Rogers County #2 Coal

EE STATED HE WAS DISMOUNTING SCRAPER WHEN HE APPARENTLY MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE STEP TO GROUND LEVEL. HE STATES THAT HIS HAND WAS ATTACHED TO THE HANDHOLD CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH THE MUC CLES IN HIS SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A HOIST BEARING CAP ON THE CAT 992 END LOADER WHEN THE CAP FELL FROM AN ELEVATED LEVEL (3.5FT), STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG. HE WAS ENGAGED IN ALIGNING THE HOIST BEARING CAP WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED.

ATTEMPTING TO SPREAD CRAWLER FRAME ROLLER STAND WITH CHISEL IT FLEW OUT AND STRUCK HIS R THUMB

I.NAME ATTACHING WIRE TOW ROPE TO REAR END OF SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING.RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK CAUSING FALL BACK AND TWIST HIS BAC WHILE REGAINING BALANCE.

I.NAME DISMOUNTING HAUL TRUCK,SLIPPED & FELL FROM BOTTOM STEP LANDING ON BACK AND RIGHT ARM.

EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 11-1-90 AFTER HAVING BEEN OFF SEVERAL MONTHS FOR BACK SURGERY UPON RETURN TO WORK HE OPERATED THE WATER TRUCK UNTIL 11-9-90. HE STOPPED BY THE OFFICE ON 11-26-90 AND STA TED THAT THE VERTICAL UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT OF THE ENERGY ABSORBING SEAT OF THE WATER TRUCK HAD AGGRAVATED HIS PREVIOUS CONDITION, AND THAT HE WOULD BE OFF INDEFINITELY.

HH WAS DRIVING LUG BOLTS IN WHEEL HUB WITH A BRASS ROD WHEN THE ROD SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO CONTACT LUG BOLT END.

I.NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT ON A BRIGGS & STRATTON GASOLINE PUMP MOTOR WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE AIR CLEANER RIM WITH THE THIRD FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND RESUL TING IN LACERATION.

I.NAME ASSISTED DRAGLINE CREW IN INSTALLING DRAG CHAIN PIN ON 480 BUCKET WITHOUT INCIDENT.AFTER COMPLETING JOB,RETRIEVED TOOLS,CLIMBED INTO WELDING TRUCK AND PROCEEDED TO ANOTHER LOCATION.WHIL E OPERATING WELDING TRUCK,EXPERIENCED LEG CRAMPS ,MUSCLE SPASMS.INJURY REPORTED 5-7-90.

THE INJURED STATES HE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON A PAN SCRAPER WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEERING CYCLINDER AND MOUNTING BRACKET.HE WAS HOLDING METAL SLEEVE TO ALIGN STEEL C ONNECTING PIN WHEN CYCLINDER WEIGHT SHIFTED ONTOHIS FINGER RESTING ON MOUNTING BRACKET.

AT APPROX. 4:00 AM, JULY 2, 1989, A PRESSURIZED OIL LINE RUPTURED AND SPRAYED ENGINE OIL ONTO THE TURBO CHARGER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD OF THE INGERSOLL-RAND DM45E VERTICAL HIGHWALL DRILL RESULTI NG FROM THIS INCIDENT.

I.NAME STATES HE WAS USING 4 FT. PRY BAR TO OPEN RAILROAD CAR DOORS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED I.NAME TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND STRIKE LEFT BROW AGAINST RAILROAD CAR RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING (4) SUTURES.

THE INJURED STATES HE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING THE BELLY PAN ON THE CAT D-10 CO #3103 WHEN THE PAN WEIGHT SHIFTED ON STEEL CABLE USED FOR PAN SUPPORT AND FELL CAUSING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BE TWEEN BELLY PAN AND WOODEN BLOCK RESULTING IN PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

HE STATED HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE RESULTING IN CHIPPED BONE AND PULLED LIGAMENT.

INJURED STATES HE WAS DRIVING BEARING CUPS OUT OF WATER TRUCK HUB WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

INJ WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LG. ROCK SITTING ON DIAGONAL BLADE BRACE ON THE L. SIDE OF D9 CAT WHEN ROCK WT. SHIFTED CAUSING IN L. HAND AND FINGERS TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND PUSH BEAM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS EXPOSED TO DUST, SMOKE AND FUMES WHICH CAUSED IMPAIRMENT TO HIS UPPER RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DURING HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH PEABODY COAL.

I.NAME STATES H9 STOPPED & DISMOUNTED HAUL TRUCK TO TALK TO HIS FOREMAN WITHOUT INCIDENT APPROX. 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE OPERATING I.NAME STATES THAT HE NOTICED PAIN IN LEG BEHIND HIS LEFT LEG

I NAME STATES H9 WAS CLEANING EXTERIR WINDOWS ON SCRAPER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER STRIKING THE GROUND ON HIS BACK

OPERATING SCRAP9R ON SPOIL SIDE OF 1050 PIT LAYING DOWN TOPSOIL WHEN SCRAPER SLID ON MUD INTO DEPRESSION RESULTING IN JARRING MOTION TO HEAD AND NECK.

EMPLS BREATHING3CAPACITY REDUCED FROM OCCUP EXPOSURE TO WELDING FUMES AND COAL DUST.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS CAUSED FROM EXPOSURE TO NOISES FROM ENGINES AND AIR CHIPPERS.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS CLIMBING UP TO SERVICE THE REAR ENGINE OF TEREX TS-24 SCRAPER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 4 FT TO THE GROUND

I NAME SATES HE3WAS HOLDING STEEL BART HAT WAS BEING STRUCK BY A SLEDGE HAMMER. DURING THE PROCESS THE STEEL BAR STRUCK HIS UPPER ARM RESULTING IN PUNCTURE TYPE WOUND. HE LATER DISCOVERED THAT FOREIGN BODY P3ECE OF METAL WAS IMBEDDED IN ARM AND SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED BY DR. LARRY LANE OF CHELSEA OK.

EMP WAS STEPPIN1 DOWN FROM FORD SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN RIGHT LEG. HE FURTHER STATES HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN 5 DAYS LATER AND ALSO ATTRIBUTES IT TO STEPPING DOWN FROM THE SERVI CE TRUCK. ORIGI3ALLY HE DIDNT THINK LEG AND BACK PROBLEM WAS CAUSED FROM DISMOUNTING THE SERVICE TRUNK. HE LATER FELT THAT IT WAS

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FORD SERVICE TRUCK AFTER HAVING CLEANED THE WINDSHIELD. WHILE STEPPING DOWN, HIS FOOT CONTACTED UNEVEN GROUND SURFACE CAUSING FOOT TO TURN AND TWIST, RES ULTING IN PULLED TENDON TO ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES INJURY OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS TOPPING SPOILS WITH D-9 CATERPILLAR INJURY REPORTEDLY HAPPENED WHEN HIS LEFT CRAWLER BACKED OVER LARGE ROCK CAUSING MACHINE TO FALL BACKWARD RESULT ING IN SUDDEN JOLTING MOVEMENT EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING TRACTOR WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WEARING SEATBELT AT TIME OF INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING PIT WITH D-9 TRACTOR WHEN TRACTOR CRAWLER BACKED OVER LARGE ROCK CAUSING TRACTYOR TO FALL BACKWARD CAUSING ABRUPT JERKING MTOION RESULTING IN NECK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO REPLACE DIAGNOAL BRACE ON CATEPILLAR TRACTOR. WHILE LIFTING BRACE, EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO HAVE STRAINED HIS NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL NOV. 5 1984.

STEPPING FROM CRAWLER TO PLATFORM WHEN FEET SLIPPED AND SHOULDER AND BACK STRUCK CRAWLER ON 291 SHOVEL.

EMP HAD JUST FINISHED LUBRICATING FRONT SECTION OF 992 LOADER AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT WHEN HIS HEAD CONTACTED RIGHT FRONT MIRROR CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL OFF LOADER

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON D-9 CAT AND WHILE STEPPING FROM RUNNING BOARD TO TRACK, FEET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BUMPING HIP. EMPLOYEE GRABBED HANDRAIL WHILE FALLING AND PULLE MUSCLE IN SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. UNTIL SEPT. 27,1983.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSPECT INSIDE THE ROTARY BREAKER. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN ROPE LEADING TO BREAKER CAVITY, THE SLACK IN ROPE WAS ABRUPTLY TAKEN UP BY EMPLOYEES WEIGHT WHICH CAUSED EMPLOU YEE TO FALL ABOUT 7 FT. INTO BREAKER BOTTOM. BREAKER WAS NOT IN OPERATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE OIL TANKS ON INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TRUCK WHILE DOING SO EMP FOOTING WAS IMPAIRED BY GREASE ON FOOTING SURFACE WHICH CAUSED EMP TO FALLOFF SERVICE TRUCK RESULTING IN FRACTURE TO WRIST AND SPRAINED RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING UP & DOWN HAUL TRUCK LADDER WHILE SERVICING A/CONDITIONER DURING HIS WORK SHIFT. IMPLOYEE STATES HE NOTICED MILD PAIN IN 2ND LEFT TOE THAT EVENING WITH PAIN GRO WING IN INTENSITY THE FOLLOWING DAY. DIANOSIS BY PHYSICIAN WAS PULLED TENDONS AFECTING 2ND LEFT TOE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING UP ONTO TIRE OF PORTABLE FUEL TANK WITH GREASE ON SHOES AND FELL TO GROUND WITH FOOT IN CONTROTED POSITION, RESULTING IN SPRAIN TO GREAT RIGHT TOE.

EE STATED HE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER IN ROUGH TERRAIN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED MINOR DISCOMFORT IN BACK. EE REPORTS THAT PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE AFTER GOING HOME. EE HAS EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PROB LEMS IN THE PAST.

EE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING MOTOR GRADER WHEN HIS LEGS CONTACTED BLADE OF MACHINE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS BACK & LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER WHEN LEFT FRONT END OF MACHINE FELL INTO LARGE DEPRESSION. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE PAIN CAUSED BY SEVERE JOLT AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTINUE WORKING . EMPLOYEE LEFT MINE AT 11:59AM AND IS CURRENTLY AT HOME RECUPERATING.

EMPLOYEE STGATES HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE PUSHING SCRAPERS WITH PUSHCAT EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED PRFE-EXISTING BACK PROBLEM