Mining Incidents in September 1996

TWO 21SC SHUTTLE CARS COLLIDED WITH NO 1 SC GOING INTO DECK OF NO.2, HITTING VICTIM AND INJURINGHIM. HE EXPIRED AT THE ST. MARY'S HOSPITAAL, HUNTINGTON WV. EXACT TIME STILL UNKNOWN (ABOUT 6 TO 7 PM)

ROCK FELLOW EE INBY ATRS KILLING HIM INSTANTLY WHILE ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUAL HEAD FLETCHER ROOF DRILL INBY SUPPORTED ROOF. #3 ENTRY RIGHT CROSSCUT AT SS#278.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE,THE EMPLOYEE WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN ASUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIA L SPILLED OVER HIM.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE THE EMP WHILE IN AREA ADJACENT TO THE COOLER SYSTEM SUFFER SERIOUS BURNS IN HIS BODY WHEN A SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED RELEASE OF HOT RAW MATERIAL SP ILLED OVER HIM.

EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS LIFE JACKET WHEN HE WAS FOUND IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS MOORED AT THE BANK. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING PERFORMED. CAUSE IS UNCLEAR WHY HE FELL.

IT APPEARS THAT THE MINER LEFT HIS SAFE POSITIONAND FELLDOWN THE RAISE. EMP WAS WORKING TO UNPLUG SAND LINE IN 424 RAISE. SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE RAISE.

WHILE DRILLING A MESH ANCHOR BOLT HOLE A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF 3'X8'X4' FELL INTO THE AFC AT SHIELD 103.

VICTIM WAS WALKING PIPELINE FROM SHORE TO DREDGESLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WATER AND DROWNED. WASNOT WEARING LIFR JACKET.

THE EE WAS IN A SITTING POSITION PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON A ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED. THE APPROX. SIZE OF THE ROCK AND COAL RIB WAS 14' LONG X 25" WIDE X 13" THICK. THE RIB ROLL CONTACTED THE CITIM ON THE UPPER TORCOIN THE BACK AND LOWER EXTREMITIES CAUSING CRUSHING INJURIES. THIS OCCURRED IN THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT BETWEEN 2 & 3 ENTRIES ON THE WEST MAINS 020

EMP WAS SLIDING LABRINTH SEALS ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT. AS HE SLID ONE SEAL NEXT TO ANOTHER THE LOAD UNEXPECTRDLY SHIFTED CAUSING THE EMPS FINGERTO BECOME PINCHED BETWEEN TWO SEALS CAUSING THE AMPUTATION OF THE TIP OF LITTLE FINGER-LEFT HAND

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE SIEVE SCREEN VIBRATING MECHANISM LOOKING UP AT THE LEAK IN THE UNDER FLOW LAUNDER, EE REACHED TO STEADY HIS BALANCE BY GRASPING THE TOP OF THE MOTOR SHEAVE GUARD. TH E GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOPT CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE BELT WHICH PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE DRIVE SHEAVE SEVERING THE TIP OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE WAS LIFTING BOXES OF POWDER AND FERTILIZER TO GROUND FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK.

EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF COAL WITH HAND SHOVEL WHEN 980 F OPERATOR WAS BREAKING COAL NEAR HIM. WHEN 980F OPERATOR MOVED OVER TO BREAK ADJOINING COAL HE STRUCK EE WITH BUCKET OF LOADER AS HE MOVE D OVER TO LINE UP SIGHTED BY BUCKET OF LOADER.

WHILE LIFTING A STEERING CYCLINDER ONTO AN AIR JACK, INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TANKS INTO TRUCK AND PULLED SOMETHING IN GROIN AREA.

MINER WAS CLIMBING TO THE TOP OF A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BIN USING HIS NORMAL RANGE OF MOTION AND MUSCULAR EXERTION WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH REGION. UPON RETURNING TO TH E GROUND A BULGE IN THE NAVAL WAS EVIDENT, WHICHWAS DIAGNOSED AS AN UMBILICAL HERNIA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BRASS SHIMS ONTO THE SHOVEL DECK WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINAL AREA (GROIN). VAGUE PAIN PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND AN EXAM WAS NECESSARY ON 10-3-96. A HERNIA WAS DIAGNOSED WHICH DOE SNOT REQUIRE TREATMENT AT THIS TIME. THE EXTEND OF TE HERNIA IS NOT KNOW NOR IS IT KNOW IF TREATMENT WILL BE NECESSARY.

EE WAS INSTALLING A FILTER SECTOR & FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA.

EE WAS MOVING AN AUGER OUT OF THE DOORWAY OF THE WELDING SHOP. WHEN HE WENT TO TOSS IT OVER A WEAR PLATE, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE AUGER CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE BETWEEN THE WEAR PLATER AND T HE AUGER, AND THE WEAR PLATE SLICED OFF THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

HE STATED THAT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME AT CONTROL ROOM WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR. IT CUT THE TIP OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OFF FROM THE BOTTOM OF NAIL TO THE TIP.

FINGERS CAUGHT IN V-BELT & FINGER GOT CUT OFF.

EE GOT FINGER CAUGHT WHILE DUMPEING MATERIAL INTO THE HOPPER.

WHILE WORKING AT HIS REGULAR JOB IN THE LABORATORY, THE EE LIFTED A BOX OF SAMPLES WEIGHTING APPROX. 20 LBS. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.PRIOR TO THIS ON OR ABOUT 5-23-96, HE W AS INJURED AT HOME AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PULLEDMUSCLE, SAME AREA. LAPARSCOPIC SURGERY 9-25-96 OUT PATIENT PROJECTED ABSENCE 2 WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND PULLED A MUSCLE.

EMP REMOVED INSPECTION PLUG FROM FEEDER AND RIGHT INDEX FINGER ACCIDENTALLY SLID INTO THE HOLE. MOVING BLADES CUT FINGER OFF AT FIRST JOINT.

INJURED WAS PULLING ON A 1/8" HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTER, AND FELT A KNOT RAISE UP IN HIS GROIN AREA.

4' PLATFORM IN FRONT OF ENTRANCE TO CRUSHER. EE LOST FOOTING AND FELL.

A WELDER DEVELOPED A GANGLION CIST ON HIS FOOT THAT REQUIRED SURGERY TO REMOVE CIST. THE WELDER CLAIMS THIS TO BE WORK RELATED EVENT. HE BELIEVES HIS STEEL TOE BOOT RUBBED HIS FOOT. HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS MARCH 11, 1997. WE WERE FIRST NOTIFIED OF HIS BELIEF THAT THIS IS WORK RELATED ON 3-27-97. WE WILL CONTEST THIS WITH WORK COMP. & NOTIFIY YOU OF THEIR DETERMINATION.

WHILE DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER, THIS FOREMAN EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

LIFTING AND MOVING FIFTY (50) POUND SACKS OF PRELL.

EE IS CLASSIFIED AS AN ELECTRICIAN, HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT SLOPE AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT, THE EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED AND IT FELT LIKE A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. STRAIN OR SPRAIN OF HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THIS INCIDENT CONTINUES TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING EVIDENCE FROM A PHYSICIAN AS TO THE NATURE OF THE INJURY AND HOW THE INJURY WAS SUSTAI

CONTRACTOR EE WAS USING A BUSH BIT IN THE AIR HAMMER WHEN THE BIT BROKE. EE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE BROKEN BIT WHILE THE AIR PRESSURE WAS STILL INHAMMER. EE PULLED OUT BUSH END OF THE BROKEN BIT AND THE SMALL TIP WAS STILL IN HAMMER THEN THE HAMMER TRIGGER WAS BUMPED AND THE SMALL TIP FLEWOUT AND STRUCKHIM IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS FILLING CEMENT BAGS AT THE PACKING MACHINE WHEN ONE BAG BROKE. PORTLAND CEMENT SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE.

SUBJECT WAS SHOVELING BELTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

HE SLIPPED 7 FELL AGAINST A STEEL RAILING. HE HAD BEEN STANDING ON RAILING, CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, AND HE HAD SAFETY HARNESS ON.

WET FLOOR AND STEPS RESULTING IN FALL OF TWELVE STEPS. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SCAFFOLD X-BRACES ON SHOULDER AND ROLL OF WIRE IN HAND.

EMP WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON SILO AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LAST RUNG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SUPER SUCKER VACUUM THAT RUNS OFF DIESEL ENGINE.EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO VACUUM UP DUST AT THE FINE CRUSHING DEPT AND WAS SHOCKED BY STATIC BUILDUP IN VACUUM HOSE.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOFBOLTER-WAS INTHE PROCESS OF INSTALING A RESIN ROOFBOLT INTO MINE ROOF. WHILE SPINNING THE ROOFBOLT TO MIX THE GLUE THE BEARING PLATE BEGAN TURNING. THE EE PLACED HIS FINGERS ON THE EDGE OF THE PLATE TO PREVENT THISAT SAME TIME HE PUSED THE BOLT THE FULL LENGTH INTO THE ROOF. THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER BECAME CAUGHT UNDER THE BEARING PLATE CAUSING A LACE

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF THE LOADER. HE TURNED AND TWISTED HURTING HIS BACK.

EE REPORTED TAHT HE WAS LIFTING A 6"X6"X9' PROP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD HEARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER.

EE STRAINED HIMSELF SHOVELING BELTS

EE WAS SPLACING CLIPS ON METAL BRATTICE PANELS WHEN A PANEL SLID DOWN AND HIT HIM ON HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP AREA AND PICKED UP AND MOVED 4 WEAR PLATES THAT WEIGHED ABOUT 50-60 LBS EACH. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE LAST ONE HE SAID HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.

WAS IN INTERSECTION 4X3 ROOF BOLTING & A ROCK FELL OUT AS HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN & A ROCK FELL OUT AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND & WRIST WHILE HE WAS PUTTING A BOLT UP IN.

STEEL SLIVER EMBEDDED IN EMPS RIGHT EYE WHILE GRINDING A STEEL SNOW PLOW BLADE.

EE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LOADING RAILS ON SUPPLY CAR

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK AREA.WENT HOME COULDN'T SLEEP HAD A BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. MISSED WORKED 10/1/96 AND WENT TO DR. HAD A PULLED TENDON OR MUSCLE. DIDN'T REPORT ACC UNTIL 10/2/96. RETURNED ON 10/6/96. NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 10/2/96.

VICTIM WAS BREAKING A TRUCK ON A STOCK PILE WHEN THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE CAUSING BRUISES TO VICTIMS LEFT LEG AND ARM.

EE THREW DRILL STELL INTO TRAY & DRILL STELL HIT END OF TRAY & BOUNCED BACK & HIT EE OVER RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING A SHUTTLE CAR WITH HIGH PRESSUREWASHER,LOCATED ON SURFACE. STEPPED FROM BED OF SHUTTLE CAR AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOOK KNIFE TO REMOVE CABLES FROM THE STEEL CABLE BELT HE WAS WORKING ON. THE HOOK KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE CABLE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S KNEE, RESULTING IN HIS KNEE BEING C UT.

EE WAS HELPING TO BELT UP THE LO BELT. WHEN THEY WERE FINISHED BELTING UP THEY TIGHTENED THE TAIL WITH JACKS. WHILE TIGHTENING TAIL, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS AT NO. 2 BELTDRIVE RECOVERING WATER LINE WHEN HE REMOVED THE CLAMP THE END OF THE WATERLINE CAME UP, HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH, KNOCKING 2 FRONT TEETH OUT. DR. PUT THEM BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING ALONG THE 1 SECTION OF THE 6TH MAIN WEST BELT AT 5 X-CUT THE INJURED TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

SECURITY OFFICER PREPARED TO WALK OUT OF THE BUILDING TO MAKE SECURITY PATROL SLIPPED ON A RUG IN THE HALLWAY, FALLING BACKWARDS FLAT ON HIS BACK AND HITTING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE MADE BACK TO A TELEPHONE, CALL FOR HELP FROM ANOTHER SECURITY OFFICE. 911 WAS CALL AND HE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL, TREATED AND SENT HOME. Y

EE WAS CLEANING A/C FITTINGS WITH CRC BRAND CLEAN-R-CARB SPRAY. THE SPRAY DEFLECTED OFF OF THE FITTING, WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS REMOVING WELDING LEADS FROM INSIDE OF DRAGLINE BUCKET AND WAS EXITING THE BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE BUT SUFFERED A M USCLE STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS BETWEEN THE WAREHOUSE AND A-REF THICKENER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BUMPER OF A FLAT BED TRUCK WHILE UNLOADING TOOLS FROM THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. HE FELL ABOUT 3 FEET HURTING THE PA LM OF HIS LEFT HAND, RIGHT LEG AND LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS SPOT BOLTING THE ROOF. PIECE OF ROCK 6" THICK BY 2" WIDE, 6.8"LONG, FELL WHEN THE PINNERSTEEL STARTED IN THE ROOF CATCHING HIS FINGER ONTHE HEAD OF THE BOLTING MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIGN WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST TH EMINE FLOOR. FLUID GATHERED ON KNEE.

