Mining Incidents in April 1997

TRUCK DRIVER OR TRISTATE TRANSPORT SUFFERED FATAL TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURIED WHEN HE FELL. VICTIM FAILED TO USE A SAFETY BELT AND LINE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AT TRUCK WASH AREA BEHIND THE LIME PLANT. V ICTIM CLIMBED ON TOP OF TANK TRAILER TO HOSE IT OFF. WAS FOUND SHORT TIME LATER LYING ON GROUND WITH SEVERE HEAD INJURIED AND NO VITAL SIGNS.

LOST CONTROL OF 910 CAT LOADER WHILE HAULING WELDER UP A STEEP GRADE. JUMPED FROM VEHICLE AND WAS RUN OVER BY IT.

DRAGLINE FELL INTO WATER FILLED PIT. EMP APPARENTLY DROWNED.

DRAGLINE APPARENTLY FELL INTO WATER FILLED PIT AND EMP APPARENTLY DROWNED. DRAGLINE RECOVERY CONTINUES.

THE VICTIM RECEIVED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES WHILE WORKING ON A STAMLER COAL FEEDER BREAKER. THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOCK AND TAG OUT THE CIRCUIT. HE WAS A CERTIFIED ELECTRICIAN AND WAS WELL AWA RE OF THE REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING LOCK OUT/TAG OUT PROCEDURES.

EMP WAS LOADING ORE CARS FROM THE PONYSET FLOOR APPROX 10' ABOVE TRACK LEVEL. UPON COMPLETION OFTHE TASK THE TRAIN WAS GIVEN A "HIGH BALL" LIGHTSIGNAL TO LEAVE THE PANEL AND PROCEED TO THE DUM P. WITHIN SECONDS ANOTHER SINGLE "STOP" LIGHT SIGNAL WAS GIVEN AND THIS STOPPED TRAIN. EMPS PARTNER FOUND HIM LAYING ALOND TRAIN. SPECULATED THAT EMP SLIPPED OFF LADDER, FELL AGAINST ORE CAR.

EMP WAS FATALLY INJURED FROM CRUSHING INJURY TO UPPER TORSO. LOADER BUCKET WAS POSTIIONED TO THEDUMP POSITION AND LOWERED TO THE GROUND. THE BUCKET SHIFTED AFT, CAUSING THE LIFTING LINGAGE MEC HANISM TO SHIFT AFT. THIS ACTION PINNED THE EMP AGAINST THE FRONT FRAME AND DIFFERENTIAL.

AT ABOUT 10:00 AM AN ELECTRICAL SUPERVISOR WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE WORKING ON AN ENERGIZED 300KVA, 4,160/480 VOLT PAD-MOUNTED ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER. TRANSFORMER LOCATED OUTSIDE NEWLY CONSTRUCT ED SURFACE SHOP FOR UNDERGROUND ON 2330 BENCH OFPIT. CONTRACTOR'S EMP FOUND VICTIM LAYING ON GROUND NEXT TO TRANSFORMER. DOORS OF TRANSFORMER COMPARTMENT OPEN, EXPOSING 4160 & 480 VOLT TERMIN

DRIVER BACKED UNDER BIN. STARTED BELT. THEN GOT SAMPLE PAN FROM STATE INSPECTOR AND JUMPED UP IN BIN WITH BELT ON.

EMPLOYEE HAD A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRIVING ON A DIRT AND GRAVEL ROAD. HIS VEHICLE OVERTURNED AND HE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO EMPLOYEE.

ROCK FELL FROM PILLAR STRIKING GROUND AND FALLING ONTO EMP, CRUSHING HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE DRILL DOGS AT BOTTOM OF DRILL AND ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SCOOPING A X-CUT OUT PRIOR TO A MOVE ON WEEKEND. THERE WAS GOB AND LOOSS BLOCK TO SCOOP OUT OF X-CUT. WHLE PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON SCOOP BUCKET, CAUSED KITCHE N COMPARTMENT TO RAISE CATCHING EMPLOYEES HEAD BETWEEN COMPARTMENT AND ROOF.

EE WAS CHECKING ON BEARINGS OF EQUIPMENT AND CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, AND RING FINGER IN THE BELT AND SHEAVE.

CARRYING CASTABLE IN BUCKETS. FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. DID NOT REALLY START BOTHERING HIM UNTIL MAY 26 1997 AND MADE APPT TO SEE DR ON JUNE 3, 1997.

WHILE USING A LIFTING JACK TO PUT A WRECKED MANTRIP BACK ON THE RAIL. THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CATCH HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE WRECKED MANTRIP AND SOME BLOCKING. CRUSHING THE BONES IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND CUTTING THE END OF THRIGHT MIDDLE FINGER OFF NEAR THE 1ST. JOINT.

EMP WAS INSTALLINGA GRIZZLY BEAM WEAR CAP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN STOMACH. FOUND FROM GOING TO DR THAT IT WAS HERNIA.

WAS MOVING A HOT ROLLER TO RELOCATE TO A SAFE PLACE. HE PICKED UP ROLLER AND FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A LODGED CONVEYOR BELT UNDER A SURGE BIN. THE BELT WASNOT ENERGIZED. EE WAS ROLLING BELT FORWARD MANUALLY WITH THE DRIVE BELTS AND THE BELT ROLLED BACKWARD PINCHING T HE EE S THREE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND. IT SMASHED AND SEVERED THE ENDS.

CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS USING A PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A STUCK ROCK AT CRUSHER.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A CONT. MINER, WAS SETTING OVER THE GEAR, THE SECOND RUN OF A CAR. AS HE SLOWED ( TURNED ), THE MINE TO GET IT ALIGNED THE DECK OF THE MINER GOT ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING A HAUL TRUCK DIESEL ENGINE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING CYLINDER HEADS. AS HE PRIED ON A BAR TO POP THE CYLINDER OUT HE FELT A STRAIN ON HIS RIGHT ABDOMINAL SIDE. O VER TIME PAIN PERSISTED AND A HERNIA WAS DIANOSED. THE HERNIA WAS REPAIRED ON 6-27-97. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 7-7-97, THUS THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED.

NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT. EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BURNIGN SENSATION WHILE DOING NORMAL DUTIES. HE WAS NOT LIFTING ANY HEAVY OBJECTS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DOUBLE HERNIA ON 4-21-97. HE RNIA REPAIRS WILL BE ON 5-5-97. EMPLOYEE CONTINUES TO WORK UNTIL THEN.

EMP LIFTED BOX FROM SMALL AC INTO TRUCK. EMP FIRST NOTICED INJURY ONE DAY LATER.

EMP WAS BACK IN THE SUPPLY HOLE, TRYING TO UNCOUPLE CARS. THE UNCOUPLER ON THE SHIELD CAR WORKED. THE LOW VEIN SHIELD CAR RAN OVER HIS FOOT. LITTLE TOE ON RIGHT FOOT HAD TO BE AMPUTATED.

PUTTING DRIVE BELT ON GRIZZLEY FEEDER, LEFT HAND (THUMB & INDEX FINGER), BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY. MACHINE WAS NOT OPERATING. RECOIL ACTION ONLY.

EE WAS LIFTING PULLEY SHAFT & COUPLER FROM A CRANE. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE SAW THE CO MD ON 4/18/97 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RIGHT GROIN HERNIA

EE WAS ASSISTING THE SHAFT CREW "RIGGING IN" #3 SHAFT WORK PLATFORM WHEN HE TRIED TO PIVOT THE GUID WHEEL ASSEMBLY INOT POSITION, IT RESISTED SLIGHTLY, HE GOT A BETTER GRIP. HOWEVER THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS POSITIONED IN A BOLT HOLE. HE YANKED THE ASSEMBLY AND IT PIVOTED AS REQUIRED. THE TIP OF THE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SEVERED BETWEEN THE BOLT HOLE AND FRAME AS IT MOVED.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH PLACING LIFTERS IN THE SAG MILL. HE WAS WARNED SEVERAL TIMES TO KEEP HIS FINGERS AND HANDS CLEAR OF THE RAM ON THE MATERIAL HANDLER.

EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER CREW MEMEBERS REMOVINGTHE GRIZZLY FROM THE PUGMILL TRANSFER BOX. THE 6000 LB GRIZZLY WAS LIFTED STRAIGHT UP BY THE CRANE OPERATOR. AS IT WAS LIFTED IT SWUNG TOWARDS THE CONTROL HOUSE. EE ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE GRIZZLY AWAY FROM THE CONTROL HOUSE TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO IT. IN DOING SO, HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CRUSHED BY GRIZZLY AGAINST A HANDRAIL

EMP BELIEVES INJURY 1ST BEGAN FROM STEMMING DRILLHOLES ON HIS 1ST DAY BACK TO WORK 1-28-97. WENTTO DR @ HOSPITAL SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS APPENDICITIS OR VIRUS. PAIN GOT BETTER BUT DIDN'T GO AWAY. WENT TO ANOTHER DR 4-2. WAS DIAGNOSED AS PROBABLE HERNIA. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY VISIT 4-10-97.

LIFTED ONE END OF A CROSS ARM WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAIN (HERNIA) OF THE RIGHT SIDE GROIN.

INCIDENT STILL UDNER INVESTIGATION.

SAW WATER LEAKING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT HEATER CUTOFF VALVE. WHEN REACHING IN TO CUT WATER OFF AT VALVE, FAN SUCTION PULLED GLOVE & HAND INTO FAN BLADE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BOX OF GLUE OT SUPPLY THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WA WORKING IN THE #8 FACE.

EE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHICH CAUSED STRAIN TO HIS LEFT ANKLE AND RT KNEE. REINJURED RT KNEE WHILE DISMOUNTING DRILL AND 6-10-97, SCHEDULED FOR ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY 6-10-97, FIR ST REPORT OF INJURY WAS FIRST AID.

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WOKRING IN THE TRUCK SHOP. WHILE PICKING UP GARBAGE CAN THEN EMPTYING TRASH IN DUMPSTER, HE FELT A SNAP IN HIS BACK.

THE BUGGY WAS LEAVING THE MINER AND SLID DOWN THE RIB. IT CAUGHT THE MINER CABLE AND, IN TURN, THE MINER CABLE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S (MINER OEPRATOR) LEG. IT PULLED HIM DOWN AND HYPEREXTENDED HI S LEG.

WHILE WALKING FROM THE ELEVATOR TO THE TRACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT, THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS EHAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, JAMMING HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINEE ROOF, JAMMING HIS NECK.

EMP STEPPED ON A LOOSE ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE PULLED DOWN ON BIN LEVER TO DUMP STONE INTO STOCK PILE TRUCK. PULLED MUSCLE IN GROIN/ABDOMEN AREA.

EE WAS UNLOADING PALLETOF BLOCK OFFOF A HAYWAGHO. THE CHAIN THAT THEY USE BECAME CAUGHT & WHEN HE JERKED ON THE CHAIN, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL INHIS FOREARM. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS & OVEREXERTION. COMPLAINCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOA FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP OK. MINER PROFIENCIENCY A FACOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR

HAD BEEN LIFTING BEAMS 4-26-97 AND FELT A TWING IN BACK AND THAN ON 4-30-97 WAS DOING PAPER WORKBEFORE SHIFT STARTED AND WAS PUSHING BOOK BACK INTO SLOT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK AND WENT TO E MERGENCY ROOM. PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS CLEANING WET TURBO DECK WHEN HE MOVED LADDER, TRAPPING HIS LEFT RIGN FINGER BETWEEN LADDER AND HAND RAIL CAUSING AN OPEN FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER OUT OF NO. 4 HEADING WHEN THE CANOPY OF THE MIENR GOT AGAINST A LOOSE ROOF BOLT. THE BOLT HEAD AND PLATE SPUN AROUND AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

LIFTING TROFT IDLER BRAKET ONTO CONVEYOR FRAME, TWISTED BACK.

WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS WHEN HE HURT HIS NECK.

EMP WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK TO DRIVE A BEARING ON A SHAFT OF A TAIL PULLEY. WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR FOLLOWED BY PAIN IN RIGHT UPPER ARM.

EE HAD BROUGHT A MANBUS OUUT OF CHARGING STATION ONTO THE MAINLINE, GOING TO SHAFT BOTTOM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SUPPLY MOTORS, WITH 4 CARS OF SUPPLIES CAME UP FROM 15-17, ALSO GOING TO SHAFT BOTTOM. THEY COLLIDED WITH THE MANBUS AND EE GOT THROWN FROM THE RIDE HE WAS OPERATING. THIS BECAME A REPORTABLE INJURY ON 5-7-97. THE FIRST DAY OF WORKED MISSED.

EMP WAS USING THE HIGH PRESSURE WASHER. TWISTED AT THE WAIST AND PULLED UPPER TO LOWER MUSCLE.

