Highwall Miner No 1Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SCRAP METAL BY HAND, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG, HE CONTINUED TO WORK UP TO 8-4-03, PAIN GOT TOO SEVERE, HE WENT TO DR, MAY HAVE DISC BULGED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WORK ON EXCAVATOR, LIFTED BATTERY COVERS OFF AND PUT THEM IN SERVICE TRUCK, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. CHECKED BY LOCAL DR, GOING TO DO MRI, AS OF NOW MUSCLE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A WATER PUMP - FELT DISCOMFORT IN ABDOMEN AROUND NAVEL. REASON FOR LATE REPORT DR SEEN 6-17-03. THEY SAID HERNIA & SURGERY 7-2-03. NO LOST TIME TO DATE.

EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN BACK IN DOZER, MISSED PIN & HIT THUMB ON LEFT HAND. X-RAY SHOWED THUMB TO BE FRACTURED AT JOINT. HE WILL BE SEEING A SURGEON ON 2/27/03 FOR FURTHER EVAL UATION.

EMPLOYEE STATED MUST HAVE BEEN THE MOVEMENT UP, DOWN, ETC IN HAUL BACK TRUCK THAT CAUSED IRRITATION AND OR MASHED LEFT TESTIS. WHEN HE SAW DOCTOR ON 2/8/03, SWELLING, PAIN, & IRRITATION OF LEF T TESTI. HE WAS TOLD TO TAKE MEDS & STAY OFF ABOUT 1 WEEK.

EE WAS WORKING REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON HIGHWALL MINER, SOMETHING CAUSED EYE IRRITATION (UNKNOWN) DUST OR SOMETHING. SAW EYE DOCTOR ON 7-1-02. EVERYTHING CHECKED OK.

EE WAS BRINGING DOZER OF BENCHED AREA. DOZER CAME DOWN ON BIG ROCK, WHEN DOZER CAME OFF ROCK IT JERKED HIM FORWARD & BACK, CAUSING NECK AND LOWER BACK PAIN, DR. TOLD HIM IT WAS SIMILAR TO WHIP LASH. SCHEDULED TO BE OFF TIL 6-26-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIN OUT OF MINER BEAM USING A PRY BAR, HE PUT FEET UP ON BAR FOR MORE LEVERAGE, FEET SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON KNEES HITTING METAL PLATFORM. CUT LOWER FRONT PART OF RIGHT LEG, HAD TO BE STITCHED UP, NO FRACTURE.

EE WAS OPERATING END LOADER MOVING MATERIAL, BUCKED MUST HIM UNDER ROCK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HARD JOLT TO OPERATOR-STRAINED MUSCLE IN GROIN AREA-DR. TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF TILL SWELLING GOES DOWN .

EE WAS HELPING POWDER CREW LOAD HOLES WITH BAGS OF POWDER & FELT LIKE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK, EE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT HAD TO GO TO DR. ON 8-13. FIRST DAY MISSED 8-14.