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OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

Occupational illness: tarsal tunnel syndrome.

Occupational illness. Carpal tunnel syndrome.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF TIRE CHAIN WITH HAMMER & PUNCH. MISSED PUNCH AND HIT LEFT HAND.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A DELIVERY, THE EE WAS REQUIRED TO WADE THROUGH 12-14"" OF STANDING WATER. IN DOING SO HE TRIPPED OVER A SUBMERGED CABLE. WHEN HE FELL HE STRUCK HIS LT. KNEE ON A ROCK FRACTURING THE PATELLA. HE ALSO SPRAINED HIS LT.SHOULDER & BOTH ELBOWS IN ARRESTING THE FALL. HE SOUGHT TREATMENT AT 5:00PM.

WHILE HAULING COAL OVER ROUGH ROADS, EE STATED THAT HIS BACK AND NECK STARTED HURTING. EE COULDNOT RECALL ANY SUDDEN INCIDENT OR SINGLE EVENT.

EE STATED THAT AFTER CHECKING OIL IN ROCK TRUCK HE PUSHED THE ENGINE OIL ACCESS LADDER BACK INTOPOSITION AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ALLE GED INJURY. ON 10-22-03 DR'S OFFICE INFORMED EE THAT EE WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK.

WHILE LEAVING PIT AREA LOADED ROCK TRUCK STOPPED NEAR TOP OF RAMP. EMP REFUSED ASSISTANCE OF 994 LOADER AND DECIDED TO BACK DOWN RAMP ON HIS OWN. AFTER TRUCK WAS PUT INTO REVERSE AND RETARDER APPLIED THE TRUCK FREE-WHEELED DOWN RAMP. WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT END OF THE TRUCK RAISED UP AND BACK DOWN TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE ""ALLEGES"" THAT HE STRAINED HIS KNEE WHEN A TRUCK HIT THE RIPPER OF HIS GRADER. ON 9/17 DOCTOR'S OFFICE (BONE SPECIALIST) INFORMED EMPLOYER THAT EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THIS SAME KNEE ON 5/16/02, 7/16/02, 8/27/02, 12/30/02, 3/25/03, 6/24/03, AND 8/26/03 BUT THE 7TH VISIT WAS DETERMINED TO BE DUE TO THE 8/21 INCIDENT.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

WHILE WALKING AROUND DOZER IN PM YARD, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN AN OLD DRILL HOLE THAT HAD BECOME FILLED WITH WATER.

METAL SLID OFF OF SIDE OF TRUCK, INJURING LEFT LEG.

AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER HIS FOOT MISSED THE PUSH ARM STEP CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS (L) KNEE. EE FINISHED SHIFT AND WORKED THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. NOTE: EE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER FOLLOW UP WITH DR ON MAY 27.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING OXYGEN TANKS ONTO HIS WELDING TRUCK. HE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING ONE OF THE TANKS UPRIGHT HE FELT BACK PAIN. *NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVED FROM WORK AFTER VISITING DOCTOR ON 4/8/03.

EE WAS PULLING ON TRAILING CABLE WITH A SHORT PIECE OF ROPE, WHEN THE ROPE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE SLIPPED & FELL, LANDING ON HIS RT. WRIST.

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

IN BACK OF ROCK TRUCK SHEET OF METAL BEING LIFTED BY CRANE-CHAIN BROKE AND SHEET OF METAL FELLOW BOTH LEGS INJURED RT FOOT FRACTURED.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS.

EE WAS AIRING UP TIRE - AIR PRESSURE RELEASED DUE TO LOCK RING COMING OFF. AIR PRESSURE BLEW HIM APPROX 20 FT - TIRE CAME OFF RIM AND FELL ON CO-WORKER.

WHILE TIRE CONTRACTOR WAS INSTALLING TIRE ON WATER TRUCK, THE AIR PRESSURE SUDDENLY RELEASED. THIS AIR PRESSURE KNOCKED ""OBSERVING"" WATER TRUCK DRIVER TO THE GROUND & DEFLATED TIRE FELL ON TOP OF HIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 8-2-02.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM.

WHILE PUTTING ON SAFETY GLASSES, SOMETHING FELL IN EYE.

EE WAS MOVING RIM PARTS AROUND IN TIRE LOT. 57 INCH BEAD SEAT BAND FELL OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK OF LEFT LEG AT CALF, CAUSING BRUISING & CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE LEFT MINE SITE COMPLAINING OF LOW BACK PAIN.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM.

EE FELL FROM DRILL OPERATOR'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR OF CAB. EE WAS INITIALLY TREATED & RELEASED FOR WORK BUT FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK ON JUNE 24TH (AFTER VACATION PERIOD).

EE WAS SITTING IN THE OPERATOR'S SEAT ON THE DRAGLINE./ HE REACHED UNDER THE FRONT PORTION OF THE SEAT TO SLIDE IT FORWARD WITH HIS RT. HAND WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOWERING THE SEAT WITH HIS LEF T HAND ON THE SIDE CONTROLS. AS THE SEAT LOWERED, THE FRONT ADJUSTMENT BAR PINCHED THE TIP END OF HIS RT. MIDDLE & RING FINGERS.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS REC. 8-15-02.

AFTER CUTTING MATERIAL AWAY FROM A BIG ROCK EE BACKED DOZER AWAY FROM ROCK TO LET THE DUST CLEAR. THE ROCK THEN UNEXPECTEDLY ROLLED BACK INTO THE DOZER BLADE, JARRING THE OPERATOR. BEGAN MISSI NG WORK ON 4-2-02.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS--CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECIEVED 1/18/02.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL CLIAM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 12/6/01

FELLOW WORKER WAS KNOCKING OUT TOOTH KEEPER ON SHOVEL BICKET WHEN THE 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING CAME OUT OF HIS HAND. THE HAMMER TRAVELEDABOUT 18' TO 20' AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT K NEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL 12-31-01 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1/2/02.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/26/01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-26-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPPING COAL NEAR QUIT TIME. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF COAL RIB HE MISSED THE RAMPHE WAS JARRED AROUND IN THE LOADER ALLOWING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD TO STRIKE A SUPPORT INSID E THE CAB.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM, RECEIVED 11-1-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CL.REC 10/23/01.

