Mining Incidents in September 1997

OPERATOR WAS STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM A SAND & GRAVEL DEPOSIT. HE DROVE HIS SCRAPER UP ONTO AN EXISTING (APPROX. 5' TALL) TOPSOIL STOCKPILE. HE DROVE HIS SCRAPER OFF OF THE EDGE AND TURNED IT ONTO ITS SIDE. HIS LEFT LEG WAS SEVERED BY THE ROPS, AS WAS HIS LEFT ARM. HE DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES AT THE HOSPITAL.

TECHNICIAN FROM AN OUTSIDE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW TIRE ON A FRONT END LOADER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE TIRE FELL ON THE TECHNICIAN, SUBJECTING HIM TO FATAL INJURIES.

EE WAS ON DUTY ON THE DREDGE AND EVIDENTLY FELL IN RIVER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.

WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK COMING DOWN HILL TO PREP PLANTTRUCK HIT RETAINING WALL BEHIND PREP PLANT HOPPERS-TRUCK FLIPPED END OVER END OVER WALL TO ABOUT SIXTY FEE T BELOW WALL ONTO EMBANKMENT.

TRUCK DRIVER PARKED HIS TRACTOR TRAILER RIG AT THE SECURITY BLDG. TO RECEIVE SITE SPECIFICE HAZARD TRAINING. RIG WAS LEFT RUNNING & NOT CHOCKED.IT BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY & THE DRIVER CHASED THE RI G TO STOP IT. HE WAS DRAGGED APPROX. 200' BEFORE BEING RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR DUAL TIRES. HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING CABLE ON DRUMS OF BRIDGE CRANE TROLLEY, FOLLOWING REPAIR OF CABLE. EE FELL BETWEEN HOIST AND CLOSING LINE DRUMS WHEN BUCKET WAS LOWERED AND SUFFERED FATAL CRUSHING INJURIES.

IT APPEARS WHILE DRILLING THE FRONT HOLES ON THE HIGHWALL (APPROX. 92') THE CHAIN THAT LIFTS THE DRILLHAMMER BROKE, WHEN THE THE HAMMER WAS NEAR THE TOP OF THE MAST ALLOWING IT TO FALL. THE HA MMER APPRENTLY STRUCK THE DRILLER WHO WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT AND PUSHED HIM OFF THE WALL. THERE WAS A SAFETY HARNESS ON THE MACHINE BUT DRILLER DID NOT HAVE IT ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE HAD JUST STARTED DRILLING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS RT THUMB. THE THUMB WAS LYING ON THE BOOM HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

WAS CLEANING UNDER CRUSHER AREA WHEN STONE FELL FROM HOPPER/FEEDER AREA

EMPLOYEE GOT FINGER CAUGHT ON BOOM OF BOLTER.

PAIN IN GROIN AREA DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. EE WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA. SURGICAL REPAIR 9/27/97.

EE WAS HELPING TIGHTEN BOLTS ON THE PIPE FLANGE OF A PRIMARY FINE PUMP [SUCTION END]. HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT, & CAUSED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH & THE PUMP.

EE WAS HELPING TO RESOCKET DRAGLINE CABLE. WHEN A CABLE SOCKET WEDGE WAS LIFTED INTO THE CABLE SOCKET, THE WEDGE BECAME UNBALANCED, AND THE WIRE ROPE SLING SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS, FRA CTURING THE RIGHT RING FINGER ABOVE THE MIDDLE JOINT AND SEVERING THE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER TIP.

SLAB OF GRANITE SLID INTO JAW OF CRUSHER AND GOT CAUGHT ON CHEEK PLATE ON THE SIDE OF THE JAW. USED A BAR TO UNTRIG THE SLAB WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

EE WAS PUTTING CAP BOX ON GETMAN AND GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN BOX AND ANGLE IRON BRACKET. SEVERD END OF FINGER ONHIS RIGHT HAND (INDEX FINGER) SURGEON GAVE EE FULL RELEASE AND NOT LOST TIME WAS INCURRED. EE RETURNED TO WORK, FULL DUTY, WITH NO RESTRICTIONS ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE WAS PLACING THE BELLY PAN ON A D8K DOZER. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE BELLY PAN SLIPPED AND THE BELLY PAN FELL CUTTING EE 'S FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE FIRST JOINT OF EE'S FINGER WAS CUT OFF. HIS MIDDLE FINGER RECEIVED A CUT.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNBLOCK THE DUST COLLECTOR BIN THROUGH A ROTARY AIRLOCK LEADER WHEN HIS GLOVE & TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING EQUIPMENT.

INJURED WAS LIFTING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-31-97.

EE RAISED BALL UNTIL IT HIT BOOM. HE CONTIUED TO RAISE BALL WHICH CAUSED BOOM TO RAISE CAUSING MACHINE TO FALL OVER TO RIGHT .

EE WAS INSTALLING A DRILL ASSEMBLY ON A ROOF BOLTER. EE CHECKED FOR BOLT ALIGNMENT BY USING HIS INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. DRILL ASSEMBLY SLIPPED SEVERING TIP OF INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAN D.

EE WAS HIT BY HAMMER ON LEFT RING FINGER. BROKE FINGER, BONE CRUSHED ON TIP OF FINGER. FINGER WAS AMPUTATED DOWN TO FIRST JOINT, ABOUT 1"DOWN.

WHILE INSTALLING A DISCHARGE PIPE ON THE CLASSIFIER, THE PIPE SLIPPED & FELL ONTO ANOTHER PIPE. EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PIPES CAUSING 1/4" AMPUTATION OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE LIFTING HEAVY COMPUTER MONITORS, HE DEVELOPED A HERNIA.

THE ROOF BOLTER SET THE T BAR & THE OPERATOR BEGAN TO BOLT THE FIRST ROW, OUTSIDE BOLT, WHEN THE TOP BROKE. NEITHER OPERATOR SAW IT OR HAD AN INDICATION OF FAILURE BUT HEAD THE TOP BREAK FROM THE T BAR TO CANOPY. THIS ROCK THAT HIT THE INJURD'S FOOT WAS 3.5'W. 5.5'L, 1.5'T. INJURIES INCLUDE 1 TOE SEVERED, 1 TOE AMPUTATED, 1 TOE MASHED.

WELDOR WAS PERFORMING REAPRIS ON THE TRUNNION OF 2 MILL IN THE CONCENTRATOR. HE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE TROMMEL AND STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF PLYWOOD. THE PLYWOOD SLID AND WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF, HE FELT A PULL IN THIS GROIN. HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH AN INGUINAL HERNIA AND RECENTLY HAD SURGICAL REPAIR.

GETTING ON A RUBBER-TIRED MANTRIP WHEN HIS HEAD HIT A PIECE OF LOOSE ROCK IN THE MINE ROOF MEASURING 19" X 9" X 3" CAUSING IT TO BREAK LOOSE ANDFALL ON HIS RIGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS RESTING ON TOP OF THE MANTRIP. THE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED AT THE FIRST JOINT BECAUSE OF THE CRUSHING INJURY.

IN PROCESS OF CHANGING HYD FILTER ON 2480 EIMCO CONTINUOUS MINER LOCATED LO X-CUT 3 HEADING, METAL COVER LID ON OPERATOR'S DECK SIDE LID WAS RAISED, LIFTED BY HAND, BEFORE PROPER BLOCKING & LO CK STICK COULD BE INSTALLED LID SMAPPED ON EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER MASHNG & SEVERING LAST DIGIT JOINT. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL, WHERE SURGERY WAS PREFORMED REMAINING PART OF INJURED FINGER.

EE STATED: HE WAS TURNING THE WHEEL FOR EMERGENCY HOIST WITH THE WEIGHT TEST WHEN HE EXPERIENCEDPAIN IN HIS STOMACH. (EE STARTED MISSING WORK 12/19/97)

CLAIM ANT COMPLAINED OF STOMACH. PAIN. CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH 9-4 AND WENT HOME ILL AFTER 1100 HOURS OF WORK. ON 9-5 HE HAD AN APPENDEX TO MY FURTHER DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA ALSO. S CHEDULED FOR SURGERY AGAIN. OCCURED WHILE ADJUSTING CRUSHER JAWS.

REMOVED CATCH BAG ON DUST COLLECTOR. HE SHUT OFF BLOWER BUT FAILED TO SHUT OF ROTARY VALVE THEN HE PUT HIS HAND UP IN THE VALVE TO SEE WHY DUST WAS STILL COMING OUT. HE LOST THE TIPS OFF TWO F INGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS MOVING 2550 DRAGLINE TAIL CABLE. HE PULLED ON A ROPE HOOKED TO THE CABLE TO SECURE IT TO A TRACTOR BLADE & FELT A PULL IN HIS SIDE. EE HAS NOW BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RUPTURE & HAS HAD SU RGERY ON 11-20-97 & IS NOW MISSING TIME. EE HAS WORKED UNTIL NOW.

EE WAS HOLDING BOLT PIN PUSHER, BATTERING RAM [350 LBS] IS THEN SWUNG AGAINST PUSHER TO DISLODGE LINER BOLTS TO FACILITATE LINER PLATE REMOVAL. RAM CONTACTED PIN PUSHER, PUSHER DEFLECTED UPWAR DS WITH RAM FOLLOWING EITHER PIN PUSHER ALONE - OR COMBINATION OF PUSHER/RAN CAUGHT EE'S LEFT HAND IN PINCH POINT AGAINST MILL WALL.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRILL A HOLE IN THE ROOF TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS GLOVE HUNG AND PULLED HIS MIDDLE FINGER OFF TO FIRST JOINT ONHIS LEFT HAND AND CAUSED LACERATIONS TO HIS PINK Y FINGER ON LEFT HAND. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THEHOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED. DR TOOK HIS FINGER OFF TO JUST OUBY HIS MIDDLE JOINT.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN A MANTRIP WHEN IT STRUCK A PARKED TRIP. SANDERS AND BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHEKCING VOLTAGE ON BELT POWER CENTER, VOLTAGE METER BLEW UP BURNING HIS HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROCK HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

WE SET UP FOR BLAST SECURITY. WE SET AN EE AT THE OUTSIDE BLAST PERIMETE ABOUT 1500'. WHEN THE SHOT WENT OFF, ONE ROCK CAME OUT OF THE SHOT (32#). WHEN THE EE SAW THE ROCK, IT BOUNCED DOWN THE RAMP TOWARD HIM, WENT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE WONDOW & STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE BATTERY END OF 604 VERSA TRAC WITH 15-TON SHOP CRANE. TWO CRANE HOOKS WERE ATTACHED TTO THE VERSA TRAC. THE PLATE ONE OF THE HOOKS WAS ATTACHED TO BROKE AT THE WELD. T HE PLATE WENT STRAIGHT UP STILL ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN. WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOUTH.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER CARRY A HEAVY OBJECT OUT OF A DRY POND HE STEPPED OVER A 2 IN PIPE AND STUMBLED, CAUSING THE OBJECT TO HIT HIS KNEE./

LIFTING LIDS ON BULK CAR, PULLED BACK MUSCLE.

TNT DODGE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. EE TRIED TO JUMP I AND STOP TRUCK BUT ENDED UP PINNED BETWEEN TRUCK DOOR AND THE FRONT END OF THE TNT MACK TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A HYDRAULIC LEAR IN THE GOOSE NECK OF A 631 SCRAPER. HE REQUESTED THE ASSISTANCE OF A FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO MOVE THE CROWD WHILE HE OBSERVED. EMPLOYEE HAD LOWERED THE CAN COMPLETELY, THE DOOR WAS OPEN. HE STUCK HIS HEADUNDER THE ARM THAT CONTROLS THE DOOR TO LOOK FOR LEAKS. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE DOOR TO BETTER OBSERVE,THE DOOR CLOSED...(SEE REPORT)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN IN WASH PLANT. A SMALL SLIVER OF STEEL BLEW INTO EMPLYEE'S EYE. EMPLOYEE HAD IT REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES DUE TO FOG OVER CONDITION.

