CAUSED A WAVE TO SINK THE BOAT. THEY WERE IN A POND & WERE RETURNING TO SHORE AFTER HAVING LEFT THE DREDGE.

SURVIVOR STATES THAT HE & TWO OTHER PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING IN A BOAT & HIGH WINDS CAUSED A WAVE TO SINK THE BOAT. THEY WERE IN A POND & WERE RETURNING TO SHORE AFTER HAVING LEFT THE DREDGE.

VICTI WAS STANDING AT REAR OF ROOF BOLTER, EMPLOYEES HAD PARKED MAC-8 APPROX 30' AWAY AT TOP OF SLOPE. APPARENTLY PARK BRAKE HANDLE SPRUNG UP TO THE OFF POSITION AND MAC-8 ROLLED DOWN SLOPE AND STRUCK VICTIM, PINNING HIM AGAINST ROOF BOLTER.

VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING A LONGWALL STAGELOADER USING 2 SHIELDS TO PUSH THE ENTIRE STAGELOADER, CRUSHER AND TAILPIECE CRAWLER ASSEMBLY. THEY USED A WATER DUKE TO KEEP THE MACHINERY A WAY FROM THE WIDE SIDE RIB IN THE BELT ENTRY. THEY HA DPUSHED TWICE LIKE THIS. THE VICTIM WAS ON THE OTHER (TIGHT) SIDE OF THE STAGELOADER, AWAY FROM THE DUKE, THEY PUSHED A THIRD TIME. INJ

WELDING OF DIESEL FUEL TANK WITH ACETALINE WELDING TIP AND PIECE OF WIRE, WHEN TANK EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO EE OF APPROX 85% OF BODY.

EMLOYEE WAS CLASSIFIED AS A GENERAL INSIDE LABORER, HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE TRACTOR TO UNITE #1 AND PICKKKUP A SLINGER DUSTER. HE WAS TO EMPTY TO DUSTER ON THE ROADWAY LEADING OUT OF UN IT #1. HE GOT THE UNIT REPAIRMAN TO HELP HIM HOOK TO THE DUSTER. HE STARTED OUT OF THE UNIT. APPROX 1 X-CUT OUTBY THE WORK BENCH A FEW MIN LATER HE WAS FOUND UNDER THE CAB END OF THE TRACTO

AN OIL CIRCUIT BRAKER (O.C.B.) LOCATED ON THE SURFACE, CAUSED AN EXPLOSION, CAUUSING TRANSFORMER OIL TO SPRAY COVERING EMPLOYEE, CATCHING HIM ON FIRE, CAUSING 80 TO 90 PER-CENT BURNS TO EMPLOY EE'S BODY.

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. AS HE PULLED OUT ON THE GALLERY INCLINE THE LOADER, FOR REASONS UNKNOWN, RAN AWAY WITH HIM. HE JUMPED, FELL, OR WAS PULLED OUT OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER RAN OVER HIM AND HE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BOX OF RESIN FOR THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WAS AT #3 HEADING/2 SECTION.

EE STATED HE MOVED HIS ROOF BOLTER FROM #3 TO #6ENTRY. HE LOST A PIECE OF PINNER STEEL COMING ACROSS. WENT BACK TO GET IT. BRIDGES WERE RUNNING COAL. AFTER HE GOT STEEL HE TOLD BRIDGE OPER. TO CUT BRIDGE OFF SO HE COULD GET ACROSS. BRIDGE OPER MISUNDERSTOOD, RAISED BOOM CAUGHT HAND ON TOPOF BOOM AGAINST TOP.

WHILE LOADING BAGS OF NITRATE TO PUT IN NITRATE TANK, TWO BAGS WERE STUCK TOGETHER AND AS HE LIFTED HE FELT A GIVE IN GROIN AREA-EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 5-9-96 & IT WA S DETERMINED HE HAD A HERNIA. 5-9-96 WAS THE EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY LOST.

EE WAS PUSHING A TWO WHEEL CART (MOVING A SMALL FALK REDUCER) THE REDUCER TIPPED FORWARD, THE EEQUICKLY REACHED DOWN TO SECURE THE LOAD AND FELTA PULL IN HIS ABDOMEN. UMBILICAL HERNIA REQUIRIN G SURGERY TO REPAIR.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST DISMOUNTED FR9OM A HYDRAULIC LOADER. WHILE STANDING NEXT TO THE LOADER, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SEVER PAIN UNDER THE BELLY BUTTON. DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA. NO SLIP OR FALL.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING LIFT POWER CABLES OUT OF HANGER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK OR GO TO DR UNTIL 7-3-96 WILL BE HAVING HENIA REPAIRED.

EE CLAIMS HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WAS PARTIALLY SEVERED WHEN THE CAB DOOR OF THE TERRAGATOR (WATER TRUCK) SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS THUMB.

GENERAL MAINTENANCE. CLEANING, LIFTING, MOVING IRON PARTS. APPROXIMATE WEIGHT 100 - 150 LBS. FELT LIKE HE PULLED SOMETHING. SEEN BY PHYSICIAN AFTER WORK. PHYSICIAN STATES LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA.

INJURED WAS LINING UP A STEERING JACK ON A 21SC WHEN HIS INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT.

FINGER CUT OFF BETWEEN HITCH AND DRAWBAR WHILE TRY TO HOOK DOZER TO WATER PUMP.

HE BELIEVES HE WAS ROTATING THE DRILL STEEL ON THE DRILL RIG WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD AND HIS SHOULDER HIT THE LEVER THAT SPINS THE DRILL. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BY THE DRILL STEEL AND THE U PPER PART OF THE RIGHT THUMB WAS TORN OFF AND THE SKIN OF THE RIGHT THUMB WAS TORN OFF DOWN TO THE HAND.

TRUCK WAS POSITIONED ON ~20-25 DEGREE INCLINE, ALLIGNED TO TAILPULLEY, SCOTCHED LEFT TIRES. AFTER CUTTING BELT AND BEGINNING TO ROLL UP BELT ONTO WINDER, TRUCK ROLLED UP/OVER SCOTCH. WINDER SH IFTED ONTO EMPLOYEES (L) FOOT. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING: EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT SET, FAILURE TO SECURE 4 POINTS ON WINDER, PINCH POINT-DIDN'T APPLY OUTRIGGERS TO KNUCKLE ROOM, INCLINE & INEXPERIE

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING UPON A TRACKRAIL SO A FELLOW WORKER CULD PLACE A TRACK TIE UNDER THE RAIL. WHILE LIFTING UP ON THE RAIL HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED STOMACH RESULTING IN A HERNIA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF STOMACH FROM JACKHAMMERING GUNITE CASTABLE.

WHILE EE WAS REPLACING CAB MOUNT BUSHINGS, THE HYDRAULIC JACK THAT WAS RAISING THE CAB SLIPPED AND CAB FELL ON THUMB.

REPAIRING PRIMARY CRUSHER, REPLACING METAL BARS IN CRUSHER. [LIFTING]

THE EE WAS REPLACING A WHEEL UNTI ON A JOY 21 S/C SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS MOVING THE UNIT TO A POSITION SO IT COULD BE HOOKED TO CHAIN HOIST WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE GR OIN AREA. HIS CONDITION HAS WORSED IN WHICH TIMEHE HAS SEEKED MEDICAL ADVICE. THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION AS A HERNIA. THE FIRST OWRKDAYS LOST WAS 6-10-96. THIS IS DEGREE

TRUCK DRIVER STEPPED OUT SIDE OF LADDER ONTO BUNKER RAILING AND PULLED BUNKER EXPENSION TOWARD HIMSELF. LOSING HIS BALANCE MOVED HIS RIGHT HAND TO THE STOP PLAE TO REGAIN BALANCE. THUS RESUL TING IN THE PINCHING OF A FINGER. STITCHES AND REMOVAL OF FINGER TIP WAS REQUIRED.

THROWED A PIECE OF IRON ON TRIALER WITH A HINGE IN IT THEH HINGE CLOSED ON FINGER CUTTING THE END OFF OF IT.

EE WAS RESTACKING CEMENT BAGS AND TWISTED RIGHT SHOULDER AND LOWER BACK.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS MOVING A DRILL POWER CABLE (4160) BOLT BY HAND AND NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS LEFT BICEP. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO HIS SHIFT FOREMAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT. WHILE PICKING UP DRILL BIT AND BUSHING HE STRAINED LOWER STOMACH CAUSING RECURRENT RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTI L4-22-96.. H E UNDERWENT SURGERY ON 5-8-96. HE WAS RELEASED TO WORK ON 6-24-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER HYDRAULIC NUT (APPROX 75 LBS) FROM WORK AREA, THE NUT SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE'S CONTROL CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC NUT AND THE SIDE OF AN AC CUMULATOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

INJURED WAS RIDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF 18 BUS IN THE OTBY WIRE SIDE SEAT. THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE AT 15 CORSSCUT. INJURED RAISED UP AND PUSHED DOWN ON THE TROLLEY POLE TO PLAC E IT BACK ON THE TROLLEY WIRE WHEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. INJURED CONTINUED WORKING THRU HIS 4-18-96 SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND NEAR A MOVING OBJECT. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CAM AND CAM FOLLOWER.

EE WAS CHANGING OIL FILTERS.

EE WAS IN THE BACK WALKWAY WHILE MOVING SHIELDS. THE SHEARER WAS ABOUT 200 FEET AWAY FROM HER WHEN A LUMP MEASURING APPROX 6X6X4 INCHES THICK BLEW OFF THE FACE AND STRUCK HER ON THE BACK OF H ER RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS DUMPING LIME INTO A LINE FEEDER BIN AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEN SOME LIME GOT INTO HIS EYE CAUSING A CHEMICAL BURN.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SHUTTLE CAR AND HE STEPPED IN A WATER HOLE AND HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 TON CHAIN FALL. STEPPED ON A PIECE OF RUBBER HE THOUGHT WAS STEEL PIPE. RUBBER GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO SCREEN PAN.

EMPLOYEE LOADING ROCKDUST EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS PICKING A PIECE OF WOODEN CRIBBING OUT OFA PILE. 3 CROSS TIES ROLLED OFF OF THE PILE & FRACTURED THE FIBULA IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STATES HE WAS CHANGING OUT BROKEN PIPE NIPPLE WHILE IN A BENT OVER POSITION. ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN UP, FELT A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN. HAD HURT BACK SEVERAL YEARS AGO--HAD GOTTEN BETTER BUT KEE PS COMING BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER BESIDE A MINE MACHINE AND THE COLD ROLL POKED HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE, ALLEGEDLY CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE GOT IN THE RAILRUNNER IN THE SHOP OUTSIDE TO MOVE IT. HE LEFT HIS LEFT FOOT OUTSIDE OF THE OPERATING COMPARTMENT AND AS THE RAILRUNNER MOVED IT CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE RAILRUNNER AND A METAL SUPPORT POST IN THE SHOP.

INSTALLING A DRIVE CHAIN ON DRYER AT BLACKTOP PLANT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING A PANEL COVER FROM THE JOY 12CM15 CONTINUOUS MINER. WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL, IT MASHED HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS RIDING 15USU PICKUP OUT OF MINE AT END OF SHIFT THE TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND EE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF HE WENT HOME AT END OF SHIFT BUT LATER THAT MIGHT HIS NECK STARTED TO ACHE. HE CAME TO W ORK NEXT MORNING AND DECIDED TO HAVE THIS NECK LOOKED AT BY A DR RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RELEASE AND WAS SENT HOME TO GET RELEASE FOR FRIDAY DEAN CAME BACK TO WORK.

EE TRY TO MOVILIZE THE TROLLEY CRANE #2 WITH A PICE OF WOOD, BUT THE TROLLEY MOVED RECEIVING TRAUMA TO A MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER AND LOOSING THE NAIL.

AFTER LOADING THE TRUCK, EMPLOYEE DIDN'T USE PROPER STEPS TO GET OUT OF LOADER. HE STEPPED ONTO FENDER THEN TO RIM TO GET DOWN OFF THE BACK OF THE LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE TIRE AND FELL TO TH E GROUND STRAINING HIS LOW BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE L03 PANEL. HE WAS IN 4RM WHERE SOME LOOSE TOP HAD COME DOWN. HE WAS STEPPING ON WET ROCKS, SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WORKING ON CONVEYOR, CHANGING BELT. PULLED ON WRENCH, BOLT BROKE RESULTING IN INJURY.

