Mining Incidents in September 1998

WHILE HELPING TO INSTALL STEEL ARCHES A ROCK APPROXIMATELY 89"X33"X5"-14" DISLODGED FROM THE MINE ROOF STRIKING THE VICTIM

DARKNESS, POOR VISIBILITY, HIGH BERM, MECHANIC VEHICLE RUN INTO AND RUN OVER BY HAUL TRUCK.

AT 21:10 HE WAS ASSIGNED TO PUSH MATERIAL INTO THE UPPER WASH PLANTS SURGE PILE. AT 21:20 I.NAME NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO FEED. HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND HIM ENTRAPPED IN FEEDER.

THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS ASSIGNED TO LOAD MATERIAL FROM A STOCKPILE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO A CRUSHER FEEDER. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, HE BACKED THE LOADER DOWN THE SLOPE 2/3 OF THE WAY TO THE WALL OF THE ACTIVE PIT, WHICH WAS OUT OF HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA. HE WENT OVER THE ACTIVE PIT FACE, FIRST HITTING ON THE RADIATOR END OF THE LOADER AND THEN OVER ON ITS TOP TRAPPING HIM INSIDE

EQUIPMENT SALES PERSON WAS PICKING UP HIS EQUIPMENT WITH 3 MECHANICS. BOOM ON LOADER SWUNG AROUND, PINNED OWNER OF EQUIPMENT AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

HE DROVE THE CAT ACROSS GROUND THAT THE DRILLER WOULD NOT TAKE HIS DRILL ACROSS TO FUEL IT. HE INDICATED TO THE CREW THAT HE WAS GOING TO WIDEN AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE ROAD THAT MORNING. INSTEA D HE PUT FUEL IN THE BUCKET AND TRIED TO GO ACROSS THIS AREA. IT GAVE WAY AND THE CAT ROLLED 2 1/2 TIMES AND HE STAYED IN THE CAGE.

WHILE OPERATING A 50 TON CLINE ROCK TRUCK EE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE-RAN THROUGH THE BERM & STRUCK THE HILL-RECD HEAD INJURY-EE PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY 9-16-98

SWITCHING MATERIAL GATES 2 SCREEN DECK WHILE MOVING GATE LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SLOT WHEN GATE FELL BACK AND CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER.

EE WAS CLEANING TAIL PULLEY ON #4 CONVEYOR WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF MACHINE. HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIM IN. PULLEY STOPED BY THE TWO BY FOUR EE WAS USED TO CLEAN THE BELT, SO HE COULD GET HIS BODY OUT OF BEEN WAY. THEN EE PULLED HIMSELF INTO LOADER DROVE UP TO OFFICE THEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL.

5E SECTION WHILE WORKING ON BELT MOVE HE STEPPEDON A BELT ROLLER & SLIPPED PULLING A GROIN MUSCLE HERNIA DIAGNOSED & LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 10/5/98

THE EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF WORKING ON THE PLANT. IT IS UNCLEAR TO WHICH ACTIVITYCONTRIBUTED TO THIS INJURY. EE COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT IN THE GROIN AREA. IT IS NORMAL PROCEDUR E FOR MECHANICS HELPER TO PERFROM LIFTING TOOLS & PARTS DURING THEIR SHIFTS

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIE UP THE BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR USING A BRAKE STICK. WHEN HE COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO STOP HE DROPPED THE STICK. WHILE TRYING TO CLIMB UPON THE CAR HIS FOOT SLIPPE D CAUSING HIS RIGHT FOOT TO SLIP UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE CAR, AMPUTATING 1/2 OF BIG TOE AND THREE FOLLOWING TOES ON THE RIGHT FOOT. BRUISING TO THE RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GUIDING A BROKEN BELT OVER A BOTTOM ROLLER AS THE BELT WAS BEING PULLED BACK TOGETHER. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP ON THE ROPE IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND FRAME OF THE BOTTOM ROLLER.

EE WAS OPERATING CRAWLER/BRIDGE CARRIER NO. 3. LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER WAS CUAHGT IN A PINCH POINT WITHIN REACH OF OPERATORS POSITION AND CRUSHED. THE EE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AT THE MINESITE AN D TAKE TO ER. THE SURGEON AMPUTATED THE DISTAL PHALANX (1ST JOINT) OF THE LITTLE FINGER.

LIFTING DTH HAMMER (6") TO MOVE FROM PICKUP TO SHOP FELT SOMETHING POP IN LOWER ABDOMEN

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A NEW SCALPING SCREEN PLATE FROM STOCK, EE SEVERED HIS TIP OF LEFT THUMB

EE WAS HELPING LIFT ON ACTUATOR AND STRAINED LOWER STOMACH. THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE NOTIFIED US ON 10-9-98 THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY. HE DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 10-12-98.

EE STATED: HELPING GET NEW ROOM SET-UP READY, BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A WOODEN TIMBER, FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK AT OLD INJURY LOCATION.

EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED RT. KNEE WHILE DESCENDING FROM FUEL TRUCK.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A 170 TON PRODUCTION TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE SAW A DR BUT CONTINUED TO DO HIS NORMAL WORK. HE SAW A DR AGAIN WHO PRESCRIBED HIM OFF WORK FROM 11/5/98 TO PRESENT. THE EE DID NOT NOTIFIY US THAT HE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 1/16/98

EE WAS WALKING IN ENTRY WHEN HE PULLED HIS GROIN MUSCLE.

PICKED UP MINER CABLE, SLIPPED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING BOLT UP IN THE HOLE THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED.BOLT CAUGHT INSIDE HOLE & CAUSED BELT TO BEND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING HEAD OF BOLT OVER AGAINST POT ON DRILL. THE BOLT HEAD CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PINNER BOOM AND BOLT HEAD. HEIGHT 29" FROM FLOOR TO ROOF

EE WAS HANDLING/LOADING 8' BOTTOM DUKE PIPE WHEN ONE ROLLED OVE AND STRUCK FOOT CAUSING A CONTUSION. EE DID NOT HAVE ON METATARSAL BOOTS.

MAINTENANCE WORK ON CAT 980 LOADER STEPPING FROMTIRE TO STEPS LEFT ANKLE PULLED MUSCLE

EE WAS WALKING TO SERVICE SHAFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN MUD HOLE HURTING HIS BACK. EE STARTGING LOSING TIME ON 10-1-98 AND 10-3-98 TO PRESENT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BUNDLE OF 5/8" ROOF BOLTS TO THE BOLTING MACHINE. AS HE WAS WALKING, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN WATER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK LANDING ON HIS LO-65 SELF RESCUER.

TRANSPORT LINE VALVE ALPINES 1-4. VALVE WOULDN'T MOVE BY HAND, EMPLOYEE KICKED VALVE AND HURT RIGHT RIGHT HIP.

HE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES IN THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP WHEN HE SLIPPEDF AND FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE SCOOP BUCKET HITTING HIS SIDE AND RIBS.

EE STATED THAT WHILE GETTING ONTO A TRUCK JITNEYHE TRIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

WAS PUTTING LID ON PANEL BOARD ON MINER, WHILE LIFTING LID, HE PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.

EE STRAINED LOWER BACK PULLING ON SHUTTLE CAR STEERING CABLE

EE STATED WHILE MOUNTING 415 RAM CAR BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON FRAME.

EE WAS HELPING PULL SLACK IN HV CABLE TO MAKE SPLICE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG. NOTE: EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10-12-98.

EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND STRUCK HIS FACE AGAINST THE LADDER.

THE EE WAS CROSSIG A BELT TAILPIECE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX 3 FT TO THE MINE FLOOR LANDING ON A 4" DIAMETER PIPE LINE. THE EESUSTAINED BRUISES TO HIS LOWER BACK

EE LIFTED A SEPARTOR FILTER FROM A CANISTER ON MILL 7'S AIR COMPRESSOR. HE TURNED (TWISTED) HIS BODY TO HAND FILTER ASSEMBLE TO ANOTHER EE. EE SAID HE FELT A TWINGE OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AT THAT TIME. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12/4/98

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON INJURED'S HAND, BRUISING THE HAND.

EE STATED WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR RAN OVER LARGE ROCK AND WAS JARRED INSIDE OPERATOR DECK.

INJURED HAD HELPED TO LOAD 4/0 CABLE INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN HER BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE FALL AREA OF 2ND MAIN NORTH BELTLINE WHEN A LEAG ROOF JACK FELL OUT OF THEFALL & STRUCK HIM ON THE UPPER LEG & THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A P & H CRANE WHEN A ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE LOAD BLACK. HE TRIED TO FREE IT UP AND IN DOING SO LOST HIS FOOTING AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE CRANE FRAME, BRU ISING HIS RIB CAGE.

EE WAS REPLACING ROLLERS & SEGMENTS ON D-11M #4 DOZER. WHILE DOING WORK HE SAID HE BEGAN TO FEEL DISCOMFORT IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. HE THOUGHT MAYBE HE PULLED A MUYSCLE. AFTER HE WENT HOME AND W HEN HE WENT TO TAKE A SHOWER HE NOTCIED A LUMP ON HIS LOWER STOMACH THAT HADN'T BEEN THERE BEFORE. HE SCH. TO SEE DR. ABOUT IT. GOT REFERRED TURNED OUT TO BE HERNIA. CONTINUED TO WORK TIL SUR

TRUCK WAS RETURNING FROM REFUSE SITE BACK TO PLANT, IT WAS EMPTY. ROAD WAS SLICK FROM WATER, TRUCK WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THROUGH A CURRENT COMING TO REST AGAINST THE CATERPILLER ROAD GRADER.

THE INJURED WAS CHANGING THE VIBRATOR SCREEN OF THE COURSE REFUSE VIBRATOR. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF IT, HE EITHER STEPPED ON SOMETHING OR STEPPED WRONG AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP HEADER BOARDS AND LOADING ONTO SUPPLY CAR. HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS REMOVING LOOSE COAL OFF A LARGE ROCK IN THE COAL FEEDER WHEN A BANK OF COAL SLID ON HIM. CONTINUED TO WORK UBTIL HIS SCHEDULED VACATION 6/5/99 THROUGH 7/10/99. *NOTE: DID NOT RETURN AFT ER VACATION DUE TO OPERATION FOR INFLAMED SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A RIPPER MOTOR COVER. HE GOT THE COVER ABOUT WAIST HIGH AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS. IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT JUST ABOVE HIS STEEL TOE, BRUI SING HIS FOOT.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 4' X 4' RANGING FROM 0-2" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS HITTING EE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER WHILE OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR. ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN #2 ENTRY APPROX. 4 5' INBY LAST OPEN XCUT.

LIFTING BELT ROPES & HURT LOWER BACK.

WHILE OPERATING THE CRUSHER, THE OPERATOR WAS USING A PRYING BAR TO EASE A BOULDER INTO THE CRUSHERS JAW AND THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND IMPACTED HIM ON THE NOSE. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO TH E HOSPITAL.

WHILE SPREADING THE FORKS ON A FORKLIFT EE'S HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FORKS AND THE MAST.

EE SAID THAT A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL HUNG IN THE TOP AND HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE STEEL AS HE RAISED THE DRILL HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND CAUGHT HIS RT. HAND BETWEEN THE DRILL HEAD & THE ROOF OF THE MINER.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START ENGINE, BATTERY POST SHORTED AND CAUSED SPARK THAT IGNITED BATTERY GASES AND CAUSED EXPLOSION

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF LADDER, FOOT LANDED ON HOLE IN FLOOR OF D.C.; TWISTED FOOT SO AS NOT TO GO IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE. EE SAW ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON ON 10-8-98.

HE WAS CLEANING DEBRI OFF OF MINER AND SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS.

B1 UNIT EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP TO HOOK UP DUSTER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT HIP ACUTE EXACABERATION OF LOWER LUMBAR BACK PAIN. RTW 10/5/98 MISSED 3 DAYS

HE WAS PRYING ON RAIL CARS AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS CHEST

OPERATING DOZER ON EMBANKMENT PUSHING UP RAP EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY CAUSING DOZER TO ROLL OVER.

THE EE AND CO WORKER HAD JUST COMPLETED BOLTING IN THE FACE OF THE NO.2 ENTRY. AND HE WAS WALKING OUTBY IN THE NO.2 ENTRY, A SECTION OF THE RIGHT RIB FELL KNOCKING HIM TO THE MINE FLOOR. THE F ALL MEASURED APPROX. 7'X2'X3-15". HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE X RAYS REVEALED A FRACTURE TO THE L-3 VERTEBRAE. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY MONBILITY OR FEELING. SURGERY W

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRACTOR AND HIS FEET SLIPPED RESULTING IN FALLING BACK OUT OF THE CAB ONTO THE FOOTWALL.

EE WAS REPAIRING LOADER. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM LOADER AND GOT HIS FOOT HUNG ON THE SIDE. HE TRIED TO HOLD ON BUT SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE DIRT LANDING ON A LIME ROCK. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK.

THE INJURED EE WAS STANDING ON HAND RAIL TRYING TO REMOVE ROLLER FRAME BELT ABOVE.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND ON A REAR AXLE AND SOMETHING SNAPPED IN LEFT WRIST MED REPORT SHOWS EE ASSIGNED PHYSICAL THERAPY

EE WAS LOADING/PLACING PINBOARDS ON THE ROOF BOLTER. AS HE WAS SQUATTING/KNEELING DOWN HANDLING THE PIN BOARDS HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WENT TO A DR. BUT DID NOT RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT OR M ISS DAYS WORK. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND ON 1-11-99 H RECEIVED A INJECTION IN THE KNEE AND ON 1-18-99 WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TO BE DONE ON 1-25-99.

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10/12/98. HIS BACK WAS NOT GETTING BETTER SO HE WEN T TO SEE A DOCTOR.

JACKHAMMER WAS STUCK IN CONCRETE, EE WAS PULLING ON THE JACKHAMMER WHEN MUSCLE WAS PULLED. (LOWER BACK).

EE WAS OPERATING LONG AIRDOX CONTINUOUS HAULAGE. A LARGE ROCK BECAME STUCK IN THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR AT THE SECOND LEFT ENTRY. EE LIFTED THE ROCK OUT OF THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR BY HIMSELF AND STRAINE D HIS LOWER BACK. EE DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WITH HIS LUNCH BOX IN HIS HAND AND HE HAD MUD ON HIS FEETAND HE SLIPPED

EE HAS WORKED HERE APPROX 3 MONTHS. HE SAYS WHEN PICKING UP OR PUTTING DOWN A ROCK HIS LEFT WRIST HAS A SHARP PAIN. STATES THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE BEGINNING.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOLTER IN UNIT 4. THEY WERE BOLTING A CROSSCUT. AS EE CARRYING ONE END OF A ROOF STRAP TO THE FRONTOF THE BOLTER HE STEPPED IN A HOLE OR RUT. HE ST ATED THAT WHEN HE STEPPED IN THE RUT THAT HIS FOOT WENT 1 WAY & HIS KNEE WENT THE OTHER WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TREATING DR SAID HE TORE SOME CARTILAGE IN HIS KNEES

AS EMPLOYEE DESCENDED A LADDER, HE BELIEVES HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE LADDER LANDING ON HIS MINER'S BELT. EE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY 0CT. 2, 1998.

EE SAID HE STRAINED BACK W/LOADING SUPPLIES ONTOBOLTER

A MECHANIC OTHER WAS WORKING ON THE CLINKER CRUSHER AND TURNING THE CRUSHER. EE REACHED UP TO HELP HIM AND GRABBED THE BELT AND STARTED PULLING EE S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT, SHEAVE AN D THE GUARD. THREE FINGERS WERE CRUSHED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHE EE CARRY A PUMP TO BE SWAPPED OUT IN 2ND SOUTH. WHEN THEY GOT THE NEW PUMP TO THE DOOR GOING TO THE BAD PUMP, EE SAID HE FELT A PULL ANDF POP IN HIS BACK THEN EE WENT DOW N, HAVING TO BE HELPED UP.

THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR DROVE ACROSS A SHALLOW (3FT) STOCKPILE DEWATERING DITCH AT TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. THE SUDDEN BUMP CAUSED A LOWERBACK STRAIN. REQUIRING 2 SCHEDULED DAYS @ HOME PAIN MEDICATION AND MUSCLE RELAXATION

INJURED STEPPED ON A ROCK WHILE PULLING VENTILATION CURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

IT WAS DARK EE WAS WALKING IN PIT TO MOVE EQUIPMENT TO ANOTHER AREA PIT AND WALKED OFF WORKING HIGHWALL IN COARSE AREA, FALLING 10-15 FEET.

EE WAS WALKING UP WATER JACK RAMP HE SLIPPED ANDFELL IN MUD FALLING ON A ROCK STRIKING THE RIGHTSIDE OF HIS BACK. EE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY

THE LOAD OPERATOR HAD BEEN FEEDING A CRUSHER FROM A POOR ROCK PILE WHEN HE NOTICED A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL STICKING UP IN AN AREA WHERE IT COULD PUNCTURE A LOADER TIRE. HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER TO THROW THE IRON OFF TO THE SIDE WHEN A SMALL ROCK BOUNCHED DOWN THE PILE, ROLLED OUT TO WHERE HE WAS STANDING, BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

EE STATED WHILE PULLING ON 60LB BELT TO ASSIST IN BELT SPLICING PROCESS, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 4-29-98.

EE WAS USING A CROWBAR TO PRY APART A STONE HE HAD SPLIT. A SMALL CHUNK OF STONE FELL AND STRUCK HIS FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE.

WHILE KNEELING ON BOTH KNEES TO LOOK THROUGH TRANSIT, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND ALSODOWN HIS LEFT LEG. EE WORKED 9/29/98, HOWEVER HE MISSED 9/30/98 AND 10/1/98. EE RETD TO WORK 10/2/98

THE WELDER REMOVED PART OF THE FLOOR OF A RAMP MINUTES LATER, HE FORGOT HE HAD REMOVED IT AND STEP A LEG IN THE HOLE, CUTTING HIS SHINBONE

PULLING MINER CABLE STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING D10N DOZER ON THE LEFT SIDE. HE WAS USING HANDHOLDS AND WAS POSITIONERFD WITH ONE FOOT ON THE PUSHARM SURFACE AND ONE FOOT ON THE PUSHARM SIDE STEP. AS HE REMOVED HIS FOOT F ROM THE PUSHARM SURFACE HIS OTHER FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE STEP. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL ONTO/AGAINST THE TILT CYLINDER HANDHOLD RESULTING IN INJURY.

HE WAS TAILING THE SAW. WENT TO GRAB A PIECE OF SLATE BUT WHEN HE DID SO, IT WAS TOO FAR ONE WAY AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

PREPARING TO PULL RAILS WITH SCOOP-WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE END OF RAIL TOWARD CENTER OF BUCKET. OTHER END OF RAIL WAS A TOP A SECOND RAIL AND WHEN IT FELL OFF SECOND RAIL, RAIL ROLLED AND CAUG HT FINGER BETWEEN RAIL AND SCOOP BUCKET.

EE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE WRONG LEVER. THE DRILL STEEL HIT HIS LEFT THUMB.

THE INJURED EE WAS CLIMBING ACROSS AN OVERCAST. WHEN HE PALCED ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT KNEE. THE FIRST DAY EE MOVED FROM WORK WAS 1-12-99.

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEGS BY A RIB ROLL.

EE COMPLAINED OB LOWER BACK PAIN WHICH WORSENED WHEN HE DID CERTAIN JOB TASKS. HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN THAT IS BACK HURT WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT A KEY BACK IN GEARBOX WHILE STANDING ON 1 FOOT & USING 1 HAND

EE WAS BACKING UP WHEN HE ALLEGDLY RAN OVER A ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK

THE EE WAS PULLING ON MINER WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING THE AIR DRILL TO GET IT OUT OF THEWAY. THE AIR DRILL HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE

EE STATED HE WAS SQUATTING DOWN WHILE PRYING UP ON RAIL TIE, WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED AND LOCKED UP. FIRST LOST WORK DAY OCCURED ON 10-8-98.

CARRYING BELT ROLLERS ON UNVEN SURFACE & TWISTEDKNEE

EE WAS LIFTING 20LB BAGS OF FIBER TO ADD TO THE AC MIX EVERY 60 SECONDS ALL DAY. ALSO MOVED 60LBBOXES OF FIBER CAUSING BACK PAIN

EE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER. AFTER DUMPING THE LOAD, HE GOT OUT TO CRACK SOME LUMPS OF COAL. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND SLIPPED ON THE GRATES HE WAS STA NDING ON, FELL DOWN AND CUT HIS LEFT SHIN BELOW THE KNEE.

WAS PREPARING TO RAISE HOOD OF TRUCK, STANDING ON BUMPERA AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN HOOD AND BUMPER MASHING FOOT.

EE WAS STEPPING ONTO A BELT WITH WELDING LEADS. THE LINES CAUGHT ON EE'S BOOT. WHEN HE PULLED OR JERKED THE LINE HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

REPAIRING CHAIN ON ELEVATOR. ELEVATOR FLIPPED OVER & THREW HIM OFF.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING LIFT AND CARRY A JOINT OF 4" ALUM WATER LINE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. REC WVCOMP. CLAIM ON 10/5/98 STATINGHE WAS AT DR ON 9/30/98 AND WAS MISSING WORK

LOADING ROCK DUSTER AND PULLED SHOULDER. PERSON DID NOT MISS ANYTIME TILL PRESENT.

A LARGE ROCK GOT STUCK IN THE FEEDER. EE TRYIED TO GET IT OUT, SLIPPED & FELL INTO THE ROCK PIT

WHILE MOVING CHAIN FROM BELT STRUCTURE, TOOK STEP BACKWARDS STEPPING IN A HOLE, TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.

EE RAN OVER ROCK WITH SCOOP BUMPED HEAD INTO CANOPY TOOK TO DR 10-7-98. STARTED TO MISS 10-7-98.

EE STATED HE WAS PUSHING WHEELBARROW ON CONCRETEBOTTOM AT 13 BELT WHEN WHEELBARROW TURNED OVER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH THE LOAD

HE WAS CRAWLING BESIDE OF BOLTER & HURT HIS KNEE

EE WAS DRIVING IN THE 4WHEEL DRIVE PU TO DRILLING LOCATION WHEN EE MISSED THE ROADWAY & WENT OFFTHE EDGE

WAS PUNCHING ROCK OUT OF TAILPIECE WITH SLATE BAR. BELT CAUGHT BAR AND HIT LEG.

EE INJURED ELBOW WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON A JAW CRUSHER. \

S.C. LEAVING FACE AREA CAUGHT CABLE AN PULLED OUT OF HANGER. INDIVIDUAL WAS STRUCK BY CABLE ON THE BACK OF LEGS AND PULLED AGAINST THE RIB.

RIDING IN BACK OF PICK-UP TRUCK, TRUCK RAN OVER BUMP IN ROAD CAUSING INJURED TO FALL FORWARD CAUSING BACK PAIN. LAST DAY WORKED: 10/26/98.

INJURED MAN WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR AND HIT A HOLE IN ROADWAY - BRUISING MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WORKING IN THE PREHEATER TOWER, DOING DESCALING; REMOVING MATERIAL FROM BUILDUP.

THE EE GOT HIS FOOT STUCK IN MUD. WHEN HE STARTED TO WALK, HE HEARD A POP IN HIS RT HIP CAUSING PAIN IN HIP AND LOWER BACK.

ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE OVERSIDE RAIL ON BELTLINE AND INJURED BACK

INJURED HAD BACKED THE MBC UP AND HE GOT OUT OF MBC WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE BROW OF A HEAD HOLE AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED HE WAS HANGING A BOTTOM ROLLER ON CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DOUBLE HERNIA AND WILL BE CORRECTED AT A LATER DATE.

9-25-98(?)- LIFTING EYE ON 639 CAN BROKE DROPPING CAN TO ROAD. 9-26-98 RT REAR TIRE BLEW BRINGING SCRAPER AGAIN TO A SUDDEN STOP, 9-28-98 PAIN IN STOMACH SENT TO DR, WAS TOLD HE HAD PULLED MUS CLE.

THE INJURED WAS SAWING TIMBERS WHEN THE SAW SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOARDING A MARION DRILL AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HAND RAIL AND STRUCK EDGE OF CRAWLERS. EKMPLOYEE DID NOT KNOW HIS HAND WAS FRACTURED UNTIL 11-13-98.

EE WAS REACHING INTO THE RIM, USED AS BLOCK WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS LIFTING RUBBER TIRE DOZER WITH FORKLIFT. FORKLIFT TIPPED FORWARD & RUBBER TIRE DOZER SLID BACK APPROX 8" PINCHING RIGHT ARM BETWEEN RIM & DOZER. MUSCLES WERE CUT ON BOTH SIDES OF BONE BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO BONE. FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK WAS 9/28/98

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A LOWER BACK INJURY WHEN OPERATING A 785 HAUL TRUCK. HIS HAUL TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED BY A 992 LO0ADER. THE LOADER BUCKET MADE CONTACT WITH THE TRUCK BOX CAUSING THE TRUCK TO SHAKE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THE MOVEMENT OF THE HAUL TRUCK CAUSED HER BACK PAIN.

THE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO PULL A 35 LB. BUCKET OF MINE SEALANT OUT OF THE MUD. HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK. NO WITNESS!

THE INJ WAS CHANGING A TRANSMISSION IN A DOZER AS HE LIFTED A CLUTCH PACK HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS NECK 1ST DAY LOST TIME 9/29/98

BUMPED KNEE ON VULCANIZER BAR WHEN SETTING UP MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR ON THE DOUBLE HEAD ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND WAS BENT OVER HELPING REPLACE A BLOWER MOTOR BELT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER BACK. (ROCK SI ZE 1/2 TO 2" THICK AND 6 TO 12" LONG.)

EE STATED WHILE LIFTING A PIECE JOINT 8" JELLOW MINE PLASTIC PIPE FELT PAIN IN ROCK.

EE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR CHANGE BELTS ON MINER. EE WAS ON HIS KNEES EE MOVED & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

B-13 EE FELL FROM A STEP LADDER & STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF LOWER BACK AGAINST A ROCK WHEN THE TROLLY WHERE HE WAS CUTTING SPRUNG & KNOCKED HIM OFF HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO THE BACK REQUIRING REST

EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK BOLTS LOOSE ON CUTTING MOTOR ON MINER WITH A RATCHET AND CHEAT PIPE WHILE STANDING ON THE PIPE. HE SLIPPED OFF PIPE CAUSING THE CHEAT PIPE TO STRIKE RIGHT ELBOW.

SECTINAL DRILL STEEL CAME APART W/DRILLING ROOF FRACTURING RIGHT THUMB. (BECAME AWARE OF ACCIDENT 9/29/98)

WORKER PARTIALLY CUT TREE THAT WAS LEANING BACK UP HILL. HE MOVED 50 FT AND RESUMED CUTTING. THELEANING TREE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE SHOULDER

RAN LOADER ALL DAY (NOT USUAL JOB) WAS STIFF WHEN HE GOT OUT OF IT, NEXT DAY GOT OUT OF PICKUP AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE UNIT WHEN HE BACK THE VEHICLE OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD FROM THE RIBBON MIXER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/10/989 AND BECAME REPORTABLE ON 9/25/98 WHEN THE DR GAVE EE AN INJECTION IN T HE LEFT SHOULDER

EE WAS USING SLATE BAR TO ALIGN A MOTOR HE WAS INSTALLING ON AN ALTERNATOR CAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT EAR.

HE IS A DIABETIC AND HSI MEDICINE HAS JUST RECENTLY BEEN CHANGED THIS AM. HIS BLOOD SUGAT DROPPED AND HE FELL WHILE IN THE CHANGING ROOM, HITTING HIS HEAD AND NOSE. (POSSIBLE BROKEN NOSE) HE H AD 13 STITCHES ON A CUT HE RECEIVED FROM THIS FALL.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING VESSEL LINNER TO 2ND FLOOR WHEN PLATE CLAMP RELEASED ALLOWING PLATE TO SLIP AND CATCH LOWER PART OF LEGS.

AFTER PRESSURING A MANIFOLD ON THE HEADGATE THE WELD FAILED PERMITTING HIGH PRESSURE FLUID TO STRIKE THE MINER. HE FELL AND INJURED HIMSELF AGAINST THE RIB AND EQUIPMENT.

THE EE AND A COWORKER WERE BOLTING IN THE NO. 6 RIGHT XCUT. THE LOWER PIN IN THE RIGHT FOOT JACK OF THE BOLTER WAS MISSING AND HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH A PIECRE OF DRILL STEEL SOMETIME PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING WHEN THE FOOT JACK FAILED AND THE CANOPY FELL APPROX. 2" AND HIT HIS HARDHAT. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-8 AND HE VISITED A DR. AND W

EE SAID MANTRIP GOT HUNG UP IN HOLE ON ROADWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK FRONT OF MANTRIP UP. INJURED BACK.

THE INJURED WAS TRAVELING UP #4 ENTRY IN A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE SHUTTLE CAR HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY TWISTING THE INJURED'S BODY, INJURING THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIBS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS DRAGGING HOSE FOR DUSTER TOWARD BELTLINE FROM TRACK MOUNTED DUSTER. EE LOOKED BACK TO CHECK HOSE. WHEN HE TURNED FORWARD AGAIN STRUCK HARD HAT ON 5X7 CROSSBAR IN ROOF. JAMMED NECK AND W AS KNOCKED DOWN.

EE WAS WALKING TO THROW A TRACK SITCH. HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER ON THE MINE FLOOR. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK BUT NOW IS GOING OFF WORK TO HAVE SURGERY ON MAY 6, 1999 (LIGA MENT RELEASE SURGERY).

EE PULLED ON A HOSE STRAINING HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A 4 WHEELER. THE FRONT WHEEL STRUCK A RICK IN THE RAODWAY. THIS CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN LETTING THE STEERING KNOB STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. X-RAY REVEALED NO FRACU TRE, ONLY A BRUISED HAND.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PUSH RESTART ON SPILLAGE SCREW, DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN STRAIGHTENING UP.

HE WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED IN A DITCH. TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

NO ONE INCIDENT EE DEVELOPED A HERNIA AND WAS OPERATED ON THIS DATE.

EE WAS FILLING THE LUBE ON THE PRIMARY MILL. HE WAS PUSHING THE CART BEHIND PRIMARY MILL LINE 18 WHEN HE STEPPED THRU A GAP IN THE LAUNDER GRATING HURTING HIS LEFT KNEE & LEG.

EE BEGAN LOSING TIME 8/13/99 DUE TO INJURY THAT OCCURRED ON 9/24/98. EE WAS BOLTING MINE ROOF WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. BRUISING LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

EE DIGGING OUT MONORAIL, JERKED MONORAIL FROM PILE, FELT A POP IN LEFT ELBOW AND PAIN IN LEFT ARM..

PULLING BOLTER CABLE SLIPPED AND FELL/

EE WAS REMOVING BELLY PAN FROM DION CATERPILLER PAN SLIPPED OFF CHAIN SUPPORTING IT AND LANDED ON EE'S FOOT 2 TOES WERE FRACTURED

WHILE HE WAS GIVING MAINTENANCE TO THE ELECTRIC PLANT, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED (WITHOUT ACTUALLY FALLING) AT 8:30 AM. DURING HIS NOON BREAK HE STARTED FEELING ACUTE PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG TRACK IN 18 EAST PASSWAY. STEPPED ON A ROCK AND HIS FOOT ROLLED ON THE ROCK WHILE FALLING, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT LEG AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS HIT BY STONE WHICH CUT LEFT SHIN.

INJURED WAS WORKING IN THE QUARRY ON LEDGE #1 DRILLING LIFT HOLES WITH JACKHAMMER. AS HE MOVED THE DRILL HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HANDLING 2/0 HI VOLTAGE CABLE. AFTER LIFTING & PULLING ON CABLE, HIT HIS LEFT SIDE (GROINAREA) BECAME SORE, HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA 9/28/98 HE STARTED MISSING WORK 10/5/98 TO SUR GERY

1 NORTH TRACK 3 BLOCKS OUTBY A-10 SWITCH. EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF EEP AND HE STEPPE DON A PIECE OF ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

AS EE WAS GETTING ON BARGE IN SUMP AND MOVING TOWARD THE HIGH SIDE, THE BARGE FLIPPED OVER AND STRUCK EE IN THE PELVIC AREA. EE RECEIVED A FRACTURED PELVIS AND CRUSHING OF THE ABDOMINAL AREA.

AFTER OPERATING CONTINUOUS MINER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MINER HAS NOTED PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEFT HIP.

KILN OPERATOR WORKING OVERTIME DOING LABORER WORK HURT BACK WHILE USING A SHOVEL ON CLEAN-UP.

EE WAS BETWEEN A MINING MACHINE CONNECTED TO A MOBILE GENERATOR WITH A CHAIN, NEITHER EQUIPMENTOPERATOR NOTICED HIM THERE. WHEN THE MOBILE GENERATOR OPERATOR PIVOTED HIS MACHINE, THE CHAIN TIGHTENED AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE RIGHT LEG CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN AND EXTENSIVE BRUISING

INJ WAS LIFTING VENTILATION CURTAIN TO HANG IT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

WHILE EXAMING THE MAIN SOUTH BELT AT APPROX #20 XCUT IT BECAME NECESSARY TO BACK THE GOLF CART UP. AS THE INJURED WAS BACKING UP THE SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE GOLF CART CAUGHT A PA RT OF THE BELT STRUCURE. THIS CAUSED THE SEAT TO MOVE FORWARD PINNING HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN THESEAT & THE DASH OF THE GOLF CART

EE WAS HELPING THROW A ROLL OF BELT ONTO BELT STRUTURE & STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON BELT RAIL

INJ WAS STANDING AT THE TAIL STALL CART TALKING ON THE PHONE WHEN A 40 TON SINGLE PROP FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK. INJ DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 9/27/98

EE WAS HELPING OTHER CLEAN A FILTER PRESS. HE WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON ACCENT PLATES. AS THE OPERATOR OPENED A NEW PLATE, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER TIP WAS PINCHED.

DRIVING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, EE HIT BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK.\

EE WAS WALKING WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD. THE ROCK BROKE & FELL BEHIND BENDING HIS THUMBS BACK

EE WAS WORKING AT CLEANING THE WALKWAY ALONG A CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE WAS MOVING A RETURN ROLLER OUT OF THE WALKWAY HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

CHECKING DRIVE OVER HOPPER TRIPPED FELL ON GROUND. BROKE FOREARM

INJ STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE WAS PULLING ON A COMEALONG FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD

MINER HELPER WAS BUSTING A PIECE OF ROCK THAT WAS ON THE MINER. A CHIP HIT THE MINER OPERATOR IN THE RT EYE.

LOST HIS BALANCE AND FOOTING WHILE WALKING ON A CONVEYOR BELT. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH AN OVERHEAD BAR BUT HE WAS AT AN AWKWARD ANGLE AND HE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS LOADING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK AT THE OIL HOUSE USING A LOADING RAMP. THE RAMP SLIPPED AS EE WAS ROLLING THE BARREL OF OIL ONTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. EE FELL BETWEE N THE LOADING DOCK AND TRUCK BUMPER. EE HURT HISLEFT FOOT.

A EE STEPPED OUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLDG. DOOR ONTO THE PORCH HER FOOT SLIPPED ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING HER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND FALL INTO THE SIDE OF THE BUI8LDING STRIKING HER RIGHT SHOULD ER. UPON EXAMINATION SHE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FRACUTRE HUMERUS.

EMPLOYEE ALELGEDLY STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE ORIGINALLY REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT MISS WORK DUE TO THE INCIDENT, BUT ASKED OT BE OFF FOR PERSONAL REASONS. THIS FORM IS COR RECTIVE ACTION FOR CITATION #7475488 AND IS FILED UNDER PROTEST.

EE'S TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED, BOULDER FELL INTO BED OF TRUCK, THROWING EE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK

EE WAS ASSISTING THE DRAGLINE CREW ON A REPAIR TO THE DRAGLINE CHAIN LINK, THE HEAVY DRAG CAUSED HIM TO HAVE THIS BACK INJURY

EE STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED DRILLING HIS RIB BOLT, A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

INJURED STATED WHILE HE WAS BENDING A ROOF BOLT BY PUTTING IT OVER THE CANOPY OF THE BOLTING MACHINE, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED UNTIL 10-26-98 AS HAVING A RUPTURED DISC.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING EXPLOSIVES INTO HOLES THAT HE BEEN DRILLED PREVIOUSLY. AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PRIMER CARTRIDGE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE STANDING AT 4' ON AN 8' "A" FRAME LADDER EE WAS PULLING WIRE THRU A CONDUIT WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE WIRE CAUSING BALANCE TO BE LOST. THE LADDER FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE EE LANDED ON TOP OF IT.