OIL & WATER ON FLOOR--SLIPPED--HURT BACK. THREE DAYS LATER RETURNED TO WORK, CLAIMS DR. CORRECTED SLIP DISC CONDITION.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A 24X 34 METAL DOOR. REMOVED LAST CLIP AND WAS HOLDING DOOR WITH RIGHT HAND. DOOR MOVED BACK TOWARD HIM BENDING HIS THUMB CAUSING INJURY.

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE WHEN A SECTION OF ROCK FELL FROMT HE MINER ROOF AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE PUSHING UP ON A SLATE BAR, TRYING TO TURN A TRAM MOTOR OVER ON A H82 S & S SCOOP, HE BEGAN COMPLAINING WITH NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE SCREEN FOR THE SCALPER AT THE SECONDARY PLANT TO POSITION IT CORRECTLY WHILE LIFTING SCREEN HE TURNED TO THE LEFT,PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WHILE CLEANING ROCK CRUSHER, EE PICKED UP A ROCKAND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE CARRFIED A ROLL OF BELT SKIRTING FROM THE TRACK TO A BEL HEADPIECE AND STATED HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE CLEARING CONVEYOR AT FEEDER, THE FEEDER DOR DROPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

BACKING UP STOCKPILE AND UP ON BERM,WAS TOLD BY LOADER OPERATOR TO DUMP ON TOP AND LOADER WOULD PUSH OFF,DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT EUKE ROLLED OVER.

HE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A PIECE OFF RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEG.

EE WAS CHANIGNG FILTERS ON 3E FILTER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW. SHOULDER SPRAIN. PHYSICAL THERAPY PRESCRIBED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTIGN WELD OFF BOLTS THAT HOLD COLLARS ON FOOT SHAFT WHEN OXY HOSE BLEW OUT AND BURNT HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS STANDING BY THE BACK OF #66 PINNER. PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD, LEFT EAR, NECK, LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT HAND, LEFT RING FINGER.

ON 3G SECITON WHIEL SITTING AGAINST RIG TAKING DINNER RIB ROLLED OUT STRIKIGN HIM IN THE BACK CAUSING A CONTUSION & SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

WALKING BY #3 TAILPIECE, SLIPPED & FELL IN MUD.

EE WAS PUSHING A STUCK EUCLID WITH A RUBBER TIRED DOZER. THE DOZER BLADE GOT STUCK UNDER REAR BUMPER OF EUCLID & IT CAUSED THE REAR OF THE DOZED TO BE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. WHEN THE BLADE REL EASED THE DOZER CAME DOWN WITH A JAR WHICH INJURED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 1/27/97. OPERATION 6/3/97.

EE WAS HANDLING A VENTILATION TUBE & CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN TUBES. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS & HAVING ENOUGH HELP WORKING TOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH A TASK SAFELY. COMPLIANCE W/ RULES/RE GS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT BEING WORN, MINER INCENTIVE COULD BE A FACTOR,MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS COULD BE A FACTOR.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE OPERATORS SIDE MIRROR WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM THE RUNNING BOARD AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. IT WAS RAINING AND THIS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT.

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR THROUGH INTERSECTION AND HITA HOLE. BOUNCED INTO CANOPY AND STOVED BODY UP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING COAL IN THE FACE OF #8 ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB, 4 ROWS OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS, BRUISING HIS FOREHEAD AND RIGHT CHEEK.

INJURED WAS LOADING TRUCK WIHT LOADER IN AREA THAT HAD BEEN SCALED EARLIER AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, WHEN BACK ROCK FELL ON MOTOR END OF LOADER. ROCK WAS OF SUCH SIZE (EST 20X25X3) IT SHOOK EMP AROUND INSIDE OPERATORS POSITION CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST SAFE TOP. SUFFEREDCONTUSION TO SKULL AND NECK.

EMP WAS SERVICING AN EXCAVATOR. WENT TO STEP DOWN OFF THE RIGHT TRACK AND DOESN'T KNOW WHETHER HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF MUD OR A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EMP IS MECHANIC FOR HOLT REFAK IS EQPT CO. ANKLE SWELLED SO EMS WAS CALLED TO TAKE HIM TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

DRIVER DOWN SHIFTED AT THE TOP OF A 12-15% GRADETRANSMISSION BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF PRESSURETO EVERYTHING. DRIVER JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK. BROKERIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE.

EMP INDICATED THAT SHE WENT TO TAKE CARE OF CLIENT IN RECEPTION AREA. SLID AND FELL ON FLOOR IN MAIN ENTRANCE. TRIED TO GRAB WITH RIGHT HAND. COMPLAINT: RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF DOZER WHILE IT WAS RAINING AND SLIPPED HURTING GROIN AREA

EE ATTEMPTED TO THROW FLIGHT ON TOP OF STAGELOADER THE FLIGHT HIT A MOTOR AND BOUNCED BACK STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE PIT AREA AND A ROCK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, PINKY FINGER.

EMP ALLEGES WHILE PULLING ON SCREENS SOMETHING PULLED IN RT HAND. ALSO ALLEGES WHILE SHOVELING AROUND CONVEYOR PULLED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TEXAS DRAGLINE AND STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS HITTING ON A MATERIAL HOLDING TANK WITH AHAMMER TODISLODGE SOME MATERIAL STUCK IN TANK WHEN HE WAS HITTING ON THE TANK WITH A HAMMER, HE STRAINED HIS NECK & BACK

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DUMP LOAD ON ONEVEN GROUND WITH TRUCK FACING DOWNHILL. TRAILER LAID OVER CAUSING DRIVER TOBE INJURED IN THE CAB

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GETTIGN OTU OF THE UNITRAC WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSIGN TIME ON 9-30-96.

EE WAS PUSHING A BOLT AP TOWARD THE TOP WITH THE DRILL BOOM, WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE LEVER. AND USING HIS LEFT HAND HE ATTEMPTED TO THROW A MADE UP BOLT AND PLATE FORWARD TO THE NEXT POSITI ON WHEN THE BOLT AND PLATE STRUCK THE ATRS BOUNCING BETWEEN THE BOOM THE TOP CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE TOP. THE HEIGHT IN THAT PLACE WAS 38 INCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A BEARING RACE FROM THE END OF A CONVEYOR RETURN ROLLER.THE METAL INSERT POPPED OUT HITTING WORKER IN THE FOREHEAD.WORKER BECAME DIZZY AND SUFFERED A HEADACHE.X-RAYS AND ME DICAL EXAM FOUND NO APPARENT INJURY.

WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELT LINE. SHE PULLED HER FOOT TO FREE IT FROM THE MUDDY BOTTOM AND TWISTED HER ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HELPING LIFT THE MONORAIL IN PLACE HELPING 2 OTHERS. HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EMP WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ONTO A ROCK CAUSING A STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.

TURNED ANKLE ON ROCK WHILE MOVING PUMP.

EE WAS OPERATING A JEEP. THE JEEP STRUCK A BROKEN RAIL. EE HIT HIS NOSE AND FACE ON THE JEEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG LO-BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE BUCKLED UNDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLT PLATES ONTO ROOF BOLTER ON TEH 005-0 SECTION. AS THE EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR A BUNDLE OF 6-8 PLATES, HE FELT MINOR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERS FROM BURSA OF RIGHT KNEE. HIS JOB POSITION REQUIRES THAT HE CRAWLS ON HIS KNEES. HIS CONDITION WAS PAINFUL ON 9-26-96 CAUSING HIM TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION AND SURGERY.

EE STATED HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMP WAS WALKING FROM SHOP TO THE HOIST HOUSE. BUMPED HIS KNEE ON A PALLET WHILE EMPTYING TRASH CAN. WENT TO DR ON 10-7-96. WAS OFF 10-8 AND 10-9THEN CAME BACK TO WORK ON 10-10-96. WILL START L OSING TIME AGAIN ON 10-15-96 WHEN HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY.

REPAIRING SERVICE TRUCK BUMPER. WHILE ON FLOOR HAD BOTH FEET ON IT. BUMPER ROLLED CAUSING A FALLAND BUMP INJURY TO LEFT ELBOW.

INJURED WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROOF WITH BOLTING MACHINE DRILL STEEL STRUCK IN ROOF AND HE RAN HEAD UP TO FREE DRILL STEEL AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN DRILL HEAD AND ROOF SMASHING LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS CLEANING LOADING BAYS UNDER THE ORE STORAGE TANKS. SUSPENDED PARTICLES IN AIR BLEW INTO EE'S EYE. CORNEAL ABRASION- RX GIVEN FOR INJURY. ** EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 9-27-96. 9/28 & 9/29 SCHEDULED WORK DAYS, PER COMPANY SCHEDULE

EE MOVING TIRE- PAIN IN ARM.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 1075 LEVEL BATCH PLANT-MCC ROOM INSTALLING SIDING. HE HAD ON STEEL TOED BOOTS WITH THE SOLES WORN SMOOTH. WHEN EE WAS ABOUT 10' UP ON A 24' EXTENSION LADDER SETTING SCREW S IN METAL SIDING, HIS RIGHT ANKLE GOT HUNG UP AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF THE LADDER. COWORKER WAS HOLDING THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER, WHEN EE FELL HE HIT HIS HEAD.

EE STATES THAT WHILE TAKING WATER SAMPLES AT STATION #20 THAT HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ONRIGHT SHOULDER. WENT TOTHE DR ON 10-01-96 AND LEFT EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY ON 11-18-96

HAD BEEN CUTTING A BOLT EARLIER IN AM. AT SOMETIME THROUGH THE DAY REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES, USED SLEEVE TO WIPE SWEAT OFF FACE. APPARENTLY METAL SHAVING WAS STUCK TO SLEEVE AND WAS WIPED INTO R IGHT EYE OR A SHAVING FLEW IN WHILE CUTTING.

HE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROAD WAY.

WHILE PARKED AT LOWER DOCK IN HAUL TRUCK #2120, WENT TO CROSS OVER TO TRUCK PARKED APPROX 4 FT AWAY. JUMPED TO OTHER TRUCK, AND FELL BETWEEN TRUCKS. WHILE FALLING, HIT HEAD ON ONE OF THE VEHIC LES, FELL TO THE GROUND. BRUISE LEFT SIDE AND 15 STITCHES ABOVE LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HANG MINERS' CABLE IN X-CUT 7 TO 8, STATION 951 ON 52T SECTION. WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN BACK, EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS ON 9-27-96.

EE HAD JUST COMPLETED MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND WAS RELEASING THE CABLE HOIST (RED DEVIL) TO REMOVE IT FROM THE BELT. IN DOING SO HE RELEASED THEHANDLE SO FAR THAT IT CAUGHT HIS THUMB AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CABLE HOIST CAUSING THE INJURY.

ROCK HIT IN THE HEAD (LEFT SIDE).

PUSHING ENGINE HOIST. ONE CORNER OF HOIST CAUGHT TOE BOARD ON GREASE PIT, JARRED JACK OUT OF PLACE AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BOOM AND FRAME OF HOIST. FINGER WAS FRACTURED AND LACERATED.

WORKER WAS OPERATING 627 CAT SCRAPER PAN IN MINING AREA. WHILE TRAVELING OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, THE AIR RIDE SEAT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY, THROWING HIM AGAINST THE ROOF CAUSING THE SAFETY RESTRAI NTS TO STRAIN HIS MIDSECTION. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SHOCK ON THE SEAT WAS BROKEN. WORKER SUFFERED A UNILATERAL INGUINAL HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OFF THE #2 BALL MILL CONVEYOR TABLE WITH A HANDLELESS BROOM. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR DEGLOVING HIS LEFT RING FINGER AND LACERATING HIS LEFT THUMB. THE E MPLOYEE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING IN SHOP USING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL WENT BEHIND GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. THERE WAS A SHIELD IN SHOP BUT WAS NOT USED.

INJURED WAS BUILDING DOUBLE DOORS AND PICKED UP A CINDER BLOCK, TO PLACE OVER DOORS, AND JERKED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OUT OF JOINT. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME INJURED HAS DISLOCATED THE SAME FIN GER.

WHILE LIFTING A REDUCER OFF OF A CART HE STRAIN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9-27-96 FOR SURGERY.

