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EMPLOYEE HAD PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN A PIPE AND A WRENCH AND APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS LATER GOT AN INFECTION FROM A PIECE OF STEEL LODGED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS DRIVING A GROUND ROD INTO THE GROUND WITH A DRIVING DEVICE WHEN THE DRIVER MISSED THE ROD BY BEING LIFTED TO HIGH & WHEN EE CAME SLAMMING DOWN WITH THE DRIVER, THE ROD CAME UP BESIDE TH E DRIVER & HIT HIS HAND IN THE THUMB AREA. TOOK 9 STITCHES IN IS THUMB.

THE REPETITIVE FUNCTION OF PUSHING & PULLING LEVERS TO LOWER, RAISE AND DUMP BUCKET BOOM ON A RUBBER TIRED LOADER HAS CAUSED TRAUMA (OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS) TO RIGHT ELBOW. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS OP ERATED A LOADER FOR OVER 20 YRS. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS GONE THROUGH 18 THERAPY SESSIONS THUS FAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A COVER PLAT EON A PROPEL GEAR CASES. EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR TOOLS AND GRINDERS DURING THE OB TASK. IT ALSO WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE DID HOWEVER RUB HIS E YE WITH HIS FINGEER WHILE DOING THE TASK. IT APPARS THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD THE RUST PARTICLE ON HIS FINGER AND & INADVERTANTLY RUBBED IT INTO HIS EYE. HISS EYE BECAME MORE IRRITATED AS THE DAY

EE STRUCK RIGHT THUMB ON TRUCK CAB HAND HOLD AS HE WAS PREPARING TO CLIMB INTO THE CAB. EE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 9-7-95. HE DID NOT COMPLAIN OF THUMB INJURY AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HE WAS SEEN B Y A PHYSICIAN ON 10-30-95 WHO DIAGNOSED HIS CONDITION AS A TORN TENDON. EE CONTINUES TO WORK BUT IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 12-7-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING COAL IN THE PIT WITH A PC-650 KOMATSU BACKHOE AS HE WAS RAISING THE BACKHOE IS BOOM (BUCKET WAS LOADED WITH COAL) A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE RT SIDE BOOM HOIST CYLINDER (ADJ ACENT TO OPERATORS CAB) RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL AT HIGH PRESSURE TOWARD THE OPERATORS CAB THE FORCE FROM THE OIL BROKE THE CAB GLASS & STRUCK THE OPERATOR LACERATING HIS LEG & BURNING

EE WAS USING A 6' BAR TO BREAK LOOSE COAL IN A FEEDER CHUTE. WHE THE COAL BROKE LOOSE, IT FELL, PUSHING THE BAR DOWNWARD. THE END OF BAR HELD BY EE WAS FORCED UPWARD AND PINCHING EE'S HAND BET WEEN BAR AND FEEDER. EE'S FINGER WAS LACERATED. STITCHES REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 2-10-95. SUPERVISOR ASKED EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CONFIRMATION THAT HIS CTS CONDITION WAS THE RESULT OF THE TASKS HE PERFORMED AT WORK. EMPLOYEE PROVIDED THE CONFIRMATION TO R & F COAL CO. ON 3-15-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING DRAGLINE MAINTENANCE CREW REMOVE A MOTION BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON THE 680 W BUCYRUS-ERIE DRAGLINE. THE ASSEMBLY, WHICH WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 60 LBS., WAS LOWERED TO THE FLOOR BY THE EMPLOYEE & A CO-WORKER. AFTER THE ASSEMBLY WAW PLACED ON THE FLOOR, THE EMPLOYEE STOOD UP. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STANDING UP. EMPLOYEE TREATE

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A DRILL STEEL BY HANDTO ALIGN IT WITH ANOTHER STEEL. AS HE PULLED THESTEEL, HE FELT A PINCHING SENSATION IN HIS LOWERBACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND COMPLETED HIS SHI FT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL THE 3RD OF OCT. HE REQUESTED VACATION DAYS FOR THAT WEEK. ON THE10TH OF OCTOBER, EMPLOYEE PHONED SUPERVISOR AND NOTIFIED HIM THAT HE WANTED TO COMPLETE AN ACCID

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING A TRACK ON A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE STANDING APPROX. 15 TO 20 FEET FROM THE MACHINE AND DIRECTING THE DOZER OPERATOR. AS THE OPERATOR BACKED THE MACHINE ONTO THE RAIL OF THE TRACK, A PIECE OF THE FINAL DRIVE SEGMENT BROKE FREE FROM IT AND FLEW TOWARD THE MECHANIC, STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEEK. A FRAGMENT OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN HIS FACIAL

MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A DRILL BIT FROM THE DECK OF AN INGERSOL RAND DMM TR ACK DRILL HYE ROLLED THE BIT ONTO A HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED DUST CURT AIN THE CURTAIN IS APPROX 10 IN LOWER THAN THE D ECK AS HE STEPPED FROM THE DECK ONTO THE CURTA IN THE DRILL OPERATOR SIMULTANEOUSLY BEGAN TO LOWER THE CURT AIN THIS CAUSED THE MECHANIC TO MISJUDGE THE DISTANCE & HE ABRUPTLY PUT HIS FULL BO

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS IN BOTH HANDS. HE WAS EVALUATED BYA DR WHO DIAGNOSED THE CONDITION AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. IT WAS THE DR MEDICAL OPINION THE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME RESULTED FROM THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK AS A DRAGLINE OEPRATOR. HE WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO A 1991 CHEVY PUMP TRUCK. AS HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE VEHICLES RUNNING BOARD, THE REAR SUPPORT BRACE BROKE CAUSING THE RUNNING BOARD TO GIVE WAY UNDER HIS B ODY WEIGHT AND HIS FOOT THEN SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD. HIS KNEE STRUCK THE GROUND AND TWISTED THE KNEE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE THE STIFF ARM ON A 455 KOMATSU DOZER HE HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ELECTRICAL TROUBLESHOOTING TASK ON A 475 KOMATSU DOZER BEFORE HE BEGAN WORK ON THESTIFF ARM HE IN DICATED TO HIS COWORKERS EE & EE THAT HE FELT ILL & SAT IN HIS MAINTENANCE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER THAT HE STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE WALKED IN FRONT OF THE DOZER BLADE & COLLAPSED TO

OILER WAS DISMOUNTING A D65 CAT DOZER. UPON EXIT HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE TRACK OF THE DOZER WHICH SLIPPED ON THE TRACK SINCE THE OPERATOR DID NOT HAVE A GRIP WITH HIS HAND ON THE PROVIDED HA ND HOLD HE FELL TO THE GROUND BELOW LANDING ON HIS OFFICIAL FIRST LOST WORK DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 30" PRYBAR TO TRY AND RELEASE A MAST LATCH ON AN SK-35 DRILL. AS HE WAS PRYING WITH THE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED FROM THE LATCH CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED ON THE DRILL S TEEL. HE LACERATED HIS FINGER WHEN HE STRUCK THE DRILL STEEL.

CHANGING DRILL BIT TRIED TO RELEASE SLACK DRILL BIT FELL FRACT L FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 475 KOMATSU DOZER AND LEVELING A DRAG BENCH. AS HE WAS BACKING THE DOZER, HE RAN ONTO A ROCK THAT WAS LAYING ON THE BENCH. HE TRAVELED ON TOP OF THE ROCK AND BACK-OFF, JARRING HIS RIGHT SIDE AND RIB AREA. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIB AREA AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVALUATION. HE WAS RELEASED THAT DAY.

A CONTRACT EQUIPMENT MOVER WAS REASSEBLING A 475 MICHIGAN END LOADER. THE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET THE PIVOT ARM ON THE BOOM TO REST AGAINST THE BOOM STOPS. SINCE THE MACHINE HAD BEEN ID LE OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE PIVOT ARM HAD FROZEN TO GROUND. HE BEGAN TAPPING THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ARM WITH A HAMER TO GET WORK FREE. AS HE DID THIS HE INADVERTANLY PLAC

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE THE HOIST CABLE ON THE 7920 MARION DRAGLINE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE LAST CABLE CLAMP THAT HELD THE HOIST CABLE TO THE DRUM, THE CABLE FELL APPROX 4 INCH AND STRUCK HIS HAND HIS FINGERS WERE LACERATED REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE A BOLT OUT OF THE MOLEBOARD OF A D-10 DOZER BLADE. HE WAS USING A B&0 TO DRIVE OUT THE BOLT. WHEN HE STRUCK THE B&0 WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, IT BOUNCED OUT OF HAND SOF ANOTHER WELDER WHO WAS HOLDING IT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A SEVERE CONTUSION OF RIGHT LEG BESIDE KNEECAP.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING CUTTING EDGES ON A CATERPILLAR D-10 DOZER. HE WAS LOADING THE REPLACEMENT CUTTING EDGES IN THE BUCKET OF AN END LOADER TO MOVE THEM CLOSER TO THE D-10 DOZER BLADE. AS HE WAS LIFTING THESE CUTTING EDGES TO FLIP THEM INTO THE LOADER BUACKET, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT FOREARM. SEVERE MUSCLE STRAIN IN FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A COAL SAMPLER TRUCK. HE WAS CRUSHING AND SPLITTING A COAL SAMPLE FOR THE COAL PREP LAB. THE AUGER CHUTE BECAME PLUGGED WITH WET COAL AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO THE AUGER WITH HIS HAND TO REMOVE THE COAL. AS HE DID THIS, HIS RIGHT RINGFIGNER WAS ENTAGLED AND FRACTURED. THE INJURY WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AS A FRACTURE UNTIL 4-1-91 AND REPORTED TO MINE 4-17-91

HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A 455 KOMATSU DOZER. HE GRASPED THE HAND HOLD ON THE STIFF ARM OF BLADE AND AS HE BEGAN TO PULL HIMSELF UP, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HAND HOLD AND HE FELL BACKWARD AND STR UCK THE GROUND. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. CHIROPRACTOR TREATMENT ADMINISTERED.

I.NAME WAS HELPING CHANGE HYDRAULIC OIL ON A D9L BULLDOZER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE DECK OF THE BULLDOZER ONTO THE STEP OF THE LADDER, THE LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL APPROXIMA TELY 8 FEET TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY. I.NAME WAS SORE AFTER THE INJURY BUT DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 05/24/90 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS TREATED BY A CHIRO

HE WAS BENCHING WITH A 455 KOMATSU BULLDOZER. WHILE OPERATING THE BULLDOZER, A HYDRAULIC LINE LOCATED ON THE RIPPER ATTACHMENT RUPTURED AND PULLED FROM THE FITTING ON THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER. T HE HYDRAULIC HOSE WHIPPED FORWARD, STRUCK HIS SHOULDER AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD CAUSING LACERATIONS.

I NAME WAS DUMPING SODA BRIQUETS INTO A WATER DIVERSION DITCH & SLIPPED & FELL WHILE WALKING IN THE DITCH HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK NECK & HIP

WATER TEMP ON LOADER BECAME HOT SO I NAME STOPPED TO CHECK THE WATER LEVEL HE REMOVED THE CAP AND LOOKED IN TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW ON WATER HE TU\RNED AWAY TO DISMOUNT FROM COUNTERWEIGHT AND AT THAT TIME WATER CAME UP OUT OF RADIATOR AND STRUCK I NAME ON THE R SIDE CAUSING BURN

HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT DOZER TO MOVE ELECTRIC TRAILING CABLE FOR THE DRAGLINE AND WAS BEING ASSISTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND NEAR THE CABLE. THE TWO OILERS HAD PU LLED ONE LOOP OF CABLE AND PREPARED TO PULL ANOTTER LOOP. PRIOR TO PULLING THE SECOND LOOP THICKING THE CAT WAS CLEAR OF THE DRAGLINE HOUSE, GAVE ALL CLEAR SIGNAL TO OPARTOR. AS DRAGLINE ROT

I.NAME WAS INSTALLING A SEAL HOUSING RETAINER ON CAT 16G GRADER. HE NOTICED IT WAS ON THE WRONG WAY, REMOVED IT, TURNED IT AROUND AND REINSTALLED THE RETAINER. PULLED HIS HAND BACK AND CAUGHT IT ON A BURR, CUTTING HIS HAND. LACERATIONS TO RIGHT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PIPE THREADING MACHINE AND STRAINED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.

I NAME HAD BEEN OPERATING A TS-24 TEREX SCRAPER STOCKPILING TOPSOIL. HE STARTED TO FELL ILL, BECOMING NAUSEATED AND DIZZY. HE STOPPED THE SCRAPER AND CALLED FOR HELP ON HIS CB RADIO. THE PIT F OREMAN AND A MECHANIC RUSHED TO ASSIST HIM. THE EMERGENCY SQUAD WAS TELEPHONED HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCRAPER AND TREATED FOR SHOCK UNTIL THE SQUAD ARRIVED AT THE MINE. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORT

HE WAS OPERATING A 3309 TEREX END DUMP REMOVING OVERBURDEN AT THE HATHAWAY PIT WHEN HE RECEIVED A CALL ON HIS CB TO HELP WITH AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED AT THE PIT. HE PROCE EDED TO THE EQUIPMENT PARKING LOT TO PARK HIS MACHINE AND AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE LADDER OF HE END DUMP, HE MISSED THE LAST STEP AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK.