EE REPORTEDLY WAS WALKING IN 1 NORTH 1 RIGHT SECTION WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF COAL, TWISTING ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON #8 SECTION, THE ROADWAY WAS WET AND MUDDY. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/25/98.

EE STATED HE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP JEEP TO JOB SITE. WHILE GETTING OUT A MANTRIP TO THROW SWITCH HE SLIPPED AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

THE INJ AND COWORKER WERE SETTING TIMBERS WHEN ATAPE MEASURE THE INJURED WAS USING SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE TO REMOVE KEEPER PINS FROM BETWEEN TAILPIECE & WINC CAR. HIS BUDDY LOWERED JACK ON OPPOSITE SIDE OF WINCH CAR CAUSING ENTIRE CAR TO LOWER CATCHING EE'S RT. FOOT BETWEEN MINE FLOOR & BOTTOM OF WINCH CAR.

SCOOP OPERTOR WAS OPERTING SCOOP & RAISED UP TOOHIGH & INJURED HEAD & NECK AGAINS ROOF, RESULTING IN CONCUSSION & NECK INJURY

EE WAS EXITING FROM A CATERPILLAR R-50 FORKLIFT, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE FORKLIFT STEP, STRIKING HIS UPPER RT THIGH.

REMOVING LARGE ROCK FROM DUMP SITE. ROCK ROLLED ONTO R THUMB R THUMB FRACTURE

EE WAS WALKING BELT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY ROCK HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE RIB

HE WAS WORKING ON A NEW FUEL TANK FOR CR #6. WHILE HE WAS USING A NEEDLE GUN, SOME METAL DUST FELL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

ON KNEES WELDING APPROX. 2 MINUTES. WHEN HE STOOD UP, RIGHT KNEE POPPED AND BEGAN HURTING. COULD NOT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON IT.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING S/C TO MINER IN #5 ENTRY, HE RAN INTO A HOLE. WHILE COMING OUT OF THE HOLE HIS HEAD BOUNCED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANOPY.

WHILE SCOOPING THE FEEDER A CURTAIN BOARD CAUGHT ON THE RM, BRAKE AND SPRANG BACK AND STRUCK EE ON THE NOSE/FACE. HE COMPLETED THE SHIFT, WENT TO ER, MISSED 9-24-98 AND RETURNED ON 9-25-98.

EE WAS HELPING WORK ON THIS JAW CRUSHER. WE WERE CHANGING STATWAY JAW WE USE A CRANE TO HELP PULL THAT SIDE WEDGES. WE WERE USING A CHAIN TO HOOK TO THE WIDGE. WE LIFT SOME WITH THE CRANE AND THEN HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE WEDGE POP UP AND CANE UNHOOKED AND FELL ON HIS UPPER LEFT LEG. RIGHT ABOVE THE KNEE. HE WATERED DOWN TO THE GROUND BY HISMELF.

EE WAS SPREADING THE FORKS ON THE CARRIAGE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK

WORKING AND HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

USING AUTOMATIC WELDER IN CRUSHER, ENTERED CRUSHER WHILE WELDER STILL ON CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. EE WAS USING PROTECTIVE GOGGLES AT THE TIME. DID NOT REALIZE INJURY TILL END OF SHIFT , WENT TO HOSPITAL. MEDICAL CARE INCLUDED DROPS FOR THE EYES.

EE WAS FUELING A WATER PUMP. THE FUEL HOSE KICKED OUT. THE EE JUMPED TO SHUT OFF FUEL TWISTED ANKLE.

WHILE STRIKING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SLIDE CHUTE ON THE SPC-2 CONVEYOR WITH A 3'LONG 25LB WRENCH PULLED MUSCLE IN BAC

WHILE INSTALLING A DOLLY PIN ON THE OUTBY END OF A TOW BAR THE MTOR MOVED CAUSING THE PIN TO PERK PINCHING THE MINERS FINGER AGAINST THE MOTOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING LOADER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME 09-23-98 DUE TO A LACERATION OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ROCK TRUCK WAS PARKED IN LOADING POSITION. AS SHOVEL SWUNG LOADED BUCKET INTO BED OF TRUCK THE LATCH BAR FAILED TO RELEASE PROPERLY. THIS RESULTED IN THE BUCKET STRIKING THE BED CANOPY, WHICH CAUSED A WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY TO THE DRIVER.

TWISTED BACK WHILE MOVING AIR COMPRESSOR

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT WHEN HIS LEFT ANKLE GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

WHILE BUILDING A CRIB A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX. 2' WIDE X 4' LONG FELL OUT HITTING MINER ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER, KNOCKING HIM TO THE BOTTOM ON HIS KNEES. ROCK WAS 4 TO 5 INCHES THICK.

EE WAS UNLOADING FILE CABINET FROM A TRUCK & FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK

NO NARRATIVE

TAKING A SAMPLE AND GOT DUST IN EYE.

EE WAS CARRYING A LARGE PIECE OF STONE. WHILE SETTING THE STONE DOWN HE STRAINED THE UPPER CENTER PORTION OF HIS BACK. HE BENT AT THE KNEES AS INSTRUCTED BUT TWISTED WRONG.

EE EXPERIENCED RECURRENT PAIN IN NECK, SHOULDER AND R ARM RELATED TO INJURY SUSTAINED 9-30-96.

EE WAS LIFTING A STONE INTO DUMPSTER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: EE WORKED 4 DAYS AFTER INJURY WITH NO COMPLAINTS HE WAS OUT 9/30/98 CAME IN WITH DRS NOTE ON 10/1/98 DATED FOR 9/30/98 WITH A RETURN DATE OF 10/13/98

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS AND LOWER BACK. EE OUT OF WORK

ABOUT 11 OCLOCK ON 9-22-98 JACKHAMMER LOCK RING CAME OFF AND HIT EE IN THE RIGHT CHEEK UNDER THE EYE CUT.

EE INJURED HIS BACK AND GROIN WHILE PUSHING COAL AWAY FROM ROOF BOLTER WITH HIS FOOT.

EE WAS PUTTING A RAIL RUNNER BACK ONTO THE TRACK. THE JACK SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO MOVE SUDDENLY. EE SLIPPED TO THE SIDE CAUSING INJURY TO HISLOWER BACK. EXAMINATION REVEALED A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. EE WAS OFF WORK 4 DAYS AND RETURNED TO HIS NORMAL DUTIES.

BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE WORKING.

EE WAS INSTALLING A BELT EXTENSION WHEN HE HIT THE GRIP LCOK WITH A HAMMER TO RELEASE THE BELT A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM

SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT THE EE GOT A PIECE OF COAL UNDER HIS KNEE PAD CAUSING A SMALL CUT THT LATER GOT INFECTED. THE EE MISSED WORK ON 9/24 &9/25

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND CONVEYOR WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED ON THE CONVEYOR AND FELL OFF. IT HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.

EE RAN INTO POT HOLE AND STATED THAT THE JAR MAD THE STEERING WHEEL OF A CATERPILLAR 773B END DUMP, WITH POWER STEERING, JERK, AND PULL MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN FROM HIS SHOULDER TO LOWER BACK ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

THE EE NOCKED A STOPPING WITH A SCOOP; THE BLOCK FELL INTO THE DECK STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING THE DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE TRACK. HIS LEFT LEG WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE TRACK AND FRAME, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HAZ ARD ARH BY THE PERRY CO. AMBULANCE SERVICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING A SKID LOAD OF RAILROAD RAILS WHEN ONE FELL OFF. HE PICKED THE ONE END UP TO PUT IT BACK ON THE SKID WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

SNAKE BIT TO LEFT HAND WHILE PICKING UP SUPPLIES

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING SLACK IN THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE AND HAD TO STOOP DOWN FOR A LOWER PLACE CAUSING HIS BACK TO GIVE OUT

WHILE EE WAS INSTALLING OUTSIDE BOLT ON 3RD ROW, PIECE OF HEAD COAL APPROX. 2'WX2'LX0-12"T. FELL ON TOP OF CANOPY AND WHILE EE WAS EXTING FROM UNDER CANOPY THE HEAD COAL FELL OFF OF CANOPY AND STRUCK EE IN BACK AND LEFT HIP.

INJURED STATED THAT HE AND OTHER EE WERE REMOVING A SLAB OF ROCK FROM THE LONGWALL SHEARER. EE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING ON THE ROCK WHEN IT PIVOTED AND THE HEAVIER END DROPPED DOWN. EE'S LEFT H AND WAS ON THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE ROCK AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE SHIELD OVERHEAD.

EE WAS DONE PINNING AT THE FACE, HE WAS WALKING ALONG SIDE AT THE BACK OF THE BOLTER WHEN HE REACHED ONTO THE BOLTER TO GET A ROLL OF CURTAIN WHEN THE BACK CORNER OF BOLTER RAN OVER HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE CAME UP TO GET FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ON WHERE TO DRILL WHEN A BIG ROCK WAS INTERING THE IMPACTDOOR WHICH PUSHED SCREEN CURTAIN FORWARD LETTINGA ROCK THE SIZE OF A NICKEL CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON THE LIP

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE SCALING. REPORTABLE DUE TO THERAPY.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT. THE ROOF BOLT HAD A PIECE OF ROCK ON IT. WHEN HE JARKED ON THE BOLT, HE STRAINED LOWER LEFT BACK. ALSO LEFT SIDE HIP & LEFT LEG HAS PAIN.

EE REPORTED BACK PAIN AFTER OIFTING A BOX OF BOOSTERS FROM THE POWDER TRUCK. HE DID NOT FEEL MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NECESSARY AT THE TIME. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL MID DECEMBER WHEN HE REQUES TED TO SEE A DR. DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN AND STIFFNESS. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR. ON 12-15-98 WHILE ON A SCHEDULED VACATION. THE DR. RELEASED HIM FROM WORK STARTING 12-21-98, PENDING AN MRI & THERAP

THE INJ WAS CLEANING (SHOVELING) OUT FROM UNDER HE TAKE UP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK1ST DAY OFF 9-22-98

EE SAID HE DIDNOT KNOW HOW HE HURT HIS BACK. HE SAID HE WAS WORKING WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WITH A BURNING FEELING IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.

STEPPED ON PLASTIC THAT WAS LAID ON THE GROUND FOR THE MATERIAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON BRUICKS THAT WERE ON THE GROUND UNDER THE PLASTIC.

GOING UP LADDER ON BOOM TRUCK SLIPPED & FELL OFFLADDER (OR STEPS) HIT HEAD AND BUSTED RIB

STEPPED ON ROCK TO OPEN VALVE, ROCK MOVED CAUSING LEG TO TWIST.

CUTTING HOLE THROUGH BELTING FOR PATCH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS CRAWLING UNDER A BELT LINE WITH HIS HEAD TURNED SIDEWAYS AND HE FELT PAIN IN NECK. DIAGNOSED AS A STRAINED NECK.

AN EE TRANSITMAN FOR MMC INC WAS LOADING BATTERYPOWERED MINE MOUSE ONTO TRAILOR WHEN FOOT PEDAL SAFETY SWITCH KICKED OUT AND MINE MOUSE ROLLED BACK OFF RAMP. EE TURNED MOUSE TO AVOID STRIKING A PARKED VEHICLE APPROX 20FT FROM TRAILER AND STRUCK HIS RODMAN'S LOWER LEGS

VICTIM SLIPPED & FELL ON WET ROCK & STRUCK RIGHTKNEE

EE SAID THAT HE WAS TWISTING AND LIFTING WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE MINE ROOF. EE WAS BOLTING ON THE RT SIDE OF THE BOLTER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING EITHER THE RIB BOLT IN THE LAST ROW OR THE SECOND TO LAST WHEN THE INCIDENTOCCURRED. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE 4' BOLT INTO THE HOLE IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DA

DRAWROCK FELL & HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.

A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND HIT EE ON THE HAND. EE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY SEPTEMBER 23.

