Mining Incidents in May 1998

THE DRIVER OF A 1975 PETERBILT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER TRUCK CRUSHING THE DRIVER BETWEEN THE TWO TRUCKS.

VICTIM'S CLOTHING WAS CAUGHT IN DRIVESHAFT. HE WAS PULLED IN AT HIS LEFT SIDE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO RIBCAGE, RESULTING IN FATAL INJURY.

EMPLOYEE DRIVING TRUCK DOWN SLOPE. FOR UNKNOWN REASON DROVE TRUCK INTO THE DITCH. FOR UNKNOWN REASON WAS FOUND UNDERNEATH THE COAL TRUCK.

THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING HIS LOADED TEREX TRUCK AT THE WAST DUMP. THE TRUCK TRAVELLED OVER THE EDGE AND THE DRIVER WAS FOUND PINNED UNDER THE LEFT FRONT TIRE.

ON TOP OF QUARRY CHECKING ON WORK CREW. FELL TO FLOOR OF QUARRY. DEATH OCCURRED.

SWITCH ENGINE THAT WAS BEING CONTROLLED BY REMOTE DEVICE; WAS SWITCHING CARS ONTO TRACK WHERE EE WAS WORKING, CAUSING CAR TO RUN OVER HIM, CRUSHING HIM TO DEATH.

THE EE WAS LINING UP THE EYE ON A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY AMPUTATED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS LOADING BLOCKS OF WOOD INTO PICKUP AND FELT PAIN. POSSIBLE HERNIA IN RT ABDOMEN/GROIN AREA,

EE WAS ASSIGNED TASK OF CHANGING OUT A WORN OUT PIPE. 10 INCH ELBOW WITH A 18 INCH STUB ENDS EE ATTACHED A 3/4 HOIST TO PIPE TO LOWER FROM POSITION, EE CUT LOOSE BRACKETS HOLDING PIPE IN PLACE , EE PUT RIGH THAND ONTO THE AREA BY HOOK OF HOIST AND PAD EYE ON PIPE AS LOADED SHIFTED LOOSE FROM BRACKETS PIPE ROLLED SLIGHTLY PINCHING FINGER IN BETWEEN PAD EYE AND HOOK OF HOIST CAUSING

WHILE PULLING ON RATCHET HOIST, THE EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NAVEL AREA. HE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF RETRIEVING A BIT & STEEL THAT HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF IN BOREHOLE. HE HAD HOLD OF THE STEEL & COUPLING USED TO RETRIEVE THE BROKEN STEEL & AS HE APPLIED DOWNWARD PRESSURE WITH THE DRILL HAMMER, THE STEELS SHIFTED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL & THE DRILL MAST. IT SEVERED HIS MIDDLE FINGER/LEFT HAND BELOW THE BASE OF HIS FINGERNAIL.

DESCENDING STAIRWELL TO CON BAY. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE GRATING OF THE 4TH SEPT AND HE FELL FROWARD. HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE STAIR GRATING, CAUSING THE INJURY.

THE EE WAS HELPING THE MINER OPOERATOR HANG CABLE AND WATERLINE IN THE #2 ENTRY. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LWER ABDOMEN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK AT FULL CAPACITY. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON MAY 20 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28. THE EE WORKED EACH SCHEDULED SHIFT PRIOR TO AND FOLLOWING SURGERY A FULL CAPACITY.

EE WAS REPLACING METLA SCREENS IN A SHAKER IN THE PLANT. HE ALLEGES THAT DURING THE COURSE OF HIS EMPLOYEMENT THERE WERE NUMEROUS TIMES OF HEAVY LIFTING & STRENUOUS WORK CAUSING AN INGUINAL HE RNIA. HE WAS LAID OFF DUE TO END OF WINTER MAINTENANCE. REPORTED INJURY AFTER LAY-OFF. HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED BY BWC AT FIRST HEARING. EE APPEALEDDECISION AND WAS GRANTED COMPENSABILITY.

EE STATES HE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE WHO WAS REPLACING SPRAG YIELD VALVES. WHEN YEILD VALVE WAS REMOVED, UNSUPPORTED SPRAG FELL, CATCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE SPRAG AND CABLE TROUGH.

EE WAS MOVING A WIRE TO THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF THE SHEAVE AT THE HEAD OF THE CENTER RAMP & THE WIRE TIGHTENED UNEXPECTEDLY & CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE & RING FINGERS BETWEEN THE WIRE & THE SHEAVE. THE VERY END OF THE LITTLE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED & EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LEFT RING FINGER.

WHILE REMOVING A WINGED HOPPER, THE SCREEN FELL AND STRUCK EE'S RT FOOT.

EE STATED HE WAS ASSISTING INSTALLING TIMBERSS FOR A BREAKER LINE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN REGION. EE HAD JUST RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/17/98 FROM A NONWORK RELATED HERNIA OPERATION. PAI N OCCURRED IN EXACT LOCATION OF HERNIA REPAIR PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED. NOTE: EE STARTED MISSING WORK 0N 5/11/98

EE WAS REPAIRING THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON 627 PAN. THE HYDREAULIC VALVE ASSEMBLY WEIGHS APPROX. 100 POUNDS. LEFT FRONT TIR AND FENDER HAD BEEN REMOVED. A THREE STEP PLATFORM WAS MOVED INTO PLAC E TO GAIN ACCESS. AFTER LINKAGE WAS DISCONNECTEDEE SAT VALVE ASSEMBLY ON WHEEL SPINDLE TO REPOSITION BODY. AS HE MOVE LEFT TO DESCEND STEPS, HE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA-LEFT SIDE.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE 3440 LEVEL. THE EE AND CREW WERE CATCHING GROUND AND WHILE POSITIONING A 6X6 THE RIB CAME IN. EE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURES; LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD AND FACE WHICH RE QUIRED SUTURES AND AMPUTATION, AT 2ND JOINT, LEFT LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING SURGERY. HE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

THE INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN HE TILTED HIS HEAD BACK TO AVOID LOOSING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS ATTENTION OF THE TASK. APPARENTLY HE LOST HIS GRIB OF T HE METAL AND PINCHED HIS 12 INDEX FINGER BETWEENTHE WHEEL AND THE TOOL REST.

THE EE WAS LEVELING THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER MACHINE. HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LIFTING AND PIVOT ARM ASSEMBLY.

INJURED WAS HOOKING UP A 1" SLING ON A CRANE HOOK WHEN HE SUFFERED BACK SPASMS.

INJURED STATES HE PICKED UP A WHEELBARROW TO MOVE IT. THE HANDLE BROKE OFF SLOSHING CEMENT INTO HIS EYES.

WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL MINER. WHILE STANDING HE STEPPED FORWARD ON TO A ROCK AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE HAS WORKED REGULAR WORK UNTIL 2-5-99 WHEN HE WAS DISABLED. THE DR B ELIEVES HE HAS KNEE DAMAGE WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A BUCKET OF CLEANING CHEMICALS AND HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE BACK END OF A TRACK MOUNT JEEP. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE JEEP HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE, TURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE. ACUTE SPRAIN TO LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING #422 WATER TRUCK. AS HE PULLED ONTO THE DI RAMP, HE CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE CAB WITH HIS HEAD. THIS RESULTED INA NECK STRAIN.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING 6 OTHER WORKERS TO PLACE AN 8" H BEAM IN PLACE FOR A NEW BELT HEAD. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.

EE SAID HE WAS HELPING PUT A TAIL PULLEY IN PLACE ON THE #1 SURGE PILE BELT. HE SAID AS HE WAS HELPING TO DO THE JOB HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE STATED HE FELT AS IF AN ELECTRIC FENC E HAD SHOCKED HIM.

EE WAS LIFTING 7' MINING TIMBERS FROM OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE WAS COUPLING A SUPPLY CAR TO A MOTOR, THE SUPPLY CAR RAN OFF DOWN THE TRACK AND EE ON MOTOR WAS CHASING THE CAR. THE CAR WENT THRU A SWAG, CAME BACK DOWN THE TRACK AND CRASHED INTO THE MOTO R.

MAN SAID HIS WRIST WAS SORE, CALLED IN AFTER WORK.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE 4/0 MINER CABLE WHEN THE OPERATOR, OTHER EE SWUNG THE MINER AWAY FROM HIM REAL QUICKLY MOVEMENT CAUSING HIS INJURY. THIS HAPPEN ON 5-30-98 EE DID'NT SEE K MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6-1-98.

TRIPPED AND BROKE ANKLE.

STRAINED BACK WHILE SHOVELING BELT.

TWO EE'S WERE MAKING A BOLT SPLICE AS THE INJURED EE WAS MOVING THE TEMPLATE, THE OTHER EE CONT TO SWING THE AXE AND STRUCK INJ EE'S INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE TIP OF THE FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION AND A NON-TREATABLE FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER.

LIFTING VALVE BACNK ON PINNER FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK ON LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING LHD-913 HE STRUCK THE CORNER OF A RIB WITH THE BACK OF THE LHD JAB BEHING THE SEAT, THE TOP OF THE CORNER OF RIB FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON 6.10.98.

AFTER CUTTING STEEL COIL BAND SUPPORTS THE EE PULLED BANDING TO REMOVE FROM STILL COIL W/LEFT HAND. THE STEEL HAND RECORDED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE INSIDE OF THE LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEE LOAD CRIB BLOCKS OFF OF THE SERVICE SCOOP, AND PUT THEM IN #37 SCOOP, WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR HIT THE #37 SCOOP AND KNOCKED IT AROUND STRIK ING HIS ANKLE BETWEEN SCOOP AND SERVICE SCOOP.

EE WAS WASHING THE SURFACE AREA AROUND THE SLOPE COLLAR. THE EE MAY HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY FALLING MATERIAL FROM THE OVERHEAD SLOPE BELTS. MEDICAL RESULTS ARE STILL PENDING. EE IS BEING REPORTED AS A LOST TIME INJURY ON 5-30-09.

EE STATES: THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED AND IN GEAR. EE TRIED TO CHOKE THE WHEELS, TRUCK STARTED ROLLING DRAGGING EE WITH TRUCK.

EE WAS PUTTING A GUARD ON THE TAKE UP OF LOREWIRE MACHINE 5-IT SLIPPED WHEN HE WAS POSITIONING IT INTO PLACE AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT APPROX. WEIGHT OF THE OBJECT WAS 50 LBS.

EE STATED HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CAUGHT HIMSELF-IN PROCESS STRAINED RT HAND.

WORKING IN 31E10 DRILLING ON RAISE UP WHEN SLAB FELL OUT OF BACK, STRIKING UPPER BODY, THEN HIT KNEES & LEGS. NOT REPORTABLE TO MSHA UNTIL 6/4/98 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT.\

EE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL IN THE SHOP, WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, WHEN A PIECE OF RUST SCAR FLEW UP AND EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED AND A COWORKER WERE LIFTING A HEADER BOARD WHEN INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BOTTOM BELT ROLLERS. THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE FROM SPREADER CAUSING EMP. HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN SRPEADER AND BELT BAR.

WHILE MOVING PARTS WASHER WITH TWO WHEEL DOLLY, EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO GREASE DRUM. STEEL FUNNEL FELL OFF TOP OF GREASE DRUM, CUTTING UPPER LIP. TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS HANDLING A BUNDLE OF PLATES (ROOF) AND SUSTAINED A CUT TO RT MIDDLE FINGER

WHLE COAL RAM CAR RAN OVER ROCK CAUSING INJURY TO GROIN AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SLUSHER IN A DRIFT WHEN AN UNPLANNED ROCK BURST OCCURRED INJURING THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP DRAGLINE STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS CHANGING BEARING SLID HAND ACROSS KEY WAY ON SHAFT AND CUT 2 FINGERS.

EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON HEAD DRIVE. BEARING CAME LOOSE HIT INDEX FINGER AND BREAKING FINGER.

EE WAS REBUILDING PALLETS. HE INSRUCTED ANOTHER EE OPERATING FORKLIFT TO REVERSE FORKLIFT. WHEN 2ND EE RELEASED HAND BRAKE, LIFE MOVED FORWARD. PINNING CHAVEZ' RIGHT LEG BETWEEN PALLET ON FLOO R AND PALLET ON FORKLIFT.

EMPLOYEE PINCHED THUMB WITH WRENCH.

EE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE FELL BACKWARDS AFTER STEPPING UP ON THE ROOF BOLTER.

THE CRUSHER CREW WAS LIFTING FEEDER SPRING SUPPORTS WITH A CABLE COME-ALONG. THE OBJECT BECAME STUCK, AND EE TRIED TO FREE IT. THE RIGGING SLIPPED, AND THE METAL FELL STRIKING EE'S RIGHT LEG A ND ARM. EE RECEIVED A RIGHT LEG AND ARM CONTUSION. HE WAS TOLD TO ELEVATE LEG AND USE ICE PACKS.

