Mining Incidents in October 1998

THE #2 STONE BIN WITH APPROX. 600 TONS OF CRUSHED STONE FAILED ALLOWING THE CONE SECTION TO FALL THROUGH THE PREP LAB BUILDING. THE QUALITY CONTROL MGR WAS IN THE BUILDING AND WAS CRUSHED BY C OLLAPSING STRUCTURE AND MATERIAL.

EMPLOYEE (MINER OPERATOR) WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER ON THE 002-0 SECTION IN #4 ENTRY ON RETREAT MINING WHEN 3 ROOF BOLTS AND STRAPS BROKE RELEASING A PIECE OF ROCK APPROX 7' X 11' X 8" THICK THAT FELL ON EMPLOYEE WITHOUT WARNING. THE ROCK WAS STRAPPED AND BOLTED WITH 48" FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HIGHWALL DRILL, WHEN MATERIAL FELL FROM HIGHWALL STRIKING CAB OF DRILL, FATALLY INJURING EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS LIFTING A COME-ALONG INTO POSITION. THE PIN SLIPPED AND HE REACHED TO REPLACE IT AND FELT A STRAIN IN ABDOMINAL REGION. SLIGHT PAIN PERSISTED AND AN EXAM WAS DEEMED NECESSARY. IT WAS NO T DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIATION AT FIRTS, HOWEVER, A DEFINATE HERNIA WAS CONFIRMED ON 12/15/98, WHICH REQUIRED REPAIR. THUS, THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED.

UNCOUPLED SHIELD CAR, ROLLED ON FOOT

ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A DUST COLLECTION HOSE. HE LOOSENED THE HOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WITH HIS RIGHT HAND LAYING ON THE DRILL PORT. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND AND INDEX FINGER. ROCK MEASURE APPROX20" X 24" X 3".

EE WAS LIFTING AN ELECRIC WATER PUMP POWER CABLEIN FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN-LEFT SIDE

LIFTING SHAKER SCREEN

WORKER CLEANING GREASE FROM DRILL CHUCK HEAD, REACHED IN W/ LONG FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, DRILLER NOT SEEING HIS HAND OPENED THE CHUCK CRUSHING THE FINGERS BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE. 1ST JOINT. WOKE R DID NOT LET DRILLER KNOW HE WAS PUTTING HIS FINGER INTO THE PINCH POINT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ON END OF A 10"X10"X12' CAP/TIMBER, WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA. THIS RESULTED IN A HERNIA. EE DID NOT GO TOTHE DR UNTIL 10-30-98.

EE SAID THAT HE HEARD THE RIB CRACK. HE PUT HIS HAND DOWN TO SHOVE HIMSELF AWAY. THE TOP OF THE RIB WHICH HAD ROCK ON IT FELL HITTING HIM ON THGE RIGHT HAND, HITTING LITTLE FINGER AND RING FIN GE. LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT OFF BETWEEN BACK OF NAIL AND FIRT KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP, PUT HIS HAND UP TO STRAIGHTEN PLATE, PUT BOLT UP AND CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER PLATE SMASHING FINGER. *CUT OFF TIP OF FINGER, LOST TIME ACCIDENT*

WHILE RELEASING A CARRYING IDLER, EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANGING BRACKET AND LOCK POST CAUSING THE TIP OF HIS RT INDEX FINGER TO BE SEVERED.

EE WAS CARRYING A SKID PLATE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DIESEL SERVICE AREA LIFT RACK AND WAS PLACING IT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE RACK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.

CABLE SKIDDER WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT MEIRED DOWN TRACTOR. CABLE WAS STUCK SO EE TRIED TO PULL CABLE OFF OF DRUM. CABLE ON DRUM WAS BACK LASHED AND SUCKED EE'S HAND BETWEEN FRAME AND ROL LER ON BACK OF MACHINE. HAND BECAME PINCHED.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP ROOF BOLTER INSTALLING THE GLUE AND BOLTS INTO A HOLE THAT WAS ALREADY DRILLED WHEN A PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL OUT SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN WATER LINE.HE WAS STANDING ON A 10FT HIGH PILE OF LARGE ROCKS THE ROCK BEGAN SLIDING & EE FELL ABOUT 10 FT TEARING OFF A PINKY FINGER, AND BREAKING A WRIST & BRUISING HIS HIP

WHILE LOADING A 15 HOLE PRODUCTION SHOT IN THE WEST QUARRY AN UNPLANNED DENTENATION OF EXPLOSIVES OCCURED INT HE 2ND HOLE. AN INVESTIGATION IS STILL BEING CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE CAUSE

EE WAS LIFTING AND HANDLING 50 LB AND 25 LB BAGS OF PRODUCT. EE REPORTED SORENESS ON HIS RIGHT ABDOMINAL SIDE AND ON HIS TESTICLES.

LOCATION QUARRY IMPACTOR. WE HAD LOWER BREAKER BAR JACKED OUT WITH A HYDRAULIC RAM SO WE COULD REMOVE SHIM PLATES. EE WAS REACHING IN TO REMOVE SHIM WITH HIS FINGERS WHEN RAM JUMPED OUT ALLOWI NG BREAKER BAR TO FALL BACK AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN SHIM PLATES.

EE WAS WORKING ON BOLTER WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT ON A BOLT, RESULTING IN THE TIP OF THE FINGER BEING CUT OFF.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A SET OF DRIVE ROLLERS ONTO A FLAT CAR TO BRING OUTSIDE THE ROLLERS WERE BLOCKED UP AND A SCOOP WAS TO BE USED TO LOAD THE RDRIVE ROLLERS. THE ROLLERS SLIPPED OFF THE BLOCK S CATCHING THE TIP OF THE INDEX FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND MASHING A PORTION OF THE FINGER

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING ON 2 SOUTH LONGWALL. HE WENT TO TURN WATER VALVE ON SHEARER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND CAUGHT HIS RT HAND.

EE WAS BAGGING LIME AND A BAG SLIPPED AND HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE CATCHING THE BAG, CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE BACK.

THE MAN WAS REPEATEDLY BENDING ROF BOLTS TO INSTALL IN LOW ROOF. THE MAN CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 8-19-99 WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDINITIS. FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTED DUTY 8-19-99.

IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING FOR AN OIL LEAK ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE MINER BOLTER LIFTED THE COVER PLATE FOR THE HOSE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE COVER PLATE WAS UPRIGHT HE LOST CONTROL AND THE C OVER PLATE WENT OVER COMPLETELY(IT WAS HINGED) AND CAUGHT THE FOREMAN'S FINGER BETWEEN THE COVER PLATE AND THE FRAME OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.

EE WAS PINNING IN #1 FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HIP

WHILE WORKING UNDER FINE ORE CHUTE INSTALLING A LINER IN THE FLETCHER MILL, EE WAS WORKING OFF A PLATFORM AND THE BOARD ON THE PLATFORM SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACKWARDS ON HIS RT WRIST . PAIN CONTINUED AND SURGERY ON WRIST WAS PERFORMED ON 8-5-99, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 8-5-99.

EE HAD A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE SHOVEL IN A 18" DIA. DRAIN PIPE ABOUT 5 FT. WHEN THE HOSE CAME BACK OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. SORE ADN BLOOD SHOT EYE.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS BENDING OVER WHILE USING A HUCK GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A-1 SMALL CLEAN COAL SCREEN AND WHEN HE REMOVED THE GUN FROM THE HUCK BOLT THE WEIGHT OF THE HUCK GUN PULLED HIM D OWN AND HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS JOB-SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN AN OIL SPOT, STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A TRAUMA.

EE STATED THAT WHILE REACHING FOR A TROLLEY POLE THAT HAD COME OFF THE TROLLEY WIRE HE BENT THE THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND BACK.

EE STATED HE WAS MOVING 10-9 CONDUCTOR CABLE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LEFT HIP.

HE WAS ATTENDING ANNUAL RE-FRESHER COURSE AND PSASSED OUT.

BROKEN THUMB JAMMED WHILE USING PRY BAR TO MOVE ROCKS

9C CENTER BOLTER INSTALLING 16'CABLE BOLTS.AFTERTHE HOLE WAS DRILLED HE WAS REMOVING AUGERS. HE REMOVED BOTTOM AUGER & THE OTHER 3 FELL OUT & STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND FRACTURE TO LEFT INDEX FINGER LOST DAYS BEGAN 11/298

BELT MAN WAS SHOVELING BELT. HE WAS SHOVELING TOWARD A RUNNING BELT NOT IN SAME DIRECTION BELT WAS TRAVELING.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A FINAL DRIVE IN A D11N DOZER. AS THE BOOM TRUCK SWUNG THE FINAL DRIVE INTO POSITION EE STEPPED BACKWARD TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE BACK OF HIS NECK STRUCK THE FENDER OF THE DOZER. EE WORKED THROUGH 11-3-98. HIS FIRST DAY OFF WAS 11-4-98.

EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE AND HAD IT ABOUT 6' HIGH WHEN A CONCRETE BLOCK FELL OFF THE TOP AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WOKE UP ONE MORNING FOLLOWINGHIS EVENING SHIFT WITH A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED FOR A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER LUMBAR. HE DOESN'T RECALL WHEN OR WHERE THE STRAIN MAY HAVE OCCURRED. HE IS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC.INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY TO EMPLOYER. POSSIBLE RETURN TO FULL DUTY WITHIN 7 DAYS.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN CLOSING CABLE TRAY DOORS ON STAGE LOADER WHILE CLOSING DOOR HIS LEFT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME OF THE STAGE LOADER. NOTE: THE EE WAS TREATED ON 10-30 AND WAS REFERRED TO A SPECIALIST WHO WAS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL 11-02, AND THE EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 11-03.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB OF THE #371 992C FRONT-END LOADER AND ONTO THE WALKWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT HIP. THE WALKWAY WAS WET. EE WAS EXITING LOADER AFTER HE PARKED IT AS HE WAS GOING TO OPERATE ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS LOCKING UP FOR THE WEEKEND SHUTDOWN. HE WAS CLOSING THE OVERHEAD DOOR IN THE COMPRESSOR BLDG. HE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND & STARTEDPULLING THE DOOR DOWN & THE DOOR CAUGHT ON SOMET HING. THE DOOR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT DID HANG UP FOR A MOMENT. INJURY TO THE SHOULDER WAS DIAGNOSED ON 1/15/99, TREATMENT TO DATEHAS CONSISTED OF A CORTISONE INJECTION FOR INFLA

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE WAS DRILLING, DRILL BOUNCED OFF STEEL & HIT HAND MASHING LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL & STEEL.

EE WAS OPERATING DRILL STATION OF TRUSS BOLTER MACHINE IN MAIN E (024-0) SECTION. HE ACTIVATED DRILL CHUCK LEVER TO OPERATE DRILL STEEL JAWS, INSTEAD OF LEVER TO LOWER DRILL HEAD AND HIS RT HA ND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRILL CHUCK JAWS. EE RETURNED TO WORK 11-2-98 REGULAR DUTY. FIRST OFF 11-3-98.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW PROPER LIFTING PROCEDURES CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS USING TORCH TO CUT A BOLT OFF OF A BELT BUGGY WHEEL WHEN THE TIRE ON THE WHEEL EXPLODED EE WAS STRUCK BY DEBRIS (BRUISED) ON RIGHT LEG & SUBJECTED TO LOUD NOISE. EE MISSED ONLY PART OF HIS WORK SHIFT EXCEPT FOR FOLLOWUP EXAM AT CLINC THE FOLLOWING MONDAY

EE WAS STRUCK IN BACK BY FALLING COAL RIB. THE EE WAS PUSHED AGAINST SIDE OF CM MACHINE CAUSING BRUISED THIGHS, CONTUSIONS AND LACERATION TO FACE 4 STITCHES IN BOTTOM LIP.

EE WAS CHANGING A SEGMENT OF A BUCKET. HE HAD TO KNOCK IT OFF WITH HAMMER WHEN HE HIT IT, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE

EE WAS IN A TIGHT PLACE TRYING TO MOVE A 150 HP BELT MOTOR. WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK RESULTING PAIN IN RT. LEG.

HE WAS UNLOADING CHAINS & COMEALONG FROM 1 TRUCKTO ANOTHER. HE PULLED ON A CHAIN & COMEALONG WASHOOKED AND IT FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT

EE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HIS EYE STARTED HURTING. HE WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY & THEY REMOVED 2 PIECRES OF STEEL FROM THE EYE. EE DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE. EE'S WIFE CALLED SUNDAY, AND NOTIFIED ME OF THE ACCIDENT. WIFE CALLED AGAIN MONDAY & TOLD ME HE WOULD BE OFF SEVERAL DAYS.

EE WAS INSTALLING A 4 FOOT ROOF BOLT - 4R ENTRY-HE WAS TRYING TO HOLD IT ON THE EDGE OF THE HEAD SO HE COULD PUSH IT UP INTO THE ROOF, WHEN THE BOLT SPRANG AND THE PLATE CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

RAISING MOTOR @ PLANT II FEEDER W/ COME-A-LONG WHEN EYE ON COME-A-LONG BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HEAD.

