Mining Incidents in March 1997

VICTIM ALONG WITH HIS SUPERVISOR WERE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE MINER IN NORTH MAINS CHECKING FOR TRAM PROBLEMS THAT WAS REPORTED FROM THE MIDNITE SHIFT. THE VICTIM HAD THE REMOTE CONTROL IN HIS POSSESSION. THE MINER MOVED AND PINNED BOTH EMPLOYEES. CAUSE OF THIS FATAL WAS A FAILURE TO NOTICE A PINCH POINT AREA. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR.

EE WAS ADUSTING THE BELT ALIGNMENT ON CONVEYOR #38. HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGTH IN THE TAIL PULLEY. IT WAS SEVERED AT THE SHOULDER. INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOCATED AT THE STAGELOADER MASTER CONTROLLER WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, RIB COAL AND ROCK BURST FROM THE PILLAR OUTBY THE LONGWALL FACE, STRIKING HER AND CAUSING FATAL CRUSHING INJ URIES.

RAISED TARP-RAIL SYSTEM ON COAL TRUCK INTO HIGH VOLTAGE LINE (23,000 VOLTS).

SERVICE MAN WAS ENGAGED IN TIRE CHANGING A 988B FRONT GEAR LOADER. TIRE APPARENTLY FELL OFF "BEAD HOOK" AND STRUCK WORKER. INCIDETN RESULTED IN PROBABLE FATAL INJURY TO HEAD.

EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING A COMPANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSENGER, EE. THEY WEE APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.

THE VICTIM WAS WELDING ON A NEW FLOAT TANK. THE VENT PLUG WAS NOT REMOVED. THE END OF THE TANK THAT WAS BEIGN WELDED ON BLEW OFF STRIKING THE VICTIM .

DUE TO COMPLICATINS FROM AN INJURY WHERE A MIXTURE OF PAINT AND PAINT THINER WAS SPRAYED INTO A AREA ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, WHILE HE WAS PAOINTING A LOCOMOTIVE, BECAME STIFF WITH DRAWING A ND UNABLE TO USE. EE ELECTED TO AMPUTATION AT THE SECOND JOINT DUE TO THE NATURE OF HIS JOB. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 7-16-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT HUNG AT THE BELT TRANSFER POINT. WHILE PULLING ON THE ROCK TO DISLODGE IT EMPLOYEE RUPTURED HIMSELF.

INJURED STATES HE GOT BETWEEN BUILDING AND STEPS WITH FORKLIFT AT BACK END TO LOOSEN MATERIAL. GROUND WAS NOT LEVEL, FORKLIFT LEAN TOWARD STEPS, ROLLCAGE SCRAPED STEPS AND HAND WAS CAUGHT BETW EEN STEPS & ROLL CAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOIVNG ROCK FROM FEEDER WITH A BAR WHEN HE FFELT A BURNIGN SENSATION IN HIS STOMACH AREA.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING HEAVY SHAKER SCREENS ON THE DREDGE AND HE FELT TIGHTNESS AND TENDERNESS IN GROIN.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED ON A SCREEN A COAL DUMP, PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.

LIFTING A CABINET.

EE WAS PULLING A FIRE HOSE, WHEN IT BECAME HUNG UP. SHE PULLED MUSCLES IN HER STOMACH/GROIN AREA.

PIECE OF DRILL STEEL BROKE, SEVERING RT INDEX FINGER.

EE STATES HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE INJURY TOOK PLACE BUT DETERMINED IT MUST HAVE BEEN AT WORK WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A LOADER. EE DID NOT REPOT THE INJURY TO HIS DR AS INDU STRAIL UNTIL HE WAS TO SEEK SURGERY.

PLANT OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR TAKE-UPS; AND WHILE MEASURING FOR PROPER TAKE-UP DISTANCE, PLACED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BEARING MOUNTING PLATE AND THE SLIDE. DURING THE MEASU RING PROCEDURE THE BLEEDER PLUG BLEW OFF RELEASING PRESSURE CAUSING TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER BEING SEVERED.

EMP TRIED TO PULL A PIECE OF SHOT WIRE FROM THE FINES BELT TAILROLLER WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN OUTRIGGER AND FOOT PAD ON A MOBILE 15 TON GROVE CRANE. TIP OF RIGHT SMALL FINGER AMPUTATED.

ON 3-8-97 AN OPERATOR I WAS LIFTING THE STACKER STEERING WHEEL TONGUE TO GUIDE THE STACKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. ON 3-11-97, FURTHER MEDICAL FOLLOW UP DETERMINED THE OPERATOR I HAD A HERNIA.

LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS (GEAR BOX).

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN FLY BOARD AND PLACED HIS HAND ON TH EPLATE TO ALIGN IT WITH THE BOARD WHE EH ACCIDENTALY HIT THE UP LEVER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AN D THE BOARD.

EE WAS LIFTING A TUBE FROM LEFT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTERS TRAY, TRYING TO HANG THE TUBE FOR VENTILATION. EE APPEARED TO STRETCH TOO FAR WHILE LIFTING THE TUBE FROM THE GROUND. HE NOTIFIED SAFETY DE PT ON 3-24 AND HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 3-28 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SMALL HERNIA ABOVE BELLY BUTTON. NO SURGERY PLANNED. THEREFOR, THIS INCIDENT HAS BECOME REPORTABLE.

INSTALLING ORIFICE IN OVERFLOW LAUNDERER. AS HE CLIMBED OUT OF TANK, HE LIFTED HIS LEG OVER A BAFFFLE PLATE TO GET OUT. HE FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.

EE SAYS AS HE LIFTED DRILL TO TABLE TO REPAIR HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT HE WEN TO THE DR ON 3-5-97 DID NOT FILL OUT ACCIDENT REPORT 3-20-97.

EE WAS TRYING TO GUIDE AIR TRACK DRILL STEEL STARTER WITH LEFT FOOT SO IT WOULD ENGAGE ONTO DRILL STEEL COUPLING. FOOT SLIPPED AND DRILL STARTER CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT TOES. CAUSING INJURY.

I WAS USING LIFTING JACK TO RERAIL TRACK JEEP WHEN I FELT SHARP PAIN IN MY GROIN AREA.

EE WAS OPERATING RT SIDE BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER & WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A BOLT HOLE HE QUICKLYREACHED FOR DRILL STEEL WITH RIGHT HAND TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY OF A SMALL PIECE OF FALLING ROC K AND HE JAMMED HIS RT THUMB AGAINST THE CHUCK INSERT. HE CONT TO WORK WITH IT UNTIL 4/7/97 & THEN X-RAYS DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS SPRAINED. HE WASINSTRUCTRED NOT TO WORK UNTIL FURTHER EVALUATION

LOWER BACK PAIN, SPECIFIC CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

EE STATED AS HE STEPPED OUT OF A COLA CHUTE HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE SAID THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE 270 OPERATOR DUMPED A CAR OF COAL WHEN A ROCK GOT LODGED IN THE FEEDER WHLE IT WAS RUNNING. HE TRIED TO GET IT LOOSE WHEN IT CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE FEEDER & THE ROC K

EE WAS PUTTING FLEXANE AND SILICONE SEALER IN TRUNNION LINERS FOR PRIMARY MILL. WHILE STEPPING UP AND OUT OF TROMMEL AREA HE FELT A BURNING TEAR IN THE ABDOMEN AND LATER NOTICED A BULGE IN ABD OMEN. DIAGNOSIS ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA. SURGERY WAS DONE ON 4-1-97.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PIPE SPACER ONTO PIPE FEEDERA DRYER COOLER ELEVATOR WHE HOT GARNET PRODUCT STRUCK AGAINST THE SPACER CAUSING THE HOT MATERAL TO SPILL INTO EE GLOVE

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A TOOL BOX ON MANTRIP AND HURT HIS BACK.

WHILE LIFTING THE BELT STAND, THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS GROIN.

IN BUNDLING 8" DIA. STEEL PIPE, ONE PIPE SLIPPED FROM FORKS ON THE LOADER, STRIKING AND LANDING ON EE S RIGHT LEG AND FOOT, RESULTING IN A CLOSED FRACTURE OF THE TIBIA/FIBULA AND SMALL BONES I N FOOT

EE WS IN A COAL CHUTE BURSTING LARGE LUMPS OF COAL, WHEN HE INJURED HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A TRANSFORMER WEIGHING APPROX. 100 LBS BY HIMSELF.

WAS WELDING FROM A AMN BASKET ON FORK LIFT, WAS RAISED UP & HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON CATWALK

WHILE CHECKING ROLLERS ON #134 CONVEYOR, HE FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE RAISED AUGER TO ROOF (VIA DRILL HEAD) WHEN THE AUGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF A PIECE OF MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

BULLDOZER OPERATOR OVERTURNED ON BASE STOCKPILE. EQUIPMENT ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE. FALL OF APPROX. 15 FT. OPERATOR RECEIVED CUTS AND BRUISES. OPERATOR WAS TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF PILE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE HE HAD DRILLED AT THE #9 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 12"X12"X3" FELL HITTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. A CAST WAS APPLIED TO PROTECT THE NERVES, NO BONES WERE BROKEN.

EE WAS TAKING OFF FORM BOARDS AND ACCIDENTLYSLIPPED ON BOARD WITH NAIL IN IT.

INJURED EMP WORKING AT END OF CONVEYOR LINE STACKING STONE ON PALLET. RAISED HEAD UP INTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT AS FORKLIFT DROVE BY.

EMP WAS WORKING WITH CRUSHER CREW IN #1 DRIVE TOWER SETTING UP TO CHANGE BEND PULLEYS. LIFTED A SNATCH BLOCK WHICH WEIGHED ABOUT 45 LBS ABOUT 1" OFF THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DIAGNOSIS: LUMBOSACRAL BACK STRAIN.

GRINDING STEEL ON JAW CRUSHER.

EE WAS PICKING UP THE LINK USED FOR COUPLING WESTERN CARS (LOADED) TO LOCOMOTIVE AND THIS RESULTED IN A BACK STRAIN. THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS ACCIDENT IS THE WEIGHT OF THIS LINK WHICH I S APPROX. 125#. EE IS UNDERGOING ULTRASOUND TREATMENTS AND INJECTIONS.

RUNNING A D9 DOZER AND WAS PRYING ON A ROCK WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND THREW EMP AROUND IN THE CAB. BRUISED LOWER BACK.

DRILLING A RIB HOLE FOR A PATCH IN AN INTERSECTION. HOLE WAS 5'FT OFF GROUND. BIT HUNG UP IN HOLE WHEN PULLING STEEL FROM HOLE. 2 MEN PULLING ONIT. STEEL CAME FREE, EE SLIPPED ON A ROCK ON THE SILL, STEPPED BACKWARDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND BACKED INTO THE CORNER OF A ROCK BOLT PLATE/ON A BOLT LEANING AGAINST THE RIB. RESULT WAS A CUT 2"DEEP X3" L TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF RIGHT BUT

A LOOSE STONE FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LEDGE. THE STONE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WITH A GLANCING BLOW TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HARD HAT. THE STONE WEIGHED APPROX. 10 -15 LBS. ADMITTED IN HOSPITAL 1 NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A LONGWALL SECTION PERFORMING UTILITY WORK. HE PICKED UP A CEMENT BLOCK (6" HOLLOW BLOCK) AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER

OFFLOADING DRILL PIPE. GROUND CONDITIONS WERE UNEVEN AND EE STEPPED WRONG AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON A FRONT END LOADER. HE HAD REMOVED A COVER OVER THE ENGINE & STARTED TO FEEL A TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK MUSCLES BETWEEN THE SHOLDER BLADES. UPON EXAM BY THE PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTAN T, IT WS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE SPASM. THE EE WASGIVEN A MUSCLE RELAXANT MEDICATION & COULD NOT RETURN TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY DUE TO THE SIDE EFFECTS OF THE MEDICINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING AN 8 D BATTERY. HE TURNED HIS BODY TO A WRONG POSITION CAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK &BEING LOADED BY 994 CAT LOADER WHEN A CHUNK FELL OUT OF BUCKET & STRUCK SIDE OF TRUCK BOX, JARRING TRUCK & CAUSING NECK STRAIN TO THE DRIVER OF THIS TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS ACTING AS COUNTERWEIGHT ON BOBCAT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CRACKING RIBS.

