All MSHA-reportable accidents at Arch Of West Virginia operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
WORKING ON ENGINE REPLACING LEAKING GASKETS WHICH REQUIRED REMOVING AFTER COOLERS. INJURY OCCURRED WHILE BENDING OVER PICKING UP OIL ABSORBANT PADS ON THE GROUND TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF & HIS BACK ""POPPED"" AND FOLLOWED BY LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TREE WHEN AN UNSEEN GRAPEVINE IN THE TOP OF THE TREE PULLED A DEAD LIMB (6' BY 8"") ON HIM, BRUISING HIS SHOULDER AND RIBS.
Employee attempted to push a cut tree using one hand to fall in direction. Employee strained his back.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PIN OUT OF TIRE CHAIN WITH HAMMER & PUNCH. MISSED PUNCH AND HIT LEFT HAND.
Employee was coming down from loadout while it was snowing and expresses he slipped and fell upon his arm striking his right elbow. Employee was unattentive to his working conditions and failed to use proper points of contact.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OPERATING PORTAL BUS AT STARTING TIME. HE GOT OFF BUS TO RELEAVE HIMSELF & UPON RE-ENTRY TO BUS HE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICY SURFACE, LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE PICKED UP HARVARD TYPE OIL FILTER & BAIL CAME OUT, CUTTING TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.
Employee was cutting trees. When walking from one tree to another he fell and hurt knee. Crew leader notified me of injury on 6-14-04. EE finished shift, went to Dr after work and injury was ruled a swollen knee.
EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO BOTTOM OF AIR CONDITIONING BOX AND CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED ""SQUIRREL CAGE"" GEARING.
EE HAS COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN FOR THE PAST 9 MONTHS. DR REPORT STATES THAT EE MUST CEASE TRUCK DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 6-8 WEEKS.
Occupational illness: tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Occupational illness. Carpal tunnel syndrome.
Employee was hired on 5/27/04 as a mechanic. Due to continuing neck pain, employee had MRI of his neck conducted on 9/10/04. On 9/14/04 employer received MRI results stating that employee had developed spondylosis & facet hypertrophy. (Employee placed on restricted duty on 9/16/04.)
BONE SPECIALIST PULLED EE OFF WORK ON 4/19/04 AFTER GETTING RESULTS OF MRI THAT WAS COMPLETED ON 4/13/04. EE HAD BEEN SEEING DR FOR ""CHRONIC"" LOW BACK PAIN. MRI RESULTS: SEVERE DEGENERATIVE DISK DISEASE WITH DISK SPACE NARROWING AT THE L5-S1 LEVEL. ALSO, MILD CHANGES AT THE L3-4 & L4-5 LEVELS.
OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.