Mining Incidents in April 1998

HAMMER HEAD APPARENTLY FLEW OUT OF JAW CRUSHER AND STRUCK VICTIM ON SIDE OF FACE. VICTIM WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND DIED EN ROUTE TO HOSPITAL.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER TO FREE A DISABLED TRUCK. THE EE BACKED THE DOZER TO THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND UTILIZED A CHAIN TO TOW THE DIABLE TRUCK. THE CHAIN WAS PROPERLY ATTACHED TO THE PROVIDE D TOW HOOKS ON THE TRUCK/TRAILER AND THE DRAW BAR WAS UTILIZED ON THE DOZER THE CHAIN FAILED AND THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD. THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURY WAS NOT FULLY KNOWN UNTIL LATER.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE TRANSFER CONVEYOR. EE WAS FOUND CAUGHT WITH HIS ARM IN THE IDLER ON THAT CONVEYOR. THE EE WAS AT THE TRANSFER CONVEYOR APPRENTLY ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST IT WHILE IT WAS RUNN ING. THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. EE DIED THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT. POSSIBLE CARDIAC ARREST.

NO WITNESSES, ASSUMING EE WAS CLEANING TAKE UP PULLEY. APPARENTLY BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT. EE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE GROUND. LEFT ARM WAS SEVERED AND APPEARED TO HAVE OTHER MULTIPLE INJURIES.

CREW WAS WORKING ON REMOVING BRAKE DRUM FROM TIRE OFF OF A 631 CAT SCRAPER. THE TIRE WAS LAYING FLAT ON PAVEDF SURFACE AT THE TIME, AND EXPLODED.

EE WAS STANDING BELOW THE DRY SCREENING PLANT. WHILE COWORKER HAD STARTED CHANGING SCREENS. THE 4'X5' SCREEN WAS ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SKULL FRACTURE.

THE EE ENTERED THE SECURED AREA WITH THE CONVEYOR RUNNING. HE WAS WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING WHICH APPARENTLY BECAME TANGLE IN THE TAIL PULLEY WHICH THEN PULLED HIM ONTO THE CONVEYOR AND HE WAS WE DGE BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND TENSION IDLER RESULTING IN HIS DEATH.

EE'S GLOVE CAUGHT CUTTING EDGE OF LARGE DRILL BIT, DRAWING RIGHT HAND UNDER BIT, PARTIALLY SEVERING THUMB, 2ND DIGET, & BREAKING BOTH BONES IN ARM.

THE EE GOT HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A CHAIN THAT HE WAS USING TO PULL OUT A STUCK PINNER NUT. THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED.

HE SUSTAINED A SERIOUS LACERATION ON THE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING THE UPPER ROLLER ON CONVEYOR #4.

EE WAS LIFTING AUGER FLIGHT WHEN THE KELLY BAR PINCHED L THUMB AT 1ST JOINT.

WHILE HELPING INSTALL VENTILATION TUBING EE PLACED LEFT HAND IN PINCH POINT AT BACK OF SCOOP BLADE. WHEN OPERATOR TILTED THE BLADE IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONT. MINER CABLE TO HANGIT FROM THE MINE ROOF. DURING THE LIFTING PROCESS HE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 5.13.98 BEFORE MISSING TIME.

WHILE LIFTING DRILL STEEL, EE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMINAL AREA.

EE WAS GOING TO WELD X-SHAFT TO ARM ON 21SC SHUTTLE CAR. HE NEEDED TO LINE WHEELS UP STRAIGHT FOR WELDING. EE STANDING OUTSIDE DECK OF CAR STARTED MACHINE. HE GOOSED CAR BY PRESSING ACCELARATO R. THE CAR TOOK OFF. HE DIVED INTO DECK AND HIT THE PANIC BAR TO STOP CAR, BUT HE DID NOT GET HIS LEFT FOOT INTO DECK. HE CRUSHED TOES ON LEFT FOOT WITH RIB.

THE EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE TAIL PIECE WATCHING FOR BAD SPLICES IN THE BELT. HE HAD HIS HAND LAYING ON TOP OF THE SPILL BOARD WHEN A SPLICE CAME THREW AND HIT THE SPILL BOARD CAUSING IT TO JAM INTO THE TOP. IT CUT THE PINKY FINGER OFF ONHIS LEFT HAND JUST BEHIND THE FINGERNAIL AND THERING FINGER 1/2 WAY BETWEEN THE 1ST & 2ND JOINT.

CONDITION WAS VERY GOOD. CLEAN AREA. EE WAS LOADING HIS BENCH WITH SLATE SHINGLES. NOT WEARING GLOVES. TRIPPED ON HIS FLOOR MAT.

EE & PARTNER WERE ATTEMPTING TO CONNECT 2ND HALF [FEMALE END] OF FEED CHAIN TO 1ST HALF [MALE END] WHICH WAS ALREADY INSTALLED. FEMALE END IS "Y" SHAPED & ON INSIDE OF BOTH LEGS THERES IS A CO UNTERBORE FOR A SERIES OF WASHERS. EE SET THE FEMALE END ON TOP OF THE MALE END BY OFF SETTING THEM, REMVED HIS GLOVE & ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE COUNTERBORE WITH HIS FINGER ... AMPUTATION OF FI

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING V BELTS ON HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN HIS THUMB GOT PINCHED BETWEEN V BELT AND PULLEY. IT TOOK END OF LEFT THUMB OFF.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE RECEIVED A HERNIA. EE LET THE COMPANY KNOW THIS WAS WORK RELATED ON 5-4-98, HE STATES IT HAPPENED ON 4-15-98.

THE EE WAS AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT ADN WAS PREPARING TO DOCK THE COMPANY LAUNCH. WHEN THE EE PULLED ALONG SIDE THE DOCK AND ATTEMPTED TO TIE-OFF THE LAUNCH, HIS RIGHT THUMB CAME BETWEEN THE RO PE ADN THE STEEL POST. THE WIND AND WAVE ACTION CAUSED THE LAUNCH TO LURCH ADN CONSEQUENTLY AMPUTATED THE RIGHT THUMB FROM THE FIRST KNUCKLE TO THE TIP. THE THUMB WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REATTACHE

EE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE STRAINING TO PULL A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON OUT OF THE CRUSHER.

INJURED WAS PUSHING ROCK OFF TOP OF SHIELD BY HAND WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN.

EE HIT HIS STOMACH ON THE STEERING WHEEL KNOB WHEN THE LOADER HIT A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DRILL POT WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE SUPPORT FRAME. APPARENTLY THE DRILL POT PIVOTED AND PINCHED OFF THE END OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE FLAT ROCK FROM THE SYNTRON FEEDER WHEN HE OVER EXTENDED HIS REACH WITH A 10' PRY BAR, JABBING AT THE ROCK TO GET IT LOOSE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EE THOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE & DID NOT INITIALLY GO TO DOCTOR.

EE CLIMBING UP LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK #2118 TO GETINTO CAB OF TRUCK. FELT PULL GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL SHEARING MACHINE IN THE FABRICATION SHOP TO SHEAR OFF A PIECE O FMETAL THAT WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES WIDE AND 4 FEET LONG. THE EMPLOYEEE INADVERTANTLY HAD HIS RIGHT RI NG FINGER UNDER THE PIECE OF METAL AT THE EDGE OF THE SHEAR MACHINE TABLE, WHEN THE SHEAR CAME DOWN, SEVERING THE TIP.

WENT UNDER MACHINE ON BACK SIDE OPPOSITE OPERATION PLACED HAND ON CHAIN, CHAIN WAS ENGAGED. GOT FINGER TIPS [2] CAUGHT IN SPROCKET.

EE WAS LIFTING 5 GALLON WATER BOTTLE ONTO COOLER STAND. APPROX. MIDWAY THROUGH TASK WITH BOTTLE HORIZONTAL, EE FLET BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT BICEP AREA.

WHILE WORKING ON A SWING CLUTCH ON A DRAGLILNE [R] HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE GEARS, CAUSING FINGERS ON R HAND TO BE CRUSHED RESULTING IN THE ANPUTATION OF HIS FINGERS.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EE HAD COMPLETED HANGING UP THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE ACROSS AN ENTRY. AS IT CAME FORWARD, EE PUSHED UP ON A DROOPING CABLETO PREVENT IT COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE CONINUO US MINE AND WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER PROCEEDED THE HEAD OF IT CAUGHT TH EE'S LEFT LOWER LEG. TRAUMA RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF LEFT LOWER LEG.

BOLTING ON FLETCHER WALK THRU BOLTER, HOLDING BOLT WRENCH WHILE LOWERING BOOM, PINCHED LT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH & STABILIZING JAW ON DRILL MAST CAUSING LACERATION.

EE STATED HE WAS PREPARING TO MOVE THE CONT MINER INTO A CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUK HIM ON THE SHOULDERS AND RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A SIMPLE FRACTURE

EE STATES EXCESSIVE TIME OPERATING LOADER.

WAS BULIDING CRIBS FOR LONGWALL SET-UP. AS HE PLACED THE TOP CROB BLOCK OVERHEAD HE FELT A SHARPPAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE OPERATING A COAL HAULER(RAM CAR) RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP COMING DOWN ON HIS SELF-RESCUER. EE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 5-11-98. DUE TO LACK OF COMM UNICATION WE DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS OFF FROM WORK DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS SHOVELING OFF SIDE OF FACE BELT WITH HIS BCK TO EQUIPMENT, WHEN BRIDGE CARRIERS BACKED UP & #1 PIGGY BACK CONVEYOR HIT HIM IN BACK.

EE WAS TARPING AN ASPHALT LOAD WITHOUT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & GOT "DUST" IN HIS L EYE.

STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLETS. DEVELOPED MUSCLE TEAR IN RIGHT FOREARM. (50# BAGS)

EE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PITCHING TIMBERS.

MAN WAS GREASING CONVEYOR WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. HE SLIPPED ON WET BELT AND FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 6 FEET. HE BRUISED HIS THIGH.

EE CLIMBED UP ONTO EMBANKMENT TO TRIM A BUSH, A FELLOW EE WAS RUNNING A GASOLINE POWERED WEEK WACKER FITTER WITH A METAL BLADE. COWORKER WAS WORKING BELOW EE. E STUMLED AND STEPPED BACKWARDS T O REGAIN BALANCE AND ARM CONTACTED ROTATING BLADE.

STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLETS DEVELOPED MUSCLE STRAIN IN UPPER AND LOWER BACK. (50# BAGS)

VICTIM WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND TRIPPED OVER SOME LOOPS OF CABLE AND FELL BACKWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 769 CAT TRUCK IN QUARRYBACKED INTO PILE TO BE LOADED-AFTER HAVING 1 BUCKET LOADED ON TRUCK-A LARGE BOULDER ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE LEFT REAR CORNER OF TRUCK BED CAUSI NG VIBRATION IN CAB OF TRUCK RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE'S HEAD STRIKING CB SPEAKER, ARM STRUCK WINDOWFRAME-AND KNEE STRUCK DASH PANEL.

GRADING ROAD - HIT ROCK WIHT BLADE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

PUSHING ROCK BACK THRU CUTTER ROCK WENT UP OVER FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE HIT HIS KNEE AGAINST A BELT RAIL *BEGAN MISSING WORK 5.15.98.

EE WAS SHOVELING WET COAL FROM UNDER THE 4TH MAIN NORTH BELT TAIL ROLLER. AS HE PUSHED THE SHOVEL UNDER THE BELT, THE SHOVEL HIT SOMETHING SOLID, JARRING THE EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER. HIS SHOULDER CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL 5/4/98 WHEN THE SPRAINED THE SHOULDER AGAIN SHOVELING COAL ON THE BELTLINE. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 5/4/98.

