Hoyt Tipple Coal

EE was helping move an electrical cable when the cable suddenly moved after being caught on something and pinned EE's hand between the cable and the end loader bucket. This caused a laceration which required stitches.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED SAMPLE BAGS AND COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1-9-02 AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE OFF UNTIL 1-11-02 AND RETURN FOR TESTS.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A RETURN ROLLER ON C BELTLINE. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE ROLLER HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SHOVELED COAL FOR TWO HOURS WHEN A BELTLINE STALLED OUT AND WHEN HE GOT UP THE NEXT MORNING HIS BACK WAS HURTING. IT GOT WORSE THE 2ND DAY AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO TOLD HIM TO BE OFF FOR TWO OR THREE WEEKS.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A BELT SCRAPER RUBBER ON THE E-BELTLINE. HE STOOD UP ON A 5 GAL BUCKET ADN THE BUCKET TURNED OVER CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS CHIN ON THE CORNER OF A BELT ROLLER BRACKET CUTTI NG CHIN, REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

EE WAS CLIMBING STEPS UP FROM E CRUSHER & HE TRIPPED AND KNEE HIT THE STEPS CAUSING CUT

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE DIFFERENTIALS FROM A MACK 800 COAL TRUCK AND WHEN THE REAR STABILIZER WAS REMOVED THE FRONT SHIFTED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE AXLE HOUSING AND FRAM E CAUSING BRUISES TO THE TOP OF THE FOOT

EE WAS PUSHING COAL IN E-PILE WITH CAT D9H DOZERHE DID NOT HEAR THE RADIO TRANSMISSION THAT THE BELT LINE WAS STARTING UP & OPERATED HIS DOZER OVER THE DRAW OFF TUNNED DOORS & DOZER NOSED OVE R INTO A HOLE THROWING HIM OUT OF HIS SEAT. HE WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT

EE WAS HELPING REINSTALL B CRUSHER UNIT ON B SAMPLER WHEN HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE UNIT AND THE CHUTE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOAD A 4' X 8' 1/8" PIECE OF METAL OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK BED AND AS HE WAS PULLING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A GRATE IN THE BOTTOM OF CRUSHER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT UNDER BAR. CRUSHED MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES AND SPLINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AND WAS LIFTING AND PULLING WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD SUSTAINED A SIMILAR INJURY 6/28/97 AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON 9-4-97 AND THOUGHT IT WAS RELATED TOTHEM BUT DR. HAVE DETERMINED IT IS A NEW INJURY. CO. OFFICIALS WERE FIRST NOTIFIED ON 10-23-97.

EE NOTIFIED CO OFFICAL ON 7-14-97 THAT HE HAD HURT HIS BACK AND WENT TO DR BUT NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS ADM. EE WENT BACK TO DR ON 8-1-97 AND DR TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK TIL FURTHER NOTICE. SAT 8- 2-97 WAS THE FIRST DAY OF WORK MISSED DUE TO INJURY THE DATE OF 8-1-97 WILL START THE 10 DAYS.

EE WAS HELPING INSTALL A DRVIE PULLEY ON A COAL CRUSHER. AS EE WAS DRIVING THE PULLEY ON WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER HE HIT THE LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING LOSS OF FINGERNAIL, REQUIRING 10 STIT CHES AND BROKEN BONE IN TIP OF FINGER.

EMP WAS HELPING REMOVE WOODEN FORMS FROM A CONCRETE WAL WITH A 5' SLATE BAR. BAR SLIPPED AND HITEMP ON RIGHT FOOT BEHIND SAFETY TOE AND PUNCTURED FOOT.

EE WAS PUSHING COAL IN STOCKPILE WITH D-9 DOZER.HE GOT OFF THE DOZER TO REMOVE SOME PIECES OF ROCK FROM THE COAL. WHEN HE THREW THE ROCKS OUT OFTHE WAY HE FELT PAIN IN BACK AND RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRING ABOX OF 200 H DRIVE CHAIN TO CRUSHER SITE. AS HE LIFTED CHAIN OVER HANDRAIL HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

THREE EE WERE MOVING A LINE STARTED BOX UP STEPS WHEN BOX SHIFTED TO THE SIDE AND HIT HANDRAIL CAUSING EE TO LOOSE THEIR GRIP A BOX HIT ONE EE ON THE LEFT CLAF MUSCLE. THE LINE STARTER BOX WEI GHTS APPROX. 250 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PUTTING WEAR PLATES IN COAL HOPPER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SLID APPROX. 8' DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 9/25/94 WHEN HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 9/26/94 HE WAS TOLD TO STAY HOME FOR A WEEK AND COME BACK FOR X-RAYS ON 10/3/94.

EE WAS REMOVING TRANSFER CASE FROM PICK UP TRUCK WHEN CASE SLIPPED AND FELL ON RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GRINDER WITH WIRE BRUSH ATTACHMENT TO CLEAN PARTS PRIOR TO RE-ASSEMBLY WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED A CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EMPLOYEE HAS FILED CLAIM OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBINGA LADDER TO GET TO B-BELT AND WAS CARRYING A JACK IN IHS HAND. FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 6 FOOT.

FOREMAN WAS RIDING A WHEEL ATV DOWN ROAD TO LOAD OUT POINT WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF FOOT REST ALLOWING REAR TIRE TO RUN OVER FOOT & PULL FOREMAN OFF VEHICLE

CUTTING PIECE OF BELTLINE WITH POCKET KNIFE -KNIFE CLOSED AND CUT EMPL RIGHT FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ONE HAMMER AS A CHISEL AND STRIKING IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER. ONE OF THE MAHHERS CHIPPED OFF. CHIP OF METAL PUNCTURED INSIDE OF EMPLOYEES LEFT ELBOW.

WHILE BOOSTING DOZER OFF BATTERY SPARKED AND FLAKES OF METAL HIT EMPLOYEE INLEFT EYE.