Ken Surface Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING BACKHOE OPERATAOR IN REPLACING 36" TILE UNDER MINE ACCESS ROAD. TRUCKS WERE DUPIGN SHALE AT SITE TO USE AS FILL. THE EMPLOYEE WALKED TOWARD A TRUCK AS THE BACKHOE SWUN G AORUND. THE BUCKET STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE UUPPER BACK. NO FRACTURES OR BROKEN BONES. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED BRUISED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HOLDING A SPIKE MAUL ON A DOZER BLADE PINWHILE ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF SPIKE MAUL ENTERING INTO INJURED'S RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE BRONCO. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO A STORAGE BUILDING. AT IMPACT THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING HIS HARD HA T TO BOUNCE OFF DAS HITTING EE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

AN ISOLATED SMALL PIECE OF FLYROCK FROM THE BLAST SITE BROKE LEFT SIDE CAB OF GLASS OF DOZER. GLASS CAUSED SMALL CUT ON INDEX FINGER IF RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING 54 STITCHES.

EE STATED WHILE HE WAS POSITIONING FUEL HOSE TO FUEL DOZER THE HOSE HUNG ON DOZER TRACK. HE PULLED HOSE TO FREE IT AND FELT PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.

EE IS STATING THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A CHAIN WRENCH FROM THE GROUND TO THE DRILL DECK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE WRENCH WEIGHS APPROX. 40 LBS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PROPERLY DISMOUNTING BLADE ARM ON A CAT D-11 DOZER WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN TERRAIN OR ROCK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1/20/ 95 & REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT HE DID ON 1/21/95.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING A CAT D-11 DOZER, USING PROPER DISMOUNTING PRACTICES WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE IS STATING THAT HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON THE GROUND AND THAT HE TW ISTED HIS BODY TO TURN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE IS STATED THAT HE WAS PULLING ON A PUMP CABLE WHEN SOME SLACK ON THE CABLE LET GO. THIS SUDDEN RELEASE CAUSED HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON A DIRT CLOD WHICH CAUSED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO A SINGLE RIB. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 7-30-94.

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT WHILE SHOVELING WET STEMMING INTO DRILL HOLE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT WHILE OPERATING A COAL HAUL TRUCK HE RAN OVER A ROCK IN A RUT IN THE ROAD & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO CONFIRM THIS ALLEGED ACCIDENT AS EMPLOYEE DID NO T ANSWER PHONE NOR CALL OFFICE. STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINEERING TRAILER LOCATED BETWEEN THE MINE OFFICE AND BATHHOUSE. THE TRAILER AND ITS ENTIRE CONTENTS WERE DESTROYED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY MINE PERSONNEL TO EXTINGUIS H THE FIRE BUT FAILED. LOCAL FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED NO INJURIES.

EE STATING THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A FULL BOX OF PRIMERS 60 FROM DAYBOX ON PRELL TRUCK TO WORK LEDGE ON TRUCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 3-9-94.

EE STATED HE WAS STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND OFF A POWDER TRUCK LOCATED IN THE PIT ON PARTING ROCK HE WAS FACING THE TRUCK USING 3 POINTS OF CONTACT. HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK ON THE GROUND A ND AS THE ROCK TEETERED IT CAUSED HIS RIGHT KNEETO TWIST.

EE STATED HE WAS STANDING BEHIND PROSPECT DRILL TRUCK TRYING TO DIRECT IT IN BACKING UP. EE STATED HE DECIDED TO WALK TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO GIVE DIRECTIONS. HE STATED HE TOOK A LEA PING STEP WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND AS HIS RIGHT FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND HE FELT SOMETHING POP AND HIS LEG GIVE WAY. HE DID NOT STEP IN A RUT.

EMPL STATED THAT HE & ANOTHER EMPL WERE CARRY ING A ROPE SOCKET WEDGE W/A BAR THROUGH THE WEDGE, TOWARDS THE DRAGLINE. THE WEDGE SLIPPED ON THE BAR CAUSING WEDGE WEIGHT TO BE DRAWN TOWARDS E MPL. THIS EXTRA WEIGHT CAUSED EMPL TO STRAIN HISHIS BACK. EMPL IS OUT OF SHAPE & VERY OVERWEIGHT

EE STATED HE WAS TRYING TO GAIN ADMITTANCE INTO LUNCH ROOM THRU EXIT ONLY DOOR PRIOR TO SHIFT STARTING EE BEAT ON DOOR TWICE THEN LEANED OVER TO PEER IN GLASS PANE TO SEE WHO WAS IN LUNCH ROOM WHILE LEANING OVER HE PROCEEDED TO BEAT ON DOOR AGAIN BUT MISSED DOOR AND PUT FIST AND ARM THRU GLASS PANE.

EMPLOYEE IS STATING THAT WHILE DISMOUNTING A 6X6 POWDER TRUCK THAT WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND IT SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH AND STRAIN HIS LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE HAD GONE TO DRAGLINE TO OBSERVE WORK ACTIVITIES. EMPLOYEE AND ASSIST. SUPER. WENT BACK TO WAREHOUSE TO GET SMALL ELECTRICALS SUPPLIES. EMPLOYEE DROVE ASSIST. SUPER. P ICKUP BACK TO DRAGLINE WHILE HE USED DOZER TO CLEAN MUD OFF ROAD TO DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE WAS ON DRAGLINE WHEN RADIO CALL CAME FOR ASSIST. SUPER. EMPLOYEE WALKED OF IN HOLE ON WAY TO RADIO ON DR

EMPLOYEE STATED HE RECIEVED FLASHBURN TO HIS EYES WHILE WELDING ON SHOE OF DRAGLINE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN WELDING HODD FELL OFF BROKEN EAR OF HARD HAT.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FORGOT HIS LEFT HAND WAS IN DOOR JAM OF THE 61R DRILL CAB DOOR HE SLAMMED THE DOOR CLOSED WITH HIS RT HAND & IT FRACTURED THREE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD STOPPED D-3 TRACTOR TO TALK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE WAS OPER D-3. AFTER CONVERSATION THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE TRACTOR. INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON GUARD AROUND SHIFT LEVER. DOOR ON TRACTOR HAS PULL HANDLE ON DOOR WITH DOOR CLOSED HANDLE AND GUARD CREATE A 1" PINCH POINT FOR PERSON WITH LARGE HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS EXITING FORD BRONCO HE CZUGHT HIS LEFT HEEL ON FLOOR STRIP BY DOOR & STRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT AN ACCIDENT UNTIL 09-22-92

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS MOUNTING 61RDRILL BY STEPS OUTSIDE CAB. EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT FOOT ON STEPS AND ALEFT HAND ON HAND RAIL. HE BROUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND UP TO GRAB HANDRAIL AND HIT BACK OF HAND ON HANDRAIL PRODUCTING SLIGHT FRACTURE TO BACK OF HAND. EMPLOYEE WORKED 7/7, 7/8 AND 7/9 WENT TO DOCTOR 7/9 AND CALLED OFFICE.

EMPL TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A SLURRY PIPE SECTION WITH A SOCKET WRENCH.AS EMPL PUSHED DOWN ON WRENCH IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE.BUMPED NOSE AGAINST PIPE CAUSING HAIRLINE FRA CTURE TO NOSE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS OPERATING A 4 1/2" ELECTRIC DISC GRINDER WHEN CORD OF GRINDER CAUGHT ON A PIN ON WORK BENCH. THIS ACTION CAUSED GRINDER TO BE PULLED BACK INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGE R CAUSING A CUT THAT HAD TO BE SUTURED.

54736YEE IS STATING THAT WHILE DRIVING A COAL HAUL TRUCK, HE HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD WHICH HURT HIS BACK AND ARM.

AS WAY OF AN EXPLANATION I AM ATTACHING THIS MEMO TO MSHA'S 7000-1 FORN AND ASK THAT YOU TAKE ITS CONTENTS UNDER CONSIDERATION WHEN REVIEWING THIS ALLEGED ILLNESS.ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 28, 1992 INJURED REPORTED TO WORK FOR HIS NORMAL SECOND SHIFT DUTIES AS OUR SECOND SHIFT FUEL TRUCK DRIVER.INJURED'S DUTIES ARE TO FUEL THE OPERATING PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WITH DIESEL FUEL.INJURED

