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SUBJECT STATES THAT THE ENDLOADER BUMPED THE CORNER OF THE 777 HAULER CAUSING THE HAULER TO SHAKE & HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT NECK & SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LAUNCH CAR PIN TO POUND ON A ROPE CLEVIS AND STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING A SIMPLE FRACTURE.

WHILE CLIMBING ON A D-11 DOZER THE VICTIM STEPPED ON PUSH ARM STEP AND WHILE IN MOTION AND WAS REACHING FOR ANOTHER HAND HOLD HE LOST BALANCE AND HE SHIFTED SIDEWAYS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING MIRROR ON SERVICE TRUCK AND PUSH HIS 1ST FINGER ON RIGHT HAND THRU THE MIRROR CAUSING A CUT WHICH REQUIRED 6 STITCHES. THIS REPORT IS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES ONLY

ON 7.3.98 THE ENDLOADER OPERATOR WAS DIGGING ROCK, BUCKET CHIPPED A PIECE OF ROCK AND WENT FORWARD AND HIT ANOTHER AREA OF THE ROCK. WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SUDDENLY MOVE FORWARD (JERKING) CAUSING BACK PAIN. THIS EMPLOYEE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 7.13.98 HE CONTINUED NORMAL JOB DUTIES UNTIL 7.13.98.

SUBJECT WAS WALKING, SLIPPED LOAST BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. EXYTENT OF INJURY IS UNCERTAIN.

EE REPORTED TO WORK ON 2-23-98 TO THE PLANT CONTROL ROOM. AFTER HR RECIVED INSTRUCTIONS HE BEGAN TO WALK TO HIS 992 LOADER. WHILE WALKING TO THE LOADER HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE LOW BACK PAIN. HE DID NOT SLIP, TRIP, OR FALL, AND THE EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND TAKES REGULAR TREATMENT FOR THIS CONDITION.

THE INJURED WAS PREPARING TO INSTALL A CAR ON THE LAUNCH PAD ON THE HIGH WALL MINER. HE SLIPPED ON THE LAUNCH & FELL PARTIALLY AGAINST THE BELT. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & THE SKIRT BOARD PULLING HIM INTO THE CAR THAT WAS READY TO BE SET. HE COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER & FOOT INJURIES & ON 11/26/97 BEGAN MISSING TIME.

THE INJURED WAS OPERATING A D-9 DOZER. AS HE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL THE HARD BAR PIN EYE BROKE CAUSING THE TRACTOR TO DROP SUDDENLY ABOUT 10" ONTO THE TRACTORS FRAME. ABOUT 1 HR. LATER THE INJUR ED REPORTED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. ON 11-23-97 HE BAGAN MISSING TIME.

THE EE WAS REPAIRING A BLOWN HYDRALIC HOSE ON THE HIWALL MINER & NOTICED THAT ANOTHER HOSE WAS DAMAGED. WHILE MOVING THE HOSES BRAIDED WIRE CUT HIS TWO OUTSIDE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND. STICH ES [3] WERE PLACED IN HIS FINGERS. REPORTING BECAUSE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

AS A RESULT OF THE REPETITIOUS JARRING WHILE OPERATING A D-10 DOZER, THE EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK WAS HURTING.

HELPING MOVE A WATER PUMP AND STRAINED NECK AND BACK MUSCLES. FIRST NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT ON 7-8. EMP HAD SCHEDULED TIME OFF FOR THE 26TH AND REFUSED TREATMENT ON THE INJURY. REPORTED BACK TO W ORK, WAS STILL HAVING SOME PAIN AND WAS ORDERED TO GET MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME.

CUTTER WAS CUTTING A TREE. GRAPEVINE WAS CONNECTING TREE TO ANOTHER DEAD TREE 30' UPHILL. WHEN CUT TREE FELL, IT PULLED DEAD TREE DOWN ON TREE CUTTER. GRAPE VINES WERE IN TOP OF TREES OUT OF S IGHT OF CUTTER. FATAL INJURIES.

