Tower Mountain Coal

Member was assisting in unloading a tool box and the handle unexpectedly came loose, causing the member to twist his ankle resulting in a fracture.

EE was attempting to mount a rock truck. Upon climbing the steps onto the bumper, EE lost his footing and fell from the truck, landing on the ground. He continued to work until he was seen by a specialist on 12/15/08 that referred him for an MRI for diagnostic care. On 1/5/09, EE was taken off work by the specialist and prescribed therapy for his condition.

Member was operating d10 dozer in 15' shot material and backed into a large rock with right track causing him to jar his lower back.

Employee was carrying an oil can through the shop when he tripped and hit his left hand on the oil can cutting his left middle and ring fingers.

Member was pressing a bearing on the push arm trunnion, when a piece of metal flaked off embedding in his right forearm.

Employee was mounting a cat DIIR dozer when he slipped & fell to the ground.

While pulling out dipstick to check oil level on a 785 truck, he cut his right thumb.

EE was helping to lift a piece of metal off his welding truck, when the metal fell, mashing his left ring finger.

Member was changing a tire on a coal truck when the wheel spun and caught his right hand between the tire and spoke.

Employee was removing a hydraulic line from a truck when wrench slipped allowing his hand to strike sharp surface resulting in cut to right hand.

EE WAS TRAMMING A 16G GRADER TOWARD THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE MEMBER RAN INTO A SUMP AND EJECTED FROM THE GRADER

Member picked up a 55-gallon barrel weighing approximately 150 pounds.

While employee was being loaded a rock slid across the load hitting the right rear side of the bed causing employee to be jarred in the truck.

Member was dismounting hoe when he missed the last step on the ladder and landed on his right foot.

Member was leaving property after shift and overturned his personal vehicle on property access road.

MEMBER ALLEGES HE HIT A HOLE IN THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE SEAT BACK TO FALL BACK IN THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS OPERATING.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT HOLES IN A MUD FLAP TO ALLOW HIM TO MOUNT THE MUD FLAP & HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM.

ON 9/20/04, EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR LOWER BACK PAIN. HE DOES HAVE A PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY. HE WAS LAST OFF WORK ON 9/14/00 TO 11/06 DUE TO HIS CONDITION. HE BACKED OVER A ROCK IN A CAT D8R DOZER WHICH IRRITATED HIS PRE-EXISTING INJURY. HE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S CARE. NO DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME.

MEMBER WAS CLIMBING ON A 988F LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 4' TO THE GROUND. RESULTING IN 3 CRACKED RIBS.

CLIMBING ON A 992G LOADER, FOOT SLIPPED, TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS GREASING THE RIPPER ON THE REAR OF THE D-11R DOZER BETWEEN SHIFTS. AS HE WAS STANDING ON THE REAR OF THE DOZER HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED & WENT THRU AN OPENING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH 1 L EG ABOUT 2'.

BASED ON EE WORK HISTORY IT APPEARS HE IS ENTITLED TO THE PRESUMPTION THAT ANY CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISABILITY RESULTED FROM EMPLOYMENT.

MEMBER WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE CUT THROUGH THE HOSE INTO HIS LEFT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER. HE STUCK HIS HAND INTO FAN. HIS FINGER WAS CUT BY FAN REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONDUCTING POST BLAST INSPECTION. HE WAS STUNG TWICE BY YELLOW JACKETS (RIGHT ARM, LEFT EYE) CAUSING ALLERGIC REACTION. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT EMERGENCY ROOM BY INJECTION AND PRE SCRIPTION.

MEMEBER WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SHAFT OUT OF SPEED REDUCER. HE STATED THAT HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN THE SHOULDER.

MEMBER WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF A 785 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE BOTTOM STEP CAUSING HIM TO SLIP DOWN TO THE BUMPER. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH OVERHEAD WHEN A HOT PIECE FELL INTO SHIRT SLEEVE AND BURNED HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT WRIST. THE BURN GOT INFECTED AND HE HAD TO GO FOR TREATMENT 12/4/01.