THE INJURED WAS UNPLUGGING THE BELT DRIVE MOTOR PLUGS AT THE 23RD MAIN 1ST BELT DRIVE TRANSFORMER. AS ONE OF THE PULGS WAS REMOVED FROM THE RECEPTACLE AN ARC RESULTED. THE ARC CAUSED FALSHBURN S TO BOTH HANDS AND TO THE FACE OF THE INJURED.

GOT OUT OF LOADER TO CHECK OPUT THE COAL REMAINING IN THE PIT. HE WALKED OVER TOWARD THE FOREMAN STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL, TRIPPED AND FELL. HE HAD A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES, BUT SEEMED OK. HE F INISHED HIS SHIFT. HE LATER WENT TO ER DUE TO LOW BACK PAIN.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING WATER ON THE SHOP FLOOR WITH A WATER HOSE. THE HOSE FAILED AND A SHUT OFF VALVE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED 12-9-97.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS PRYING ON A TRACK RAIL WITH A ROCK BAR IN ORDER TO CLIP A TIE. THE BAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED FORWARD PULLING LEFT SHOULDER. HE SUSTAINED A SHOULDER STRAIN WHICH REQUIRES PHYS ICAL THERAPY, REST & MEDICATION. THE FIRST DAY HE MISSED WORK FROM THIS INJURY WAS 10/30/97.

PUSHING ON MAN DOORS TO OPEN THEM UP

DURING THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A PROPANE BOTTLE ON A FORK LIFT, THE VALVLE ON THE PROPANE BOTTLELEAKED AND THE LEAK CAUSED EE TO INHALE THE PROPANE.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10-13-97.

EE STATED WHILE WALKING THROUGH MANDOOR CAUGHT FOOT AND FELL.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE BLENDING SILO WHEN HESLIPPED AND FELL.

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A 992C TRANSMISSION, WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD AND BLEW FOREIGN MATERIAL IN LEFT EYE, IT STUCK IN THE LENSE OF THE LEFT EYE OVER THE IRIS.

REMOVING BATTERY CABLES FROM BATTERY IN EQUIP BOOM TRUCK. BATTERY ACID FROM BATTERY FLEW INTO EYE.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS. RIGHT FOOT HUNG UP ON STAIR, LUNGED FORWARD TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EE WAS CHANGING A STARTER ON A T-4 TRUCK DRILL MOTOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE STARTER INTO THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY, THE STARTER FELL, CRUSHING EES HAND AGAINST A BLOCK.

GETTING OUT OF GRADALL SCALER BOOM MOVED AND EE SLIPPED.

PERSON WAS WALKING ALONG ROADWAY, STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTING LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING AS A WELDER, CUTTING METAL, WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG HIT HIS ELBOW, BURNED A SMALL SPOT.

WHILE TRAVELING BACK TO RADIUS. ON SOUTHMAIN ROADWAY AT 42+C. EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN OVER A OBJECT IN ROADWAY, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST. CANOPY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HEADLIGHT ON LOADER. FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. HE FELL TOG ROUND, LANDING STIFF LEGGED, THEN FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD AND BACK.

EE WAS WORKING IN MUD UP OVER HIS ANKLES. WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE SUCTION OF THE MUD ON HIS BOOTS. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE ALSO TOLD US HE DID THIS 3 WEEKS AGO BUT DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SHIFT FORMAN OR SUPERVISOR.

EE WAS POKING DOWN HOPPER 4A510, HOT DUST HAD PILED UP ON THE DECK AND HE STEPPED INTO IT, HIS PANTS CAUGHT ON FIRE AND HE WAS BURNED.

OPERATOR WAS GETTING BACK ON EXCAVATOR & GOT HOLD OF GRAB HANDLE TO PULL HIMSELF UP ON MACHINE & HAD SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF STOMACH.

DRIVING D10 DOZER, DROVE OFF VERTICAL EMBANKMENT HIT THE GROUND-HIT HEAD ON MIRROR BRACKET-CUT HIS HEAD.

ON EE WAS PULLING 2 1/2 BOXES OF CONVEYOR CHAIN. INJURED EE WAS LEADING ANOTHER EE WHO HAD 3 CARS OF PANLINE. WHEN THE FIRS TMOTOR LOST TRACTION AND CAME OFF THE WEST SIDE FULAT HILL AT J PANE L AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LAST EE CAME OFF THE WEST SIDE FAULT HILL AT J PANEL AND AT THE SAME TIME THE LAST EE CAME OFF THE EAST SIDE FAULT HILL AT J PANEL. INJURED EE S MOTOR WAS HIT AT BO

EMPLOYE EFELL OVER TIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BELT STAND FOR BELT ADVANCE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, LEFT SIDE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING #681 WHEELED LOADER ON ROUGH GROUND. AS HE SHIFTED THE LOADER INTO FORWARD, THE LOADER JERKED CAUSING PAIN IN THE INJURED'S LOWER BACK. LATER THAT SAME DAY THE PAIN BECAM E VERY BAD. BECAME LOST TIME ON 10-07-97.

INJURED WAS BUSTING ROCK WITH A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE RUNNING THE #7 SECTION SHUTTLE CAR HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY, JARRING HIM CAUSING SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAND MUCKING ROCK AWAY FRON THE RIB. HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE BRIDGE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS FROM CONTROL ROOM. HE SLIPPED AND WRENCHED HIS BACK.

TRACK MANTRIP WRECKED , EE STATED HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON ANOTHER EE'S BOOT, CAUSING PAIN TOHIS KNEE.

THE DRIVERS TRUCK WASN'T POSITIONED IN A NORMAL WEIGHING POSITION AND WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS TRUCK HE WALKED OFF THE END OF THE SCALES. HE FELL 3 1/2 FEET ONTO CONCRETE.

STEPPED OFF HAUL TRUCK AND HURT ANKLE.

GRINDING STEEL AND GRINDING MATERIAL BOUNCED BACK INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY 7X16 SHAKER PULLING A PUNCH PLATE UP WITH 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER CARRYING A GREASE GUN THE EE JUMPED FROM THE LADDER WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE GREASE GUN GOT CAUGHT IN LADDER.

MOVING 4" PIPE ON 5B SECTION. STEPPED ON TRACK, FOOT SLIPPED OFF RAIL AND HE FELL. HIS LEFT KNEE STRCUK TOP OF RAIL. TORN LIGAMENT IN LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE TRACK HEADING OF THE 9 RIGHT 2 WEST SECTION. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS AREA HAS MUDDY CONDITIONS.

EMPLOYEE STATED- HE HIT HIS HAND ON A POKE HOLE WHILE CLEANING ON 4TH STAGE CYCLONE.

EE WAS JUMPING OUT OF CLINE AND LANDED WRONG ON LEFT ANKLE. SPRAIN LEFT ANKLE.

CLEANING ROCKCRUSHER HOPPER OUT, AND WHILE DOINGSO A ROCK CAME SLIDING DOWN STRIKING OPERATORS LEFT FOOT, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EE WAS CLEANING #8 HEADING WHILE TRAMMING HIS 4882 S&S SCOOP TOWARD THE FACE HIS RIGHT EAR LOBE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 6"X6" PLATE THAT WAS HANGING LOOSE FROM TEH ROOF CAUSING A SMALL SCRATCH HE SEEN DR AND RETURNED BACK TO WORK.

HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE, SLIPPED CROSSING ROCK, FELL ON RIGHT LEG, BROKE LEG.

THE EE WAS IN A BENT OR STOOPED POSITION WHILE INSTALLING PARTS ONTO WASHER BOX. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HAVE MUSCLE STRAIN OR SPASM TO BACK.

TRAMMING SCOOP ON 1 UNIT WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON ROOF OF SCOOP AND JAMMED HIS NECK CAUSIHNG PAIN TO LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND ARM. REPORTED THIS TO AS ON 9-30-97.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WA PUMPING CP-158 DEGREASER FROM THE DRUM TO A 5 GAL BUCKET. THE BUCKET OVER-FILLED SPLASHING THE CHEMICAL ON FACE. DEGREADER GOT INTO HIS EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS NEGLIGENT I N WATCHING THE BUCKET FILL.

EE WA SOPERATING A SCOOP. HE RAN OVER A WOODEN BLOCK IN THE ROADWAY AND THE BUMP CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT AND TOLD HIS SU PRVISOR THAT HE WAS ALRIGHT. HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON10-3-97, AT THAT TIME HIS INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE.

WHILE REPAIRING A CRUSHER HE HURT HIS RT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG 5-NORTH MAINS SUPPLY TRACK AND SLIPPED OF ROOF BOLT PLATES THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED ON PAVEMENT.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL BRAKE CALIPER ON ENDLOADER. HANDS WERE GREASY & THE CALIPER SLIPPED, STRIKING REPAIRMAN ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS PUTTING A NEW CABLE ON THE REAR DRUM OF THE DRAGLINE - THE CABLE SLIPPED LOOSE HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDIN ON #1 SHIELD PULLING #2 SHIELD WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE #1 SHIELD AND RIB. ROCK SLID INTO THE SHIELD LINE HITTING LEFT FOOT.

EE STEPPED ON YIELD PROP, YIELD PROP ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HAMMER FRACTURING /BRUISING RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING THE HEAD ON THE AUGER MACHINE. HE TURNED TO SPEAK TO THE AUGER OPERATOR AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE WALL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK. HE THEN FELL UNDER THE AUGER MACHINE A ND WAS STRUCK ON LEFT LEG BY ANOTHER ROCK.

WHILE DRIVING THE SCOOP, EMPLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAVELWAY, EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY APRIL 10, 1998 DUE TO SURGERY.

EE WAS STRUCK BY AN I-BEAM DURING REMOVAL OF AN OVERCAST.

6 C SECTION RECOVERING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AND LOADING IT INTO H.V. CAR HE GOT HIS LOWER LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND THE SIDE OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE CAR.

THE INJ EE WAS OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A POTHOLE IN THE HAULAGE ROAD CAUSING PAIN IN HER BACK.

EE WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE MINE ROOF.

MINER WAS BUILDING A CEMENT BLOCK WALL AND GOT CEMENT DUST IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ONTOP OF MINER INSTALLING CROSS OVER ON MINER CONVEYOR WHEN HE STEPPED OFF MINER. HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE AND FELT HIP POP OR GIVE WAY.

EE WAS USING WATER HOSE TO WASH DOWN FLOOR IN SHOWER ROOM. HE PULLED ON HOSE TO GET SLACK & BACK WENT OUT.

TRYING TO GET ROD TAP IN DROPED STRING OF RODS HAND WAS IN THE WAY WHEN PIPE WENT THROUGH THE ROD HOLDER. CUT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE EXITING MAINTENANCE TRUCK BED AFTER PUTTING GAS IN WELDING MACHINE, HOOKED FOOT ON COILED WELDING LEAD AND FELL FROM TRUCK BED TO GROUND ABOUT 4', INJURING LEFT KNEE.

EE ON OLD #3 ENTRY. OPERATING A MINER WHEN ROCK SLIPPED FROM TOP. THE ROCK STRUCK THE TOP OF THEEE'S FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN WIRE ON A SHAKER SCREEN HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS & PULLED A MUSCLE.

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE AUGER CONVEYOR OBSERVING THE LEVELING OF THE AUGER MACHINE. SMALL ROCKS STARTED FALLING FROM HIGHWALL. EE TURNED TO RUN, BUT WAS TRAPPED BY AUGER MACHINE. ROCKS STRUCK E E ON LEFT LEG AND RIGHT ANKLE.