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE FORKLIFT TAKING TO OPERATOR. AT END OF CONVERSATION OPERATOR LOOKED OVER RIGHT SHOULDER AND STARTED BAKING UP. EE TURNED AND STEPPED TO LEFT TO GO AROUND A STACKED PALLE T, STEPPING INTO PATH OF FORKLIFT WHICH RAN OVERHIS RIGHT FOOT. STEEL TOE SHOE PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY. FOOT WAS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LEG.

BUCKET DROPPED ON REAR INSIDE OF BED EMP WAS DRIVING. SHOOK EMP AROUND. DID NOT START MISSINGWORK UNTIL 6/8/98

WHILE REACHING TO PULL MINER CABLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL, CUTTING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

RACKING MULCH OFF TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLE.

HE WAS CHANING OIL ON A PORTABLE WELDER. HE WAS UNDER THE TRAILER AND GRABBED THE BACK OF THE HITCH. THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER WENT UPWARD SENDING THE REAR OF THE TRAILER DOWN ONTO HIS NECK AND CHEST.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING HIS EXAMS OF THE FACES ON 1 SOUTH/2 RIGHT SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE JARRING HIS LEFT LEG. WITH IN AN HR. HIS LEG STARTED TO FEEL NUMB AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATME NT.

UNEVEN SURFACES STRAIN/SPRAIN EE WORKED AFTER INJURY AT FULL DUTY, FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 5/.4/98 WHICH MADE THIS CASE RECORDABLE

CHECKING OIL RETURN ON PALLA MILL AT PROCESSING PLANT. FANGE MOVED & CAUGHT HAND - UNABLE TO DETECT BROKEN BONES, HOWEVER CAST WS UTILIZED TO IMPAIR MOVEMENT & ENHANCE HEALING.

EE STEPPED DOWN OFF DRAGLINE & STEPPED ON A ROCK& TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE

HE WAS CLEANING LOOSE COAL WITH A SCOOP & A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE PERMANENT ROOF SUPPORTS & FELL ON THE CANOPY OF THE SCOOP & BREAKING CAUSING A PORTION OF THE ROCK TO COME ILN THE OP ERATORS DECK HITTING EE.

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. WHILE CUTTING EE LOST CONTROL OF THE KNIFE THUS CUTTING HIMSELF ON THE LEFT THIGH, 6" ABOVE THE KNEE. THE KNIFE LEFT AN INCISION APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG X 1" DEEP.

EE WAS INSTALLING ELEVIN BRAKER TIMBERS IN THE #3 ENTRY WITH 4 OTHER MEN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BECAME DISLODGED FROM TOP & STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT, INFLICTING A CUT. SIZE OF ROCK WAS 11" X 9" X 1" .

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A SPLICE ON THE LO BELT. HE WAS RUNNING THE RATCHET MACHINE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDLE HITTING HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE JACK STAND.

EE STATED THAT WHILE MOVING STEEL RAILS IN PREPARATION TO LAY TRACK HIS FOOT GOT INTO A PROCH PAIOT BETWEEN TWO RAILS.

SPRAIN OR PULLED MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON TOP OF A LOADER TRANSMISSION WHEN THE BOLT STRIPPED OUT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.

AFTER PROPERLY DISMOUNTING FROM THE STEPS OF THE FRONT END LOADER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND WORKING ON EE WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE GROUND TURNED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE MACHINE. AS HE TURNED AND BEGAN WALKING HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG #15 BELT CONVEYOR WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A BOLT; 1050' INBY 15 HEAD. HEIGHT IN THE AREA IN 56".

MOVING METAL BY FORKLIFT, CHAIN SLIPED FELL ON LEG.

EE WAS REMOVING FRONT DRIVELINE OF 992. AS IT WAS BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE BEARING, IT CAM APART AT AN UNSEEN BREAK, FELL DOWN AND STRUCK THE EE ON FOREARM(TOP) WHILE BOTTOME OF ARM WAS ON FRA ME.

WHILE REMOVING RAILS, FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN RAILS.

DRIVER WAS DRIVING HIS INTERNATIONAL 350 PAYHAULER UP THE RAMP, SAID HE HEARD A BANG NOISE AND HE JUMPED OUT OF HIS VEHICLE.

EE STATES WHILE FIGHTING FIRE MY COVERALS STARTED BURNING CAUSING LEFT PANT LEG TO BURN RESULTING IN BURN TO L. LEG.

EE ROLLED TRUCK TIRE TO BUCKET OF LOADER 7 FLIPPED IT INTO BUCKET ON TOP OF ANOTHER TIRE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO PUSH TIRE BACK INTO BUCKET. THIS IS WHEN HE HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.

EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS FROM SUPPLY CAR. WHEN THE BANDS WERE CUT FROM AROUND TIMBERS, THE TIMBERS ROLLED OVER STRIKING EE ON LEFT ARM RESULTINGIN FRACTURE

EE REPORTED THAT HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE DOZER ONTO THE LOWBOY TRAILER.

DRIVING A TRUCK AND HE WENT THRU A DIP IN THE ROUND AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON MOTORS, EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. REPORT RECEIVED SHOWING EE GETTING CHIROPRATIC TREATMENTS

EE AND CO WORKER WERE PUTTING A RAM CAR CENTER SECTION TOGETHER. CO WORKER WAS OPERATING A SCOOP TO MOVE A PART OF THE CAR WHEN THE SCOOP BUCKET WAS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGNED AND WAS DROPPED ON H IS LEFT FOOT DX: FRACTURE TO TOE ON LEFT FOOT.

EE HIT A BUMP IN ROADWAY THAT MADE HIS RAM CAR BUMP REAL HARD, HURTING HIS BACK.

THE EE DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK/HIP DURING THE COURSE OF THE SHIFT WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 5-01-98.

STEPPED OF 245 TRACKHOE; STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WHILE MOVING DRILL RIG, GRASS WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND INJURED EYE.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE HAD A HAND ON A ROOF BOLT THAT WAS BEING PUSHED INTO THE DRILLED HOLE. AS THE BOLT WAS BEING PUSHED UP THE ROTATION WAS ACCIDENTALLY INITIATED AND H IS HAND WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BOLT. HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE ROTATING BOLT. THE BOLT WAS BEING PUSHED INTO THE HOLE WITH THE BOLTER BOOM.

RIDING IN PERSONNEL CARRIER. POLE CAME OFF WIRE, END STRUCK ROOF CAUSING DUST TO BE AIR BORNE GOING INTO EE'S EYES. STATED-WAS WEARING GLASSES.

WHILE CUTTING A ROPE OFF OF THE PRIMAING LINE HOSE, THE EE HAD HIS THUMB IN THE PATH OF THE KNIFE TO WHERE THE KNIFE COME IN CONTACT WITH HIS THUMB CUTTING ABOUT 1/3 OF THE LEFT THUMB NAIL.

HE WAS SETTING MINER BITS & HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

EE WAS GRINDING STEEL ON A LIENCH GRINDER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS HAND WENT INTO GRINDER.

HE TRIPPED OVER HOSE, FELL FORWARD, CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH ARM AND PULLED A TENDON.

EE WAS OPERATING DRILL PRESS TO CUT GLASS PUGS FROM AN UNCLAMPED GLASS CRUIBLE SHARD, WHEN THE CORE BIT CUT THROUGH, IT GRABBED THE SHARP, SPON IT, AND CUT EE ON THE LEFT HAND. HE AWARE OF THE RISK, HAD UNBOLTED AND REMOVED THE VICE USED TOSAFETY HOLD SUCH PIECES AND CHOSE TO HAND-HOLD THE PIECE TO SAVE TIME, INSTEAD OF CLUTTING IT TO SIZE AND PUTTING IT IN THE VICE. EE RECEIVED

EE WAS CLIMBING UP TO ROCK TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON LADDER

EE WAS PULLING 4" WATER LINE UP HILL DROPPED LINE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN LINE AND ROCK.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD BOLTING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP BUCKET. A LOOSE BOLT STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (KNEE PADS) WERE NOT WORN. MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

NEW INJURY - TRIED TO GET CONNECTED TO AN OLD INJURY.

A MAINTENANCE TEAM REPLACED A PUMP. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING GUARD FOR DRIVE BELTS, HE SLIPPED. AS A RESULT OF THE SLIP, CARTILEDGE WAS DAMAGED IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS USING AN AIR COMPRESSOR. THE AIR AFFECTED HIS VISION BECAUSE IT BLEW A SPECK OF DUST INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

WAS HANDLING NORMAL MINE SUPPLIES SUCH AS ROOF BOTLS, PLATES, AND RESIN WHEN EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS BACK START HURTING. HE WASN'T SURE WHAT HE WAS HANDLING WHEN IT STARTED HURTING-SINCE THERE WA S NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT JUST WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES -(PAIN DEVELOPED).

CUTTING METAL & SPARK CAME OFF & WENT INSIDE SAFETY WORK BOOT, CATCHING THE LINING ON FIRE. BURNT AREA SIZE OF PALM ON LEFT ANKLE.

ROCK FELL OFF LINE AND SMASHED FINGER

EE TRYING TO DISLODGE PIECE OF SHALE IN HOPPER WITH CHAIN HOIST. CHAIN SLIPPED & MASHED FINGER AGINS I-BEAM. EE DID NOT TURN POWER OFF APRON FEEDER.

LOWER BACK, LEFT LEG, & SCRATCHES & CUTS ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE & RT. ARM. WAS WELDING PLATE ON CRUSHER, PLATE CAME LOOSE AND KNOCKED HIM OFF PLANT ONTO GROUND.

WAS OPERATING 101 CONN. MINER MACHINE WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF TOP AND HIT EE ON RIGHT ELBOW.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM A GRIZZLY WHEN ANOTHER ROCK HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK SPASM 2 WEEKS PRIOR, HAD DONE BACK STRETCHING EXERCISES, HAD BEGAN TO RIDE DIRT BIKE "OFF ROAD" AT SAME TIME, ON DAY OF INCIDENT EE PICKED UP G/D83 DRILL (MINUS LEGS) AND FELT BACK "GO."

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM THE BELT, THE ROCK FELL AND HIT THE EE S FOOT.

EE WAS OPERATING A 777 CAT HAULER ON THE MINE HAUL ROAD. HAULER TIRE STRUCK A ROUGH SPOT IN THE ROAD WHICH JARRED THE EE. EE WENT TO SEE A DR WHO DIAGNOSED THE EE WITH A BRUISE OF THE MUSCLE O F THE BACK.

ONE OF THE CONYOR BELT CLAMPS BROKE, THE BELT STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON OR ABOUT THE CHEST. EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT ASSEMBLY. EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF BREATH. THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED KIDNEY DAMAGE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING IN CONVEYOR OF CONTINUOUS MINER LOADING ROOF BOLT SUPPLIES. THE MECHANIC STARTED THE CONVEYOR ACCIDENTLY ALLOWING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TO CATCH IS FOOT PULLING HIM INTO THE CONVEYOR.

WHILE CHANGING U-JOINTS ON LOADER THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS TAKING INVENTORY IN OUR STORES AREA. DURING A BREAK HE SAT DOWN ON A HOSE SPOOL WHICH WAS ON A ROLLER. WHEN HE SAT DOWN THE HOSE SPOOL MOVED WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS HITTING H IS HIP/BACK ON THE ROLLER FRAME & CONCRETE. HE SUSTAINED CONATUSIONS TO HIS HIP & LOWER BACK.

EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE WHEN A NAIL FLEW AND HIT EE IN THE EYE.

EE WAS CUTTING EXCESS CEMENT OFF THE SIDE WALL OF THE SLOPE USING AN AIR OPERATED HAMMER & OVER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE HANGING HIGHLINE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED A WEEK AND STOPPED WORK ON 05-05-98. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 06-08-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS CARRYING TOOLS AND SLIPPED FRACTURING LEFT ANKLE.

EE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A MANDOOR BETWEEN THE INTAKE AND RETURN. WHILE PULLING ON THE DOOR HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL ALLOWING THE DOOR TO CLOSE ON HIS HAND.

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A 415 RAMCAR. HIT HANGER IN ROOF--CAUSED CAR TO JAR HIM.

WAS SHOVELING LOOSE COAL FROM #4 BELT AND HURT BACK.

THE EE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP WHEN HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO JAM HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY. THIS HAPPENED ON #1 SECTION 3 BRREAKS INBY END OF TRUCK. THIS BECAME A LTA 05-18-989

WHILE REPLACING RIPPER TOOTH ON LOADER BUCKET, EMPLOYEE HAMMERED ON HARDENED TOOTH TO LINK UP HOLES FOR RETAINING PIN. SPLINTER BROK OFF AND PENETRATED LEFT FOREARM. PIECE WAS SURGICALLY REMOV ED.

EE STATED WHILE STEPPING OUT OF OPERATOR DECK, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK, TURNED ANKLE.

EE WAS LYING ON GROUND HOOKING UP CABLE TO PULL WATER TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE THIS EE WAS CARRYING 50 LB BAG OF ROCKDUST ALONG THE BELTLINE.

WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF GRIZZLY AND PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLE

INJURED WAS OPERATING POWER STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE LOST WATER FLOW. HE RELAXED ARM & CONTINUED TO HOLD TRIGGER ON POWER WASHER. WATER FLOW RETURNED CUTTING A HOLE IN HIS SAFETY BOOT & BURNING H IS FOOT.

MINER WAS A HELPER ON RAISE DRILL DURING THE CHANGING OF THE DRILL CENTRALIZER PART OF THE CYCLE THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER GOT PINCHED IN BETWEEN THE DRILL TURNTABLE AND THE DRILL STEEL CENTRALIZE R. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION CENTRALIZER INTO THE PROPER POSITION.

AN EE PLACED HIMSELF IN A HAZARDOUS POSITION WHEN HE GOT BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS TRYING TO START THE FRONT ONE. THE FRON VEHICLE STARTED AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED BACKING UP, C ATCHING THE EE'S LEG.

WORKER WAS S6TANDNG AT THE BACK OF THE AUGER MACHINE SETTING AUGER SECTION IN WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.

LIFTING BREAKER WITH CHAIN HOIST, PULLING ON CHAIN FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES, LAST DAY WORKED 4/29/98

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING A CONVEYOR BELT AND WHILE PLAICNG A SHOVEL OF MATERIAL ONTO THE BELT THE SHOVEL CAUGHT ON THE BELT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS WRIST.

WALKING UP TRACK, STEPPED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF PIPE & TWISTED KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING 5/5/98 DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH KNEE.

EE STATED WHILE TAKING OFF SIDE PANEL COVER, WRENCH SLIPPED & FELT PAIN.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 344O LEVEL. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE UNDERCUT MANWAY LADDER, HIS HAD CRAMPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIPO & FALL APPROX 12' TO 15'. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE, RIGHT TIBIA & FIBULA CAUSING HIM TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.

EE STARTED WORK 4/27/98 AT 7AM AND AT 9:30AM HE WAS BROUGHT OUTSIDE COMPLAINING WITH IS KIDNEY AND GROINING HURTING AND CALL TO GET SOMEONE TO COME AND GET HIM. HE STATED IT HAS BEEN HURTING F OR SOME TIME. HE REFUSED TO GO BY AMBULANCE

TIGHTENING LUG BOLTS ON HIS COAL TRUCK AND STRAINED LOWER ABDOMEN.

A ROCK SLID OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. WHEN HE PICKED UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF GREASE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED EVENT ON 5-2-98. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5-6-98.

EE WAS SERVICING MINER WHEN HE SAID THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK. EE SAID HE WAS CARRYING RUNYON BUCKET AROUND MINER AFTER THAT HE SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING. EE SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE EXACT TIME THAT HE HURT HIS BACK

HE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TO UNLOAD A BELT STARTER BOX FROM A FLAT CAR. HE HAD LIFTED ONE END OF THE BOX WITH THE FORKLIFT IN ORDER TO PUT ON A BOARD UNDER THE BOX. WHEN HE PUT THE BOARD UNDER T HE BOX FELL ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK INTO HIS TRUCK, WHEN IT STARTAED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. HE WAS NOT COMPLETELY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE WAS THEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRUCK & THE SALT RIB. HE RECEIVE D SEVERAL BRUSIES ON HIS BACK, BUT OTHERWISE IS OKAY. NOTE: HE FAILED TO SET PARK BRAKE WHICH WAS FUNCTIONAL.

EMPLOYEE HELPING CHANGE SPEEDREDUCER, PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE PULLING BELT STRUCTURE WITH WIRE ROPE AND ROPE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE ARM AND CHEST.

FACE OF LONGWALL RECOVERY, 42" CRIB TIE FELL OFFFACE SHIELD HITTING TOP OF RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE TO 2 METATARSEL BONES

EE WAS CLEANING ROCK FROM TOP OF CANOPYK AND A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL & STRUCK EE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

STRAINED NECK, WALKED INTO A METAL PIPE AND HIT HIS HEAD.

EE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION MAKING BELT SPLICEON 18RT BELT. HE TURNED TO GET SPLICING TOOL ANDFELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT KNEE

INJURED WAS CRAWLING UNDER BELT THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WHEN HIS KNEE ROLLED CAUSING A SPRAIN.

EE GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT ON A FRAYED WIRE THAT WAS BEING ROLLED ONTO A REEL. THIS CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE PULLED INTO THE REEL, PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE WIRE.

EE WAS INSIDE A SCREEN DECK LIFTING 1" X 6" BAR, HE STOOD UP & HIT HIS SHOULDER ON A CROWN BAR. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. WE FOUND OUT ABOUT TI 5/11/98. EE SAID AT THE TIME IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. HE HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT IT IS.

HURT LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING ROCKS & MUD.

WHILE WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND ME TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

REMOVING A HOSE END PLUG EE WAS SPRAYED WITH WATWASTE FUEL DUE TO A BUILD UP OF PRESSURE IN THE HOSE.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC WITH REPAIRS. FENDER-STEP COMBINATION WAS PARTIALLY FRASTENED, WHEN EE STEPPED ONTO FENDER TO DISMOUNT LOADER, FENDER-STEP COMBINATION FELL CAUSING EE TO FALL.

THE INJURED WAS SCOOPING THE SECTION WHEN A LOOSE RIB ROLLED OFF & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE - 1ST DAY LOST TIME 4/28/98.

IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A LOW LO. BELT DRIVE A 4" WATER LINE HAD TO BE PUT UP AGAINST THE ROOF WHILE LIFTING THE WATER LINE, INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS IN AREA 330 CHECKING HIS MAINTENANCE CREW WHEN HE NOTICED SOME BUILD UP OF PROCESS MATERIAL FOAM AROUND THE 3 SUMP. THE EE WENT TO CHECK THE SUMP AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON TOP OF THE SUMP GRATING COVER THERE WAS A 2' OFF SET OPENING WHICH WAS HIDDEN BY THE FOAM. HE STEPPED THROUGH THE OPENING R LEG FROM HIS FOOT TO HIP INTO THE SUMP PIT. PROCESS MATERIAL IN PIT ENTERED HIS R BO

WHILE PLACING A CHEP PALLET ONTO A STACK APPROX. 6 HIGH, EE OBTAINED A SPLINTER IN THE FOURTH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS MOVING UNDER A SCREEN DECK REPAIRING WIPERS & WALKED INTO A PIPE HANGING SIC INCHES LOWER THAN SCREEN DECK.

PICKED UP PLATE AND STARTED WALKING THE PLATE IN THE GRAVEL. AS THE PLATE STARTED SLIDING, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND HE TRIED TO PUSH THE PLATE BACK UP.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK WITH A HIGHWALL DRILL.

SLIPPED & HIT HIS HAND ON SOAP DISH IN SHOWER AT END OF HIS SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AFTER CLIMBING ONTO EX1100 HITACHI BACKHOE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT GO TO DR. NOR MISS WORK UNTIL APRIL 30.

WHILE LOADING SUPPLIES ON PINNER EE DROPPED A BUNDLE OF PLATES ON HIS HAND.

THIS EE BEGAN LOSING ADDITIONAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK DUE TO INJURY ON 6-12-96. LOST DAYS FROM 4-27-98 AND RETURNED TO WORK ON 6-1-98.

THE EE WAS REMOVING A SCREEN WHICH WAS ON A HOIST HOOK. WHILE PULLING ON THE SCREEN, THE EE LOSTHIS BALANCE AND FELL. THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS CLEAR OF MATERIAL. THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN RIGHT ANKLE ON 4/27/98 AND MISSED WORK ON 4/29/98

STRAINED BACK WHILE UNCOUPLING TRAILER (PRYING WITH BAR)

23 MEN REPAIRING SHARER: 1 MAN ON TOP MOUNT, 1 ON BOTTOM MOUNT. MAN AT TOP DROPPED WRENCH APPROX 6' STRIKING BOTTOM MAN ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING VALVE ON THE WEAK LIG TANK,WHEN HE STRUCK A CLIP ON THE BAN OF THE TANK INSULATION, INVOLVING HIS KNUCKLE ARE OF THE LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND. WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION REQ UIRING SUTURES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN HIGH VOLTAGE LINE DOWN WHICH WAS HUNG. WHEN HE TOOK IT DOWN THE EXCESS WEIGHT STRAINED HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG. PAIN IN LEFT LEG. (STRAIN) EMPLOYEE WORKED WITHOUT RE STRICTIONS UNTIL 5.6.98. AT THIS TIME HIS LEG STARTED HURTING HIM. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 5.7.98.

EE WAS HANDLING AND 3/8" CHAIN AND STRAINED RIGHT WRIST. WAS SECURING CHAIN AROUND BOT.

INJURED WAS LOOKING DOWN WHEN OPERATING A JEEP AND RAN INTO ANOTHER JEEP. INJURED STRUCK HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST PART OF THE JEEP.

EE WAS GOING OVER OVERCAST AND BUMPED HIS HEAD IN LOW TOP.

WHILE CHANGING A BOTTOM TRACK ROLLER, AIR WRENCH FELL OFF ROLLER FRAME STRIKING EE R HAND.

THE EE WAS SETTING SHIELD WHEN HE STEPPED OFF TO E OF SHIELD INTO AHOLE & TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG ALSO INJURING HIS BACK.

EE WAS STANDING IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK THAT WAS BACKED UP TO CONVEYOR BELT HE WAS LIFTING BAG OF SAMPLE MATERIAL THAT HAD BEEN FILLED W/MATERIAL COMING OFF CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE TURNED TO S ET DOWN BAG HE HURT HIS BACK. HE DID NOT TURN HIS WHOLE BODY JUST TURNED HIS UPPER TORSO AND DID NOT MOVE HIS FEET.

UTILITY EQUIPMENT OPERATYOR WAS OPERATING (#341) RUBBER TIRED DOZER. AS HE DISMOUNTED THE MACHINE NEAR THE CRUSHER, HE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM CABLE SUPPORTED STEP AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDE R WHILE HOLDING THE HANDRAILS. HE NOTED DURING THE PRESHIFT INSPECTION, THE BOTTOM STEP WAS BENT SOMEWHAT BUT DID NOT BELIEVE IT WARRANTED IMMEDIATE REPAIR. THE STEP HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE GRINDING & MATERIAL ENTERED HIS L EYE. THIS WAS ALLEGED ON 4/27/98.

WAS PULLING ON A DRIVE CHAIN ON ROTARY BREAKER WHEN HE HAD PAIN IN GROIN AREA.EMPLOYEE HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY 06-23-98.

EE WAS LIFTING ONE SIDE OF A TOP ROLLER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TWISTED HIS BACK & LEFT HIP. EE STARTED MISSING TIME 5-4-98.

HE STRAINED HIS HAND WHILE HANDLING MATERIAL. THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN THIS REPORT WAS WAITING ON MEDICAL.

WHILE LIFTING 40 LB BAGS OF ROCKDUST FROM A SUPPLY CAR, THE INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING BOTTOM OF SHAFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK IN A HOLE & FELL ON THE BATTERY OF HIS CAP LAMP, LANDED ON HIS HIP, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK & HIP AREA.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS LIFTING A 4' WOOD CRIB. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINE PROFIC IENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WHILE DRILLING BROKE OFF A DRILL STEEL IN THE DRILL CHUCK. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PIECE BROKE OFF IN THE DRILL HEAD WHEN THE DRILL IN THE ROOF FELL STRIKING HIS HAND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND NOT MOVING DRILL HEAD FROM UNDER HOLE. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK, MINER PROFICIENCY, PROTECTIVE EQUIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL ON HIS LEFT CALF.

EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS WHILE PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE, HIT BACK AND HEAD ON MINE FLOOR. BRUISED BACK AND NECK.

EE WAS MOUNTING HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN ONE OF HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HOLDING ON TO THE LADDER SIDE RAILS. HIS HANDS WERE UNEQUAL SO ALL THE WEIGHT WAS ON THE LEFT SH OULDER. POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF INJURY.

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING PARTS, WHEN HE TRIPPED ONTHE STEAM JENNY HOSE. EE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE EE STATES WHILE SHOVELING AND WORK ING AROUND THE PLANT HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL

HAMMERING OVERHEAD ON UNLOADING CHUTE FROM TB-5 TO EE-50 GOT SODA ASH IN EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ADJACENT TO PORTABLE RAMP. WEIGHT OF RAMP WAS ON THE EDGE OF CONCRETE PIT. NOT ON THE LEGS OF THE RAMP. EE'S FOOT WAS UNDER RAMP WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF CONCRET & STRUCK TOP OF THE EE'S FOOT. THIS CAUSED HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF FOOT. EE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK BECAUSE OF INJURY.

EE WAS CLEANING DIRT OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN THE OPERATOR BLEW THE HORN, SIGNALING SOMETHING WAS WRONG. EE LUNGED AND DUCKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR-HIS HARD HAT STRUCK THE SUPPORT BEAM AND JO LTED HIS NECK.

THE INJURED PERSON WAS PULLING SLACK INT HE MINER CABLE WHEN HE STARTED HAVING GROIN AND BACK PAIN. HE SUSTAINED A LUMBAR STRAIN AND GROIN STRAIN AND HE NOW NEEDS PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS TIGHTENING UP A CHECK CURTAIN, WHEN A PIECE OF RIB COAL FELL, AS HE MOVED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 7-24-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PULL CABLE TO LIFT A TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

USING A METAL BAR TO REMOVE & ROLL A BROKEN PIECE OF 85# TRACK RAIL. THE BAR SLIPPED THIS CAUSED THE MAINER TO LOSE HIS BALANCE, FALL & TWIST HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS ENTERING BATH HOUSE FROM PARKING LOT, TRIPPED ON STEP & FELL. INJURED RT. KNEE & LT ANKLE. *HAD NOT STARTED HIS SHIFT YET HE IS A MIDNIGHT SHIFT EE-HE WAS COMING TO WORK.

EE WAS CLEANING CLINKER WITH A SHOVEL IN THE HAMMERMILLS 1Y. 2. WHILE HE WAS PERFORMING THE TASK HE BEGAN TO FEEL BACK PAIN.

EE HAD COMPLETED HIS REGULAR WORK SHIFT AFTER EXITING THE PORTAL FROM THE MANTRIP CAR EE HAD TO WALK UP AND OVEN A SET OF METAL GRATE STEPS WHICH CROSS THE SURFACE COAL STACKER BELT. EE WAS CA RRING A BATTERY LIGHT AND HIS LUNCH BUCKET IN EACH HAND WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE DOWN GRADE SIDE OF THE STEPS STRIKING BACK AGAINST METAL STEPS.

SUBJECT WAS WALKING ON A HILLSIDE, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL CAUSING HIM BRUISING TYPE INJURIES. THIS EE IS NOT MISSING WORK AS OF 4-29-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTEDLY HANDLING A 45 FOOT PIECE OF CABLE WHEN PLUG FELL STRIKING MIDDLE FINGER.

WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR IN THE PREPARATION PLANT A FLOOR DRAIN COVER WAS LEFT OFF AND HE TRIPPED ON THE FLOOR DRAIN FALLING TO THE FLOOR AND STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AND RIGHT ELBOW ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE CONT' TO WORK UNTIL 9/2/98 WHEN HE BEGAN LOSING TIME FOR SURGERY TO HIS ELBOW.

AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT EE WAS REMOVING HIS WORK SUPPLIES FROM HIS TOOL LOCKER AND A 10" CRESCENT WRENCH FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIS LEF TESTICLE. HE MISSED NO WORK DUE TO THIS UNTIL 4-27-99 (OVER A YEAR LATER).

WHILE HELPING TO DO MAINTENANCE ON #1 SWING CASE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A BOLT. WHEN WAS NOT WALKING IN ESTABLISHED WALKWAY RATHER CLIMBING OVER DRAG MOTOR COUPLINGS.

BOLTING WITH FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER ON LONGWALL RECOVERY FACE. ROOF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS HITTING HIM ON LT LEG CAUSING FRACTURE TO FIBULA.

EE LIFTED ROCK BY THE SIDE OF THE BELT. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. ON 4-29 HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO GO IN TO SEE A DR. HE WENT TO MEDICAL CENTER. THEY SENT HIM TO A CHIROPRACTOR. I T WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A HERNIA. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY FOR THIS.

EE WAS BRINGING THE GRADER FROM ANTONITO TO THE MINE SITE IN NO AGUA. HE SAID THE RIGHT HAND DOOR FLEW OPEN AND HE REACHED TO CLOSE IT AND THE DOOR PULLED HIS ARM--HE STATES THE ARM & SHOULDER ARE IN GREAT PAIN.

AS EE WALKED DOWN ENTRY, HE SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE & FALLING AGAINST A CRIB STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE RIBS. EE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE & FRACTURED THE #8 RIGHT SIDE RIB.

INJURED WAS APPROX 10 FT AWAY FROM OTHER WORKERS MAKING BELT SPLICE. A NAIL GLANCE AWAY FROM SPLICE BOARD THAT OTHER WORKERS WERE USING AND STRUCK INJURED'S LEFT EYE. HE WAS AN INNOCENT BYSTAN DER WAITING ON FELLOW WORKERS TO FINISH JOB SO THEY COULD ALL LEAVE SECTION TOGETHER. BRUISED LEFT EYE.

PART OF THE SECTION REW WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. AS THEY APPROACHED THE PORTAL, THE OPEATOR THOUGHT THAT THE AIR LOCK DOORS WERE OPEN. HOWEVER ONE DOOR WAS SLIGHTLY CLOSED. THE MANTRIP STRUCK THE DOORWHICH BROKE THE CANOPY LEGS LOOSE ON THE OUTBY END OF THE MANTRIP, ALLOWING IT TO FALL, STRIKING EE

A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK THE EE IN THE BACK BRUISE

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WAS HOLDING DRUM PUMP LANCE WHILE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO BLOW OUT A CLOG. WHEN THE CLOG FINALLY BLEW LOOSE THE LANCE BLEW OUT OF THE DRUM HYPER-EXTENDING MY RT ELBOW.

DISLODGING OBSTRUCTION IN JAW

EMPLOYEE CALLED 4/24/98 STATED THE FOLOWING: BACK HAD BEEN HURTING HIM A WEEK - THOUGHT MAYBE WORKING ON MINER COULED HAVE CAUSED IT - COULD NOT GIVE A DATE OR TIME. EE SAID EITHER MONDAY OR T UESDAY HIS BACK HAD STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY. HE WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SEE IF THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY AND IT HAD NOT. WENT TO DR. ON 4/24/TO NCH & OCCUMED ON MONDAY.

EE REPORTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET UP ONTO A RAIL CAR DOCK, HE SLIPPED, HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON 4/24/98 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/29/98.

THE EE (A WELDER) WAS INSTALLING A ROLLED PIECE OF METAL ON THE OUTSIDE OF A DRYER TO ATTACH TO THE DRYER SHELL. HE WAS REMOVING AN L IRON CLAM AND AS HE WAS BENDING THE CLAMP TO BREAK IT LOOS E BY PULLING ON IT, HE FELT A PAIN AND HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-27, FIRST DAY LOST.

LARGE ROCK GOT STUCK IN CRUSHER PLANT. USING STEEL BAR TO PRY LARGE ROCK OUT.

EE CLAIMS HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE INJURY TO HIS RIGHT THIGH WHEN A SCALPING SCREEN FRAME SETTLED FROM ITS JAMMED POSITION & PINNED HIS LEGS.

INJURED WAS TRAMMING HIS BRIDGE CONVEYOR TO THE NEXT WORKING PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON THE FINGERS AND CUTTING HIS FINGERS.

WHILE UNLOADING BARRELS EE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULER.

INJURED HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST A T-BARD WHILE RIDING ON A JEEP. DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 4-30. DR GAVE EE 2 DAYS OFF.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS HELPING TO MAKE A SPLICE ON THE SOUTH MAINS BELT. EE FLIPPED OVER THE 60" BELT.

LONGWALL RECOVERY BOLTING FACE, RIB ROLLED OUT, HE JUMPED OVER PANLINE, FELL ON LT WRIST CAUSING TORU LIGAMENTS.

ROCK WAS IN TAIL SHAFT OF FEEDER. EE TOOK A SHOVEL AND PUT IN BALL SHAFT TO FREE ROCK. WHEN IT FLIPPED TH4E SHOVEL HITTING EE IN MOUTH WIYTH HANDLE CAUSING THE FRONT TOOTH TO BREAK.

INJURED MAN WAS CRAWLING AROUND A SHUTTLE CAR & TWISTED KNEE.

WHILE GETTING A TROUBLE LIGHT FROM SERVICE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR OF TRUCK BED, IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIMES HE FELL.

INJURED SLIPPED ON STAIRS BETWEEN 3RD & 2ND FLOOR ON PREPARATION PLANT. INJURED WAS UNCONSIOUS FOR APPROX. 2 MINUTES PER WITNESS & ON-SITE EMT REPORT. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAY & CAT SCAN. DR . REPORTED NO INJURIES & RELEASED HIM FOR WORK. *RELEASED FOR WORK BY DR. 4/24/98.

WHILE MOVING STANDOFF AT DOLLY THE STAND OFF ARM FELL MASHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS LOADING A SECTION OF A 4" ALUMINUM WATERLINE ONTO A FLAT BED RAIL CAR. ATER LOADING THIS SECTION EE NOTICED A COWORKER CLOSE BEHIND AS HETRIED TO MOVE CLEAR, HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT UNDER A PIECE OF ROCK HE FEL INTO A TWISTING MOTION U INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE

EE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING BLAST HOLES. HE STEPPED IN A DRILLED HOLE & TWISTED HIS LEG/ANKLE

EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND WAS A PASSENGER ON A LONG AIRBOX MANTRIP, WHICH WAS ENTERING THE OUTSIDE SHOP. THE EE HAD HIS FOOT HANGING OUT OF THE MANTRIP AND IT BECAME SQUARZED BETWEEN THE M ANTRIP HE WAS IN AND ANOTHER LONE WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE SHOP.

INJURED EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS WALKING ON WALKWAY (NEXT TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER) INSIDE THE PLANT HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

THE EE WAS INJURED WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SEAT OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND THE MINE FLOOR CAUSING STRAINED LIGAMENT TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS SERVICING LOADER WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE, CAUSING A SCRATCH.

EE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS AT #1 CLINKER BELT, WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING SHIN ON BUILDUP.

INJURED WAS USING SLATE BAR TO REMOVE ROCK FROM MINER. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM. PAIN BECAME WORST WENT TO NEUROSURGEON ON 5-28-98. FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 5-29-98 FOR DAMAGED DISC IN NECK.

