Catenary Coal Company LLCMining Incidents in 2003

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT D-10 DOZER IN RECLAMATION. AS HE WAS BACKING, THE DOZER RAN UPON A ROCK. THE ROCK SHATTERED ALLOWING THE DOZER TO SUDDENLY DROP, JOLTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE OPERAT ORS SEAT. THE EMPLOYEE INITIALLY COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS AND TINGLING DOWN HIS LEG. AS TIME PROGRESSED, HIS SYMPTOMS ALSO INCLUDED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK. AS OF 10/23, EE IS OFF WORK DUE TO IN

AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT, EE REPORTED TO THE IMPOUNDMEN TO COMPLETE THE SETUP OF A PUMP TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE IMPOUNDMENT. THE CRANE WASALREADY IN PLACE & THE PUMP HAD BEEN SET IN THE SPILLWAY OF THE IMPOUNDMENT. THE EE WAS TO PLACETHE SUCTION LINE OF THE PUMP IN THE IMPOUNDMENT TO THE PUMP. HE PICKED UP THE LINE & SWUNG IT OVER THE IMPOUNDMENT. AS THE BOOM OF THE CRANE SWU

THE EE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE LOADER, THE EE STUBBED HIS FOOT ON ONE OF THE HINGES CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. EE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE HANDRAIL AND JAMMED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST T HE HANDRAIL OR THE CONTROL SWITCH OF THE BOARDING LADDER MOUNTED ON THE HANDRAIL. EE COMPLETED HIS WORK SHIFT COMPLAINING ABOUT SORENESS AND NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS OPERATING GROVE 60 TON CRANE. HE HAD GOTTEN OFF OF THE CRANE TO CONFER WITH THE MECHANICS ABOUT A BOOM REPLACEMENT ON ONE OF THE LOADERS. AFTER CONFERING WITH THE MECHANICS, HE WEN T BACK TO THE CRANE. AS HE STEPPED UP ON THE 1STACCESS STEP HE FELT A POP & PULL IN HIS RIGHT LEG. HE CONTINUED TO WORK & COMPLETED HIS SHIFT. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING DAY.

USING 9""GRINDER BETWEEN 2 EARS ON A DOZER BLADE THE GRINDER GRABBED & BECAME BINDED BETWEEN 2 EARS & PINNED LEFT THUMB BEHIND THE GRINDER & METAL. EE HAD HIS WELDING GLOVES ON & THAT IS WHAT SAVED HIS HAND & THUMB FROM BEING MORE INJURED.

PREPARATIONS WERE UNDERWAY TO CHANGE THE ROPES ON A DRAGLINE. INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A LIFTING CABLE HUNG INSIDE THE HOUSE ON THE WALL. A METAL T BRACKET WAS ALSO HANGING AS THE CABLE WAS REM OVED. THE T BRACKET WAS DISLODGED FROM ITS HANGING SUPPORT AS THE LIFTING CABLE WAS BEING LOWERED. T BRACKET STRUCK THE INJURED EE ON THE RIGHT SHIN AND LANDED ON RT FOOT FRACTURING IT.

EE STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION ON #24517 DRESSER 830E WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT ACESS LADDER TO THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. TH E EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE CAMC GENERAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HE WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED AFTER A DETERMINATION THAT HE SUFFERED NO BROKEN BONES AND THE ONLY INJURIES NOTED WERE ABRASIONS. ON THE

EE WAS USING STAINLESS WIRE WHILE WELDING ON MANGANESE LIP ON THE 4100 SHOVEL BUCKET. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RAINY AND WINDY. HE HAD AFFIXED A TARP OVERHEAD. WIND MAY HAVE CHANGED DIRECTIONS TO WHERE HE GOT A GOOD WHIFF OF SMOKE. HE FELT LIGHT HEADED AND SOME DISCOMFORT BUT RETURNED TO WORK. FOLLOWING DAY HE CALLED IN SICK BECAUSE OF SMOKE INHALATION.

PASSENGER IN VHICLE DEPARTING PREP PLANT OF ACCESS ROAD, BEHICLE HIT A LARGE HOLE IN ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO BOUNCE & HIT ACCELERATOR WHEREUPON THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD HITTING A SECOND HOLE . THE PASSENGER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF AND ON DASH. HE WAS UNRESTRAINED.