THE 3 SHUTTLE CAR CABLE SHORTED CAUSING THE POWER TO DEENERGIZE ON THE RECTIFIER. WHEN THE RECTIFIER WAS REENERGIZED THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE RECTIFIER STUCK CAUSING POWER TO ENERGIZE THE BREAK ER FOR THE 3 SHUTTLE CAR. THE BREAKER WAS NOT RESET OR THE CATHEAD PULLED AND EE ASSUMED, THAT THE CATHEAD HAD BEEN PULLED, AND LOCKED OUT EE CUT INTO CABLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION. HE S

WHILE WASHING COAL FROM SCREEN, HE TURNED TO PULL FIR HOSE AND SLIPPED AND FELL IN FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND STRAINING HIS BACK.

UNKNOWN--EE STATEDHE HAD LOWER BACK PAIN00WAS NOT SURE WHAT CUASED IT--HE LATER STATED IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE TRUCK OR IT MAY HAVE BEEN WHEN HE WAS DOING SOME SHO VELING.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE ELEVATOR CHAIN ON A WHEEL SCRAPER WITH ASSIST FROM A CRANE. THE LIFT CHAINBROKE, AND HIT EE ON THE HEAD, CREATING A CUT TOTHE TOP BACK RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD. IT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES & NEEDED TO BE KEPT CLEAN

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON BARGES ON MONONGAHELA RIVER WHEN A HEMP ROPE BROKE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEGS. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN WENT TO DOCTOR.

SMALL SECTION OF DRAW ROCK FELL, STRIKING NECK AREA.

EE WAS CARRYING ROOF MAT & JAMMED NECK IN TOP

EE WAS DOING HIS TRUCK CHECK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

EE TOOK RADITOR CAP FROM TRACTOR TO COOL ENGINE WHEN STEAM CAME OUT AND BURNED RIGHT ARM & FACE.HE RECD 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS

EE UPSO SEATING DOWN ON OPERATOR'S SEAT GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT IN THE MECHANISM OF THE SEAT RESUTLING IN A FRACTURE & LACERATION. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS & SEAT BEING BACK EXPOSING ME CHANISM. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS INADEQUATE, MINER KNOWLEDGE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTMES A FACOR.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE PULLED HIS RIGHT SIDE WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER-LATE REPORTED. THIS ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THIS OFFICE RECDWORD OF THIS CLAIM ON 5/12/97. RIGHT TO APPEAL IS RESERVED

EE WAS USING A STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN SCRAPER MOTOR WHEN EE SPRAYED TO TOP OF HIS FOOT, WITH HOT WATER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A STEPLADDER SLIP/FALL ON STEP GRADE.

THIS WAS NOT REPORTED BY EE UNTIL 4:45 PM 5-1-97. EE STATES HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING A EUCLID 35 TON HAUL TRUCK SOMETIME BEFORE NOON ON 4-29-97. HE SAID HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD. E E FINISHED HIS SHIFT (5:00PM) AND SAID NOTHING. CALLED IN 4-30-97 NOT COMING IN. CAME TO WORK 5-1-97, AND REPORTED INCIDENT AT 4:45 PM. WENT TO DR 5-2-97. OFF FOR UNDETERMINED TIME.

WORKER STANDING ON LADDER WHILE PUTTING RUBBER IN HOPPER. LADDER SLIPPED AND WORKER FELL CATCHING RIGHT ARM BETWEEN FRAME. FAST MOVING BELT CUT FOREARM BEFORE HE COULD MOVE IT.

VICTIM WAS WALKING BESIDE MOVIGN ROOF BOLTER WHEN BOLTER TURNED PUSHING VICTIM INTO RIB OF COAL.

WHILE CONDUCTING A PREOPERATIONAL CHECK OF HIS HAUL TRUCK, THE AIR HOSE DISCONNEDTED AND IN DOING SO HIT EE ON THE SIDE OF HIS KNEE & HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SPOT BOLTING INT EH BET AND TRACK ENTRY. THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTEER HIT A TIMBER KNOCKING IT LOOSE AND DISLODGING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK. THE ROCK FELL, HIT A RAIL ON BELLT LINE, BOUNCED ITNO HIS LEFT KNEE BRUISING AND FRACTURING KNEE CAP.

EE TOOK COVER PLATE OFF AND SET IT ON TOP OF THE MINER. WHILE PULLING SLACK WASHDOWN HOSE THE PLATE FELL OFF MINER AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND THAT WAS RESTING ON THE RUB RAIL.

EE WAS BOLTING IN FACE AREA OF 5 ENTRY 2 UNIT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK 30"X24"X2" FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BEDDING STONES AND WHEN HE PULLED IT FREE IT CUT HIS RIGHT HEEL. HE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THE TIME. HOWEVER ON 5-1-97, HE WENT TO THE BLOOMINTON HOSPITAL E.R. DUE TO THE FOOT BECOMING INFECTED.

BOLTING TOP LOOSE ROCK FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON HAND.

EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF ROCK WHERE A BRATTICE WAS AND A PIECE OF PLASTER FLIPPED OFF OF ROOF HITTINGHIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS TRYING DISLODGE A ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR OF THE INER WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED & HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL OFF THE MINER TO THE MINE FLOOR. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIP WAS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY MAYBE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMS OK

EE WAS TURNING SLATE BLOCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK EE WAS NOT BOTHERED WITH BACK UNTIL 5-7-97.

AS HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE MOTOR, HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSIN GA BURNING PAIN.

CLEANING WINDOWS ON LOADER, STRUCK HEAD ON BAR HOLDING MIRROR.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STUCK DRILL STEEL FROM THE ROOF BOLT HOLE THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE COUPLER OF THE DRILL STEEL.

THE EE WAS REACHING ACROSS A PICKUP TRUCK SEAT TO RETRIEVE HIS LUNCH PAIL & LIGHT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HTE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK & SIDES

WAS LIFTING EQUIPMENT WITH COME A LONG WHEN A PARTICLE FELL FROM ABOVE AND ENTERED LEFT EYE SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN.

SHUTTLE CAR WAS STUCK UP AND A SCOOP WITH A WINCH WAS BEING USED TO PULL SHUTTLE CAR AROUND. FLOOR UNDERNEATH SHUTTLE CAR GAVE WAY AND CAR SLID SUDDENLY, STRIKING EMPS LEFT LEG.

WAS TRAMMING SCOOP AND RAN OVER CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HEAD TO HIT CANOPY AND ELBOWS TO HIT SIDES OF SCOOP CAUSING WHIPLASH.

EMP STATED HE SLIPPED, TWISTING LEFT KNEE, WHILE CROSSING BRIDGE AT BRATTICE 13 ON SME RETURN AIRWAY. EMP STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-5-97.

EE WAS INSTALLING A WATER LINE, A 8" DRESSER COUPLING FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WORKED THE REST OF HIS SHIFT, AND AFTER HE WENT HOME HE WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER.

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING IN THE MAIN SOUTH #1 ENTRY WHE A PIECE OF CLOD FELL OUT FROM THE ROF & STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE HAD FILLED UP THE ROCKDUSTER AT THE END OF TRACK AT 4-DEV, AND WAS SEALING THE LID WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS NECK AND BACK.

EE WAS HELPING CARRY A PUMP WHEN HE STRAINED HIS GROIN

A NOTE WAS LEFT BY EE AND RESULTED IN A VERBAL DISCUSSION AND THEN RESULTED ITNO A VIOLENT FIGHT WHICH EE GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT 3 TIMES AND WAS KICKED.

INJURED WAS REPAIRING PLACE IN MINER CABLE, REACHED OUT AND PULLED BACK 1 TO 2 FT OF SLACK CABLE TO SPREAD LEADS TO REPAIR DAMAGED PLACE. FELT PRESSURE AND PULL TO SMALL OF HIS BACK.

WHILE MOVING THE DRILL A STEEL ROD FELL OFF HITTING THE TRACK, BOUNCING UP AND HITTING HIM IN THE GROIN.

EE WAS PUTTING BATTERY JUMPER CABLES ON TO JUMP START TRUCK. BATTERY EXPLODED.

INJURED PERSON WAS PUTTING A COUPLING ON A 4" DIAMETER PLASTIC WATER DISCHARGE PIPE. WHEN THIS WAS COMPLETED, HE LET GO OF THE PIPE TO LET IT DROP TO THE GROUND. THE PIPE FELL ON THE INSTEP OF HIS RT FOOT. EE STATED HIS FOOT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL THAT EVENING.

EE WAS MOVING SCSR BOXES ON AND OFF SCOOOP TRACTOR AND FELT TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK (LOWER AND MIDDLE). DID NOT NOTICE PAIN UNTIL HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME.

EE WAS SCRAPING MATERIAL FROM UNDER CRUSHER & CONVEYORS AFTER PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN. EE GOT OFF DRAGOUT TRACTOR TO MOVE SOME TOOLS. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HURTING BACK AND LEFT LOWER LEG.

EE WAS LIFTING SCREENS ON THE 29TH. ON THE 30TH HE CALLED IN AND REPORTED HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM AND HE WAS GOING TO THE DR.

TWISTED ANKLE DISMOUNTING GRADER.

CLEANING AROUND APROCKET ON #1 HOT BELT WITH GUARD OFF. MACHINERY WAS RUNNING AND HE GOT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT IN IT.

EE STATED WHILE WALKING SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL TWISTING LT KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 7/31/97

PIPE SLID ON SNOW AND BUMPED EMPLOYEES LOWER RIGHT ARM CAUSING SOFT TISSUE ABRASION.

INJURED WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON CANS OF OIL UP ON 988B FRONT END LOADER AND HURT LOWER BACK.

WHILE REMOVING ROPE FROM BARGE EMP DEVELOPED TROUBLE BREATHING AND CHEST PAINS. HE THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING HEART ATTACK. TREATED HIM BY SETTLING DOWN AND APPLYING COOL WATER TO HEAD AND NECK. CA LLED AMBULANCE. HERE AT 8:00AM. TOOK TO ER FOR TREATMENT. ENDED UP BEING STRAINED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK.

EE FELL WHILE GETTING OFF EQUIPMENT ON JOB SITE. EE CLAIMS THIS IS/WAS A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION AND NOT WORK RELATED. EE HAS MISSED 1 WEEK OF WORK BUT HAS NOT FILED FOR WORKER'S COMPENSATION A ND HAS PAID ALL MEDICAL BILLS AS OF THIS DATE WI BC/BS.

WAS BUFFING METAL WITH GRINDER AND WIRE WHEEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL LANDED IN EFT EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WARM.

EE WAS LOADING RESING ON THE FMC ROOF BOLTER IN THE LDCC OF 001 SECTION AND INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE BOX FROM THE GROUND IN AN ATTEMPT TO TOSS IT ON TOP OF THE BOLTER.

HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A WOODEN PALLET TO PUT STONE ON AS HE CUTS IT TRIED TO SNATCH IT UP, CAUSING A CATCH IN HIS BACK.

AFTER WORKING ON MINER, THE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP.

EE WAS WORKING REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE. HE STEPPED IN MUD, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND HIS BODY TWISTED.

THE EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE FOR GLUE AND PIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS FOREARM, ELBOW, FINGER AND CUT OVER HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WORKING ON #4 ENTRY.

WAS MOVING LOADS OF DIRT/SAND WITH A WHEELBARROW WHEN IT WWENT TO ONE SIDE HE TRIED TO HOLD IT BALANCE, BUT HURT LEFT CALF.

EE STATED A ROOF BOLT HUNG UNDER GRADER BLADE CAME UP & STRUCK EE ON HARD HAT. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 5/4/97

MINER WAS PREPAIRING TO PUSH UP A RESIN BOLT (THE #2 IN LAST ROW) WHEN HE USED TH EWRONG LEVER RESULTING IN THE BOLT ROTATING AND CATCHING HIS GLOVE. INJURY WAS TO THE LEFT INDEX FINGR, SPLIN T WAS APPLIED. PATINT WAS REMOVED TO THE SURFACE WHERE HE ELECTED PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOSPITAL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A RFM WITH A CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE FOOT ALLEGEDLY BRUISING HIS RIGHT INSTEP.

EMP WAS CLEANING WEST CHUTE OF SECONDARY PLANT WITH ELECTRIC CHISEL WHEN ROCK FELL FROM TOP FROMVIBRATION HITTING HIM ON WRIST.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FOUR STEP LADDER. WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM STEP, HE TURNED AWAY TAKING HIS HANDS OFF THE LADDER. HE THEN SLIPPED AND IN AN EFFORT TO BREAK HIS FAL HE HIT HIS WRIST/FOR EARM ON A CONVEYOR.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING STATIONARY LADDER TO TUB LEVEL OF CHECKPOT ROOM, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG. INJURED DIDN'T LET GO OF THE RUNG AS HE WAS SEVERAL STEPS UP THE LADDER. THIS CAUSE D INJURED'S ENTIRE WEIGHT TO PULL ON SHOULDER BECAUSE HIS FEET WOULD NOT TOUCH THE FLOOR.

EMP WAS BOLTING TOP UNDERGROUND. STAB JACK BLEW OFF CAUSING CANOPY TO COME DOWN STRIKING THE EMP ON TOP OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE GETTING OUT OF MANBUS, SLIPED AND HIT LEFT KNEE.

SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER. HIT HAND AGAINST STEEL I-BEAM, BREAKING BONE IN RT. HAND.

PULLING NEW CONVEYOR BELT INTO PLACE, PIECE OF BELT LAGGING SLIPPED LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN TEH FACE, EMPLOYEE FELL INTO GUARDRAILING FACE FIRST, THEN TRIED TO GET UP STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. INJURIES SUSTAINED: LEFT CHEEK FRACTUURED, FRACTURE OF THE SINUS CAVITY, BROKEN NOSE, LACERATION UNDER NOSE AND BACK OF HEAD.

EE WAS RIDING IN A BATTERY MANTRIP. AS MANTRIP ROUNDED A CURVE IN THE RAIL, IT RAN INTO A LOCOMOTIVE WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE TRACK.

HE WAS MOVING EYE BEAMS WITH THE LOADER. WHEN ONE FELL OFF HE WENT TO PUSH THEM BACK ON WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT AND HE CUT IT.

EE WAS USING A LARGE AIR IMPACT TO LOOSEN APRING BOLTS ON THE 7F CRUSHER. AFTER REPEATED USAGE AND LIFTING THE WRENCH, HE INJURED HIS NECK & RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE ALLEDGES HE WAS INJURED WHILE ON THE SAND & HIS TENDENITUS PULLED IN HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING PAIN & A LUMP. [SAND PILE SHIFTED HE WAS STANDING ON].

CLIMBING DOWN STAIRS KNEE POPPED WHEN REACHING THE GROUND. TWISTED.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING A PORTABLE DRILLING RIG WHICH REQUIRED MOVING AROUND ON THE DRILLING PLATFORM. HE TRIPPED ON A LARGE PIPE WRENCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE DRILLING PLATFORM. H E STRUCK BOTH KNEES ON THE PLATE STEEL DECK RESUULTING IN A CONTUSION AND WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH TORN CARTILAGE REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE ATRS AND ROOF BOLTER, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND NECK.

IN THE 10-D BELT ENTRY INBY 11 BLOCK, A 8" I BEAM WAS BEING UNLOADED FROM A PETTI MULE. ONE END OF THE I BEAM WAS SECURED TO A CHAIN AND THE MULE WAS BACKING OUT, THE I BEAM CAME OFF AND STRUC K EE ONT HE LEFT LEG.

EE WAS CHAIN-FALLING A CHUTE INTO PLACE, CHUTE WAS TOP HEAVY AND FLIPPED OVER ONTO EE PIMMING BOTH LEGS TO THE GROUND.

WHILE UNLOADING PALLETS OF PRODUCT OFF OF A TRUCK, THE TRUCK DRIVER STARTED THEMOVE THE TRUCK WITH THE JACK LIFT UNDER A PALLET TIPPING THE FORKLIFT ON ITS SIDE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR DID NOT COMPLAIN OF INJURY UNTIL 5-29-97.

EE WAS WORKING WITH SPUD BAR INSIDE KILN, HE PULLED ON BAR TO LOOSEN ASH AND STEPPED BAKC, AND BROKE HIS RIGHT FIBIA.

11:30AM ROCK FELL FROM RIB & HIT SHOULDER-IT WASSORE. 2:00PM WHILE DRILLIG WITH JACKLEG, IT JERKED HIS SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE AS IT SHOT UPWARDS

EE BEGANLOSIGN TIME ON 4-26 DUE TO AN OLD ELBOW INJURY FROM 10-09-95.

EMP WAS LIFTING A TRACK SEGMENT WHILE REPAIRING A D11 DOZER WHICH INJURED LOWER BACK. MISSED 3 DAYS THEN REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON 3-29-97. LEFT AGAIN WITH BACK PAIN ON 4-26-97.

EMP WAS WORKING ON COMPANY 1 TON TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON TAILGATE RESULTING IN STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

THE EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT IN PLANT #4 AND HE LEANED ON TWO BOARDS. UPON APPLYING FIRM PRESSURE ON THE NUT WITH A WRENCH, HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 3' IN HEIGHT, LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

WALKED THROUGH PILE OF LIME & WATER SOLUTION. LIME GOT ON PANTS & BOTH LEGS. PANTS & RUBBER BOOTS RUBBED ON LEGS CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS IN BACK OF LEG

WAS PACKING BAGS IN MILL #3M TURNED AND CUT ARM ON SPOUT.

EE WAS BENT OVER, OPENING A CASE OF POWDER. A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, SEVERING TENDONS.

CHANGING BOOTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRY LIME FLIPPEDINTO EYE. LIME CAME OFF OF PANTS LEG

EE WAS RE-RAILING A 10 TON BATTERY MOTOR BACK ONTO THE TRACK. HE USED A 10 TON SIMPLEX JACK TO PUSH THE MOTOR OVER. WHEN THE MOTOR STARTED TO GO, THE SIMPLEX JACK FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOOT.

LOADING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN MY KNEE TWISTED.

INJURED EMP WAS INSTRUCTING A CONT MINER OPERATOR IN THE NEXT MOVE. SHUTTLE CAR WAS HEADING INTOTHE CONT MINER. AS SHUTTLE CAR PULLED THROUGH PULL THROUGH CURTAIN INJURED EMP WAS STRUCK BY SHU TTLE CAR IN THE RIGHT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS FROM 3RD FLOOR OF SCREEN DECK WHERE HE HAD BEEN TAKING ORE SAMPLES. SLIPPED DOWN STAIRS AND TWISTED ANKLE.

RIGHT WRIST AND THUMB STRAIN FROM USING A WRENCH.

EE HELPING THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP AND STRUCK EE ON HAND.

CABLE SPOOL BEARING HOUSING BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE SPOOL TO RELEASE FROM ITS HOLD WHICH IN TURN YANKED THE RELEASE WHICH LEADS TO THE FOOT PEDALS KICKING BACK ON THE OPERATOR'S FOOT.

EE STRAINED NECK UNLOADING TOOL BOXES DID NOT MMISS WORK NECK CONTD TO BOTHER WENT TO DR FOR TEST. RAN MILOGRAM-DIG CHIPED VER & DISC PROBLEMMISSED 2 DAYS FOR TESTS

AT END OF SHIFT DRIVER WAS DISMOUNTING FROM TRUCK, AS SHE DESENTED TO THE GROUND, SHE STRUCK HER ELBOW ON THE TRUCK BUMPER. SHE COMPLAINED OF PAIN WITH STIFFNESS AND SLIGHT SWELLING OCCURING. WHEN MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS ADMINSTRATED, X RAYS FOUND A PREEXISTING BONE CHIP WHICH WAS AGGRIVATED BY THE CONTACT WITHT HE BUMPER. THE INJURY REQUIRED A TEMPORARY CAST.

WHILE WALKING TO HIS PICK UP TRUCK ( IN MINING AREA) HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

WHILE PULLING LOOSE ROCK FROM TOP, HURT BACK.

CUTTING 2 X 12 BOARD. SKIL SAW JUMPED FORWARD AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE CUTTING ELECTRICAL TAPE OFF OF A WIRE, THE POCKET KNIFE THE EE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT EE S HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

LOADING STEEL (SHEET METAL) INTO SCOOUT TRUCK PUTTING LAST PIECE INTO TRUCK LEG HIT THE HITCH ON TRUCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARD. PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON TOP OF HIS LOWER LEGS AND FE ET.

WHILE OPERATING SKID STEER, EE WAS WORKING AROUND CONVEYOR BELT AT LOWER PLANT AND DROVE UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELT AND FELL ON HIS RT. KNEE CAUSING BRUISING AND A CONTU SION.

EE WAS ON TOP OF STRIPPING AREA CHECKING WATER WELLS. A TELEPHONE POLE WAS PARTIALLY HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF THE BANK WHERE THE STRIPPING SHOVEL WAS WORKING. EE TRIED TO MOVE THE POLE BY HIMS ELF BUT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. THE SHOVEL OPERATDECIDED TO MOVE THE POLE WITH HIS BUCKET. WHEN THE POLE WAS DOWN, EE CAME TO THE EDGE OF THE BANK WANTING HELP.

EE AT ELJAY SCREEN ON CRUSHING PLANT. DROPPED CHAIN COVER ON HIS FOOT.

EMP ALLEGEDLY MOVED A PIECE OF METAL ON TO THE MINER. WORKED FULL SHIFT AND NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFTON SAT 4-26-97. DID NOT TELL ANYONE ABOUT AN ALLEGED INJURY. CALL OWNER ON 4-28-97, SAID HIS BAC K STARTED HURTING WHEN HE GOT HOME. EMP HAS HISTORY OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PROBLEMS. FAMILY DR HAS BEEN TREATING HIM FOR AT LEAST 4 1/2 YRS FOR SAME CONDITION.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE WHEN HE ALLEDGEDLY PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM. VICTIM WAS TO DR 4-30-97 FOR PAIN RELIEF AND DR ADVISED HIM TO REST.

WHILE GETTING OUT OF A SCOOP, THE INJURED LEFT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHECKING TRANSMISSION FLUID ON HIS MOTOR AND THERE WAS A JACK LAYING IN THE AREA HE NEEDED TO BE. HE LIFTED THE JACK TO MOVE IT AND FELT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 5TH LEFT BELT AT XCUT 57 WHERE HE SLIPPED ON A BELT CROSSOVER. HE FELL LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS STEPPING FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS TO MOVE OUTOF THE WAY OF THE SHEARER. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHTON THE SIDE OF THE SHIELD AS HE WAS STEPPING ACROSS, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE LANDED ON T HE COAL THAT WAS IN BETWEEN THE SHIELDS CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST AS HE FELL.

EE WAS CARRYING 8"X8" SQUARE SETS IN THE 4 E WEST. BELT LINE. EE STATEN IT BOTHERED HIS BACK. THIS CONDITION WORSENED ON MONDAY 4-28-97. AT THIS TIME HE FILLED OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. EE WAS U NABLE TO RETURN THE NEXT DAY. LOST TIME DRS RELASE STATED AGGRIVATED OLD INJURY.

WORKING ON WELD REPAIRS IN FILTER BODY.GRINDING ON WELDS CAUSED FOREIGN BODY TO EMBED IN RIGHT EYE.POSSIBLY CAUSED BY DRAFT FROM AIR MOVER. (SUBMITTED AS GRACE PERIOD DOCUMENT.DID NOT APPE AR TO BE AN ILLNESS)

EE STATES WHILE LOADING HOLES, PRODUCT HOSE FROM BULK TRUCK HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, BRUISING NECK MUSCLES.

WHILE WORKING IN PANEL OF SHUTTLE CAR, THE RIB BEHIND THE ELECTRICIAN FELL & STRUCK EE IN THE FOOT

PUSHING ROCK TRUCK UP HILL BLADE SLIPPED OFF TRUCK BED AND CAUSED OPERATOR TO LEAVE HIS SEAT AT WHICH HE BUMPED HEAD IN DOZER CAB.

THE INJURED AND HELPER WERE INSTALLING A SPEED REDUCER ON A BELT DRIVE. WHEN THEY PICKED IT UP HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK REOCCURRANCE OF INJURY 10-4-96.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING UNDER THE KILNS TO THE OVER FLOW PUMP. WHEN HE STEPPED IN A STONE TWISTING HIS LT ANKLE UNDER. FRACTURED IT. FOOT.

MAN COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN FROM OPERATING HIS NEW 992G CAT FRONT END LOADER. DR HAS HIM OFF WORKWHILE TESTING IS PERFORMED.

EE WAS SETTING TIMBERS AROUND A HIGH VOLTAGE INSTALLATION. HE TOOK HOLD OF A TIMBER LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR AND PULLED IT TOWARD HIM WHEN A PAIN WAS FELT IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SAYS HE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT WHILE IN THE REPAIR SHOP. THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF THE SHAFT WHEN HE STRUCK IT AND HE HIT HIS OWN LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING 4'X8'X1/2" SCREENS FROM ONE SITE TO ANOTHER.

EMP STATED THAT AS HE BENT OVER TO PICKUP A UTILITY BAR, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

SPINNER IN HAMMERMILL TURNED WHILE CHANGING HAMMERS PINNING FOOT BETWEEN LINER AND SPINNER. BROKEN FOOT. CAST ON FOOT.

EMP WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROCK LEDGE AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE DRILL TO NEXT LOCATION. AS EMP MOVED DRILL STEP ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING RAN OVER 8" ROCK CAUSING STEP TO BE THRUST UPWARD AND TH EN CAME DOWN SHARPLY. AS EMP CAME DOWN KNEE WAS SOMEWHAT TWISTED. THIS CAUSED A SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE. LEDGE WILL BE FREE OF ANY LOOSE OR FOREIGN MATERIAL BEFORE DRILLING.