EMPL DISMOUNTING 400 HOUGH RUBBER TIRE DOZER,FOOT SLIPPED-FELL 3' TO GROUND.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL NEXT DAY.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DRIVING A TOOTH ONTO THE TOOTH BASE ON THE BUCKET OF THE 8800 WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE STRIKING THE TOOTH THE HANDLE BROKE & DROVE A SPLINTER INTO HIS HAND REQUIRED SU TURES TO CLOSE WOUND AFTER REMOVAL OF SPLINTER

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE BENDING OVER TO SLIDE A 50# METAL PIN, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATED HE HAD BEEN GRINDING METAL SLEEVE IN SWING SHAFT CASING ON 8800 DRAGLINE WHILE TAKING A BREAK IN THE CAB OF THE MACHINE HE WIPED HIS FACE OFF WITH A CLOTH AT THIS TIME SOME METAL PAR TICLES WENT INTO HIS EYE. ONE PARTICLE BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE.

THE MICHINGAN 475 ENDLOADER WAS CLEANING COAL IN THE PIT WHEN A FUEL LINE OR HYDRAULIC OIL LINE BURST AND SPRAYED ONTO TURBOUCHARGER STARTING A FIRE. OPERATOR DISMOUNTED AND HE AND OTHER EE EX TINGUISHED FIRE. EE LEFT AREA TO OBTAIN MORE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND WHEN THEY RETURNED FIRE RESTARTED ON TIRES AT THAT TIME PIT WAS CLEARED AND FIRE ALLOWED TO BURN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ALIGNING MIRROR ON RIGHT SIDE OF THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOMETHING CAUSING AN ANKLE SPRAIN.

TRYING TO FUEL TRACTOR, FEET SLIPPED OFF TRACKS, R ARM HIT HANDLE CUT NEEDED 6 STITCHES

EE STATED HE WAS STADNING ON TOP OF POWDER TRUCK UNDER POWDER BIN TO LOAD POWDER. HE HAD PUT HIS SHOULDER UNDER DOOR LEVER TO LIFT IT AND HAD HIT SIDE OF BIN WITH HAMMER WHEN POWDER STUCK TO T HE SIDES RELEASED CAUSING BIN TO SWAY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FELL BACK AGAINST HANDRAIL ON TOP OF TRUCK.

ATTEMPTED O REPOSITION SHARP METAL SLIVER EMBEDDED IN PALM OF HAND

CHANGNING FUEL FILTERS ON ONE TUG BOAT ENGINES FEET SLIPPED ON FUEL SPILLED ON METAL FLOOR BROKE FALL WITH WRIST

EMPL STATED HE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING ON 61R DRILL & PROCEEDED TO LIFT DRILL BIT BASKET & STRAINED LOWER BACK. BIT BASKET WEIGHS APPROX 50 LBS.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD PICKED UP A 3FT LONG TIE BLOCK TO PUT BETWEEN TWO CHAIRS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING GROUND TRACTOR AT 8800 TO FLIP DRAGLINK OVER.WHILE OPERATING DOZER HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE OLD GUY WIRE THAT HAD BECOME ENTANGLED AROUND PUSH ARM OF HIS DOZER, WHILE PULLING ON IT, IT CAME LOOSE AND SPRANG BACK STRIKING HIM IN THE KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED SHE WAS STANDING INSIDE DRILL CAB WITH DRILLER. DRILLER REACHED TO SWITCH CONTROL FROM DRILL TO PROPEL. HE BUMPED TRAM CONTROL WITH ELBOW AT SAME TIME HE HIT PROPEL SWITCH WHIC H CAUSED DRILL TO LURCH FORWARD WHICH CAUSED INJURED TO HIT HER CALF AGAINST HEATER UNIT.

USING HAMMER DEVEL TENNIS ELBOW

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING LINE UP LARGE ATORAGE TANKS ON DRAGLINE.WHILE PUSHING ON TANK WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD A 4' X 9' X 5/8'" SCREEN OUT OF A TRUCK WHEN FELLOW EMPLOYEES MOVED SCREEN WHICHED PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING ACROSS SHOP FLOOR CARRYING OLD WELDING LEADS AND HOSES WHEN HIS FEET BECAME ENTANGLED IN THEM AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR BREAKING HIS FALL ON HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE CROSSED GUARD RAIL TO WHERE COAL FEEDER WAS WORKING AT HOPPER AT RIVER DOCK LOADOUT. HE REACHED UP TO TOUCH A SHAFT BETWEEN A SET OF DOLLIES THAT THE FEEDER ROLLS ON. ANGLE SUPPORTS ARE WELDED TO BOTTOM OF FEEDER. AS FEEDER WENT THROUGH CYCLE (BACK AND FORTH) HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SHAFT AND METAL ANGLE SUPPORT.

