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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ASSIGNED TASK OF REMOVING THE BELLHOUSING & ASSOCIATED PARTS FROM A 637D CAT SCRAPER ENGINE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON HIS KNEES WHEN HE FELT H IS LEFT KNEECAP MOVE LA TER HE HAD SOME LOCALIZED SWELLING OF THE KNEE & MINOR PAIN TWO WEEKS AFTER THE INJURY THE KNEEWAS STILL SWOLLEN TO SOME DEGREE & HE ACQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION THE DOC PRESCRIBED SOME MEDICAT

A 637D SCRAPER OPERATOR SIDE-SWIPED A BOX ON A UTILITY PICKUP WHICH WAS PARKED ON THE RIGHT HAND FRONT SIDE OF THE SCRAPER APPROX. 12' AWAY AND 10' TO THE FORWARD POSITION OF THE SCRAPER. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN EQUIPMENT INSPECTION ON THE SCRAPER BY AN MSHA INSPECTOR AND THE SCRAPER OPERATOR.

EMPL WAS DOING HIS ASSIGNED ASK OF REPAIR WORK WELDING ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF AN CAT DOZER EMPL WAS USING A GOUGLING ROD TO CUT PRART OF THE METAL SURFACE OUT TO PREPARE IT FOR THE FINAL WEL DING PROCEDURES AFTER CUTTING OUT THE SURFACE HE LIFTED UP HIS WELDING HELMET TO INSPECT THE WORK WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL TO THE FLOOR AND SPLASHED UP INTO HIS L EYE THE EMPL WAS SENT T

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT D-8 DOZER WHICH WAS BEING USED TO RIP OVERBURDEN AND PUSH MUD FROM OFF THE COAL IN THE PIT AFTER OPERATION THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS BACK WAS EXTREMELY SORE. EMPLOY EE STATED THAT THE ONLY OTHER CAUSED BESIDES THEROUGH OVERBURDEN DURING THE OPERATION COULD HAVE BEEN WHEN HE HAD CLEANED THE MUD ACCUMNLATION FROM THE DOZERS TRACK AND ROLLERS WITH A SHOVEL

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING REPLACING WATER HOSE & UNTHAWING WATER HOSE FROM A WATER PUMP LOCATED IN PIT USED TO PUMP WATER COMING OUT OF COAL BED TO A WATER DISCHARGE AREA EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FROSTBIT E TO HIS FINGERS OF HIS RT HAND & LEFT HAND WHICREQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION THE NEXT DAY THE EMPLOYEES GLOVES WERE WET & THE EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES 0 TO 5 BELOW WITH WIND CHILL FACTORS OF 5

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ONTO REAR END OF 637D CATERPILLAR SCRAPER TO FINISH SOME REPAIR WORK ON ENGINE WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK & RIGHT HIP. EMPL HAD USED PROP ER FOOT & HANDHOLDS PROVIDED ON C AT. 637D SCRAPER FOR CLIMBING UP TO REAR ENGINE AREA. EMPL WAS TOLD TO USE STEP STAND PROVIDED IN SHOP TO GAIN ACCESS TO EQUIP TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENTS

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 637D CATERPILLAR PUSH PULL SCRAPER REMOVING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL WHEN HIS FRONT WHEEL FELL INTO A HOLE IN THE P IT OVERBURDEN JARRING EMPLOYEE FROM DROP & EMPLOYEE F ELT A SHARP PAIN SHOOTUP HIS BACK & FELT A NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT ARM EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT (REPORTED JAN.24 1989) EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM A

EMPL WAS OPERATING 637D SCRAPER & WAS TRAVELING ROAD BETWEEN OVERBURDEN REMOVAL POINT & SPILL AREA. ON RETURN TRIP EMPL CAME AROUND CURVE IN ROAD & HIT RUT IN ROAD WHICH JARRED EMPL AGAINST VEHICLES ROLL BAR BRUISING HIS HEAD ON LEFT SIDE. EMPL HAD DIZZY SPELLS & PROBLEMS WITH EYE FOCUS, DR WAS CONSULTED, X-RAYS WERE TAKEN & EMPL WAS EXAMINED & TREATED FOR SLIGHT CONCUSION.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT HIS ASSIGNED TASK OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL WITH A 637D SCRAPER AND STOCKPILING THE SUSOIL INAN ASSIGNED PLOT WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE DROVE OVER BUMPS AND DIPS IN THE AREA WHICH HAD CAUSED THE EMPLOYEES BODY TO BE TWISTED FROM THE MOTION OF THE SCRAPER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOINDED TO ADJUST HIS SPEEDS ACCORDING TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROADWAY O

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RT LITTLE FINGER WHEN HE PICKED UP A TIRE AND WIRE STICKING OUT FROM A BROKEN CORD ON THE INTERIOR OF THE TIRE PUNCTURED HIS SKIN EMPLOYEE HAD THE OUN WOUND CHECKED OUT BY A DR WHO FOUND NOTHING AT THE TIME AT A LATER DATE THE EMPLOYEE HAD SOME LOCALIZED INFECTION SET IN AND WENT BACK TO THE DR AND HAD A 1 INCH PIECE OF WIRE REMOVED WHICH

EMP WAS STRUCK 2N RT SIDE OF THE HEAD BY A 4X4?12 FOOR WOOD PLANK THAT WAS USED TO BAR GARAGE DOOR FROM ENTRY. EMP REMOVED PLANK FROM THE DOOR AND PLACED IT UPRIGHT IN THE CORNER NEAR THE DOO HE HAD OPENED D2ORS AGAIN AND CLOSED THEM, WAITING FOR CAT 922 FRONT END LOADER. AS HE CLOSED THE DOOR THE PLANK WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS RESTING PLACE AND STRUCK EMP KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROU

EMP TRIPPED OVE9 WOOD BLOCK AND STRUCK HEAD AGAINST DOZER ARM AND BRUISED RT KNEE. THE WOOD BLOCK WAS PLACED IN AN AREA BETWEEN BENCH AND VIST, AN AREA APPROX 20 INCHES WIDE AND WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A3WALKING AREA. THE INJURY WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A WHIPLASH TYPE INURY TO THE NECK AREA, CHICH THE ATTENDING DR RECOMMENDED TIME AWAY FROM WORK INJURY WAS RESULT OF EMP STRIKING

EMPLOYEE WAS SU6JECTED TO SPRAY MIST FROM A ALKALINE BASED PARTS CLEANER WHICH CAUSED AN IRRATATION TO HIS THROAT AND LONGS. THE CLEANER WAS BEING USED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN AN ADJACENT ROOM AND NATURAL VE3TILATION MUST HAVE CARRIED THE MIST FROM THE CLEANER TO THE ADJOINING AREA. THE DID SEE DR AND HAD AN X RAY TAKEN OF HIS LUNGS AND BLOOD TEST TAKEN FOR CONTAMINENTS THERE WERE

EMP AGGRAVATED 0ORMER BACK SURGERY AREA BY PERFORMING ASSIGNED TASK OF STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL WITH A 637D CAT SCRAPER DUE TO REPEATED TRAUMA OF AREA FROM REPEATED MOTIIN AND VIBRATION .INFLAMATION TY1E ILLNESS

PUTTING ON WORK3COVERALLS IN CHANGE ROOM FELT STRAIN IN UPPER BACK-NECK PORTION OF BODY....DIDNT REPORT IT AS ACCIDENT AT THE TIME.8 DAYS LATER EXPERIENCED MORE PAIN IN UPPER NECK AND CONTINUI NG TO RIGHT SID9 RIB CAGE AREA.IS SEEING MEDICAL DR AND IS BEING TREATED FOR MUSCLE SPASMS.

EMP WAS WORKING3ON A TIE ROD OF A FIFTY TON COAL HAULAGE TRUCK LOOSENING A LOCK NUT WHICH WAS FROZE ON HE AND ANOTHER EMP WERE USING A CHEATER BAR ON THE FROZEN PART WHEN THE INJ EMP FELT A STRAIN IN MIDDL9 OF RT SIDE OF BACK INJURY DID NOT BOTHER EMP UNTIL 2 DAYS LATER ON HIS DAYS OFF EMP WENT OT SEE CHIROPRACTER AWHO STATED HE WAS HAVEING MUSCLE SPASMS IN TURN CAUSED PINCHING

EMPLOYEE WHILE 4ORKING TO REMOVE A RADIATOR FROM 637D CATERPILLAR SCRAPER STRAINED HIS BACK ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL FOLLOWING WEEK 021386 AT WHICH TIME EMPLOYEE WENTTO SEE CHIROPRACTER FOR TREATMENT E4PLOYEE SAID HE FELT A LITTLE SORENESS BUT DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT THE TIME RADIATOR SHROUD & SMALLER PARTS OF RADIATOR APPARENTLY CAUSED STRAIN & DISPLACEMENT OF EMPLO

AN EMPLOYEE WHI5E STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL IN PUSH PULL OPERATION SUFFERED DISPLACEMENT OF VERTABRAE IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK HIS SCRAPER WAS THE SECOND SCRAPER IN PUSH PULL OPERATION & AS THE FRONT SCRPE9 REMOVED A LARGE PIECE OF OVERBURDEN WHICH WAS FROZEN & HE TRAVELED OVER SAME AREA HIS SCRAPER WHEEL DROPPED INTO CREATED HOLE (21/2FT) WHICH IN TURN CAUSED TOP PART OF FRAME

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 637D SCRAPER TO REMOVE A BELLEY PAN TO ALLOW ACCESS TO ENGINE TO PERFORM REQUIRED WORK TO BE DONE. HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS TO ALLOW PAN TO COME DOWN WITH AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE LAST BOLT THE BELLEY PAN FELL JAMBING HIS HAND AGAINST THE IMPACT WRENCH SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST. THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED AND WARNED TO

I.NAME PERFORMING TASK OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN OFF COAL BED WITH 4 OTHER SCRAPERS COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER SCRAPER ON RAMP AREA..CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC TANK,HOSES,FENDER AND MIRROR ON RIGHT SIDE OF SCRAPER OPERATED BY I.NAME.THE OTHER SCRAPER DIDNT HAVE ANY DAMAGE AT ALL.THERE WERE NO INJURIES FROM ACCIDENT.