THE INJURED WAS ENTERING THE ELEVATOR TO GO GET A SCALE READING. WHEN HE CLOSED THE ELEVATOR DOOR HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOORS.

EE WAS HANDLING/CARRYING STEEL PLATES FOR THE COOLER FLOOR WHEN ONE OF THE PLATES SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRIST

EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD EQUIPMENT WITH A FORKLIFT THE EQUIPMENT WAS 10" OFF THE GROUND AND SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS. WHEN THE FRONT HIT THE GROUND THE BOLTS HOLDING A LAUNDER SHEERED OFF. LAUNDE R FELL ON EE S ANKLE.

EE SLIPPED WHILE MOUNTING TRACTOR-HE GRABBED THEHAND RAIL AND HIS SHOULDER TOOK THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY

2 WKS BEFORE THIS INJURY, I HAD SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON SAME ELBOW. I DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL TREATMENT OR DID I MISS WORK. I WAS CLIMBING UP THE TRACTOR TO START IT. SLIPPED ON TRACK, BUMPED E LBOW ON DOOR FRAME, WENT ABOUT BUSINESS. ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS LATER MY ELBOW WAS SWOLLEN AND I COULD NO LONGER OPERATE THAT MACHINE.

DRIVER-OPERATOR OF BACKHOE ALLEGED THAT THE BACKHOE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND CONTINUED TO USE IT. THIS SUPPOSEDLY OCCURRED ON 3-29-97. HOW THE SEAT WAS BROKEN WAS NEVER REPORTED BY OPERATOR. NO COM PLAINT OF BACK SPASM UNTIL 5-8-97 WHEN HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR COMPLAINING HE CAN'T WORK.

CLEANING OUT WATER TROUGH AFTER FLUSHING OUT SCRUBBER - WHILE RAKING THE TROUGH - WATER SPLASED OVER SIDE OF TROUGH & INTO EE'S BOOT. LIME & LIME WATER BURNS TO RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE MOVING A JACK LEG, IT WAS DROPPED ON EE'S FOOT.

EMP WAS BAGGING LIMESTONE. HAND LATER BEGAN TO SWELL. EMP DOES NO KNOW CAUSE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE STANDING AT STAGELOADER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING RT. HAND.

EE FELL FROM CATWALK ON RAMP USED FOR CLEANING AND SERVICING VECHILES. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN SHOULDER AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE REACHED DOWN (BENT OVER) TO ASSIST IN HANDLING WATER DUKE (ROOF SUPPORT) AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS FROM BEAMS WITH TORCH. BOLTWAS CUT LOOSE AND FELL INTO EE'S BOOT CAUSING BURN TO RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE HALL ROAD WHEN ROCKED SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND,STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HIT WRONG DRILL LEVER AND JAMMED NECK. HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

AFTER A WELDING JOB ON A FRIDYA--EE HAD SWELLING AND PAIN DEVELOP IN KNEE.

EE WAS CROUCHED DOWN WHILE OPERATING MACHINE. HIS LEG WAS UNDER DRILL HEAD WHEN IT CAME DOWN. HIS LEG WAS BRUISED.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE VULCANIZEING EQUIPMENT, EE TRIED TO PULL SMALL ROLL OF 10-5 CABLE THAT WAS TIED WITH CABLE TIES. EE PICKED UP CABLE, STARTED TO DRAG IT & MOVE BACKWARDS AT THE SAME TI ME. HE STUMBLED BACKWARDS, STEPPED ON A CONCRETEBLOCK & FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ONSIDE OF BUS.

EE STATED THE CONTINUOUS MINER MOVED INTO #4 ENTRY, THE MINER HELPER WALKED UP TO REMOVE THE ROPE FROM THE HOOK ON THE TAIL BOOM. THE OPERATOR TRAMMED THE MINER BACK TO GIVE HIM SLACK IN THE R OPE. THE LEFT CAT PAD TRAMMED, THE RIGHT DID NOT. THE MINER SUDDENLY TURNED AND THE TAIL BOOM HIT THE OPERATOR ON HIS WRIST. HIS WRIST WAS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING LAGGING ON AN ARCH ROOF SUSPPORT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SIDE. HE GRABBED THE ARCH ROOF SUPPORT STRAINIGN HI LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HANGING 4" WATER LINE & WAS PUSHING PIPE OVER TO ALIGN UP JOINTS. EYE IN PIN PLATE WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS PRESSED OUT. WIRE CAME OUT OF EYE LETTING PIPE DROP DOWN & MASHED EE'S HAND AG AINST ROOF.

WHILE MOVING SECTION EQUIPMENT BELT HEADING EE. TWISTED LEFT KNEE SPAD POSSIBLE CONTLIDGE TEAR.

EE BENDING ROOF BOLT TO INSERT IN THE TOP OF MINES. WHEN HE WAS PUSHING THE BOLT INTO THE HOLE HE FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK.

CRIB BLOCK WAS DROPPED ON HER FOOT.

INJURED STATED HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE NO. 4 MAIN LINE CONVEYOR BELT AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SLICK ROCK. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS LOWER BACK ON A PILE OF ROCKS.

EE WAS PULLING ROCK OUTOF GRIZZLEY AT PLANT & ANOTHER ROCK FELL & INJURED RIGHT HAND

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS TAILING THE SAW AND A PIECE OF SLATE FELL ON RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE NEVER TOLD HIS FORMAN TIL THE FOLLOWING WEEK. BECAUSE THE SWELLIGN WAS TO BAD.

LIFTING PIPE (16 FT. LONG) TO REINSTALL AM AIRLIFT.RESTING PIPE ON SHOULDER LIFTED IT ABOUT 1/2 INCH AND FELT MUSCLE PULL IN BACK.

MAN TRIPPED OVER ACETYLENE HOSE.

MECHANIC HAD FINISHED WASHING PARTS IN SOLVENT TUB. HE CLEANED UP TO PREPARE FOR WELDING TASK. UPON LIGHTING THE WELDING TORCH WITH THE STRIKER, THE SLEEVE OF HIS RIGHT ARM IGNITED AND FLAMES BURNED THE FRONT AND BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND FINGERS. THE FLAME WAS SMOTHERED IN OIL DRY WITH THE HELP OF CALVIN BEDWELL.

EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK STATION. HIS HEAD STRUCK A HALF HEADER WHICH WAS PART OF THE PERMAMENT ROOF SUPPORT. EE STATED THAT THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT CAUSED HIS HEAD TO BE P USHED BACKWARD AND TOWARDS THE LEFT. T

WHILE OPERATING A COAL HAULER EE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST TOP OF CANOPY.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING ANGLE IRON FROM A CHUTE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE GOT UP.

EMPLOYEE MADE SHARP TURN LEFT ARM HIT SCSR BOT MOUNTED ON FENDER. SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO LEFT ARM.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER (FEEDER) EE STANDING ON A BOARD WHEN IT BROKE SENDING EE 6-7 FT DOWN ON A CEMENT & GRAVEL SLAB CAUSINGINJURY TO HIS RIGHT WRIST, RIGHT ANKLE & RIGHT HEEL.

THE MAN WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SKID ON ROLLERS BY MOVING THE BACK ROLLER TO THE FRONT TO CONTINUE MOVING THE SKILL WHILE PICKING UP THE BACK ROLLER HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP WAS SMASHED.

HOISTING BELT TOGETHER TO MAKE BELT SPLICE. HAD A MAN ON EACH SIDE OF BAR. HOIST DID NOT CATCH. ONE MAN LET LOOSE OF BAR AND HIT INJURED IN CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF STEEL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN UPPER REGION OF BACK ON LEFT SIDE.

FALL DOWN AND BROKE RIGHT LEG.

LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS. MASHED DISC.

EE WAS HAMMERING ON MASTER LINK IN CHAIN WHEN THE HAMMER CHIPPED AND A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE TIP OF HIS NOSE. TWO STITCHES WERE APPLIED.

WHILE UNLOADING DREDGE STORES EE LIFTED A BOX OF MEAT & STRAINED HIS STOMACH [ABDOMEN]

EE WAS LIFTING ROCK & STRAINED HIS BACK.

BOLTING TOPON MEDINA MAINS IN #ENTRY ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING LEFT HAND. ROCK SIZE WAS APPORX2" THICK AND FROM 0" TO 12" WIDE

SC CAR OPERATOR RAN OVER MINER OPERATORS RIGHT FOOT.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS ON AN ANGLED SURFACE UNHOOKING A CRANE HOOK. AFTER A WHILE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. ON 3-29 HIS ANKLE HAD SWOLLEN SO HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS DIAGNO SED WITH A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

LIFTING AIR CONDITIONER, MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS WALKING BY CARRIER AND SLIPPED AND FELL CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER TRACK.

EE STATED HE SLIPPED ON HYRADULIC HOSES AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS BEING TRAINED ON 1450 DOZER IN WEST HEMATITE PIT. AFTER 3 HOURS OF OPERATING HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK. DIAGNOSIS: STRAINED BACK.

CHANGING TIRE ON LOADER PUT COME ALONG AROUND TIRE TO GET IT TO TAKE AIR WHEN TIRE STARTED TO INFLATE WAS REMOVING COME ALONG AND BOY GOT HIS HAND IN IT SOME WAY.

EMP INSPECTING ROCK PILE WHEN ROCK FELL AND STRUCK EMP ON LEFT HAND, RESULTING IN DEEP LACERATION TO PALM

WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND THEPLANT, FRONT SPINDLE BROKE AS BUCKET WAS BEING RAISED AT PLANT YARD. AS FRONT SPINDLE BROKE, HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT AGAINST MACHINE WHEN IT FELL ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS WORKING ON REPLACEMENT OF CRUSHER JAW & WAS WAITING FOR EE OPERATING CRANE TO MOVE ROCK BOX. THE CRANE WAS LIFTING THE ROCK BOX WHEN ROCK BOX GOT HUNG UP AND WAS SPRUNG-LOOSE. THE ROCK BOX RAMMED INTO EE & PUSHED HIM INTO RAILING

EE STATAED HE WAS LIFTING A 6" X 8" X 16" WOODEN HEADER & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN HEADER & SUPPLY CAR.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM THE BELT DRIVE CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT DRIVER AND SLEDGE HAMMER.

BEARING IN THE STEERING BOX BROKE, THUS CAUSING SPINNER KNOB TO BUMP EE IN THE ARM.

EE WAS WORKING OFF SCAFFOLDING RESETTING GEARS IN GEAR REDUCTION DRIVE WHEN THE GEAR BECAME DETACHED FROM OVERHEAD CRANE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STRIKING THE SCAFFOLDING WHICH CAUSED EE TO FALL TO FLOOR, STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST FOEIGN OBJECT,RESULTING IN A LACERATED SCALP AND BRUISES ON BODY.

EE WAS WORKING OFF SCAFFOLDING RESETTING GEARS IN A GEAR REDUCTION DRIVE WHEN THE GEAR BECAME DETACHED FROM OVER HEAD CRANE CAUSING IT TO FALL, STRIKING THE SCAFFOLDING CAUSING EE TO BE THROWN TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN BRUISING ON VARIOUS PARTS OF HIS BODY AND ONE FRACTURED RIB.

EE WAS PULLING ON TAILHOLE CHAIN & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK

WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED CEMENT BAGS ON CONVEYOR HE SLIPPED AND RIBS STRUCK GUARD ANGLE THIS IS STILL BEIGN INVESTIGATED. EMPLLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL RETURN TO WORK.

THE INJURED WAS HANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ACROSS INTERSECTION. AS HE LIFTED THE CABLE HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. THE INJURED DID NOT CEASE WORK ACTIVITY UNTIL 3-27-97 AT 8:00 AM.

