Tatum Strip Mine Coal

Fans were turned on inside the D-35 dragline machinery house after a 4 day outage. The fans caused dirt/debris to enter the right eye of a mechanic who was working near the #1 swing. EE did have safety glasses on. EE didn't report the event until 11/6/2017 as eye continued to worsen. EE received prescription eye drops from the injury.

Employee was pulling a 6" poly pipe line (for pumping water) with a nylon strap. The strap slipped (slack) and allowed employee to stumble backwards. Employee felt pain in lower back as a result. The pain got better but then worsened. On 11-8-17 employee was placed on restrictions which Luminant cannot accommodate. 11-9-17 was first lost time day.

Electrician was pulling trail cable to put back on the cable shoe and slipped in the mud and fell face forward landing on hands and knees. The electrician felt pain in lower back. The electrician continued to work to get job done. The electrician decided to report the injury on 03/16/2017 as the pain worsened and was very sore. Rain and mud were a contributing factor.

An operator was operating a Cat 992G Front End Loader feeding coal into the hopper. The operator ran over a chunk of coal that contained petrified wood in it jarring their lower back. The operator started physical therapy on 4/26/17 and will have 6 sessions making this injury reportable to MSHA.

A mechanic was in the process of fueling the Komatsu Trackhoe from the lube truck. EE placed the fuel nozzle and hose on top the trackhoe handrail. EE climbed up on the trackhoe, squatted down to get the nozzle, and stood up. When the mechanic stood up, EE felt pain in EE's lower back.

On 02/03/2017, a dozer operator reported that on 01/24/2017 while ee was operating a front end loader in the pit down #5 ramp ee hurt lower back causing pain as ee hit some bumps. The operator does not know when exactly ee hurt back. The doctor gave the operator restrictions which did not allow ee to operate heavy equipment.

Employee was in the process of putting a shim and plate back on at the end of the lower boom pin on a Cat 992G loader bucket. The bolt slipped and the shim and plate fell down smashing/cutting the employees right ring finger requiring 5 sutures. The employee was wearing gloves.

End Dump operator exited cab to reset master switch. End dump started rolling downwards. Employee hurried back to the cab to stop the truck from rolling. 20 Minutes later employee stated lower back was hurting. 10/31/16 employee started physical therapy making this injury reportable to MSHA.

Two employees were servicing pumps at #1 & #3 ramp. A very large rain event took place while they were in the pit. Rain & surrounding water drained into the pit. The employees were not able to exit the pit due to water blocking the access road. Both employees were safely removed by boat.

An end of the pit wedge failed on the East end of pit 170. The coal hauling was disrupted for more than an hour.

Carrying a fire extinguisher up ladder and not using three points of contact while going down ladder. Resulting in fall and sustaining severe lower back injury.

A mechanic was moving a piece of 1/2 inch plate from the metal rack to a welding table in the shop. He leaned the plate up aginst the table and when he let go of the plate it slid and fell on his right foot. The plate weight was 125 LB

The injured employee was riding in the passenger seat of a tractor. The tractor operator, travelling at an unsuitable speed for the conditions, attempted to cut a corner, crossing uneven ground, causing both riders to be jolted around. At this point the injured employee's elbow struck some metal switches on the nearby armrest, breaking the switches and lacerating his right elbow.

Employee was working on D35 dragline # 3 swing case. When he put on a welding hood a foreign body got in his right eye. He was given a description medication for his eye.

The injured was cutting 6" dragline cable with a cutting torch into sections to be loaded in a truck. When the cut was completed the cable sprung apart at the cut, slapping him in his right leg injuring his knee.

During the night operations, a hauler operator noticed movement in the spoil near the loading area.He contacted the loader operator over the CB. The supervisor overheard the conversation and removed the hauler operator and the loader operator from the pit. The slough was contained by the safety beam at the toe of the slop with only minimul pit encroachment.

Employee jumped into dragline swing case, shaft was removed, onto an OSB board in place to prevent tools from falling below. Board broke, employee fell into revolving frame, bruising his side.