EE STATED HEWER RETURNING OR ROTATING A 2" SOCKET ON A HYDRALIC WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH PINCHED HIS L HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A BREAKER BEAM.

EMPLOYEE, A MECHANIC, ONT HE 002 WORKING SECTIONWAS CHANGING SCOOP TIRE OUTBY THE SECTION. AFTERLIFTING THE TIRE HE SAID THAT HIS BACK BECAME SORE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 2ND DAY OF MA Y AT 12:00, WHEN HE WENT OT DR. DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF WORK UNTIL THE 6TH.

HELPING ELECTRICIAN DROP CABLE, THE CABLE BECAME STUCK. WHEN IT FREED IT STRUCK HIM ON THE ANKLE THROWING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING A KETTLE BOTTOM WHEN A PIECE ROOF ROCK, 7" X 27" FELL BETWEEN THE KETTLEBOTTOM SHE WAS BOLTING & ANOTHER KETTLEBOTTOM & STRUCK HER ON THE LEFT FOOT, BEHIN D THE METATARSAL GUARD.

EMP WAS ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL ALONG THE LEFT RIB AND HIT THE VENTILATION TUBING,THE TUBING STRUCK THE EMP. CAUSE OF ACC WAS NOT SCALING ROOF AND RIBS. COMPLIANCE WITH SCARING R OOF OR RIBS WAS FACTOR, MINER INCENTIVE MAY BE FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP WAS OK, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS CARRYING A DOOR FOR ROOF BOLTER DUST BOX AND DID NOT STOOP LOW ENOUGHT TO MISS THE OVERCAST AND STRUCK HEAD ON THE OUTBY BEAM OF OVERCAST CAUSING PAIN TO NECK AND LOWER BACK.

MOUTH OF 2 EAST LW (#4 HEADING). EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A H2O TRAP IN AN 8" MAIN DEGAS PIPELINE. AS THE 8" PIPE WAS BEING RAISED , A FUSED JOINT BROKE ON THE 6" PIPE (CONNECTED TO 8" PIPE) WHICH ALLOWED THE 8" PIPE TO KICK SIDEWAY AND HIT THE MAN'S RIGHT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.

EE WAS USING AVOLTPROBE 440 TO TEST FOR BLOWN FUSE IN A 440 VOLT CONTROL BOX. THE POWER WAS ON IN THE CONTROL BOX IN ORDER TO TEST. EE MUST OF CONTRACTED A LUG OR HIT WIRE WHILE TESTING AND WAS SHOCKED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN MIDDLE OF ENTRY WHEN RIB BLEW HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG AND FOOT.

WHILE LEAVING THE FEEDER ON A SHUTTLE CAR THE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY AND PAIN IN THE NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON A MOTORCYCLE AND WAS APPARENTLY PROCEEDING AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED. HE LOST CONTROL AND HIT BERM AND WOUND UP IN ASTRETCH OF DESERT. EXACT INJURIES HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED, EMLOYEE AIRLIFTED TO HOSPITAL.

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW DRIVE SHAFT IN THE SCREEN, EE LIFTED THE END OF THE SHAFT TO ALIGN & PUSHED AGAINST OPPOSITE END WITH HIS CHEST. MUSCLE IN UPPER RIGHT CHEST BECAME PAINFUL AFTERWARD.

WHILE SHOVELING UNDER STACKER, THE SHOVEL GOT STUCK IN MUD AND COAL WHILE TRYING TO GET IT LOOSE HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE BELT ROLLER GRABBED HIS LEFT HAND AND PULLED IT THROUGH.

HE TRAPPED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN A BULKHEAD DOOR ON A BOXCAR AND HIS STEEL TOE BOOT BREAKING HIS RING FINGER AND SPLITTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE OPENING THE DOOR.

THE EE WAS GETTING OFF HIS SUPPLY MOTOR, AS HE STEPED ON THE UNEVER BOTTOM, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHTKNEE & ANKLE, AT THE 1 SOUTH SWITCH.

EE WAS WATCHING MINER CABLE, STANDING NEXT TO A CRIB & DIAGONAL FROM THE OUTBY CORNER OF THE COAL BLOCK. THE UPPER PART OF THE RIB BROKE OFF, SIZE APPROX. 20" THICK X 60" LONG X 27" HIGH & ROL LED ONTO EE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLEANIGN MATERIAL FROM OFF CHUTE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW AGAINST THHE STRUCTURE INSIDE THE CHUTE. THEN HE STATED HAVING PAINS IN HIS HAND AND SOME SWELLING. THE X-RAYS WEE NORMAL BUT DDR SAYS POSSIBLE NEURITIS.

DURING THE PROCESS OF CLEANING AND BREAKING ROCKWITH A FOUR POUND HAMMER, ON MAIN LINE BELT, THEINJURED EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND LOWER NECK AREA.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE RIDING HIS BICYCLE ACROSS THE EAST RAILROAD TRACKS THAT HIS FRONT TIRE SLIDE ON THE TRACK RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM HIS BICYCLE WHICH HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. THE TRACKS WERE WET DUE TO RAINY WEATHER ON THIS DAY.

INVESTIGATION REPORT ATTACHED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TERMO ON TEH DIESEL DUSTER WHEN THE FAN BLADE HIT HIS HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PATCH ON THE LIME BIN FEED PIPE, WHEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIMEDUST FELL INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS RIDING HIS BICYCLE OUT OF THE PLANT AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY. THE FRONT TIRE OF THE BIKE GOT CAUGHT INRAILROAD TRACKS, THROWING EE TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM FEEDER USING A PRY BAR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A CUTTINGEDGE FROM A BULLDOZER. FOUR OF THE FIVE BOLTS HOLDING THE PLATE WERE MISSING. WHEN EMP TRIED TO LOOSEN THE FINAL BOLT HOLDING THE PLATE THE BOLT BROKE AND PLATE OR BOLT STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM WATER TRUCK ON LATER. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF TH ELADDER, HIS RIGTH FOOT WAS GOING DOWN TO THE GROUND. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BOTTOM RUN AND TH E GROUNDWAS FURTHER THAN EXPECTED, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. DIANOSIS: STRAIN LEFT KNEE. HE WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS KNEE ON 8-8-96 AND BEGAN TO LOSSE TIME FROM WORK O

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING & CLEANING THE BELT LINE. AS HE THREW A SHOVEL OF MUCKING ONTO THE BELT. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

CUTTING ROPE FROM AROUND BULK BAGS BUNDLES AND CUT LITTLE FINGER WITH KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE (J. BLEVINS) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OVER A D10N CUTTING EDGE WITH A PRY BAR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY HAD TO THE PRY BAR SLIPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS, PULLING LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

MINER PULLED BOX OF RESIN OFF SIDE OF BOLTER AND TWISTED BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF SCOOP PUTTING ROCK DUST INTO BATAM DUSTER. HE STARTED TO GET OFF SCOOP WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER HOSES AND FELL TO THE FOOTWALL.

EMPPLOYEE ALLEDGES THAT TIME BEING MISSED AT PRESENT IS DUE TO ORIGINAL ACCIDENT REFERRED TO IN ITEM #6. (SEE ATTACHED COPY OF ORIGINAL REPORT DATED 9-29-92).

WHILE PICKING UP TOOLS THE INJURED PERSON STRUCK HEAD ON A BELT HANGER JAMMING NECK.THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK UNTIL 05-13-96.THE REPORT WAS COMPLETED AFTER MEDICAL INFORMATION B ECAME AVAILABLE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN SHEAVING PLANETARY FOR SHEARER. A SPREADER BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE.

THE EMPLOYEES WERE RIDING A SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK UP A RAMP TO POSITION IT AT THE FACE FOR GROUND SUPPORT. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE SCISSOR LIFT TRUCK ROLLED BACK INTO A RIB. WHEN IT STRUCK T HE RIB, THE MINERS WERE THROWN FORWARD TO THE FLOOR OF THE SCISSOR LIFT.

EE WAS MEASURING FOOTAGE UNDERGROUND WHEN HE WALKED ONTO A WALKBOARD & TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN THE BOARD BROKE. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN FRACTURE, RIGHT ANKLE, CAUSING EE TO LOSE TIME FROM WOR K.

AT END OF WORK SHIFT, EMP GOT OUT OF RAILRUNNER AND THINKING OPERATOR WAS PARKING RAILRUNNER, STEPPED IN FRONT OF IT. OPERATOR, FOLLOWING HIS USUAL PROCEDURE, WITH WHICH INJURED WAS FAMILIAR, STARTED TO THE MANSTATION WITH THE RAILRUNNER, STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT FOOT. (EMP MISSED 3 DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF POSSIBILITY OF FRACTURE WHICH DID NOT EXIST.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING MATERIAL FROMA FLATBED TRUCK. THE MATERIAL WAS BEING REMOVED/HOISTED WITH A BOOM TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE CONNECTED A CHUTE, STEPPED AWAY. AS THE CHUTE BEGAN TO R ISE, THE EMP SLIPPED DUE TO MUD ON HIS BOOTS, ALLOWING HIS LEFT KNEE TO BE STRUCK BY THE CHUTE.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE MIX TRUCK TO CHECK OIL/FUEL, ETC. HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS RIBS ON RAIL BY THE BATTERIES. HE HAS ONE FRACTURED RIB.

INJURED & 2 CO-WORKERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING 2 COMPRESSORS BACK IN ORDER TO PULL TRACK BACK. THE 2" AIR LINE CONNECTED TO THE INBY COMPRESSOR WAS DISCONNECTED & TIED OFF TO THE COMPRES SOR WITH HEMP ROPE. THE 2" AIR LINE EXTEDED INBYTO APPROS THE HEAD OPER'S STATION WHERE 2 1 1/2"HOSE WERE CONNECTED TO IT FOR GOPHER DRILLS. WHILE MOVING COMPRESSORS-2" LINE BROKE HITTING EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO ROLL A SPEED REDUCER OVER. WHEN THE SPEED REDUCER TURNED OVER, THE BAR PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST A CHAIN GUARD.

HE WAS STACKING BELT STRUCTURE, GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN STACKS.

WAS LIFTING SHIM PLATES FOR THE COLUMN GEAR FROM THE LIFT BASKET TO THE ROOF PLATFORM AT DOME #2, PLATE SHIFTED AND CUT FINGER AND BROKE IT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING TOP WHEN DRILL STEEL GOT HUNG AND WHEN IT FELL IT HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND CONTUSED IT. THE INJURY OCCURRED ON 002 SECTION 4TH RIGHT ENTRY.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE.

DRIVING LOADER. RAM OVER ROCK.

INJURED WAS HANGING THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE CABLE FROM HOOKS IN THE TOP. AS HE LIFTED THE TRAILING CABLE INTO THE HOOKS, HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PUTTING PIPES IN A SECONDARY SCREEN CHUTETO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF MATERIAL. ONE PIPE WAS TO SHORT & DIDN'T REST ON OPPOSITE SIDE. PIPE FELL OFF OF THAT SIDE, PIVOTING ON THE OTHER, PINCHIN G LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON SCRUBBER SCREEN, BELT BROKE AND HE FELL BACKWARDS INJURING HIS RIGHT SIDE RIB CAGE.

THIS EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER MARK LIFTER HOLES WITH A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT.

THE EE WAS MOVING CASTER OFF OF HOSES, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LIFT RUB RAIL. EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK . NOTE: MINER WAS OUTSIDE WHEN INJURY HAPPENED.

EE WAS OPENING FRONT BATTERY BOX FROM SQUATTING POSITION WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS BACK ON A METAL PART.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BENT OVER WHILE OPENING WHEN HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON APIPE. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THIS CLAIM WAS ACCEPTED BY INDUSTRIAL CLAIMS ON 6-3-96. EE SUS TAINED C SPINE STRAIN CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

WHILE CLIMBING ON A CRAWLER TRACTOR AT THE START OF THE SHIFT, THE GRAB IRON BROKE OFF AND EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS BACK.

EE STATES HE WAS CHECKING FLOT FEED SUMP WATER LEVEL STEPPED OFF STAIRS, TURNED AND BENT DOWN UNDER FLOT PIPE, STRAIGHTENED UP STRIKING FILTRATE VACUUM PIPE.

THE LONGWALL SHIELD WAS BEING PULLED BY THE SCOOP WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAUGHT ON A RELAY BAR, STRETCHED TIGHT, THEN CAM ELOOSE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LOWER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF DISCARDED BELT WHICH HAD COAL ACCUMULATIONS ON IT. EE SLIPPED AND FELL, HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE AND BACK.

EE WAS CROSSING BELLT LINE, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF OF THE BELT. HE STEPPED ON A 3" HOSE WHICH ROLLED CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST.

EE WAS HOOKING CHAINS BETWEEN LOADED & UNLOADED CARS WHEN ANOTHER EE MOVED THE CARS & HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT IN CAR WHEEL. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN SEVER CONTUSION LEFT ANKLE CAUSING THE EE TO LO OSE TIME FROM WORK.

SHOVELING AT THE CONVEYOR - TWISTED LEFT KNEE - SEVERE SWELLING - TORN CARTILEGE.

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK JEEP ON THE 4L2W TRACK. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH A TRACK SWITCH, FOR A SPUR TRACK, A BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE AXLE ASSEMBLY IN PLACE CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED DOWN WEDGING IN THE SWITHC FROG. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE TRACK JEEP DERAILED RESULTING IN EE BEING THROWN FROM THE JEEP, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

HE SAID ON 4-27-96 HE RAN SCRAPER UNTIL 9:30 AM. THEN HE RAN THE OSH-KOSH AND WENT ACROSS THE DRAINAGE DITCH BY THE READY LINE. THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT, BUT HE WAS GOING ONLY 5 MPH. HE SAID HIS BACK DIDN'T HURT AFTER THAT. HE RAN SCRAPER FOR 10 HOURS ON SUNDAY AND ON MONDAY 4-29-96 HIS BACK WAS REALLY HURTING.

A LARGE ROCK ROLLED FROM HIGHWALL AND STRUCK RIGHT SIDE OF PUSHCAT, CAUSING JOLT TO BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR WHO ADVISED TWO DAYS OF REST.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACK IN 0 NORTH AND HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AWARENESS AND HAVING POOR WALKWAY CONDITIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES WAS NOT A FACTOR, BUT REG WAS A FACTOR, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BELT WITH HOE. SHE DROPPEDTHE HOE AND IT STRUCK HER RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A MOBLIE ROOF SUPPORT. A CRIB BLOCK FELL OFF MRS AND STRUCK THE CONTROL PANEL CAUSING IT TO CLOSE ON HIS LITTLE FINGER.

GUNITING, HOSE PLUGGED UP, BACK PRESSURE FORCED GUNITE OUT, BLOWING INTO EYES.

WHILE DRILLING, A WATER LINE BLEW OFF STRIKING AND CUTTING INJURED'S UPPER LIP. SUTURES WERE TAKEN.

SOMETHING BROKE IN TRANSMISSION OR REAR END AND TURNED TRUCK LOOS AND DRIVER PUT TRUCK INTO DITCH.

DISCHARGE END OF KILN WAS PLUGGED. EMP WAS CLEANING IT OUT WHEN KILN FLUSHED, COVERING LEFT FOOTWITH HOT PRODUCT, BURNING FOOT.

EE WAS DISMONTING FROM SCOOP BY PULLING HISSELF UP AND OUT FROM THE SEAT HE FELT A DEEP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED MISSING WORK 4-29-96.

PARKED TRUCK AND GO TOUT. REACHED BEHIND SEAT TO GET WINDOW CLEANER AND FELT PULLING IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM A CHAIN ON CRUSHER NO. III, WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CHIPPING HAMMER OUT OF SLOPE WHEN HE FELL HURTING HIS BACK.

HANDLE ON SUPPLY CAR WOULD NOT UNCOUPLE CARS SO EE POSITIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN CARS TO DISCONNECT THEM. MOTORMAN MOVED CARS SLIGHTLY CAUSING WHEEL ON A SUPPLY CAR TO RUN UP ON FOOT OF INJURED.

LIFTING MINER CABLE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER PART OF BACK.

STRESS TO ELBOW AND LOWER BACK CAUSED FROM SHOVELING.

THE INJURED WAS TRAVELING OUTSIDE IN A DIESEL MANTRIP WHEN IT HIT A BUMP BOUNCING INJURED CAUSING HIS MSA SCSR TO CAUSE A CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK RIGHT HIP AREA. HE WORKED UNTIL 4-30-96. HE THEN WENT TO DR.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THEE DEWATERING TUB. HE SLIPPEDAND HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP OF THE TUB. RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WITH SORE KNEES FROM CRAWLING.

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR MOVED BOLT MACHINE UP AND ACCIDENTLY TRAMMED MACHINE UP ONTO HELPER'S FOOT.

MINERS WERE PULLING A 21SC SHUTTLE CAR WITH A 270 TRACTOR. THE CHAIN WAS UNHOOKED FROM SHUTTLE CAR AND THE TRACTOR TRAMMED AWAY. THE CHAIN ACCIDENTLY BECAME HUNG ON SHUTTLE CAR AND CAUSED THE SHUTTLE CAR TO PIVOT AND CATCH HIM BETWEEN THE SHUTTLE CAR AND THE COAL RIB.

EE WAS HANDSETTING A POLE. HE LIFTED POLE TO HIS SHOULDER TO RAISE IT HIGH ENOUGH TO PUT ON AGAIN AND THATS HOW HE HURT HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS ARM WHILE PULLING ON A BUCKET. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AWARENESS, PROPER POSITIONING. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, MINER ATTITUDE MAY BE A FA CTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS O.K., MINING SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING PUMP WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF RIB STRIKING HIM ON HIS ARM.

SHOVELING #2 BELT LINE, EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT LINE.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE PACKING HOUSE AND SLIPPED, FALLING DOWN RECEIVING TRAUMA TO BACK AND RIGHT ARM WHEN HIT BY HANDRAIL.

THIS 52 YEAR OLD MINER WAS WELDING INSIDE OF A PRIMARY IMPACT CRUSHER. AS HE WAS MOVING HIS LEAD WIRE, HE PULLED ON IT TO GET MORE SLACK IN THELINE, AND AS HE PULLED ON THE LEAD, HE INADVERTE NTLY PULLED A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLEY BARS DOWN INTO THE CRUSHER, WHICH STRUCK HIM ON HIS RT. THUMB. HE LATER GOT AN INFECTION FROM THE BRUISE-BRUSH BURN.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE SCALES, HE DROPPED HIS LIGHTER. HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND IN DOING SO RAN OFF THE SCALES AND TURNED HIS TRUCK OVER INJURING HIS CHEST & SHOULDER. HE WAS RELEA SED TO LIGHT DUTY 4-29-96, HE QUIT THAT DAY.

EE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE DRILLER'S DECK & TWISTEDHIS LEFT ANKLE.

LOADER OPERATOR CLIMBING LOADER SLIPPED ON STEP CAUSING HIM TO HIT STEPPES ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SCREEN IN SHAKER AND AS HE BENT BACKWARDS TO FIT THE SCREEN INTO THE SHAKER HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WHILE HELPING THE TIREMAN LIFT A TIRE, EE'S FOOTSLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

PULLING BELT STRUCTURE PUT OF BELT, FELT PAIN INLOWER BACK. RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM A CONVEYOR WHEN THE PIN SLIPPED & HIT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A CHAIN TO MOVE IT AND FELT ASHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EMP MISSED WORK ON 5-2-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRASH IN LOADER BUCKET WHEN OPERATOR ROLLED BUCKEY ON HIS (L) FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING ALONG THE MAINLINE BELT SHE STEPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK AND FELL OVER STRIKING HER KNEE ON THE CRIB BLOCK. CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH R ULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, MINER CAPABILITY COULD BE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS POSITIONED AT THE RT SIDE, NEAR DRILL CONTROLS, OF A TWIN BOOM ROOF BOLTER IN XCUT B-R1 FACE OF THE E-1[020-0] SECTION AFTER THE ATRS HADBEEN PRESURIZED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. A PIECE O F ROOF ROCK [79" X 16" X 4"] FELL, STRIKING THE VICITMS RT. ARM & RT. HAND. THE ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ATRS & THE LAST ROW OF ROOF BOLTS.

EE STATES WHILE ADDING DRILL ROD TO SCHARMM, HE WAS WAITING FOR DRILLING ACTIVITIES TO RESUME. RETURN HOSE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE DRIVING IN A TUG HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE WHILE MOVING A HEAVY BOARD WITH A PARTNER WORKER, BECAME EENTAGLED ON ROPE, FALLING DOWN, RESTING ON BOTH HANDS. HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN BACK, NECK AND WRISTS.

EE WAS AT THE OFFICE AT THE CEMENT SILO ARRANGING STRAPPED BOXES, HE LIFTED ABOX FEELING PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK.

SHOVELING, FELT PAIN IN HER SIDE

EE WAS BAGGING LIME & PULLED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A GENERAL ELECTRIC AKU3A25, 600 AMP 600 BOLT BREAKER WHEN IT ARC FALSHED SENDING A FIRE BALL OUT OF THE CABINET CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE FACE AND 2ND AND 3 RD DEGRE E BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHECKING THE FLUIDS IN THE LOADER BEFORE STARTING IT. HE CLIMBED UP ON THE MACHINE AND HE STEPPED FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE TIRE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THE HIGH WIND HEL PED BLOW HIM OFF BALANCE.

AT THE WEST PLANT 2 EES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF AREPLACING A SECTION OF PIPE GOING TO THE #4 FINECOAL SCREEN. IT WAS 10" STEEL PIPE, 12' L. WHILEUSING CHAIN FALLS TO PULL PIPE INTO POSITION, TO RAISE INTO PLACE THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE OF THE CARRAGE, CAME FORWARD & STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TIBULA & FIBOLA BONES OF THE LEG.

PULLING ON COME-A-LONG HANDLE WHILE WORKING ON DRAGLINE.

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CARRY A 6"X20" PLASTIC "Y" PIPE FITTING, HE FELT A BURNIGN SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.

NAR. PER ATTACHED PAGE:ON APRIL 25, 1996, EE BEGAN LOSING TIME FOR AN INJURY THAT HE INCURRED ONJULY 6, 1994. ORIGINAL INJURY WAS A LOST TIME &7000-1 SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED. THIS IS NOT A RESUL T OF ANY NEW INCIDENT. THE ORIGINAL INJURY WAS NOT AGGRAVATAED BY THE WORK ENVIRONMENT. THIS 7000-1 WILL SERVE AS A DUPLICATE COPY OF ORIGINAL AND ANOTHER WILL BE SENT WITH RTN TO WORK INFORM

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRADDISH AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING BLOCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER CLEANING OUT ROOF BOLTER DUST TANK AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 6" X 30' PIPE OF PIPE W/HELP. HE STEPPED ON A VICTAULIC CLAMP AND TWISTEDHIS ANKLE. THE DOCTOR PUT HIS ANKLE IN A CAST.

THIS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK ON 4-25-96, HE WORKED UNTIL 7-22-96 AT WHICH TIME HE UNDERWENT AUDIOGRAPHY AT CENTRAL BAPTIST HOSPITAL. AFTER THE RELEASE TO RETURN TO WORK, HE UNDER WENT MRI EXAM AT WHICH TIME HIS DOCTOR REQUESTED HE BE EXCUSED FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE BOLTER CABLE. HE TRIPPED AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS TO AVOID INJURY BUT ENDED UP HAVING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE BONE IN HIS RIGHT HAND BELOW THE ELBOW . THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS SCHEDULED DAY OFF TIL THURSDAY 5-2-96 - FIRST DAY LOST.

EE WAS DRILLING A ROCK FACE, USING A JACK HAMMER. WHILE DRILLING THIS ROCK, IT FELL TOWARDS HIM & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS WRIST. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT SCALING THE ROOF AND AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES/REGS NOT A FACTO R, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER ATTITUDE MAY BE FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

LIFTING CONTINOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. REPETITIVE MOTION. HIS HISTORY REVEALS A MUSCLE-SKELTAL DISORDER- UNDER CONTINUOUS PREVIOUS CHIROPRACTOR CARE & TREATMETN - THIS IS CLASSED ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PLACING BELT STRUCTURE IN BELT.