EE WAS BARRING A CHUNK LOOSE IN 4A APRON FEEDER DUMP POINT WHEN HE FELT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER GO NUMB FROM TIP OF FINGER TO WRIST. DIAGNOSIS: ULNAR NERVE INJURY.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN 7200 CABLE ON 1LW, WHEN HE UNHOOKED CABLE THE SLACK FELL HE WAS HOLDING ONLY THE CABLE AS IT FELL CAUSING IT TO JERK HIS BACK.

EE WALKED UP TO HIS RAM CAR, HE PUT HIS LEG UP ON THE CAR TO CRAWL UP ON TOP OF THE CAR & WHEN HE PULLED UP HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING ROCK WITH PLUG DRILLS. ROCK HAD BED AND BROKE BEFORE EXPECTED, AND GRADALLY LAID OVER. EMPLOYEE COULD NOT GET OUT OF PATH IN TIME AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN ROCKS AT HIP AR EA.

EMPLOYEE OPENED TH ERADIATOR CAP OF A HOT ENGINE AND RECEIVED FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WHILE WALKING SLIPPED ON WET CLAY ON CONCRETE SLAB. IN SUDDEN MOVEMENT TO RETAIN BALANCE FELT SOMETHING BURNING IN BACK. PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

WHILE DRILLING BECAME HUNG IN HOLE. TRIED TO USE A 48" PIPEWRENCH ALONG WITH THE POWER BREAKOUT WRENCH TO WORM THE PIPE OUT OF THE HOLE. HAD JUST GOT THE 48" WRENCH TO BITE AND WAS REMOVING HA NDS WHEN THE POWERBREAK OUT WRENCH KICKED OUT AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF FINGER RING FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE CHAIN GUARDS.

EE WA ON HIS LUNCH BREAK, AND WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THE DRILL TRUCK. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL BACKWARDS TO GROUND, INJURING HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING THE FOOT ON THE OUTRIGGER OF CRANE TO PUT PIN IN AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

SLIPPED ON SOME STONES & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE 2 DAYS LATER PAIN WAS WORSE SO HE WENT TO HOSP

HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER'S FEEDER WHEN HE LEANED HIS BODY AND FELL AGAINST A STEEL BEAM, WHICH IMPACTED HIS LOWER RIGHT RIBS. THIS OCCURRED 3-26-97. HE THEN HAD HIMSE LF CHECKED OUT AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO TIME LOST. AFTER SOME TIME THE SORENESS PERSISTED SO HE HAD HIS DR RE-EXAMINE HIM 5-5-97 TO DISCOVER HE HAD CONTRACTED PLEURISY AND WOULD MISS WORK

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A KNOCK WRENCH HAMMER. HAMMER HEAD MUSHROOMED CAUSING A PIECE OF METAL TO LODGE INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM JUST ABOVE THE WRIST.

WHILE REMOVING FINAL DRIVE FROM 214 PIT DRILL. FINAL DRIVE DROPPED PINNING LEFT THUMB BETWEEN FINALDRIVE AND DRIVER PIN.

EE WAS REPAIRING A OVERHEAD CRANE. THIS JOB REQUIRED HIM TO CLIMB UP TO THE CRANE SEVERAL TIMES WHICH AGGRAVATED N INJURY TO THE SAME HIP THAT HAD OCCURED IN 1989. HE CONSULTED A DR WHO PRESCR IBED LIGHT DUTY WORK.

WAS DOING SOME WELDING & CUTTING ON A BARGE. EE KNELT DOWN ON A PIECE OF HOT SLAG LAYING ON THE BARGE

FELL OFF TRACK OF DOZER, APPROX. 6 FT INJURING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRACING PHONE LINE ALONG THE HILL ADJACENT TO THE MINE ROAD. EMPLOYEE FIRST REPORTED THAT HE FELL OFF OF PHONE POLE INTO A 4' DEEP HOLE. 4' DEEP HOLE IS 200' AWAY FROM POLE. 2ND R EPORT HE WAS WALKING BY THE HOLE TRACING PHONE LINE AND FELL IN HOLE. 3RD REPORT THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AT THE HOLE, SLIPPED OFF AND FELL IN THE HOLE.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STEP DOWN FROM SHOVEL BUCKET AFTER LUBRICATING IT, HE MISSED FOOTING AND SLIPPED, CAUSING CHEST TO HIT AGAINST BUCKET. A RIB WAS BROKEN CAUSING LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE SETTING WATER PUMP IN NO. 4 ENTRY STRAINED HIMSELF.

EMP WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT WHEN HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EMP STATED WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE. EMP HAS HAD PRIOR HERNIA SURGERY.

COAL RIB ROLLED OFF AND HIT MAN ON FOOT.

PERSON HAD THE RIB COAL ROLL OUT ON HIM. HIT HIM ON LEG AND HIP.

EE WAS WALING DOWN STEPS AFTER WORK & MISSED 2ND STEP FROM BOTTOM & TWISTED ANKLE.

EE AND OTHER MEN WERE BUILDING A BLOCK STOPPING. ONE OF THE MEN TOOK A BLOCK OFF THE WAGON AND ANOTHER BLOCK FELL, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

ON 4-4-97 THE EE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BUMPPED HIS HEAD ON A SC CAB ROOF ON 3-26-97.

EE WAS STANDING ON A CEMENT BLOCK HANDING A 5-GAL BUCKET OF CEMENT OVER TO HIS CO WORKER WHEN THE LBOCK KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS NOT USING A LADDER OR PLANKING.

EMPLOYEE PUTTING ROOF BOLT INT EH TOP OF MINES WHEN THE BOLT BENT AND EMPLOYEES HAND WA STRUCK BY THE PLATE ON THE BOLT. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 4-17-97. I CALLED THE EMPLOYEE THEN.

INJURED WAS PICKING UP BLOCKS AND TWISTED BACK.

PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE. PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING LEFT HAND.

WHILE LOADING BET INTO SCOOP BUCKET, THE INJURED HAND WAS PINNED AGAINST THE ROOF AS BUCKET WAS RAISED.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS SHOVELING WET MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT AND HURT HIS BACK. EE HAS NOT CONFIRMED INJURY WITH A DR.

EE WAS LIFTING A TRACK SEGMENT. WHILE REPAIRING A D-11 DOZER, AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING 20 FOOT STEEL PIPES WITH CO WORKERS ONTO A TRAILER. AS HE SQUAT DOWN TO LIFT A PIPE HIS BACK SNAPPED, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL POWER TO TWO GRINDING SECTIONS WHEN HE MISTAKENLY RACKED OUT A BREAKER UNDER LOAD.

VICTIM STATED: TRAMMING TRUSS BOLTER ALONG SUPPLY ENTRY, MACHINE SHIFTED SIDEWAYS CATCHING HIM BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MACHINE FRAME.

EE WAS JACKING SUPPLY CAR ON AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ON FORKLIFT WHEN HE NOTICED A PALLET CONTAINING A 2000 LB BAG OF CELESTITE SHIFTING & STARTING TO FALL. EE JUMPED OFF HIS FORKLIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE PALLET OF CELESTITE FR OM ITS FALL

INDIVIDUAL WAS REMOVING OPERATORS SEAT FROM A SCALING UNIT BY PULLING IT THRU THE DOOR OPENING. DUE TO THE LIMITED SPACE, HE STEPPED UP ON STEP AND HELD ON TO HANDRAIL WITH ONE HAND AND PULLED ON SEAT WITH OTHER.

STACKING 100 LB BAGS ON PALLET. ONE BAG BROKE AND BLEW BENTONITE IN EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF STEEL WHICH SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS PULLING A 6" SUCTION LINE OUT OF THE MUD WHEN HE PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE AND BUSTED A BLOOD VESSEL.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 3440 LEVEL FORMING CONCRETE BULKHEAD. HE FELL OFF OF THE SCAFFOLDING, 5' OFF THE GROUND. HE PUT HIS LEFT ARM OUT TO HELP BREAK THE FALL & DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A LARGE ROCK PLUGGING CHUTE WHEN ROCK FELL STRIKING THE BAR WHICH STRUCK EMP IN CHEST. NOTE: EMP CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-31-97 WHEN HE WENT TO DR.

TIGHTENING NUTS - WRENCH SLIPPED AND ARM HIT ON METAL CRUSHER.

EE WAS GOING DOWN A STAIRWAY WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM. THERE WERE NO TRIPPING HAZARDS; HOWEVER, THE STAIRWAY WAS WET FROM WASHING THEM DOWN AND ICE WAS STARTING TO FORM.

WHILE WORKING AS A LOCAOMTIVE ENGINEER ONT HE 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE USED TO TRANSPORT MATERIAL FROM THE QUARRY TO THE PLANT, EE LEANED FORWARD TO PICK UP HIS WATER JUG WHILE THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS IN MOTION AND AS HE DID THE LOCOMOTIVE STRUCK A ROUH SPOT IN THE TRACK CAUSING THE LOCOMOTIVE TO LURCH AND THIS UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT CAUSED LOWER BACK TO JURK.

EE WAS PUSHING ON A TRACK JITNEY & HE SAID THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS THE PLACEMENT OF THE LIFTING JACK FOR SLEWING THE EQUIPMENT OVER. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINERPROFICIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMP WAS UNLOADING A BARREL OFF OF A TRUCK AND INJURED GROIN AREA.

MAN BUS APPEARED TO BE SLIDING. HE PUMPED BRAKES TO REGAIN CONTROL. DURING THIS TIME HIS SELF-RESCUER BECAME HUNG IN CONTROLS OF INSIDE OF SEAT. LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE STANDING UP A BARREL OF OIL ON 3-25-97. MGMT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS ALLEGED OCCURRENCE UNTIL 4-1-97AFTER EE RETURNED TO WORK FROM A 3 DAY SUSPENSIO N AFTER HIS 4TH UNEXCUSED ABSENCE. MGMT INVESTIGATED THE ALLEGED OCCURRENCE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OR WITNESSES TO SUPPORT ITS OCCURRENCE.

WHEN LIFTING A SECTION OF VENTILATION TUBING, FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EMP STARTED MISSING WORK 4-14-97.

RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR BETWEEN 3 AND 4 ENTRY MASHED LEFT HAND AND ARM BETWEEN SHUTTLE CAR AND RIB REPORT OF ACCIDENT WAS NOT RECEIVED IN TIMELY MANNER NOT INFORMED UNTIL 4-14-97.

EE STATED HE WAS LOADING A 6" X 8" X 8' WOODEN TIMBER INTO MINE CAR & FELT A PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS GROIN AREA.

LIFTING SUPPLY TRAY TO GAIN ACCESS TO HYDRAULIC WHEEL MOTOR ON DOUBLE BOOM ROOF BOLTER.

EE WAS KNEELING ON FLOOR IN FRONT OF A DISCONNECT BOX. WHEN HE GOT UP HE FELT HARD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG. EE SAW A DR AND WAS ASSIGNED TO LIMITED WORK DUTY.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HT ELEFT KNEE WHILE WALKING ACROSS A FLOOR IN PREPARATION TO DEPART WORK.

WHILE SHOVELING COAL, EE GOT LIGHT HEADED COME TO BOSS AND PASSED OUT.

DRIVERS LEFT KNEE STRUCK LEFT DOOR DURING OPERATION OF TRUCK (WATER WAGON).

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIN A BROKEN SEAT ADJUSTER IN TRUCK #661. WHILE EE WAS REACHING UNDER THE SEAT TO REPAIR THE TRACKING DEVICE, HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BY THE MECHANISM.

THE RATCHET BEING USED TO TIGHTEN THE BOLTS TO THE CUTTING MOTOR COVER OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE ALLEDGEDLY SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE USING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE RIGHT ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF THE MINING MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW LOCKOUT/TAGOUT PROCEDURS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT TEST FOR LIVE CCIRCUITS. EMPLOYEE USED SCREWDRIVER TO PUSH FUSE IN.

WALKED UP EMBANKMENT. STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE. X RAYS DONE. DR CONFIRMED FRACTURED FOOT.

SECURING BRAKE ON RAILCAR FROM SAFETY PLATFORM WHEN HE JUMPED DOWN HE LANDED WRONG AND TWISTED ANKLE TO BREAKING POINT.

