Lee Surface Mine: 3 MSHA citations Coal

THE DATE OF THIS ACCIDENT IS THE BEGINNING OF THE 1ST DAY AWAY FROM WORK. EE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS FOR 16 YRS HE DID NOT REPORT ANY EVENT THAT TRIGGERED HIS PAIN IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS PERI OD OF DISABILITY RESULTS FROM REPEATED WEAR & TEAR OVER MANY YEARS

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER WORKER WERE USING THE PARTSTRUCK ELECTRICAL CRANE TO LOAD 5 LIQUID NITROGENTANKS. THE TANKS WERE SET ON REAR OF BED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THEM FROM THE CRANE AND SPIN NING THEM TO HEADBOARD TO BE SECURED. THE LAST TANK FELL WHILE SPINNING. EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE TANK, USING HIS KNEE AS A SUPPORT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE GRAB BAR BACK TO ITS ORGINAL POSITION WHEN HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF JAGGED METAL.

EE STATES THAT AFTER DOING REPAIR WORK INSIDE CAB OF AN OUT OF SERVICE D9C DOZER, HE WAS SITTING IN SEAT WHEN BACK BEGAN HURTING. EE HAS HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS DATING BACK TO 1992.

WHILE MAKING REPAIRS TO A ROCK DRILL DUST COLLECTOR, APIECE OF DIRT FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE DUST COLLECTOR, HITTING EE ON THE HEAD AND SOME OF THE DIRT FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING APPROPRIATE SAFETY EYE PROTECTION WHEN INJURED.

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A CUTTINGEDGE FROM A BULLDOZER. FOUR OF THE FIVE BOLTS HOLDING THE PLATE WERE MISSING. WHEN EMP TRIED TO LOOSEN THE FINAL BOLT HOLDING THE PLATE THE BOLT BROKE AND PLATE OR BOLT STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT WITH A HAND TOOL (RATCHET) WHEN THE BOLT BROKE. THIS SUDDEN ACTION CAUSED PAIN IN THE EMPLOYEE'S BACK. AFTER CONFERRING WITH MSHA OFFICIALS FROM THE PA INTSVILEE, KY OFFICE A DECISION WAS MADE TO CLASSIFY THIS EVENT AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES GIVEN THIS EMPLOYEE'S PAST MEDICAL HISTORY.

EE WAS BACKING UP FROM GETTING A BUCKET OF ROCK. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL DROPPED IN A SOFT PLACE MAKING THE LOADER TILT TO ONE SIDE, BOUNCING HIM AROUND, HURTING HIS BACK.

OPERATOR WAS CHANGING STEELS ON DRILL. HE WAS PUTTING PIN IN WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS ROTATIONLEVER WHEN THE STEEL TURNED AND MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE'S PROTECTIVE CO VERING AT TIME OF ACCIDENT: HARD HAT, GLOVES, HARD TOE BOOTS.

THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK WAS COMING OFF OF A HILL AND HE STOPPED FOR A MINUTE AND WHEN HE GOT BACK IN THE TRUCK HE WAS GOING TO PUT THE TRUCK IN GEAR AND HE SAID IT WOULDN'T GO BACK IN GEAR (TH E TRUCK) AND IT STARTED TO ROLL AND THE DRIVER GOT SCARED AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK, CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER LEFT WRIST, TAILBONE AND SOME CUTS AND BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED WHEN A PORTION OF THE HIGHWALL SLOGHED. IT IS BELIEVED A VERY THIN CLAY VEING FAILED.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING PRESSUR EFROM A GREASE TAKE-UP CYLINER WHEN GREASE WAS INJECTED INTO HISS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING HIGHWALL WITH LOADER BUCKET.WHEN IT BECAME HUNG ON WALL CAUSING REAR OF LOADER TO COME OFF GROUND.WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT CAUSED THE LOADER TO BOUNCE CAUSING A JOLT.

THE DRIVER WAS GOING TO LEE'S CONSTRUCTION TO GET LOADED. WHEN HE WAS GOING DOWN THE HILL HE WAS DRIVING TO FAST AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND IT ROLLED OVER A CLIFF.

SUBJECT FELL FROM THE REAR BUMBER OF A DUAL WHEELED MECHANIC TRUCK. AS HE FELL HE STRUCK THE BUMBER OF THE TRUCK WITH THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY. THE TRUCK WAS NOT MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE ACC IDENT.

SUBJECT HAD BEEN WELDING PRIOR TO NOTICING IRRITATION OF HIS EYE. SUBJECT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY EVENT CAUSING THIS IRRITATION. WAS SEEN IN EMERGENCY RM. OF A LOCAL HOSPITAL & ADVISED TO SEE E YE SPECIALIST. AN EYE SPECIALIST WAS NOT AVAIL.UNTIL 3/24/94. SUBJECT WAS SEEN BY THE SPECIALIST ON 3/24/94 & RETURNED TO WORK ON 3/25/94.

EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME HE RECEIVED OUT PATIENT SURGERY ON JULY 16 1993 HE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON THIS DATE CONSIDERED AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS & WILL NOT B E COUNTED AS LOST WORK DAYS

SUBJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED A RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS CLAIM DATE OF ACCIDENT REFLECTS DATE OF THE AWARD NO KNOWN WORK DAYS HAVE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF THIS CLAIM

SUBJECT HAS BEEN AWARDED A 'RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS CLAIM'. THE DATE OF ACCIDENT REFLECTS THE DATE OF AWARD. NO KNOWN WORK DAYS HAVE BEEN LOST AS A RESULT OF THIS CLAIM.

