Weeping Water Mine Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was injured when they fell walking to the troop carrier. Injury became reportable on 11-18-25 when an orthopedic specialist diagnosed a left shoulder partial rotator cuff tear and left shoulder proximal humerus fracture. Physical therapy was also ordered.

Employee received a laceration from a screwdriver while reaching into a toolbox, The laceration required stitches.

Employee was reeling up a hose on a reel when employee felt a pop in elbow. After seeing an Orthopedic Specialist, physical therapy and restrictions were prescribed on 02/05/2025 which made it reportable.

A break in a slurry line caused an inundation of water in the mine. This condition was discovered on a regular workplace exam before the beginning of the shift. Only two miners were in the mine performing the workplace exam and they safely evacuated to the surface. There were no injuries.

Installing panels using a clip gun. When the clip gun misfired while employee had their hand in the wrong place.

Employee contacted the left elbow on the windowsill of the haul truck while getting loaded by a loader. Determined to be reportable on 12/04/2024.

Employee fell while washing equipment.

Employee strained left side trapezius while advancing carousel on Fletcher bolter.

Porto power fell over and contacted right ring finger of employee.

Employee sustained finger fractures and lacerations while hanging geo fence underground.

Employee felt pain in lower right abdomen when loading glue into bolter

Employee climbed ladder to enter loader and felt pain in right knee. Injury became reportable 18 Sept 2023.

Employee was opening a door on a pickup, when a gust of wind caught the door. The employee held onto the door straining their left shoulder. Employee reported the injury 03-17-2023.

Employee's hand was smashed by another employee closing the door to the anfo bin, the employee was not able to get EE's hand out of the way in time.

While operating the scaler, employee stated that the wrist was injured due to jarring the machine. Following an investigation, with company management and our work comp provider, it became reportable on 8-13-21.

Employee allegedly injured bicep when putting a drill steel into a recycle bin.

During a pre-shift of the Gradall scaler, the employee was leaning against a chain handrail. The chain broke and the employee fell backwards approximately six feet to the ground.

While lifting lunchbox up onto loader catwalk, employee felt a pop in left knee. The injury did not become reportable until 6-3-21 when the investigation and MRI showed that the injury was work related.

Employee's fingers became pinned between the bearing and tub of the log washer while doing maintenance. Weight shifted of the bearing during task and fractured the two outer fingers on the left hand.

Employee was operating a scaler underground. The scaler pick broke free dropping the scaler boom and jarring EE's back. Became a "Restricted Duty" injury 8-13-20.

Employee was assisting a mechanic reattach a dust collector hose for the bolter when employee noticed pain in shoulder and stopped the task. Employee went to a physician who prescribed anti-inflammatory and physical therapy for a strained shoulder.

While changing screens another employee was handing a screen off to the injured, when it slipped striking injured employee in the elbow injuring the elbow. Employee sought medical treatment and was given light duty work for a week and medication to allow the elbow to heal.

Employee states that on or about July 12th, 2019 employee was operating a loader with a bad left armrest that caused injury to arm. On November 21st employee saw a doctor who gave off duty restriction and MRI as a followup due to work related injury. MRI shows torn rotator cuff.

Employee threw paper in the trash and missed. EE rolled over with the chair to pick it up. When reaching down to pick it up the chair went out from underneath EE. EE fell on shoulder injuring it. Initially evaluated by physician. Recently rotator cuff surgery scheduled for 12/26/18 triggering a lost time reportable

Employee was using a scaling bar to scale down loose material. The loose material then caught on the scaling bar causing the bar to hit the employees leg/knee requiring 6 stitches to their leg.

After exiting the cab of the underground drill the operator walked on uneven ground and rolled their left ankle. Ice was applied on site. The next day the operator went to the doctor and was placed on light duty for a sprained ankle.

EE was operating a 272 CAT skid loader to remove snow from customer scales and contacted hard hat on the inside of the cab, resulting in the hard hat contacting above left eye. This caused a laceration requiring stitches.