INJURED WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A RUBBER OVERFLOW TUBE FOR A FUEL TANK. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RT INDEX FINGER JUST BELOW THE FINGERNAIL. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES. HE R ETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE STANDING UP A BARREL OF OIL ON 3-25-97. MGMT WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS ALLEGED OCCURRENCE UNTIL 4-1-97AFTER EE RETURNED TO WORK FROM A 3 DAY SUSPENSIO N AFTER HIS 4TH UNEXCUSED ABSENCE. MGMT INVESTIGATED THE ALLEGED OCCURRENCE AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OR WITNESSES TO SUPPORT ITS OCCURRENCE.

INJURED WAS LOADING OLD CONVEYOR CHAIN INTO A TRUCK. THE CHAIN SLIPPED & HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TO FLIGHTS. THIS RESULTED IN; A FRACTURE OF HIS FINGER.

WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTED TO WORK THE MORNING OF 12-28-96, HE REPORTED TO MANAGEMENT THAT HIS RT SIDE NECK AND SHOULDER WERE HURTING. THE INDIVIDUAL DID NOT REPORT AN EVENT WHICH CAUSED THE PAIN. A PHYSICIAN HAS DIAGNOSED THE INDIVIDUAL AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. NOTE:FURTHER EXAM DETERMINED DID NOT HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL OR WORK RELATED HEALTH PROBLEM PER DOC#370170046.

ON 11-21-96 AT 3:00 PM (END OF SHIFT) INDIVIDUALREPORTED TO FOREMAN THAT HIS KNEE WAS SWOLLEN BUT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. MANAGEMENT WAS INFORMED ON 12-26-96 THAT INDIVIDUAL H AD A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL AND THAT IT WAS NECESSARY FOR DR TO WITHDRAW FLUID FROM KNEE. INDIVIDUAL DID NOT MISS WORK AND CONTINUED REGULAR JOB.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER PUSHING A SHOT ABOVE THE HAZARD 8 COAL PIT. THE DOZER TRAMMED OUT OF THE SHOT ALONG A SPOIL PILE(8' HIGH) TO START A ROAD TO THE DRILL BENCH. IT BROKE FROM UNDER THE L EFT TRACK OF THE DOZER, CAUSING THE DOZER TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS AND THE TURN OVER. EE SUFFERED A BRUISED HEAD, SCRATCHES AROUND HIS NECK & A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

THE INJURED WAS ON A PLATFORM ON THE BACK OF A WATER TRUCK. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP. HIS ARM SLID DOWN THE HANDRAIL, AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, AND CAME IN CONT ACT WITH THE PLATFORM THE LADDER IS ATTACHED TO.THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

TRYING TO RECONNECT TO AN OLD INJURY.

INJURED WAS STANDING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE OF A HIGHWALL MINER LAUNCH WHILE A BELT CAR WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE LAUNCH. ROCK FELL FROM HIGHWALL ABOUT 25' AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE LAUNCH CA NOPY. STARTLED EMP, WHO TURNED TO RUN. RAN INTO THE BELT CAR WHICH WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE LAUNCH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT ON THE RUNNING BOARD OF THE DOZEER HE WAS OPERATING. WHEN HE TURNED OT RE-ENTER THE DOZEER CB, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT NEE. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT ON 2-20-96 AND WORKED RETRICTED WORK ON 2-21 & 2-22. HE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2-24-96.

THE EE WAS TURNING A 16-G GRADER AROUND IN THE PARKING LOT. HE FAILED TO LOOK BACK & WHEN HE PUTTHE MACHINE IN REVERSE, THE GRADER BUMPED INTO APARKED OUT DOZER. THE JOLT FROM THE IMPACT CAUSE D A STRAIN TO THE NECK. THE PHYSICIAN STATED THAT X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE & ATHAT IT APPEARS AN OLDINJURY WAS AGGRAVATED.