EMPL STATED HE & ANOTHER EMPL WERE ROLLING CHAIN REPAIR LINK TO REAR OF SUPPLY TRUCK WHEN LINK ROLLED OVER 5" WASHER IT KICKED WASHER UP STRIKING VICTIM IN LOWER LIP. LOWER LIP WAS CUT & THREE TEETH BROKEN. CY

EMPL MOVEMENT INVOLVED OPERATING SCRAPER CAUSED BACK TO HURT.THIS WAS FIRST CONSIDERED AGGRAVATION OF OLD INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHECKING ENGINE OIL AND WATER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 4 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION ON THE END LOADER AND AS HE DISMOUNTED HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE HOSE REEL ON THE FUEL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO BREAK A 1/2" METAL BAND WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE STATED HE WAS HELPING LIFT THE STEM DOG INTO PLACE ON THE 61R DRILL WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING THROUGH WOODED AREA AND BUMPED HIS HAND AGAINST A TREE WITH THORNY BARK. A THORN BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER DID NOT HEAL AND APPARENT LY BECAME INFECTED. ON 4-20-90, THIS EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO PERFORMED SURGERY TO CORRECT THE CONDITION.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER AND FELL HEAD FIRST, TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS TRUCK THE DOOR STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF & CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX 2FT TO THE GROUND

EMPL STATED HE HAD FINISHED CHECKING ENGINE OIL IN #312 RIMPULL 100 TON HAUL TRUCK HE CLIMBED DOHE CLIMBED DOWN TRUCK LADDER AND STEEPED ONTO UTILITY POLE LYING DOWN THAT IS USED FOR STOPPING BLOCKS FOR HAUL TRUCK AT PARKING LOT HIS BOOT SLOLES WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED OFF THE UTILITY POLE AND FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK ON THE UTILITY POLE

EMPL LIFTING 100 TON JACK THROUGH MANHOLE IN LOWER OF 8800 DRAGLINE IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN GALLEY STEPS AT THE RAIL TIPPLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON A LAMP OOF COAL TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STAQTED HE WAS CRAWLING THRU HOLE OF TUB TO INSIDE OF LOWER HOSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON GREASE TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMP STATED HE PARKED HIS PAN DUE TO TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING GOT OUT OF THE CAB OT A DRINK OF WATER CLIM BED OVER FRONT OF THE BAIL IN ORDER TO CHECK HYDRALIC OIL IN DOING SO HIS FOOT SLIP PED CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORM THE PAN

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS INSIDE SHOE ON DRAGLINE HOLDING A BOLT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE SHOE USED AN AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE THE NUT.AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED THE BOLT TURNED CATCHING EM PLOYEES LEFT HAND.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE HE W AS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES LIFT A 4 FT X 8 FT X 3/16 IN. SHHET OF METAL ONTO THE LOWBOY FENDER HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED, THE REAR ENGINE OF #426 PAN KEPT SHUTTING OFF. AS EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE REAR OF THE PAN AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. BRUISING RIG GHT KNEE.

EMPL STATED HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAB OF BULK PRELL TRUCK IN RAIN. WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT HIT GROUND IT SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM C AUSING HIM TO FALL BENDING HIS LEG UNDER HIM.

AN UNAUTHORIZED CIVILAIN FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONES DROVE ON MINE PROPERTY FOLLOWED A HAUL UNIT ONTO THE HOPPER AREA WHILE TRUCK WAITED TO BE DUMPED THE DRIVER OBSERVED THE CAR BACKING OUT THIN KING THAT THE CAR LEFT THE AREA HE CHECKED HIS MIRRORS AND PROCEEDED TO DUMP AS HE DROVE FORWARD HIS REAR TRAILER WHEELS ROLLED OVER THE VEHICLE

EMP. STATED AS HE DISMOUNTED THE FORKLIFT IN ORDER TO MOUNT THE BARREL HOOK ON THE FORKS, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE METAL STEP CAUSING HI TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SECURE THE BARGE TO ENDLESS CABLE THE TEE BOLT BROKE AS HE WAS HITTING IT WITH HAMMER AFTER THE BOLT BROKE IT STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATED3WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE REPAIR AREA OF THE HOIST DRUM, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OR THE LADDER SHIFTED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES TO RIGHT LEG, HEAD & NECK. 3

CLIMBING INSIDE3HOIST DRUM FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL.EMPL SUFFERED FX TO LEFT ARM BETWEEN WRIST AND ELBOW.

EMPL REMOVING S9GMENTS ON #708 DOZER.BOLTS HAD BEEN CUT OFF AS EMPL HIT ON BACK OF SEGMENT TO KNOCK IT OFF SLIVER OF METAL STRUCK EMPL ON CHIN.

EMP STATED HE W5S LIFTING A ROLL OF PLASTIC HOLE LINER IN ORDER TO LOAD ONTO THE PRELL TGRUCK, WHEN HE STRAINED HIS FOREARM

EMPL AND COWORK9RS HOOKING UP TRUCK ENGINE FOR UNLOADING FROM SUPPLY TRUCK.AS CRANE WAS BEING HOOKED THE MOTOR SHIFTED CATCHING EMPL 4TH FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN HOOK AND CARBURETOR BOLT.

EMPLOYEE STATED3AFTER SHE HAD MOPPED THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR, SHE FELT PAIN IN HER BACK.

INJURED STATED 2E AND A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEAD A DRAG SHACKLE PIN ONTO TRUCK BED BY USING A BAR INJURED CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LIFTING A OXYGEN TANK FOR LOADING ONTO WELDING TRUCK WHEN HE CAUGHT HIT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN TANK AND BRACKET.

HE AND I.NAME W9RE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A 2" WIRE CABLE OVER THE BACK PORTION OF THE M ACHINE HOUSE, THE CABLE STARTED SLIDING OFF HOUSE STRIKING HIM AS IT UNLOOPED AND SLID OVER RAILING

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE CUTTING A HOLE IN METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

EMLOYEE STATES 2E WAS WALKING FROM DRILL CAB ONTO DECK AREA TO CHECK DRILL STEM WHEN A DUST PARTICLE ENTERED HIS RT EYE

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS HELPING PUT BOLTS WEIGHING APPROX 40 LBS INTO A BARREL IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT TO THE DRAGLINE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS ALSO LOADING BOLTS DROPPED A BOLT ON I.NAMES FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATED4 HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BRACES OFF WALKING CAM.AFTER HE FINISHED HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER A TIE BLOCKLAYING BESIDE THE CAM.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS HITTING BARGE CLAMP WITH HAMMER TO BREAK IT LOOSE WHEN THE CLAMP SUDDENLY MOVED BACK. THE DOG EAR ON THE CLAMP. CAUGHT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO 2IS TOE.

EMP WAS PULLING3ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON A OIL LINE - DURING PROCESS HE STRAINED HIS BACK - SHOULDER - NECK

INJURED AND FEL5OW EMPLOYEE WERE IN PROCESS OT TIGHTENING BELTS ON #2 REC.PUMP.A 24" CRECENT WRENCH WAS BEING USED ON THE BOLTS.I NAME USED HIS FEET TO PUSH THE WRENCH CAUSING LOWER BACK PAIN INJURED CONTINU9D TO WORK INTIL 9-18-86 WHEN HE EXPERIENCE SEVERE BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE PARKED THE PRELL BESIDE A DRILL HOLE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOAD THE HOLE FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING AND ROLLED OFF THE HIGHWALL.TRUCK PULLED EMPLOYEE OVER HIGHWALL A8 TRUCK WENT OVER.EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 50FT. DOWN THE WALL.