At the end of employee's shift, morning of 9/16/16, of operating a loader, employee parked the loader and set wheel chocks. After placing last chock, employee took 2 steps and experienced the pain in back. Employee stated had to stop multiple times due to the pain and wasn't sure was going to make it to the break room. Employee clocked out and went home.

At approximately 9:30 AM employee started the pump up and the hose was kinked, while he was getting the kinks out of the hose it fell out of the truck. Employee walked down the ramp to the pump to shut it off, he was in hurry to shut the pump off. He tripped over a small rock and landed on his left knee.

TECHNICIAN WAS LIFTING AN ENGINE FLYWHEEL OUT OF A FLYWHEEL HOUSING. OVERCOMPENSATED FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE FLYWHEEL AND LACERATED THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FLYWHEEL HOUSING, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

Employee was walking, looked up for a moment and fell down, resulting in a broken left wrist.

EE was loading boxes of resin to roof bolter when he felt a "pop" in shoulder. EE was treated on site but continued to experience pain. EE was seen on 11/19/13 at Occ Med clinic diagnosis was possible rotator cuff tear. MRI was completed on 11/21. No tear was found. EE was prescribed 6 sessions of PT starting 11/20/13. EE continues to work regularly scheduled hours.

EE was kneeling while making repairs to a BTI powder machine. The EE attempted to shift from his knees to a sitting position and felt something "pop" in his knee. Initial diagnosis was knee sprain. MRI later confirmed a tear.

EE was attempting to throw a rock approx. 2' x 1'x 4" behind him from the face when the rock caught on his glove causing his right hand to contact another rock on the ground breaking his right ring finger.

EE was preparing to burn empty explosives boxes and was moving a cover over a small burn pit. EE caught his thumb between the cover and the pit resulting in a laceration requiring 5 stitches.

At approx. 1:00a.m. an area of shotcrete fell from a rib at CC75 between room 24 and 25. The area is approx. 25'x50'. No EE's were present when fall occurred. The affected area was barricaded to prevent entry and an outside contractor was called to determine corrective measures.

EE was catching a sample and reported a pain in his left elbow. EE was terminated on 9/6/11. During separation from company ee received physical therapy, ee was reinstated on 9/21/11 and made whole.

Was operating a haul unit in mine transporting a load of rock from the face to the primary crusher. Drove over 2 dips in the road causing the seat to bounce and allowing ee to strike his head on cab. Ordinal diagnosis was neck strain and returned with no restriction. EE continued med evaluation & was seen by a specialist on 7/14/11 with recommendation for 3-4 PT treatment.

Was working on Gradall Scalar installing cab mount bolts. EE was standing under the cab tightening bolts. Socket needed to be slip past some hoses that ran through the area were the bolt was located. After ee had tightened the bolt he was attempting to remove the socket when it was caught between the hoses and dislodge from the extension striking ee on front tooth.

EE was fixing an electrical control wire for the manlift on the BTI powder truck. EE dropped an electrical connector to the ground & crouched down to retrieve it. When he stood up his knee popped. Initial diagnosis was torn cartilage. MRI later revealed a torn miniscus. EE continued to work until 06/28/10 when he had surgery. EE returned to light duty on 06/29/10.

EE reported he was having problems with his wrist and wanted to have it looked at. EE was seen by doctor and received surgery on 02/12/2010. Employee returned to work on 02/15/2010 to light duty.

Employee lowered the manlift of the roof bolter to the mine floor. Employee stepped out of the basket and felt his knee pop. EE reported it to his supervisor aproximately 3 hours later. Diagnosed as strained ligament. EE stating his knee had been bothering him for about a month prior to this.

Employee was helping another employee work on drill and was holding the brackets up when he felt a tingling in his left arm and was diagnosed with a left shoulder strain needing physical therapy. See attached interview document. Incident was not reported to mine management until the evening of 12/02/2008. Claim is being disputed.

While operating a scaler, the employee received a hard jolt that caused the seat to bottom out resulting in a lumbar strain.

EE was descending ladder on 5110 Gradall Scaler. When his right foot stepped on the mine floor his Achilles tendon broke.

EE was putting a spacer on the scaler. The spacer fell and struck the EE on the finger. EE reported injury to mgmt on 10/01/2007 but refused medical treatment. On 10/11/07 EE requested to see a doctor. Initial x-ray was inconclusive. Read by radiologist and determined to be a minor fracture.

Employee was scaling using a Getman scaler. A hydraulic suction hose ruptured causing the boom to suddenly drop jarring the employee's neck.

Subsidence that occurred in XC7, R6 of the west side of the mine. A sinkhole was found by the land owner and mine management was notified. The hole was approximately 25' x 40' and went to the mine floor.

Employee fell off engine compartment of Getman scaler while servicing unit. Employee struck his leg on the catwalk and landed on the ground. Diagnosis was POSSIBLE rib fracture. Released to full duty. On 04/02/2007 employee heard a pop and felt increased discomfort in rib area while operting a haul truck. Treating physician then diagnosed rib fracture.

Employee was loading a box of stick powder weighing 55 lbs onto the powder truck. EE used his right elbow to push open the door. Later on in the day he began to feel pain. Diagnosis was tennis elbow, temporarily reassigned and given home therapy exercises. Pain continued and was referred to PT on 02/02/2007. EMPLOYER knew about PT on 02/16/2007.

Using chop saw to cut all-thread, blade bound kicking material back and pinching right thumb in between all-thread and more material to be cut. Resulting in a broken right thumb with two fractures and 6 to 7 stitches.

Employee was helping set a 10" pump hose, he slipped and fell backwards and the hose strainer landed on his left hand breaking the tips of fingers 3&4.

On the night of 1-27-06 we had our mine evacuation drill. I went to pick up 2 co-workers to take them out of the mine. One of them went to get out of the drill and stumbled and fell to the ground. He got back up and into the pickup. I asked him if he was alright and he said yes. Nothing was mentioned again until 3-12-06. He had surgey on 5-4-06.

THE SECONDARY RETURN CHUTE WAS PLUGGED WITH A BIG ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3 LB HAMMER TO BREAK THE ROCK OUTSIDE OF CHUTE. HE QUIT AND WAS DIGGING OUT WITH HIS HAND AND I WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CHUTE DIGGING ROCKS OUT. HE PICKED UP THE HAMMER AND SWUNG NOT KNOWING I HAD A HOLD OF THE ROCK HE WAS GOING TO HIT AND SMASHED THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND.

EE rolling up fuel nozzle on fuel truck when nozzle got hung up on the hook, reeled it up and it shot off hook slammed his finger in door causing 7 stitches to left middle finger.

SHOULDER SPRAIN AS A RESULT OF USING GREASE GUN ON EQUIPMENT. SURGERY EXPECTED ON 1/21/05

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE'S BACK WAS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OPERATING A LOADER. REPORTED LATE DUE TO EMPLOYEE'S QUESTION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT INJURY WAS WORK-RELATED.

EMPLOYEE INJURED KNEE WHILE ENTERING MAN CARRIER.

EE WAS WORKING ON WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THETRAVEL ARM WAS ON DELAY AND THE ARM CAME AROUND AND CUT HIS HAND

EE RAN INTO PILLAR WITH HAUL TRUCK HIT HIS HEAD ON CAB CAUSING LACERATION TO FOREHEAD RESULTIN G IN STITCHES.

WHILE EE WAS PUTTING A BOLT IN THE BACK HE NEEDED TO PULL THE PLATE OUT OF THE CLAM SHELL, IN DOING SO HE MOVED THE LEVER THE WRONG WAY & PINCHED HIS FINGER IN THE CLAM SHELL, LACERATION TO FI NGER REQUIRING 11 STITCHES.

EE WAS PUTTING SHIMS IN ACCESSORY DRIVE ON NEW TRANSMISSION OF HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE LOOSE END OF DRIVE SHAFT FELL AND STRUCK EE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE BOLTING MACHINE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT ANOTHERBOLT, BREAKING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE PULLED HYDRAULIC HOSE OFF OF MACHINE, HOSE FLIPPED OVER AND FITTING CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HOSE AND MACHINE, BREAKING THE TIP OF SECOND FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

SCALER DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON EE'S FINGERS, BREAKING THE TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE EE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE GRADALL SCALER, HE WAS PULLING ON THE HOSE AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND INTO LOOSE ROCK AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.

WHILE HANGING SITE STRINGS UNDERGROUND EE WENT TO CUT A TAB OFF OF A STRING AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING EIGHT STITCHES.

EE REPORTED TO FOREMAN HAD AN IRRITATION IN HIS EYE, HE WENT TO DR AND THEY FLUSHED METAL FLAKES OUT OF HIS EYE AND HAD HIM STAY HOME FOR ONE DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A ROCK OFF OF HAUL ROAD; HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER THAT REQUIRED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF ON HAND RAIL WITH HIS RIGHT ARE AND HURT HIS SHOULDER. THIS IS BEING REPORTED LATE BECAUSE HE WAS TAKEN TO DR AND T HEY FOUND NOTHING. EE CONTINUED TO HAVE SORENESS AND SENT INTO DR AGAIN AND HAD MRI. ON 7/5/00 MRI REVEALED HE HAD POSSIBLE ROTOR CUFF TEAR AND GIVEN THERAPY. IT IS NOW BEING REPORTED AS A ME

WHILE CLOSING THE ENGINE DOOR ON THE SCALER THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE FROUND, RESULTING IN A TORN MINSCUS OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ON 11-11-99 EE ALLEDGES HE WAS HIT WITH A ROCK THAT CAME OFF THE FACE WHILE LOADING SHOT. TAKEN IN FOR X RAYS AND IT SHOWED NOTHING. HE RETURNED TO WORK AND LATER COMPLAINED SHOULDER WAS BOTHE RING HIM SO WENT TO DR AND HE SCHEDULED LEFT SHOULDER ARTHROSCOPY, RESECTION OF DISTAL CLAVICLE. HE HAD SURGERY ON 1-26-00 AND IS OFF WORK. THIS SARTED AS FIRST AID AND IS NOW BEING REPORTED

EE CLIMBED NTO A ROCK PULE TO HANG A SITE POLE WHEN THE ROCK SHIFTED AND ROLLED, PINNING HIS FOOT AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK RESULTING IN TWO CHIPPED BONES OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS WELDING ON A RACE ON THE HAMMER OF A DRILL. WHEN HE WENT TO GRAB THE PIECE HE WAS CUT BY A SHIM REQURING 4 STITCHES TO HIS RIGHT HAND

EE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE LOADING ANFO ON POWDER TRUCK, RESULTING IN A BRUISED SHOULDER. IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM ON JUNE 1, 1999. TOOK HIM BACK TO THE DR AND DIAGNOSED WITH A PINCHED NERVE AND PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE CHECKING THE PLANT THE EE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE MUD, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO THE LEFT WRIST.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LIME SCREENS HE ENCOUNTERED A LOWER BACK STRAIN

EE STATES HE WAS OPENING THE VALVE ON THE AIR TANK OF THE ROOFBOLTER AND CUT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF WIRE CAUSING STITVCHES ON HIS LEFT THUMB AREA.

EE STATES LOADER BUMPED HIM WHILE LOADING HIM AND CAUSED A JARRING MOTION THAT CAUSED A LOW LUMBAR STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON LOADER, ORIGINAL INJURY WAS TREATED AS A FIRST AID AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 5.26.98 THERE WAS A FLARE UP OF HIS BACK AN NOW THIS HAS BECOME A REPORTABLE INJURY BECAUSE THE EMPLOYEE WILL MISS WORK.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE RECEIVED A HERNIA. EE LET THE COMPANY KNOW THIS WAS WORK RELATED ON 5-4-98, HE STATES IT HAPPENED ON 4-15-98.