COWORKER WAS STARTING TO LOAD EE'S HAUL TRUCK, WHILE OPERATING A LOADER COWORKER USED THE WRONG LEVER TO DUMP THE BUCKET WHICH CAUSED THE BOOM TO COME DOWN AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SIDE OF TH E HAUL TRUCK THAT EE WAS OPERATING.

WHILE PUSHING A 2 WHEEL OXYACETHLEN CART OUTDOORS, IT HIT A LOW SPOT ON THE GROUND CAUSING IT TO TIP OVER. EE ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CART BY CATCHING IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. EFFECTIVE 9-26-96 BEGAN MISSING WORK

HE WAS DRIVING A MACK COAL TRUCK. HE WAS ON HIS LAST LOAD AND ON HIS WAY DOWN THE HILL. HE WAS HEADING TOWARD A SWITCHBACK AND WAS SLOWING HIS TRUCK. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. HE STATED THA T AS HE WAS PUSHING HIS BRAKE PEDAL, THE AIR LEFT AND HIS PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR. HE IMMEDIATELY PUT THE TRUCK IN THE DITCH CAUSING IT TO TURN ON ITS SIDE.

SPLITTING STONE CAUSED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

BRUISED LOWER LEG (RIGHT LEG) WHILE DOWN ON HIS KNEES BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS LEAGING WORK, REPORTED THAT HE LOCKED THE TRAILER AND STUMBLED ON TEMPORARY STEPS, BREAKING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE JUMPED DOWN OFF A TRUCK AND STRUCK A SMALL ROCK, TWISTING HER LEFT KNEE.

ACORDING TO DRIVER HE WAS CLIMBING (MINER HILL) HE STATED HIS TRUCK ROLLED INTO BERM ON LEFT SIDE AND OVERTURNED ON LEFT SIDE RESULTING IN CHIP BONE OT RIGHT ANKLE.

HELPING BOSS PUT IN SCREENS AND TWISTED BACK. EE FINISHED OUT SHIFT.

EE BACKED HIS RAM CAR AROUND THE CORNER OF A BREAK AND PARKED IT. HE JUST BARELY CLEARED THE CORNER AND CUT HIS HEADLIGHTS OFF. AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE RAM CAR, COWORKER TURNED THE CORNER AND HIT THE RAM CAR IN TO FRONT, CATCHING EE'S LEG BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND CAR.

HE WAS BLOWING THE SAND OUT A 1 1/2" VERTICAL HOLE 25' DEEP WHEN A STONE CAUGHT THE BLOWPIPE IN THE HOLE SO THAT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT. HE STARTED TUGGING ON THE BLOWPIPE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE COMPLETED WORKING THE REST OF THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR THAT NIGHT.

EMLOYE ESTEPPED OUT OF A CABOVER TRUCK HE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON. HE BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL.

EMP DROVE SCRAPER DOWN RAMP THAT HAD 18" DROP OFF AT END WHICH EMP WAS NOT AWARE OF. EMP REPORTED HEAD AND BACK PAIN AFTER STOPPING SCRAPER.

WHILE REMOVING RT FRONT PLANETARY GEAR COVER FROM A 992 DIFFERENTIAL. UPON REMOVING LAST BOLT THE COVER SLIPPED FROM HIS RT HAND, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER AT THE SCREENIGN PLANT. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR ON HOPPER TO ADJUST FLOW OF MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF LADDER AND FEL L ON A SMALL PILE OF COKE.

WHILE WALKING IN MUD EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER CABLE AND FELL. WHEN HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE INJURED HIS WRIST. EMPLOYEE DID NOT STASRT MISSING WORK UNTIL MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1997.

BAGGING PUMICE.

EE STEPPED OUT OF BACKHOE AND SLIPPED IN MUD.

HE WAS CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK WHEN RACE FORK COAL CORP. WAS PUSHING CARS DOWN THE TRACK. IT WAS PITCH DARK, NO LIGHTS WERE ON THE CARS OR THEIR WERE NO SIGNS TO TELL YOU TO WATCH. THEY HIT THE TRUCK AND PUSHED IT DOWN THE TRACK.

EE STATED THAT HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE HOISTING CHUTE AND LOWERED ONTO FLOOR AND WHILE PULLING INTO PLANT ON 6TH FLOOR, THE OVERHEAD HOIST FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, WHILE HE WAS WALKING TO GET HOIST CONTROLS.

BURNING BOLTS OFF CHIMNEY STACK,STACK FELL HITTING HIM IN HEAD.

EE WAS BENT OVER AND PULLING A SHORT ROPE WITH HIS RT HAND ON A 3" WATER PUMP. FELT A SHARP PAININ HIS LOWER BACK.

STEPPED ON RAIL AND INJURED RT ANKLE.

A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON BACK OF EE'S HEAD AND HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS NECK MUSCLES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 001 SECTION IN #3 ENTRY. HE TRIED TO PULL LINE CURTAIN OUT FROM UNDER COAL SPILLAGE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PICKING UP AN 8' TIMBER AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND GREASING THE BELTHEAD WHEN HE SIAD HIS TESTICLES STARTED HURTING.

INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED PUTTING MINER CABLE INBACK OF TRUCK. STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF TRUCK, LOST FOOTING. FELL AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT CAUSING AFRACTURE TO LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING INJURY.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT BITS ON LONGWALL PLOW.HE SET TWO SAFETY JACKS ONE BEHIND THE PLOW(TAILSIDE),AND ONE IN FRONT OF PLOW (HEADSIDE).THE PLOW WAS AT #6 SHIELD.INJURED WAS TAKING OUT BAD BITS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK 10 1/2IN X 26 IN X 4 INCHES,FELL FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK INJURED'S RIGHT WRIST BETWEEN THE HEADSIDE SCRAPER ARM.

WHILE ATTACHING A TRAILER TO A TRUCK HITCH, THE EE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

VICTIM STATED: PICKED PU TRACK SWITCH FROG OFF OF SUPPLY CAR, FELT PAIN TO LOWER BACK. STARTED LOSING TIME 9-30-96.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE HIS SHUITTLE CAR FROM THE FEEDER AREA AND HAD JUST HOOKED UP A CABLE TO A SCOOP WHICH WAS GETTING READY TO PULL THE SHUTTLE CAR. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT OF THE WAY, THE SCOOP OPERATOR RAISED THE BUCKET WHICH CAUSED THE OUTBY END OF THE SCOOP TO MOVE IN A SIDEWARD MOVEMENT STRIKING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT LEG TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STRUCK N BY A SHIELD BEIGN MOVED IN THE LEFT LEG RESULTING IN A FRACTURED LEFT LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT 55 GAL. DRUM AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

AS THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND THE ATRS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A FIRE HOSE TO HOSE DOWN THE TUNNEL. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO SECTION, SLIPPED AND FELL IN SLICK BOTTOM.

EE WAS OPERATING A RAM CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 8'-9' LONG X 3'-4' WIDE X 2" THICK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS, RESULTING IN A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF THE 4TH THORA CIC VERTEBRAE.

EE STATED HE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES AND TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET AND FELL ONTO A MANTRIP AND BRUISED HIS LEFT HIP.

EE WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE IN THE TOP R RIB SIDE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF COAL FELL STRIKING ON THE FACE LEFT CHEEK THE PIECE WAS APPROX. 3"X1'X1' IT HAPPENED ON OUR WEST MAIN PAR SECTION CROSSCUT BETWEEN 1 AND 2 AT 87 & 143 THE SECTION IS WET.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE HITACHI SHOVEL WITH A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS. EE WAS USING THE CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THEY SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH, CAUSING THE INJURY. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTI ON UNTIL 9-28-96.

EE WAS DRAGGING A HOSE AND HE SNAGGED ON A PILE OF OLD ROLLERS AND HE FELT PAIN.

EE SET ATRS, AS HE SLID HEAD OVER TO PUT UP RIB BOLT A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON HARD HAT AND SLID DOWN HITTING HIM ON BACK OF NECK. ROCK WAS APPROX. 2"X2'.

EE WAS SERVICING D11N & FELL OFF MACHINE & FRACTURING RIGHT LEG.

CONCRETE BLOCK FELL ON TOP OF EE S LEG.

LEVELING OFF MUCK WITH TEREX DOZER, DOZER HIT DOWN HARD, HURTING HIS BACK

WHILE HANDLING 9 FOOT TIMBERS, HURT BACK.

EE WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING WHEN PLASTER GOT IN HIS RT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR HIS GLOVES IN A PARKED TRUCK. THE DOOR CLOSED CATCHING HIS HAND IN DOOR.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT HIS LEFT SHOULDER HAS BEGUN TOA CHE DURING HTE LAST THREE MONTHS SINCE BEGINNING CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. HE CITES NO SPECIFIC INJURY OR ACTIVITY. EMPLOYEE BELIEVES PAIN IS ASSOCIATED TO SHOVELING PRODUCT DURING CLEAN-UP ACTIVITIES.

I WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER TO CHECK TRANSMISSION AND I STEPPED ON THE GROUND ON A ROCK AND TWISTED MY FOOT. BROKE LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS SUPERVISING HIS CREW IN INSTALLING A NEW COAL BURNER PIPE IN #1 KILN. THE PIPE WAS BEING MOVED TO POSITION ON A 4-WHEEL DOLLY. THE DOLLEY STARTED ROLLING TOWARD THE KILN & EE GRABBED IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AS WELL AS GRABBING A COLUMN WITH HIS LEFT FOR LEVERAGE TO STOP IT. EE HEARD & FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE HAD RUST FLY INTO EYE WHILE USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH.LEFT EYE WAS IRRIATED AND CORNEA ABRASION FROM EMBEDDED RSUT.RUST REMOVED AND NO PERMANENT DAMAGE-RX EYE DROPS WERE USED.

INJURED MAN WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER MAN TO PLACE A ROTARY COMPRESSOR WEIGHING 5540 LBS ONTO A BASE 30" OFF THE FLOOR. THEY HAD HOISTED THE UNIT WITH A RIG ATTACHED TO A 1 TON RATED TROLLEY ON A MONORAIL. WHILE PUSHING THE UNIT INTO PLACE, THE TROLLEY FAILED. THE COMPRESSOR FELL, PINNING THE MAN'S LEG AGAINST A COLUMN.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OTU OF HIS CAR INT HE PARKIGN LOT ON WAY TO WORK. HE REACHED INTO HSI CAR FOR HIS LUNCH BUCKET AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BAKC PROBLEMS. HE WA S ABSENT FROM WORK ON 9-25-96. HE BEGAIN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK AGAIN ON 11-19-96.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED PRIOR TO SCHEDULED SHIFT START, PRIOR TO CLOCK IN. EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A RATTLESNAKE WHICH WAS SEEN CROSSING FRONT OF DRIVEWAY TO PROPERTY. DURING CHASE EE WAS BITTEN BY SN AKE.

QUICKLIME FELL INTO RIGHT EYE. CHEMICAL BURN OF RIGHT EYE.

WHILEL LIFTING CUTTING EDGES FOR A 16G CATERPILLER GRADER THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. HECONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-2-96 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO A DR WHO RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK UNTI L FURTHER NOTICES.

UPON REMOVING A DISABLED MOTOR FROM ITS MOUNTS, INJURED AND A CO-WORKER PROCEEDED TO THE MOTOR ON TO AN IRON ROD WITH AMYLONG ROPE. THE IRON ROD WAS 1"X7' AND THE MOTOR TIED TO THE MIDDLE. W HILE CARYING THE MOTOR DOWN A FLIGHT OF STEPS, THE MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN THE ROD AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT CALF. THE INJURED SUFFERED A BREAK TO THE TIBIA AND TWO BREAKS ON THE FIBULA.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING TO THE SURFACE AT THE END OF THE WORK LIFT, WITH THE REST OF THE 001-0 MMU WORK CREW. INJURED WAS SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE RAILRUNNER AND AS THE RAILRUNNER TOPPED A HILL AND BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF, INJURED DID NOT HAVE ISHIS HEAD LOW ENOUGH INJUREDS HEAD STRUCK THE MINE ROOF CAUSING HIS HARD HAT TO SPIN CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD.

USING MINER RETRIEVER TO UNCOVER MINER COVERED WITH 4-5' OF ROCK. PIN OF CLEVIS ATTACHED LONG WALL CHAIN TO MINER CLEVIS BROKE. PIN TRAVELLED 33' STRIKING EMP IN HEAD CAUSING AN OPEN SKULL FRA CTURE. PIN GLANCED OFF EMP AND HIT OTHER EMP.