USING HYUDRAULIC JACK TO COMPRESS SPRING PACK ON 7' CRUSHER. THE JACK FLEW OUT AND STRUCK EE ON THE ARM KNOCKING HIM OFF TICULER TO FLOOR.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE. ROCK WAS APP 2'X2'X2 1/2".

EE WAS ADDING DRILL STEEL TO TAMROCK DRILL WHEN HE SLIPED. THE WEIGHT OF STEEL STRAINED HIS LEFT ARM. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS AT THE TIME AND DID NOT SHOW UP OR CALL US UNTIL 6-4-98. WE WERE, O F COURSE AND READY TO RIVE HIM BY THEN.

INJURED WAS ROOFBOLTING ON SECTION WHEN A PLATE JAMMED ON BELT, INJURED REACHED TO MOVE PLATE INTO POSITION TO PUT UP BOLT WHEN BOLT BENT ALLOWING BOLTER HEAD TO RISE RAPIDLY, MAN GOT LEFT HAN D CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER HEAD AND MINE FLOOR PINCHING HAND.

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF RAMCAR & STEPPED ON STEERING JACK AND SLIPPED. THIS IS AN EXISTING INJURYFROM 1/17/95.

MADE A POWER MOVE AND WAS ADDING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE. HE AND OTHER MAN WERE IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING THE CABLE WHEN INJURED PULLED OR STRAINED GROIN AREA.

CAUGHTY FINGER IN BETWEEN TWO STONES WHEN TRYING TO PULL A SMAL PIECE OF WOOD OUT FROM UNDER IT.

EE WAS HELPING COWORKER INSTALL A TAIL ROLLER WHEN THE ROLLER SLIPPED. IT CAUGHT THE INDEX FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 18 SUTURES.

EE WAS RIDING BUS FROM UNIT WHEN HIS SEAT BROKE AND HE FELL OFF THE BUS HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOW.

WHIEL HANGING A CURTAIN ON UNIT #2 THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON A LADDER. THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS LAYING BESIDE THE LADDER. THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR TURNED ON THE CABLE REEL CAUSING THE CABLE TO STRIKE THE LADDER, WHICH FELL CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST AND ARM.

THE EVENING SHIFT FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING HIS CREW IN ADVANCING THE CONVEYOR BELT. AS THE FOREMAN WAS INSTALLING A TOP IDLER HE STRAINED HIS LOW BACK.

WHILE PUSHING A STONE THROUGH THE STONE CUTTING MACHINE EE HAD HIS LEFT HAND OVER THE PIECE OF STONE AND WHEN THE TEETH WERE COMING DOWN EE PULLED HIS HAND AWAY AND WHILE DOING SO HIS FINGER G OT PINCHED BETWEEN THE TEETH AND THE PIECE OF STONE.

EE WENT TO STEP OVER A SHAFT ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HE WAS WORKING ON WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE, AND STARTED TO FALL. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL AND HIS ELBOW POPPED AS HE CONT INUED TO FALL HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE, BACK, LEFT ELBOW AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

GUST OF WIND BLEW LINER 10'-15' IN THE AIR. INJURED PARTY WAS LIFTED UP WITH THE LINER AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BACK. CONTUSIONS TO HEAD, CHEST, RIGHT LEG, MUSCLE STRAIN NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SKIP HOPPER TO HOIST SCRAP MEATERIAL FROM 7TH FLOOR OF PREHEATER, WHEN CRANE STARTED TO PICK UP HOPPER IT SLID AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE FOOT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN HOPPPER AND BLOCK WALL AND BRUISED FOOT.

INJURED WAS RIDING OUTSIDE IN #4 UNITS MANTRIP WHEN A TIE ROD END BROKE AND THE TRIP HIT A RIB THROWING THE INJURED AGAINST THE FRONT OF THE TRIP CAUSING SORENESS TO THE ARM.

DESKINS SUPPLY YARD-WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF SUPPLY DIRKY HE STEPPED INTO A TRACK SWITCH THROW HOLE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

REMOVING LOWER BALL JOINT ON PICKUP TRUC USING BOTHE HANDS ON WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUT FELT A SNAP IN LEFT WRIST. WRIST BECAME SWOLLEN. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED USE OF A UNIVERSAL WRIST SPLINT.

INITIAL INJURY AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A KNEE AND WRIST CONTUSION (FIRST AID VISIT). THIS CONDITION FAILED TO IMPROVE AND LATER REQUIRED SURGERY. HE HAS RETURNED TO WO5RK WITH RESTRICTIONS. THE EE W AS INSPECTING THE TABLE FEEDER ON THE #2 UNLOADER. HE WAS DESCENDING FORM THE LADDER AND TRIPPED ON THE GRATING.

EE STATES: HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE STONES WHILE CARRYING EXPLOSIVES ON A SHOT. OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED UNTIL 6/1/98.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON THEFRONT END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE HUNG ONTO THE LADDER WITH HIS LEFT ARM SO AS NOT TO FALL TO THE GROUND.L THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY PULLE D ON HIS LEFT ARM STAINING RIB MUSCLES.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE TOP OF A SCOOP, TRYING TO RE-SET THE MAIN BREAKER. HE WAS HURRYING, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A ROOF BOLT WOODEN HEADER BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.

WHILE BOLTING TOP, A PIECE OF ROCK OR COAL GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

ON 5-20-98 EE REPORTED TO OUR 1ST AID STATION CLAIMING THAT ON 5-28-98 HE HAD FINISHED TAKING AN OIL LEVEL READING FOR MILL #10'S BEARING AND WAS WALKING TO TAKE THE NEXT READING WHEN HE SLIPP ED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE DIDN'T FALL. DURING THE REST OF THE DAY HE CONTINUED WORKING NORMALLY, BUT THAT NIGHT AT HOME HE CLAIMS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT LEG. ON 6-3-98, HE SENT THE ST INS F

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CANVAS ON SECTION. NAILS HAD BEEN DRIVEN UP THRU HEADER BOARDS AT AN ANGLE WITH THE POINT STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE TO FACILITATE THIS. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. LOST HIS BALAN CE, A NAIL PUNCTURED THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS LIFTING A LUBE MOTOR FROM BACK OF RAISEDRILL. EE TURNED SIDEWAYS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS ROCK DUSTING WITH A HOSE WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARD AND TRIPPED OVER A 4"X4" POST\ AND FELL.

EE WAS CROSSING BETWEEN HOPPER 3 & 4. METATARSAL CAUGHT ON HOPPER CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING ON THE BELT HANGING A STRING WHEN HE BUMP HIS HEAD IN THE TOP.

THE SUPPLY TRAM HE WAS OPERATING RAN INTO ANOTHER SUPPLY TRAM WHEN THE OTHER TRAM LOST POWER DUE TO ELECRICAL FAILURE. EE WAS THROWN AGAINST OPERATORS DECK.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING A PIECE OF ROCK 2 1/2; WIDE, 3' LONG AND 3" THICK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS LOWER LEG AND ANKLE.

3 WEST LW JACK 123-EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE TO CARRY A PORTABLE GROUT MACHINE ACROSS, THE FACE WHERE HE STUMBLED AND FELL FORWARDS. HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GROUT MACHINE AND A RELAY BAR.

STRIKING A STRAP LINK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, PIECE OF METAL HIT HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSISTING IN SMALL LOGGING/CHOKE SETTING OPERATION. SEVERAL LOGS HAD BEEN STACKED ONTO ONE ANOTHER, AND EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF LOG STACK. AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO BOTTOM-MOST LOG, HE STEPPED ONTO A SECTION OF THE LOG WITH NO BARK. THE LOGS WERE ALSO SLIPPERY DUE TO RAIN WEATHER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LANDED WITH RIGHT LEG BENEATH HIM INJURING RIGHT KNEE.

MAN WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL HOLE WHEN HE PUT STEEL AGAINST TOP ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS OF DRAGLINE CRANEEMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM 4TH STAIR ONTO CAT WALK INJURING HIS LEG EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE ALL STAIRS PROVIDED.

MAN WAS DRILLING COAL PUSHING ON WAGON TYPE COAL DRILL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

CREW WAS INSATLLING JAW IN CRUSHER. EE WAS PUTTING WEDGE BLOCK IN THAT HOLDS JAW DIE IN. TIMBER WAS BEING USED TO HOLD JAW DIE FROM LAYING OVER. TIMBER SLIPPED JAW DIE LAID OVER.

THIS EE CLAIMS THAT ON MAY 28TH HE SLIPPED WHILEDRILLING AND HIS BODY WEIGHT FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. IT WAS NOT UNTIL JUNE 17TH THAT HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT.

8 EMPTY AND 1 FULL (STORED BY RR) BULK RAIL CARS STORED ON SMC SIDE TRACK, OVER CAME THE BRAKES; ROLLED DOWN THE SIDING 65 FT HITTING A 10TH CAR ON WHICH AN EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CLIMBED UP ON; KN OCKING DOWN THE EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE STAYED ON TOP OF THE CAR, THE CARS TRAVELED ANOTHER 95 FT.

EE WAS RESETTING THE PRIM ON SHIELD #60 A PIECE OF SLATE CAME OUT OF THE PANLINE STRIKING EE ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG AND FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE

A ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE CAMOPY AND TIE BAR, STRIKING THE INJURED ON TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT, CUTTING THE FOOT.

EE WAS REPLACING THE STARTER ON CAT LOADER. HE HAD TO BEND DOWN AND REACH OVER THE FRAME TO REACH THE STARTER. IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT BEING INJURED UNT IL 6-1-98.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHILE PULLING MINER CABLE.

EE WAS PRYING HARD ON A ROCK WITH A SCALING BAR WHEN THE ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND HE JARRED HIS BACK. A MEDICAL DR ADVISED THAT HE SHOULD STAY OFF WORK.

CLIMBING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK. FELL OFF LADDER.

HE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT #9091. WHILE LOOSENING THE FITTING ON THE SUCTION HOSE, IT SUDDENLY GAVE WAY, HITTING HIS ELBOW ON A NEARBY DRIVELINE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED TO REMOVE BONE SPURS. STARTED LOOSING TIME 10/2/98 GRAVEYARD SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING RIGHT DRIVE SHUTTLE CAR. HIS HAND WAS ON CANOPY WHEN HE ROOFED THE BUGGY,CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CANOPY AND TOP.

3 WEST LW WHILE ADVANCING SHILD 184 FROM UNDER SHIELD 183 THE FACE CONVEYOR MOVED BACK, SLIGHTLY, AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE RAM BAR, WHICH SHIFTED SIDEWAYS, AND THE CORNER OF THE FO OT OF 183 SHIELD.

EE FELL ON PLANT GROUND, HITTING HIS HEAD AND CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS LOADING RESIN ONTO PINNER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN THE #4 ENTRY. EE WAS INSTALLING THE 2ND BOLT IN THE 2ND ROW WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 16" X 12" X 3" FELL FROM THE TOP STRIKING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE FOREMA N GAVE EE FIRST AID AND TRANSPORTED HIM TO THE SURFACE. EE WAS TAKEN TO WHITESBURG HOSP. FOR TREATMENT.

WHEN MOVING FAIRCHILD BRIDGES FROM 4 ENTRY TO 6 ENTRY HAVING CATS TURNED TOWARDS RIB AND NOT STRIGHT FOR PROPER MOVEMING OF BRIDGE HE WAS OPERATING 3 BRIDGE UNTIL TRAMED HIM SELF INTO A TIGHT POSITION AND DIDNT STOP BRIDGE OR FLAG OTHER BRIDGE RUNNERS PINCHED HIMSELF BETWEEN OIL TANK AND RIB. ONTO USE PANIC BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CALBE SLACK BACK ON MONORAIL. WHEN MONORAIL WINCH WAS ENGAGED, ONE OF THE CARS WHICH ANCHOR THE WINCH BROKE CAUSING THE WINCH TO MOVE SIDEWAYS AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE ON HIS R IGHT FOOT RESULTING IN A FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A HOSE UP OUT OF THE WAY WHILE A SCOOP WAS POSITIONING A SECTION OF LONGWALL PAN LINE THE SCOOP MOVED TOWARD THE FACE CATHCING EMPLOYEES LEG BETWEEN RIB AND FRAME OF BATTE RY COMPARTMENT.

THE SECTION ELECT. HAD ANCHORED THE BUGGY CABLE OFF TO EMPTY THE COAL INTO A SCOOP. HE GOT OUT OF THE SCOOP TO HANG THE CABLE OUT OF HIS WAY. WHEN THE BUGGY WAS STARTED, THE ANCHOR CAME LOOSE LETTING THE CABLE HIT HIM ON THE LOWER LEG. THE SWELLING AND SORENESS DID NOT LEAVE. SO ON 6-2-98 HIS DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO MISS WORK UNTIL 7-8-98 MAKING THE ACCIDENT REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS PRESHIFTING BELT SLOPE. WHILE WALKING SLIPE HE STEPPED ON A STEP WHICH CAME LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. WHILE FALLING, HE GRABBED HAND RAIL. THEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HI S ARM.

WAS CARBON ARK A BUCKET, WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG WEN INSIDE MY SHOE.

WHILE EE WAS STACKING 100 LB. BAGS, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN OVER HIS SHOULDER AND TRAPEZIUS.

EE WAS CHECKING OIL IN FRONTEND LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF REAR LADDER

BEATING A ROCK OUT OF THE PRIMARY DOOR-A CHUNK FLEW OFF AND HIT ME IN THE HAND.

WAS DOING MAINTENANCE, SLIPPED & FELL.

THEY WERE BRING DOWN CRUSHER. EE WAS PUTTING A TIRE ON THE CRUSHER AND STRAIN HIS BACK.

WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE SCREEN DECK WITH A LOADER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND SCRATCH HIS LEG. A WEEK LATER THE SCRATCH BECAME SEVERELY INFECTED AND REQUIRED ME DICAL ATTENTION. WORK LOSS TIME STARTED 6/14/98WHEN EMPLOYEE REPORTED INFECTION.

EE WAS OPERATING CRUSHING & SCREENING PLANT. ENTERED CONTROL ROOM (ELECRICIAL) AND NOTICED 2 BREAKERS WERE TRIPPED. AFTER RESETTING BREAKER FAILED, EE OPENED BREAKER LID. UPON INSPECTION NOTIC ED 2 LOGS WERE LOOSE. HE PLACED BREAKER HANDLE IN OFF POSITION. ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN LUGS W/SCREWDRIVER. SCREWDRIVER MADE CONTACT WITH METAL TRIP MECHANISM CAUSING PHASE TO GROUND CONNECTION

EE STEPPED BETWEEN FEEDER BARS RATHER THAN ON TOP OF THEM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE WHICH LATER RESULTED INA SWOLLEN KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE LID OFF THE PREP PLANTS EAST JIG SECONDARY HYDROMETER CYLINDER TO PERFORM A ROUTINE OIL LEVEL CHECK. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS TORSO TO PLACE THE LID ASIDE A ND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING IN LOADOUT SAMPLE ROOM. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A SHORT LADDER TO A LOWER LANDING, HE GLANCED UPWARD TO SEE IF HE COULD SEE SOME PIGEONS IN THE ROOM BECAUSE OF FRESH DROPPINGS ON THE LADDER & FLOOR. WHILE LOOKING UP, EE BECAME DIZZY, SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 2-3' TO THE LANDING, STRIKING HIS KNEE. KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN. EE WENT TO DR. & IS OFF WORK.

WAS UNLOADING I-BEAM FROM FLAT CAR AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING AROUND A CONVEYOR, A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND STRUCKEE'S HAND.

EE FINISHED HIS WORK ASSIGNMENT AT MILL #6 FOR THE DAY. HE RETURNED TO THE EQUIPMENT ROOM FROM WHERE, WITHOUT HIS SUPERVISORS PERMISSION OR KNOWLEDGE, HE HEADED TOWARDS KILN#1. THERE HE WAS WA LKING THOUGH A PASSAGEWAY IN AN AREA OUT OF USE IN THE KILN'S ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR. SUDDENLY A PIECE OF THE FLOOR GRATING BROKE AND THE EE FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF 23 FEET.

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DRILL. THE DRILL STOCK GOT CLAY IN IT SO THAT AIR WOULD NOT GO THRU IT. HE PULLED THE DRILL STOCK OUT OF THE HOLE AND REMOVED IT FROM THE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE SO THAT HE COULD BEAT THE STOCK AGAINST THE GROUND TO TRY TO DISLODGE THE CLAY. HE WAS HOLDING THE DRILL STOCK STEADY WITH HIS FOOT AS HE BEAT THE STOCK ON THE GROUND. HE LOST CONTROL AND STOCK CAME DOWN

WHILE CHANGING CONVEYOR BELTING, BELTING FELL APPROX. 6 FEET LANDING ON RIGHT SHIN AND ANKLE.

RIDING IN MANTRIP, TRIP WENT INTO SURVE HIT LOWER BACK ON HEADLIGHT ON MANTRIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 2950 LEVEL. HE WAS LOOSENING A PUMP BASEPLATE BOLT WITH A BOX-END WRENCH WHEN THE BOLT-HEAD SLIPPED OFF THE BOX-END WRENCH, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK. HE SUSTAI NED A SPRAIN TO HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO BE TAKEN OFF THE JOB.

EE HAD BEEN OPERATING LOADER DURING SHIFT. BROUGHT LOADER OUT OF QUARRY. HE STEPPED DOWN OFF LOADER AND INJURED HIS HIP. HIS RIGHT HIP HAD BEEN HURTING FOR ABOUT 4 TO 5 DAYS.

EE WAS GOING THROUGH A MANDOOR WITH A HIGH VELOCITY OF AIR WITH COAL CUTTINGS BUILD UP ON EACH SIDE OF THE DOOR. HER FOOT GOT STUCK IN THE CUTTINGS AND SHE STRAINED HER BACK.

WHILE WALKING FORM THE 3RD TO THE 2ND FLOOR IN THE PLANT, THE INJURED STEPPED ON A SMALL CHUNK OF COAL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE SAND WAS ADHERED TO THE SILO'S WALLS. THE EE, WHO HAD A PREVIOUS BACK CONDITION, WAS HAMMERING THE WALLS OF THE SILO TO LOOSEN THE SAND. THE HAMMER WAS OF APPROSIMATELY 10 POUNDS.

STEPPED IN GREASE & SLIPPED & SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING GRAVEL WITH TRUCK/TRAILER. THE TRAILER BEGAN SLIDING OVER EMBANKMENT AND PULLED CAB OVER WITH IT. THE TRUCK AND TRAILER LANDED ON ITS SIDE.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF SCREENINGS TANK. FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF PEG CAUSING HIM TO FELL APPROX. 5 TO 6 FT. TO CATWALK.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SURFACE TRUCK SHOP. HE WAS WALKING/STEPPING OFF A WOODEN PLATFORMN ONTO THE GROUND WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE. HE WAS SEENT AT THE SMHCC AND RELEASED TO WORK. ON 6-8 -98 HE WAS SEEN BY A SPECIALIST AND TAKEN OFF THE JOB. HE IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY.

MAINTENANCE WAS BEING DONE ON THE PLANT, IT WAS NOT IN OPERATION. EE GOT HIS ARM CAUGHT IN THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE CONVEYOR WAS TURNED BACK ON.

THE NO. 2 CONVEYOR BELT BROKE (WHILE LOADED ON THE EVENING PRODUCTION SHIFT. THE EE WAS ASSISTING OTHERS IN PULLING THE LOADED BELT TOGETHER. AS THE SCOOP WAS PULLING THE BELT THE EE WAS LIFTI NG A BELT RAIL TO REATTACH TO A BELT STAND AND HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN.

STEPPING OFF 10 TON MOTOR. RAIL WAS ABNORMALLY HIGH. FELT PAIN IN RIGHT CALF MUSCLE. BEGAN LOSING TIME NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE LOW STRUCTURE AND THE MOBILE BRIDGE CARRIER.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE NO. 4 (OUTBY) BRIDGE CARRIER. THE 4 UNIT SYSTEM WAS BACKED OUT THE BELT ENTRY. WHEN THE TRAMMING STOPPED THE EE STEPPED OUT OF THE OPERATORS' COMPARTMENT TO LOOK TO SEE HOW MUCH TRAVEL SPACE HE HAD BEHIND HIM WHEN THE BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM TRAMMED BACK AND CAUSED HIS BRIDGE TO KICK SIDEWAYS, PINCHING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG BETWEEN THE LO-LO STRUCTURE AND

EE WAS SWINGING HEAD OUT OF ROOF BOLTER, SLIPPED AND KNEE WENT UNDER MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES ON HIS MACHINE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING THE CONTINUOUS MINER DURING PILLAR OPERATIONS WHEN A SECTION OF BROW AND COAL RIB FELL OUT STRIKING THE INJURED FROM BEHIND ON THE RIGHT CALF.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE BY AND HAND AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

THIS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE SLID A DUMP TRUCK TIRE. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON MAY 28.

EE WAS LIFTING A GEAR HUB, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN STOMACH.

THE AREA WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURED WAS ABOUT 1'-2 !1/2' DEEP IN WATER. THE AREA WAS USED TO WASH OUT FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCESS THE CONVEYOR TO GREASE AND HE SLIPPED N EAR THE HOLE WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE GREASE HOSE, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELL AGAINS A MANTRIP INJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BREAKING THREE FRON TEETH.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE MINER, CLEANING IT OFF AND FELL ABOUT 5 1/2', LANDING ON HIS BACK.

THE NO.2 CONVEYOR BELT BROKE WHILE LOADED ON THE EVENING PRODUCTION SHIFT. THE EE WAS ASSITING WOTHER UTILIZING SCOOPS, SHEAVE PULLEY AND CHAIN HOISTS IN PULLING THE BELT TOGETHER WHEN A CHAIN BROKE AND DREW HIM INTO THE BELT INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A WATER JACK TO PUSH THE STAGELOADER TO ALIGN THE TAILPIECE AND THE WATER JACK SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THIS RESULTED IN 7 SUTURES TO THE FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO TOP OF SPOIL PILE TO PICK UP TOOTH WHICH CAME OFF DRAGLINE BUCKET. AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM SPOIL PILE, HE FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT KNEE PULLING LIGAMENTS. SPOIL PILE APP ROX. 15 SLOPING FEET- EMPLOYEE WAS 3/4 DOWN BEFORE FALLING.

EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPLACE THE COWL MOTOR ON THE SHEARER. THIS WORK WAS BEING DONE AT THE HEADGATE OF THE LONGWALL. THE FACE SPRAG ON #3 SHIELD SUDDENLY RETRACTED BY ITSELF CRUSHING THE E MPLOYEE AGAINST THE WATER BOOM ON THE SHEARER AND THE SPILL PLATE ON THE PANLINE. THIS RESULTED IN RIB FRACTURES, CLAVACLE AND STERNUM FRACTURES AND INTERNAL INJURIES.

EE WAS HOLDING A SHUTTLE CAR RECIPTICEL AS IT WAS BEING MOVED. THE EE FROPED THE RECIPTICLE ON HIS FOOT AND AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE FOOT IT CAUSED AN ABRASION TO THE LATERAL SIDE OF THE METATAR SAL. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 6-5-98 AND MISSED 1 DAY OF WORK ON 6-8-98.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ONTO RAILROAD CARS TO GET A BRAKE. AFTER SETTING BRAKE-AND WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON COUPLER OF RAILROAD CARS-THE MOVING CARS COUPLED INTO STATIONARY CARS ON LOWLINE, CAUSING C OUPLER TO COMPRESS AND INJURING EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

WHILE OPERATING RIGHT SIDE DRILL HEAD (SR-200 D-BOOM BOLTER) EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE GETTING SUPPLIES OFF BOLTER. STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS A UMWA WALKAROUND WITH A FEDERAL INSPECTOR WHEN HE SLIPPED GOING THROUGH AN ISOLATION CURTAIN IN #4 ENTRY WHEN SLIPPED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE PICK UP A 20' PIECE OF HEAVY WALL PIPE(USING THE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE) BUT TWISTED ONE THE PIPE WAS IN A RAISED POSITION CAUSING LOW BACK MUSCLE STRAIN. EE DID NO T BEGIN LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/29/98.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING RIB PIN WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CALF SHIN.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE TAIL GATE DOWN WHEN A FELLOW EE TOLD HIM HE WAS GOING TO MOVE THE TRUCK. INJURED DID NOT HEAR HIM AND WAS CAUGHT OFF BALANCE AND FELL FRO M THE BACK OF THE PICKUP ONTO THE PAVEMENT.

A SECTION OF SUSPENDED REBAR-TPYE CONCRETE-REINFORCEMENT FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS WALKING WITH A PUSH BROOM IN HIS HAND, WHILE WALKING THE PUSH BROOM TANGLED BETWEEN HIS FEET AND A BENCH, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. 6-10-98 EE REPORTED TO HIS EE THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON JUNE 9 1998.

HE WAS CLEANING DIRT BUILDUP FROM END OF B-2 BOOM AND WHILE CLIMBING OVER THE DRIVE MOTOR HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON EDGE OF MOTOR

INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.

FELL AGAINST SCOOP.

WAS CARRYING A TANK OF ACCTYLENE ON HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL AUG 28, 1998 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK FOR A HERNIATED DISC.

THE INJURED WAS RIDING IN THE MANTRIP THRU A LOW AREA WHEN HE RAISED AND HIT A CROSS COLLAR WITH HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A STRAIN AND BRUISE.