WORKER WAS LYING A TREAD STONE DOWN WHEN ANOTHER TREAD FELL ON HIS FINGER. HIS FINGER WAS CUT AND NEEDED STICHES.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PLACING DRILL ROAD ON ANOTHER ROD, HE DROPPED DRILL ROD IT BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST CENTRALIZER ARMS CAUSING A CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE CLEANING OUT UNDER A BELT DISCHARGE TO WASHDECK, A LARGE CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL OFF BELT &STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD

ROCK JUMPED OFF SCALPING SCREEN AND MAN WAS UP THERE HIT HIM IN HAND CONTUSION.

PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING THE EMPS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO HIS FOOT. #5 SECTION

ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WHEN HE PLACED HIS HAND ON IT TO TAKE METHANE TEST. EMP WAS IN THE 1N1W SECTION.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL-REACHED OVER TO PU SQUARE & BURN HAND ON END OF TORCH. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/28/97

HIT A HOLE AND PUSHED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY.

EE WAS BOLTING REPLACEMENT PADDLES TO LOG WASHER. THE WEIGHT OF THE PADDLES APPARENTLY CAUSED THE SHAFT OF THE LOG WASHER TO TURN, TRAPPING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING IN PELLETIZER. WHILE PUSHING A FOUR WHEEL CART UP THE INCLINED GRATED WALKWAY ADJACENT TO THE OLD OPERATING FOREMAN OFFICE ON THE BALLING FLOOR ONE OF THE EMPTY W OODEN PALLETS TURNED AND CAUGHT THE GUARD RAIL. THE CART STOPPED BUT EE S KNEE STRUCK THE CART.

HE WAS KNOCKING WEDGES LOOSE TO ADJUST THE CRUSHER DOWN 1 RIB. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE HAMMER, THE HANDLE GLANCED AND THE HAMMER HIT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE HAD STEEL TOE BOOTS ON, BUT TH E HAMMER HIT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE. CRUSHER HAD ALOT OF MATERIAL BUILT UP AROUND IT AND LIMITED THE SPACE TO STAND.

EE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN.

DESCENDING WOODEN STEPS FROM DUST BUSTER BUILDING TO LOWER CRUSHING PLANT STEPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP FELL & TWISTED KNEE

EE STATES THAT HE WAS BAGGING LIME AND HE THREW A BAG ONTO A PALLET. THE BAG STARTED TO FALL OFF OF THE OTHER SIDE AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. EE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 04-29-97 FOR A EPIGASTR IC HERNIA.

EMP WAS GOING TO THE OVERHEAD CRANE. WALKED OVERGRIZZLIES, WHERE GYP IS FILTERED THROUGH TO BIN,FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN GRIZZLY AND SCRAPED RIGHT SHIN.

WHILE CHANGING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EEREMOVE A COOKIE SHEET (PLATFORM) FROM A 936 EIMCO FORKLIFT TYPE MACHINE. THE COOKIE SHEET WAS BOUND ONTO THE FORKS AND WOULD NOT COME OFF. A CHAIN HAD BEEN HOOKED THRO UGH THE EYES OF THE COOKIE SHEET AND AROUND A CEMENT FILLED PIPE FOR ANCHORAGE. ON THE FOURTH TY AND ADJUSTMENTS AFTER EACH ATTEMPT, THE CHAIN BROKE STIKING EE ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMP WAS IN COAL CHUTE BURSTING LARGE LUMPS OF COAL WHEN HE INJURED UPPER RIGHT LEG. CAME BACK TO WORK 4-3-97, WORKED UNTIL 4-23-97. THEN AGGRAVATED INJURY AND WENT TO DR. ORIGINAL INJURY - 2 D AYS LOST.

EE WAS PULLING ON A STEEL WEDGED BETWEEN THE HEAD OF A ROOF BOLTER AND THE CANOPY BACK. DURING THIS PROCESS HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN HE JERKED ON THE STEEL. HE SUSTAIN ED A SPRAIN.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCURR WHILE OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR GOING THRU ROUGH ROADS. HE SAID THE SHUTTLE CAR FELL INTO A RUT AND WHEN THIS HAPPENED HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. CAU SE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND FILLING IN HOLES ON TRAMROAD. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT WORN (BACK SUPPORT). MINER PROFICIENCY.

EMPSTATED THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

HE WAS CHANGING THE TAIL PULLEY ON F-1B. WHILE PUTTING THE PULLEY BACK IN THE CONVEYOR, THE COME-A-LONG SLIPPED AND THE PULLEY HIT THE SIDE OF HIS LEG.

WHILE BOLTING TOP THE EE LET THE DRILL STEEL DOWN OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ARM. BRUISED HIS ARM.

EE WAS PULLING A LINE CURTAIN OUT OF THE ROADWAY, WHEN THE CURTAIN CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF ROCK LYING ON THE PAVEMENT. HE HAD HIS FINGER WRAPPED IN THE CURTAIN AND WHEN IT CAUGHT, IT PULLED AND P OSSIBLY BROKE HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS DROPPING HEAD ON BOLTER WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND WENT UNDER HEAD CAUSING FRACTURE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO ALIGN THE TRACK ALONG THE #7 BELT LINE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5-7-97.

EE WAS PUTTING TOP ROLLER IN BELT STRUCTURE, WHILE LIFTING 4OLLER AND BELT UP TO SLIDE ROLLER TO PROPER POSITION HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO PUSH A ROOF BOLT INTO A HOLE, WHEN CAP COAL, 4'X5'X5", FELL FROM AROUND THE ROOF BOLT THUS INJURING EE'S LEFT HAND. HIS HAND WAS MASHING IN BETWEEN THE CAP COAL & DRIL L HEAD.

EE WAS EXITING HIS TRUCK BY WAY OF LADDER, WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP, AND FELL APPROX 8 FT TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING WITH HIS HANDS A STEEL ROPE OFF OF THE SPOOL OF A HOIST. THE ROPE GOT CAUGHT IN A CRUSHER CAUSING IT TO JERK, CUTTING THE TOP PART OF RIGHT HAND, MIDDLE & 1STF INGERS. SEVERAL STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

CONNER RUN BELT PROJECT SECTION. AT THE END OF SHIFT, LOADER OPERATOR WENT TO LEFT SIDE OF HIS LOADER TO GET A BAG OF ROCKDUST TO BEGIN ROCKDUSTING OPERATIONS. A MINE RIB FELL HITTING HIS RIGH T LEG PUSHING IT AGAINST LOADER.

NOT PAYING PROPER ATTENTION TO HIS ACITIVITIES AT THE TIME HE WAS PERFORMING TASK. DID NOT NOTICE THAT SUSPENSION LINK WAS SUSPENDED BY ONE PIN LAYING ON TOP OF ANOTHER WHEN HE KNOCKED IT OFF , AND OT NOTICING THAT HIS FOOT WAS DIRECTLY UNDER LINK.

INJURED WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR HIT HOLE IN ROADWAY BOUNCING HIM AGAINST CANOPY.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING THE REMOTE MINER, WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PULL THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. WHEN HE DID THIS HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POPPED AND HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS SOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST HOSEPHS HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS SEEN IN THE EMERGENCY RM BY DR HE WAS DIANOSIED AS HAVING PULLED LIGAMENTS OR THENDONS IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS COUPLING A ROCK DUST AMCHIEN UP TO A SUPPLY MOTOR THE OPERATOR PULLED THE SUPPLY MOTOR UP AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE MOTOR.

EE WAS HOLDING THE BOTTOM OF THE JACKLEG WITH HIS FOOT IT KICKED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING LEFT SHOULDER

EE STATED AS A SUMP PUMP ENERGIZED AT THE COOK MTN. BELT TAIL THE DISCHANGE LINE SPRAYED WATER INTO THE EE S EAR.

PUT BACK RUBBER IN TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR THAT WAS LEAKING ROCK. THE RATCHET GOT CAUGHT WHEN TIGHTENING THE BACK BOLTS PULLING RIGHT HAND INTO THE ROCK BOX.

EE WAS INSTALLING TIE ROD PIN INTO THE WHEEL GROUP. UPON STRIKING THE PIN, A PIECE BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK THE INSIDE OF HIS THIGH, BECOMING LODGED IN HIS THIGH.

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING VICTIM ON BACK.

EE SAID HE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP PULLING BELT BACK AND THE RIB ROLLED OFF, HITTING HIM IN UPPER BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCREWING TOGETHER CATHEAD (ELECTRICAL COUPLING) BETWEEN ADDCARS AND TWISTED HIS ELBOW. NOTE: WORKED FULL SHIFT 4/22 & 4/23, MISSED WORK ON 4/24 & 4/25.

ALLEGED HE WAS HANGING A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR ON THE 001-0 SECTION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NO ONE WITNESSED THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT AND HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR PRIOR TO LEAVING MINE PROPERTY AS REQUIRED BY CO POLICY.

EE STATED: AFTER HELPING SCATTER 6' LONG 5" X 5" WOODEN TIMBERS, PAIN WAS FELT TO HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS LOADING RESIN BOXES ONTO SCOOP TO BE TRANSPORTED UNDERGROUND WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK. THIS OCCURRED EARLY AROUND 6:30AM.

EE CLIMBED ONTO RECLAIMER BELT TO CLOSE COVER. HE SADI HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE COVER SUPPORT AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEEL. HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR AND CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF HIS SHIFT AND THE NEXT DOOR AS WELL. AFTER TWO DAYSHIS KNEE STILL HURT SO HE SAW A DR WHO ADVISER HIM TORESTRICT HIS MOVEMENT WE LADDER CLIMBING FOR 3-4 DAYS.

WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL BET3WEEN ROOF BOLTS & HIT ON BACK OF NECK (NOP SWELLLING & NO BRUISE.).

PUSHING A PIECE OF ROCK ON CONVEYOR AND IT BROKE AND PART OF THE ROCK FELL ON HIS FOOT ABOVE THE SAFETY STEEL TOED SHOE CAUSING A CONTUSION ONTOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE AT THE BACK OF THE ROOF BOLTER, CHECKING A DUST COLLECTION HOSE THE INJURED HAD HER HADN RESTING ON THE BAR THAT PROJECTS THE DUST TRACKS. WHEN THE OTHER DOOF BOLTER OPERTOR WHO WAS AT T HE BOOM END OF THE BOLTER, HYDRAULIC OPEN THE DOOR OF THE DUST TANK, SMASHING HER INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE DUST TANK LID AND THE PROTECTION BAR.

WHILE CUTTING IN THE NO.6 HEADING A ROCK APPROX. 7'WIDEX 12' LONG X 6" THICK FELL ON THE RIGHT MINER. EE FINISHED LOADING IN NO.6 AND SET UP IN NO.5 HEADING. HE WAS LOADING THE SIRST SHUTTLE C AR IN NO.5 WHEN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN CARRIED THE ROCK TO THE REAR OF THE MINER STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING INTO DOZER AND GRABBED HAND WITH RIGHT ARM- PULLED BICEP MUSCLE SEVERLY CAUSING IT TO PULL FROM THE BONE.

EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD A SHIELD ONTO A SCOOP. HE BEN TOVER TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING PLUGGED ELEVATOR, HE TURNED TO EMPTY SHOVEL AND PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

WHILE MAKING A BELT LINE SET UP, INSERTING BOTTOMBELT ROLLERS, HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEN A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER AND A BELT STAND. BRUISED HAND.

EE WAS MOVING RAIL OUT OF ROADWAY. EE PICKED UP RAIL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RT LEG.

EMP WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. APPARENTLY LET THE HEAD DOWN TOO FAR AND BOLT CAME OUT OF HOLE. AS HE PUSHED IT UP, BOLT BENT AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND DRILL MAST, CAUSING LACERATION RE QUIRING STITCHES.

DUST TRUCK DRIVING PAST BLDG. BUMPED DOOR EE INSIDE BLDG. HIT DOOR FRAME. ON 1-29-98 HE HAD SURGERY ON RT SHOULDER. LIGHT DUTY.

1983 FORDE UTILITY TRUCK. FROZE ON FRONT WINDSHIELD, COULDN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER WEARING A FACESHIELD WHILE WORKING ON 4-FA-59 CHANGING OUT THE RUNNER. WHEN HE GOT METAL SHAVINGS INTO HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRATATION.

WHILE USING METAL PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED EMPS LEFT FOREARM TO CONTACT A METAL BRACE.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING 777 TRUCKS, THE OPERATOR OF THE 992 LOADER BACKED THE LOADER INTO A ROCK.

EE SUSTAINED ORIGINAL INJURY ON 11/12/93. DR HASSTATED EE HAS SEVERAL BACK RELATED PROBLEMS, SOME WORK RELATED AND SOME NOT. EE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 4/22/97. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED TIL MAY 16, 1997 THAT EE WAS ON W/C.

ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK OVERTRAVELED THE END OF A STOCK PILE. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED WHEN THE TRUCK OVER TURNED AND CAME TO REST AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STOCK PILE.

TWISTED BACK WHILE STACKING BAGS ON LAND.

WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A SLUG OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST RESULTING IN SWELLING & BRUISED EXTREMITY.

VICTIM CAME TO OFFICE AT MINE SITE COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. THOUGHT HE HAD KIDNEY STONES. TOLD HIM HE COULD GO HOME TO GO TO EMERG ROOM. VICTIMCALLED BACK AND NOTIFIED SUPV. THAT HE DID NOT H AVE KIDNEY STONES THAT DRS THOUGHT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. NO PERMANENT DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE ASOF DAY OF FILING REPORT.

WHILE MOVING FLEX CONVEYOR, FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN I BEAM AND CONVEYOR.

EE WAS CLEANING AROUND TAIL SECTION OF CONVEYOR.CONVERYOR BELT GRABBED SHOVEL PINCHING EE' S INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE & CONVEYOR FRAME. CUTTING THE FLESHY PORTION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER

CARRYING STEEL, PULLED MUSCLE RT. SHOULDER.

EE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE STACKING ELEVATOR BUCKETS ONTO PALLET.

EMP WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE A VALVE WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK A PIPE WITH LEFT HAND.

EE HAD NOTICED HIS LEG WAS SORE, BUT PUT UP WITH IT UNTIL HE LIFTED A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHEN IT BECAME INTOLERABLE.

EE SAID HE WAS AT DUMP SITE, CLEANING OUT BED OF SERVICE TRUCK. HE SAID HE PICKED UP SPACE TIRE AND RIM ASSEMBLY 10000X20" AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT MIDDLE OF BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING ROCKDUST & DUSTING #5 BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN

EE WAS DOING POST BLAST INSPECTION, WHEN HE STEPPED FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER, THERE WAS MUD AT THIS AREA THAT HAD THAWED. HIS FOOT WENT INTO MUD WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL FORWARD HITTING HIS R IGHT KNEE.

EMP STATED WHILE ROCKDUSTING ON THE SECTION HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND INJURED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ON HE 10-D LONGWALL SECTION IN #3 ENTRY EMPLOYEE WS TRYING TO MOVE LONGWALL PARTS SO THEY COULD BE LOADED WITH THE FORKS OF THE MULE EMPLOYEE JERKED ON PART FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA, CAUSI NG A HERNIA THAT WITH REQUIRE SURGERY.

EMP STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY JARRING HEAD AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CANOPY.

TIGHTNING CHAINS HOLDING DOWN S&S CAR ON FLAT BED TRAILER WITH PIPE & BOFMER. SLIPPED ON WET TRAILER FELL OFF AND LANDED ON RIGHT ARM. BREAKING UPPER ARM BETWEEN ELBOW & SHOULDER. FEL LL AROUND 5' RAINING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT

EMP WAS CUTTING ROCK ON THE HYDRAULIC CUTTER AND WENT TO THROW A PIECE OF SCRAP ROCK IN THE TRASH BUCKET. A PIECE OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF AND FLEW BACK STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE CAUSING INJURY.

EE WAS MOVING A 2"/220 VOLT SUMP PUMP TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. WHEN EE LIFTED THE PUMP HE STATED HE FELT MUCH PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEGS. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK THINKING HIS BACK WOULD BE OK, BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. HE STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 5-2--97 TO BE CHECKED BY A DR. (DIAGNOSED WITH BULGING DISC) & HAS NOT RETURNED.

EE WAS CARRYING A FIVE GALLON BUCKET OF OIL FOR HIS CRANE. HE LIFTED IT UP TO THE TAILGATE OF HIS PICK UP TRUCK. SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE PUTTING A ROOFBOLT THRU A ROOFBOLT HEADER/BARD HIS LEFT HAND, INDEX FINGERS, FINGER NAIL WAS CAUGHT ON THE BOARD PULLING THE FINGER NAIL LOOSE.

THIS ACCIDENT WAS A TRIP & FALL ACCIDENT. EE FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER

WHILE CHANGING A BEARING ON THE FEED HOPPER SOME FINE SAND GOT IN EE S RIGHT EYE. SCRATCHING THE LENS.

SHOVELING TUNNEL.

INJURIED LEFT FOOT SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO TENDONS WELDING HAMMERS STINKER GOT CAUGHT UP PULLED TO RELEASE. CAUSED HAMMER TO FALL OFF TABLE AND FELL ON FOOT.

EE WAS INSPECTING TOP OF RAILCAR WHEN ANOTHER EE TURNED ON HI PRESSURE PUMP WHICH CAUSED HOSE TO WHIP AROUND AND SPRAY RT. EYE W/HI-PRESSURE WATER.

INJURY OCCURRED ON 4-8-97. FIRST DAY OFF 4-21-97. EE WAS TRAVELING ON FOOT TO 003-1 M.P. WHEN HE WALKED INTO THE MINE ROOF, KNOCKING HIM DOWN.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN HIS BACK, NECK, RT. HAND.

EE WAS STRUCK IN HIS THUMB WHEN HIS COWORKERS WAS HANDING HIM A CEMENT BLOCK (SOLID). HIS THUMB WAS LAYING ON ANOTHER BLOCK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS COMMUNICATION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS BEINGWORN, MINER PROFICIENCY MAYBE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR

EE WAS LOADING TIMBERS INTO THE SCOOP. HE LEFT TO GET MORE TIMBERS WHEN HE BENT OVER LIFTING THE TIMBERS HE FELT A SUDDEN BURNING IN HIS LOWER BACK. LATER IT STARTED TO HURT WORSE.

RAN OVER ROCK WHILE DRIVING RAM CAR JAMMING HIS BACK. THEN FELL AS HE GOT OUT OF CAR HURTING HISKNEES.

USING A WIRE ROPE TO PULL BELT STUCTURE THRU A MUDDY AREA. THE ROPE BROKE CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACKWARDS HITTING HIM IN THE CHEST. THIS RESULTED IN TWO PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE CHEST.

EMP WAS DRILLING HOLE FOR TRUSSES IN ROOF WITH WOMBAT DRILL ON SOUTH A BELT (HEIGHT APPROX 4') AND FOOTWALL WAS WET FROM DRILLING. EMP STATED HE DID NOT KNOW HE HURT HIS BACK. IT JUST STARTED HURTING WHILE DRILLING.

THE INJURED PERSON CAUGHT TOE OF LEFT FOOT UNDER A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD STRIKIGN RIGHT ANKLE ON BOTTOM. HE SUSTAINED A SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND RIGH TKNEE. HE WAS WALKING WHEN THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

PULLING A TORCH SET WITH GOLF CART, WHE IT STARTED TO COME LOOSE HE REACHED BACK TO CATCH IT AND IT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CART AND TORCH CART.

3 SOUTH SECTION WHILE EXTENDING THE SLIDES (TUBE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF & KNOCKING THE TUBES DOWN & THE TUBES STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER LOST WK DAYS BEGAN 5/5/97

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE OTU OF THE WAY SO HE COULD MOVE A SCOOP TRACTOR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE PUMP MOTOR F THE SHUTTLE CAR CAUSING THE CABLE TO PICK UP. THE SHUTTLE C AR CABLE STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING RECOVERING OVERCAST PARTS. HE WAS ON TOP REMOVING THE DECKING PANELS. PART OF THE WALL COLLAPSED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON TOP OF THE BLOCK.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A CEMENT BLOCK WHILE BUILDING A BRATTICE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT. SHOULDER. A MRI SCAN WAS CONDUCTED ON 1/20/98 & EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SMALL TEAR IN HIS RT ROTATOR CUFF. EE'S FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 2/20/98 DUE TO CORRECTIVE SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE AND HIS BUDDY WERE TRYING TO LOAD A WOOD PARTS BOX INTO A SUPPLY CAR AND HE SAID HE FELT BACK PAIN.

EE WAS DRIVING A CAT D25D HAUL TRUCK, THE TRAILER PART OF THE TRUCK TURNED OVER AND THE EE GOT OUT OF THE CAB AND WAS RUNNING IN THE MINE TO GET THE LOADER OPERATOR TO UPRIGHT THE TRAILER, WHE N HE RAN INTO A ROCK PILLAR IN THE MINE AND HIT HIS FACE. THE EE HAD NO LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE HIS PATH.

EE WAS LOOSENING HARDWARE TO BELT STRUCTURE. HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE, TWISTING/SPRAINING LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS HELPING RE-RAIL A BATTERY JEEP ON THE 9-D SUPPLY TRACK. JEEP FELL OFF OF THE JACK AND JACK BAR STRUCK INJURED ON THE TOP OF THE RT FOOT.

WHILE GETTING OUT OF PARTS DELIVERY TRUCK EMP STRUCK KNEE ON DOOR CAUSING DR TO PRESCRIBE PHYSICAL THERAPY, WHICH RESULTED IN LOST TIME.

WHILE BACKING UNDER SHOVEL TO HAVE TRUCK LOADED, THE SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE TRUCK BED, JARRINGTHE EE, CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN, RESULTING IN LOST TIME.

HIGH WINDS CAUSED THE DUST THAT WAS FALLING FROM THE BED OF A EUCLID TRUCK TO SWIRL AROUND THE EE AND INADVERTENTLY BLEW DUST IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

MINER WAS LIFTING BELT OFF OF PERSONNEL CARRIER.

SITTING IN A SMALL DOORWAY, BACK STRAIN OCCURRED WHILE HANDLING A BUCKET OF TOOLS.

EE WAS DRILLING OUT A BROKEN SCREW FROM A BOOSTER WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE VISE IT WAS IN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NOSE.

EE WAS CLEANING REFUSE OUT OF A FLOOR DRAIN IN THE PREPARATION PLANT WHEN HE FELT INTENSE PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG.

BRUSHED UP AGAINST LARGE SPIDER'S WEB COVERING THE DOOR OF THE DRAGLINE. INFECTED SPIDER BITE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING GRINDER. A PIECE OF GRIT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING. AS HE STARTED DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP, A ROCK FELL AND SMASHED HIS HAND AGAINST DRILL POT, RESULTING IN A LACERATED HAND AND FRACTURED INDEX FINGER.

PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE HANDLING MINER CABLE. HE WAS LIFTING CABLE OFF POST ON THE SIDE OF THE CONTINOUS MINER.

HIT ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND WHILE REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM BELT FEEDER.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HELPING TO REPLACE THE RUBBER SCRAPPER ON #10 BELT DRIVE, WHEN THE PERSON WHO WAS HELPING HIM, ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER. HE IS PRESENTLY UNDER DR'S CARE.

THE EE WAS HELPING LAY RAIL, THEY HAD USED A VERSA TRAC TO LINE UP A RAIL ON THE TIES, ONE END OF THE RAIL WAS IN THE BUCKET OF THE VERSA TRAC. THE VERSA TRAC WAS BACKING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH T HE RAIL, WHEN THE RAIL RAISE ON THE OPPOSITE ENDAND ROLLED STRIKING THE INJURED EE ON THE LEFT LOWER LEG.

EMP WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF FALLEN ROCK ON THE OPERATOR SIDE OF THE MINER ONTO THE BOOM WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MID SECTION OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON GRAVEL HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING UNDER THE HOPPER ON THE GROUND PULLING ON A CONVEYOR BELT. HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GOUND TRAPPING THE LOWER PORTION OF HIS LEF T LEG UNDER HIM THIS PART STRESS ON HIS LEFT KNEE STRAINING IT.

WAS WALKING ALONG HAULAGE TRACK TO HIS MOTOR HE WAS OPERATING, STEPPED OVER COAL CAR COUPLER ONTO MINE FLOOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMP WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLT MACHINE MAKING UP BOLTS TO SET. OTHER OPERATOR MOVED THE ROOF BOLT MACHINE, PULLING IT UP, THE WHEEL RAN UP ON EMPS LEFT FOOT.

SPILLED DRAIN ROCK WAS BEING SHOVELED AWAY FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT.

REMOVING A WEAR PLATE FROM SHAKER DECK, WELD BROKE ON PLATE & HIT RIGHT HAND, CUTTING IT.

KNEELED DOWN TO START BOLTING, HAD A LUMP OF COAL BETWEEN KNEE PAD AND KNEE, BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE PUTTING HER BACK PAC INT HE PASENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR CLOSED CAUSING EE LEFT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT IN THE DOOR

THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE SECTION. THE INJURED WAS PULLING BOLT MACH. CABLE OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF CRUSHER CONTROL SHACK AND TWISTED ANKLE, CAUSING A CONTUSION FRACTURE. HE DID NOT STEP ON ANYTHING, GROUND WAS LEVEL, UNKNOWN WHY HIS ANKLE TWISTED.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 2950 LEVEL WITH THE SHOTCRETE CREW. THE SHOTCRETE HOSE BECAME PLUGGED. AS THEY WERE TRYING TO UNPLUG IT, EE PICKED UP THE HOSE THE HOSEWHIPPED AROUND AS THE PLUG BLEW FRE E AND THE CLAMP ON THE END OF THE HOSE STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NOSE AND MOUTH. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN NOSE, AVULSION & LACERATION NOSE AND MOUTH, AND BROKEN TEETH.

EE REPORTEDLY FELL ONTO BELT STRUCTURE WHILE CLEANING ALONG 1 LEFT NO. 1 BELT.

EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK OFF OF THE RAIL. THE ROCK HAD FALLEN OFF OF A CAR WHILE PULLING THE CHUTE. HE FELT A POP IN HIS GROIN AREA.

INJURED STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFT PIECE OF METAL BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 4-21-97.

OPERATOR WAS INSTALLING BOLT AND PLATE WHEN HE ALLOWED 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND TO GET BETWEEN ROOF AND ROOF PLATE MASHINED FINGERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM NO BONES WERE BROKEN AND NO S TICHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMP GOING THRU AIRLOCK METAL DOOR. UPON SHUTTINGIT HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NOT HAVING THE ELEVATOR LANDING DOOR CLOSED. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQ NOT ADEQUATE, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, MINING EQ/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

MEN WAS WORKING ON A BELT DRIVE, REPLACING THE BOTTOM FRONT ROLLER ,EE BEGAN PULLING THE ROLLER THREW THE DRIVE, WHEN IT SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROLLER & THE FRAME OF THE DRIVE

SLIPPED ON WALKWAY OF ROOFBOLTER AND CAUGHT HIS SELF ON BOOM CONTROL CAUSING BOOM TO COME UP MASHING HAND.

ON 4-17-97 THREE WORKERS WERE PREPARING TO LEAVE A WORK AREA IN A PICKUP. DUE TO THE CLOSE CONFINEMENT OF THE TRUCK TO THE STEEL FRAMEWORK BEING WORKED ON, TWO MEN WERE STATIONED TO WATCH AND GIVE DIRECTIONS TO THE DRIVER. THE JOB SUPERVISOR WAS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND EE WAS STANDING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRUCK BY THE STEEL FRAMEWORK. AFTER BOTH SPOTTERS WERE SURE THE

EMP ADJUSTING ARM ON DOZER. FELL TO GROUND. PAIN IN LEG SHOULDER, ANKLE, KNEE. NEE AND ANKLE.

SHOVELING SAND AND TWISTED WRONG.

ALIGNING A CONDUCTOR AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS DRIVING COAL TRUCK WHEN TAILGATE PROPPED OPEN. HE LIFTED TAILGATE WITH ONE HAND TRIED TO CLEAN COAL OFF WITH OTHER HAND. TAILGATE WAS TOO HEAVY TO HOLD, SLAMMED SHUT ON MIDDLE FINGER.

EE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK ON 4-17-97 WHILE ASSEMBLING A FITTING ON A LARGE HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON A LARGE WRENCH. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 4-21-97.

WHILOE EE WAS WAITING FOR HIS HAULTRUCK TO BELOADED, HE UNFASTENED SEAT BELT AND TWISTED HIS BODY TO GET A SODA FROM HIS LUNCHBOX(LOCATED BEHIND HIM). THEN A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE TEETH OF THE SHOVEL BUCKET AND THE JOBT KNOCKED EE AROUND IN THE CAB. EE RECEIVED 2 TORN LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE DUE TO POSITION.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF GREASE TRUCK. HE STEPPED ON A FLAT ROCK WITH HIS RT FOOT. THE ROCK SHIFTED CAUSING HIS RT ANKLE TO TWIST.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING UP THE ENTRY ON THE BOTTOM TO THE MANTRIP, WHEN HE BEGAN FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A HISTORY OF LOWER BACK PROBLEMS. HE IS PRESENTLY UNDER T HE CARE OF A CHIROPRACTOR.

EE WAS WORKING A SCAFFOLD 6'W X 8' LONG X 5' 1 1/2" HIGH. TIGHTENING BOLTS ON STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBERS. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 5'-1 1/2" TO C ONCRETE FLOOR. FRACTURE OF HIP AND PELVIS, LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A SLAB OF STONE ONTO THE CUTTER ROLLERS WHEN THE STONE FELL AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE STONE AND THE ROLLER.

2 CUTS TO BACK OF RIGHT HAND, RESULTING FROM GETTING HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PIECE OF PLYWOOD AND SHARP METAL EDGE (CREATED BY CUTTING TORCH) WHILE HELPING WELDER REMOVE PLYWOOD FROM WORK AREA.

WHILE GETTING MINER BITS OFF OF THE MANTRIP, THE EE PULLED HIS CHEST MUSCLE.

STANDING ON GROUND ATTEMPTING TO POSITION REBAR WITH A PRYBAR,DOING SO BY PUSHING UP, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED UNEXPECTED BODY MOVEMENT.

EE REPORTS THAT HE WAS PICKING UP A BELT TEMPLATE WHEN HE HEARD A "POPPING NOISE."

EE AND A COWORKER WERE ENGAGED IN PLACING TROUGHING IDLERS ALONG THE BELT ENTRY IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT MOVE. THE EE REPORTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. WHILE ASSISTING TO LIFT ON A TROUGHING IDLER. HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK ON 4-23-97 AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY.

A GUARD WAS BEIGN REPLACED ON TEH COME CRUSHER AND A SMALL PIECE OF 2"X2" ANGLE IRON FELL DOWN AND HIT THE METAL TOE OFHIS BOOT AND CAUSED THE METAL TOE TO MASH & FRACTURE HIS LITTLE TOE ON HI S RIGHT FOOT.

OPERATOR WAS COMING OUT OF 6 RIGHT BREAK TO SET MINER OVER TO LOAD LOOSE COAL. ROCK FELL STRIKING ON RIGHT KNEE.

EE HAD BROKEN THE TONGUE ON THE DISC AND WENT TO GET THE FORKLIFT TO LIFT THE TONGUE. IT WAS WET AND MUDDY AND WHEN EE WENT TO GET OFF THE FORKLIFT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF . BUT HIS LEFT ARM SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL, THROWING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT ARM. AS HE FELL, HIT RIGHT SHOULDER POPPED AND HE HAD A LOT OF PAIN WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, IT DID NOT MEET

EE WAS KNOCKING WHEEL STUDS OUT OF WHEEL OF TRUCK WITH HAMMER, HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

MAN STATED SHUTTLE CAR PULLED MINER CABLE DOWN HE STOPED TO REHANG IT WHEN HE LIFTED CABLE HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE BACK SO MINER COULD MOVE FROM RT. SIDE OF CUT TO LT SIDE. ROCK FELL IN CUT THAT MINER HAD JUST BNACK OUT OF AND AT SAME TIME A ROCK FELL APPROX. 20' OUTBY LAS TROW OF BOLTS ON RT. RIB AND STRUCK EE ON RT. LOWER LEG.

WAS LIGHTING FIRE POT, WHEN IT DIDNT LIGHT THE FIRST TIME HE TRIED TO LIGHT IT THE SECOND TIME AND IT HAD LOADED UP WITH FUEL AND LITE WITH A FIRE BALL BURNING THE FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAD.

EE WAS CARRYING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR FROM A BRIDGE UNIT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING ON DREDGE PLANT, HAMMERING WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. HE TWISTED HIS HAND AND POSSIBLY STRUCK HIS HAND ON AN I-BEAM.

DRIVER WAS UNROLLING TARP TO LOAD AND THE CRANK HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HER HAND HITTING HER IN THE CHEST.

EE WAS STARTING TO PUT UP A CORNER BOLT GOING UNDER A ROCK BROW IN 4- LEFT INTERSECTION. HE STARTED DRILLING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OUT APPROX. 30"X30" STRIKING CANOPY AND SLIDING OFF ONTO HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT, FRACTURING HIS BIG TOE AAND 4 TOE.

EE WAS GOING DOWN A PATH AND PART OF THE CLIFF GAVE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH FOOT AND FELL ABOUT 16-18INCHES, TWISTING BACK. X-RAYS TAKEN AT LOCAL CLINIC SHOW NEGATIVE

WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR TO THE SCALPER, THE GROUND SHIFTED BENEATH HIM AND HE SPRAINED TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE DUMPING ON DUMP AREA, RIGHT SIDE OF LOAD STUCK IN BED OF TRUCK, RIGHT SIDE BERM GAVE OUT LETTING TRUCK ROLL OVER ONTO THE RIGHT SIDE.

EMP WAS CHANGING SCREENS WHEN HE PUSHED THE SCREEN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION AND IT POPPED UP AND HIT HIM UNDER HIS LEFT EYE. HE GOT A LACERATION.

EE HAD BEEN WELDING AND STARTING BURNING PAIN IN THE HAND AND ARM.

A STONE WAS FALLING OFF A PALLET AND EE WENT TO CATCH IT. HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE BLASTER FILL HOLES WITH BLASTING POWDER.UNKNOWN INJURY TO FOOT.*EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED ON 4-17-97 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK UNTIL 4-24-97. HE WILL BE REEXAMINED ON THAT DAY AND THE DOCTOR WILL GIVE ADVICE.

17B LONGWALL SECTION MAKING REPAIRS ON THE HAULAGE DRIVE OF THE SHEAR. A RACK WHEEL WAS PLACED ON THE SPILL PLATE OF THE PANLINE, IT FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT. CONTUSION.

ON 4-16-97, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WATER HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON PELLETS FALLING DOWN AND INJURING HIS BACK AND KNEE. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 7-13-98 DUE TO SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS KNEE.

EE STATED THAT THE SCREW IN THE WET COAL BIN WAS BROKEN AND HE WAS SHOVELING COAL TO REMOVE IT FROM THE BIN SO REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. AS HE WAS SHOVELING THE FINE COAL THAT WAS STUCK ON THE DO WN CREEK SIDE OF THE BED SLID IN ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

HAUL TRUCK HAD PARKED UNDER 988B LOADER TO GET LOADED. LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED BUCKET OF MATERIAL INTO TRUCK. TRUCK SHOOK INJURING THE OPERATORS BACK.

CUTTER HAD STARTED TO MOVE ACROSS SECTION STOPPING AFTER HIS BAR HAD TURNED CORNER. BAR WAS ABOUT 18" PARRALEL TO RIB. ONE SCOOP PASSED BY THE BAR AND THE NEXT SCOOP MAN MUST HAVE NOT NOTICED IT. STRUCK THE BAR WITH HIS HEAD, MAKING A CUT ON EACH SIDE OF HEAD.

WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE ON LEFT SHOULDER BREAKING HIS COLLAR BONE.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK A U JOINT OUT OF DRIVELINE WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

LIFTED A MOTOR UP SEVERAL STAIRS - SPRAIN/STRAIN LOWER BACK.

ADDITIONAL TIME LOST. HURT BACK WHILE HANDLING TIMERS. STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN 4-16-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ELLECTRICAL GRIDS ON AN ELECTRA HAUL M-120 TRUCK. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A GRID FROM THE TRUCK FRAME HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK ME DICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 4-24-97.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & WHEN REACHED OVERTHE TOOL TRAY FOR A DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT HAND. HIS HAND LACERATED, REQUIRING 11 SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS RELOCATING EXCAVATOR AND CLOSED EQUIPMENT DOOR ON RIGHT HAND THUMB AND CUTTIN GIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WATCHING DOLLY, BRIDGE STARTED TO BACK UP, HE STARTED TOTURN AROUND TO WATCH CABLE AND LEFT KNEE FLEW OUT OF JOINT.

HANGING CABLE FOR ROOF OF MINE, PULL MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

AS THE INJURED PERSON COMPLETED BOLTING STANDIN UNDER HT ELEFT SIDE BOLTE CANOPY, HE RAISED THE FLOOR JACK ON HIS SIDE WHICH ALLOWWED TH ECANOPY TO MOVE QUICKLY TO A LOWER POSITION STRIKING HI M ON TOP HIS HARD HAT. HE SUSTAINED A POSSIBLE CRACKED VERTRABRA.

ON 4-15-97, A TODDVILLE DAVEYVILLE ELECTRICIAN SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE DESCENDING A SET OF SPIRAL STAIRS AT 2C COWLES. EE HIT HIS BACK AND ELBOW ON THE STAIRS AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP HIS FALL. ON 5-1-97 EE WAS PLACED ON SHORT TERM DISABILITYAS A RESULT OF BACK PROBLEMS.

PIT HAUL TRUCK 447 CAME UP SOUTH RAMP LOADED. DRIVER LOST A GEAR. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD THE TRUCK, SO HE HAD TO BACK DOWN THE RAMP. HE LOST CONTROL, HIT THE SIOR BIRM AND TURNED THE TRUCK ON I TS SIDE. THE DRIVER APPARENTLY WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, AND CUT HIS BACK ON A TOOL BOX LID WHEN THE TRUCK LAID OVER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING MINR CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY.

EE WAS TRYING TO FREE A CONVEYOR ROLLER, BY TURNING IT WITH HIS HAND HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

A PIPE BEING LIFTED BY A TADANA CRANE OPERATED BY ANOTHER EE CAME OVER THE HANDRAIL WHILE SUSPENDED AND SLID ON THE HANDRAIL, SMASHING THE EE S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE SUSPENDED PIPE AND ANOTHE R PIPE.

EE CLAIMS THAT DRIVING/STEERING A LIFT TRUCK HURTS HER SHOULDER. EE CANNOT RELATE A SPECIFIC EVENT THAT CAUSED INJURY TO HER LEFT SHOULDER.

