York Branch Mine Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 963 LOADER. THE 963 LOADER AND 325 LOADER WERE MOVING A LARGE BOULDER. THE BOULDER SLIPPED FROM THE 325 BUCKET INTO THE963 BUCKET. THE SUDDEN DROP OF THE BOULDER CAUSE D THE 963 LOADER TO JUMP. THE JUMP JARRED THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING THE 963. THIS RESULTED IN PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING BALES OF STRAW DOWN A HILL TOWARD A POND HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH ONE OF THE BALES & HE GOT IN A TWISTED POSITION & SPRAINED HIS RT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 75 LB. ROLLER FROM THE BED OF HIS PICK-UP TRUCK ONTO THE BOOM TRUCK BED. WHEN EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN AND BEGAN TO LIFT THE ROLLER, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

THE LOADER OPERATOR WAS PUSHING MATERIAL TOWARD THE BACK CORNER OF THE PIT.THE LOADER BUCKET APPARENTLY STRUCK A PRIMER OF CAP THAT HAD NOT GONE OFF WHEN THE SHOT HAD BEEN IGNITED.

EMPLOYEE WSA USING A JACKHAMMER & AIR COMPRESSOR TO SPLIT A LARGE BOULDER. THE AIR HOSE, LEADING FROM TE COMPRESSOR TO THE JACKHAMMER, JUMPED LOOSE WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE JACKHAMMER. THE HOSE STRUCK THE EMLOYEE ON THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ROAD INTO A POND. HIS BLADE HIT A ROCK AND THE DOZER STOPPED SUDDENLY. WHEN THE DOZER BLADE STRUCK THE ROCK, THE SUDDEN STOP JARRED EMPLOYEE THUS INJURING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BUSH WITH A CHAIN SAW, WHEN HE CUT ONE IT LET ANOTHER BUSH SWAP TOWARD HIM. WHEN THE BUSH SNAPPED TOWARD HIM HIT HIM INTHE MOUTH, BREAKING ONE OF HIS TOP FRONT TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HOSE ON DRILL MAST, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 1" IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS ON A CATERPILLER D11 N BULLDOZER, THE HAMMERING ACTION AND CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF USING HTE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSED HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND TO G O NUBM, POSSIBLY INJURY TO A NERVE IN HIS ARM.

INJURED WAS LOADING TILT CYLINDER ONTO THE BOOM TRUCK. HE STARTED TO DISCONNECT THE CHAIN FROM THE CYLINDER WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT RIB AGAINST THE CYLINDER. THE FALL RESULTE DIN 4 FR ACTURED RIBS TO HIS LEFT SIDE.

EE WAS GETTING OFF D11N S/N 1022 WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE WAS NEARING THE BOTTOM OF THE DOZER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND THE PUSH ARM OF THE DOZER WAS HIT BY HIS LOWER BACK AS HE FELL.

INJURED WAS CLEARING HOLLOW FILL AND THE RIGHT TRACK ON D8N 9TC6175 CLIMBED UP ON A FALLEN TREE. AS TRACK TRAMMED OVER LOG. THE DOZER SLIPPED JARRING HIM WHEN IT HIT BOTTOM. THE DOZER SLIPPE D OFF LOG, WITH AJAR AND A JERK.

EMPL. WAS HELPING SPREAD STRAW AT POND #7 & A BALE OF STRAW WAS ROLLED DOWN HILL TOWARD HIM A STRING FROM THE BALE OF STRAW CAUGHT IN BETWEEN LITTLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND AS BALE ROLLED DOWN HILL.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE REAR BUMPER OF SERVICE TRUCK TO WELD ON A D11N CAT BULLDOZER BLADE HE STEPPED OFF BUMPER TO THE GROUND SNOW ON GROUND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

BECAUSE EE WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 1-12-93, ON 11-24-92 CHARLES WAS CLIMBING ON D11N SN 1054 PREPARING TO START WORK FOR THE DAY WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HIS BACK STRIKING THE TRACK OF THE DOZE R.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A 992 C BUCKET FOR REPAIRS AND WAS REMOVING THE TEETH FROM THE BUCKET. WHEN HE HIT THE LAST TOOTH WITH A 16 SLEDGE HAMMER A SLIVER OF METAL BECAME AIRBORNE AND IMBEDDED ITS ELF IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

MECHANIC AND WELDER PUTTING STABILIZER BAR BACK ON DOZER.WELDER LIFTING BAR WITH FORKLIFT.MECHANIC PULLED ON STABILIZER BAR INTO PLACE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.MECHANIC DIDNT FEEL MEDICAL T REATMENT WAS NECESSARY AND IS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY IN REPORTING.

EMPL STANDING NEXT TO BUCKET WHICH WAS BEING LIFTED BY A LOG CHAIN FOR REPAIRS.CHAIN BROKE AND BUCKET FELL TO THE GROUND.MOVING AWAY FROM FALLING BUCKET EMPL TWISTED LOWER BACK.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A D8L ROLLER AND LIFTING IT INTO ROLLER FRAME WHEN INJURED LIFTED THAT ROLLER HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A TILT JACK ON D11N AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A PIN IN LEFT TILT JACK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.HE REACHED FOR GRAB IRON ON TILT JACK AS HE FELL.WHEN HIS WEIGHT JERKED LEFT ARM,IT PULLED A MUSCLE.