MAN WAS TAKING BREEZE BAND OFF SANDER HOSE AND THEN TRYING TO UNCLOG SANDER TRAP BY HITTING IT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS. HE HAD MOTORMAN BLOWING AIR IN SANDER FROM LOCOMOTIVE AIR HOSE. CHANNEL LOCKS CONTACTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH.

EMPLOYEE, CAUGHT UPPER ARM ON ROOF BOLT PLATE AS HE WAS LOADING EMPTY OIL CANS IN RIDE TO BE HAULED TO SURFACE.

HE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE FLASHING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE CRUSHER. HE WAS PUSHING ON THE FLASHING WITH A CROWBAR. THE BAR CAUGHT ON THE CLIP ON THE BELT AND PUSHED HIM BACK AGAINST THE CRU SHER. HE WAS BRUISED ON HIS CHEST, NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SCOOP ADN RAN OVER SOME LOOE ROCK, PUTTING SCOOP INTO THE ROOF AND PULLED ROCK DOWN ON HIS ARM.

OPERATOR WAS CLEANING WET CLAY FROM THE STORAGE BIN. WHEN HE WAS COMING OUT OF HOPPER THE HANDRAIL CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON OPERATOR. OPERATOR RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS HEAD.

AS THE EE WAS MOVING THE JOY STICK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED HIS SHOWER AND WAS WALKING FROM SHOWER AREA TO CHANGE AREA, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING BOLT WIRE TO MINE ROOF. EE REACHED BEHIND HIM TO PICKUP ROOF BOLT AND HEARD SOME-THING POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A HOME-MADE CABLE BLOCK INTO A LOADER BUCKET, HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWEER LEFT BACK AND LEG.

PLANT SUPERINTENDANT HAD FINGERS IN SLOT ON LID OF IMPACT CRUSHER PULLING ON LID TO ALIGN SLOTS TO DOGGING POSTS AS LID WAS BEING LOWERED HYDRAULICALLY. RIGHT HAND INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER WERE CRUSHED WHEN LID MADE CONTACT WITH DOGGING POSTS.

EE WAS LIFTING A BATTERY INTO A MACHINE AND EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WAS MAKING A PIPE CONNECTION EE SAID HIS SIDE POPPED.

EE AND EE HAD JUST FINISHED SPOT BOLTING IN AN AREA OF RECONSTRUCTION AS EE WAS LETTING HIS CANOPY DOWN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE RIB AND ROOF BOLT STRIKING BIN ON THE LOWER BACK. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE, HE HAS A LARGE HEMATOMA ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS LIFTING AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE FROM THE GROUND TO PUT IT IN THE EMPTY BOTTLE RACK WHICH IS 12-14" OFF THE GROUND. EXPERIENCED PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

MISSED STEP AT DOOR 10 BETWEEN TRUCK & BUILDING.

TRYING TO RECONNECT TO AN OLD INJURY.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE IMPACT CRUSHER AND WAS PULLING ON A HAMMER AND STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A TOP CAT TRACK ROLLER ONTO DOZIER AT ROCK DUMP WHEN HIS BACK WAS INJURED.

HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PUTTIGN A NEW CONVEYOR ON PLANT #7.

EE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP MACHANIC SWING HAMMER.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WITH A ROOF BOLT MACHINE IN THE FACE OF NO. 5 ENTRY IN THE 4 SOUTH SECTION. WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT THROUGH A STEEL STRAP, A PIECE OF ROCK, 5'X2'X5" THICK FELL, PARTIALLY STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.

EE STEPPED OFF OF HIS SHUTTLE CAR TO URINATE. WHILE URINATING A PIECE OF ROCK (34" LONG X 21" WIDE X 1 1/4" THICK), FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK. HE THEN PICKED UP THE ROCK AND THREW IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY AND NOTIFIED THE SECTION FOREMAN. IMPAIRMENT UNKNOWN. ( THIS MAKES THE 4TH TIME ROCK HAS FALLEN ON THIS EE ON HIS BACK.

EE WAS PLAYING LEAP FROG OVER PROTECTIVE POST PLACED IN FRONT OF TIME CLOCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND AND LANDED ON RT SIDE.

THREADING TAIL PIECE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE PICKING UP BOX OF GLUE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

HE PULLED THE BRACING BOARD ON THE SAW CART HOLDING A STONE SLAB, ALLOWING THE SLAB TO FALL, KICKING THE BRACE OUT, HITTING HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

BACKIGN UP ALONG EDGE OF RAILROAD BASE, EQUIPMENT SLID OFF OF BASE. TIPPED OVER ON SIDE.

EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN MINE ROOF TOSET SPAD ABOUT 50' FROM FACE OF #4 ENTRY, 001 SECTION. SMALL ROOF SCALE FELL AS HE WAS DRILLING & STRUCK RT EYE. STATED SCALE FELL BETWEEN BROW AND SFTY GLASSES. FELT NO PAIN AND COMPLETED SHIFT BUT AWOKE NEXT MORNING WITH PAIN & WENT TO OPTOMETRIST. TYPE OF INJURY: CORNEAL ABRASION. EMPMISSED 4 DAYS.

EMP WAS CHECKING THE SIGHTS BEHIND THE MINER. WAS WALKING BACK OVER TO NORMAL POSITION BESIDE MINER. STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE. EMP FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED THE NEXT FOUR SHIFTS UNTIL SATURDAY AT 1:00PM. AT THIS TIME EMP SAID THE SWLLING IN ANKLE MADE HIM WANT TO HAVE IT X RAYED AND CHECKED OUT. WENT TO HOSPITAL. XRAYS SHOWED NO FRACTURE BUT WAS SENT HOME WITH ANKLE SUPPOR

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE BACKING UP DOZER, HE RAN OVER A BUMP IN THE SHOVEL PIT AND JARRED HIS NECK.

HE WAS COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN AND SAID IT WAS FROM DRIVING AN OFF ROAD BACK DUMP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND CO-WORKER PULLED THE CABLE TIGHT WITH A BOOM, PULLING THE VICTIM INTO THE ROOF.

HE WAS COLLARING A HOLE IN THE FACE AND A ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS KNEE. THE END RESULTS WERE A 3" LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

EE TURNED AROUND TO MOVE FROM ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE HEARD THE TOP CRACK AND TWISTED BACK.

INJURED AND CO-WORKER HAD LIFTED HEAD SIDE LEG ON #102 SHIELD.INJURED PLACED ROCK UNDER THE SKID AND BACKED UP TOWARD TAIL SIDE.HE TOLD CO-WORKER TO SET HEAD SIDE LEG LIGHTLY.THE CO-WORKER SET THE HEAD SIDE LIGHTLY AND SAID WHEN HE LET UP ON THE FUNCTION KEY THE SHIELD MOVED FORWARD AND CAUGHT INJURED BETWEEN THE SHIELD AND SPILLBOARD.

AS HE WAS GLUTING OUT THE STONE, THE SHANK HIT HIM IN THE KNEE.

EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS WALKING FROM HIS VEHICLE TO THE SHOP HE SLIPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THEROAD ON SOME ICE AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT WRIST. EE WENT TO DR ON 10-16-96

WHILE BOLTING IN A X-CUT AREA A ROCK BROKE OFF THE BROW STRIKING THE OPERATOR IN THE RT LEG, BREAKING HIS LOWER LEG.

INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE OF ROOF DRILL WHILE DRILL WAS BEING TRAMMED. WHEN A SLICKEN SIDED PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 7' LONG 3' WIDE AND 0-6 " THICK FELL OUT UNDETECTED BETWEEN BOLT AND COAL RIB STRIKE IN A INJURED ON BACK AND MID SECTIONOF BODY.

EMPLOYEE MASHED FINGER WHILE INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE.

INJURED WAS ROOFBOLTING AND WAS GUIDING BOLT INTO HOLE WHEN GLOVE CAUGHT BOLT AS HE HIT ROTATION TWISTING RIGHT RING FINGER AND CAUSING PULLED TENDON.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS PICKUP TRUCK AT SECONDARY CRUSHER WHEN HE WRENCHED HIS BACK.DIAGNOSIS:THORACIC BACK STRAIN.

EE STATED HE WAS ASSIGNED TO DRIVE THE R-50 TRUCK. HE SAT IN THE CAT 773B TRUCK TO RIDE 1/4 MILE TO THE R-50. HE PLACED HIS ARM ACROSS THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT. WHEN THE DRIVER SHUT HIS D OOR CLOSE, HE CAUGHT EE'S THUMB IN THE DOOR HINGE POINT.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON JUG OF WATER.

ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS GETTING LOADED BY DEMAG SHOVEL BIG ROCK FELL INTO BOX OF TRUCK CAUSING TRUCK TO SHAKE ABOUT-CAUSING MAN TO BE THROWN BACK INTO SEAT THUS HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO CLOSE WINDOW WHEN WIND CAUGHT WINDOW CAUSING IT TO SLAM ON HIS LEFT THUMB PINCHING IT BETWEEN WINDOW AND FRAME.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK SITE IN THE TOWER AND STEPPED ON A ROUND CLINKER BALL BY THE HOT TANK,TWISTING LOWER BACK.

HE WAS CLEANING THE DECK WITH A HAMMER. HE HIT A ROCK WITH THE HAMMER AND THE ROCK HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

TRAVELING OUT OF 18A ON A LOCOMOTIVE, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND STRUCK TIP OF HIS RT LITTLE FINGER. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. FRACTURE TO TIP OF RT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HANG MINER CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED.HE EXPEREINCED A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

ENGAGING & DIISENGAGING HAND-HELD HOIST LEVER CAUSED STAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER BLADE AND BACK OF NECK.

EMP WAS INJECTING RESIN INTO A WALL. PACKER BLEWOUT OF HOLE, SPLASHING RESIN ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE. RESIN GOT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE. DIAGNOSIS: CHEMICAL BURN TO RT EYE.

THE HELPER WAS CUTTING A GATORADE PLASTIC BOTTLE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN HE CAME TO THE NECK OF THE BOTTLE HE NEEDED MORE FORCE TO CUT THE NECK. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF WHEN I T BROKE THROUGH HE PUSHED THE KNIFE INTO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS COMING FROM THE FOREMAN'S BATHHOUSE UPSTAIRS TO THE MINE OFFICE. THE STAIRS AND FLOOR WASWET FROM CLEANING. AS EE WAS GOING UP THE STARISHIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE HAD PREVIOUS OPERATION TO THIS KNEE. HEWAS WEARING TENNIS SHOES.

EMP REPORTED ON 9-22-96 THAT HE HAD STRAINED A CHEST MUSCLE WHILE MOVING ROCKS OFF A CONTINUOUS MINER ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 9-25-96

INJURED WAS DRIVING 777 ROCK TRUCK WHICH WAS BEING LOADED BY 285 DEMAG BACKHOE OPERATED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.AS OTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO SWING TO LOAD THE TRUCK THE BUCKET CAUGHT THE CORNER OF TH E TRUCK.INJURED COMPLAINED OF NECK AND HURTING.

RAN INTO 3 WHEELER INJURED LEFT KNEE AND LEFT LEG.

EE WAS KNOCKING BOLTS OUT OF GRAVITY TAKEUP WITH HAMMER & PUNCH PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR CHAIN WHICH WAS HUNG UP. PRESSURE (TENSION) RELEASED AND CHAIN FLITE STRUCK HIM CAUSING SIMPLE FRACTURE TO RIGHT HAND & LEFT THUMB.

EMP WAS WORKING IN #5 ENTRY ON 04-TOMS BRANCH, HELPING TO RESET THE BREAKER ON A SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN CAR STARTED UP CABLE HIT HIM IN MOUTH AND NOSE CAUSING FRACTURES OF THE FACE AREA.

HE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING AT THE TAILPIECE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE TAILPIECE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-24-96 WHEN HE MISSED WORK TO SEE A DOCTOR. THE X-RAYS SHOWED NO FRA CTURE.

EE WAS ROCKBOLTING DRIFT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND CUT HIS KNEE. KNEE HAD TO BE OPERATED ON.

EE STEPPED ONE FOOT UPON THE SECTION BELT TO CLEAN THE GOB OFF SWITCH, WHEN THE BELT CAME ON AND THREW HIM ONTO THE MINE FLOOR.

GARDEN PREPARATION PLANT; EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BELT ON THE RUN-OF-MINE FEEDER MOTOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.HE WAS WORKING ON HIS KNEES AND SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

OUTSIDE TRUCKER LOADER "POLIVILLO" ONLY FROM THE BIN, BECAUSE THE CRUSHED ROCK'S BIN IS TO DIFFICULT. BEING LUNCH TIME, HE HAD A TICKET ISSUED FOR WAITING A LOADERHE WENT INTO THE BIN, BECAU SE OF THE HEIGHT OF THE TRUCK HE RUBBED AGAINST THE CRUSHED STONE.