EE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN. WENT TO DOCTOR & WASDIAGNOSED WITH DISC DISEASE & SPONDYLOLYSIS. TO BE OFF WORK FOR THERAPY & FOLLOW-UP WITH NEUROLOGIST.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-20-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-13-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS REC. 8-30-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, HEARING LOSS CLAIM, RECEIVED 8-16-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM, RECEIVED 8-16-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 8-16-01.

WHILE DRIVING #23 COAL TRUCK DOWN ""SLIGHT"" GRADE(NEAR COAL BIN) THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WAS BUMPED INTO BY #25 COAL TRUCK. THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED THE OPERATOR OF #23 TRUCK TO TWIST HIS KNEE. NOTE: OPERATOR STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2/19/02.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 8-10-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 7-26-01.

RECEIVED REPORTS ON 7/25/01 THAT EMPLOYEE HAS DEGENERATIVE MENISCAL TEAR TO HIS KNEE. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY ON 8/14/01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED 7/16/01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CLAIM CLAIM REC 7-10-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - CARPAL TUNNEL. DIAGNOSIS RECEIEVED 6/28/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT PAPER COVERALLS OFF HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN THE KNIFE(IN HIS RIGHT HAND) SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB(HOLDING COVERALLS).

AS EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED DRAGLINE LADDER HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN SPOT IN GROUND (CAUSED BY INDENTATION OF TUB) AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, HEARING LOSS CLAIM, CLAIM RECEIVED 6-11-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED 5/14/01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM REC. 5-10-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES - CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM RECEIVED 5-4-01.

OCCUPATION ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM - CLAIM RECEIVED 4-25-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING HIGH VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RING SEGMENT WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF THE SEGMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT AWARE OF BEING CUT UNTIL HE LATER NOTICED BLOO D ON HIS HAND.

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 4/5/01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM - CLAIM RECEIVED 3-1-01.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 2-2-01.

ON 1-25-01, EE WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND WAS REMOVED FROM WORK AT THAT TIME. EE STATES THAT HE WAS BEEN HAVING BACK AND RIGHT KNEE PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. CLAIM HAS BEEN PROTESTEP AND DRIS REPORT ATTACHED. MINIMAL TO MODERATE DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF RIGHT KNEE NOTED. NO ACUTE FRACTURE NOTED. MINMAL THORACOLUMBAR SCOLIOSIS NOTED. DEGENERATIVE CHANGE

HEARING LOSS CLAIM. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED CLAIM 12-4-00.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM CLAIM RECEIVED 11/30/00

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-15-00.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/09/00.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/2/00.

EE SEEN A BONE SPECIALIST ON 10-26-00 FOR LOW BACK PAIN. HE WILL ""POSSIBLY"" RETURN TO WORK AFTER TAKING PHYSICAL THERAPY.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED CLAIM 10-24-00.

OCCVUPATIONAL DISEASE. HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 10-5-00.

ON 9/27/00 MANAGEMENT RECEIVED A DIAGNOSES FROM A DOCTOR STATING THAT EE HAD DEGENERATED DISCS IN HIS BACK. EE HAS COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

WHILE DRIVING A STAKE INTO THE GROUND WITH A PIECE OF METAL EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT THUMB RESULTING IN CHIPPED BONE AND 3 STITCHES. NO TIME LOST. MEDICALLY REPORTABLE.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 4/26/01 FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 9/20/00 WHEN HOT METAL SLAG POPPED INTO HIS EAR.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - CARPAL TUNNEL.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS (DISEASE).

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE, HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 7-20-00.

EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LATERAL EPICONDOLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW) AND OLECRANON BURSITIS (MINERS ELBOW). EE AND MGT BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME USING A SHOVEL AND SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 789 RADIATOR WHEN THE CHAIN GAVE WAY AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO MOVE FORWARD, CRUSHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE STANDING BESIDE HIS TRUCK, THIS EE TURNED INTENDING TO GET INTO HIS TRUCK. HIS FOOT STUCK IN MUD RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS KNEE. ON 4/25/00 HE WENT TO A DR WHO DIAGNOSED TORN CARTILEGE IN HIS KNEE. HE HAD SURGERY ON 5/1/00 AND IS MISSING WORK.

AFTER UNLOADING THE TRUCK EE WENT TO THE REAR OF THE UNIT TO CLOSE THE AUGER DOOR. THINKING EVE RYTING WAS TURNED OFF HE PLACED HIS HAND IN THE AUGER DOOR OPENING TO CLEAN THE TUBE AND WAS CAU GHT BY THE MOVING AUGER.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO A FUEL TRUCK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER. HIS LEFT FOOT SLID ON ICE. HE FELL, WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT HUNG IN THE LADDER. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WI TH A TORN HAMSTRING MUSCLE, RESULTING IN LOST TIME.

ON 1-21-00 THIS EE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN. ON 2-4-00 MGT. RECEIVED INFO. THAT EE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE SPONDYLOISTHESIS, A RESULT OF DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS. THIS EE SUFFERED A BRO KEN BACK 24 YEARS AGO WORKING IN A COAL MINE.

DOOR SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND, SMASHING TWO FINGERS.

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS/DISEASE HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 2-2-00

OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DIESASE HEARING LOSS CLAIM CLAIM RECEIVED 1-27-00.