Mining Incidents in December 1999

F-600 WAS TRAVELING DOWN ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 8% GRADE; FAILED TO NEGOTIATE CURVE AT INTERSECTION TRAVELING OVER BERM AND HIGH WALL RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES.

A MINER OPERATOR WAS MINING IN THE M-2 (010-0) SECTION IN THE #23 ROOM BETWEEN #9 & #10 ENTRY. WHILE MINING THE 2ND HALF OF THE CUT A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK STRUCK THE MAN ON THE HEAD. THE ROCK WAS APPROX. 15'4"L X 105" W X 0-4"T

WHILE GUARDING ACCESS TO THE PIT ENTRANCE, EMPLOYEE WAS HIT FROM FLYROCK WHILE IN FOREMAN'S VEHICLE.

FROM PRELIMINARY: THE VICTIM WAS IN THE AREA OF AN UNGUARDED SELF-CLEANING TAIL PULLEY OF A DISCHARGE BELT FOR A PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN HIS CLOTHING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE SHAFT, PULLING HIM I NTO THE CONVEYOR BELT.

ON THE SUB MAINS #4 PANEL, #2 HEADING, AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN A ROOF RIB BROKE AND FELL COVERING UP THE EMPLOYEE. FIVE PEOPLE WERE REMOVED FROM UNDER THE ROCK. THERE WERE MUTIPLE INJURIES AND NO VITAL SIGNS FOUND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKED BY AN E.M.T.

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING 6 TON COUNTERWEIGHT FROM CRANE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED COUNTERWEIGHT PINS BEFORE CABLE WAS TIGHT. COUNTERWEIGHT BECAME UNSTABLE STRIKING HIM, CAUSING FATAL INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING PAD FOR DRAGLINE TO EXCAVATE LIMEROCK USING A CAT TRACK DOZER NEXT TO A WATER FILLED PIT THE MACHINE BACKED OVE THE EDGE AND FELL INTO 25 FT OF WATER. EMPLOYEE DIED.

HERNIA - DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE HOWEVER EE WAS CERTAIN IT WAS WORK RELATED.

INDIVIDUAL WAS ROUNDING A PILLAR OF SALT WHEN THE CANOPY ON THE LOADER STRUCK THE PILLAR KNOCKING A CHUNK OF SALT LOOSE. THE CHUNK OF SALT STRUCK THE INDIVIDUALS RIGHT HAND SEVERING THE THUMB JUST ABOVE THE NAIL AND CRUSHING THE BONE AND TENDONS IN THE FIRST FINGER.

HE STRAINED HIS GROIN WHILE LIFTING.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET COMPRESSOR STARTED. HE REMOVED THE GUARDS AND DECIDED TO TIGHTEN THE DRIVE BELTS. THE COMPRESSOR STARTED AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND IN THE SHEEVE.

HERNIA

EE WAS CHECKING BUCKETS OF REFUSE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WAS ANY COAL IN REFUSE CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN GOB BUCKET AND WALL, HOLE IN REJECT CELL.

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF TOP OF CONT MINER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMENT EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA IN LOWER ABDOMEN

DRIVER EXITED VEHICLE IN PIT TO FIX TAILGATE ON DUMP TRUCK. DOOR SLID DOWN CRUSHING 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND. AMPUTATING (PARTIALLY) NO WITNESS TO ACTUAL EVENT, ONLY SAW INJURED MAN AFTER INCIDENT HAPPENED.

EE WAS USING BRUSH WITH AN EXTENSION ATTACHED TO A DRILL MTR. THE GLOVES HE WAS WEARING CAUGHTON THE SHAFT & TWISTED AROUND HIS FINGER CAUSINGA PARTIAL AMPUTATION.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS TURNING OFF A WATER HOSE AT 143 SHIELD AND PULLED SOMETHING BELOW HIS CHEST. THE AREA STOPPED HURTING UNTIL HE GOT IN HIS CAR TO GO HOME.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING DRILL STEEL FROM BOREHOLE WHEN HIS LEFT HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN FEED CHAIN/FEED SPROCKET ASSEMBLY. HE CUT OFF THE TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EE WAS GIVEN FI RST AID TO STOP BLEEDING AND TRANSPORTE TO E.R. BY OUR ONSITE EMT.

REMOVING BASE BOLT FROM AIR COMPRESSOR MOTOR WHILE BENT OVER - COMPLAINED OF PULLED ABDOMINAL MUSCLE - DISCOVERED HERNIA AROUND DEC 22 - TOLD COMPANY DEC 23 - SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR JAN 14, 00.

WHILE UNSPOOLING CABLE EE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS ABDOMEN. EE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/4/2000.

MOVING KEGS OF GREASE FROM GREASE TRUCK TO SHOVEL.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE. FLASHING ONTO BOLT, FEEDER BELT GRABBED EE'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING FEEDER FASTNERS TO CUT SEVERAL AREAS OF HAND, AMPUTATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

INJURED PERSON LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CLIMBING ON DRILL. LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT OFF AT NAIL BED BY EXHAUST FAN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PULL THE HOOD OPEN ON #5 KILN WHEN HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS STOMACH.

SLIPPED IN SHOP YARD.

WAS ROOF BOLTING. THE ROOF WRENCH SPUN OFF THE BOLT AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EE ALLEGES STANDING ON TOP OF #3 FM COOLER USING PIPE WRENCH, WHICH SLIPPED, CAUSING HER TO FALL DOWN 3-4 FT ON CATWALK, RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO CHEST AND RIGHT HIP/LEG.

INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS EE'S LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT, TEARING OFF THE FINGER NAIL.

EE WAS DRIVING THE EXPLOSIVES TRUCK TO THE DRILL BENCH. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DEEP HOLE CAUSING EE TO BE BOUNCED AGAINST THE CAB AND BRUISE HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS STANDING ON A RECESSED COVER PLATE. THE PLATE FELL THROUGH THE OPENING THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO COVER ALLOWING THE EE TO FALL. THE PLATE MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY DISPLACED FROM ITS SEAT A ND NOT NOTICED BY EE. THE EE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO THE ARM.

VICTIM WAS RIDING IN A SCOOP WITH FEDERAL MSHA INSPECTORS. THE BOUNCING SCOOP CAUSED A SEVERE DISRUPTION IN THE VICTIMS NERVOUS SYSTEM AND A SEVERE BREATHING ATTACK VICTIM HAD TO BE TRANSPORTE D TO SURFACE UPBEING ADDMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL THE VCITIM WAS PART UNDER DECTOR TREATMENT. AND IS STILL OFF AND BEING TREATED FOR SEVERE RESPIRATORY AND NERVE DAMAMGE INJURY LOWER BACK.

WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE MATERIAL STUCK IN CONE CRUSHER CHUTE, A ROCK FLEW UP AND CAUSED SAFTEY GLASSES TO FALL OFF. ANOTHER ROCK STRUCK EE DIRECTLY IN THE EYE.

EE WAS WORKING ON APEX TO THE CYCLONE WHEN COAL DUST FELL. HE INHALED DUST WHICH INFLAMMED HIS LUNGS. THEY TRIED TO HOSE DOWN THE WORK AREA - NO WATER PRESSURE.

INJURED WAS OBSERVING THE BOLTING PROCESS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A FALLING ROOF ROCK.

THERE WAS FROST ON THE BAR HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON TO CHECK A SCREEN. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND ALL HIS WEIGHT WAS ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS HAND SCALING FROM WORK PLATFORM APPROXIMATELY FIVE (5) FEET OFF GROUND. SCALE BAR BECAME LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, BRUISING RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIBS.

SURVEY STOCKPILE-FELL ON LOOSE COAL. CONTUSION RIGHT ELBOW.

EE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIN AND A FLATCAR. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

HE WAS SICK AT STOMACH AND GOT OUT OF 777 ROCK TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 10 FT. HE WAS COMPLAINING WITH HIS NECK AND BACK.

BENT OVER AND PICKED UP HOSE MACHINE WHEN EE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP IN #2 ENTRY. WHILE MOVING THE BOLTER TO NEXT ROW A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM.

EE WAS DIRECTING THE REAR WARD MOTION OF THE WHILE FLAT BED WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER THE SNOW AND FELL ON W-65 SELF-RESCUER, ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

OTHER EE WERE ALIGNING HOLES FOR A PAIN, USING A 6 FOOT PRY-BAR AGAINST SPRING PRESSURE ON THE ROCK BREAKER. THE BAR TIP SHIFTED AND SLIPPED. EE'S FALL WEIGHT UPON THE BAR'S RELEASE, APPARENTL Y SPAINED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE

EE COMPLAINED OF LINGERING MID BACK PAIN AFTER LIFTING A MOTOR CONTROLLER WEIGHING APPROX. 25 LBS IN OCT. EE WAS REFERRED TO A PHYSICIAN IN DEC. AND RESTRICTED FROM WORK DUTIES.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN OXYGEN HOSE BURST BELOW FLASH ARRESTER CAUSING BURNS TO HIS ABDOMEN AREA.

EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF ROADWAY WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE STATED: STANDING AT SECTION FEEDER, TURNED TO WALK AWAY, FEET BECAME TANGLED IN LOOSE COAL, FELL BACKWARDS OVER ANCHOR (BELT) CHAIN.

WHILE INJURED & CO-WORKER HELF ONE SIDE OF A HOPPER SITTING ON FLOOR, 2 OTHER CO-WORKERS HELD OTHER SIDE IN PROCESS OF CUTTING IN 2 HALVES. WHEN THE LAST 2" OF MATERIAL WAS CUT, 2 WERE ABLE TO HOLD THEIR HALF BUT INJURED'S HALF SLIPPED ON STEEL FLOOR. CO-WORKER JUMPED BACK, INJURED TRIED TO HOLD APPROX 500 LBS, BOTTOM SLIPPED AWAY TOP TRAPPED AND BROKE RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS APPROACHING THE ROOF BOLTER TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS, STRIKING EE BETWEEN SHOULDERS. ROCK MEASURED APPROX. 18" X 24" X 4".

WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF BERM THAT PROTECTS FUEL AND OIL STORAGE, EE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL BESIDE OF HAULER WHILE TRYING TO REACH OIL HOSE TO HAULER DRIVER.

CAT MOVEMENT DISLOCATED BACK.

MAN WAS REACHING TO OPEN DOOR TO CONTROL ROOM. INSECURE FOOTING MUDDY CONDITION. FOOT WAS 1/2 ON 1/2 OFF CONCRETE PAD AND SLIPPED CAUSING ANKLE TO TWIST AND ALLOWING MAN TO FALL TO GROUND.

PULLING ON BELT TRYING TO PUT A PIN IN THE BELT.

USING HAND TOOLS(RATCHET AND SOCKET) TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON ATRS ARM AND THE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF NUT. EE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST AND HAND. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS IMPROPER TOOLS FOR THE JOB. COMPLIANC E WITH RULES AND REGS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT OK. MINER PROFICENCY MAY BE A FACTOR. MINING EQUIPMENT NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AND FELL.

BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP RAILROAD TIE. WHEN HE STOOD UP WITH THE TIE HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS WATCHING A 5" SLURRY LINE AS IT WAS BEING UNPLUGGED. THE LINE BEGAN WHIPPING AS IT WAS BEING UNPLUGGED, HITTING THE EE CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO A DITCH.

DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7-31-2000. STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING

EE WAS IN A JEEP TRAVELING OUT OF THE MINE ON ON2 HAULAGE WHEN THE JEEP WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TRIP THAT HAD RUNAWAY

FUELER REMVOED NOZZEL/HOSE FROM FUEL TRUCK TO MAKE A DELIVERY TO A LOADER. IN MOVING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON ICE HYDER EXTENDING THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING A SPRAIN.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING A 220 LB. CARBOY OF SULFURIC ACID TO AVOID EXCESS SPILLAGE WHEN THE CERVICAL S/S, THORACIC S/S OCCURRED.

WHILE USING RIPPEN TO RIP ROAD LOADER WAS TURNED IN SEAT WATCHING RIPPED WHEN HE FELT A BIT. HE BELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDERS. HE WAS TRANSPORTED WITH AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHEN HE WAS D IAGNOSED W/PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE CLIMBED UP ON TOP OF A FRONT FENDER OF TRUCK TO CHECK OIL. THE FENDER HAD ICE ON IT AND THE EE FELL 4 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE EE SUFFERED A BRUISED RIB CAGE.

