Bent Mountain Surface Mine #2 Coal

Working under a Cat 980 loader crawled out from under machine and right knee popped

Employee was cleaning mirrors on truck and allegedly fell.

A D10T Dozer Caught fire pushing down incline.

Employee was using a pry bar, the bar slipped and struck him in the forehead.

Victim was twisting the belly pan on a dozer to put on right way and chain slipped and unhooked and caught finger against the track. Pinched and cut left pointing finger. X-rayed with no broken bones and had to have stitches.

Victim was using a shovel to fill blast hole. When he stood up his lower back began hurting. Worked rest of shift. When he got up next morning it was still hurting so he went to Doctor. Gave him a steroid injection. He returned to work on 4-1-11.

Victim stepped from lube truck to ground and slipped on muddy ground. His back began hurting. He drove himself to ER. Given a steroid injection and told to stay off work for a week. Returned to work on 3-14-11.

Victim is an employee of the KY DOT. They were hauling shot rock from the job site to use in road repair. EE was exiting the office after receiving Hazard Training. He slipped and fell on the steps which resulted in a broken left leg.

MECHANIC WAS TRYING TO TAKE A TRACK APART AT THE MASTER LINK. THE MACHINE HAD A DEAD BATTERY AND WOULD NOT START. INSTEAD OF MOVING MACHINE UNTIL MASTER LINK WAS IN POSITION RECOMMENDED IN SERVICE MANUAL, THE MECHANIC STOOD ON TOP OF THE TRACK AND REMOVED THE BOLTS. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE TRACK CAME APART AND LAUNCHED HIM OFF OF THE MACHINE.

Employee was unloading parts from his truck to the company storage unit. The surface where the truck and ramp met was uneven and employee mis-stepped and broke his leg.

Victim was tightening segment bolts on a D-10 dozer. The wrench slipped striking him in the head resulting in a laceration. Five (5) stitches to close wound.

During everyday work process employee bent over to pick up a bead hook and injured his back.

Employee was cleaning 992G Loader Frame when he stepped on the ground and his feet slipped causing his arm to hit a sharp edge.

Employee was operating D10N Dozer, when he backed up over a rock, injuring his back.

Employee was using a hammer to strike a chisel for separating head end of cylinder from barrel in order to reseal the cylinder. Upon striking the chisel a piece broke off and entered his left upper arm.

A fire occurred at this operation taking more than thirty minutes to extinguish. The fire involved a D11R Cat Dozer, Serial No. 9TR00200, and began at approximately 2:30 A.M. Indications from the mine site point toward the fire began around the engine area.

Employee was dismounting loader, when he stepped down his body shifted resulting in a fractured left ankle.

Employee was stepping down off of a prell truck when his right hand caught the corner of a sign and cut it receiving stitches.

Victim was driving the ANFO truck back to the parking area at shift change. While going down a grade, the truck came out of gear and the brakes failed to slow the truck and the truck overturned. Victim has a broken jaw and 12 stitches on inside of his mouth. On light duty until Doctor gives complete releast to return to work.

A socket for an air wrench fell from the top of a loader tire and struck him in the forehead. Required five stitches to close the wound.

Victim was performing maintenance on brakes of truck. The rigging slipped slightly and a plate fell and pinched the outside of his little finger. The pinch did not involve the bone, only the ligaments and flesh on the finger. Surgery was done to repair damage and a full recovery is predicted.

EE INJURED BACK WHILE MOVING 60# BOXES FROM STORAGE INTO TRUCK. EE DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVISOR OR COMPLETE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. EE HAD BACK SURGERY ON 6/30. CO. WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL 7-14. EE CONTINUED TO WORK ATHIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 6-30-03.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CHAIN DRIVE CASING OF THE GRADER. HE HAD FINISHED WELDING THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASE AND WAS PREPARING THE INSIDE FOR WELDING. HE USED STARTING FLUID TO CLEAN THE INSIDE ALLO WING 20 MIN FOR THE FUMES TO CLEAR AND ALSO USING COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW OUT CASE. HE STRUCK AN ARC AND IGNITED FUMES CAUSING BURNS TO HIS ARM 2 ND DEGREE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING CRIB BLOCKS UNDER 992G ENDLOADER TO BLOCK THE MACHINE UP IN PREPARATION OF MAKING REPAIRS. A CRIB BLOCK FELL & HIT HIM ON THE ARM CAUSING A LACERATION (6 STITCHES).