INJURED STATED 2E WAS HELPING OTHER WORKERS INSTALL A PIN IN A DRAG SHACKLE FOR THE 8800 DRAGLINE AS HE UNHOOKED THE PIN IT FELL THROUGH THE SHACKLE CATCHING HIS FINGER

STATED,WHILE AT7EMPTING TO REMOVE A ENGINE HEAD FROM TRUCK #303,HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND HANDRAIL ON TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS CLIMBING TO OF THE SLURRY TANK WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE EDGE OF TANK EMPLOYEE BRUISED OR STRAINED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS BACKING THE #117 GRADER INTO THE GARAGE. HE SHIFTED THE GRADER FORWARD AND THE ENGINE STALLED-GRADER STARTED COASTING-DOWNHILL TOWARD A RAVINE. EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM GRAD ER CAUSING INJU9Y TO HIS HEAD, LEFT LEG & RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE AND ANOTHER WELDER HAD FINISHED TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE SWING PINION ON THE 1450 DRAGLINE THE AIR HOSE ON THE BIG AIR WRENCH CAME OFF THE COUPLINE AND STRUCK HIM BREAKI NG THE LENS IN 2IS SAFETY GLASSES AND CUTTING HIS EYE.

EMPL MOVING 1050 CROWD DRUM TO CLEAN AREA BESIDE SHAFFER.AS HE ROLLED DRUM,IT CAUGHT ON PIECE OF METAL CAUSING DRUM TO FALL CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN DRUM AND SHAFFER MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A REFRIGERANT BOTTLE FROM THE WAREHOUSE ROOM AISLE AND PLACE IT UNDER THE SHELF.SHE REACHED OVER AND LIFTED THE BOTTLE AND STRAINED HER LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK DRVING FROM ONE PIT TO ANOTHER HE RAN INTO THE REAR OF THE LOWBOY WHICH WAS HAULING A TRACTOR TO THE PM BLDG

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICKUP TRUCK DRIVEN BY I.NAME DRIVING FROM ONE PIT TO ANOTHER & RAN INTO REAR OF LOWBOY WHICH WAS HAULING A TRACTOR TO THE PM BLDG

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE 1450DRAGLINE USING THE HANDRAILS WHILE DISMOUNTING HE STEPPED ON TRAIL WHICH RESULTED IN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMP STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HIS HAUL TRUCK HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE INSIDE THE CAB HITTING HIS CHIN ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING SMALL LACERATION

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 55 GALLON BARREL OF OIL TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AS HE LIFTED ON THE BARREL HE STRAINED HIS BACK

I NAME MECHANIC WAS PREPARING TO FUEL 3 TRACTORS WORKING IN THE SPOILS IN THE SHEFFIELD-TOTTEN AREA.WHEN HE ARRIVED TO FUEL THE TRACTORS AND GOT OUT OF THE FUEL TK,FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAB.HE PROCEEDED TO PUT IT OUT WITH THE AVAILABLE LINE EXTINGUSHED BUT WAS UNSUCCEFUL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING NEW BARGE CABLE SHEAVE VICTIM RESTED ON MENTAL CATWALK WHICH WAS LEANING LOOSE AGAINST HANDRAIL ON EXISTING PERMANENT CATWALK LOOSE CATWALK FELL OVER HITTING VICTIM BEHIND STEEL TOE ON LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO GO UP THE STAIRS ON THE 1450 DRAGLINE, WHEN AN OXYGEN BOTTLE FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT LEG. THE MACHINE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS AT THE WORK BENCH AT THE NEW P & M BUILDING, TIGHTENING UP VALVES AND GETTING THE PLUMBING READY FOR THE GREASING SYSTEM AND ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON T HE WORK BENCH.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS OBSERVING A RUBBER-TIRED DOZER IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP ONEOF THE CABLE HORSES THAT HAD BEEN KNOCKED DOWN PREVIOUSLY. WHILE OBSERVING, THE TRACTOR CAUGHT THE PU LL CABLE ON THE BASE OF THE HORSE AND SWUNG THE END AROUND KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A MERCURY VAPOR BULB OFF THE SHELF INSIDE THE WARE ROOM. HE FURTHUR STATED THAT AS HE TILTED THE BOX OVER TO GET OUT THE BULB, A PIECE OF CARDB OARD SLID OUT FROM UNDER THE BOX AND STUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND TWO OTHER WELDERS WERE REPAIRING ON THE BUCKET OF THE I NAME HE STATED THAT HE WAS CUTTING THE PIN FROM THE BUCKET MOUNTING,AND WHILE CUTTING THE BUCKET DROPPED AND SWUNG LEFT KNOCKING THE LADDER FROM UNDER HIM THIS RESULTED IN A FALL APPROX. 8\TO THE FLOOR ANCAND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A TOOTH POINT ON BUCKET LOST THE KEEPER PIN HE HAD CLEANED OUT THE KEEPER PIN HOLES AND WAS USING A MAUL TO DRIVE THE TOOTH BACK INTO POSITION UPON THE 2ND STRIKE A SLIVE R OF METAL FLEW OFF THE TOOTH POINT STRIKING TH E INJURED ON THE CHIN CAUSING A 1 IN VERTICAL CUT ON THE CHIN