EMPL WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT BEFORE AFTERNOON SHIFT STARTED IT WAS DAYLIGHT BUT GROUND WAS MUDDY BUT IT WAS NOT RAINING. HE HAD ENCOUNTERED SOME PROBLEMS WITH FUEL NOZZLE NOT FITTING PROPERLY ON SOME MACHINES. TO AVOID CLIMBING ON MACHINE TO FILL DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS HE REACHED BY SIDE OF TIRE TO PUT ON NOZZLE. T DID NOT LOC HE PUSHED TURNED NOZZLE TO GET IT LOCKED & THEN FELT PAI

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OFF HOIST GEAR CASE WITH POWER WASH, STEPPED FROM TOP OF GEAR CASE ONTO SCAFFOLDING AND SCAFFOLD BOARD BROKE. HE FELL APPROX. 6 FT TO GROUND, SAID HE WAS OK WORKED THE RES T OF HIS SHIFT UNTIL 600 PM BRUISED RIBS AND HURT HIS LEFT SIDE OF BACK IN FALL WENT TO DR THE NEXT DAY WITH PAIN.

I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE STEERING CYLINDER FILTER. HE WAS LAYING ON HIS STOMACH AND REACHING DOWN INTO HOLE. LOWR PART OF BODY DANGLED OUT IN MIDAIR; FELT NECK PAIN. SAW A CHIROPRACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A GROUND ROD IN THE GROUND WITH A PIPE-STAKE DRIVER. HE LIFTED THE STAKE DRIVER TOO HIGH, CAME OFF THE ROD, CAME BACK DOWN THE ROD WITH FINGER BETWEEN DRIVER AND ROD. MASH ED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER-REQUIREING STITCHES.

I,NAME, A PARTS RUNNER, HAD PICKED UP A RADIATOR AT ONE AREA FOR DELIVERY TO THE DOWNING PIT. AFTER HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION AND WAS PREPARING TO DEPART THE TRUCK HE ELT A PAIN IN HIS LOW ER BACK. (HAD NOT ALIGHTED FROM TRUCK) CHIROPRACTOR VISIT-DISC SLIPPED IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS DRALINE PAD AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THIS EMPLOYEE DOES HAVE PINS IN BOTH ANKLES, DUE TO A PREVIOUS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDNENT.

OPERATING MACK WATER TRUCK AND FOREIGN PARTICLE (DUST OR DIRT) FLEW INTO LEFT EYE EYE WAS SCRATCHED REQUIRED MEDICATION

MUD HAD FROZEN AROUND TOP CARRIER ROLLERS ON 235 CAT BACKHOE HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE MUD BY USING THER TGRACK SPADE WHEN HE SLAMMED THE SPADE INTO THE FROZEN MATERIAL HE FELT INST ANT PAI N IN THE LOWER BACK

HE WAS RESETTIN1 BLOCKING ON 3 TON BOOM CRANE TO MOUNT IT ON MACHINCIS TRUCK. CRANE STARTED TO FALL OFF BLOCKING AND HE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. HE PULLED MUSCLES IN RIGHT ARM.

STOOPED DOWN TO3CHECK TRANSMISSION OIL IN END DUMP WHEN SOMETHING SNAPPED IN BACK FELT PAIN IN BACK OF NECK & DOWN RIGHT ARM

MAINTENANCE MEC2ANIC WAS IN BARB TIPPLE SHOP CUTTING BELT SKIRTING WITH A KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND WAS PULLED ACROSS THE LEG. UPPER RIGHT THIGH.

I,NAME CUTTING 5 (STRIPPING A) WIRE WITH A CARPET KNIFE FOR A CONNECTION ON A DRILL. THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB (AOUT A TWO INCH CUT) AND THREE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE TH E WOUND. 3

DISMOUNTING FRO4 CAT ENDDUMP TRUCK FACING LADDER, BOTH HANDS ON RAILS, FOOT SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP. ALL WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT CAUSING CHIP TO ANKLE BONE.

BRACKETS WERE W9LDED TO BLADE TEMPORART TO HELP INSTALL BLADE LINER WEDGES WER E DRIVEN BETWEEN LINER & BRACKET TO POSITION LINER FOR WELDING TO BLADE. AFTER DRIVING WEDGE & POSITIONING LINER HE PUT SLEDGE H5MMER DOWN. REACHING FOR ELECTODE, BRACKET BROKE FREE FROM BLADE AND STRUCK WELDER ABOVE THE LEFT EYE

IT WAS SNOWING 2UTSIDE I.NAME WALKED FROM THE TIPPLE TO THE TRUCK LOADOUT AND TWISTED HER RT ANKLE