DRIVER OF VEHICLE DEPARTED THE PREP PLANT VIA ACCESS ROAD WHEN HE HIT A LARGE HOLE AND BOUNCED VIOLENTLY CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD STRIKING ANOTHER HOLE T HROWING HIM AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL AND HITTING HIS HEAD. HE WAS UNRESTRAIEND AT THE TIME.

EE WAS USING AN ACETYLENE-CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE WELD OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE CORNER BIT BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG BOUNCED OFF A GUSSET ANDENTERED HIS RIGHT EAR. EE CONT. TO WORK WITHOUT SEEKING ANY MEDICAL ATTN. AS TIME PASSED, HE SUFFERED DRAINAGE FROM THE EAR THAT WOULD NOT CLEARUP.HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND DISCOVERED SMALL HOLE IN EARDRUM. SURGERY ON MARCH 26TH

ENTERING CAB OF FUEL TRUCK GLOVED HAND SLIPPED FROM THE GRAB BAR (ICY) AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD ONTO FROZEN GROUND.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE CAT 16G GRADER DURING HIS PRE-SHIFT EXAM OF THE EQUIPMENT. AS HE STEPPED AROUND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL OF THE GRADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL TO THE GROUND SPRAININ G HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WORKED UNTIL NOON WHEN SWELLING & PAIN DEVELOPED. HIS KNEE WAS IMMOBILIZED AT THE E.R. & HE HAS BEEN RESTRICTED UNTIL FEB. 4. THE GROUND WAS FROZEN WITH SOME ICY AREAS.

STRAINED WRIST TRYING TO TURN WRENCH ON TRUCK.

EE WAS DRIVING TRACK ON DRILL BENCH. HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE TRUCK AND AS HE BEGAN TO TURN AND WALK HE STEPPED INTO A RUT TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.EE SAW ER DOCTOR. X-RAY WERE NEGATIVE AND LIGHT DUTY WAS ADVISED.

EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT EXAM OF THE WATER TRUCK. AS HE WAS ON THE GROUND & WALKING AROUND THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF. HE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN DOWN HIS RT. LEG. EE REFUSED TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. & COMPLETED SHIFT. THE EE WORKED HIS NEXT 2 SCHEDULED SHIFTS. AFTER HE WAS OFF ON SUNDAY, HE CALLED IN ON MONDAY, STATING THAT HIS BACK HAD WORSENED & HE NEEDED MED.ATTN.

EE WAS PULLING THE FUEL HOSE TO A TANK ON AN AUGER. WHEN HE PASSED THROUGH A NARROW SPACE BETWEEN THE SCALE HOUSE AND AUGER HE TURNED & PULLED THE HOSE BACKWARD. IN DOING SO HE TRIPPED & FELL. THIS WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THE NEXT DAY AS AN INCIDENT WITH NO LOST TIME OR MEDICAL TREATMENT. EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL WORKERS' COMP CLAIM ARRIVED.

EE WAS REMOVING THE DOOR SHIM PIN FROM A SHOVEL BUCKET. HE HAD A NYLON STRAP ATTACHED TO THE PIN& TO THE BOOM ON HIS SERVICE TRUCK, PUT TENSION ON THE STRAP BUT THE PIN DIDN'T PULL FREE. THEN HE REMOVED HIS WELDING HELMET BUT DIDN'T PUT ON HIS HARD HAT. HE STRUCK THE PIN WITH A PRY BAR & IT RELEASED STRIKING HIS HEAD & CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 8 SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS REPAIRING A BEARING ON REAR AXE ON TRUCK #147, HE WAS PUTTING RACE ON AND SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.

EE HAS RECEIVED A PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD OF 3.3% FOR HEARING LOSS.

EE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 3.2% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT DISABILTY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE RECEIVED A 5% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS. EE RECEIVED A 5.86% PERMANENT DISABILITY AWARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS.

OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS. EE RECEIVED A 15% PERMANENT DISABILITY FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EE WAS CRAWLING UNDER THE DEMAG H135 EXCAVATOR CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION. WHILE HE WAS CRAWLING, HIS LEFT KNEE STRUCK A ROCK ON THE GROUND. THE CONTUSION TO THE KNEE CAUSED PAIN & THE KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, THEEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE SWOLLEN KNEEFLUID BUILD UP WAS DRAWN OFF OF THE KNEE. THE EEMISSED NO WORK.