Apraw Mine Coal

INJURED WAS REM2VING BOLTS TO BREAK THE DOZER TRACK.FOR SOME REASON HE REMOVED THE TRACK UP HIGHER NEAR THE SPROCKET,INSTEAD OF NEAR THE GROUND.WHEN THE TRACK BROKE FREE,IT FELL BACKWARDS AND AND INJURED COU5D NOT GET HIS FOOR OUT OF THE WAY.HE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOIESD BUT THE FORCE OF THE BLOW FACTURED HIS TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

I.NAME WAS WALK3NG THROUGH MUD WHICH WAS 3 IN TO 4 IN DEEP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

INJ DISMOUNTING3FROM GREASE TRUCK TO SHUT OFF SCRAPERS.IT WAS RAINING AND MUDDY OUTSIDE.AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING,SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD OF GREASE TRUCK AND TWISTED KNEE.CHIPPED BONE BETWEEN JO INT OF RIGHT KN9E.

INJURED WAS DIS4OUNTING FROM PUMP TRUCK INSTEAD OF USING THE STEPS HE ELECTED TO JUMP OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE LANDED ON THE FROUND HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

INJURED WENT INTO PIT OT SHUT DOWN 6" WATER PUMP. WHILE TURNING OFF THE PUMP, A ROCK FROM THE SPOIL ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME.

INJURED STEPPED FROM OUR SCHOOL BUS MANTRIP SB-3 ONTO A SMALL ROCK. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE BUT DID NOT WANT ANY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND WORKED HIS FULL SHIFT. HE CALLED IN THE NEXT DAY AND STATED HE WOULD NOT BE IN TO WORK BECAMSUE OF HIS ANKLE.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM FDORD TIRE TRUCK TO CHANGE TIRE ON CAT 992 LOADER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN, HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT ARM UNDER THE MIRROR ARM AND OVER THE DOOR. THIS INJURED HIS SH OULDER.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON DOZER BLADE CROSSMAN. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE PIN BACK INTO THE HOLE HE INJURED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HELPING INSTALL BLADE ON FORKLIFT AND AS THEY WERE MOUNTING THE BLADE, THE BLADE FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOOD SMARITAN HOSP. IN VINCENNES IND FOR X RAYS SEVERE CONTUSIONS, NO FRACTURE.

INJURED WAS REMOVING AN 1 1/4 INCH TOW CABLE FROM THE HOOK ON THE CAT 245 BUCKET. THE CABLE SNAPPED BACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH, IT FRACTURED HIS TOOTH.

INJ LEFT CAB OF CAY 992 TO TALK WITH DOZER OPERATOR.AS HE STEPPED FROM COUNTERWEIGHT HE MISSED TRACK AND FELL FACE FIRST ONTO DOZER BLADE ARM.HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL -BROKEN NOSE.

INJURED OPENED THE REAR DOORS OF A 40\ SEMI TRAILER LOADED WITH WETHOLE BAGS. AS HE CLIMBED INTO THE TRUCK HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. HE STUCK OUT HIS ARM TO BREAK H IA FALL & LANDED ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE E/R FOR X-RAYS.

INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER. HE STEPPED ON A 3" FUEL HOSE & SPRAINED HIS RT ANKLE. WENT TO THE DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.

INJURED PULLED FORD POWDER TRUCK NEXT TO PRIMER MAGAZINE. HE BEGAN TO LOAD THE TRUCK WITH 60 LB CASES OF CAST PRIMERS. HE WAS LIFTING THEM OVER THE SIDE BOARDS INSTEAD OF LOADING THEM THROUGH THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. AS HE WAS SETTING A CASE -NTO THE TRUCK HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ABODOMEN. HE WENT TO THE DAVESS COUNTY HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SMALL HERNIA. IN HIS ABDO

INJ LIFTED AND CARRIED 100 LB HYDRAULIC JACK ACROSS THE SHOP MINUTES LATER HE LIFTED HIS ARMS TO SCREW IN A BOLT AND HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK HE BELIEVES THAT LIFTING THE JACK CAUSED THE P IN HIS BACK

INJ WAS USING 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO A PIECE OF CHANNEL ON BODY OF CAT 773B TRUCK THE SECOND TIME HE RAISED THE SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE CHANNEL HE INJURED HIS BACK

INJURED WAS HELPING SET UP ONAN LIGHT PLANT. HE GRABBED THE BOOM CABLES WITH HIS LEFT HAND & THE BOOM WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO LINE IT UP PROPERLY. IN ONE SPOT THE INSULATION FOR THE WIRES H AD BEEN PINCHED OFF THIS IS WHERE HIS HAND WAS. WHEN HE TOUCHED THE BOOM HE GROUNDED HIMSELF & RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSP FOR OBSERVATION.