THE DRIVER WAS HAULING COAL FROM OUR SHOP AREA TO OUR MINE SITE (THE OLD DUMP). WHEN HE TRIED TOSHIFT GEARS DOWN HILL THE DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE TRUCK BACK IN GEAR AND THE TRUCK HIT A DITCH.

EE WAS REPLACING PADDLES ON LOG WASHER, TAPPING OUT BOLTS AND PIECE OF METAL WAS EMBEDDED IN EYE.

EE WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD AND SITTING IN A TWISTED POSITION WATCHING THE LOAD TURNED BACKWARDS. HE DROVE OVER A ROCK JARRING THE WAGON AND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

DUE TO RAIN, THE CLAY/SILT SURFACE BECAME SLIPPERY WHICH CAUSED THE EUCLID TO SLIP OVER A SMALL EMBANKMENT. NO SETABELTS WERE WORN BY THE DRIVE OR THE PASSENGER/TRAINEE.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE GETTING UP FROM LUNCH TABLE VICTIM HIT HIS FOOT ON ADJOINING TABLE, BRUISING TOP OF FOOT

AFTER REMOVING A DEFECTIVE CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER HE WAS STANDING IT ALONG A RIB. HE LET GO OF IT AD TURNED TO TALK TO SOMEONE. THE ROLLER FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT CALF CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP SANDSTONE THAT WAS IN HOPPER. HE MISSED THE SANDSTONE & HIT THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER: THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE

EE SLIMBED ON TOP OF THE CAB 1205 TO FIX THE RADIO ANTENNA. HE HAD TO CLIMB ON TOP OF THE AIR CONDITIONER TO REACH THE ANTENNA. WHEN STEPPING OFF OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, HE STEPPED ONTO A META L SUPPORT WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO ROLL. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO HIS OUTSIDE BONE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

IT WAS A RIB ROLL WHICH PINNED HIM AGAINST MINER AND TWISTED HIS LOWER LEG UNDER HIM.

#1 SECTION EE WAS STANDING BESIDE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK (APPROX 4"THICK) FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN BOLTS, HITTING HIM ON HEAD & L HAND

EE WAS USING 2 HAMMERS-1 ON BELT SPINDLE AND STIRKING THIS HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE SPINDLE OUT FROM BELT SPLICE WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE ONE HAMMER PUNCTURING RIGHT CHEE K.

EE WAS CHECKING SPLICES ON BELT WHEN HE TURN TO LEAVE HE STEPPED ON A WODEN PLANK IN THE WALKWAY AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE WALKING INTO SOUTH MAINS ROOMS SECTION ONTHE JEEP ROAD, EE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND HIT THE EE ON THE HEAD AND NECK.

WAS WASHING DOWN SHIELDS WHEN THE WATER HOSE CAUGHT ON A HOOK. THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL

SHOVELING IN VICINITY OF BELTHEAD AND HIT ELBOW ON WATER PIPE

CLIMBING OUT OF SCOOP CAB WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING ON A VALVE HANDLE TRYING TO OPEN THE VALVE: WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG RAILROAD TRACK, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COKE CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TURN.

EE WAS LUBRICATING ELEVATOR TOP BEARINGS WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE GRATING. HOLE HAD BEEN LEFT BY A CONTRACTOR CREW DURING WORK ACTIVITY IN THE AREA APPROX TWO MONTHS BEFORE. EE REPORTED INCID ENT IMMEDIATELY, WAS CHECKED BY DR. AND BELIEVED TO BE NO INJURY. SYMPTOMS PERSISTED AND RECENT MRI DETERMINED LIGAMENT TEAR.

EE WAS CHECKING COOLANT LEVEL IN COAL HAULAGE TRUCK. HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE STEPS WITH A COLLANT HOSE AND SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP. HE FELL APPROX 9 FT TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED UPRIGHT AND TH EN FELL OVER. HOSES SHOULD BE PULLED UP WITH A ROPE AND NOT BY CLIMBING WITH A HOSE IN YOUR HAND

EE REPORTEDLY TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING IN THE A-9 ROOMS. NOTE: DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 10-6-98.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE OUT OF A SPLICE BOX-HE JERKED THE CABLE & FELL TO BOTTOM COMPLAINING W/PAININ LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG

EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY ROCK AS IT FELL BETWEEN TRS AND CANOPY.

EE SAID HE WAS REACHING ACROSS PINNER TO GET GREASE GUN AND WHEN HE BROUGHT HIS ARM BACK WITH GREASE GUN, HE HIT HIS ELBOW AGAINST A LID.

STRUCK RIGHT FOOT WITH SLEDGEHAMMER.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS FROM THE #1 UNLOADER.HE WAS CARRYING TOOLS IN ONE HAND. THE STAIRS ARE A SUSPENSION TYPE AND HAD A SLIGHT SWAY. EE TWISTED KNEE WHLE STEPPING ONTO THE DOCK. EE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME BUT IS ON WORK RESTRICTIONS

EE AND MECHANINC HELPER WERE WORKING UNDER THE BULLDOZER TO INSTALL OIL COOLER. EE LIFTED COOLERINTO POSITION WITH HELPER HOLDING OIL COOLER IN PLACE FOR EE TO BOLT INTO PLACE. OIL COOLER SLIP PED FROM HELPERS' HANDS STRIKING EE ON LEFT KNEE

EE STATED WHILE LIFTING A 5 GAL BUCKET OF OIL FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEM WAS ALSO DIAGNOSED WITH ACTIVE SCIAITCA

HE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE USED PRIMARY CRUSHER GRATES. ONE OF THE GRATES THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 300 LBS. SLIPPED, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG ABOUT 6" ABOVE THE ANKLE CAUSING A COMPOUND FRACTUR E.

EE WAS WALKING NEAR PLANT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND.

THE INJ MAN COULD NOT TOLERATE THE CONTINUOUS MOVEMENT OF THE MACHINE. HE LEFT WORK HALFWAY THROUGH THE SHIFT TO SEE RELEIF Y

EE WAS TIGHTENING LUGS ON REAR OF EUCLID R22 TRUCK WHEN WHILE HOLDING WHEEL WEDGE IN PLACE AND USING AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT, HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SOCKET AND WEDGE AND LACERATED AN D MASHED INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

CRANE WAS PICKING A USED CONCRETE BEAM OFF A LOWBOY TRAILER. THE CONCRETE FAILED ON THE RIGHT SIDE LETTING THE CABLE UP INTO THE REBAR. THE CABLE SLID TO CENTER CAUSING ALL THE LOAD TO BE TRA NSFERRED TO LEFT SIDE CREATING EXCESSIVE LOAD ON THE BOOM. BOOM BENT TO LEFT & CAME DOWN. THE INJURED WALKED FROM RIGHT SIDE TO LEFT & WAS WALKING UNDER BOOM WHEN STRUCK ON HEAD.

EE WAS BURNING TO TAKE APART THE CUTTER DRIVE SO SEALS COULD BE REPLACED-A GLOB OF MOLTEN METAL FELL DOWN ON THE TONGUE OF HIS BOOT-BURNED THROUGH THE TONGUE, MELTED THE SOCK, AND BURNED HIS FOOT

INJ WAS HELPING SPRAY AIRTIGHT ON OVERCAST WHEN A 1/2" HOSE BLEW APART CAUSING MATERIAL TO BLOW INTO FACE AND EYES. (WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES)

EE WAS CARRYING FUEL TO A PUMP AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE FRACTURED HIS TAILBONE.

OPERATOR WAS FUELING UP HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FUEL AREA HAS CONCRETE BARRIER AROUND TANKS OPERATOR SLIPPED ON CONCRETE BARRIER & FELL INTOSTAND THAT FUEL HOSE HANGS ON. CONCRETE BARRIER IS APPROX 2' H. OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIB CAGE AREA. WENT TO HOSP NOTHING BROKE

EE WAS PUTTING A METAL SCREEN ON FORKLIFT. WHEN SCREEN WAS DROPPED ONTO FORKS, THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN BUMPED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE 2615 LEVEL. HE WAS BREAKING BOULDER WHEN A "FLY" ROCK FLEW UP, HITTING ON THE FRAME OF HIS GLASSES WHICH HIT HIS RIGHT EYE. HE SISTAINED A HEMATOMA TO THE SCLERA OF THE EYE. ON 9/23/98 THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT HE HAS SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 9/21/98 AND WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB.

REMOVING TOP OF POD ROCK DUSTER WITHOUT RELEIVING PRESSURE TOP BLEW OFF AND HIT HIS HEAD

EE WAS TRAMMING TRUSS BOLTER BACK WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HIP AND ANKLE. BRUISE TO LEFT HIP AND ANKLE. OCCURRED AT XCUT FROM #6 ENTRY INTO #5 ENTRY. MEAS URING 5' LONG, 2' WIDE & 4-5" THICK.

EE STARTED TO WALK BEHIND PINNER, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK, FELL AND TWISTED UPPER BACK

5B TAILPIECE AREA EE WAS STANDING ON THE 5B BELT ASSISTING ANOTHER EE TO PUT OIL IN THE 5A BELT SPEED REDUCER. THE 5B BELT STARTED UP WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL FLAT ONE THE BELT. THEN BELT TRAV ELED A 4 BREAKS DISTANCE WHEN IT WAS SHUT OFF WHICH ENABLED HIM TO GET OFF OF THE BELT.

E-1 SECTION. INJURED WAS WALKING UP AN ENTRY (RETURN) & STEPPED IN A WET HOLE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT, REQUIRING RE ST TO HEAL.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER WORKER TO UNCLOG A PUMP DISCHARGE LINE IN MILL. EE WAS SWINGING METAL BAR OVERHEAD STRIKING THE DISCHARGE LINE IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE STUCK MATERIAL. SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE EE BEGAN SUFFERING LOWER BACK PAIN ANMUCH DISCOMFORT. THE EE RETURNED TO THE JOB ON WED. SEPT 23, WHEN HE REPORTED FOR WORK, THE EE CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN. THE EE WAS TA

EE WAS REPLACING MAIN HINGE PIN ON JAW BOWL OF #1 BUCKET. PIN CAME OUT AND TWISTED BUCKET OUT OF ALIGNMENT. BUCKET WAS CHAINED TO GRIZZLY AND TRIED TO OPEN/CLOSE TO REINSERT PIN. IT WAS FOUND A 4" SEAMLESS TUBE(1" WALL THICKNESS) WAS BENT SPRINGING BUCKET. AS EE CUT TUBE IN HALF ON ONE SIDE, HE GOT ON OTHER SIDE & CUT CLEAN THROUGH. TUBE SPRANG BACK 6-8" HITTING EE ON LEFT RIB CAGE

EE WALKED IN AN INLIT AREA, WALKED THRU SAFETY TAPE INTO A HOLE THAT HAD BEEN CUT IN THE ROOF OF THE 4100 SHOVEL.

THE EE WAS STANDING AT THE WAREHOUSE ISSUE WINDOW, SHE TURNED AWAY FROM THE WINDOW, TOOK TWO STEPS AND FELT A PAIN IN HER LEFT CALF MUSCLE. THE FLOOR WAS CONCRETE WITH NO UNUSUAL CONDITIONS. T HE EE DID NOT SLIP, TRIP OR FALL.

EE STATED THAT HE GOT OUT OF THE SECTION MANBUS AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT. HE TURNED AROUND AND STRAIGHTENED UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK 9-23-98.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON STEADMAN CRUSHER.

WHILE SETTING DOWN A LARGE PIECE OF FLAG STONE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL HITTING HIS KNEE ON A PIECE OF STONE ON THE GROUND.

EE WAS CRAWLING ON HIS KNEES ALL DAY AND AT THE END OF THE SHIFT HE HAD PAIN & SWELLING IN HIS KNEES

EE WAS LIFTING A SHIELD OFF THE DOUBLE DRIVE TIRES ON A BELTHEAD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE OUT OF MUD AND HURT HIS BACK Y

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE WHEN A RIB ROLL OCCURRED STRIKING EE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. MATERIAL THAT STRUCK HIS ANKLE MEASURED 6"X6"X6"

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PALLET TRUCK WITH A FORKLIFT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM THE TRUCK, HE MISSED THE SLOTTED STEP IN THE BUMPER, CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM THE TRUCK LADDER TO THE GROUND APPROX. 4 FT. WEATHER DRY, NO WITNESSES, STEPS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO HAUL TOP SOIL. EE WAS DISMOUNTING TO GET SOME PAPER RAGS.

