Smith Mine Coal

WHILE CONTRACTOR WAS TYING DOWN TIRES ON THE BEDOF A SEMI-TRUCK, A STRONG GUST OF AIR FROM A STORM BLEW HIM OFF THE TRAILER. HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4', LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS CHECKING A BREAKER AT THE TRAIN LOADOUT FACILITIES AND THE BREAKER SHORT-CIRCUITED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO EE S FOREARMS AND FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY RETURN IDLER OUT OF TUNNEL AND STRAINED BACK. EMPLOYEE REORTED INJURY ON 11-26-97.

EMPLOYEE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WERE INSTALLING A BATTERY IN THE D-9 BULLDOZER AND THE EMPLOYEE DISLOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMP WAS WALKING DOWN TO CHECK PUMP IN NORTH END OF PHASE I PIT AND SLIPPED ONUNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. NOTE: STARTED MISSING WORK 8-20-97 - HAVING KNEE SURGERY.

EMP WAS UNBLOCKING FEEDEER. STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON 5 GALLON BUCKET LOOKING FOR PARTS IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE TURNED TO STEP OFF BUCKET, MISJUDGED, FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEAR BARS OUT OF CHUTE ON #1 OVERLAND HEADER. WEAR BARS HAD BEEN CUT ON TOP SIDE AND EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING OFF BARS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT BAR AND BAR TURNED AN D HIT RIGHT THUMB ON HAMMER HANDLE.

RIGGING CAME APART FROM LADDER AND EMPLOYEE FELL25 TO 30 FEET DOWN A VERTICAL CHUTE ONTO THE BELT LINE.

EE WAS HOLDING A SPIKE HAMMER WHILE ANOTHER EE HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A MECHANIC CHANGE A HYDRAULIC HOSE. HE WAS STANDING ONT EH BAR BEHIND THE DOZER BLADE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE GRAB THE DRILL ONT EH DOZER, HIS RING ON HIS F INGER GOT HUNG IN THE GRILL CAUSING HTE RING TO CUT HIS FINGER.

CHANGING OIL FILTER ON HAUL TRUCK. WHEN HANDING SHOP FOREMAN OIL FILTER STRUCK RIGHT HAND BETWEEN INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST TRUCK GRILL. RESULTED IN A LACERATION.

HE HAD JUST FINISHED FILLING WATER TRUCK WITH WATER. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING PUMP HOSE FROM THE TRUCK. WHILE DISCONNECTING HOSE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, AND HE FELL BUMPING HIS CHIN, KNOWKCING 1 TOOTH LOOSE. THE GROUND WAS WET. EE HAS GUM DISEASE AND DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO LOOSEN A TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE DOES A GREAT DEAL OF WELDING AND GRINDING AND SOMETIME ON 2-16 HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

SERVICING A REAR DUMP AND A CLODD OF MUD FELL OFF THE UNDERNEATH SIDE OF TRUCK STRIKING EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALLING WIRE CABLE ROPES ON DRAGLINE. THEY WERE REELING THE WIRE CABLE OFF OF SPOOL, THE END OF WIRE ROPE TWISTED OFF SPOOL & HIT EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING BOLTS ON DRYER TOP TOP OF DRYER MOVED & MASHED HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT A PIECE OF METAL & HIT HIS THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER WORKING ON A AIR COMPRESSOR WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A WATER PUMP NEXT TOT HE HIGH WALL. ROCK FELL OFF HIGHWALL STRIKING PUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS INJURED GETTING OFF PUMP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WATER PUMP HOSE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE AS HE NORMALLY DOES, AND HE STARTED ITCHING UNDER HIS CHIN AND ON HIS THROAT. DR SAID HE HAD A CHEMICAL ALLERGY OF SOME TYPE. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT GET AROUND ANY CHEMICALS OR SPRAYS.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING, CUTTING AND GRINDING ON FRONT BUMPER OF A REAR DUMP. DURING THE REPAIR HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE.

HE HAD TWO TREES IN FRONT OF HIS DOZER BLADE, AND WAS PUSHING THEM. AS HE WAS PUSHING THEM HIS BLADE HIT A STUMP AND JERKED THE DOZER.

HE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER GRINDING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE.

HE WAS CHANGING A AIR FILTER AND STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF TRASH AND PART OF THE TRASH WAS STUCK IN THE TRUCK. HE BEGAN TO PULL TRASH OUT BY HAND AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL AND STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ELECTIRCAL TRAILING CA LE AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SOME PICTURES & STEPPED IN A HOLE STRAINING HIS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT & THE SOCKET CAME OFF AIR WRENCH STRIKING EMPLOYEES HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET & GOT WELDING FLASH

DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW PC OF METAL IN EYE

PICKING UP PC OF METAL METAL SLIPPED FELL ON FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNCLOGGED A CHUTE AT THE PR EP PLANT HE WAS USING A PRY BAR APPROX 5FT LONG HE JABBED IT UP IN THE CHUTE TO LOOSEN THE COAL SOME OF THE COAL CAME LOOSE & HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON WALK BOX AND SLID DOWN LADDER, HITTING RIGHT RIBS ON DOOR HANDLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A D-10 DOZER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER TO GET ANOTHER TOOL. AS HE EAS DISMOUNTING, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HE JUMPED FROM TEH DOZER TRACK TO THE GROUND, INJURING HIS KN EE. HEIGHT APPROX. 31/2 FT TO 4 FT HIGH.

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD A SUMP PUMP ON A FOUR WHEEL DOLLY. THE TWO EMPLOYEE WERE ROLLING THE DOLLY AND THE PUMP FELL OFF THE DOLLY, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXCHANGING A FRONT SPRING ON THE MACK SERVICE TRUCK.HE WAS USING A 2LB HAMMER AND A PUNCH TO DRIVE A PIN IN AND HIT HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER TO CLEAN SOME BOLTS. SOME PARTICLES FLEW OFF THE BOLT AND WENT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A R-50 REARDUMP BRAKES. HE WAS LOOKING FOR A LEAK ON THE BRAKE LINE HOSE. HE REACHED TO CHECK A BRAKE LINE, IT BROKE AND BRAKE FLUID SPRAYED IN HIS EYES.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A R-85 TRUCK AND THE BOTTOM STEP WAS BROKE. HE FORGET ABOUT BOTTOM STEP BEING BROKE. HE STEPPED DOWN AND HIT THE GROUND JARRING HIS BACK.

DUMPING LOAD OF MUD, MUD SHIFTED JARRING TRUCK STRAINING NECK

EMPL WALKING DOWN CONVEYOR BELT TUNNEL TO INSPE CT BELT.STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL,TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CAN OF OIL TO A WATER PUMP. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A STEP BANK, STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS WORK OF RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT TILL 8-28-90.

EMPL DISMOUNTING FROM ROAD GRADER TO SHUT OFF WATER PUMP.STEPPING DOWN TO GROUND,STEPPED ON LUMP OF COAL,TWISTED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A GEAR OUT ON THE SPUD TOWER. HE WAS GOING TO LAY THE GEAR ON SOME WOOD CRIBBING, THE CHAIN OR THE GEAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE GEAR TO MOVE QUICKLY AS RESULT KICKING THE CRI BBING OUT FROMUNDER GEAR, HITTING EMPLOYEES FOOT

EMPL WAS USING 10LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK SPROCKET SEGMENTS BELTS OUT. SMALL PIECE OF BOLT BROKE OFF WHEN HIT BY SLEDGE HAMMER HITTING EMPL IN ARM.

EMPL REMOVING GREASE PUMP FROM 55 GAL BARREL.LIFTING & PULLING ON PUMP STRAINED HIS SIDE.

EMPL WAS WALKING ACROSS PREP PLANT FLOOR FLOOR WAS WET EMPL SLIPPED & FELL.

EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK CRUSHER & ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER. EMPL DEENERGIZED CRUSHER & USING BAR TRIED TO LOOSEN ROCK. EMPLS HAND SLIPPED OFF PRY BAR & STRUCK CRUSHER.

OPERATOR WAS PUSHING ROCK BESIDE HIGHWALL AND ROCK FELL OFF SIDE OF HIGHWALL.STRIKING BULLDOZER AND BREAKING GLASS ON BULLDOZER CAB,HITTING OPERATOR ON RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER COAL CRUSHER AND LIFTED UP LADDER AND CHAINED IT UP AND STARTED TO GET INTO BOB CAT LOADER AND LADDER FELL MASHING LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON 6" PUMP LINE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPL WAS HELPING MECHANIC WORK ON TRUCK & THEY WERE USINGHAMMER & HAMMER HIT HIS HAND.

EMPL WAS UNDER DOZER USING HAMMER & HE STRAINED SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO JERK HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE REAR DUMP GETTING READUY TO DUMP THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING FORWARD DOWN THE SLOPE AND OVERTURNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER & HE WAS BACKING UP & HE BACKED OVER A ROCK JARRING HIM

EMPL WAS MOUNTING HIS DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL

EMPL BRAKING UP TILE WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF TILE HIT ARM CUTTING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A LIGHT PLANT TO A ROAD GRADER TO MOVE IT WHILE HOOKING IT UP HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER AND A HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED BLOWING OIL ON THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUT CHECKING THE WATER IN A POND AND SOMETHING HIT HIM. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE AND DUST GO TIN HIS EYE FROM THE WIND WAS BLOWING.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT WAITING TO GO TO WORK HE SAID HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE HE IS NOT SURE HOW OR WHEN THE FORIEGN BODY GOT IN HIS EYE THE DR DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WH AT THE FOREIGN BODY WAS IT WAS BLACK IN COLOR SO IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PIECE OF COAL HE WORE EYE GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LOADER BUCKET WITH A FORKLIFT HE HEARD SOMETHING DRAGGING STOPPED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT IT WAS THE BUCKET ARM WAS WEDGED ON THE FORKLIFT ARM AND HE PULLED ON THE BUCKET ARM TO GET IT UNWEDGED AND IN DOING SO THE BUCKET ARM CAME UP AND HIT HIS LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PUMP HOSE WITH A KNIFE AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A PIPE DOWN A FIGHT OF STAIRS AND ONE END OF THE PIPE HIT THE GROUND AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FUEL IN THE BARGE MOUNTED WATER PUMP. HE WAS LEAVING THE PUMP, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER THAT IS CONNECTED TO THE SIDE OF THE EXPLOSIVES BULK TRUCK HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE LOADING AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OFF THE DUMP AREA AND HE WENT TO BACK UP AND HE HIT A BIG ROCK.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW A PIECE OF RUSHT GOT IN HIS EYE HE THINKS THE WIND BLEW IT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A ROAD GRADER AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR.

EMPL. DISMOUNTI3G FROM SERVICE TURCK & HIS FOOT STEPPED ON A FROZEN CLOD OF DIRT & SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF SERVICE TRUCK ANDS HE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION,AND STUMBLED AND FELL AND HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLLYEE WAS CL9ANING TRUCK BEDS UT & HE WENT TO SHUT THE TAILGATE ON TRUCK BED HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT BETWEEN DOZER TRACKS HE WAS USING A 5 FT BAR TO CLEAN THE TRACKS OUT. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE REMOVING CUTTING EDGES OF A DOZER THEY WERE USING A HAMMER.

HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE PUTTING A TRACK BACK ON THE 261 BACKHOE AND HE WAS USING A PRY BAR PULLING ON THE TRACK. WHILE PULLING ON THE PRY BAR HE HURT HIS BACK.

EMPL USING HAMM9R TO DRIVE 2 BUSHING METAL IN PLACE PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF BUSHING WENT INTO HAND.

EMP WAS MOVING 5 CUTTING EDGE AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SC9APPING GOB OUT OF TRUCK BEDS AND HE WENT TO SLAM A TAILGATE ON A TRUCK AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE TRUCK BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP ON THE 801 SHOVEL WITH A WATER HOSE IN ONE HAND. ON HIS THIRD STEP UP, HE LOST HIS FOOTING ADN FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS CLIMBING3UP THE LADDER TO GET IN HIS REAR DUMP. HIS FOOR SLIPPED & JERKED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE DID NO7 RECEIVE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION TILL 06-20-87.EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE REAR DUMP TO START THE WORK SHIFT AND WHEN HE REACHED THE THIRD STEP HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND WHEN HE CAUGHT3HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING HIS REAR DUMP TO THE DUMP SITE, WHEN HE GOT WHERE HE WANTED, HE STOPPED TO TAKE HIS TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND DURING THAT TIME THE S POIL GAVE AWAY 6NDER THE RIGHT BACK TIRE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO TURN OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DOZER AND THE DOZER BLADE HIT A ROCK AND JARRED EMPLOYEE S BACK.

EMPL LOADING TR6CK WITH BAGS OF POWDER AND IN THE PROCESS HE HAD A HERNIA.EMPL DOESNT KNOW REALLY WHEN IT HAPPENED.DIDNT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-7-87.

EE WAS CLEANING3COAL WITH HIS DOZER. HE WAS BACKING UP & MOVING OVER THE WINDROW OF MATERIAL TO START ANOTHER RUN. WHEN HIS DOZER CROSSED THE WINDROW OF MATERIAL THE DOZER HJARRED HIS BACK.

HE AND ANOTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE FORK LIFT TO THE RACK WHERE THE METAL IS KEPT WHEN LIFTING THE METAL FROM THE FORK LIFT TO THE STEEL RACK THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS B ACK 3

EMPLOYEE WS HEL1ING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFT A METAL BOX OUT OF A PICKUP TRUCK TO THE GROUND IN THE PROCESS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIMESLF

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF WORK WALKING TOWARDS HIS CAR HE HAD TO WALK BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES AND WHEN HE DID A SECOND EMPLOYEE OPENED THEIR CAR DOOR AND I.NAMES HAND HIT THE DOOR

HE WAS STRAIGH7ENING OUT A PUMP HOSE TRYING TO GET IT READY SO WATER COULD BE PUMPED HE WAS DOWN ON ONE LEG TRYING TO UNTWIST THE PUMP HOSE WHILE HE WAS UNTWISTING THE HOSE HE STRAINED HIMSE LF 3

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HAULING LIMESTONE OUT OF THE PIT. HE WAS LOADED AND STARTED UP THE RAMP. THE EMPLOYEE GOT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP THE RAMP AND THE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE RAM P AND OVERTURNE8. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN IT WAS LAYING ON ITS TOP. THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPEN AND NO ONE ALSO DOES.

EMP WAS COMING 6P THE RAMP FROM THE PIT AND SAID HE WAS SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND THE TRUCK HESITATED HE STOPPED FOR A SECOND TO LET THE GEARS HAVE TIME TO SHIFT THAT IS WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED 5ND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS

EMPLOYEE AND AN2THER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING TWO TRUCK SPRINGS. THEY HAD ONE ON THE GROUND WAITING TO LOAD AND ONE TRUCK SPRING THEY WERE LOADING. WHILE THEY WERE LOADING THE FIRST SPRING, THE SECOND SPRING 4HICH WAS SETTING UP ON THE GROUND, FELL AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES FOOT.

HE WAS GETTING 2UT OF THE SERVICE TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED OUT ONTO THE GROUND OFF THE TRUCK HE HURT HIS LWOER BACK

HE WAS LIFTING 5 SCRAPPER CUTTING EDGE AND AS HE WAS TURNING TO PLACE IT ON THE TRUCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

HE WAS LIFTING 5 ROCK OFF THE BELT AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN THE GROIN.

STEPPING DOWN O0F DOZER TRACK AND TWISTED HIS FOOT.

EMP WAS REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A TRACK IDLE MONT ON A BULLDOZER HE HIT A LARGE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER & THE PUNCH BOUNCED UP & HIT HIM IN THE L EYE. LOST SIGHT IN LEFT EYE

EMP WAS CHECKING FUEL IN A BARGE MOUNTED WATER PUMP HE JUMPED OFF THE BARGE & PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK

HELPING DRILL OPERATOR CHANGE DRILL BIT THE BIT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.

THE TRUCK DRIVER DROVE INTO THE MINE AND GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK DUE TO FREEZING CONDITIONS THE STEPS HAD ICED OVER HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS KNEE ON THE FUEL TANK TH IS RESULTED IN TORN LIGAMENTS IN THE LEFT KNEE THIS REQUIRED SURGERY ON THE KNEE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN A TRUCK TRAILER AND DUMPED OUT. HIS WEDDING RIGHT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND STRIPPED THE MEAT FROM THE BONE OF THE FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PIPE WRENCH TO CHANGE A SUB.ON A DRILL HEAD, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT ARM CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN & BRUISE

THE OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING THE BACK HOLE WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL HE LANDED ON A RIB OF COAL ON HIS BACK LEFT ARM BREAKING TEH LEFT ARM & BRUISING HIS BACK.