EMP INDICATES HE HAD NO BACK PROBLEMS OR INCIDENT ON THE JOB FRIDAY WHEN HE WENT HOME. WHEN HE WOKE UP ON SATURDAY MORNING HIS BACK PAIN STARTEDAND PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE.

POSITIONING ROOF BOLTER STONE FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING THE HOT BIN LOOKED UP AND CLINKER DUST GOT IN MY RIGHT EYE,EVEN WITH SAFETY GOGGLES ON.IT WAS VERY WINDY.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE SETTING TIMBERS ON A PILLAR SECTION.

EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE INSTALLING BOLT ON #1 CENTRIFUGE IN PLANT. OTHER EMP WAS ON CENTRIFUGE DECK WHILE EMP WAS ON DECK BELOW BACKING UP THE BOLTS THAT WERE BEING INSTALLED. AS THIS WAS OCC URRING SODA ASH DUST AND OLD METAL FILINGS FELL FROM ABOVE IN EMPS FACE AND EYES. NOTE: EMP HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF VENTILATION TUBINGTHE TUBING ROLLED CAUSING HIM TOLOSE HIS BALANCEHE WAS HOLDING ONTO A CHAIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND FELL BACKWARD STRAINING HIS BACK

WHILE MOVING ROOF BOLTER, THE SLACK CABLE HAND BEEN HOOKE DAORUND A DRILL STEEL PLACED THROUGHTHE EYE ON THE BUMPER, THE INJURED WAS RAISING STEEL UP THROUGH THE EYE WHEN THE MACHIEN MOVED FOR WARD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS PULLING ON THE BRIDGE UNIT CABLE.

BEATING DOCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. TWISTED BACK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PUTTING THE LEFT REAR RUB RAIL ON THE CONT MINER: THE BACK END OF THE RAILWAS HOOKED-UP. EE WAS USING A 30" PIECE OF 1" DRILL STEEL TO LIFT THE END OF THE RUB RAIL AND COWORKER WAS GOING TO PUSH IT IN PLACE. WHEN EE LET THE PRESSUE OFF THE DRILL STEEL, HE STATED "I'VE STRAINED BY BACK." EE WAS ON HIS KNEES WHLE LIFTING AND HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS MOVING A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN, THE TYPE USED WITH CUTTING TORCHES, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN #4 ENTRY BEHIND THE ROOF BOLTER.HE WAS KNEELING AND CUTTING A PIECE OF CURTAIN TO EXTEND THE WING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE PINS AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG.

THE EE STATED HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING TIMBERS. NOTE: EE NOTIFIED THE CO ON 11/12 HIS ABSENCE FROM 11/12/96 WAS DUE TO HIS 9/20/96 INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK TO BE STRAINED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BOTH SHOULDERS WHICH RADIATED TO HIS NECK. STARTED MISSING WORK 9-23-96.

EMPLOYE EWAS USING 20LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE IDLER ONTO A DRILL. EMPLOYEE HAD TO TRY ON HIS BACK WHILE SWINGING HAMMER.

WHILE WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACKS ON PATROL BETWEEN SOUTH SILOS AND SOUTH TAP OFF, SHE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING THE LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.

WHILE CLIMBING UP A LADDER, EE SLIPPED ON A STEPFELL AND HIT HIS ARM

EMP WAS WALKING BACK TO TRAILER TO PUT AWAY HIS LIGHT AT SHIFT CHANCE. IT WAS RAINING AND HE SLIPPED FORCING HIS RIGHT LEG UNDER TRAILER STEP. LEG WAS BROKEN.

AROUND NOON 9-19-96, EMPLOYEE ADVISED FOREMAN HIS BACK WAS SORE & REQUESTED DAY OFF. IT WAS GRANTED. 9-20-96 EMPLOYEE TELEPHONED HIS FOREMAN & ADVISED HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING LOOS E STONE FROM GYRODISC ROOM & THAT HIS BACK WAS VERY SORE. EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTED TO THE LEWIS GALE CLINIC.

EMP WAS KNEELING DOWN AT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW TO RETRIEVE MSGS FROM ANOTHER EMP WHEN TIRE TRUCK BACKED UP HITTING THE CAR AND PINNING 1ST EMP BETWEEN MIRROR AND BACK OF TRUCK. TRUCK INVOLVED BELONGED TO TIRE CENTER INC. DRIVER STATED HE DID NOT SEE CAR OR EMP. CAR WAS TO PASSENGER SIDE OF TRUCK TOWARD REAR.

THE FRESH WATER LINE HAD BROKEN ALONG SIDE OF THE SOUTH BELT NEAR THE 41RS BELT HEAD. THEY HAD GONE OUT TO THAT LOCATION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED LINE. INJURED HAD A SECTION OF PLASTIC PIPE IN HI S HAND AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE PIPE AROUND. HE STEPPED ON A WET ROCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIS FALL AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN THE

MATERIAL VERY WET. EXCESSIVE RAIN.

WHILE LIFTING QUARRY EQUIPMENT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND SHOULDER.

ENO STATED AT 10:00AM IB 9-20-96 THAT HE FELT HIS BACK POP WHILE PULLING ON MINER CABLE AT SOME TIME ON THE EVENING SHIFT ON 9-19-96. NOT SURE OF TIME. STATED FELT BURNING PAIN IN LOW BACK. DI D NOT REPORT TO ANYONE AT MINE PRIOR TO LEAVING WORK (COMPLETED SHIFT). DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL AROUND MID DAY NEXT DAY.

YEMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUMPER MOVE A PUMP LINE. WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A TRACK DOZER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED BUCK. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 9-26-96 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING THE 1ST HOLE IN THE LAST ROW (NEXT TO REEL OF BOLTS). ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE DRILL STEEL AFTER HOLE WAS APPROX. 6" DEEP INTO STRATA. THIS ROCK MEASURING 20" X 18" X 4" THICK STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A FRACTURE TO THE END OF THE TIBIA AND THE RIGHT ANKLE BONE.

EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 9/20/96.

HE WAS DRIVING A TRACTOR DOWN THE TANK SEAM ROAD TOO FAST PULLING A WATER TANK AND COULDN'T STOP SLIDING INTO THE MOUNTAIN, ROLLING THE TRACTOR.

STEPPED OFF TOP STONE OF PALLET. CAUGHT PALLET WITH EDGE OF FOOT, TWISTING ANKLE.

EE STATED SHE RAN OVER ROCK IN SUPPLY ROAD WITH RAM CAR AND JARRED HER BACK RESULTING IN LOW BACK PAIN.

EMP WS REMOVING SPEED REDUCER FROM MOTOR SHAFT OF THE CLEAN COAL BELT DRIVE, WHEN REDUCER FELL, STRIKING EMPS LEFT HAND.

PICKING UP TIMBER AND HURT RIGHT ELBOW.

WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE PULLING TWO CARS OF SUPPLIES. THE MOTOR SPLIT THE SWITCH AND DERAILED. THE EE REPORTED ON 9/23/96 THAT HIS BACK HURT AND BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EE SAID HAS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE BATTERY MANTRIP AT 20 STP. OF 2 NORTH TRACK SWITCH, HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. CAUSING OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND INCENTIVE.

INJURED STATED THAT HE PULLED ON A BUNDLE OF RAM CAR BATTERY LIDS AND FELT PAIN IN TOP OF THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS PUTTING BITS IN THE PLOW. AS HE REACHED FOR A PART, HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE PLOW FRAME AND A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FROM THE FACE ROLLED OFF AND STRUCK HIS HAND. THE ROCK WAS APPROX 4"L BY 7" H BY 7" THICK;

EE HANGING CURTAIN WHEN THE MINER MAN MOVED THE TAIL PIECE OVER AND SET IT DOWN PINNING EE BETWEEN BRIDGE AND MINER TAIL.

EE STEPPED OFF OF HEADGATE TO SHIELD TOE. EE FOOT SLIPPED CUASING HIM TO TURN HIS ANKLE EE BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM

INJURED WAS HELPING RECOVER STEEL AT 34 BLOCK ON MAIN NORTH.

WHILE HE WAS WELDING ON THE PAN OF A JOY 14-15 CM MINER, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM.

THE MINING MACHINE WAS HUNG UP AND INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A TIMBER UNDER THE CATS FOR TRACTION.THE TIMBER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN TIMBER AND SHARP ROCK ON BOTTOM.THE SHAR P ROCK CUT HIS PINKY FINGER AND THERE WAS NO VIOLATION OF RULES OR REGULATIONS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ALONG POWER TRAIN WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER HTESPUR TRACK SWWITCH CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL HURTING HIS LEG AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DRAG CHAIN AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HAULING ROCK DUST IN A WHEEL BARROW, THE WHEEL BARROW TURNED OVER TWISTING HER RIGHT WRIST.

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ALONG BELTLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND FELL, TWISTING HIS BACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT AS AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY ON 12-31-96.

LIFTING A ROCK FROM A CONVEYOR BELT RESULTED IN A STRAIN.

EE WHILE OPERATING A MBC ON THE 001-0 SECTION. THE OPERATORS DECK WAS CHAINED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND WHEN EE WAS PUTTING CHAIN BACK ON, THE DEC MOVED TO CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON A BOLT, MASHING HIS FINGERS.

PERSON WAS WATCHING ANOTHER EMP SCALE DOWN SOME LOOSE ROOF AROUND WATER DUKE THAT HAD BEEN SET WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL ABOVE HIM AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT HAND. PERSON WAS ABOUT 10' AWAY FROM AREA BEING SCALED DOWN.

EE WAS BUILDING A PERMANENT STOPPING WHILE STANDING ON A SCAFFOLD. HE FELL FROM THE SCAFFOLD, HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE SCAFFOD. HE CONT TO WORK EACH DAY. ON 10/17/96 HE WAS TREATED BY A DR. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 10-16-96

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROOF ROCK (APPROX. 6" X 6") IN THE #13 ROOM OF THE E-1 (020-0) SECTION BELT ENTRY. WHILE PULLING ROOF ROCK, A BIGGER PIECE OF ROOF ROCK (3' X 3' X 2") FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S HEAD, RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM.

USING SCOOP TO PUSH BUGGY OFF DUMP. BUCKET ON SCOOP CAUGHT WHEEL ON BUGGY THROWING EE AGAINST TOP STOVING UP NECK.

EE STEPPED ON A ROCK, TWISTED ANKLE AND FELL DOWN CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

BEFORE REFUELING EXPLORATION DRILL RIG #1. PARKED VEHICLE. INJURED IN-STEP AS HE GOT OUT OF CAB.PRONATED/SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE. FALL FROM SAME LEVEL, APPROX 1'. DIAGNOSIS: SMALL AVULSION FRACTU RE OF RIGHT DISTAL FIBULA.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE STRUCK ROAD IRREGULARITIES WHICH CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE AGAINST THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CANOPY. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A NECK STRAIN.

INJURED WAS PREPARING TO ATTACH THE PETITO MULE BOOM HOOK TO A RING ON THE 4W HEAD DRIVE.HE ASKED FOR THE BOOM TO BE EXTENDED.THE PETITO OPERATOR MOVED THE BOOM TO THE LEFT CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE BOOM AND HEAD DRIVE FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

INJURED WAS TRAVELING IN THE REAR OF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER TO GET SOME PARTS. THE CARRIER HIT SOME POT HOLES IN THE ROAD AND INJURED BOUNCED OUT HITTING HIS SIDE ON THE CORNER OF THE CARRIER.

HE WAS TAKING THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BUCKET OFF THE EXCAVATOR. HE DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT LANDED BEYOND THE STEEL IN HIS BOOT AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMP STEPPED DOWN FROM ROAD BERM TO ENTER TRUCK. LAST STEP TO ROAD. WHEN FOOT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ROAD, KNEE HAD SNAPPING SOUND WITH SEVERE PAIN INSTANTLY.

EE WAS DRILLING WITH TRACK DRILL. HE STEPPED FROM TOP OF ROCK ONTO TOP OF TRACK DRILL TO GET DOWN ON THE GROUND. HE TRIPPED OVER THE FILLER CAP ON THE TOP OF THE TRACK DRILL AND FELL AGAINST T HE MUFFLER BRAKE WITH LEFT ELBOW, CAUSING A LACERATION AND BRUISE.

HE WAS STRETCHING OUT AND TURNED TO PLACE FAN ON LOADER WHEN HE FELT HIS BACK PULL.