HE SAID HE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY SO HE COULD TRAM THE ROOF BOLTER BY IT.

LIFTING MATERIAL IN WHEEL BARREL, SPRAINED RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

SHUTTLE CAR WAS LEAVING MINER WHEN IT HOOKED THEMINER CABLE PULLING EE'S FOOT FROM UNDER HIM EE POSSIBLE INJURED HIS BACK. ALSO HIS RIBCAGE WAS INJURED COULD BE BADLY BRUSIED.

EE WAS POKING WET CLAY FROM PLANT 1 LIEN. HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM THE WALKWAY AND SLIPPED PULLING STRAINING HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE OUTBOARD BAYONET VALVE ON 5-4 HEATER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. SOMETHING GAVE WAY INSIDE THE VALVE ALLOWING THE VALVE HANDLE TO SPIN FREELY AND STRIKING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATIONS AND FRACTURES TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EE IS LOSING TIME DUE TO THIS INCIDENT.

BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL WHILE PUTTING UP BOLT HITTING MAN ON HEAD, NECK AND SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING A D74H DOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE PUSH ARM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE GRAB RAIL & WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED IT CAUSED PAIN TO HIS BACK. [ON 9/26/97, EE B EGAN MISSING TIME FOR SAME PROBLEM. HE IS STILL SEEING THE SAME PHYSICAN FOR THE SAME PROBLE. HAS HAD SEVERAL VISITS TO DR. DURING THE YEAR.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER PULLING HOSE TO CLAMP ONTO WATER TRUCK.

EE HAD BEEN GRADUALLY GETTING A SORE BACK OVE SEVERAL DAYS OF RIPPING. IT GOT BAD ENOUGH THAT HE NEEDED TO LEAVE EARLY. EE FEELS THI IS A REAGGRAVATION OF A PREVIOUS INJURY.

WHILE LIFTING A SURGE BIN LINER HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. DISCOVERED DURING ANNUAL PHYSICAL EMPLOYEE, WENT FOR SURGERY 2-16-98.

LIFTING ON A PIECE OF 6" PIPE WHEN HE SLIPPED IN AN OFFSET IN FLOOR AND WENT DOWN TO KNEE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT A PULLING IN LEFT KNEE, LEFT LEG AND BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT AT #15 HEAD DRIVEEE ALLOWED KNIFE TO SLIP OUT OF BELT AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STORAGE BIN LADDER WHEN SOME WASPS AROUND THE LADDER DISTRACTED HIM, CAUSING HIS FOOT TO MISS THE NEXT STEP DOWN WITH THE MISSED STEP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 8 FT TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS RT ELBOW ON THE GROUND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH A ROPE. WHEN HE GRABBED THE ROLLER TO PULL IT UP IT PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST A HANDRAIL.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED. EE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON PIECE OF MACHINERY CAUSING A BRUISE.

EE WAS PICKING UP A SPRINKLER THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD WHEN HE BENT DOWN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EXTREAM LOWER BACK PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS IN BACK. UNCERTAIN OF CAUSE, POSSIBLY OPERATING LOADER OVER ROUGH GROUND.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A COMPUTER TERMINAL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. OFF FOR HERNIA SURGERY9-26-97

REMOVIGN A ROCK FROM THE DUAL TIRES ON THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE STEEL FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

EE ENTERED AN AREA BETWEEN THE 25 HP MOTOR AND THE BELT DRIVE PULLEY. HE HAD BEEN INSPECTING THE DIGGER CHAIN FOR PROBLEMS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A SHORTCUT BETWEEN THE DRIVE COMPONENTS. T HE CUFF OF HIS PANT LEG CAUGHT ON THE OPEN SHAFT, REMOVING HIS CLOTHING AND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG IN 3 PLACES.

AN AIR HOSE HAD COME OFF A PNEUMATIC ACTUATOR ONT HE BEMIS MACHINE. EE TURNED OFF THE ELECTRICITY BUT FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE AIR. AS EE WAS ATTACHING THE HOSE BAK ONTHE ACUTATOR THE AIR CAUSED THE ARMTO ROTATE DOWN CATCHING & CUTTING HER LEFT INDEX FINGER, EE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCYROOM THE DR REMOVED FINGERNAIL & DID RECONSTRUCTION OF NAILBED AND USED SUTURES. NO USE OF LEFT

AXLE ASSY. BEING REMOVED FROM CRUSHER. AXLE BRACKETS CUT AND AXLE IS SUSPENDED FROM HOLDING CHAIN AND CHAIN HOIST. CHAIN HOIST ATTACHED FOR LOWERING. NEED TO LIFT AXLE, REMOVE HOLDING CHAIN AN D BEGIN LOWERING. WHILE REMOVING HOLDING CHAIN, SUSPENSION SEPERATES, FALLS AND HITS EE ON RIGHT FOOT.

HAND STACKING PALLET (LIFTING 100#SACKS)LEFT LOWER LEG CAME OFF 4-1/2 IN PLATFORM, WHEN LANDED TWISTED WRONG PULLING LOWER BACK AND SHARP PAIN IN LEFT LEG.

EE SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS ON BOTH LOWER LEGS WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A LIME SOLUTION. EE THOUGHT IT WAS SOLID GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE #19 (MILLS) JOB, PREPARING THE GRAIN DRILL TO DO SEEDING. HE WAS STOOPING DOWN AND STARTED TO LOOSE HIE BALANCE. HE BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND,BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS FILLING A FRONTEND LOADER WITH FUEL. WHILE FUELING THE EE WAS STANDING ON LOADER LADDER. FUEL NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF FILL OUT EE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND HE SLIPPED OFF LADDE R FALLING ONTO FUEL PUMP.

THE EE WAS HANDLING BOLTER CABLE AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS, STRIKING HIS HARD HAT. THE EE'S NECK WAS JAMMED AND HE IS NOW LOSING TIME.

EMPLOYEE STATES THE ROOF BOLT WRENCH STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.

LABORER WALKED AROUND SERVICE TRUCK TO UNLOAD ANGLE IRON IN BACK WHEN HE RAN NITO ONE PIECE, CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD.

EE REPORTEDLY WALKED INTO OFFSET IN ROOF. NOTE: XXX EE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL NOV 19 1997.

LEAVING JOB TRAILER, EE WALKED ACROSS WOODEN PALLET LAYING ON GROUND, DROPPED HIS EAR PLUGS, AND WHEN HE TURNED TO RETURN TO TRAILER TO GET NEW PAIR HE STEPPED THROUGH PALLET AND FELL TO GROUN D WITH FOOT/LEG WEDGED IN PALLET, RESULTING IN BROKEN LOWER RT LEG.

EE WAS LIFTING A STONE ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A GROIN PULL. WORKER'S COMPENSATION IS INVESTIGATING BECAUSE OF THE PAIN & LENGTH OF TIME FOR HEALING. AN MRI IS SCHEDULED FOR THE FIRST PART OF NOVEMBER TO RUL OUT ANY PRE-EXISTING ILLNESS.THE REORT WAS RECEIVED IN OUR OFFICE ON 11/7/97. HE HAS BEEN OFF OF WORK SINCE 9/26/97.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE LOST SUCTION ON DRILL, WHILE PLACING HIS HAND OVER DRILL STEEL HOLE THE DRILL STEEL FELLOUT STRIING HIM ON THE FINGER.

INSIDE 84 CRUSHER CLEANING OUT CLOG OF ROCKS, PULLED ROCK UP AND ANOTHER ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN A ROCK FELL SCRAPING HIS BACK.

CHANGING GREASE BARRELS IN A DUSTY AREA, SUFFERED TACTONITE DUST IN LEFT EYE.

DRILL STEEL SNAGGED IN MUD, STOOD UP ON END, AND FELL OVER STRIKING EE IN HEAD.

UNLODING STEEL FROM TRUCK. STRAINED BACK

LIFTING SCREENS WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE TO SCREENING PLANT.

EE WAS BENT OVER GREASING A BEARING AT THE UNLOADING STATION FEEDER. SOUTH END WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HEAD HIT AN OVERHEAD HOPPER.

WHILE LIFTING SOME REPAIR PANTS. HE HURT HIS BACK HE WAS FIXING THE BEDSPRING OF TRUCK.

WELDING HOSE TANGLED ON HOIST LEVER, CAUSING MANLIFT TO CONTINUE RISING, PINNING EE AGAINST CONVEYOR BELT.

WHILE EE WAS GETTING SUPPLIES. HIS FEET GOT STUCK IN MUD. WHEN HE WENT TO TURN AROUND HIS LEFT FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DRILLING TO INSTALL AN ANCHOR IN THE CONCRETE FOR FAN 080 WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT THE REBAR AND TWISTED THE DRILL IN HIS HAND.

AFTER CHIPPING SLATE FROM AN ADJUSTING ROD THE EE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

HE WAS TRYING TO BOOST A TRACTOR AND WHEN HE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY CABLES, THE BATTERY EXPLODED GETTING BATTERY ACID ON HIS FACE AND IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND DIDN'T REALIZE HE HAD GOTTEN SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS FLASH BURN UNTIL HE WENT TO THE DR. AND HAD A FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED FROM HIS EYE. AN EYE PATCH AN D EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED.

WHILE TRANSFERING SAMPLES [10# BAGS] FROM THE BACK OF A PU TO A CART, TWISTING & BENDING, HEARD A SNAP IN LEFT KNEE. EE HAS BEEN WORKING WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL MARCH 12, 1998. HE SAW AN OR THOPEDIC SPECIALIST & HAD ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY DONE OF THE KNEE TO REPAIR A CARTILAGE TEAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE BOTTOM DOORS ON RAILCAR (WITH A BAR) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN FURTHER PROGERSSED IN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO WHERE THE EMPLOYEE SEEKED MEDICAL TREATMENT .

TIGHTENING TENSION ROD ON CONVEYOR BELT & FELL ON KNEES.

A 200' SECTION OF DRISCO PIPE BROKE FREE OF THE SLING WHILE BEING LOWERED DOWN THE SHAFT POCKET AND HIT VICITM IN LOWER LEFT LEG.

EE WAS SHOVELING BELT AND BETWEEN 11:00 AM AND NOON HIS BACK STARTED HURTING GRADUALLY AT FIRST AND THEN HARD. HE TOOK TWO PILLS WHILE HE ATE HIS DINNER AND FELT BETTER WHEN HE GOT THROUGH EAT ING, AND FINISHED HIS SHIFT OF WORK.

WHILE USING THE JACK LEG--IT SURGE UPWARD PINNING HIS WRIST BETWEEN THE JACK LEG AND STEEL ARCH.

EE WAS REPOSITIONING A DUST COLLECTOR BARREL ON A STEEL WORK TABLE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE LOAD. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH OR PREVENT THE BARREL FROM FALLING OFF THE TABLE, THE EE SUFFERE D AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT BICEP MUSCLE & TENDONS.

WHILE WALKING ON TRACK EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON THE END OF CROSS TIE, SLIPPED AND FELL STRAINING HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM AN ELEVATED PLATFORM 24" HIGH TO RETRIEVE A TOOL. WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CONTACTED THE GROUND, THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY CAUSED HIS LEFT ANKLE TO BUCKLE.

THE EE WAS HELPING MOVE FANS IN THE 3RD WEST SECTION. EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE FAN ON THE LOW SIDE WHEN THE OTHER EE WHO WAS OPERATING THE WAGNER SCOOP THOUGHT HE WA S SIGNALED BY EE TO MOVE THE SCOOP FORWARD. WHENTHE SCOOP MOVED FORWARD, THE BVCKET SLID INTO OR OVER THE TOP OF EE S FOOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERE LACERATION. FIRST DAY OFF 9-26-97.

SHUTTLE CAR WAS GOING TO MINER, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING EE ON HIS KNEE.

EE STATED THAT WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE SCOOP BUCKET.

WHILE GETTING INTO LOADER, EE JAMMED NECK ON TOPOF LOADER.

PULLING MINER CABLE--HURT BACK

EE WAS UNCLOGGING THE JAMMED OUVERSIZE CHUTE AT THE PORTABLE PLANT. A STONE CAME OFF THE SHAKER, OVER THE TOP OF THE SCREENING AND HIT THE EE ON THE LEFT ELBOW RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK AND WAS BOUNCED IN THE SEAT BY A DEPRESSION IN THE STOCKPILE YARD.

EE ON LOADER. MOVING AROUND COAL PILE. EE DROVE LOADER INTO HOLE ABOUT 12' DEEP. JARRED HIM AND THREW HIM FORWARD.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST TRYING TO FREE SCREEN UP IN CMI AND THAT HE WAS ON TOP OF THE CMI WHEN THE SCREEN BROKE LOOSE WITH PRESSURE ON IT, CAUSING THE MONORAIL TO TRAVEL A ND STRIKING FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING WATER SPRAYS ON TOP WATER MANIFOLD THE CENTER SPRAYS: WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING LEFT ANKLE PINNING LEG AGAINST BIT LUG ON MINER.ROCK WAS APPROX 20"X30"X4"THICK

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF A CAT 970F ENDLOADER AND AS HE STEPPED OUT ON THE SIDE DECK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ADN HE FELL TO THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 6 FT STRIKING HIS LT ELBOW ON THE GROUN D WHICH CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE HEAD OF THE RADIUS BONE.

A STEEL WEDGE WAS FORCED BETWEEN THE CUTTING EDGE AND BUCKET BOTTOM. INJURED STOOD IN FRONT OF BUCKET WHILE STRIKING WEDGE WITH HAMMER TO REMOVE IT. WEDGE RELEASED SUDDENLY AND STRUCK INJURED INLEFT LEG, CAUSING LACERATION AND FRACTURE.

EE WAS RIDING IN WORK CAGE. HE PLACE HIS HAND AROUND THE CLIMBER CABLE WHEN THE CAGE STARTED MOVING. MOVING CABLE DREW HIS HAND & GLOVE INTO THE WHEEL, PINCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER, LEFT HAND. [ OFFSIDE WORK - EE WORKING INSIDE SILO.]

WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO CRUSHER, HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOWL AND HOLDING PIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF CONVEYOR BELT SITTING ON BELT CLEANER. HE WAS LOOKING UP SPOTTING CABLE FROM PICKER. WHILE LINING BALL WITH PULLEY EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT SHIFTED AND DIVERTER MOVED BACK DOWN . THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL 6 FEET STRIKING RIGHT KNEE ON GRATING, NO FRACTURE.

STRIKING BIN WITH METAL BAR.

INJURED PERSON WAS PULLING A SET OF BATTERY STANDS TOWARD HIM WITH HIS ARMS WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE SUSTAINE AND BACK SPRAIN WHICH REQUIRES THERAPY.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE LOADED A SHOT ALL DAY LONG IN EXTREMELY MUDDY CONDITIONS. THE WORK ENTAILED LIFTING, SHOVELING, CARRYING ETC. AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD PAI N IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA. THIS BECAME REPORTABLEWHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOST WORK TIME BEGINNING ON 9-29-97.

DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR OUT OF #6 ENTRY, CAUGHT LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER AGAINST RIB. THIS IS WHAT HE SAID THAT HAPPENED. NO ONE WAS AROUND AT THE TIME. HIT RIB WITH SHUTTLE CAR AND FRIGHTENED HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A PIECE OF BELT STRUTURE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS THIRD FINGER OF RIGHT HAND IN STRUCTURE CAUSING A LACERATION AND BRUISE.

THE SC HIT THE RIB CAUSING THE SC TO BOUNCE, CAUSING OPERATOR TO JAM HIS HEAD INTO THE CANOPY CAUSING INJURY TO NECK AND BACK OF THE OPERATOR. THE OPERATOR HAD INJURED HIS NECK AT ANOTHER OPER ATION WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY IN MAY OF 1996. THEINJURY OCCURRED 9/24. HE CAME BACK TO WORK 9/25 ON 9/27 HE WENT TO DR. AND IS UNDER PHYSICIANS CARE.

EE WAS FILLING A CAN FROM A 55 GALLON BARREL WHEN THE BARREL SLID OFF THE BLOCKS. EE TRIED TO STOP THE BARREL FROM FALLING ON HIM.

FELL AND HURT RIGHT HIP AND LEG.

RT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOTTOM OF MANTRIP AND MINE FLOOR. CONTUSION TO GREAT TOE - RT FOOT.

THE EE WAS CLEANING IN THE SLOPE WHEN HE SLIPPED & BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE CAR.

EMPLOYE EWAS PULLIGN CHARTGER OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET BEHIND POWER CENTER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDX FINGER BETWEEN CHARGER AND BUCKET, CUTTING OFF RIGHT INDEX FINGER ABOVE THE NAIL.

EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF A LOCOMOTIVE. THE BOTTM IN THE AREA WAS UNEVEN. THE EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO LOCKER TO PUT UP EQUIPMENT AND SLIPPED ON SLICK WALKWAY.

EE WAS HELPING ON THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLHITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP AND LOWER BACK.

THE MAN WAS CARRYING HEADER BOARDS WHEN HE FLET PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE MAN CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1-29-98 WHEN HE REPORTED OFF FOR SURGERYFIRST DAY OFF 1-29-98.

AFTER WELDING ON TRUCK EE WAS CHIPPING SLATE SO HE COULD DO MORE WELDING PIECE OF SLATE FLEW OVER TOP OS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EYES.

ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE WALL AND HIT EE IN THE FACE

EE BENT OVER TO PLACE LUNCH BOX ON FLOOR OF DOZER AND GOT BACK SPASM OF LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING IN HOOKING UP ADDCARS, WHEN A PIECE OF COAL DUST GOT IN HIS EYE.

EE STATED HE WAS WELDING ON THE CHUTE AT THE TIPPLE WHEN HE PASSED OUT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GROUND. HE CUT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EE REPORTED THAT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AFTER CLIMBING ONTO 1800 NITACHI LOADER.

EE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF SHELLS ONTO PAYLOADER BUCKET AND HIS BACK WENT OUT WHILE LIFTING.

THE EE WAS WALKING TOWARD OUTSIDE OF MINE & TWISTED KNEE. HE HAS ONSET OF PAIN & DIFFICULTY BENDING KNEE.

18" SDR PIPE SLID FROM SLOPE OF DITCH AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HIP. THE IMPACT CAUSED CONTUSIONS IN THE LEFT HIP AND THE UPPER PART OF THE RIGHT LEG.

WHILE CHECKING SAFETY DEFECTS ON A ROAD GRADER, THE EMPLLOYEE FELL FROM THE MACHINE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR. OR MISS WORK UNTIL 10-7-97.

INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING CO WORKER INSTALL 3 INCH WATERLINE. THEY HAD WELDED TWO SECTION OF PIPE TOGETHER ON THE CATWALK. THEY PROCEEDED TO LIFT THE COMPLAINED SECTION ONTO THE MOUNTING BRACKE TS. AS HE WAS LIFTING. HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK PAIN LEFT AND HE WORKED REMAINES OF SHIFT BUT FAILED TO REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR. ON SEPT 29 INJURED EE CALLED IN REPORTING INCIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF BOLTS AND THE BOX SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE FOREMAN'S TRAILER TO BEGIN HIS NORMAL SHIFT DUTIES. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING THE STEPS OF THE TRAILER, HE MISJUDGED HIS FOOTING AND FELL DOWN THE STEPS, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE IN THE PROCESS. THE TRAILER WAS RELOCATED AND DID NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL POWER AVAILABLE TO ILLUMINATE THE STEP AREA.

CRUSHED 3RD & 4TH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. WATACHING CABLE ON A-FRAME. A-FRAME TILTED MASHING FINGERS.

EE'S WERE MOVING HEAVY MATERIAL DOWN STAIRWAY, MATERIAL SLIPPED, EE JUMPED CLEAR AND FELL ON WRIST.

USING PICK, HE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FEET. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A LOST TIME ON 10-3-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM TRACK ENTRY TO THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS NECK, LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.

PUTTING BELLY PAN ON A DOZER SLIPPED OFF JACK SMASHED FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING TO #2XCUT TO HANG CANVAS WHEN HE SLIP AND FELL ON HIS BACK. THE BOTTOM WAS WET & SLIPPERY.

CLEANING ON 5-D LONGWALL BELT. WHEN LIFTING A PIECE OF ROCK TO PUT ON BELT EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROCK AND DROPPED IT ON HIS ANKLE BRUISE NO FRACTURE.

DURING ROOF BOLTING THE EMPLOYEE GOT DUST IN HIS EYES. AFTER RINSING HIS EYES, THEY FELT FINE AND HE RETURNED TO WORK. HOWEVER, THE NEXT DAY HIS RIGHT EYE WAS VERY RED, IRRITATED AND WATERING. THE DR. REMOVED A METAL PARTICLE FROM THE EYE AND PATCHED IT.

EE LOOSENED THE RADIATOR CAP ON THE 4 IESEL TRACTOR. THE CAP CAME OFF AND HE SUFFERED A BURN TO HIS LEFT ARM FROM 4" ABOVE AND BELOW THE ELBOW.

WAS OPERATING #2 506 WHEN HE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN RIB AND MACHINE WHICH INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT & STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SET THE BRAKE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON ELEVATED CONVEYOR. HE WAS CROSSING THE CONVEYOR ON CROSSOVER STRUCTURE. THEN HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER TO THE CATWALK, HE JUMPED FEOM THE LADDER LANDING ON THE CATW ALK AND A SECTION OF THE CATWALK FELL THROUGH WITH HIM

HE WAS PUTTING MINER CABLE ON RIB WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER MECHANICES INSTALL SHIFT CYLINDER ON A GRADER. THE INJURED EE WENT TO ALIGN THE NYLON LIFTING STRAP HOLDING THE CYLINDER. THE NIGHT SIDE BLADE BRACKET WAS ST ANDING UPRIGHT ON A HINGE PIN. THE BRACKET FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK THE INJURED EE.

WHILE TIGHTENING NUTS ON A BALL MILL, HEAVY WRENCH WAS DROPPED AND FINGERS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN.

EE WAS WORKING MOVING SHIELDS ON THE LONGWALL FACE. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND RESTING ON THE PANLINE RAIL. AS HE MOVED A SHIELD A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGH T HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGELY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HANDLIN BELT STRUCKTE. HE BAGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-7-97.

RUNNING SHEAR WHEN A CHUNK OF COAL CAME OVER PAN STRIKING RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS BRUISED AND KEPT OFF WORK FOR 6 DAYS MAKING IT LOST TIME AND REPORTABLE.

THE MAINTENANCE WAS WORKING ON CHANGING OUT MOTOR SPEED REDUCER ON UPPER COAL CONVEYOR. THEY WERE WORKING OFF THE PLATFORM THAT HAD GREASE AND LIME ON IT. WHEN PULLING THE CHAIN ON THE CHAIN F ALLS THE MAN'S FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE CAUSING HIS LEG TO HIT PLATFORM CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LEG.

EE SUFFERED A BLOW TO THE POSTERIOR OF THE HARD HAT, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CONCUSSION. THE EE IN CONJUNCTION WITH CO-WORKER WAS PLACING A SLING AROUND A DRAGLINE BUCKET CHAIN AND ATTACHING SLI NG TO CRANE HOOK. THE CO-WORKER BROUGHT THE CRANE'S BOOM INTO PLACE. THE MOMENTUM AND WEIGHT OF HOOK AND BALL CONTINUED ON TO STRIKE THE EE. EE NOTIFIED SUPV. WHEN BEGAN FEELING DIZZY/NAUSEAT

GETTING LCT ONRIGHT SIDE TIMBER FELL HITTING EE IN THE BACK AND RIB FELL PINNING HIM AGAINST SC

CLIMBING OFF MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED ON METAL STEP AND HE FELL OFF. AND HIT LEFT SHOULDER ON TRACK.