EE WAS REMOVING A NIPPLE FROM A WATER PUMP WITH A PIPE WRENCH, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS SHOULDER WHICH REQUIRED GRINDING OF A BONE AROUND THE JOINT IN SURGERY ON 3-18- 98,

EE WAS SCALING THE BACK WHEN THE BOOM SLIPPED OFF A ROCK CAUSING THE BOOM TO DROP MAKING THE MACHINE BOUNCE & THE EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CAB ROLLOVER BAR IN THE BACK, CAUSING A SORE NECK RESUL TING IN RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

EMP WAS PATCHING A STACKER BELT. WAS CUTTING BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED, CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT CALF REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

EE WAS USING THE HAND GRINDER AND WAS FINISHED AND PUTTING IT DOWN AND THE BLADE CUT HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION, RESULTING IN 6 STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE OUT OF THE BOOM OF THE GETMAN SCALER TO REPLACE IT AND THE PULLING MOTION STRAINED THE GROIN MUSCLES WHICH RESULTED IN A HERNIA.

EE WAS IN THE BASKET OF THE POWDER TRUCK AND EXTENDED HIS BODY TO THE LEFT WHILE SUPPORTING HIS BODY WITH HIS RIGHT ARM IN A TWISTING MOTION, RESULTING IN AN UPPER BACK STRAIN.

EMP WAS ADJUSTING LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM. FRACTURE TO RIGHT ARM AT THE ELBOW AND HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS CHANGING A BIT ON THE ROOFBOLTER WHEN HISTHUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE FRAME OF THE BOOM CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES ON HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE GOING TO SPLICE THE BELT ON THE WASH PLANT. OTHER EE WAS CARRYING A BELT CLAMP WHILE CLIMBING UP, WHEN SLIPPED AND DROPPED THE CLAMP AND IT HIT EE UNDERNEATH HIS RIGHT NOS TRIL RESULTING IN SIX STITCHES.

EE HAD FILLED A JUG WITH FUEL AND TURNED AROUND AND HUNG UP THE NOZZLE AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH AND TURNED BACK AND WAS WALKING OVER TOWARDS THE JUG WHEN HE FELL TO HIS KNEES WHILE WALKING EM PTY HANDED.

HE WAS PULLING ON THE FUEL HOSE AT THE REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK. THE HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND HE PULLED ON IT AND HIT THE BACK DOOR OF THE FUEL TRUCK WITH HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE BEHIND OF HIS LEFT EAR REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE FENDER OF A R-35 EUCLID TRUCK CLEANING ROCK OFF THE HOOD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, CAUSING VERETBRAE SHIFTING AND PUSHING ON A NERVE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ON THE REMOVAL OF A PIN FROM GRADALL SCALER BOOM. WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE PIN, A SMALL SLIVER CAME OFF AND LODGED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD.

EE ALLEGEDLY JERKED HIS BACK WHILE HE ALLEGES THAT HE RAN INTO A SMALL LEDGE OF ROCK ON THE FLOOR WHILE LOADING ROCK IN THE MINE.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEDGEDABLY HURT HIS ELBOW WHILE INSERTING ROOF BOLTS AND RESIN ON SEPT 27TH. THE INCIDENT REOCCURRED ON 10-11 WHILE POWERDING.

AT APPROX. 10:30 PM A SECTION OF ROOF FELL STRIKING THE VICTIM. THE PIECE WAS APPROX. 8' LONG BY 5' WIDE BY 2" TO 12" THICK. THE PIECE FELL OUT BETWEEN THE BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BUSHIN GFORM GREASE HOUSEING WHEN THE BUSHING FELL OUT. HE TRIED TO GRAB IT BEFORE HITTING THE FLOOR AND IT SMASHED HIS FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE VICE AND BUSHING.