EMPLOYEE OXYGEN/ACETYLENE CART WAS BEING LOWER TO A WALKWAY. BECAUSE OF OVERHEAD OBSTRUCTIONS, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CART SIDEWAYS WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN BACK.

WHLE EMPLOYEE WAS USING 101B DOUBLE JACK HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EGH AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK FOR ONE DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS LOOKING THROUGH TRI-FOCAL GLASSES.HE THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE GROUND,BUT STILL HAD ONE STEP TO GO.ON TAKING THE LAST STEP,HE FELL AND BRUSIED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLIGN LINER IN #2 SAG MILL CHUTE. THE BOLT HIS HAND WAS ON SPUN, CUTTING THROUGH LEATHER GLOVE AND CUTTING HAND.

INJURED WAS STEPPING FROM LAST STEP ON WATER TRUCK TO THE GROUND AND FELT A PULL AND PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING AN 8D BATTERY APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2' ONTO THE TRACKS OF THE CRANE.HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS AT VS-1 DEISTER SCREEN CHANGING THE FRAME WORK. HE WAS PULLING, LIFTING, AND PUSHING THE FRAME AND SCREEN CLOTH TO REPLACE BOTH. THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT AND STRAIN CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE GRINDING GOT SOMETHING IN BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN RAM CAR TRAILOR BEIGN PUSHED B ANOTHER CAR. WHEN THE SECOND CAR HIT THE FIRST CAR, THE EMPLOYEE HIT THE TRACTOR WALL AGAINST HIS SELF-RESCUER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CM89, JOY 12CM MINER, LOADING OUT PERVIOUS CUT DOWN MATERIAL. EE WAS STRUCK BY UNIDENTIFIED OBECT, CAUSING HEAD TRAUMA.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING IN 7-E SECTION TRYING TO RELEASE WINCA ON SCOOP.HE SLIPPED ON RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.HE CONTINUED WORKING NEXT SHIFT.HE WENT FOR EVALUATION AND WAS DIAGN OSED ON 09-18-96 AS HAVING A POSSIBLE TEAR TO HIS LEFT MEDIAL MENISCUS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE LIFTED AND THREW A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY, HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND DOWN HIS LEG. THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNDER PART 50 UNTIL 12-9-96 WHEN LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN.

WHILE ASSISTINGF THE MOVING OF THE ROOF BOLTER (TENDING CABLE). A KETTLE BOTTOM FELL FROM AN AREA OF UNSUPPORT ROOF. (ARE MOVING INTO THE ROOF BOLT). THE EDGE OF THE KETTLE BOTTOM STRUCK IN DIVIDUUAL ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND THE KETTLE BOTTOM THEN FELL ON INDIVIDUAL FRACTURIN GHIS PELVIS. IT IS UNKNOWN FROM THE WITNESS OR FROM INJURED PERSON

MINER OPERATOR WAS OPERATING IN THE #3 ENTRY OF THE 6W WHEN THE J-HOOK CAME OFF OF THE ROOF BOLT PLATE. THE OPERATOR REACHED OUT TO CATCH THE REMOTE BOX AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS IN #4 ENTRY/15BRK ON #10 BELT WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS STARTED. THE CABLE CAUGHT THE EE'S LEGS AND FLIPPED HIM CAUSING PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

SPAD #2205 IN XCUT BETWEEN #2 & #3 HEADING ROCK (APPROX 2-1/2' LONG X 3"THICK) FELL BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING EE ON UPPER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON 8X20 SCREEN. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A SCREEN CLOTH.

WORKER FELL FROM SCAFFOLDING STRIKING REAR PORTION OF HEAD. SCAFFOLDING WAS APPROX. 5'H. FALL HT. WAS APPROX. 15' TO LOWER FLOOR AREA.

CARRYING A CORE BARREL THROUGH AN OPEN PIT & BECAUSE OF RAIN, PIT FLOOR WAS WET, EE SLIPPED & FELL HURTING LOWER BACK.

INJURED EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A 5-GALLON CAN OF OIL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BREAKER PLATE FROM THE WORK PLATFORM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PININ HIS RIGHT ARM. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON FOR PO SSIBLE TORN BICEP MUSCLE.

EE ENTERED ICE HOUSE TO FILL WATER COOLER WITH ICE. EE SLIPPED AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN HE RACHED DOWN TO GET THE CABLE BESIDE THE DECK. HE TURNED THE MINER SUDDENLY CAUSING IT TO CATCH HIS THUMB UNDER THE DECK WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO H IS THUMB.

3 EES WERE WORKING ON A 275B MICHIGAN LOADER. THEY WERE USING A 10' CHEATER BAR TO TIGHTEN THE U-BOLTS ON THE ABOVE LOADER WHEN THE SOCKET SPLIT APART. THE FORCE OF THE TORQUE WAS SO GREAT IT THREW THE MEN TO THE GROUND. INJURED WAS THE MANOPERATING THE WRENCH, WITH HELP FROM THE OTHER MEN. THE FORCE TORE THE ROTOR CUFF.

CHECKING LEAK ON RADIATOR ON HYSTER, FAN BLADE STRUCK GLOVED HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO FINGER OF LEFT HAND

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLIP A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER OVER INTO THE MINER CONVEYOR WHILE THE MINER WAS BEING SERVICE. HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

AN-FO HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND. IT KNOCK HIS HAND JARRYIG GLASSES. IN HIS HASTE TO FIX GLASSES, HE SCRATCHED HIS EYE WITHH FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING UP ROOF BOLTER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

EMP WAS REPAIRING DOZER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HITTING HIS FOOT.

EE WAS HELPIGN TO LOWER THE COUPLING FROM THE ROLLER MILL PUMP TO THE BASE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD AT BELT HEAD WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN CHEST.

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM FEEDER WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING A WATER PUMP. THEY PUT A BAR THROUGH THE HANDLE OF THE PUMP AND THEN RESTED THE BAR AND PUMP ON THEIR SHOULDER TO CARRY. THE FIRST PERSON SLIPPED A ND THE WEIGHT OF THE PUMP TRANSFERRED TO VICTIM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BOX OF PARTS W/ AFORKLIFT. AS HE APPROACHED HE LOWERED THE FORKS AND THE RIGHT FORK BECAME DETACHED FROM THE MAINSUPPORT BAR. HE ATTEMPTED TO REATTACH THE FORK W ITH HIS RIGHT HAND UNDER THE TINE AND THE FORK SLIPPED OFF COMPLETELY LANDING ON HIS HAND.

INJURED WAS BUILDING A FIBER CRIB IN LAST OPEN BREAK. HE COMPLETED APPROX. 3/4 THE CRIB AND REACHED AND PICKED UP A FIBER CRIB FROM SCOOP. HE LIFTED THE CRIB APPROX. CHEST HIGH WHEN HIS BACK " LOCKED UP". HE DROPPED THE CRIB AND TO HIS HANDS AND KNEES.

PUTTING BRUSHING INTO LOADER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED HIT LEFT LEG WITH HAMMER.

AFTER SHOWERING AND WHILE BENDING OVER DRYING LOWER LEG, FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK THAT RADIATED TO BACK OF HEAD. MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF PAIN AND DOCTOR'S CARE.

OPERATING BULLDOZER IN QUARRY-SORTING & MOVING RIP RAP. DROVE OVER PIECE OF RIP RAP WITH LEFT TRACK OF BULLDOZER WHEN CAME ONTO GROUND-JARRED OPERATOR AND HE HIT HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER INSIDE OF EQUIPMENT

EMP STATED SHE WAS SITTING BESIDE THE RIB BEHIND MINER WHILE ANOTHER EMP WAS CUTTING #7 ENTRY. APIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND RIB AND HIT HER ON LEFT LEG. IUM GRAY SILTY SHALE. ROOF SUPPORT: 5'RESIN BOLT

EE WAS PICKING MUD WHEN BELT QUIT. HE WENT TO RESET THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE NOTICED BELTS WERE SMOKING ON THE CONVEYOR BEHIND 750. HE SHUT THE 750 OFF. WHEN TRYING TO PULL BROKEN BELTS OFF PULLEY S HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK INTO BOX, HITTING HISELBOW ON A PIECE OF METAL.

INJURED WAS STANDING BESIDE THE CONTINUOUS MINER BOOM. THE OPERATOR SWUNG THE BOOM TOWARD HIM. WHEN HE RELEASED THE CONTROL THE BOOM KEP SWINGING. A PIECE OF COAL OR ROCKCAME OFF THE BOOM, A ND HIT THE INJURED ON THE LEFT KNEE.

ON 7-26-96, THE INJURED WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A SULFUR BALL THAT WAS EXXTENDING OUT OF THE ROOF. IT STRAINED HIS NNENCK AND SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM F OR TREATMENT. RECEIVED X-RAY AND RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK ON 7-27-96. CONTINUED HAVING PROBLEMS SO HE WENT TO DR FOR THERAPY AND ON 9-19-96 MISSED WORK FOR A MRI.

EE WAS WALKING UP STAIRS CARRYING A BUCKET OF GREASE, WHEN HE FELT NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT LEG. HEFELT SOME PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE SET THEBUCKET DOWN. *AGGRAVATION OF A NON-WORK RELATED PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY.

EE WAS OPERATING 3.5 SCOOP. HE HIT A LOW SPOT IN ROAD, JARRING HIM AND THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY.

ELECTRICIANS WERE ASSIGNED TO TIE IN OP-1 ELECTRICAL FEEDER (13.8 KVA), AND HOOK UP TH EEAST CIRCULATOR MCC FORTHE GRII PROCESS PLANT AT THE #10 HIGH VOLTAGE JUNCTION STATION. THEY BOTH WENT TO THE POWERHOUSE AND LOCKED OUT THE OP-1 AND OP-2 FEEDER THEN PROCEEDED BACK TO GRII. AT THE SAME TIME ELEC. HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO DISCONNECT THE LEADS AT THE #9 HIGH VOLTAGE JUCNTION STATION

SAW CUSTOMER DRIVE IN. STARTED TO COME DOWN STATIONARY LADDER. GRABBED SIDE RAIL AND MISSED AND FELL APPROX 10'.

EE WAS CLEANING TIRE SHOP, AND WHILE MOVING PALLET TO ALIGN WITH FORK ON FORKLIFT HE FELT A PAIN IN RT. KNEE.

WHILE A CO-WORKER WAS IN CONTACT WITH AN ELECTRICAL CABLE, HE JUMPED FROM A METAL SCAFFOLDING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO A ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON MONDAY, 10-7-96.

PUTTING A DEAD END CABLE ON REHAUL DRUM, YOU HAVE TO BEND THE CABLE TO GET IT IN. THE WEDGE THAT HOLDS IT IN, THE END OF THE CABLE SLIPPED OUT & THREW THE WEDGE INTO THE OPERATOR'S FACE CAUSIN G THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A 200 LB ROLL OF #9 WIRE OUT OF A MUCKER BUCKET.WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WIRE,HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK MUSCLES,CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AND GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN HOIST TO REMOVE THE RELAY BAR FROM FACE CONVEYOR AT NO. 51 SHIELD. WHEN THE RELAY BAR CLEARED THE SIDE BOARD, THE BAR SWUNG ACROSS THE SIDEBOARD RELAY BAR TO FALL O N RIGHT ANKLE.

EMP WAS DRIVING IN TRACK PIN WITH HAMMER. HAD ANOTHER PIN ON BACK SIDE TO HOLD THE SEAL IN PLACEAND WAS HOLDING IT WITH LEFT HAND. WHEN HE HIT THE MASTER PIN WITH HAMMER IT CAUSED THE OTHER PI N TO BOUNCE BACK ON THE SIDE OF TRACTOR. EMPS FINGER WAS OVER THE END OF PIN.

EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED MANAGMENT OF THE ACCIDENT AND MEDICAL TREATMENT RECIEVED (9-22-96) ON 9-23-96. EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDS THA HE RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND RIGTH HAND (TOP THUMB SIDE) FROM A SPLINTER ON THE FIBER GLASS 16"DX20' VENTILATION TUBE. THE WOUND GOT INFECTED.

HE WAS HELPING LOADER A TIRE ONTO A TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS HELPING CHANGE WIRES AT THE PHASE TWO PLANT AND THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT.

TWISTED KNEE WHILE POUSHING CHAIN BACK TO BE TIED INT KILN - SURGERY ON KNEE 4/2/97.

EE IS A PLANT DRIVER WHO TRIED TO SO SOME WELDING DURING SOME DOWN TIME AND APPARENTLY GOT FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING FEED HOPPER ON A CORE WIRE MACHINE. HOPPER RAISED.