I NAME WAS OPERATING A 50TON REAR DUMP TRUCK WAS HAULING COAL OUT OF MINED PIT AREA.AFTER BEING LOADED HE BEGAN HIS ASCENT UP A 525\LONG RAMP OUT OF PIT AREA.WHEN HE REACHED THE 400\-425\ AREA ON THE RAMP THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE TRUCK ENGINE POWERED OTU AND HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO HOLD THE TRUCK ON THE RAMP.THE BBRAKES COULDN\T HOLD.

LOWER BACK, HIP, LEG OF EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED BY DOING AN ASSIGNED TASK OF OPPERATING A FRONT END LOADER LOADING COAL.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ASSIGNED TASK OF GRINDING SHARP EDGES OFF PC OF STEEL WHICH WAS IN A VISE NEAR WORK BENCH ANOTHER EMPLOYE WHO WAS WORKING ON WORK BENCH HAD SET DOWN CYLINDR AL SHAFT ON WORK BENCH WHICH ROLLED OFF WHILE HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER OBJECT WHICH HE WAS WORKING ON IN SAME AREA SHAFT THAT ROLLED OFF WORK BENCH & STRUCK EMPLOYEE THAT WAS WORKING ON PRO

I NAME WAS PERFORMING HIS T ASK OF REMOVING OVERBURDEN ON A 637 D CATERPILLER SCRAPER WHEN HE REPORTED HAVING A SORE BACK HE WAS SUBJECT TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS HE WENT TO A PHYSCIAL WH O CONTRIBUTED THE SORENESS IN HIS BACK TO STRAINED MUSCLES IN THE MUD AND LOWER BACK AREA.

I NAME WAS STRIPPING OVERBURDEN FROM COAL WHEN HIS SCRAPER GOT STUCK DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS CAUSED BY RECENT RAINFALL HE COULD NOT FULLY OPEN HIS DOOR TO GET OUT OF VEHICLE AND USED THE SI SIDE STEP TO GET DOWN FROM CAB HE USED FRONT OF MACHINE EXIT WHILE GETTING OFF HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BOTTTOM SIDE BAIL STOP AND FRAME WHILE BAIL WAS COMING DOWN TO ITS LOWERED POSITION HIS

KELLER & REHLING WERE REPLACING CUTTING EDGES ON A SCRAPER. REHLING HAD JUST BROUGHT ONE OF THE REPLACEMENT EDGES TO T HE WORK SITE & KELLER WAS TO HOLD THE CUTTING EDGE UP WHILE REHLING WAS R ETUENING A WHEEL CART BACK TO ITS PROPER PLACE. KELLER TRIED TO LAY THE CUTTING EDGE DOWN ALONE WHEN EDGE BOTTOM SLIPPED OUT & LANDED JUST ABOVE STEEL TOED BOOT.

DAVE REILLEY LOWER BACK WAS STRAINED WHILE LIFTING A 12 VOLT BATTERY THAT WAS BEING PUT INTO SCRAPER. BATTERY WEIGHT WAS 151 LBS THERE WERE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEE\S NEAR BY WHICH COULD HAVE HELPED LIFT THE BATTERY IN PLACE HAD THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR HELP. EMPLOYEE HAD A PREVIOUS LOW BACK INJURY IN WHICH HE HAD FAILED TO GET HELP BRUISE PROPER LIFTING EQUIPMENT OF WHICH HE WAS W

A CAT 637D SCRAPER AND A COAL HAULAGE TRUCK COLLE PERFORMING THEIR ASSIGNED TASKS THE TRUCK SUSTAINED A BENT FRAME MEMBER AND THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE SCRAPER WAS A BROKEN HYDRAULIC COUPLING THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED BOTH MACHINE OPERATORS UNAWARENESS OF THE OTHER HEAVY EQUIP INWORK AREA REFLECTING THEIR JOB SKILLS AND ATTITUDE

HE RECIEVED A 2 ND DEGREE BURN TO ONE INCH AREA ABOVE HIS LEFT ANKLE THE INJURY HAPPENED FROM HOT SLAG WHICH HAD BOUNCED OFF OF EQUIPMENT OF FLOOR WHILE AND THERE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR ARC ON THE MAINTAINENCE OF A DOZER BLADE. THE SLAG LODGED ON THE TOP OF LEONARD BOOT NEAR HIS ANKLE AREA. HE RECIEVED MEDICAL ATTENTION BEACAUSE OF LOCALIZED SWELLING.