EE WAS STANDING ABOVE THE GROUND 7.5" CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT IN TWO TO PREPARE IT FOR REMOVAL. EE WAS WEARING A SAFETY HARNESS ANCHORED TO A POINT 3' ABOVE HIS TO AN ANGLE. THE ANGLE WAS ONE OF 3 LEGS SUPPORTING A PLATE POSITIONED ABOVE THE CONVEYOR DRIVE MOTOR TO PROTECT THE MOTOR FROM SPILLAGE. DURING THE BELT REPAIR THE EE LEANED AGAINST HIS POINT OF ANCHOR AT WHICH TIME IT GAV

EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE ROOF BOLTER MAKING UP PIN, WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS STRIKING HEAD & CUTTING FOREHEAD & INJURING LOWER BACK.

ON JULY 21 A LOADER OPERATOR BEGAN LOSING TIME FROM WORK DUE TO CERVICAL SURGERY TO HIS NECK. THIS ORIGINALLY WAS INJURED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A YARD CAT LOADER AND CLEANING PELLETS ON RAILROAD TRACKS WHEN LOADER BUCKET HIT THE RAIL CAUSING LOADER TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR FOR HIS CABLE HE SAID HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY. HE WAS USING HIS RT FOOT PUSHING THE CABLE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RT KNEE. NOTE: THIS EE WAS INJURED ON 4-22-98 AND DID NOT START LOSING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL 4-28-98.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED DISMOUNTING B-55 MOTOR AND HYPER-EXTENDED LEFT ANKLE.

MAN STEPED OUT OF 10 WHEEL DUMP TRUCK AND SOMEHOW BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

REPLACING HARD BARPIN IN DOZER D10N. WHILE USING BIG HAMMER HURT HIS BACK. DID NOT GO TO DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A 2 FOOT ELEVATION AND STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A PALLET AND TWISTED ANKEL WHILE OBTAINING SACKS FOR PACKAGING.

THE INJURED CAME INTO WORK ON 4-22-98 AM AND COMPLAINED OF SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR WHO GAVE HIM EYE DROPPS AND TIME OFF TO HEAL. WAS OFF 4-22-4-23.

WHILE TRYING TO MOUNT BACKHOE BUCKET, THE BUCKET SLIPPED CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RIB AND WAS TRYING TO FREE STEEL CAUGHT IN HOLE. STEEL FELL OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP.

WHILE LOADING SCRAP METAL INTO THE LOADER BUCKET WITH OTHER EE ON THE OTHER END, EE INDICATED HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET AND SCRAP.

EE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED. BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS LT HAND AND ARM THE TRUCK WAS WORKING IN THE PIT WAS RAINY LADDER SLIPPERY AND DIRTY.

HAD A SCOOP PICKING BELT UP WHEN THE BELT WAS CAUGHT ON CORNER OF SCOOP BUCKET. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PUSH BELT OF CORNER, THINKING IT WOULD LET TEH SCOOP SLIDE UNDER IT. THE BELT WENT IN THE OPPO SITE DIRECTION WHICH CAUSED BELT TO COME OFF THEBUCKET CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEG UNDER BELT.

THE MEN WERE DRIVING A BEARING ON A BELT ROLLER SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF GOING INTO EE'S EYE WHO WAS STANDING 2' TO 4' AWAY.

EE BWAS ATTEMPTING TO RIP A LEDGE THAT JUTTED 10-15' OUT FROM HIGHWALL. WHNE HE TRIED TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS, THE TRACKS SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND THE TRACTOR SLID DOWN 6-8' COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP, WHICH TWISTED OPERATOR IN SEAT STRIANING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CHANIGN FILTERS ON A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR WHEN HE REPORTED A SORE BACK WITH LEG PAIN. HE BEGAN LOSING TIME FROM WORK ON 5-14-98. EE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH PERMANENT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO A LEG & HIP INJURY FROM 1984. IT WAS NOT REPORTED THAT THIS EE WAS OFF DUE TO INJURY UNTIL HIS RETURN ON 5-27-98.

EE HAD TAKEN THE TRUCK FOR WATER. HE DID NOT THINK THE PUMP WAS WORKING SO HE CLIMBED A LADDER (PERMANENTLY MOUNTED ON TANK) TO LOOK INTO MANHOLE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO TH E GROUND INJURING HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. FOR X-RAYS WHICH SHOWED BONE CHIP. DR. RELEASED HIM FOR LIGHT DUTY BEGINNING 4/23. LIGHT WORK WAS AVAILABLE BUT HE DIDN'T WANT TO.

EE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TRUCK. ONCE HE FINISHED, HE PARKED IT BUT FAILED TO SET PARKING BRAKE. FORK TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL, SO EE JUMPED PARTIALLY BACK ON THE TRUCK AND HIS ARM KNOCKED THE TRUCK IN GEAR, PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND ASTEEL SUPPORT POST. THE IMPACT CUT HIS LEG, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. NO BONES WERE BROKEN. ONLY A CUT AND BRUISING OCCURRED.

SHOVELING COAL FROM TRUCK BED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT 1 SOUTH 2 RIGHT TRACK HAULAGE (END OF TRACK) HE PLACED HIS HAND ON TOP OF 30'60# RAIL. AS HE BENT DOWN TO CHECK IF RAIL CAR HAD A SKID UNDER IT A RAIL ROLLED PINCHING THREE OF HIS FINGERS.

EE BEGAN LOSING TIME 4-22-98

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE MOVING OF A FAN SHAFT AT THE SUPPLY YARD. AS THE SHAFT WAS BEING LOWERED BY A FORK LIFT, THE SHAFT SHOT OFF AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING C-7-B CONVEYOR WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AS HE TURNED AND WAS STUCK IN THE MUD.

CREW WAS WORKING ON REMOVING BRAKE DRUM FROM TIRE, OFF OF 631/ CAT SCRAPER. THE TIRE WAS LAYING FLAT ON PAVED SURFACE AT THE TIME, AND EXPLODED.

WHILE OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTER EE STATED HE WAS REACHING FOR THE SUCTION HOSE AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT HAND. ON 4-28-98 EE BEGAN WORKING RESTRICTED DUTY OUTSIDE AS A MINE CLERK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH CONSTRUCTION OF A CEMENT FORM WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT AND HE SAT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY SITTING ON A ROCK. EMPLOYEE SAW A DR. ON 4-24-98 WHO PRESCRIBED HIM OFF WORK FO R 2 DAYS. THIS ACCIDENT AND THE CONDITIONS CAUSING THE LOST TIME ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

SLIPPED WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CONVEYOR.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A RIMPULL COAL HAULAGE TRUCK. HE STATED THAT WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE NORMALLY SWIVELS HIS FOOT AS HE DISMOUNTS TO THE GROUND. EE STATED THAT HIS FOO T DID NOT TURN, BUT HIS KNEE DID. NO SLIP OR FALL. STEPS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.

WHILE LIFTING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON OVERHEAD, EE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4-27-98 ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS REMOVING GOB SWITCH FROM FEEDER. HE WAS 'PULLING THE SWITCH WITH HIS HAND AND FELT A PAININ HIS SHOULDER. NOTE: THIS EE DID NOT START LOSING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL 5/7/98

EE WAS CROSSING OVER LOOSE COAL AT SECTION FEEDER IN PREPARATION TO CLEANING UP LOOSE COAL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 5-16-98. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL HE SAW A SPECIALIST ON 6-5-98. HE WILL BEGIN MISSING WORK ON 6-9-98. NORMAL WORK SCHEDULE IS TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY.

EE WAS CUTTING LINCH HOSE WITH A VTILITY KNIFE. HE HELD THE HOSE SUSPENDED FROM HIS HAND WHILE CUTTING IN A DOWNWARD MOTION TOWARDS HIS BODY. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT LEG.

MOISTURE ON STEEL BARS AND CONVEYOR BELTS. EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO CATWALK AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE SCRAPED SKIN OFF AND BRUISED BACK, ALSO HIT ARM AND LEG ON RIGHT SIDE.

AN EE OF J&L TRUCKING WAS DELVIERING BLOCK TO MINE SITE. AFTER HE UNLOADED THE BLOCK, IT APPEARSTHAT THE TRUCK HAD A BUSTED HOSE ON THE STABLIZER JACK. THE PARTY USED THE FORK TO PICKUP JACK A ND THE FORK BROKE, HITTING DRIVER IN UPPER LEFT ARM.

MASHED THUMB ON SUPPLY OF ROOF BOLTS THAT WAS ON ROOF BOLTER.

WAS WORKING ON THE DECK ENGINE OF THE DRILLING RIG-DROPPED WRENCH-BENT OVER TO PICK UP AND FELT SEVERE PAIN ON LOWER BACK.

HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER, SHOVELING & DOING HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK LIGHTS, NECK WAS STRAINED. WHILE DRIVING, PAIN BECAME SEVERE.

WHILE REPLACING A GIW 15,000 GPM CYCLONE FEED PUMP A 4 PIECE VICTAULIC COUPLING SECURING ONE END OF THE DISCHARGE PIPE RELEASED. THIS ALLOWED THE PIPE TO CANTILEVER AND FALL STRIKING THE EMPLO YEE IN THE UPPER/MID TORSO AND ON THE LEFT LEG.

WHILE LIFTING WAREHOUSE PALLETS AND PLACING THEM ON PALLET DISPENSER WORKER STRAINED BACK

TH EE WAS LOADING CINDER BLOCKS ON A SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN THE BUCKET WAS LOWERED IT WAS CAUGHT ON SIDE OF SUPPLY CAR & NOT DOWN ON THE BOTTOM AND DUE TO THE LOAD OF BLOCKS IT SLIPPED OFF THE SID E OF THE CAR AND CAUGHT EE'S FOOT UNDER IT.

THE EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD AND BACK OF NECK.

EE WENT OFF AGAIN FOR HIS INJURY OF 1-19-98, WHICH HE HAD RETURNED TO AT FULL CAPACITY ON 2-9-98. LAID OFF ON 5-11-98, MISSING 14 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE'S SHOELACE GOT HOOKED ON OPPOSITE BOOT, EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST COUNTER.

EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER. HE BENTOVER TO MOVE THE MINER CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.] CLASSIFICATION: HANDLING MATERIAL

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF DRAGLINE ONTO SHOE OF MACHINE, MISSED STEP AND FELL ON LEFT ARM.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN A HURRY AND HE STEPPED IN A WATER HOLE AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS JAW ON STEPS.

EES WERE TRYING TO PUT DUCK BILL ON FORKS OF SCOOP. HOWEVER A PIECE OF METAL HAD JAMMED FROM SLINGING ON ALL THE WAY. VICTIM WAS THEN CUTTING THE PIECE OF METAL AWAY WITH A TORCH. THE PIECE OF METAL FLEW STRIKING MAN IN FACE-L CHECKBONE.

INJURED WAS USING A BAR TO LIFT A TIE TO BE LUGGED WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE WAS PULLING A TORQUE ARM OFF OF SHAFT ON AXLE WHEN THE TORQUE ARM QUICKLY RELEASED. HE TWISTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE AXLE SHAFT.

EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING BAGS OF ROCKDUST (APPROX 50LBS) FROM A PALLET AND EMPTY THEM INTO A ROCKDUSTER AND SAID HIS BACK BEGIN HURTING LATER IN SHIFT. EE HAS WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL MAY 7 1998, AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN LOOSING WORK.

EE WAS "LANDING" CABLE SPREADERS ON THE DECK OF A HYDRAULIC ALL-TERRAIN CRANE. HE TRIPPED STRIKING HIS HEAD AND FRACTURING HIS LEFT WRIST.

ROCK FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYY WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF BREAKER. STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING WITH A COWORKER ON THE MANUAL STONE CUTTER, HE WAS WETTING THE STONE AND THE COWORKER SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS SIDE WITH GREAT FORCE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE SUSTAINED A BACK STRAIN WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING THE EE TO BOUNCE IN THE SHUTTLE CAR SEAT. THE EE DID NOT STRIKE ANYTHING WI THIN THE CAB. THE INJURY WAS SUSTAINED FROM THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT IN THE SHUTTLE CAR SEAT.