Fuel mechanic was going to do a bucket and boom inspection on 36005 drag line. He was bending over to place his lock on the lock box that was located on the right shoe and his foot slipped due to mud on the shoe. He fell forward off the shoe about 7 feet to the ground fracturing his right wrist when hitting the ground.

An electrician was going in the tub of a 2570 dragline to check the trial cable and strained his right Achilles tendon. On June 30, 2014 he was put in a soft case boot.

At 5:25pm a grass fire was spotted by a railroad employee at Tatum interchange near the new construction site. the fire was extinguished by the Beckville fire debarment It burned approximately one hour.A bird was found on a electric line and is believed to be the cause of the fire. Dry conditions enhanced the fire.No miners were involved in extinguishing the fire.

Dragline operator was dismounting dragline to go out and look at the tooth adapter on the bucket. As he was getting off the stop he rolled his right ankle fracturing the fibula bone just above the ankle. The operator will not be able to perform his work duties making this injury a lost time.

Employee was working on a pickup truck replacing the front hubs. The truck was on an automotive rack and the employee was under it. While working on the truck an object got into his left eye. He was taken to the doctor and small object was removed with the help of a swab. An antibiotic prescription was given to the employee.

The employee was removing the winch assembly from a D9R Cat dozer. As the employee pick up on the winch with the overhead crane, the winch assembly did not move. The employee used a 5 foot bar to try and pry the winch off. As he was prying up he strained his lower back. On July 18 2012 the employee started treatment with a Chiropractor making this injury a recordable.

The employee was assigned to secure a T-post using a 2' manufactured post driver to drive a 36" T-post further into the soil. The employee struck the T-post once, upon the second attempt he lifted the driver away from the T-post misaligning. This misjudgement caused the employee to be off by 1/4", which caused the contact between the T-post and his left hand, cut finger.

The employee bumped his right knee while washing down at Loading Station #4. The employee's knee started swelling and hurting. On April 23,2012 he was put on restricted duty. (No operating equipment). The employee was not scheduled to report back to work until April 26,2012. Because of the restriction this became a MSHA recordable on April 26,2012.

At 8:30am a small fire was notice on the coal pile south of the shop at the Tatum mine. The MSHA hot line was called. The fire was put out in 30 minutes, the rest of the hot coal was loaded and sent to the power plant.

Employee was opening the bellypan of a CAT D6 Dozer to gain access to, and replace, a blown hydraulic line. The employee was wearing gloves. The pan was not blocked against fall. The pan, loaded with dirt, fell open unexpectedly and caught the employees finger between itself and the ground, severing the end of the left index finger.

Employee had taken a shower after finishing his shift. He was exiting the shower room into the change room. As the employee stepped into the doorway he slipped. To keep from falling he grabbed the door frame with his left hand, straining his left shoulder. The employee started Physical Therapy on MAy 2, 2012. This will make this injury a MSHA recordable.

EE's right hand became caught between a chain and sprocket resulting in loss of three fingers.

Diagnosed with Repetitive Motion Illness

Carpal tunnel

Employee was geting in the cab of a Cat 113c water wagon as he reached the cab and started to enter in the cab, he hit the steering wheel causing the machine to move, he lost his balance and fell back to the ground. The employee sprained his left ankle and wrist as a result of the fall.

Employee fell from truck.

Employee was installing a piece of trail cable in the tub of D35 dragline. As he was going into the room where the trail cable comes through the wall he hit his knee on a piece of angle iron. He started physical therapy on July 20, 2011. He had surgery on November 3, 2011.

EE was removing a guard from a swing generator on D35 dragline. He bent down to grip the guard, and as he began to lift the guard assembly he felt a pop in his left elbow. On February 16th he had a MRI that showed he has a tear in the Biceps Tendon. At this time he has no restrictions.

Employee was replacing the fan belts on a dozer. The employee was kneeling on the track, when he stood up he felt a pain in his left knee. He was taken to Good Sheperd hospital's ER. where he was dagnosis with a MCL strain and put in an Immobilizer.

