Joe'S Branch Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A 988 LOADER AND WAS ATTEMPTING THE THIRD STEP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. EE WAS CARRYING A LUNCH BUCKET AND TERMOS.

EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS LIGHTS OUT BEFORE DISMOUNTING THE EQUIPMENT. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE FROM THE EQUIPMENT TO THE GROUND AND THE GROUND BEING UNEVEN OF A DISTANCE OF AP PROX. 5 FT.

THE ALLEDGED HAS MANY YEARS MINING EXPERIENCE BUT NOT AT THIS MINE.L HE SERVED AS MINE FOREMAN FOR PERIOD OF THREE WEEKS WHILE MINE FORMAN HAD SURGERY - ALL OTHER SERVICES PERFORMED WERE NOT ON MINE PROPERTY. IT WAS IN SHOP VICINITY.

CONDITIONS EXISTING(CLEAR NIGHT) EMPLOYEE WAS NEGLIGENT IN HIS ACTIONS. ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE LIGHT IN BULLDOZER, LEFT SERVICE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL. FAILED TO USE PARK BRAKE OR TO USE CHOCKS.

CONDITIONS EXISTING(CLEAR NIGHT) EMPLOYEE WAS NEGLIGENT IN HIS ACTIONS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE LIGHT IN BULLDOZER. LEFT SERVICE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL. FAILED TO USE PARK BRAKE OR TO USE CHOCKS.

LOOSE ROCK ON DRIL BENCH. DRILL OEPRATOR LOST FOOTING AND FELL FROM TEH DRILL BENCH APPROX 8 TO 10' LACERATION TO LEFT EAR SMALL LACERATON TO THE FOREHEAD ABRASION TO RIGHT FOREARM. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED WITH PAIN IN BACK.

OEPRATOR WAS EXITING THE PIT AND IN A AKWARD MOTION OF HIS BODY AND HE FELT QUOTE A POP.

STATEMENTS ARE CONFLICTING-HE STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP.DR GRUNDY STATED HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION-TO MY KNOWLEDGE EMPLOYEEHAD RECURRING EAR INFECTIONS-HE WAS ON PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF 90 DAYS-AT THIS TIME-WHICH HE WASN'T COVERED WITH HEALTH INSURANCE.

PAD ON DRILL BROKE & EMPLOYEE WITH CO-WORKER ATTEMPTED TO RETREIVE PAD BY USING ENLOADER BUCKET & CHAINS. ONCE EMPLOYEE ASSISTED IN PLACING CHAINS AROUND THE BUCKET & PAD OF THE ENLOADER HE S TEPPED BACK & RIGHT LEG WENT IN A CRACK IN GROUND. POSSIBLE STRAIN.