MEMBER BEGAN TO CLIMB IN HIS COAL TRUCK AT START OF SHIFT, WHILE PRE-SHIFTING. AS HE STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE TRUCK, IT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHOPPING COAL WITH A 992C LOADER WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE HAS A HISTORY OF MILE DEGENRATIVE CHANGES IN HIS PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL THEREFOR THI S HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE WAS OPERATING A 1995 BURGUNDY COAL TRUCK OFF THE HILL OF BANDMILL COAL HAULAGE ROAD. WE BELIEVE THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHIFTING GEARS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK WAS FOUND TO BE IN NEUTRA L ON THE LOWSIDE. THE EE WENT 7/10 TO 9/10 OF A MILE WITH THE TRUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE EE WAS RIDING THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE EE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK.

EE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR LOWER BACK PAIN FROM A PRE-EXISTING BACK INJURY. EE IS CURRENTLY UNDER A PHYSICIAN'S CAR AND NO DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS HAS BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THIS INJURY HAD B EEN CLASSIFIED AS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING BOTTOM OF RADIATOR ON A D11R, AND HE WAS IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. EMPLOYEEPULLED A MUSCLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

INJ WAS CLIMBING UP ON SERV TRUCK TO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVEL. INJ SLIPPED & SUFFERED A LACERATIONTO HIS RIGHT HAND. LACERATION REQD STITCHES

INJURED WAS EXITING CAB AND HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF THE DOOR LATCH.

ON 1/29/99 MGMT RECD NOTICE THAT THIS EE HAS REDA COMPENSATION AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS. THE EE IS NOT ACTIVE BUT FILED A CLAIM PRIOR TO BEING OFFFROM WOR. MGMT IS REPORTING THIS AS AN OCCUPATIO NAL ILLNESS.

ON 1/29/99 RECD INFORMATION FROM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION THAT THIS EE HAS BEEN GRANTED AN AWARD FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM. THE EE IS NOT ACTIVE BUT FILED A CLAIM PRIOR TO BEING TERMINATED

THIS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND HAS NOW HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY.

THIS EE IS ACTIVE AND HAS FILED A FEDERAL BLACK LUNG CLAIM. NO RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE BLACK LUNG CLAIM IS PROVEN OR EXISTS. THIS EVIDENCE OF FILNG WAS OBTAINED ON 4-29.

SUBJECT WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE AN AIR CONDITIONER FILTER IN HIS DRILL WHEN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER TIP COME IN CONTACT WITH THE BLOWER CAUSING A CUT TO THE TIP OF HIS FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES . REPORT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY.

RIGHT FT SPRING BROKE WHERE ROAD HAD ELEVATION CAUSING TRACTOR AND TRAILOR TO OVER TURN.

THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS SITTING IN HIS LOADER HE FLET LIKE A SEIZURE WAS COMING ON AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN HELP HE BEGAN TO EXIT THE LOADER. HE THEN WENT INTO AN APPARENT SEI ZURE BLACKING OUT AND IN THE PROCESS OBTAINED A CUT OVER HIS RIGHT EYE REQUIRING STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS KEPT OF OBSERVATIONS OF SUSPECTED SEIZURE CONDITION AND NOT LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING 235 EXCAVATOR WITH DOOR LATCH OPEN. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND IN DOOR OPENING, DOOR SUDDENLLY CLOSED ON HAND. DIAGNOSIS IS BRUISED HADN AND POSSIBLE CRACK IN SMALL FINGER. THI S REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL ONLY.

SUBJECT WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE, STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE AND FELL.

THE IMPACT WRENCH EE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED OFF A NUT AND FELL APPROX 3-4FT TO THE GROUND AND LANDED ON THE RIGHT HAND. SMASHED HAND, WILL BE OFF WORK APPROX 2 WEEKS.

THE INJURED MECHANIC WAS LOWERING A DOZER BELLY PAN WITH A CHAIN SUSPENDED FROM A HOIST. THE BELLY PAN SLIPPED AND THE MECHANIC'S LEFT HAND WAS PULLED AGAINST THE DOZER'S UNDERCARRIAGE, RESULT ING IN A CUT ON THE 4TH DIGIT.

EE WAS WASHING THE ROAD OFF WITH A WATER HOSE IN AN AREA WHERE TRAFFIC RUNS. A VEHICLE BELONGING TO ANOTHER CONTRACTOR RAN ACROSS THE HOSE. THE HOSE CAUGHT ONTO THE BUMPER OF THE VEHICLE, JERK ING THE HOSE OUT OF THE EE'S HANDS. THE HOSE PULLED THE EE'S SHOULDER HARD. THE PERSON DRIVING DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD HOOKED ONTO THE HOSE AND HURT THE MAN.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING A PORTABLE DRILLING RIG WHICH REQUIRED MOVING AROUND ON THE DRILLING PLATFORM. HE TRIPPED ON A LARGE PIPE WRENCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF THE DRILLING PLATFORM. H E STRUCK BOTH KNEES ON THE PLATE STEEL DECK RESUULTING IN A CONTUSION AND WAS LATER DIAGNOSED WITH TORN CARTILAGE REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR LEFT KNEE.

VICTIM STATED HE WAS OPERATING 988 LOADER CLEANING COAL, THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL DROPPED THROUGHT THE COAL INTO A HOLE THUS, CAUSING A JARR TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. HE REPORTED THIS TO MGNT ON 4 -21-97 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-25-97. HE EXPERIENCES PAIN AND WAS GIVEN PAIN PILLS AND MUSCLE RELAXES. HE CONTINUES TO WORK NORMAL JOB DUTIES. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PU

WALKING AROUND LOADER, TRIPPED OVER CRIB BLOCKS, BRUISED LEFT KNEE AND POSSIBLY PULLED MUSCLE.

THE EE HAS RECEIVED AN AWARD FORM WV WORKERS COMPENSATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 5.0% FOR BLACK LUNG ON 2/20/97.

AT APPROX 1710, TH EOPERATOR OF THE 1988 MACK FUEL TRUCK NOTICED FLAMES COMING UP THROUGHT HE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. DRIVER ABANDOND THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK WAS ALLOWED BY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE DE PT. TO BRN RATHER THEN EXPOSE PERSONS TO THE FIR

THIS EMPLOYEE HAS RECIEVED AN AWARD FROM WV WORKERS COMP FOR BLACK LUNG BENEFITS OF 15%.

EMP WAS CHANGING A HOSE ON A 994 WHEN THE PRESSURE BROKE AND KNOCKED OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES, SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL IN HIS EYES. WENT TO DR HAD EYES FLUSHED. KEPT BOTHERING HIM. WENT BACK AND HAD TO HAVE METAL REMOVED FROM EYE.

THIS EE SUFFERS FROM LOW BACK PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH REPETITIVE MOTION TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING WHILE EQUIPMENT.

SHOVING PUSHARM STAND UNDER THE PUSHARM ON A D10N. WHILE SHOVING ON PUSHARM STAND PULLED SOMETHING IN LEFT LEG.

TWISTED LEFT FOOT STEPPING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK.

THE EMPLOYEE HAS RECIEVED AN AWARD FOR W.V. ST. BLACK LUN AT 15.00%. THE INFORMATION WAS RECIEVED ON 10-9-96.

SLIPPED GETTING IN TRUCK. HIT HAND DURING FALL ON FUEL TANK.

EE WAS CLOSING THE DRILL ENTRANCE DOOR AND FORGOT HE HAD PLACED HIS LEFT THUMB AT HINGE SIDE OF DOOR. HE CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS THUMB CAUSING A FRACTURE & NEEDED STITCHES.

REPAIRING AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT ON A D475A KOMATSU DOZER. WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AC UNIT IN EVAPORATOR CORE AREA, EMP HIT ELBOW ON THE ACCESS DOOR FRAME TO AC UNIT. CUT ON LEFT ELBOW. SWOLLEN PAIN FROM FINGERS UP TO ELBOW. RETURNED 8-13-96.

SUBJECT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING THE CRUSHER WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WASP NEST AND WAS STUNG TWICE. SUBJECT WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. FOR A SHOT AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

INJURED AND 2 OTHERS HAD BEEN FLAGGING A VALLEY FILL AND WERE ON THEIR WAY BACK TO THEIR TRUCK. THEY WERE WALKING DOWN AN OLD LOGGING ROAD. THE INJURED STOPPED TO LOOK OVER THE BACK ALONG SIDE THE ROAD TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET DOWN TO THE NEXT BENCH BELOW. AS HE WAS LOOKING OVER THE DIRT BANK, THE BANK BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL, STRIKING HIS NOSE AND RIBS. NO LOST OR RESTRE

EE CALLED ON THE CO RADIO AND STATED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS NECK WAS HURTING AND THAT HE MAY HAVE TWISTED HIS NECK. HE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND WAS NOT USING MIRRORS, BUT TWISTING HIS NECK T O LOOK BACK. EE DID NOT MISS TIME OR RESTRICTED BUT DID GO TO THE DR.

EMP WALKED BY ANOTHER EMP THAT WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO REMOVE DIRT FROM A TRACK PAD DOWN ON THE FLOOR. DEBRIS FLEW UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE.

EE RAISED UP UNDER TRUCK BETWEEN HOSES IN A TWISTED POSITION WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THIS POSITION, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMP WAS WELDING ON 789 TRUCK FRAME WHEN DEBRIS WENT INTO BOTH EYES (METAL FRAGMENTS). EMP DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 6-7-96 AND HE WAS OFF WORK UNTIL 6-10-96. PERSONNEL DEPT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICAT ION OF THIS ACCIDENT 6-12-96.

WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH TORCH BLEW UP BURNING RIGHT HAND. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY. SOLUTION TREATMENT AND DRESSING ON INJURY.

EE HAD RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR BLCK LUNG BENEFITS OR STATE SILICOSIS.

TREE FELL ON WHILE BROTHER WAS CUTTING TREE.

CLIMBING DOWN OFF MACHINE FROM TESTING LOW ENGINE POWER ON D11N.STEPPED DOWN ONTO PUSH ARM AND FOOT SLIPPED.FELL ONTO TRACK EDGE.WAS HOLDING ONTO GRAB IRON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND THIS PULLED EMPLOYEE INTO THE TRACK.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO LIFT FILTER, PULLED A MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK.

OUR EMPLOYEE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE LAYED OFF THAT DAY 12-7-94. AT 8:15 AM HE REPORTED HE HAD FALLEN FACE FORWARD AND LANDED ON HIS BACK. HE REFUSED TRANSPORTATION OR EMS SERVICES. HE LEFT THE JO BSITE AND REPORTED TO A PHYSICIAN. THE ROADWAY WAS A STATE HIGHWAY HE WAS WATERING TO CONTROL DUST STIRRED UP BY COAL TRUCKS.

EE WHILE SWINING A SLEDGEHAMMER IN A SIDEWAYS MOTION, HAMMER HIT ANOTHER OBJECT IN FRONT OF TARGET, CAUSING LEFT WRIST TO BEND BACKWARD.

EE STATED HE WAS MOVING A ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HIGHWALL MINER.THERE WERE NO WITNESSES & EE REPORTED TO MGMT. THAT HE WAS OFF AS THE RESULT OF THIS ALLEGED EVE NT ON 5-5-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING LUGS ON WHEEL WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON RT LEG HIS BODY WEIGHT FRACTURED HIS LEG BETWEEN KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING STEP LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE THIRD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM, CAUSING ALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO LAND ON HIS ANKLE.