SLIP AND FELL WHILE WORKING ON SCREEN IN WASH PLANT.

SHUTTLE CAR RANOVER A PIECE OF COAL. A PIECE HIT MINER OPP. IN THE EYE. HE HAD LOADED HIS LAST CAR FOR THE NIGHT AND REMOVED HIS GLASSES FOR CLEANING.

EE WAS SCOOPING RUNWAYS AND GOT OUT OF HIS SCOOP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

INJURED BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE LAW FRAMING ON 3 UNIT. INJURED THEN CROSSED THE BELT THAT WAS DOWN AND TWISTED SAME KNEE. INJURED WENT TO DR ON 9-21-98.

STEPPED OFF JEEP WHILE AT SAME TIME HE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF DRINKING WATER. HIS LEFT ANKLE ROLLED OUT ON HIM WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN.

INJ & COWORKER WERE ADVANCING TUBING SLIDER INJ EE CUT HANGING CHAIN THE TUBING SWUNG AROUND STRIKING EE KNOCKING HIM DOWN TO FOOTWALL. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/21/98

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP ATRS WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.

THE INJ WAS USING A SCRAPPER TO CLEAN A CLOGGED SAND CHUTE. THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL FRACTURING HIS RIGHT SCAPULA

EE WAS LIFTING 2" HOSE WHEN BACK BEGAN HURTING.

WHILE PULLING CABLE FOR ROOF BOLTER EE SAID HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. HE THEN WORKED TOW (2) DAYS. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 9-30-98 AND DID NOT CLAIM AN ACCIDENT UNTIL 10-5-98, WHEN HE CA LLED AND SAID HE HAD BURSITIS AND WAS RECEIVING CORTIZONE SHOTS. STARTED MISSING 9-22-98.

HE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE LOADER. WHILE STEPPING OFF HE HAD PLANTED HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND AND ALSO TWISTED HIS BODY WHEN CLIMBING OFF OF LOADER.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON ROTEX FRAME (6" WIDE) AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ROTEX SCREEN OUT OF ROTEX BOX WHEN HER RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF FRAME. SHE DID NOT FALL BUT SHE DID STRAIN HER RIGHT K NEE, POSSIBLE CARTILEGE TEAR AND SHE IS ON RESTRICTIONS. SURGERY PROBABLE. (FRAME IS APPROX 20" OFF GROUND.)

EE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH ACETYLENE TORCH AND HEAT FROM TORCH BURNT EE'S FOOT

WALKING UP STEPS, PULLED A MUSCLE.

SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN STEPS IN MILL. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE DISCHARGE LINE APART ON A SAMPLE PUMP AFTER IT HAD CHOKED. THE DISCHARGE LINE DISCONNECTED AND THE SLURRY SPRAYED HIM IN THE FACE.

INJ WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE REGIONAL MINE RESCUE CONTEST, WHEREIN HE HELPED BUILD FOUR BULKHEADS IN DOING SO HE FELT PAIN IN THORACIC AREA.

DID NOT SHUT OFF AIR TANKS TIGHT IN PRESHIFT INSPECTION. HEARD AIR LEAK ON WAY TO PIT. STOPPED AND WENT TO TIGHTEN MORE, SLIPPED OFF DRIVER SIDE CATWALK. FELL APPX, 7 FT TO GROUND. LANDED ON R T SIDE.

EE LIFTED 12" WALL STONE WHEN HE SET THE STONE ONTO A PALLET. THE STONE BOUNCED OFF THE PALLET AND LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT WHICH RESULTED IN A CONTUSION & A COMPRESSIONINJURY

EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING VALVE STEM ON COAL TRUCK TIRE THAT WAS PARTIALLY IN PLACE. FORK TRUCK BLED DOWN AND SPACED BLOCK CAME OUT CATCHNG LEFT ARM BETWEEN TIRE RIM AND NUB.

WHILE OPERATING A MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING THE EE RIGHT LEG.

WHILE LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FUEL UP HIS HAULAGE TRUCK. IN THE PROCESS HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH THE HANDRAIL TO PREVENT HIS FALL HE STRAINED HIS BACK. DR TOOK EE OFF WORK AS OF 10-29-98.

ROCK FELL WHILE INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT HITTING HIM ON THUMB AND LT SHOULDER.

ROCK GUARD ON TOP OF JAW GOT CAUGHT IN FLY WHE4EL, BROKE LOOSE AND HIT TWO EES. THIS EE WAS HIT BY THE GUARD ON LEFT LEG.

THE EMLOYEE WAS CHANGING A UNIVERSAL JOINT IN A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL WENT IN HIS RIGHT THUMB. THE METAL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 9/23/98.

EE HAD STOPPED IN THE WATER TRUCK, JTAD0630, ONA 10% HAULROAD. HE WAS LETTING A LOADED TRUCK PASS. ONCE THE TRUCK HAD PASSED, HE TRAVELED ABOUT 80 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE TRUCKS POSI TION ONCE STOPPED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS ON TOPOF THE SAFETY BERM. AND THE OTHERS WERE ON THE HAULROAD. HE APPEARENTLY STEPPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE LADDER LANDING ON THE 2ND PAGE.

EE STARTED LOSING TIME 9-17-98

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN HE FELL 5' OFF AN OVERCAST INJURING HIS RIBS.

DRILL BACKED OFF HIGHWALL.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A ROLLER, THE GREASE HOSE DISLODGED FROM GREASE FITTING CAUSWING HOSE TO CATCH IN ROLLER PULLING EMPLOYEE'S HAND INTO ROLLER.

WHILE RIDING ON RAIL PLATFORM OF CAR TO POSITIONCAR FOR LOADING BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO STOP CAR CAUSING EE TO STRIKE LOWER BACK AGAINST RAIL CAR

THE EE WAS REBUILDING A BRATTICE WHEN HE STARTEDCOMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EE WAS GETTING IN SCOOP AND HIT HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS CARRYING A ROCK AND TRIPPED OVER A BOARD HE DROPPED THE ROCK AND DID THE SPLITS. HE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LEG

EE STRUCK BY DRAW ROCK WHILE CHECKING BOLTER

EE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN THE SCOOP WHEEL DROPPED OFF INOT A HOLE IN THE HAUL WAY CAUSING THE EE AND SCOOP TO GET VIOLENTLY JARRED. EE SUFFERED A DETACHED RETINA IN EYE

SHOVELING GRAVEL, FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA, WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOUND OUT HAVE A DIRECT HERNIA.

EE WAS MOVING 12" STEEL PIPE AROUND BY HAND AND SUFFERED A WRIST CONDITION

GOT LEFT FOOT HUNG IN THE MUD TRY TO PULL IT LOSE AND STRUCK KNEE AGAINST ROCK.

CLIMBING LADDER & LEFT SIDE OF NECK

EE WAS RESETTING THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWSLATE/HEAD, FELL HITTING HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING AFRACTURE.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A FEEDER HOPPER THE EE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK OR UNEVEN SURFACE AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

A CREW MEN WERE IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON A TD 25C DOZER AT THERE WERE MOVING A CHAIN SLIP CAUSING THE PAIN TO FALL 2FEET TROPY HARD TOE WERE LONG WAR HIS FOOT BETWEEN PAR AND THE GROUT.

THE ALLEDGED ACCIDENT OCCURED WHEN EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE CHANGING A TIRE ON A ROOF BOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING THE TIRE, EE SAID HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN 2 LOST WO RK DAYS.

EE AND CO WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BOLTING THE 2 LEFT CROSSCUT. HE STEPPED OUT OF THE PLATFORM AND ONTO THE DECK OF THE FLETCHER HDDR ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWE EN THE 1ST AND 2ND ROW OF BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN THE NECK AND BACK AREA. THE EE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED AT WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-16-98 AT WHICH TIME

WAS SHUTTING WINDOW ON MACHINE, WINDOW FELL ON MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG WHILE CARRYING AN ILL EE FROM THE MINE. 8 OTHER WERE ASSISTING. EE STATED HE COULD NOT RECOLLECTTWISTING OR STRIKING HIS KNEE AT THE TIME PRESEN TLY WE ARE AWAITING MEDICAL EVIDENCE TO SUBSTIANTE THE CLAIM

WHILE RUNNING BOLTER,DRILL STEEL KICKED SLUG OUT OF TOP, HITTING HIM ON LEG.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TIGHTENING A ROOF BOLT, A 3/4" ROTATION HOSE BURST. OIL FROM THE BURST HOSESTRUCK HIM IN THE PALM OF THE RIGHT HAND, RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

WHILE EE WAS DRAGGING UP MINER SLACK WITH HIS S. CAR AND A PULL ROPE HOOKED TO CABLE REEL POST, EE STOPPED S. CAT TO UNHOOK CABLE, BY REACHING OVER HIS SHOULDER WHILE STILL IN SEAT, THE S. CAR DRIFTED 7 CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN ROPE AND POST.

ROCK FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HIM ON HEAD NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON THE RELAY BAR OF THE #165 SHIELD WHEN HE ACTIVATED #164 SHIELD IT CAUGHT AGAINST THE TOP PULLING FACE LINE BACKWARDCAUSING THE RELAY BAR ON #165 TO JUMP UPWARD THI S ACTION BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE SHIELD CANOPY. NOTE: EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/21/98

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF TOP BELT STRUCTURE ALONG BELT ENTRY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON WET BOTTOM SUSTAINING A POSSIBLE SPRAIN KNEE

THIS EE WAS OPERATING A MECHANICAL SCALER WHEN AFALL OF GROUND STRUCK THE MACHINE. HE WAS THROWNAGAINST THE CANOPY AND RECEIVED HEAD INJURIES.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN THE FACE WHEN THE BOLT BROKE. THE BEARING PLATE FLEW OFF THE BOLT & STRUCK EE IN THE HEAD.

WHILE INSTALLING PARKING BRAKE, EE CLAIMED HE GOT A STIFF NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PUMP OUT OF HAULER WHEN HE FELL AGAINST A FLAT CAR HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE.

THE EE WAS STANDING ON THE SHOVEL HOUSE ROOF BY THE GANTRY. WHEN HE TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA, HIS LEFT FOOT LANDED ON THE EDGE OF A HATCH COVER CAUSING HIS LEFT FOOT TO ROLL ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE. THE HEIGHT OF THIS COVER IS ABOUT 5". DX: SPRAIN ANKLE. LOSS TIME FROM WORK

A LARGE PIECE OF STONE FELL DOWNWARDS FROM A PALLET AND CAUGHT HIS LEG.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP TO SHOVE THE ROOF BOLTER UP A HILL WHEN THE SCOOP BUCKET CAME LOOSE FROM UNDER THE ROOF BOLTER CAUSING A SPRING BOARD ACTION ON THE SCOOP. THIS ACTION THREW HIM UP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SCOOP SEAT. HE IS THE SECTION FOREMAN AND IS TRAINED AND CERTIFIED SCOOP OP.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS-AS HE WAS PUTTING ABUNDLE (5) OF ROOF BOLTS ON TRAY OF BOLTER, FELTSEVERE PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST & HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STEERING JACK ON 789 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE USING PRY BAR ON JACK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING STRAIN TO UPPER RIGHT ARM.

GOING UP LOADER STEPS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP PULLED FOOT BACK UP AND CUT LEG ON EDGE OF STEP

PUT BREAKER IN ON BELT STARTER BOX BREAKER FLASHED BURNING LEFT HAND

EE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW DOWN A RAMP WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS CARRYING VACUUM DISC SECTORS DOWN STEPS WHEN HE STARTED HURTING IN LEFT HIP AND LOWER BACK

INJ STARTED SHUTTLE CAR AND RELEASE BRAKE CAR BEGAN MOVING DOWN AN INCLINE AND EE COULD NOT GET IT TO STOP. HE TURNED CAR TOWARD THE RIB AND JUMPED FROM THE CAR. AS THE CAR GLANCED OFF THE RIB IT CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE DECK OF THE CAR AND THE MINE FLOOR

EE WAS CLEANING ALONG WALKING OF BELTLINE. A SECTION OF RIB @ 25' X 6' X 2-20" LET GO AND STRUCK EE PUSHING HIM INTO BELT STRUCTURE.

HE WAS ABOUT TO TIGHTEN THE RADIATOR CAP ON THE D-8 DOZER WHEN THE CAP BLEW OFF SPRAYING HIM WITH ANTI-FREEZE.