EE WAS GETTING INTO POSITION TO START BOLTS INTO CRUSHER ROLL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING A GUARD COVER ON THE #4 TAILPIECE WHEN BACK BEGUN TO WORK. WENT TO ORTHO 5-1-96. REURNED TO WORK ON 5-2-96.

THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE COMPRESSOR WHEN IT WAS STARTED WHICH BLEW ROCK DUST AND A MIST OF TRANSMISSION FLUID INTO THE AIR WHICH HE BREATHED CAUSING RESPIRATOR IRRITATION.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ON THE 4 NORTH SECTION. HE STEPPED TO THE REAR OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE CENTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELT FROM BET WEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BELT CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 16" LONG 4" THICK 6" FEL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #7 ENTRY 50' INBY SPAD #1993 WHEN HIS BOLTER STEEL HUNG IN THE TOP. WHEN IT FELL OUT IT HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BREAKING FINGER AND CUTTING IT.

WANTED TO STEP OVER PIPELINE TO GET TO ENGINE, THREW LEG OVER AND MUST HAVE CAUGHT HEEL AND HURT BACK SIDE OF LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BAERINGER CRUSHER AND THREW OUT LEFT HIP.

PUTTING AIR IN TIRE ON ROCK TRUCK WHEN TIRE BLOWED OUT CAUSING RIM TO STRIKE INJURED EE RT.LEG.

EE WAS BENDING TO GREASE A BEARING ON THE TRANSFER BELT AND HE FELT A PAIN/STRAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE DOING THIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF MACK 800 WATER TRUCK AND FOOT MISSED A STEP AND EMPLOYEE FELL AND CRACKED A BONE IN TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF A TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EE WAS LEAD BAG DUST ONTO PALLET FROM BELT LINE AND BAG SLIPPED OFF BELT AND HITHIM IN THE RIBS. BRUISING HIS LOWER LEFT RIB.

EE WAS REMOVING INSPECTION DOOR TO CHECK FOR PLUGGED CHUTE. WHEN INSPECTION DOOR WAS REMOVED, METAL CHUTE PLATE ABOVE DOOR ALSO SLID DOWN. BOLTSHAD BEEN LEFT OUT OF CHUTE PLATE. EE JUMPED OUT OF WAY RESULTING IN POSSIBLE GROIN MUSCLE PULL.

WHILE CHANGING BAGS ON A FILTER, EE S WRENCH SLIPPED ON A ROUND OUT HITTING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WRENCH AND TUB. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN TUFT FRACTURE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, CAUSING EE TO LO SS TIME FROM WORK.

EE WAS RUNNING AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR TWISTING HIS KNEE. THE INJURY RESULTED IN TORN CARTILAGE IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE DR. TOLD HIM HE WOULD NEED SURGERY SOMETIME. EE ELECTED TO WAIT FOR VACA TION. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 7-24-96 FOR SURGERY ON 7-25-96.

AFTER COMPLETING THE DAILY CHECK ON LOADER 980B WHILE STEPPING DOWN THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM THE LAST STEP CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS LEFT SHIN BONE.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS PULLING A PUMP OUT OF THE MUD TO MVOE IT UP, WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO A DR HOME ON 4-27-96 AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN. HE HAD TUIR NED THIS IN ON HIS MEDICAL INSURANCE BUT ON 5-6-96 WE WERE NOTIFIED TO TURN THIS INA S A LOST TIME ACCIDENT BY OUR MAIN OFFICE.

EE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER ONTO A ROCK. THE ROCK TURNED OVER AND THE EE ROLLED HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS FOOT. EE WAS OFF WORK 3 DAYS BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

EE STATES: STRAINED LOWER BACK HANGING HI-VOLTAGE CABLE. REPORTED AS POSSIBLE RE-OCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY - DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 5-1-96.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, THE SHUTTER CAR PULLED DOWN A VENT BOARD, STRIKING THE EE IN THE SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SETTING IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A TRACK MOTOR WHEN ROOF COAL FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AND NECK.

THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS THIGH MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG WHILE PULLING ON CAR CABLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING THE LONGWALL CRUSHER UP TO GET IT BACK ON TOP OF THE TRACK RAILS. AFTERWARD HE COMPLAINED WITH SHOULDER PAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING ACROSS LONGWALL FACE, BENT OVER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER RIPPER HEAD MAKING REPAIRS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. THE GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT ON THE ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING HIM TO ASH HIS LEFT HAND.

URNING LOADER WHEEL SNAPPED BACK AND CAUGHT IN KNUCKLE OF SMALL FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A 2 YD MUCKER CHECKING THE CHAINS ON A FAN THAT HAD JUST BEEN INSTALLED. HE STEPPED ON THE FRONT FENDER, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDED ON HIS HEAD.

THE PICKUP TRUCK THE EE WAS OPERATING WAS STRUCKAT THE LEFT FRONT QUARTER PANEL/CAB BY A BACKINGBULLDOZER.

DRIVER RECEIVED SUDDEN JOLT TO HIS TRUCK WHEN THE LOADER BEING USED TO PULL THE TRUCK FROM THE MUD DROPPED THE BACK END OF THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A FRONT END LOADER AND WHEN HE STEPPED BACK TO THE SMALL STOOL, HE MISSED THE STEP AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT AND TWISTED IT CAUSING FRACTURE.

WAS LIFTING A 120# GREASE DRUM INTO HIS TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WAS OFF WORK THE NEXT DAY. WENT TO HIS CHIROPRACTOR FIRST AND HE COULD NOT HELP HIM, SO HE WENT TO A MEDICAL DR.

E WAS LEARNING THE DUMP AREA TO GO WORK THE ROAD AT THE LOADING AREA. HE DID NOT LEVEL THE BERM DOWN BEFORE TURNING HIS DOZER DOWN THE SLOPE HE INTENDED TO TRAVEL. WHEN HE CROSSED THE BERM IT PUT THE DOZER AT AN UPWARD ANGLE, AS THE DOZER MOVED FORWARD PAST THE BALANCING PAINT IT TIPPED DOWNWARD WITH GREAT FORE CAUSING IT TO CONTINUE A FORWARD ROLL. CUT TO HEAD 3 STITCHES BRUISED

EE WAS IN AN AREA UP NEAR PLANT & A ROCK FELL ONHIS FOOT.

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR LET DRILL POT DOWN ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS, HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF ON HAND RAIL & STRAINING HIS RT. SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF MINER AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT HAND AND THEN HE RAN THROUGH THE CANVAS AND HIT THE RIB.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO LOAD SUPPLIES ONTO THE ROOFBOLTER. HE WENT TO PICK UP A BOX OF THREE FOOR RESIN, WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 25 TO 30 LBS AND BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WE NT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS DIAGNOSED A HAVING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS GIVEN 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF MEDICATION FOR PAIN.

INJURED WAS HELPING REMOVE ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN IN THE #1 MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF MINER AND STRUCK INJURED ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION. INJURED DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL 5-13-96, IN WHICH HE MISSED 5 DAYS OF WORK.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A COUNTINUOUS MINER THAT HAD BEEN COVERED UP, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EE S RIGHT HAND.

16 EAST IDLE HEADING. HE WAS PUTTING A CANOPY ON A SCOOP. HE WAS USING CHAIN TUGGETS TO RAISE IT WHEN THE BOLT IN THE CHAIN THAT WAS HOLDING THE CANOPY BROKE AND IT FELL ON INJURED'S FOOT. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE, RT BIG TOE.

UTILIZING WATER TRUCK TO CLEAN RENTAL EXCAVATOR,HAD DRIVER MOVE TO OPPOSITE SIDE OF EXCAVATOR & PULLED ON WATER HOSE TO PREVENT TRUCK TIRES FROMRUNNING OVER HOSE.

CHANGING BELT SCRAPER. SCRAPER SLIPPED CAUSING EMP TO TRY AND HANG ON TO IT, PULLING HIS MUSCLESIN BACK AND RIGHT RIBS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A CONTINUOUS MINER THAT HAD BEEN COVERED UP, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.

SUBJECT WAS REMOVING LID ON PANEL BOARD OF MINER, WHEN HE DROPPED LID ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MINER WHEN A RIB ROLLED ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE LOOKED UP WHILE DRILLING THE BACK AND GOT DIRT IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS SETTING BITS ON 12-3 MINER IN #4 ENTRYY PINNER CABLE WS HUNG ACROSS ENTRY OVER MINER PINNER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF # ENTRY. HE TURNED REELON AND THE CABBLE WAS PULLED DOWN STRICKI NG EE IN BACK OF NECK.

WAS REMOVING COMPRESSOR GUARD WHICH CAUGHT BETWEEN COULINGS AND MOTOR. FELT SHARP PAIN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LARGE ROCK OUT OF ROAD. STEPPED IN LOOSE GRAVEL AND SLIPPED DOWN ON KNEE.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE ACCESS LADDER ON A LOADER. HE HAD A SPRAY BOTTLE IN ONE HAND TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNG & FELL BACKWARDS & INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A MANTRIP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CAR HITTING HIS ELBOW.

PRINCIPAL WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A ROCK. ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON THE LEFT KNEE FOR A TORN INSIDE CARTILAGE .

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTARPING HIS COAL TRUCK, FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR. WHILE STEPING ON TRACKS HE SLIPPED AND TORN HIS KNEE CAP.

WHILE WORKING ON 980-C LOADER HE SLIPPED & HIT LEFT KNEE ON BATTERY BOX AREA. ABRASION TO KNEE &PIN.

EE WAS WALKING UP SELVED SET OF STAIRS WHEN HIS KNEE BLEW OUT EE IS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT.

I WAS LOADING DIMENSION STONE INTO THE BUCKE OF A LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDX FINGERTIP BETWEEN TWO STONES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE THE #8 BIN STANDING TOWARDS THE BOTTOM OF BIN SCRAPING THE ROCK OUT THAT WASSTUCK TO THE SIDES WHEN A CLUMP OF #8 MATERIAL FELL FROM THE CROSSBAR THAT WAS DIRECTLY ABOVE TH E EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE SCOOP & SLIPPED ON THE SEAT, STRIKING HIS RIBCAGE ON THE EDGE OF THE SCOOP CAB. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4-30-96.

INJURED ROCK DUSTING, WHILE DRIVING MESCHER TRACTOR, STEERING ARM HIT TOP THUS CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO TURN SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY HITTING INJUREDS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BY STEERING WHEEL.

EE STEPPED OFF LADDER & TWISTED KNEE.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE PUSH ARM OF A D9H AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE GROUND AND HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG.

CLAIMANT SHOVELING OUT HOPPER ON 4-22-96 NOTED BACK PAIN BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/29/96.

INJURY CANNOT BE ASSIGNED TO A SPECIFIC INCIDENT/ACCIDENT ON THE MINESITE. INJURED COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK ON SATURDAY. ON MONDAY, HE CALLED IN AND WENT TO THE DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A ST RAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK. ACTUAL TIME, LOCATION AND CAUSE ARE UNKNOWN. WENT TO DR. ON 4/22/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AGAINST THE RIB, OPERATING THE MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT HAND AND LEFT KNEE.

WHILE DRILLING A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL 4-5" THICK AND 12" IN DIAMETER. ROCK STRUCK EE S LEFT HAND AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 777C HAUL BACK. AS HE WAS TURNING AROUND AT THE DUMP SITE, THE BERM GAVE WAY CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER.

CROSSING OVER WATER RETUN GUTTER WHEN COVER BOARD SLIPPED AND MOVED ENOUGH TO OPEN GUTTER. INJURED'S LEFT SIDE FELL INTO THE GUTTER CAUSING HIS INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS PULLING ON PUMP HOSE, SLIPPED IN MUD, TWISTED LEFT KNEE TORE CARTILAGE PULLED TENDONS.

EE WAS IN THE WORKSKIFF WITH EE. HE WAS STANDING UP WITH HIS BACK TO THE MOORING. AS THEY APPROACHED THE MOORING, HE HIT IT AND EE FELL FORWARD ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE THEN FELL BACKWARD AND H IT HIS LOWER BACK ON THE POLE HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ONTO A TRAILER ANDHURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF CONTINUOUS MINER REMOVING ROCK WHEN HEE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE MINER HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE WORKING ON POWDER TRUCK THE WIND BLEW DIRTINTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS UNCOUPLING 1/2 IN HOSE FORM FIRES UPPRESSION BELT FEEDER. HE FAILED OT TURN WATER OFF AND WHEN THE HOSE CAME LOOSE, HE GOOT ATER IN BOTH EYES, CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRAINING HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS STRUCTURAL STEEL, TWISTED RIGHT LOWER LEG.

WHILE CHECKING IDLERS ON #136 CONVEYOR, EE SLIPPED ON THE DIAMOND PLATER WALKWAY CAUSING HIS LEFT ARM TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IDLER AND THE BELT. EE RECEIVED A BROKEN ARM IN THE PROCESS.

EE INJURED BACK WHEN HE WAS DRIVING EQUIPMENT AND WENT OVE POTHOLE IN ROAD CAUSING A JAMMING SENSATION.

EE WAS HELPING TAKE DOWN AN OVERCAST. WHEN THE LAST PANEL WAS TAKEN DOWN, BLOCK FROM THE WING WALL CAME FREE, FALLING AND STIKING EE, PUSHING HIM INTO OTHER PANELS.

WHILE PREPARING TO BEING ROOF BOLTING OEPRATIONS, SOME DRAWROCK FELL, AND AS THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK, HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

AN L&W TRUCK DRIVER WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK THAT WAS SITTING ON THE SCALES. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD BEOFRE THE STAIRS AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS WRIST.

PUTTING IN BELT STRUCTURE AND CAUGHT THUMB ON STRUCTURE.

EE WAS SHOVELING IN #10 SUMP ONTO 401 BELT. FELTPAIN IN LOWER BACK.

STEPPED ON A WET & SLIPPERY ROCK CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS BACK & SCSR

BOULDER WAS STUCK IN CHUTE, HIT QUICK LEASE AND BOULDER CAME OVER THE END OF THE GRANDBY AND FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

EE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 4/22/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLT - SLAG BUILT UP ON END OF TORCH - EMPLOYEE USED LEFT HAND TO REMOVE SLAG FROM END OF TORCH - DID NOT TURN TORCH OFF - WHEN SLAG WAS REMOVED TORCH RE-LIT AND BURNT IND EX FINGER AND BACK OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM WELDING TRUCK TO MAINTENANCE SHOP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 4/29 AND WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL 5-6-96.

THE MINER WAS PULLING THE BOLTER THAT WAS STUCK IN A DIP. THE EE UNHOOKED THE CHAIN FROM THE MINER HEAD AND IT FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING A WRECKED CAR ON TRACK WHEN BAR CAME OUT OF JACK HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP TANKS AND TORCHES WHEN APIECE OF ROCK FROM THE ROOF FELL AND STRUCK HIM BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A 20' X 14' STEEL PIPE AT THE PREP PLANT. WHILE HOISTING THE PIPE INTO POSITION THE END OF THE PIPE BECAME FOULED. WHILE PRYING THE PIPE LOOSE HE CAUGHT HIS HAND B ETWEEN THE TWO PIPES.

E WAS BREAKING A ROCK WHEN HE CHANGED BODY POSITIONS HE FELT PAIN TO LOWER BACK. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN CAUSING EE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE CALLED TO 1429 SHOVEL TO RACK IN THE 4160V BREAKER AFTER WELDING ON THE PLATE WAS COMPLETED. HE WAS CROSSING THE INTERSECTION NORTH OF THE SHOP ON THE WAY TO THE WES T HEM PIT, WHEN HE HIT AN UNSEEN POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BALDES. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR ON 5-10-96, DIAGNOSIS: COMPRESSION FRACTURE T6-7/SPASM. HE BEGA

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A MINER IN THE #5 HEADING ON 002-0 SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELLFROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS SHOULDER AND BACK. HE SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SETTING TIMBER IN PILLAR AREA--ROCK ROLLER OUT & STRUCK EE.

PACKING BAGS ON MAIN PACKER, TWO BAGS WENT SIDEWAYS ON THE BELT. WENT DOWN OFF PACKER TO STRAIGHTEN BAGS, PULLED UP ON THE FIRST BAG WITH LEFT AMR AND IT CAUGH ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE METAL SIDES OF THE BELT. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WELDING ON A BRAKE HUB. THE HUB TURNED AND HE GRABBED IT TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING. HE SUFFERED A BACK STRAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK.

TWO LOADERS STRUCK EACH OTHER- ONE BACKED INTO THE OTHER CAUSING INJURY.

EE WAS LOADING 2"X4"'S FROM A STACK IN THE YARD TO A GOLF CART. WHILE CARRYING ONE OF THE 2"X4"'S A GUST OF WIND BLEW & CAUSED EE TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN THE 2"X4" WAS CAUGHT BY THEGUST OF WIND, & TURNED HIM AROUND. HE IS BEING TREATED FOR A KNEE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS REACHING AROUND A BEAM TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE BACK PLATE OF NO. 2 PRE-WET. HE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH IN HIS LEFT HAND AND TIGHTENING THE BOLT WITH ANOTHER WRENCH IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND STRAINED UPPER LEFT BACK.

EE WAS USING A SHIVE WHEEL WITH A NYLON ROPE TO PULL A PIECE OF SHEET METAL UP TO THE COAL BIN AT THE #1 BELT HEAD ON THE OVERLAND BELT AT NM#1. HE WAS GUIDING IT THROUGH A TRAP DOOR WHEN THE METAL FLIPPED OVER CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE METAL & BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DOZER UP THE RAMP AND MOVED OVER TO AVOID TRAFFIC. AT THE SAME TIME HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BACK, HIT A BUMP AND JAMMED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT UP A BELT RAIL TO PUT IN A BELT RAIL SUPPORT CHAIN, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS TO HIS EMPLOYER ON 4-22-96. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE PHYSICIAN UNTIL 4-29-96. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4-29-96.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS CLOSING A VENTILATION TRACK DOOR HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY THE DOOR. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AWARENESS. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE E QUIPMENT WAS OK, ATTITUDE AND CAPACITY COULD HAVE BEEN A FACTOR, MINIGN EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS PUTTING A BOX OF RESIN ON TOP OF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. THE BOX OF RESIN WAS 4' AND 25 PERBOX. SECTION IS 40" HIGH.

HE WAS HOLDING A LADDER FOR ANOTHER MACHINIST WHILE HE AIR-ARC WELDED A PIECE OF IRON ON A HAUL TRUCK. HE THEN DID SOME GRINDING ON THE PIECE. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FOR A MINUTE BUT IT WENT AWAY. LATER THAT NIGHT, IT WAS IRRITATING HIM. THE NEXT DAY HE SAW DR WHO REMOVED A METAL FRAGMENT FROM THE EYE.

WORKER WAS HANGING HEAVY, MUD COVERED CONT MINERCABLE TO THE MINE ROOF WITH OTHER WORKERS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. SEAM HEIGHT WAS APPROX 40"- 48" HIGH. WORKER WENT TO CUMH ON 4-21-96 AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK ON 4-22-96 AND LATER THAT DAY WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY, BUT NO LIGHT DUTY WAS AVAILABLE. WORKER RETURNED 4-25-96.

STUMBLED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST.

EE WAS RETURNING TO THE CONTINUOUS MINER. AS HE APPROACHED THE TAIL AREA OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM HIS LAODER WHEN A FOOT HIT THE GROUND THE INJURED EMPLOYEE TURNED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAS STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY AS DETERMINED BY A DR 12-31-96.

STEPPED IN A HOLE AND SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS LIFTING BATTERY COVER ON STAMLER BATTERY HAULER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK HAS HAD 2 PRIOR BACK SURGERIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A HEAD ON THE ENGINE OF A D9L (2352) DOZER. LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TOTHE GROUND.

EE WAS LIFTING STEEL ESCAPEWAY DOOR WHEN HE FELT STRAIN TO LOWER BACK HE FINISHED SHIFT AND WENT TO DR ON 4-22-96 WHEN HE LEARNED HE HAD STRAINED MUSCLES.

EE STATED THAT THE PAD ON THE ATRS BAR [FLETCHERROOF BOLTER] HAD FOWED UNDER ATRAS. EE REMOED PIN FROM PAND & WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PAD, WHENIT CAME OFF SUDDENLY. THE ATRS THEN TILTED UPWAR D CATCHING HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF. BRUISE TO RIGHT SIDE OF FACE [CHEEK BONE] X-RAYS REVIEWED ON 4/22/96 FR NEAR RT EYE. EE WORKED 4-20,21,22 WAS SCHEDULED OFF 3 DAYS. IST DAY MISSED 4/26/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON WASHING SCREEN. IT WAS WINDY AND A PIECE OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 4/19/96.

HELPING HANG MINER CABLE. SPAD PULLED OUT OF RIB & CABLE FELL HITTING HER ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMP WAS THROWN ABOUT DECK OF 488 SCOOP GOING DOWN AN INCLINE OF #3 ENTRY WHE THE BRAKES OF SCOOPFAILED, INJURING HIS BACK, RIBS AND HEAD.

EE AND SEVERAL OTHER EE WERE SPLICING SOUTH MAIN CONVEYOR. EE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB ONTO CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND EE LANDED ON MINE FLOOR AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE W-65 FILTER TYPE RESCUER ATTACHED TO HIS BELT.

EE WAS PULLING A DATA LINE DOWN A BELTLINE. HW TRIPPED ON A 4" WATER SHUT-OFF VALVE.

AFTER HE GOT DONE DRILLING A HOLE HE LET HIS JACKS DOWN AND THE DRILL WENT OVER THE WALL.

A 2" X 12" X 5' PIECE OF LUMBER WAS MOUNTED ON ACONVEYOR. IT CAME LOOSE AND WAS BOUNCING AROUND.WHEN EMP GRABBED IT A ROCK GOT WEDGED BETWEEN THE BOARD AND THE BELT AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING ON A SAND PIPE WHICH WAS CLOGGED FROM HIS VIEW HE COULD NOT TELL A MOVING SCREW FLIGHT GOES THRU PIPE REACHED IN PIPE TP UNCLUNG & MOVING SCREW CAUGHT LEFT HAND.

I WAS OVERSEEING WORK BEING DONW ON WASHING SCREEN. I SQUATED DOWN AND KNEE POPPED. WENT TO HOSPTIAL 4-20-96 AND THEY TREATED IT LINE A SPRAIN. GAVE ME A SHOT IN HIP AND X RAY AND PERACRIBED P AIN PILLS.

IN VARIOUS LOCATION ON THE 1 EAST SECTION. THE RUBBER 1 1/4" WATER SUPPLY LINE FOR THE CONTINUOUS MINER HAD BEEN HUNG FROM THE MINE DOOR WITH ROPE HANGERS. EE SATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ENTRY NEAR THE SECTION POWER CENTER WHEN ANOTHOER EE CUT A ROPE HOLDING THE WATER LINE. THE LINE FELL AND A METAL COUPLING THAT COUPLES THE JOINT OF LINE TOGETHER STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.

THE EE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK AT THE SECTION TAILPIECE, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK NOTE THIS EE START LOSING TIME AWAY FROM WORK ON 6-10-96.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS SWINGING A ROOF BOLTER BOOM FROM THE OUTSIDE BOLT TO THE INSIDE BOLT POSITION WHEN A PIECE OF RIB ROLLED OUT. THE FALLINGRIB STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS POSITIONED ON THE DRILL STEEL TRAY. SUSTAINED A FRACTURED BONEBETWEEN KNUCKLE AND FIRST JOINT OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EE MOVED HIS ROOF BOLTING SEAT, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER IT.

MAN WAS ON PORTAL BOTTOM SUPPLY TRACK NEAR 3 CAR CHUTE. HE WAS DISCONNECTING SUPPLY CARS WITH CUT OFF LEVER AND INFORMED MOTORMAN TO PULL CARS. THE DISCONNECTING LEVER DID NOT DISENGAGE CARS A ND MAN LOST BALANCE AND FELL TWISTING HIS AKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP THE AREA. AS HE PICKED UP SOME OLD DRILL STEELS, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING EMP ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER. MEASURING APPROX 2'X 8"X 1". THE 1 RIGH T 1 SOUTH SECTION IS A RETREAT SECTION THAT IS WET AND DAMP WITH NORMAL MINING CONDITIONS.

THE DOUBLE BOOM BOLTER HAD BEEN SPOTTED IN PREPARATION TO START BOLTING. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE LAST 2 ROWS OF ROOF SUPPORTING BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 4' X 4' X1.5" FELL BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK CAUSING A FRACTURE IN THE SHOULDER.

DRILLING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT. PART OF THE HEAD COAL BROKE OFF FALLING THROUGH THE ATRS RING, HITTING HIS HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE. HE WAS LIFTING BELTSTRUCTURE & HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BURNER HAD JUST PERFORMED A HEAT RISE TEST & WAS DISCARDING IT OVER THE SIDE OF THE FIRING FLOOR WHEN INJURED SIMULTANEOUSLTY WALKED OFF THE COOLING FLOOR AREA ON THE NORTH SIDE JUST BELOW THE FIRING FLOOR. QUICKLIME MIXTURE COVERED HIS RIGHT SIDE & SOME GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

ADJUSTING THE TENSION BOLT. BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING ON THE BOLT TO HIT HIS LEG AND CAUSINGHIM TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN THE QUARRY AND THE WIND BLEW A SMALL STONE INTO HIS EYE.

DRIVING A TRUCK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

MOVING FLIP GATE IN BOX AT HEAD END OF CRUSHER BELT, EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCHING OVER THE BOX TO REACH CHAIN. HE FELT RIGHT KNEE CAP POP. WHEN HE STOOD UP STRAIGHT IT POPPED BACK.

EE WAS WELDING A FLANGE ON THE END OF A 40' STEEL PIPE WHICH WAS SUPPORTED OFF THE GROUND 2' IN THE CLAM BUCKET OF THE 580K BACKHOE. THE PIPE SLIPPED FROM THE BUCKET AND LANDED ON EE S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE AND WITNESS WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A 24:00X35 HAUL TRUCK TIRE FROM THE TIRE STORAGE BY TIPPING IT INTO A LOADER BUCKET. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND THE TIRE ROLLED TOWARDS HIM, PINNING HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST THHE TIRE IN THE NEXT STORAGE ROW. EMPLOYEE FRACTURED THE RADUIS OF LEFT ARM.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON BEARING WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS GRINDING & IT WAS WINDY & GRINDING MATERIAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.

HE WAS WALKING IN THE WEST MAIN SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LARGE WOODEN WEDGE WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, STARTED TO TRIP AND KICKED THE LARGE WOODEN WEDGE WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS.

CANOPY ON RIB BOLTER BUMPED UP AGAINST CHEST THEN LATER BENDING BOLTS IN ODD POSITIONS. FELT PAIN IN UPPER LEFT LEFT CHEST AREA AND PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES- SMALL KNOT IN UPPER LEFT CHEST AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE SYMONS CRUSHER BY PULLING IT WITH A CHAIN. THE CRUSHER BOWL GOT JAMMED AND THEY PULLED IT WITH A LARGER LOADER BREAKING THE CHAIN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CHAIN FLEW AND H IT HIS RIGHT LEG.

A BULLDOZER WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. EE WAS HELPING SHOVEL MUD FROM BEHIND THE DOZER AND PLACING WOODEN PLANKS UNDER THE MACHINE, WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT MISS ANY TIME FROM WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY UNTIL 7-8-96.

STEPPED ON ROCK AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

HELPER WAS TAKING WRENCH OFF KELLY BAR. HE WAS HIT IN THE CHEST WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE KELLY BAR HAD TORQUE AND THE WRENCH SPUN BACK AND STRUCK EE IN THE CHEST. ON E CRACKED RIB.

EE WAS UNLOADING HIS TOOL BOX AT THE END OF SHIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE REPORTED THIS ON 4-22-96, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE CAR HOIST CHECKING THE GEAR DRIVE AND DISCOVERED IT AS "GOBBED OUT". HE DECIDED TO TAKE THE FIRE HOSE AND CLEAN IT OUT. AT THE ANGLE HE WAS STANDING, THE WATER WAS SPRAYING BACK IN HIS FACE. HE MOVED OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE HOIST & CLEANED IN THAT AREA FOR A GOOD WHILE. ACCORDING TO EE, THE PRESSURE INCREASED, HE TOSSED HOSE, JUMPED ABOUT 4' & FOOT WENT INTO HOL

EE WAS MOVING TOOL BOXES WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

WHILE MOVING A 40-50 TON ROCK (OPERATING LOADER) THE WEIGHT IN THE BUCKE TLIFTED THE BACK WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. EE WAS ON A HILL AND THE ROCK ROLLE DOUT OF THE BUCKET AND THE BACK WHEEL CAME DOWN HARD, INJURING EE'S LOWER BACK. PAIN BECAME UNBEARABLE BY 4-26-96, WHICH WAS THE DATE EMPLLOYER WAS NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER CO-WORKER WERE PLACING A PUDDLE MUCKER PUMP INTO THE COMPARTMENT OF A BATTERY MANTRIP. WHEN THEY WERE LIFTING TO GET OVER THE SIDE OF THE MANTRIP HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETW EEN THE FRAME AND THE OBJECT.

DISCHARGE LINE RUPTURED ON PUMP & SPRAYED EE WITH HOT WATER.

BACKED SCOOP INTO POSITION WHERE HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BROW.

EE REACHING FOR BUCKET STRUCK ON UPPER ARM BY DRAW ROCK.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A CHARGER AND MASHED HIS LEFT HAND (FIRST TOW FINGERS) BETWEENCHARGER AND UNI HAULER.

PULLING ON A SHEET OF VOLTEX TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING STUCK AS IT WENT FROM ONE TABLE TO THE NEXT. FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. CONTINUEED TO WORK TILL 4:00. WENT TO DR. ON 4-19-96, 7:30 AM. POS SIBLE MUSCLE PULL OR DAMAGE TO ROTARY CUFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 4600 MANITOWAC DRAGLINE. HE LIFTED A STEEL DRAGLINE PAD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING NYLON STRAP ATTACHED TO A CYLOCE AND ELECTRIC HOIST. ELECTRIC HOIST TROLLEY SUDDENLY SLIPPED, CAUSING NYLON STRAP TO JERK AND INJURING EMPLOYEE.

1ST SCOOP (OPERATED BY INJURED) WAS DISABLED ON SURFACE. 2ND SCOOP TRIED TO PUSH 1ST SCOOP TO SPOT FOR REPAIRS. BUCKET ON 2ND SCOOP RODE OVER BUCKET ON 1ST SCOOOP STRIKING INJURED IN LEFT REAR SIDE.

THE INJURED WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING THE POWER CENTER WHEN AN ELECTRICAL ARC WAS PRODUCED BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WATERING CAR ROAD WITH HOSE, STEPED ON A ROCK, TURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE SECTION TAILPIECE (JUST FINISHED SHOVELING), A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPROX 2.5'L, 18"W, 0-12" THICK, FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK (LOWER) AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING MINER CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH HELP, MUD AND WATER, AND PULLING PROPERLY. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, ATTITUDE MAYBE A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINING EQIUPMENT SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

OPERATING SCOOP IN LOW COAL KNEE CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND TWISTED RIGHT LEG AT KNEE.

THE INJURED WAS SECURING THE BLOCK OF THE OVERHEAD CRANE ONTO AN I WHICH WAS WELDED TO THE FLOORWHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED THE CONTROL BUTTON WITH HIS HAND. THE MOVING CABLE OF THE CRANE CAUG HT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE BLOCK CAUSING A CUT.

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, MISSED BOTTOM STEP & FELL TO GROUND.

EE DROVE UP IN THE LOADER WHICH WAS CARRYING THE CHAINS AND HE HAD GOTTEN OUT WITH ONE CHAIN AND HAD STARTED BACK TO THE LOADER TO GET ANOTHER WHEN A PIECE OF I-BEAM FELL AND HIT HIM.

SAMPLING PRODUCT FOR ANALYSIS, FELL OFF OF PALLET OF PRODUCT WHILE SAMPLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BECAME PINCHED IN THE CLAMP LEVER, RESULTING IN BRUISING AND SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM DUMP AREA AND TURNED CORNER TO GO UP AN INCLINED ROADWAY WHEN HE TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A LOADED HAUL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING WATER LINE WASH DOWN HOSE FROM #6 ENTRY. WATER LINE HAD BEEN PULLED UNDER PALLET OF BLOCKS. EMPLOYEE PULLED LINE FROM UNDER BLOCK PALLET AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING BOULDER FROM APRON FEEDER ON CRUSHER WITH A BAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS 10 FEET ONTO MUCKPILE.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING TO TRANSFORMER. WHEN PASSING BY TAILPIECE AREA HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

THE OWNER OF THE CONTRACTING CO WAS INSPECTING THE ROOF & SHOWING EES THE PLACES IN THE ROOF THAT WERE UNSAFE & NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. HE WAS STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A WATER SATURATIED PANAL & THE PANEL COULD NOT SUSPORT HIS WEIGHT. HE FELL THROUGH THE ROOF APPROX 17 FEET TO THE GROUND. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED VERABRA. NO SURGERY IS REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF FORKLIFT INTO A SPOT OF OIL. HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST THE FORKLIFT.

WHILE CHECKING WATER LEVEL ON D-9 DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN INSIDE OF BLADE AND TRACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD FLAT ON 3-WHEELER. HE JACKED IT UP TO TAKE THE WHEEL OFF THE 3-WHEELER FELL OFF THE JACK AND HIT THE LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT OF THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS HAULING SAND TO #3 DL WHEN HE HIT A SOFT SPOT IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE PAN TO DIP SUDDENLY. LATER IN THE DAY, EE FELT SLIGHT STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK. FOLLOWING MORNING, EE STILL HAD STIFFN ESS & CONTRIBUTED IT TO THE PAN DIPPING SUDDENLYWHICH CAUSED HIM TO BER STIFF W/O NOTICE WHILE OPERATING THE PAN.

WHILE WALKING DOWN THE 2 NORTH MAINS TRACK ENTRY, NEAR THE #1 BELT DRIVE, THE INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT EAR ON A "J" HOOK THAT WAS HUNG IN A ROOF BOLT PLATE, WHICH IS USED TO SUPPORT THE TROLLEY COMMUNICATION LINE. THE SEAM HEIGHT AT THIS LOCATION IS 64". INJURY RESULTED IN LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMP WAS PICKING UP BOXES (50LBS) OF REFRACTORY MATERIAL AND MOVING THEM FROM A PALLER TO WORKINGPLATFORM ON KILN FLOOR DECK. ALLEGES TO HAVE FELT TWINGE OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE PERFORMING TASK. WENT TO DR ON 5-9-96 FOR FIRST TIME AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. DR TOLD HIM TO TAKE IBUPROFEN, HE DID, AND DEVELOPED ALLERGIC REACTION.WAS UNABLE TO REPORT FOR WORK ON 5-10-96.

EE WAS CHECKING OVERLAND BELTS HE CROSSED OVER RAILROAD TRACK TRIPPED AND FELL. EE DID NOT START MISISNG WORK DUE TO THIS INCIDENT UNTIL 7-10-96 LOST TIME 70000-1.

EE SPRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHEN THE WHEELS OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING HIT A LOW SPOT IN THE ROAD SHIFTING HIM FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

EE WAS SHOVELING C BELT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK AREA. HE WENT TO DR. ON 4-18-96 BUT DIDN'T MISS WORK. ON 4-23-96 HE WENT DR. AGAIN AND HASN'T RETURNED TO WORK AS OF THIS DA TE.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE SPOKANE CRUSHER IN PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

INDIVIDUAL STEPPED DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDED ON LEFT HIP, RESULTING IN BRUISE ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DIESTER TABLES ONTO LADDER AND THE LADDER SLIPPED FROM UNDERNEATH HIM.

SHOVELING DRIVE AND HURT LOWER BACK- LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMP WAS WALKING DOWN RAMP OF OVERCAST WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE WENT SIDEWAYS. EMP STARTED MISSING WORK 6-19-69.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE IN BELTLINE WITH A PIECE OF PIPE WHEN CHAIN HANGER BENT CAUSING BELT ROPE TO COME OUT. CHAIN HANGER HIT HIM ONTHE LEFT EYEBROW AND PIPE CAME UP HITTING HIM ON THE CHIN. HE HAD A CUT OVER HIS LEFT EYE AND A BRUISE ON HIS CHIN.

