Turner Surface Mine Coal

After job was completed, the employee washed his face and believes he wash a piece of metal into his eye (Rt).

Employee was installing hydraulic hose on pump drive of Tamrock D75KS drill on or about the date of July 2,2004. Employee left foot slipped twisting his left knee. At time of accident, employee did not think it was serious injury, did not report the injury. On July 19, employee reported the knee injury.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HIS BUCKET ON LOADER, TO MAKE SURE IT WAS CLEAN, HE STEPPED INTO HIS BUCKET LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, HITTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON SUPPORT PLATE IN BUCKET.

BACKHOE HAS TWO PIECE DROP DOWN LADDER USED TO ENTER AND EXIT THE MACHINE. AT SOME TIME DURING DSHIFT, THE LADDER GOT BENT. WHEN THE LADDER WAS LOWERED IT BECAME STUCK. INJURED EE WAS HELPING TO PUSH LADDER BACK UP, WHEN THE LADDER BROKE FREE, IT WENT UP QUICKLY, CATCHING INJURED EE'S LEFT RING FINGER AND LEFT INDEX FINGER IN THE LADDER'S SLIDE. RING FINGER CUT OFF AT BASE OF NAIL

WHILE SLIDING PLATE INTO BREAKER, HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON EDGE OF PLATE. 4 STITCHES TO LEFT HAND.

WAS GETTING OFF FUEL TRUCK WITH FUEL HOSE. STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. TRIED TO CATCH SELF WITH LEFT FOOT TWISTED IT. NOTE: EE DID NOT START MISSING WORK DUE TO THIS INJURY UNTIL 7/24 /01.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A USED SCREEN PANEL OUT OF THE WALKWAY AREA. THE USED PANEL HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST WAS CUT THE SHARP EDGE AS HE WAS MOVING THE PANEL.

REMOVING 6" WATER PUMP DISHCARGE HOSE FROM PIT AREA, EE STEPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE, RIGHT FOOT.

EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR 10-13-00 THAT HE HAD WENT TO HIS FAMILY DR. COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN. HE WAS INFORMED HE HAD A HERNIA & WOULD REQUIRE SURGERY. EE SAID INJURY OCCURRED EARLIER WHEN HE HAD RAISED THE HOOD OF THE COMPANY'S FREIGHTLINER WATER TRUCK. EE REFUSED SURGERY & CONTINUED WORKING HIS JOB AS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR UNTIL 1-16-01 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY FOR HERNI

A LIGHT GLOBE FELL 7' STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD WHEN HE WAS BENDOVE RPICKING UP A 2' PUTTING A 2 1/2" CUT ON HIS FOREHEAD.

REPLACING TEETH ON THE BUCKET, HE WAS REMOVING OLD TEETH WITH A HAMMER. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF TOOTH HITTING EMPLOYEE IN ABDOMEN.

REMOVING BUSHING FROM CROSS ARM BRACE ON DRILL MAST THAT SUPPORTS THE HEAD ON A DRILL TECH. HE USED A PRY BAR TO REMOVE THE BUSHING FROM THE CROSS ARM BRACE. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED CAUSING CROSS ARM BRACE TO FALL. BRACE LANDED ON EMPLOYEES LEFT THUMB.

TWISTED LEFT KNEE, PICKED UP BUNDLE OF CONDUIT, STARTED TO BACK UP AND TRIPPED ON WOOD BLOCK.