EE was in process of removing a high pressure grease hose from a grease cert. During the process of removing the hose, the hose ruptured near the end where Employee had a hold of it. Due to the extreme amount of pressure that had built up on the hose, the grease was forced into the right thumb of ee through a small hole caused from the rupture of the grease hose.

On February 12th EE was washing 35716 boom truck and the washrack was covered in snow. He started around the truck stepped in a hole that he could not see due to the snow. A piece of rebar had broken loose from the concrete, he tripped on the rebar & fell & bruised his left knee. He wasn't getting better so then he started therapy on March 16th and it became a reportable.

Employee was helping another empployee roll a piece of channel iron over when his right foot slipped causing pain in his knee. The doctor has put his knee in an immobilizing knee brace which made this injury recordable.

EE was repairing dozer 10/12/09 in the field during a rain, EE slipped in the mud and felt burning sensation in his right knee. 10/13/09 knee was swollen and stiff requested to see a Dr. Diagnosed with knee strain. Follow-up visit with Dr. MRI was ordered showed a moderate partial thickness tear to the PCL. Physical Therapy was ordered 3 times a week for three weeks.

While pulling the rear doors on a dragline shut the rope broke & he fell back landing on his right elbow causing pain in his right shoulder. The doctor diagnosed it as a shoulder strain & allowed him back to work w/o restrictions. Because the shoulder pops now during certain movements, the Dr. prescribed therapy starting October 6 which makes this injury recordable.

Employee was relocating a tent away from a welding operation and stepped into an open manway bruising right knee and spraining left knee.

Employee was lancing and a hot slag fell into the glove burning the back of right hand. At the time of incident the injury was considered a First Aid. On 07/08/2009 the employee was treated for an infection resulting from the injury which made it reportable.

Employee was using a pry bar to help push a pin from the becket of pendant lines, when the pin cleared the becket and the becket moved causing the pry bar to move and pinched his finger, causing a laceration.

A mechanic was stepping off the track of a D10 dozer onto some roll around steps placed next to the dozer when his foot slipped. He fell about 5' to the shop floor & extended his right arm to catch himself. This resulted in a right wrist sprain. He was taken to a doctor who put the wrist in a brace & allowed him to return to work. The brace made it MSHA reportable.

While the EE was walking in the revolving frame of a dragline, she rolled her ankle. Because of swelling, she was taken to the ER where she was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain and put in a splint, making this injury reportable.

Coal that was spilled while loading a train was piled at the end of the load out tunnel. The pile of cola developed a hot spot and caught a near by grass hill on fire. The fire was put out using a water wagon and the local fire department,, In all the fire burned less than an 1/2 arce and took about 45min to put out.

A fire was reported by a nearby land owner on some mine land that was reclaimed years ago and now is leased to an individual who raises cattle on it. This is not near the active mining area. Members of Luminant management were notified about the fire about 5:00pm and by 5:30pm it had been put out by the local fire department. In all it burned the under brush on about 6 acres.

While lifting a 300 lb. shaft with the shop overhead crane the rope used to rig the shaft to the hook of the crane broke and the shaft fell striking the employee on top of his right foot, fracturing the little toe and the one next to it. No restrictions were given and the employee returned to work.

EE was working on the rear engine of a scraper on the night of 11/16/07. He made repeated trips up and down the scraper ladder and felt a pop in his right knee. On 2/5/08 an MRI revealed EE's right knee medial meniscus is torn and there is a tear in his posterior cruciate ligament. Arthroscopic out patient surgery to repair torn meniscus is schedule for 2/14/08.

An EE was in the process of returning his pocket knife to his side after cutting a discharge line. During this process, injured EE walked up behind the EE without EE knowing, EE accidentlly cut injured EE on the lower left arm while in motion of returning his knife to his side.

Employee was cutting plastic banding material with a razor knife when he accidentally cut his left arm. He was taken to the emergency room where he received four stitches and a tetnus shot. No restrictions were issued.

