All MSHA-reportable accidents at Arch Of West Virginia operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
AFTER UNLOADING THE TRUCK EE WENT TO THE REAR OF THE UNIT TO CLOSE THE AUGER DOOR. THINKING EVE RYTING WAS TURNED OFF HE PLACED HIS HAND IN THE AUGER DOOR OPENING TO CLEAN THE TUBE AND WAS CAU GHT BY THE MOVING AUGER.
EE SEEN A BONE SPECIALIST ON 10-26-00 FOR LOW BACK PAIN. HE WILL ""POSSIBLY"" RETURN TO WORK AFTER TAKING PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 4/26/01 FROM COMPLICATIONS OF 9/20/00 WHEN HOT METAL SLAG POPPED INTO HIS EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A 789 RADIATOR WHEN THE CHAIN GAVE WAY AND CAUSED THE RADIATOR TO MOVE FORWARD, CRUSHING HIS RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE STANDING BESIDE HIS TRUCK, THIS EE TURNED INTENDING TO GET INTO HIS TRUCK. HIS FOOT STUCK IN MUD RESULTING IN PAIN TO HIS KNEE. ON 4/25/00 HE WENT TO A DR WHO DIAGNOSED TORN CARTILEGE IN HIS KNEE. HE HAD SURGERY ON 5/1/00 AND IS MISSING WORK.
EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO A FUEL TRUCK. HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS ON BOTTOM RUNG OF LADDER. HIS LEFT FOOT SLID ON ICE. HE FELL, WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT HUNG IN THE LADDER. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WI TH A TORN HAMSTRING MUSCLE, RESULTING IN LOST TIME.
DOOR SLAMMED ON LEFT HAND, SMASHING TWO FINGERS.
EE WAS TRAMMING DOZER UP-SLOPE WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND JARRED HIS BACK.
WHILE DRIVING A STAKE INTO THE GROUND WITH A PIECE OF METAL EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT THUMB RESULTING IN CHIPPED BONE AND 3 STITCHES. NO TIME LOST. MEDICALLY REPORTABLE.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM, CLAIM RECEIVED 12-14-00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED CLAIM 12-4-00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM CLAIM RECEIVED 11/30/00
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-15-00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/09/00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/2/00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED CLAIM 10-24-00.
OCCVUPATIONAL DISEASE. HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 10-5-00.
ON 9/27/00 MANAGEMENT RECEIVED A DIAGNOSES FROM A DOCTOR STATING THAT EE HAD DEGENERATED DISCS IN HIS BACK. EE HAS COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN THAT HAS DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.
REC'D DR'S REPORT TODAY (10/10/00) STATING THAT EE IS TO BE UNDER DR'S CARE FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN (TO UNDERGO 12 WEEKS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY).
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-21-00.
OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9/14/00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - CARPAL TUNNEL.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE, HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 7-20-00.
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-OCCUP ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 6-15-00.
EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LATERAL EPICONDOLITIS (TENNIS ELBOW) AND OLECRANON BURSITIS (MINERS ELBOW). EE AND MGT BELIEVES THAT THE PROBLEM DEVELOPED OVER A PERIOD OF TIME USING A SHOVEL AND SLEDGE HAMMER.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE - HEARING LOSS - CLAIM RECEIVED 4-10-00.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS-CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM DIAGNOSIS RECD 3/30/00
ON 1-21-00 THIS EE BEGAN MISSING WORK DUE TO BACK PAIN. ON 2-4-00 MGT. RECEIVED INFO. THAT EE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE SPONDYLOISTHESIS, A RESULT OF DEGENERATIVE ARTHRITIS. THIS EE SUFFERED A BRO KEN BACK 24 YEARS AGO WORKING IN A COAL MINE.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS/DISEASE HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 2-2-00
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS DIESASE HEARING LOSS CLAIM CLAIM RECEIVED 1-27-00.