Clark Mine Metal/Non-Metal

*Medical Treatment Only* - * Diagnosed Occupational Illness of Carpal Tunnel* Employee stated left hand/fingers were going numb. No Specific Incident Cause Identified.

employee was tarping the reliance trailer when the double jointed tarp rod mechanism slipped out of his left hand and spun back in his right hand. This motion caused the rod to get bent out of shape and twisted his right arm into an awkard position causing him to strain/sprain/bruise right elbow.

Diesel mechanic was adjusting the gates underneath the Garwood Trailer when his wrench slipped and hit some mud/dirt that was stuck on trailer knocking it into his face and eyes. Employee was wearing prescription safety glasses at the time of the incident. Medical Treatment, prescription antibiotic given when employee decided to seek treatment 4 days later.

While excavator operator was mining in open pit south curtis wright area he noticed diatomaceous ore movement from his right side he quickly tried to back up machine and get out of way. Classic wedge failure in wall occurred which caused the safety catch bench above excavtor and highwall above it to fail brining down debris and partially covering/trapping excavator.

HIT BY & BACKED OVER WITH A PICKUP TRUCK. SETTING UP TO SERVICE D9R CAT. WASHING D9R WITH WATER TRUCK, WHICH WAS GOING TO DRIVE AROUND TO WASH OTHER SIDE. I WALKED ONTO ROAD TO MOVE OUT OF D9R & WATER TRUCK'S PATHS. THEN I FELT THE PICKUP TRUCK HIT ME.

EE accidently backed pickup truck into and over coworker. Post traumatic stress syndrome.

MINE OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF INJURY 6/22/03 BY EMPLOYEE SEEKING MEDICAL EVALUATION WITH HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN. ONCE ADVISED BY EMPLOYEE, SENT TO COMPANY CONTRACTED CLINIC. DIAGNOSIS MADE 8/19/03 OF EPICONDYLITIS, HAD NOW MADE THIS REPORTRABLE WITH MSHA. INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TARPING A TRUCK WHEN WIND BLEW AND PULLED ARM CAUSING PAIN.

EE-CDL TRUCK DRIVER WAS CONDUCTING HIS PRE-SHIFT MOBILE EQUIPMENT INSPECTION ON #28 PETERBILT TRACTOR WHEN HE TRIED TO OPEN HOOD TO CHECK ENGINE ELEMENTS HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BUMPER CAUSING HI M TO FALL & LAND ON THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. DIAGNOSIS-TORN ROTATOR CUFF-SURGERY (OUTPATIENT) NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTED DUTY INJURY ONLY *MEDICAL TREATMENT*

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING TARP ON HIS PUP TRAILER SO THAT HE COULD LOAD IT FOR HAULING ORE. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN HE SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH THE TRAILER TONGUE AREA, HITTING HIS CHEST AND BRUISING IT . **MEDICAL ATTENTION**RESTRICTED DUTY**

EE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK WHEN HE BECAME LIGHT HEADED. HE PULLED OVER, PARKING VEHICLE TO TAKE A BRIEF REST. HEAT EXHAUSTION SYMPTOMS THEN TOOK OVER AND A COWORKER REALIZED HE HAD BEEN PARK ED TOO LONG AND CHECKED ON HIM. EE WAS TRANSPORTED BY COMPANY VEHICLE TO MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICH HE RECEIVED 2 HOURS OF INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS & WAS THEN RELEASED.

ABNORMAL CHEST X-RAYS FOUND DURING ROUTINE PULM-ONARY FUNCTION/CHEST X-RAYS CO. CONSERVATION PROGRAM SCREENING. WHEN A SECOND OPINION WAS OB-TAINED BY PULMONARY SPECIALIST, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS PNEUMOCONIOSIS, FELT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH WORK RELATED EXPOSURE TO DIATOMACEOUS EARTH.

WHILE MOVING WATER TRUCK, THE WIND WAS BLOWING A PARTICLE OF DIATOMACEOUS EARTH BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. FIRST AID ADMINISTERED BY USE OF EYE WASH STATION AND EYE WASH BOTTLES, HOWEVER EYE REMAINED IRRITATED AND EE WENT TO HOSPITAL AND PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS WERE ADMINISTERED AND PRESCRTIBED. MEDICAL TREATMENT ONLY.

GETTING READY TO MARK BARRELS, I GRABBED THE FIRST BARREL BY THE TOP, LIP HAD A SMALL BURR ON IT AND IT CUT MY FINGER.

I WENT TO GET LOAD, GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND WENT UP UNDER MY SAFETY GLASSES INTO MY RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS CLEANING UP PARTLY FILLED OIL DRUMS--TWO HOURS AFTER HE WENT HOME, HIS RIGHT LEG STARTED HURTING SO BAD HE COULD NOT WALK.

UNTARPING PUP. WHEN UNHOOKED, ROD SHOT OUT AND HIT ME BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.

JUST DUMPED LOAD OF ORE, CLIMBED UP TO LOOK INTO TRAILER TO SEE IF IT WAS EMPTY AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN, I MISSED A STEP AND FELL, HELD ONTO TRAILER TO STOP FALL AND PULLED MUSCLE.

I WAS GRADING ROADS & THE BLADE ON THE GRADER HIT A ROCK & KNOCKED ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL HITTING MY ELBOW AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL

SWITCHING TRUCKS, THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND GOT DIRT IN BETWEEN MY SAFETY GLASSES AND MY FACE INTO MY EYES.

I WAS PICKING UP A TRUCK TIRE WHEN I FELT A PAIN LIKE ELECTRICITY GO DOWN MY BACK AND RIGHT LEG. I WAS OPERATING A LOADER BEFORE I HURT MY BACK. ABOUT 3:30 PM MY RIGHT LEG STARTED HURTING SO B AD I COULD HARDLY PUT ANY WEIGHT ON IT.

DRIVING RUCK, STOPPED TO GO INOT THE SHOPAND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT THE SHOP KEYS (HOOKED ON BELT LOOP) CAUGHT ON THE SEAT. I TRIED TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM CLOSING AND IN DOING SO TH E DOOR CLOSED ON MY FINGER.

EE STATES AS I WAS MINING THE LCW WASTE PILE, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HIT A BIG PIECE OF ORE AND THE 2 UCLID ROLLED OVER TWISCE BEFORE LANDING ON ITS TOP. I WAS TRANING ON THE EUCLID. ON THE WAY H OME I LOODED TO THE RIGHT LANE SO I COULD GET OVER AND NOTICED A SMALL PAIN IN MY NECK.

EMPLOYEE STATES: WHEN GREASING TS-14B EE HAD EJECTOR FORWEARD ALL THE WAY. EE CLIMBED DOWN TO HYDRAULIC RAM AND JUMPED TO GROUND WHICH LOOKE O.K. BUT WAS ROCKS COVERED BY DIRT AND EE SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES BUT RIGHT ONE WAS WORSE AND EE HEARD BONES CRACKING.

DUST-HISTORY OF T.B.IN THE PAST MAYBE UNUSALLYU SENSITIVE TO DUST THIS WAS NOT RREATED AS AN ACCIDENT UNTIL ALL OF THE FACTS WERE KNOWN IT WAS UNKNOWN TO CO.UNTIL 031888 THAT HIS WAS AN INJUY UNTIL THIS DAT E IT WAS T REATEDAS AN ILLNESS UNTIL ALL THE TESTS WERE COMPLETED

STEPPING OUT OF3DIESEL TRUCK TWISTED KNEE ON ROCK BURIED IN THE POWDER.

HELPING REPAIR 6ROKEN TRUCK SPRING,LIFTING SPRING AND MOVING TIRES AROUND FELT SOMETHING SLIP IN LOWER BACK.DIDNT SAY ANYTHING AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT DIDNT HURT UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

SLIPPED OFF LOADER

CHANGING TRAILER SPRING PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER B ACK

TRUCK ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE