Gooseneck Branch Mine Coal

EE WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK AND INADVERTANTLY LEANED AGAINST A "HAND HELD" AIR POWERED GRINDER, ACTIVATING THE SWITCH AND CAUSING THE WHEEL TO CUT HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

EE, DRILL OPERATOR, SET THE JACK PAD OF THE DRILL ON A ROCK. THE PAD SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK, JARRING EE. (ON 11-17-03 EE CALLED THE MINE CLERK, & STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCE AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS INJURY.)

EE WAS OPERTING AN ENDLOADER. HE WAS LOADNG ROCKTRUCK WITH SHOT ROCK, A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE FACE & STRUCK THE BUCKET. THE JOLT CAUSED A SPRAIN OF THE EE'S NECK

EE ALLEGES THAT AS HE CLIMBED DOWN FROM THE EXPLOSIVE TRANSPORT TRUCK AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RT. KNEE.

EE WAS CARRYING REPAIR PARTS OUT OF THE PARTS HOUSE. HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN DOING THIS.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE ACCESS LADDER OF THE ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. THE KNEE WAS SPRAINED.

EE WAS DRIVING AN INTERNATIONAL TOOL TRUCK. HE DROVE THE TRUCK INTO A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. HE WAS TOSSED UPWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CAB ROOF AND RESULTED IN A NECK SPRAIN.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A BULLDOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL APPROX. 2 FT AND LANDED ON HIS HIP. BRUISED HIP AREA.

EE WAS OPERATING A 235 CAT. EXCAVATOR TO CLEAN A HIGHWALL. HE STATED WHILE OPERATING THE EXCAVATOR HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1-8-02 AND BEGAN LOSING WORKDAYS ALSO.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK. AS THE LOADER WASDUMPING MATERIAL INTO THE TRUCK BED A ROCK ROLLED FROM THE BUCKET AND STRUCK THE BED HARD ENOUGHTO TOSS EE IN THE TRUCK CAB. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL A TTENTION AND BEGAN LOSING WORK ON 8/24/01 DUE TOMUSCLE SPRAIN.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER OF THE P&H SHOVEL WHEN HIS FOOTING SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HIS LEFT ARM. HE SUFFERED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HISBACK.

WELDER HAD BEEN USAING AIR ARC AND HAD LAID IT DOWN. HE THEN REMOVED HIS WELDING SHIELD AT WHICHTIME AIR ARC BEGAN TO LEAK, BLOWING METAL INTO LEFT EYE.

EE WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK IN A PIT THAT HAD AUGER HOES IN IT. HE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK OVER THE HOLES AND STATED THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE HAD DISC SURGERY 6 YERS AGO. HE BEGAN MISSING WORK DAYS ON 1-13-01.

MECHANINC WAS REMOVING AND INSTALLING A FINAL DRIVE ON D11N BULLDOZER, THE SPROCKET HAD TO BE LIFTED UP AS MECHANIC WAS LIFTING SPROCKET HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AND GROIN AREA. P OSSIBLE HERNIA.

MECHANIC WAS CHANGING TRANSMISSION SCREEN LOCATED UNDER PUMP IN D11 TRACTOR. HAD TO GO THRU FLOOR BOARD OPENING TO GET TO THE TRANSMISSION SCREEN, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN THRU THE OPENING, LOST FO OTING ON OILY HOSE, AND FELL, WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING RETAINING BOLTS ON A HYDRAULIC PUMP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 7-31-00 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANIG THE WINDSHIELD OF HIS END LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST A HEADLIGHT. HE STRUCK THE LIGHT WITH HIS CHEST CAUSING A BRUISE AND 2 FRACTURED RIBS.

EE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER ON A ROCK TRUCK. AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HIS CALF MUSCLE OVER EXTENDED. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 11/7/99.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PUMP. HE WAS PUSHING THE PUMP IN PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER ON A DOWN HILL GRADE. HE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND LOST CONTROL. HE PUSHED THE DE-CLUTCH PEDAL ACCIDENTALLY ANBD THIS PUT THE LOADER IN NEUTRAL. TO STOPE THE LOADER HE DROVE IT INTO A DITCH. IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD AND STRUCK HIS LEG AGAINST THE DASHBOARD. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 STITCHES TO HIS HEAD AND

LIFTING BELLY PAN ON LOADER TO REPLACE A HOSE