Employee was grinding in the A-Leg of a dragline and got some metal in his left eye.

Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis in his left elbow.

2 EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BURN INJURIES TO THEIR PERSONS WHEN A SUBSTATION EXPLODED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ELECTRICIAN FORGOT TO REMOVE THE GROUND STRAPS FROM AN AIR SWITCH & A PHASE CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN THE OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS CLOSED. THE OCB OPENED BUT FAILED TO EXTINGUSH THE ARC ON TWO PHASES WHICH CAUSED AN EXPLOSION.

2 EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BURN INJURIES TO THEIR PERSONS WHEN A SUBSTATION EXPLODED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ELECTRICIAN FORGOT TO REMOVE THE GROUND STRAPS FROM AN AIR SWITCH & A PHASE CONDITION OCCURRED WHEN THE OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS CLOSED. THE OCB OPENED BUT FAILED TO EXTINGUSH THE ARC ON TWO PHASES WHICH CAUSED AN EXPLOSION.

Employee was assisting in removing sheaves from the deflection tower and put his left hand on the sheave to attempt to control the sheave and his left ring finger was caught between the sheave and the tower fracturing the tip of the left ring finger.

APPROX 5:30PM SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE C5 RECLAMATION TREE PLOT. LIGHTENING HAD STARTED A FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, THE FIREMAN COULDN'T GET TO THE FIRE SO THE FOREST SERVICE WAS CALLED. A DOZER WAS BROUGHT IN AND ONE FROM THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE FIRE LANES. FIRE BURNT ITSELF OUT BY 9:30PM, AND 25 ACRES WERE BURNED

Employee was assisting another employee to install ribs on bucket and in the process his eyes were burnt.

SPIDER BITE RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON FRONT END LOADER AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ON A TRAILER, POSITIONING EMPTY BARRELS, WHEN THE PALLET HE WAS STANDING ON BROKE. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW AND A FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.

Employee was grinding; dust got in behind shield and glasses into left eye.

Ee was running a clam shell pipe prep machine and reached to shut off feed mechanism and tool holder hit hand and pinched finger feed handle and tool holder.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED, HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON STAIR. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE STEPS WERE WET.

EE ACCIDENTALLY DROVE A EUCLID HAULER OFF 8' TALL COAL EDGE, JARRING EE AND LEAVING HIM WITH BRUISES ON HIS BODY AND A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD AND LEG THAT REQUIRED STAPLES TO CLOSE. THE EE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.

DRAGLINE WAS IN PROCESS OF DIGGING OFF BENCH WHEN THE BUCKET CONTACTED AND SEVERED AN ABANDONED GAS LINE. FRICTION IGNITED SOME RESIDUAL GAS TAPPED IN THE LINE. THE LINE WAS DRAINED OF ITS REMAINING SUBSTANCE (MOSTLY WATER) AND THEN REMOVED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE OPERATION OF MINE EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS HAS DEVELOPED INTO CAUSING HIS RECENT BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO HAVE NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS WITH PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. DOCTOR VISIT ON THIS DATE DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVING SOME BRASS FROM SCAFFOLD USING A CRANE. EYE-BOLT BROKE ON THE BRASS CAUSING THE BRASS TO HIT HIM. HE HAS A FRACTURED RIGHT RING FINGER AND LACERATIONS ON RIGHT RING FINGER AND RIGHT PINKY FINGER BOTH NEEDING STITCHES.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING BULL GEAR BOLTS. HE WAS HOLDING BACK UP WRENCH AND GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND ANOTHER NUT. HE MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER; FRACTURING THE LEFT INDEX FIN GER.

TRUCK BACKFIRED IN HAY FIELD WHEREAS A SPARK FROM MUFFLER IGNITED GRASS ON FIR UNDERNEATH TRUCK. CONSEQUENTLY TRUCK WAS LOADED DOWN WITH EIGHT LARGE ROUND ROLLS OF HAY WHICH IGNITED ON FIRE. C ONTRIBUTING CONDITIONS: 1. NO SUBSTANTIAL RAIN FOR 8 WEEKS CAUSING HAY TO BE VERY DRY AND UNCONTAINABLE. 2. WINDS GUSTING AT 20 MPH.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS DUMPING A LOAD AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS NECK AND BACK AND NUMBNESS IN HIS ARMS AND FINGERS. EE HAD SURGERY ON 5-18-00 TURNING THIS INTO AN MSHA RECORDABLE.

EMPLOYEE GOT DIRT AND DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE REMOVIN GTOLS FROM UNDER THE HAULER.

EE WAS UNLOADING SAND INTO SANDBLASTER AND FELT A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

OPERATOR OF BACKHOE HASTILY DISMOUNTED THE BAKCHOE (SONSCIOUSLY BELIEVING HIS BUCKET WAS FULLY LOWERED RESTING ON THE XTIES FROM HIS VANTAGE POINT) INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE BOOM LEVER CAUSING THE BOOM AND BUCKET TO DROP APPROX. AN ADDITIONAL 4" CATCHING THE FINGERS OF INJURED EE UNDERNEATH. FRACTURED MIDDLE FINGER AND SMASHED RING FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ELBOW WHILE LIFTING A PEDESTAL MOUNTED FAN. SURGERY ON THE RUPTURED BICEP MUSCLE ON 9-24-98.

EMPLOYEE BEAME OVERHEATED AND SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EMPLLOYEE HIT A HOLE IN THE PIT, WHICH HE SAID JARRED HIS BACK. DR'S VISIT REVEALED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE AT L-1 VERTABRAE.

EMPLOYE WAS WASHING A BARGE PUMP WHEN HE SUFFERED FROM POSSIBLE HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF A CHERRY PICKER WHILE STEAM CLEANING THE ENGINE. HE FELL ABOUT 5 FEET AND LANDED ON HIS HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE CUTTING BANDS FROM A BUNDLE OF T POST THAT WERE STANDING UP AGAINST A PICK UP THE T POST FELL CAUSING EMP TO JUMP BACKWARDS STEPPING ON A T POST PLATE FROM A T POST LAYING ON THE GROUND . THIS CAUSED A LACERATION IN RIGHT ARCH OF FOOT

EE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE DRAGLINE STAIRWAY AND FELL APPROX. FOUR FEET ONTO THE DRAGLINE SHOE.

EE WAS TENSIONSING THE RIGHT "A" LEG. THE TENSIONING BRACKET WAS JAMMED BETWEEN CABLE AND "A" LEG. WHEN EE MOVED THE CABLE THE BRACKET SLID DOWN ON HIS FOOT PUTTING HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN BIG TO E OF LEFT FOOT.

EE HUNG A SHACKLE AND SLING OVER A WALL RACK IN ORDER TO USE A COM-A-LONG TO RAISE A 1500 LB. BEARING OVER A DOOR OPENING WHEN THE SHACKLE CAME OFF THE RACK AND HIT EE IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

EE STATED HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS OVER YEARS OF USE OF THE TOOLS AND IMPACT WRENCHES

EE WAS CUTTING THROUGH A PIECE OF PLATE. NEAR THE END HE WAS REACHING TO TURN OFF THE TRACK TORCH AND THE PIECE OF PLATE FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE AND COWORKER WERE BOTH WELDING ON A 12' HIGH WALL. EE WAS WELDING BELOW COWORKER. EE WAS ON LADDER AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON EE.

HE PICKED UP A GUSSET AND TURNED AND FELT A PAIN IN THE NAVAL AREA.

HE WAS WALKING ACROSS TUB. HE STEPPED OVER A MACHINING RAIL AND ONTO A PLYWOOD COVERING MANHOLE. THE PLYWOOD SLIPPED OVER, UNCOVERING THE MANHOLE AND HIS RIGHT LEG WENT INTO THE HOLE.

HE WAS HELPING I.NAME FIT A GUSSET IN COMPARTMENT B-31 OF A BE 2570 TUB. THE TRIANGULAR GUSSET SLIPPED, MASHING THE RIGHT RING FINGER.