EE WAS PRYING ON A ROD IN THE ROD MILL, WHEN THE ROD SHIFTED SMASHING THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE CARRIED A BOX OF ELECTRICAL FITTINGS TO THE FOURTH FLOOR OF R-56.HE SAT THE FITTINGS DOWN ON THE FLOOR AND STOOD UP.AS HE DID THIS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMINAL AREA.

IT WAS RAINING AND WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON TH TRUCK STEP AND FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE. EE WAS DDRIVING AT OXBOW CARBON & MINRALS, SANBORN CREEK MINE, COMERSET, CO.

PERSON WAS HELPING ANOTHER WORKER LIFT UPON SECTION OF RAIN TOINSTALL FISH PLATE BLOTS AND HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS CARRYING A LIFTING JACK AND RAN INTO LOWROOF.

HE HAD REPLACED A SWITCH SPRING BARREL AT THE ROCK DUST TRACK SWITCH.HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING THE NUT ON THE THROW HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE NUT AND TOLD HIS BUDDY TO MOVE THE THR OW,THE SPRING BARREL CLOSED IN ON THE ADJUSTMENTNUT PINCHING THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT RINGER FINGER.LOST DAYS BEGAN 09-18-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PICKUP TRUCK AS HE WAS WALKING TO PARKING LOT AT SHIFT END.

EE WAS KNEELING ON ROCK WHEN KNEE SLIPPED OFF ROCK. EE HAD KNEE PADS ON.

EE WAS ON LADDER TO END LOADER CAB WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF STEPS AND HE FELL STRAIGHT DOWN TO GROUND LANCING ON HIS FEET. EE IS UNDER PHYSICIANS CARE AND REAMINS OFF WORK AS OF THIS DATE.

LOADED 1985 AUTOCAR TURNED OVER ON HAUL ROAD. WINIFRED #13 COW CREEK.

APPARENTLY EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A BULL DOZER TILT ADJUSTING BRACE BY USING A 200 TONPRESS WHEN THE PRESSING TOOL SLIPPED OFF THE BRACE AND STRUCK EMP IN LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EMP OPERATING BOLTER. REPOSITIONING BOLTER. EMP HAD RIGHT FOOT EXTENDED OUT. EMP WAS GOING TO PUT FOOT JACK ON THE BOTTOM, INSTEAD USED THE DRILL BOOM EXTEND LEVER AND CAUSED THE FOOT JACK TO BE PLACED ON BIG TOE OF RIGHT FOOT.

IMPROPER LIFTING OF HEAVY TRACK PINS

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDIN GA STAIRWAY FRO THE NEW GASOLINE TANK, HE WAS FLASHED BY TH EWELDER'S ARC CAUSING BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING WATER LINE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY RAISED UP INTO WIRE. CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WALKING FROM ONE END OF DRILL BOOM TO OTHER TO TIGHTEN HYD HOSE. HIS ANKLE EITHER GAVE OUT OR HE TWISTED IT. HE WAS ON A FLAT AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLIGN 6" BOLT TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THE 6' BOLT UP TO SLIDE INTO THE HOLE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ACROSS PINNER HEAD, HURTING HIS BACK.

WHILE USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE CLAY IN CRUSHEER, THE BAR SLIPPED AND "KICKED-BACK" FROM METAL SIDES OF CRUSHER, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CHEEK BONE.

HE WAS SEATED IN THE OUTBY END OF OPEN MANTRIP (JEEP) WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE CAME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE, HE REACHED TO PUT THE POLE BACK ON THE WIRE AND PHONE CABLE CAUGHT HIM UNDER HIS CHIN KNO CKING HIM INTO BACK SUPPORT OF SEAT.

EMP WAS PULLING A SHUTTLECAR CABLE UP HILL WHEN HE STOPPED SO THEY COULD LOAD ANOTHER LOOP. GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND WAS LOOKING FOR BLOCK TO BLOCK VEHICLE. VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED D OWN HILL INTO RIB. WHEN TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD, CABLE THEY WERE PULLING SNAPPED AGAINST LEGS AND THREW HIM TO GROUND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE HEAD DRIVE DOOR BY REMOVING THE TOP PINS USING A 3 POUND HAMMER TO DRIVE THE PINS OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEFT MIDDLEFINGER WITH HAMMER.

REMOVING BEADSEAT BAND OFF THE RT FRONT TIRE ON 994 CAT LOADER, USING 1800 TOLL (BEAD BREAKER) TO SEPARATE THE BEADSEAT BAND FROM THE BEAD OF THE TIRE. WHEN THE BEADSEAT BAND CAME APART FROM T HE TIRE THE 1800 TOOL POPPED OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE NOSE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A PORTAL BUS. PORTAL BUS JUMPED TRACK HITTING A CRIB. EMP STRUCK HEAD ON BUS.

EE WAS LIFTING THE GATHERING ARM WHEN HE FELT A SHARP BURNING PAIN IN HIS STOMACH

STRAINED KNEE WALKING UP SLOPE.

AS EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE, HIS SHOULDER STARTED HURTING WHILE HE WAS LIFTING BLOCKS. EE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 10/16/96.

EMP STEPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL DOWN. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10-7-96.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A LARGE ACETYLENE CYLINDER ON A JEEP WHEN HIS BACK WAS INJURED

EMPLOYEE PRIED STONE UP FROM GROUND. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED A STONE FROM BENEATH. WHEN FIRST EMPLOYEE DROPPED STONE BACK TO GROUND. STONE KICKED SIDEWAYS, LANDING ON SAME EMPLOYEE.

INJURED,A MECHANIC, WAS RAISING THE HOOD ON 14604 DART TRUCK WHEN HE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY INJURING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SHEET OF PLYWOOD TO A HIGHER ELEVATION. IT WAS WET. THEY LOST CONTROL. IT FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR ON TRACK WHE HE HURT HIS BACK BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10/23/96 AFTER DR VISIT

HE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY DUE TO A BACK BACK. HE HELPED ANOTHER MAN LIFT A STEEL PLATE AND RE-INJURED HIS BACK.

EE SLIPPED ON A LADDER STEP AS HE WAS DESCENDING FROM HIS LOADER. EE STATES THE STEP WAS COVERED WITH MUD. EE STRAINED HIS LEFT RIB, LOWER BACK AREA , WHEN HE HELD ONTO THE LADDER ATTEMPTING T O STOP HIS FALL.

EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE ROOF BOLTING. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-25-96.

EE WAS RIDING ELEVATOR AT THE END OF THE SHIFT AND THE ELEVATOR STOPPED SUDDENLY AND FELL SEVERAL FEET CAUSING THE EE TO HURT HIS BACK AND KNEE. NOTE: STARTED MISSING WORK 9-24-96.

A PIECE OF ROCK 7" X 14" X 2" FELL HITTING MANS LEFT THUMB.

ON 09-16-96 INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A CONVEYOR ROLLER.UNDER PHYSICIANS ADVISE HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 09-23-96.THE PHYSICIAN THEN DID NOT RELEASE HIM TO WORK UNTIL 10-01-96.

WHILE CLEANING AROUND #2 HEAD DRIVE EE ATTEMPTEDTO MOVE SOME OLD DRIVE GEARS. EE MOVED 1 AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, THE EE STARTED TO MOVE THE 2ND ONE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS ACC A MATERIAL HANDLING

GOT OUT OF DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR WENT TO TURN AROUND SAID HE GELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND IN RIGHT LEG. TRIED TO WALK IT OFF FOR AWILE AND THEN ASKED FOR A RIDE OUTSIDE.

BENT DOWN TO PICKUP TAIL PULLEY & SHOVE BETWEENCCONVEYOR BELT, PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK

EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON THE #5 BELT WHEN A METAL FRAGMENT BROKE OFF OF THE HAMMER HE WAS USING AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT EAR, IMBEDDING IT IN THE LOWER LOBE.

WAS LIFTING AN ANGLE IRON FRAME AND HE TURNED. UPON TURNING HE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST. WAS UNAWARE THAT HE HAD INJURED THAT WRIST UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

EE REACHED UP TO TAKE COME A LONG DOWN AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE STEPPED INTO A DITCH AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT TOT HE DR ON 10-11-96 AND STARTED TO LOOSE TIME. WORKMAN'S COMP. HONORED HIS CASE ON 11-17-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS IN LOW COAL SEAM HEIGHT WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED TO THIS DATE, EE IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RECUE HIS CO-WORKERS, SUFFERED BURNS ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING UP AN INCLINE TOWARD HIS DOZER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS TIEING LOWER SLIDE LINE ROPE TO A BARGE.

WHILE EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK THAT ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS CAUGHT ON HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NAVAL AREA. THIS INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION PENDING MEDICAL EVIDENCE.

2 WEST DEV (BREAK 18) EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DE-GAS HOSES DOWN TO THE NEXT LOCATION WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A VENTILATION PIPE.

STANDING ON ROOF BOLTER DRILL HANGING TENSAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS DECK OF SHUTTLE CAR AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND RAN HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST INTO GROUND.

GOT GLOVE HUNG BETWEEN BOLTING MACHINE HEAD & ROOFBOLTER, WHEN PUTTING UP BOLTS.

HE WAS USING A 3/4 DRIVER RATCHET WITH 1 1/2 SOCKET TO OPEN OR REMOVE FILL PLUG TO DRAIN OIL FROM A 777C TRUCK. THE SOCKET SLIPPED AS HE WAS PULLING THE HANDLE DOWN. HE SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH THE RACHET HANDLE ON THE WHEEL.

BASED ON THE INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE,EMP IN HIS ATTEMPT TO RESCUE HIS COWORKERS, SUFFERED BURNS ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE STATES WHILE CLIMBING ONTO LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED OFF SECOND STEP, FELL BACK, IMPACTED TIRE OF ADJACENT LOADER IN THE AREA OF HIS LOW BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT HE JUMPED FROM TRUCK AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE.

BASED ON INFORMATION COLLECTED AT THIS DATE, SUPERVISOR, IN THE ATTEMPT OF RESCUING HIS PEERS, SUFFERED SERIOUS BURNS ON BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A ROPE OUT FROM UNDER A SKID WITH A SHOVEL TOOTH WAS ON AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE ROPE IT GOT CAUGHT AND JERKED HIM INJURING HIS BACK.

CHANGING THE SCREENS IN SCREENING PLANT ON SCREEN STARTED TO SLIP & EE CAUGHT IT BENDING HIM BACK WITH HIS ARMS OVERHEAD. EE COMPLAINS OF SORE BACK. AS THE NEW SAFETY DIRECTOR, WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SPECIFIC REQUIREMENT & WE ARE FILLING THE 7OOO-1 OUT NOW TO ABATE THE CITATION.

INJURED AND TWO OTHER EE WERE PUTTING SOME PLATES TOGETHER ON WORK TABLE. INJURED WAS STANDING ON ONE OF THE PLATES WHEN THE PLATE TILTED CAUSING EE TO FALL TO THE FLOOR.

DRIVER WAS HAULING ROCK AT JOBSITE WHEN E RAN OVER A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE TRUCK TO JERK. THE SUDDEN JERK STRAINED HIS SHOULDER & LEG

EE WAS USING BAND SAW WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF CLEANING WHEEL, GETTING IN HIS RT EYE.

PERSON WAS HELPING TO LIFT LOWBOY TONGUES TO HOOK LOWBOY TO LOCOMOTIVE TO SEND UNDERGROUND. DID NOT EXPERIENCE PAIN AT THE TIME. PERSON NOTICED A KNOT ON ABDOMEN WHEN HE SHOWERED WENT TO DR AN D HERNIA WAS DIAGNOSED WENT FOR HERNIA REPAIR ON11-4-96 AND REPORTED AS A JOB RELATED INJURY OVER THE PHONE ON 11-8-96.

EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS IN THE CLEAR TO WAIT WHILE ROTATION WAS CHECKED ON A COAL VIBRATOR IN PREP PLANT, WHEN MOTOR WAS ENERGIZED EE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL AP PROX. 2 FEET TO A WALKWAY BEHIND HIM.

WHILE MOVING RAIL CARS, REAR BRAKE FAILED. EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF CAR TO SET TOP BRAKE. MATERIAL FROM LOAD OUT BIN FELL ON HIM. AS HE TRIED TO GET OFF CAR, SLIPPED ON LADDER. INJURED LEFT HEEL.

DRIVER DROVE OVER EDGE OF THE ROAD AND WENT DOWN A 300' EMBSANKMENT.

