Appalachian Fuels, LLCMining Incidents in 2003

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROCK TRUCK AND SAYS HIS BACK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE WENT OVER A SMALL DEPRESSION IN PIT AREA.

VICTIM STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION WHILE WALKING ACROSS EQUIPMENT PARKING LOT. PULLED TENDONS IN THE BOTTOM OF FOOT.

EE SLIPPED & FELL DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS. STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

OPERATOR STATES THAT HE BACKED THE DOZER OVER A SMALL ROCK AND IT JERKED HIM CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS. STRAINED MUSCLE.

OPERATOR RAN OVER A ROCK WITH DOZER AND JERKED HIS BACK STRAINED MUSCLE.

EE WAS UNDER DOZER DOING MAINTENANCE, WHILE CRAWLING OUT HE HIT LEG ON A ROCK. NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR ON 8/20, WENT TO ER ON 8/21.

WHILE PUSHING A LARGE ROCK, THE BLADE SLIPPED AND THREW HIS RIGHT SHOULDER BACK AGAINST THE SEAT. POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE OR JAMMED SHOULDER.

VICTIM SAYS HE SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DATE SHOWN. NOTIFIED FOREMAN AT JOB ON 5/2/03.

VICTIM FELL APPROXIMATELY FOUR FEET TO THE GROUND FROM A CATWALK THAT WAS BEING CONSTRUCTED.

OPERATOR WAS TAKING LOADER TO ANOTHER PIT AND REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.

OPERATOR SAYS USING THE RIPPER CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT.

EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. SAYS PAIN MEDICINE MADE HIM UNSTEADY SO HE STAYED HOME ONE SHIFT.

VICTIM WAS REMOVING ROLLERS FROM FRAME. ONE FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM. POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE. PHYSCIAL THERAPY ONGOING.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A DISC GRINDER TO REMOVE WELDING SLAG. THE GRINDING DISC EXPLODED AND STRUCK BOTH LEGS BELOW THE KNEES. LACERATIONS TO LOWER LEGS REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ELECTRICAL WIRE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND LACERATED INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. FIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE STATES THAT HE FELL & HIT HIS HIP & HEAD WHILE DISMOUNTING LOADER. DOCTOR SAYS HE HAS LUMBAR & RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN.

VICTIM WAS WELDING WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG GOT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES IN RIGHT EYE. SCRATCHED EYE, OINTMENT APPLIED.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM CATWALK OF ROCK TRUCK TO THE GROUND WHILE DISMOUNTING, CRACKED VERTEBRAE.