EMPLOYEE GOT THE BU LOADER STUCK IN A HOLE. HE WAS SITTING IN THE OPR'S COMPARTMENT WHILE OTHER CO-WORKERS HOOKED UP A 1/2" CHAIN FROM A SHUTTLE CAR TO THE FRAME OF THE BU. CHAIN BROKE, STRUCK EMPLOYEE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS IMPROPER HOOK UP. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS INADEQUATE, MINER KNOWLEDGE WAS A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS CAR ATTHE MINE PARKING LOT AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE IMPACT WRENCH EE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED OFF A NUT AND FELL APPROX 3-4FT TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON THE RIGHT HAND. SMASHED HAND, WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX 2 WEEKS.

WHILE EXITING A VEHICLE HIS RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED AND SPRAIND WHICH CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE TENDONS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS RMEOVING RUST FORM AN OVERHEAD BRACE. WHEN GOBS OF RUST PARTICLES FELL ON TOP OF HIS CUTTING SHIELD INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

THE EE WAS MOUNTING SPRINGS ON DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

EE WAS EXITING THE SP-1A CONVEYOR IN THE PELLETPLANT AFTER WELDING SOME SKIRTING BRACKETS. HE STRUCK HIS HARD HAT ON A 1"WATER SPRAY PIPE. HE WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIATED C-4/C-5 DISC AND BEGAN MISSING WORK. THIS CONVEYOR IS LOCATED BELOW THE SCREEN FOR THE "A" BAILING DRUM.

PULLED OR SPRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK. PAIN WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES.

TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE REPAIRING SCREEN

EE STATED HE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE COAL RIB. COAL BROKE OFF FROM RIB & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EE WAS BOARDING A MANTRIP. AS HE TURNED TO SIT HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE MANTRIP SANDER BOX.

INJURED WAS GETTING SUPPLIES OFF #2 ROOF BOLTER WHEN PARTNER TRAMMED BOLTER BACKWARDS AND INJURED FELL AND HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT UNDER WHEEL ON BOLTER CAUSING SORENESS AND CONTUSTION.

WHILE MOVING SECTION BACK, EE WAS TRAMMING FEEDER. FEEDER MOVED ONTO UNEVEN BOTTOM AND TILTED STRIKING EE'S FOOT.

MINER IN #3 HEADING; MINER WAS FINISHED WITH CUT & STARTED BACKING OUT; ONE OF THE CAT TRACKS HUNG, CAUSING THE MINER TO SWING INSTANTLY; THE OPERATOR GOT HIS HAND PINCHED BETWEEN THE MINER & THE RIB; THE REMOTE BOX & HIS HAND WAS CRUSHED; HIS HAND WAS BADLY BRUISED WITH SEVERAL LACERATIONS.

WHEN CLIMBING UP A MUCK PILE WITH A LADDER, HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER AT THE TOP AND JAMMED HIS HEAD HARD INTO A 3 X12 STULL THAT WAS ACROSS THE STOPE FROM THE FOOT WALL TO THE HANGING WALL. T HIS STULL WAS PUT IN TO HELP EXTRACT AN ENTRAPPED MINER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY MOVING A WELDER AND EXPERINCED PAIN AND TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT KNEE. NOTE EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK OR HAVE MEDICAL TREATMENTS REQUIRING MSHA NOTIFICATION UNTIL 1-6 -98.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BOBCAT 953 CLEANING COAL IN TH EPIT WHEN THE BOBCAT HIT A HOLE AND THE EMPLOYEE RAISED IN HIS SEAT. HIS THERMOS, SITTING NEXT TO HIM TILTED TOWARD THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE TOP OF THETHERMOS, TEARING A CARTLIAGE.

EE HURT HIMSELF ON 9/19/97 LIFTING ON CABLE. REHURT INJURY ON 9/22/97 BY JUMPING OFF STEP.

EE WAS BENDING A 5' RESIN BOLT TO BE INSTALLED IN THE MINE ROOF. THE BOLT TWISTED AND AS A RESULT, HIS WRIST ALSO TWISTED. HE SUFFERED A SPRAINED RT WRIST. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 9-23-97 AND STA RTED MISSING WORK ON 9-24-97.

ON 5G SECTION LIFTING A 40LB BAG OF ROCKDUST, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WORKED 9-22,9-23,9-24.

EE WAS EN ROUTE TO THE MINE SITE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE LANDING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

EE LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN COAL RIB AND MANRIP AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE MANTRIP. SIMPLE FRACTURE ON LOWER END OF LEFT FIBULA.

WAS BURNING A BOLT OFF WITH A TORCH, AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED UP AND GOT BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND BURNED HIS EYE LID.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 7A FILTER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A SECTOR. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE SECTOR INTO PLACE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS: LEFT SHOULDER ROTATOR C UFF INJURY.

EE WAS DRIVING LOADER IN THE QUARRY, WHILE BACKING UP HE TWISTED TO LOOK BEHIND HIM, OVER A PERIOD HIS BACK GOT SORE.

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE HELPING MM GENERAL STRAIGHTEN A STAIRWAY ON THE 4508 DRILL, HE WAS USOING A HAMMER AND HE MISSED WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO HIT AND SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A PIEC E OF ANGLE IRON AND THE HAMMER LADDER.

WHILE EE WAS IN BUCKET TRUCK HE LEANED FORWARD TO TRY AND CONNECT TWO CHAINS TOGETHER TO REPAIR CHUTE TO STACKER BELT, AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WAS USING RED DEVILS TO CHANGE A SPRING ON TRUCKTHE RED DEVILS SLIPPED & PUNCTURED HAND.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT THRU A DOUBLED T-5CHANNELS AND THE COUPLER OF THE BOLT CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE CHANNEL BREAKING WHICH ALLOWED THE PALTE TO FALL. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS POOR ROOF CONDITIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPEMENT OK, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIP/SYSTEMSOK

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A RANGING ARM JACK OFF THE SHEARER AND STRAINED HIS BACK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

BUGGY MAN WAS RUNNING BOGGED IN #4 HEAD WHEN COAL CAME OFF RIB ONTO HIM IN THE DECK OF BUGGY.

EE WAS INJURED WHEN AN UNDEFECTED PIECE OF LOOSE DRAW ROCKY FELL AND STRUCK HIM.

EE STATES: GETTING INTO LOADER AND FELL.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PLACING A METAL LID ON THEROOF BOLTER WHEN HE JERKED HIS HAND AND CAUSED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. EE CONT TO WORK UNTIL 3/30/98 WHE HE HAD SURGERY TO REPAIR TORN LIGAME NT IN HIS WRIST. THIS WAS THE FIRST LOST TIME TIME FROM THIS INJURY

LIFTING MINER CABLE.

EE WAS PULLING ON HOSE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE REMOVING 50 LB BAG FROM PACKAGING EQUIPMENT TO PLACE ON BAG CONBEYOR HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING SCREENS FROM THE WASH PLANT. HE TRIPPED & FELL ONTO A STEEL PEG & LACERATED HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG NEAR THE SHIN.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN ENTRY ON 4 SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN BRUISED SHOULDER AND ARM.

WALKING UP STAIRWAY, TRIPPED & FELL BRUISING BOTH KNEES AND LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE BURNED HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE MUFFLER OF A BOB CAT HE WAS OPERATING WHEN HE TRIED TO FIX AN ENGINE PROBLEM.

ADJUSTING JAW OPENING REMOVING A SHIM PLATE HYDRAULIC HOSE BROKE THE TOGGLE PLATE DROPPED MASHING BOTH THUMBS.

EE WAS IN A HOPPER WELDING.

HE WAS CLEANING UNDER HAND TRIMMER AND WENT TO STAND UP STUCK HAND IN. FORGOT TO SHUT TRIMMER OFF FIRST.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE UNLOADING 7' X 6" X 6" SQUARE TIMBERS THE EMPLOPYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

MAIN NORTH ICT. WALKING CARRYING BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS, STEPPED ON RAIL & TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A RAM CAR AND CAUGHT ROOF BOLT AND HIT HIS EAR AND SHOULDER. AS OF 10/2 THE EMPLOYEE STILL HASN'T CONTACTED ME IN REGARDS TO HIS ACCIDENT. THE INFORMATION I HAVE CAME FROM HIS ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGE BUT HE STILL HASN'T CALLED.

EE WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY, TURNED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ACCOMPANYING A FEDERAL INSPECTOR GOING IN ON 7 SECTION BELT DRIVE WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO CLOSE 5' MANDOOR. AS HE TURNED AROUND AND HIT HIS HEAD ON DOOR FRAME.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING THE BACKSTOP IN THE #113 BELT SPEED REDUCER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE. DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING 50 POUND SALT BAGS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS SHOVELING SALT AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

REPORTED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK THROWING 1 W NO. TRACK SWITCH.

EE STATED HE BOLTING IN THE NO.2 HEADING ON THE D0-1- MMU HE WAS INSTALLING RESIN BOLT. HE WAS SHOVELING A BOLT INTO THE HOLE FOR ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE DRILL POT WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK TO BETWEEN SLADDER INJURY OCCURED 9-17-97 FIRST DAY OFF 9-22-97.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS WORKING ON HIS CAR AND DROPPED AN ALTERNATOR ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS MOVING THE FORKS ON THE FORK LIFT-HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE FORK AND IT CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT HAND-HIS RING GOT CAUGHT WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE HIS HAND OUT OF THE WAY. HIS POINTER-FI NGER WAS HURT THE WORST.

RAISING THE FRONT END OF TAIL PIECE WITH RAIL ROAD JACK ANCHOR PIN PULLED OUT OF BOTTOM, HITTING RIGHT ANKLE OUTSIDE OF RIGHT FOOT.SPRAINIG RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STATED WHILE LAYING ON HIS STOMACH WORKING ON A RAM CAR FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH

MIXING GROUT AND A PIECE OF LIME CAME OUT AND AND GOT HIM IN LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE BELT TRACK ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT TO PUT INTO THE TOP WHEN HE SAID HE HAD PAIN IN BACK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS DRAGGING 7' YIELD PROPS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL AN ANGLE HOLE WHEN HIS RIGHT GLOVED HAND WAS PULLED AROUND BY THE ROTATING DRILL STEEL.

LOADING BOLTS AND GLUE ONTO SCOOP BUCKET

ON 9-22-97 THE EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING A HOLE IN A STOPPING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: MANAGEMENT WAS INFORMED ON 10-16-97 THAT THE EE'S MOST CURRENT BACK PROBL EM IS DUE TO A DIFFERENT DISC. SEE ATTACHMENT.

EE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD ROLLS OF CONVEYOR BELINNG. HE WAS PUTTING PIPE THROUGH BELTING, FINISHED INSTALLING PIPE AND WAS GOING TO DISMOUNT TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 4 FT INJURING LEFT HA ND, LEFT ELBOW, LEFT WRIST, AND RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING ROLL THE HEAD BACKWARDS ON THE MINER TO CHANGE LETTERS WHEN HIS RIGHT RING FINGR WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CUTTER HEAD AND THE HEAD OF THE MINER.

777 ROCK TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING SLID SIDE WAYS AND WHEN IT STOPPED IT PULLED HIS BACK ON LOWER LEFT SIDE.

STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER.