EE WAS LOADING A TRAIN WHEN HE DEVELOPED A PROBLEM W/AUTOMATIC SAMPLER. HE WENT FROM CONTROL TO SAMPLER SEVERAL TIMES. HE REMOVED INSPECTION PLATE FROM TOP OF SAMPLER AND FOUND SAMPLER HOPPER CLOGGED. HE REACHED IN WITH HAND SCOOPING EXCESSCOAL OUT OF HOPPER. WHEN SAMPLER FREED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN TOP OF HOPPER AND SAMPLER ENCLOSURE. WAS CAUGHT 45-60 MIN. BEFORE FREED

EE WAS CHECKING ALTERNATOR VOLTAGE WITH A METER ON 16 G CAT ROAD GRADER. HE ASKED CO WORKER TO FAST IDLE THE ENGINE. THE 16 G GRADER LAUNCHED FORWARD UPSETTING THE EE FROM HIS POSITION SITTING ON REAR TIRE CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE. EE RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION TO PALM AND FRACTURED METACARPALS 1 & 2.

SLIOCED KNEE OPEN ON TOP WITH RAZOR KNIFE, CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.

INSTALLING BELT STRUCTURE ON 9 SOUTH SECTION WHEN AN UNSECURED BELT STAND FELL OVER STRIKING INJURED ON THE RIGHT CALF. SWELLING DUE TO CONTUSION AND TIME OFF FOR FEAR OF POSSBILE BLOOD CLOTS.

EE WAS TREATED AT METHODIST HOSPITAL OF KY BY DR AND SAID THAT THE X RAY SHOW NO INJURY. EE WAS AT THE BACK OF THE BOLTER WHEN HE THROW A BOX OF GLUE TO THE FRONT CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LOWER BAC K.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 2615 LEVEL. HE WAS DRAWING ORE WHEN A CONCRETE SLAB CAME THRU THE DRAWPOINT WITH A PIECE OF REBAR PROTRUDING, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT UPPER LEG(ABOVE THE KNEE). HE SUST AINED A LARGE FLAP TYPE LACERATION, 14CM X 11CM, WHICH REQUIRED NUMEROUS STITCHES AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB.

EE WAS REPAIRING A 6" DISCHARGE LINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGH WALL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP. HE WENT TO DR. ESTABON, HE SAID HE HAD A BRUISED HIP, BUT NO BROKEN BONES.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF RAM CAR AND SHE TURNED AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE SLIPPED GOING DOWN A SLOP IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM ANBD HE WENT TO THE DR. ON 6-25. HE DIDN'T MISS ANY TIMNE. NOW HE MUST GO IN FOR SURGERY ON 7-30 AND WILL MISS APPROX 30 DAYS WORK.

EE WAS RIDING A BICYCLE TO UNIT 7 SUBSTATION. INSTEAD OF BACK PEDDLING TO BRAKE BICYCLE EE USED RIGHT LEG TO STOP THE BIKE CAUSING A STRAINED RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS RDING IN A BATTERY JEEP WHEN THE JEEP JUMPED TRACK AT A BAD PLACE ON THE TRACK. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS NECK WHEN THE JEEP STRUCK THE RIB. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS BAD TRACK AND NOT BEING REPAIRED IN A TIMELY MANNER. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK, MINER ATTITUDE A FACTOR, MINIGN EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EE SAW A RIB ROLLING DOWN ON THE SCOOP HE WAS OPERATING. HE QUICKLY JUMPED OUT OF THE SCOOP OPERATORS DECK AND AS HE DID HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCOOP TIRE AND FRAME.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT DECK BUSHING BACK INTO DECK. CAUGHT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING UP A LIGHT PLANT. WHILE USING A WRENCH TO RAISE THE MAST, THE WRENCH BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AGAINST THE BUMPER OF A HUMMER TYPE VEHICLE PARKED WHERE T HE EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING.

EE WAS MOVING EQUIPMENT FROM WORK AREA TO SHAFT STATION TO BE SENT TO THE SURFACE. WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER THE FLAT CAR JUMPED THE TRACK RUNNING OVER EE'S RIGHT CALVE. FLAT CAR WAS BEING PULLE D BY ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE.

IN JUNE OR JULY 1997 MIKE WENT TO HIS DR FOR A SORE STOMACH. EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. NOW MAY 21 1998. IT BECAME REAL SORE AND THE DOC. TOLD HIM TO TAKE OFF 5-22-98. HE CAME BACK ATTEN THAT AND I T GOT WORSE. NOW HE IS OF 6-1-98 TO SORE AND BLEEDING COULD BE FROM THE EQUIPMENT HE DELIVER ITS QUITE ROUGH RIDING.

BARRING CHUNKS OF TRONA DUST FROM UNDER CB-2116 TAIL PULLEY, THEN CARRYING THEM OUT OF THE PIT TO THE OUTSIDE. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA, STARTING HE FELT HIS INTESTINES.

LEANED INTO MANTRIP TO GRAB LUNCH BUCKET. LOST BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD. CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH ONE ARM AND EXPERIENCED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING TO CLOSE DOORS ON COAL CARS. BAR SLIPPED, HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO ONE LEG, BROKE LEG AND ANKLE OF RIGHT FOOT.

THE EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE WORKING ON AN OVERCAST.

EE WAS WALKING TO MINOR IN THE 2 LEFT CROSSCUT TO HELP WITH MINER CABLE DURING PLACE CHANGE. THE MINE ROOF FELL IN THE FACE AREA DISLODGING THE BUTBY CURTAIN ROD JACK. THIS JACK WAS PROPELLED TOWARDS THE EE WALKING TO MINER STRIKING HIS HARD HAT. RESULTING IN A BROKEN NOSE AND LACERATION TO THE BRIDGE AT HIS NOSE AND EYEBROW REQUIRING STITCHES.

ON 5.22.98 THE INJURED WAS PRYING ON ALIGNING BAR, TRYING TO ALIGN THE FEED SPOUT WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS SHIN ON A PIECE OF PIPE, HTE SCRAPE ON HIS SHIN WAS MINOR AND DID NO T NEED ANY TREATMENT. ON 6.15.98 HE BEAGAN LOSING TIME.

HE WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK FROM BINS HE WAS STANDING ON A CONCRETE BLOCK WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL AROUND 2 1/2 FT TO GROUND ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRESSURE CLEANING A FRONT END LOADER WHEN PRESSURED WATER STREAM RUN ACROSS HIS RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN BLISTERING OF THE SKIN.

EE WAS BENDING A 36" RESIN ROOF BOLT TO INSTALL WHEN HIS INJURY OCCURRED. HE WAS TAKEN TO METHODIST HOSPITAL TREATED & SENT HOME & WAS SCHEDULED FOR A ULTRA SOUND TEST ON 5-27-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING PLACING HOT ASPALTIC CONCRETE AROUND THE SCALE HOUSE. ON TUESDAY 5.L26.98 HE REPORTED BLISTERS ON THE BOTTOM OF BOTH FEET. DR. DIAGNOSIS IS 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

RIGHT SMALL FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD OF ROOF BOLT AND THE DRILL UNIT OF A ROOF BOLTER.

EE WAS ROLLING A PIECE OF CONCRETE AWAY FROM CONVEYOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

8C STANDING BETWEEN A JEEP AND MANTRIP, WHICH WERE APPROX. 3" APART. ANOTHER JEEP COMING INTO SECTION APPLIED BRAKES AND BEGAN TO SLIDE. THE JEEP HIT AND PUSHED THE PARKED JEEP AND THE EDGE OF THE COUPLERS PINCHED HIS RIGHT CALF MUSCLE.

WHILE GETTING OFF SHUTTLE CAR, EE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. STRAINED LF KNEE NOTE: EE WILL PROBABLY HAVE SURGERY.

EE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS OUTSIDE THE PLANT OFFICE BUILDING WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE OUT ON HIM. HE WAS STILL RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY THAT WAS NOT RELATED TO A WORK INJURY. REASON FOR RE PORTING: LOST WORK DAYS.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING CRIB BLOCKS HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN AND BREATHING PROBLEMS AS THE SHIFT PROGRESSED. HE ASKED SUPERVISOR TO TAKE HIM TO THE SURFACE AT APPROX. 10:00AM. THIS BACK PAIN HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES IN THE PASTCAUSING EE TO BE ABSENT FROM WORK EACH TIME.

THE INJURED RECEIVED A BURN TO HIS LEFT LEG, BELOW THE KNEE. THE INJURY RESULTED FROM AND ORIGINGAL INSTALLATION ELECTRICAL WIRE WHICH HAD WORN OVER TIME, COMING INOT CONTACT WIHT THE FRAME OF THE LOCOMOTIVE. THE INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 5.28.98 AT THIS TIME HIS DR RECOMMENDED A SKIN GRAFT TO THE BUNRED AREA.

PRYING BRIDGED ROCK IN FEED CHUTE TO JAW CRUSHER. FEED CHUTE WAS FULL AND A ROCK FELL OUT OF SIDE AND HIT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE REAR ENGINE ON A SCRAPER. WHIEL DISMOUNTING FROM THE SCRAPER, EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE EITHER MISSED A STEP OR SLIPPED BUT THE NEXT THING HE KNEW HE WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. STEPS AND HANDHOLDS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.

HE WAS CARRYING A SLAB OF ROCK WITH ANOTHER GUY AND HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER TWO ROCKS, FELL BACK AND HIT THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER WITH HIS BACK.

EE HAD JUST HUNG THE VENTILATION TUBE. AS HE TURNED TO LEAVE THE PLACE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE WET BOTTOM, AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK, EE SOUGHT CHIROP RACTOR CARE ON 5-29-98.

INJURED WAS MOVING ROCK FROM A SKID WHEN ANOTHERROCK FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB

FIXING WATER LINE HIT HAMMER TO HAMMER A PIECE OBROKE OFF, HITTING LEFT HAND.

INJURED PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK PULLING ON A SECTION OF BELT.

4 EAST DES EE WAS BENDING A 6' ROOF BOLT, FOR INSTATLATION, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SOMETIME DURING THE DAY ON 5-21, THE EE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHILE CRAWLING. HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT WHICH WAS 5-26.

EE WAS LIFTING A LARGE BLOCK OF STONE WHICH SLIPPED CRUSHING FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

BRK, 52-3 WEST A BLOW BOY CARRIER THE SCOOP BUCKET SLIP SIDEWAYS ON THE LOWBOY AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT AGAINST A 3" METAL AIRLINE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING IN A CUT THRU AREA. HE HAD I ROW OF ROOF BOLTS TO PUT IN. A PIECE OF COAL AND STONE. 13' LONG, 4' WIDE AND 3" THICK FELL. BREAKING ACROSS THE CANOPY. A PIECE OF THE ROCK ST RUCK THE EE ONT HE LEFT ANKLE AND LEG.

WORKING BEHING GULLOTINE AND PUT LEFT HAND IN TO PULL A SLAB AND GUIDE HIT LEFT HAND.

EE INDICATE THAT WHILE SHE WAS WALKING SHE STUMBLED ON THE SIDEWALK, SUSTAINING INJURIES TO THE HIP AND RIGHT THIGH, IN ADDITION TO HER RIGH THAND WRIST.

PULLING MINER CABLE BACK WHEN MINER SETTING OVER

WHILE INSTALLING 800' OF 30" BELT ON THE 313, HE HAD TO PULL BELT FROM STAND TO THE OLD CONVEYOR BELT, ABOUT 30' TO 35'. PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

ALLEGED ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS WALKING TO 27 LOADOUT TRACK. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS KNEE. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS AWARENESS. COMPLIANCE WITH RULES REG WAS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (KNEE SUPORT) WAS NOT WORN, MINER PROFICIENCY A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR Y

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SOME ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL AND WHEN HE STARTED TO CLIMB ONTO THE AUGER, HE "PULLED SOMETHING" IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE EE STATED WHILE WALKING BESIDE D BELTHEAD HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO LOCK UP STRAINING IT.

REACHING UP DOING OVERHEAD WELDING, PULLED MUSCLE IN RIB CAGE RIGHT SIDE. STRIKING ARC.

SLIPPED ON ICE WHEN GETTING OUT OF COMPANY VEHICLE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

STEPPED OVER A CABLE TIE BACK AND LEG TWISTED WHEN PUT FOOT INTO SAND ON OTHER SIDE OF CABLE.

THE EE WAS INSTALING A ROOF BOLT AND HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE BOLTER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS HAND RESULTING IN A BRUISE

THE CRUDE PUMP WAS LEAKING AT THE SC PLANT AT THE QUICK CONNECTS. WHILE FIXING THE LEAK THE EE TRIED TO PULL OUT THE MALE END FROM THE PUMP. THE EE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD, WHEN HE TURNED TO G ET A BETTER GRIP, HE FELL FROM THE PLATFORM. HE WAS STANIDNG ON A BOARD BECAUSE THERE WAS CRUD ON THE GROUND.