INJURED WENT TO KNEEL DOWN AND HIS KNEE POPPED. WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HIS KNEE GAVE AWAY ON HIM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. HE TOLD THE DR. THAT AT AGE 15 HIS KNEE POPPED OUT OF ITS JOINT AND DR. PUT IT BACK. EMERGENCY ROOM DR SAID IT COULD BE RELATED TO AN OLD INJURY.

OPERATING SCOOP CLEANING #5 RIGHT BREAK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HEAD BETWEEN THE MINE ROOF & THE SCOOP DECK. HE HAD A CUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING BELTLINE WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE A ROCK DUST HOSE FROM WALKWAYWIHT HIS FOOT. WHILE KICKING ON.

THE 602 S&S SCOOP WAS BEING UTILIZED FOR ROCK DUSTING ALONG THE #2 BELT ROADWAY WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A 4160 VAC CABLE IN A LOW CLEARANCE AREA. EE RECEIVED SLIGHT BURNS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EE WAS STACKING ROCK. LIFTING ROCK FROM GROUND & STACKING ONTO A PALLET. EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY BELT AT THE TIME.

EE ALLEGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE SHOVELING THE BELT AT 6 DRIVE.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT SHOULDER. BROKEN COLLAR-BONE.

THE EE STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING RAMDUSTER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS KNEE AND LOW BACK.

WHILE SATCHING THE RIGHT SIDE MINER SET UP FOR A CUT, A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS ADN STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HEAD, SHOULDERS ARM AND LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS OF CEMENT TO RESTACK THAT WERE TOO FAR AWAY FROM HIS BODY.

WAS WORKING ON FEEDER, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER GOB AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT HIP

ROCK FELL FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO BED OF HAUL TRUCK.

VICTIM PLACED HAND ON TOP OF CANOPY - CANOPY STRUCK ROOF, PINCHING EE'S LEFT HAND & BREAKING 3 OF HIS FINGERS.

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN A RIB POPPED OUT & STRUCK HIM IN THE LOSER BACK, BRUISING HIM. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/2/98.

STANDING ON COUNTER WEIGHT WITH THE PILER CHECKING THE AUTOMATICE GREASER ON LOADER 421, 992C. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL APPROX. 5' TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON LEFT HAND.

DRIVER OF PRODUCTION TRUCK #213 WAS LOADED BY THE OEPRATOR OF #56 SHOVEL ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE SHOVEL OEPRATOR STATES HE "HONKED" THE TRUCK OUT. THE DRIVER CLAIMS HE DIDN'T HEAR THE HORN. AS T HE SHOVEL OPERATOR SWUNG TO LOAD THE NEXT TRUCK,THE BUCKET HIT THE TRUCK AND JOSTLED THE DRIVER, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THE DRIVER WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

MECHANIC WAS USING A TORCH FROM A CROUCHED POSITION TO CUT INTO THE 404-4 RAILING TROUGHT AT THE COLLECITON BOX LOCATED ON THE LAUNDER FLOOR. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES OF TORCH USE, HE REALIZED SO METHING HIS SHIRT WAS BURNING. HIS PARTNER EXTINGISHED THE FLAME WITH A WATER HOSE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS ADMINSTERED AND ONE AREA MAY INVOLVED A 3RD DEGREE BURN.

EE WAS WASHING OUT HEAD PULLEY HOPPER WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN SAND & DIRT FLEW INTO HIS EYES.

WALKING TO THE PLANT IN THE DARK. TRIPPED OVER GUARD LAYING IN THE SAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AS HE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS A SCREW CONVEYOR. HE STATED THAT HE HIT A CLAMP THAT WAS HOLDING THE COVER ON THE SCREW HOUSING. HE HAD SURGERY ON 4.27.98 TO HAVE A BONE CHIP REMOVED. HE STATED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THAT HE HURT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. HIS FINAL STATEMENT WAS THAT HE HURT IT ON THE CLAMP

EE WAS PRYING ON METAL PLATE. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT BAR HIT BEHIND HARD TOE ON BOOT ON LEFT FOOT. SWELLING AND BRUISING NOTHING BROKEN.

EE WAS ON DRAW FLOOR LEANING OUT OF DOORWAY TALKING TO ANOTHER EE WHO WAS OUTSIDE. WHEN HE LEANED OUT, HE LEANED AGAINST A GUARD CHAIN WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY FASTENED AND FELL ABOUT 4' TO THE GROUND. THE CHAIN HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A REMOVABLE RAIL. HE HAS NON DISPLACED FRACTURES OF THE RIGHT WRIST AND ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON DRUMS. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME 4-28-98.

WELDING - SPARKS FLEW INTO PANTS ON RIGHT FOOT.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE THUMB WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE HOLDING A HAMMER WRENCH FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

INJURED WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, AS HE WAS TRAMMING BACK, TO THE MINE THE REAR OF THE SC DROPPED INTO A HOLE & INJURED HIT BACK ON SC. DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT HE HT. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SHIFT AND DID NOT MISS A DAY UNTIL 4-24.

EE SLIPPED OFF TRUCK AND DISLOCATED RIGHT KNEE AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE. EE IS A TRUCK DRIVER WITH A HISTORY OF WEAK KNEES DATING PRIOR TO HIS EE WITH AGGREGATES WEST, INC.

PERSON INJURED WAS REALIZERING A CABLE ON A SHIVE WHEEL WHEN TENSION WAS APPLIED PINCHING TWO FINGERS CAUSING LACERATIONS ON LITTLE RIGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND 9 STICHES REQUIRED TOTAL.

WHLE RUNNING MINER A PIECE A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HIT THE CANOPY, BROKE & CAME IN DECK & HIT LEFT ARM.

AS REPORTED ON 4-22-98, EE WAS WORKING WITH A BELT MOVE CREW ON THE AJ MAINS SECTION. DURING THEMOVE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN TO REMOVE A SCREW JACK WITH PRESSURE ON HIS RIGHT LEG AND WENT TO STAND UP WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HAD A SHARP PAIN FROM THE KNEE TO THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SIRT AND MATERIAL ONTO BELT ADN TWISTING AROUND HE STRAINED HIS KNEE.

WHILE USING A HAND GRINDER A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE. FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WORKED TWO MORE DAYS BEFORE REPORTING INJURY WENT TO DR TO HAVE FRAGEMENT REMOVED AND MISSED TWO DAYS WORK. H AD TWO FOLLOWTIP VISITING TO DR TO BE CHECKED.

EE TURNED HIS ANKLE STEPPING OUT OF HIS MECHANIC TRUCK.

EE HAD RAISED LID TO PUT OIL IN THE SHEAR MACHINE. THE LID FELL CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE LID AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

CHANGING BOBCAT WHEELS, WHEEL SLIPPED CATCHING TWO FINGERS.

EE INDICATES THAT WHILE HE WAS SETTING UP THE CONVEYOR'S BELT AND WHEN HE WAS GOING TO RAISE UP THE BELT, HE SCRAPED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND POINTER FINGER WITH A METAL SHEET CAN TER PLANT AREA, INSTALLING THE SMALL VIBRATORS.

HE WAS USING A 3/4 TON, COME A LONG TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SCRUBBER DUCT WORK ON A CONTINUOUS MINER. THE MINER HEAD WAS RAISED WHICH PUT TENSION ON THE COME ALONG, THE COME ALONG BROKE AND STRU CK HIM IN THE CHEST. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO THE 6&7 RIB ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

DRIVER WAS BEING LOADED AND LARGE ROCK DUMPED INTO BED JARRING THE HAUL TRUCK

MASHED MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND DRIVING A SLEVE IN A BUCKET.

THE INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ENTERING THE MINE IN A TROLLEY LOCOMOTIVE. WHILE THE LOCOMOTIVE WAS STILL IN MOTION, THE EE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE TROLLY POLE. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT HAUL TRUCK, WHEN IS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON A ROCK TWISTING IS LEFT KNEE. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 16-NORTH PARKING AREA.

HE WAS PUTTING ROCK DUST IN DUSTER AND WHILE PUSHING DUST DOWN IN. HIS HAND SLIPPEDAND CAUGHT IN AUGER OF DUSTER, CUTTING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE SCALING RIBS WITH LOADER, ROCK CAME OFFRIB STRIKING LEFT HAND.

CLIMBING UP LADDER FROM BOTTOM OF SLOPE TO UPPER DECK. WHEN A PIECE OF COAL FELL AND STRUCK EE ON SIDE OF RT FOOT FRACTURING LITTLE TOE.

WHILE PICKING UP A LIGHT WEIGHT HAND HELD ROOF BOLTER EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LAYING A CORNER BLOCK WHEN HE RAISED UP HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE GROUND. EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE WITH OMEGA BLOCKS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

WAS WORKING ON EXCAVATOR AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD INTO A PIECE OF METAL.

A TRUCK RAN BEHIND LOADER & LOADER STOPPED REAL QUICK

TAKING DRILL STEEL OUT OF LONGHOLE MACHNE WHEN HE FELT BACK PAIN.

EE WAS HELPING LACE BELTING AND PUSHED BELTING OVER WITH HIS FOOT CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF OF LEG.

EMPLOYEE REPORTEDLY WAS WALKING IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY OF 1 LEFT ROOMS.

INJURED WAS WALKING OUT OF X-CUT ONTO TRAVEL ROAD, WHEN ANOTHER EE GOT A GOLF CART TO MOVE IT WHEN THE SELONOID STUCK CAUSING CART TO JUMP BACKWARS & HIT INJURED ON THE RIGHT LEG & ANKLE CAUSI NG A CONTUSION & SWELLING.

EE HIT A POT HOLE EARLIER IN THE DAY AND WHEN HE WAS PREPARING TO MOUNT LOADER HE REACHED UP AND AS HE GRABBED THE RAIL, PAIM SHOT THROUGH HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF STATE TO THROUGH IN REELWAGE BOX AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND HURT SHOULDER.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE ROOF BOLTER & HE STEPPED IN A HOLE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS WORKING CONDITIONS & AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS N OT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT [BACK SUPPORT] NOT WORN, MINER ATTITUDE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS LAYING ON GROUND INSTALLING SHIMS ON MINER WHEN HE GOT UP HE SAID BACK WAS HURT.

EE WAS LIFTING HIGHLINE CABLE OVERHEAD AND PLACING IT IN HOOKS HUNG FROM TOP. AS HE LIFTED THE CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THE LINING OF THE CONE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER. HE WAS TAKEN TO PROMPCARE WEST, BLOOMINGTON. MID BACK INJURY.

EE STATES THAT HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING WHILE HE WAS USING A SHOVEL. HE ASKED FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 4-20-98 AND WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF WORK BECAUSE OF ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN.

RESIDUAL WATER LINE PRESSURE PUSHED A FILTER CANNISTER DOWN WHILE EE WAS CHANGING DOMESTIC WATER FILTER.

EE STATED WHILE TAKING DOWN TUBING PAY CAR MOVED CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS A SLAB, EE STEPPED OFF THE SLAB AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON A SMALL PIECEOF STONE ON THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HEAVY ELECTRIC CABLE FROM ONE GENERATOR FLAT BED TRAILER TO ANOTHER ONE. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OF THE TRAILER TO GET WIRE CUTTERS AND HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL .

SWINGING 6 LB HAMMER TO UNBLOCK CYCLONE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DIAGNOSED WITH PULLED MUSCLE.

LOADING TABLE FRAMES INTO BUCKET OF LOADER.

DRIVING DRIFT. GILSONITE FELL OUT OF BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

MAN HIT SELF ON FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE PIN OUT OF CONVEYOR CHAIN.

HIT ELBOW ON ANGLE IRON

EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON MUDDY BOTTOM.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE BUNKER & COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. PUMPS & STRAINED BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. PHYSICIAN HAS REFERRED THE INJURY BACK TO EXISTING INJURY OF 1/27/94. EE STATRTED LOSING TIME ON 4/17/98 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/19/98.