HE SAID HE WAS HANGING CABLE ON MINER. WHEN HE GOT HIS FOOT UNDER MINER DECK. RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE BUILDING A CRIB A CRIB BLOCK FELL STRICKIGN HIM ON THE FOOT.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS LIFTING METAL TO BUILD A PLATFORM ON GRADER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMINAL AREA.

EE STATED:AFTER PULLING CONT MINER CABLE OVER OUT OF HAULAGE TRAVELWAY, FELT PAIN TO RIGHT KNEE,PAIN WORSENED OVER THE WEEKEND.STARTED MISSING WORK DAYS 11/2/98 BECAME REPORTABLE 11/2/98

FELL AND FRACTURED ARM WHILE ROOF BOLTING.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM AROUND DRILL HOLE. HE HAD A BAD PAIN IN THE BACK HE WAS DRILLING ON THE DANIEL HOFFMAN PROPERTY AT HUNTINGBURG, IN. IN DUBOIS COUNTY.

EE REPORTEDLY WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT FOR A BELT SPLICE.

EE STATES HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK WHILE LOADING BELT HARDWARE. EE STATES AS HE TWISTED WITH THE 5" CHANNEL, 10' IN LENGTH, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK..

WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR UNDERGROUND, EE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAULWAY CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO GET LEG JACK OUT OF AFC WHEN HEROLLED THE JACK OVER ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS CROSSING OVER LOW FRAMING ON #3 UNIT ON IDLE REPAIR SHIFT, WHEN HE FELL BETWEEN THE BELT AND LOW FRAMING TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. INJURED CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 1-21-99 I NJURED INFORMED US THAT HE WAS GOING TO HAVE SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. IT DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1-21-99.

EE WAS WALKING AS PINNER WAS PULLING UP CABLE. HIS LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT IN LOOP OF CABLE JERKINGHIM TO THE GROUND. COMPANY IS STILL ON GOING INVESTIGATION DUE TOT HE FACT IT WAS AN INJURY WHICH MEDICAL TREAMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PER ROMED ON

EE WAS SHOVELING A PILE OF BUILDUP UNDER THE SURGE BIN TAIL PULLEY, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN WALKING ALONG THE TRAIN TRACK NEAR 14 GM.

BENT OVER A BOX AND LIFTING A VALVE, AND HURT MY STOMACH.

EE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK LIMB HANGING. THE LIMB BROKE & EE LOST HIS BALANCE, SLIPPED & FELL OFF DOZER.

SLIPPED WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK BED.

RUBBER BUMPER CAUGH FIRE. REACHING FOR EXTINGUISHER, CONTACTED HIS ARM.

WHILE LIFTING SCOOP CANOPY, FELT PAIN IN BACK

REPLACING HANDLE ON TRAILER DOLLEY. WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT HAND TO HIT DOLLY.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE LEFT (OPERATOR'S) SIDE OF ROOF BOLT MACHINE. AS HE WAS DRILLING THE ROOF HE WAS WATCHING THE ROOF AROUND HIS DRILL STEEL WHEN THE VIBRATION OF THE STEEL DISLODGED A ROCK FROM THE ROOF. THE THE INJURED WAS THIS STARTING TO FALL HE JUMPED BACK FROM THE DRILL HEAD. THE ROCK STRUCK THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE LOWER BACK RESULTING IN A BRUISE.

EE STACKS 50 LB BAGS EVERY DAY ALONG WITH FILLING 2,000 LB SACKS WITH PRODUCT. HE SAID HE FELT HIS WRIST POP AND SAID IT WAS SORE. SUPERVISOR SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR THAT DAY. DOCTOR SAID IT WA S TENDINITIS.

EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET ON 992SLOADER. EE WAS INSPECTING THE MAHCINE FOR REPAIRS WHILE CLIMBING ACROSS THE MAHCINE HE BUMPED HIS HEAD. HE STATED THAT HE WAS HAVING PAINS IN HI S HEAD & NECK AREA FROM THE INCIDENT

EE WAS WALKING ALONG A TRACK HAULAGE. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING BACK TO THE SOUTH PIT INAR35 EUCLID. HE WAS APROACHING A NARROW PASSAGE AT A COLVERT DITCH WHICH IS GUARDED BY 2.5' X 6'CEMENT BLOCKS LINED ON EACH EDGE. EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE BLOCKS WITH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE INSTANTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS PULLED TOWARD THE RIGHT, SPRAINING EMPLOYYESLEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A PIECE OF LUMBER TO RAISE A PIECE OF STONE IN ORDER TO GET LIFTING BELTS UNDER THE STONE IN ORDER TO LIFT STONE WITH A HOIST. WHILE PULLING DOWN ON LUMBER, HE APPARENTLY SET HIS RIGHT FOOT ON A SMALL OBJECT WHICH CAUSED HIS ANKLE T TWIST AND HIS WEIGHT AND PULLING DOWN MOTION BROKE HIS LEG AT THE ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE JAW USING A REBAR HOOK, WHEN THE REBAR HOOK CMAE LOOSE FROM THE ROCK AND HE FELL BACK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE SUFFERED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EE CHECKING ROLLERS ON BELT WAS CAUGHT IN BELT INJURING HAND & WRIST.

FEEDERSHACK STAND FELL OFF OF CRUSHER UNIT, PINNING EE INSIDE THE CABIN. HE HAD A BROKEN RIB, CUTS, BRUISES & PULLED MUSCLES & LIGAMENTS.

WHILE INSTALLING TRANSMISSION IN D8N, EE PULLED/INJURED LOWER BACK.

WHILE SPLITING A BLOCK WITH WEDGES IT OPENED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL. THE END OF THE WEDGE PUNCTURED HIS LEG.

OPERATOR WAS HAULING FINE MATERIAL TO STOCKPILE WITH R-35 EUCLID. HE BACKED UP ON STOCKPILE TO DUMP. HE SET HIS BREAKS BUT BEFORE HE STATED RAISING HIS BED THE EDGE OF THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY. THIS ALLOWED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HUNG ON THE CREST OF THE PILE. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM

STEPPING DOWN FROM A PUSH ARM ON A D10R, SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS DUMPING A SHUTTLE CAR LOAD INTO FEEDER WHEN HE STARTED TO TURN AROUND IN HIS SEAT HE SAID HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING HIS HEEL WHILE PERFORMING HIS DAILY DUTIES.

ON THE 2NORTH SECTION IN THE #6 ENTRY AT #14 BLOCK THE EE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ROCK OR COAL THAT WAS HIDDEN BY MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SRAIN. HE ALSO HAD SOME P AIN UP HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AND INSPECTING YARD AND FELL IN A HOLE. EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE PULLED A LEG MUSCLE. DR REPORT STATES BACK STRAIN.

HOISTMAN STRAINED ARM WHILE BARRING HANGUP EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT INITALLY REPORTABLE DUE TO THERAPY NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORKDAYS

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO ALIGN A CUTTINGEDGE OF A LOADER BUCKET WHEN A SMALL STEEL FRAGMENT CAME OFF THE CUTTING EDGE & LODGED IN HIS LEFT JAW. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REMOVE THIS FRAGM ENT

GREASING MACHINERY, SLIPPED AND FELL ON SIDE OF RIBS.

INJ WAS WALKING WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE JUST GAVE OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO PASSENGER SIDE OF COAQL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 42" TO THE GROUND, INJURING RT. SHOULDER AND RT. HIP.

DRIVING WAS DRIVING TOO FAST OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS OFFICE, TRIPPED ON LEG OF CHAIR, FALLING FORWARD ON FACE BREAKING HER NOSE AND CHIPPING LEFT ELBOW.

WET HAUL ROAD WHICH HAD JUST BEEN WATERED FOR DUST CONTROL, EXCESSIVE SPEED BY OPERATOR WHO WAS AWARE OF THE CONDITION, OVER REACHED BY THE OPERATOR (PERHAPS DUE TO LIMITED EXPERIENCE).

INJURED WAS EXITING VAN USED FOR TRANSPORTING SAMPLES WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE. THE HOLE HAD BEEN LEFT WHEN A POST WAS REMOVED. AND WAS ABOUT ONE FOOT DIAMETER, AND TWO FOOT DEEP. HE WENT T O THE DR THE FOLLOWING DAY. RECEIVED AN MRI ON 11-10-98, AND DEEMED UNABLE TO WORK ON 11-13-98.

EE WAS ON A CONVEYOR GREASING SYSTEM AND WAS PULLING GREASE LINE UP ON CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE OPERATED FOR APPROX 3 HOURS THEN COMPLAINED OF A SORE BACK AND SORE KNEES. THE SHOVEL WAS SHUT DOWN UNTIL MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING REVIEWED WITH EE. EE WENT BACK TO WORK AND APPROX 45 MINU TES LATER REQUIRED FIRST AID. DX: BACK STRAIN. LOST TIME STARTING ON 10-29-98. WORKED FOR 2 HOURS ON 11-3-98.

WHILE DRAGGING A STATION JACK THROUGH THE MUD HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE

EE WAS PULLING LINE CURTAIN AND SPRAINED HIS BACK. EE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY OCT 29, 1998.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD & NECK.

EE WAS CRAWLING ON BOTTOM IN SOUTH MAINS ROOMS. EE REPORTS THAT HIS LEFT FOOT STUCK IN THE MUD AND HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HIS EMPLOYER UNTIL 11-2-98. EE STARTED MISS ING WORK ON 11-2-98 AS WELL.

EE NOT SURE HOW OBJECT GOT INTO EYE. POSSIBLY AFTER CUTTING METAL WITH A CUTOFF SAW. HE TOOK OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND RUBBED HIS EYES WITH DIRTY HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM A CHOCKED UP GRIZZLY DISCHARGE ONTO A BELT. HE TWISTED FROM A SITTING POSITION AND INFLAMMED HIS RIGHT SCIATIC NERVE. PHYSICAL THERAPY RESOLVED THE INFLAMMATIO N, BUT EMPLOYEE MISSED THIRTY-SIX DAYS OF WORK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 11/09/98. WE QUESTIONED THE VALIDITY OF THIS INCIDENT.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK WEIGHING APT 30 LB STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG AND FOOT. HE WAS TREAT AT THE HOSPITAL FOR A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEG, FOOT AND ANKLE.

WHILE PULLING PINNER CABLE A ROCK FELL FROM THE CORNER STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK & NECK.

SLIPPED CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO GET INTO LOADER.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM CAB OF POWDER TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND, AND WE THOUGHT HE HAD SPRAINED HIS ANKLE, BUT HE WENT TO THE DR THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS BROKE. HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE DR THE EVENING THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

EE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF HARD BAR ON DOZER. HE TURNED TO COME FROM UNDER THE DOZER AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE CORNER OF A CRIB BLOCK.

ON 7-NORTH TRACK, EE WAS IN PROCESS OF UNLOADING MESH SCREEN ROLL FROM A MINE SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN. CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 12/21/98 AT WHICH TIME HE HAD SURGICAL REPA IR OF A HERNIA. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 12/21/98.

EE WAS REPAIRING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN A RIB ROLL FELL AND STRUCK EE ON HIS BACK, RESULTING IN BRUISED RIBS.

EE WAS DRAGGING A TRAIL CABLE DURING MOVEMENT OF DRAGLINE AND STEPPED ONTO LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING BODY TO TWIST, RESULTING IN STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

AT 10-S CONVEYOR BELT PONY DRIVE AREA, EE WAS KNEELING ON 1 KNEE AND IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING THAT WAS BEING TRIMMED FOR A BELT SCRAPPER. WHILE CUTTING, THE RAZOR KNIFE SLI PPED AND CUT ACROSS THE BELT AND INTO HIS UPPER RT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO THE MOTOR ON THE KOMATSU LOADER. HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF OF THE LOADER CARRYING A ROCKER BOX. HE STEPPED OFF OF THE FRAME OF THE LOADER AND ONTO THE STEP. HE CAUG HT HIS FOOT IN THE HOLE OF THE STEP AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EMPLOYEE RE-INJURED KNEE ON 2-17-99 WHEN HE SLIPPED UNDER MUDDY CONDITIONS. SURGERY WAS NECESSARY TO REPAIR THE KNEE AFTER OTHER MEDI

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM BULK TRUCK MY FOOT MISSED THE LAST STEP, FELL AND TWISTED MY ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE MAKING UNDILUTED GAS CHECKS ON THE WAGNER DIESEL SCOOP, THE HINGED LID OVER THE ENGINE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM, JUST BELOW THE ELBOW. DUE TO MEDICATION EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING (BLOOD THINNER), HIS ARM SWELLED THE NEXTDAY. THIS IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. COMPANY MAY REQUEST A CHANGE IN THE REPORT LATER ON.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM DRILL, LOST FOOTING

EE WAS UNLOADING A TOOL BOX FROM A MAC8 TRANSPORT BUT THE TOOL BOX WAS FOULED. HE JERKED ON THE BOX TO GET IT FREE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG

EE WAS INSTALLING CANTONARY BELT STRUCTURE. DURING THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE BELT RAILS THAT HOLD THE BELT STRUCTURE, A BELT RAIL FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WEDGE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CRUSHER IN THE PROCESS EMPLOYEE'S BACK GAVE OUT ON HIM.

EE STATED WHILE FILLING WATER SCRUBBER TANK HOSE CAME OUT OF SCRUBBER UNIT AND HIT EE ON LEFT ELBOW.

7C LONGWALL SECTION. WHILE OPERATING THE SHEAR AND WALKING TOWARDS THE HEADGATE HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS HANGING CABLE AND HAD TO LIFT CABLES ABOVE HEAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK, LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A TRACK DRILL. THE AREA HE WAS DRILLING HAD DIRT AND THE MACHINE GOT STUCK. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL THE MACHINE OUT BY HIMSELF AND THE TRACK DRILL WENT DEEPER INTO THE MU D AND OVERTURNED.

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF 1/4" X 4" X 42" STEEL BAR, APPROX 11.9 LBS., HE BENT OVER TO PLACE ON FLOOR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BACKING ON WASTE PIT. BANK BROKE AWAY FLIPPING TRUCK UPSIDE DOWN.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF HIS COAL HAULER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ENTRANCE EDGE. AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HE FELT SOMETHING PULL OR TEAR IN HIS RT SHOULDER. HE HAS A BURNING SENSATION IN T HE BACK OF HIS SHOULDER AND PART WAY DOWN HIS BACK ON THE RT SIDE. HE STATED THAT IT IS PAINFUL TO RAISE HIS RT ARM ABOUT HEAD HIGH. ON 11-?-98 EE SAID HIS SHOULDER FELT BETTER, BUT HIS RT AR

WORKING WITH A CUTTING TORCH. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HANDED HIM A LIT TORCH AND IT FELL ON HIS ARM. SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS ARM.

EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN IT JOLTED FORWARD. HE JOLTED BACK AND THE SENT DID NOT CATCH. CAUSED PAIN IN NECK AND BASE OF SKULL.

EMPLOYEEWAS MOVING BLOW BARS CLOSER TO THE ASPHALT RECYCLING PLANT CRUSHER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LWOER BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE OPENED DOOR OF GENERATOR AND KNOCKED OVER A ACETLYNE BOTTLE WHICH FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS DISCONNECTING 7B'S SCREEN UNDERSIZE PUMP MOTOR PART OF THE PROCESS OF GAINING ACCESS TO THE MOTOR LEADS INVOLVES STANDING ON A STEP STOOLAND REMOVING A METAL HOUSING ATTACHED TO THE MOT OR. THIS CAST METAL HOUSING WEIGHS APPROX 15# ITSLIPPED OUT OF EE'S HAND EE WAS ON A 2 STEP STOOL AT THE TIME & TRIED TO CATCH THE COVER PRIOR TO IT HITTING HIM IN HIS LOWER EXTREMTIES SAW DR

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CRUSHER PARTS AND STUMBLED,AGGRAVATING AN EXISTING CONDITION.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE ATRS CONTROLS (OF THE BOLTER) WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF SLATE FELL (BETWEEN THE BOLTS) STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER.

DRIVING D-I DOZE,R HIT A BIG ROCK, JERKED DOZEN AROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO INJURE NECK AND UPPER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON MACHINE. HE SLIPPPED & FELL HURTING RIGHT SHOULDER. WE WERE NOTIFIED 11/11/98 THAT THIS WAS A NEW INJURY AND NOT ON OLD SHOULDER INJURY

ROCK FELL FROM TOP STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND JAMMING NECK.

EE WAS CARRYING HIS TOOL BOX IN THE #5 ENTRY (FACE AREA) WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWERBACK. THE SECTION IS APPROX 46"H. HE WAS BENT OVER CARRYING HIS BOX IN FRONT OF HIM

EE WAS HELPING WORK ON MINER CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING ON LEFT SHOULDER.

ROCK FELL ON SHOULDER. CONTUSIONS-ANTICIPATE 2 DAYS OFF-ROOF BOLTING.

EE WAS CRAWLING OVER A PILE OF ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE COMPANY IS STILL ON GOING AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACCIDENT

EE WAS LIFTING ON A HEAVY PUMP IMPELLER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMIN. EE HAS NOT LOST ANY WORK TIME DUE TO THIS INJURY.

WHILE WORKING ON SHIELDS, EE WENT TO REMOVE A CHAIN FROM SCOOP BUCKET WHICH WAS HOOKED TO EXTENSION ARM. THE SCOOP OPERATOR MOVED BEFORE THE MEN WERE IN THE CLEAR AND THE END OF THE SCOOP BUCK ET CAUGHT ONE END OF THE EXTENSION ARM CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EE S FOOT.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OFF HIS MACHINE, THE EE KNEE GAVE OUT WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND - GROUND WAS NOT LEVEL.

EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF ROCK DUST OFF OF SCOOP AND SPRAINED HIS BACK. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO FOREMAN OR MINE PERSONNEL UNTIL 10/28/98.

SHOVELING DRILL CUTTINGS BACK INTO BLAST HOLE.

OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO GLOOR; DURING WORK PROCESS EE SLIPPED IN OIL & FELL ONTO HIS BACK PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

ON 11/16/98 APPROX 9AM EE REPORTED TO QUARRY MASTER HE HURT HIS BACK 3 WEEKS AGO. HE SAID WHILE DRIVING TRUCK WHEN THE LOADER DUMPED ROCK INTO THE BODY OF HIS TRUCK IT JARRED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT IT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. UPON TALKING TO EE HE SAID THAT IT REALLY DID NOT HURT UNTIL THE MORNING OF 11/16/98

AS INDIVIDUAL WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STEEL LADDER,HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10-28-98.

EE TWISTED ANKLE ON WALKWAY OUT OF THE SCREENING TOWER.

EE WAS OPERATING BOOM TRUCK. INJ EE WAS STANDINGWHERE HE COULD WATCH CABLE AS OTHER EE RETRACTEDBOOM & CABLE. INJ EE HAD HIS FINGERS IN A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE BOOM HOLDING ON. WHEN BOOM WAS RETRACTED TO THAT POINT IT SMASHED EE'S FINGERS.

EE WAS SCALING WALL WITH 330 EXCAVATOR IN PIT AREA WHEN A TREE STUMP WITH SEVERAL ROOF CAME OFF OF WALL HITING BOTTOM WINDSHIELD AND HITING HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

GETTING GAS IN A 5 GAL PLASTIC JUG. FINISHED, SHUT THINGS OFF. HE THREW HIS CIGARETTE, THE WIND BLEW IT BACK BY HIM. HE CAUGHT ON FIR, BURNING BACK SIDE OF RIGHT LEG.

VICTOM WAS FOUND KNEELING BETWEEN TWO CEMENT RAIL CARS. HE WAS INCOHERENT AND WE COULD NOT ANY INFORMATION FROM HIM AT THE TIME. THERE WAS NO WITNESS. EE WAS LOADING RAIL CARS WITH BULK CEMENT .

PUNCHING HOLES IN SKIRTING, WITH HAMMER AND SMASHED LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

EE WAS PULLING CONVEYOR IN WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT IN A RUT, JERKING OUT & ROLLING OVER EE'S LEFT FOOT & ANKLE

EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE REPLACING A HOSE ON D10 DOZER.

STANDING ON A WAGNER SCOOP INSTALLING TOP ROLLERS. SLIPPED AND FELL OFF.

AT 4-C TRACK SPUR, EE STOOD UP TO GET OUT OF HIS TRACK JEEP WHEN HE JAMMED HIS HEAD UP INTO A ROOF SUPPORT (TRUSS BOLT CARRIER SOPPORT) RESULTING IN PAIN IN HIS NECK MUSCLES (SPRAIN OR STRAIN)

A PIECE OF ROOF BOLT STEEL FELL OUT OF TOP STRIKING HIM ON THE LITTLE TOE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS MOVING A SHUTTLE CAR SNUB WHEN ANOTHER CAR CAUGHT HIS CABLE AND PULLED IT AGAINST HIS LEGPINNING HIS LEFT FOOT TO THE KITCHEN.

CHECKING AREA FOR SAFETY TO PREPAIR TO WORK TURNED ON RIGHT LEG AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE, WORK THE REST OF THE DAY WENT HOME KNEE SWELLED WENT TO DR. OFF 1 DAY CAME BACK WITH DR RELEASE. THE ARE A HAD MUD AND WATER, UNEVEN BOTTOM.

THE INJ WAS PULLING ON A BENT ROOF BOLT TO STRAIGHTEN IT. THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE MINE FLOOR

EE DID NOT KNOW THE LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING WAS OF THE SPRING TENSIONED FOLD AWAY TYPE. HE REACHED THE 2ND RUNG AND THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY FORCEDTHE LADDER TO COME DOWN. THE JOLT OF THE LADDER COMING DOWN, CAUSED A FRACTURE IN HIS FOOT

INJURED PERSON WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF BONY BROKE LOOSE AND BECAME STUCK ON END OF DRILL STEEL. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE THIS BONEY IT BROKE INTO PIECES WITH A S MALL PIECE FALLING AND STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF LEFT HAND. HE SUSTAINED BRUISED TISSUE IN LEFT HAND.

THE EE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL FROM THE DREDGE WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN HE STUMBLED AND LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE FELL HE GRABBED THE EXPANDED METAL TO BREAK HIS FALL. WHEN DOING SO HI S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE EXPANDED METAL CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION AND CUTTING A TENDON. THE EE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO REPAIR THE TENDON AND SUTURES. RETURNED NEXT SHIFT.

EE: B1 BELT LINE- WALKING ALONG THE BELT LINE AND WALKED OFF THE BELT LINE. EE FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW AND LANDED ON HIS LOW BACK AND LEFT HIP. COMPRESSION TYPE OF INJURY-STRAIN TO LOW BACK A ND LEFT HIP. WENT TO WABASH GENERAL HOSPITAL ER WHERE HE WAS RELEASED FROM WORK FOR A T LEAST 2 DAYS.

SHOVELING IN BIN HOUSE WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

THE INJ WAS PUTTING ROCK DUST ON BELTS. AS HE WAS PICKING UP 50PD BAGS OF ROCK DUST & PLACING THEM ON THE BELT, HE STRAINED HIS BACK

WHILE WORKING WELDING REPAIRS ON 769C TRUCK BED IN SHOP GRINDING A WELD, A FOREIGN PIECE OF METAL GOT BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME LODGED IN EYE. ATTEMPTED TO FLESH OUT WITH EYE WASH.

WAS OPERATING LOADER IN QUARRY 4. WHEN LOADING BUCKET WITH ROCK, WAS JARRED INSIDE. INSIDES HURTING - EXAMINED LOWER BACK PAIN AND PELVIC AREAS.

HE STEPPED OFF HIS TRUCK ONTO A SMALL PILE OF SHOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOES OF SHIELD. HAD RIGHT FOOT EXTENDING OVER EDGE PF TOE WHILE KNEELING ON RIGHT KNEE. WHEN HE ADVANCED ADJACENT SHIELD, A PIECE OF STONE KICKED UP AND PINNED RIGHT FOOT BETWE EN ROCK AND PAN LINE.

EE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS TO LAB WHEN HE STEPPED ON BROKEN EDGE OF STEP STRAINING LEFT ANKLE AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK WHEN FRONT LEFT CYCL BROKE OFF TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE TRUCK TO HIT THE BERM CAUSING INJURY TO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIBS AND NECK.

EE STATED WHILE GETTING OFF TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON MARCH 1, 1999.

WHILE POURING CONCRETE EMPLOYEE MOVED PLATFORM BACK CAUSING PLATFORM TO COME OFF THE FORMS, WHILE EMPLOYEE WALKED ON PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM SLIPPED OFF FORMS AND PLATFROM FELL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED TOWARDS FORMS AND HIT LEG ON SHEET SAHFT FORMS.

ATTENDANT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK PLUG FROM #5 MILL APRON FEEDER. SHE STOOD ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE OPERATING THE PENDANT CONTROLLED CRANE TO MANIPULATE THE ROCK HOOK. THE ROCK HOO K SLIPPED OFF A ROCK. AS SHE LEANED BACK, HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE FELL 3' TO THE FLOOR.

EE WAS TIGHTENING THE SPRAGS ON THE DRILL WHEN HE WAS ON THE BACK OF SHOULDERS AND PUSHED HIM DOWN BY RUBBLE OFF RIB OF THE MINE.

HE WAS WALKING AROUND BELT HEAD AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT PIN ON ROPE WINDER.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE FEED TO "0" MILL SILO CLEANING UP. AS HE STEPPED UP AND THROUGH THE DC FAN FRAMEWORK TO GET TO OTHER SIDE OF THE SILO HE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE QUICKLY STEPPED BACK AND PUT HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG HIS KNEE TWISTED.

EE STEPPED ON A SHUTTLE CAR CABLE AT APPROX THE SAME TIME THE S/C OPERATOR STARTED THE S/C. HE WAS APPROX 10' FROM THE ANCHOR POINT WHEN S/C WAS STARTED. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN TO RT KNEE.

EE LIFTED THE BRETBY BACK INTO THE CABLE TRAY. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL NOVEMBER 29 WHEN HE BEGAN LOSING TIME.

EE & CO-WORKERS WERE WORKING THE DECK OF THE CLEAN COAL SCREEN IN THE PREP PLANT. THE ENTER THE WORK AREA, THE EE REMOVED A SIDE RAIL AND SLID THROUGH A SMALL OPENING BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND FL OOR. AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE BELLY PAN, REMOVING URETHANE PANELS WITH A SCREWDRIVER, HE FELT HIS BACK TIGHTEN UP. HE WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE SHIFT BUT HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. MUSCLE

HE WAS PULLING A GENERATOR WITH THE SCOOP, WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE TOP, HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD.

EE STATED THAT WHILE PLASTERING A STOPPING HE TOOK HIS GLOVES OFF THE WIPE HIS FACE. WHILE WIPING HIS FACE, HE GOT SOME SEALANT IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN A REPAIR OPERATION TO THE DRAGLINE. HE WAS PUSHING A 2 INCH ANGLE IRON FROM THE SHOE OF THE DRAGLINE TO THE POWER HOUSE, WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM THE SHOE OF THE DRAGLINE TO THE GROUND.

EE SAID THAT HE WAS CARRYING REBAR FROM LAYDOEN AREA, TO A SITE WHERE MATS WERE BEING TIED FOR SLAB PALCEMENT. AS HE WAS WALKING, HE SAID THAT HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. AT THE TIME HE SAID HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AND SAID NOTHING. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY. LATER IT STARTED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN. DIDN'T REPORT IT TIL MONDAY. WITNESSES KNEW NOTHING.

WAS DRIVING PIN INTO UNDERCARRIEAGE, USING HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN IN. PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND FLEW INTO EE S EYE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A HEAVY HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IN A 980 CATERPILLAR END LOADER. EE NOW HAS A HERNIA. HE FEELS THE HERNIA WAS CAUSED BY LIFTING THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.

ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON MOTOR LEADS AND POKED HIS INDEX FINGER ON THE 3RD DIGIT. INFECTION SET IN QUICKLY. EE SENT TO ER FRO TREATMENT.

EE FELL FROM THE SMALL SUSPENDED LADDER USED TO ACCESS THE STEPS TO THE CAB OF THE LARGE OFF-ROAD TRUCK.

EE WAS WALKING ON THE GRADE FLOOR WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON OIL AND MUD ON THE FLOOR. SHE DID NOT FALL BUT CAUGHT HERSELF AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN MUSCLES. SHE SAW A DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY WHO PRESCRIBED HER OFF WORK FOR 3 DAYS.

EE WAS OPERATING A JOY SHUTTLE CAR IN THE FACE AREA AND RAN OVER A ROCK AND WAS JOLTED AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SCOOP. HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN CANOPY DOOR AND STEERING JACK WHILE ROUNDING A CORNER.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE OPERATING THE SHUTTLE CAR HE RAN OVER TIMBER IN THE ROADING BOUNCING HIM UP AND CAUSING HIM TO COME DOWN ON HIS BACK. EE WAS CHECKED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND OTHER DR AL L X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE.

EE WAS STACKING 100 BAGS FROM PACKER TO PALLET AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE PALCED THE LAST BAG ON TOP OF PALLET.

TRIPPED OVER PORTABLE WEIGH SCALE FALLING ONTO LEFT LEG AND KNEE. HIS DIABETES WAS AGGRAVATED BY THE FALL. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON THE 26TH BUT WENT SICK ON THE 27TH.

EE STATES: I WAS GOING UP A STEP LADDER WIUTH A WATER HOSE LOST MY BALANCE CAUSING ME TO FALL STRIKING THE GROUND WITH MY HEAD, INJURING FOREHEAD & NOSE.

EE WAS TESTING A WRENCH ON A TRUSSBOLT WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY FALLING ROCK. EE IS A LOST TIME INJURY

UNLOADING CRUSHER SCREEN PULLED MSUCLE IN BACK

OPERATOR BACKED UP HILL THEN HE KILLED ENGINE & HE CLUCHED TRANSMISSION WITH LEFT BRAKE,CAUSING LOADER TO ROLL FORWARD & HE JUMPED OUT

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY A BOULDER OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER WITH PRYBAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE BOULDER.

EE WAS ENTERING DUMP TRUCK TO MOVE MATERIAL FROM WASH PLANT AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR JAM.

EE SLIPPED ON BRIDGE BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS RIGHT HIP

EE WAS WALKING AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAISNT A ROOF BOLT.

EE STATED HE WAS USING A PUNCH TO PUT HOLES IN A PIECE OF BELT. AS HE WAS STRIKING THE PUNCH THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE AND CREW WERE RIDING OUT ON THE MANTRIP AT THE END OF THEIR SHIFT. AS THEY PASSED THE 2ND WEST BELT TRANSFER POINT, EE NOTICE A HOT HEAFD ROLLER BEARING WITH FLAMES STARTING TO DEVELOP. HE ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE RIDE GRABBED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WENT TO TAKE CARE OF THE SITUATION. AS THEY TRAVELED PAST THE #2 MAIN NORTH TAIL THEY SHUT OFF THE BELT. AS EE JUMPED OVER ONE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LILFTING A SECTION OF MINER CABLE ABOVE HIS HEAD SO IT COULD BE TIED TO A ROOF BOLT PLATE. ALLEGEDLY HE FELT HIS BACK PULL A SHORT TIME LATER, HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS LO WER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING CRIB BLOCK INTO A SCOOP BUCKET WHEN A BANDED BUNDLE SLID OFF ONTO HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND FOOT.

EE WAS KNOCKING WING WALLS OUT OF OVERCAST WHEN HE FELT STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-5-99 DUE TO SHOULDER SURGERY.

WHILE DRIVING SCRAPER IN TRIANA PIT SCRAPER TRAVELED OVER BUMP & EE HIT HEAD ON AIR CONDITIONING UNIT

SHOVELING BELT, TWISTED AND HURT BACK.

EE WAS GOING THROUGH THE MOBILE TRAINING UNIT FRO SMOKE DURING THE CO. SPONSORED MINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS (FIRE) TRAINING. AS HE WAS CRAWLINGALONG A PLYWOOD FLOOR PORTION UNDER HIM BROKE AN D HE FELL PARTIALLY THRU THE FLOOR. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK THRU 10-25-98 - SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 10-28-98.

EE WAS PERFORMING CLEANING DUTIES ON THE SECOND FLOOR AT THE RAW MILL. WHILE HE WAS WALKING ON THE WET FLOOR, DUE TO THE RAIN, HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD STRIKING A GUARDRAIL RESULTING IN AN OPEN WOUND.

EE STATES HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE A 28" VENT TUBE USING HIS HEAD TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, RESULTING IN A STRAINED NECK. THE ACCIDENT WAS NON REPORTABLE UNTIL 3/13/99 WHEN REPORTABLE MEDICAL TREATMEN T WAS RENDERED.

EE OPERATING A DRAGLINE @ MINE AREA A CLOUD OF SULPHUR DIOXIDE FROM A CHEMICAL PLANT (NOT ON MINE PROPERTY) APPROX ONE MILE AWAY DECENDED ONTO DRAGLINE. EE INHALED FUMES WHILE OPERATING

EE HAD A BAG OF FERTILIZER ON HIS SHOULDER CARRYING IT TO THE PLACE WHERE HE WAS GETTING READY TO BLAST AND AS HE WAS WALKING HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK

PUSHING SIDE OF BIN OUT WHICH WAS BENT FROM FALL, PORTABLE POWER JUMPED OUT AND HIT SAID EE ON ARM.

MATERIAL STUCK IN THE BED OF TRUCK CAUSING IT TO UPSET. TRUCK UPSET WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF COKE ASH. TRUCK WAS IN GOOD CONDITION ON A LEVEL AREA.

EE WAS BUILDING A PULL THRIUGH CURTAIN. WHILE HOLDING A BRATTICE PLANK UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. HIS SHOULDER CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND ON 1/4/99 HE WENT TO A DOCTOR A ND RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT. HE ALSO STARTED MISSING TIME ON 1/4/99.

MOVING STEEL BEAMS W/FORKLIFT, EE WAS GUIDING END OF BEAM. FORKLIFT RAN OVER HIS FOOT (RIGHT) AND POSSIBLE LOWER LEG.

INSERTING DRILL STEEL AGAINST TOP WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM AGAINST RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER.

REMOVING THE HEADWIRE FROM THE CAVEL (CHANGING BARGES)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TOOLS WHEN HE DROPPED AIR GUN ON TOP OF FOOT.

EE STATED, HE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP, STRUCK HEAD AGAINST MINE ROOF JAMMING HIS NECK.

EE STATES WHILE TAKING DOWN CHAIN HOIST OFF 12 WG HE WAS CARRYING DRIVE MOTOR OUT OF DOOR UP 2 STEPS THIS WAS HEAVY & AWKARD W/LIMITED WORKING SPACE. HE FELT A POP IN HIS MIDDLE TO LOW BACK

THE EE LIFTED A BOX OF MINER BITS TO BE USED LATER WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EE STATED SHE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF A SUPPLY LOCOMOTIVE WHEN SHE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE MINE FLOOR AND INJURED HER NECK, RIGHT SHOULDER, LOWER BACK AND RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS WATCHING THE ROOF BOLTER OVER THE CROSSOVER PADS GOING ACROSS THE MINER CABLE. HE WAS DOWN ON ONE KNEE, WHEN HE RAISED UP HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP.

INJURED PARTY HAD GOTTEN OFF MANTRIP AND SET HIS DINNER BUCKET DOWN TO HANG A CABLE. THE AREA WAS A LITTLE MUDDY. HE STEPPED ACCIDENTLY ON THE MINER CABLE AND HIS LEFT ANKLE ROLLED OFF CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURED PARTY CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL LUNCH BEFORE HAVING TO COME OUT.

STANDING ON SAFETY ROAD BERM, LOST FOOTING SLIPPED & FELL BACK CATCHING FALL WITH RIGHT ARM

INJURED PARTY WAS USING A GRINDING WHEEL IN OUTSIDE SHOP. THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS GRINDING SLIPPED OUT OF THE CHANNEL LOCKS DRAGGING HIS FINGERS INTO GRINDER.

EE WAS MINING COAL WITH THE MINER. STANDING BEHIND IT, THE MINER GOT INTO A BIND, CUTTING THE COAL AND KICKED BACK, SETTING DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT. BROKE 3 TOES AND BRUISED THE OTHER TWO. AS OF 10/22/98, EE WILL BE OFF 4-6 WEEKS.

EE WAS WORKING ON A BELT TAILPIECE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM THE ROOF BETWEEN THE BOLTS HITTING HIM ACROSS HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER. THE MINING HEIGHT IN THE AREA WAS 8 1/2'. THE ROCK 12" X 35" X 3".

TELEPHONE WIRES PREVIOUSLY TAPED CAME LOSE AND WERE ON THE FLOOR. TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST DOOR FACING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PREHEATER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HER BACK. SHE ASKED FOR MEDICALATTENTION ON 10-28-98 AND PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.

EE WAS REPLACING A HYD. HOSE ON A ROOF BOLTER AND LAID HAND ON TOP OF BOLTER AND A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING A BRUISE.

EE WAS CUTTING THE LID OF A PLASTIC BUCKET AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO LIFT A ROCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

WORKING ON PLANT PICKING UP STEEL PLATE I CAUGHT FOOT UNDER PIPE AND TWISTED KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING TO PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE STUMBLED ON THE CATWALK AND TWISTED OR STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE LOADING 35"X30"X1/2 STEEL PLATE ON THE WELD TRUCK, EE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM.

THE WELDER WAS LIFTING THE SOCKET WEDGE TO GUIDE IT INTO THE SOCKET OPENING WHEN HE PINCHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SOCKET AND THE WEDGE

EE WAS SHOVELING WET SAND NEXT TO PLANT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. EE SAID HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & LEFT LEG. I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME OF THEIS INCIDENT THAT NO CLAIM WOULD BE FILED DUE T O PRIOR PROBLEM. EE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ABOUT 2 YRS AGO

WHILE WORKING ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL FRAME, A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE, WENT TO DR 3 DAYS LATER TO GET REMOVED AND FOR PRESCRIPTION. WORKED ALL OTHER DAYS.

EE WAS PUTTING A BAG ON A PALLET WHEN HE RECEIVED A SHARP STABBING PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EE FELL OFF LADDER WHILE APPLYING SEALANT TO BRATTICE.

EE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN A SET OF STEPS AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

A ROCK FELL OF TOP OF BUCKET BETWEEN CYCLINDERS. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL ROCK OFF, ROCK ROLLED BACK ONTO FINGERS AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BOTTOM BELT STRUCTURE & FELT PAIN IN BACK.

WAS ADJUSTING PACKING ON PEARCE 10X12 DREDGE PUMP WHILE IT WAS RUNNING WRENCH HIT SHAFT & FLEW BACK AT THIS FACE HITTING HIS NOSE & UPPER LIP. HAD TO HAVE A NUMBER OF STITCHES

EE HAD COMPLETED DOZING WITH THE CATAPILLER SHUTOFF THE MACHINE & JUMPED TO THE GROUND (ABOUT 24:) HE LANDED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HIS KNEE IS STILL SWOLLEN & HE HASN'T RETD TO WORK

EE WAS RIDING ON A 3-WHEELER AND THE OPERATOR BACKED UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES BACK AGAISNT THE MINER BOOM CAUSING A BACK SPRAIN.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON 20 PEBBLE CRUSHER. STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG TO THE FLOOR AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WAS COLLERING A HOLE WITH A BCI DRILL, EE HAD GONE FORWARD TO MOVE A POWER CABLE WHEN HIS SHIRT JACKET BECAME ENTANGLED INTO THE DRILL ROD.

MINE ROOF IS MADE UP OF LAYERED SHALE AND SOME SCOPSTONE OF HORSEBACK FARMATION. EE A ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS HELPING SECTION REPAIRMAN CLEAN OUT A DUST COLLECTION HOSE WHEN A 12"X7X3" ROCK F ELL AND STRUCK THE REPAIRMAN ON THE SHOULDER THEN STRUCK THE BOLTER OPERATOR ON THE RIGHT FOREMAN BREAKING IT AND CAUSING A SEREVE LACERATION.

EE WAS LIFTING A BUNDLE OF PLATES TO MAKE MORE ROOM FOR SUPPLIES. WHEN HE LIFTED THE BUNDLE HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

A WOODEN PALLET WAS BEING USED TO COVER UP A HOLE IN A CONCRETE SLAB. THE INJ EE UNAWARE OF THE HOLE PICKED UP THE PALLET AND WALKED INTO THE HOLE. THE EE FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG

EE WAS USING A FIBERGLASS STONE BAR TO MOVE CEMENT MINER AWAY FROM BET. BAR BECAME LODGED IN BOTTOM BELT ROLLER. BAR HIT EE ON 6 FT RIB CAGE AND CHEST AREA, AND BACK OF HEAD. BAR PINNED EE AGA INST END OF MIXER.

EE HAS PARKED A DUST TANK O9N #4 SECTION TRACK AND HAD ALMOST PUMPED THE TANK OUT IN THE RIGHT RETURN. THE PRESSURE ON THE TANK WAS 30 TO 40 PSI. THE FIRST COUPLING ON THE METAL DUST PIPE BLEW OFF CAUSING THE 1ST JOINT OF PIPE TO SHOOT BACK, STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GOING THROUGH OUTBY DOOR INTO THE LONGWALL ROAD WHEN THE ROPE HOLDING THE DOOR IN THE UP POSITION BROKE, CASUING THE DOOR TO FALL ON ABDOMEN.

INJURED STATES HE WAS WORKING AROUND THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING SEVERE SWELLING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE OFF STANDARD SHUTTLE CAR TRAVELING TOWARD THE FEEDER WHEN IT HIT A POT HOLE ON THE BOTTOM CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY.

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9/30/98 1ST DAY OFF 10/20/98. EE WAS TRAMMING A 3 WHEEL TRACER DOWN THE TRACK ENTRY HIT A HOLE BOUNCING HIM UP & CAUSING HIM TO HURT HIS BACK

SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL ON EE'S KNEE WHILE HANGING CURTAIN. BRUISED KNEE ON LEFT LEG.

EE WAS POSITIONING BOLTER AT PIN SUPPLIES WHEN HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOARDS AND ROOF BOLTER.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AND AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING BACK CONDITION WHICH STEMMED FROM PERFORMING VARIOUS TASKS.

EE'S FUEL TRUCK RAN INTO SPOIL BANK AS HE ENTERED THE PIT, KNOCKING HIM AROUND INSIDE OF THE CAB.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE ON A CORNER AND RIB ROLLED ON CORNER ON #3 INTERSECTION KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND BRUISING LEFT LEG, LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE LONGWALL SHEARER WAS OUT OF TRACK AND HE LOOKED OVER PANLINE TO CHECK RACK WHEEL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LIP.

EE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN ROCK, STARTED EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE STATED THAT HE HIT HIS LEG ON THE STAIRWAY LEADING TO THE SHOVEL ROOF. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ARC AIR GREENHORNS OFF OF THE STICKS SO THEY COULD BE LOWERED FOR REPAIR. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS UN TIL 10-20-98. HE WAS ADMITTED TO BELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ON 10-20-98 FOR CELLULITIS TO THE LOWER RT LEG. DETERMINATION WAS MADE ON 11-9-98 THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO WORK.

WHEN MOVING RAIL CAR BULK HEAD DOOR IT HUNG UP AT THE TOP CAUSING IT TO SWING OUT AND THEN BACK DOWN ON TOP OF VICTIMS FOOT. THIS RESULTED IN SCRAPING SOME SKIN FROM TOP OF FOOT AND SOME SWELL ING.

EE WAS DRAGGING A SECTION OF 1" AIRLINE TO J=HOOK UP TO AN AIR PUMP. HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SLICK SLATE, HIS BODY TWISTED, AND HE FELL ONTO HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED ANFLE WHILE WALKING ACROSS COAL PIT.

INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELLAPPROX 6"X6"X1/2" HITTING HIM ON HIS RIGHT EAR

AS COMPRESSOR AIRLINE VALVE WAS BEING TURNED OFF WITH RIGHT HAND, LEFT WRIST MOVED IN FRONT OF LINE AND DEBRIS WAS BLOWN INTO SKIN OF LEFT WRIST.

EE AND COWORKERS WERE RECOVRING BELT HARDWARD FROM THE 1NORTH BELT #2 HEAD RECOVERY AREA. THE EES WERE SLIDING A 12' X 4" GUARD WEIGHING 75 LBS. DOWN THE 6" WATER LINE TO AN AWAITING MOTOR. TH E GUARD WAS MOVED 4' WHEN IT SLIDE OF THE LINE AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOEE WAS DRAGGING A PIECE OF CANVAS OVER A STONE PILE. THE CANVAS BECAME STUCK, WHEN IT LET GO, HE FELL AND CANVAS STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES.

EE WAS OPERATING BATTERY TRACVTOR. HE HAD HIS ARM OUTSIFDE TRACTOR AND CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE CAR & TRACTOR.

THE EE WAS BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOLTER. THE VIBRATIONS OF THE BOLTER KNOCKED THE PAN OFF THE TRAY. HE TURNED TO LOOK FOR THE PAN AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE DRILL STATION . HE LANDED AWKWARDLY ON THE GROUND. HE TWISTED HIS LEFTY KNEE AND HIT HIS LOWER LEFT LEG ON SOMETHING SHICH CAUSED A BRUISE.

WHILE PREPARING TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT IN THE FACE OF #1 ENTRY, A FRAGMENT OF ROCK APPROX 3 FT WIDE, 4 FT IN LENGTH, AND 6 IN THICK. DISLODGED FOM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE IN THE LEFT LEG, BREAKI NG IT JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.

WHILE REMOVING BUMPER PIN FROM LEFT SIDE MINER ON UNIT #1. THE BUMPER HAD BEEN BENT WHICH CAUSED THE BUMPER TO RECOIL OUT STRIKING THE INJURED IN THE ABDOMEN AND LEFT SHIN, WHEN THE PIN WAS RE MOVED.

EE WAS INSTALLING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER THE BOOM OF SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD JUST BEEN LOADED ON LOW BOYAS EE WAS PLACING CRIB BLOCKS THE SHUTTLE CAR BOOM FELL AND CAUGHT EE MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HA ND BETWEEN BOOM & CRIB BLOCK. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES

WHILE GRINDING ON BELL HOSUING A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. THE EE ALLERGED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME BUT NOT A FACE SHIELD.

EE WAS SAWING A TIMBER WITH A HYDRAULIC SAW WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS RT. WRIST STRUCK THE SAW CHAIN.

EE CROSSED OVER BELT, SLIPPING ON TEE BOARD AND SPRAINING RIGHT ANKLE

EE WAS PULLING CABLE ON BELT LINE AND STRAINED BACK AND SIDE.

EE WAS HOSING MUD OFF THE DECK SCREEN OF THE BULL SHAKER WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE ON THE DECK, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE, ELBOW AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS ON CATWALK OF CONVEYOR WORKING. BOLTS SHEARED IN THE MIDDLE OF CONVEYOR, DROPPING IT AND THE EE APPROX 6 TO 8 FT TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS WORKING ON A STEPLADDER, SLIPPED AND FRACTURED LEFT ANKLE.

INJ WAS PULLING ON STARTER CORD ON SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE CORD SLIPPED OUT OF GRIP AND HANDLE STRUCK RING FINGER RIGHT HAND

EE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN ON OR ABOUT 10/19/98. THE PAIN PERSISTED FOR ABOUT A WEEK SO SHE HAD HER BACK EXAMNINED. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY DIAGONOSED AS HAVING A LUMBO SACRALSTRAIN. A SUBSEQ UENT EXAM SHOWS A POSSIBLE HERNIATED DISC. THEREWAS NO ONE INCIDENT CAUSING THE INJURY EE BELIEVES IT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVING OFF ROAD VEHICLE OVER ROUGH ROADS

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A DRAW PLUG UNDERNEATH A PUMP FUEL TANK. HE WAS DOWN ON HIS LEFT KNEE WITH HIS LEG SLIGHTLY TUCKED UNDER HIS BODY USING HIS RIGHT LEG TO PUSH ON THE WRENCH. HIS LE FT KNEE TORQUED THE WRONG DIRECTION, STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT TWINGE ON HIS BACK.

UNKNOWN CONDITION NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE UNTIL 10-22-98.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING A LOADER. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS HEAD, LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE CATWALK BESIDE THE W-7 CONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED ON A FIREHOSE AND TWISTED ANKLE.

THE EE WAS LIFTING THE DOWN GUN DRILL OUT OF THE HOLE JUST DRILLED IN THE BOTTOM, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER

EE WAS SHOVELING THE SECTION BELT LINE AT THE TIME WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS LOADING RAIL CARS UNDER BIN 37 & 39. EE WAS UNDER 37 ON RAIL CAR WHEN HE STEPPED OFF BACKWARDS. FALLING TO THE GROUND. EE LANDED ON HIS SIDE & BACK

DID NOT BLOCK WHEELS ON PUMP TRAILER WHEN UNHITCHED FROM TRUCK TRAILER STARTED ROLLING AND TRIED TO STOP BY GRABBING HITCH. RT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN HITCH AND GROUND AS HE SET DOWN. RESULT W AS SMALL LACERATION AND SOME SWELLING. NOT SERIOUS AT ALL BUT DR WANTED NO WORK UNTIL SWELLING WENT DOWN.

EE WAS LIFTING DRILL BIT, LOST HIS BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK. MEDICAL TREATEMENT SOUGHT & EE WAS GIVEN RESTRICTIONS DECEMBER 9TH.

INJURED WAS CLEANING OFF A HOOKED PIECE OF 1/4" ROUND STOCK USING THE WIRE WHEEL SHOP GRINDER. THE PIECE OF ROUND STOCK WAS TO BE USED IN COMPRESSOR INSPECTION. THE STOCK WAS PULLED UNDER THE WHEEL AND WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT. IN DOING SO THE STOCK RIPPED OUT OF EE'S HAND AND THE HOOK CAUGHT HIS HAND CUTTING A DEEP GASH. REQUIRED SUTURES AND ADDITIONAL SURGERY TO REPAIR POSSIBLE N

THE OPERATOR WAS FASTINING HIS LUNCH PAIL INTO THE LOADER WITH A BUNGE CORD, WHEN THE BUNGE END CAME UNFASTENED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS GLASSES AT THE TIME

WHILE LIFTING 75 LB. BAGS OF PRODUCT, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN ACROSS HIS LOWER BACK. TO DR. THE SAME DAY. NO TIME LOST UNTIL 1-20-99.

THE EE LOWERED THE BED OF THE TRUCK WITH THE BED LOADED. WHEN THE BED IMPACTED THE FRAME THE EE WAS JOLTED CAUSING A NECK STRAIN.

EE STATED THAT WHILE FUELING THE DRAGLINE DOZER HE STEPPED ON THE DRAGLINE CABLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

WHEN AIR BLASTER WAS ACTIVATED, ROCKS HIT WINDOW OF DOZER WHICH BROKE CAUSING GLASS TO ENTER EE S EYE.

INJURED WAS TRAMMING SCOOP# ON #4 UNIT AND HE RAN OUVER A ROCK BOUNCING SCOOP AND HURT HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 10-19-98AND RETURNED TOW ROK. ON 11-9-98, HEINFORMED US TAHT HE WOULD BE OFF UNTIL 11-13-98 IN WHICH HE WENT BACK TO DR ON 11-16-98 HE INFORMED US HE WAS HAVING AN MRI ON 11-17-98 THEN GOES TO DR AGAIN ON 11-20-98.