WHEN PULLING OPEN THE HEAD ON HIS COAL TRUCK HE FELT A PAIN SHOOT THROUGH HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF RELEASING THE CHAIN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE VENTILATION TUBE. THE VENTILATION TUBE SLIPPED & WAS PUSHED INTO RIGHT SIDE OF EE CAUSING THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON TO FALL OVER. THE VENTILATION TUBE THEN LANDED ON EE.

THE EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH THE ME66 TRUCK, TRYING TO LOOSEN THE TRANSMISSION LINKAGE, AND THE TRUCK ROLLED ON TOP OF HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON ROTARY SHAKER. AS HE WAS REMOVING SCREEN, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FROM THE SCREEN "LODGED" IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING A RR CAR. WHEN HE PULLED THE HANDLE UP, THE OPENED PART OF THE COUPLER FELL OUT ONTO HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN OUT DRILL AUGERS. SMALL FISHTAIL AUGER AND ONE STERN WAS BEING HOISTED UPWARD. THE CABLE ON RIGHT WINCH HAD SLACK WHICH LEFT THE FISHTAIL AUGER FALL ONE FOOT. EMPLOY EE HAD A HOLD OF FISHTAIL AUGER WHEN IT DROPPED.SMASHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN FISHTAIL AUGER AND DRILLING AUGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SCRAP METAL WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO GRAB A PIECE OF METAL AS HE STARTED TO FALL AND PULLED IN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BAD BRUISE.

THE EE WAS INITIALLY INJURED ON 5-20-98, BUT HAS BEEN WORKING IN HIS NORMAL DUTY SICNE. THE INJURY IS NOW REQUIRING SURGERY AS OF 5-10-99. THE DOCTOR GAVE THE COMAPNY A DIAGNOSED ON 5-10-99. A REOCCURANCE OF THE UNITIAL INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL FOR ANOTHER MAN TO WELD. HE HAD WET FEET & SWEATING. THE CURRENT WENT THROUGH THE PIECE OF STEEL AND SHOCKED HIM. HE HAD TINGLING IN RIGHT ARM & FEELING WEAK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION FORM WHEEL LOADER, TRANSMISSION GOT HUNG ON A HOSE, EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN TO REMOVE HOSE, TRANSMISSION CAME OVER CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE FRAME.

THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 6-22-98. EE STATED: HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TOP RUNG OF THE END LOADER LADDER ON THE OFF SIDE. HE SAID HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH IN HIS HAND & ARMS TO HOLD HIMSELF. HE STATED HE FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCKS.

WAS WORKING ON A BATTERY CHARGER AND BURNT HIS HAND.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL FORM ROOF AND HIT VICTIM ON LEFT ARM BRUISED ARM AT ELBOW.

THE EE WAS SETTING BREAKER POST IN 7 ENTRY, AS HE PICKED UP A POST HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE RECEIVED CHIROPRACTOR CARE ON 5-28-98.

WHILE WORKING AS MINER OPERATOR ON UNIT #2. THE INJURED WAS WATCHING THE MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE, RIGHT S HOULDER, AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE LOADING ORE CARS OFF THE #6 TRANSFER RAISE IN PANEL 28, THAT AS HE STARTED TO LOAD THE 5TH CAR SOME REAL WET MUCK CAME DOWN AND FLOODED THE DRIFT BELOW AND BUILT UP ON TO PONY SET THUS TRAPPING HIM UP ON PONY SET. EMPLOYEE WAS RESCUED AT APPROX. 2:45 AM 5-21-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ROLL OF WIRE MESH WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIPE. SLIPPED AND FELL... STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS QUARRYING ROCK WHEN HE FELL. WHEN HE FELL ON THE ROCKS A SHARP SPRAWL CUT HIS RIGHT PALM REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

THE MAN DEVELOPED BACK PAIN WHILE SHOVELING COALALONG THE BELT ENTRY. THE MAN CONT TO WORK UNTIL 9/30/98 WHEN HE REPORTED OFF. FIRST DAY OFF WORK 9/30/98

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP EMBANKMENT FROM PUMP, SLIPPED ON A ROCK, FELL AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS TAKING LUG NUTS OFF BOLTER TIRE, LUG NUTS WERE TIGHT. EE PUT EXTENSION BAR ON RATCHET ADN STEPPED ON BAR FOR ADDITIONAL TORQUE. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BAR, IT SPRUNG BACK AND STRUC K HIM ON THE RT. ANKLE.

EE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST AND SHOULDER AREA WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND IN A DOZER TO SEE TO BACK UP.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILCE REPARING A WATER LINE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE BATTERIES ON SCOOP HE BENT OVER TO MOVE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

MASHED MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER ON HAND BY MOVING 60 LB RAIL.

THE EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF ROCK DUST. HE STEPPED INTO SMALL DEPRESSION IN THE MINE FLOOR AND LOST HIS BALANCE RESULTING IN A FALL. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND BRUISED THE LOW BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP CASE OF DYNAMITE, TURNED TO PLACE IT IN TRUCK AND PULLED LOWER BACK. L5 VERTABRAE OUT OF PLACE.

EE WAS PRYING A ROCK LOOSE IN A REVERSE FEED BOX, WHILE REMOVING THE SMALLER MATERIAL, HE FREED THE BIG ROCK THAT WAS LODHGED IN THE BOX. THE ROCK CAUGHT EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE VICTIM WAS OPERATING 1 SHUTTLE CAR, BREAKES FAILED CAUSING MACHINE TOD STRIKE RIB. VICITM COMPLAINED DF LOWER BACK PAIN.

STEPPING OUT OF 913 THE HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED INTO A HOLE CREATED BY WATER. HIS KNEE BENT BACKWARDS, STRAINING THE KNEE. AT FIRST THIS WAS JUST A DEGREE 0. IT HAS NOW BECOME A DEGREE 3 STARTING JUNE 17TH.

INJUURED WAS MOVING A 75 HP MOTOR ON A 4 WHEELED CART. ONE MAN WAS PULLING ON A ROPE HOOKED TO THE FRONT OF THE CART. INJURED WAS PUSHING ON BACK OF CART. THE MOTOR SHIFTED ON THE CART SMASHIN G HAND BETWEEN MOTOR AND CART. BROKEN LEFT LITTLE FINGER AND STITCHES TO HIS HAND.

WHIEL BOLTING HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

INJURED WAS WORKING AN EXERCISE IN A MAZE AT THEMSHA ACADEMY. HE WAS CRAWLING IN TOTAL DARKNESS WHEN HE FELL DOWN AN INCLINE AND STRUCK HIS NOSEON THE FLOOR.

HE WAS GRINDING AND WELDING ON A BRACKET FOR A 210H SELF-LOADING SCRAPER. HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLASH FROM AN ARC WELDER BUT ENDED UP HAVING A METAL SHAVING IN IT INSTEAD.

EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK POPPED WHEN HE LIFTED THE BELT TO REMOVE A BELT STAND.

MID TO LOW BACK PAIN, DO TO BAD SEAT IN TRUCK #296.

LOWERING CANOPY ON S&S SCOOP JACK CAME OUT AND HIT VICTIM ON LEFT INDEX FINGER AND CUT IT.

EE WAS TRAINING, #1 BELT BY LEVELING THE BASE OF THE HYDRAULIC TAKE UP UNIT WHEN SOME HOW HIS LEFT ARM WAS PULLED INTO A ROLLER, CRUSHING HIS ARM.

WHILE PLACING CORE DRILL BIT BACK ON TRUCK, PUT ONE END DOWN AND LEFT OTHER END DROP. IT THEN BOUNCED UP AND LANDED ON FINGER.

WAS LOADING ROCK ON STOCKPILE TRUCK AND DUST GOT IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS RETURNING FROM DINNER HOLE. HE WAS IN THE LAS OPEN XCUT #2 ENTRY RT. XCUT, WHEN A RIB BOLT PLATE POPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE. THE EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION.

EE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE TURNED HIS BACK TO THE TIRE TO PICK UP A PRY BAR & THE TIRE FELL OFF THE BUGGY, STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

WORKING ON RECYCLE ASPHALT PLANT (RAP) CLIMBING OFF LOADER. STEPPED ON CHUNK OF ASPHALT, TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

SMASHED FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN TOP AND FRAME OF SCOOP HAT TO HAVE STITCHES IN ONE FINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING DIODES ON TRUCK NO 5092 OUTSIDE OF STALL #11. WHEN LIFTING DIODES HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA. IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA & HE WENT OFF FOR SURGERY ON 11/6/98. LAST DAY WORKED WAS 11/5/98.

LIFTING RAILS TO LAY TRACK & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE PULLING ON AIR SLIDE. HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIMTO STRAIN SIDEWAYS.

EE CUT THE ROPE AROUND A TOTE. HE PULLED ON IT WLOTS OF FORCE, EXPECTING IT TO BE VERY DIFFICULTTO PULL OUT. IT CAME OUT EASILY. HIS MOMENTUM CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & SLAM HIS ARM AGAINS T A FEED HOPPER

A DOZER AND ROCK TRUCK COLLIDED ON THE MAIN HAUL ROAD WHEN THE DOZER WAS BACKING ONTO THE HAUL ROAD TO MAKE ANOTHER PASS WHILE PUSHING TOP SOIL UP A SLOPPED BACK FILL AREA. THE DOZER'S RIPPER CONTACTED THE TRUCK'S CAT WALK, COLLAPSED THE DOOR ON THE OPERATOR'S SIDE AND SCRAPED THE TRCUK BED. WHEN THE DOOR COLLAPSED, THE TRUCK DRIVER SUFFERED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ARM.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE BOLTER CANOPY STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. FIRST DAY OFF 5-21-98.

EE WAS REPAIRING 4 1/4 CRUSHER WIUTH A CUTTING TORCH WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG TOUCHED EE'S COAT CAUSING A BURN ON HIS ARM.

WHILE THE EE WAS PINNING TOP OF A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM.

WHILE WORKING ON SCOOP PANEL HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AND AS HE WAS DRILLING A HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STURCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION, REQUIRING SUTURES.

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT, EE FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER. HE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER 8/3/98 AT WHICH TIME IT BECAME REPORTABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM WHEN HE SLIPPED PINCHING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN TWO DRUMS.

SEPARATOR ATTENDANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH AN OVERHEAD CRANE SUSPENDED PALLET LIFT DEVICE INTO A PALLET ON THE LINE 6 SCREEN DECK IN THE CONCENTRATOR. AS HE PUSHED ON THE DEVICE WITH HIS HANDS , HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED, SUFFERING THE INJURY STATED BELOW.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED WELDING. HE WAS STANDING BY WELDED OBJECT AND SAND BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

WAS PICKING STONES OFF OF A CATWALK WHILE SQUATTING AND ON KNEES WENT TO GET UP AND HEARD KNEE POPPING.

EXITING WATER TRUCK, TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EE WORKING IN A POSITION THAT WAS TIGHT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME-DEVELOPED BACK PAIN IS UNDER GOING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR BACK. NOT NOTIFIED OK INJURY UNTIL 5-27-98.

THE INJURIED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A 30 LB CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON TO A GEAR REDUCER SHAFT. DURING THE ASSEMBLY THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE INSTALLED AND REMOVED SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THIS ASSEMBLY TH E INJURIED FELT THE MUSCLES TIGHTEN IN HIS LOWERBACK.

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING THE PINION HOUSING FROM THE SCRAPER IT SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HIS HEAD. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS. EE WAS TAKEN TO TH E ER FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 4"X10' RAILS AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BUILDING ARCHES IN #5 ENTRY WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT HIP.

HAND ON DRILL HEAD & HEAD LEVERS STUCK.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING PIPE FROM SCOOP WHEN PIE KICKED UP CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND ROOF INJURING LEFT RING FINGER.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE REMOVING SEAT FROM 410 BACK HOE & REPAIR TRANSMISSION. WHILE REMOVING SEAT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

INJ WAS CHANGING FROM ONE TRACTOR TO ANOTHER ANDLEFT THE SWITCH IN ON POSITION. HE THREW A SEAT INTO THE DECK OF THE TRACTOR HITTING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO MOVE IN REVERS E AND CAUGHT OPERATORS LOWER LEFT LEG. INSPECTIOSHOWED PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. STATE INSPECTOR WAS PRESENT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT AND HELPED WITH INVESTIGATION.

MINER WAS WALKING PAST A STOPPED TRIP OF LOADED MINE CARS WHEN THE TRIP WAS STRUCK FROM THE NEAR. A EAR WAS DERAILED A STRUCK EE AN THE LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS USING A 24" RIG'D PIPE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A COUPLING ON DRILL STEEL OF THE DIAMEC262 CORE DRILL. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON THE WRENCH HIS BODYWEIGHT SHIFTED AND HIS RIGHT KNEE HYPEREXTENDED OUT CAUSING HIS KNEE TO GIVE OUT.