THE INJURED WAS LOADING HYDR OIL INTO RAILRUNNER ON THE SURFACE WHEN AS HE TWISTED WITH A 10 GAL CAN, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE CLIMBED OVER GUARD RAIL AND FELL ONTO MATERIAL PILE, SORE BACK LEGS, & NECK--EE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AS A PRECAUTION.

EE WAS UNLOADING STRUCTURE BY HAND ON THE SURFACE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN LOWER LEFT POSITON OF HIS BACK. HE CONT TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITYUNTIL 1/8/98. FROM THIS DATE UNTIL 2/13/98 HIS M EDICAL HISTORY WAS SCRUTINIZED DUE TO THE 5MONT PERIOD BETWEEN THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT & THE FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK. DURING THIS PERIOD IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEPT ACC WAS A DIRECT

WHILE STEPPING ON THE CRANE OUTRIGGER FOR SUPPORT, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL, HITTING THE OUTRIGGER AND FRACTURED ONE RIB. OFF WORK 2 DAYS, WORKED ONE, THEN OFF 4 MORE DAYS.

EE WAS WORKING ON EAST TIPPLE WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING TOOL BOX AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WAS SCRUBLING SHOWERS, SLIPPED AND HIT CONCRETS WALL INJURING RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING ON PIECE OF BELT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCKS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TORN MENISCUS BUT CONTINUED TO PERFORM HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES UNTIL ELECTIVE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 11-12-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN ANOTHER WORKER DROPPED A CABLE AND IT STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT UPPER ARM.

EE REPORTED THAT HE STEPPED OVER 1360 DRAG CHAINONTO UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LEFT ANKLE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/24/97. BECAME REPORTABLE 9/25/97

REPLACING A PIN ON A DOZER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURY UNTIL TWO DAYS LATER WHEN HE REPORTED THE INJURY AND WENT TO THE DR.

THE INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE MOTOR & TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FROM THE EIMCO MANTRIP. UNKNOWINGLY HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS EXTENDED UNDER THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE APPROXIMATELY 4". WHEN THE ASSEMB LY WAS RAISED FROM THE MACHINE, THE FRAME OF THEMAN BUS SET DOWN CATCHING HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN FRAME OF MACHINE & THE SHOP FLOOR.

EE WAS CHANGING AN ELBOW ON A 4 IN AIR LINE. PRESSURE WAS SHUT OFF ON ONE SIDE. AS EE WENT TO SHUT OFF PRESSURE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE ELBOW BROKE, HITTING EE'S CAPLAMP AND FACE. EE HAD SURGER Y 5-14-98 TO REPAIR NASAL PASSAGE AND IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

WHILE DISMOUNTING LOADER LADDER EE EIGTHER SLIPPED FROM OR MISSED AN STEP EE COULD NOT RECALL WHICH. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL APPROX. 6' TO GROUND. NOTE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND JARRED BACK.

EE WAS STANDING BEHIND MINER WATCHING IT RUN FOR MAINTENANCE PURPOSES. A ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS & RIB STRIKING EE'S RIGHT LEG. ROCK WAS 6.5' X 41" X 11".

EE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH, WHEN HE STOPPED TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, HE FAILED TO TURN THE FLAME OFF, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE FRONT OF HIS LEFT LEG.

A MASSEY COAL SERVICES EE WAS INJURED WHILE OPENING A 2 PIECE METAL AIRLOCK DOOR. EE STATED HE OPENED THE RIGHT WALKWAY SIDE DOOR FIRST AND PUSHED IT AGAINST THE RIB. AS HE STARTED TO OPEN THE OTHER DOOR. THE FIRST DOOR SLAMMED SHUT, CATCHIING HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THE DOORS.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A STOPPING WHEN 3 OR 4 BLOCKS ROLLED AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS KNEES.

EE WAS OPERATING A LW SHEAR ENROUTE TO HEADGATE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN SHIELDS AND STRUCK HIS HAND THAT WAS PLACED ON HANDRAIL ON PANLINE. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EE WAS WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE CREW, SETTING TIMBERS BETWEEN TWO BLOCKS. THEY WERE PREPARING TO MINE. THE ROOF STARTED TO FALL AND AS IT DID, THE CREW RAN BUT TO A SAFE LOCATION. AS HE RA N, EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW SPOT IN THE ROOF, AND STRAINED HIS NECK. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT, WENT TO THE DR ON 9-22-97, STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-23-97.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A BATTERY SCOOP TO THE CHARGER WITH A RAM CAR. THE BUMPER OF THE RAM CAR & BUCKET OF THE SCOOP MIS-MATCHED ALLOWING RAM CAR TO BE LIFTED UP & WHEN THE SCOOP PULLE D OFF, THE RAM CAR FELL TO THE GROUND. NOTE: THEINJURY HAPPENED ON 9/19/97, THE EE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 10/01/97.

FELL OFF A CONCRETE (TEMPORARY)PLATFORM WHILE TAKING A VLAVE APART AND BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS MOVING AN EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO THE STORAGE AREA BY ROLLING IT ON ITS EWND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WERE INSTALLING A BATTERY IN THE D-9 BULLDOZER AND THE EMPLOYEE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE THE MINER WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEED HOPPER, THE RATCHET WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE WORK AND CAUSED THE MANS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE I-BEAM SUPPORT FOLLOWED BY THE RATC HET WRENCH ON TOP OF THAT. UPON XRAY 2 FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND WERE FOUND TO BE FRACTURED.

EE WAS WORKING INSTALLING BELT CLAMPS ONT HE SECTION CONVEYOR BELT IN PREPARATION FOR A BELT MOVE. AS HE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLAMP SOMEONE ELSE RELEASED THE BELT TAKEUP CAUSING THE BELT TOMOVE. THIS CAUSED THE INJURED EE'S HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT CLAMP & BELT STRUCTURE.

EE WAS DROPPING RAIL CARS TO TIPPLE. HE SET BRAKE ON CARS AND WAS DISMOUNTING AFTER HE DISMOUNTED FROM CAR, EE STEPPED ON SOME STONE LYING ON THE GROUND ALONG SIDE THE TRACKS, TWISINT HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS SLIDING BELT ROLLERS UNDER A BELT WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

PUTTING A VALVE ON RIG. PLACED THE VALVE ON THE STEPS TO WORKPLACE. STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP & VALVE ROLLED OFF & THE VALVE LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT.

STEPPING OFF BUMPER OF SERVICE TRUCK. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND STRAINED LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER CO WORKER WERE REMOVING A BROKEN HEAD SHAFT FOR A SHUTTLE CAR.

EE WAS INSTALLING AN ATRS MAST JACK ON A ROOF BOLTER. AS HE LIFTED THE JACK IN PLACE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE LEFT WORK A COUPLE OF HRSLATER TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AND HAS NOT RETU RNED TO WORK.

EE WAS MARKING UP LEFT6 X CUT IN #3 ENTRY OF 3A-PANEL, AS HE TURNED T. MARK X CUT, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WELD ON CLAMP BROKE, WHICH WAS USED TO HOLD UP CONVEYOR, CAUSING CONVEYOR TO FALL, GRAZING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE MONORAIL WHENA PIECE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LE, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS AND BRUISES. EMPLOYEELATER DEVELOPED TENDONITIS IN HIS RIGHT FOO T DUE TO THE INJURY. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 12-29-97.

THE EE WAS WORKING IN THE NORTH MAINS MAINTENENCE SHANTY, AS HE PUSHED & LIFTED A BULL GEAR. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE MANUAL VALVE. THE VALVE WAS STUCK AND THE EMPLOYEE BEGAN JERKING AND STAINING ON THE VALVE. THIS INCIDENT BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 9-23-97 WHEN THE DR. P UT THE EMPLOYEE OFF WORK FOR POSSIBLY 2 WEEKS.

THROWED HAND UP ON CLAM SHELL, IT PINNED ARM AGAINST THE RIB, BENT HAND BACK & BROKE LEFT WRIST.

DROPPED UNDERGOUND PHONE ON FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS 2ND FLOOR OF CORE BUILDING TO GET TO JOB SITE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SOME FLEXIBLE SEWER PIPE WHICH IS USED AS SUPER SUCKER HOSE. HE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 10-28-97.

MINER WAS WALKING ALONG BELTLINE AND HIT HEAD ON XBAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 777 TRUCK DOWN THE HAUL ROAD WHEN A SPIDER BIT HIM ON HIS LEFT ELBOW. HE SLAPPED IT OFF HIS ELBOW AND THEN THREW IT. HIS ARM STARTED TO SWELL, SO HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOS PITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HE SAID HE WAS THERE WITHIN 1 1/2 TO 2 HOURS AFTER BEING BITTEN BY THE SPIDER.

EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 9-18-97.

EE INSTALLING SHEET METAL ON HAMMER MILL - SHEET METAL FELL ON EE'S FOOT.

EE STRAINED BACK AS HE WAS REMOVING DISCONTINUED BELT ROLLERS FROM THE SLIPPBELT.

VIRATION FROM THE MILL CAUSED DEBRIS TO FALL FROM THE HIGHER AREA (CONSTRUCTION AREA) TO LAND ON HIS FINGER CAUSING IT TO BREAK HIS FINGER.

WHILE MOVING A LINER FROM THE ELEVATOR. THE EMPLYEE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE PUTTING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE, BOLT BENT AND STRUCK LEFT NECK AND HEAD.

EE WAS UNLOADING CARDBOARD FROM TRUCK AND PUTTING IT INTO THE COMPACTOR. SOME HE COULD NOT REACHTOWARD THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK, SO HE PUT HIS KNEE UP ONTO THE TAILGATE, AS HE REACHED FORWARD, H E SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS SHIN ON THE TAILGATE HE WAS SEENBY A DR DIAGNOSIS: SUPERFICIAL SHEARING ABRASION. HE THEN DEVELOPED CELLUTITIS, REQUIRING MED TREATMENT. HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM

EE WAS INSTALLING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, AS HE WAS LIFTING THE CABLE USING HIS LEGS HIS KNEE POPPED AND STARTED HURTING.

DEVERTER TO THE BOX CAR TRACK STUCK, TURNED MANUAL HANDLE TO HELP OPEN DEVERTER, THEN HE WENT TO TURN THE ELECTRICAL SWITCH FOR DEVERTER ON AND GOT SHOCKED.

EE WAS REMOVING LOADING SPOUT FROM TRUCK. LIME FELL FROM THE LOAD-OUT BELT & BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. LIME WAS BLOWING DUE TO HIGH WINDS. THIS IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE WAS SETTING CURTAIN ROD JOCK. AFTER JADK WAS SET AGAINST THE MINE ROOF, A PIECE OF ROCK FELL. STRICKING EE'S RIGHT FOOT. RESULTING IN FRACTURES TO THE METATARSEL BONES.

WHEN EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER, IT SLID OVER TO THE SIDE ABOUT AN INCH. THE EE THOUGHT THE LADDER WAS GOING TO FALL ALL THE WAY OVER SO HE JUMPED DOWN TO THE COOLER GRATES THREE FEET BEL OW AND LANDED WRONG ON HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO A SEED TRAILER AND HAND SLIPPED AND ELBOW TWISTED, RUPTURING BICEP TENDON AT THE LEFT ELBOW. SURGERY SET FOR 9-25-97.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE REFUSE TRUCK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS OF DIRT ON SECOND STEP. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR , PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS OK, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY WAS A FACTOR.

EE WIFE CALLED 9-26-97 STATING SHE THOUGHT HER HUSBAND MIGHT HAVE INJURED HIS BACK AT WORK SHE HAD NO INFORMATION AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO EE FOR A REPORT.

EE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP ACROSS SECTION AND HIT HIS HEAD ON LOW HANGING CABLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE WORKING ON LOADOUT BELTLINE REPLACING PAN LINERS AND BELT ROLLERS, HE LIFTED NEW BELTROLLER IN PLACE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.