MONITOR HOSE POPPED OFF THE MONITOR AS WATER WAS BEING SHUT OFF. PROBABLY DUE TO A WORN VICTAULIC COUPLING SURFACE. THE END OF THE HOSE (W/VICTAULIC COUPLING ATTACHED) STRUCK THE OPERATOR ON T HE RT LEG KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. THE HOSE FLEW AROUND AND HIT HIM SEVERAL MORE TIMES. (RT HAND & CHEST) KNOCKING HIS GLASSES AND RADIO AWAY FROM HIS.

AN UNLEVELED GROUND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS - HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

CUT THUMB WHEN HE WAS INSERTING A CAP BOOSTER INTO A HYDROMITE.

EE WAS IN A JEEP TRAVELING OUT OF THE MINE ON NO2 HAULAGE WHEN THE JEEP WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A TRIP THAT HAD RUNAWAY

EE WAS OPERATING A PETERBILT TRACTOR, TRAILER, PUP COMBINATION HAULING STOKER COAL FOR A MATERIALS TEST ON THE AREA D TIPPLE BELT SCALE. WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD THE COAL ON THE STOCKPILE, HE GO T STUCK. HE CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM A BLADE WORKING THE COAL PILE. WHILE HOOKING UP THE CHAIN TO THE TRUCK HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND THE RIPPER BAR ON THE BLADE. HE BEGAN LOSING

EE WAS USING A DIGGING BAR TO BREAK UP A PIECE OF ICE IN A CHUTE & IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING HI MSELF UP ONTO A PLATFORM, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS THROWING CRIB BLOCKS IN XCUT L1-L2 OF THE E15(026-0) SECTION. WHILE THROWING CRIB BLOCKS, EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. *RETURN REGULAR DUTY 12/29/99 AND WORKED THROUGH 01/12/00. *1ST DAY OFF 01/13/00.

OTHER WAS DRIVING CO TRUCK 641 WHILE EE WAS A PASSENGER DOWN THE HAULROAD-WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE TRUCK ENGINE STALLED. THEY TRAVELED DOWNHILL APPROX. 334 BEFORE HITTING A BERM CAUSING THEM TO GO AIRBORNE FOR APPROX. 65'. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE ROCK. BOTH EE'S SUFFERED BLUNT FORCE INJURIES, BUT WERE NOT EJECTED FROM THE TRUCK.

BENT OVER TO PULL MINER CABLE OUT OF WAY AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A MACHINE. A GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED. THE EE STEPPED UP ON THE GUARD AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST KNEE.

EE WAS MOUNTING D-10 DOZER, PULLING HIMSELF UP BY RIGHT ARM WHILE HOLDING GRAB BAR-STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PROBE ON #3 OXYGEN ANALYZER WHICH WAS STUCK BECAUSE IT WAS BENT. IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING, EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT BICEP.

EE WAS DRIVING A CO TRUCK 641 DOWN THE HAULROAD, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE TRUCK ENGINE STALLED. OTHER EE WAS A PASSENGER. THEY TRAVELED DOWNHILL APPROX. 334 BEFORE HITTING A BERM CAUSING THEM TO GO AIRBORNE FOR APPROX. 65. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A LARGE ROCK. BOTH EE'S SUFFERED BLUNT FORCE INJURIES, BUT WERE NOT EJECTED FROM THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE OVER CENTERING VALVE ON SIDE OF HAULER. HE CAME DOWN OFF THE LADDER AND TOOK A STEP BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER A SCOTCH BLOCK AND FELL BACKWARDS. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN BONE IN THE LEFT HAND.

PULLED STARTER ROPE ON GAS POWERED PUMP-ROPE WAS TOO SHORT SPRAINED ARM WHEN ROPE CAME TO END OF TRAVEL-DID NOT HURT UNTIL NEXT DAY.

UNHOOKING AIR HOSE ICE & DEBRIS STRUCK VICTIM'S FACE AND EYE.

HE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN THE SLOPE AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJ FRACTURED THE INDEX & RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND & HAND RECD LACERATIONS TO THE INDEX FINGER MIDDLE & RING FINGER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF BOLT HE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH., THE BOLT HAD TENSIONS ON IT CAUSING IT TO FLY WHEN CUT

MAN WAS HOISTING A STRIP OF STEEL PLATE, PLATE STARTED TO FALL AND HE GRABED FOR IT AND IT SMASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER. FINGER WAS BROKEN.

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN A KNIFE GATE VALVE OFF OF A LADDER, EE TURNED AWAY FROM HIS WORK AND FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK AND ARM. EE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR THE REST OF THE S HIFT. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS TAKEN OFF THE JOB BECAUSE OF A NECK STRAIN.

EE WAS WORKING AROUND RISER ON PREHEATER TOWER DUST ACCUMLATED ON HIS FACE SHIELD WHEN HE LOOKEUP, DUST FELL INTO HIS EYE

EE WAS WALKING DOWN LONGWALL FACE AND BUMPED AGAINST SHIELD CANOPY.

BETWEEN PLATE BEING BURNED & PLANT WHEN PLATE FELL IT PINCHED HIS FINGER.

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT TO SPLICE. TOOL SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE LEG AND KNEE. SMALL CUT AND A BRUISE TO KNEE. BEGAN LOSING TIME 12/28/99.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE STOCKPILE YARD AREA TO GET HELP STARTING THE WATER TRUCK. (DEAD BATTERIES) EE TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL, STRIKING HER FACE AND LEFT ELBOW ON THE GROUND, DISLOCATING HER LEFT ELBOW AND DAMAGING HER LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS RECOVERING SOME OLD BELT. HE WAS WALKING ALONG BELT, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON SIDE OF LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPRATING CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN RIB ROLLED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HIP.

EE WAS BOLTING TOP, WHEN HE LOWERED THE HEAD OF THE BOLTER ALLOWING HEAD TO STRIKE LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS OPERATING BOLTER ON HIS KNEES IN DECK, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS OUTSIDE DECK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BOLTER DECK, MAIN FLOOR AND RIB. BRUISED AND BROKE A COUPLE OF SMALL BONES IN R IGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN ON THE SCREEN MACHINE WHEN HE CLIPPED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

THE INJURED HAD GOTTEN OUT OF HIS VEHICLE & WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE PLANT TO START WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND SNOW AND FELL.

THE EE WAS REMOVING A DRYER SCREEN FROM THE FORKS OF THE FORK TRUCK WHEN THE SCREEN SLIPPED & SMASHED EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE FORKS & THE SCREEN BASKET. EE IS A LOST TIME INJURY

EE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN WHEN IT SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE RAMP. HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK. HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK.

EE WAS MOVING A STONE WITH AN IRON BAR AT HAMMERMILL #1. SUDDENLY THE IRON BAR SLIPPED FROM THE STONE AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE IRON BAR AND THE STONE.

EE STATED HE BENT OVER TO REMOVE CHAIN AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE HAS HAD 3 BACK OPERATIONS.

EE IS STATING THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB THE STEPS ON THE FUEL TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE METAL RUNG. HIS LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING A HAND HOLD. WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE CAUGHT H IS BODY WEIGHT. STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

AS THE EE REMOVED BOLTS FROMA SCREEN, A SMALL AMOUNT OF SOLUTION AND STEAM REMAINED AND ESCAPED. THE EE SUFFERRED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE STOMACH, AND THE BACK OF HIS LEGS AND ARMS. HE A LSO SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WHEN LEAVING THE AREA. HE HAS A FOLLOW UP WITH HIS PHYSICIAN ON JANUARY 4, 2000.

WHILE WALKING IN N CYCLONE PUMP BASEMENT, EE PUT WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT AND IT "TOOK OFF" CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE. NEW MEDICAL REPORT SHOWS EE OFF WORK 5/8/OO FOR SURGERY.

HE WAS CLIMBING ON THE LEFT REAR SECTION OF THE GROVE CRANE AND THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 6' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR IN THE SHOP.

OPERATOR OF 217 HAUL TRUCK WAS HAULING A LOAD OF CAOL TO THE NEAR PIT. TURNED ONTO THE CORRIDOR EXTENSION ROAD AND HIT A BUMP IN THE HAUL ROAD. DRIVER'S RIGHT LEG UNDERNEATH KNEECAP, HIT THE 2 -WAY RADIO IN THE CAB CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING. COULDN'T PUT ANY WEIGHT ON THE LEG AND WAS ADMINISTERED TO BY A SMR TEAM MEMBER THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

CLIMBING ONTO D-9 DOZER - SLIPPED AND FELL. NOTE: MINE IDLE 12-23, 12-24 AND 12-31.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MUCKER. HE HIT A BUMP AND SLAMMED DOWN HARD ON THE SEAT. HE FRACTURED HIS TAIL BONE.

WAS STEPPING OFF MOTOR WHEN HIS COAT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE PLACE HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG & HIS KNEE WAS IN A STRAIGHT POSITION. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 1-26-2000 WHEN A DOCTOR DISABLED HIM.

EE BACKED ROCK TRUCK THROUGH BERM. TRUCK FLIPPED OVER BACKWARDS, LANDING ON ITS TOP.

ON DECEMBER 23, 1999 EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF MOVING CABLE AND WATERLINE (A DUTY PERFORMED EACH DAY ON THE JOB). HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN AFTERWARDS BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-3-2000.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SLOPE BELT TAILPIECE & SLIPPED & FELL, HIS RIGHT LEG FOLDED UP UNDER HIM RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT IN METASARSIL AREA.

EE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF LOOSE RIB WHEN A PIECE OF DRAWROCK HIT HIM ON THE LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TO OF EQUIPMENT CRATES ATTEMPTING TO RETARP NEW EQUIPMENT. AS EMPLOYEE WAS STRAPPING DOWN ONE SIDE OF THE TARP, THE WIND BLEW THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TARP ACROSS A SECO ND CRATE LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE CRATE BEING RETARPED. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP OVER TO THE OTHER CRATE BUT MISTAKENLY STEPPED BETWEEN THE CRATES AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAIN TO

WHEN EE WAS CLEANING THE CONVEYOR. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GET OUT THE MATERIAL LAND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WITH AN ANGULAR.

DRAW ROCK FALL AND HIT EE ON HEAD. HE BEGAN MISSING SCHEDULED WORK DAYS DUE TO THIS INJURY ON 12-31-99.

EE WAS BULK LOADING RAIL CAR-CLOSING LIDS-WHEN HIS FALL ARREST LANYARD CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE RESULTING IN A STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS REPLACING BOLTER DRILL STEEL BIT. STRUCK DRILL STEEL AGAINST BOLTER TO FREE BIT, STRIKING HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN STEEL AND BOLTER BREAKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

HIT ROCK ON HAUL ROAD CAUSING EE TO HIT HEAD ON CAB OF TRUCK.

EE WAS OPERATING LOW-TRAC. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND HANGING OVER THE SIDE OF THE MACHINE IN PINCH POINT AREA AND WHILE STEERING THE LOW TRAC HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN RUBBER BUMPER AND FRAME OF LOW-TRAC.

EE STATED: HELPING COWORKERS MOVE BELT TAIL, HAD SHEVE CONNECTED TO CHAIN, PULLING WIRE ROPE THRU THE SHEVE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED, SHAIN CAME LOOSE, FLEW OVER STRIKING HIS LOWER LEFT ABDO MEN.

EE STATES THAT WHEN HE JUMPED OFF HIS FORKLIFT HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES. AS HE PULLED A BUNDLE OF PIN BOARDS OFF THE TRAILOR, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIN BOARD, JAMMING HIS NECK. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND ON 2/5/00 HE STARTED RECEIVING M EDICAL TREATMENT. (PHYSICAL THERAPY)

WELDER WELDED A PATCH ON THE REPULPER MILL IN THE PELLER PLANT. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT INTO HIS BOOT. BURNING HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE RECENTLY RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR AN INFECTION RELATED T O THIS INJURY.

EE WAS HELPING LIFT A PUMP ONTO A CAR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PUMP AND THE CAR.