AFTER ATR'S WAS SET AGAINST TOP, INJURED ATTEMPTED TO SWING BOOM(HEAD) OF ROOF BOLTER OUT TO INSTALL BOLT. A PIECE OF ROCK BETWEEN LAST ROW OF BOLTS & ATRS FELL STRIKING CANOPY & VICTIM PINING HIM TO BOTTOM HIP & RIGHT LEG WAS UNDER ROCK.

INJURED EE, WITH HELP FROM ANOTHER EE, WAS PULLING POTHEAD OUT OF THE HOLDER ON THE CABLE SPOILER. HE LIFTED & TURNED WHILE HOLDING THE POTHEAD, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS PLACED O N RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY DUE TO A STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR ON ROUGH ROADWAYS. HE HIT A BUMP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP AND STRIKE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE WITH HIS HEAD, JAMMING HIS NECK. ON 4-28-97 EE WAS DRIVING THE S HUTTLE CAR AND THE POWER KEPT KICKING. THIS AGGRAVATED HIS NECK FROM THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT. HE COMPLAINED OF A SORE NECK AND SAW A DR. ON 4-29-97.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING WEAR PLATES FROM LOADER BUCKET, PLATE FELL T9O FLOOR STRIKING RIGHT LEG IWTH SHARP EDGE, CAUSING A CUT TO LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE MEDICATION THAT HE WAS PRESCRIBE D MADE HIM SICK CAUSING HIM TO LOOSSE 1 DAY OF LOSS TIME.

WHILE EE WAS REPLACING BLOW BARS IN CRUSHER, CHAIN SLIPPED & PINCHED 4TH & 5TH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER TO THE FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 45"X34"X46" FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRUCK EE HEAD WAS FORCED INTO THE SIDE OF THE MINER INJURING HIS MOUTH AND NOSE.

EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP HE WAS TURNED BACKWARD DITNOT SEE ROOF BOLT HANGING DOWN EE HEAD STRUCK ROOF BOLT & KNOCKED HM OFF MANTRIP

EE WAS USING AN ALLEN WRENCH SOCKET ON IMPACT WRENCH, ROLL PIN RETAINER BACKED OUT OF SOCKET CAUSING THE INJURY. ELEVEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AND PALM.

WORKING IN HOLE. PIECE OF ROCK HIT IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE SWUNG DRILL HEAD ON ROOF BOLTER TOWARD HIMSELF AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE (INSTALLING ROOF BOLT).

EMP WAS HELPING HANG THE MINER CABLE. AS HE WAS HOLDING IT UP TO FASTEN THE CABLE HOOK, HIS BACKPOPPED AND STARTED HURTING. DID NOT GET MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME, BUT IT CONTINUED TO HURT AND HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 4-15-97.

WAS PULLING ON MINER CUTTING HEAD WITH SLATE BAR TO GET CUTTING HEAD OFF MINING MACHINE & HURT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING AN EXHAUST CURTAIN UP TO MINE THE #2 ENTRY HE WAS PUTTING THE CURTAIN UP BETWEEN 2 & 1 ENTRY AT THE CORNER OF A X-CUT, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN PINNING HIM TO THE BO TTOM.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON AN EXTENSION LADDER FITTING HOPPERS. HE HIT THE HOPPER WITH A HAMMER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND JUMPED OFF THE LADDER.

BUILDING A CRIB, VICTIM WAS LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK AND STRUCK AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL BAND USED TO BIND CRIBS, BLOCKS TOGEHTER DURING TRANSPORTATION. HE LACERATED THE WEB OF HIS LE FT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN 3 SUTURES AND RESTRICTED WORK.

EE STATES THAT WHILE REMOVING PROTECTIVE COATING FORM ELECTRICAL CABLE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, THAT THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF FROM HIS WORK AND SLASHED INTO HIS RIGHT HAND. (STITCHES WILL BE REQUIRED.

LIFTING HEADER.

EE BRUISED HAND WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN BELT WITH SHOVEL WHILE THE BELT WAS STILL MOVING.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP, WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE

EE WAS WELDING INSIDE OF OUR NEW CHUTES. AND WITH THE REFLECTION HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN HIS EYES.

IT WAS REALLY MUDDY THAT DAY. HIS FEET BECAME TANGLED. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK BREAKING HIS HIP(RT).

HE WAS ADJUSTING THE PACKING ON THE BIG PUMP AND THE SLINGER RING CAUGHT THE WRENCH. WHICH KICKED THE WRENCH OUT AND HIT HIS RIGHT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A GRIZZLY BAR IN A HOPPER. A ROCK BREAKER WAS BEING USED AS A HOIST TO LOWER THE BAR FROM THE REAR OF A WELDING TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE REAR OF THE TRUCK HOOKING UP THE BAR. THE ROCK BREAKER UNEXPECTEDLY MOVED PUSHING THE EMPLOYEE OFF THE TRUCK- APPROX. 5 FT.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG THE LONGWALL FACE AT APPROX #10 SHIELD. HE STEPPED ON A WET RAM JACK, SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RT HAND. THIS CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTUR E TO THE RT WRIST.

PUSHING HAULER OFF OF FEEDER. BUMPER OF CAR RODEUP ON BUMPER OF OTHER CAR. WHENHAULER CAME DOWN EMP HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY, SPRAINING HIS NECK. STARTED MISSING ON 3-25-97.

INJURED WHILE WALKING STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK AND FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE AGAINST A CRIB BLOCK.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS OWN CAR IN PARKING LOT COMING TO WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIP.

EE CLAIMS HE WAS DESCENDING A WHEEL DOZER, MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP AND FELL ON HIS BACK. CONTUSION TO RIGHT HIP.

INJURED WAS TAKING 10" WATER LINE APART, PIPE BLEW APART SPRAYING WATER, WITH FORCE SHOVING HIM AGAINST THE RIB.

INJURED WAS WALKING IN AN INTAKE AIR COURSE. STEPPED THROUGH A REGULATOR AND STEPPED ONTO SOME LOOSE COAL ON BOTTOM. TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO INSIDE.

EE WAS INTHE SHAFT LOADING POWEDER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ONTHE RIGHT WRIST BY A ROCK WHICH FELL FROM THE RIB

WAS BARRING HOPPER AND FOOT SLIPPED INTO HOLE IN CATWALK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT OF BASKET ATTACHED TO THE CABLE ON THE CRANE. THE SAFETY PIN WAS NOT PLACED IN THE BOOM EXTENSION. THE BOOM RETRACTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 20 FT.

DRIVING PIN INTO DROPBALL W/HAMMER MISSED PIN. HIT LH MIDDLE FINGER. CONTUSION TO LH MIDDLE FINGER. BONES NOT BROKEN. BRUISE ONLY PUT IN SPLINT FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS NO FRACTURES. REMOVE SPLINT 3 TO 4 DAYS RETURN TO ER IT PAIN PERSISTS.

EE WAS WALKING PAST THE KILNS BETWEEN DRAWS.

EMP WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. MATERIAL HANDLING ABOVE HEAD. FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMP STARTED MISSING WORK 4-16-97.

EMPLOYEE ADJUSTING THE TAIL PIECE V SCRAPER. RIB ROLLED ON THE CLEARANCE SIDE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S UPPER BODY.

WHILE BUILDING A CRIB EMP PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 2615 LEVEL BREAKING A LARGE ROCK WITH A DOUBLE JACK. HE STRUCK THE ROCK AND CHIP BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIS RT GLASS LENS. A PIECE OF THE BROKEN GLASS WENT INTO HIS EYE CAU SING A LACERATION TO THE IRIS. HE WAS TAKEN TO SMHCC AND THEN TO NWH ER AND ADMITTED FOR SURGERY. HE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF RAW COAL HOPPER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT THROUGH GRATING OPENING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO GRATING.

INDIVIDUAL WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPS IN CARRYING LAY FLAT HOSE. STEPPED ON UNKNOWN OBJECT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE BARRING DOWN ON THE RIB, EE WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE ROCK FROM THE RIB

THE EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO HELP PRY LOOSE THE SCRUBBER MOTOR ONTHE MINER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BEGIN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONT TO WORK WITH THIS PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK UNTIL 4/14/97 WHEN HE HAD TO GO TO DR. HE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN AND IS RECEIVING DAILY TREATMENTS. HE DID NOT REPORT HIS DR'S DIAGNOSIS UNTIL 4/18/97

THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT HAD CRASHED, RUBY PUMPNEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF & NORMAL ROUNDS NEEDED TO BE MADE. EE WAS IN A HURRY TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF HER TASKS & TRIPPED OVER THE DISCHARGE PIPE IN THE PUMP HOUSE, FALLING & HITTING HER RIGHT KNEEONT HE FLOOR CAUSING IT TO BECOME STIFF/SORE/SWOLLEN

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 2675 LEVEL USING A BLOWPIPE TO BLOW THE LOOSE MATERIAL FROM AROUND A HANGUP IN THE RAISE. THE HANGUP CAME DOWN SUDDENLY AND DROVE THE BLOWPIPE BACK AND IT STRUCK HIM ALON G SIDE OF HIS JAW. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH 3 FRACTURED TEETH AND REFERRED TO A DENTIST AND TAKEN OFF THE JOB.

EE WAS ROCK BOLTING WITH A JACK LEG. HE HAD JUSTTURNED OVER THE DRILL TO HIS PARTNER. THE OTHER EE HT THE THROTTLE ON THE DRILL & THE BOLT DRIVER POPPED OUT OF THE CHUCK. THE BOLT DRIVER STRUC K THE EE ON THE FOOT. HE CONT TO WORK UNTIL 3/2697 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION

WHILE LAYING ON BACK POUNDING WITH A SLUDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN ROCKS, A LARGE ROCK FELL AND ROLLED OVER LEFT PINKY AND SMASHED IT.

THE EMP HIT HIS HAMMER AGAINST A ROCK AND ROCK CHIPS WENT INTO HIS EYES. EMP WAS ISSUED SAFETY GLASSES BUT WAS NOT WEARING THEM.

REMOVING A LARGE PRODUCT SCREW & FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A GUARD RAIL & THE FLIGHT OF THE SCREW. LIFTING SCREW OVER GUARD RAIL - SMASHED FINGER.

WHILE TIGHTENING NUT ON JAW CRUSHER, SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF NUT CAUSING RATCHET TO DROP SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND BASE OF JAW CRUSHER. RATCHET SMASHED TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HA ND AGAINST METAL BASE.

EMPLLOYEE WAS ROOFBOLTING USIGN 5' BOLTS. THE BOLTS REQUIRED BENDING TO GET IN THE HOLE, AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT, HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS LOADING PIN PLATES ON THE ROOF BOLTER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOLTER. HE HAD JUST PLACED THE PLATES ON THE BOLTER WHEN A ROCK APPROX. 2 1/2' IN DIAMETER AND 2' THICK FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 6 1/2 TO 7 FT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK STRUCK HIS FOOT ON THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS METATARSAL GUARD EE WAS LOCATED IN AN AREA THAT WAS FOUR ROOF STRAPS OUTBY THE LAST ROW OF

EE WAS WALKING UNDER MAIN FEED CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE MUD. HE PUT HIS HANDS OUT TO BRACE HIMSELF AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND.

1N1W AT THE FACE. HANGING CURTAIN IN #2 ENTRY. PIECE OF RIB 5"L, 3' THICK FELL FROM 9' HIGH AND STRUCK RIGHT MIDDLE, LOWER LEG CAUSING CONTUSIONS. EMP STARTED MISSING FROM THIS ACCIDENT ON 3-2 5-97.

WHILE WALKING FROM SECTON POWER CENTER TO CONTINUOS MINER STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

PULLED MINER CABLE, IT FLIPPED MUC/COAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE CONTINUED WORKING & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-24-97.

WHILE DRIVING A TRACTOR FROM THE FACE TO THE FEEDER, HE HIT A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD AND JARRED HIS BACK.

WHILE PULLING MINER PLUG OVER TO POWER CENTER. THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE FEEDER PLUG. UNDER INVESTIGATION UNTIL MEDICAL RECEIVED ON 4-15-97.

EE WAS PULLING A HOSE UP A SLOPE BACKWARDS. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST AND STRUCK HIS TAILBONE ON A ROCK.