EE STOPPED TO MOVE A ROCK FROM THE ROAD WAY. AS HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK ROCK UP HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PUSHING MUD OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A RAKE WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE DROVE THROUGH A HOLE. THE IMPACT OF STRIKING THE HOLE JARRED THE EE INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

INJ WAS MAKING SPLICE IN MINER CABLE SLIPPED ON A ROCK & FELL LANDED ON BRATTICELIGHT HURTING HIS BACK

EE BENT DOWN TO ROLL OVER A 12" X 18" X 4" LUMP OF COAL, WEIGHING APPROX 50 LBS. UPON DOING SO, HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF 11/8" CABLE & SPRAINED HIS LEFT LEG BY PULLYING TOO HARD. HE SAW A DR. WHO INDICATED HE SHOULD REST THE LEG FOR 3 DAYS & THEN GO BACK TO WORK

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM PLATFORM ON DRILL WHILE WRENTCHING ON AN AIRHOSE. WHEN HE LANDED, HE LANDED ON THE WRENCH UNDER HIS ARM AT THE RIB CAGE.

WORKERS WERE FITTING ECONOMISER DUST WITH FIT-UP CLAMPS. CLAMP BROKE FREE AND FELL TO SCAFFOLD BELOW. CLAMP THEN BOUNCED OFF SCAFFOLD STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE WORKING IN PREP PLANT, EE WAS WALKING AROUND CLEAN COAL BELT, HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON A METAL ROD & FELL TO THE FLOR, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. AT THAT TIME, NO LOST TIME. ON 1/10/99 EE HAD DR APPT & SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED TO BE PERFORMED 1/25/99. AS OF THIS DATE, HE HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK.

REACHING FOR BAG FROM CONVEYOR BELT. GRABBED BAGFELT PULL IN BACK. PICKED UP BAG AND SET IT ON PALLET. EXPERIENCED PAIN PICKED UP NEXT BAG AND KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH HIS BACK. MATERIAL BEING LIFTED WAS 80#BAGS OF PEBBLE LIME

EMPLOYEE PULLED UP TO FUEL TANKS TO FUEL LOADER. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT ON BERM, HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD.

DRIVER WAS HAULING A LOAD OF COAL DOWN A HAUL ROAD WHEN COMING AROUND A CURVE, HE SAID THAT A CAR CAME AROUND THE CURVE ON HIS SIDE CAUSING HIM TO SWIRL HIS TRUCK TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. HE LOS T CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK. HE JUMPED OUT AND HIS TRUCK TURNED OVER AND WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING OFF LOAD AND SLIPPED AND BENT LEFT LEG BACKWARDS, HURTING LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES LOADING BULK BAGS, WHILE POSITIONING BULK BAG WITH LIFT TRUCK, HE REACHED INSIDE OF DUFFLE TOP BULK BAG TO PEEL TOP OPEN. OTHER EE RAISED THE FORKS TO T AKE THE SLACK OUT OF BAG AND DID NOT SEE INJURED REACH INSIDE TO PULL DUFFLE TOP OUT. INJURED'S FOREARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FORK AND FILL SPOUT.

LID OF TOOL BOX FELL ON HIS THUMB.

EE STATED WHILE RIDING OUT ON MANTRIP A ROOF BOLT FLEW UP & HIT HIM ON LEFT FOOT. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/25/98

EE STATED WHILE ALKING TURNED TO WALK IN ANOTHER DIRECTION STEPPED ON MATERIAL TWISTED KNEE. EE HAD KNEE SURGERY PRIOR TO EE EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9-29-98.

WAS LIFTING LOCOMOTIVE LID TO CHECK ENGINE OIL & FELT PAIN IN BACK & SHOULDER. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-4-99 DUE TO SHOULDER INJURY.

DRAGGING & CARRYING TIMBERS TOT USE TO SUPPORT THE ROOF WHEN GOT A PULLED MUSCLE IN THE BACK

EE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS AT A VENTILATION OVERCAST SO HE COULD CROSS TO THE OTHER SIDE. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND HE FELL. HE SUFFERED BRUISES TOHIS LEFT KNEE AND LOW BACK

EE WAS ROOFBOLTING HE SAID HE DRILLED A HOLE ANDPLACED A BOLT IN THE HOLE. WHILE STRAIGHTENING THE BOLT TO PLACE IN THE CHUCK, A PIECE OF TOP COAL FELL HITTING HIS WRIST.

EE WAS INSTALLING PANNING WITH SCREW GUN UNDER FAN LINE. THE HIGH VELOCITY AIR BLEW SHAVINGS ALL AROUND. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

INJURED STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE FLETCHER ROOF DRILL IN FACE #6 ENTRY ON 003-3 SECTION, A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS H AVING 3 FRACTURED VERTEBRAE, BUT WOULD NOT REQUIRE SURGERY. NONE WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT.

EE FRACTURED HIS LEFT WRIST WHEN HE FELL AFTER SLIPPING OFF A RAILCAR. THE SLIP WAS CAUSED BY MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND STANDING ON METAL PART OF RAILCAR.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HANGING CURTAIN WHEN HIS LIGHT CORD BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A CABLE HANGER JERKING HIM DOWN AND CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS ARM ON THE TAIL PIECE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK ON THE 09-16-98 THEN CONSULTED A DR ON 9-17-98 AND WASOFF THIS DAY ONLY.

EE ALLEDGES HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HANGING THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE AT BREAK #28. NOTE: EE WORKED UNTIL 9/23/98 AND THEN HE STARTED MISSING DUE TO BACK PAIN

WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE TRI-AXLE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD, HE WENT TO SHIFT THE GEARS AND HIS BACK AND HIP TWISTED THE WRONG WAY.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXTRACT A BENT 6' BOLT, THE BOLT SLIPPED BACK INTO THE CHUCK HE PUSHED THE WRONG LEVER WHICH CAUSED THE BOLT TO BEGIN ROTATING & THE BOLT STRUCK HIS RIGHT WRSIT

EE WAS SHOVELING A TAILPULLEY WHEN A 15" PIECE OF THE HAND RAIL AROUND THE JAW BROKE LOOSE. THE PIECE OF 2" X 2" X 15" HANDRAIL STRUCK THE EE ON HIS HARD HAT KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CHIPPING BUILD-UP FROM GSC 59. WHEN HE FINISHED HE RAISED HIS PROTECTIVE FACE SHIELD AND PARTICLES OF MATERIALS FELL FROM SHIELD AND/OR HARD HAT INTO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP BINS TO TURN THEM OFF AND STUMBLED,PUNCTURING LEFT LEG.

CHANGING SCREENS ON SCREEN DECK--LOOSENING A NUT ON SCREEN CLAMP & WRIST POPPED.

INJURED WAS STACKING 100 LBS SACKS ONTO PALLETS AND HURT HIS BACK.

REPLACINGT SHUTE TO CAGE MILL PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.

EE WAS CUTTING A DRILL BIT OFF OF A SUB. WHILE CUTTING HOT TOP COAT GREASE ON THE BIT ERUPTED STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT ARM CAUSING FIRST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS. THE EE WAS ONLY WEARING A SHO RT SLEEVE SHIRT AT THE TIME.

EE WAS INSPECTING 56 SILO WHEN DUST BLEW INTO EYES.

EE WAS LOADING SUPPLES ON A PALLET IN THE LEFT BREAK OF THE #2 ENTRY TWO BREAKS OUTBY THE ACTIVEPILLAR LINE WHERE THE MINER WAS TAKING THE FIRSTRIGHT HANDED LIFT AS THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME OUT OF THE #2 HEADING, IT CAUGHT AND JERKED DOWN THE MRS CABLES WHICH WERE RUNNING UP THE LEFT RIB DIRECTLY OVER THE AREA WHERE THE EE WAS WORKING.THE MRS CABLE FELL STRIKING THE EE ON LEFT SIDE

WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH AT BOTTOM OF COLUMN, EE SHUT OFF TORCH & USED HAMMER TO BOTTOM OF COLUMN. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW UP INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE DRIVING BATTERY RAM CAR HE RAN OVER HOLE IN HAUL ROAD IMPACT BROUGHT HIM OFF SEAT STRIKINGHEAD ON CANOPY AND ALSO HITTING SET WITH TAILBONEDR HAS ADVISED NO WORK UNTIL FURTHER TEST

THE EE WAS FEEDING HAYBALES INTO THE MULCHING MACHINE HE TURNED AROUND (HIS BACK TO MACHINE)RTTO REMOVE SAFETY GLASSES & WIPE HIS FACE. HE YTURNED AROUND & A PIECE OF HAY FLEW INTO HIS EYE SCRATCHING HIS CORNEA. HE RECD MED TREATMENT EYE DROPS & MEDICATION

EE WAS PACKING ROOFING SLATE. HE MEANT TO HIT THE EDGE OF THE SLATE WITH A RUBBER MALLET AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND INSTEAD.

WHILE GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL SMALL FRAGMENT ENTERED UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND STUCK IN LEFT EYE

UNEVEN WORK SURFACE, UNGROOMED, CAUSING TWISTING OF THE RT ANKLE.

EE BEGAN SHIFT AT 700 HE WAS CONDUCTING PRESHIFT EXAM OF THE DOZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHECK THE CNTI FREEZE LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

ON 9-15-98 EE WAS WALKING ALONG 1 EAST RMS. TRACK SUPPLY POINT. EE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. EE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO HIS EMPLOYER ON 9-19-98, AND BECAME DISABLED FROM W ORK EFFECTIVE ON 9-22-98.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING INJ ON BACK. ROCK WAS 36" LONG BY 36" AND 4" THICK

EE STATED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE BACK OF THE COALHAULER HOLDING ONTO THE HANDLE, HIS FOOT SLIPPEDCAUSING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO BE PUT ON HIS ARM AND SHOULDER. EE HAS A DEGENERATIVE DISEASE THROUGH THE SHOULDER

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP THIS ISAN OCCUPATION ILLNESS.

EE WAS WORKING ON CONT MINER LIFTING RUB RAIL ONTHE OPERATOR SIDE OF MINER WHEN HIS BACK STARTEDHURTING

EE STATED HE FELL WHILE EXITING THE CAB OF A DUMP TRUCK AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT BACK, HIP AND LEG.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT CONVEYOR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BERTWEEN THE ROLLER AND BELT.

EE ASSISTED WITH UNLOADING WOOD FELL OFF TRUCK AND STRUCK DRIVER TO THE GROUND. DRIVER HAS MULTIPLE LEG FRACTURES BOTH LEGS, LEFT ANKLE FRACTURESEVERE HEAD CONCUSSION MINOR SCRAPS AND BRUISES LACERATIONS TO HEAD AND LEFT FOOT

EE WENT TO THE IMPOUNDMENT TO REPAIR AN AREA LIGHT LOCATED AT THE DISCHARGE END OF THE REFUSE STACKER BELT. HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK WORKING ON THE AREA LIGHT WHEN THE STCKER BELT STRUCT URE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND FELL APPROX 25-30' TO THE SURFACE OF THE IMPOUNDMENT. THE EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE XRAYS REVEALED A FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE AND DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOULDE.R

PUTTING NOZZLE BACK ON PENATRATING OIL AND IT SQUIRTED IN HIS EYE.

WAS IN ACT OF CLEANING UNDER BELT CLAIMS FOOT SLID DOWN PILE OF DIRT APPROX 1 FT IN HEIGHT & HE LOST BALANCE & FELL, TWISTING BACK & HIP FALL CAUSED PRIOR MEDICALLY IMPLANTED ROD IN THI GH BONE TO MOVE OUT OF PLACE

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF 4" SECTION OF STEEL PIPE-FELT PAIN IN BACK.

THE EE SLIPPED IN A MUD HOLE AT THE END OF THE TRACK ON #1 SECTION AT THRE END OF THE TRACK TWISTING ANDF HYPEREXTENDING HIS KNEE. THIS BECAME AN LTA ON 9-18-98.

WHILE WELDING EE PUT DOWN THE WELDER AND NOTHER EE TRIP OVER THE WELDER CAUSING IT TO ARC. EE RUBBED HIS EYE CAUSING AND IRRITATION AND DIRT IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS HOOKING UP WATER HOSE TO THE DRILL RIG, SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. BEGAN LOSING TIME 9-16-98

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCKDUST FROM A PELLET, HE CLAIMS TO STRAINED HIS BACK. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION DUE TO IMPROPER LIFTING. COMPLIAN CE WITH RULES/REG WAS A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (BACK SUPPORT) NOT WORN, MINER ATTITUDE A FACTOR, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE - SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW.

WELDING ON SPARE BUCKET SITTING IN CHAIR FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON WELDING UNIT

USING BLOCKS TO BLOCK UP ROOF BOLTER AND MASHED FINGERS BETWEEN BLOCKS

PUSHING ROOF BOLT IN HOLE, SHELL CAUGHT EDGE OF HOLE THEN HEADER BLOCK HIT LEFT ARM.

EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK FOR DUST CONTROL. EE DROVE TRUCK INTO ASPHALT PLANT STOCKPILE YARD WETER TRUCK WAS BACKING UP RAMP TO COAL FEED BINS WHEN THE FRONT END LOADER BACKED DOWN THE RAMP A ND HIT THE TRUCK.WATER TANK WAS SHOVED 6" BACK WARDS INTO CAB OF TRUCK. WATER TANK WAS CRACKED PIPING WAS RIPPED OUT, NO DAMAGE TO LOADER FE; WAS A KAWASAKI 95 ZIVLOADER.

THE INJ WAS HOLDING A BELT SCRAPPER IN PLACE TO BE WELDED WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG OR RUST CAME OFF THE METAL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LT EYE

EE WAS WORKING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN STEEL HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION LINE BROKE. PRESSURE CAUSED OIL TO HIT RT FOREARM CAUSING ABRASION & HEMOTOMA TO IT AND SPRAYING OIL ON CLOTHING.

THE MINING MACHINE WAS BEING MOVED TO THE NEW CUT AS IT STRETCH THE CABLE, IT CAUGHT THE EE RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN CABLE & THE BOTTOM

WHILE PLACING BOLT MACHINE IN POSITION, THE FOOT JACK CAME DOWN STRIKING THE EE S KNEE.

WHILE UNLOADING ROCK DUST OUT OF SCOOP BUCKET STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DOZER, SLIPPED AND STRAINED BACK.

WHILE SCALING ROCK IN THE MINE ROOF, A PEICE OF ROCK BROKE OFF & HIT EE IN FOREHEAD

RUNNING S/C PRESSED DOWN HAND ON PEDELS HURT THE BOTTOM OF BOTH FEET.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM VAN, RIGHT FOOT HIT A HOLE, TWISTING ANKLE.

INJURED ALLEGED THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR ALONG SIDE THE LO-LO CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE AND GOT HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND THE DECK OF THE BRIDGE CO NVEYOR. INJURED WAS POSITIONED INSIDE THE DECK. HE STATED HE WAS POSITIONED LOOKING TO THE REAR WITH HIS FOOT HANGING OUT.

DOZER CAUGHT FIRE WHEN EE REPTURED 8" PIPELINE WITH A D11R DOZER. THE OPERATOR GOT OFF THE DOZER OK. WHEN THE MET(INJURED) HEARD THE DOZER WAS ON FIRE, BUT DIDN'T HEAR OPERATOR WAS OK HE RAN U P TO THE CAB TO LOOK FOR OPERATOR. HE WAS OVERCOME WITH HEAT AND SMOKE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE UP TO PUT INTO CABLE HANGER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS UPPER ARM.

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF LO BELT STRUCTURE OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET. HE EXPERIENCED LO BACK PAIN

EE WAS LIFTING A STEEL PLATE DURING REPAIRS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

OPERATOR NOTICED A LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON 037 LOADER AND PULLED INTO FUEL STATION TO CHECK LEVEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BLEED PRESSURE OFF OF RADIATOR BY LOOSENING CAP, THE PRESSURE BLEW THE CAP OFF AND SPRAYED THE OPERATORS' UPPER RIGHT SIDE BODY WITH HOT COOLANT. RECD THERMAL BURNS 1ST & 2ND DEGREE

EE SAID HE WAS HOLDING PUMP CABLE AWAY FROM RIB SO THE RIB COULD BE PULLED DOWN. WHEN RIB WAS PULLED A PIECE OF THE RIB STRUCK HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EE WAS REMOVING LOOSE COAL FROM RIB TO LAY BLOCKFOR REGULATOR. WHILE UNLOADING BLOCK FROM RAM CAR RIB ROLLED AS ANOTHER EE WAS SETTNG BLOCK]AND HURT LEFT FOOT. EE STARTED LOSING TIME 9/18/98

A SMALL ROCK FELL HITTING MAN ON TOP OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.

AFFECTED EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & WATER LINEAPPROX 7FT HIGH WHEN STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SPLITTING A LARGE PC. OF SLATE STONE WHICH WAS ELEVATED ABOUT 4' UP ON THE FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK. LARGE PC. OF STONE BROKE AND FELL OFF FORKS HITTING HIS FOOT. STONE MUST HAVE HAD A BLIND JOINT INSIDE.

EE LOWERED HIS HEAD TO LOOK UNDER THE MINER WHENHE HIT HIS MOUTH OVER THE EDGE OF THE MINER CAUSING INJURY TO HIS MOUTH

EE OFF 09-14-99 TO 09-29-98

EE WAS HANGING MONORAIL, WHILE LIFTING MONORAIL THE PRECEDING PIEE RAISED INJURING THE SHOULDER ON 9-12-98. ON 9-14-98 EE WAS SUIGN BOTH HANDS TO PULL HIMSELF FROM A SCOOP CAR WHEN HE LIFTED H IMSELF HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AGAIN. THE PREVIOUS INJURY WAS CAUSED BY THE MONORAIL RELEASING SUDDENLY, JARRING HIS SHOULDER.

EE STATED HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN AFTER CHANGING FLAT TIRE ON PLANT UTILITY TRUCK.

THE EE WAS ENTERING THE CAB WHEN HIS KNIFE SHEATH ON HIS BELT CAUGHT THE CHAIN CAUSING HIM TO MISJUDGE HIS FOOTING AND HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.

HIT BY CO-WORKER'S LUNCH COOLER, BRUISES AND CUTS TO EYE/HEAD.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A FAN CORD. AS EMPLOYEE FELL HE CAUGHT THE FAN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING ON HIM. HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TRE ATMENT ON 9-17-98. X-RAY AT THAT TIME WAS NEGATIVE, HOWEVER, FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT ON 12-10-98 DOCTOR REPORT INDICATED "STATUS POST LEFT SCAPHOID FRACTURE, NONDISPLACED".

CARRYING CONTROL PANEL FOR BREAKER, STOOD UP, AND LOWER BACK GAVE OUT.

THE INJURED FELL OVER THE CONVEYOR COVER WHICH HE WAS INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING AT THE TAIL END OF THE #3 CONVEYOR, LANDING ON A CEMENT SLAB APPROX. 6 FT BELOW CAUSING COMPOUND FRAC TURE TO HIS LEFT ELBOW AND BROKEN LEFT CHEEK BONE.

EE WAS DRIVING 4163 PU. AN EQUIPMENT SALVAGE CREW HAD BEEN DISMANTELING A 85 TON TEREX TRUCK. THESE PARTS INCLUDING SECTIONS OF THE DIFFERENTIALWERE POSITIONED ALONG THE OUTSIDE ROAD EDGE. AS EE TRAVELED TO INSPECT THE MPHM5 STOCKPILE, HE STRUCK A SECT OF THE DIFFERENTIAL. THIS CAUSED THE PU TO STOP IMMEDIATELY AS THE PART WEIGHS 2000# HE WAS TRAVELING AT THE PIT SPEED LIMIT OF

EE STEPPED ON A NAIL WHICH WENT THRU HIS FOOT.

EE WAS UNLOADING A SHUTTLE CAR TIRE OUT OF A SCOOP BUCKET. WHEN HE PUT THE TIRE UP AGAINST THE COAL RIB, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE CAME INTO THE OFFICE 9/14/98 WITH A DR SLIP STATINNG HE HAD A BACK CONDITION. NO PRIOR REPORT WAS EVER GIVEN TO HIS FOREARM OR THIS OFFICE OF ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT

INJURED EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP NEAR WHERE ANOTHER EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BUCKET TOOTH SHEAR PIN WHICH WAS FROZEN. A FRAGMENT OF THE PIN SHEARD OFF AND ENTERED CHEST CAVITY.

CHANGING BITS ON SHEAR DRUM, TOP FELL DOWN STRIKING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS UNDER DRILLRIG ADJUSTING THE REAR BRAKES WHEN A GRAIN OF SAND OR SOMETHING SIMILAR GOT PAST HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LAYED ON HIS EYELID. WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYES WITH HIS HANDS THE OBJECT SCRATCHED HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE WALKING THROUGH YARD, STEPPED ON A LARGE STONE TWISTED HIS BACK

EE STATED HE HAD INJURED HIS LEFT HSOULDER AND FOREARM DUE TO THE OPERATION OF THE CRANE.

LIFTING BELT TO INSTALL ROLLERS HURT LOWER BACK

EE BEGAN WORKING AT 0700. HE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIST. AFTER COMPLETING TASK (DUMPING HOPPER), HE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.(WHILE GETTING ON AND OFF TOW MOTOR). HE THEN WENT T O THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE FACILITY TO WORK ON THE DRY PULSE-ATR DUST COLLECTOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS, PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE. FOUR YEARS AGO EE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT INJURING SAME AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROOF BOLT PLATE FROM THE SECTION FEEDER, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

LOADING ROCK CRUSHING EQUIPMENT ONTO FLAT DECK SEMI TRAILER. UNHOOKED CHAINS FROM LOAD--STEPPED AWAY AND STUMBLE ON LOOSE CHAIN ON DECK AND FELL FROM TRAILER. LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY ON C RUSHED GRAVEL PIT FLOOR AND ROLLED TO A SITTING POSITION. BRUISED RIB CABE LEFT SIDE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE RAIL RUNNER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS. HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS X-RAYED AND EXAM INED. THE X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE WITH NO FRACTURES AND NO STITCHES.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TOSSING A TIMBER VADER 6 SELT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDERS.

EE WAS STANDING ON A 12' LADDER TO HOOK UP A WATER LINE. THE LADDER BEGIN TO MOVE CAUSING THE EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK. NBOTE THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 11-02 AT WHICH TIME HE BEGIN TO LOSE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK.

EE STATED THAT WHILE TRAMMING #13 MANTRIP THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ARC AND FLASH FIRE ON THE CONTROLLER. THE EE JUMPED FROM THE TRIP LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND RT HIP.

WELDER WAS STARTING TO GRIND SLAG OFF A LINER HE HAD CUT FOR A SHOVEL BUCKET LOCATED IN THE MINE SERVICE BUILDING WELD SHOP. HE BENT AWKWARDLY AND EXPERIENCED AN ACUTE LOW BACK STRAIN, REQUIRI NG PHYSICAL THERAPY AND LOST TIME. HE WAS USING A 7" HAND HELD GRINDER, WEIGHING 15 - 20 POUNDS.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 3440 LEVEL. AS HE REACHED TO HOOK HIS SAFETY LANYARD, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH GRIZZLEY RAILS. HE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO BOTH ANKLES AND A LACERATIO N TO HIS MOUTH WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE TIME FROM WORK.

GREASING TOP RAMS OF LOADER, TURNED TO GET OFF AND FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.

ALLEGED INCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR WHILE THIS EE WAS LIFTING 3" WATER LINE ON THE TROLLEY'S ON LONGWALL MONORAIL. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT HIS WRIST. CAUSE OF THIS INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION AND NOT GET TING HELP. MINER ATTITUDE A FACTOR, COMPLIANCE WITH RULES/REGS NOT A FACTOR, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (WRIST SUPPORT) NOT WORN, MINING EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS A FACTOR.

EE WAS ON LADDER. THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FORM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL HURTING HIS LOWER BACK

MAKING BELT SPLICE ON GRASSY CREEK #1 BELT, INJURED REACHED FOR KNOCKER AND ANOTHER EE STRUCK KNOCKER WITH HAMMER. STRIKING EE'S RT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS RELOCATING SECTIONS OF YELLOW MINE PIPE (3" DIAMETER). EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FOUR SECTIONS AT A TIME. EE STRAINED LEFT HIP SOCKET.