EE WAS RAISING THE DOOR ON THE BACK DECK OF A 992 LOADER TO CHECK THE PARK BRAKE CABLE WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARD FALLING OFF THE DECK ONTO THE TIRE, LANDING ON HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE LOST TEMPER, SLAMMED DOOR OF TRUCK, USING MIRROR TO SLAM DOOR AND HAND WENT THROUGH MIRROR CUTTING RIGHT HAND. SELF-INFLICTED DURING FIT OF RAGE. COMPLICATED INVESTIGATION.

INJURED WAS OPENING A MANDOOR TO TRAVEL THROUGH IT AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE AND TRIPPED AND FELL AND HURT HIS BACK.

THE EE HAD FINISHED HIS SHIFT AT 500 AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE PLANT STEPS TO OBTAIN HIS LUNCH BOX, WHICH WAS LOCATED UP THE STAIR IN THE PALTN. HIS KNEE POPPED AND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN. HE D ID NOT SLIP, FALL OR HAVE ANYTHING STRIKE HIS KNEE. ON 6-4-98 EE HAD ORTHASCOPIC SURGERY ON HIS KNEE AND IS AWAY FROM WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING PLACE A STEPLADDER ON THE GROUND FROM THE OVER-BURDEN DRILL DECK PLATFORM- LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT TO MAKE A SPLICE. THE BELT HAD BEEN BLOCKED OFF ON BOTH SIDES. A BOLT BROKE HOLDING ONE OF THE BELT BLOCKS. THE BELT SPRUNG BACK CAUSING THE BELT CUTTING TOOL TO STRIKE THE EE ON THE RT. LEG.

3 WEST LONGWALL EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT THUMB WIHT BALLPEN HAMMER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOLT OFF HECTRONIC BOX IN ORDER TO CHANGE IT OUT WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL.

EE WAS INJURED 1/18/96. HE HAD SHOULDER OPERATION, CAME BACK TO WORK AND SUPPOSEDLY RE-INJURED SHOULDER HANGING AND PULLING MINER CABLE.

PUTTING SUPER PROPS ON SCOOP BILL. PROP ROLLED BACKE PINCHING RT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATIONS.

EE IS NOT SURE WHEN THE INJURY HAPPENED, BUT CLAIMS IT MUST HAVE HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS DIGGINGIN THE BANK DOWN IN THE PIT ON SAT.MAY 16 1998. THIS INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO ME AS A WORK RELAT ED INJURY UNTIL 1PM ON 5/21/98

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ATTACKING HIS SLUSHER BLOCK TO THE FACE I PIN. THEY HAD A FRESH AROUND FROM THE PRFUIOUS DAY. THE MINER BARRED DOWN WHAT HE COULD, IN THE PROCESS OF CRAWLING IN HI S HAND'S AND KNEES ON THE MUCK PILE, A SLAB FROMTHE FRESH SHOT ROUND APPROX. 300 LB CAME DOWN AND HIT THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A EMPTY BARGE ONTO THE TOW BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ONTO THE LOWER DECK OF THE DONNA LEE II.

WHILE USING A SCALING BAR TO PULL A SLAB OF ROCK, THE INJURED PERSON TRIED TO PRY UP ON THE ROCK ACROSS THE ATRS, THE ROCK FELL, FLIPPING THE BAR UP HITTING THE PERSON IN THE HEAD.

INJURED WAS LIFTING A CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STOOD ON A LADDER TO HAND V-BELTS AT 12FT HEIGHT HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON THE LADDER AND FELL TO THE FLOOR.

SHOVELING LARGE PIECES OF SHALE FROM CRUSHER.

EE HELPED 3 OTHER MEN DRAG 50 LB 30' LONG RAILS FOR INSTALLATION. AT THE END OF SHIFT HE EXPERIENCED PAIN.

A MECHANIC HANDED THE EE AN OIL NOZZLE. AT THAT TIME ANOTHER MECHANIC TURNED ON THE OIL PUMP. OIL SPRAYED FROM THE NOZZLE. THE EE JUMPED BACK TO AVOID THE SPRAY FROM THE NOZZLE, HE STRAINED HI S BACK.

EE WAS LOADING SOME CINDER BL;OCKS THAT HAD FALLEN OFF THE SCOOP. EE STATED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SQUATTED DOWN PUTTING NUTS ON WHEEL AFTER CHANGING FLAT. EE TWISTED TO REACH AIR GUN LYING BEHIND HIM WHEN HE TURNED FORWARD, HE HIT HINSLEF IN RIGHT KNEE WITH GUN. EE WENT TO DR. ON 5- 23-98 AND CALLED ME AT HOME ON 24TH AND REPORTED ACCIDENT AND DR. VISIT TO ME.

CHECKING ELECTRICAL STARTERS WITH MULTIMETER.

MAN WAS SWINING BOOM TOWARD RIB, A PIECE OF ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON WAS PUSHED TO RIB. HIS FOOT SLOPPED OFF ROCK AND WAS CAUSGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND THE BOOM. FOOT ENDED UP UNDERNEATH BOOM.

EE WAS INSTALLING A DISC ON THE JOHN DEERE TRACTOR WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE DISC, MADE A FAST MOVEMENT TO GET A HOLD OF THE DISC AND POPPED HIS BACK.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE WAS WORKING FROM A LADDER, CLEANING THE VIBRATION DAMPER ON A CAT 793 OFF HIGHWAY TRUCK. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER HE SLIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIS WRIST & RIGHT SIDE.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD A HYRAULIC JACK FROM A JEEP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS MOVING MANLIFT FROM QUARRY LIGHTING JOB TO SILO GROUP 1 LIGHTING WHEN HE CROSSED RAILROAD TRACKS WITH MANLIFT AND LOST HIS FOOTING AND BROKE HIS ANKLE.'

A ROCK FELL HITITNG MAN ON LEG.

EE STANDING ON FRAME OF JAW CRUSHER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS DRIVING A WAGNER ORE CAR UNDERGROUND WHEN HE STRUCK A ROUGH AREA IN THE ROAD AND STRUCK HIS TAILBONE ON THE SEAT. PAIN IN BCK AND LEG GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE (SCIATICA). BEGAN LOSIN G TIME ON 10-14-98.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE BENT OVER TO PULL SLACK IN MONRAIL CABLE OR HOSE WHICH WAS BURIED IN MUD. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS PRIOR HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EE GOT FEET TANGLED IN ROOF BOLTER CABLE AS IT WAS BEING TAKEN UP CAUSING EE TO FALL AND TWIST HIS KNEE.

INJURED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE RIDING ON A MANTRIP.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HIS BACK BECAME PAINFUL WHILE HE WAS OPENING AND CLOSING DRAWGATE ON VERTICLE KILN. HE ASKED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5-22-98 AND WAS ADVISED TO STAY OFF WORK.

EE WAS CHECKING OIL LEVELS ON 992D LOADER WHEN HE FELL OFF THE COUNTER WEIGHT CAUSING TORN ACLS BOTH KNEES.

HIS COMPANY PICKUP TRUCK QUIT RUNNING. HE PUSHED IT OFF THE ROAD. HE WENT ON VACATION THE FOLLOWING WEEK FROM 5-16 THRU 5-25. HE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE BACK AT WORK 5-26-98. HE CAME IN 5-26 AND B ROUGHT US A DOCTOR'S SLIP. HE WOULD BE OFF WORK FROM 5-26 TILL AT LEAST 6-8-98 AND SAID HE COULD BE LONGER. THIS WAS CAUSED BY PUSHING THE PICK UP ON 5-15.

EE STATED HE PICKED UP OMEGA BLOCK AND STRAINED SHOULDER.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE MINER AND WHEN HE WENT TO GET UP OFF HIS KNEES HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 6-1-98 WHEN HE LOST TIME FOR SURGERY TO REAPRI TORN CA RTILIDGE.

EE WAS CLEARING ROCK AWAY FROM HAD PULLEYS AND TAKING TO STOCK PILES WITH A LOADER, WHEN HE HURT HIS NECK. INJURY WAS ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY A BUMP IN HIS PATH.

TRUCK DRIVER HAD CLIMBED ONTO TRAILER SIDE TO REPAIR TARP. DRIVER SLIPPED AND FELL 4-5' LANDING IN CLEAN COAL. WITNESS SAID DRIVER LANDED ON HISKNEES, DRIVER WAS COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN AND LEFT KNEE. X-RAY SHOWED NO BREAK OR FRACTUREKEPT OVERNIGHT AT HOSPITAL. ALL TRAILERS HAVE GROUND CONTROL TARPS AND DRIVERS ARE NOT TO CLIMB ON TRAILERS FOR ANY REASON.

THE EE WAS REPLACING A HORIZONTAL BOLT INT HE RELAY BAR OF JACK 126 ON THE LONGWALL SECTION. THEEE PUSHED THE PAN OUT THEN RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE JACK. ONCE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED THE RELAY BAR DROPPED INTO WATER & MUD SPLASHING THE EE INTHE FACE ON MAY 18 1998 A DETERMINATION MADE FOR A REPORTABLE INJURY.

EE PICKED UP A 1 1/2" FIRE HOSE FROM THE SLOPE BELT WALKWAY AND PLACED IT OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO RIGHT AND BEGAN TO PULL ON THE HOSE WHILE WALKING UP THE SLOPE HE T WISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

DUST GOT INTO EYE-SUPV. TOLD HIM TO GO FLUSH IT BUT HE SAID HE WAS OK-THEN AFTER WORK EE CALLED & SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE E.R. DR. SAID EYES WERE INFECTED & GAVE ANTIBIOTIC.

ON 5-15-98 HE WAS PAINTING THE PACKING HOUSE'S NEW CONTROL AND ELECTRICAL ROOM WHEN HE FELT A STING IN HIS RIGHT LEG. HE DIDN'T SEE WHAT CAUSED IT.

MOVING EQUIPMENT WITH CASE UNILOADER AND CHAIN, CHAIN BROKE STRIKING VICTIM IN NOSE, BREAKING NOSE.

HITTING WRENCH W/HAMMER, HAMMER MISSED, HITTING FINGER.

TIGHTING BOLTS OF ADJUSTMENT SHEAVE ONT HE CRUSHER BEFORE THE SHEAVE COMPLETE STOPPED TURNING GLOVE CAUGHT IN THE SHEAVE, PULLED HAND INTO SHEAVE.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO CAR LOADING RAMP WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LOWER RIBS.

WORKER WAS FEELING FOR GREASE FITTING TO SERVICE MACHINE MOTOR. HAND SLIPPED INTO MOTOR FAN. CUT LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, HE SET THE CANOPY AND STARTED TO DRILL AHOLE FOR THE NEXT ROOFBOLT, WHEN A PIECE OF SUPLHUR AND ROCK 1" TO 2" THICK AND 1 FT SQ-FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ELBO W.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE MILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL, INJURING HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME. ON 6-12-98 HE WENT TO THE DR AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB. THIS OFFICE W AS NOTIFIED ON 7-2-98, THAT HIS CLAIM WOULD BE ACCEPTED AS AN INDUSTRIL INJURY.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SCREWDRIVER FROM THE GROUND. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF CLASS 2 RIP RAP FROM THE BED OF A CUSTOMERS TRUCK THAT WAS OVERLOADED. HE DID HTIS FROM THE LADDER PLATFORM ON HIS LOADER WHILE THE TRUCK BED WAS IN THE AIR. HE REMOVED ONE ROCK FROM THE BED AND A LARGE PIECES THAT WAS ABOVE IT SLID DOWN THE PILE ON THE TRUCK STRIKING HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.

OPERATOR PUSHING MATERIAL IN A VIBRATING FEEDER. FEEDERS FED BY CONVEYOR WAS STOPPED. LOADER WAS HELPING FEED MILL. STARTED BACKUP. A ROCK ABOUT 9 " DIAMETER HIT LOADER, GOING THROUGH WINDSHIE LD, STRIKING OPERATOR IN LOWER STOMACH.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER AT END OF SHIFT. HE SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING THE GROUND WITH HIS LEFT ELBOW, FRACTURING IT.

HE HAD TRAVELED TO THE DANVILLE ELEVATOR BOTTOM AND HAD SAT DOWN IN THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A MANBUS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, HE STARTED TO GET UP AND UNPLUG THE MANTRIP FROM THE BATTERY CH ARGER WHEN HIS CAP LAMP CORD GOT IN THE EYE USED TO SECURE THE SAFETY CHAIN. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE MINE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT LEG.