THE EE WAS BARRING DOWN A STONE. HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ROLLERS. THIS CAUSED A PINCHING OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. THE BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSED THE FINGER TO SPLIT OPEN. TH E END OF THE BONE WAS BROKEN.

EE WAS PERFORMING CLEANING DUTIES AT SPRAY TOWER #1. WHILE HE WAS HOLDING AN IRON BAR OUTSIDE THE SPRAY TOWER, MATERIAL FELL OUT FROM THE TOWER PINCHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN A STONE AN D THE IRON BAR.

EE CLAIMS THAT AS SHE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE LAB FROM PICKING UP LAB SAMPLES, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL AS SHE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE PULVERIZER. SHE STATED SHE STEPPED ON SOME WET LIME WHICH CAUSED HER TO SLIP AND FALL. SHE WAS SEEN AT PRO-MED 183 CLINIC AND EXCUSED FROM DUTY DUE TO A LUMBAR STRAIN.

PRYBAR SLIPPED, LOST FOOTING, FELL TO GROUND INJURING BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL 83" X 7" X 1/2" SITTING CROSSWAYS ON THE #3 BELT CONVEYOR. THE STEEL PLATE SLID OFF THE BELT, HE TRIED TO HOLD IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND COULD NOT. THE STEEL PL ATE FELL TO THE GROUND AND ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

STEPING OUT OF 966 CAT LOADER-MISSED STEP A FELL TO GROUND-ONE FOOT COT HUNG UP IN STEP. INJURY TO GROIN AREA-BRUISNG AND ABRASHIONS.

EE WAS GETTING OFF A MOTOR. SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

KNEELING WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJRED WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON RAMCAR. AS CAR PULLED AWAY THE JUMPER CABLE TIGHTENED UP AND MASHED VICTIM'S HAND BETWEEN CATHEAD & FRAME OF CAR. (MINE WAS IDLE FROM 12-23 THRU 1-3-2000).

HE HAD PULLED A TRIP OF EMPTY MINE CARS INTO #6 PASSWAY AND WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY STOPPED. A 50 TON LOCOMOTIVE PULLING A TRIP OF LOADS OUT OF THE MINE WENT IN THE PASSWAY AND STRUCK THE TRIP O F EMPTIES.

LOOSENING BOLTS ON A MOTOR USING A WRENCH FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE JOY 12CM27 MINING MACHINE PERFORMING OWRK ON THE METHANE MONITOR READOUT DIAL AND WITHOUT WARNING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM THE MINE ROOF FELL AND STRU CK HIM ON THE HEAD, NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER. THE ROCK MEASURED TO BE 6'X3'X3". THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A MEDICAL FACILITY. ER BY AMBULANCE WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED. A WITNE

EE WAS DRAGGING POSTS ON THE A WEST BELTLINE HE WAS USING A ROPE & HE STRAINED HIS BACK. CAUSE OF INJURY WAS OVEREXERTION COMPLIANCE WITH RULESREGS NOT A FACTOR. PROTECTIVE EQUIP OK, MINER PR OFIENCY A FACTOR, EQUIP/SYSTEMS NOT A FACTOR

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE REACHING OVER RAILING TO RETRIEVE BROKEN BAG, THIS MOVEMENT CAUSED EE TO PULL MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE GREASING LOADER BOOM CYLINDER FITTINGS EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT KNEE AND LEG.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN MUD WHERE A FORM BOARD HAD BEEN INADVERTANTLY BURIED.

EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER A SUPERSTACK WHILE FORKLIFT WAS LOWERING THE BAY BY ITS STRAPS ONTO A STEEL SUPPORT FRAME TO EMPTY MATERIAL AND HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN SUPPORT AND SUPERSTACK.

ON 12/21/99 EE FELL WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRS BYPRIMARY BRUISING HIS LEFT KNEE. 2/21 A FOLLOWUP EXAM REVEALED CARTILAGE TEAR. INJURY IS UPGRADEDTO MSHA REPORTABLE

EE WAS TRAMMING MINER ON A SLIGHT INCLINE AND MINER SLID OVER AND HIT HIS LEG CAUSING A CONTUSION.

CUTTING AT O&K AND HOT SLAGE PARTICLE DROPPED INTO RIGHT EAR.

GOUGING OUT CRACK ON 4300 LINKBELT BUCKET LINK TO BE WELDED. WHILE GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL BOUNCED OFF THE BACK SIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EEWAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY SHILED OR CUTTING GOG GLES.

WHILE OPERATING WET/DRY PROCESS, AN UPSET OCCURRED. EE NOTICED THE SCREEN DECK WATER BACKING UP AND WENT TO CONTROL ROOM. ON HIS WAY HE TRIPPED AND FELL INTO HANDRAIL. HIS HARD HAT APPARENTLY CAME OFF DURING FALL. HIS HEAD STRUCK HANDRAIL CUTTING HIS SCALP.

EE OPENED #1 FINISH MILL EAST SEPARATOR TO INSPECT IT. PLACED A BOARD INSIDE TO STAND ON TO PERFORM INSPECTION. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BOARD IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. ON 1/21/0 0 ORTHOPEDIC DR. IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS THAT WE CANNOT ACCOMODATE THUS MAKING THIS LOST TIME AND REPORTABLE.

EE WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE 1490 DRILL. HE WAS DOING HIS PRESHIFT CHECK OUTSIDE THE DRILL. HE STEPPED ON A SNOW COVERED ICY SPOT & FELL TO THE GROUND. WAS EVAL. BY A PHYSICIAN- DX FX OF RT ANKLE & BACK SPRAIN. STARTED TO LOOSE TIME 12-22-99.

EE WAS WALKING ON HIS DRILL DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SLEET, HE FELL BACKWARD AND CUT A PLACE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. HE HAD A SLIGHT CONCUSION AND GOT 7 STITCHES FOR HIS WOUND.

AT MINE LOCATION L-33 EAST, SPAD NUMBER 325 RIGHT, ROCK FALL IN A BRIDGE AREA AT AN INTERSECTION. INJURED PERSON WAS ON MINE FLOOR CHANGING DRILL STEEL.

WHILE OPERATING SCRAPER EE ADJUSTED SEAT AT SAME TIME HE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD. SEAT BOTTOMED OUT - HE INJURED HIS NECK AND BACK.

WHILE TURNING OVER A ROCK 2'X 2' X 2" EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

MEMBER WHO HAD HAD PRIOR BACK PROBLEMS, WAS LIFTING THE LID OFF OF A SET OF BATTERIES ON THE MANTRIP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE STATED THIS WAS FROM A PRIOR INJURY.

EE STATES HE AND ANOTHER EE WERE USING A HAMMER AND PUNCH TO REMOVE A COUNTER SHAFT OUT OF RB-7. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF THE PUNCH STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB AS ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS.

THE INJURED EE WAS DRAGGING A VENTILATION TUBE WHEN STEP INTO A HOLE, CAUSING HIM FALL, STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST THE RIB.

LOOSE CORNER RIB ROLLED AND HIT HIM. BECAME LOST TIME ACCIDENT 12-29-199 (SEEN SPECIALIST FOR BONE SCAN).

INJURED WAS WORKING ON TRACK. WHEN HE LIFTED A TRACK TIE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. POSSIBLE SLIPPED DISC.

EE WAS MOVING 40' EXTENSION LADDER WHEN LADDER DIPPED ALONG WET IRON BEAM CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON THE LADDER. LADDER HIT EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER

STEPPING DOWN OFF OF BARREL RACK WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAME DOWN ACROSS ANGLE IRON CAUSING EE TO TWIST RIGHT FOOT & FALLING TO THE GROUND

EE HAD FINISHED HELPING LOAD AN EXPLOSIVES HOLE. HE GOT ON A SMALL TRACTOR TO PUSH IN THE DRILL CUTTINGS. WHEN EE GOT BACK OFF OF TRACTOR HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT HIP. THE SURFACE WAS DRY, LEVEL AND EE DID NOT SLIP OR JUMP OFF THE TRACTOR.

EE WAS CLEANING AT THE PLANT. THE DOORS WERE OPEN AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING. EVEN THOUGH EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS, AN UNKNOWN OBJECT GOT IN HER EYE (LEFT). IMMEDIATELY FL USHED EYE WITH EYEWASH. EYE WAS STILL BOTHERING EE 12/21/99. SHE WENT TO WORK SINCE SHE COULDN'T GET APPT WITH EYE DR UNTIL 12/22/99. HE REQUESTED SHE NOT WORK 12/23 & 24 DUE TO SERIOUS INFEC

INJURED WAS STANDING IN 5 RIGHT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK INJURED ON BACK HITTING HEAD AND NECK AREA. NOTHING BROKE OR TORE. JUST SOAR.

EE REPORTED THAT HE SLAMMED THE TAILGATE ON DUMPTRAILER TO CLEAN OUT MATERIAL FROM TRAILER BED. EE FELT A WARM SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER EE WAS UNCERTAIN WHETHER HE HAD STRETCHED HIS SH OULDER OR JAMMED HIS SHOULDER. HE THOUGHT A MUSCLE HAD BEEN PULLED LATER INTO EE'S SHIFT HE WAS DISMOUNTING A WHEELLOADER & HIS SHOULDER POPPED OUT OF SOCKET & THEN WENT BACK INTO SOCKET

HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A RACHET AND SOCKET. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT AND RACHET FELL AND HIT HIM IN FRONT UPPER TOOTH. CHIPPED TOOTH.

EE CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF FRONT END LOADER, STEPPED INTO DEPRESSION ON GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE. EE WORKS FOR MARION PORTABLE PLANT CURRENTLY OPERATING AT THE DELAWARE QUARRY.

SLIPPED IN MUD CAUSING HIS BODY TO FALL FORWARD AND HIS RIGHT LEG TO TWIST BACKWARD HURTING HIS BACK.

ON LOADER STEPPED ON WET MUDDY TIRE WITH WET SHOE & SLIPPED

EE HIT A BUMP WHILE RUNNING A SHUTTLE CAR, EXPERIENCED PAIN IN STOMACH AND SIDE.

WHILE WORKING UNIT 2 RODDING #5 BIN WITH AN AIRLANCE, THE LANCE, GOT STUCK IN THE FEEDER. WHILE TRYING TO LOOSE UP THE AIR LANCE THE LANCE BECAME LOOSE AND KNOCK EMPLOYEE RIGHT HAND INTO A RA ILING.

THE CREW WAS MOVING TRACK WITH SLATE BARS, THE PERSON INJURED PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LOADING THE ROOF BOLTER WITH ROOF BOLTS AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER, TRAMMING PLACE TO PLACE. WITH C/M STOPPED, EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A CABLE ROPE FROM FROM A HOOK ON THE MINER. EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1-5-00

OPERATOR WAS SCOOPING #7 HEADING #2 CROSSCUT AND WENT AROUND CORNER AND BACK OF CAB HIT RIB, WHICH ROLLED INTO CAB ONTO OPERATOR'S ARM.

INJURED WAS KNEELING & STOOD UP & KNEE "POPPED" & STARTED TO HURT & SWELLED UP LATER THAT NIGHT.

WORKING ON REPLACING CUTTING EDGE ON 330 LOADER 3/15/2000 ORIGINAL INJURED 12-20-1999 RUNNING LOADER WITH BAD BOOM SUSPENSION.

CLIMBED OFF LOADER, STEPPED ONTO GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.

LOADING 12' CABLE BOLTS ONTO SCOOP CAR EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN

EE CAME LATE FOR WORK IN HIS RUSH TO CATCH UP HEFORGOT TO BUCKLE HIS SEAT BELT WHEN THE WENT OVER THE BENCH THE BLADE WENT INTO THE GROUND & HE WAS THROWN AGAINST THECAB, CUTTING HIS HEAD Y

EE CAME TO WORK WITH BACK STILL HURTING HIM FROM ACCIDENT HE HAD BEEN OFF FOR IN AUG. 1999. HE WENT BACK TO DR ON 12-21-1999 AND THE DR SAID STAY OFF A FEW DAYS.

LIFTING MINER CABLE TO HAND (APROX 55") HURT LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS LIFTING CABLE TRAY OUT OF HANGER USING A 3 1/2 LOADER. EE WAS HITTING WITH A 8 LB HAMMER. THE HAMMER CAME BACK HITTING EE IN NOSE.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAKING BELT SPLICE ON #2 BELT AT THE TAKEUP BELT CLAMPS BECAME DISLODGED EE'S LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAMING OF TAKEUP STRUCTURE & BELT CLAMPS. EE SUSTAINED FRACTURE TO LEFT LEG (TIBIA BONE)

EE STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS THROWING BAG HOUSE ACROSS THE TABLE, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT, BANGING HER KNEE.

EE STATES THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT OF THE LONG-AIRDOX COAL HAULER THAT HE WAS OPERATING, HIS FOOT HUNG ON THE PARK BRAKE RELEASE LEVER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

INJURED WAS PULLING A CORD ON A GASOLINE ENGINE WHEN IT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS.

PULLING BATTERY PLUG OUT OF SET OF BATTERS ON 482 S&S SCOOP STRAINED BACK.

THE EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO AN ENDLOADER. HE STATED THE FIRST STEP BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO BUMP HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE BURNED LEFT FOOT WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS BOOT. HE WAS CUTTING METAL WITH A TORCH.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE STEPPING OUT OF CASE SKID STEER LOADER EE'S FOOT SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING IN BUCKET, WHILE OTHER FOOT BECAME HOOKED ON BUCKET FALLING FORWARD STRIKING HIS AL KNEE ON A METAL HOP PER AND THEN THE FROZEN GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STRIKING A SHVOEL TOOTH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT TEMPLE.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS SITTING AGAINST THE RIB TAKING A BREAK WHEN A ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS 37" BY 29" TO 3" THICK, STRIKING HIM ON THE HEADHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL. NO INJURY FOUND. HE WOR KED UNTIL 12-20-1999. HE STATES HIS VISION GOT BAD AND SOUGHT OUT A SPECIALIST.

EE HAD HIS HANDS UNDER TAIL SHAFT OF FEEDER GREASING IT AND SOMEONE TURNED FEEDER ON CAUSING HIS HANDS TO BE PINCHED BY CONVEYOR FLIGHT.

EE WAS INSTALLING A ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE AGGRAVATED AN INJURY ON THE 12/17/99.

EE WAS BOLTING IN PANEL I80 6 ROOM RT., CUT. HE HAD TRIED TO BAR A SLATE OUT OF THE BACK & COULD NOT GET IT TO BAR DOWN. HE STARTED TO INSTALL A SPAN, TO BOLT SLAB UP. THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE, HI T HIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN & BACK FROM MACHINE, THE SLAB HIT GROUND & BOUNCED ONTO HIS RT. ANKLE.

TAKING BELT STRUCTURE APART PICKED UP A PIECE OF STRUCTURE AND BACKED OVER A PIECE ON THE GROUND. TWISTED BACK.

HE PICKED UP THE MINER CABLE & PULLING IT OUT OF THE WAY HAD A PAIN IN HIS SIDE.

INJ PARTY WAS A PASSENGER RIDING ON A GOLF CART DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EE. THEY WERE TOLD TO GO LOOK AT ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THEY GOT ON GOLF CART & BACKUP NOT KNOWING THERE WAS ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BEHIND THEM. THEY BACKED INTO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT KNOW KNOWING IT WAS THERE INJURING EE'S BACK

EE WAS OPERATING A REMOTE CONTROL CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN 2 ROWS OF BOLTS, STRIKING EE IN HEAD AND NECK. ROCK MEASURED APPROX 3 1/2' X 5' X 3".

EE WAS SHOVELING BELTLINE, AND REHANGING BELT BY LIFTING A STEEL ROPE - IT WAS VERY MUDDY, HIS LEFT HIP AND RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING.

EE STEPPED DOWN APP 18" FROM WHERE HE WAS WORKING ONTO A PILE OF 1/4 CHAIN THAT HE DID NOT SEE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE STATED: UNBOARDING OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT OF RAM CAR, STEPPED DOWN TO ENEVEN MINE FLOOR, ANKLE TURNED.

EE FELL WHILE PUSHING A FULL WHEEL BARROW & LLANED ON RIGHT SHOULDER

WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF PIPE BEING USED FOR REFUSE. THE PIPE SPRUNG AND HIT HIM ON LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 1-26-2000 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY A DOCTOR.

EE WAS WORKING QUARRY DRILL-WHILE USING BREAK OUT WRENCH HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS HELPING BUILD CRIBS JUST OUTBY THE FACE. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A CRIB BLOCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS IS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.

EE WAS REMOVING THE TOP STAND OF A BELT ROLLER WHICH NEEDED REPLACING. AS HE PULLED ON THE STAND, IT FLIPPED OVER CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND. WHILE TRYING TO MOVE BACK HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DR, BUT RECEIVED NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. HIS KNEE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND ON 2/21/00 HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. (SURGERY).

EE BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND ON A PIECE OF HOT METALCAUSED A MINOR BURN

WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/BRIDGE OPERATOR, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE AREA. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12-20-99 DUE TO THIS KNEE.

WHILE USING THE JACKHAMMER THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT HIS RIGHT HAND WAS SWOLLEN.

WHILE USING A MINER AXE TO DRIVE IN A SMALL PIECE OF CINDER BLOCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ;LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADED 777 ROCK TRUCK DOWN A GRAVEL HILL. HE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, RAN INTO A POND AT BOTTOM OF HILL. HE LACERATED SIDE OF HEAD ON IMPACT.

SLIPPED ON ICE AT MINE DRIVEWAY. INJURED RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING LOG CHIPPER. PULLED CLUTCH CABLE AND CABLE BROKE. WRIST HIT RAILING.

EE WAS OPERATING ROOF OBLTER PEPARING TO INSTALL A BOLT IN HOLE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN DRILLED A BOLT HAD BEEN POSITONED IN POT AND INSTEAD OF HITTING UP PRESSURE HE PUSHED LOWER WRONG WAY AND ROTATED BOLT AND THE PLATE CAUGHT GLOVE ON RIGHTHAND AND TWISTED AND SPRAINED WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER TO GET A ROCK OUT OF A DRILL HOLE, HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE HEADGATE IN ORDER TO GO ONTO THE LONGWALL FACE WHEN A PIECE OF SLICK SLATE FELL FROM THE CORNER OF THE ROOF & RIB PUSHING HIM FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT A NKLE

THE EE WAS UNLOADING BELT TOOLS FROM A SCOOP BUCKET. A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WAS CLOGED OM TJEBUCKET THE EE ATEMPTED TO REMOVE THE STEEL, IT SPRUNG LOOSE & STRUCK HIM IN THE RT ANKLE

EE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK BY A PIECE OF DRAWROCK WHILE BUILDING A BRATTICE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A 10 LB SLEDE HAMMER TO FINISH KNOCKING OUT LINER BOLT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WAS CLEANING UP AROUND CRUSHER WITH BOBCAT WHEN A ROCK FLEW OFF CRUSHER AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

BOLTING TOP STRIKING LEFT ELBOW AGAINST BOLTER. UNAWARE THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT, EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OFF SICK.

EE WAS WALKING ALONG A ROADWAY WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE COAL, CAUSING HIM TO TRIP & TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE

EE WAS WORKING AS PLANT OILER. HE WAS WORKING ON THE GROUND WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF A SCREEN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE SHOULDER. EE SUFFERED BRUSING TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE TRIPPED ON A STONE AS HE WAS WALKING UP INTO THE MILL. WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE STONE HE THEN FELL TO THE CATWALK AND SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. BELT CLAMPS AND COME-ALONG WERE IN PLACE. WHEN THE BELT WAS CUT BY A KNIFE THE CLAMPS SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO BE STRUCK BY CLAMPS.

REMOVING CROSS MEMBERS FROM A MUDDY ARE CONVEYOR SLIPPED AND STEPPED ON A LENGTH OF STEEL THAT STRUCK EE IN THE FACE YARD RAKE EFFECT BREAKING AND CUTTING NOSE REQUIRING 12 STITCHES.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM ENDLOADER & ONTO A STEP & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE

THE EE WAS ARC WELDING WHEN SLAG FELL DOWN INTO THE EE'S BOOT BURNING HIS FOOT.

EE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN THE TOP TO A DEPTH OF 3O' TO 32' EE INJURED HIS LEFT ARM & SHOULLDER BYHOLDING THE WEIGHT OF THE DRILL STEEL

ELECTRICIAN WAS CARRYING A 3 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR WEIGHING 40-45 POUNDS FROM THE NORTH END OF L-3 INDURATING TO THE ELECTRIC SHOP IN THE PELLET PLANT. HE SUBSEQUENTLY EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF A LO W BACK STRAIN WHICH WAS R3CENTLY ATTRIBUTED TO THIS EVENT.

EE WAS IN THE PIT BE LOADED IN A 777B ROCK TRUCKWHEN A ROCK ABOUT 3FT ROUND & ABOUT 2FT THICK ROLLED OFF THE 992C LOADER BUCKET AND HIT THE SIDEOF THE 777B ROCK TRUCK JOLTING THE EE AND CAUSIN G A STRETCHED LIGEMENT OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN HISBACK

WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON CHUTE HE WAS LIFTING SOME METAL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. HE HIT HIS BRAKES & DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD NONE.

DISASSEMBLY FOR A MINE VENTILATION FAN, EE FELL THRU A DISCONNECTED PANEL AND INJURED CHEST AND RIBS.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO ENTER THE CABOF A HAULER. AS HE WAS GETTING INTO THE CAB, HE HAD TO TURN TO SIT DOWN. WHEN HE TURNED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSING PAIN IN THE LEFT KNEE A RE. THE 1ST LOST WORKDAY OCCURRED ON 12-17-1999.

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHED PUTTING A BATTERY INTO A CRANE WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN AND SLIPPED ON A ROCK WHICH MADE HIM LOSE HIS BALANCE AND MADE HIM FALL.

STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST CRIBBING

WHILE OPERATING CONT MINER IN WORKING PLACE A ROCK 5 FT LONG X 2-3 FT WIDE & 4" THICK FELL FROM INBY THE LAST PERMANENT SUPPORT. THE FALL KNOCKED THE VENTILATION TUBE LOOSE, AS THE INJ & ROOF BOLTER WERE RE HANGING THE VENT A TUBE A ROCK FELL OFF THE TUBE & STRUCK THE VICTIM

THE TREATING PHYSICIAN STATES THAT A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION OF OUR EE, (ANGINA) WAS WHAT CREATED A SYNCOPE EPISODE (FAINT OR BLACKOUT) ALLOWING THE EE TO FALL APPROX 10 FEET DOWN A STAIRWAY, C REATING THE INJURIES.

WAS LIFTING A SHIELD STEP TO MOVE FROM ONE SHIELD CARRIER TO ANOTHER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL FEB 2, 2000 WHEN HE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY A DOCTOR.

EE WAS PULLING WIRE WITH FISH TAPE WHICH CAUSED SPRAINED TENDON IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING MAKE A CONVEYOR BELT SPLICE. BELT CLAMPS AND COME-ALONG WERE IN PLACE. WHEN THE BELT WAS CUT BY A KNIFE THE CLAMPS SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO BE KNOCKED DOWN BY THE BELT.

EE WAS ON DOZER USING RIPPER TO DIG ROCK DOZER LIFTED UP ON ROCK & CAME DOWN HARD JARRING HIS BACK

EE HIT A CLAY POCKET IN HAUL ROAD AND LOST STEERING (HITTING THE CLAY POCKET BROKE THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER FITTING STEERING.)

EE WAS LOADING A FACE. ROCK FELL STRIKING SCISSOR LIFT, GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK EE.

WAS ADJUSTING CHAIN HEIGHT WHILE ON STEPLADDER. WAS STEPPING DOWN LADDER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED. INJURED FELL TWISTING BACK AND LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER. FELT SHARP JAB OF PAIN IN SHOULDER.

RESTRICTED DUTY, EE WAS PICKING UP CABLE LOOP TO PUT OVER BITS ON MINER. CO-WORKER WAS BACKING UP MINER AND WHEN EE TRIED TO MOVE, HIS BELT GOT CAUGHT ON BITS AND HE WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RI B AND HEAD OF MINER. EE WAS MEDICALLY RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO.

FROST COMING OUT OF ROAD. ROAD WAS SMEARY & CROWNED. GOT OFF OF CROWN & SMEARYNESS SUCKED TRUCK OFF OF SIDE ROAD. TRUCK WAS LOADED WITH COAL & IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE WHEN IT HIT DITCH ON S IDE OF ROAD. ACCIDENT WAS ON A HAUL ROAD LEADING OUT OF PIT. THIS IS A TOWNSHIP ROAD.

WHILE SHAKING OUT IRON FOR ERECTION, I BEAM SHIFTED & ROLLED ONTO FOOT

WHILE HOLDING THE BACK UP FOR THE IMPACT REMOVAL OF BOLTS, HIS BACK BECAME STRAINED CAUSING MUSCLE SPASMS.

EE WAS DRIVING THE LOCI UNDERGROUND. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE BACK LIGHT CORD AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON SOME NEWLY INSTALLED PIPE. HE STRAINED HIS NECK.

EE HAD COMPLETED THE CLEANING OF BATTERY TERMINALS ON DOZER CO.#660. HE WAS PLACING THE RUBBER INSULATION MAT ON TOP OF THE BATTERY WHEN APPERENTLY THE BATTERY GROUNDED OUT AND EXPLODED. THE E E WAS STRUCK IN THE EYES WITH BATTERY ACID.

EE WAS LOADING PRE-SPLIT BLAST HOLES WITH 30 LB BAGS OF SLX 600 PACKAGED EXPLOSIVE. IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A BAG, HIS BACK "POPPED" AND HE FELT PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING HANG A CURTAIN WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HIT EE ON THE HEAD AND UPPER BACK CAUSING HIS HEAD AND UPPER BACK TO START HURTING. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 12/20 /99. HE STARTED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 12/20/99. THE MINE WAS IDLE FROM 12/23/99 TILL 1/3/2000.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING AND PLACING 50 LB BAGS OF CLAY ON WOOD PALLETS. BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN IN NECKAND DOWN WAIST TO THE BELT LINE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE AIR LOCK DOORS WHEN HE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE DOORS AS THEY WERE CLOSING

EE WAS PULLING A BELT BACK TOGETHER WHEN CHOKER BROKE BLOCK STRUCK EE IN UPPER CHEST AND HEAD.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE WAS CHECKING THE FUELS AND TRIPPED AND FELL.

EE STANDING ON RELAY BAR. FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED LT KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING 1-10-00.

EE WENT IN #5 TO SCOOP THE HEADING & WAS SCOOPING THE RIGHT RIB ON DECK SIDE WHEN THE RIB & ROCKROLLED OFF & HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD FORCING HIS CHIN INTO HIS CHEST & MAKING A SMALL CU T IN BACK OF HEAD & SEVERAL SCRATCHES ON HIS NECK

WAS WELDING TOE ARM BRACKET ON SHEARER, STEPPED OFF SHEARER AND TWISTED ANKLE ON CABLE LYING ON BOTTOM.

SLIPPED & TWISTED ANKLE WHEN CLIMBING INTO HOPPER TO HELP CLEAN FEEDER

MOUNTING D-8, LOST HOLD, HURT SHOULDER.

EE STATED HE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER OUT OF THE MUD& FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK

BLASTER ROLLING UP LEAD WIRE. STEPPED CLOSE TO EDGE OF WALL WITHOUT INSPECTING FACE.

EE FOOT STUCK IN MUD--PULLED MUSCLE IN LEG AND LT. KNEE. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1-18-2000.

EE WAS THROWING RUBBISH SLATE ONTO A PILE CUT HIS HAND ON A SHARP EDGE HAD GLOVES ON. REQUIRING STITCHES ON LEFT HAND

WORKER WAS DRIVING SECTION MANTRIP OUT OF THE MINE WHEN THE STEERING HIT AN UNEVEN SPOT IN THE MINE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO KICK SPRAINING THE WORKER'S RIGHT WRIST. HE CONT TO WORK WITH IT UNTIL 12/27/99 AND THEN WENT TO OCC HEALTH WHERE THEY PLACED HIM ON RES. DUTY NONE WAS AVAILABLE SO THE WORKERS 1ST DAY OFF WOULD BE 12/27/99 THE COULD BE SPRAIN TENDONITIS OR

BLOW TO THE THUMB OF THE HAND BY A PIECE OF STEEL.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS SHUTTLE CAR ALONG AN UNEVEN TRAM ROAD. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE TRAM AND INJURED HIS RIGHT HIP.

WHILE SHOVELING BELTS NEAR THE HEADGATE ROLLER A BIG CHUNK OF COAL EJECTED THROUGH THE HEADGATEHITTING HIM IN THE FACE. HE FELL OFF BALANCE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HARD HAT ON THE STRUCTURE, WHICH CAUSED HIS NECK TO BEND BACK.

INJ STATED HE WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF MINE SEALANT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

WAS LOADING VENTILATION TUBING LOST FOOTING FELL ON TAIL BONE AND LOWER BACK.

EE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL AND ICE WHILE WALKING TO HIS VEHICLE TO GET SOME TOOLS TO WORK ON TRUCK 705. EE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

OPERATOR NOTICED A TRACK SPADE LODGED BETWEEN TRACK AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF 040 DOZER. OPERATOR WALKED DOWN THE TRACK TO RETRIEVE THE TRACK SPADE AND HIS FOOT GAVE WAY. INJURED RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERG4NCY ROOM. ANKLE WAS SPLINTED.

A PIECE OF ROCK FELL HITTING HIM IN THE HEAD, ARM, AND HAND ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

MARKING UP #1 ENTRY WHEN ROCK FELL BETWEEN PINS & STRUCK HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND & STRIKING RIGHT CALF

INJURED STATED HE WAS PULLING ON CLEVIS ON RETRIEVER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WAS WALKING ON SHOP SLAB (NEAR PARTS VAN) STEPPED OFF EDGE & TWISTED ANKLE

WHILE GETTING OFF THE FORKLIFT, HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE OPERATING FOOT PEDALS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF THE FORKLIFT.

CARRYING REEL OF WIRE - SLIPPED ON LOOSE LIMESTONE GRAVEL.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PREHEATER PLUG UP.L HE HAD REMOVED A CLEAN OUT PORT COVER, THEN TURNED AROUND TO TALK TO HIS SUPERVISOR. PART OF THE PLUG UP BROKE LOOSE, BLOWING HOT DIRT OUT ON THE LEFT S IDE OF THE NECK AREA AND INTO HIS GLOVE, CAUSING2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS NECK AND WRIST.

EE WAS NUMBERING EQUIPMENT AND FOUND 2 NUTS LAYING ON THE GROUND THAT HE HAD DROPPED EARLIER. WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON CRUSHER THOUGHT HE WOULD CLIMP UP AND PUT THEM ON. SNOWED THAT DAY. HE S LIPPED WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF, PULLED SHOULDER OUT OF JOINT. POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO BALL SOCKET.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRS UNDERNEATH A LOADER, WHEN HE RAISED UP FROM A LYING POSITION HE FELT A POP IN HIS STOMACH AREA. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN UMBIL ICAL HERNIA. HE IS OFF WORK, PENDING SURGERY DEC 23.

EE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHILE WALKING FROM END OF TRACK TO SECTION

EE SAID HIS ARM AND NECK HURT. HIS ARM HAS BEEN GOING NUMB. HE CLAIMS IT IS BECAUSE HE RUNS A HIGHLOADER.

EE CLAIMS THAT AS SHE WAS WALKING ALONG THE RAILROAD TRACK BEHIND KILN #3, HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE TWISTED HER LEFT ANKLE. EE WAS ENTROUTE TO TAKE A LAB SAMPLE. SHE WAS SEEN AT PRO-MED 183 CL INIC AND RESTRICTED FROM DUTY.

RIB ROLL FELL HIT INJURED ON TOP OF HEAD AND BACK. THIS DIDN'T BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/10/00 FIRST DAY MISSED DUE TO ACCIDENT.

SCRATCHED LEFT LEG ON LOWER FRONT BONE WHILE UNLOADING INFO FROM ONE TRUCK TO ANOTHER. FOOT SLIPPED SCRATCHED LEG ON TRAILER.

CONDITIONS WERE MUDDY EE STARTED TO DISMOUNT LANDING ON MINER, STARTED DOWN LADDER FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS USING 3 POINT CONTACT. HIS RIGHTFOOT HIT FIRST STEP & SLID OFF, LEAVING THE LEFT LEG ON LANDING JERKING HIS LEFT KNEE IN A BACK WARDS POSITION

SETTING A 7X9 COLLAR ON A CRIB WHEN 1 END FELL &PUT OTHER END OF 7X9 AGAINST THE TOP EE HAD HANDON COLLAR WHEN IT REACHED THE TOP

THE INJURED WAS TAKING A LOOP OF CABLE OFF THE CONT MINER WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND SIDE, FRACTURED RIB.

INJURED WAS PLACING TIMBER ON FLOOR WHEN SECOND EE PLACED TIMBER ON RT. HAND, SCRAPING BRUISING, AND APPRENTLY FRACTURING ON FINGER ON RT. HAND.

WET AND RAINY, SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP OF CRANE INJURED LOWER BACK.

LAB MANAGER SLIPPED AND FELL ON SNOW AFTER PARTING HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE IN THE PARKING AREA OF THE COAL LAB.

EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF ROCK WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND REQUIRING 7 STITCHES. HE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER 2 DAYS OFF.

MINER OPERATOR CABLE WITH FOOT FELT SOMETHING POP. DID NOT LEAVE WORK. EE HAD SURGERY ON HIS ANKLE ON 3-10-00 BUT HAD MISSED NO WORK PRIOR TO HIS SURGERY.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK SHOVELING A BELTLINE. *BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 12/17/99.

EE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL 30" DIA X 10' VENTILATION TUBING (FIBERGLASS), WHILE LIFTING AND HOLDING THE TUBING IN PLACE. HE FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING MUCK BUCKET OUT OF SHAFT. THE CABLE SLIPPED, WHEN IT CAUGHT, THE BUCKET JERKED, FACE WAS SLUNG INTO BUCKET, BRUISES TO FACE, 2 TEETH OUT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A TIRE ON A 4-WHEELER. HE WAS LIFTING UP ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS HAMMERING ON A CHISEL. THE OBJECT SHIFTED& RELEASED THE CHISEL UNDER PRESSURE THE CHISEL CAME UP & HIT EE IN THE HEAD 1" ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW

EE WAS OPER ROOF BOLTER WHILE DRILLING A HOLE A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT 12 IN LONG ABOUT 1 1/2 THICK CAME DOWN DRILL STEEL HITTING DRILL POT THREW THE ROCK AND HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NOSE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER THE PALLET MAGAZINE KICKED OUT, SHE RESET IT AND WENT TO PUSH THE PALLET BACK ON THE FORKS, THE FORKS JUMPED, SLAMMING THE PALLETS INTO HER WRIST AND HAND.

REPLACING THE FOLLOWER PLATE ON THE WIIFLEY WATER PUMP, PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE PINS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE SHAFT. PLATE INJURED TIP OF FINGER.

EE WAS USING A 10' LADDER TO RETRIEVE MATERIALS. FROM BOX OF PICK UP WHICH WAS UP 6' ON HOIST. WHILE RETRIEVING MATERIALS THE LADDER SLIPPED AND EE FELL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS REMOVED FROM WORK WITH A FRACTURED ANKLE.

PLACING SLATE BLOCK ONTO WORK AREA - PINCHED RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 48" X 96" PIECE OF SHEET STEEL FROM STEEL RACK WITH A HOIST. AS HE WAS REMOVING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING A REDUCER BEHIND HIM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE OXYGEN TANK FROM THE WELDING TRUCK HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE PLATFORM THE TANKS SIT ON WHEN HE LIFTED THE TANK OUT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH T HE TANK. THE TANK FELL ON HIM.

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON LOADER LAST STEP BROKEN. FELL APPROX 3' TO GROUND JAMMED RIGHT KNEE. SURGERY 2/11/00 RETURNED TO WORK 2/21/00 WORKED EVERY DAY UNTIL SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS AND STRUCK HIS BACK ON ALOADER BUCKET.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTANCE WORK ON SCREEN DECK EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SCREEN DECK WHEN HIS CLOTHING CAUGHT ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO TRIP & FALL. THE FALL RESULTED IN A SPRAINED FOOT & INJ B ACK

OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK AND TRAVERSING QUARRY FLOOR, STRUCK A LARGE ROCK/ BOULDER. IN DOING SO, HHE WAS EITHER EJECTED OR JUMPED FROM VEHICLE. HE WAS FOUND SEMI-CONSCIOUS ON FLOOR OF QUARRY AND HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT.

EE WAS LIFTING A SPEED REDUCER & TWISTED THE UPPER PART OF HIS BACK

REOCCURRING ACCIDENT FROM 9/25/99, EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED PULLING HIS BACK OUT OF PLACE.

WHILE DISMOUNTING LUBE TRUCK. MECHANIC DID NOT MAINTAIN 3 POINT CONTACT WITH LADDER MISSED FOOTING ON CEMENT PAD CAUSING HIM TO STARE TO FALL BACKWARDS. PULLED STRAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA.

EE SLIPPED ON WET LIME DUE TO RAINFALL & TWISTEDANKLE

EE CLOSED THE CAB DOOR OF DOZER ON HIS FINGER RIGHT RING FINGER

EE CLAIMS: WHILE CLIMBING ON R-50 EUCLID CATWALKLOST FOOTING & MISSED STEP FALLING OFF CATWALK & LANDING ON GROUND (KNEES)

EE WAS REACHING INSIDE #1 SWING MILL DUST COLLECTOR AIRSLIDE TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS CAUGHT, WHILE PULLING HE BUMPED HIS LEFT FOREARM, BRUISNG A NERVE IN THE FOREARM.

WORKING UNDERGROUND AT 3700 STATION INSTALLING DECK ON CHIPPY CAGE. A ROCK FELL DOWN SHAFT, BOUNCED & STRUCK EE IN THE NOSE CAUSING CONTUSION & LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES

WHILE CLEANING SECONDARY CRUSHER CHUTE "C" EE HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN STUCK DOOR.

WHILE WALKING BESIDE OUTSIDE BELT EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE COAL & FELL TO GROUND.

EE WAS OBSERVING MONORAIL SLACK BEING PULLED WITH A WIRE CABLE, WHEN CABLE BROKE, IT STRUCK EE ACROSS THE FOREHEAD AND L WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSTALLING A PILLAR BLOCKBEARING ON THE NO.1 CONVEYER BELT TAKE UP ROADWAY AND WALK SIDE. WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING THE BEARING AND PLACING IT ONTO THE SHAFT IT SLI PPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND DROPPED SLIDING DOWN HIS RIGHT ARM. HE GRIPPED IT AND HYPEREXTENDED THE ELBOW. LOST RANGE OF MOTION IN HIS RIGHT ARM FROM ELBOW DOWN.

EE BROKE 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND REMOVING CRIB BLOCKS FROM THE SECTION BELT.

WHILE REMOVEING XOVER STEPS FROM BOOM TRUCK, STEPS SLIPPED OFF BACK OF TRUCK. EE WAS HOLDING ONTO LEFT SIDE OF THE WALKWAY (STEPS) AND STEPS PINNED HIS LOWER LEG BETWEEN GROUND (DIRT PILE) AND STEPS. EE WAS BADLY BRUISED BUT RELEASED TO FULL DUTY AFTER MISSING ONE SHIFT.

EE WAS WALKING TO LOADER. HE WALKED BEHIND PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EE. DRIVER DID NOT SEE EE AND BACKED UP TRUCK AND RAN OVER EE. EE RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE AND HEAD AND A BROK EN NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THREE OTHER EMPLOYEES LIFT THE GARAGE DOOR TO HELP GET THE MACHINERY OUT OF THE GARAGE. ONE HOUR LATER, HE SAID THAT HIS BACK WAS INJURED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R. THE DOCTOR EXCUSED HIM FROM WORK FOR 5 DAYS. ON THE FIFTH DAY HE CAME IN AND QUIT.

WHILE EE WAS WELDING ON DRAGLINE BUCKET A SPARK FROM THE WELDING PROCESS IGNITED HIS PANTS. THE EE WAS SITTING ON THE BUCKET WHEN THIS OCCURRED.THE EE WAS WEARING A 65/35 POLYSTER BLEND PANTS & RECD APPROX 1/2 PERCENT BURN TO HIS RIGHT LEG

EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. WHILE INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS IN THE MINE ROOF, HIS HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROOF BOLT PLATE AND THE MINE ROOF.

WHILE RECOVEREING STEEL WATERLINE HE SLIPPED ON A WET PIECE OF SLATE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. STARTED MISSING TIME 12-28-99.

EE REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED PAIN WHEN HIS FOOT WAS STUCK IN MUDDY BOTTOM.

WAS USING COAL HAULER TO PULL MOTOR OUT FROM BELTLINE. CO-WORKER DIDN'T KNOW CH WAS BEING USED. GOT ON CH AND TOOK OFF. THE MOTOR PINCHED INJURED'S LEG CAUSING AN ABRASION & HURTING ANKLE.

WHILE OPERATING CM THE WATER LINE BURST AND AS HE TURNED TO RUN FROM THE WATER, HIS ANKLE ROLLED OVER WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE SIDE OF A HEADER BOARD.

HE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER AND HIT A HOLE IN ROAD WITH FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE JARRING OF HIS BACK. PROBABLE COMPRESSION OF 1 TO 3 VERTEVBRAE IN BACK.

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EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HOSE ON CONVEYER MOTOR RIB AND IT ROLLED OUT HITTING LEFT LEG.

EE CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE GOT HOME ON 12-10-99, HE STARTED HAVING SEVERE PAIN AND SWELLING TO HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG. HE CLAIMS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED FROM HAVING TO DRIVE A FRONT-END LOADER . THE EE OPERATES A LOADER TO MOVE RAIL CARS WHILE BEING LOADED AND CLAIMS HE HAS TO SIT IN A TWISTED POSITION TO BE ABLE TO LOOK BACK WHILE BACKING THE CARS. HE WAS RELEASED TO LIMITED DUTY

WHILE BOLTING SUPPORT POLE TO MAST OF DERRICK, LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX 15 FT ONTO LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BELT ROLLER ON BELT DRIVE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS STOMACH.

THE INJURY WAS FROM LIFTING A LARGE BATTERY FROMTHE SERVICE TRUCK TO THE GENERATOR & HURT LOWER BACK

EE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO A SUPPLY CAR WHEN HE TWISTED KNEE & HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK AS WELL

CUTTING COAL, TOP CORNER OF RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND KNOCKING HIM BACK INTO THE CAR.

WHILE BOLTING A PIECE OF CAP COAL FELL ON THE INJURED.

WORKER CLIMBED INTO FIELD HOPPER FEEDING 620 CONVEYER. LOADER OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE OF HIS PRESENCE IN HOPPER AND DUMPED MATERIAL INTO HOPPER. WORKER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HOPPER WITHIN MIN UTES THROUGH DISCHARGE CHUTE.

EE WAS GETTING READY TO SET TRUSS BOLT ON RIGHT SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER, WHEN A 8' ROOF BOLT WITH ROOF PLATE GOT CAUGHT IN DRILL HEAD ON LEFT SIDE AS OPERATOR WAS ROTATING BOOM. THE BOLT FLEW OUT STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK.

BOARDING D-9 DOZER TO SERVICE IT. SLIPPED ON TRACK AND LANDED WITH LEGS LOCKED STRAIGHT INJURINGLOWER BACK.

DRIVING STOCK TRUCK (VOLVO TRUCK) IN YARD.

WAS WALKING BY AN EE WHO WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SQUEEZE BY THE EE, HE HIT HIS KNEE ON THE SCREEN PEDISTAL.

EE WAS SECURING A LOAD OF PIPE ON A TRAILER WITH CHAINS AND CHAIN BINDERS. ONE BINDER WAS ATTACHED AND THE NEXT WASY BEING ATTACHED. THE BINDER HANDLE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE CHIN AND MOUTH .

EMPLOPYEE WAS WELDING ON LOADER BUCKET, HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD SCRATCHED HIS LEFT EYE UNTIL LATER WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME. HE SAW DOCTOR IN TOWN AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK FOR TWO DAYS. HE DID SA Y THERE WAS A LOT OF DIRT IN THE BUCKET AND PROBABLY BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS CUTTING PIPE WITH HAND GRINDER IN A BENT OVER POSITION. WHEN EE RAISED HIS TORSO TO STRAIGHTEN UP, A SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN HIS BACK.

DRILL ROD SLIPPED IN CHUCK WHILE BREAKING JOIN TMIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH & CHUCK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A CRUSHER WATER VALVE EE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12-10-99 AND WENT TO THE DR ON 12-13-99 WHEN HE WAS GIVEN RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AND STEPPED INTO A BORE HOLE WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FELL TO HIS KNEE.

B1 UNIT #5 ENTRY - RIB BOLTING OFF PUSHING RT SHOULDER AND RT ARM BACKWARDS INTO CORNER OF #5 ENTRY. BRUISES RT SHOULDER AND ARM. DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS BUT SHOULDER CONTINUED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN . LATER TESTS SHOWED A RT ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. DR.DISABLED ON 12-21-99, SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 1-6-00. STARTED LOSING TIME ON 12-21-99.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CLEANING THE FEEDER SOME ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIS ANKLE.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CHANGING TIRES ON UNIT 702-F5070.ON THE SECOND TIRE HE HAD A BAR IN EACH HAND WHILE PRYING THE TIRE OFF THE RIM AND AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING WITH HIS RIGHT KN EE ON THE RIM. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AND IT BEGAN TO SWELL. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TO HIS DOCTOR.

EE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER, ROOF RANGER II ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS DRILLING THE OUTSIDE HOLE IN THE 4TH ROW OF THE CUT WHEN THE CANOPY ON THE ROOF BOLTER DROPPED APPROX. 12 INCHES, STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD. HE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THE HEAD AND TWO COMPRESSED DISCS IN HIS BACK.

PIECE OF STEEL BEING PLACED AS A SUPPORT. SLIPPED OFF FRAME OF CRUSHER, FALLING APPROX 3' TO GROUND, CATCHING LEFT RING FINGER ON ANOTHER STATIONARY PIECE OF STEEL.

WHILE LIFTING FLYASH BALL OUT OF LIME SPREADER, FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE.

EE SAID WHEN GETTING OFF MAN TRIP SOMETHING IN LEFT KNEE POPPED

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OFF THE BELT OF THE ROLL PLANT THAT HAD STOPPED WORKING. WHEN HE FINISHED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WORKER CLIMBED INTO FIELD HOPPER FEEDING 620 CONVEYER LOADER OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE OF HIS SPRESCENCE IN HOPPER & DUMPED MATERIAL INTO HOPPER ENTRAPPING WORKER FOR APPROX 70 MINS.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE BOTTOM OF #1 BELT CHANGING A TOP PIECE OF STRUCTURE. AS HE STEPPED OFF OF THE BELT HE CRILLED HIS ANKLE.

3N SECTION EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROCK (4' X 4' X 2" THICK) FROM THE HEAD OF THE MINER & WHEN THE ROCK BEGAN TO MOVE IT MOVED QUICKER & FARTHER THAN HE THOUGHT. HIS RT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BE TWEEN THE ROCK & AN ATCS FRACTURING THE DISTAL PHALANGE OF THE RIGHT THUMB.

EE WAS WALKING TO EXCAVATOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A STONE OR UNEVEN GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PINS INTO A FORM WHEN HE HIT THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS LIFTING AND PUSHING SOLVENT DRUMS ONTO PALLET. HE FELT LIKE HE STRAINED SOMETHING IN THE GROIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UP AND UNTIL 1-12-00 WHEN HE RECEIVED AN OPERATING TO REPAIR THE HER NIA.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON MINER CABLE WITH A ROPE AND HAD A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA AND BECAME SICK TO THE STOMACH.

PULLING RIB WHEN A PIECE OF RIB BEHIND HIM FELL HITTING THE HEAD & NECK AREA

EE REACHED UP TO STRAIGHTEN A ROOF PLATE WHILE TRUSS BOLT OPERATORS WERE TIGHTENING THE TRUSS BOLT. THIS RESULTED IN THE INJURED'S THUMB BECOMING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PLATE AND MINE ROOF, MASHIN G HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING BUILD A 48" CRIB IN THE 6 RT. LONGWALL TRACK ENBTRY INBY FACE. HE LIFTED THE CRIB UP TO HIS WAIST AND POSITIONED HIS RIGHT ARM UNDER THE CRIB TO LIFT ON TOP OF TH E CRIB BEING BUILT WHEN HE EXPERIENCEDF PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE INSTALLING A ROUSTABOUT ON A PUMP DISCHARGE LINE, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE RECEIVED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE HAD TO WALK OVER A BERM TO WORK ON THE TOWER. AS EE CROSSED OVER THE BERM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM WHICH CAUSED PAIN TO HIS PREVIOUSLY INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

EE HAD HAND ON DOOR JAM, DOOR WAS NOT LATCHED SLAMMED SHUT ON FINGERS

EE WAS CUTTING THE BOLTS ON THE CUTTING EDGE TO TURN IT AROUND, HE CUT THE LAST BOLT THINKING THERE WAS ONE MORE TO CUT, WHEN IT FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND DIDN'T USETHE LAST COUPLE OF STEPS AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

THE EMMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DUKE TO ANCHOR THE TAILPIECE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS ABDOMINAL AREA.

HE SAID CAR DRIVING WAS HURTING BACK.

CUTTING TUBING WITH TORCH, SPARKS CAUGHT FLANNEL SHIRT ON FIRE-BURNED LEFT BICEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT AN AUTOMATIC GATE OPENER FROM A PALLET WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD TRACK RAILS ONTO CARRIER A RAIL FELL, FRONT APPROX. 24" AND STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.

THE EE WAS LOADING SLURRY TRUCKS, AND DID NOT FEEL PAIN IN UPPER LEFT LEG UNTIL HE RETURNED TO CONTROL ROOM IN LOADOUT AREA.

WORKER WAS TIGHTENING ROOF BOLTS BEING INSTALLED IN COAL RIB, USING A HAND HELD HYDRAULIC DRILL TO TIGHTEN BOLTS, AND WHEN BOLT BECAME TIGHT ONE HAND SLIPPED OFF DRILL, ALLOWING DRILL TO ROTAT E A HANDLE HIT WORKER ON RT. ELBOW.

EE CLAIM HE WAS PULLING MINER CABLE OUT FROM UNDER A PIECE OF ROCK AND HIS BOOK STARTED HURTING. EE DIDNT BEGIN LOSING TIME AWAY FROM WORK UNTIL 12-13-99.

INJURED WAS CUTTING PLASTIC TIE WRAP WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN 3 SUTURES.

EE STEPPED OFF OF NO.4 MBC TO TURN BELT ON AND THE OPERATOR ON NO.5 MBC PULLED UP AND HIT VICTIMS LEFT LEG FRACTURING THE FIBULA AND KNEE CAP.

EE WAS OPERATING A CONT MINER WHILE PULLING THE MINER CABLE HE STRAINED HIS BACK

AFTER HANGING CABL, EE STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12-8-99.

EE WAS INSPECTING THE BELT LINE WHEN HIS FOOT GO STUCK IN THE MUD. HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY & TWISTED HIS KNEE

EE WAS KEEPING CM CABLE PULLED BACK AS EQUIPMENT WAS TRAMMING OUT OF THE CUT. ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF, STRIKING EE. EE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY.

EE WAS HELPING THE REPAIRMAN DIG OUT THE FOOT SHAFT. EE WAS EMPTYING BUCKETS AND HADING THEM BACK. EE WAS IN A CONSTANT BENT POSITION. EE IS A LOST TIME INJURY.

A GUST OF STRONG WIND BLEW DUST INTO EE'S EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE SCOOP PULLING THE WINCH CABLE WHEN HE WENT TO GET OFF OF THE SCOOPHIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, HE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT SIDE AGAINST THE CANOPY

INJURED REPORTED ON 12-9-99 THAT HE WAS HELPING REMOVE THE BIT MOTOR FROM THE MINER, WHILE PRYING WITH A SLATE BAR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS SETTING UP THE BOLTER& AJR AS HE WALKED BACK TO THE BOLTER CONTROLLS A PART OF THE RIB ROLLED OUT ONTO HIS LEGS AND UPPER BODY.

EE WAS STRUCK BY STEEL BAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG IMPACT HOPPER.

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE INSTALLING NEW TRACK AND PINS ON KOMATSU EXCAVATOR. OTHER WAS HAMMERING THE PIN IN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE INJURED WAS STANDING BACK ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY IN A STRAIGHT LI NE. AS SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE PIN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM THE PIN FLYING DIRECTLY AT AND HITTING EE'S COVERALLS CUTTING HIS LEG.

EE STEPPED OVER ROCK IN WALKWAY. IN PROCESS SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE.

IN PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING IMPACT HOPPER, EE FELL & FRACTURED RIGHT HEEL.

UNPLUGGING DISCHARGE ENF OF FEEDER, WHILE REMOVING A 6" TO 8" SIZE SURGE MATERIAL, TO CLEAR THE FEEDER PATH, A 6" ROCK FELL FROM ATOP THE FEEDERHOPPER AND SMASHED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A PIN INTO A CHAIN LOCATED AT CEMENT MILL 11 WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. SUDDENLY, THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OVER THE PIN CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT ELBOW WITH A HOIST CHA IN THAT WAS HOLDING ANOTHER CHAIN.

EE WAS BUILDING A CONCRETE BLOCK STOPPING. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE LAST BLOCK HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE HAS DEVELOPED TENDONITIS IN HIS SHOULDER AND WENT OFF WORK 2-4-00.

EE & COWORKER WERE REMOVING ROCKS FROM CRUSHER (SHUT DOWN). COWORKER PICKED UP ROCK, THOUGHT HE WAS LOSING HIS BALANCE, DROPPED ROCK ONTO EE'S THUMB.

INJURED STATED HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER WHILE STEERING A MESSER TRACTOR WHILE HAULING COAL FROM THE FACE TO THE DUMPING POINT. THIS INJURY WAS REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT ON 12/15/99.

STACKING TIMBER ONE SPRANG BACK & MASHED HIS INDEX FINGER

ROOF BOLTER CABLE WAS BRING WOUND UP AND THE EE WAS WALKING PAST AND GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE CABLE-WHICH TRIPED HIM. THROWING TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS SCSR.

EE WAS USING PRESSURE WASHER WITH RIGHT HAND AND STEADYING THE WAND WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE STUMBLED AND HIS LEFT HAND OPENED IN A REFLEXIVE ACTION. THE SPRAY CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND CAUSED A PUNC TURE WOUND IN HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER. NO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED BUT DR PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.

WHILE STANDING ON GALVANIZED TIN, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON MINER'S LIGHT BATTERY ON RIGHT SIDE.

EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MINER CABLE OUT OF MUD.

WAS RUNNING A CONTINUOUS MINER AND A ROCK SLID OFF OF THE TAIL OF THE MACHINE WHILE THE CONVEYORWAS RUNNING AND IT HIT HIM ON THE LOWER OEFT LEG AND THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EE IS A CORSON HYDRATOR OPERATOR AND WAS OPERATING AND WAS OPERATING THE HYDRATOR WHEN THE PUMP HEAD BLOCKED AND LIME BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE CAUSING ABRASIONS TO EYES. HE WAS WEARING A RESPIR ATOR AND SAFETY GLASSES. THE LIME FORCED ITSELF BETWEEN THE RESPIRATOR AND GLASSES.

EE WAS USING A COME-A-LONG TO GET THE NORDBERG CRUSHER LOOSE. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE COME-A-LONG AND IT STRIPPED. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CRUSHER DECK FLOOR, HITTING HIS HEAD A ND ARM ON THE CRUSHER DECK HAND RAILING.

PERFORMING REPAIRS TO CONVEYOR BELT, STEPPED OFFBELT TO DECK (18"DROP) TWISTED ANKLE

EE STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE EDGED THE RIB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG. EE WAS X RAYED AND WAS TREATED FOR LACERATION AND RELEASED. HE CONTI NUED TO WORK UNTIL 12-13-99 WHEN THIS ACCIDENT BECAME A LOSS TIME.

EE WAS WELDING ON DRAGLINE TUB AND HIS RIGHT WRIST STARTED HURTING.

WAS GETTING ON DOZER, SLIPPED ON TRACK. TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL AND JAMMED HIS HAND ON DOZER.

A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF HEADGATE DRUM AND HIT EE ON BACK OF HAND.

THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING CAME OFF THE GROUND AS HE RAN UP THE RAMP TO THE FEEDER, AND AS IT CAME DOWN IT JARRED HIS NECK AND BACK.

EE WAS USING A BREAKER BAR TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON CUTTING EDGES & HURT HIS LOWER BAKC

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE COOLER AREA BY THE DUMP ZONE IN THE PELLETIZER. HE WAS CHANGING FLOOR GRATING. HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF GRATING WHEN A SPARK LANDED IN HIS BOOT AND BU RNED ANKLE. HE THEN JERKED HIS FOOT UP AND STRUCK SOMETHING INJURED DOES NOT KNOW WHAT AND PUNCTURE SIDE OF R FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH CREW EXTENDING BELT LINE. WHILE LIFTING CONVEYER BELT WITH BOARD HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. COMPLETED SHIFT ON12/06/99, WORKED SHIFT 12/7/99 AND CALLED MANAGE MENT.

EE WAS WORKING ON GRAVEL BED FILTER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM DUCT TO CATWALK, HE SLIPPED AND TORE LIGAMENTS IN HIS RGITH KNEE.

THE INJURIES WAS TRAMING THE ROOF BOLTER TO THE FACE WHEN A COAL BUMP OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH, NOT INJURED IN THE BUMP, HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS SCRATCHES AND ABRAISON OF HIS LEGS CRAWLING OUT OF THE A REA.

REMOVING A PLATE THAT HAD BEEN CUT LOOSE. WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE PLATE FROM FALLING IT PUT THE SHOULDER IN A BIND DISLOCATING IT.

THE EE WAS REPLACING A CONVEYOR MOTOR FOR A MOBLE BRIDGE CARRIER. WHILE LIFTING THE MOTOR THE EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK (STRAIN).

INJURED CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN CUTTING HOLES IN BELT USING BELT PUNCH & BALL PEIN HAMMER, WHEN HAMMER GLANCED OFF OF PUNCH & STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER. (2 LB.)

CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMER MILL AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A METAL BAR AND A BEARING CAP. RESULTED IN CUT ON LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES, AND LOSS OF FINGERNAIL.

SUBJECT WAS BENDING OVER AND LIFTING A 50 LB BAG WHEN HE FELT PAIN INSIDE HIS GROIN AREA.

INDIVIDUAL WAS UNABLE TO BREAK A 1 1/2" PIPE INION LOOSE WITH A 12" PIPE. HE WAS USING A 36" PIPE WRENCH AND PULLING UP ON THE HANDLE WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK.

AFTER DRILLER AND HELPER MAD CONNECTION HELPER PLACED SCREW PLUG IN DRILL PIPE W/O SCREWING IN PROPERLY, AS DRILLER RAISED DRILL PIPE,HE DIDN'T SEE THAT SCREW PLUG WAS NOT SCREWED IN BECAUSE H ELPER WAS BLOCKING HIS VIEW. AS THE PIPE WAS PICKED UP THE SCREW PLUG SLIPPED OUT CAUSING DRILL PIPE TO FALL AND HIT HELPER ON RIGHT FOREARM.

THE EE WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN RIGHT LEG BECAME ENTANGLE IN MINER CABLE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

BENDING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS EMPTYING THE GARBAGE CANS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EE AND CO-WORKER WAS MOVING THE MINING MACHINE FROM NO. 3 FACE AND BACKING IT OUTBY THE LAST OPEN X-CUT IN THE NO. 2 ENTRY. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE BOOM OF THE MINER TO REMOVE LOOP OF CABLE. HIS FEET BECAME TANGLED. EE ACCIDENTLY SPLIT THE CATS TRACK CAUSING THE BOOM TO HIT EE.

CHANGING OIL IN MECHANIC TRUCK, STANDING IN RAIN ON THE FRONT TIRE WITH OIL ON SHOES. SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN FRONT BUMPER AND TIRE.

TURNING OFF WATER PUMP AND SLIPPED ON ROCK AND HURT LOWER BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED TILL 12-08-1999.

ON 12/6/99 EE REPEATED WHILE BATHING IN THE BATHHOUSE THAT HE HAD HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. THE EE WORKED DURING THE REST OF THE MONTH AND BEGINNING ON 1/24/00 REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT HE WOULD BE MISSING TIME DUE TO 12/6/99 INCIDENT. HE HAD BEEN SEEING A DR BETWEEN 1/24/00 AND 12/6/99.

EE WAS JUST FINISHING DRILLING A VERTICAL HOLE AND WAS STARTING TO TEAR DOWN THE DRILL. WHEN THEY LOOSENED THE ROCK BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE IN PLACE. SOME ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE EE.

EE REPORTEDLY WAS CROSSING OVER MBC WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING THE SLIDE.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH LOADING DRILL HOLES FOR BLASTING. HE WAS CARRYING A BOX IN HIS ARMS, HIS VIEW WAS PARTIALLY BLOCKED & HE STEPPED IN A DRILL HOLE. HIS LOWER LEG OBTAINED BRUISING & SCRAPI NG.

EE UNLOADING PIPE FROM FLATBED TRUCK WAS HIT BY THE BACKHOE BUCKET

EE WAS BACKING THE CONT MINER OUT OF THE FACE OFTHE NO.1 ENTRY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS POSITIONED 2 ROWS OUTBY THE UNSUPPORTED AREA WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE UNS PUPPORTED AREA THRU THE LAST 2 ROWS OF BOLTS. THE ROCK LANDED ON MINER THEN SLID ON EE'S LEG

THIS REPORT IS LATE DUE TO THE FACT THAT EE TOLD ME HE FELT HE HAD AGGRAVATED AN OLD INJURY FROM 4/25/95. HE AGGRAVATED THE OLD INJURY BY BREAKING A RIB ROLL WITH A SLEDGE-HAMMER. HIS DR NOW F EELS THAT THIS MIGHT BE A NEW INJURY. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT MIGHT BE REPORTABLE.

EE WAS WALKING OUT OF THE DINNER HOLE OF THE 28 EAST MN LONGWALL SECTION. STUMBLED OVER TRACK RAIL IN ENTRY, TWISTING LOWER BACK. CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AWARENESS OF WALKWAY. ACCIDENT DID N OT INVOLVE ANY COMPLIANCE ASPECTS, JOB SKILLS PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE. PROTECTIVE ITEMS WERE NOT A FACTOR.

EE WAS GOING THROUGH MAN DOOR IN AIR LOCK AND GOT HIS RIGHT FOOT IN DOOR INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE: THIS EE WAS INJURED ON 12/5/99 AND CONTINED TO WORK UNTIL 1/28/00 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND STARTED LOSING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK.

EE HAD BEEN LIFTING MONORAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. EE BECAME A LOST TIME INJURY 2-26-00.

EE SUSTAINED CONTUSIONS TO HIS KNEES WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK. EE'S KNEE GAVE OUT, HE FELL LANDING ON HIS KNEES, SWELLING OCCURRED ON BOTH KNEES. EE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOCKER BY THE WELD SHOP HE WAS CUTTING A TABLE.

PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT INJURED HAS STARTED MISSING WORK AS WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE RESULT OF THE ATTACHED INJURY DATED 9-17-98. HE HAS RETURNED TO HIS NORMAL JOB FUNCTION ON 11-28-98 BUT HAS C ONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE BACK PROBLEMS SINCE THAT TIME.

5 RIGHT - 4 NORTH FACE OF BELT ENTRY. MAN HAD COMPLETED CARRYING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP CAR AND HAD PLACED SUPPLIES ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS WALKING PAST SCOOP CAR TO GO BACK TO HIS SHUTTL E CAR. A 12' BY 35" BY 8" TO 14" PIECE OF RIB FELL STRIKING HIS LEGS.

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING AND TRAMMING THE CONT. MINER IN THE NO. 3 FACE ON THE NORTHWEST SECTION. WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF RE-POSITIONING THE MACHINE TO FINISH THE CUT A PIECE OF ROCK SLID AND FELL OFF THE MACHINE STRIKING HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG NEAR THE ANKLE. THE ROCK MEASURED 4' IN LENGTH BY 2 1/2' IN WIDTH AND WAS 3" TO 8" IN THICKNESS.

EE WAS ROLLING CRUSHER WHEN HE GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT.

EE WAS BENT OVER THE END OF THE MANBUS UNLOADINGWATER PIPE WHEN THE BUS STARTED MOVING THE EDGE OF THE BUS CAUGHT HIS LAMP CORD DRAGGING HIM 20 FT ALONG THE RIB CAUSING THE INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A BLOCK FROM A FLAT CAR TO PUT ON A WALL WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF HIS TOOLS. HE WENT TO SIT DOWN AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

PULLING TRACK AND HURT GROIN AREA AND LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A 488 S-S SCOOP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

EE WAS BAGGING BRIX. HE TURNED TO PLACE A FULL BAG ON CART AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK.

5 RIGHT - 4 NORTH FACE OF BELT ENTRY. MAN HAD COMPLETED CARRYING SUPPLIES FROM THE SCOOP CAR AND HAD PLACED SUPPLIES ON CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS WALKING PAST SCOOP CAR TO GO BACK TO HIS SHUTTL E CAR. A 12' BY 35" BY 8" TO 14" PIECE OF RIB FELL STRIKING HIS LOWER LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER OVER THE 4E PANEL BELT. AS HE DISMOUNTED THE BELT HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE FEED SHELF OF THE KILN WITH A WATER BLASTER - HOT MATERIAL THAT HE WAS CLEANING OFF FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND HEAD AREA.

EE WAS ASSISTING A CO-WORKER PUTTING UP CABLE HANGERS. EE WAS STEADYING A LADDER AS HIS CO-WORKER PUT UP A CABLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE RIGHT RIB BOLT & THE RIB STRIKING HI M ON THE RIGHT LEG. THE ROCK MEASURED 2' X 16" X12". EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO CAMC GENERAL WHERE X-RAYS REVEALED A FRACTURE OF HIS RIGHT FIBULA.

EE HAD SURGERY ON A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT THUMB THAT WAS STRAINED ON 6-16-99. NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL THE TIME OF SURGERY. IT IS IN A CAST AND HE WILL BE ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR ABOUT 4-5 WEEKS.

EE WAS INSIDE CONTROL ROOM OF STORAGE VAN & WIENWAS VERY HIGH CAUSING DOORS TO BLOW SHUT & HIT EE IN THE HEAD CAUSING A NECK STRAIN

EMPLOYEE OPENED GUARD AND REACHED BETWEEN THE CONVEYER BELT ROLLER TO FREE A STUCK ROLLER, WITH THE EQUIPMENT ENERGIZED WHEN THE ROLLER CAUGHT HIS SHIRT SLEEVE PULLING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE ROL LER AND CONVEYER BELT CAUSING AN ABRASION TO HISRIGHT ARM BETWEEN THE WRIST AND ELBOW.

EE STATED HE DERAILED AND WRECKED THE RAIL RUNNER RESULTING IN BROKEN RIBS. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND MONITORED FOR CONDITION.

HE WAS REFUELING HIS LOADER AND FELL. HE HURT HIS RIBS AND BACK.

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING OUTSIDE THE OPERATORS COMPARTEMNT OF THE RAM CAR WORKING LEG LEVERE IN THE DECK AS HE LOOKED TO LOCATED A HYDRAULIC LEAK. HE ACCIDENTLY PUSHED THE ARTICULATION LEVER ALLOWING THE MACHINE TO LOWER ON TO HIS FOOT.

EE WAS TRYING TO CHOP BUILDUP OFF THE TOP OF THECRUSHER WITH A 30# BAR, BAR HIT A STONE, SHEAREDOFF BUILDUP & OVEREXTENDED LEFT ARM & SHOULDER

EE WAS PULLING LARGE ROCKS FROM THE PICKING TABLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT HAND/WRIST WHILE HANGING HV CABLE. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 12/8/99.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE SCREEN AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL FROM THE SCREEN PLATFORM TO THE GROUND.

WHILE HE WAS CLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FLEW AND HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE.

WHILE CLOSING THE ENGINE DOOR ON THE SCALER THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FROUND, RESULTING IN A TORN MINSCUS OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PINNING IN #2 PLACE. HE STEPPED OVER THE GOB THAT WAS LEFT IN FACE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF ROCK FELL, GLANCED OFF THE BOOM AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 12-40-99 OR GO FOR TREATMENT UNTIL 12-11-99. HE HAD DEVELOPED A CYST BEHIND A TOOTH. AS THIS WAS SUSPECT WE ETIPETITIONED THE DR. FOR A DIAGNOSE AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS WE RECEIVED HISNOTES SAYING IT POSSIBLE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY TRAN-MA. WE THEN DECIDE

WHILE OPERATING THE DISPOSABLE BOX LINE A WEIGHTFELL OFF THE SCALE & HIT EE ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A DIESEL TRACTOR TO PUSH IN A CROSSCUT AND HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE TRACTOR AND A METAL BOX.

INJURED PARTY WAS SHOVELING ON A TAILPIECE OUTSIDE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

HE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A SPOOL OF CABLE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EE AND OTHER MAN WERE LIFTING A PARTICALLY FILLED BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE, WEIGHING ABOUT 75 POUNDS, WHEN EE TWISTED HIS BACK.

A 58.5 POUND ROCK MEASURING 10 1/2"X9 1/2" ROLLED OFF OF #1 CONVEYOR APPROX. 9 FT FROM GROUND STRIKING EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT. EE SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSION.

EE REPORTEDLY WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF ROCK FROM ATOP THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR OF THE DRILLING RIG AND WAS ROLLING A JOINT OFF PIPE FROM THE PIPE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON THE DRILLING RIG.

EE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN TANK WHEN IT ROLLED OVER HIS KNEE.

EE SLIPPED ON SCREEN TOWER WHILE CHECKING SCREENS

EE WAS HOLDING ON TO A CHAIN TO PULL POST WITH BLADE. SHAIN SLIPPED, HE GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND BLADE (PINCHPOINT). THE FINGER WAS PUT IN AN IMOBILIZING SPLINT, THUS CONSTITUTING M SHA REPORTABILITY.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE TAILPIECE TO RESTART THE BELT. WHEN HE STEPPED OVER AN ANCHOR CHAIN HIS HEEL STARTED HURTING ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE AND ON 1/5/00 HE WENT TO R ECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT, AND STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/6/00.

EE WAS CLEANING REFLECTORS AND REPLACING POSTS AND REFLECTORS ALONG A HAULAGE ROAD. WHILE USING A POST HOLE DRIVER TO DRIVE THE POSTS, SHE STATED HER THUMB BEGAN TO HURT AND HER BACK HURT. EE HAD SURGERY ON THE THUMB. COMP WAS CHECKING VALIDITY OF SURGERY. THIS REPORT WAS LATE WAITING ON THAT DISPOSITION.

EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2 A/P BAG PUSHER AND FRAME WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A MISALIGNED BAG OF PRODUCT.

EMPLOYEE STATED: HELPING COWORKERS ADD ROOF SUPPORT IN AIR COURSE, WHEN LIFTING JACKS SUPPORT, EXPERIENCED POSSIBLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BLOWING OFF HIS CLOTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY USING HIGH PRESSURE AIR. THE AIR GLANCED OFF HIS SHOULDER GOING INTO HIS EAR. EE DIDN'T REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE INJURY UNTIL DAYS LATER. HE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR AND WAS PLACED ON INACTIVE DUTY (WORKMANS COMP).

WHILE WALKING ALONG A BELTLINE, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTING HIS KNEE. HE SUSTAINED A TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS HELPING THREAD BELT THROUGH TAILPIECE BY USING CHANNEL LOCKS TO HELP PULL THE BELT. CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED ON THE BELT. EE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ON HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

YEE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING SHIELD ON SHUTTLE CAR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

DRIVING 4 WHEEL MANTRIP, FRONT WHEEL HIT ROCK, PULLING RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS MOVING A MICRO FICHE MACHINE FROM ONE OFFICE TO ANOTHER WHEN SHE JAMMED HER THUMB ON A COUNTER TOP.