WIND BLEW ROTTEN LIMB FROM TREE AND ALLEGED TO STRUCK EMP IN BACK. TWO EMPS WORKING WITH INJURED NEVER SAW HIM GET HIT. ANOTHER EMP LOOKED AT INJUREDS BACK AND COULD SEE NO INJURY.

WHILE OPERATING THE WATER TRUCK, THE EE STRUCK ALARGE ROCK WHILE TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED. HE WASTHROWN FORWARD & STRUCK HIS STERNUM (CHEST) AGAINST THE WHEEL.

ONE PIECE OF SIX INCH STEEL PIPE, STRUCK THE EE IN THE CHEST AND FRACTURED HIS CLAVICLE.

EMP WAS LIFTING NEW LINERS INTO PLACE INSIDE OF #3 MILL AND STRAINED HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING 4X6 POST ON TOP OF TUNNEL WALL. EE WAS STANDING ON A PIECE ON ANGLE THAT WAS BOLTED TO THE SIDE OF THE TUNNEL WALL. EE FELL APPROX. 10-11 FEET TO THE FLOOR OF THE TUNNEL

THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN THE MANTRIP DERAILED ON THE TRACK. HE ALLEGEDLY WAS INJURED UPON IMPACT.

EE STATES THAT A 12" X 12" X 3" PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOOT, CAUSING PAIN IN FOOT. HE WAS WEARING METATARSEL GUARDS. THIS FOOT WAS PREVIOUSLY INJURED IN CAR WRECK AND IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO RE-INJURY. STARTED MISSINGWORK ON 3-24-97.

HIT ON FOREHEAD ABOVE (R) EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A FRAME AIRLOCK (BRATTICE) AS HE WAS NAILING THE TOP BOARD THE RAIL GLANCED AND THE BLUNT PART OF THE NAIL STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

THE EE WAS PLACING OXYGEN BOTTLES THAT WAS BEINGHOISTED UP ON SECOND DECK OF DREDGE INTHE BOTTLERACK, WHEN ONE OF THE BOTTLES BEING HOISED ;UP STARTED SPINNING. HE TRIED TO STOP THE BOTTLE & WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER BY THE BOTTLE

CLEANING DRILL PIPE, PIPE HAD PRESSURE ON IT. PIPE BLEW OUT CAUSING LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND.

REMOVING RECEPTACLE OFF POWER CENTER, WITH BREAKER OFF, IT FLASHED AND BURNT HAND.

EMP STATES HE HAD HARD PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL. EMP DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-27-97.

EMP WAS WORKING ON TOP OF EQUIPMENT. EQPT SLIPPERY/WET. EMP FELL FROM EQPT TO GROUND.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE OF 3, HIS LEFT KNEE WAS RESTING ON SOME SLACK COAL WHEN IT GIVE AWAY HE HYPEREXTENDED HIS LEFT KNEE.

16 LT LONGWALL CREW WAS TRAVELING TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT, RIDING IN #8 EIMCO MANTRIP. THEIR TRIP WAS PRECEEDED BY #29 TRACK JEEP, ALSO TRAVELING OUTBY. WHEN BOTH TRIPS APPROACHED 1 LT SWIT CH INTERSECTION; THEY STOPPED TRAVEL TO ALLOW FOR #7 EIMCO MANTRIP TO CLEAR INTO 1 LT PANEL. AS THEY RESUMED TRAVEL, OPERATOR OF #8 MANTRIP TURNED HIS HEAD IN RESPONSE TO A YELL FROM OPERATOR

EE WAS WALKING FROM ONE AREA OF THE PLANT TO ANOOTHER AND FELL WHILE HE WAS WALKIGN OVER A PILE OF GRAVEL. THE FALL TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER IN THE IDLER STAND ON CRUSHER BELT & HIT HIS THUMB WITH A HAMMER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A 20' X 4" X 1/2" ANGLE IRON OUT OF A STEEL RACK. IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS MID BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCK OF SLATE FROM ROLLER CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BLOCK AND ROLLER.

DRIVING A WEDGE OUT OF A DRAG CABLE SOCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL SPLINTER WENT IN LEFT INNER SIDE OF KNEE. PULLED IT OUT. CONTINUED TO WORK AS IT DIDN'T HURT AT THE TIME.

LOADING RED ROCK FOR WET RAMP WITH 637 SCRAPER, HIT HOLE WITH FRONT TIRE. SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN. BODY WAS JARRED AGAINST SEAT BELT. INCIDENT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR. NO TIME LOST OR DOCTOR C ONSULTED UNITL SEPTEMBER 24,1997. AT THAT TIME THOUGHT TO BE AGGREVATED OLD INJURY. DURING DR. VISIT IN OCT. EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DUE TO MOST RECENT INJURY.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE TRUCK & HE STARTED TO GO DOWN THE LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE STEP. HE GRABBED ONTO THE HANDRAIL INJURING LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE EMP WAS OPERATING THE MOBILE ROOF SUPPORTSA PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMP ON HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

WORKER WAS ENTERING MINE ON GOLF CART WHICH JUST HAD THE BRAKES ADJUSTED BY HIM AND THE REVERSE TRAM FAILED DUE TO A BAD FOOT SWITCH. WORKER FELT THE BRAKES WERE NOT SLOWING HIM DOWN FAST ENOU GH SO HE TURNED CART INTO UPPER RIB WHICH CAUSEDIT TO ROLL ON HIM. TRANSPORTED TO CU. MH WHERE X-RAYS SHOWED ONLY ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS. 1 LOST DAY INCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF REEL FOR INSPECTION ADN FELT STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE MAEUVERING HOSE FROM ROCKDUSTER INTO XCUT HE TRIPPED OVER ROCK AND OTHER DEBRIS LAYING IN THE XCUT. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS/INCENTIVE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULE/REGS WA A FACTOR, MINER INCENTIVE WAS A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT BEING WORN (BACK SUPPORT).

WHILE TAKING A ROOF BOLTER CANOPY OFF FOR REPLACEMENT, THE CANOPY FELL ON THE EE'S RIGHT ARM. BRUISED ARM & PULLED MUSCLES IN RIGHT ARM. [012-0] SECTION.

STRUCK LEFT ELBOW GREASING TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HAND BY A CHUNK OF STONE WHILE LOADING EXPLOSIVES IN THE FACE FROM A MAN-LFIT BASKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CORNER OPERATIGN MINNER, TAKING 2ND CUT OUT OF X-CUT. ALUMP OF COAL APPRXO 30"X36" ROLLED FROM CORNER STRIKIGN EMPLOYEE ON LEGS.

THE EE WAS WALKING ON THE CATWALK OUTSIDE THE CHIP PLANT. THE EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GRATING THAT BROKE WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT & FELL THROUGH TO THE GROUND BELOW. FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT WRIST.

OPERATING SCRAPER, HIT A HOLE IN ROAD, BOUNCED HIM. WHEN HE CAME DOWN ON THE LEVER AND HIT HIS ELBOW.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED AWKARDLY ON A PIECE OF DRAW, RESULTING IN A SPRAIN OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS STANDING ON A BUNDLE OF HEADER BOARDS ANDWHEN HE JUMPED OFF HE LANDED ON A CHUNK OF COAL WITH HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPEATING A MANTRIP AND HTI A BUMP IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.

ROOF FAILURE WHILE INSTALLING BOLT ROCK FELL ON HAND.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL 8" IBEAMS WHLE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING ONE OF THE BEAMS, BEAM SLIPPED/DISLODGED STRIKING EE ON THE BACK OF NECK KNOCKING HIM TO MINE FLOOR. INITAL DIAGNOISED AS SPR AIN AND BRUISE TO NECK, AFTER CT SCAN EE WAS DIAGNOISED WITH HAVING COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO THE T11 & T12 VERTRABRAE

WHILE FLOATING OUT A ROOF BOLTER OPP. EE MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BOTTOM OF BOLTER WRENCH AND DRILL POT.

INJURED EE WAS PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER WITH COMEALONGS, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHEN EE CLAIMS WHILE CARRYING 60" STRUCTURE TO SCOOP & THEN GETTING IT OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY IF OCCURRED WAS OVEREXERTION & IMPROPER LIFING & NOT HAVING ENOUGH HELP. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT WAS OK. MINER CAPACITY/INCENTIVES A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS FACT

EE WAS USING A FIRE HOSE TO WAS OUT A TRENCH ALONG THE SIDE OF THE STAGELOADER & BELT TAILPIECE. THE FIRE HOSE BURSTED & HE TWISTED HIS BODY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING HIS RIGHT LEG TO BE STRAINED. HE WAS STANDING IN APPROX 18" OF MUD &WATER.

EE STATED HE STEPPING UP ON CYCONE FELT PAIN IN KNEE.

INJURED HAD CUT A PIECE OF OLD BELT TO USE A SKIRT RUBBER, WAS RAISING UP WHEN A RIB ROLL CORNER APPROX 4 INCHES THICK BY APPROX 4' LONG FELL FROM TOP KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EE WAS GETTING INTO THE RAIL. RUNNER IN THE SHOP AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON TOP OF THE RAIL RUNNER.

WHILE REMOVING A CHUTE FROM A CONVEYOR HE HURT HIS BACK.

SQUATTED INSIDE DOZER CAB TO DISCUSS OPERATOR TECHNIQUE WITH AN EMP. KNEE GAVE OUT.

EE WAS PULLING ON RECOIL ROPE TO START OUTBOARD BOAT MOTOR. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE ASSISTING WELDER--JUST GOT FLASH IN BOTH EYES.

STEPPED OFF PIPE TRAILER INTO HOLE HIDDEN BY MUD AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMP REPORTED THAT HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAB OF HIS DOZER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE LIMBWHEN ANOTHER DOZER APPROACHED TO ASSIST HIM. EMPS DOZER WAS HUNG UP IN MUD.

EE WAS INSIDE HAMMER MILL CHANGING HAMMERS WHEN THE STARTER BUTTON ON DIESEL ENGINE WAS ACCIDENTALLY TOUCHED CAUSING THE HAMMERS TO TURN. A COTTER PIN CAUGHT HIS GLOVE INFLICTING DAMAGE ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS REMOVING OLD LINE BRATTICE (CURTAIN) FROM BOARD WHEN ROCK FELL ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS LIFTING A BELT SCRAPPER INTO PLACE AND STATED HIS ARM GAVE WAY AND STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS CLEANING AWAY COAL THAT HAD ACCUMULATED AROUND SECTION TAILPIECE TAILROLLER ON THE TIGHT SIDE OF BELT AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE REACHED TO BALANCE HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ACCIDENTAL LY MISPLACE HIS HAND IN THE CONVEYOR CHUTES.

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A DUST COLLECTOR ON RD16 DRILL. WHILE TWISTING DUST COLLECTOR (LINING UP) HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER BACK. THIS WAS REPORTED TO ME ON 3-21-97. DR DIAGNOSIS: PULLED MUSCLE.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE LONGWALL FACE AREA WHEN HE STUMBLED ON THE HOIST ROPE FOR THE CABLE, FELL AND STRUCK THE BELT CONVEYOR STRUCTURE.

WHILE OPERATOR WAS DRIVING HAUL UNIT IN PIT AREA. HAUL UNIT SLIPPED IN RUTS CAUSING BACK INJURY TO OPERATOR.

EE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGERTIP WITH A STEEL SHEET METLA PLATE HE WAS PUSHING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DECK PUTTING V-BELTS ON SCREEN 1. TRYING TO GET PULLEY TO GET A FULL TURN, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

EMPLLOYEE HIT HAND, WHLE TRYING TO WALK IT OFF HE PASSE DOUT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A ROCK CAUSING A DEEP CUT NEXT TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WATCHED ANOTHER EE WELD. FLASH FROM WELDING HURT HIS EYES.

INJURED EMP AND 5 OTHERS WERE CARRYING POST. EMPGOT FOOT TANGLED IN OLD TELEPHONE LINE. FELL FACE FIRTS TO THE GROUND. FACE STRUCK A HEADER BOARD.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT ANVIL AND SHOES AT CRUSHER PLANT ON MCDOULE RD, AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LT EYE.