EE WAS REMOVING A COVER FROM AN EXCAVATOR. THE COVER FELL CATCHING THE EE'S HAND AND RESULTED IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS PULLING ON FILTER WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, ALLOWING EE TO FALL ON THE FENDER OF HIS TRUCK. WHEN THE EE SIDE STRUCK THE TRUCK IT BROKE HIS RIB. NOTE THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPOR TED BY THE EE UNTIL 4-10-95.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT RESTING ON THE PUSH PIN OF THE BELT CAR. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED THE PUSH ARM IN PLACE. AS THE ARM MOVED FORWARD, THE INJURED'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUSH-ARM & THE PIN.

EE WAS PULLING ON ROLLER AT THE HIGHWALL MINER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT CAR ON HIGHWALL MINER. HE DID NOT SEE THE PUSHER JACK COMING BACK. WHEN THE PUSHER JACK REACHED HIS LEG, HE JERKED IT OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING STRAIN AND LACERATION TO LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A CAT HEAD ON THE HIGHWALL MINER. WHEN THE CAT HEAD ENERGIZED, IT FLASED CAUSING BURNS TO EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELTS ON FINE REFUSE PUMP. THE PUMP BACKLASHED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE'S JOB CONSISTS OF HANDLING AND PULLING CABLE AND HOOOKING UP CAT HEADS THAT WEIGH APPROX. 30 LBS. SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT HE INJURED HIMSELF. THE PULLING CAUSED AN ABDOMINAL HERNIA.

IRON WORKERS(NOT EMPLOYED BY THIS COMPANY)LEFT AMETAL BAR (LINE UP BAR)LAYING ON THE STRUCTURAL STEEL ABOVE WHERE THE CONCRETE WORKERS WERE APPLYING CONCRETE GROUT (STONE HARD) TO THE INSUDE O F THE TANK. THE IRON BAR FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DOZER PART AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS FUELING EQUIPMENT AND CAUGHT HIS WHEAT LIGHT ON A HANDRAIL. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL.

EE WAS CLEANING BACK WINDSHIELD ON DOZER. FELL OFF DOZER AND HIT THE GROUND.

AS A RESULT OF REPEATED EXPOSURE OF BEING BOUNCED AROUND ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT A PHYSICIAN AS DETERMINED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL HAS DEVELOPED LEFT ARTERIAL RECESSED STENOSIS AT 65-51(DEGENERATIVE DI SEASE)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BOLT IN THE DIGGER ARM. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER. WHEN THE METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, IT CUT THE IND EX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING EQUIPMENT. AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS HIS EQUIPMENT, HE STUMBLED OVER AROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. WE WERE WAITING TO HERE FROM THE SPECIALIST W HO EXAMINED HIM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS A NEW INJURY. WE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NEEDED INFORMATION UNTIL 5/17/94.

EE WAS CHECKING THE BATTERIES IN A DOZER. THE LID ON THE BATTERY BOX SLAMMED SHUT, CUTTING EE S RIGHT HAND.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FAN BELTS ON A POWDER TRUCK. ANOTHER EE WAS UNAWARE OF THIS AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT CUT THE TIP END OF THE INJURED EE'S LITTL E FINGER OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL BOLTS ON TRAM MOTOR.THE MOTOR SLIPPED DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND. PLEASE NOTE THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK UNTIL 03-22-94.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER INSPECTION PLATE HANDLE ON FRONTEND LOADER AND INJURED HIS LEFT LEG.

LOWERING OLD PIPE CHAINFALL, SLIPPED OFF AND PIPE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM INTO A STEELCOLUMN.

EE WAS WALKING IN THICK MUD. HE PULLED HIS LEFT LEG UP TOO FAST. WHILE DOING THIS THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CABLE AND STATED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BUCKET PIN ON A FRONTEND LAODER. WHILE CHANGING PIN, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK, CAUSING HIS INJURY.

EE WAS WALKING ON THE JOB SITE, STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SOMETHING THAT FELL OFF HIS DOZER. WHILE PICKING UP THIS OBJECT, EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP THE HANDRAILS OF A ROCK TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE HANDRAILS OF THE ROCK TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON ROCK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, INJURING HIS BACK.