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE EXTENSION LADDER, INSTALLING POWER CABLE FOR THE HEATER IN THE NORTH END OF PREP PLANT. THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE FLOOR ON TOP OF LADDER, RESULTING IN INJURY TO CHIN AND RT. HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING INSTALL A NEW PROPEL CHAIN ON THE 50-R DRILL HE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING THE CHAIN FROM THE GROUND TO ABOVE HIS HEAD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

EMP STATED THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING 50 R DRILL CHANGING BENCHES HE FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS HANDLING THE TRAIL CABLE AND WAS LIFTING IT TO PUT IT INOT THE HOOKS ON THE DRILL A AND SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT HE STRAINED LOWER BACK

EMP STAED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT THE #44 KOMATSU TRACTOR WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL EMP WAS DISMOUNTING WITH OBJECT IN ONE HAND LEAVING ONLY ONE HAND FREE TO USE GRAB BAR

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WELDING ON A TOOTH ON THE CROWD PINION OF THE 1050 SHOVEL WHEN THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STRUCK HIS LOWER LEG ON THE CROWD PINION OF THE MACHIN E.

EE STATED THAT HE & ANOTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE TOOTH POINTS ONT HE 1450-W DRAGLINE BUCKET. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TOOTH POINT & FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS USING THE 400 HOUGH RUBBER TIRE BLADE DOZER IN THE 1450 PIT TO CLEAN ALONG THE EDGE OF THE COAL IN ORDER TO LOAD FROM THIS PIT ON DAY SHIFT. HE NOTFROM THIS PIT ON ON DAY SHIFT. HE NOTICED A FIRE BEHINE THE OPERATOR\SCAB ABOUT 5:00A.M.IT APEARS THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LINE GOING TO THE TURBO RUPTURED AND SPRAYED OIL ON THE MAIFOLD THUS CAUSING THE FIRE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE EUCLID HAUL TRUCK AND WAS FILLING THE RADIATOR WITH WATER, USING THE HOSE FROM THE WHITE GMC SERVICE TRUCK. THE HOSE REEL KICKED LOOSE AND PULLED BACH WHICH IN TURN KNOCKED EMPLOYEE OFF BALANCE CAUSING FALL.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES DRAG AND SCOOT A 200 TON CAPACITY JACK TO THE REAR OF 1450-DRAGLINE WHILE DRAGGING & SCOOTING THE JACK AROUND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS REACHING OVER THE LIP OF THE DRAGLINE BUCKET, AND WELDING IN AN UNUSUAL POSITION, AND WHILE WELDING HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND WAS REMOVING JACKS JACK STANDS, AND OTHER MISC. MATERIALS IN ORDER TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE FORK LIFT, PREPARING TO CHANGE A HAUL TRUCK TI RE. WHILE PUSHING, AND SCOOTING THESE OBJECTS OUT OF THE WAS, HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LEFT HIP.

EMPL TURNING ADJUSTMENT ON #5 CELLWATER VALVE AND WHILE OPENING VALVE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS ON 4TH FLOOR OF PREP PLANT AND HE AND FELLOW WORKER WERE SCRAP METAL OUT.WHILE LIFTING OVEREXERTED LOWER BACK AND STRAINED HIMSELF RESULTING IN INJURY.

EMPL INSTALLING EXHAUST FAN IN WASHBOX PRIOR TO DOING WELDING IN THAT AREA.