STEERING ARM CAME OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND THEN CAME AROUND STRIKING THE BACK OF HAND.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW BOOM CABLE ON THE MARION 7800 DRAGLINE SHOVE. THE CABLE WAS DRAGING OVER THE GANTRY HANDRAIL & THE CABLE SOCKET GOT CAUGHT. EE TRIED TO LIFT IT BY HAND TO FREE IT BUT THE HEAVY WEIGHT WAS TOO MUCH & HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE PULLING PUMP CABLE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SMOOTH BOTTOM AND FELL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSLEF AND INJURED LEFT WRIST. EMPLOYEE WORKED TWO SHIFTS AFTER INJURY STARTED MISSING TIME 5.19.98.

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS END LOADER WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A ROCK.

EE WAS LIFTING A FEEDER PAN TO PUT IT ON A PALLET. AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN. HE WAS SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN ON 5-15-98, DIAGNOSIS: RT GROIN STRAIN. HE WAS SEEN AGAIN BY A PHYS ICIAN ON 6-12-98, DIAGNOSIS: HERNIA. SURGERY WASSCHEDULED FOR 6-22-98.

EE STATED HE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND OBSERVED A [PIECE OF ROCK NEEDING TAKEN DOWN. WHILE PRYING ON THE LARGE PIECE OF ROCK A SMAL PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE SIDE OF FOOT.

EE WAS ASSISTING ROOF BOLTERS SPOT PINS IN HI CAVITY WHERE TOP HAD FALLEN OUT. HE HAD CLIMBED UP ON BOLTER TO HELP PUT RESIN IN THE HOLE. EE RAN HIS HEAD UP IN THE CAVITY, GOT DIZZY, SLIPPED O FF AND HIT HIS HEAD AS HE FELL. DUE TO MRI AND MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC PORCEDURES CO WAS NOT AWARE OF MEDICAL CONDITION UNTIL 5-18-98.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE UP TO BELT, STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5-28-98.

WELDER WAS WELDING ON AN END DUMP WHEN A PSRAK CUASED A FIRE ON WELDING TRUCK AIR COMPRESSOR. EE STEPPED UP TO BACK OF TRUCK OF EXTINGUISH A HOLE WAS APPARENTLY BURNED INTO AIR COMPRESSOR AIR HOSE CUASING FLAMES TO BLOW ONTO EE.

REOCCURANCE THE INJURED WAS CHANGING A HYRD ON HOSE ONT HE FEEDER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LID (HYRD.OIL SOAKED) AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS INJURED WRIST & HAND.

ROCK FELL FROM THE HIGHWALL STRIKING THE LOADER. THE EE TURNED QUICLY TO GO OUT OF THE DOOR PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING DOWN MAIN HAUL ROAD WHEN HE DROVE TO LEFT SIDE OF ROAD THROUGH THE BERN CAUSING WATER TRUCK TO ROLL OVER CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING AROUND ROF BOLTE ON SOUTH MAINS CONSTRUCTION, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON OIL, STRAIN HIS KNEE. HE WENT TO DR. ON 10-30-98, THEN WENT OFF WORK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THIS TIME.

INJURED WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE AND THE BOTTLE SLIPPED, MASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND THE BOTTLE.

LOST CONTROL OF DUST HOSE, SPRAYED SELF IN FACE.

HE WAS TRYING TO GET A LARGE ROCK OFF OF M-66 CONVEYOR. THE ROCK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN SCREEN AND FRAME. THEY LOOSENED THE ROCK AND WENT TO ROLL IT OFF THE BELT AND HE TWISTED OR PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PARTICIPATING IN A RESCUE EXERCISE. HE HAD BEEN LIFTED OFF OF THE GROUND BY OTHER POEPLE. WHEN THEY WERE LOWERERING HIM BACK TO THE GROUND HIS FOOT STRUCK A CEMENT OUTCROP CAUSING A SPR AIN TO HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. THE ANKLE CONTINIUED TO BOTHER HIM AND THE DR HAD DECIDED TO DO SURGERY ON 1-5-99 AT WHICH TIME THIS BECOMES A REPORTABLE LOST TIME INJURY.

THE INJ AND A COWORKER WERE CARRYING A 10" PIECEOF 2" ANGLE IRON WHEN INJUREDS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED AND GAVE OUT. IT APPEARS TO BE AN AGGRAVATION OF PREEXISTING CONDITION SINCE AN EXAM FOR THE S AME KNEE PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED PREVIOUS DAY. THE EE IS UNABLE TO PLACE WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND MISS APPROX 1 WEEK OF WORK.

THE INJURED GRABBED A TIMBER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

WHILE EE WAS RUNNING HIS SHUTTLE CAR A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

EE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF BERM ALONG BROWNS' BRANCH REFUSE AREA. THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE BERM AND A PARKED HYDRO-SEEDER TRUCK. AS THE EMPLOYEE FELL HE EXTENDED HIS LEFT ARM AND CONT ACTED THE PARKED HYDROSEEDER TRUCK. THE RESULTING FORCE FROM THE FALL WITH THE ARM EXTENDED CAUSED DISLOCATION.

BELT GRABBERS FOR SPLICING BELTS TOGETHER UNDOING GRABBERS ANGELS HAD TENSION WAS UNDOING BELT AND NUTS ON ONE SIDE WITH AIR GUN AND WRENCH WHENIT POPPED FINGER WAS UNDER ANGEL.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER, CLEANING THE SCRUBBER.

EE WAS HELPING SET A 3 PEICE LATTICE GIRDER ASSEMBLY WHICH WAS BEING SUPPORTED BY AND END LOADER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SECURE THE GIRDER WITH 9 WIRE THE GIRDER SHIFTED AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT FOREARM.

WALKING AROUND SCOOP HIT HEAD ON ROOF BOLT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A 488 SCOOP WHEN THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS HE WAS TRAMMING DOWN A STEEP GRADE, HE STATED THAT HIS LEGS BECAME NUMB AND HE COULDN'T PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE T HEN TURNED THE SCOOP INTO THE RIB AND CAUSED HIM TO HURT HIS BACK.

3 EAST LONGWALL PULLOUT (HEAD SIZE)-EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED BEHIND THE LONGWALL RETRIEVED MULE MOVING A DEWATERING LINE OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN THEMULE STARTED UP THE CABLE TOOK HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS SCOOPING RETURN WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE SCOOP TO JAR HIS BACK.

WAS CHANGING CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER. DROPPED OLD ROLLER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER AND BREAKING IT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND JOINT (TEN STITCHES).

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE TROLLY POLE AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STRUCK DRILL STEEL COUPLING WITH A HAMMER. HAMMER FRAGMENTED & STRUCK EE IN NECK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING A BEARING ON SNUB ROLLER. WHEN BEARING SLIPPED OFF SHAFT CAUGHTING LT. INDEX FINGER.

THE EE WAS STEPPING INTO A MANTRIP VECHILE WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BRUISE.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE PERFORMING MECHANICAL REPAIRS ON IDLE SHIFT. EE REPLACED ORINGS & WHEN EE PRESSUREIZED WINSTER POD - OIL RING BLEW OUT STRIKING EE.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A DRILL RIG. SLIPPED ANDFELL 3 FEET TO THE GROUND.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER ON LIL' MAC BUGGY WHICH WAS IN MOTION ON THE NO. 2 BELT ENTRY. THEHUB CAME OFF THE AXLE OF THIS BUGGY CAUSING BUGGY TO ROLL BACK AND HIT BELT STRUCTURE. THE EMPLO YEE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE BUGGY REPORTED INJURY FROM THIS COLLISION.

WHILE ROOF BOLTING ON UNIT #6 THE INJURED WAS CHANGING A BIT ON THE DRILL STEEL. WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF BOLTING MACHIN E.

EE TWISTED/TURNED ANKLE AT LAKE SHORE AREA WHILE REMOVING TOOLS FROM WORK BOAT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE RAN OVER A PIECE OF SLATE 12"WIDE X 16" LONG, 2 TO 3" THICK ON OFFSIDE OF CAR CAUSING HIS NECK TO STRIKE THE CANOPY OF CAR. THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETED 6.3.98.

WORKING ON MOTOR OF A TRUCK WHEN LOST FOOTING AND HOOKED LEG ON A PIECE OF IRON, CUTTING LEG. EE DIDN'T FEEL THE CUT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION AND TREATED THE CUT HIMSELF FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HE THEN REALLIZED IT NEE DED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WENT TO DR ON 6/3/98. IT WAS THEN OUT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF LANDING ON MACHINE CAUSING A SLIVER OF STEEL TO FLY AND BECOME IMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.

EE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD METAL PANELS FOR OVERCAST, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SLIPPED PINNING HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE METAL & CAR.

WHILE WALKING, SLIPPED & CAUGHT ON HIS HAND.

EE WAS IN A STOPPING POSITION WELDING FOR A EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME CAUSING A REINJURY TO A SPRAINED FOOT. HE DONE THIS ON MAY 3,1998 BUT DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL MAY 13, 1998.

ROCK DUST MOTORMAN COMING TO BOTTOM, MOTOR JUMPED TRACK AND HE WAS TOSSED AROUND IN KITCHEN AND JARRED LOWER BACK MUSCLE SPASMS TO LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS PULLING ON A QUICK COUPLING ON A FEEDER. THE COUPLING WAS STUCK: WHEN IT CAME LOOSE HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BELT & HURT HIS RIGHT KNEE& NECK. HE WAS AT THE #2 FEEDER AT THE GLORY HOLE TUNNE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPPING CHANGE IMPACT IDLER UNDER SECONDARY CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN SECONDARY CRUSHER A HOT WELDING ROD FELL THROUGH PLATFORM AND LANDED IN EMPLOYEE'S BELT LINE CAUSING MINOR BURN TO LEFT BUTTOCK.

BOOM CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT CALF.

WE WERE FIXING A TAILGATE ON AN END-DUMP. WHEN WE WERE FINISHED, WE LIFTED THE GATE TO CLOSE IT. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN.

LINEMEN WERE MOVING FROM ONE POLE TO ANOTHER. COWORKER WAS RAISING OUTRIGGERS ON THE LINE TRUCK. EE PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON THE OUTRIGGER TO CLIMB ONTO TRUCK AND HAD HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE OUTRIG GER WHILE IT WAS BEING RETRACTED.

EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE AN OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE CART WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM WHER E THE DR. PRESCRIBED PAIN MEDICATION AND ONE DAYS REST.

2 POSSIBLE CAUSES CONTRIBUTED--(1) EE FELL BACKWARDS 4 FOOT OF OF STEPS ON A QUARRY TRUCK, (2) EE WAS LOOSENING A LARGE BOLT WITH A LARGE WRENCH & CHEATER BAR & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS TAKING MINER CABLE OFF HANGERS WHEN MINER CBLE FELL & STRUCK EE ON HIS NECK.

THE CONTINUOUS MINER WATER LINE FELL HITTING A SHUTTLE CAR & ITS OPERATOR.

WHILE TAKING DOWN A 7200 CABLE, STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED SIDEWAYS.

EMPLOYEE ROUTINELY HAS TO CHECK TRUCK LOAD. APPARENTLY THIS TIME HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD FLAP, GRABBED ONTO TRAILER TO PREVENT FALLING, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS SPRAINING HIS ANKLE. (HAULS MARBLE F ROM QUARRY TO OMYA PLANT.)

REPRIMING THE PUMP, SHUT OF PUMP, RELEIVED PRESSURE FROM DISCHARGE, HOSE BLEW OFF THROWING HOT WATER ONTO HIM. 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO 15% OF HIS BODY.

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME 9/9/98 FROM BACK STRAIN HE RECEIVED AS HE ROLLED A LARGE CHUNK OF COAL OFF THE MAIN EAST BELT.

FLASH BURN TO HIS EYE WHILE WELDING.

EE WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL PAIL OF PAINT. HE TWISTEDWHILE LIFTING AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT THIGH

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPAIR A HOLE IN A CONVEYOR BELT BY CARRYING SOME TOOLS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT TO THE BELT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON A LOOSE ROCK AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CROSSING RAIL TRACKS BY CLIMBING ACROSS RAIL CAR ON TRACKS. AS EE WAS STEPPING DOWN HE SLIPPED, DISLOCATING AND BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

HE BORKE HIS THUMB WHILE HANDLING A ROOF BOLT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE NUMBER 2 BELT AN STEPPED ON A RUBBER WATER HOSE BENDING HIS TOES UPWARD CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT FOOT. AFTER STEPPING OFF THE NUMBER 2 BELT EE STEPED ON THE N UMBER 1 1/2 TAILPIECE AND THEN HE STEPED ON THE RUBBER WATER HOSE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

INJURED CAUGHT HIS LEFT ELBOW BETWEEN ATRS JACK AND ROOF OF MINE. HIS ELBOW WAS BRUISED & SWOLLEN FROM THE IMPACT. HE WAS SPOT BOLTING IN AN INTERSECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THEPREPARATION PLANT HE STEPPED INTO DITCH, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT BUTTOCKS. *HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 5.27.98.