THE CRUSHER OPERTOR AND LABORER WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A BENDING ROLLER OF THE D-610 BELT WHILE THE ROLLER AND THE BELT WERE IN MOTION. THE LABORER WAS CAUGHT AND INJURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF A ROOF PULLING AND COILING AN ARMOURED ELECTRICAL CABLE. EMPLOYEE HAD HIS BACK TO THE EDGE OF THE BUILDING AND STEPPED BACK. LOST BALANCE AND FELL FEET FIRST FOW N 19 FEET TO THE GROUND BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT AND NO HANDRAILS WERE PROVIDED. EE'S LEFT AND RIGHT HEELS WERE SHATTERED, RIGHT ANKLE FRACTURED AND LUMBAR VERTIBRA F

EMP WAS WELDING THE ROLLER ON SIDES OF CONVEYOR.SPARK ENTERED LEFT EAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN AND GET IT OUT.

EE WAS IN HOPPER TRYING TO BREAK UP A LODGED ROCK WHEN A ROCK FROM TOP BIN BELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. STEEL TOE SHOES TOOK MOST OF THE IMPACT BUT TOP PART OF FOOT WAS SKINNED & BRUISED [C ONTUSION OF L. FOOT.]

EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF TELEPHONE POLES TO SLIDE A CHAIN UNDERNEATH TO HOOK IT UP TO THE FRONT END LOADER TO MOVE THEM. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT THE END OF ONE TELEPHONE POLE, HE FELT HIS L OWER BACK POP.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE NEXT TO RAILROAD RAIL. HOLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN COVERED BUT COVER WAS MISSING.

EE WAS WORKING ON PLOW AND HIT HIS LEG ON A PLOW - SKIN WAS BROKEN OPEN - 1ST AID ADMINISTERED ON 4-7-97. EE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS LEG HURTING - SENT TO DOCTOR - ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR BONE I NFECTION.

THE SCREEN ON THE FIRST FINISHING SHAKER WERE BEING CHANGED AND THE BIN BELOW WAS ALSO BEING CLEANED. TWO SMALL PLATFORMS INSIDE THE BIN HAD BEEN CAUSING UNNECESSARY BUILD-UP AND WERE TO BE RE MOVED. EE ENTERED THE BIN, STANDING ON A PLATFORM AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING IT WHEN THE PLATFORM FAILED. EE FELL APPROX. 4 FT LANDING ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE BIN, ON HIS BACK WITH

HAD BEEN WELDING ALL DAY AND THE END OF THE DAY, HIS EYES BEGAN TO BURN AND WATER.

WALKING DOWN THE STEPS WITH A PARTS AND STEP DOWN WRONG AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND TORN LIGAMENT.

EXTENDED SHOVELING OF STONE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIB AREA

EE WAS OPERATING A 637 CAT SCRAPER, HE RAN OVER A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK & GROIN AREA.

HE WAS WORKING ON A D-10 DOZER IN THE SHOP. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB, WHEN HE FELL ON THE DOZER ARM STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM, HEAD AND LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS SETTING TIMERS ON 3-13-97. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE PILE OF TIMBERS AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 3-18-97, WHEN HE WAS ONCE AGAIN SETTING TIMBERS. EE WAS ON HIS KNEES, WHEN HE TURNED ON KNEES HE HURT HIS RT KNEE.

THE CREW WAS PULLING THE CONVEYOR WITH A WINCH WHEN THE CONVEYOR CAUGHT ON A ROCK AND KICKED THUS CATCHING EE'S LEG BETWEEN THE SKID AND CONVEYOR.

SWEEPING OUT BOTTOM OF RAWMILL, WIND BLEW DUST PARTICLES INTO EYE.

WHILE BINDING A MIXER EE SAID HE OVERTIGHTENED THE CHAINS. IT POPPED LOOS STRIKING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.

HAD TORCH UNDERNEATH THE HOPPER ON THE WASH PLANT TO MELT THE ICE AWAY. JACKET STARTED TO BURN.

EE WAS CLEANING #1 MILL AREA. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN KNOCKING HIS HEAD IN A METAL BANISTER. THE WOUND NEEDS 7 SURGICAL STITCHES.

EE LOST TIME MARCH 20,21,23, AND 24 LIGHT DUTY WAS AVAILABLE FOR HIM. HE WAS PICKING UP A PAVER STONE. WHEN HE WAS PUTTING IT DOWN, HIS SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF JOINT CAUSING A SPRAIN.

ATTEMPTING TO MOVE VISE.

EE WAS STARTING TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK CAME LOOSE STRIKING EE ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.

WHILE OPERATING MINER A PART OF RIB COAL & MIX PART ROCK ON CORNER OF RIB BROKE OFF AND HIT OPERATOR PUSHING HIM OVER ON HIS SIDE AND LANDING ON HIS LEG & ANKLE.

MAIN C. SLIPPED AND REACHED OUT AND GRABBED THE MINERS WASH DOWN HOSE STRAINING HIS UPPER LEFT SHOULDER AREA. EMP DID NOT START LOSING TIME FROMTHIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 3-21-97.

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF SLATE FELL & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT CALF. HE WAS IN THE MAIN SOUTH #1 ENTRY

EE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP GOING TO SECTION WITH OTHER EES WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON RIGHT LEG.

CUTTING STEEL AND PIECE WENT INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY CUT WRIST WHILE BUILDING A STOPPING FROM CEMENT BLOCK PALLET BANDING.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AGLIME OUT OF A BIN. AS HETURNED TO THROW OUT A SHOVEL FULL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND WAS STILL PAINING HIM NEXTDAY. EE WAS SEEN BY DR. IN BURNET, WHO THEN REFE RRED HIM TO ANOTHER DR. IN GEORGETOWN. THAT DR'SINSTRUCTINS WERE NO LIFTING, SHOVELING OR GEAR SHIFTING FOR 2 WEEKS FROM 3/27/97. AT THAT TIME, DR. WANTS TO RE-CHECK HIM.

EE HAD BEEN PULLING HOSE OUT OF PIT AT 48 BALL MILL. WHILE WALKING UP AN INCLINE DRAGGING THE HOSE, EE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS NOT ON ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LOSING ANY TIME UN TIL 4/5/97, WHEN HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME DUE TO THIS INCIDENT.

EE STATED ON 3-19-97 THAT HE WAS OPERATING RAM CAR AND APPARENTLY RAN OVER A ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN OUT ON PREVIOUS TRIP, RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS EXAMINING THE FACE WHEN HE SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK ON THE TOP. HE WENT TO WARN THE MINER OPERATOR AND THE ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROCKDUST FROM THE TRACK TO HIS HEADER ADN WAS POURING OUT A BAG WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS FOREARM AND A KNOT CAME UP.

SACKING MOVING PALLETS AND FLT SOMETHING BIT HIM THINKS IT WAS A SPIDER. REPORTED TO OFFICE ON 3-21-97

EMP STATED HE WAS OBSERVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND A RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG AND CAUSED A BRUISE.

EE STATED A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF [3" X 10" X 24"] & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACUTRE OF RING FINGER.

WHILE HELPING TO HANG CURTAIN-(STRAINED BACK)

ALLEDGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR BY EMPLOYEE BENDIN GOVER TO PICK UP A SCREWDRIVER AND HE FELT SEVERE BACK PAIN. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS NOT USING BACK SUPPORT, AND LIFTING PROPERTY. COMPLAIN CE WITH RULES/REGS IS NOT A FACTOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

GATE VALVE ON WATER LINE SPIN AROUND AND JAMMED RIGHT THUMB.

3 SOUTH SECTION, HE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON SHUTTLECAR. AS HE WAS LIFTING TIRE ONTO HUB HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE WAS EXAMINED 3/21/97 &DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 03/28/97

EEE WAS CHECKING THE FUEL IN THE ENDLOADER WHEN HE STARTED GETTING DOWN OFF THE ENDLOADER HE FELL APPROX 10' TO THE GROUND.

A 20' X 15' X 15" SLAB OF ROCK FELL ON THE CANOPY OF A ROOF BOLTER PUSHING THE CANOPY DOWN AND INJURING THE BOLTER OPERATOR.

EMP WAS USING A GETMAN UTILITY TRUCK HANGING 6" PIPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT A COUPLING ON, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 5' TO THE GROUND. LANDED ONA ROCK WHICH STRUCK HIS MID LEFT TOR SO, BRUISING HIS ABS AND KIDNEY.

INJURED HAD BETGAN TO DRILL THE TOP WHEN THE DRILL STEEL LOOSENED A SMALL PIECE OF DRAWROCK AND IT FELL, STRIKING INJURED ACROSS THE LEFT HAND FRACTURING HIS LEAST FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRAIGHTENING PANLINE BY RAMMING SHIELDS INDIVIDUALLY. EMPLOYEE PUT #32 RAM ON TRAPPING LEFT FOOT BETWEEN FLOOR AND BOTTOM SIDE OF RELAY SIDE BAR OF #32 SHIELD. PAN LINE RAMMED OUT PUSHING 32 RELAY BAR DOWN TRAPPING ON LEFT TOE.

EE WAS SETTING FEEDER. HE WAS GETTING BELT SLIP SWITCH OUT OF FEEDER AND HURT HIS BACK. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT. CAME OUT TO WORK ON 3-18-97 BUT HAD TO BE BROUGHT OUTSIDE AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

THE OPERATOR SAYS TAHT THE LOADER MOVEMENT IS CAUSING PAINS IN HIS BACK.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5-5-97. WALKED INTO LONGWALL SHIELD.

WHILE DOING MECHANIC SOME PARTICLES HIT THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYE EWAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN TH DRILL STEEL BROKE AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT EYE FRACTURING HIS EYE SOCKET.

THE INJURED WAS REPLACING A TRUCK TIRE AFTER FIXING A FLAT. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT IT BACK IN PLACE. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER , HE FELT A PAIN.

THE EE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE 16 CT BELT JUST OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. HE TOSSED A RAIL FROM BESIDE THE BELT TO THE WALKWAY. THE ROLERR SADDLE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH SOME HOSES HANGI NG FROMTHE MONORAIL CAUSING THE BELT RAIL TO FLIP BACK TOWARDS THE EE. THE ROLL PIN IN THE RAIL STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG CAUSING THE INJURY. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND DID NOT REPORT T

CARRYING 2 1/2" STEEL PIPE ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH CO-WORKER. AS THE TWO WORKERS LIFTED THE PIPE OFF THEIR SHOULDERS, INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN 3-17-97 FROM 8-18-93 INJURY. SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING RT KNEE.

ON 3-17-97 WHILE WORKING AT HIS NORMAL JOB, MECHANIC LEADER IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPT., HE STRAINED HIS BACK, AGAIN AGGRAVATING THE OLD INJURY OF 12-13-89. HE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT DATE TH ROUGH 4-11-97. AT THAT TIME, DISCOMFORT WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE SAW DR AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 4-14-97. DR STATES THE PRESENT PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE LONG STANDING BACK PROBLEM. HE IS PRE

WAS PULLING A CHAIN FROM THE GARAGE. SLIPPED ANDFELL.

EE OPENED ACCESS DOOR OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN ROCKS OUT, THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR CLOSED STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEG.

GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL TO BE INSTALLED IN A CHUTE. A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EYE BECOMING LODGED AND REQUIRING MEDICAL REMOVAL.

DISMOUNTING DOZER AT END OF SHIFT. DUE TO RAIN DECK AT DOOR WAS SLICK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AN ARM, CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WORKED NEXT SHIFT BUT DUE TO PAIN WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS ADVISED HE HAD TORN LIGAMENT. FIRST DAY OFF 3-19-97.

A HYDRAULIC LINE BROKE WHILE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, CAUSING CONVEYOR TO SCISSOR BACK TO FOLD UP POSITION. DAMAGES: HYDRAULIC LINE AND BENT HEADPULLEY GUARD.

WHILE WALKING TOWARDS THE SHOP, EE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE AREA WAS WIDE OPEN WITH A SLIGHT INCLINE, IT HAD RAINED THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE TRAVELWAY WAS WET AND MUDDY. EE REQUES TED TO SEE THE DOCTOR ON THE 19TH OF MARCH.