EE WAS THAT THE JUMBO DRILL WAS HAVING TROUBLE MANOUVERING DUE TO A ROCK UNDER THE TIRE SO HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE ROCK & AS HE DID THE JUMBOTIRE ROLLED OVER HIS FOOT

EE WAS PUTTING LADDER IN BACK OF TRUCK. STEPPED DOWN FROM TRUCK ONTO GROUND AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON THE BACK OF THE RIG, HE WENT TO GET OFF THE RIG WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS BACK. EE WAS ONLY 3 FEET HIGH WHEN HE FELL. \

EE WAS ADJUSTING IDLER WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. BELT CAUGHT TOOL THAT WAS IN HIS LEFT HAND PULLED HAND INTO CONVEYOR

EE ADJUSTED AIR CONTROLLED SEAT, AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD, HE HIT A BUMP CAUSING THE SEAT TO BE FORCED TO THE FLOOR CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ASCENDING BOARDING LADDER KAWASAKI 85 LOADER WHILE HOLDING AN AIR FILTER IN THE RT HAND/GRASPING THE HAND HOLDS PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURE FOR THIS PURPOSE WITH THE LEFT. IT WAS MUDDY OUT HERE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE RUNG OF THE BOARDING LADDER, AND AS HE WASN'T USING THE PRIPER 3 POINT MOUNTING/DISMOUNTING POSITION, HE FELL APPROX 4 TO 5 FT, EXTENDING THE LEFT HAND PALM

WHILE CLEANING THE WINDOW OF THE LOADER, SUPERVISOR CALLED TO EE HE LEANED FORWARD TO HEAR HIM AND SLIPPED OFF LOADER

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE BRUSHING OF A NEW PIT/ RUNNING A CAT D11N DOZER. PART OF A TREE CAME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE UPPER BODY.

EE WAS SITTING WATER JAKCS AT THE HEADGATE ENTRY OF THE LONGWALL 2 NORTH SECTION. THE EE HAD SET A JACK AND LEFT IT FREE STANDING. WHEN THE EE REACHED TO RETRIEVE THE PRESSURE GUN TO PRESSURE THE JACK THE JACK FELL STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING FROM A KNEELING POSITION, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLTS, STRUCK AND BRUISED HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE.

WAS HELPING INSTALL BELT STRUCTURE. CLAIMED HE HAD MUSCLE SPASMS IN BACK AND LEFT HIP. IT IS MY OPINION BASED ON MEDICAL REPORTS, EE STATEMENTS & PREVIOUS WORKERS COMP PA HEARINGS THAT EE DID NOT SUFFER A NEW OF WORK RELATED INJURY. I WAS CITED FOR THIS OPINION & AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT TO AVOID A 104(B) ORDER. THIS REPORT DOESN'T CONSTITUTE AN AGREEMENT, SUBMITTED UNDER PROTEST

EE HAD PUT UP ROW OF BOLTS AND HAD MOVED PINNER UP TO INSTALL NEXT ROW. MOVED HEAD OVER TO PUT UP RIB BOLT AND LOWERED FLOOR JACK ON PINNER ON HIS FOOT.

OPERATING DOZER, PUSHING TO SHOVEL CLEANING WALL, ARM SLIPPED OFF ARM REST STRIKING ELBOW ON SMALL HOOK NEXT TO ARM REST. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL JUNE 25, 1999.

WORKING ON KNEES AND TURNED TO GET BOLT AND PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT AT SAND PLANT WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN BACK & RIGHT LEG

INJURED PARTY RAN OUT OF PAPER FOR THE COPIER MACHINE. SHE WENT TO THE CLOSET TO GET ANOTHER BOX WHEN SHE PICKED UP THE BOX SHE FELT A PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS SPOTTING BOLTS IN PREVIOUSLY BOLTED AREA ALONG RIGHT RIB. HE PRESSURIZED ATRS BEAM, THEN SWUNG BOOM OUT TOP SPOT BOLT. A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK THEN BROKE OFF, SLID OFF OPERATORS CANOPY AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND LEF SHOULDER.

SLIPPED & CAUGHT SELF WITH LEFT ARM. HAD SURGERYON 1/13/99 TO REPAIR TORN ROTATOR CUFF ON LEFT SHOULDER. LOST WORKDAYS BEGAN 1/15/98

INJURED WAS PULLING BELT OFF IN 1A TAKE-UP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK HANDLING BELT STRUCTURE. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-19-98.

EE REPORTED THAT HIS EYE HURT. IT IS BELEIVED THAT DUST IRRITATED HIS CONTACT LENSE

EE WAS OPERATING A RUBBER TIRED END LOADER & WAS DRIVING BACKWARDS ON THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE RAN OVER A 10-12" ROCK. THE SEAT IN THE LOADER "BOTTOMED OUT" INJURING THE EE'S BACK. LOADER WAS TRA VELING AT 8-10 MPH AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. EE REPORTS DAMAGE TO VERTEBRAE & MUSCLE STRAIN.

THE INJ EE WAS UNLOADING A LOAD OF CONCRETE BLOCK AS HE WAS LIFTING THE BLOCK TO PLACE IN SCOOP BUCKET, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT 992 LOADER CLEANING A DRILL PATTERN WHEN THE BUCKET STRUCK A LEDGE ROCK CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO HURT HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 11/30/9 8.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT WHEN IT FELL ON HIS HAND.

EE HIT LEFT KNEE ON FAN MOUNT WHILE ENTERING TRUCK AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT.

EE WAS USING A PORTABLE SUMP PUMP TO PUMP OFF 3 SUMP PIT. THE DISCHARGE SECTION BECAME PLUGGED EE TURNED OFF AIR TO THE PORTABLE SUMP AND WHEN OPENED THE DISCHARGE HOSE PROCESS LIQUOR SPLASHED OUT IN FACE. EE WAS NOT WEARING ALL REQUIRED PEE FOR THIS JOB AND FAILED TO DISCONNECT THE AIR HOSE AND OPEN AIR VALVE ON PROTABLE SUMP PUMP PRIOR TO DISCONNECTING DISCHARGE HOSE.

MECHANIC WAS INSTALLING A 150LB CAMSHAFT INTO A DIESEL ENGINE. CAMSHAFT SHIFTED UNEXPECTLY WHILEMECHANICS FINGER WAS IN A PINCH POINT. THE TIP OF THE FINGER WAS SLIGHTLY SMASHED AND LACERATED. FIVE STITCHES REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE LACERATION

EE WAS CARRYING A JACK, USED TO INSTALL SCAFFOLDS WITH THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH KILN #6. WHEN HE DESCENDED A STAIR AT THE ENTRANCE OF KILN #6 HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE STARTED LOSING TIME 10-16-98

EE WAS INSTALLING A RIB PIN IN LAST SECTION OF A 50' PIECE OF SCREEN. AS HE WAS PUSHING A 3'PIN INTO THE HOLE HIS FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER

EE WAS LIFTING PLASTIC JUGS FROM STACK FROM OVER HIS HEAD. SLIPPED BACKWARDS - FELT PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN AREA (RIGHT SIDE). LATER DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIA SITUATION BY DR.

CUT HAND WHILE BAGGING SAND.

EE WAS IN ROUTE TO SURFACE, PLACED HAND ON TOP OF SAFETY POST, CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLT CAUSING INJURY TO LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR. WHILE GETTING OUT OF LOADER, CAUGHT HIS HAND ON LOADER & JAMMED HIS RIGHT HAND, HAMMING LITTLE & RING FINGERS.

BROKEN FEED CHAIN ALLOWED DRIFTER TO FREE FALL IN DOWNWARD MOTION MAKING CONTACT WITH OPERATORSRIGHT HAND BETWEEN DRIFTER & STEEL RACK HOLDER

A PIECE OF ROCK SLID OFF MINER HIT EE ON LEG

PINNER OPERATOR DROPPED DRILL POT ON RIGHT FOOT.

THE INJURED WAS HAULING G-2 PRODUCT TO THE QUARRY FOR PLANT USE. THE LOADER OPERAQTOR NOTICED THE INJURED STANDING OUTSIDE THE CAB UNDER THE TRUCK CANOPY. IT IS BELIEVED THE INJURED WAS WALKIN G BACK TO THE CAB WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL/JUMPED OFF THE TRUCK 12.5 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE LOADER OPERATOR NOTICED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND CALLED HELP.

ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTED UNTIL 26TH OCTOBER. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVE OIL FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER.HE PICKED UP ONE CAN OF OIL TWISTED BODY TO SET OIL DOWN INJURING LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN KILN#1 SCRUBBER & TRANSFORMER WHEN HE SLIPPED IN MUD CREATED BY RECENT HEAVY RAINS. EE WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS LIFTING THE COVER ON A SET OF BATTERIES ON AN ELKHORN SCOOP AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LWER BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON A PILLAR SECTION LOADING TIMBERS ALSO MOVING THEM, EE LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY AROLLING TIMBER FROM THE TIMBER PILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE BLOW TO HIS HAND CAUSED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT THUMB

EE STATED WHILE WORKING CONCRETE HE DEVELOPED A RASH. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10-19-98. EE REPORTED INCIDENT ON 10-19-98.

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR. THE CAR HAD BEEN RAISED AND WAS PROPERLY CRIBBED. WHEN HE LET THE SHUTTLE CAR DOWN ON THE CRIB BLOCKS HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS WERE BETWEEN THE MOTOR GUARD AND BED OF THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE MOTOR GUARD AND THE BED OF THE SHUTTLE CAR CAME TOGETHER AND PINCHED THE LAST 3 FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT HAND.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF LADDER ON CRUSHER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE MISSTEPPED AND FRACTURED/BROKE L. ANKLE.

WHILE WALKING ALONG EAST MAINS TRACK EE TRIPPED AND FELL TO MINE BOTTOM TWISTING LEFT ANKLE AND CALF.

EE WAS DELIVERING COMPUTOER DISCS TO SCALE HOUSE.AS EE RETURNED TO PICKUP HE STOPPED AND COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING. ANOTHER EE WITNESSED EE RUNNING TO PICKUP. WHEN EE WAS ASKED WHY HE WAS RUNNING, EE REPLIED THAT THERE WAS NO REASON EE TO BE RUNNING BACK TO PICKUP.

THE EE STATED THAT HE WAS REMOVING DRILL STEEL OUT OF ROOF WHEN A PORTION OF ROOF FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.

ELECTRICAL FLASH. CHANGING FUSE IN FUSE BOX.

HE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES, SHOVELING, LIFTING, ETC.

EE REPORTED HE AHD BACK PAIN AFTER OPERATING A HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH FOR A SHIFT. EE STATED HE DID NOT HAVE A SPECIFIC INCIDENT. CAUSE OF ABSENCE WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 10-20-98.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM CYLINDER ON EXCAVATOR, WHILE ON LADDER PIN CAME OUT AND HIT HIM ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM LADDER.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING DUST CURTAINS ON AHIGHWALL DRILL. HE WAS REPLACING NUTS AND BOLTS AND WHEN HE TURNED TO ANOTHER SPOT, HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HARD HAT AGAINST A BEAM, JAMMING NE CK. EE DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURY UNTIL 10-9-98 WHEN HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR WHO TREATED HIM FOR TWO BACK PAIN. COMP INVESTIGATION HAS ACCEPTED THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS REMOVING STONES FROM JAMMED AC CONE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO SIDE OF CRUSHER HITTING HIS LOWER RIGHT RIBS.

HE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE TRUCK AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AND HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

WAS WELDING ON EXCAVATOR. STOOD UP AND SLIPPED ON WET DECK, FELL OFF AND CAUGHT COVERALL SLEEVE ON WELDING GUN, INJURING SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS ON THE #4 SAND BELT. HE STEPED UP ON BUMPER TO GET ROLLERS OUT OF UTILITY TRUCK BUMPER BENT & GAVE WAY-EE SLIPPED OFF BUMPER TWISTING KNEE (LEFT) WHEN HE HIT GROUND

HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON SODA ASH BIN.

EE WAS GRADING ROADWAY AND BLADE OF GRADER CAUGHT ON A LARGE ROCK, STOPPING GRADER SUDDENLY.

LIFTING 100# BAGS OF BARITE & 40# AQUADRAIN ROLLS BEING LOADED IN TRUCK & HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS PREPARING TO USE THE BOOM ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK. HE HAS MANUAL OUTRIGGERS. HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE THE OUTRIGGER FOR BETTER STABILIZATION. THE OUTRIGGER WAS STUCK. HE PULLED HARDER. WHEN THE OUTRIGGER CAME OUT, IT HIS HIS RIGHT FOOYT \

WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER OF WATER TRUCK TO START SHIFT; SLIPPED, FELL TO GROUND, LANDING ON BACK.

THE EE WAS REMOVING ROOFING SLATE FROM A RACK. ONE STACK FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND. NOTE EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY BY THE DR BUT DID NOT RETURN TO WORK. ON NOV 2 THE EE DELIVERED A DR S NOTE E XCUSING HIM FROM WORK ON 10-26 ONLY THIS REPORT IS LATE BECAUSE THE EE WAS UNCOOPERTIVE IN TAKING TO THIS OFFICE OR HIS SUPERVISOR.

EE WAS LOADING 16 FT X 2 FT X 3 IN WOODEN PLANK ONTO A SCOOP. AS HE ROTATED A PLANK ON TOP OF SCOOP TO POSITION THE PLANK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

HE WAS MAKING AN EXAMINATION, HE WAS IN THE SLOPE BELT AREA JUST INBY THE BOTTOM AIRLOCK. HE WAS CROSSING THE BELT AT THE BELT CROSSOVER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAI N TO THE LEFT KNEE.

WHILE OPERATING A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE THE PEN FOR THE BOOM JACK CAME OUT ALLOWING THE CANOPY TO FALL STRIKING THE EE IN THE HEAD. STRAINED NECK.

PICKING MUD OUT OF PIT RUN ON SCREEN. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN, HIT KNEE AGAINST SCREEN BOX.

CARRYING PIEC EOF MONORAIL THROUGH AREA WHEN HIS BOOT CAUGHT IN MUD AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS TRAMMING A JOY 21SC SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THE NO.1 ENTRY WHEN HE STRUCK A DEPRESSION IN THE ROAD WAY. AS A RESULT THE EE COMPLAINED OF A STRAIN IN THE BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL OCT 17, 1998 THEN HE WENT TO APPALACHIAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OCT 19,1998 AND RETURNED ON OCT 26, 1998.

EE STEPPED ON A FLOOR CONVEYOR TO RETREIVE A 50 LB BAG OS PRODUCT HE HAD PLACED ON THE BELT INCORRECTLY. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BELT AND BOTTOM OF A VENTILATION HEAD. INJURIES W ERE BRUISING OF THE FOOT. NO IMPAIRMENT.

INJUURED ATTEMPTING TO RE ATTACH A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL TO THE HAMMER- THE COVERALLS HE WAS WEARING CAGUTH IN THE DRILL STEEL WHICH TWISTED HIS CLOTHES AND PULLED HIM INTO THE BOOM.

EE WAS HANGING A LINE CURTAIN IN #2 HEADING AND HAD HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM MINER. MINER CAME AROUND CORNER GOING INTO #2 HEADING STRIKING EE IN BACK AND RT FOOT WITH MINER HEAD.

STEPS WERE BENT AND WET, EE FELL ALLEDGEDLY HURTING LOWER BACK, NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS PULLING OUT A SCREEN WHEN HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS LANDING HARD AND HITTING HIS ELBOW.

THE INJ EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON MINER WHILE HE WAS TURNING THE HYDRAULIC FITTING ON THE HOSE WITH A WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPEDAND HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK MINER. THE 1ST DAY HE MISSED FROM WORK WAS 10/19/98

ACCORDING TO EE WAS OPERATING A PICK-UP TRUCK, ON THE REFUSE AREA, WHEN THE TRUCK HIT A RUT IN THE ROADWAY. THIS RESULTED INTO HIM EXPERIENCING SOME NECK PAIN WHICH HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A CER VICAL STRAIN. IT WAS ORIGINALLY BELIEVED THAT EES NECK PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO AN OFF THE JOB INJURY, HOWEVER WITHIN THE LAST WEEK AN AWARD FOR COMPENSATION HAS BEEN MALE FOR THE INJURY.

EE WAS TRIPPING RODS AND SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE DRILL DECK AND FELL 2 1/2'.

EE WAS GRINDING AND GOT METAL IN HIS EYES.

EE STATES THAT POUNDING FROM THE TRUCK ON ROUGH ROADS CAUSED NECK, BACK AND SHOLDER PAIN

EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A BELT LINE TO CLEAN AND REPAIR. HE ALLEGES THAT THE TURNING AND TWIS TING UNDER THE BELT LINE PULLED MUSCLES IN UPPER BACK. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 10-14-98 AND WENT TO THE DR. BUT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY AND RETURNED TO WORK ON LIGHT DUTY. EE WORKED UNTIL 10-22-98 ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL HE COULDN'T ANY MORE. FIRST DAY OF LOST TIME WAS 10-23-98.

EE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE 3 WHEELER STEERING WHEEL AND AN INSTALLED ROOF BOLT PLATE

THE INJURED & 4 OTHERS WERE CARRYING A BEAM AT THE HIP LEVEL TOWARDS THE C-7 CONTROL BOX AT THE HEADGATE. CONDITIONS WERE WET & SLIPPERY & HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE INJURED CONTINUED TO W ORK UNTIL 4/2/99 WHEN HE HAD ARTHOSCOPIC SURGERY FOR REMOVAL OF CARTILIDGE.

INJ & COWORKER WERE PLACING MIDDLE BELLY PAN ON DION DOZER. CHAIN SUPPORTING PAN CAME UNHOOKED, BELLY PAN FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT UPPER LEG AND HIP AREA. NO FRACTURE, SMALL LACERATION & BRUISES TO RIGHT HIP AREA

EE WAS PRYING ON DOOR LEVER AT 610 PLANT WITH PRYBAR. PRYBAR SLIPPED & HIT EE ON RT. SIDE OF FACE BELOW EYE. LACERATION, FRACTURE BONE & BROKEN BONE. WILL REQUIRE SURGERY.

EE WAS REMOVING LOCKOUT FROM JIG#204. AS HE COULD NOT REACH BREAKER, HE OBTAINED A ONE RISE STEPSTOOL TO AID HIM IN THIS PROCEDURE. HE STEPPED OFF THE STEP STOOL LEFT LEG FIRST, AND WHILE ALL HIS WEIGHT WAS ON THIS LEG, HIS KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL A SHORT DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR

THE STATED THAT HE WAS LOAIDNG BOLT SUPPLIES WHEN HE LIFTED A BUNDLE BOLT SUPPLIES WHEN HE LIFTED A BUNDLE OF BOLTS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 11-2-98.

EE WAS STRINGING PIN BITS UP AND CUT TOP OF BUCKET OUT TO GET TO BITS AND CUT TOWARD HIMSELF AND CUT HIS ARM

UNLOADING BAND SAW WHEN A PIECE OF SANDSTONE FELL OUT OF MACHINE AND HIT HIS FOOT ABOVE HIS TOES.

EE WAS SERVICING HIS TRUCK. A ANCHOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING AIR. AFTER ANCHOR LOCK WAS REPLACED EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICKUP THE ANCHOR LOCK. AS HE BENT OVER EE'S B ACK WENT OUT OF PLACE. EE IS A VERY LARGE MAN & IT IS HARD FOR HIM TO BEND OVER. THE ANCHOR LOCK WEIGHS ABOUT 4 LBS.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BONDSTRAND PIPE. 1/2" OFF THE END OF A T THE LAST OF THE CUT WENT FASTER THAN EXPECTED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT BY THE BLADE. HE RECEIVED A 2" CUT OVER THE 4TH AND 5TH KN UCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH NICKED THE JOINT CAPSULE AND A TENDON.

EE WAS PUTTING DOWN NEW FLOORING ON THE THRID FLOOR OF THE BREAKER BUILDING. 4 PIECES OF THE REPLACEMENT METAL FELL OVER HITTING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM DOWN. HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT ON THE EXISTING F LOOR RESULTING IN A FRACTURED RIGHT KNEE CAP.

WHLE RUNNING FOR TELEPHONE RAN INTO CORNER OF DESK.

EE STATED THAT WHILE USING A 3/4" RATCHET, IT SLIPPED. HE SLIPPED, LOST HIS BALANCE, AND FELT HIS RT KNEE POPPED. HE ALSO FELT A PAIN IN HIS RT ELBOW.

FENDER ON PAYSTAR 5000 PIT TRUCK FELL OFF, THE OPERATOR WAS HELPING MACHINE LIFT IT UP TO BOLT BACK ON AND CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE FENDER AND BUMPER. IT PULLED THE THUMB NAIL OFF A CUT HI S THUMB.

EE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE. IN PROCESS, FOOT GOT TANGLED UP IN FOOT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE CONVEYOR, FULL OF COAL, PICKED UP SOME DRAW ROCK (THAT HAD FALLEN ON THE MINER) AND AS THE DRAW ROCK CAME OFF THE MINER IT HIT THE REMOTE BOX , PULLING ON THE HARNESS AND CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS BACK.

EE DISCARDING SLATE RUBBISH TROM WORK AREA.

EE WAS LEVELING STOCK PILE IN DOZER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO LOOK OUT BACK WINDOW AND POPPED HIS BACK.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A DOZER--EE SLIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN A BROKEN WRIST BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM

WALKING DOWN SLOPE TO START WATER PUMP. FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT ELBOW ON ROCK.

EE WAS HOOKING UP A WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A LEDGE APPROX 15 FT ABOVE STRIKING THE EE ON THE RT COLLAR BONE.

EE WALKED UNDER OR NEAR THE BREAKER AS THE WOODEN BLOCKS WQERE BEING THROWN OVER THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER. A BLOCK STRUCK EE ON FOOT.

EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DRAGGING AN 1 1/2 WATER HOSE FROM THE TAIL OF THE TRANSFER BELT TO THE HEAD HE FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & MID BACK. THE EE STATED THAT H E HAD THE HOSE OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND WHEN IT BECAME ENTAELED THE PULLING MOTION AS HE WAS WALKING FOREWARD CAUSED THE INJURY.

EE STEPPED DOWN OFF HIS LOADER AS HE HAVE ALWAYS DONE IN THE PAST AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT LEG.

THE INJ WAS STEPPING OFF THE BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & WENT DOWN BETWEEN THE DUST AREA & THE TRACK CUASING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE

WHILE MOVING ROCKDUST BAGS, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK.

TRUCK STARTED DOWN STEEP INCLINE. SOMETHING BROKE IN ONE OF THE GEAR BOXES. TRUCK WAS LIKE IN NEUTRAL. COULD NOT STOP. DRIVER JUMPED FROM TRUCK; INJURING BOTH ARMS AND ONE KNEE.

EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES AT THE END OF THE TRACK WITH AN A.L. LEE FORKLIFT. HE RAN OVER A 6" SOLID BLOCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BE JARRED IN THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. HE WAS TRANSPORT ED TO HOSPITAL WHERE AN MRI REVEALTE BULGING DISCS BETWEEN L-3,L-4,& L-5. HE IS SCHEDULED TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. RECOVERY TIME UNKNOWN.

RUNNING SCOOP RAN OVER ROCK, BUMPED HEAD ON ROOF.

EE STATED HE WAS BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND THE CANOPYON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON SCREEN CLOTH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL BACK ONTO CONVEYOR APPROX 3 TO 4 FT, HIT CONVEYOR THEN FELL 4 TO 5 ' TO GROUND, CAUSING MULTIPLE BRUI SES AND POSSIBLY A CLOSED HEAD INJURY. DR SAID EE COMPLAINS OF HEADACHE.

EE WAS BOARDING TO CHECK ENGINE OIL AND STRUCK KNEE AGAINST THE BATTERY BOX.

WALKING & LOST STRENGTH IN LEFT LEG & FELL CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. (MOVING SUPPLIES)

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON A 992C LOADER CHECKING FLUID LEVELS. WHILE REACHING DOWN TO PULL DIPSTICK UP, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE STATED HE BENT DOWN TO LIFT 60" TOP BELT ROLLER & FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK 10/14/98

AFTER BLAST EE WENT TO INSPECT AREA. DID NOT SEE WHEREHE WAS GOING AND STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK, TWISTING KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC UNLOAD A BUCKET LINK FOR A LOADER. THEY USED A CHAIN TO UNLOAD IT. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE OILER'S RIGHT WRIST WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BUCKET LINK AND THE CHAIN CUA SING SEVERE BRUISING TO THE RIGHT WRIST

EE LIFTED A LARGE BOTTLE OF OXYGEN WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK& RIGHT SHOULDERSTRAIN TO NECK & SHOULDER

CLEANING GRAVEL. ROCK FLEW FROM CONVEYOR & HIT HIS LEFT ARM

EE SLIPPED & FELL PAIN IN BACK WENT TO DR 10/15/98 STARTED TO MISS 10/15/98

CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE STANDS TO LOAD INTO SCOOP CAR BUCKET, LOWERED OFF LEFT SHOULDER INTO SCOOP BUCKET AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN STRUCTURE AND RAM IN SCOOP BUCKET.

9C SECTION EE WAS LIFTING SHORT STRAPS & TWISTEDAT THE WAIST CAUSING A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN 10/14/98

EE JUMPED OFF THE CHANNEL (CABLE TENDER) ONOT THE FLOOR & TWISTED HIS KNEE

EE STATED THAT WHILE UNLOADING STEEL BEAMS OFF THE SCOOP, WHEN HE CUT THE BAND HOLDING THE BEAMS, ONE STEEL BEAM SLUNG AROUND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST AND SHOULDER.

WHILE CHANGING BOLTER BITS HIS KNEE WAS BUMPED ON THE MOTOR OF THE BOLTER CAUSING IT TO SWELL.