EE WAS SWINGING BOOM TO INSTALL BOLT WITH WALK THRU BOLTER NEXT TO RIB. TOP FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ATRS AND BOOM AND STRUCK RIGHT SHOULDER. EE DIDN'T START MISSING UNTIL SURGERY ON 8/18/98. TOR N RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF.

HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON THE CRUSHER TO ADJUST THE CRUSHER. HE LOAST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE ON THE STEP ON THE LADDER. HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS FUELING A 6" PUMP WHEN A ROCK FROM A SPOIL AREA ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE & HIT HIM IN THE HIP AREA [RIGHT].

WHILE SETTING TIMBERS, EE DROPPED A 6" X 6" X 5. PROP ON RIGHT FOOT, BRUISING FOOT. NOTE: THE GRENERAL PRACTITIONER SENT EE TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST FOR HIS VIEW ON A POSSIBLE FRACTURE. EE HAND NO FRACTURE ON RIGHT FOOT.

HE WAS ON THE MAINTENCE CREW. HE STEPPED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND AND HIS RIGHT ANKLE GAVE OUT.

WHILE DRIVING SHUTTLE CAR, VICTIM STRUCK RIGHT ARM AGAINST RIB. (HAULAGE)

WAS SETTING CRIB BLOCKS IN INTERSECTION. EE WAS WEDGING A CRIB IN TIGHT WITH AN AXE. A 2" THICK BY 4" BY 8" ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, HIT HIS HAT, SLID DOWN THE SIDE OF HIS FACE & CUT HIS LIP.

ON 5/12/98 THIS EE REPORTED THAT A LOADER BUCKETTHIT THE CAB PROTECTOR OF HIS TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO "WHIPLASH" HIS NECK & SHOULDER. HE CONT TO WORK UNTILL 5/23/98 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO A D R WHO RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK DUE TO A CERVICALSTRAIN. HIS FIRST DAY MISSED WAS 5/26/98

EE WAS WORKING UNDER (IDLE) BELT IN MUCK. WHEN EE TURNED HIS BODY HIS FOOT DID NOT TURN CAUSING EE TO SPRAIN HIS LT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS BACK. FIRST DAY MISSED FROM WORK WAS 5-12-98.

JUMPED DOWN OFF OF THE BREAKER - ABOUT 3', TWISTING BODY - RESULTING IN PINCHED NERVE WITH PAIN IN BACK & LEG - LEFT SIDE. 5/16/98 - DR.

WHILE WALKING UNDER A LOW SHIELD INJURED TRIPPED ON RELAY BAR AND FELL HITTING RIGHT KNEE CAUSING DAMAGE TO IT. EMPLOYEE HAD ARTIFICIAL KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING TRACTOR LOADING COAL AT FACE. WHEN WHOULDER STRUCK ROOF BOLT HEAD. SEAM HEIGHT IS 24". ROOF BOLT PLATE WAS FIRMLY AGAINST ROOF. EE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE.

EE WAS UNLOADING GARBAGE OUTSIDE WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS.

HURT BACK WHILE REPAIRING TRUCK TIRE.

EE STATED HE PICKED UP A STEEL BAR AND DID NOT KNOW IT WAS HOT.

EE STARTED WHILE LIFTING A VACUUM HOSE WITH A 10FT. EXTENSION, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.

AT 3:00 P.M. ON 5.11.98 SUBJECT WAS CARRYING EXPLOSIVES FROM TRUCK TO BLAST HOLE SLIPPED ON SOMELOOSE ROCK WRENCHING LOWER BACK. PAIN PERSISTEDTHRU WEEK. SUBJECT WENT TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 5.1 5.98 RETRUNED TO WORK 5.18.98.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A 8" ALUMINUM WATER LINE FROM THE PIT WHEN HE FELT A PUPING IN FINGERS ON RT HAND.

CONSTANT TURNING OF DIALS AND PUSHING THE ON, OFF BUTTONS ON CONTROL PANEL CAUSING SORE RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON HAUL UNIT TO START DAYS WORK. FOOTING SLIPPED & EE DANGLED & FELL INTO TRUCK HITTING STOMACH CAUSING A HEMOTOMA/CONTUSION.

PUTTING DREDGE PIPE TOGETHER, GOT FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF PIPE.

UNLOADING TOOL BOX FROM ONE 3 WHEELER TO ANOTHER.

WHILE LIFTING A STEEL COVER OFF OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

WHILE OPERATING 966 LOADER EE TURNED WRIST AND SHOULDERS TO WORK BEFORE AND WHILE BACKING, WHILEBACKING HE HIT BUMP (UNKNOWN) AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ROUGHLY 1 WEEK LATER.

INJURED WAS LEANING OVER THE SCOOP AT THE CHARGER PULLING AT CHARGER PLUGS WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

EE WAS TAKING DOWN SCREEN (GRADING) FROM TAKE UPWHEN SCREEN CAME LOOSE IT HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 5/18/98

WAS PUTTING ELECTRICAL CABLE ON FLOATS FROM A WORK BOAT, LOST BALANCE AND SLIPPED, FELL BACKWARDS AND ENDED IN A SEATED POSITION ON 10" DREDGE PIPE.

EMPLOYEE HAD CUT INTO A HOLLOW POPULAR TREE THATWAS LODGED IN TOP OF ANOTHER TREE. AFTER HIS ATTEMPLT TO DISLODGE THE POPULAR HE DECIDED TO CUT ANOTHER TREE ACROS THE PUULAR TO KNOCK IT LOOSE. BEFORE MAKING THIS ATTEMPT EMPLOYEE SAT DOWN TO FILE HS SAW WHEN SUDDENTLY THE POPULAR BROKE IN TWO AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ACROSS SHOULDERS.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A FRONT END LOADER. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER AND REACHED THE GROUND, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL.

EE WAS LIFTING A PULLEY GUARD FROM TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

LIFTING TRANSFORMER - PULLED LOWER BACK - WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EES.

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON TOP OF EXCAVATOR--UNBOLTED GRATE OVER ENGINE--PUT WEIGHT ON UNBOLTED GRATE AND FELL APPROX. 7' HOLDING GRATING WHILE FALLING--HIT P/U TRUCK WITH BACK BEFORE HITTING GROUND AND ANOTHER EE. LEFT KNEE BENT BACKWARDS.

EMPLOYEE FELL ASLEEP WHIILE DRIVING HIT GURARD RAIL, AWOKE OVER CORRECTED AND SKIDDED INTO A DITCH.

THE EE WAS TRAMMING THE CONTINUOUS MINERS WHEN A RIB ROLLED AND A PIECE OF COAL STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN A BRUISE AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT POT OUT OF MINER. HE LIFTED BEFORE THE MEN DID. HE FELT PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION BUT CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 05-13-98.

EE STATED HE WAS ON 6' ALUMIUM LADDER TAKING DOWN PUMP CABLE WHEN LADDER CREELED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP MINER CABLE AND STRAINED HIS GROIN. THIS WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPORTED TO MGT AS A HERNIA ON 5-27-98. EMPLOYEE IS CURRENTLY WORKING BUT WILL HAVE IT REPAIRED.

WHILE MOVING ROCK ON 2LW VERSATRAC HIT ROCK AND BOUNCED EE AND TWISTED. BACK.

EMPLOYEE LEFT WORK ON MAY 11, 1998 AND DID NOT RETURN. HE LATER CALLED AND SAID HE WAS SEEING A DOCTOR FOR BACK PAIN, NOT STATING HE WAS INJUREDON OR ABOUT MAY 25, 1998 WE WERE NOTIFIED BY THE EMPLOYEE THAT HE THINKS THAT THE INJURY MAYBE WORK RELATED. HE IS NOT WORKING AND CAN NOT RECALL ANY INCIDENT THAT CAUSED HIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING METAL FROM FROM PRECAST REFRACTORY SHAPE. AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING METAL FORM AND PLACING IT ON WORK TABLE HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

PICKED UP BAG OF ROCK DUST AND HAD PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE LIFTING BOX OF GLUE ONTO ROOF BOLTER.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN A FRESH CUT WITH A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE PUSHED A ROOF BOLT ASSEMBLY INTO A DRILLED HOLE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN BOLT, THE BOLT TWISTED IN HIS GRIP AN D HE FELL FORWARD, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE HAS JUST FINISHED LOADING A RAISE ROD & WAS TEARING DOWN WHEN EE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK & THE BACK BY A SLAB. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS & FELL APPROX 13' TO THE MUCK PILE. EE INJURED UPPER & LO WER BACK.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE FROM NO. 1 TAIL PULLEY, WHEN HE FELT BACK PAIN.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF DOZER USING 3 POINT SYSTEM. FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE ARM AND TRACK OF ALONGER. CAUSING EE TO INJURED NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS STARTING UP A WATER PUMP, WHEN THE STARTING CABLE HIT HIM IN HIS NOSE, BREAKING HIS NOSE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM OF MINES AT UNDERCAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON A CAT WALK BY THE CONE. THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE CAT WALK TO THE GROUND AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED HAD LEFT MIDDLE FINGER MASHED BY THE BATTERIES ON THE OUTBY END OF #36 MANTRIP WHEN IT STRUCK #3 MANTRIP.

B2 UNIT, #5 ENTRY--WHILE ROOF BOLTING, EE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE ROOF PLACE AND THE MINE ROOF. INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED LIFT CYLINDER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE IN A PINCH POINT. FRACTURE TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT THE FIRST AND THIRD JOIN, LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES ALSO.

EE WAS STEPPING FROM POND BANK ONTO DREDGE. HIS FOOT MISSED THE DECK ON THE DREDGE, AND HE FELL ONTO THE DECK OF THE DREDGE.

STEPPED ON NAIL. ORIGINAL REPORT OF THIS WAS BELIEVED TO NOT BE WORK RELATED.

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN. HE BEGAN TO RISE AND TURN TO HIS RIGHT. HIS RT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE FLOOR GRATING. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT KNEE.

AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT EE WAS USING A LADDER TO WORK ON A CATERPILLAR 789 OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. AS HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER, HE SLIPPED & FELL ON A COOLANT STORAGE TANK. A HOOK ATTACHED TO THE TANK, USED TO STORE HOSES, PENETRATED HIS RIGHT BUTTOCKS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 3440 LEVEL. HE WAS BREAKING A BOULDER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BACK STRAIN BY THE DR AND LRELEASED BACK TO WORK. ON 5/14/98 HE RETURNED TO THE DR AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB. HE IS NOW A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP GUARD AND STRAINED RT SIDE LOWER BACK. (CHIROPRACTOR)

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #6 ENTRY. HIS DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE STEEL, HE REACHED ACROSS HIS MACHINE PUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DRILL POT. THE STEEL FELL FROM THE HOLE MASHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND. EE WAS TREATED AT THE ER.

THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE WHEN DUST OR ROCK PARTICLES FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

SPRAYED DEGRESER ON CONVEYOR BELT TAIL, SPRAYED WATER TO RINSE OFF. COMBINATION OF WATER DEGREASER AND DEBRIS CAME BACK IN FACE AND RAN DOWN UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN EYES.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM A LONG TEST HOLE. AS HE REMOVED THE STEEL AND TURNED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES HE RAISED UP WHILE UNDER A CONVEYOR BANGING HIS LOWER BACK.

LEAVING BATHHOUSE BY SIDE DOOR TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO SIDEWALK SHIFT WAS COMPLETED AND HE WAS GOIN HOME.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS WHERE FULE HOSES ARE HUNG, HE TURNED QUICLY, CAUSING A FALL OF APPROX. 7 FT.

WATCHING FEEDER WHEN A SMALL PIECE ALLEDGELY HIT MAN ON KNEE, HE WAS IN, STARTING TO UNLOAD HIS SC.

EE WAS LIFTING AND THROWING BROKEN BAGS OF CEMENT INTO THE SCREW CONVEYOR MACHINE LOCATED IN THE PACKING HOUSE. LATER HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS BACK. ON MAY 11, 1998 HE REPORTED TO FIRST AI D AND WAS TREATED. 5/12 HE REPORTED TO BE RECUPERATED. 5/14 HE FELT BACK PAIN & MISSED 2 WORKING DAYS. 5/18 HE AGAIN REPORTED TO FIRST AID & WASSENT TO STATE INSURANCE FUND FOR MEDICAL TREATM

HE WAS TAKING TRASH OFF THE BELT. HE WENT TO GETA BIG PIECE OF MUD AND HIS WRIST SLIPPED AND WENT BACK AND DOWN AT THE SAME TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK LEFT EYE.

SHOVELING OUT A TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR, BENDINGOVER AT TIME MOVING LEFT TO RIGHT

DRILL STEEL FELL FROM DRILLED HOLE STIRKING HIM ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE RACK TRYING TO UNPLUG A GRITS LINE WHEN HE SLIPPED. HIS LEFT LEG HUNG UP IN THE RACK, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE, CAUSING A STRAINED KNEE.