EE ALLEGES HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN THE MANTRIP DERAILED.

EE WAS RIDING ON A CARRIER ON THE BACK OF A FORD TRACTOR THE CENTER ARM ON IT BROKE AND LET IT FALL ABOUT 18" EE WAS SETTING DOWN AND THE JAR CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT WENT TO DR ON 4-18-96.

MINER WAS BACKING OUT OF A PLACE AND A PIECE OF ROCK RAISED UP FROM BOTTOM HIS FOOT WAS UNDER ROCK AS THE MINER TURNED OVER ROCK.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A DRILL STEEL AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD, PULLING A MUSCLE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE FINISHED DRILLING ON THE NIGHT OF THE 17TH AND REPORTED TO WORK ON THE 18T H AND WORKED UNTIL THE LUNCH BREAK AT 1100 PM EE COMPLAINED OF INCREASED PAIN AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL.

HIGH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH

THE MINER WAS MOVED FROM #4 FACE ACROSS THE SECTION TO #2 FACE. WHILE PUTTING THE MINER CABLE OVER AGAINST THE RIB TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY, HE HURTHIS BACK.

A PIECE OF STEEL 5' X 2.5' X 3/4" THICK HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM A SHIELD AND WAS PUT ON THE TOE OF #76 SHIELD. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO #98 SHIELDTO GET A CHAIN THAT WAS GOING TO BE USED TO SECU RE THE PLATE TO #76 SHIELD. THE PANLINE WAS BEING PUSHED & WHEN IT GOT TO EMPLOYEE'S LOCATION, SHE TRIED TO KEEP THE PLATE FROM TIPPING OVER. ITWAS TOO HEAVEY TO HOLD & FELL HITTING HER FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER PICKING UP BAGS IN WAREHOUSE IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF DUTIES AND STRAINED LEFT THIGH AND HIP.

1 LEFT-4 SOUTH LONGWALL SET UP FACE, SCOOP WAS BACKING UP INTO BATTERY CHARGING STATION. VICTIM WAS DIRECTING OPERATOR OF SCOOP TO PROPER LOCATION. VICTIM HAD HAND ON BATTERY END OF SCOOP WHEN IT HIT THE MINE RIB CATCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR.

EE WAS COUPLING THE CARS TO THE MANTRIP, WHEN THE MANTRIP BATTER SHIFTED AND SMASHED HIS FIFTH FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FRAM AND THE BATTERY.

HAUL TRUCK WAS RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND EE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE TRUCK AROUND INTO THE FUELING STATION. THE TRUCK VEERED SOUTH AND EE GRABBED STEERING WHEEL, AS THE TRUCK WENT INTO THE DITCH TH E STEERING WHEEL JERKED AND REINJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SCREEN AND DEVELOPED A HERNIA.

LEARNED STATED THAT TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING TANS TORCHES INTO SCOOP.

EE WAS TIGTHENING LUG BOLTS ON UNATRAC USING A CHEETER BAR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE LUG BOLT OR THE RATCHET BECAME DISENGAGED AND EE FELL TO MINE FLOOR, TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS CROSSING BALL TRACK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK IN THE PROCESS. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED IN A SEVERE CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT CAUSING EE TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

BACK STRAIN WHICH PICKING UP JACK HAMMER.

AFTER A VERBAL EXCHANGE IN THE EMPLOYEE LUNCHROOM, ONE EMPLOYEE PUNCHED THE OTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE.

HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN REPAIRING THE FEEDER BELT. HE WAS PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE COME-ALONG HANDLE. WHEN IT BROKE FREE, HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON A STEEL BEAM.

CLIMBING UP ON DOZER TO GET IN. SLIPPED AND FELL OFF.

EMP WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND STRAINED BACK.

EE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE HEWAS PULLING ON PINNER CABLE.

EE WAS PUTTING UP 2ND ROW OF BOLTS ON #1 SECTION 4 RIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 34" LONG, 20" WIDE, 26" THICK FELL BETWEEN THE LAST AND 1ST ROW OF BOLTS, STRIKING HIS BACK.

STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING A PUMP BY THE COLONIV AREA.

EE PICKED UP SUPPLY CAR WHEEL TO PUT ON PALLETT AND PULLED LOWER ABDOMEN.

HELPING MECHANIC REPAIR DRIVE-LINE: DRIVE-LINE ROLLED & FELL, STRIKING EE ON LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO BULLDOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE SAID HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOZER WITH HIS LEFT HANDS. HE FELL BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND HIS WEIGHT STR AINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

HE WAS PUMPING GREASE WITH A BUCKET GREASE GUN WITH HIS KNEES ON THE GROUND, HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.

PUTTING OIL INTO DOZER. SLIPPED ON TRACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. CONDITIONS: WET, RAINY AND MUDDY.

WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP WOOD BLOCKING HE COULDN'T GET BACK UP.

EE & CO-WORKER COMPLETED SCALING 79W ON & WERE LEAVING THE PILE. EE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH FLIPPED FROM UNDER HIS FOOT. EE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE MUCKPILE. THERE WAS NOT LT. ACCIDENT WAS REP ORTED AS A RECORDABLE DUE TO MEDICATION. EE REPOTED OFF ON 4/17 & 4/22 CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO THIS FALL. BEING INVESTIGATED BY WORKERS COMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE IDLER WITH A HAMMER. THE SLEVE OF HIS RAIN COAT CAUGHT THE NEXT IDLER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO PULL BACK ARM CATCHING THE HAMMER UNDER THE IDLER GIVING ENOUGH SPACE FOR EMPLOYEE'S HAND TO FOLLOW THROUGH.

EE WAS CHECKING CRUSHER WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB OUT FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RAMCAR WHEN A LARGE ROCK BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAIL OF THE MINING MACHINE AND THE BACK. THE ROCK FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHOULDER, CAUSING BRUISING.

EE S LEFT LEG WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FORK OF A CLA AND MID SECTION OF THE ROOF BOLTER ATRS.

THE INJURED PERSON SAID HE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE USING A RED DEVIL TO PULL BELT BACK TOGETHER.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHILE MAKING HIS FIREBOSS ROUND. TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SCREEN PARTS WITH DIESEL FUEL AND NOW BOTH HANDS ARE RED AND SWOLLEN.

6-5 RUN AROUND MAN WAS WALKING ALONG A SLOW MOVING TRIP TO GET INTO POSITION TO START RERAILING A DERAILED MINE CAR. HE EITHER SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE OR HIS KNEE WENT OUT AND HE FELL. HI S FOOT WENT UNDER THE POSSUME ALLEY OF THE MINE CAR. THE CAR ROLLED HIS FOOT UNDER IT. HE RECIEVED A FRACTUR TO THE DISTAL PHALANGE OF THE LEFT LITTLE TOE AND LEFT LATERAL METATARSAL.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM CAP ON PLANATARYON A 992 LOADER, THEN DROPPED CAP ON HIS LEFT HAND MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING PARTS INSIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WEST A TAKE UP AND THROWING COAL ON HIGH TOP BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

LABOR WS ADJUSTING AND CLEANING ROLLERS WHEN THE HAMMER HE WS USING GOT PULLED INTO BELT. CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN RETURN ROLLER AND FRAME OF CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPED AND BRUISED LEFT ARM AND SHOUL DER. NO BROKEN BONES.

TRYING TO MOVE LOOSE COAL AND DRAW ROCK FROM OFF SIDE OF BELT LINE AND STRAINED HIMSELF.

EE LIFTED A ROCK THAT WAS IN WALKWAY ADJACENT TO BELT CONVEYOR AND THREW IT ON THE CONVEYOR CAUSING INJURY TO HER LEFT LEG AND ANKLE. ON 5-22-96 EE S ANKLE COLLAPSED CAUSING HER TO TWIST HER K NEE. FIRST WORKDAY MISSED BECAUSE OF INJURY WAS 5-23-96.

4 RIGHT BREAK PINNING TOP AND LET HEAD OF PINNER DOWN ONTO LEFT LEG.

EE WAS STANDING ON A CUT OFF DRUM USING IT AS A STEP. AS HE STEPPED OFF HE LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE POWER CENTER EE STEP ON HILINE CABLE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

SHE WAS LOADING A 2 X 6 ONTO A FLATCAR WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HER BACK.

EE WAS ACTING FOREMAN ON THE LONGWALL. AFTER TALKING WITH HEADGATE OPERATOR HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY & HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROOF STRAP THAT WAS BENT DOWN A LITTLE. THIS OCCURED NEAR SURVEY STA 7402 IN #3 ENTRY OF 5-RT OFF 4-SOUTH. NORMAL HEIGHT IS 72" TO 84" & IT WAS DRY.

DROPPING MINER CABLE OUT OF ORANGE HOOKS, CABLE CAME LOOSE. ALL AT ONCE CATCHING HAND. LACERATING AND POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE, RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

ON 3-28-96 THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A LADDER, FALLING AND HURTING HIS BACK. ON 4-15-96 HE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP, PULLING ON A WRENCH WHEN HE HAD PAIN. HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AGAIN RESULT TING IN A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EE REACHED OVER HIS SIDE TO PICK UP CONCRETE BLOCK. AS HE TRIED TO LIFT BLOCK, HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE STARTED LOSING TIME 8-27-96.

INJURED WAS OPERATING ROOF BOLTER IN LOW COAL AND FELT NEED TO CHANGE POSITIONS. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HANDON GROUND AND WS GOING TO RAISE BODY UP AND MOVE BUT IN DOIING SO HE ALSO PLACED HIS RI GHT, TO GAIN LEVERAGE, ON THE BOLTER. HE WAS NOT CLOSE ENOUGH ATTENTION AND THE RIGHT HAND CAME TO REST ON THE CONTROLS OF THE BOLER AND THE DRILL POT WAS LOWERED ONTO HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.

PULLE RACK OUT OF #6 TAIL PIECE AND HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WALKING DOWN THE TRACK ON THE SCHG ENTRY AND WHILE GOING THRU SOME MUD AND WATER HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS SIDE CUTTING A SLOPE WITH A DOZER WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK BENEATH THE SURFACE. AS THE DOZER WAS MOVING FORWARD IT SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK JARRING THE MACHINE AS IT CAUGHT TRACTION AG AIN.

STEPPING DOWN FROM STEP LADDER AND EMPLOYEE FELL OVER BREAKING LEG.

S/C HIT RIB WITH TIRE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE AROUND INSIDE CAB OF S/C.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TAIL BEARINGS ON A FAIRCHILD TAIL. HE LOOSENED THE BOLTS AND RAISED THE TAIL ROLLER UP. THE BEARING AND A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND IT WENT INTO HIS RT. FOREFINGER.

WHILE RIDING IN BUCKET OF SCOOP TO THE OUTSIDE. HE HAD PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BACK OF THE BUCKET, WHEN THE BUCKET WAS BEING RAISED. AND HIS LLEFT FOREFINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BACK OF BU CKET AND BUCKE TSTOPPED. RSUSLTING IN A MASHED FINGER OR INJURY.

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK OFF THE REAR ENGINE HOOD OFA 637 PAN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET SLICK FENDER & FELL TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN TWO FRACTURES TO HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE PUSHING ON WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSEDBACK INJURY.

TRYING TO CLAIM A REOCCURRING INJURY & CONNECT BACK TO 3/23/95.

WHILE WALKING FROM TRUCK LOT TO PERSONAL VEHICLE, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP BATTERY CELL AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

BOLTING RIBS. ROCK WAS FALLING. JUMPED OUT OF WAY AND INJURED ANKLE WHEN JUMPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP AT THE RAW COAL FEED BELT AND GRIZZLY TO RAW COAL BREAKER. THERE WAS SOME MATERIAL LODGED IN THE SHOOT THAT FEEDS THE BREAKER. EMPLOYEE ENTERED THE SHOOT AND DI SLODGED THE MATERIAL WHICH STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND FEET CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND SLIDE DOWN THE COAL SHOOT APPROX. 10 FT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE.

EMPLOYEE ENTERING CAB OF BACKHOE TO GO DOWN TO WHSE TO PICK UP PARTS. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND INJURING 2 FINGERS.