HE WAS CARRYING A ROTATION GEAR BOX AND IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PIPE. THE PIPE STRUCK HIM IN THE EAR. HIS EAR REQUIRED 10 SUTURES.

HELPING LOAD HIGH LINE CABLE. WHEN LIFTING STRAIN GROIN AREA ON RIGHT SIDE OF TESTICLE.

DRILLING HOLE [ROOF BOLTER] STEEL CAME OUT OF HOLE & STRUCK HAND. NOTE: LONG BRANCH 18 WASN'T INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A MINE RELATED ACVCIDENT UNTIL 9-22-97.

EE WAS LFTING SHUTTLE CAR TIRE AND FELT PAIN IN HIS ARM.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE HEADGATE NO 3 SECT. HE WALKED INTO CROSSCUT WHERE SHUTTLE CAR WAS PARKED. ASHE BENT OVER INTO THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR A COAL ROCK RIB ROLLED OUT ONTO THE MINE FLOOR. IT THEN ROLLED OVER & PINNED EE'S LEFT LEG AGAINST THE DECK OF THE SHUTTLE CAR.

WHEN WALKING IN THE MINE, HE SLIPPED ON WET MINE BELT THAT WAS LAYING ON THE MINE FLOOR [TWISTED RIGHT KNEE].

EE WAS GETTING ON A BOBCAT LOADER. HE HAD ONE LEG ON A STEP & WHEN HE PUSHED OFF THE OTHER LEG, HE FELT HIS KNEE POP. ON SLIP OR FALL. THIS FORM IS LATE BECAUSE OF AN OVERSIGHT. I THOUGHT I HA D SENT IT IN, BUT IN DOUBLE CHECK OUR RECORDS, I HADN'T. EE STILL OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO PUSH ON A COUPLIER OF A HAYWAGON. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND AN UNSAFE ACT. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, M INER PROFICIENCY WAS A FACTOR ALONG WITH ATTITUDE, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS WAS OK

EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO BE OFF WORK 9-18-97.

THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PRY OUT A ROCK BETWEEN THE GRIZZLEY WITH A 4' BAR. AS HE STRUCK THE ROCK, HE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE SHOULDER.

HELPING MECHANIC HIT METAL WITH HAMMER. APIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LEG NEXT TO SHIN'

EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN SCOOP OVER A ROCK, THE SCOOP SIT DOWN SOLID AND THE EMPLOYEE SAID IT JARRED HIS BACK.

EE WAS TAKING THE BATTERY CABLE OFF. THE LOADER WHEN THE WRENCH TOUCHED A METAL FRAME AND BLEW UP THE BATTERY. THE NEGATIVE CABLE WAS NOT DISCONNECTED FIRST AND SAFETY GOOGLES WERE NOT BEING W ORN.

AFTER POURING CEMENT DOWN PILOT HOLE, TRUCK DRIVER RAISED CHUTE TO PULL AWAY FROM HOLE. TRUCK PULLED OUT TOO QUICKLY & CHUTE OF CEMENT SWUNG OUT PUSHING EE ACROSS STRUCTURE TO GROUND.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF HANDLING BELT CONVEYOR ROLLERS AT THE WANA CONSTRUCTION BELT GRADE SITE, EE PLACED END OF ROLLER UP ONTO BELT STRUCTURE, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MUSCLE OF HIS RT LEG , JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

BUMPED INTO PICKUP TRUCK WITH 920 LOADER. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS OPERATING MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE. ROOF SIZE WAS 12-1/2" X 17" X 1-1/2" TO 0".

A BELT RAIL FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM CAUSING A BROKEN BONE.

WAS PUTTING WIRE UP ONTO A PIPE AND WHEN THE WIRE WAS CUT IT SWUNG INTO MY EYE.

ROOF BOLTS WERE LAYING ALONG THE RIB, EE WAS ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND WAS LOADING 4' RESIN BOLTS FROM THE RIB ONTO THE BOLTER, WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP/GROIN AREA.

EE ALLEDGES THAT HE FELT SOMETHING HIS HIM IN THE HEAD STRAINING HIS NECK, WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP.

INJURED STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE WALKING & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WA LIFTING ROCKS DURING CLEANUP, WHILE HOSING UNDER CONVEYORS AND STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS BACKING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE HIT AN OPEN CABLE TRENCH. EE WAS THROWN UP INTO WINDOW HITTING HEAD AND NECK. AS HE FELL BACK INTO THE SEAT, HIS ARM WAS STRETCHED OUT AND HIS WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON IT. EE FIRST STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-10-98

EE WAS PICKING UP 50 BAGS OF PRODUCT WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LOW BACK.

EE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE DRAGGING 3 SHEETS OF LINE CANVAS. PAIN DID NOT SUBSIDE DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROLLERS ABOVE HAND RAILING WHEN HE TWISTED AND HAD SOME ONSET OF PAIN IN HIS BACK(CENTER AREA).

EE WAS PULLING ON A COMEALONG WHEN A PAIN WAS FELT IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SCREEN WHILE LYING ON A CATWALK, REACHING BEHIND A COUNTERWEIGHT.

WHILE PERFORMING THE SHOVEL SITE CLEAN-UP, EE'S RT DOZER BLADE KICKED UP A CHUNK WHICH HE DID NOT SEE & UPON BACKING UP DROVE OVER IT, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE JOSTLED AROUND IN THE CAB. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT & WAS TURNED IN THE SEAT TO LOOK BACKWARDS AS HE BACKED UP. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN, DIAGNOSIS: LOW BACK PAIN SECONDARY TO STRAIN/SPRAIN.

PERFORMING MAINTENCE WORK ON SAND PLANT & BANGED ELBOW ON THE PLANT STRUCTURE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LOADING SOME ROOF BOLTS AND PLATES, HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE SHIFT. HE MISSED WORK ON 9-22-97 AND CONTINUES TO BE OFF. IT BECAME A R EPORTABLE INJURY ON THAT DATE.

WHILE THROWING CRIB BLOCKS EMPLOYEE HIT LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN CRIB BLOCK HE WAS THROWING AND STANDING CRIB.

EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER. INSTALLING BOLTS AND LET THE BOOM DOWN ON HIS KNEE WHICH FRACTURED HIS ANKLE.

EE STATED HE REACHED INSIDE OF THE #1 MBC TO START THE MACHINE FROM OUTSIDE THE CAB HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE TRAM LEVER CAUSING THE MACHINE TO MOVE CRUSHING HIM BETWEEN THE MBC AND THE LOW FRAM E STRUCTURE.

EE WAS PULLING HOSE OFF TW47 WATER TRUCK AND STRAINED BACK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CROSSING CAT WALK AT BELT DRIVE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME TIME UNTIL 9/25/97. BUS WRECK, SLID INTO ANOTHER LOCOMOTIVE.

A PIECE OF METAL THAT EE WAS WORKING ON FELL AND KNOOKED THE STEP LADDER OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK BED. WHEN HE FELL HE HIT HIS ARM ONT HE ROCK GUARD OF THE BED AND DISLOCA TED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS REARRANGING BAGS ON A PALLETIZING MACHINE WITH OUT LOCKING OUT THE POWER SOURCE, THE MACHINED WAS ON AUTOMATIC MODE. THE EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED A SENSOR CAUSING THE MACHINE T O START. THE RACK ARM KNOCKED HIM OFF OF HIS FEET AND PINNED HIM IN A POSITION WHICH CAUSED HIS KNEE TO FLEX FAR BACKWARDS RESULTING IN A TORN CARTILAGE.

PUTTING A FLAT DECK BACK ON TRACK WITH A DRAWBARHURT LOWER BACK AREA.

INJURED EE WAS REMOVING CHAIN RATCHET HOIST FROM COAL FEEDER WHEN THE HOOK ON THE END OF THE CHAIN STRUCK HIS RT FOOT.

THE INJURED EE WAS MOVING THE MINER CABLE AND WATER LINE WHICH WAS BETWEEN THE RFM AND THE RIB. THE MBC BACKED UP AND THE EE'S LEG WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOLLY AND THE RIB.

TIGHTENING A BELT ON A SAW WITH A SOCKET WRENCH. EE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A SAW WITH A SOCKET WRENCH.

EE SHOVELING BELT FELT PAIN IN BACK.

AFTER OPENING A TOOLBOX TO GET HIS TOOLS OUT OF THE BOX, THE TOOL BOX LID FELL STRIKING THE EE'S RT HAND.

THE OPERATOR OF THE ROOF BOLTER SWUNG HIS DRILL BOOM TOWARDS THE RIB. HIS FOOT BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BOOM AND SHALE ROCK. HIS FOOT WAS BROKEN.

HANGING VENTILATION CURTAIN TO THE LAST ROW OF BOLTS. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND BOLTS IN THE LAST ROW OUTBY ABOUT 4' TOWARDS THE 2ND ROW. SMASHING HIS LEFT LEG & ANKLE.

MINER RAISED PLATE ON CM 14-10 DID NOT REMOVE PLATE, DID NOT BLOCK PLATE PLATE SLIPPED DOWN CATCHING THE MINERS LEFT THUMB.

EE STATED AS HE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT ENTRY HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, STRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST AND SHOULDER.

USING A PRYBAR TO LOOSEN MANIFOLD ON ENGINE. PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT ARM TO HIT AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING ON A 8 HP PERMISSABLE WATER PUMP WHICH HAD SLIPPED DOWN A BANK.

EE WAS STANDING IN A HIGH AREA OF BELT HEADING WHEN HE TURNED TO PICK UP A SET OF TORCHES. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LEDGE OF ROCK IN THE CROSSCUT.

GOT OUT OF THE CAB TO MEASURE DRILL PATTERN. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LOST FEELING IN RIGHT LEG.

5 EMPLOYEES ROLLING UP CHAIN ON OUTSIDE. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED EMPLOYER ON 9-18-97.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD WALKED OVER TO CHECK THE COAL PIT ANDWHEN HE TURNED TO GO BACK TO OFFICE. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THE EE WALKED INTO A CHAIN HANGER AND ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS NECK/

THE BELT GOBED OFF AND BURNT THE BELT INTO. THE VICTIM IS HALED THE BELT SMOKE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING COVER ON TRAM CHAIN OF DIESEL RAM CAR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURRED ON 9-23-97

MILLER BROS CONSTR CO AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR PERFORMING STRIPPING OPERATIONS FOR STONECO INC WERE HAULING DIRT & FILL DUMP OPERATOR TURNED TOO SHORT AT TO HIGH OF SPEED AND TIPPED OFF ROAD TRUCK ONTO ITS SIDE. SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EE ALLEDGES HE WALKED INTO A STEEL STRAP WHILE GOING TO THE POWER CENTER.

EE WAS LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK WHEN SHE SLIPPED AND FELL.

SPINAL AREA HAD BEEN BRUISED, BY DIGGING TOW IT MADE HIS BACK BOUNCED BACK INTO THE SEAT.

HE WAS GETTING A SLOT DRILL SET UP WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL, AS HE WAS WALKING ACROSS IT, FALLING ABOUT 3' TO THE GROUND.

VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING A KNEE STRAIN HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 9-24-97 WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FEEDER PANEL WITH A COME ALONG MATERIAL SLID INTO FEEDER CAUSING EE TO FALL AMDN MATERIAL COVERED HIS LEG.

INJURED WAS USING AN ELECTRICAL METER TO CHECK POWER CIRCUITS AT THE LONGWALL HEADGATE MASTER STATION. THE METER FAILED AND THE FLASH FROM THE FAILURE BURNED THE INJURED S EYES FACE, AND HANDS .

JAMMING OF ROCK IN GRIZZLEY - EMPLOYEE USED SLEDGE HAMMER TO TRY TO BREAK JAM LOOSE. SLEDGE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE ROCK AND GRIZZLEY BAR, HITTING LEFT KNEE - CONTUSION OF KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SUCTION PIPE FEED #2 UNDER FLOW PUMP. HE STRAINED HIS BACK PULLING ON WRENCH. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9-29-97.