INJURED WAS WALKING THE SHOVEL UP A RAMP TO REPAIR THE BUCKET. AS HE NEARED THE TOP OF THE RAMP THE WEIGHT OF THE SHOVEL CAUSED THE FILL TO SLIDE UNDER IT. THE SHOVEL SLID ON ITS LEFT SIDE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT ABOUT 45\ , OPERATOR WAS TRAPPED BY THE SEAT AND FOOT PETAL IT TOOK ABOUT 5 MIN. TO FREE HIM AND HE WAS THEN TAKEN BY AMBLANCE TO GOOD SAMARATAN HOSPITAL AND LATER RELEAS

INJURED WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CATERPILLAR OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. WHEN STEPPING OFF OF IT, HE LANDED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THURSDAY, SEPT. 20TH. AT THAT TIME HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

INJURED WAS GREASING RIPPER OF CAT D9G DOZER AND SLIPPED HIS KNEE STRUCK THE RIPPER ON THE REAR OF THE DOZER

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE PREAPRING TO MOVE A 6" WATER PUMP IN PIT #5. BOULDER ROLLED DOWN SPOIL & STRUCK I.NAME & THEN HIT THE WATER PUMP. THE WATER THEN STRUCK I.NAME KNOCKING HIM BACKWARD. HE WA S EXPERIENCING SOME NECK PAIN & WAS SENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION.

INJURED WAS REMOVING WORN OUT BUCKET TOOTH FROM CAT 992 LOADER. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE THE TOOTH FROM THE SHANK. A STEEL FRAGMENT FROM THE TOOTH STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT ARM. HE WAS TAKE N TO THE DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL.

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE REPAIRING A 6" WATER PUMP AWAY FROM SPOIL SIDE IN PIT. AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO MOVE THE PUMP A BOULDER ROLLED DOWN THE SPOIL & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACCK HE WAS KNOCKED INTO THE PUMP & RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATIONS. TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL IN VINCENNES. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A TRUCK DUMPED A ROCK ON H IM.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING DRIVESHAFT ON 85 TON REAR DUMP TRUCK. THE DRIVESHAFT WAS SUSPENDED IN THE CINTER WITH A HOIST. THE DRIVESHAFT SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN TOWARDS THE DIFFERENTIAL FLANGE. HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE DRIVESHAFT. HE WAS TAKEN TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN VINCENNES. IN, FOR TREATMENT.

..USING DOZER TO RIP ROCK,RIPPING WITH DOZER FCING EDGE OF HIGHWALL.HE WAS TURNED AROUND WATCHING RIPPER AND DROVE OVER HIGHWALL.DOZER FELL 50\ LANDED IN SOME SPOIL.TAKEN TO HOSPITAL,EXAMINED AND RELEASED.

INJ DISMOUNTING FROM DOZER,STEPPED ONTO DOZER TRACK SLIPPED AND FELL.RIGHT HAND STRUCK TRACK.TAKEN TO DR -FRACTURE TO BONE IN RIGHT HAND ABOVE RING FINGER.

INJURED WAS HELPING I NAME PULL OUT SCRAPERS WITH A 2 INCH CABLE HE DISCONNECTED THE CABLE FROM THE SCRAPER AND THE SUPERINTENDENT SIGNED THE SCRAPER TO MOVE. THE CABLE REHOOKED AND CAUGHT HIS HIS LEG IN THE LOOP.

INJURED WAS USING A WABCO SCRAPER TO PULL OUT ANOTHER SCRAPER STUCK IN THE MUD HE WAS USING A 2IN LOOPED CABLE TO PULL WITH CABLE WAS DISCONNECTED AND INJURED STPPED INSIDE CABLE TO MOVE IT AN D HOOK IT UP TO DOZER AS SCRAPER MOVED AWAY CABLE REHOOKED AND TRAPPED HIS LEGS INSIDE THE CABLE

INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH MACK DUMP TRUCK REMOVING THE DRIVELINE. HE WAS USING A "CREEPER" WHILE HE WORKED. WHEN THE DRIVELINE WAS DISCONNECTED, HE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS LEFT KNEE. THE WEIGHT OF THE DRIVELINE PLUS HIS BODY WEIGHT CAUSED THE CREEPER TO MOVE. WHEN IT MOVED, THE DRIVELINE FELL ON HIS KNEE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION.

INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO PICK ROCK FROM MINE RUN COAL AS IT PASSED BY ON A CONVEYOR BELT. HE GRABBED ONTO A LARGE PIECE OF SHALE AND PULLED IT OUT. AS HE DID HE CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN T HE ROCK AND BELT GUARD. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHERE X-RAYS SHOWED HIM TO HAVE A FRACTURE TO THE TIP OF THE FINGER.