I.NAME PICKING SLATE & SANDROCKS OUT OF PILE OF COAL NOTICED LARGE SAND ROCK .BENT OVER TO LIFT ROCK,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK,STRAINED GROIN AREA

EE WAS UNLOADING A SHIPPING CRATE FROM HIS TRUCK SLIDING THE CRATE TOWARD THE REAR OF TRUCK. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE CRATE AND HIT A PIECE OF TIN THAT WAS ALSO IN THE TRUCK. THE TINE CUT A 1 1/2" LACERATION ON LEFT HAND ON THE FINGER NEXT TO HIS INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS HELPING THE MECHANICS REPLACE THE WEAR PLATES ON THE BUCKET OF 992 42X1042 AND WAS TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS. WHEN HE PULLED DOWN ON THE 1 1/2 WRENCH IT SLPPE OFF OF THE NUT AND HIT HIS HEA D JUST ABOVE THE HAIR LINE AND CAUSED A 2" LACERATION TOOK 9 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

I.NAME WELDING ON LOADER AND NEEDED TO CHANGE RODS.LIFTED HOOD TO SEE,FELT SMALL PIECE OF METAL SUDDENLY IN RIGHT EYE.SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE ROLLER FRAME OF DRILL 25C 2548 AND AT QUITTING TIME NOTICED PAIN IN EYE. CUTTING OR GRINDING METAL PROBABLY CAUSED A PIECE OF METAL TO BECOME AIRBORNE. THE PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE CAUSED DISCOMFORT 2ND DAY, ENOUGH TO WARRANT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

PUTTING GREASE INN IDLER OF DOZER, HEAT PRESSURE IN IDLER CAUSED THE PLUG TO BLOW SPRAYING HOT GREASE IN R HAND

I.NAME HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE RIGHT FRONT TIRE OF 50 TON TRUCK WHILE LIFTING TIRE WITH 3/8"LOG CHAIN.EMPL HIT RIM WITH 16 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TRYING TO LOOSEN IT TO REMOVE FLAT TIRE.WHEN HAMMER J ARRED TIRE,CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND HIT I.NAME ON RIGHT HAND SIDE OF FACE CAUSING LACERATIONS.

I.NAME HELPING MECHANIC PUT FOOT VALVE IN TRUCK.POSITIONED IN TRUCK AWKWARDLY ,AS HE WAS BENT OVER AND TWISTED TO SEE BRAKE PEDAL.FELT PAIN IN HECK AND LOWER BACK.POSITION CAUSED STRAIN.

WORKING ON DRIVES FELT SORE IN L KNEE BURSITIS, KNEELING SO MUCK THAT DAY KNEE WAS HURT FLUID BUILD UP ONE MO LATER

I NAME WAS USING A CHAINSAW TO CUT A TREE FROM ATOP BLADE ON D9L DOZER A 12FT SECTION OF TREE FELL WHEN THE LIMB FELL IT STRUCK RT FOREARM & GROIN AREA SCRATCHING RT FOREARM & STRAINING GROIN SECTION OF TREE THAT FELL WAS APPROX 12FT LONG &

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING GREASE TRUCK. WHEN HE RAISED UP FROM UNDER THE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON BED OF TRUCK CUTTING TOP OF HEAD.

OILER WAS PUTTING BARREL OF GREASE IN SERVICE TRUCK BARREL BECAME UNBALANCED AND FELL OVER CATCHING OILER HAND BETWEEN GREASE BARREL AND WATER TANK MASHING MIDDLE FINGER OF R HAND AT 1ST JOINT

MECHANIC & WELDER WERE HEATING A PIECE OF METAL TO BEND IT. A FINE PIECE OF METAL ON DEBRIS GOT IN MECHANIC'S EYE WHILE STRIKING METAL. ATTEMPTS TO FLASH FROM EYE WERE UNSUCCESFUL, THEREFORE E MERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN HAD TO EXTRACT IT.

WHILE WELDING EMPLOYEE STARTED TO GET COLD AND WHEN HE LIT OIL HEATER FLAME BURNT HIS RIGHT HAND FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED BUT ON 4/20/89 EMPLOYEE LOST WORK ONE WORK DAY IN ORDER TO HAVE THE DOCTOR CLEAN BURN AND APPLY NEW DRESSING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A LIGHT PLANT WHEN THE LIGHT PLANT FELL OFF THE JACK P STRUCK EMPLOYEE FOOT.

LOADING FARM TRACTOR ON FLATBE TRAILOR. TRACTOR SLIPPED OFF TRAILER PINING MECHANIC BETWEEN TRACTOR AND TIRE TRUCK. MECHANIC WAS STRCUK BY TRAILER AND AGAINST TIRE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK LIGHT PLANT TO HIS PICK UP TRUCK. PULLED ON LIGHT PLANT IN ORDER TO LINE UP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIS ARM STRUCK A ROCK UPON IMPACT WITH GROUND MAKING A PIN WHICH HAD BEEN PLACED IN HIS ARM 20 YRS AGO.

WHILE WORKING ON CAT D9L DOZER STABILIZER BAR, EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR 5 WKS. UNTIL CONDITION WORSENED AND STOPPED WORK.

DURING ROUTINE 2PERATION -DOZER OPERATOR TWISTED WRONG AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO FUEL A 25 DRILL AS HE DRILL PULLED UP TO THE SERVICE TRUCK TO BE FUELED THE DRILL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL LINES WHICH PLACED TO THE SERVICE TRUK & KNOCKED EMPLO YEE TO GROUND.EMPLOYEE SUFFER BURN ON BOTH FEET,RIGHT HAND AND WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED.