Sycamore Surface Mine Coal

The refuse dozer operator parked the D6T dozer beside a D7T dozer (28" apart), exited the D6 to retrieve a bottle of Lysol from the D7. After retrieving the Lysol and dismounting the D7 EE slipped and fell striking EE' head on the D7 tracks. It was found that the EE traveled from one piece of equipment to another while mounting and dismounting.

EE was exiting #10 truck, coming down steps. EE had right arm around rail when EE's left foot slipped off step catching the right arm between grab bar and fender of truck. Later EE complained of shoulder pain.

EE climbed the ladder to get back in position to operate the loader. As EE was climbing, EE missed a step & fell forward which caused EE to reach out to the hand rail to catch self. When EE grabbed the handrail EE had pain in left shoulder & the pain has continued in left shoulder since this incident happened.

As the Day Shift Pre-shift examiner entered the mine property conducting EE's examination (around 4:45am), EE noticed the #314 Dozer engulfed in flames. The machine had been parked for about 11/2 hours after the conclusion of Evening shift. There was no one else on the property at the time of the discovery of the fire. EE immediately reported the fire on the 1-800 number.

Employee stated when loader placed large rock in the bed of employee's haul truck, the rock rolled across and struck the off side of the bed. This caused employee to be jarred inside of the operators cab.

Slippery road conditions, Employee was hauling an empty truck in route to be reloaded when the truck started sliding and upon employee counter steering, the truck went into a ditch, getting in a sump.

EE was hauling refuse to the refuse dump site, stated truck powered out and came off the hill backwards. EE tried to steer into the escape ramp and missed causing the truck to overturn onto the driver's side (Note: EE was scheduled off on 5/3/16 prior to the accident).

Two equipment operators were on the ground discussing work to be performed at the staker plant. A service man arrived to service and lube the plant. Friendly horseplay occurred as they grabbed each other this caused them to trip backward over a large clump of dirt. The service man landed on top of the equipment operator fracturing the left ring finger

Employee was raising side door on lube track door is spring loaded so when door is raised spring helps raise it. Employee had a hold of factory hand when door was raised near the top or raising the door employee's hand was pulled into frame of door causing a cut to the inside of his index finger on Rt hand.

When the bed on the truck was raised, the rear wheels sank causing the bed to flip over.

EE was dismounting dozer after installing a CB when his foot slipped off push arm step causing him to fall and strike the side of his service truck parked next to the dozer causing his right shoulder to dislocate.

EE WAS INSTALLING BRAKE ON SPINDLE AND WAS TIGHTENING MOUNTING BOLTS WITH A LARGE RATCHET. BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE GETTIN GINTO CAB OF A DRILL THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE REACHING OVER TO PICK UP A SLING FOR THE 2800 CABLE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

STATE WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD-SILICOSIS

EE STATED THAT WHILE LIFTING A BATTERY, HE FELT A PIN IN HIS BACK.

WORKERS COMPENSATION AWARD-HEARING LOSS CLAIM.

EE STATED THAT WHEN HE JUMPED FROM A DRILL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

STATE WORKERS COMPENSATION AWARD-SILICOSIS

EE WAS LOADING A BARREL OF FLOCK INTO A BACKHOE BUCKET. A TOOTH ON THE BUCKET CAUGHT A PIECE OF ROCK, WHICH FOULDED EE'S FOOT AGAINST BANK.

GPF-STATE WORKER'S COMPENSATION RULING SILICOSIS.THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED IN SPECIFIC RELAINCE UPON THE REPRESENTATIONS OF MSHA IN PIB P97-25 THAT SUBMISSION WILL NOT RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIO N. FURTHER THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH FULL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE REPORTABILITY UNDER 30 CFR PART50.

GPF-STATE WORKERS COMPENSATION AWARD-SILICOSIS-THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED IN SPECIFIC RELIANCE UPON THE REPRESENTATIONS OF MSHA IN PIB P97-25 THAT SUBMISSION WILL NOT RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION. FURTHER, THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH FULL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE REPORTABILITY UNDER 30 CFR PART50.

COMPENSATION AWARD. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, DIABETES COMPLICATION, AGING.

EE STATED THE HAD DISMOUNTED TRUCK & WAS WALKING WHEN SLIPPED & PULLED GROIN.

EE WAS POUNDING ON TOOTH AFTER KEEPER IN HAD BEEN CUT OUT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT LEG.

EE ALLEGED HE [WAS] CLIMBING UP ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE INJURED HIS LEG.

REPEATED USE OF HEAVY AIR TOOLS & WRENCHES. INSTALLING OIL COOLER ON ROCK TRUCK.

GPF-STATE WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD-HEARING LOSS. THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED IN SPECIFIC RELIANCE UPON THE REPRESENTATIONS OF MSHA IN PIB P97-25 THAT SUBMISSION WILL NOT RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT AC TION. FURTHER THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH FULL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE REPORTABILITY UNDER 30 CFR PART50.

GPF-STATE WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD-HEARING LOSS-THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED IN SPECIFIC RELIANCE UPON THE THE REPRESENTATIONS OF MSHA IN PIB P97-25 THAT SUBMISSION WILL NOT RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTION.FURTHER, THIS FORM IS SUBMITTED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND WITH FULL RESERVATION OF RIGHTS,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE REPORTABILITY UNDER 30 CFR PART50.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHANGING OIL COOLER ON 789 TRACK HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE STEERING MECHANISM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CLIMBING ONTO A TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A WEAR PLATE ON A LOADER BUCKET ON A 992D. WHILE LIFTING A CUTTING EDGE WEAR PLATE W/ BOOM ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK, CABLE FOULEDEE WAS ADJUSTING WEAR PLATE, CABLE SLIPPED SMASH ING EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN WEAR PLATE & CUTTING EDGE. EE IS STILL OFF WORK.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF HIS DRILL ONTO THE DRILL BENCH, HE STEPPED ONTO A DIRT COVERED CRACK THISCAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS BACK.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS TAKING FUEL TRUCK TO REFUEL WHEN HE LOST TRAITION ON ICE. THE TRUCK STARTED SLIDING AND EE JUMPED FROM TRUCK.

GETTING READY TO AIR UP TIRE ON TRUCK #34. REACHED FOR AIR HOSE AND CHUCK BLEW OFF END AND FLIPPED VICTIM IN GROIN.

WHILE ASSEMBLING RING ON RIM, EE SWUNG HAMMER AND IT SLIPPED OFF RIM AND HIT FOOT.

A ROCK TRUCK DRIVER WAS BEING LOADED WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK WAS DROPPED AND HIT THE TRUCK CAB. THE IMPACT SHOOK THE OPERATOR RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT CONTRIBUTED TO HIS PAIN.

INJURED WAS PUTTING TRAILER TIRES ON SPOKE OF TRAILER THE TIRE WHEEL. ASSEMBLY SLIPPED PINCHEDHIS PINKEY FINGER & CRUSHED IT.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A TRAY OF TOOLS FROM THE TRUCK TOOL BOX. AS HE TURNED TO TAKE A STEP, FELT A SHARPN PAIN IN THE BACK.

THE MECHANIC WAS STANDING ON THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK SPRAYING DIESEL FUEL INTO THE BED SPILLING SOME FUEL ON THE HOOD. WHILE GETTING OFF THE TRUCK HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, BREAKING HIS WRIST.

THE MECHANIC STATED TO ME THAT AFTER PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE, HE WAS BENT OVER THE TIRE CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE WHEN THE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT CAUSING THE TIRE TO STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT KNEE ARE A.

EE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL WHEN HIS FOOT WAS PINCHED WITH THE LEVELING JACK OF THE MACHINE.

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO OPEN TAILGATE AT DUMP. SITE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE CLAIMED WHILE CLIMBING OFF OF HIS TRUCK WHILE GETTING OUT HE SLIPPED ANDFELL AGAINST A CONCRETE BARRIER WITH HIS BACK.

PARKER STATED TO ME THAT WHILE DRIVING THE COAL TRUCK ACROSS THE COAL PIT ROAD TOWARD THE COAL PIT, HE WENT THRU A HOLE AS THE AIR BAG TO THE SEAT BROKE CAUSING THE SEAT TO SIT DOWN HARD ONT H E FRAME SPRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

CUT RT HAND ON A PULLEY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START MECHANICS TRUCK AIR COMPRESSOR

IT WAS STATED TO ME BY THE DRIVER THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK ALONG THE HAULAGE ROAD HE HIT A HOLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK INJURING, HIS NECK AND SHOU LDERS.

EE WAS FUELING A ROCK TRUCK. THE NOZZLE STUCK AND HE PULLED OUT THE NOZZLE. FUEL SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES.

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS PREOPERATIONAL CHECK ON HIS ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

EE ALLEDGED THAT WHILE FUELING A SHOVEL. A FUEL NOZZLE FELL OFF THE STEP ON THE MACHINE AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EE REPORTED THIS ON 8-19-93 AND WENT TO THE DR ON 8-20-93. HE HAS MISSED 4 D AYS AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.

PNEUMONCONIOSIS AWARD.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

HEARING LOSS AWARD

PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD

AS HE WAS LOWERING THE SIDE WINDOW ON THE ROCK TRUCK (28096) HE WAS OPERATING, THE WINDOW FELL AND MASHED THE THUMB OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EE HAD FINISHED HIS REGULAR SHIFT AND WAS LEAVING THE MINE IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE. AS HE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE CHILTON ROAD, HE APPARENTLY LOST THE BRAKES AND CONSECENTLY WRECKED HIS VEHICLE HE HAD AN ABVIOUS BRUISE OVER HIS RIGHT EYE ANDON HIS LEFT FOREARM VALLEY AMBULANCE WAS DISPATCHED AND TOOK EE TO MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

HE AND A FELLOW WORKER WERE ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT A RADIANT HEATER AND THE FUEL IN THE HEATER SPLASHED OUT BURNING HIS HANDS AND FACE. INJURIES WERE SLIGHT BUT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, THE DO CTOR REQUESTED FOLLOW UP VISITS TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO EYE INJURY.

HE WAS GETTING OFF THE DOZER AT QUITTTING TIME. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON THE PUSH ARM AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LEG. HE WAS TAKEN TO MONTGOMERY GEN. HOSPITA L FOR TREATMENT.

INJURED HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 12/23/92 WITH ARTHRITIS. TODAY HE CAME TO MY OFFICE TO OPEN A WC CLAIM. HIS ILLNESS IS DIAGNOSED AS OCCUP- ATION RELATED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

INJURED WAS RETURNING TO THE LOADING PIT TO GET ANOTHER LOAD OF COAL. HE WAS GOING UP A HILL, THE TRUCK LOST TRACTION AND SLID BACKWARD APPRXO 50' TURNIGN SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, INJURED ALLEGES THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING FOUR DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

PENUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

PNEUMOCONIOSIS

PENUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.

EE WAS PULLING A FUEL HOSE/NOZZLE OFF OF A HOSE REEL ON THE FUEL TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FRONT TEETH, CAUSING ONE TO BE CHIPPED. BAD WE ATHER CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT.

INJURED IS NOT SUR EWHEN OR HOW THE INJURY OCCURED. HOWEVER, AT APPROX 2:15 PM ON 11-18-92 HIS LEFT LEG AND GROIN AREA STARTED HURTING AND HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. HE WENT TO THE DO CTOR ON 11-19-92 AND HIS INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A GROIN STRAIN.

EE WAS USING A PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOTTOM RADIATOR MOUNTS ON A DEMAG SHOVEL SOCKET SWIVEL GOT IN A BIND & SLIPPED AGAINST HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF HIS LEFT PALM INJUR Y REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE & MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED AT LOCAL HOSPITAL

95149ED STATED THAT WHILE BACKING UP ONT EH TRUCK DUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRSIT. THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8-24-92 AND PRE-SHIFT INS 7?095PORTS DID NOT INDICATE THAT STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE.

INJURED WAS REPLACING AMETAL BUSHING ONA PIECE OF MINIGN EQUIPMENT. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAMMER THE BUSHING IN PLACE THE EDGE BROKE, AND A SLIVER OF METAL WENT INTO HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG JUS T ABOVE THE KNEE.

OPERATOR LEFT SEAT IN CAB TO OPEN DOOR & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

WAS SHOVELING TRACKS & JARRED HIS BACK

I.NAME WAS BENT OVER ON KNEES CLEANING AIR VALVE REMOVED KNOB ROLL PIN WITH HAMMER AND PUNCH. A PIECE OF PLASTIC KNOB FLEW OFF AND HIT INSIDE CORNER OF RIGHT EYE.

INJURED BENT OVER TO LIFT BATTERIES AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THERE WERE WIND CONDITIONS AND THIS CONTRIBUTED TO GETTING BURNED STANDING CLOSE TO SALAMANDER.

FELL OFF HITACHI SHOVEL WHEN COMING OFF.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHEN THE TREE SAPPLING THAT HE WAS HOLDING ONTO PULLED OUT OF THE GROUND. HE THEN FELL TO THE GROUND ON THE BENCH BELOW LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP.

INSTALLING CHAIN LINK INSERT WITH HAMMER WHEN PIECE OF STEEL BROKE STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE.

AS I NAME WAS OPERATING THE 99L2 LOADER SUDDENLY FLAMES WERE COMING UP ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LOA DER HE IMMEDIATELY DISMOUNTED THE LOADER & THE LOADER SOON BECAME ENGNITED IN FLAMES IT TOOK ABO UT 40 MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE

GREASING ROLL BACK PIN ON 988, STANDING ON LEFT TIRE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF.

DOZER HAD BOUNCED HIM AROUND IN THE CAB.

WELDING A GUARD ON TRAILER & HAMMER FELL OFF HITTING HIS FOOT.

USED PRY BAR TO WORK WITH,IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER.

OPERATING GRADER ROCK FTRUCK HIT GRADER HIT CHEST AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.

STEMMING HOLE WIT H LARGE SHOVEL & CLIMBING IN & OUT OF TRUCK

HE WAS USING BRAKE WITH LEFT FOOT FOOT SLIPPED OFF PEDDLE & HE SPRAINED ANKLE.

BACKING TRUCK TO VALLEY FILL TO DUMP BANK BROKE, TRUCK WAS GOIND OVER MOUNTAIN SO HE JUMPED OUT.

STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER & TWISTED RT ANKLE HE DIDN'T START TO MISS WORK UNTIL 6/21

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON SHOVEL LADDER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL 12 FT TO GROUND.

STEPPED OFF THE REAR OF A TRUCK & TURNED ANKLE

CHANGING OUT BRAKE LINE. WRENCH HIT HIS LEDAD ABOVE THE EYE WHILE HE WAS LOSENING THE HOSE FITTING

INSTALLING GREASE BARREL ON SHOVEL WHEN GETTING OFF TRACK HIS FEET SLIPPED.

INJURED WAS HAULING A LOAD OF ROCK TO THE PREPARATION PLANT.AS HE WAS DESCENDING A GRADE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT THE POWDER BIN AND TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

REPAIRING FUEL HOSE. CUTTING HOSE TO REPLACE NOZZLE, CUTTING TOWARD HAND, CUT LEFT HAND, INDEX FINGER.

FUEL HOSE REEL LOCK RELEASED TAKING UP SLACK IN FUEL HOSE JERKING ARM & PULLING HIM TO GROUND. EMPL DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL 10/11 HE DIDN'T START MISSING WORK UNTIL 11/1.

PULLING ON CULVERT & HURT HIS BACK

FLY ROCK FROM BLAST STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

WAS CARRYING WEAR PLATE WHEN KNEE BUCKLED

DOZER ROLLED OVER FROM HIGHWALL.

PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF PIN WHILE HTTING IT WITH A HAMMER

PUTTING OIL IN ENGINE ON 809 DRILL PORTO DRILL FELL OFF DRIBBLE.

FUEL UP TRUCK DRILL WENT TO FALL, GRABBED HAND HOLD LOST BALANCE, SWING AROUND HIT RIGHT HAND ON HAND RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TIMBER 8'POPLAR TREES.VINES LOCATED IN THE TOP OF TREES PREVENTED TREE FROM FALLING.BASE OF TREE KICKED BACK HITTING EMPLOPYE IN LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING FUEL OIL HEATER WHILE IT WAS HOT HEATER BACKFLASHED & BURNED R HAND

WHILE HOOKING A CABLE ON A AUGER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 3-4 FT.& STRAINED R.KNEE

WHILE WALKING UP A HILL THE VICTIM SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A SEVERE CONTUSION AND SPRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE LIFTING A 55 POUND OF AMMONIA NIT RATE VICTIM SUFFERED A GROIN PULL ON LEFT SIDE OF GROIN

WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO LIFT & MOVE A SALAMANDER (PORTABLE HEATER) BY HIMSELF THE VICTIM SPRAINED HIS BACK

VICTIM SLIPPED 4HILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WAY OF TREE HE WAS CUTTING DOWN AND HIS RIGHT HAND HIT CHAIN SAW AND IT CUT INTO BASE OF THUMB AND FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE'S FOOT3SLIPPED ON WELDING TRUCK BED DUE TO OIL ON BOOTS INJURING RIGHT KNEE.