HE WAS PUTTING SOME ELECTROLYTE IN A 12 VOLT BATTERY ON THE 304 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK WHILE INSTALLING THIS ELECTROLYTE INTO THE BATTER A SMALL AMOUNT SPRAYED INTO HIS EYES WHILE FILLING BATTERY R ESULTING IN AN IRRIATION TO B OTH EYES.

EMP STATED THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE POLISHING CIRCUIT TANK HE STEPPED ON TOW DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE CONCRETE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE

EMP STATED HE WAS CLEANING DEBRIS AND SCRAP OUT OF THE SHOP HE FURTHER STATED THAT WHILE RUSHING TO GET THE JOB DONE HE STRIANED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING

EMP EXPLAINED THAT HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE ROTARY CARRIAGE WHICH IS ABOUT EYE LEVEL AND HE TWISTED THE 5/8 IN BOLT INTO TWO PIECES LETTING THE WRENCH COME LOOSE STRIKING EMP ABOVE RT EYE

USING DOZER TO MOVE DRILL CABLE.HAD PULLED CABLE OVER HUMP AND REVERSED DOZER TO UNHOOK CABLE WHEN HE REVERSED DOZER IT WENT BACK OVER HUMP AND BLADE DUG IN CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON ROLL OVER PROTECTION.

INSIDE FEED CHUTE ON RIVER BELT,CLEANING COAL FROM CHUTE.WHILE INSIDE,AUTOMATIC SAMPLER MADE A CUT ACROSS BELT PINNING EMPL BETWEEN CUTTER AND CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS WALKING FROM THE RIVER TIPPLE TO THE DOCK AREA. DUE TO ICE AND SNOW COVERING THE GROUND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS PUTTING AIR IN A PUMP FLOAT TO CHECK FOR LEAKS. EMPLOYEE STATED DUE TO USING TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE FLOAT IT EXPLODED. FOREIGN PARTICLES TO EYES, FACE, AND BRUISED S SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL. CAN OF FUEL FROM A TRUCK PARKED OUTSIDE THE TIPPLE TO A HEATED INSIDE THE TIPPLE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE CAUSING INJURY TO LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT UP THE KU SCREEN AT THE TIPPLE. THE SCREEN WEIGHS APPROX. 60 LBS. AND IS HINGED ON ONE SIDE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMP WAS NEAR THE PUMP ON BASEMENT FLOOR OF THE RAIL TIPPLE HAMMERING DRESSER COUPLING ON PUMP. EMP STATES ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FOUR POUND HAMMER ON THE COUPLING WHEN EMPLOYEES FINGER W AS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND HAMMER RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATED, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER ON A DART TRUCK. IN TAKING THE FILTERS OFF HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDERS.

EMP WAS ON THE BASEMENT FLOOR OF THE RAIL TIPPLE SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDER 1/2" X 3/4" BELT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK EMP STATES HE HAD TO STAY BENDING OVER TO SHOVEL THE LOWER END OF THE BEL T DUE TO AN INCLINE

EMP STATES HE WAS WORKING AT THE RAIL TIPPLE ON THE THIRD FLOOR BELOW THE DRYER BOX HELPING TO POSITION A PIECE OF PIPE THE PIPE WEIGHED APPROX 100 LBS WHILE HE WAS HOLDING HIS END OF PIPE HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP TWICE DUE TO THE STRAIN OF THE WEIGHT OF PIPE

EMP STATES HE WAS WORKING AS SUPPLY TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS AT ICE HOUSE LOADING WATER CANS INTO SUPPLY TRUCK WHEN HE WAS TWISTING AND LIFTING AT SAME TIME AND STRAINED LOWER BACK

EE STATED WHIE CLEANING A GOB CHUTE HIS RIGHT LEF STARTED BURNING. AFTER HE WAS RELIVED FOR LUNCH, HE CHECKED HIS LEG & FOUND A CUT. APPARENTLY HE STRUCK HIS ELG AGAINST A SHARP OBJECT ON THE GOB CHUTE RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING AT THE BACK STEPS INTO THE TIPPLE. WHILE CARRYING THE LADDER EMPLOYEE STATES HE GOT A CATCH IN HIS BACK. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY STATED HIS BACK WAS GIVING HIM TROUBLE EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

EMPLOYEE STATED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK AND GET IT INTO THE ROCK CHUTE HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND CHUTE CUTTING IT