EE WAS TURNING THE TROLLEY POLE ON A TRACK SCOOTER WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS ON PILLAR SECTION. ROOF MADE CRACHING NOISE & EE TURNED TO RUN, STRAININGLOWER BACK IN DOING SO. NO ROOF FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN THE END OF THE BOLT SLIPPED OUT AND HIS HAND WAS ON THE OTHER END OF THE BOLT AND DRIVED INTO THE BOTTOM. THE BOLTS WERE 4' LONG AND THE HEIGHT OF MINING IS 40".

RUNNING TOWARDS A LOADER OPERATOR TO GIVE HIM INSTRUCTIONS, STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE CLIMBING UP ON LOADER TO START IT, SLIPPEDON SNOW AND FELL OFF. LANDED ON FEET BUT BROKE BONE IN RIGHT LEG.

MALFUNCTION TO SHOCK ABSORBER OF SEAT IN SURFACE HAULAGE TRUCK CAUSING BACK LIGAMENT AND MUSCLE STRAIN.

WORKING ON CAT IN QUARRY. IT WAS SLICK AND SNOWY. EMPLOYEE PARKED D9G CAT, CLIMBED DOWN FROM IT,SLIPPED AND FELL BACK AGAINST TRACKS, LANDING ONTHE GROUND ON HIS SIDE.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM DRILL RIG CAB, HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. HIS RIGHT KNEE TWISTED IN AS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE LONGWALL FACE CONVEYOR PUTTING PLANKS ON SHIELDS. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HIT LEFT SHOULDER ON PANLINE.

WHILE HAULING ORE TO THE HEAP LEACH PAD, EMPLOYEE BECAME EXPOSED TO LIME DUST WHEN BACKING UP TO DUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING WEDGES ON THE 4 1/4" CRUSHER AND LOST HIS FOOTING STRIKING HIS BACK ON THE CATWALK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THEN STRUCK BY HIS FALLING SLEDGE HAMMER ON HIS LEFT HIP.

DURING THE PAST 30 DAYS EMPLOYEE BEGAN HAVING BACK PAIN WHILE WORKING ON VARIOUS EQUIPMENT. PAIN BECAME WORSE DURING THE WEEK OF 4-15-96, WHICH IS WHEN HE SAW A DR. WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF T HIS UNTIL 4-19-96. EMPLOYEE SAW DR. ON 4-15-96.

EXAMINING BELT AREA. STEPPED IN HOLE BY TAILPIECE. BODY WEIGHT FELL ON LEFT FOOT TWISTING ANKLE AND STRAINING AREA BETWEEN ANKLE AND TOES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE BLADE ON BUCKET OF LOADER, BLADE STARTED TO SLIP AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GRAB FOR IT. WHEN HE DID HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE RAKING COOLER GRATES & SHOVELING DUST BALLS FROM KVS KILN, STRAINED LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE. KILN WAS HAVING HEAVY FALLOUT WHICH REQUIRED PERIOD OF TIME OF CONTINUOUS RAKING & SHOVELING.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF DRILL ROD AND PLACING ITIN RACK. STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL UP ALONG THE BELT THAT HAD FALLEN OFF WHEN HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT FOR SEVERAL DAYS HIS LEFT KNEE HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ON 4-14-96 AND WAS INFORMED HE HAD "WATER" BEHIND HIS KNEE CAP. ON 4-15-96 THIS "WATER " WAS DRAINED. THE EMPLOYEE INFORMED US ON 4-15-96 THAT HE HAD TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE GETTING INTO THE SCOOP, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DUST TRUCK, STEPPED OFF LAST STEP & FELT A PINCHING IN THE BACK OF THE KNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING A RETURN ROLLER ON FEED BELT OF POWERSCREEN WITH A PIECE OF METAL WHEN THE BELT PULLED THE PIECE OF METAL ALONG WITH HIS LEFT HAND INTO THE ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO WORK AFTER LUNCH AND A STRONG WIND BLEW A SMALL PARTICLE INTO EYE.

EE STATED HE WAS REMOVING SAFETY CHAIN FROM COUPLER, WHEN CAR MOVED HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND COUPLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS DRILL BENCH, STEPPED IN SLIGHT DEPRESSION AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

MAINTENANCE WAS USING A STACK OF PALLETS ABOUT 4' HIGH TO STAND ON TO REPLACE A PIPE. WHEN EMP REMOVED THE OLF PIPE IT HIT THE PALLETS THEY WEREUSING AND MADE THEM OFF BALANCE. EMP STEPPED ON PALLETS NOT KNOWING THEY HAD BEEN HIT. WHEN HE DID, THE PALLETS AND EMP FELL OVER. EMP FELL 4' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A LADDER, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH HIM AND FELL HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT WAS ON A MUCK PILE AND IT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. THE EMPLOYEE FELL. AS A RESULT OF THE FALL, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

AFTER OPERATING HIS HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK.

EE HAD FINISHED ROOF BOLTING WITH THE TRUSS BOLTING MACHINE AND HAD PARKED IT IN THE LAST OPEN X CUT TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE ENTRY. WHILE HE WAS RESTING AGAINST THE BOLTING MACHINE HE LAID HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OR THE ATRS. A PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FINGERS THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS FRACTURED ON THE DISTAL END.

WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME THROUGH AIRLOCK DOOR FROM RETURN ENTRY ON 3 WHEELER, HE STOPPED AND OPENED AIRLOCK DOOR. IT HINGED UP AGAINST ROOF AND BLOCKED UP WITH A CRIB BLOCK. WHEN HE CAME THROUGH JIT NEY RUBBED SIDE. HE THEN BACKED UP TO REPOSITIONJITNEY KNOCKING CRIB BLOCK OUT LETTING DOOR COME INTO DECK PINNING RIGHT LEG BETWEEN DOOR AND TRIP BREAKING LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON SCOOP, WHEN OPERATOR PULLED EJECTOR BLADE BACK, CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE INSTALL A TRAPPING SHOE ON THE HEADEND OF THE SHEARER. WHEN HE SAT THE SHOE ONTO THE PANLINE HE EXPERIENCED SOME LOWER BACK PAIN. THIS INJURY HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIATED DISC IN THE L4-5 REGION OF THE BACK

EMP WAS STARTING TO MAKE REPAIRS ON A CMI DRYER.WHILE ON TOP OF THE MACHINE HE LOST HIS FOOTING. WHEN HE FELL HE DID LAND ON HIS FEET BUT HIS TAILBONE HIT A PIPE ON THE MACHINE NEXT TO WORK.

WHILE PUSHING A LOAD OF BLOCKS UP A FAULT HILL, EMP MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE WAS NEARING THE END OFTRACK. WHEN EMP REDUCED LOCOMOTIVE POWER THE LOAD OVERCAME THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE LOAD AND LOCOM OTIVE RAN AWAY DOWN A 2800' HILL, STRIKING A PARKED LOCOMOTIVE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL.

WHILE AIR ARCHING BOOM CORD ON A DRAGLINE WITH WINDS BLOWING 15 MPH. WINDS BLEW SLAG UP AND INTOTHE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR A PIN & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. [NOTE: HE CHANGED TO A LOST TILME INJURY 4/23/96]

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES. AS HE LOADED A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AN 8" GLUE BOLT OFF OF THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE END OF THE BOLT AND THE COAL RIB. HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REQUIRED 8 SUTURES.

EMP GOT SLAG IN EAR ON ABOVE DATE AND TIME. MISSED NO TIME. EAR BEGAN TO GIVE TROUBLE AND STARTED TO MISS TIME 11-4-96.

WHILE CONDUCTING A PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT CHECK, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OVER FOR THE BOLTER, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BUTT, HURTING LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A NEW HOLE WITH A T-4 TRUCK DRILL. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE DRILL STEEL TO BEGIN DRILLING, THE RIG LAYED ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEATED IN AN ATTACHED CAB WHICH WAS DAMAGED. THE CAUSED IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

WHILE A PASSENGER IN A LOCOMOTIVE BEING USED TO PUSH A LOAD OF BLOCKS UP A FAULT HILL, THE OPERATOR MISTAKENLY THOUGHT HE WAS NEARING THE END OFTRACK. OPERATOR CUT BACK ON POWER. LOAD WAS STIL L ON GRADE AND LOAD OVERCAME LOCOMOTIVE. LOAD & LOCOMOTIVE RAN AWAY 2800' DOWN THE HILL WHERE ITSTRUCK A PARKED LOCOMOTIVE. LOAD OF BLOCKS BROKELOOSE AND BECAME AIRBORNE PROJECTILES.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC WORK ON A BACKHOE. WHEN MECHANIC ASKED EE TO START THE BACKHOE, EE WALKED ON OIL-COVERED CATWALK, SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE WORKER WAS WORKING ON A PART IN THE SHOP WHEN HE DROPPED THE PART. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT BUT IT LANDED ON HIS WRIST INSTEAD WHICH WAS BADLY BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MINER CABLE IN SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER BACK. DID FINISH THE SHIFT. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 5-7-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP WELDING CABLES TO TOP OF SILO. AT THE TIME OF INJURY EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. ON 12-11-96 EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON #1 SECTION AT THE BELT ENTRY PULLING BELT OFF OF A CAR WITH CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE LOWER BACK. THIS DID NOT BECOME A LTA UNTIL 4/22/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE #6 INTERSECTION, 1 SOUTH SECT, WAITING ON CONT MINER TO PLACE CHARGE. WHILE SITTING, THE RIB LET LOOSE AND FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON BOTH LEGS. EMPLOYEE OBSERVED WO RK AREA BEFORE SITTING AND THERE WAS NO VISIBLE CRACKS IN ROOF OR RIB. EMPLOYEE HEARD RIB MAKE NOISE AND STARTED MOVING OUT OF WAY.

EE WAS WATCHING HIS TRUCK BEING FILLED WITH DUST AS THE BIN WAS WAS UNLOADING INTO HIS TRUCK. WHILE WATCHING THE MATERIAL, A GUST OF WIND BLEW SOME LIMESTONE DUST INTO HIS EYE. EE PROCEEDED TO RUB HIS EYE; THEREFORE CAUSING SCRATCHES ON HIS EYEBALL.

WAS IN LOADER IN PIT LOADING TRUCK, CLIMBING OUT OF LOAODER, LOST FOOTING, SLIPPED AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, WAS SWUNG AROUND HITTING BACK ON CORNER OF STEP.

DRIVER EE WAS INSIDE OF THE TRAILER DISLODGING MATERIAL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE TRAILER WHEN DRIVER EE OPERATED THE CONTROL FOR OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRAILER DOORS. THIS CAUSED DRIVER EE TO SL IP IN THE TRAILER ALLOWING HIS LEFT LEG TO THE PINCHED BY THE CLOSING DOORS.

ON THE 9-D LONGWALL, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON #47 SHIELD PULLING #46 SHIELD. #47 SHIELD MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS STUCK ON PULL AND PULLED IN WITH #46 SHIELD. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF PON TOON AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAILSIDE PONTOON AND THE RAM BAR.

RIDING ON MANTRIP AND HIT HEAD AGAINST ROOF.

WHILE OFF-LOADING PARTS ON TRUCKS SET THE PART ON CRIBBING.GROUND GAVE WAY UNDER CRIBBING ALLOWING THE PART TO SHIFT AND FALL OVER MASHING THE EMPLOYEE.INJURIES APPEARED TO AFFECT LEFT SIDE OF BACK AND CHEST.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE FACE AREA OF UNIT 1. WHILE DRILLING THE HOLE A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HERE LEFT INDEX FINGER STRIKING IT AGAINST THE ROOF BOLTING AUGER.

EE STATED HE MOVED A LONGWALL JACKLEG AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

FIXING THE FLASHING GUARD ON THE BELT, HAD HANDS FULL OF ROCK, STEPPED OVER SOME WIRES WHILE GETTING DOWN, SLIPPED ON SOME GRAVEL THAT WAS ON THE BELT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. NO DAM AGE TO EQUIPMENT.

WAS WORKING WITH THREE OTHERS DRAGGING & REPLACING RAMJACKS. HE FELT A PAIN IN GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-6-96 WHEN HE WENT OFF WORK FOR HERNIA SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE POSITIONING BULKHEAD DOOR IN RAIL CAR.