EE WAS TRYING TO LOAD A EUCLID HOIST CYLINDER ON TO FORKS

ON 9/16/96 EE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN RIGHT SHULDER WHILE WALKING SOWN STEPS EE SLIPPED & LOST HIS BALANCE CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON HAND RAIL. [FIRST AID TREATMENT] EE SOUGHT SURGICAL TREATMENT 10/22/96. [MEDICAL TREATMENT]EE WILL RETURN TO WORK 11/11/96.

EE WAS OPERATING 319 TRACTOR AT THE 55 SHOVEL. HE WAS TRYING TO LEVEL OFF THE LOADING AREA PATTERN USING THE RIPPER WHEN HE JARRED HIS BACK. HE BEGAN MISSING TIME ON 9-20-96.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELTLINE WHEN HE SLIPPEDAS HE SLIPPED HE GRABBED THE BELT RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING. THIS IS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE BACKED A TRUCK THRU THE BERM ON THE LEACH PAD. EE WAS SUSPENDED BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT & TEST. EE'S INJURY WAS NOT THE REASON THE EE REMAINED OFF HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION ON LY. WE ARE FILING THIS REPORT IN PROTEST & .....CITATION, WE DON'T FEEL THIS IS A REPORTABY INJURY.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TRAMMING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE EE DANGLED HIS FOOT OUTSIDE OF THE COMPARTMENT ND GOT IT SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND A LARGE PIECE OF SLATE.

EE WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING THE BOLTER. WENT TO DECK AND SAT DOWN ON BACK BUMPER, LEGS HANGING OVER END, FEET ON GROUND. ASCOOP PULLE THROUGH CHECK CURTAIN BUCKET FIRST, BUCKET DOWN NEXT TO BOTTOM. SCOOP BUCKET PINCHED EE'S LEGS BETWEEN BUMPER OF BOLTER AND SCOOP BUCKET, BRUISING LOWER RIGHT LEG BELOW KNEE AND CRUSHING BONE LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.

EMP WAS PLASTERING A STOPPING. PICKED UP A BAG OF BLOCK BOND AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE IN THE MUD.

EE WAS USING STEAM CLEANER WHEN THE HIGH PRESSURE NOZZLE MOVED ACROSS TOP OF HIS FOOT. EE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS. THE HIGH PRESSURE CUT THE TOP OF HIS BOAT AND CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS PROBING IN #4 KILN PREHEATER WHEN THE RAM STROKED.IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE BETWEEN THE RAM AND PREHEATER AND BRUISED LEFT ANKLE.ON SEPT 21 EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL HE HA D AN INFECTION IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HOISTING EQUIPMENT WITH A CHAIN HOIST AND THE EQUIPMENT SHIFTED AND HIT THE WORKER IN THE CHEST. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND A PIPE.

EE WAS HANGING A PULL THRU CURTAIN WHEN A SMALL ROCK HIT HIS FACE. WORKING WITH SUTURES.

A-9 LONGWALL SECTION, THE INJURED OF ANOTHER EE WERE LIFTING A SUPER POST OFF OF HEADDRIVE TO PLACE ON SHIELD AND FELT A PULL AND PAIN THE RIGHT SHOULDER, HE DID NOT START MISSING UNTIL 9-17-9 6.

EE WAS SHOVELING LOOSSE COAL, MUD AT 40 NO. 1 DISCHARGE HEADER WHEN HER FEET SLIPPED AND HER RIGHT ANKLE WAS INJURED.

17 B BELTLINE. HE WAS PICKING UP A CEMENT BLOCK AND SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOMS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DOING HIS REGULAR JOB, WHICH INCLUDED LIFTING ROCKDUST TO LOAD THE ROCK DUST MACHINE., AND LOAD AND UNLOAD BLOCKS TO BUILD STOPPINGS. IN THE PROCESS OF DOING HIS JOB WHICH IS MANUAL LAB OR, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THERE FOR MAKING HIM UNABLE TO PERFORM HIS JOB. THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABEL 9-16-96.

THE INJURED WAS HELPING UNLOAD 14' 6" X 6" CROSSBARS WHEN HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 CROSSBARS, STRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST. HE CONTINUED WORKING AND FINISHED SHIFT. ON 9-16-96 HE WORKED UNTIL 6:30 PM AND HE CAME OUT BECAUSE HIS WRIST WAS HURTING. HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 9-23-96.

OPERATOR HAD CLIMBED BETWEEN MAST AND ROPS CANOPY AND ACCIDENTLY HIT TILT LEVER WITH FOOT. SUBSEQUENTLY CRUSHING OPERATOR BETWEEN MAST AND ROPS CANOPY.

EE TWISTED R KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET,MUDDY MINE FLOOR WHILE EXITING MINE PERSONNEL CARRIER.FIRST DAY ABSENT 01-27-97

INJURED STATED THAT HE HAD A TIMBER PROP ON THE TOP OF A MANTRIP THAT HE WAS RIDING, WHEN THE PROP CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE RIB AND SWUNG AROUND STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD.

EE WAS REACHING FOR PINNER STEEL AND ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKIGN HIM IN THE NECK, LEFT SHOULDER, FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THATHE BENT OVER TO THROW 4 SOUTH SUPPLY SWITCH, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LIFTED WINDSHIELD AND TURNED TO LEFT CAUSING A STRAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

WAS GETTING ROCK OFF OF THE MINER GOT FINGERS CAUGHT.

TOP DRAW ROCK FELL FROM RIB OVER TO CANOPY OF PINNER, AND FELL ON TOP OF WORKER'S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE TRAILING CABLE FOR A LOADING MACHINE AS IT WAS LOADING MATERIAL FROM OFF OF THE TRACK.A PIECE OF SLATE(OF UNKNOWN DIMENSION) FELL FROM THE ROOF A ND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR.

CLIMBI8NG DOWN OFF HIS LOADER AND PULLED BACK OUT.

EE WAS A PASSENGER ON A TRACK-MOUNTED PERSONNEL CARRIER WHICH STRUCK A RAIL CAR LOADED WITH 60 LB RAILS. THE EE RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT AND TWISTED BETWEEN TWO RAILS RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO H IS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CUTTING BANDING OFF A BUNKLE OF 18" NESTABLE CULVERT. THE BANDING SPRANY GUP AND HIT THE EE S ARM UPON THE COMPLETION OF THE CUT. HE WAS TREATED AT BLACK HILL MEDICAL CENTER AND RELEASE D FOR WORK BUT THE CUT BECOAME INFECTED AND HE MISSED HIS NEXT SCHEDULE SHIFT

EE SAID THAT HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE EXTENSION FOR THE BOOM OF THE TRS. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10-4-96, HIS LAST DAY WORK WAS 10-3-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A BOLT AND IT BROKE THE NUT. BOLT FLEW OUT AND HIT THE RIGHT EYE.

PLANT MAINT. - CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH - WHILE DRIVING WEDGE, IT POPPED OUT OF PIN STRIKING EE IN FOREHEAD.

A STONE APPROX 200LBS FELL FROM TIP OF 99 SHIELDSLID ACROSS THE SHEARER, HIT THE PANLINE AND FELL, STRIKING INJURED IN THE RIGHT ANKLE AND LEG.

ORIGINAL INJURY 10-20-94. HE IS ACCUMULATING ADDITIONAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK DUE TO A CHRONIC BACK PROBLEM AND HISTORY.

EE WAS LIFTING A CEMENT BLOCK (SOLID) UP OVER HIS HEAD AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION, COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK , MINER ATTITUDE/INCENTIVE COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK.

AS THE EE WAS HANDLING AND LIFTING A METAL BRATTICE DOOR OVER AN OVERCAST, HE FELT A PAIN OR PULL IN HIS BACK.

WHILE RECOVERING TRACK RAILS, MAN WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN TRACK HOLE SO THAT TUGGER CABLE COULD BEATTACHED TO RAIL TO PULL ONTO RECOVERY CAR. RAILWAS ON ITS SIDE AND SO COULDN'T GET NUT ON BOLT. OTHER MAN BEGAN TO ROLL RAIL OVER WITH A BAR. VICTIM STARTED TO PUT NUT ON WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT AND 60LB RAIL CAME DOWN ON FINGER.

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK OR PINCHED NERVE.IT WAS ALLEGED WHILE PLASTERING BRATTICE.

CLEARING ROCKS OFF CONVEYOR LINE- ROCK HIT FINGER.

EE AND FORMAN OTHER WERE ON THEIR WAY OUT OF MINE ON MANTRIP WHEN BATTERY QUIT AND THEY GOT OUT AND STARTED PUSHING OUT OF HOLE AND EE FELL AND HURT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

CLEANING OFF MINER ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AREA WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BLOTS TO RIB LINE. STRUCK EE ON HEAD, NECK AND BACK

EMP WAS SPOTTING A BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF SLUG ROCK FELL ONTO THE CAMOPY OF THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE AND ROLLED OFF CANOPY ONTO HIS FOOT AND LEG.

VERSATRAC WAS TRAVELING PAST THE MECHANICS TOOL BOX WHEN BUCKET CAUGHT THE END OF BOX, PUSHING IT AGAINST SAFETY CAR. EMP WAS STANDING BETWEEN BOX AND CAR, CRUSHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A SPLICE ON A BELT AND UPON SLIDING THE TEMPLATE ACROSS THE BELT A NAIL WAS PROTRUDING UP ON A BOARD AND HIS FINGER CAME INTO CONTACT WITH IT. CAUSE OF THE INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NAIL IN BOARD. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT WORN, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS WAS NOT A FACTOR.

INJURED WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD BY A SLICK SURFACED ROCK MEASURING 40"X60"X3 1/2" AVG. THICKNESS. THE INJURED WAS OPRATING THE OPERATIOR'S SIDE OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHILEL INSTALLING THE OUTSIDE BOLT. THE TRS AND SAFETY POST WERE PROPERLY POSITIONED.

DRAW ROCK FELL IN DECK OF SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING BRUISING BACK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A 50LB BAG OF BLOCBOND AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE (TRUCK DRIVER) WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RETRACTING THE TARP ON A TRACTOR BED USING A HAND CRANK AT SHOULDER LEVEL WITH HIS LEFT HAND.THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING THROW MINER CABLE OUT OT THE WAY TO HANG A LINE CURTAIN. HE WAS BENT OVER AS HE MOVED THE MINER CABLE, WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD (HARD HAT)AGAINST A ROOF BOARD, HIS NECK WAS SORE AND BECAME STIFF BY THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE BEGAN TO WORK ON 9-14-96 BUT LEFT THE MINE DUE TO THE NECK STRAIN.

ROOF BOLTING WIHT TRACK FLETCHER. EMP WAS CHANGING STEELS. PIECE OF SLATE CAME FROM AROUND BOLT HOLE. STRUCK HIM ON RT HAND.

THE INJURED PUT A PIECE OF STEEL INTO THE TOP WHILE ROOF BOLTING AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT. CRUSHING MUSCLE AND TISSUE.

EMP WAS HAND LOADING 4" H BEAMS FROM FORKS ON HYSTER TO SHIELD CAR. BEAM FELL FROM FORKS PINCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO BEAMS.

EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 9-13-96.

INJURED WAS OPENING A GATE TO ALLOW A TRUCK TO ENTER A DROP OFF AREA, HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SHOVELING, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THEY WERE BOLTING LOOSE RIBS WITH A CHAR LYNN HYDRAULIC DRILL. THE TWO MEN HAD JUST INSTALLED A BOLT AND WERE TIGHTENING IT WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S HANDS SPINNING AND STRUCK INJURED IN THE JAW CAUSING A FRACTURE IN 3 PLACES.

ROOFERS WERE HOOKING UP CABLES TO REMOVE THE OLD DECK PLANKS WHEN THE DECK EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON COLLAPSED. MULTIPLE FRACTURES, SEVERED URETHRA, FULL BODY WHIPLASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LEAD 50 TON MOTOR FOR A TRIP OF EMPTIES.FIRST EMPTY BEHIND MOTOR JUMPED TRACK AND BEGAN STRIKING ARCHED ROOF SUPPORTS.MATERIAL(WOOD,ROCK AND COAL) FELL ONTO EMPLOYEES UP PER BACK AND SHOULDERS.

EMP WAS HELPING LINE A ROD MILL. SAFETY (BACKUP)CHAIN HOIST FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND SIDE. A BOLT HOLDING THE HOIST BROKE CAUSING IT TO FALL.

EE WAS TAKING MINER CABLE OUT OF CABLE HANGERS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON HIS HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDERS.

EE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A DRAW BAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF HIS WORK. WHEN HE DID SO, HE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE GROUND.