All MSHA-reportable accidents at PBS Coals, Inc. operations in 2002. Fatalities appear first.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 12/9/02 AN ACCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL. HE INFORMED COMPANY ON 2/21/03. HE WILL BE HAVING SURGERY ON 2/28/03. EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS REPAIRING THE ENGINE ON A ROCK TRU CK WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN AS HE RAISED HOOD OF ROCK TRUCK.
EE WAS INSTALLING GRADE STAKES. WHEN HE FINISHED INSTALLING THE LAST STAKE HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON UNEVEN GROUND SURFACE FALLING GROUND LEVEL TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE FELL HE TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT ARM. ALL PRESSURE FROM FALL WAS TO LEFT ELBOW CAUSING A CHIP IN ELBOW FROM BODY WEIGHT.
EE WAS GREASING 966 LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED BACK.
TEAM MEMBER WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE ALTERNATOR OF THE OK 120 SHOVEL. HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION TO REACH IN AND TIGHTEN BOLTS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN RT. SHOU LDER.
EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM THE U JOINT OF, BOLTS, THE DRIVE SHAFT FROM THE WATER TRUCK. EE FELT PAIN IN UPPER RIGHT SHOULDER AS HE LOOSENED BOLTS.