INJURED WAS DRIVING TEREX 85 TON TRUCK HAULING WET SOIL FROM THE LOADING AREA TO THE FILL. THE TRUCK BACKED UP TO THE FILL AND STARTED TO DUMP THE LOAD. BECAUSE OF THE MATERIAL BEING HAULED, IT HUNG UP IN THE BED AND RAISED THE FRONT WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. THE LOAD FREED AND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING DRIVER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE SUB STEEL AND BIT FROM BEHIND THE DRILL. AS HE TRIED TO ROLL THE STEEL HE INJURED HIS BACK HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS AND IT WAS DETERMINED HE S UFFERED A PULLED LIGAMENT

INJURED WAS PICKING ROCK FROM COAL AS IT PASSED BY ON A CONVEYOR BELT. HE PULLED OUT A LARGE ROCK APPROX 50 LB. AND TURNED TO THROW IT. AS IT TURNED HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN AN ANGL E IRON SUPPORT AND THE ROCK, LACERATION TO FINGER TIP

INJURED WAS DRIVING A 1981 MACK TRUCK HAULING COAL FROM THE PIT 002. AS HE NEARED THE TOP OF THE RAMP THE TIRES SPUN ON THE FROZEN ROAD. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK & IT SLID BACKWARDS THR U THE BERM & OVERTURNED ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR EXAMINATION.

INJURED WAS INSPECTING DUST COLLECTION SYSTEM OF DRILTECH D40K & WAS STANDING ON THE DECK-ABOUT 4.5\ FROM THE GROUND. HE EITHER BLACKED OUT OR SLIPPED & FELL OFF BACKWARDS LANDING ON THE BAC K OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS TAKEN TO GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS KEPT OVER NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.

INJURED WAS USING PORTABLE HAND GRINDER TO FORM A GROOVE IN A PIECE OF SHEET METAL. THE WHEEL BECAME PINCHED AND CAUSED THE GRINDER TO JERK. HIS LEFT WRIST WAS FORCED INTO THE EDGE OF SOME SHE ET METAL HE HAD A SEVERE LACERATION TO THE LEFT WRIST

INJURED WAS CARRYING A 60 LB. BOX OF PRIMERS FROM THE STORAGE MAGAZINE TO THE EXPLOSIVE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THEBOX OF PRIMERS LANDED ON HIS WRIST. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR X-RAYS.

INJURED WAS REMOVING TRACK ROLLER FROM UNDERCARRIAGE. HIS HAND WAS BETWEEN THE IMPACT WRENCH AND THE DOZER TRACK. AS THE WRENCH UNSCREWED THE BOLT IT TRAPPED HIS HAND ON THE DOZER TRACK. THE WRENCH CONTINUED TO UNTHREAD THE BOLT AND SMASHED HIS FINGERS.

INJ WAS USING STEAM CLEANER TO CLEAN EQUIP THE HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED HIM WITH STEAM HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL

OPERATING CAT.PAN SCRAPER #01-26.DROVE DOWN RAMP COLLIDE WITH EUCLID R-35 TRUCK.WEARING SEAT SAFETY BELT -RECEIVED DISLOCATED THUMB WHEN HAND STRUCK STEERING WHEEL.

INJURED WAS DRIVING A EUCLID TRUCK 03-6 AS HE DROVE DOWN A RAMP HIS TRUCK COLLIDED WITH A CATERPILLAR PAN SCRAPER THE IMPACT THREW HIM INTO THE DASH AND HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED THREE STITCHES

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A DOZER. HE WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS WHICH CONNECT THE DOZER BLADE ARM TO THE DOZER BLADE. HE HAD HIS HAND UNDER THE BLADE ARM. THE BLADE ARM DROPPED ON HIS HAND. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAN OVER AND STARTED THE DOZER AND RAISED THE BLADE FREEING HIS HAND.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING INTO REAR OF SEMI-TRAILER TO UNLOAD 50LB BAGS OF ANFO HE SLIPPED AND FELL HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK DOOR LATCH

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A CAT D8 DOZER HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN THE SPROCKETS ON THE FINAL DRIVE AS HE STRUCK ONE OF THE SPROCKETS A METAL CHIP FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE ABDOMEN HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DAVIESS COUNTY HOSPITAL AND THE METAL CHIP WAS REMOVED

SCRAPER CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HAULAGE ROAD.WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE ,POSSIBLY BATTERY CABLE.OIL AND GREASE ON GOOSE NECK CAUGHT ON FIRE .EMPL JUMPED OFF TRIED TO PUT OUT FIRE.FAILED TO SHUT DOWN ENGINE AS TRAINED THEREGFORE FIRE WAS FED WITH OIL AND BURNED FOR ABOUNT 45 MIN.

INJURED WAS LOADING 5 X 25 (25 LB.) AUSTIN WETHOLE BAGS FROM A SEMI TRAILER ONTO ANOTHER TRUCK. AS HE PICKED UP A BAG, HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.