Progress CoalMining Incidents in 2003

PORTAL VAN PULLED IN FRONT OF A 190 EUCLID ROCK TRUCK. THE ROCK TRUCK PULLED INTO THE VAN, CRUSHING THE VAN. IT WAS DARK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS WORKING ON HIGHWALL MINER SYSTEM AND CHANGING BITS ON THE MINER. MINER WAS LOOCKED AND TOSSED AND THE EE WAS ROTATING THE MINER MANUALLY WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A PRYBAR. WHILE PERFORMING THIS WORK THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT E.R. AND IS CURRENTLY AWAITING TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST.

REMOVED BOLTS FROM FAN AND FAN SLIPPED OFF OF HUB. WAS HOLDING ONTO IT AND COULD NOT LET GO FAST ENOUGH, PULLED LEFT ARM, FELT IT PULL AND TEAR THE ARM. TWO MECHANICS WERE WORKING AT BACK OF T RUCK, PULLING GENERATOR, BELIEVE THAT MOVEMENT MADE FAN FALL AND TRIED TO CATCH.

EE STATES JE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS BACKWHILE OPERATING A WATER TRUCK. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN AT 7:30 PM BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHY OR HOW THE PAIN BEGAN OR WHAT CAUSED IT. HE CONTINUE D TO WORK THE SHIFT BUT FAILED TO RETURN TO FOLLING DAY. HE STATES HE INFORMED HIS FOREMAN HIS BACK FELT STIFF WHILE THE FOREMAN STATES HE WAS NOT INFORMED THE PAIN WAS WORK RELATED. PROGRESS

REPAIRING WIRING BELOW FLOOR PLATE OF A D10 DOZER, BENT OVER WORKING IN A CONFINED AREA.

EE WAS STEMMING BLAST HOLES ON DRILL BENCH. HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AS HE WAS WALKING AND TWISTED HIS BACK. EE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-10-03. HE VISITED ER AND WAS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND REST.

EE WAS LIFTING A 1 1/2 INCH PULL CABLE TO A ROCK TRUCK STRUCK IN THE MUD. AS HE WAS LIFTING THE CABLE HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID WORK THE NEXT DAY AND ON 1-31-03 HE ADVISED MINE MANAGEMENT HE WAS GOING TO SEE A PHYSICIAN. HIS NEXT SCHEDULED DAY TO WORK 2-3-03 HE FAILED TO REPORT TO WORK.

EE WAS REMOVING PLASTIC PLUGS FROM DRILL HOLE. PLUGS HAD FILLED WITH DRILL CUTTINGS. EE WAS LYING ON STOMACH AND LIFTED PLUG. HE FELT PAIN IN BACK & LEFT SHOULDER. VISITED E.R. ON 1/17/03. HE WAS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND TIME OFF WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS WITH A BAG OF NUT & WASHERS, WHEN HIS METATARSAL BOOTS GOT CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF 3/4"" CONDUIT STICKING UP 4""-6"" ABOVE THE WALKING SURFACE. HE TRIPPED AND FELL , CATCHING HIMSELF IN A FORWARD FALL WITH BOTH HANDS, TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO LOAD A TRUNION CAP FOR A D11R DOZER ONTO THE BUMPER OF A SERVICE TRUCK. WHILE PLACING THE CAP ON THE BUMPER, THE TRUNION CAP ROLLED OVER THE END OF T HE MIDDLE AND THIRD FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

WHILE PICKING UP A PART IN THE WAREHOUSE, EE WAS TRANSPORTING THE PART ON A HAND TRUCK. THE PART CAME OFF THE HAND TRUCK, EE PLACED THE PART BACK ON THE HAND TRUCK PINCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FIN GER BETWEEN THE PART AND THE HAND TRUCK. NOTE: EE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 10-4-03. HE WAS TREATED & RELEASED W/BACK TO WORK SLIP. EE INFORMED PROGRESS OF THE NATURE ""BROKEN BONE"" UNTIL 10-

EE WAS CUTTING TIN WITH A SAW WHEN SOMETHING ENTERED HIS LT. EYE.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE WELD A PLATE ON A NEWLY INSTALLED CRUSHER OF THE TRUCK DUMP AND SUFFERED A FLASHBURN WHILE ASSISTING THE OTHER EE, HE WOULD RAISE HIS LOAD WITH ONLY CLEAR SAFETY GLAS SES ON.

WHILE CONSTRUCTING A 46KV POWER LINE, EE STEPPED OFF BUCKET TRUCK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.