EE STARTED TO GET UP FROM A SEATED POSITION WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK. THIS CASE BECAME REPORTABLE ON 4-28-97 WHEN EE COULD NOT REPORT TO WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN.

EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRWAY AND STEPPED ONTO LARGE AMOUNT OF PELLETS THAT HAD DUMPED INTO AREA. LOST FOOTING AND FELL ON RIGHT LEG BENDING THAT LEG IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. DIAGNOSED WITH STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE GIVEN 2 DAYS OFF.

WHILE BACKING UNDER SHOVEL TO HAVE HIS TRUCK LOADED, THE SHOVEL BUCKET HIT THE TRUCK BED, JARRING THE EE AND CAUSING NECK, SHOULDER & BACK PAIN, RESULTING IN LOST TIME.

EE WAS MOVING MANTRIP TO CHARGE. WHEN HE MOVED BUS, IT CAUGHT A TIMBER CAUSING THE TIMBER TO STRIKED HIS FOOT.

EMP WAS GOING DOWN THE LEFT RIB BEHIND A CURTAINAFTER A FLY BOARD. CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING SET OVER AND OPERATOR WAS NOT AWARE THAT AN EMP WAS BEHIND CURTAIN. WHEN OPERATOR TURNED MINER, BO OM HIT EMP AND KNOCKED HIM AGAINST RIB.

EMP DOWS NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW INJURY OCCURRED. ON 4-15-97 EMP SAYS THAT HIS KNEE WAS HURTING AND THAT NIGHT IT HURT SO BAD THAT HE COULD NOT SLEEP. IS UNDER DRS CARE AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO WRK

STAINED BACK AFTER SLIPPING ON DECK OF DRILL Y

PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE HE WAS MOVING A MINER CABLE ON 004 SECTION, STRIKING HIS HEAD AND THE BACK OF HIS NECK. BECAME A LTA ON 4-17-97.

THE EE SLIPPED AND SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS CLEANING UP AROUND A CRUSHER. WAS MOVING A PIECE OF 1 1'4" DRILL STEEL APPROX 5' LONG AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT JUST BEHIND STEEL TOE.

EE WAS CHANING BOTTOM DECK RAW COAL SCREEN WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES BETWEEN SHOULDERS WHILE PULLING ON SCREEN.

EE WAS ON THE DRILL MAST AND USIGN A TORCH TO CUT CHAIN ANCHOR. HE WAS 20' OFF GROUND AND HE BURNED HIS FINGER WITH THE TORCH. IT WAS HIS RIGHT FORE FINGER.

WHILE STANDING IN THE ENTRY, A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN.

WHILE LIFTING MINE TIMBERS, EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT, AND CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR WORK SCHEDULE UNTIL4/28/97. ON THAT DATE IT BECAME A REPORTABLE INJ URY.

THE TYPE OF LOOSE SLATE THAT WAS BEING HELD BY THE MAT AND THE FACT THAT THE GROUND HAD LOOSENED UP BEHIND THE MAT, CAUSING ROCK MATERIAL TO BREAK LOOSE AND FALL. THE SHIFT PRIOR HAD BLASTED I NT HE SAME HEADING, PROBABLY CAUSING VIBRATION WHICH LOOSENED THE ROCK MATERIAL.

WHILE TIGHTENING LUG BOLTS ON 936 VERSA TRACK, RATCHET SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE WAS MOVING A 55 GALLON OF LIQUID TO THE MIXING STATION, WHEN HE FELT A POPE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE PICKUP FOUR LINES PLATES. THEY FELL ON THE RIGHT HAND ON MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING MINOR ABRASION AND MODERATE SWELLING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LOOSE ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE BOLTER CANOPY, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A VALVE ASSEMBLY AS PART OF HISNORMAL DUTIES. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT, HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE VALVE ASSEMBLY.

ATTEMPTING TO DUMP FULL GARBAGE HOPPER INTO 30 YARD CONTAINER, WHICH INVOLVES LIFTING HOPPER 8 FT UP AND OVER THE CONTAINER. EMP. CLIMBED UP ONTO RIGHT FENDER OF FORKLIFT AND ATTEMPTED 2 TIMES TO UNLATCH THE HOPPER. EMP. WAS HOLDING ONTO HANDHOLD. AFTER 2ND UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT, HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM RIGHT FENDER AND SLIPPED. HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO BACK, HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE

INJURED WAS SLEDGE HAMMERING A ROLL PRESS LINER BOLT WASHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND ENTERED HIS FINGER. IT WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 5-2-97.

THIS EE DROVE A LOADER OVER A ROCK WHICH HAD FALLEN FROM A HAUL TRUCK ONTO THE HAULAGE DRIFT. HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE LOADER CANOPY, INJURING HIS NECK. THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 5-9-97.

WHILE LIFTING TIRE FLANGE GOTR HERNIA. WILL BE OPERATED ON 4-22-97.

EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE MOVE A BELT CONVEYOR DRIVE MOTOR. WHILE MOVING THE MOTOR HE FELT PAIN INHIS BACK. HE DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL5/5/97 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/6/97

EMP WAS STANDING ON THE ACCESS PLATFORM ON THE EASI MINER AND FELL OFF THE MACHINE TO THE FLOOR,TWO RIBS WERE CRACKED.

EMP AND COWORKER WERE MOVING 13 HRS. (POWER) WATER PUMP. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SWITCHING HIS BUGGY SEAT, HE WAS SIGNALING THE MINER. H HAD HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE BUGGY AND CUAGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TOP AND BUGGY.

WHILE CHANGING THE SCREEN TWISTED WHIL LIFTING CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HAULING ROCKDUST WITH IT RAMCAR ON THE 7 RIGHT SUPPLY ROAD AND HE RAN OVE A CRIB BLOCK ADN BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY. HE WENT TO DR LATER WITH SHOULDER AND NECK PA IN (4-22-97) LATE REPORTED AS LOST-TIME. INVESTIGATION COMPLETED 5-2-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLIGN INSIDE HOLE ON THE SECOND ROW OF PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS WHEN A ROCK FELL MEASURING E"X2'X2' FROM BETWEEN THE ATRS (T-BAR) AND THE CANOPY STRIKING THE RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK IMMEDIATELY. WHILE CONTINUING WORKING, PAIN BECAME MORE SEVERE. VICTIM REQUIRESTIG TO BE BROUGHT OUTSIDE.

3 WHEEL BUGGY WAS BACKING UP THEN OTHER WENT FORWARD CAUSIGN VICTIM TO HIT HIS HEAD DRIVING IT DOWN INTO HIS SHOULERS. THERE WAS A LOW PLACE IN THAT AREA.

RECURRENCE OF REPORT DATED 2-21-95. LAST DAY WORKED 4-14-97.

RIGHT SHOULDER GRADUALLY STARTED HURTING WHILE OPERATING A 980 CAT LOADER.

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING TO THE CONT MINER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A SMALL VOID IN THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL TWISTING HIS KNEE.

DISMANTLING EQUIPMENT WHILE STANDING ON A CATWALK. WAS USING A PRY BAR TO EXERT PRESSURE ON STRIPPING. BAR SLIPPED, VICTIM LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM CATWALK TO GROUND, ABOUT 10' DROP. IGHT CLAVICLE SEPARATION.

HAD SERVICED UNLOADING CONVEYOR WENT TO LEAVE THE AREA, WALKING UP THE INCLINE, SLIPPED, GRABBED THE HANDRAIL, TWISTED BACK.

HE WAS LOADING STONE INTO A LOADER BUCKET.

EE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN. AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE 003 SECTION MAINS IN 2 ENTRY 5-5-936.

EE WAS DOING A DAILY ROUTINE TASK, HELPING THE DRILL OPERATOR FUEL A DRILLING MACHINE WHICH WAS IN THE PIT. WHILE STANDING NEAR THE LEDGE AND JERKING ON THE FUEL HOSE, THE FUEL HOSE PULLED IN TWO AT A SPLICE AREA, AND EE FELL OFF THE 15' LEDGE INTO A PILE OF MUD BELOW. EE WAS ADMITTED TO A HOSPITAL AND RELEASED THE NEXT DAY WITH ONLY SEVERAL BRUISED BODY PARTS.

WALKING, STUMBLED, FELL AND CAUGHT WEIGHT ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WA WORKING IN 8-E LONGWALL HEADGATE MOVING MONORAIL BEAMS. ONE BEAM HE WAS MOVING ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND/THUMB, CAUSIN GIT TO TWIST HIS HAND.

EE WAS MOVING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BACKING UP TO A TRAILER CAUGHT ARM BETWEEN WINDOW OF TRUCK & RIB, CAUSING CHIPPED BONE & BRUISE TO LEFT ELBOW

EE WAS UNCOUPLING A SUPPLY WAGON WHEN THE TONGUE OF THE WAGON DROPPED ON HAND.

EMP WA JACKHAMMERING CASTABEL FOR REMOVAL ON FLOOR OF KILN. VIBRATION CAUSED A PIECE OF CASTABLE OVER HEAD TO FALL BOUNCING OFF OF A TUMGLER AND STRUCK EMPS LEFT HAND PINNING 3RD FINGER BETWEE N TRIGGER AND HANDLE. NON DISPLACED OPEN FRACTURE OF 3RD FINGER AND 1" LACERATION.

EMP WAS WALKING ALONG AN ENTRY WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT, JAMMING HIS NECK.

EE WALKING ON CONVEYOR, SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON BELT WITH LEFT LEG BEAEATH HIM.

ON THE DAY OF THE INJURY EE WAS WRESTLIG A TIRE & BRAKE CALIPER FROM A VOLVO TRUCK. HE ALSO WORKED ON REPLACING AN IDLER ROLLER ON THE D-8 DOZER. THIS JOB REQUIRED HIM TO WORK ON THE CAT R TRACKS. EE NOTICED PAIN & DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWEER BACK AFTER DOING THESE TASKS. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY WITH SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE LOWER BACK. THE DISCOMFORT CONTD TO INCREASE UNTIL

WHILE RELEASING BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR EE INJURED BACK.

PLANT #2 HE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO A PRIMARY HYDRO CYCLONE & BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON METAL CYCLONE. *LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 6-26-97

WHILE CHECKING A BELT ON THE POWERSCREEN A ROCK ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN BELT PINNING SMALLEST FINGER ON LEFT HAND AGAINST SAFETY SHROUD CUTTING FINGER AND BREAKING THE BONE.

EMP ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LEANING OVER ANGLE IRON TO TIGHTEN BOLTS IN THE EAST SLURRY AGITATOR CENTER COLUMN WITH A 1" IMPACT WRENCH.

EMPS WERE PULLING BELT TOGETHER AND BELT GOT LOOSE AND PULLED HIS LEG IN THE STRUCTURE OF LOW LOW.

EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 4/14/97.

EE WAS OPERATING A GRADER ON 3 INCLINE WHERE A ROCK LIFT HAD JUST BEEN FINISHED. THE BLADE OF HIS GRADER HUNG UP ON A ROCK WHICH WAS IMBEDDED IN THE ROAD. HE WAS JERKED SIDEWAYS AND EXPERIENCE D PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT BACK.

EMP WAS USING A WHEELBARROW TO HAUL ROCKDUST TO THE BELTLINE. IT WAS LOADED WITH 10LB BAGS OF DUST. AS HE PUSHED IT THROUGH A WALK THRU DOOR, HEALLEGES HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE HAD TAKEN SODA FROM VENDING MACHINE IN KITHCEN. SHE TURNED TO LEAVE & SLIPPED ON SOMETHING FALLING STRICKING THE BACK OF HER HEAD & STRAINING OR SPRAINING HER LOWER SPINE. SHE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE FROM ADJACENT REFRIG, (POSSIBLLY)

PUTTIG IDLER ON FORKS, IT BOUNCED OFF OTHER IDLERS ON FORKS, LANDING ON LEFT INNER FOOT CAUSING LACERATION

STEPPED IN MUD CLIMBING OFF SCOOP AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

SHIFT CHANGE HAD JUST OCCURED AND EE WAS STANDING BESIDE BOLT MACHINE, WHEN A BROW OF ROCK BETWEEN RIB AND BOLT FELL STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER. A PIECE OF DRAWROCK 19"WIDE 24" LONG AND 0 TO 11" THICK STRUCK EE. THE BOLTER WAS LOCATED60'FROM (OUTBY) FACE OF #1 ENTRY SPAD #811.

EE REPORTED HAVING ABDOMEN PAINS WHEN TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS ON 4-8-97, HE HAD JUST RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY CAPACITY FROM NON WORK RELATED HERNIA OPERATION.

EE WAS SCRAPING ICE OFF WINDSHIELD SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL OFF THE LOADER.

EE WAS PUSHING A WHELLBARROW FULL OF DIRT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF IT & IT TIPPED OVER. THIS CAUSED EE LEFT HAND WRIST TO HIT ON I-BEAM

WHILE EE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS TRUCK, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT LEG

THE INJURED WAS MOVING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE DROPPED ONE OF THE BLOCKS ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. (EE MISSED WORK ON 4-16-97).

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BELTLINE, STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

ELECTRICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A RELAY. THEY HAD KILLED MAIN BREAKER. MAIN WAS A BOTTOM FEED BREAKER. ELECTRICIAN REACHED DOWN IN LINE SIDE OF THE BREAKER AND SHORTED IT OUT.

EMP WAS UNLOADING A LIME STONE CAR AND WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO PRY LOOSE A STUCK VIBRATOR ON ACHUTE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS CHIN ON THE RAIL CAR CAUSING A SORE NECK AND CHIN. THE DR RESTRICTED LIFTING TO 20LBS DUE TO NECK INJ.

EMP WAS REPLACING A GUARD ON A TAIL PULLERY WHENHE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF DISCARDED GUARD MATERIAL STRAINING RIGHT KNEE. ON 4-16 HE WENT TO DR AND THEY PUT HIM ON PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS GETTING OFF D-6 DOZER, SLIPPED HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON TRACK.

EMP WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CLOSE A SLIDE ON BIN WHEN HANDS SLIPPED OFF OF THE RUNGS AND HE FELL APPROX 8'-10' TO THE GROUND LANDING ON LEFT ARMD. HAS A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HUMERUS (UPPER ARM)

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING A HYDRAULIC JACK (SETTING JACK DOWN).

ON THE 10-D LONGWALL SECTION EMP WAS OPERATING THE OUTBY SHEAR DRUM. AT #16 SHIELD THE DRUM THREW A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK OVER THE PANLINE AND STRUCK THE EMP IN THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE BIG TOE. A FRACTURE TO THE SECOND TOE AND TWO FRACTURES TO THE THIRD TOE ALSO AN OPEN WOUND TO THE THIRD TOE.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP HAULING GOB ON THE 9 SOUTH LONGWALL TAILGATE. THE SCOOP HIT A DIP IN THE ROADWAY. EE'S LEFT ARM FELL OFF THE DGE OF THE DOOR FRAME. THE REAR STEERING JACK PINCHED THE BOTTOM HALF OF HIS FOREARM BRUISING IT AND CAUSING SWELLING.

INJURED WAS POSITIONED ON HIS KNEES SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM THE MINE FLOOR ON TO A CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE LIFTED A SHOVEL FULL OF COAL HE TURNED TO DUMP IT ON TO THE BELT AND SHIFTED ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE CUTTING BANDS FROM A BUNDLE OF T POST THAT WERE STANDING UP AGAINST A PICK UP THE T POST FELL CAUSING EMP TO JUMP BACKWARDS STEPPING ON A T POST PLATE FROM A T POST LAYING ON THE GROUND . THIS CAUSED A LACERATION IN RIGHT ARCH OF FOOT

WORKING ON A TIRE AND IT DROPPED ON HIS LEG.

OPERATOR WAS BOLTING RIGHT BREAK, WAS PUTTING UP 2ND BOLT FROM RIB LINE ROCK FELL CAUGHT OPERATOR'S RIGHT LEG.

DRILL PIPE FELL FROM ELEVATORS AS IT WAS BEING HOISTED AND STRUCK EE. THIS BLOW RESULTED IN EE FRACTURING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN IT KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THIGH AREA CAUSING AN ABRASION. IT LATER BECAME INFECTED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE WORK.

EE BENT OVER TO LIFT DRUM OF SCARP. WEIGHT OF ABOUT 40LBS. HE PULLED HIS BACK.

INJURED SAID THAT HE MUST HAVE INJURED BACK AT GM ON 4-11-97 WHILE WORKING ON SUBFLOOR FOR SAND PUMPS. DID NOT LET SUPERV KNOW THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK AT THAT TIME. SAW DR 4-12-97. DR SAID HE MUST HAVE SLIPPED SOMETHING.

EMP WAS HELPING LOAD OLD RAM JACK INTO SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE TRAVELING ACROSS SECTION ON SCOOP, HAND WAS LAYING ON HEADLIGTH ON SCOOP WHEN ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HAND.

WHILE THROWING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE TRAVELWAY ONTO THE RIB. KICKED LEG OUT, SIDEWAYS AND HURT KNEE. HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND HAD LOTS OF PAIN. DID NOT GOT TO THE DR UNTIL 4-21-97 ORTHOPEDIC S URGERY INFORMATED US ON 4-22-97 HE WAS GOING TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY THAT DAY.

EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN MINE FLOOR-HURTING HIS KNEE

EE WAS ENTERING MANTRIP, FELL FORWARD AND CAUGH HIMSELF AND TWISTED ARM AND SHOULDER. HE WENT TO DR FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS GIVEN MEDICINE AND TOLD TO GO BACK TO WORK. THE EE WENT TO DR. IN SEPT COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN ARM AND SHOULDER. AFTER A VISIT TO DR ON SEPT.29 1997 EE WAS ADVISED TO TAKE OFF FROM WORK AND REST. EE HAS APPOINTMENT WITH OR THOPEDIC SPECIALIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF THE DISCHARGE LIP ON THE #101 VIBRATOR IN THE BELLY PAN. THE OXYGEN LINE BLEW OFF NEXT TO THE TORCH FILLING THE EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE IGNITING IT. A SPARK HIT THE G LOV EGNITY IT.

EE WAS DRIVING HOME AFTER FINISHING HIS SHIFT WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH AN EE COMING TO WORK.

EMP WAS WORKING FROM A PLATFORM UNPLUGGING AN OBSTRUCTION OF MATERIALS USING AN AIR LANCE. A FLUSH OF MATERIAL OCCURRED AND EMP COULD NOT ESCAPE. WORK PLATFORM WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH AND PROTECTIV E SLIVER SUITS WERE NOT MANDATORY WHEN PERFORMING JOB.

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON DRAGLINE. SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT FOREARM ON WALKWAY.

EE WAS SHOVELING ON THE 23-1 BELT AND SAID HE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK. HE STATED THIS WAS NOT A NEW INJURY, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HE HAS HAD SINCE HE INJURED IT ON 4/26/94

CUTTING LOWER PORTION OF WATER DISCHARGE CONE PIECE OF METAL FELL HITTING EE ON RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION TO FOOT

A ROCK FELL FROM SHOVEL BUCKET AND HIT CAB PROTECTOR OF TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING, THROWING HIM ACROSS CAB AGAINST PASSENGER DOOR. A DR. PRESCRIBED MUSCLE RELAXANT. EE MISSED WORK DUE TO THE EFFECT S OF THE MEDICATION.

EE WAS USING AN "EASY OUT BOLT" TO DISLODGE A BROKEN BOLT AND WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE A PARTICLE FLEW OFF LODGING IN EE'S (L) EYE.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT INTO A WHEELBARROW UNDER FAN #21'S DUCT AREA. WHEN HE EMERGED FROM UNDER THE DUCT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE HANGING THE MINER CABLE IN #7 ENTRY.

EE WAS PULLING A 2/0 CABLE AND HE HAD THE CABLE OVER HIS SHOULDER AND HE FELT BACK PAIN. CAUSING HTIS INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION AND NOT GETTING HELP. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (BACK SUPPORT) WAS NOT WORN, MINER PROFICIENCY MAYBE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING (COMING ON DUTY) AND HE RAN INTO A STEEL BEAM BECAUSE IT WAS RAINING AND SLEETING AND HE WA TRYIN GTO SIDESTEP SOME MUD. HE BRUISED MUSCLE AND BONE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS CHANGING THE AIR GOVERNOR ON THE ENGINE OF A 637 SCRAPER. HE HAD TO LAY DOWN BETWEEN THE HITCH AND THE RT FENDER TO REACH THE GOVERNOR. AFTER FINISHING THE JOB HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK AS HE CLIMBED OUT OF THIS AREA.

EE STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM OF A CABLE STANDARD AND ONTO UNEVEN GROUND TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. RESULTING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESTRICTED DUTY.

TRAVELING IN A PICKUP TRUCK FROM POUNDING MILL TO POINTROCK, OVER A PERMITTED COAL HAUL ROAD. RIDGETOP MINING INC. LET A EXPLOSIVE SHOT FIRE, STRIKING THE PICKUP TRUCK. FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSE D WAS 10-27-97.

SETTING BITS ON MINER- PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT HIP. WHEN SMALL PC DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK LEFT HIP.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR BY THIS EE PULLING DRILL STEELS OUT OF THE DRILL HEAD OF A BOLTER. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY IF IT OCCURRED WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACT OR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER ATITUDE WAS A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP. SYSTEMS WAS POSSIBLY A FACTOR.

EE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF RAIL AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

EMP WAS CHANGING CLOTHES. BENT OVER. FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A HIATICHI SHOVEL WHEN THE SHOVEL BUCKET STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK BOX JARRING DRIVER CAUSING SORE LOWER BACK REQUIRING CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENTS. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/15/97

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LOADER STEPS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LOST WORK TIME DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL 4-20-97.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN ALUMN. LADDER. THERE WERE TWOOTHER PEOPLE HELPING HIM TO LOWER LADDER. EE WHOWAS INJURED WALKED LADDER DOWN WITH HANDS & ARMSABOVE HIS HEAD. EE FAILED TO REPORT HIS INJURY U NTIL 4-11-97 AT 7:00 AM. EE WORK OT TIL 6:45 ON 4-10-97. LOWER RIGHT SIDE BACK IS SORE.

SUPERVISOR WAS CARRYING A SHOVEL FROM THE TAILGATE TO 121 SHIELD. HE STEPPED OVER A RELAY BAR AND SLIPPED ON THE MINE FLOOR TWISTING HIS KNEE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WI TH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY MAY BE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS MAY BE A FACTOR.

EMP WAS CHANGING OUT 14" PIPE. TURNED BACK TO PIPE. PIPE MOVED STRIKING EMP CAUSING EMP TO FALL HURTING HIS WRIST.

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE MOVING EQUIPMENT.

BOLTING TOP #4 ENTRY SOUTH MAINS, PUSHING BOLT IN TOP HIT ROTATION AND THRUST LEVERS AT SOME TIME, GLOVE HUNG ON BOLT PLATE PULLING RIGHT THUMB NAIL OFF.

EE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

FILLING WATER TANK FROM 4" WATER LINE WHEN PIPE FELL AND PINCHED R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TANK AND PIPE WIRE USED TO SUSPEND PIPE CAME LOOSE.

EMP WAS MOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER. THE BOTTOM STEP WAS HANGING ON 2 CABLES. THE CABLES WERE BENT AWAY AT AN ANGLE. EMPS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THIS STEP AND HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE CORNER OF THE NE XT STEP. CABLE STEP WAS REPAIRED.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE IN THE SHOP AREA. HE WAS WALKING OVER SOME DRILL STEELS ON THE SHOP FLOOR TO GET TO THE EQUIPMENT CHOCKERS FOR LOADER WHEELS, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEEL H E SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT. EE WAS TREATED AT LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND SUFFERED A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EE WAS GIVEN AN ANKLE SPLINT AND ELASTIC BANADAGE ALONG

DRIVE SHAFT WAS STUCK ON HAMMER MILL. SUPERVISOR AND EMPLOYEE BOTH TRYING TO PRY LOOSE WORKING FROM OPPOSITE SIDES SUPERVISOR DID PRY SHAFT LOOSE NOT REALIZING EMPLOYEES ARM WAS IN THE WAY. HAMMERS WEDGED EMPLOYEES ARM AGAINST THE DOOR.

REOCCRENCE OF BACK INJURY 8-11-96.

WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES ON ROOF BOLTER--TWISTED BACK.

EE WAS MASHED BETWEEN SHIELD AND PAN LINE WHEN SHIELD ADVANCED FOR REASONS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME OF REPORT. INVESTIGATION STILL ONGOING AT THIS TIME.

EE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A BIT IN THE HEAD DRUM, WHEN THE HAMMER HIT ANOTHER BIT & GLANCED OFF AND HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING WINDOW OF DOOR ON TRACTOR, STEPPED OFF MACHINE FELL APPROX. 6' TO GROUND.

EE USED A LIGHTER TO BURN TRASH AFTER CLEANING UP FROM REPAIR WORK. FLASH BURN TO ARMS.

WHILE MOVING THE #59 SHOVE, THE EE WAS LIFTING THE POWER CABLE OVER SOME ROCKS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

EE WAS LIFTING PART TO A MACHINE & TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING BACK PAIN.

IT WAS A CLEAR, SUNNY DRY DAY. EMP WAS MOVING A BELT, AND TRIPPED OVER BELT LAYING ON THE GROUND.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING UP TO THE DOOR OF THE BIN. HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEG WENT UNDER HIMAND HE LANDED ON IT.

EMP WAS LIFTING A FORK ON A FORKLIFT AND HEARD A LOUD POP.

UNCERTAIN AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO LEFT EYE

SUPPLY CARS DERAILED WHILE EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE WAS MOVING A ROOF BOLTER CABLE, TWISTED OVER TO PICK CABLE UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.