Gilbert Creek Loadout Coal

Employee has filed a hearing loss claim.

Employee was checking stuck roller glove got caught pulled hand and arm into roller and belt.

Repairing water line turned and got a stick in his eye.

Crank handle on spray bar struck right hand, resulting in a cut to the right index finger that required stitches.

CROSSING OVER BELT TO INSTALL PLYWOOD SUPPORT TO LAY ON SO A BOTTOM BELT ROLLER COULD BE INSTALLED, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL OFF SIDE OF STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP THE TUNNEL AT THE GILBERT CREEK LOADOUT. WHILE SHOVELING COAL, HE TWISTED HIMSELF WHEN HE THREW THE COAL INTO THE BELT CAUSING PAIN & INJURY TO BACK, RIGHT HIP & LEG.

GOING DOWN STEPS TRIPPED FELL APPROX 10 STEPS (10 FT) ONTO THE PLATFORM RESULTING IN BACK, HIPAND HEAD INJURY. NO BROKEN BONES (FRACTURE) MUSCLE BRUISED ACCORDING TO EE.

CLEARING SNOW FROM TRUCK BIN AND POURING FREEZEPROOF INSIDE THE BIN. SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND FELL AGAINST METAL, CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT LEG.

PULLING WELDING CABLES AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

STEEL BAR THAT IS USED TO CLOSE RAILROAD CAR DOORS SLIPPED FROM THE RAILROAD CAR DOOR AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT TEMPLE. CAR #145154.

EE WAS DROPPING RAILRAOD CARS HE REACHED BEHIND HIM TO TIGHTEN A BRAKE AS HE STEPPED BACK TO THEOTHER PLATFORM HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX8 FT & HIT THE RAIL

THE EE WAS AWARDED (FINAL AWARD) 30% ON OR ABOUT1/15/99 WE HOWEVER WE NOT ADVISED OF THIS UNTIL WE RECD MAIL FROM OUR LAWYER ON 1/27/99. LETTER DATED 1/20/99 OCCUPATION PNEUMOCONIOIS DISCUSSED WITH SUPV LOGAN WV FIELD OFFICE CONCERNING

CLOSING CAR DOORS WITH STEEL BAR(CONDITION WAS COLD & SNOW) BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE LATCH AND EE FELL AGAINST THE COAL CAR CAUSING A CUT AND LARGE KNOT ON HIS HEAD OVER RIGHT EYE AND STITCHES.

ON 6-4-98 EE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DID NOT STOP WORK UNTIL 7-14-98. ON 7-8-98 HE WENT TO DR. AND WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK. HE DID HOWEVER WORK UNTIL 7-14-98 WHEN WE ADVISED HIM TO DR. SAI D NOT TO WORK THINKING HE MAY HAVE CRACKED VERTEBRAE. DR. ADVISED WOULD BE OFF 3 WEEKS FROM 7-14-98. WE WERE NOT ADVISED UNTIL 7-14-98 WHEN COMP ASKED FOR FORM.

WHILE TRYING TO FIX A SCRAPER, SLIPPED AND ALL OF WEIGHT WENT ON ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.

CLOSING DOORS ON RAILROAD CARS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED ON LATCH CAUSING HIM TO FALL. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED WITH LEFT LEG UNDER HIM AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT ALSO WAS HOLDING BAR FELL ON HIM.

MOVING ROCK TO THE FRONT OF THE COAL BIN TO LIFT THEM OUT--WHEN EE LIFTED ONE OF THE ROCKS, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ORIGINALLY TOUGHT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE. EE REUTRNED TO THE DR. AND FO UND HE HAD A HERNIATED DISK.

WORKING ON RIALCAR THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND EMPLOYE EPUT A STEEL BAR IN THE DOOR TO LIFT IT UP SO THEY COULD PUT IN WOOD WEDGES INTO SECURE THE DOOR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE SHOULDER T O BE PULLED, THEREBY DISLOCATING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING RAILROAD CARS & FOUND ONE WITH A DOOR OPEN HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT A BAR IN THE DOOR TO SHUT IT WHEN THEY STARTED PULLING DOWN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO S LIP & FALL BREAKING HIS FOOT

CHECKING UDNER COAL CAR, THE DOOR WAS BUSTED SO HE HAD TO TAKE A BAR AND KNOCK BACK INTO PLACE CAUSING FINE COAL TO GO INTO LEFT EYE.