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EE AND CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING CRUSHER GUARD AND HIS LT FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND GUARD STRUCK HIM ON LT KNEE, PAIN AND SWELLING IN LT KNEE WITH ABRASION.

EE GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN CONDUIT COVERED CHAIN AND 10"" DISCHARGE LINE. AMPUTATIONOF TIP OF RT. INDEX FINGER ADN LACERATION AVULSION ON RT. MIDDLE FINGER.

EE STATED HE WAS WALKING OUT OF PUMP BLDG. AT 31X RIVER MAINS AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST TOPOF DOOR FRAME.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS SECURING SIDE LINE ON TIMBER HEAD AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. BEGAN MISSING WORK 10-04-02.

EE INFORMED MGMT ON 10-02-02 THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN RIGHT WRIST ON 9-30-02 THAT HE BELIEVES IS DUE TO YEARS OF WORKING UNDERGROUND. BEGAN MISSING WORK 11-20-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BELT STRUCTURE ONTO SCOOP AND BELT RAIL BOUNCED UP PINCHING LT. LITTLE FINGER TOP BETWEEN BELT RAIL AND STAND.

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 21 X #4 ENTRY OF 1 FLAT LEFT. FALL MEASURED 16'W X 18'L X 8'HIGH. MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 3""ROOF COAL AND 7'9""DARK GRAY SHALE. FALL WAS OUTBY AREA.

DIAGNOSED ON 9-11-02 WITH INGUINAL HERNIA AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9-13-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ACETYLENE BOTTLE ON RT SHOULDER AND LT FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. STATED HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN FOR 1 WEEK PRIOR TO THIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING JACK ON AIRLOCK DOOR AND CROSS PIECE FELL PINCHING RT LITTLE FINGER CAUSING LACERATION TO TIP THAT REQUIRED SUTURES. TOLDTO SEE PANEL DR FRO RELEASE AND RELEASED BY HIM FOR NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE STATED HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST SHIELD CAUSING NECK PAIN. BEGAN MISSING WORK 8-7-02.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED ON 7-19-02 WITH HERNIA THAT HE CLAIMS IS WORK RELATED. ON 7-2-02 HE EXPERIENCED BURNING IN RT SIDE OF GROIN WITH CON CONTRIBUTING CAUSE. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE LEG JACK FROM HEADGATE AREA AND WAS STRUCK ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT BY A PIECE OF COAL FROM THE RIB.

THE EE CLAIMS HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST SOMETHING WHILE ASSISTING CO-WORKERS INSTALL DISCHARGE LINE. UPON INVESTIGATION BY MINE MANAGEMENT IT WAS DETERMINED NO WORK RELATED INJURY OCCURRED & COMPENSATION BENEFITS DENIED. PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED LETTER.

DIAGNOSED ON 6-6-02 WITH DEGENRATIVE SPONDYLOSIS OF CERVICAL AND THORACIC SPINE. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 6-6-02.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED ON 6-4-02 WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS THAT HE CLAIMS IS DUE TO YEARS OF WORKING UNDER GROUND. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 8-1-02.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT ARM WHILE LOADING CHAIN AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS IN LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 4-9-02 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5-13-02.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING SPAR BARGE GUNNEL ON LANDSIDE, SLIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LT. HAND.

EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT KNEE WHEN WALKING. DIAGNOSED ON 3-11-02 WITH CARTILAGE DETERIORATION DUE TO REPETITIVE MOTION AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 3-15-02.

EE WAS STRUCK ON HEAR HAT BY SLATE THAT FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN #11 & #12 SHIELD, KNOCKING THE HARDHAT OFF AND WAS STRUCK IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARD BY SLATE THAT CAUSED A LACERATION TO SCALP.

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF FLAT BED TRUCK ASSISTING 3 OTHER PERSONS UNLOADING A LARGE CASE. THE CASE SHIFTED, KNOCKING THE EE TO THE GROUND.

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 10X #3 ENTRY 6F. FALL MEASURED 9' HIGH , 15 1/2' WIDE, 25' LONG MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 0-6"" ROOF COAL AND 8 1/2-9' DARIC GRAY SHALE.

EE WAS OPERATING SHEARER IN 6F PANEL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF OF REAR DRUM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND ON 2-26-02 WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS REMOVING SIDE FLAP FROM SHIELD USING COMEALONGS & THE FLAP SLIPPED, PINCHING LT RING FINGER BTWN FLAP & SHIELD.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SHIELD RECOVERY, EE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING BEAMS ON #174 SHIELD. WHEN THE 2ND BEAM WAS PLACED ONTO THE SHIELD, A PIECEOF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GOING THROUGH REVOLVING DOOR AND MISJUDGED DOOR, CAUSING RT FOREARM TO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR. EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-25-02.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM YEARS OF UG. WORK. BEGAN MISSING WORK 1-16-02.

ON 1-8-02 THE EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA (INGUINAL) BY SURGEON. NO INCIDENT TO CAUSE HERNIA, BUT HAS WORKED YEARS UNDERGROUND AND IS PRONE TO HERNIA AND IS REPEATEDLY LIFTING CABLES.

EE WAS UNLOADING CABLE & STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINSTUTILITY KNIFE THAT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OPEN.

EE STATED HE FELT PAIN IN R. SHOULDER AFTER THROWING A PIECE OF SLATE ONTO BELT. DIAGNOSED ON 12/17/01 WITH TORN RATATOR CUFF FROM REPETITIVE USE OF ARM AFTER YEARS WORKING AS BELT CLEANE R.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD HEADGATE AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-19-01.

EE STATED HE STOOD ON CAN TO HUNG CABLE AND SLIPPED AND AS HE DID SO HIS RT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT ON HOOK CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS CUTTING LID OFF OF SEALANT BUCKET AND AS HE CUT DOWN, THE KNIFE HIT HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON PANLINE RAIL AND A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF FROM BETWEEN SHIELDS AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT HAND.

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 32 BY 8 ENTRY RIVER MAINS. APPROX 45' LONG 16' WIDE AND 6' AT HIGHEST POINT MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 6"" ROOF COAL, 12"" DRAW SLATE, 6"" WILD COAL AND 1-3' OF DARK GRAY LAMINATED SHALE. FALL WAS OUT BY LOADING RAMP.

EE HAD SET DUKE JACK TO BREAK ROCK AND JACK FELL STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

ROOF FALL OF INTERSECTION AT 12 1/2 CROSSCUT #1 ENTRY 5F IN 35' LONG 41' WIDE, 8'-10' HIGH, MATERIAL THAT FELL CONSISTED OF 18"" ROOF COAL AND 6 1/2'-8 1/2' DARK GRAY SHALE FALL WAS OUTBY THE L OADING RAMP.

EE WAS CHECKING SCOOP BATTERY AND RAISED LID WITH RIGHT HAND AS HE LET LID BACK DOWN, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT FOREARM CAUSING LACERATION ON TOP OF LEFT WRIST FROM HIS WATCH BAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HGELPING TAKE BOLTS OUT OF FLOP GATE MOTOR WHEN JACK SWUNG DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

INJURED WAS STANDING BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND PANLINE. PINCHED BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND PANLINE.

FAILURE OF ENTRY APPROX. 60' LONG, 15 1/2' WIDE, 8-10' HIGH. #1 RECOVERY ROOM 4F. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

PARTIAL FAILURE OF ENTRY AND OVERCAST LIP AT 21X 1 PARALLEL DILWORTH MAINS. FELL ABOVE ANCHORAGE.

EE WAS WALKING IN 1 ROOM OF 4F LW SETUP ENTRIES AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN ROADWAY TWISTING RT. ANKLE.

THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED TO ABATE CITATION NO 7084934 ONLY. THIS EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 5/10/01 DUE TO AN INJURY HE RECEIVED WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

EE WAS PULLING SHIELDS AND AS HE TURNED, CAUGHT HIS RT FOOT AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.

THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED TO ABATE CITATION NO 7084932 ONLY. THIS EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR INJURY HE RECEIVED WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF.

AS EE WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLT UP INTO ROOF, COUPLER STUCK ON ROOF STRAP. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE STUCK ROOF BOLT, THE BOLT BENT AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BOLT AND THE BO LTER MAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON A SEAL PLATE AT AS II AND FELL CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO BE FORCED OUTWARD.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A UNBILICAL RUPTURE, THAT ACCORDING TO THE PHYSICIAN, RESULTED FROM YEARS OF REPEATED STRESS.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE ROLL OVER A TRACK RAIL BY USING TWO SLATE BARS. WHEN THE OTHER EE'S SLATE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING ALL OF THE WEIGHT TO SHIFT ONTO EE'S BAR WHICH IN TURN STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE.

EE WAS CHANGING BITS IN THE HEADGATE DRUM OF THE SHEAR. HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK BY A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 12"" X 8"" X 3"" WHICH FELL FROM THE CORNER OF THE FACE & RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A MENISCUS TEAR WHICH HE BELIEVES ID DUE TO AN INCIDENT IN WHICH HE WAS CROSSING UNDER THE MINER CABLE AND HIS RIGHTFOOT FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PLACE ALL OF H IS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL SPINE ILLNESS WHICH HE ALLEGES IS DUE TO REPEATEDLY HITTINGHIS HEAD AGAINST THE MINE ROOF OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS A FORE MAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DISC HERNIATION HE BELIEVES IS DUE TO BEING STRUCK BY A SECTION OF MONORAIL TROLLEY.

THE AIRSHAFT #3 ELEVATOR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE ELEVATOR CONTROL CABLE FAILURE. THE ELEVATOR WAS INOPERABLE. NO PERSONS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE ELEVATOR WAS OUT OF SERVICE FROM 0750 UNTIL 0845.

ON 6/15/00 EE REPORTED TO ME THAT HE HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RIGHT SIDE ABDOMENAL HERNIA WHICH HE ALLEGES IS DUE TO YEARS OF FIREBOSSING IN LOW AREAS OF AN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

ON 5/22/00 EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF BOTH WRISTS.

A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE WEEKLY EXAMINER IN THE 3-E ABANDONDED SECTION IN 2 STRAIGHT IN THE #4 X-CUT ITNERSECTION. THE FALL ENCOMPASSED THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION AND WAS APPROX 9' HIGH .

EE HAD JUST LEANED A SCREW JACK AGAINST THE RIB AND AS HE STEPPED AWAY THE JACK FELL TO THE MINE FLOOR AND LANDED ON A STACK OF ROOF STRAPS AND THEN REBOUNDED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER LI P.

INFORMATION PROVIDED TO ME ON 3/9/00 INDICATES THAT EE'S LEFT KNEE PAIN HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS WORK RELATED. EE ALLEGED ON 2/17/00 THAT HE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE PULLING SHIELDS ON THE LW FACE WHEN A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SHIELD MOVEMENT CAUASED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING AN AIR PUMP WHEN THE DISCHARGE LINE BLEW APART. THE WATER FLOW STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE FLOW PATH HE CAUGHT HIS LE FT FOOT BETWEEN AN 8"" AND A 4"" WATER LINE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A TRACK HAULAGE MOTOR, AS HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND HIS FOOT WAS PARTIALLY ON A TRACK TIE AND HIS BODY WEIGHT CAUSED HIS RT ANKLE TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE SUFFERS FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DUE TO YEARS OF WORKING IN THE COAL MINES.

ON 1/15/00 EE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF BOTH WRISTS.