All MSHA-reportable accidents at Arch Of West Virginia operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
FELLOW WORKER WAS KNOCKING OUT TOOTH KEEPER ON SHOVEL BICKET WHEN THE 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS USING CAME OUT OF HIS HAND. THE HAMMER TRAVELEDABOUT 18' TO 20' AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT K NEE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL 12-31-01 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1/2/02.
WHILE DRIVING #23 COAL TRUCK DOWN ""SLIGHT"" GRADE(NEAR COAL BIN) THE REAR OF THE TRUCK WAS BUMPED INTO BY #25 COAL TRUCK. THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED THE OPERATOR OF #23 TRUCK TO TWIST HIS KNEE. NOTE: OPERATOR STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2/19/02.
AS EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED DRAGLINE LADDER HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN SPOT IN GROUND (CAUSED BY INDENTATION OF TUB) AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE AND FELLOW WORKER WERE REMOVING RADIATOR FROM LOADER WHEN THE RADIATOR DROPPED SLIGHTLY, MASHING THE TIP OF EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE RADIATOR MOUNT AND LOADER FRAME.
EE WAS WALKING ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE, FRACTURING IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPPING COAL NEAR QUIT TIME. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF COAL RIB HE MISSED THE RAMPHE WAS JARRED AROUND IN THE LOADER ALLOWING THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD TO STRIKE A SUPPORT INSID E THE CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT PAPER COVERALLS OFF HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN THE KNIFE(IN HIS RIGHT HAND) SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB(HOLDING COVERALLS).
EE WAS WORKING AND TWISTED HIS FOOT ON A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING HIGH VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RING SEGMENT WHEN HE CUT HIS HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF THE SEGMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT AWARE OF BEING CUT UNTIL HE LATER NOTICED BLOO D ON HIS HAND.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL CLIAM.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 12/6/01
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11/26/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 11-26-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM, RECEIVED 11-1-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 10/26/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CL.REC 10/23/01.
OCCUPATIONAL PNEIMOCONIOSIS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 10-11-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 10-04-01.
EE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN. WENT TO DOCTOR & WASDIAGNOSED WITH DISC DISEASE & SPONDYLOLYSIS. TO BE OFF WORK FOR THERAPY & FOLLOW-UP WITH NEUROLOGIST.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9/27/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-20-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 9-13-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS REC. 8-30-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM DIAGNOSIS REC. 8-23-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, HEARING LOSS CLAIM, RECEIVED 8-16-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM, RECEIVED 8-16-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 8-16-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 8-10-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 7-26-01.
RECEIVED REPORTS ON 7/25/01 THAT EMPLOYEE HAS DEGENERATIVE MENISCAL TEAR TO HIS KNEE. HE IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE SURGERY ON 8/14/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED 7/16/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME CLAIM CLAIM REC 7-10-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - CARPAL TUNNEL. DIAGNOSIS RECEIEVED 6/28/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM CLAIM RECEIVED 6-27-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM. CLAIM RECEIVED 6-27-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, HEARING LOSS CLAIM, CLAIM RECEIVED 6-11-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED 5/14/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM REC. 5-10-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNES - CARPAL TUNNEL CLAIM RECEIVED 5-4-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS CLAIM - DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 5-3-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS HEARING LOSS CLAIM RECEIVED 4-27-01.
OCCUPATION ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM - CLAIM RECEIVED 4-25-01.
OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 4/5/01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS - HEARING LOSS CLAIM - CLAIM RECEIVED 3-1-01.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. CLAIM DIAGNOSIS RECEIVED 2-2-01.
ON 1-25-01, EE WENT TO HOSPITAL WITH LOW BACK PAIN AND WAS REMOVED FROM WORK AT THAT TIME. EE STATES THAT HE WAS BEEN HAVING BACK AND RIGHT KNEE PROBLEMS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. CLAIM HAS BEEN PROTESTEP AND DRIS REPORT ATTACHED. MINIMAL TO MODERATE DEGENERATIVE CHANGES OF RIGHT KNEE NOTED. NO ACUTE FRACTURE NOTED. MINMAL THORACOLUMBAR SCOLIOSIS NOTED. DEGENERATIVE CHANGE