EE WAS KNOCKING LIME OUT OF THE 1ST SHAKER AND HIT HAND ON SHAKER ITSELF CAUSING THE MIDDLE FINGER, RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER TO BE CUT IT CAUSED THE CUTS DID IT SO SEVER THE TENDONS TO SEVER IN THE MIDDLE & RING FINGERS. IT ONLY NICKED THE LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN CAR STRUCK HOLE IN MINE FLOOR CAUSING AJARRING ACTION TO EEAND SPRAINED OR STRAINED LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG

EE WAS RIDING DOGS HOOKS AND CHAIN IN QUARRY WHEN HE WAS INSTRUCTURED HOT TO BY FLAGMAN AT HIS INSISTANCE, FLAGMAN INSTRUCTED DEMICK OPERATOR TO MOVE EE WHEN HE BUMPED INTO BLOCK AND FELL APPR OX. 4 FEET.

EXACT TIME CANNOT BE DETERMINED. EE STATED HE WAS PUTTING IN SCREEN DECK 2 OR 3 MOS BEFORE AND FELT PAIN IN NECK. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS A PROBLEM AT THE TIME, BUT WHEN HE CONTINUED TO FEEL PAIN HE WENT TO A DR AND DISCOVERED HE HAD SLIPPED A DISK IN HIS NECK. AFTER TREATMENT THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY

EE WAS LIFTING AND INSTALLING STEEL LINER PLATES IN THE RAW MILL SEPARATOR'S DUCT. WHILE INSTALLING ONE OF THE LINERS HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURED HAD LOCKED THE BRAKES ON THE MOTOR, DISMOUNTED AND WENT TO UNCOUPLE THE MOTOR FROM THE SUPPLY CARS WHEN HE SLIPPED. WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF FROM THE SLIP HE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT AGAINST THE RT INBY WHEEL OF THE TRANSPORT CAR AT THAT TIME THE OUTBY MOTORMAN THOUGHT THAT HE WAS FLAGGING HIM TO DROP THE CARS DOWN, WHICH IN TURN RAN OVER HIS FOOT

EE STATED WHILE LOADING CUT ROCK AT THE SOUTH MAIN RIGHT RAISE BORE A PIECE OF ROCK 41/2"X1"X 11/2" STRUCK LOADER BUCKET & STRUCK EE LEFT KNEE

TAKING DOWN THE CRUSHER PUT HIS FINGR INTO A HOLE TO REMOVE A ROCK AND HIS FINGER GOT SMASHED

EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10/13/98

2 EE'S WERE WORKING TO FREE CONVEYOR BELT. THE VICTIM WAS ROLLING THE BELT BACKWARDS BY HAND USING THE BELT DRIVE MANUALLY. THE 2ND PERSON WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIM AND TURNED ON THE BELT. HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED AND CUT AND 1 BROKEN. THE DR RESTRICTED HIM TO MODIFIED DUTY FOR 4 WEEKS AND REFERRED HIM TO ANOTHER DR TO GET HIS FINGERTREATED

EE WAS HANGING CABLE AND SAID HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING LOOSE ROCK OFF THE SHAFT WALL WITH A 630 MUCKER. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE DIPPER AND A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT RIB AREA.

EE WAS DOING SOME WELDING ON THE HEAD OF THE MINER. DURING THE PROCESS HE WASON HIS KNEES. AS HEWAS GETTING UP, HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND FROM HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO THE LE FT KNEE

SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY. EE TOLD SUPERVISOR THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY WHICH REOCCURED FROM TIME TO TIME.

WHILE MAKING A CROSSCUT TURN IN THE NO. 7 HEADING, THE MINER HELPER WAS STRUCK BY THE BOOM OF THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE.

EE AND ANOTHER MINER WERE PULLING TRACK SPIKES ON MC BELT/TRACK BETWEEN X CUTS 99 AND 00. THIS AREA IS APPROX. 48" HIGH. WHEN EE SAT DOWN TO EAT, HE NOTICED TINGLING, AND PINS AND NEEDLES FEEL INGS IN HIS RT. THIGH AND RT BUTTOCKS.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO MAKE A BELT MOVE UP AND STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE PULLING BELT.

LOADER OPERATOR WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LOADER AND MISSED THE LAST STEP AND AT THE SAME TIME HE JUMPED FROM THE LOADER AND LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT VCAUSING A TENDON TO BE STRETCHED IN TH E ANKLE.

THE EE MADE CONTACT WITH HOT ESCAPE TUBE WHILE CHECKIG THE TRUCK

WHILE TORQUING BOLTS, TH EWRENCH SLIPPED AND PINCHED EE S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE HAD DRIVEN MOON BUGGY BATTERY POWERED RUBBER TIRED PERSONNEL CARRIER TO THE BATTERY CHARGING STATION. HE PUSHED THE BRAKE BUTTON TO ACTIVATED THE BRAKE. HE STARTED TO EXIT THE MACHINE HAD O NE LEG IN THE MACHINE AND ONE LEG OUT. HE MACHINE TRAMMED FORWARD RUNNING PARTLY THRU A PERMANENT STOPPING AND DRAGGING EE WITH IT. EE S LEG WAS LACERATED ON A CEMENT BLOCK.

EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SLIP, FALL OR DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIS BACK, BUT THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN. WENT TO SEVERAL DOCTORS, HAD X-RAYS. NO INJURY FOUND. REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY 10/19/98 FOR BACK PAIN. RECEIVED DRS. NOTE FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY FROM EMPLOYEE ON 11/3/98.

THE EE BURNED HIS LEFT ARM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF A DIESEL ENGINE. THE BURN BECAME INFECTED ON 10/14/98 AND THE EE WENT TO THE HAZARD ARH FOR TREATMENT. LOST TIME BEGAN ON 10/14/98 THE INJURY OCCURRED AT THE MANTRIP HOLE AT BOTTOM OFMINE SHAFT.

EE STATED HE WAS UNLOADING OIL CANS OFF THE MAINTENACE TRUCK AND WAS NOT KNOWING 1 OIL CAN WAS 1/2 FULL OF CONT. MINER BITS AND AS HE PULLED THE CAN OFF IT DROPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING PAIN IN HI S NECK & SHOULDER

EE WAS PULLING SHIELDS ON THE 6NW LONGWALL. AS HE WAS GOING DOWN THE FACE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND WHEN EE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. EE CONTD TO WORK THINKING HE HAD JUST SPRAIN ED HIS WRIST. XRAYS ON 11/18/98 SHOWED A FRACTURE & EE WENT OFF 11/20/98

EE STATED WHILE HANGING THE MINER CABLE IN #2 ENTRY, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

FILLING UP WATER TRUCK AT THE POND: INJURED WALKED OUT TO CULVERT AT THE DAM AND AS HE RETURNED TO THE TRUCK SLIPPED ON WET GRASS AND FELL TWISTING LEFT ANKLE

EE WAS WALKING BELOW A SCAFFOLD AT THE ENTRANCE OF KILN 6, WHILE OTHER EE WERE WELDING AT THE TOP OF THE SCAFFOLD. SUDDENLY WELDING SCORIA FELL ON HIS NECK CAUSING HIM A BURN.

WAS LOADING TRUCKS AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER HE FELT A BAD TWINGE IN HIS BACK AND COULDN'T HARDLY MOVE.

EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER CLEANING UP A CUT OF COAL AT FACO STONE FROM TOP OF RIBLINE AND STRICK BACK OF RIGHT LEG (CALF) ROCK WAS APPROX 3"THICK X2' WIDE X2/1/2' LONG

AIR SEAT SET TOO SOFT BY DRIVER. MOVING TOO FAST ON UNEVEN ROAD AND SEAT BOTTOMED OUT.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPAIRS ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HELPED THE REPAIRMAN LIFT AN ENCLSURE COVER, WHICH HE ESTIMATED TO WEIGHT APPROX. 25 LBS AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG AND LOWER B ACK. DIAGNOSED BY DR AS LOW BACK STRAIN.

HAD HIS FOOT AGAINST RIB WITH HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINING MACHINE'S DUST BOX. THE MINING MACHINE WAS MOVED TO CUT SLAB TO PUT PLACE BACK ON SIGHT & THE INJURED'S LEG WAS CAUGHT BY THE DUST BOX

WHILE OPERATING A 65 TON CRANE, A MAINTENANCE TECH. NOTICED THE CABLES WERE CROSSED AND WENT TO THE BACK OF THE CRANE TO STRAIGHTEN THE CABLE ON THE DRUM. AS HE RETURNED TO THE CAB. HE ATTEMPT ED TO STEP FROM THE REAR FENDER TO THE DECK OF THE CRANE & MISSED THE STEP FALLING APPROXIMATELY7' TO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN THE OPERATOR HAVING FRACTURES OF THE LEFT ELBOW & PELVIS

WHILE GETTING OFF A DOZER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED AN ALLERGIC REATION TO HAY AND DUST AFTER OPERATING A HAY MULCHER. SPECIFICALLY, THE DUST AND HAY IRRITATED HIS LUNGS, NOSE, THROAT AND EYES.

A REFUSE HAUL TRUC SKIDDED AND RAN OVER A BERM RESULTING IN THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT KNEE STRIKING THE TRUCK DASHBOARD. THE OPERATOR SUFFERED A SEVERE SPRAIN/DISLOCATION OF THE KNEE.

LIFT OXYGEN TANKS FROM SCOOP BUCKET IN 5 ENTRY AT TOLL SLID. EE WAS INJURIED ON 10-12-98 WORKED 10-13 AND 10-14 THEN WENT OFF ON COMP ON 10-15-98.

EE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING WRONG UNTIL GETTING IN HIS CAR TO GO HOME. HE FEELS PROBLEM DEVELOPED WHEN HE WAS LIFTING BEARING INTO PLACE ON A GIW PUMP EARLIER IN THE DAY. EE OFF 10/27/98 FOR HERNI A SURGERY.

AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT EE SLIPPED OFF THE 980 CAT END LOADER HITTING ELBOW ON LOADER PLATFORM THEN CATCHING HIMSELF FROM FALLING ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH THE SAME ARM.

TWO BATTERY LOCOMOTIVES WERE TRAVELING TOWARD EACH OTHER IN PANEL 27, LOC 67 OPERATED BY EE OF MCO SLOWED AND CAME TO ASTOP, LOCI 609 OPERATED BY OTHER OF MOLY CORP DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND STRUC K LOCI 617. REDARTE SAID HE APPLIED THE DYNAMICSTESTOP LOCI 609 BUT THEY FAILED. RODARTER WAS TRAVELING BY HIMSELF, WHILE EE 3 OTHER MINERS OTH.

EE RECD FLASHBURNS TO BOTH EYES AFTER RAISING WELDING FACE SHIELD TO MOVE POSITION. ROD STRUCKGROUNDED SURFACE ACCIDENTLY WITH HELMET RAISED CAUSING FLASH

WHILE EE WAS PULLING SHIELDS IN 70 AREA, HE SAID THE SHIELD HE WAS STANDING ON PULLED HIS CLOTHES AND STRAINED HIS BACK. DID NOT STRAT LOSING TRIME UNTIL 10-14-98.

EE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON THE MRS ON THE 002-0 SECTION. HE LIFTED THE CABLE REEL LID TO OBSERVE THGE AMOUNT OF CABLE LEFT ON THE REEL. THE LID SLIPPED OUT OF IS HAND & FELL THUS STRIKING HIS OTHER HAND.

WHILE OPERATING A PORTABLE SCOOP BUCKET ROCK DUSTNG MACHINE EE WAS REMOVING LOOSE MATERIAL WITH HIS FOOT WHEN HE GOT IT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MINE FLOOR & THE SCOOP BUCKET

RIB ROLL FELL STRIKING HIM IN BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EE GOT HIS EYES BURNED AND IRRITATED FROM THE FLASH OF AN AIR ARC WELDER THAT A FELLOW EE WAS USING.

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING PIPE.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF MOTOR AND STEPPED INHOLE IN THE BOTTOM TWISTING RIGHT FOOT. EE HAD BEEN OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE ON THE 1 PORTAL BOTTOM TRACK.

EE HELPING MECHANIC REMOVE CONTACTOR LID ON 610 UNIS TRAC. THE LID SLIPPED AS THEY WERE LIFTING AND FELL ON TOP OF INJURED S LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE OFF OF ROOF BOLTER REEL, WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EE WAS PULLING UP SLACK FOR THE MINER CABLE. A SCOOP CAR WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE. A DRILL STEELHAD BEEN PUSHED INTO THE SIDE OF SCOOP AND THE LOOP OF THE TRAILING CABLE HAD BEEN HUNG OVER THE DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL PULLED OUTOF THE SCOOP CAR AND STRUCK EE ON LOWER PART OF HIS RIGHT LEG

THE INJURED WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE, WHEN THE DRILL STEEL KICKED OUT OF THE DRILL BOOM & STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST.

LTA INJURY: EE WAS GETTING OFF OF A D-10 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE PUSH ARM AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT LEG BREAKING THE BONES.

AT 5 EAST TRACK RUNAROUND EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE HAND LOADING A METAL IBEAM ONTO A FLAT RAIL CAR WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BEAM & EDGE OF FLAT CAR

THE EE WAS UNLODGING A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FROM #5 TAILPIECE WHEN ROCK ROLLED OVER SMASHING LEFT HAND 2ND DIGIT (INDEX FINGER) BETWEEN TAIL PIECE & ROCK CAUSING INJURY