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING SOME 24" X 24" X 2" PLATE AROUND ON THE TUB. WHILE SETTING THE PLATE DOWN, ONE END WAS DROPPED CAUSING THE END HE WAS CARRYING TO FALL ON HIS LEFT HAND, DIS LOCATING FIRST JOINT OF MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 10-26-95 THAT HE ALLEGEDLY BEGAN TO HAVE BACK PAIN BACK ON 10-20-95 FROM OPERATING A DOZER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER. AT THE BASE OF THE LADER HE STEPPED OVER TO AN AIRPIPE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE WHEN A FAN BLEW PARTICLES IN HIS EYE. THE DR COULD ONLY FIND A SCRATCH ON THE EYE.

EE STATED THAT HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHILE HANDLING DRAGLINE CABLE BACK ON 2-9-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A METAL GRIZZLY IN THE SHOP. AS HE WAS MOVING TO ANOTHER LOCATION, HE BUMPED HIS STINGER & CAUSED AN ARC, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EYE IRRIATION.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN WHILE PULLING WIRE ROPE CABLE OFF THE SHEAVE ON CHERRY PICKER HOIST DRUM. DURING THE PULLING PROCESS, HIS FOOTSLIPPED AND HE FELT THE PAIN.

EMPLOYEE FELT A BACK MUSCLE PULL WHILE HANKLING DRAGLINE POWER CABLE WITH AN ELECTRICAL CABLE HOOK.

STEP BROKE LOOSE ON SCRAPER CAUSING EE TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING INJURY WHEN HE SAID HIS HAULER HSIFTED HARD AND HRUT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LETTERING PUNCH AND A FOUR POUND HAMMER TO MARK TOOLS. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SHOP TABLE.

EMPLOYEE DROPPED A PIPE ON HIS FOOT AND REPORTED BRUISING TOE ON LEFT FOOT.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ANGLE IRON SUPPORT FOR CONVEYOR WALKWAY, A SPARK FORM THE AIR ARC HEWAS USING CAUGHT HIS COVERALL LEG ON FIRE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE LOADER STEP AND FELL WHEN HE WAS DUCKING UNDER THE MIRRIR AND ATTEMPTING TO STEP OVR TO THE LUBE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING INT HE WELDING AREA OF THE SHOP FABRICATING WELDIGN SHIELDS WHEN HE SAID SOMETHING (HE SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW) GOT INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE DROVE OVER A CHUNKS OF COAL AS THE HAULER DOWNSHIFTED. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK.

WHILE OPERAITNG FORKLIFT DUST BLEW INTO THE CAB AND EE WOUND UP WITH A SCRATCHED LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MANITOWOC CRANE WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED. THIS RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE BOOM STRUCTURE ON HIS CRANE. HE WAS FLEEING THE MACHINE WHEN HE CLAMS HE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING A MANITOWOC CRANE WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED. THIS RESULTED IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE BOOM STRUCTURE ON HIS CRANE. HE WAS FLEEING HIS MACHINE WHEN HE CLAIMS THAT HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON AN UNKNOWN OBJECT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE CRANE AND THE DRAGLINE HE WAS MOVING TOWARD FOR SHELTER.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS HANDING A BURNING BAR FROM THE GROUND WHERE HE WAS STANDING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, WHO WAS ON A WORK PLATFORM ABOVE HIM WHEN SOMETHING BLEW OR FELL INTO HIS EYE. THE EYE WAS WASHED OUT BY OTHER ON 2/13/93. ON 2/15/93 THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF AN IRRITATION IN THE SAME EYE AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR W/A MINOR ULCER.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A SECTION OF CATWALK AAHEAD OF WHERE HE WAS STANDING. THE EE AND HIS FOREMAN FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE SECTION ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING WAS BEING SUPPORT ED BY THE SECTION THAT WAS BEING REMOVED. THIS RESULTED IN THE EE FALLING APPROX 20 FT TO THE GROUND BELOW. EE WAS IMPROPERLY TIED OFF TO THE HANDRAIL WHERE HE WAS WORKING.

END OF FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF CRIBBING TIMBERS WHILE STACKING TIMBERS DUE TO LACK OF ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5' PRY BAR TO ALIGN A CONNECTING PIN WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS KNEES.

WIND BLOWN FOREIGN MATTER IN LEFT EYE ON BUCKET REPAIR SITE.

INJ USING A DRILL TO DRILL HOLES IN METAL COMPARTMENT. INJ HAD FINGER IN IMPROPER POSITION SO WHEN DRILL WENT THROUGH HOLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN DRILL AND METAL.

55061S OPERATING EUCLID BOTTOM DUMP HAULER WHEN HE RAN OVER A CHUNK OF COAL IN THE PIT THE HAULER JUMPED CAUSING INJURED TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT.

EE PLACED HIS FINGER IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE TOP PLATE AND THE TUBING LEG WHILE LOWERING THE MANLIFT PLATFORM SCAFFOLDING.

INJURED DROPPED HIS KNIFE AND AS HE REACHED TO GRAB IT HE STUCK HIMSELF IN THE ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIS LUNCHBOX INTO THE LUNCHBOX HOLDER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCKS FROM SERVICE TRUCK TO SECURE BELLY PAN ON 637E SCRAPER.AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON BUMPER,SCRAPING R SHIN AND KNEE.

INJURED BENT OVER TO REMOVE A CHOCK FROM WIRE ROPE REEL AS FELLOW EMPLOYEE PUSHED A CROSSTIE UNDER REEL, PINNING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN THE CHOCK AND THE CROSSTIE.

EMPLOYEES ROCKET WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A TRAMISSION DRAIN PLUG & HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD

WORKING LOOKING OVERHEAD WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH BLEW TRASH INTO HIS R EYE

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON EITHER A BROKEN PALLET OR ON A LARE ROCK OUTSIDE THE WAREHOUSE & FELL

EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE METAL CONVEYOR GUARD TO REMOVE A WEDGE CHUNK OF COAL WHEN HE BRUISED HIS RIB AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK AND LEG STARTED HURTING WHEN HE PICKED UP A ROCK WITH THE 637 CAT SCRAPER.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A WASHED OUT AREA ON THE GROUND WHILE WALKING DOWN A SLOPE TO THE PUMP STORAGE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER LOAD A 16 GALLON GREASE DRUM ONTO A TRUCK. WHEN HE PUSHED HIS END UP ON THE TRUCK, HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL WITH PROTECTIVE GEAR. LATER HE FELT IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 BARRELS WHILE TRYING TO RE-POSITION ONE OF THE BARRELS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING GUARDS ON & AROUND CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACK PAIN EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR LATER WHO PUT HIM ON LIGHT DUTY

EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK IN THE DOZER AND JOLTED HIS BACK.

EE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING UP ON THE TRACKS OF A DOZER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING WORK ON HIS TIP TOES IN TRYING TO INSTALL SHIMS ON THE BOOM OF THE BACKHOE.

EE WAS CARRYING OPEN BUCKET OF VERSOL UP THE DRAGLINE BOOM WHEN HE STUMBLED AND SPLASHED VARSOL ON HIS BODY FACE AND EYES.

DRIVING T POST WITH SLEDGE, FELT PAINS IN LOWER BACK

WHILE REMOVING ROCK SEGMENT BOLTS WITH A PNEUMATIC HAMMER,IT BOUNCED OFF THE BOLT ONTO INJ FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLT OFF A BATTERY HOLD DOWN CLAMP THAT HE WAS HOLDING IN HIS HAND WHEN THE HACKSAW SLIPPED.

STEERING WHEEL SPUN HAND WHEN TIE ROD BROKE ON HAULER

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE FROM THE WIND WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE REAR SPRING OF THE TRUCK IN THE SHOP

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 16# SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET SPREADER BAR WHEN A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW OFF & HIT HIS LEFT ARM