EE WAS CHANGING THE BULL GEAR ON A JAW CRUSHER APRON FEEDER WHEN THE GEAR SPOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE SHAFT, FALLING ON AND FRACTURING RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

AFTER LOADING FACE ROUND, EMPLOYEE WAS TYING IN THE DET CORD WHEN A SLAB FELL FROM THE BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE.

EE WHO IS PREGNANT, WAS LIFTING A 31 LB SAMPLE OF COAL INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK. THE SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED AT THE SAMPLING SYSTEM OF THE OVERLAND BELT. EE TWISTED AT THE HIPS WHILE LIFTIN G AND PULLED A MUSCLE AND TENDONS ON HER LEFT SIDE IN THE HIP AREA.

AS EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED THE RAMCAR, HIS BACK "POPPED: AND EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY 4.20.98.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPAIR A SCOOP AT THE END OF THE SUPPLY TRACK. THE EE SLIPPED IN A PUDDLE OF OIL & FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON A SECTION OF RAIL WHICH WAS LAYING IN THE AREA. THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4/22/98 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK.

HELPER WAS COLLARING DRILL BIT INTO SLABS FROM ROUND, LAST ROCK SPLIT PREMATURELY, HELPER LOST FOOTING & BANGED ELBOW INTO RIB. WORK AREA WAS STREWN WITH BOULDERS FROM SHOT.

WHILE LIFTING STEEL BEAMS ON BOLTER, HE SUSTAINED A LOW BACK INJURY. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/22/98.

WALKING TO SECTION - KNEE TWISTED

THE INJURED EE WAS DOING REPAIRS ON A 488 SCOOP. AS HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL IN THE EXCAVATOR WHEN HE REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP TOO QUICKLY AND OUTIFREEZE SPLASHED IN HIS EYES. THE ENGINE WAS NOT HOT.

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO THROW THE TRACK SWITCH, THE THROW HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.

HE WAS CLEANING AROUND A BELT DRIVE WITH A SHOVEL AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SNOW OFF SCALES.HE TWISTED AND HURT LOWER BACK.

EE GOT ONE SIDE OF THE ROLLER OUT OF ITS BRACKET AN WENT AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE, WHILE KNOCKING OUT THE OTHER SIDE THE ROLLER SKINNED HIS LEFT WRIST RESULTING IN CELLULITIS POISONING.

EE STEPPED ONTO A LADDER TO GET INTO HIS TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN

EE CLAIMED HE WAS AT HIS WORK STATION IN THE LAB AND BUMPED INTO A TABLE PLACED NEAR EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE TRYING TO AVOID FALLING.

WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS, EE FELL AND SLIPPED. HE WAS HOLDING A PIPE IN HIS HAND AND HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HE TURNED TO GRAB HAND RAIL FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WORKER HAD BACK PROBLEMS FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY AND WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE WALL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING BLOCKS. HE FINISHED THAT SHIFT AND THE FLOOWING DAY WAS BUILDING ANOTHER WALL COHEN THE PAIN BECAME TOO BAD AND HE WENT TO THE DR THAT AFTER NOON AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS LOWER BACK STRAIN. HIS FIRST DAY OFF WORK WAS 4-20-98.

EE WAS PUTTING A CHAIN BACK INTO THE COMPARTMENT OF THE SCOOP AND A PIECE OF SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF STRIKING HIM ON HIS FINGER. CAUSE THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS AND SCALING RIBS. COMPLIANCE W ITH RULES REGS WAS FACTOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WAS WORN, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS OK.

EE WAS WORKING ON SLOPE BELT AT PIT MOUTH. HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF THE CATWALK AND FELL STRIKING LEFT LEG AND LEFT LOWER BACK ON H BEAM BY BELTLINE.

EE WAS STACKING SLAVAGED IDLERS WHEN HE SNEEZED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN AND PAIN IN LEFT ARM.

RECONSTRUCTION OF PLANT, MOVING 70 FT CONVEYOR, WITH PORTABLE 18 TON CRANE, ROTATING PIECE, OVER ROTATED, AND PINNED MAN AT KNEES INTO SANDBANK. RESULTED IN BRUISED KNEE CAP.

EE WAS LYING DOWN ON A METAL PLATFORM, WHILE GRINDING ON A WALL WHEN HE ROLLED OVER TO GET UP HE ROLLED OVER HIS BATTERY PACK 1 LIGHT PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SLIPPED ON STEP OF EXCAVATOR-SPRAINED ANKLE

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM NORTH #1 TIEDOWN FROM AN OUTHOUSE, EE SLIPPED AND IN THE PROCESS OF CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HE HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAD ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY IN SEP T 98 AND STARTED LOSING TIME THEN.

THE EE WAS SHOVELING ON THE SLOPE BELT WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS MID-UPPER BACK

EE RECEIVED FLASH BURN IT EYES WHEN BREAKER ARCHED IN BELT STARTER BOX.

EE WAS MEASURING LEDGE IN QUARRY WHEN HE FELL OVER THE EDGE (22 1/2 FT DOWN) AND LANDED ON FLOOR OF QUARRY. MORE X-RAYS TUESDAY 4-21-98 AFTER SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN. AT THIS TIME NO BROKEN BON ES, BUT BADLY BRUISED.

ROCK FELL INJURING LEFT ARM AND WRIST.

EE STATED WHILE LOADING TOOLS FELT PAIN IN BACK

THE EE WAS WORKING AS MINER HELPER. MINER OPERATOR WAS BACKING THE MINER OUT OF NO. 5 HEADING BECAUSE ROOF WAS STARTING TO FALL. THGE MINER HELPER ATTEMPTED TO PULL 45' OF MINER CABLE AND INJU RED HIS LOW BACK.

WHILE POURING CONCRETE ON #4 KILN HE PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

FOOT SLIPPED WHILE GETTING IN TRUCK, DRIVER FELL BACKWARD TO GROUND.

THE EE HAD SHGUT DOWN THE DREDGE BECAUSE OF A SEVERE STORM AND WAS STEPPING DOWN INTO THE JON BOAT WHEN THE WAVES TIPPED THE BOAT THROWING THE EE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE DREDGE WITH HIS LEFT S HOULDER, CAUSING CONTUSIONS & DISLOCATION OF HISLEFT SHOULDER.

2 EES WERE LOADING WATER TANK ON TRUCK. 1 EE WAS GUIDING & 1 EE WAS RUNNING THE CRANE. THE CRANE GOT INTO THE POWER LINE & THE EE GUIDING THE TANK WAS ELECTROCUTED.

WHILE INSPECTING A PUMP IN PIT EE AND OTHERS ASSUMED THE PUMP WAS PLUGGED SO WHILE PUMP WAS SITTING ON PIT FLOOR WE REVERSED PUMP AND THE ENGAGED ELECTRICITY. WHEN THE PUMP EXPLODED CREATING A BURST OF FLAMES BURNING EE. A PIECE FROM THE PUMP IMPACTED ANOTHER.

WHILE PICKING UP GARBAGE HE GOT A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS LOWER BACK.

PULLING ROCK OFF OF MINER & PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

WHILE INSPECTING A PUMP IN THE PIT WE ASSUMED THE PUMP WAS PLUGGED SO WHILE PUMP WAS SITTING ON PIT FLOOR WE REVERSED PUMP AND THEN ENGAGED ELECTRICALLY. WHEN THE PUMP EXPLODED CREATING A BURS T OF FLAMES BURNING 2 EMPLOYEES. ALSO THE PIECE FROM THE PUMP IMPACTED THIS EMPLOYEE IN THE FINGER.

EE WAS PUTTING SCOOP ON CHARGE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL GETTING OFF SCOOP, STRIKING HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT NOTIFY MANAGEMENT OF INJURY TO KNEE UNTIL 4-22-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DIRT AWAY FROM HIGHWALL WHEN THE HIGHWALL FELL ON DOZER. ROCK AND DIRT CAME INTO CAB STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BURNER TRACK WHEN THE TUBE GOT CAUGHT ON STONE. HE STEPPED OFF OF TRACK TO STOP THE UP AND DOWN TRAVEL AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN PART OF LOAF AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

AFTER FUELING JOHN DEERE 790 BACKHOE, EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS FROM MOTOR COMPARTMENT TO TRACK. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED HANDRAIL WITH RT HAND CAUSING PAIN IN RT SHOULDER. EE IN FOR SH OULDER SURGERY 9-10-98.

HE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND, CLEANING UP A FUEL SPILL.

THE INJURED WAS RAKING CLINKERS OUT OF COAL FIRED HOT WATER GENERATOR. HER RAKE GOT STUCK . SHE GAVE IT A STRONG ULL HER LITTLE FINGER WAS OVER THE END OF THE RAKE HANDLE. SHE SMASHED HER FING ER BETWEEN THE END OF THE HANDLE AND THE I BEAM BEHIND HER.

WALKING BELT AND SLIPPED ON 4 INCH WATER LINE AND FELL.

EE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A STEEL ROPE WINCH CABLE ON A SCOOP TRACTOR AND A HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE LAYING ON THE TROUGH OF A NEW FACE CONVEYOR. THE SCOOP TRACTOR WAS USING ITS WINCH TO PULL N EW FACE CONVEYOR IN PLACE. THE EE THOUGHT THE CABLE WAS GOING TO RUB AGAINST THE POWER CABLE, SO HE PLACE HIS HAND ON THE CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL. BUCKET 1/2 FULL OF STONE INTO THE BED OF A 3/4 TON PICKUP TRUCK.

WHILE EE WAS INSIDE IRON SCRAP CONTAINER LOADING IT WITH SCRAP IRON LOADER CABLE PULLED HIM FURTHER INTO CONTAINER HURTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND RIB.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK APP 2'X2'X4-6" ON THE HEAD AND LEFT HAND. DRAWROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE INSTALLED ROOF BOLTS.

AFTER EMPTYNG HIS SHUTTLE CAR, EE WAS MOVING FROM ONE SEAT TO THE OTHER TO GO BACK TO THE MINER, WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN TO SWITCH SEATS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. THIS EE DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREAT MENT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ON 6-16-98 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SMALL TEAR OF THE MEDIAL MENSICUS (KNEE). THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE 6-20-98 THRU 7-5-98 DUE TO VACATION.

EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN TO EAT LUNCH WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE

PUSHING ON BLOCK ON TABLE TO SQUARE IT OFF AND WHILE DOINGS SO PULLED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A WASH DOWN HOSE TO CLEAN OFF A PIPE HE LEANED AGAINST HE WAS STANDING ON AN ELEVATED (APPROX 24"HIGH) AND FELL OFF ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR

FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN BED PLATE

EE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK ON THE 15TH AND WAS DISMOUNTING HIS CAT. IT WAS MUDDY FROM ALL THE RAIN THAT WE HAD RECEIVED AT I80 QUARRY. INSTEAD OF CRAWLING OF THE CAT AND USING THE 3-POINT CONTAC T RULE. HE JUMPED OFF TRACKS TO THE GROUND WHEN WAS ABOUT 4 FT. EE DID NOT WANT TO GET HIS CLOTHES MUDDY SO HE JUMPED THIS WAS A DISGREGARD TO.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE DOUBLER DECK SCREENS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE DOOR LIP & FELL TO THE CONVEYOR BELT BELOW. EE SEVERLY SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE JUMPED ACROSS MUDDY AREA ON YARD AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED.

EE WAS MOVING A SMALL ELEC. MOTOR WHICH SLIPPED AND SCRAPPED RIGHT SHIN. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT BUT HE FELT THE INJURY WAS MINOR AND DID NOT WARRENT MEDICAL CARE. ON 6-24-98 THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED AND DR. RESTRICTED THE EE FROM WORK.

EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK, WHEN HE HIT A ROUGHT SECTION IN THE ROAD WHICH BOUNCED HIM INTO THE ROOF OF THE HAUL TRUCK. THIS EVENT JAMMED HIS NECK & BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE CONE. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE ROCK AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE ALLEDGES HE WAS HELPING THREE OTHER C0-WORKERS TO PUT GEAR BOX ON FLOOR & HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CARRYING 110 VOLT PUMP TO SET, EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PROP, STRAINING RIGHT SIDE OF NECK RESULTING IN A PULLED MUSCLE.

EE WENT DOWN IN SHAFT TO MAKE A GAS CHECK, WAS CLOSE TO THE RIB WHEN A ROCK HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SOME IN THE HEAD. ROCK FELL FROM APPROX. 15' ABOVE THE EMPLOYEE. EE WORKED THRU 5-5-98, BEGAN MISSING ON MAY 6,1998.

EMPLOYEE LIFTING TIMBER WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

WATER BLASTING MINE EQUIP. HIT END OF FOOT WITH TIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LIFT A SMALL DISTRIBUTION BOX ONTO A PONY BELT DRIVE. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN.

AS HE WAS CLIMBING OFF A LOADER, OPERATOR SLIPPED AND HURT HIS ARM TRYING TO CATCH HOLD OF ANYTHING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE.

ROCK TRUCK DRIVER MASHED LEFT HAND ADJUSTING HISSEAT.

EE WAS USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING AND BLADE HIT TOP OF HAND

EE ALLEGES HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER LOCATED BY THE RIBBON BLENDER AT MAIN PLANT WHENHE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE AREA.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENACE WORK FOR A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE ON THE 25 EAST N9AM NORTH SECTION. HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND WITH A 2 PD HAMMER. LATER A STONE FELL FROM TOP AND STRUCK T HE TOP OF HIS HAND

WHILE MOVING VENTILATION CONTROLS (AIR LOCKS) ROCK FELL ON SHOULDER 3 1/2' X 2".

IN 9-3, CROSSING BELT ENTRY, EE WAS WALKING WHEN RIGHT KNEE BEGAN HURTING, AS HE LOOKED UP TO OBSERVE A BELT SPLICE GOING BY ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT--HE SAID HE MIGHT HAVE H YPEREXTENDED HIS RT. KNEE CAUSING PAIN; BUT WASN;T SURE IF HE SLIPPED.

LIFTING SHIELDS ON MINER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

EE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN THE "LEVELING ARM" OF THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ARM & THE ROOF BOLTER HEAD.

SUBJECT WAS MOVING TRACK DRILL, SLIPPED WITH RIGHT FOOT GOING UNDER TRACK. TRACK RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT LACERATING 5TH TOE.

WAS TARPING TRAILER, WENT UNDER TRAILER TO GET TO OTHER SIDE OF TRAILER AND GOT POKED BY ROLLOVER TARP HANDLE IN NECK AREA, CAUSING PAIN.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT WHILE PLACING TOP STRUCTURE IN PLACE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WENT EMERGENCY ROOM ON 4.14.98 AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 4.20.98. HE WAS DI AGNOSED ON THIS DATE WITH 2 PULLED MUSCLES.

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BELL FLANGE ON TRANSMISSION. HE WAS HOLDING NUT WITH CRESCEENT WRENCH WHILE COWORKER WAS TURNING DRIVE SHAFT. EE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTS ON DISK AND CRESCENT W RENCH.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE LUNCHROOM, WITH CARPET IN HER ARMS, SHE NOTICED A FORKLIFT. AS SHE WAS WATCHING THE FORKLIFT SHE STEPPED ON A SMALL AREA OF MUD CAUSING HER TO FALL. EE HAD SUR GERY ON 12/14 TO REPAIR HER KNEE MUSCLE.

PUTTING ON SKIRTING BELT, TWISTED BODY TO GET ON 2 PULLED BACK ON RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS OPERATING THE LONGWALL SHEARER [TAILGATE DRUM]. A PIECE OF STONE CAME OFF THE BITS & STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT HAND WHICH HE HAD ON THE CABLE RAIL.

EE WAS REPLACING MINER BITS & LAID HIS HAND ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER & A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON HIS RIGHT PINKY FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE & LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE BEARING AT HEAD PULLEY. THE BEARING WAS NOT QUITE IN PLACE AND A CO WORKER HIT BEARING RACE WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT LEG.

TWO 50 LB BAGS FELL FROM CONVEYOR EE WENT TO CATCH, BAG PINNED LEFT ARM AGAINST APRON.

WHILE WORKING ON A CONTIUOUS MINER, TIGHTENING UP CAT PADS, LOOSE MATERIALS FELL INTO EYE OR EMPLOYEE CAUSING EXTREME REDNESS. (RIGHT EYE).

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCKDUST ON HIS SHOULDER IN A MUDDY AREA WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE- FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS GETTING INTO SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPED &TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS ROLLING CRUSHER CAGAE OUT OF SHOP ON UNEVEN GROUND. EE WAS BESIDE THE CAGE WHEN IT TIPPED OVER, KNOCKING EE [DOWN] & LANDING ON HIS LEG.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING A TRAILER LOAD OF ROLLERS INTO THE FACE AREA. HE & ANOTHEREE WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO HOOK THE TRAILER ONTO THE TRACTOR. EE STEPPED DOWN OFF THE TRACTOR INTO A MUD HOLE WHICH HAD SOME WATER IN THE BOTTOM AND WAS DEEPER THAT IT APPEARED. THIS CAUSED EE TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. EE WAS TREATED FOR SPRAINED ANKLE AND WANTED TO STAY AT WORK. THE NEXT DY

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT ARM BY A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL. *BEGAN MISSING WORK 4.27.98.

WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND TWISTED KNEE RIGHT

THE EE WAS GETTING OFF MANBUS, HIS CAP LAMP CORD GOT TANGLED ON MANBUS SWITCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS TO TRACK RAIL. NOTE: THIS INJURY OCCURRED ON 4/13/98, THE EE DID NOT START LOSING DA YS AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL 4/17/98.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE INJURED HIS BACK (SLIPPED) ON 4.13.98 HIS LAST DAY WORKED WAS 6.14.98. INVESTIGATION IS NOT COMPLETED A REVISION MAY BE FORTHCOMING.

INJURED WAS HELPING ON A ROOF BOLTER AND WAS WALKING TOWARD THE BACK OF BOLTER AND GOT HIS RIGHTFOOT UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND WHILE HOLDING ONTO THE ROOF BOLT HE TWSITED AROUND TO PICK UP BOLT WRENCH AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DOING MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON SHEARER WHILE MOVING COWL ARM CAUGHT RT. HAND BETWEEN ARM & FRAME. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 4/27/98.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF AUTOMATIC LOAD COVER ON DUMP TRUCK. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS CUT THE SPRING TENSION RELEASED, CAUSING THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO ROTATE AROUND & STRUCK THE TORCK & HIS L EFT HAND. MISSED NO WORK UNTIL 5/4/98.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A WABCO END DUMPTRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE 1ST STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WORKED ALL WEEK. ANKLESEEMED TO BE GETTING BETTER UNTIL FRI. NIGHT/SAT MORNING. WHEN EMPLOYEE HAD CONSIDERABLE PAIN ANDSWELLING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR. ON 4.19.98.

TAKING LUBE TRUCK BACK TO PARKING AREA WHEN HE SLOWED TO MAKE TURN HE GEARED THE TRUCK DOWN ANDWHEN HE CLUTCHED HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED OR WAS OUTOF PLACE

INSTALLING BELT HANGERS WITH BOLT MACHINE. PEICE OF METAL SLAG FELL BEHING FROM OF GLASSES MAKING CONTACT WITH RIGHT EYE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING AN END LOADER THE BOTTOM STEP MOREABLE MOVED TOWARD THE LOADER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON THE HANDRAIL. HE THEN SAID HE FELT ONTO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK AND HIT A POT HOLE IN HAUL ROAD. PLEASE NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOTGO LOST TIME UNTIL 4-21-98.

WHILE BOLTING TOP A THIN LAYER OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING LOOSE ROCK OFF MINER. WHILE LIFTING ON ROCK HE APPARENTLY STRAINED RT. SHOULDER. HE FAILED TO ACCURATLY REPORT IT THAT HE HAD LATER RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT MULTI-CA RE IN MADISONVILLE. AND NO LOST TIME OCCURRED UNTIL HE MISSED HIS REGULAR SHIFT ON 5-8-98 WHEN HE CALLED IN OFF TO GO AND GET A CORTISONE SHOT ON 5-8-98.

PERSON WAS BUSTING UP A ROCK ON MINER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. PERSON WAS SWINGING THE SLEDGE AND TWISTING HIS BODY AT THE SAME TIME, HIS LEFT KNEECAME OUT OF SOCKET.

EE AND A MECHANINC WERE UNPLUGGING A FUEL LINE ON LOADER WITH AIR PRESSURE MARK REMOVED HANDS FROM PRESSURIZED TANK AND AIR PRESSURE BLEW DIESEL FUEL IN HIS FACE

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD WHILE APPROACHING THE STEPS IN THE #10 SWITCH HOUSE. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

A ROCK HIT EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF RAM CAR SEAT AND HIT HEAD ON CHANNEL BENT DOWN.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PICKING UP TRASH ALONG THE SUPPLY TRACK WHILE BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A CAN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ON TOP OF COMPRESSOR PUTTING FUEL IN IT WHEN HE STEPPED BACK STEPPING OFF THE COMPRESSOR LANDING ON HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS OPERATING A MANTRIP THAT DE-RAILED ON THE 13-D SUPPLY TRACK.

EE WAS USING A HOIST JACK WHEN JACK SLIPPED AND MASHED AND BROKE HAND.

AT 5:30 P.M. QUITTING TIME, EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVINGHIS EXCAVATOR. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED ON THE TRACKSAND HE HIT HIS SHIN.

EE STATED WHILE PULLING ON 30 HRS POWER PUMP TO REPOSTION FELT PAIN IN BACK

EE WAS BLOCKING TRACK WHEN A ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT ABOVE HIS SAFETY TOE.

EE WAS OPERATING A NORTHWEST 80-D LOADING SHOVELTHE FOOT BRAKE PEDAL KICKED AND HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THIS CAUSED SWELLING SO WE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS NOT BORKE JUST SPRAINED.

EE WAS WALKING THRU WATER AT THE OLD ROCK DUST PIT TO CHECK THE PUMPS & STRAINED BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/16/98.

THE SECURITY OFFICER GOT OUT OF HIS CHAIR, WALKED TOWARD DOOR AND TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD THAT WAS LYING PARTLY ACROSS THE FLOOR. THIS RIESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE, TEARING LIGM ENTS AND TENDONS.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL, THEN FELL FURTHER OFF ON LEDGE.

EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT #445 ON KILN #6 FIRING FLOOR. WHILE OPERATING THE FORKLIFT HE LIFTED THE FORKLIFT SEAT TO ADD WATER BUT ACCIDENTLY THE SEAT FELL ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND.

EE WAS HELPING UNTWIST A SECTION OF CONVEYOR BELTING. AS HE PULLED WITH HIS CHANNEL LOCKS THEY SLIPPED. HE TRIPPED AND FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOREARM ON TRACK RAIL. RESULTING FRACTURES TO BOT H FOREARM BONES.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A TOOL BAG WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SHARPENING KNIFE USING HAND HELD SHARPNER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND BLADE STRUCK LEFT WRIST

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM WHEELBARROW, TURNED W/SHOVEFUL, FELT AND KNEE GIVE AWAY.

EE WAS HELPING HANG CABLE AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. MAN HAS SINCE GONE TO DR. AND FOUND OUT HE HAS A HERNIA THAT WILL BE REPAIRED.

STEPPED OFF BELTLINE AND TWISTED KNEE

EE WAS STRICKING THE CONVEYOR CHAIN, TRYING TO GHET A STRAP LINK APART, WHEN HE MISSED THE CHAIN & HIT HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER.