Tsm Central Coal

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE USING PORTABLE AIR GRINDER ON ROOF BOLTER HYD. TANK WHEN A PIECE OF GRIT FROM GRINDER DISC BLEW UP UNDER SHIELD AND SAFETY GALSSES IRRITATING HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE MOVING THE FORKS ON CLARK FORKLIFT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STRAIN.

EE STATED WHILE PAINTING ROOF BOLTER HE HAD A SMALL CUT ON HIS FINGER WHILE PAINTING HE GOT PAIN AND THINNER IN OUT CAUSING IRRITATION.

EMPL STATED WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BOLTS TO REMOVE GUARD GUARD PIVOTED & SWUNG DOWN WHEN HE STARTED ON LAST BOLT STRIKING HIM ON SCALP CAUSING LACERATION. EMPL RECEIVED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT ROLLER FRAMES IN ORDER TO MAKE A SPLICE ON THE OVERLAND BELT. WHILE REMOVING THE ROLLER IT FELL OVER STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO RECEIVE A LACERATION WHICH SUTURES AND A SIMPLE FRACTURE.

EMPL STATED WHILE TAKING VLAVE OFF HONE PRESS & WALKING AROUND IT HE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON PRESS CAUSING CONTUSION. EMPL HAS WORKED UP TO NOW & HAS GONE OFF WORK ON 4/18/91 TO HAVE CORRECTIVE S URGERY DONE ON KNEE.

EE STATED HE WAS USING CHEATER PIPE ON SPANNER WRENCH REMOVING A STUFFING GLAND FROM HYD. CYLINDER WHEN THE SPANNER WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE KNEELING IN FRONT OF THE NEW HYD. BENCH, HE TURNED HIS UPPER BODY TO THE LEFT TO PULL HIMSELF UP. AS HE PULLED UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STRAI N TO LOWER BACK AREA. EMPLOYEE WORKED UP TO 1/8/90 & STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/9/90.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE REMOVING SHAFT FROM SHAFT END COVER THE HOUSING SLIPPED OFF OF THE WORK BENCH FALLING AND STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE CAUSING SPRAIN AND CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE CLIMBING UP ENDLOADER LADDER TO TROUBLE SHOOT TROTTLE PROBLEM STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST THE HAND HOLD AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE REAR PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HOLDING ONTO A 14 CM X SWING OUT PANEL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNBOLTED IT FROM THE SET UP TABLE. WHEN THE PANEL WAS LOOSE HE LIFTED THE PANEL TURNED AROUND AND TOOK TWO STEPS AND SET IT DOWN ON BENCH. ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER HE STATED HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STRAIN GROIN.

EMPL STATED WHILE STEAM CLEANING BEARING CAPS STREAM OF WATER & STEAM ENTERED HOLE IN RIGHT SAFETY SHOE CAUSING STEAM BURN (2ND DEGREE) TO 4 TOES EXCLUDING LARGE TOE.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE DRILL BIT FROM TAPER CHUCK WITH A WEDGE, THE WEDGE SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT HAND CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LIFTING CYLINDER ON THE LATHE HE DROPPED IT AND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT HE CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN CYLINDER AND LATHE BED CAUSING FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE HAD PUT SCROLLS ON MINER HEAD TO GET MEASUREMENT FOR SHIMS & WHILE PRYING SCROLLS BACK OFF HE STRAINED HIS GROIN AREA CAUSING HERNIA

EMP WAS STRAIGH7ENING SECTION OF SCRUBBER DUCT USING MECH. SCREW JACK WITH CHAIN & HEADER BOARD. HE HAD PRESSURE ON THE JACK & STILL JACKING WHEN EITHER CHAIN BROKE OR SLIPPED OFF & WAS STRUCK ON THE L EAR BY3ONE OF THE OBJECTS CAUSING LACERATION

EMPL POLISHING 9OLLER SHAFT WITH EMERY CLOTH WRAPPED AROUND SHAFT AS IT TURNED IN LATHE.WHILE STROKING EMERY CLOTH BACK & FORTH ACROSS SHAFT WHEN ON INNER PART OF SHAFT HE STRUCK LEFT HAND AT BACK OF THUMB 7AUSING LACERATIN AND CUTTING TENDON.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS STANDING ON STEP LADDER TO ALIGN PORTA POWER JACK TO PULL BUSHING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 4-16-86 THEN WENT OFF WORK DUE TO STR AINED LOWER BAC5

EE STATED WHILE3SHOVELING ON OVERLAND BELT IN COLD WEATHER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. EEE WORKED UP UNTIL 5-2-86 & THEN THE DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO GO OFF WORK.

EMP STATED WHILE HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING A PUMP DOWN 3 STEPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE HE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE EMPLOYEE HAS WORKED THE PAST 8 MONTHS & H AS GONE OFF WORK IN OCTOBER DUE TO THIS INJURY

EMP STATED THAT AFTER FINISHING GRINDING A HINGE BOLT HE STARTED TO LEAVE WHEN HE REALIZED GRINDER WA STILL ON, HE REACHED BACK TO SHUT THE GRINDER OFF HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN INDEX F INGER AND THUMB ON THE GRINDER WHEEL CAUSING LACERATION. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED 2 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE LOOSENING BINDER WITH A PIPE THE BINDER SPRUNG LOOSE CAUSING PIPE TO SPRING LOOSE AND IT STRUCK HIM IN SIDE OF HEAD CAUSING LACERATION EMPLOYEE STATED HE RECEIVED 4 STITC HES

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHECKING BELTS FOR TENSION. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SHUT OFF FAN AND REMOVED COVER AND HE THOUGHT THE FAN HAD STOPPED RUNNING. WHEN HE REACHED IN TO CHECK BELTS IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER AND PULLED IT INTO PULLEY CAUSING LACERATION. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.