Pe Letcher County Coal

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING STARTER FROM A D-10 DOZER, FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

HE CLOSED THE DOZER DOOR ON THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND (FRACTURE).

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AUGER OUT OF TRUCK BED AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EE TRIPPED WHILE EXITING THE DOZER & FELL FROM CAB PLATFORM TO DOZER TRACK & INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HYDRAULIC CAP. PRESSURE BLEW IT OUT OF HIS HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE. HE WENT TO DOCTOR, RECEIVED STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER WHEN IT KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL AND INJURED LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE FUELING DOZER, EE WAS PULLING FUEL HOSE, SLIPPED AND PULLED LOWER BACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 10/2/00.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AND HURT AFTER HE WENT THROUGH A DIP IN THE ROAD AND HIS SEAT BOTTOMED OUT.

EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A DOZER BLADE. HE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH W/HIS RIGHT HAND AND HITTING THE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HIT THE SIDE OF THE PUNCH CAUSING THE PUNCH TO ANGLE AND PRE SS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE PUNCH AND BLADE.

BODY WAS JOLTED WHEN DUMP TRUCK WAS BEING LOADEDWITH ROCK RESULTING IN STIFFNESS IN NECK.

INJURED STEPPED OUT OF GREASE TRUCK LANDING ON A SLICK ROCK TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN INJURED ON 4/18/00 WHILE SITTING IN HIS ROCK TRUCK BEING LOADED BY A 992C.

INJURED WAS EXITING PICK UP TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNNING BOARD CAUSING INJURED TO FALL TO GROUND CAUSING BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK AND STEPPED INTO A BORE HOLE WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FELL TO HIS KNEE.

INJURED WAS RECLAIMING WITH D9-L. WHEN HE PUT DOZER IN REVERSE HITTING A ROCK BEHIND HIM JOLTINGHIS BODY CAUSING NECK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OOPERATING LOADER BREAKING COAL IN THE PIT, WHEN HE POSITIONED LOADER TO CLOSE TO EDGE OF COAL OVERTURNING LOADER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. HIS RIGHT ARM/SHOULDER HIT AGAINST RIGHT SID E OF LOADER RESULTING IN BRUISED SHOULDER.

INJURED OPENED DOOR OF POWDER BIN PART WAY, WAS HOLDING DOOR HANDLE & A CLOT OF POWDER FELL FROM BIN HITTING DOOR, CAUSING DOOR TO SLAM TOGETHER ON RIGHT RING FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER.

NOISE EXPOSURE HISTORY OF WORKING AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR APPROX 30 YRS. MILD TO SEVERE DOWN SLOPING SENSORINEURAL HEARING LOSS, BILATERAL TINNITUS. HEARING AIDS TO BE PLACED HEARING DEVICES ORDERD 8/31/99

INJ WAS REPLACING ENGINE SEAL ON ROAD GRADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OF THE TIRE & HE FELL ON TO THE BACK RIPPER ON HIS REAR

INJ & COWORKER WERE PLACING MIDDLE BELLY PAN ON DION DOZER. CHAIN SUPPORTING PAN CAME UNHOOKED, BELLY PAN FELL STRIKING INJURED ON RIGHT UPPER LEG AND HIP AREA. NO FRACTURE, SMALL LACERATION & BRUISES TO RIGHT HIP AREA

INJURED WAS REPLACING PISTON ON 992-C LOADER--DROPPING PISTON IN WITH RING SQUEEZER. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS BEHIND PISTON. WHEN INJURE DDROPPED THE PISTON IN, IT SLIPPED DOWN CATCHING LEFT MID DLE FINGER BETWEEN PISTON & BLOCK.

WORKING ON FINAL DRIVE ON DOZER: INJURED LOOSENED PLUG TO RELIEVE PRESSURE. WHEN OIL STOPPED OOZING FORM PLUG, HE THOUGHT PRESSURE WAS OFF & PROCEEDED TO REMOVE PLUG AT WHICH TIME THE PLUG BLE W OUT SPEWING OIL ONTO INJ'S RIGHT HAND AND ARM RESULTING IN BURNS TO THESE AREAS.

EE WAS WORKING ON A 992 LOADER WHEN HE WAS HITTING A WRENCH WITH A HAMMER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIS FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND FRAME OF LOADER.

EMP WS USING AN AIR GUN TO TAKE HOIST JACK OFF A DOZER. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE SOCKET CAME OFF THE NUT AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB ANC UT IT. HE WAS TAKEN TO ]THE HOS PITAL WHERE HE REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

OPERATING DOZER IN SHOT, RAN OVER ROCKS AND BUMPED HEAD ON OVERHEAD RADIO.

EE WAS BEGINNING TO OPERATE 992 LOADER AND IT WAS RAINING. HE WAS WALKING ON THE BACK BUMPER OF LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE GRABBED FOR THE HANDRAIL AND RAIL BROKE. EE FELL TO THE GROUND CUTT ING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND BRUISING HIS HIP.

EE WAS MANUALLY RAISING OUTRIGGER ON MECHANICS TRUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE PIN WHEN OUTRIGGER FELL, PINCHING INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

LACERATION ABOVE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS PUTTING LIGHT BULB IN 3-10. WHEN HE WAS PEELING A WIRE THE KNIFE HE WAS CUTTING WITH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

THE DOZER DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE EMPLOYEE LAID HIS HAND IN THE DOOR FRAM EAND WHEN THE DOZER DOOR SHUT TO, IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER, SMASHING THE END OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOUNT A PUSHARM ON A D375 DOXER BLADE. A CHAIN OR CABLE SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE HAS A LACERATED JAW & LIPS. TEETH ARE LOW & LIPS ARE SWOLLEN.