OPER TRUCK OVER HEAD RADIO IN CAB IT FELL STRIKING HIM IN L EYE

SUBJECT WAS AWARDED A "RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS" DUE TO HIS ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO COAL WORKERS' PNEUMOCONIOSIS. MARTIN COUNTY COAL IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. THE DATE OF THE ACCIDEN T REFLECTS THE DATE THE OPINION WAS SIGNED. THIS EMPLOYEE HAS MISSED NO KNOWN WORK DAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS CLAIM.

HE AND CO-WORKERS WERE HANGING MINER CABLE AND WATERLINE FROM THE ROOF OF THE WORKING SECTION. THE CABLE AND WATERLINE WERE SECURED IN THE FIRST TWO CABLE HANGERS WITHOUT INCIDENT. HOWEVER, AS THE WATERLINE AND CABLE WERE BEING SECURED IN THE THIRD CABLE HANGER, THEY SUDDENLY SLIPPED FROM THE HANGER, CAUSING HIM TO BE FORCED TO THE MINE FLOOR.

BLASTING CREW BEGAN PREPARATIONS TO BLAST OVERBURDEN 3-4'THICK.I.NAME COMPLETED DISBURSING PRELL INTO DRILLED HOLES OPERATING CONTROL LEVERS ON PRELL TRUCK.THEN POSITIONED HIMSELF ON BED SIDE OF PICKUP TRUCK BEGAN TALKING WITH COWORKER.WITHOUT WARNING HE FELL FORWARD ONTO BED OF TRUCK.COWORKER BEGAN CPR AND SUMMONED COMPANY AMBULANCE.

SUBJECT WAS AWARDED A RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS DUE TO COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS MARTIN COUNTY COAL CORP IS SOLEY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PAYMENT SUBJECT LAST WORKED ON JULY 11 1990

PERFORMING MAINT WORK ON DRILL.COUPLING BROKEN CHAIN ON DRILL USING PRY BAR TO FORCE CHAIN TOGETHER BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT HAND.

VICTIM WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO AUGER ON 800 MACK ANFO TRUCK HE WAS ATTACHING A DRIVE COUPLING BETWEEN HYDRAULIC MOTOR & HORIZONTAL AUGER BY USING A HAMMER & CHISEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROPERLY POSI TION COUPLINGT I NAME PLACED CHISEL ON COUPLING BEGAN TAPPING ON THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER SUDDENLY A PIECE OF STEEL SEPARATED FROM CHISEL STRIKING VICTIM IN LEFT EYE

VICTIM WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO A LIFT CYLINDER ON A KOMATSU TRACTOR. HE TEMPORARILY INTERRUPTED THIS TASK TO OBTAIN A TOOL FROM HIS MECHANICS TRUCK, PARKED APPROX. 20 FEET AWAY. WHILE TRAVELING TO THE MECHANICS TRUCK, HE STEPPED INTO A DRILLED HOLE, MEASURING 8 INCHES IN DIAMETER.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING CATEPILLAR D9H TRACTOR TO REBUILD A BERM AND CONSTRUCT A DITCH.HE BEGAN BY DIGGING ROCKS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE BENCH AND MOVING THEM APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 FEET TO THE EDG E OF THE BENCH.AS HE APPROACHED THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BENCH HE STOPPED HIS FORWARD MOTION AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL.INSTEAD HE SHIFTED FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE,THROWING HIM AGAINST T

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A EUCKID R-50 ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN TO A DUMP AREA ON A GRADE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WHEN THE VICTIM TURNED THE TRUCK JAND ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE THE DIREC ION OF TRAVEL TO DUMP. THE VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE TRUCK AS IT TRAELDED DOWN THE GRADE PICKING UP SPEED. WHEN THIS ATTEMPT FAILED, THE VICTIM LEAPED FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMEN

VICTIM WAS DRIV3NG A CHEVELLE SEDASN ON A MINE ACCESS ROAD AND RAN THE CAR UNDER THE REAR OF A MACK TRUCK TO WHEEL COAL TRUCK.

VICTIM WAS FILLING BULK DIESEL FUEL TRUCK WITH FUEL FROM A STATIONARY BULK TANK ON THE GROUND. VICTIM CLIMBED UP REAR OF TANK ON TRUCK AND WAS CHECKING THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK. AS HE STARTE BACK DOWN THE STEPS ON THE TANK HIS FEET SLIPPED RESULTING IN THE VICTIM FALLING APPROX. 6 TO THE GROUND. THE AREA AROUND THE TANK WAS MUDDY AND THE VICTIM S SHOES WERE MUDDY.

VICTIM WAS ASSISTING 2 WELDERS WHO WERE WELDING ON THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER.A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FROM THE WELDING JOB-CUTTING TORCH-FELL ON THE OXYGEN HOSE & BURNED A HOLE IN IT. THE VICTIM SAW WHAT HAD OCCURRED & TRIED TO SQUEEZE THE OXYGEN HOSEE TOGETHER. THE HOSE SUDDENLY IGNITED & RESULTED IN THE VICTIM SUFFERING 2ND & 3RD DEGREE BURNS OF THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND. V