EE WAS DRIVING A CAT 777 TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP & DOWN IN HIS SEAT WHICH JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STRAINED LOWER BACK FROM LIFTING TWO BOXES OF GLYCERIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A CLOGGED MATERIAL OF WALL PRECIPITATOR FROM A PIPE.HE SCRATCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.HIS FINGER BECAME INFECTED.EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN AN ANTIBIOT IC OINTMENT AND BANDAGE TO APPLY TO FINGER. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AS A PRECAUTION.

WHILE LINING THE ROCK CHUTE WITH URETHANE MATS, EE SIPPED. HIS RIGHT LEG CAUGHT & TWISTED HIS KNEE

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL WAGON ON HAUL ROAD, WITH WINDOWS OPEN. A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST AROUND THE CAB, AND AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBJECT DUST PARTICLE CAUSED CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.

A LONGWALL SHIELD WAS RETRIEVED OFF THE LINE AND WAS BEING PREPARED FOR TRANSPORT OFF THE LONGWALL FACE. EE WAS JUST STARTING TO BUILD A CRIB IN THE VOID LEFT BY THE SHIELD WHEN A ROCK, MEASUR ING APPROX 15"X12"X4', FEEL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG, CAUSING HIS KNEE TO BUCKLE INWARD AND DISLOCATE.

WORKING ON A LONGWALL MOVE TEARING DOWN ON THE EXTRACTION FACE. PULLED ON AN EMULSION HOSE AND HEARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER.

EE STATED HE WAS SCOOPING FACE AREA AND WHILE TRAMMING SCOOP UNDER A CURTAIN HE REACHE DOUT TO LIFT CUTAIN AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN SCOOP AND RIB RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE AND LACERATI ONS.

GOT ON TOP OF OFFICE ROOF AND COULDN'T GET DOWN SO JUMPED ONTO LOADER. GOT FOOT STUCK IN LOADER TREAD AND BROKE RIGHT ANKLE.

STANDING ON BELT HELPING REMOVE WATERLINE. SLIPPED AND FELL OFF BELT TWISTING LT KNEE ON STRUCTURE, CAUSING STRAIN TO KNEE. WORKED UNTIL 5-8-97. DIAGNOSED WITH KNEE STRAIN 5-27-97.

INJURED WAS LOADING 13' LONG STRAPS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS LEFT TESTICLE.

WALKING ON A PLATFORM - RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AT EDGE & CAUSED TWISTING OF ANKLE.

WHILE BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL A ROCK FELL OFF THE BUCKET & HIT CAB PORTECTOR, JARRING EE AND STRAINING ABDOMINAL MUSCLES. DR. RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK.

HE WAS WORKING ON #3 LOCOMOTIVE & WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE CAB HE STEPPED ONTO LOOSE COAL & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 3/17/97.

EE STATED HE HAD PULLED THE SUCTION HEAD FROM THE RAW COAL PUMP AND WHILE EXAMINING THE HEAD IT FELL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG.

EMLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE STAIRWAY OF THE NEW PLANT HE MISSED THE LAST STEP. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLAINCE WITH REULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQIPMENT WAS OK, MINER INCENTIVE COULD BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

THE EE HAD OVER FILLED THE M5 TANK ON THE PRECIPDECK. THE 402 TANK WAS EMPTY SO HE WAS GOING TO PUMP THE EXCESS SOLUTION INTO THIS TANK. THE EE ATTACHED A 2" RUBBER HOSE TO THE M5 RECYCLE PUMP FOR THE TRANSFER WHEN HE STARTED THE PUMP THE HOSE CAME OFF THE PUMP AND SPRAYED HIM WITH HOT SOLUTION

CLIMBING OFF THE BOWL OF THE SCRAPER, MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE GROUND & FELL TWISTING THE LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON MARCH 15, 1997.

ON SATURDAY 3-15, EE WAS ALLEDGLY INJURD GETTING OUT OF THE SECTION FORKLIFT. HE STATED HE WAS USING THE CANOPY TO HOLD ON TO WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARD ONTO A RIB THAT HAD PRE VIOUSLY ROLLED OUT. HE STATED THAT HE LANDED ON HIS SELF RESCUER. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY TO HIS FOREMAN UNTIL 11:00 PM. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTEDLY GETTING INTO A MANTRIP SKID.

EE SLIPPED & FELL OFF LADDER.

EE WAS CRAWLING FROM THE TAIL TOWARDS THE HEAD WHEN HE STOPPED UNDER #15 SHIELD TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM INSIDE HIS KNEE PADS. EE WAS STRAPPING ON HIS LEFT KNEE PAD WHEN A ROOF ROCK MEASURING 10"X10"X14" FELL BETWEEN #14 & #15SHIELD. THE ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE THE CABLE TROUGH & STRUCK THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE EE LEFT KNEE

FELL ONTO HARD GROUND, SLIPPING ON MUD AS HE WASSTEPPING OFF OF EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS GETTING READY TO WELD A PIN BACK IN PLACE ON THE CHAINS IN TH EMOUTH OF THE CRUSHE RAND WHEN HE STEPPED FROM ON EROTOR TO THE OTHER, ROTOR HE SLIPPED AND BENT HIS FOOT UPWARD BETWEEN TH E TWO ROTORS FRACTURING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

RUNNING 639 SCRAPER MOVING DIRT (OVER BURDEN) RAN INTO A RUT THROWING OPERATOR UP CAUSING SORENESS TO STOMACH (PULLED MUSCLES).

PULLING ON A TAIL ROLLER WITH A CHAIN BLOCK WHEN CHAIN BLOCK SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON SHOULDER AND NECK. THIS REPORT IS BEING COMPLETE TO TAKE A VIOLATION.

WHILE STEPPING OFF D-9 DOZER IN PIT, EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN. INITIALLY THOUGHT HE HAD SLIGHT STRAIN, NOW IT MAY BE ATORN LIGAMENT.

EE STEPPED OFF BEARING BASE ONTO AN UNEVEN SURFACE SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMP WAS SHOVELING COAL AND MUD FROM AROUND PLANT YARD. STARTED TO RAISE UP WITH A SHOVEL FULL OF MUD AND COAL. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PULLED MUSCLE.

ELECTRICIANWA INSTALLING/PULLING CONDUIT AND ELECTRICAL CABLES IN HYDRAULIC SHOVEL. HE EXPRIENCED LOW BACK PAIN WHICH LATER DEVELOPED INTO A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE WAS MOVING A TOP BELT CHAIN STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK (LOWER) AFTER WALKING A SLOPEHIS BACK TIGHTENED UP

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING ON SECTION AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A "T" BOARD, JAMMING HIS NECK. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 5-9-97.

INJURED WAS HELPING GET A RIDE OUT OF ROAD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF 1-1 1/2"X3"X6" STRIKIGN HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE OF 2 BONES.

EE WAS REMOVING A 6"X6"X30" CRIB BLOCK FROM STAGELOADER, WHEN LIFTING ONE BLOCK, HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT IT WAS WEDGED UNDER ANOTHER AND WHEN HE PULLED HE FELT LOW BACK PAIN.

17B BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A TRACK TIE AS HE LIFTED TIE HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 3/17/97.

EE WAS OPERATING STANDING MOTORIZED LIFT TO MOVE MATERIALS INTO PLACE. PINNED RIGHT FOOT BE6TWEEN METAL COLUMN AND LIFT. FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT.

SCOOP OPERATOR WAS HIT OVER RT EYE BY WIRE ROPE THAT WAS CAUGHT ON SCOOP.

WAS WALKNG BACK TO ROOF BOLTER STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE.

EMP WAS RIDING INTO THE MINE ON TOP OF THE SCOOP. AS THE SCOOP CRESTED OVER A HILL THE BATTERIES ROSE QUICKLY AND PINCHED THE EMP BETWEEN THE BATTERIES AND A ROCK PROTUSION IN ROOF.

EE WAS REMOVING A SHUTTLE CAR CANOPY. WAS USING A CHEATER BAR OF A DRILL STEEL. A BOLT BROKE ON THE CANOPY - CANOPY FELL OFF CAUSING THE DRILL STEEL TO BE PULL THREW HIS LEFT HAND - LACERATION S.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN LOSING TIME MARCH 14, 1997.

EE WAS NOT ABLE TO PLACE A PALLET ON THE FLATBED TRAILOR DUE TO THE LENGTHS OF THE FORKLIFT BLADES. HE BACKED OUT AND SIGNALED THE OTHER FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO CENTER THE LOAD. WHILE BACKING OUT HE DID NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH HIS WHEEL WAS TURNED AND THE FORKLIFT WENT OFF THE LOADING DOCK.

EE WAS CRAWLING BY THE CONT MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS BETWEEN THE RIB & THE ROOF BOLT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER BACK &THE LEFT LEG

FUEL TRUCK GOT STUCK GOIKNG DOWN HAUL RAMP TO PIT DURING HEAVY RAINFALL. DOZER PULLED FUEL TRUCK OUT. FUEL TRUCK SLID INTO DOZER RIPPER, PINNED TRUCK DRIVER INTO SEAT. TH FUEL TRUCK WAS UNC HAINED ON THE RAMP AND NOT PULLED COMPLETELY OFF OF RAMP PRIOR TO TAKING TOW CHAIN OFF.

MAKING SPLIT VENNER- PULLED TENDONS IN RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE DELAYED SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION THINKING SORENESS WOULD GO AWAY.

EMP WAS TAKING OUT STEERING CYLINDER BOLTS AND DIDN'T FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK UNTIL NEXT DAY.

WAS ON A PLATFORM APPROX 12'H, WHILE PULLING A LIV-25 LINEOLN WIRE FEEDER (APPROX 50#) UP TO THE PLATFORM BY A ROPE. HE IRRITATED A SHOULDER FROM THE 10-10-96 INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REP ORT THE INJURY UNTIL 3-21-97.

DRILLING WITH WOMBAT WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING EE.

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT ON THE RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CARRYING A SECTION FOCORRUGATED STEEL.

EE STRAINED HIP & GROIN AREA PICKING UP TRANSIT.DID NOT GO DO DR UNTIL 3/19/97

EE WAS USING A ROPE PULLEY TO LIFT A TOOL BUCKET. WHILE PULLING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM SCRAPER.

THE EE STATED WHILE WALKING OVER TO THE MANTRIP HE STEPPED ON A TRACK RAIL AND STRAINED HIS RT KNEE.

EE WAS HAMMERING A STEEL ROD WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE PERFORMING CLEANING DUTIES IN KILN'S RESTRICTOR AREA. WHEN HE STOPPED FOR HIS MORNING BREAK, HE NOTICED HIS RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN.

EE WALKED FROM NEW BELT ENTRY TO TRACKENTRY. PICKED UP 4 SCAB BOARDS. ON THE RETURN TRIP STEPPEDIN HOLE WITH A LUMP OF COAL IN THE HOLE. TWISTEDRIGHT ANKLE AND FELL DOWN.

PUSHING HOSE ON WATER FILTER ASSEMBLY.

HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.

MOVING MINER WHEN INJURED FELL DOWN WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A ROCK. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, HE NOTICED IT HAD SWELLED SOME.

EE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS ONTO WOODEN PALLETS. WHEN PICKING UP ONE OF THE BAGS, THE EE PULLED A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

WHILE GETTING HIS EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE LOCKER THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

AS HE WAS HANDLING THE LOAD, THE COVER TO THE MOTOR CAME OFF, FELL & HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE HEAD.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSEMBLIGN SHELVING IN BOILER HOUSE. WHILE WALKING OVER TO WORK BENCH HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SHEVLING CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

CHANGING RETURN ROLLS ON 2A STACKER. STANDING BACKWARDS ON LADDER. TRIED TO TURN AROUND TO GO DOWN LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER INJURING LEFT ANKLE AND BRUISING BODY PARTS.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OUT OF A CLINE TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT CAME DOWN ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSSE HIS BALANCE AND TWIST HIS ANKLE.

MAN WAS CLEANING CHUTE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE STEEL GRATES TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

EE AND WITNESS WERE DISCONNECTING BELL TYPE PIPE COUPLING WHILE WORKING OFF TUG BOAT. EE'S RT. LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TUGBOAT POST AND BELL COUPLING WHEN PIPE INADVERTENTLY SWUNG ARO UND.

A PIECE OF ROCK HIT THE BACK WINDOW OF THE PICKUP TRUCK THEY WERE RIDING IN WHICH THEN STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

CARRYING OXYGEN BOTTLE AND SYLLEEN TANKS. STRAINED BACK RECURRING BACK INJURY.

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A HIATAL HERNIA WHICH IS CLASSIFIED AS A DISORDER ACCORDING TO MEDICAL INFORMATION OBTAINED. THERE WAS NOT A SPECIFIC INCIDENT REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION IMME DIATELY AND EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. HE REPORTED A SLIGHT PAIN ON 1-27-97. PREVIOUS REPAIR 2-15-96.

EE STATES HE CUT HIS LEFT LOWER LEG (CALF) ON SHARP EDGE OF STEEL I-BEAM ON BELT DRIVE. REQUIRED 16 STITCHES.

GETTING PIPE READY FOR HOOK UP. SAND SLID AWAY FROM PIPE CAUSING PIPE TO STRIKE BACK OF LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT SECTION TAILPIECE, WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON FEDER. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3-16-97.

INJURIED AND ONE OTHER EE WAS MOVING A VALVE ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK & HANGING CABLE. EE STATED THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE DID OR WHY THATHE JUST STARTED HAVING SOME PAIN IN HIS LEG

RADIATOR BLEW ANTI FREEZE DOWN OVER THE FAN AND THE FUMES CAUSED HIS NOSE TO DRY OUT AND GAVE HIM A HEADACHE.

WHILE EMP WAS DOING ELECTRICAL REPAIRS TO CONTINUOUS MINER, HE DISMOUNTED MINER AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT HIP. ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED TO OPERATOR UNTIL 3-24-97. 1ST DAY MISSED 3-22.

ACID DISCHARGE HOSE CAME OFF FITTING WHILE PERSON WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURN FROM SPLASHED ACID.

PASSENGER IN COMPANY VEHICLE WITH EE. EE WAS APPARENTLY DRIVING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF SOLEDAD MTN WHEN THE TRUCK SKIDDED DOWN THE ROAD AND FELL OVER THE SIDE.

REMOVING ROCK OFF THE MINER AND MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

INJURED WAS WALKING FROM THE #5 ENTRY TO THE #4 ENTRY ON THE 0001-SECTION. WHILE HE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WET CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR. HE SLIPPED ON THE WET BELT & FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR STRIKING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE MINE FLOOR.

EE WAS REMOVING A COUPLER FROM A DWI-DAG TRUSS ROOF BOLT WHEN THE COUPLER AND ROOF BOLT FELL CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE 1ST KNUCKLE AND THE NAILBED BETWEEN THE CO UPLER AND THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER FRAME.

INJURED WAS AT THE PIT FUEL STATION FUELING HIS PRODUCTION TRUCK. WHILE TALKING TO ANOTHER EE HE TOOK A STEP BACKWARD & STEPPED ON THE FUELING HOSE. HE FELL & STRUCK HIS HEAD.

EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO DIG MATERIAL OUT OF CHUTE WHEN MATERIAL FELL, HE SLIPPED, FELL AGAINST ANGLE IRON AND BADLY BRUISED LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS HANGING PANNING TIN, & BEGAN TO GET SHARP PAINS IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING.

EE STATED HIS THUMB WAS STARTING TO SWELL UP & HE MUST HAVE HURT IT WHILE WORKING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 11:45PM.

A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS & STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT HAND

EE AND TWO OTHERS WERE TAKING APART AND RECOVERING BELT STRUCTURE. TWO 4 INCH PVC PIPES WERE HANGING ON THE BELT STRUCTURE WITH CHAINS. AS THEY WERE LOOSENING THE CHAINS THE PIPE FELL ON THE I NJURED EE'S LEFT LEG.

WHILE STANDING WAS HIT ON SCALP/LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

WHILE DRILLING, LOOSE ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK AND STRUCK EMP. ON HEAD.

EE ENTERED AN UNLIT ROOM TO RESTOCK AN ITEM ON A SHELF. WHEN EE WAS PLACING THE ITEM ON THE SELF, SHE STRUCK A STACK OF MICARDA BOARDS STORED NEXT TO THE SELF. THE BOARDS FELL, STRIKING HER ON THE LEFT HAND. SHE HAND HER HAND ABOVE HER HEAD FOR PROTECTION. SHE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY HELMET.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF SCREEN DECK WHICH IS ABOUT 6-8' OFF THE GROUND, WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS USING A BACKHOE TO DIG MUD OUT OF THE POND LOCATED NEXT TO THE SCREEN DECK. THE EE RUNNING THE BA CKHOE MOVED THE BUCKET TOO FAR, & BUMPED EE ON THE LEFT KNEE - BRUISING IT.

EMP WAS STANDING IN A FACE CROSSCUT OBSERVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER IN OPERATION. A PIECE OF ROCKFELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND A ROOF BOLT STRIKING HIM ON THE HARD HAT. STARTED MISSING TIME 3-2 7-97.

LIFTING SPRAY ARM, FELT SHARP PAIN IN R-CHEST AND RIBS.

WALKING ON ROAD NEAR PLANT, WALKED OVER ICE PUDDLE, FELL & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING A SAG IN A 4" WATER LINE WHEN THE TIE WIRES BROKE. THE WATERLINE CAME DOWN ON HIM. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS USING METAL TIE WIRE INSTEAD OF CHAIN OR ROPES.

INJURED SUFFERED A CERVICAL STRAIN WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HARD HAT BY A LOOSE ROCK WHICH FELL FROM THE FEEDER ABOVE HIM WHILE HE WAS CLEANING THE CRUSHER.

WHILE THE EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP AND HE LANDED ONHIS BACK.

WHILE DISMOUNTING A SCRAPER SLIPPED AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 30 HORSEPOWER PUMP SWITCH BOX BACK UP ONTO ITS MOUNTING BOARD WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERTOR WAS TRAMMING BACK TO THE MINER, THE MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING OUT OF THE FACE. BOTH PIECES OF EQUIPMENT HIT EACH OTHER CAUSING THE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR TO BE THROWN OU T OF THE SHUTTLE CAR AND INTO THE FENDER CAUSING INJURY TO HER RT SHOULDER.

WAS GONG THROUGH A 30"X30" DOOR TO CHECK A PUMP. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-14-97 WHEN HE CALLED & SAID HIS BACK HA DTIGHTENED UP AT HOME. HE SAW A DR. ON 4-14-97 WHO DETERMINED THAT HTIS CONDITION WAS THE RESULT OF THE 3-12-97 INCIDENT.

EMP WAS WORKING ON THE 2675 LEVEL WHEN HE LOOKEDUP A RAISE AND A LOT OF DUST CAME DOWN AND WENT UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO EYE. WAS SEEN IN DISPENSARY ON 3-13 AND SENT TO SMHCC. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT EYE AND TO RETURN ON 3-18. EMP WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF AND ON 3-18RETURNED TO SMHCC AND WAS GIVEN WORK RELEASE W\RESTRICTIONS. 3-21 WENT BACK TO SMHCC - OFF JOB.

MUDDY CONDITIONS. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB LADDER ON CRANE TO CLEAN THE WINDOWS, EE'S MUDDY BOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND EE FELL APPROX. 8'. EE'S RT. ELBOW HIT LADDER DURING FALL CHIPPING BONE & STRETCHING TENDON. EE LNADED ON HIS POSTERIORCAUSING COMPRESSION OF UPPER LUMBAR.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE IN THE BED OF A SHUTTLE CAR. AS HE PREPAIRED TO EXIT THE SHUTTLE CAR BED, HE TURNED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. PRIOR TO HIM TURNING HIS FOOT WAS AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FLIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT REAR OF BOLTER MAKING UP ROOF BOLTS. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.

EMP WALKED OUTSIDE BY ALCORN BACK DOOR AND SLIPPED ON ICE LANDING ON WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE SIDERAIL BOLTS ON TEH 3 DECK SCREEN. THE 1/2 DRIVE RATCHET SEEMED TO SKIP A CLICK WHEN HE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON IT. THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT JARRED HIS ARM. HE FELT A P OPPING IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN HIS ARM OUT HE WAS UNABLE TO.

BENT OVER TO PLACE STEEL IN BUCKET OF SCOOP, STRAINED BACK AND BOTH HIPS. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTI 3-14-97.

EE WAS HELPING A PERSON WELDING PATCHES ON CHUTES AT PLANT AND RECEIVED A WELDER'S FLASH.

EE STRUCK HIS ARM AGAINST ROOF AFTER PASSING THROUGH A CURTAIN. NOTE: EE STARTED MISSING WORK 5/19/97

CUTTING IRON & HOSE BLEW APART BY TORCH HANDLE, WHERE HOSE & HANDLE WERE CRIMPED TOGETHER.

HE WAS SETTING ON BACK OF DECK EATING DINNER. MINER WAS MOVING FROM #3 TO #2, CABLE PULLED AROUND BOLTER AND CABLE CAUGHT HIS RT FOOT, PULLED IT UNDER DECK, PINNING TO BACK OF BOLTER.

EE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE

ROCKFELLON CONT MINER. THE EE BACK MINER OUT OF WORK PLACE AND BEGAN GETTING ROCK OFF MINER, WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM

EMP WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE AT THE NORTH MAIN TIPPLE AREA. WHEN HE FELT THE MUSCLE IN RIGHT LOWER LEG PULL, CAUSING PAIN . SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT 3-20-97, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK.

HE WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE ROCK DUST TANKS AND WAS OPENING AND CLOSING A BALL VALVE TO BUILD UP PRESSURE IN THE TANKS. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE VALVE HANDLE HE FELT A PINCH IN HIS RIGHT PALM O F HAND. TORN LIGAMENT IN HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN ON 3-18-97.

EE'S BACK WENT OUT WHILE SHOVELING TAILPIECE.

EE STATES HE WAS LIFTING BROKEN SPRING LEAVES AFTER SPRING REPAIR ON A 350 PAYHAULER TRUCK. EE STATED HE STRAINED HIMSELF IN GROIN AREA.

SUTURES TO EE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK 2"X12"X9", WHILE STANDING BY SHUTTLE CAR. THIS REPORT DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF MEDICAL INFO.

EE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE LOADING A CHUTE ONTO TRUCK.

EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS WHEN A TIMBER WAS DISLODGED FROM THE PILE & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.

JACKING A SUPPLY CAR BACK ON TRACK, JACK SLIPPED CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN JACK AND COUPLER. JACK WAS ON TOP OF RAIL.

AS EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SERVICE TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT GROIN.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE FEEDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS CHEST AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE METAL FEEDER.

SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD A FRONT END LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP AND HE GRABBED A HOLD ON THE LADDER ESULTING IN THE HAND INJURY.

EE HAD CLEANED SOME ROCK OFF OF 14CM MINER. WHENHE WENT TO GET DOWN OFF MINER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE BOLTING TOP ON THE #1 BELTLINE THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DRILL BOOM AND AS BOOM WAS RAISING CAUGHT HAND IN PINCH POINT AND CUT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

REMOVING LOOSE STEEL PLATE FROM INSIDE OF BUNKER & STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURY BEGAN SOMETIME IN THE SPRING OF 1996 & SLOWLY WORSENED, TO THE POINT OF HAVING A BACK OPERATION ON 3/12/97 TO REPAIR A DISK. NO LOST WORK DAYS PRIOR TO OPERATION. DR. THOMAS ROCK PERFOR MED THE FOLLOING SURGERY. A. AUTOGRATH OF SPINALBONE. B. LAMINOTOMY LUMBAR - ADDITIONAL SPACE. C. FUSION OF LUMBAR POST.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT SPLICE. HE REACHED FOR THE BELT PUNCH TO MOVE IT, WHEN ANOTHER EE STRUCKHIM ON THE RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGERWITH A HAMMER