WHILE TRYING TO PUT THE MAIN PIN IN THE BOOM OF THE ROOFBOLTER THE BOOM SHIFTED & FELL ON HIS RT LEG THE BOOM WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED FROM A FALLING POSITION

WHILE SCALING IN THE MINE, THE EMPLOYEE SAID THE MACHINE SLIPPED OFF OF THE BACK AND JARRED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING DASH OUT OF AN OLD TAMROCK DRILL WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRINGING DET CORD AND HAD TO REPOSITION THE BOOM. HE MISTAKENLY GRABBED THE WRONG LEVER AND SWUNG INTO THE FACE WHILE HIS HAND WAS STILL ON THE LEVER. HIS HAND WAS INADVERTENTLY PINCHED WHEN THE BOOM SWUNG AROUND INSTEAD OF RASING.

WHILE DRIVING METAL BUSHING OUT OF HOUSING ON FRONT OF AN R-35 SHOCK MOUNT A SMALL SLIVER CAME OFF OF BUSHING & LODGED IN THUMB OF RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR AIR LEAKS ON THE BRAKE POD OF A 980B LOADER RIGHT REAR TIRE. THE BRAKES WERE ON AND THE ACTIVATR ROD WAS EXTENDED. THE BRAKES WERE THEN INADVERTENTLY RELEASED AND T HE ACTIVATOR ROD THEN CAME BACK IN & PINCHED HIS FINGER.

EE WAS PUTTING A BOLT INTO THE BOLT DRIVER AS THE DRIVER WAS SPINNING THE BOLT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS HAND AND ARM INTO THE BOLT AND BOLT PLATE FEFORE HE COULD GET THE DRIVER SHUT OFF. C

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF THE STEP RESULTING IN PAIN OT THE KNEE. HE DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION WENT 5-24-91. HE WAS DIAGNOISED AND TREATED FOR OSTEO ARTHRITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOOR STEPS ON PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF TRUCK DURING HIS PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION. STEP ON BUMPER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON BUMPER, RESULTING IN A CUT TO THE EAR REQ UIRING STITCHES.

SCALER BOOM CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING BOOM TO HIT THE FLOOR FROM CEILING. THIS CAUSED THE CAB OF THE SCALER TO JOLT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, WHICH CAUSED HIS NECK TO TAKE ALL THE S HOCK. HE SAID HIS NECK WASN'T BOTHERING HIM THAT MUCH AT THE TIME OF INJURY, BUT FROM DAY TO DAY GOT WORSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING AT THE COUPLING BETWEEN RAILCARS. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF BREAKING HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

EMPL GETTING OFF CAT LOADER AS HE STEPPED OFF TWISTED KNEE ON UNEVEN GROUND.

ROOF FALL ON AREA OF BACK 70' LONG 25'-30' WIDE & 1 1/2'-3' THICK FELL PULLING SPLIT SET BOLTS ONTO ONE OF OUR NORMAL HAULAGE ROUTE. LOCATION IN MINE IS EAST ENTRANCE RM11 & RM12 PILLER NORTH OF SEC 1. NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT WAS AN AREA THAT KERFORD LEGE WAS LEFT FOR CEILING.

SHALE FELL FROM THE BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT. IT APPARENTLY DROVE HIS HARD HAT INTO HIS NOSE AND FORCED HIM TO THE GROUND WHERE ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS PROBABLY RESULTED.

WHILE LOADING SHOT AT A BOLTED & SCALED HEADING A PIECE OF SHALE FELL FROM THE BACK & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER BACK ON 100489I WAS JUST NOTIFIED THAT I NAME RECEIVED MEDICATION FROM PE RSCRIPTION

IN SEC 5 ROOM 3 XC30 ALONG LONGWALL A TRIANGULAR SECTION FELL 25' TO 1 1/2' THICK IT IS LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF MINE.NO INTENTIONS OF MOVING EAST.LONGWALL IS LEFT FOR VENTILATION REASONS.

AT SEC 2 CROSS CUT 8 BETWEEN ROOMS 5 & 6 WE HAD A ROOF FALL. IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 55' LONG, 30-35' WIDE, 1-41/2 FOOT THICK THE ROOM WAS ENTIRELY BOLTED AND PULLED THE BOLTS OUT. ITS LOCATED EAST SIDE OPPOSITE SIDE OF CREEK. THAT SECTION OF MINE NOT OPERATIONAL FOR 3 WEEKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPOSED TO ROUGH RIDE OF R35 EUC. ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS BACK. HE RECEIVED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO LUNCH LEAVING SCALER AT HEADING. WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME BACK TO WORK HE NOTICED THAT THE BACK CAME DOWN ON TOP OF THE SCALER, SCALER WAS DAMAGED. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT HURT.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTIG TO CLOSE DOOR ON BOTTOM PUMP RAILCAR WITH LONG PRYBAR. BAR SLIPPED EMPL FELL BACKWARDS & HIT GROUND WITH LOWER BACK.

WALKING UP STACKER CONVEY TO CHECK WATER NOZZLESS USED FORM SUPPRESS. FT SLIPPED DUE TO EARLY MORNING FROST TWISTED BAKC WHILE BRACING SELF.

THE DRILLER WAS DRILLING ALONG THE FLOOR INTO THE FACE OF THE MINE. DEBRIS COVERED A BOOTLEG AND THE DRILLE DRILLED INTO IT. A CAP EXPLODED DRIVING THE DRILLING STEEL UP INTO THE HAMMER. THERE WAS NO FLY ROCK OR DISTORTION TO THE HOLE.

EMPL STATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN HEADINGS WITH THE SCALER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD EMPL STATED HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEAT BELT AND WHEN HE HIT THE BUMP HE FLEW UP OFF HIS SEAT BANGED HIS HEAD ON THE CAB AND JAMMED HIS BACK WHEN HE CAME BACK DOWN

A LIGTHENING ARRESTOR FAILED AND 4160 VOLTS WAS SEARCHING FOR A GROUND. THE CURRENT WENT THROUGH WIRE AND DOWN THE CONDUCT LEADING TO THE MAIN DICONNECT. THE PROBE OF THE METER WAS ON DISCON NECT BOX WHICH WAS USED FOR GROUND. THE METER EXPLODED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN 4 FEET BACKWARDS LANDING AGAINST DRY TYE TRANSFORMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO GREASE LOADER WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAME UP AND BLEW THE LOADER DOOR SHUT ON HIS WRIST

UPON ENTERING THE MINE AT 6:30 AM ON 3-25-88 THE MINE FOREMAN FOUND THE FALL

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A 40 POUND PUMP ON THEWATER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING ON 2-15 AND 2-16 AND WAS NOT OFF WORK UNITL 2-17-88.

EMPL STANDING 10'FROM ANOTHER EMPL USING CHISEL AND HAMMER.SMALL PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF CHISEL AND STRUCK EMPL IN ARM.RESULTING IN SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LOADING EXPLOSIVES WHEN A PIECE OF SHALE 3'X 1'X 2" AND WEIGHING 50 POUNDS FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

AN EMPLOYEE WAS3INSTALLING A U PIN WITH A SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE AWAY FROM THE PIN AND FLEW INTO I NAME EYE WHO WAS STANDING 10-15 FT AWAY FROM THE WORK. HE WAS NOT WEARIN SAFETY GLASSES1 PERMANENT PARTIAL LOSS OF SIGHT IN THE LEFT EYE.

EMPL USING HAMM9R TO CLOSE BIN GATE WHEN HE STRUCK LEFT HAND CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND REQ 8 STITCHES.AND REMOVAL OF FNAIL.

OPERATOR LEFT CAB OF DRILL TO PICK UP BIT THAT HAD COME OFF THE STEEL. A ROCK FROM ROOF HIT HIM ON THE SHOULDER, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS FOOTING ON SCALED MATERIAL ON FLOOR, RESULTING IN BRUI SING & SCRAPED. SHOULDERS STIFF NECK CUTS TO THE BACK OF HEAD & MILD CONCUSTION.