EE WAS INSTALLING A STEERING PUMP ON A 777 CAT. HAUL TRUCK. HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE PUMP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-8-02 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING. AS HE FELL HE HEARD A NOISE FROM HIS KNEE.

EE SET HIS BUCKET ON THE TRUCK BUMPER. AS HE BEGAN TO CLIMB THE LADDER HIS BUCKET FELL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO GRAB IT HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONT HE GROUND FROM THE FIRST STOP APPROX. HE LA NDED ON HIS BACK AND ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE FUEL HOSE CAME OUT OF THE FUEL TANK NECK. IN DOING SO HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY AND STUMBLED. HE FELL ON HIS WRIST CAUSING A STRESS FRACTUR E AND IS WEARING A SOFT CAST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE ANTI-FREEZE FLUID LEVEL ON A BULL DOZER. HE OPENED THE CAP TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. THE RADIATOR THEN SPURTED OUT HOT LIQUID AND SCALDED HIS HAND. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SERVICING ON END LOADER. AS HE WAS WALKING HE TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JUNE 14, 2001 WHEN HE BEGAN LOSING TIME.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE FUEL TRUCK CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL AGAINST THE FUEL TANK BRUISING HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON A D8N DOZER TO FUEL IT. HE FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED STANDING UP. HE ALLEGES PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. HE SLIPPED FROM 1 ST STEP WHICH IS 18" FROM GROUND LEVEL.

EE WAS GETTING ON A ROCK TRUCK. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE FIRST STEP AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE HAND RAIL. HE ALLEGES HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED A GROIN STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN ENDLOADER WHEN HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/6/01. WHEN QUESTIONED HE COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHAT STARTED THE PAIN.

EE ALLEGED HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE WAS ADJUSTING HIS SEAT IN THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 12-8-00.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRILL. HE OT OUT OF THE DRILL TO CHECK A DRILL HOLE. HE ALLEGES HE FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEG AND BACK.

MECHANIC HAD REMOVED PROTECTIVE COVER FROM THE LOADER AIR CONDITIONER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE CAB TO THE PLATFORM, THE MACHINE JARRED CAUSING THE A/C COVER TO FALL BACK OVER & STRIKE HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH ON A MACK TRUCK WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS ELBOW TO STRIKE THE FRAME AND BRUISING HIS ELBOW.

INSURED NECK LIFTING AN OBJECT (PER PHONE CALL TO COMPANY 4-24-00)

EE WAS DRIVING THE EXPLOSIVES TRUCK TO THE DRILL BENCH. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A DEEP HOLE CAUSING EE TO BE BOUNCED AGAINST THE CAB AND BRUISE HIS SHOULDER.

HAULING ROCK WITH 330 KOMATSU TRUCK, COMING ONTO DUMP ON ABOUT 10 PERCENT GRADE, HIT BRAKES TO SLOW TRUCK DOWN, LOST CONTROL AND TRUCK WAS STEERED INTO HILL TO STOP.

GETTING OFF 16G CAT GRADER TO SHUT DOWN WATER PUMP HE EXTENDED RIGHT LEG TO CONTACT BLADE FOOT FLIPPED OFF CAUSING STRAIN. HE STARTED LOSING TIME FROM WORK 8/4/99

DRIVING ROCK TRUCK WHEN PAIN STARTED IN LOW BACK& LEFT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF DRILL, HE TOOK HOLD OF HANDRAIL AND SWING HIMSELF OFF DRILL NOT USING THE STEPS. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING LOW BACK PAIN. HIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/31/98 HE STARTED LOSING TIME FROM WORK ON 6/499

OPERATING DOZER, PUSHING TO SHOVEL CLEANING WALL, ARM SLIPPED OFF ARM REST STRIKING ELBOW ON SMALL HOOK NEXT TO ARM REST. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL JUNE 25, 1999.

EE WAS OPERATING CO. TRK #347, HE WAS BEING LOADED BY CAT 992D LOADER. TRK #348 CAME INTO PIT PULLED UP & STAGED TO BACK UNDER LOADER. OPERATOR OF TRK. #348, LOOKED INTO MIRROR, & SEEING LOADE R BUCKET IN AIR, BACKED INTO PIT LOADING AREA. HE THOUGH TRK #347 HAD LEFT THE PIT. TRK. #348 BACKED INTO THE FRONT OF TRK #347, HIS BED CONTACTED THE CAB, INJURING EE. 1ST DAY MISSED, 4/3/98