EE WAS UNLOADING CRIB BLOCKS FROM SCOOP TO BUILD CRIB. HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS FILING UP WATER TRUCK: PULLED HOSE OUT OFWATER AND PRESSURE PULLED SHOULDER.

HE WAS TRAMMING THE FEEDER WHEN IT GOT STUCK SO HE PUT A CRIB BLOCK UNDER IT. WHEN THE FEEDER GOT TRACTION HE THEN STARTED TO REMOVE THE BLOCK AND IT CRUSHED OUT CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST TH E BOTTOM. THE SKIN AND SOFT TISSUE WERE TORN ANDSEWN BACK ON.

LIFTING A RIG TIRE PUT A STRAIN ON THE LOSER BACK.

EE STATED THAT WHILE SHOVELING ON THE 3RD SOUTH BELT LINE, HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN. THE NEXT MORNING HE AHD GREATER PAIN AND COULD NOT HARDLY STAND UP STRAIGHT.

EE WAS SQUATED DOWN IN A CATCHER TYPE POSITION, CLEANING HIS COMPARTMENT ON HIS SHUTTLE CAR. WHEN HE WENT TO STAN-UP, HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTENED OUT.

EE'S KNEE WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN THE CABLE HARNESS ON THE CONTINOUS MINER AND THE MINE FLOOR.

A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, HITTING THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THEN HITTING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG. ROCK SIZE APPROX 3'W, 4'L, 4"THICK. WHILE THE EE WAS ON THE GROUND, A SEC OND PIECE OF DRAW SLATE HIT HIM ON THE RT. SHOULDER & BACK.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER AT END OF SHIFT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND STRIKING SHOULDER.

PICKING UP A CINDER BLOCK PALLET OFF OF A SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SLING WHILE HE WAS STACKING AND STORING MOTORS IN THE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE SHOP.

HE WAS ON THE BACK OF HIS CAB (NOT TOP OF TANKER) HOOKING UP HIS PTO WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE GRABBED HOLD OF A BAR ON HIS CAB AND JERKED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. I INSPECTED THE AR EA AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. AREA WAS CLEAN.

WAS IN BACK OF TRUCK SHOVELING GRAVEL OFF. SLIPPED & FELL - HIT HAND ON FRONT OF TRUCK BED.

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN BY PHONE, AFTER ABSENCE OF SEVERAL DAYS, THEN SAID HE HAD A PULLED HAM STRING CHANGED THEN TO A PULLED GROIN MUSCLE SAID HIS SHOULDER HAD SOME PAIN ALSO. INFO FROM EE.

RIGHT FOOT HUNG IN BRATTICE BLOCK & TWISTED KNEE.

EE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN ON 9/16/97, DUE TO RECURRING PROBLEMS.

STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK & FELL & HURT ANKLE.

CHUNKING HOPPER-SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN GRATES.NO MEDICALL TREATMENT NEEDED. HOWEVER, MISSED TWO DAY OF WORK.

EE MISSED A STEP WHILE COMING DOWN A LADDER. EE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF PROBLEM UNTIL 10-20-97.

WHILE HELPING PULL MINER CABLE ON UNIT 2 THE INJURED FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

THE EE WAS CHECKING SCALPING SCREEN OUT. HE LOOKED DOWN INTO THE 9" CHUTE. ROCK CAME OFF SCALPING SCREEN AND HIT EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD.

EE WAS CHECKING BATTERIES FOR WATER, LIFTING LIDS TO PUT BACK ON AND STRAINED BACK.

EE TESTING BREAKER-TEST LEAD USED BURNT CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH HANDS.

EE WAS BEING LOADED BY 11260 SHOVEL, A ROCK FELL OUT OF SHOVEL BUCKET & HIT ON THE BACK OF TRUCK BED, CAUSING TRUCK TO BOUNCE & JAR THE DRIVER.

STRAIN BACK WHEN ATTEMTPING TO LIFT A DRAW HEAD TO PUT ON DIESEL TRAM.

3 WHEELER STUCK IN TRAVEL WASY 8 BKS INBY FACE. PUSHING ON THE 3 WHEELER & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

SHORTLY AFTER EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK HE BAGN TO FEEL ILL. WHEN HE WAS WAITING FOR THE ELEVATOR, THE EMPLOYEE BECAME FAINT. HE THEN GRASPED A SET OF HANDRAILING AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. DURING HIS FALL HIS FLET FOOT WAS TWISTED. EMPLOYEE HAD WENT HOME THINKING HE HAD ASPRAIN. THAT EVENING IT WAS DETERMINED THE LEFT LEG WAS BROKEN.

DURING MANUAL POSITIONING, THE TRUCK FRAME SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE APPROX 2", PINCHING LEFT RIGH FINGER TIP BETWEEN METAL COMPONENTS. TRUCK FRAME WAS BEING LOWERED TO SHOP FLOOR BY HOIST.

EE STRUCK KNEE ON KERSEY TRACTOR.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS LIFTING A SHOVEL OF WET MUDDY MATERIAL ONTO A BELT WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. HE SUSTAINED A HERNIA WHICH IS BEING REPAIRED WITH SURGERY.

MOVE BOLDERS ON TOP OF HOPPERS AND MISPLACED FOOTING AND TWISTED BACK.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN 480 DECLINE. HE STEPPED IN SOME SPILLED EZ MUD AND FELL ON HIS BACK. RE WAS NO WATER TO CLEAN UP.

STANDING ON THE STACKER REACHING UP TO PUT SAFETY PINS IN STACKER LEGS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HIT AXLE AS HE FELL WITH LEFT HIP AND SIDE PULLED AND BRUISED MUSCLES IN LEFT HIP AND DISLOCATED RIBS.

WHILE GETTING PARTS OUT OF VEHICLE, DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON RIGHT HAND. EE WAS ON MINE SITE REPAIRING OUR FIELD SERVICE TRUCK.

EE REPORTED THAT WHILE SHOIVELING FELT SHARP PAIN GO THROUGH SITE.

CUT INTO AN AIR POCKET WITH EIMCO MINER, WAS STRUCK ONTHE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT BY SOME MATERIAL FROMTHE BLOW AREA.

INJURED WAS MOVING LOADED BOX CARS DOWN TRACK, AS HE WAS SETTING RATLCAR HAND BRAKE, THE MOVING CARS COUPLED WITH PARKED LOADS. CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO SLIP OFF CAR PLATFORM, ONTO CAR COUPLE R.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED LADDER IN FRONT OF SLICER TO SEE IF A LUMP OF CLAY WAS STUCK IN THE SLICER. EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADER AND FELL FROM 3RD OR 4TH STEP FROM FLOOR LEVEL(APPROX. 3-4 FEET F ROM FLOOR LEVEL) TO FLOOR LEVEL.

PERSON WAS ON FENDER ON TANK TRAILER PULLING APART HOSE CONNECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CHIPPING BONE IN LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS LIFTING REDUCER ONTO MANTRIP AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

OPERATING HYDRATOR, SLIPPED ON WET LIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS MEASURING A 950 VOLT TRANSFORMER FOR REPLACEMENT( DUE TO TRANSFORMER BEING DOWN) AND THE METAL TAPE BEING USED FELL IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED LEAD IN THE POWER CENTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TRASH CAN TO EMPTY CONTENTS INTO A LOADER BUCKET WHE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE DRAGGING FEEDER CABLE TO THE POWER CENTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ROCK, TWISTING KNEE.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS TAKING A PIECE OF VENTILATION CURTAIN DOWN. A PIECE OF DIRT CAME OFF CURTAIN AND WENT IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.

EE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FELL FROM THE DRILL HOLE AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND, DISLOCATING HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

AFTER BEING TOLD TO GO TO BAGHOUSE, TURN OFF MACHINERY & GO HOME, INSTEAD EE GOT ON THE FORKLIFT & WAS RACING AROUND THE BUILDINGS WHEN HE SPUN AROUND HE FLIPPED OVER.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK/LEG WHILE SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT.

SETTING LINERS IN BALL MILL

EMPLOYEE WAS OBSERVING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MEASURE A 950 VOLT TRANSFORMER FOR REPLACEMNENT WHEN THE METAL TAPE RULE BEING USED FELL IN CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED LEAD IN THE POWER CENTER.

EE WAS LOADING POWDER--RAISED UP TO GO THE NEXT HOLE TO LOAD--COULDN'T RAISE UP. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE LIFTING TOP ROLLERS TO BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT PAIN.

EE WAS LIFTING 60" BOTTOM FMC ROLLERS UP ONTO TOP OF SCOOP BATTERIES & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS OVER-EXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT NOT OF [BACK SUPPORT], MINER PROFICIENCY WAS A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS A FACTOR.

A JEEP OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO PUT JEEP ON TRACK BY PULLING THROUGH A TRACK SWITCH. THE WHEEL WHICH WAS OFF CLIMBER OVER THE RAIL. THE VEHICLE HIT EE IN THE LEG. EE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION W ATCHING THE WHEEL TO CHECK TO SEE IT IT WENT BACK ON TRACK.

STEPPING FROM SCAFFOLDING ONTO TOP OF TRUCK TRAILER, LOST BALANCE, FELL OFF TRUCK TRAILER ONTO GROUND. FRACTURED ANKLES AND WILL BE OFF WORK UNTIL RELEASED BY DR.

UNLOADING STRUCTURE, FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING TIME FOR THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL 9-22-97.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SHOVELING THE #6 BELT AND GOT IN MANTRIP TO TRAVEL TO #5 DRIVE. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF RAIL RUNNER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE UNLOADING A BUNDLE OF CRIBS OFF OF CAR THE BUNDLE TIPPED UP CAQTCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE CRIBS.

EE HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING A CHAIN BINDER THAT WAS SECURING A LONGWALL GOOSENECK TO A DOLLY. THE EE MOVED A WEDGE AWAY FROM THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE CHAIN BINDER. THE CHAIN ROLLED CATCHING HI S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS PREPARING THE CRANE FROM DEMOBILIZATION PUTTING THE CRANE BOOM INTO THE DOLLY TRAILER. HE REMOVED THE CHOCK BLOCKS & HOOKED UP THE AIR LINES FROM THE CRANE TO THE DOLLY. THE DOLLY ROLLE D INTO THE CRANE PINCHING EE BETWEEN THEM. THIS DAY WAS EE'S LAST SCHEDULED DAY AT THIS SITE.

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL BY HAND AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT PART OF HIS CHEST.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING HAUL TRUCK LADDER. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND WITH HIS LEFT LEG. BUT HIS RIGHT LEG WAS STILL UP ON THE LADDER. HE TWISTED HIS BODY ADN TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

REPEATEDLY BOUNCING IN LOADER POSSIBLY AGGREVATED BY MOVING & RESETTING PLANT ON 9/3/97 & 9/4/97 CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK - SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 9/15/97.

EE WORKING ON SURFACE CLEANING UP BENCH CUT RAILAND CAME BACK HIT FOOT.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WHILE THE ASSIGNED HELPER WENT TO EAT LUNCH A PIECE OF RIB COAL MEASURING 5 1/2 FT HIGH BY 16 INCH WIDE AND 5 INCH THICK FELL AND STRUCK E E ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE EE HAS TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE SLIPPED ON NEWLY RESURFACED FLOOR INJURING HIS RIGHT HIP, LEG, & RING FINGER. THE EE WAS NOT RELEASED TO WORK REGULAR DUTY UNTIL SEPT. 15, 1997.

EE WAS TURNING ON 8" KNIFE VALVE ON AT THE POND PUMP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.

CUTTING METAL UNDER TRUCK.